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Small dinosaurs flapped their feathers to scare prey and catch a meal

Most dinos died out about 66 million years ago, but but we’re still learning new things about them on a regular basis.

Researchers build dinosaur robots and confirm hypotheses about feathers

Researchers build dinosaur robots and confirm hypotheses about feathers
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Dinosaurs might have used feathers on forelim

<p style="text-align:left">A new hypothesis proposes that non-avian dinosaurs may have used feathers on their arms and tail to visually startle prey into fleeing, and subsequently utilized these feathers in maneuvers during pursuits of the fleeing prey. Results based on experiments using a robotic dinosaur and computer animations of dinosaur behavior show that insect prey is startled into fleeing more often and from farther distance when primitive small wing-like feathers were present at the end of forelimbs, especially when the feathers have contrasting color-patterns, and when tail feathers of a large surface area were used during visual displays.</p>

Palaeontology: Small dinosaurs flapped their

<p>Small omnivorous and insectivorous dinosaurs may have flapped small, feathered primitive wings to scare prey out of hiding places, according to a study published in&nbsp;<em>Scientific Reports</em>.</p>

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