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T. Rex Had a Body Temperature of 97°F

71 points · 124 comments · marojejian

  1. ChrisMarshallNY · · focus · HN ↗
    Wouldn't be surprised if the smaller raptors had even higher body temps.
    1. layer8 · · focus · HN ↗
      Seems sensible, given that birds have higher body temperatures.
      1. hedgehog · · focus · HN ↗
        I didn't know this so I looked up the number for farm chickens, according to University of Kentucky (seems appropriate) they have a body temperature of "between 105°F and 107°F (40.6° and 41.7°C) ... Smaller chicken breeds have a higher body temperature than larger breeds"

        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;afs.mgcafe.uky.edu&#x2F;poultry&#x2F;chapter-7-air-temperature" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;afs.mgcafe.uky.edu&#x2F;poultry&#x2F;chapter-7-air-temperature

    2. Obscurity4340 · · focus · HN ↗
      I wish raptors could be reanimated and made in miniature so you could have little Raptor domestici (house raptors) running around causing all kinds of hijinks
      1. ChrisMarshallNY · · focus · HN ↗
        I think many of them were about the size of turkeys.

        Velociraptor was quite small. Jurassic Park used Utahraptor, or Deinonychus as a model.

      2. manarth · · focus · HN ↗
        The cassowary is here and alive today, but you wouldn&#x27;t want of them in your backyard!
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