Prehistoric-Park-Remake

All Great And Precious Things Part 1

The female Allosaurus rested in the shade of a large, dead tree, taking refuge from the burning heat of the relentless sun. The sky was cloudless, intensifying the heat as it superheated the dried ground of the parchy plains. She sat in the tree's shade and panted; it was midday, and energy had to be reduced to prevent overheating.

It was the dry season and three months since any rain. During the dry season, food and water were scarce for all animals, including Allosaurus. The large herbivores she preyed on were clustered around a few, widely distributed watering holes, drawn to them by the need for both food and water; this drew predators to the same spots, leading to increased competition. She had resorted to scavenging in order to survive; feeding on the corpses of animals that had died due to lack of food and water. Suddenly, in the corner of her eyes, she saw a gleaming light. That was new. Three small figures emerged from the light before it disappeared. That was new, too. She'd better go investigate.

Drew Luczynski was sitting in his office, waiting. Standing or sitting near him were Leon Gilbertson, Adrian Sky and Jack and Alice Denham, all bored. Leon was calmly flipping through the journal, Jack was looking at the celling (for no discernible reason) and tapping his feet impatiently, Alice was looking at her watch, whilst Adrian was looking out of the window. Suddenly, a voice sarcastically noted, "Well, I'm glad to see you intended to go without me". They turned to see Cynthia walking towards them, a smug expression on her face. "Where were you?", an puzzled Jack asked, "You were supposed to be here five minutes ago". In response, she rolled her eyes and replied, "I had some business at the Coelophysis pen; that's why I was late. Sue me. Anyway, what are we going after?"

Drew looked at her suspiciously and cleared his throat, ""The Late Jurassic was the age of giants; it was the time where dinosaurs really got big," Drew explained, flicking through pages of the file. "The best fossils of the time have been found in a place in North America called the Morrison Formation, which happens to be one of the richest fossil sites in the world." He briefly paused and continued, "Theodore and I couldn't decide on which location we wanted to go to, Colorado or Wyoming, so we just picked both. For this mission, we are splitting the team; Cynthia and Leon are coming with me", he gestured to them, "to Wyoming, 155 million years ago, in the dry season. Whereas you three", he gestured to Jack, Alice and Adrian, "are going to Colorado, 152 million years ago, during the wet season". He then proceeded to hand them a small journal and a remote. "As you know, you use the journal to identify any animals you see and, of course, you have a portal remote. Anyway, I would love to stay and chat with you three but we have to prepare. Be careful and remember; no species left behind."

At the portal site, an employee entered the first time period and location and the portal flared to life at the push of a button. Shortly after, the portal opened again. Jack put the portal remote in his pocket and secured it. He turned to Alice, who both gave him a thumbs-up. Jack returned their gestures and smiled at them and they went through the gleaming portal.

Afterwards, it was the Wyoming team's turn. After the portal's location and time had been entered. Drew put the portal remote in his pocket and, after making sure the remote was secured, he turned to Leon and Cynthia, who nodded at him. He nodded in turn, and they entered through the portal.

After the blinding light from the portal dimmed down, the first thing that hit the three adventurers was the heat; other eras had been hot, but this was almost oppressive. They looked around and saw what had, evidently, once been a forest of cycads and conifer trees; however, pretty much all of the trees were leafless, denuded by the lack of water. The sky was cloudless and the ground superheated by the glare of a pitiless sun. Cynthia looked around, muttering "So where should we start?". "Look for a watering hole. Watering holes are like candy stores to animals in a drought", Leon replied. "OK, where's the nearest waterhole?", Cynthia asked, annoyed. Drew rolled his eyes and said, "Cool it, guys; arguing isn't going to solve anything." He breathed out. Sometimes, he wondered about the team he'd assembled.

In Colorado, conversely, the first thing that hit the team was the humidity. It was, somewhat paradoxically, a new experience; other eras had been hot, but none had been truly humid. They looked around to see where they had emerged and the sight was breath-taking. They had emerged in the centre of a dense forest, dominated by redwood trees, some so tall, they almost stretched into the sky and, underneath the trees, there was a dense blanket of ferns. In the air, they could hear the calls of pterosaurs and, in the undergrowth, they could hear the squeals and hisses of dinosaurs. The trio looked around, awestruck. This was unlike any time they had ever been to; this made even the most verdant of the previous landscapes they had visited look like a desolate wasteland. "It's beautiful", Alice said, almost lost for words at the beauty of their surroundings, "It's just so beautiful". Jack, overawed, said to Adrian and Alice, "When you signed up, was this what you were expecting?". In response to this, Alice nodded in affirmative and Adrian said, "Yeah"

Suddenly, a low squawk snapped them out of their reverie. They turned to see something standing on the fallen trunk of a tree. It was a theropod dinosaur, some ten feet long. There was a similarity in appearance to the Coelophysis back at the park; like them, it stood bipedally on two large, muscular legs, whilst its arms were short and ended in three-fingered hands, with its body being counterbalanced by a long tail. However, its neck was shorter than the Coelophysis and its muzzle was shorter and deeper. Its body was covered in downy black-and-white feather. On the back of the head and across the shoulders, the feathers were longer and narrower, forming quills. However, it was the head that was holding everyone's attention. On the throat, there were blue wattles and a fleshy crest adorned the snout, with blue markings around its eyes.

The dinosaur regarded them with a look of curiosity, before jumping nimbly from the tree trunk and landing gracefully on the ground. After it had landed, it sniffed the air uncertainly, and scampered past them into the undergrowth, barely regarding them as it walked past with a purpose visible from its stride. "Wonder where he's going?", Jack said, to which Adrian shrugged and said, "Let's follow him and see".

