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That is the current prevailing theory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Skin_and_feathers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Skin_and_feath
by mhurron 11y ago
That is the current prevailing theory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Skin_and_feathers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Skin_and_feather...
"While there is no direct evidence for Tyrannosaurus rex having had feathers, many scientists now consider it likely that T. rex had feathers on at least parts of its body, due to their presence in related species of similar size."
It makes my wife sad when I remind her of it. You start imagining Dinosaurs acting like the birds you see outside and they kind of loose all their awesomeness.
- gus_massa 11y ago> You start imagining Dinosaurs acting like the birds you see outside and they kind of loose all their awesomeness. Or the other way around if you choose the right birds. Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1211/ https://xkcd.com/1211/
- GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago> You start imagining Dinosaurs acting like the birds you see outside and they kind of loose all their awesomeness. You need to pay more attention to birds.
- mhurron 11y agoWatching nature shows, animals in the yard and pets, all animals are retarded. I have crows hopping in the front yard waiting for bread. I have hummingbirds that come to the door and windows demanding more food when the feeders get empty or a little too old for their liking. You can watch parakeets and parrots dancing to music These are not the actions that instill awe like the T-Rex in Jurassic Park would. All I see is dinosaurs doing the same things I see birds doing and they are now just as retarded as every other animal on the planet.
- pluma 11y agoNow imagine those birds demanding food are carnivorous and large enough to bite off your head.
- masklinn 11y agoAnd especially to birds whose ecology has at least remote similarities to the dinosaur you're thinking of. Thinking about a T-Rex acting like a cassowary then realising the cassowary isn't even carnivorous is more terrifying than anything else.
- protomyth 11y agoA T Rex that acted like a crow / raven would be a scary, scary thing.
- rambambam 11y agoI can't help to see dinosaurs/velociraptors when I'm looking at the magpies here. Probably because the creators of Jurassic Park took their inspiration from these kind of birds as well, and JP is my only reference. But anyhow, I think that's scary enough, and not as cute as a giant chicken.
- AdmiralAsshat 11y agoSomeone already posted an obligatory XKCD. I am obliged to post the other: https://xkcd.com/1104/ https://xkcd.com/1104/