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I was wondering, Could Velociraptor use it's claws to groom itself, if it did at all, and you would think that in the Jurassic Park movies the Raptors would be able to learn how to get the food out of the old vending machines, right, what would the leader of a pack of Raptors be called, and 'Alpha'? All this thinking is making my head hurt...
from Adamspva, age 14, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.; July 24, 2001

TOM: Velociraptor almost certainly would have used its claws (both hands and feet) as well as its jaws in grooming. If the vending machines had been broken open, I think that the raptors might have gone after some of the food (I think a lot of animals, even meat-eaters, might try junk food: not that it is very good for them...).

In animal behavior studies, the leader of a group is often called an "Alpha".

Hope you head is feeling better!


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