Another feathered dinosaur revealed by Nina Gotzmannova

Maybe you have never heard of a prehistoric animal called Velociraptor, but for sure you have seen Jurassic Park and remember the big terrifying animal, which seems to a dangerous killer. His size was increased in the movie and it had several different biological features, which the director Steven Spielberg turned into something more dramatic. Nowadays it's revealed that he forgot about something else. He forgot the feathers. Scientists were always convinced that velociraptor had feathers although they didn't have any proof of their theory. The latest finding in Mongolia confirmed the theory and showed tangible evidence. On the velociraptor forearm were found quill knobs, where the feathers were fixed. It's known that birds are descendants of dinosaurs. Now also velociraptor can be added to this group although he never could fly. His forearms were short and his body was too large for his small wings to lift it. The scientists suppose the feathers had another meaning such as temperature controlling, covering their nests while brooding or increasing the speed while running and climbing. Jurassic Park produced several false images of this almost innocent prehistoric animal. Velociraptor vas pictured in the movie like a big killer, in fact it was only three feet tall and weighed about 30 pounds. He was a predator, but only killed animals in his size range. He was also portrayed as a super-clever dinosaur, smarter than dolphins or whales. In reality he didn't belong between the intelligent species. His skull was only 10 inches long and according to scientists, he wasn't smarter than a big cat.

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by Nina Gotzmannova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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