You are in the forests of China, 160 million years ago.

High in the late Jurassic canopy, a flash of red feathers catches the light. It’s an Anchiornis, perched on a branch, its crested head turning sharply to reveal a white, speckled face. It doesn't chirp; instead, it emits a low, clicking hiss. With surprising agility, it leaps—not in flight, but in a controlled glide—extending both its feathered arms and long-feathered legs to parachute down to a lower limb, landing smoothly to snap up a dragonfly, its feathers shimmering with iridescent, obsidian black and grey patterns.