These Extinct Birds Really Stretch the Definition of “Bird”

This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: Check out “The Idea” music video here: From birds with no wings to giant fowl that were once mistaken for predators, here are 6 birds that who’s strange features may not be what you think of when you think of birds! Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It’s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Charles Copley, Drew Hart, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, GrowingViolet, Ash, Laura Sanborn, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Sources: #citeas #citeas #:~:text=Birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs,in one burst of innovation. Image Sources: : : : : : : : : :Hesperornis_regalis_(1).jpg :Animals_of_the_past_-_an_account_of_some_of_the_creatures_of_the_ancient_world_(1929)_(18012757429).jpg : : : : : : : :Pterosaur_(Zhengzhou).jpg