Why did the birds survive when the dinosaurs didn't? 🐥

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Published1 month ago
Duration1:21
Video IDxtMil6PHno8
Languageen
CategoryScience & Technology
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video

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Views17.1K
Likes670
Comments40
Engagement Rate4.15%
Likes per 100 views3.92
Comments per 1K views2.34

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Birds today have dinosaur DNA. They have dinosaur blood in their veins. Birds evolved directly from Velociraptor-type animals and are the only true dinosaurs that still exist. Steve Brusatte is a palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and has been studying 150 million years' worth of bird evolution, from surviving the asteroid that wiped out their contemporaries to today’s adaptation into almost every niche. Watch the full video at https://youtu.be/kX5YWH4CEB4 #dinosaurs #birds

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