Shuvuuia: A dinosaur that hunted in the dark

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May 6, 2021, 2:00 pm498 ptsHot
Today's 10,000 species of birds live in virtually every habitat on Earth, but only a handful have adaptations enabling them to hunt active prey in the dark of night. Scientists have long wondered whether theropod dinosaurs—the group that gave rise to modern birds—had similar sensory adaptations.

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