Keep the kids inside around here :)

Walking around the Admin building here in Brazil I was, let's say, "suprised" at this somewhat large bird standing in the yard watching me---I suppose it was waiting to see if I'd trip or stumble so it could see what a plump gringo tasted like. I was told not to worry, that the bird was "domesticated". Yeah right, sounds like a good Far Side cartoon---"Let's go feed the chickens....."

I've attached a link about this distant cousin to a velociraptor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seriema