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RE: Cool Animals
October 18, 2026 at 6:19 am
The Haast's eagle.

The largest known eagle to have existed.

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RE: Cool Animals
October 18, 2026 at 6:23 am (This post was last modified: October 18, 2026 at 6:23 am by Deesse23.)
Just read up on Keas: They are able to assess probabilities!  Doh
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RE: Cool Animals
October 18, 2026 at 6:33 am (This post was last modified: October 18, 2026 at 6:35 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(October 18, 2026 at 6:23 am)Deesse23 Wrote: Just read up on Keas: They are able to assess probabilities!  Doh

Along with impulse control, forward planning, and (debatable) self-recognition. Remarkable birds.

Excuse me for picking a nit, but the plural of ‘kea’ is ‘kea’.

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October 18, 2026 at 4:44 pm
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October 18, 2026 at 5:10 pm
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#36
RE: Cool Animals
October 20, 2026 at 5:20 am
The tuatara.

[Image: 27-tuatara-reptile-epa.jpg]

New Zealand's largest extant reptile (2-3 feet long, weighs up to three pounds). Carnivorous, cannibalistic living fossil. The name derives from the Maori for 'peaks on the back'.

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