After a few minutes, they had tracked the Ornitholestes to a large clearing. The forest floor in the clearing was almost devoid of plants; a thick layer of mud almost blanketed the ground, only covered by a thin layer of redwood leaves. It was almost like a blotch on the verdant forest surrounding it. As they entered, they saw the Ornitholestes, lurking in the shadows, as if waiting for something.

Suddenly, in the middle of the patch, the thin layer of redwood leaves on the ground on top of the silt began to move. At first it was in only one tiny spot, but soon several other areas were twitching, as if something was trying to erupt from below the Earth, The Ornitholestes' eyes narrowed in cold anticipation and Jack, Alice and Adrian stared with bated breath.

Eventually, the needles on one spot parted and a head on the end of a thin neck parted the ground, stretched up for the first breath of clean air. Jack, Alice and Adrian let out a gasp; they knew what this was. This was a baby Diplodocus; hatched from an egg laid by the longest and most elegant of the sauropods.

However, this new life would soon be woefully cut short. The Ornitholestes, with lightning reflexes, darted towards the hapless creature. Jack, Alice and Adrian watched as its talons flicked out and grabbed the tiny sauropod by the head. With one powerful tug, it pulled the whole sauropodlet out of the ground. Jack, Alice and Adrian could see the baby sauropod in more detail. Even with its comparatively short neck and tail, it was already a metre long. Its dappled green and brown body was stained with egg membrane. However, its fight for survival was already over; the Ornitholestes swiftly killed it with a bite to the neck.

However, the hatchling's sacrifice had not been in vain. As the Ornitholestes eagerly ripped up its meal, other sauropodlets were unearthing themselves around the clearing. This glut was more than a dozen Ornitholestes could cope with; many sauropodlets would die, yes, but just enough would live.

As the hours wore on, several more Ornitholestes entered the clearing, to join in the slaughter. Many, many sauropodlets had died; however, Jack, Alice and Adrian noticed something unusual. After the first one or two, the Ornitholestes had ceased eating them; instead, they just killed them and left the bodies. "That doesn't make sense", Jack said, "They'll never be able to eat all the carcasses, so why do they just leave them there?". Adrian shrugged and said "Hunting practice, maybe?". Alice shook her head and said, "I don't think so. I've heard of something like this before; predators do this when they find themselves with a lot of easy prey that can't outrun them. When a predator's in "kill mode", it's gonna kill until it stops receiving distress signals from prey in its immediate vicinity, rather than stopping and thinking "alright, I got enough to eat with this one. It's like a fox in a henhouse; it'll kill all the hens, but it'll only eat one or two"." Jack commented, "Yeah, they're going to stay here until they get bored; perfect opportunity, wouldn't you think?".

The moving of the Ornitholestes had to be done quickly, before they got bored and left the area. Using a grabbing tool, they each pulled about ten of the sauropodlet corpses towards them. The theropods' gleeful slaughter was interrupted when they realised that someone was trying to take their meat. They dived towards the three humans, like dogs after a tennis ball. Alice activated the portal and the theropods all dived through, moving as if a single entity. After shutting it off, Jack turned to his compatriots and said "Well, that was easy! Let's go and see if we can find some other creatures. Let's see if we can find a river; animals are drawn to water.". Before they left, they turned and gave one last look on the clearing, which still had sauropodlets emerging from it; the immediate threat had been removed, but more predators would find the spawning ground, eventually. They left, the clearing behind them, as more sauropodlets tunnelled their way out into the world.

Meanwhile, in Wyoming, Drew, Cynthia and Leon had found a small pond; all that was left of what once had been a large lake. True to Leon's word, it had been a magnet for animals from miles around. The team hiked down the bluff and towards the small pond; a large pool with giant ferns and horsetails growing around the edge. A small herd of herbivorous dinosaurs stood, either browsing by the lakeside or drinking from the water.

The largest of the dinosaurs by the lake were some twenty-five feet long, with a huge bulky body and diamond-shaped, vertical armour plates along its back. The tail was tipped with dangerous-looking three-foot spikes. But the neck tapered to an absurdly small head with a placid gaze, like a very dumb horse. "Stegosaurus stenops," Leon said, "They're browsers; they use their beaks to crop ferns and those massive spikes were used as defence against predators." Cynthia pointed to the plates on their backs, "What's the function of the plates on their backs? Some sort of communication device?". Leon nodded, "Yes. It's thought that they would pump blood into those plates to serve as a threat display."

Two species of small ornithopod were browsing the stegosaurs down by the lake. The large ornithopods were about twelve feet long and quite robustly built. They were coloured a greenish-brown, with white patches on the belly, sides and tail, with downy feathers along their backs. The smaller ornithopods were much smaller, only about six feet in length. Like their larger cousins, they were fully bipedal, but they were more brightly coloured; leaf-green and white, with a bright blue head. They were scampering about, pecking at the ground next to the larger animals, feeding on their leftovers.

Leon knew what they were immediately, "The larger ornithopods are Dryosaurus. They're known to have a relationship with the stegosaurs of the area with them being lookouts while the others provide protection. Although they're shy, they have strong tails and legs, which could make for painful swings and devastating kicks. The smaller ones are Othnielosaurus, which we think would hang around giant dinosaurs for protection and act as sentries to alert them of predators. "

As the three humans approached the watering hole, however, the nearest stegosaur stamped its foot and bellowed at them. It was clear that they were not going to move any time soon. Drew and Cynthia stepped back; however, Leon moved forward, grabbed an air horn and began blaring it at the stegosaurs. The stegosaurs, their attention turned to the three humans, let out low, indignant bellows at them. Drew and Cynthia grabbed Leon and pulled him aside and Cynthia asked "What do you think you're doing?".

