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Health & Science3h 21m ago
Newly hatched Tyrannosaurus Rex babies were precocial, meaning they were capable of independent hunting shortly after hatching and required minimal parental care.
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Who
Tyrannosaurus Rex
What
Newly hatched Tyrannosaurus Rex babies were precocial, meaning they were capable of independent hunting shortly after hatching and required minimal parental care.
When
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:49:53 GMT · 3h 21m ago
Where
North America ·
Why
Analysis of fossilized T. Rex nests and hatchling skeletons suggests advanced motor skills and predatory instincts present from birth.
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This finding recontextualizes the early life stages of T. Rex, indicating they were self-sufficient hunters from hatching, challenging previous assumptions about their dependence on parental provisioning.
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