Science Kids: Birds - The Last Living Dinosaurs
Science Kids - Grades 4 - 9
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21m
Learn all about the latest dinosaur embryo discovery in China and how scientists now view birds as today's last living dinosaurs. What is the "hopeful monster" theory? Did all dinosaurs actually have feathers? Why are birds so small today if they descended from dinosaurs? Is there an evolutionary advantage to being small? How did the round, fleshy dinosaur snout become a bird beak? The answers to these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, engaging examples and exciting video that reinforce important points and make learning fun.
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