#3069: Terror Bird

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[Jill and Hairy are standing together, looking up at the skeleton of a very large bird. The skeleton, that towers more than two times the height of Hairy, is being displayed on a low podium. There is an information stand in front of the podium, for the benefit of visitors.]

Hairy: Wow.

Hairy: Now that we know how scary they were, do you think Sesame Street will update him?

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:There has long been debate about Big Bird's species, with some experts claiming he was a canary, but recent genetic analysis places him firmly in Cariamiformes.


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