Leon smiled and said, "We make some noise and attract their attention; it's thought that, like rhinos, they had poor eyesight but a good sense of hearing and smell. When they move towards us, we open the portal." Drew nodded and said "Sounds like a plan". As Leon continued blaring, the stegosaurs became more and more angry, blood flushing through their plates, before they all came charging towards Leon. Drew quickly grabbed his portal remote, causing the portal to whirr into life. The stegosaurs all charged through the portal, into the present

The ornithopods looked around with a look of both nervousness and curiosity at where their gigantic protectors had gone. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Drew pointed his remote and activated the portal. Once the portal was activated, the dinosaurs all briefly stood, transfixed at this strange, shining light, before heading through the portal into the park, moving as if one single entity; once they had all gone through, Drew de-activated the portal.

Meanwhile, back at the park, Kyle and Nikolai had put the Ornitholestes, Stegosaurus, Dryosaurus and Othnielosaurus into holding pens; it had been difficult rounding the smaller animals up, but they had managed. They stood by the portal, waiting for what the teams would bring back next, when, suddenly, the nearby communicator flared into life. A voice screamed into the walkie-talkie, "Hello! Can anyone hear me? This is urgent!". Kyle picked up the communicator, and answered, "This is Kyle. What's the problem?". He recognised who the voice was; Hugo Adams, one of the keepers. Hugo said, in response, "Some of the Coelophysis have escaped! I don't know what happened-". "Start at the beginning, Hugo!", Kyle said, with Nikolai listening intently. "There was something wrong with the door; the lock must have failed! Apparently, it automatically shut off about two hours ago! We managed to close it off, but some of the Coelophysis managed to escape." "How many Coelophysis have escaped?", Kyle asked. Hugo's voice answered "About 30." Kyle's eye twitched in irritation; how come no-one had noticed this? Cynthia had been at the paddock around about the time the lock was supposed to have shut off; how come she didn't report it?

Nikolai, as if reading Kyle's mind, stated "There must have been some sort of malfunction with the electronic locks. Strange no-one noticed.", Nikolai said as he pondered the events, to which Kyle let out an aggrieved groan; of course no-one would have done. Things never went the way they were supposed to at Prehistoric Earth. Resigning himself to his fate, he said "Come on Koli, we've got the next few hours cut out for us; we have to go and round them up." Narrowing his eyes at his hated nickname, Nikolai said. "Yes; this time, however, we come up with a plan together." Kyle glared at him in response and said, "Fine. Any ideas?".

Meanwhile, back in Wyoming, the ground began to shake. Drew, Cynthia and Leon looked at each other in confusion as to what could be causing all the commotion. Drew grabbed his binoculars and looked to see an amazing sight. A large herd of gigantic, grey, long-necked reptiles were coming to the waterhole. He recognised them immediately; they were Apatosaurus, one of the greatest of Jurassic sauropods. He, Cynthia and Leon moved away from the watering hole as the giants approached. The gigantic herd began drinking from the watering hole and grazing from the horsetails and ferns. Some of the older individuals even began digging for water that may have been stored underground. Drew, Cynthia and Leon stared in awe at these magnificent animals; these gigantic dinosaurs made even the most impressive of the previous creatures they had previously encountered look tiny and ineffectual by comparison.

Suddenly, a large, dark shape moved stealthily through the denuded trees, and the entire herd of sauropods suddenly went on edge. It was moving so fast, it was practically a blur. The leader of the herd sniffed the air, and bellowed a loud, trumpeting call. Suddenly, the shape reappeared again, moving closer and closer to the herd. Drew could now get some better detail of it; it was some sort of large bipedal dinosaur, but it was moving so fast, no other features were discernible. Whatever it was, it was scaring the herd who, with a speed that belied their gigantic size, began stampeding. As the giant sauropods charged, they whipped up a flurry of dust that nearly blinded the nearby humans. "Hurry!", Drew, not wanting to miss the opportunity afforded by this, yelled to Cynthia and Leon, "Set up the portal!" The two others suddenly snapped out of their state of shock and began to set up the portal in the direction towards which the herd were stampeding. The entire herd charged through the portal, into the present.

The dust hung in the air for several moments after the herd had left, practically blinding the three adventurers. The team looked around, to see what was going on, as a low growl echoed through the scrub. They soon saw what had put the Apatosaurus herd on edge; a large carnivorous dinosaur was walking towards them, with no signs of stopping. As the theropod moved closer, the dust cleared, fully revealing it.

Now, with the dust cleared, they could get a good look at the theropod that had caused the stampede. It was large, about thirty feet long, and was tannish brown in colour, with black stripes on its back and tail. It stood upright on two muscular back legs, counterbalanced by a long, thick tail. However, it was the head that held their attention; its most distinctive feature being the two large horns, one on each eyebrow. As it snarled in displeasure, a mouth full of jagged, double-edged teeth became visible. It stood for a few seconds, growled in displeasure, and stalked off. As the departing creature stalked off, Cynthia looked at Leon, "Was that… was that an Allosaurus?". Leon nodded, "Yeah; the lion of the Jurassic. A nightmare to most of the herbivores at the time". Cynthia turned to Drew and said, "So… what do we do now?" Drew breathed out and said, "We follow it. See where it's headed."

And, so, they hiked through the denuded forest, in pursuit of the giant theropod. For three hours, there were only fleeting glimpses of a sandy-brown, striped shape ghosting through the forest; however, after three hours, they got a good look at it in a forest clearing. However, before they could set up the portal, it had loped off into the forest, almost disappearing. Back to square one, then.

They continued following it, until, several hours later, the sun was setting and there was still no sight of the allosaur, Cynthia snarled, "Bollocks. The trail's run cold", before saying, rather more loudly, "Guys, the trail's run cold; we've lost it". Leon turned to Drew and said, "So, what do we do now?" Drew looked around and said, "It's getting dark. And I don't know about you, but I don't think it's going to be very safe being out here tonight. We've had a long day; I say we set up camp". Cynthia and Leon agreed.

