One may think so if ever exposed to some Great
Tits, they’re dangerous if not treated in a careful manner, where observing
is probably preferred to the hands-on approach. These Great Tits may look like
beautiful, awe-inspiring, and docile creatures, yet do not underestimate the
power of Great Tits. Because of certain evidence and documentation from
researchers, one may be led to believe that Great Tits are the murderous,
blood-thirsty, savages that are most closely related to that terrorizing
assumption of dinosaur behavior.
These Tits are found throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central &
Northern Asia and parts of North Africa; and they don’t tend to migrate unless
exposed to very harsh winter (Great Tits do not like the extreme cold). Great
Tits are quite colorful, exhibiting a bit of black, yellow, olive, and white. The
go –to meal of choice is insects, but have been known to consume a wider
variety of organisms such as small bats or even other birds. There have been
several recorded cases of the Great Tits having a habit of picking at the bones
of hoofed mammals, eating fat and tissues of hanged people back in the day, and
more recently leaving a trail of bird
carcasses in their wake.
Take your Tits seriously, or else.
Nick Mulone (3)
It's hard to imagine that such a small, beautiful bird is so hostile. It's interesting that the Great Tit was able to maintain the trait for aggressive behavior from the dinosaurs even though they had a different diet. I definitely would not want to throw down with a bird that eats its own kind.
ReplyDeleteWhat type of behavior exactly is it that tends to make these Great Tits specifically more so like dinosaurs then any other bird species. For example Eagles or falcons which be extremely aggressive and are well know for the predatory skills and diets? Why the Great Tit?
ReplyDeleteBryan Cohoon
This post is a great example of how related organisms can show great physical diversity yet maintain some behavioral traits. It is because of advances in genetic identification that researchers could deduce that birds belong to the specialized sub group Theropod and therefore be considered dinosaurs. It goes to show that in order to understand who we and our ancestors are, we must continue our efforts working in the research field.
ReplyDeleteMarshall Moini
A similar comparison can be made among felines. The tiger is more comparable to the saber-toothed cat, but your average house cat still shows signs of aggression when it needs to. We think of their diet as being either dry or wet catfood, but when it comes down to it they will kill rodents and birds when they can. (1)
ReplyDeleteIs that all that makes the great tits linked more strongly to dinosaurs or is there more of a story behind their aggression?
ReplyDeleteSunni-Lynn Farias (1)
In the future I would recommend writing an article on the Slippery Dick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_dick
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about the Great Tit and I feel your writing style could be well applied to the aforementioned species of fish, and make for an informative and easy to read piece.
Michael Ball (1)
What a cool article, you would never think of birds behaving in this way. I would like to see more correlation on dinosaurs and modern birds! :)
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