birdhouse Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) It has to be at least 30 yrs ago now. But I still remember the first time I watched one of my little tiels go into full on attack mode. Wings outstretched, hissing & spitting across the floor, she really was surprisingly scary. The poor dog was certainly convinced. He tucked tail, took off running & didn't go near her again for days. Ever after I referred to it as (Veloci)raptor mode because I felt like our little fids were somehow related to those scary dinosaurs who ran amok in Jurassic Park. And sure enough, they've recently found the fossil of a long lost ancestor in China. It's name is Zhenyuanlong suni, partly because, "The Chinese word for dinosaur is konglong, which also translates as "terrifying dragon." When I read that I thought to myself, "...and sometimes that fits, too." lol What do you think? http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/17/asia/china-winged-dinosaur-discovery/index.html Edited July 17, 2015 by birdhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 It seems to be a truth backed up by the fossil record, not sure how advanced some of our feathered friends have become since then.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 We do the same thing with Timber. My husband always says, "Timber, your great great great great great great great grandpa was a Velociraptor." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana600 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Well all I can say is, I have seen the terrifying dragon in my house. Not often, but it is memorable. From now on when she cusses I am going to say she is "breathing fire". Just think if they were bigger than us. Now that is a terrifying thought. I am just kidding, I love my little fire breathing dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Sophie has her moments! LOL! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 My little tiel Gypsy has done that several times and it is AWESOME to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I LOVE watching Sophie having her moments! She calms down quickly....but everyone STOPS and listens to her. While she is the QUEEN, if she freaked out like this, she always had a point! The animal kingdom was needing a reminder, who ruled! ( she got her point across). If all were out of control, she let everyone know. ( including dogs). Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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