Comments on: An Australian Jurassic Park? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/08/an-australian-jurassic-park/ Where Paleontology Meets Pop Culture Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Ariston http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/08/an-australian-jurassic-park/comment-page-1/#comment-6803 Ariston Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:41:45 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8249#comment-6803 What about altering/breeding living flightless avians to look more ‘dinosaur–ish’? That's a project I could actually see someone attempting. What about altering/breeding living flightless avians to look more ‘dinosaur–ish’? That’s a project I could actually see someone attempting.

]]> By: Herman Diaz http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/08/an-australian-jurassic-park/comment-page-1/#comment-6787 Herman Diaz Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:44:18 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8249#comment-6787 "There are plenty of living dinosaurs that could use a hand through conservation programs, so perhaps it would be better to try to save some avian dinosaurs rather than bring their non-avian cousins back from the dead." This. The same goes for cloning extinct animals in general. “There are plenty of living dinosaurs that could use a hand through conservation programs, so perhaps it would be better to try to save some avian dinosaurs rather than bring their non-avian cousins back from the dead.”

This. The same goes for cloning extinct animals in general.

]]> By: Zhen http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/08/an-australian-jurassic-park/comment-page-1/#comment-6786 Zhen Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:31:41 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8249#comment-6786 Shave an ostrich and call it struthiomimus. Shave an ostrich and call it struthiomimus.

]]> By: Boesse http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/08/an-australian-jurassic-park/comment-page-1/#comment-6785 Boesse Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:52:23 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8249#comment-6785 This is an excellent point - here in New Zealand as well, there is no shortage of endangered species of birds, several of which are flightless: the well known Kiwis to the more obscure Kakapos and Takahes. This is an excellent point – here in New Zealand as well, there is no shortage of endangered species of birds, several of which are flightless: the well known Kiwis to the more obscure Kakapos and Takahes.

]]> By: Harold http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/08/an-australian-jurassic-park/comment-page-1/#comment-6783 Harold Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:28:31 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=8249#comment-6783 I've gone eye-to-eye with a Cassowary at the Bronx Zoo. Seeing one is just incredible. And looking one in the eye gives you the impression that it is full of hate and dreams of vengeance. Beware the Cassowary, and all ratites! I’ve gone eye-to-eye with a Cassowary at the Bronx Zoo. Seeing one is just incredible. And looking one in the eye gives you the impression that it is full of hate and dreams of vengeance. Beware the Cassowary, and all ratites!

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