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Tyrannosaurus Rex the very name means

Tyrannosaurus Rex the very name means tyrant Lizard King but was this tyrant

tyrant Lizard King but was this tyrant

tyrant Lizard King but was this tyrant merely a bumbling giant or a calculating

merely a bumbling giant or a calculating

merely a bumbling giant or a calculating killer by getting inside the head of the

killer by getting inside the head of the

killer by getting inside the head of the t-rex we can find out the answer an

t-rex we can find out the answer an

t-rex we can find out the answer an x-ray of an ancient fossilized brain

x-ray of an ancient fossilized brain

x-ray of an ancient fossilized brain case shows what a t-rex is brain could

case shows what a t-rex is brain could

case shows what a t-rex is brain could have actually looked like the scan

have actually looked like the scan

have actually looked like the scan reveals that areas of the brain

reveals that areas of the brain

reveals that areas of the brain associated with smell the olfactory

associated with smell the olfactory

associated with smell the olfactory bulbs were huge in proportion to the

bulbs were huge in proportion to the

bulbs were huge in proportion to the rest of T Rex’s brain comparing his wits

rest of T Rex’s brain comparing his wits

rest of T Rex’s brain comparing his wits to a distant relative the alligator the

to a distant relative the alligator the

to a distant relative the alligator the part of T Rex’s brain devoted solely to

part of T Rex’s brain devoted solely to

part of T Rex’s brain devoted solely to smell dwarfed that of his cousin and if

smell dwarfed that of his cousin and if

smell dwarfed that of his cousin and if you think of alligators who are able to

you think of alligators who are able to

you think of alligators who are able to smell their food easily the t-rex could

smell their food easily the t-rex could

smell their food easily the t-rex could have possibly had a sense of smell more

have possibly had a sense of smell more

have possibly had a sense of smell more like a bloodhound who can track its prey

like a bloodhound who can track its prey

like a bloodhound who can track its prey over a hundred miles away scientists

over a hundred miles away scientists

over a hundred miles away scientists also believe that t-rex had killer

also believe that t-rex had killer

also believe that t-rex had killer eyesight with enormous eye sockets the

eyesight with enormous eye sockets the

eyesight with enormous eye sockets the size of softballs and a narrow snout

size of softballs and a narrow snout

size of softballs and a narrow snout t-rex had an unobstructed line-of-sight

t-rex had an unobstructed line-of-sight

t-rex had an unobstructed line-of-sight it’s also thought that he could have had

it’s also thought that he could have had

it’s also thought that he could have had a type of stereoscopic vision similar to

a type of stereoscopic vision similar to

a type of stereoscopic vision similar to humans and predatory Birds

stereoscopic vision allows us to see

stereoscopic vision allows us to see depth which could enable a predator like

depth which could enable a predator like

depth which could enable a predator like the t-rex to see through camouflage on

the t-rex to see through camouflage on

the t-rex to see through camouflage on its prey and finally if you look inside

its prey and finally if you look inside

its prey and finally if you look inside T Rex’s skull there are a series of

T Rex’s skull there are a series of

T Rex’s skull there are a series of large air chambers that connect to the

large air chambers that connect to the

large air chambers that connect to the middle ear drum

middle ear drum

middle ear drum this network increased his sensitivity

this network increased his sensitivity

this network increased his sensitivity to low-frequency infrasonic waves sound

to low-frequency infrasonic waves sound

to low-frequency infrasonic waves sound that’s lower than the normal limit of

that’s lower than the normal limit of

that’s lower than the normal limit of human hearing larger animals like

human hearing larger animals like

human hearing larger animals like elephants produce infrasound waves that

elephants produce infrasound waves that

elephants produce infrasound waves that can travel over a hundred miles through

can travel over a hundred miles through

can travel over a hundred miles through ground and are sensed by other herds

ground and are sensed by other herds

ground and are sensed by other herds this infrasonic hearing ability could

this infrasonic hearing ability could

this infrasonic hearing ability could have allowed t-rex to detect vibrations

have allowed t-rex to detect vibrations

have allowed t-rex to detect vibrations made by other dinosaurs making it

made by other dinosaurs making it

made by other dinosaurs making it possible for him to echolocate his next

possible for him to echolocate his next

possible for him to echolocate his next meal Tyrannosaurus Rex was truly a

meal Tyrannosaurus Rex was truly a

meal Tyrannosaurus Rex was truly a triple threat with killer sight smell

triple threat with killer sight smell

triple threat with killer sight smell and hearing

and hearing

and hearing not a 7-ton moron but more likely a

not a 7-ton moron but more likely a

not a 7-ton moron but more likely a cunning and calculating bloodhound of

cunning and calculating bloodhound of

cunning and calculating bloodhound of Taoiseach spew