Could Quetzalcoatlus Intimidate T-Rex?

Of course, it is possible. Grizzlies get chased away by birds.

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I think the fear of losing an eye is viable and makes sense why Trex would back down against 2

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I see absolutely no reason what so ever why a Quetzalcoatlus couldn't intimidate and scare away a T-rex, considering how we have tiny house cats scaring away full grown grizzly bears and alligators today

I think they would have waited until T Rex got is fill then went in.

Considering how timid animals of today can be, I can see this happening. Carnivores have always put self preservation before anything else, fighting is an absolute last resort. But if the Rex was starving to death and desperately needed the food, it’d have more reason to stand its ground despite the risks. But if it’s not starving then risking injury isn’t worth it when it can get more food elsewhere. Just my two cents 🤷🏻‍♂️

Bald and Golden Eagles can intimidate medium sized predators such as coyotes from kills due to their flight and talons. However, I have never heard large predator such as, wolves, cougars or bears being intimidated by eagles. Unlike an eagle, Quetzalcoatlus, likely wasn’t a nimble flyer that could use flight to harass a larger land predator. A grounded Quetzalcoatlus while tall, would not be larger than animals t.rex preyed upon. So I don’t think a T.rex would be intimidated by Quetzalcoatlus. The giant pterosaur, is lightly built and is risky more than the T.rex in an off. A single bite or even an impact form the T.rex’s massive body, could badly injury the lightly built Quetzalcoatlus.

I mean yea due to the colossal difference in weight a fully grown T.Rex could effortlessly break the bones of a Quetzalcoatlus, but The T.Rex might not know that. And if it doesn't have a past experience with the Quetzalcoatlus it probably will not know just how much stronger it is in comparison. But in this case the T.Rex already ate quite a bit, yea maybe it could have eaten more but it's really not worth getting injured over. If the Quetzalcoatlus showed up while the T.Rex was still very hungry then it would probably be a different situation and because of the difference in their size the T.Rex could hurt them even without biting them, T.Rex could unintentionally hit one of them while casually swinging it's tail around and even that might be enough to break a wing if not ribs or vertebrae, because the tail alone is much bigger than a Quetzalcoatlus. But my answer is yes, it probably could intimidate the T.Rex unless the T.Rex had a past experience with them where it learned that it was much bigger or if it was smart enough to tell.

Things with wings can often intimidate larger animals, small animals with a lot of bluff and bluster can scare off larger and more powerful creatures. A rex (assuming it wasn't desperate for food) being pushed off a kill by large, loud and aggressive azdarchids is easily plausible. I don't see the scenario in Prehistoric Planet much different than the Youtube video of a Canada Goose chasing off a silverback Gorilla.

I would like to pose a few things to the conversation to think about. We know that Tyrannosaurus was most likely an ambush hunter, similar to Tigers and one thing that is known about ambush hunters is if they feel like they've lost the element of surprise, they will most likely not attack. Now that assumes that Tyrannosaurus is attempting to hunt in this meeting, what if it wasn't? Well, we have to remember than animals aren't as intelligent as we are, we can look at something and with the aid of context give a possible weight to an object depending on its mass and what its made of. Quetz has an enormous wingspan that it could use to make itself look way larger than Tyrannosaurus and if the Tyrannosaurus is inexperienced it might believe its against something twice its size and mass. I think its possible for Quetz to use techniques like this to force Tyrannosaurus, especially inexperienced younger specimens, to give up their food and flee. More experienced adults may not take the challange as lightly and if pushed into a fight, Quetz is unlikely to win.

It was also great seeing T Rex and Quetzalcoatlus fight each other Prehistoric Planet, speaking of which do you know any updates for season 3?

I feel as though, considering humans who, are apex predators in our own right, are able to build monolithic structures, have complicated societies, and have the ability to tame, domesticate, or hunt to extinction creatures more deadly than us, can be scared by geese or chickens, says maybe an oversized bird is enough to intimidate a tyrannosaurus, especially two of them.

Before watching the video, I‘m saying ofc it could. That alamosaurus could never be eaten by two pterosaurs. The T. rex could easily wait for them being done and still would have more than enough. And that way, there is no risk of losing an eye. Dinosaurs weren’t bloodthirsty monsters, that went for every unnecessary fight they could get. They were simply animals, that wanted to survive. And losing an eye could cause huge issues for the entire future of the T. rex.