Meanwhile, back at the park, Kyle and Nikolai had come up with a plan; track down the Coelophysis, lure them in with bait and corral them until transport. A voice screamed into their walkie-talkies, "Hello! Can anyone hear me? This is urgent!". Kyle picked up the communicator, and answered, "This is Kyle. What's the problem?". He recognised who the voice was; Matt Thompson, with the research division. Matt said, in response, "Where the hell are you guys?! Don't you know what's hap-". "We're tracking the Coelophysis; about 30 of them escaped. The door lock on the paddock failed; for some bizarre and, probably, 'hilarious' reason.", Kyle said, with Nikolai listening intently; Matt might have something important to say. Matt yelled over the radio, "That's not really a priority at the moment! One of the teams brought back a herd of Apatosaurus and they stampeded out of the holding pens! They're somewhere in the park now."

"How many Apatosaurus did they bring back?", Kyle asked; both he and Nikolai were sincerely hoping that only a few of the huge dinosaurs had been brought back. They could get them rounded up easier if they were. Matt's voice answered "About 25." Kyle's eye twitched in irritation; of course they had done. Things never went easily for Prehistoric Earth. Nikolai was looking at him, "So, Kyle? What do you suggest we do?". Kyle sighed, "Track down the apatosaurs; the Coelophysis can wait." Nikolai nodded; there was almost an expression of disappointment in his face that he and Kyle had found themselves in agreement.

Meanwhile, in Colorado, the team had followed the line of a small stream they'd found in the forest. The stream had led steeply down to a shallow valley, joining a larger river. As they entered, they saw a small group of juvenile Diplodocus cropping the horsetails. These were much bigger than the tiny hatchlings they had seen in the clearing; their necks and tails were longer and their legs comparatively thinner. Small horny plates were beginning to appear on their backs, creating a line of small, iguana-like spines. They were also much larger, with the largest being approximately twenty feet long.

Suddenly, a large creature rose out of a stand of horsetail. It was some thirty feet long, with a huge bulky body and diamond-shaped, vertical armour plates along its back. The tail was tipped with dangerous-looking three-foot spikes. But the neck tapered to an absurdly small head with a placid gaze, like a very dumb horse. They knew what it was immediately; it was a Stegosaurus. They didn't need the info packs to know that.

The young Diplodocus continued browsing; they knew the Stegosaurus was a herbivore and, therefore, unlikely to be a threat. However, Jack, Adrian and Alice were nervous around the huge creature; they, too, knew it was a herbivore, but the vicious looking spikes on its tail would be a cause for concern if they irritated it.

However, as the young Diplodocus filtered out onto the marshy canyon, the Stegosaurus paid them little attention; instead, he focused on working his way through a tough bennetite stem. Jack, Adrian and Alice relaxed slightly; the Stegosaurus was too occupied with the business of eating to notice any creature in the general vicinity,them included,

Suddenly, the Stegosaurus paused, sniffed the air and became very alert, snorting and scraping his feet, like a fighting bull. Jack, Adrian and Alice looked confused. "What's gotten into him?", Adrian whispered. "Maybe he's smelt us", Alice quietly replied, making sure not to disturb the creature further; they didn't want it to attack them. "Maybe", Jack said, "Or maybe, he's smelt something el-" Jack was interrupted by a low alligator-like hiss coming from directly behind them.

The three humans turned around, almost in unison to see two large Allosaurus moving towards them from the forest. They had been stalking the young Diplodocus; they had been following them all this time. The Stegosaurus bellowed and the juvenile Diplodocus panicked. The nearest Allosaurus hissed at the Stegosaurus' posturing. Jack, Adrian and Alice gulped; they were caught between a rock and a hard place

The Stegosaurus turned towards the Allosaurus, bellowing. He pounded his front feet, whilst swinging his tail vigorously at the Allosaurus. When the Allosaurus did not back off, he turned sideways to them, and his plates flushed a deep-red brown. The Allosaurus took a few steps back at this intimidating display, but they did not retreat.

The Diplodocus juveniles, disturbed by the stegosaur's attitude of alarm, began to mill about, swinging their tails in fear. The Allosaurus, their element of surprise ruined, struck. The first darted forward, past the Stegosaurus, and launched towards the nearest member of the group, sinking its teeth in the juvenile's rump. The sauropod briefly stumbled from the shock of the blow, but it was still standing. However, the Allosaurus maintained a vice-like grip on the sauropod, digging its heels in and preventing it from fleeing. Its comrade joined it, biting and clawing at the sauropod's flanks, tearing its flesh. Eventually, the sauropod's legs buckled and it collapsed into the water. The lead allosaur shifted its bite to the young sauropod's spinal cord, severing it. The allosaurs stood back as the dying sauropod entered its dying spasms; a kick from even a dying Diplodocus could severely injure them. However, the sauropod's spasms petered out and, after about ten minutes, it died. The Allosaurus roared in triumph and dived on the dead sauropod, like stray dogs to an open bin.

The other juveniles had scampered away, past the Stegosaurus, and had disappeared down the canyon. The Stegosaurus had resumed feeding, as if there had been no disturbance; it knew that, in the bloody calculations of the allosaurs' reptilian minds, the lure of the immediately available meat outweighed attacking the potentially dangerous, heavily armoured Stegosaurus. Jack scanned the canyon; it was a perfect opportunity to bring back all three of the creatures, but how… Suddenly, a thought occurred to Jack. He had a plan.

Jack gathered Adrian and Alice and began to explain; "Remember how we caught the Ornitholestes? We grabbed the sauropodlet corpses and pulled them through? Well, I reckon we do the same thing, but bigger. We use a winch, grab the dead Diplodocus and have them chase it through the portal." Adrian and Alice nodded; it seemed like a good idea.

