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Birds are living dinosaurs.

Birds are living dinosaurs - chickens are cousins of T. rex.

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A cartoon T. rex grins playfully next to a bright orange chicken, both standing against a polka-dotted blue background.
THE FULL STORY

When an asteroid wiped out most dinosaurs 66 million years ago, one branch survived: small, feathered theropods. Every bird alive today is descended from them.

A cheerful, cartoon Sinosauropteryx with a ginger-and-white striped tail and a green feather floating above its head.
DID YOU KNOW? Sinosauropteryx was the first feathered dinosaur ever found. Paleontologists discovered Sinosauropteryx in 1996, revealing feathers on a dinosaur the size of a turkey, changing how we picture these ancient creatures. 2 min read
An orange Oviraptor with a red crest sits proudly on a nest of three pale eggs, surrounded by a cozy straw nest.
DID YOU KNOW? Oviraptor was first thought to be an egg thief - but it was actually a good parent. It sat on its own eggs like a chicken. We've found the fossils to prove it. 2 min read
A fluffy, orange Yutyrannus with a bright blue face and sharp teeth stands proudly, surrounded by playful feather motifs.
DID YOU KNOW? Yutyrannus was a 30-foot tyrannosaur covered in feathers. A cousin of T. rex, the size of a bus, wearing a coat of fuzz. 2 min read