Birds are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs, the reptiles that lived over a 100 million years ago. But did you know that some early dinosaurs also had feathers?
It is now believed that the Velociraptor*, made famous by Jurassic Park, may not have been only been feathered, but also may have been venomous. They had long rear facing fangs with grooves in them that closely resemble fangs seen today in venomous snakes and lizards. Link here.
*Interestingly, the Velociraptor on screen was modeled on the species Deinonychus
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