338: Seriema

Ellen gets her claws out for seriemas. We discuss terror birds, reverse mullets, sickle claws, weird scenes from Jurassic Park , golf ball physics, and so much more. Works Cited:

• “Observation of Claw Use and Feeding Behavior of the Red-Legged Seriema and Its Implication for Claw Use in Deinonychosaurs” - Oswald et al., Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, January 2023
• "Seriema - modern day Velociraptor?" - Dr. Brian Curtice, fossilcrates.com November 2022
• “Bird bounces golf ball on the cart path!” - Alex Baggett, YouTube
• Audio: Guilherme de Barros Brandão, XC417496. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/417496
• “Commentary: Defining Raptors and Birds of Prey” - McClure et al., Journal of Raptor Research , November 2019

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