Is the T-REX a Hunter or a Scavenger?

lilgamefreek · Post by **lilgamefreek** » 11 Jul 2005, 01:09

Or at least the whole young pack hunting thing.

Is this really a debate? I haven't read through the entire topic.

Tyrannis · Post by **Tyrannis** » 11 Jul 2005, 21:31

not a debate but a lot of talking and a lot of ideas thrown forward, it's a civilized discussion on the various possible form that T-rex would aquire prey

nissin · Post by **nissin** » 11 Jul 2005, 23:08

Yeah, it's not really much of a debate.
Like Tyrannis said... it's just sharing ideas and thoughts surrounding the question: TREX being a hunter or a scavenger

Deepu_ravi · Post by **Deepu_ravi** » 13 Jul 2005, 12:09

i think t-rex would have ran fast simply because of the fact that if an elephant at 7-8 tons can walk(they don't run) at 25mph then why can't a t-rex at 6-7 ton run at maybe 30-35mph.

nissin · Post by **nissin** » 14 Jul 2005, 03:16

I think I've said this before, but according to one doco I saw once (based on the T-rex) it talked about how its legs were designed for walking long distances rather than running...But I think you're rght there... maybe it could have. Or maybe it could have had bursts of energy to run, but would have to stop for a long rest...?
I don't know... but I guess it counts as something to say than nothing to say at all... /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

lilgamefreek · Post by **lilgamefreek** » 14 Jul 2005, 15:19

If science is correct, the top running speed for a rex is about 25 miles per hour. This would be an extremely short sprint and to run a mediocre distance the rex would run more or less 15 mph. This is still pretty fast. You don't really need a 50 mph animal to catch a 15 mph prey.

nissin · Post by **nissin** » 14 Jul 2005, 21:40

Yes, you're right...

chase · Post by **chase** » 15 Jul 2005, 00:32

I would say hunter... It may scavenge more actually when it is very young... but animals that large cant be scavengers all the time. (though i have heard statements about T-rex following small preditor packs like raptos and such and then chasing them off after they made the kill) I would say an animal that large probably stalked the same heard (be it hadrosaurs or smaller pack herbivores) and was a loner. It probably fed off the same heard for months if not years and ate only what it wanted... I could be wrong though no body knows for sure... I just don't see an animal that large going with out food for more the 5 to 6 hours. We don't have predators that large any more but if you look at large herbivore mammals of today you can see that they eat constantly.... Crichton stated in his book that the t-rex would be lazy after a meal, like a lion... i beleive this is true but i think that the dinosaur proboly didn't sit in the open it would most likely drag the kill of to a secluded area like a leopard or cheetah (sp?) any who, thats my 2 cents

Deepu_ravi · Post by **Deepu_ravi** » 15 Jul 2005, 10:20

if you look at lions they aren't fast as their prey but they ambush their prey and gets closer to them and then with a short burst of speed catches the prey.i think that the same would have been the case with t-rex also.

nissin · Post by **nissin** » 23 Jul 2005, 23:57

It could have been possible, I mean, WHY NOT? /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

By the way, how do you people think that the dinosaurs/flying reptiles/swimming reptiles/and most shellfish+sea creatures/prehistoric plants.. died out?
I personally have torn apart the most common theory about the astoroid wiping out the dinosaurs...and I have concluded it COULDN'T be an accurate theory.
I'll explain, if anyone wants me to...