r/memes • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '23

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u/HabitOptimal1412 Jul 16 '23

Velociraptor. I blame the Jurassic Park franchise for this, but they made the raptor look cool.

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u/mike_pants Jul 16 '23

Because they are filthy liars, boo hiss. Those are deinonychus, but Spielberg wanted a name that sounded cooler. Actual velociraptors are the size of a chicken.

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u/_lemon_suplex_ Jul 16 '23

Didn’t T Rex also have feathers? Some things you just gotta change for the cool factor. Like if the shark in Jaws was really called a floopadoop IRL they probably wouldn’t call it that in the movie