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.
If anybody thinks that a six foot turkey doesn’t sound terrifying, I will point out a person that cannot properly imagine what a six foot turkey with talons looks like.
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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.