Depends the situation Prehistoric Planet wanted to break the mold of paleo trope and did a new possible scenario, as for me like most people say Quetz would've just waited, and I don't see two tag teaming a T-rex cause big animals like that unless that have a strong social regions of their cortex like Orcas do where as in Pterosaurs it just basic flight skills, mating, and eating. But if the Quetz sizes up the Rex like shown in the documentary yeah I can see and say it happened at one point in Earths life history. Plus if the Rex is already decently filled its not gonna bother with a scuffle, plus they can only eat so much before it affects their weight and lift resistance. Reason why this outcome would've been more hostile if were two Tyrannosaurs, not only from their fossils we see their injuries from others bites, but an animal that would've remember competing with its siblings would see other Tyrannosaurs outside of love making moods, as threats. But it probably never met a Quetz up to this point they did live in the same time, but Quetz fossil were far in ranger and lower on down with some occasional finds further north meaning this animal was constantly on the go and they did came across each other it was after a Rex left the area cause the time it took to take off and ascend out of possible danger was far to great to risk over food if another predator was in the visible area.

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Here’s my issue with this. It’s not like this is a lion dealing with a honey badger which is more so a novelty of an animal to the lion. “What’s this? Oh this really has some attitude!”. A rex I think would be very aware of what’s a Quetz would be for 1 major reason, Quetz, at least for the lifestyle we believe it lived currently, would’ve been a major predator of young dinosaurs, T. rex included. As a hatchling or immature T. rex it would’ve been something you were fearful of and on the lookout for constantly. For an adult rex it would represents a potential predator for your offspring. Now, there would definitely be the debate of how much parental care T. rex would’ve offered its offspring, if any, but, evolutionarily, there would likely be a significant advantage to “removing” possible threats for your offspring off the chance presented itself. Lion are more than happy to kill hyena, leopards, wild dogs, and cheetahs at any chance they are given, and while removing the competition may be a factor, another major factor is these are all animals who would be more than happy to kill a lion cub. I would not be surprised if an adult Tyrannosaur would be more than willing to go out of its way to kill a Quetz if the opportunity presented itself, and with an adult T. rex having this mindset, a Quetz purposely engaging with one would be a really risky move. Sure hyena will confront lions in groups, but it’s a much closer size difference where the numbers level the playing field, 3 hyena can outweigh a lone lioness, but two Quetz combined is still 1/20 the mass of a single rex. Just thought I’d add this view point to the mix.

Quetzalcoatlus can be a great mount if we able to tamed it right please make a video on it ❤❤❤❤❤❤

It's obvious that a quetzalcoatlus could intimidate a T-Rex. Geese intimidate humans, and small dogs sometimes chase away bears. It is comical, but so are many things in the real world. T-Rex is bigger and more dangerous, but quetzalcoatlus could still pluck out T-Rex's eyes, or at the very least spread out its wings and make itself look as big enormous. T-Rex doesn't know that quetzalcoatlus ways less than him, and predators don't think in terms of "who would win" the way humans do. Injury can mean a slow, painful death even if you win the fight. Predators want to eat, without too risking life and limb if possible.

Easily. T. rex was smarter than most people give it credit for, but let’s look at the dimensions of Quetz for a second. As it’s coming in to land, it’s presenting a silhouette that’s (conservatively) 25ft long by 25ft wide (and I’m being very conservative about that wing span, and only slightly generous about it’s overall length). Once landed, that silhouette becomes relevant, because that wing span is what it would have used to make itself look much bigger than it’s 500lbs. With a neck of ~10ft, and a head of ~8ft, it had a strike range of 18ft, and both the dorsoventral & lateral dexterity to use it; Quetz wasn’t just some street-thug carrying a blade, it was a fencing master wielding a zweihander like a rapier. The fast-twitch muscles it used for take-off would have made it exceptionally evasive, being able to hop in & out of range and create angles quicker than the T. rex could process it. While it probably couldn’t land a strike to the Rex’s eyes, it definitely could repeatedly stab at the Rex, from multiple directions, even with the Rex coming forward quickly, to the point where it would cause enough damage to hassle the Rex off the carcass or make it rethink it’s attack. And all of that is just from the ground; we’re not even thinking about how much of a problem it would be in flight. Simply put, Quetz was sensory overload for a Rex.