i apologize if this is a question that could be answered by a FAQ or
someplace else. i have just been following the comments on this list
for
a while and perhaps this is the place to ask this question:
i, personally, believe birds are dinosaurs. for those of you who also
believe this (or for those of you who believe they are reptiles), how
do
you account for the survival of birds into the current period?
i understand that modern birds are nothing like the "birds" 60 million
years ago, but since something wiped out all the dinosaurs, what do you
think the "bird" line had that allowed them to survive?
we all know how fragile modern birds are. i currently have a parrot,
budgies and finches. as i interact with them (and be VERY relieved no
dinosaurs are alive now -- we would SO be dead), they are so dang
fragile.
they die at a low level of radiation, they are very susceptible to
drafts,
diseases (of course, we all are), etc.
if somebody could point me to the theory of how birds may have survived
(was it just because they could fly away?), i would appreciate it.
again, i apologize if this is a totally inappropriate email and will
not
take offense if someone lets me know!
pheret
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