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A comment on China’s Breeding Giant Pigs That Are as Heavy as Polar Bears. Parent comment

Re:China’s Breeding Giant Pigs That Are as Heavy as Polar Bears by mr_toad on Monday October 07, 2019 @09:40PM (#21187864)
If there were one ton chickens running around they’d probably be killing us. They’re not that far removed from their ancestors.
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Re:China’s Breeding Giant Pigs That Are as Heavy as Polar Bears by yesenadam on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @01:02AM (#21188919)
There were half-ton "chickens" in Australia 5 million years ago. 10 feet tall!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromornis_stirtoni

Or the even heavier Elephant birds in Madagascar until 800 years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_bird

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