The Tiny Truth About Velociraptors

Despite their ferocious portrayal in movies like Jurassic Park, real Velociraptors were much smaller, about the size of a turkey. They stood roughly two feet tall and weighed less than 20 kilograms, with feathers covering much of their bodies. Hollywood's version was actually based on the larger Deinonychus, giving the tiny predator an outsized pop-culture reputation.

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