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Warm Fuzzy Pterodactyls in Texas?

by on Apr.18, 2011, under Strange

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Marfa Lights of southwest Texas, at least the most mysterious variety, are seen only a few times each year. They appear only at night, but at any season, with little regard for weather, with one exception: They prefer glowing on those nights that are not too cold.

Temperatures During Marfa Light Sightings

If the Marfa Lights predators often sleep in a cave in the Big Bend National Park, they would be expected to spend less time hunting around Marfa on the coldest nights, for it would be more difficult to find prey. This coorelates very well with the data compiled by Bunnell over many years.

Are Pterosaurs Warm-Blooded?

According to the book The Pterosaurs From Deep Time, by David M. Unwin, the metabolism and physiology of those flying creatures was closely tied to their body temperature. Were pterosaurs warm-blooded like mammals and birds, or cold-blooded, like reptiles?

Some cryptozoologists, including Jonathan Whitcomb, suggest that some pterosaurs still live in various parts of the world. Although Whitcomb avoids direct reference to the warm-cold-blood controversay, he suggests how pterosaurs can presently survive the winters of North America.

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