Using a trail of vegetation as bait, they managed to send the Stegosaurus through the portal. Once they'd sent it through, they'd been surprised to find Yolanda and Collete manning the portal. The two filled them in on what had happened; Kyle and Nikolai were out both looking for the Apatosaurus Drew and Cynthia had brought back and about 30 Coelophysis that had escaped earlier. The latter story was the stranger; apparently, the electronic door lock had failed, for seemingly no reason. But, they could worry about that later; it was time to implement Jack's plan for the allosaurs.

Sneaking past the feeding carnivores, Jack hooked the hook end of winch into the sauropod's leg; the winch was attached to a park jeep, which Adrian was driving. Jack gave the thumbs-up signal, to which Adrian activated the winch, which began pulling the sauropod carcass away. The allosaurs took notice of this and began to move towards it, hissing at the Jeep. Jack yelled over the walkie-talkie, "Hit the pedal! Now! Adrian whirred the Jeep into life and began to drive forward, moving the sauropod carcass along with it. The nearest of the allosaurs roared at Adrian and they both tore after the meat. After Adrian had reached the mouth of the canyon, Alice activated the portal, which the Jeep, dragging the sauropod carcass with it, tore through. The Allosaurus dived through the portal after the carcass, like dogs after a tennis ball.

After a few minutes, Adrian returned through the portal, saying "Jack! Your plan worked; Yolanda and Collete are getting the allos into the vet pens. And it was an awesome idea, too!". Jack punched the air triumphantly and said, "Yeah!" Alice looked at her brother and smiled, "Well, Commander Modesty", she said fondly, "What's the plan?" Jack, emboldened by his success, stated "We head thataway!", he said, dramatically pointing at the direction in which the juvenile Diplodocus had headed. Today was getting to be a good day.

Meanwhile, in Wyoming, Drew woke up from his sleep and gave out a yawn. He'd slept surprisingly well; the night had been rather quiet, aside from the occasional sound outside the tent. He suddenly heard someone moving outside; one of the team must have woken up already. He rubbed his eyes, stretched and clambered out of his tent to find Cynthia standing outside. Surprised at his arrival, she gave out a small gasp and backed away from Drew, "Don't do that!", she said, mock-indignantly. Drew, changing the subject, said "Early riser?" Cynthia said, "Yeah. Beautiful, isn't it?", she gestured to the vista. "Yeah", Drew said, "Yeah". Cynthia states, "Reminds me of Africa, a bit. Only with dinosaurs. " Drew said, "You were in Africa?", to which she nodded, "Yeah, before I came here." "Anyways", she said, pointing at the large basin they were looking at, "Back on subject; I was walking round this morning and, wouldn't you know, it, I found tracks. Sauropods. Big ones, too. Fresh, and headed approximately", she pointed approximately northwest, "That way." Drew looked at her, flabbergasted, "How did you-". Cynthia smiled at him and went, "Said I was in Africa, didn't I? You pick up a few things"

Shortly after the dramatic events in the canyon, Jack was walking with a little bit of a spring in his step. They had tracked the juvenile Diplodocus to the edge of the forest, but there had been no sign of them so far. Jack, Adrian and Alice looked around, for any sign of the young dinosaurs. Suddenly, Jack briefly paused; there was a weird smell in the air. It was a weird scent; it smelt almost like something was… burning. He went rigid; that wasn't his imagination. He could smell smoke in the air. Adrian and Alice went rigid too; they had memories of the Carboniferous forest fire. Suddenly, smoke blew in the air, like some sort of malignant wind. They turned round to see flames were moving through the forest, getting closer and closer to them

The fire had started miles to the south, due to a lightning storm. Fires were not uncommon in these forests, but this was bigger than normal. Since the rains were late, the vegetation was tinder-dry, and warm southerly mists brought the fire north. A firestorm started amongst the conifers and floating pieces of vegetation spawned a thousand smaller fires throughout the forest. Soon, a 100km stretch of forest was aflame; the understorey was completely incinerated and columns of fire leapt through the canopy.

The dinosaurs had picked up the scent of smoke long before the fire reached them; however, many still perished. Those that fled in the wrong direction, or those to slow to outrun the advancing flames were doomed. Fires this size were rate, but when they occurred, they could wipe out whole generations of animals.

Jack, Alice and Adrian stood, paralysed, at the roaring inferno. "Run!", Alice screamed, as the three adventurers took off, trying to outrun the advancing flames. Escaping the forest, they ran out into the open scrub. Stopping to catch their breath, they turned to look at the inferno; whilst small fires had started on the scrub, the sparse vegetation had meant that the fires had quickly burnt themselves out.

"Well, that was a close shave!", Jack said, looking at his fellow teammates. Alice said, "Yeah. So, what's the plan?". Jack shrugged and said, "I guess we look for more animals." And, so, they hiked out into the scrub, away from the burning forest.

After about two hours of hiking, they came to an area of open scrub. As they entered, they saw a small group of juvenile Diplodocus, browsing on the ferns. They recognised them instantaneously; Adrian said, "I think they're the same ones we met in the ravine. Wonder what they're doing out here". Jack commented, "They must have been driven out of the forest by the fire; probably a lot of things were. They're in perfect position for us to bring them back…"

Suddenly, the ground began to quake; both the humans and the young sauropods went rigid. For a few minutes, all was quiet… then, suddenly, a low, trumpeting hoot, like an elephant, echoed through the air, deafening both the humans and the Diplodocus. Both groups turned to see a herd of gigantic sauropods enter the. From their appearance, it was clear that these were not Diplodocus; there were many differences. The first, and most obvious, difference is that their front legs were much longer than their back ones, giving them sloping backs and a slightly front-heavy appearance. They were much taller than the Diplodocus, too, due to their sloping backs; the largest individuals' head was almost thirty feet off the ground. They had leathery grey skin, with pale bellies. On each individual's head was a little bump. On the top part of the neck, and the end of the tail, there were small spines, like an iguana.

