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8 Fun Facts

Velociraptor

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A fully grown Velociraptor could grow up to 2m (6.6ft) in length, 0.5m (1.6ft) in height at the hip and weigh up to 15kg (33lb).

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Hind feet of Velociraptor were equipped with sharp claws.

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Films such as Jurassic Park and some of The Land Before Time films helped make Velociraptor popular.

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Despite having feathers, however, the arms of Velociraptors were too short to allow them to fly or even glide.

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Velociraptors were scavengers.

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There were two species of Velociraptors.

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In 1924, Henry Fairfield Osborn, then-president of the American Museum of Natural History, named Velociraptor.

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According to some scientists, Velociraptor was able to reach the speed of 40 miles per hour.