shitting Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 New Bird species discovered in Far North Queensland. Dylan Welch October 26, 2007 - 1:12PM, Sydney Morning Herald. A bird species previously unknown to Europeans has been discovered and photographed after a probing exhibition into a vast unexplored rainforest in Far North Queensland. Adi Fink, an ornithologist with the University of Sydney specialising in Australian birds, told the SMH that the birds have been rumoured to exist due to Aboriginal oral histories from the area. These accounts were largely dispelled as myth until last week when a team penetrated deep into the uncharted area, the Illuni ranges, an area of rainforest roughly the size of Wales. A solitary animal was photographed, but the team of scientists was forced away by the bird. Daniel Dickinson, the leader of the expedition said that "the bird behaved very aggressively and seemed to be in a highly protective mode." Dickinson also confirmed that the species is flightless and is most probably frugivorous; mainly feeding on fallen fruit and fruit on low branches. He added that "the prehistoric pterodactyl-like appearance of the bird indicates that the species may have walked with the dinosaurs." The species has not yet been scientifically named. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/unknownflightlessbird.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitting Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 Here's a photo from a different article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 that page doesnt load for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Jefe Uno Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Oh that Adi Fink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne hits Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 this is fake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Wernt these things around? I could have sworn to god of seen these things before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne hits Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 one bird hey? binary fission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'll bet it tastes like chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitting Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 Wernt these things around? I could have sworn to god of seen these things before. that's impossible - unless you are an aboriginal elder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 weird because if you look up cassowary on wikipedia you get this??? maybe there is some pissy little difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVERWURST* Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 prehistoric pterodactyl chicken vs pink alien dolphin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 pterodactyl for the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 weird because if you look up cassowary on wikipedia you get this??? maybe there is some pissy little difference. Well thank god ive never seen this very impossible to be seen bird before. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spectr Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20072510-16495-2.html so this is what i found... no mention of that bird... or pictures... so I am agreeing with fake.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitting Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20072510-16495-2.html so this is what i found... no mention of that bird... or pictures... so I am agreeing with fake.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 hahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadpig Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 this is not a new bird species.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitting Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 this is not a new bird species.... You must be getting it confused with the Canadian wood duck, it has similar pterodactyl wings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I was looking for a happy cheerful ending to this thread like "yay, we found a new species. Too bad species are dieing off 1000 times faster than natural selection!" Instead i found this: http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/population-pressure-takes-earth-to-its-limits/2007/10/25/1192941241428.html Shocking, then all of a sudden kind of differently shocking at the very end; like why does that matter, seriously? Niggas need to handle their dead monkeys differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrido Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 ive got a bird for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 "That doesn't look like a bird. It needs some wings—now it looks like a bird!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SADDAM HUSSEIN Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 lol... this was kind a funny, i heard those birds are dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 mad good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CILONE/SK Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 whhoooopppppppddddeeeeeedddddoooooo, a bird that can not fly. Now my life is whole again. I always knew there was something missing and now I have found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_1nR Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 FAKE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 1) The link says "Page not Found". 2) There are no other news articles about a new bird species being discovered in Australia. 3) As someone pointed out, that picture depicts a cassowary, hardly a new species. Conclusion: Either fake, or the work of very stupid ornithologists which realized the mistake and asked to put the article down. I was all excited to see a pterodactyl too ( || ), don't get our hopes up like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne hits Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 lol... this was kind a funny, i heard those birds are dangerous WHAT? i would punt that thing for a 53 yard field goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 WHAT? i would punt that thing for a 53 yard field goal. Pffffff. A cassowary will fuck you up. Real talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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