squeedge:sonoran-partisan:sharper-and-bigger: epic-games-official: beckiboos: What the fuck those th
squeedge:sonoran-partisan:sharper-and-bigger: epic-games-official: beckiboos: What the fuck those things are real I thought it was just a cartoon I thought the same thing when I moved to Arizona Little velociraptor Lads ok but roadrunners are so cool, I can seldom think of a bird more velociraptor-likemore people need to know they’re real because look at this, this is some real walking with dinosaurs shitthey have powerful legs allowing them to run up to 20mph and leap to impressive heights with easethey are extremely swift and fearless, quick enough to take down a sizable rattlesnake and other large prey animals like lizards and micethey have several unique adaptations to thermoregulate, such as the dark patch of feathers on their back which acts as a solar panel to absorb heat, or its crest that either releases or absorbs heat by exposing its skinthey have these long, stiff tailfeathers that they use as a counterbalance when running, very reminiscent of the rod-like tail of a dromaeosaurand they are capable of bursts of flight/gliding with incredibly beautiful plumageI’m genuinely shocked how many people think they’re made up, they are real and they are AWESOME -- source link