Birds came to be as far back as 150 to 200 million years ago in the pre-historic era of dinosaurs. They originated from a breed of bipedal dinosaurs that were, oddly enough, carnivorous. They have been a part of man’s home life for over 5,000 years and have been used as a collector’s item, as food and as a pet. To this day, over 10,000 breeds of birds have been discovered and documented.