Feathers: ancient, engineered, and way more than just for flight. 🪶 Our friend @tardibabe headed to Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock National Park and a feather from a Northern Gannet (Morus Bassanus) which sparked a deep dive into the story of feathers themselves. The earliest known feathered bird, Archaeopteryx, lived over 150 million years ago and likely shared a common ancestor with theropod dinosaurs. Thousands of fossil discoveries reveal that many non-avian dinosaurs also had feathers,