raptor
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The raptor serves as an animal ambassador at the center.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
I hang a black raptor silhouette in the middle square, but that does not deter him.
From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025
As the Super Heavy booster re-entered the atmosphere its 33 raptor engines worked to slow it down from speeds in excess of a few thousands miles per hour.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024
Some fossils are thought to represent previously undescribed species, including two additional pterosaur skulls and two small raptor dinosaurs.
From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024
One afternoon they’d seen a large reddish brown raptor swoop down and snatch a ground squirrel off a cattle range in the Gallatin River valley.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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