This video will go into the true danger that herbivorous dinosaurs were capable of, and debunk the myth of the “pacifist veggievore.” Of course, we don’t even need to look to prehistoric animals to dispel the idea. Moose kill more people annually than bears do, and hippo attacks account for over 500 annual human deaths. They’re herbivorous, and they take out half as many people as saltwater crocodiles do. They’re just that aggressive.
So what if we brought back all the herbivorous dinosaurs on the planet at the same time, at their maximum distribution and population. Which ones would be the most dangerous to humans? We’re not talking just the “deadly factor” or raw physical power, but rather which species would result in the highest fatalities. They’ll be judged on a combination of speculated aggression, power, speed, and likelihood to encounter humans. There’s also the fact that humans are not the wisest bunch when it comes to approaching large, potentially dangerous animals.
We also might include some omnivores, because they cheated and got into the video somehow. Omnivores do that, you know.
00:00: Were Herbivorous Dinosaurs Dangerous?
01:39: Protoceratops
02:32: Heterodontosaurus
03:08: Non-whipping Sauropods
03:43: Therizinosaurus & Deinocheirus
04:20: Moas & Elephant Birds
04:40: Tail-whipping Sauropods
05:13: Ankylosaurs & Nodosaurs
06:21: Pachycephalosaurs
06:54: Medium ornithomimids
07:34: Plateosaurids (prosauropods)
08:32: Stegosaurs
09:11: Giant hadrosaurs
11:03: Ceratopsians
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