stackyFACTSColloquially known as the 'Demon Duck of Doom,' Bullockornis was an ancient waterfowl that decided regular duck skulls were insufficient. It grew a massive, heavily reinforced head far larger than necessary. Looking at its absurdly intimidating skeletal structure, one can only assume it existed entirely out of pure, concentrated spite.
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