purple velociraptors

Velociraptors are pretty damn cool. As demonstrated in Jurassic Park, they are also feakishly smart. However, I think that the creators of Jurassic Park, as well as most palaeontologists got their colour wrong.

I would like to believe that Velociraptors were purple. Not like Barney (he was a fat, non-dinosaur thing). They were a really deep purple with some black scales round their joints. They probably varied in shades, some coming closer to a deep red, while others were a little more blue-ish, or indigo-y.

Most theories would say this is impossible, because they need to blend in with their surroundings. But who's to say that plants weren't purple a billion years ago?? Screw chloroplasts.

Honestly, how could something green be intelligent? I mean, look at Pokémon (Gotta catch 'em all!). Most green Pokémon are plant-like, and pretty slow in the brain. You know what else is green? Zombies! They are so desperate for brains that they eat them. Finally, Oscar the grouch. He lived in a garbage can. Clearly he was not bright enough to have a job and get his own place.

Here's something to think about, maybe other dinosaurs would be in so much awe at the purple velociraptors that they wouldn't even know that they were being eaten. If you fear you will ever be distracted from saving yourself from a velociraptor, do what this guy does: http://xkcd.com/87/.

It is my sincere hope that the next dinosaur movie that is made will take these thoughts into account, and not disappoint the drifting spirits of billion year-old purple velociraptors.