ensuring that life persisted. It’s a poignant reminder that in the tapestry of life, adaptability and resilience are as crucial as strength and dominance. And while the avian dinosaurs, our modern-day birds, flutter around us, the crocodiles lurk in the waters, relics of an ancient world, ...
Why were there no large mammals around when the dinosaurs occupied the land? Why are birds reptiles? If dinosaurs were reptiles, then why are birds their closest relatives instead of the existing reptiles? Did non-avian dinosaurs have feathers? If yes, describe potential functions of feathers in...
But there were also a lot of other kinds of dinosaurs, including some with feathers who could fly. While no non-flying dinosaurs survived the mass extinction, some of their avian cousinsdidsurvive, and they’re still surviving today. Which leaves us with the surprising fact: Birds aren’t j...
When non-avian dinosaurs went extinct, why did mammals, instead of birds, fill their ecological niches? Explain how abiotic materials cycle in an ecosystem. Describe the challenges associated with living in a desert environment and the different strategies and adaptations that kangaroo...
They help the environment, but they also help our souls. In 2018 we’ll explore the wonder of birds, and why we can’t live without them.
When we draw dinosaurs, we give them monstrous skeletal grins – but we lose the way they might have skittered over the water, their happy waddle, and the laughter of their song. Birds have always been signs and portents; the ancient Greeks had the same word, ὄρνις, for bird ...
the introduction of rabbits increased the competition for food. Though rare, the sightings of Crescent nail-tail wallaby continued through the first half of the 1920s. The species did survive in the wild till the 1950s, but the spread of the red fox came as a final blow, and resulted in...
Why weren't giant dinosaurs around in the Triassic Period? Why did birds survive the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction? Why were sauropod nostrils on top of the head? Were sauropods avian dinosaurs? Why were tyrannosaurs bipedal even though they were so big? Why are panda bears members of the ...
When non-avian dinosaurs went extinct, why did mammals, instead of birds, fill their ecological niches? How can a single environment support multiple species? Explain the process that results in higher species numbers in larger islands than in smaller islands. What are the general characteristics ...
Let's address the dinosaur question first. The important thing to realize here is that not only aren't birds the size of dinosaurs, but not all dinosaurs were the size of dinosaurs, either — assuming we're talking about huge standard-bearers likeApatosaurus,TriceratopsandTyrannosaurus Rex. Dur...