Fluffy

[poliphilo]

The dinosaurs weren't wiped out by a meteor. Or anything else. Instead they grew wings and flew up out of harm's way.

The fluffy little robin in the holly bush was once a velociraptor.

Maybe that's why I'm so fond of him.

Once it's pointed out, the link is obvious. Birds have a dinosaur attitude. See how the strut!

And the dinosaurs that are being uncovered in China had feathers. They were flightless, but they had feathers. It's not impossible that ALL dinosaurs- or at least all dinosaurs of the raptor kind- had feathers.

Which would mean they were always birds. A bird is not so much a dinosaur that has evolved as a dinosaur is an early kind of bird.

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The ones they're finding in China don't have wings as such. They have a downy covering all over and long feathers on their tails and forearms. They're thinking about flight but haven't quite got there yet.

It looks like feathers were originally for insulation.

There's a strong possibility that T Rex may have been all feathery. What a sight that would have been!