A plane in Brazil was forced to make an emergency landing after a bird smashed into its nose ... and, from the size of the damage, many might wonder if they're breeding pterodactyls in the country.

Startling images show an airplane’s nose completely smashed in and smeared in blood from a bird strike. Latam flight LA3367 had just taken off from Rio de Janeiro heading to São Paulo in Brazil on Thursday when it was struck by birds,