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		As if raptors weren't scary enough, turns out they could fly as well (sciencenews.org)		23
		More: Cool, hind limbs, flight controls, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, northeastern China, Microraptor, vector field reconstruction, radius, rear wings

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rudemix		2012-10-23 05:25:04 PM

I want a squadron of piloted Battle Raptors rolling out quick. The Mounted Bear Cavalry needs support!

Titanius Anglesmith		2012-10-23 05:32:54 PM

Pffft. I thought everyone knew they could fly.

erveek		2012-10-23 05:35:11 PM

Guys...

guys

Guys.

Guys listen.

The Shoveller		2012-10-23 05:37:10 PM

FYI, raptors still fly. Quite effectively.

ThatBillmanGuy		2012-10-23 05:45:17 PM

Pfft... Tyrannosaurs could fly F-14s...

MasonL87		2012-10-23 05:46:32 PM

I know a lot of people are mad that it turns out that these badass scaly lizards actually looked more like giant chickens, but to me, that just makes them MORE terrifying.

Winged hind legs? shiat, that is horrifying, and means you're not safe ANYWHERE!

perilsensitive		2012-10-23 05:51:51 PM

Any Pie Left		2012-10-23 05:51:59 PM

Clever girl.

Free Radical		2012-10-23 05:57:34 PM

Flying helped get them onto the Ark!

WorldCitizen		2012-10-23 05:59:47 PM

Free Radical: Flying helped get them onto the Ark!

*looks around*

Apparently, they flew their asses right out of the Ark and drowned.

T.rex		2012-10-23 06:02:13 PM

That doesn't sound so scary... More like a 4 legged turkey.
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onestr8		2012-10-23 06:25:10 PM

You mean birds of prey or the F-22 (a bird of prey of a different sort)?

Either way, yes they fly. It's kind of their thing.

kertus		2012-10-23 06:27:33 PM

Stop giving SyFy ideas for stoopid movies!

tomWright		2012-10-23 06:30:01 PM

Raptors still fly subby, except when they are injured, which is when nice folks like these help out:
The Raptor Trust

DrSieb		2012-10-23 07:06:28 PM

Current Resident		2012-10-23 07:09:38 PM

erveek: Guys...

guys

Guys.

Guys listen.

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/ah yes, the classics

I May Be Crazy But...		2012-10-23 10:40:57 PM

The good news is they weren't so big as we think of them. Chicken sized, if I remember right. The bad news is that they dropped onto their prey from trees.

/Small mammals were their prey.