CMSâs RAI Version 3.0 Manual CH 4: CAA Process and Care Planning. of the MDS related to nutritional status (Section K). When it is completed, the MDS provides a. foundation for a more thorough assessment and the development of an individualized care plan.
But birds can be very colorful. There is mounting evidence that birds are related to dinosaurs. In fact, in a National Geographic article (v. 196, no. 5, p. 98-99) on feathered dinosaurs, C. Sloan (1999) paints T. rex hatchlings with feathers. Some dinosaurs may have been colorful.
Even without flight feathers were used for insulation (small dinosaurs lose heat quickly) and for sexual selection (long tail and arm feathers). The first group to evolve feathers were the smallest dinosaurs.