Again, they didn't need the book to know what they were. They knew they were Brachiosaurus. "They're magnificent", Alice said, quietly, as so not to disturb the giants. Jack, grinning, turned to his sister and said, "We are SO having them in the park". As the giants moved closer into view, all creatures nearby had gone silent. With an almost stately walk, the Brachiosaurus walked over to a knot of araucaria and began feeding. Jack, quietly, crept up to the herd and pressed the button on the portal remote. The herd stared, transfixed at this glowing orb, and, one by one, walked slowly through the portal. When the last one had gone through, Jack closed the portal.

Meanwhile, back at the park, Kyle and Nikolai had managed to track the Apatosaurus; well, they hadn't been hard to find. Using food and recordings of their calls, the Apatosaurus were being herded towards Mesozoic Safaris, their new home. Four Park Jeeps followed the herd, corralling in the herd; every time one strayed, the Jeeps would herd it back to its compatriots.

As the gigantic herd walked through the park, all nearby humans paused and stared in reverence at these giants. True, they had seen many interesting and weird prehistoric creatures, but there was no creature as truly magnificent as them. These gigantic dinosaurs made even the most impressive of the previous creatures they had previously seen and cared for look tiny and ineffectual by comparison.

Other creatures had formed their own opinions of the Apatosaurus; some very different to those of the humans. As the giants ploughed through everything in their path, about thirty sleek, bipedal shapes sprinted out of their way, moving as if a single entity. They were instantly recognisable; the escapee Coelophysis had finally been found. Kyle smiled, lifted his communicator and said "Our escapee Coelophysis have done a runner; they're headed towards their paddock. Herd them in when they get there, would you?." Kyle smiled; two birds with one stone.

Back in Colorado, the juvenile Diplodocus were still browsing on the ferns, after the Brachiosaurus had left. They were milling about, almost expectantly; as if they were waiting for something to arrive. Jack turned to Adrian and said "Wonder what they're waiting for?" Adrian and Alice both shrugged; the juvenile Diplodocus knew something was coming, but they didn't know what. After about thirty minutes, a long, low hooting cry moved through the air, and the ground began to rumble again. Jack, Alice and Adrian turned to the distance and saw several large, grey creatures moving towards them. They knew what they were immediately; they were adult Diplodocus. This was what the juveniles had been waiting for. They walked in the clearing, one by one, regarding the juveniles; the juveniles wanted to be accepted by the adults, for the purposes of protection. The sauropods all looked at each other, tensely.

Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Jack crept up to the herd and pressed the button on the portal remote. All of the Diplodocus stared, transfixed at this glowing orb, and, adult and juvenile alike, walked slowly through the portal. When the last one had gone through, Jack closed the portal, smiled at his compatriots and went, "Let's go home"

At the park, Jack and Kyle had sent a Jeep back into the Jurassic, in order to help Drew, Cynthia and Leon track the herd of Diplodocus. The Jeep had driven in pursuit of the giant herd; only stopping when Cynthia had found more tracks. For three hours, they hadn't seen any trace of the gigantic animals, only their footprints; however, after three hours, they'd caught up with the herd on a large salt plain. About twenty-five enormous, grey creatures were walking across the salt flats; this was some kind of migration.

Cynthia, looking at the herd through binoculars, said "OK. How are we going to get this lot back through the portal? Any ideas?". At the end of this statement, she turned to look at Drew. Drew rolled his eyes and said, in reply, "I have a plan, alright? We just need the right opportunity to implement it."

However, they soon realised they weren't the only ones who were following the herd, too. Soon after they began observing the herd, they'd noticed three subadult Allosaurus following the herd. Drew had been planning to get two species for the price of one… The Allosaurus trio began scanning the herd, looking for potential targets. Their eyes locked on a potential target; a weaker Diplodocus, at the back of the herd.

In a fraction of a second, the Allosaurus rushed into the herd, towards the weakened Diplodocus, snapping at the weakened Diplodocus' heels like sheepdogs, before recoiling again. For about half an hour, they repeated this process; each time they did it, the sickly Diplodocus moved a little further away from the herd. Eventually, the herd had moved on, leaving their weakened companion behind… and at the Allosaurus' mercy. "Hurry!", Drew, not wanting to miss the opportunity afforded by this, yelled to Cynthia and Leon, "Set up the portal!" The two others suddenly snapped out of their state of shock and began to set up the portal in the direction towards which the herd were moving. The entire herd moved through the portal, into the present.

The Allosaurus had the weakened Diplodocus surrounded. They stood, hesitantly; even a sickened Diplodocus could seriously injure them. Eventually, the sauropod began to tire, and the Allosaurus struck. The first Allosaurus jumped onto the sauropod's flank, beginning to tear at the sauropod's flesh with its teeth and claws, inflicting deep wounds, before nimbly jumping off its prey's side, landing on its feet like a cat, before the sauropod could crush it. The sauropod now had deep wounds on its side, from the Allosaurus' teeth and claws. The second Allosaurus attacked from the opposite side, tearing at the flesh of the sauropod's flanks, followed by the third, who left deep wounds on the sauropod's rump. This went on for over an hour, with the sauropod's injuries growing in intensity and its blood loss increasing, until it dropped to its knees in a spray of blood, staining the salt red.

The allosaurs stood back as their prey entered its death throes. They knew that a single kick from the sauropod could kill them. Eventually, the sauropod's spasms ceased, its breaths became shallower and its eyes glazed over. It was dead. The allosaurs dived on it and began to feed. Drew, Cynthia and Leon stood back; they didn't want the predators attacking them. Leon, however, had observed the hunt with rapt interest; especially how the allosaurs had co-ordinated their efforts to bring down the Diplodocus. "I wonder…", he muttered.

