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DINO FOSSIL LAYS BARE DIET

New research on a Gorgosaurus fossil that was between five and seven years old when it died reveals it had the hind legs of two small dinosaurs in its stomach. The Gorgosaurus, a cousin of the T-rex, lived approximately 75 million years ago. Fully grown tyrannosaurs had powerful jaws and piercing teeth that could kill huge herbivores larger than themselves.

The new study shows young tyrannosaurs consumed small plant-eating dinos and switched their diets as they grew.

SPAIN’S FIRST DOWN SYNDROME PARLIAMENTARIAN

MAR GALCERÁN recently became Spain’s first regional parliamentarian with Down syndrome.

Mar (45) joined Spain’s Partido Popular party at 18 and worked her way up within the party ranks while advocating for people with her condition to bring about policy change. “Society is beginning to see that people with Down syndrome can contribute a lot, but there’s still a long way to go,” says, Galcerán, who has been elected to Valencia’s regional assembly.

STEVE IRWIN’S SON HONOURED

ROBERT IRWIN, the son of late conservationist Steve Irwin, has received a prestigious award for his contribution to nature conservation. The 20-year-old has been named the international magazine GQ’s social force of the year (2023). Dad Steve, who became known as the Crocodile Hunter, tragically died in 2006 when a stingray barb pierced his heart. Robert, an award-winning wildlife photographer, continues his father’s legacy by teaching people about animals at the family’s three wildlife sanctuaries.