if you somehow met up with a t-rex, do you think he would chase/eat you, or would he be more scared of you than you are of him? would he even bother eating a tiny human?
2007-02-19 03:45:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Arctic wolves bother with eating lemmings.
I think if a T-rex had a big carcass of a hadrosaur that he was working on, eating over a period of a couple of weeks, then no it wouldn't bother with one of us. But if it were hungry, sure. It would head-butt a human to the ground first probably, look at it curiously, then smoosh the human into the ground with its head and step back to see if it still moves. Then it would test-bite the human one time, step back and lick its teeth as it looks at it some more. Then, it would pick the human up and shake it, chomp it, shake it, chomp it, and smash all its bones as it pretty much wolfs down the person whole, because like you said we're not very big to a t-rex.
That's how a T-rex would probably eat the first human that it encounters. After that, it would probably go through a crowd of people snacking on 'em like cheesy poofs.
2007-02-19 04:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by dinotheorist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously we can't answer that with any level of certainty, but we can make educated guesses about T. rex behavior based on what we know about related animals and what we know about T. rex physiology.
Certainly a T. rex would not hesitate to eat you if it was hungry and you were convenient. It's unlikely that it would be frightened of something the size of a human.
Paleontoligists disagree about T. rex's ability to run. People like Bob Bakker tend to believe that T. rex could run 30+ miles per hour. Others believe their top speed was half that. If a T. rex topped out at 15 mph there's an even chance that a human could outrun it and it might lose interest. Otherwise, you're probably going to be lunch.
2007-02-19 12:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by deadstick325 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tyrannosaurus rex was essentialy an eagle and a crocodylian that was fourty feet long. Based on the behavior of both, a T-rex would probably act aggressively in most situations: around a nest, hunting, exploring etc. They were carnivores, and carnivores tend to definitely pay attention to you aggressively if they out-weigh you. Rexes also probably had a pack where the young/juveniles did most of the flushing and chasing of prey, leaving the adults to deliver the killing bite, so if you saw a family of rexes, you probably would have a better chance with an adult, rather than a hyperactive, ready to prove itself youngster.
2007-02-19 15:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by jedisaurus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Logic is, the tyrannosaurus rex's main food supply is large beasts, it would simply turn its back on a human, unless it was attacked in that case it would act out of self defence, which an other creature would. But otherwise you'd be more in danger of being stepped on then chased/eaten.
But that's just my theory.
2007-02-19 23:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly gang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Predatory animals generally have instinctual search images in regards to prey. With some predators the search images are well defined, with others they are general. It may be that a T rex would just ignore you--(instinctually-sensing what the heck is that--doesn't look tasty); or maybe if it wasn't sure it would just rip off one leg for a taste.....
2007-02-19 12:39:29 · answer #5 · answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Logic tells me he wouldn't turn his back on a people snack unless he was already stuffed from other food.
2007-02-19 11:54:45 · answer #6 · answered by oldmanwitastick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