'Bandit-Masked' Feathered Dinosaur Hid From Predators using Multiple Types of Camouflage (VIDEO)

University of Bristol

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Researchers from the University of Bristol have revealed how a small feathered dinosaur used its colour patterning, including a bandit mask-like stripe across its eyes, to avoid being detected by its predators and prey.

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David Marshall, University of Bristol

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