Unveiling the Mysteries of Dinosaurs

Author: Zhu Chaowei, Cargill Inc.
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Almost everyone knows, or thinks they know, what dinosaurs are. But is that really the case? For example, we often hear people call long-haired mammoths or saber-toothed tigers dinosaurs, and this is not uncommon. Similarly, people often mistake flying animals like pterosaurs or marine creatures like ichthyosaurs for dinosaurs. Moreover, we see scenes of humans living peacefully with dinosaurs in cartoons like Gary Larson's "Far Side" and Johnny Hart's "B.C." However, if you truly understand dinosaurs, you will laugh at these childish notions. Dinosaurs belong to the reptile family, just like crocodiles and birds. This raises a puzzling question: crocodiles are cold-blooded animals, while birds are warm-blooded animals. So, what kind of animals were dinosaurs?