Velociraptor built it, and then they discovered it. That still boggles my mind." Spielberg was particularly pleased with the discovery of the "Utahraptor" because of the boost it gave to the velociraptors in his film. Spielberg's name was briefly considered for naming of the new dinosaur. In reality, "Velociraptor", like many other maniraptoran theropods, was covered in feathers. Velociraptor Velociraptor (; meaning "swift seizer" in Latin) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 to 71 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous Period. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in
Alpine swift spend over six months flying without having to land. All vital physiological processes, including sleep, can be performed while on air. In 2011, Felix Liechti and his colleagues at the Swiss Ornithological Institute attached electronic tags that log movement to six alpine swifts and it was discovered that the birds could stay aloft in the air for more than 200 days straight. Alpine swift The Alpine swift ("Tachymarptis melba") formerly "Apus melba", is a species of swift. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek "takhus", "fast", and "marptis", "seizer". The specific name "melba" comes from ‘melano-alba’ or ‘mel-alba’; Eigenhuis