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[–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Lizards (the closest thing to a dragon IMO) and birds are both essentially dinosaurs.

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Both are reptiles but lizards are not dinosaurs, as dinosaurs have their legs under their body (like birds) and other reptiles (like lizards) have them at their sides.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Birds are not reptiles. They are different taxonomic classes and have significant differences in physiology and genetics.

Birds are warm blooded, reptiles are cold blooded.
Birds have feathers and skin, reptiles have scales. Birds have two wings and two legs, reptiles have four legs.

Those are a few of the obvious differences.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Birds are phylogenetically reptiles and taxonomically not reptiles. Physical differences don't change that they evolved from diapsids. Phylogenetically, we're all just fish though

[–] wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Komodo Dragon is indeed aptly named

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Instead of spitting fire, it just slobbers it's infected saliva everywhere!

[–] mmhmm@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is their an RSS for her stuff? She is great

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago