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Jack Horner (paleontologist)

I'm trying to figure out the biology of dinosaurs and what they were like as living creatures.

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genius jack horner

Jack Horner (paleontologist)

Children have a great urge to learn about dinosaurs.

genius jack horner

Jack Horner (paleontologist)

A chicken grows up in a little less time than an ostrich. An ostrich takes a whole year. A chicken takes a few months.

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Jack Horner (paleontologist)

Dinosaurs are built just like birds - they can squat down, they can get up. Mammals, when we lay down, we throw our legs out to the sides - birds cannot do that. Dinosaurs could not do that either.

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Jack Horner (paleontologist)

Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines.

genius jack horner

Jack Horner (paleontologist)

Triceratops is very common: they are the cows of the Cretaceous; they are everywhere.

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Jack Horner (paleontologist)

Right now people are interested in genetic engineering to help the human race. That's a noble cause, and that's where we should be heading. But once we get past that - once we understand what genetic diseases we can deal with - when we start thinking about the future, there's an opportunity to create some new life-forms.