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In March 2015, the entertainment web site Daily Buzz Live published a fantastical story claiming that a Brazilian scientist was attacked after successfully cloning a prehistoric species of owl: Although The Daily Buzz Live included some factual information in their story (e.g., the extinct Ornimegalonyx did grow to more than one meter in height) as well as real photographs (yes, the above-displayed picture shows an actual bird), the sections of the article related to cloning and a prehistoric owl attack were completely fictional. A disclaimer on Daily Buzz Live states that purpose of the web site is to entertain and not inform: Despite its absurd premise, this article has enjoyed viral popularity likely due to the images included within: While some viewers maintain that the creature depicted in these images is some sort of alien life form, zoologist Karl Shuker confirmed that the animal is actually a potoo bird:
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