Microraptor (SciiFii)

Microraptor adohomo (name meaning "small thief created by man") is a species of small, black-colored, arboreal, four-winged paravian dinosaur that was originally extinct and once lived in Early Cretaceous China, but has since been brought back from extinction and is found in the Chinese Forest walkthrough exhibit in Cretaceous Park in Sacramento, California, although there is an increasing established population of Microraptors in Eureka Forest in northern California. Microraptors are purely carnivorous and mainly feeds on insects, lizards, small mammals, and eggs of other animals.

Like all other non-avian coelurosaurs, Microraptors provide important evidence about the evolutionary relationship between birds and non-avian dinosaurs. Microraptors have long pennaceous feathers that form aerodynamic surfaces on the arms and tail but also on the legs. This allows the Microraptors to be capable of, not only gliding (holding its wings out while tucking its wings under its body), but powered flight as well.

In Eureka forests of California, the Microraptors are known to feed on wide range of abundant and some endangered native lizards and small mammals, causing concern for the conservationists, so the wildlife officers have suggested that Microraptors should be on the "100 worst invasive species in California" to be eradicated, however, many residence of Eureka forests protested due to their love of Microraptors as they referred Microraptors as "cute little gliding birds".