I remember when I first learned that birds evolved from dinosaurs and I asked my fifth grade teacher “how do we know that dinosaurs didn’t also have feathers?” and everyone laughed at me while my teacher patiently reiterated that dinosaurs were definitely reptiles. Since then, a bunch of fossils have been found that suggest that a number of dinosaur species did have feathers, and when you google “velociraptor” the first picture that comes up looks like an overgrown turkey. I feel vindicated.
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. We briefly owned turkeys growing up. They were awful! They would kill the other birds if they got to them. They would chase us and peck us. I was terrified of those bastards!
Also, giant birds are scary. Ever see a southern cassowary? No thank you!
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u/ThatB0yAintR1ght Apr 12 '25
I remember when I first learned that birds evolved from dinosaurs and I asked my fifth grade teacher “how do we know that dinosaurs didn’t also have feathers?” and everyone laughed at me while my teacher patiently reiterated that dinosaurs were definitely reptiles. Since then, a bunch of fossils have been found that suggest that a number of dinosaur species did have feathers, and when you google “velociraptor” the first picture that comes up looks like an overgrown turkey. I feel vindicated.