# Scientists can't define Gonzo

> Three scientists debate what the Muppet Gonzo is.
- Title: Scientists can't define Gonzo · AV Club | Shortify
- Summary: Three scientists debate what the Muppet Gonzo is. Three scientists: one says Gonzo is a bird, one a carnivorous dinosaur, one a mammal with a beak-like snout.
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- Topics: gonzo, muppet, popular science, paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, jim henson company, entertainment, culture
## What is Gonzo?
Scientists have struggled to define the Muppet Gonzo for decades.
## Gonzo as a bird
Paleontologist Darren Naish says Gonzo is a bird due to fuzzy coat, four limbs, backbone, no teeth, and curved beak.
## Gonzo as a carnivorous dinosaur
University of Maryland paleontologist Thomas Holtz says Gonzo is closer to a carnivorous dinosaur like Tyrannosaurus Rex.
## Gonzo as a mammal
Evolutionary biologist Michel Milinkovitch says Gonzo could be a mammal with a beak-like snout, like the platypus.
## Key takeaway

Three scientists: one says Gonzo is a bird, one a carnivorous dinosaur, one a mammal with a beak-like snout.