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A raptor was closely related to a bird because when the raptors or two legged herbivores were running away from predators then as they ran away they had to run up steeper things too get away and that is how they developed wings to help then get up steeper things.

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birds are a desendent of the linage therapods

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They are mostly related to DINOSAURS

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Crocodilians

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