Fossilized Skull of Genyornis newtoni Found

[Prehistory Resurrection]

Link to article: https://www.sci.news/paleontology/genyornis-newtoni-skull-12983.html

Another article: https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-giga-goose-once-thundered-across-prehistoric-australia

[Faelrin]

Hope this inspires someone to make a figure of this bird. Been wanting a figure of it for a while now, and even better now that we have skull remains for it now.

[Ludodactylus]

I see Canadian geese every day where I live. I've even been chased by them and had one try to attack my car. The rage contained within the body of a Canadian goose is without measure.

Genyornis is, roughly, 50 times the weight of an average male Canadian goose.

Forget Phorusracines, for my money this is the real terror bird.

[bmathison1972]

I see Canadian geese every day where I live. I've even been chased by them and had one try to attack my car. The rage contained within the body of a Canadian goose is without measure.

Genyornis is, roughly, 50 times the weight of an average male Canadian goose.

Forget Phorusracines, for my money this is the real terror bird.

I am an avid birdwatcher. According to my eBird data, I have documented the Canada goose 117 times since 2021, and in multiple states across the US, accounting for well over a thousand individuals. I have walked right alongside them, even with goslings. I have never been chased or attacked once. Wonder what accounts for these odd encounters?

Interestingly though, recently I got chased by a couple feral domestic swan geese.

[Shane]

I am an avid birdwatcher. According to my eBird data, I have documented the Canada goose 117 times since 2021, and in multiple states across the US, accounting for well over a thousand individuals. I have walked right alongside them, even with goslings. I have never been chased or attacked once. Wonder what accounts for these odd encounters?

Interestingly though, recently I got chased by a couple feral domestic swan geese.

I'll toss in my experience here. Jacksonville is home to a lot of Canada geese, often in residential areas. There are a few goose couples in my neighborhood, and while they've never attacked me, they definitely get a bit touchy and territorial. I give them a wide berth when I'm walking my dog or I encounter them in my driveway. They often hiss at me and arch their necks in a threat display. But even with that, I've been within a few yards of them and just try to make them aware that I'm not there to cause them any trouble, and they seem to be mostly bluster.

[Ludodactylus]

The one that chased me, I wonder if it was guarding a nest? I saw the goose and moved over to give it a respectful amount of space and it started waddling after me, wings spread and honking. It followed me for probably 15 feet before losing interest and turning around.