Suddenly, a larger Allosaurus ran out onto the salt flats. Not wanting to give up their kill, the three smaller males hissed at this newcomer. However, the larger animal prevailed and chased the trio off. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Drew set up the portal and the three young allosaurs ran towards it, into the present.

It was at this moment they realised that the large Allosaurus looked familiar. Drew said to Leon, "That's the female Allosaurus from before; the one that caused the Apatosaurus to stampede." Leon nodded and said, "Yeah." They stayed back; they didn't want to get between a predator and its meal. The Allosaurus ate her fill, ripped some meat from the carcass and carried it away from the salt flats.

They decided to send the Jeep back through the portal, in order to avoid alerting the alllosaur. Instead, they would track it by foot. And, so, they hiked from the salt flats to the denuded forest, in pursuit of the giant theropod. For two hours, there were only fleeting glimpses of a sandy-brown, striped shape ghosting through the forest; however, that was about to change. As they walked past a forest clearing, they suddenly heard a small, cheeping sound, from a forest clearing.

Bursting into the clearing, they looked around to see two Allosaurus chicks, with downy black and white feathers looking forlornly at a dead adult Allosaurus. They knew what it meant immediately; the chick's mother had died from the drought, and they were orphaned. After sending them through the portal, they heard a low, anguished roar from behind them. Running towards the sound, they saw something that caused Drew, Leon and Cynthia's hearts to drop. It was the female Allosaurus, stuck to her knees in quicksand. She let out several, low anguished roars as she continued to struggle to get out of the mire. Drew said, with a note of urgency in his voice, "We need to act fast, or she's going to die." Leon said, "Have you got a plan?"

Drew smirked, "In fact, I do. Cynthia, go through the time portal, take some rope and tie it to the end of the Jeep. I really don't know if this will work, but it's all we have to work with right now. If we don't' do this, she's going to die"

Cynthia nodded, "OK", and went through the portal to the present, bringing back the Jeep. Once she had come through, Drew grabbed the hook end of the winch and tossed it towards the allosaur, who grabbed it in her jaws; the winch had been attached to the jeep, which Cynthia was driving. Drew yelled, "Now!" and gave the signal, to which she activated the winch, The Allosaurus took notice of this, and attempted to pull on the rope like a dog with a new toy; however, she was losing the battle. There was method in this seeming madness; every time the allosaur pulled forward, she moved slightly forward in the mud. Eventually, she had moved close enough to the edge of the pool to pull herself out. After she had done that, Leon activated the portal, which the Jeep tore through. The female Allosaurus walked through the portal, after the hook.

At the portal site, they were met by Jack. "Hi, guys!", he said, "You are not gonna believe the day we've had…", he trailed off, looking at the mud-covered Allosaurus. "You, too, huh?", he responded. Soon the Jurassic creatures were all transferred to their new homes. The Ornitholestes had been provided a small forest to clamber and hunt in, in a new area called Mesozoic Tropics. The Allosaurus had been moved into a large paddock, in a new area called Theropod Kingdom. They were currently roaming their new territory, and waiting for their next meal. The juvenile Diplodocus had been put in the Discovery Outpost, until they were big enough to join the adult herd. The baby allosaurs were there as well, until they decided what to do with them. And the large herds of herbivores were all being transferred to Mesozoic Safaris; a huge area of land composed of forests, savannahs, rivers, even a lake complete with waterfall. Three containment trucks had pulled up for the smaller herbivores. The first truck opened and the Othnielosaurus hesitantly walked into the exhibit, moving as if a unified entity. The second let out the Dryosaurus, who sprinted into the bush. The third truck let out the Stegosaurus, who stepped out the trucks, one by one, into their new home.

The sauropods, however, were two big to transport using the trucks; so, instead, using food and recordings of their calls, the sauropods were being herded towards Mesozoic Safaris, their new home. Four Park Jeeps followed the herd, corralling them in; every time one strayed, the Jeeps would herd it back to its compatriots. Eventually, the herbivores were all in their new home. Mesozoic Safaris was beginning to fill up.

In Theropod Kingdom, Leon was watching the allosaurs intently; after witnessing their ruthless hunting skills in the Jurassic, he'd had a few ideas regarding them. He'd taken particular interest to the degree that the allosaurs had co-ordinated their efforts to bring down the Diplodocus. He'd had quite a few ideas regarding them; which, some day, he would implement…

Meanwhile, in Drew's office, Drew was looking at the files for the next mission. Cynthia was with him. "I'm taking it Leon has become very interested in the allosaurs?", Drew asked, as he looked over his files for the mission. Cynthia nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah! He's been spending every day at their enclosure; haven't got the foggiest what he's got planned", before turning to leave. "Cynthia!", Drew said, stopping her in her tracks. She turned to him and said "What do you want?". Drew looked around sheepishly and said "Would you like a drink?".

Next time on Prehistoric PARK

All next time !

