No– the birds are a distinct group of animals, but they did descend from the dinosaurs, and it's not too much of a twist of facts to call them modern dinosaurs. There are many similarities between the two types of animal, largely to do with bone structure....
However, it's possible to swing the pendulum too far in the other direction and exaggerate the intelligence of carnivorous dinosaurs. For example, the doorknob-turning, pack-huntingVelociraptorsofJurassic ParkandJurassic Worldare a complete fantasy; if you met a live Velociraptor today, it would p...