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The Velociraptor category encompasses a specific genus of theropod dinosaurs that lived during the late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 71 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. These creatures were characterized by their lithe and agile build, measuring up to 2 meters in length and weighing up to 15 kilograms. They had a distinctive sickle-shaped claw on each hind foot, which they likely used for slashing and disemboweling prey. Velociraptors were intelligent and social animals that hunted in packs, using their sharp teeth and keen senses to bring down small to medium-sized herbivorous dinosaurs. They are one of the most well-known and iconic dinosaur species, having been featured prominently in popular culture due to their fearsome reputation as predators. Fossilized specimens of Velociraptors have been found with feathers, indicating that they may have been capable of limited flight or at least had feathered covering for insulation. Despite their name, which means "swift seizer" in Latin, Velociraptors were not the giant, bird-like creatures often depicted in media and popular culture, but rather small, agile hunters that relied on speed and cunning to take down their prey.