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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 years ago (29 children)

Well, that sounds like a lot, until you realise that mfking seagulls can eat rabbits.

Your link mentions them weighing "a quarter of a ton". Now, idk what "ton" theyre using there, but a quarter of a US ton would be "only" 226 kg. That's ~500lbs.

I'd like to remind everyone that a reality TV-show called "My 600-lb life" exists.

So regarding hypothetical horror scenarios, I'm not too fussed about the overgrown seagull as much as I am about the feathered 4000-8000kg monster with a skull almost the size of an adult woman running at me at 70km/h.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 years ago (19 children)

Here's another comparison picture, though I'm not sure if it's valid or not. Looks cool, regardless.