Dino Birds Preview
Preview: Season 52 Episode 3 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.
Why are birds the only dinosaurs still alive today? Rare fossil discoveries are revealing the secrets of bird evolution, telling the story of how some resilient feathered dinos became the vast array of colorful bird species that fill our skies.
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Dino Birds Preview
Preview: Season 52 Episode 3 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Why are birds the only dinosaurs still alive today? Rare fossil discoveries are revealing the secrets of bird evolution, telling the story of how some resilient feathered dinos became the vast array of colorful bird species that fill our skies.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(bird screeches) - [Narrator] Birds... - Whoa.
(dramatic music) - [Narrator] Are... - I said, "Oh my goodness."
- [Narrator] Dinosaurs.
- Today's birds are dinosaurs.
- The skeletal similarity is enormous.
- [Narrator] The extraordinary evolutionary epic of feathers to flight, and evading extinction.
(dramatic music) - This would've been a world of abundant opportunity.
- [Narrator] "Dino Birds" on Nova.
How Birds Evolved to Fly (feat. Slow-Mo Baby Birds)
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Slow-motion footage of baby birds helps scientists uncover how their ancestors took to the skies. (2m 56s)
How Birds Survived the Dinosaur Apocalypse
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Birds are today’s only living dinosaurs, but how did they survive the asteroid? (2m 48s)
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