00:00Living Dinosaurs, How Modern Birds Carry Their Prehistoric Legacy
00:04A chicken pecks at the ground in a backyard coop.
00:08Across forests, wetlands, and backyards, modern birds evolved from ancient dinosaurs
00:14and still carry physical traits from their prehistoric ancestors.
00:19A chicken scratches dirt with clawed feet, shows scaled legs,
00:23and connects directly to small theropod dinosaurs from millions of years ago.
00:28An ostrich runs across African plains, uses powerful legs,
00:33and mirrors the body structure of ancient flightless dinosaurs.
00:37A cassowary moves through rainforest undergrowth, carries a cask on its head,
00:42and resembles armored dinosaur species.
00:44A hawk dives from the sky, grips prey with talons,
00:49and reflects hunting behaviors seen in prehistoric raptors.
00:52A duck swims across a pond, filters food through its bill,
00:56and evolved from early bird lineages linked to dinosaurs.
01:00A pigeon flaps through city air, adapts to urban life,
01:04and traces ancestry back to ancient flying reptiles and bird-like dinosaurs.
01:09From backyard birds to powerful raptors,
01:11living species still carry the legacy of dinosaurs in their bones and behavior.
01:16Look closely, and dinosaurs are still walking among us today.
