8 birds that look like their dinosaur ancestors

8 birds that look like their dinosaur ancestors

Ostriches: These flightless giants share similar long necks, powerful legs, and clawed feet with some theropod dinosaurs like the Velociraptor.

Cassowaries: Similar to ostriches, cassowaries are large, flightless birds with a prehistoric look.

Seriemas: These long-legged South American birds resemble smaller versions of dinosaurs like the Compsognathus.

Hoatzin: This unique bird has a distinctive crest of feathers on its head, much like some crested dinosaurs.

Secretarybirds: These long-legged African birds are known for their impressive predatory skills.  

Tinamous: These South American birds are flightless and have been nicknamed "the flying dinosaurs" for a reason.

Rheas: These flightless birds from South America are similar to ostriches but smaller.

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports