last post discussing how we may try to exploit pterosaurs for
our own benefit, and in this concluding post we’re going to
consider how we may succeed at coexisting with wild pterosaur
populations. (Adjacent image: when stork-like animals go wrong)
NOTE: The Blogger upload system has been a real pig this
evening, and formatting this post has been nothing short of a
nightmare. Apologies in advance for any choppy bits of text or
other issues. I have tried to correct errors as I go, but please
let me know if I've missed any. We may even find that some
single azhdarchid species were found all over the globe. Some of
the recent findings on their flight ability are rather
arresting, with the 10 m span giants seemingly capable of flight
speeds exceeding 100 kph (62 mph; Witton and Habib 2010). Mike
Habib's recent SVP talk suggests that they could remain aloft
long enough to travel almost halfway round the world in one
sitting (Habib 2010) and, to paraphrase him directly, (imagine
this being said VERY LOUDLY for full