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Physical Characteristics
The Velociraptor was a fast-running, two-legged (bipedal) dinosaur. This meat-eater had about 80 very sharp, curved teeth in a long, flat snout. This predatory dinosaur had an s-shaped neck, arms with three-fingered clawed hands, long thin legs, and four-toed clawed feet. Velociraptor's head was about 7 inches (18 cm) long. Velociraptor was about 5 to 6 feet long (1.5-2 m), and 3 feet tall (1 m). It had a stiff tail that worked as a counterbalance and let it make very quick turns. It could run up to speeds of 40mph, making it a formidable hunter.

Habitat
Fossils of this species have been discovered in both Inner and Outer Mongolia in central Asia. The Velociraptor lived in a hot, dry environment that had some water sources such as streams.

Behaviour
Velociraptor, along with the other Dromaeosaurids, were the smartest dinosaurs, as calculated from their brain to body weight ratio. This made them very deadly predators. Velociraptor may have hunted in packs, perhaps attacking even very large animals.

Diet
The Velociraptor was a carnivore and had a 9 cm long, sickle-like, retractable claw was on the middle toe of each foot. This claw was its main weapon, and could probably easily kill most of its prey such Protoceratops (one was found fossilized with Velociraptor in a battle to the death) and probably ate many other plant-eaters, like hadrosaurs (duck-billed dinosaurs).

Strange and Interesting Facts
Velociraptor means Speedy Thief. This dinosaur lived in the Cretaceaous period, about 125 million years ago. Velociraptor is pronounced: vel-OSS-ee-rap-tor. Velociraptor is one of the most familiar dinosaurs due to its prominent role in the Jurassic Park motion picture series.