Velociraptor

Pronounced Vell-oss-ee-rap-tore

  • Least Concern
  • Near Threatened
  • Vulnerable
  • Endangered
  • Critically Endangered
  • Extinct in the Wild
  • Extinct

The velociraptor played a large role in the Jurassic Park movies but was often shown inaccurately. Rather than being a larger, human sized dinosaur, the velociraptor was around the size of a turkey.

Velociraptors had feathers but could not fly! It is thought that all of today’s birds are descendants of dinosaurs.

Key Facts

Diet:
Carnivore
Distribution:
Mongolia
Did you know?
The cassowary from Australia is often called the “modern-day velociraptor”.

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