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Giant Raptor Terrorizes Alaskan Village

Posted by michael on from the tasty-tasty-children dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A giant raptor, rumored to have a wingspan of 14 feet, has been spotted by a number of Alaskans in the general vicinity of Manokotak. There is speculation that the beast could be a Steller's sea eagle, but Phil Schempf, of the Fish and Wildlife Service, is dubious: He says that no creature that large has flown in more than 100,000 years. Read about it in this Anchorage Daily News article, which notes that residents have been warned to keep their children indoors."

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  1. Taste like chicken. by Neck_of_the_Woods · · Score: 5, Funny


    Man...just the idea of 13 foot wing span makes my lips start to twitch. UMMM....wings....hot sauce...FIRE UP THE GRILL!!!

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  2. Move along people, nothing to see here.. by tedDancin · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. it's just our friend Steve Ballmer practising his new conference routine.

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  3. Re:more alternate links (damn slashdot) by GregWebb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Southwest Alaskans say bird is size of a small plane?

    OK, has anyone been observed looking up at the sky and asking 'Is it a bird? Is it a plane?'

    Sorry...

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  4. Re:The end is near! by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 5, Funny

    The top of the food chain no longer belongs to mankind!
    No worries, mate. We haven't been on the top of the chain for a while.
    Pray! Repent!
    Methinks you mean: "Repent, prey!"