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TIL that the Bambiraptor, a dinosaur that evolved late in the final era, sacrificed speed and size for a much larger brain, were arboreal, lived in packs, and had evolved opposable claws that operated with similar dexterity to ours. They just didn't get enough time to evolve.

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