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Dreadnoughtus 🦕

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Eastern screech owl

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Eastern gray squirrel

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Mallard duck entry

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A muskrat from my field guide ;)

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A ruby throated hummingbird from my field guide

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A mysterious toad in my field guide :)

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From a little poetic field guide I’m working on

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From a little poetic field guide I’m working on

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From a little poetic field guide I’m working on

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Deinonychus design for my raptor book :)

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Dragon 🐉

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velociraptor sketch

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Perched velociraptor

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Carnotaurus couple

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Sinornithosaurus, meaning "Chinese bird-lizard," was a small, primitive dromaeosaur that lived in China around 120 million years ago. It played a significant role in our understanding of dinosaurs, as it was one of the first dromaeosaurs discovered with preserved feather impressions. These feathers were structurally identical to those of modern birds and likely varied in color. A study analyzing fossilized cell structures suggested that its feathers were black and reddish-brown. Sinornithosaurus may have had the ability to glide and likely preyed on small mammals, lizards, and birds.

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A baby Leptoceratops lets out a shrill squeal as a sickle claw presses delicately against the back of its neck. Deep in the forest, its mother follows the distant cries of her missing hatchling. As she gets closer, the wailing abruptly stops, the baby has bled out. The bait is gone, but with his prey now within reach, the Dakotaraptor has one final trick. He uses his syrinx, the vocal organ unique to birds, and mimics the cries of the dead hatchling. The calls sound slightly off, but with her baby’s scent lingering in the air, the mother trots forward, right into the trap.