RE: Raptors climbing trees?

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Steve Walsh
.
> Dustin,
> It has been suggested that deinonychosaurs had some flight 
> ability and perhaps employed WAIR (Wing-Assisted Incline 
> Running) like some extant ground living birds that nest in 
> trees like turkeys.
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxDQlCmFcdM
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNxt_-f9dmw&feature=related
> 

I am amused/alarmed that the "More" section of "About this video" says
"Copyright:C2003 University of Maryland", since these are from the
University of MONTANA...

Many more videos available at THEIR lab can be found at
http://dbs.umt.edu/flightlab/videos.htm

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