Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 34 of 34
Dinosaurs Still Live Today!
A museum today
Birds belong to the dinosaur group. Even this duck! Above it, the pterosaur, a flying reptile, and the sea reptile are not dinosaurs.
Did you know?
Birds are the only dinosaurs still alive today.
Look together
Can you find the bird, a dinosaur of today?
An idea to try
Find the living dinosaur’s feathers.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The museum compares a modern duck with two reconstructions: a pterosaur and an ichthyosaur. Birds are dinosaurs; the other two animals are not. Classification uses anatomical traits and ancestry, not just habitat or flight. The models are separate museum objects; these animals are not placed together in one ancient ecosystem.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: What are dinosaurs?Distinguish a living bird within dinosaurs from related pterosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles.
- Natural History Museum: What is an ichthyosaur?Ichthyosaurs are marine reptiles with streamlined bodies, flippers, dorsal and caudal fins.
Page prepared on October 4, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book Dinosaurs Around the World to Colour
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