Ladies and gentlemen: The Velociraptor
a dinosaur with the wow factor
like Spielberg took his famous shark
and dumped it in Jurassic Park
(clever girl said poor Bob Peck
just before he got totally wrecked
as they used their claws to good effect
just feeling peckish I suspect )
but I looked ‘em up in National Geographic
who says their description is problematic
for one thing the creature was covered in feathers
not quite so mean as a villain in leathers
also they didn’t hunt in packs
so poor Bob Peck could’ve probably relaxed
they were actually the size of beefed-up turkey
a little less evil, a little more quirky
(and I don’t know if it’s particularly relevant
they could run as fast as an African elephant)
so all in all they’ve had a bad press
but they’re all extinct so they couldn’t care less
just a raptor supremely adapted
(and I wish I wasn’t so easily distracted)