Viral video shows towering dinosaur-like shoebill bird. What's going on?

Shoebill birds can reach a height of five feet, but the prehistoric-looking creatures generally aren't taller than people.

Enormous, dinosaur-like bird lands on tour boat in Africa

Mabamba Bay, on Lake Victoria, is a globally recognized Important Bird Area, in which shoebills, along with blue swallows and ...
NPR

Birds are dinosaurs. Here's how scientists know

When you picture a dinosaur, what does it look like? Maybe you think of four-legged herbivores like Apatosaurus or Triceratops. Maybe you imagine large armored dinosaurs like Ankylosaurus or ...
CNN

Dinosaur from newfound species died in a pose that sheds light on evolution of bird behavior

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Death in the wild ...
PBS

Dinosaur Discoveries: Dinosaur Eggs

Dr. Scott explains that dinosaurs laid their eggs in circular nests like birds. In this Dinosaur Train clip, Dr. Scott the paleontologist explains that dinosaurs laid their eggs in circular nests like ...
Scientific American

‘Weird’ Dinosaur Prompts Rethink of Bird Evolution

One hundred and fifty million years ago, a young, bantam-sized, bird-like dinosaur became mired in a swamp in what is now southeastern China, and succumbed. Its fossilized remains, unearthed in 2022 ...
WSB Radio

Fujianvenator discovery: Bird-like dinosaur fills void in evolutionary timeline

A new discovery has filled the void of the fossil record showing how birds evolved. The dinosaur called Fujianvenator prodigious, which means “bizarre hunter from Fujian,” was found in the Fujian ...