Re: the Horner interview - "fluffy" T. Rex??

[Ronald Orenstein <ron.orenstein@rogers.com>]

Well, a number of birds do have extensive unfeathered areas, and the largest of 
the lot, the Ostrich, is the only bird I can think of with bare thighs (though 
whether this serves a thermoregulatory as opposed to a display function I can't 
say). On the other hand, cold-climate grouse have the entire leg feathered, 
including the toes. 

Ronald Orenstein 
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> On Jun 15, 2015, at 7:57 PM, Ruben Safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:35:21PM +0000, Hammer wrote:
>> I thought the general consensus was that LARGE adult tyrannosaurs like 
>> Albertosaurus would not have feathers (except a possibly a few on the arms 
>> or top of the head) due to the problem of shedding excess heat in these 
>> many-times-the-size-of-a-raptor type animals?
> 
> Show an example where a bird loses feather.  Show a model where feathers
> retain heat for a tropical bird?  Feathers are not hair.
> 
> Ruben
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