Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than we thought

porcupine-girl:

jabberwockypie:

maureenlycaon:

dinofloof:

YES GOOD

It looks like some strange chick crossed with a sheep. 🙂

@deadcatwithaflamethrower

“"Most provocatively, Anchiornis
is presented in this artwork climbing in the manner of hoatzin chicks,
the only living bird whose juveniles retain a relic of their dinosaurian
past, a functional claw.“

…what? A functional claw?? *googles* holy crap

Video of hoatzin chicks, which are literally just tiny dinosaurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87_shPJxdns

Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than we thought