Animals rescued:

Dryosaurus: 27 (16 male, 17 female)

Othnielia: 33 (16 male, 17 female)

Anurognathus: 89 (54 male, 35 female)

Stegosaurus: 8 (4 male, 6 female)

Brachiosaurus: 14 (9 males, 9 females)

Apatosaurus: 26 (18 males, 17 females)

Ornitholestes: 5 (4 males, 3 female)

Diplodocus: 77 (34 males, 43 females)

Allosaurus: 8 (6 males, 5 females)

here is something missing from our world the amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back what if extinction didnt have to be forever. Were going back in time on a safari with a difference as wild life adventure Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction his plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present to give them a second chance. On his first mission Nigel will go back 65 million years to save the most famous dinosaur ever before extinction claims them all. Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary welcome to prehistoric park. For millions of years dinosaurs and other creatures roamed the planet but they are extinct at least until now. Because a park called prehistoric park has been set up and it will house many extinct animals right now Bob is building enclosures for the creatures. Meanwhile Nigel is planning his first mission it does not take him long to decide what to rescue. This is going to be a great place for extinct animals but now I need to show you what I plan to save from extinction. Nigel then walks into a model skeleton area that is a large building housing skeletons of extinct animals. He walks into the late cretaceous animals he looks at a triceratops skull before looking up at a t-rex skeleton model this is what I will save first Nigel commented. That is a t-rex skeleton model and I will go back 65 million years ago to save one from extinction or maybe even more. He then goes to tell Bob who is building a pen suddenly Nigel walks up to him and tells him that his plan is to save a t-rex Bob tells him that maybe they should start with something smaller. Nigel laughs and says that they do not before packing up. T-rex ruled America for 10 million years from 75 million to 65 million years ago because a massive meteor slamed into the gulf of mexico but Nigel believes there are other reasons .He sets up the portal and walks into the past he steps on black rocks. This is a wasteland he explained because of that volcano in the distance. It could easily cause gas fields that suffocate animals to death he then continued walking through the area. He reached the side of a forest that back there was one of the reasons why dinosaurs were dying out before the meteor hit. He then walked into the forest walking under tall confers there was no grass because it had only evoled in Iindia he suddenly reached a clearing and heard rustling in the bushes. That's when a group of ostrich like animals emerged they began to peck the ground. They are closely related species that one is struthiomimmus and the other is ornithimimmus. That's when some hard headed dinosaurs emerged pachycephalosaurus. I would love to bring back some ornithimimmus and pachycephalosaurus I just need to catch them. Suddenly a roar erupted through the forest scaring the pacycephalosaurus and ornithimimmus right to him he opened the portal sending them through. In the park Bob has received a shock Nigel what have you done as he opens the gate to the holding pen. Menwhile in the past Nigel has ran into trouble three t-rexes tower above him run Nigel yells. He takes off running through the forest. The rexes pursue him as he mangages to escape. I was lucky to be in a forest he explained before heading back to camp he sets up camp as night falls. The next morning he heads to the lake. He washes his face before a large herd of ceratopsians emerge those are the 2 largest species of ceratopsian. That one with the shorter frill is bigger it is triceratops horridus witch means horrid three horned face they can get up to 33 feet and weigh 12 tons. The other species is torosaurus it has a taller frill and can get up to 30 feet and weigh 10 tons. He explains that they are probably t-rexes main prey item he then sees tracks. This must mean that the rexes are going out and hunting down anything in this area he then decides to follow them he walks for miles before reaching the entrance to a canyon. He walks in and finds it littered with bones before hiding behind a rock he sees a female and 2 males a pack Nigel explains that the female can be 50 feet long and weigh 10 tons. They are most likely going to hunt soon they leave out of the canyon as he follows behind. He quickly reaches camp by taking a shorter way as they suddenly appear over a hill sending the heard into panic. Nigel looks around as the heard of triceratops and torosaurus run for their lives the rexes break up the heard the rexes attack triceratops and torosaurus. Nigel sees this as a good opportunity to save some triceratops and torosaurus for the park he opens the portal sending them into the present. Bob is about to get a big surprise Nigel chuckles. At he park Bob is surprised open the gate he yells. Nigel spots a young triceratops browsing unaware to the danger. The female t-rex charges the individual Nigel sets up the portal as a mother triceratops charges the rex the youngster runs through the portal. Bob yells for the gate to be opened again meanwhile the female t-rex fights the triceratops. She bites the horn of the trike who bites her with her beak in the leg. The female roars before grabbing her frill. The triceratops runs through the portal the female roars before the males are told to leave I am going to fowllow her Nigel explains. Meanwhile bob looks surprised at the 3 horned animals he decides to name the young bull Theo as his mother who just arrived watches him I will name his mother Trikia. He looks at the pachys and ornithimimmus I will put them in the same enclosure and the trikes and toros in the same enclosure. He then moves the pachycephalosaurus and ornithimimmus in their enclosure and the triceratops and torosaurus in their enclosure a job well done bob says before heading to the holding pen area. Meanwhile the sun sets in the late creatacous world as the female rest Nigel does to. Look up there he explains there are meteors burning up in the atmosphere they are only warnings of whats coming he says the next day Nigel contines to follow the female. He looks up and sees pterosaurs flying in the sky. Qeutzacoalatlus nigel explains the largest and last of the pterosaurs I wont save it beacause we don't have a way to contain it. Before continueing to follow the female sundenly she sees a herd of duck billed dinosaurs edmontosaurus Nigel explains. Looks like she is hunting this herd maybe I can save a few. He gets in front of the herd he sets up the portal as the rex charges grabbing a youngster killing it as the rest run through. Bob is once again surprised as he opens the gate they honk. But instead of eating the kill she walks off with it I will follow her Nigel explains. Meanwhile Bob has finally moved the edmontosauruses Suzane walks up to him and says she finally has time to see the dinosaurs as the edmontosaurus feed on leaves. Menwhile Nigel has found 2 armored dinosaurs ankylosaurus Nigel explains I will save these tow he opens the portal as the herd walks through Bob looks at them Nigel I know these are fascinating animals but I might accidently leave the gate open. Meanwhile Nigel has finally found the reason why the female did not eat the kilt hare is a male and 2 youngsters I need to save this pack he explains. Suddenly a large red hot fire ball hits the atmosphere oh no Nigel says as he covers his ears the meteor hits he earth as a shockwave heads their way now I only have 3 minutes to save the t-rex he gets their attention as he sets up the portal they chase him inti the present good greif Nigel Bob explains as he opens the gate finally got your target I will name the female Rexy the male Gigantor and the 2 siblings Terrence and mitilda they are put into their enclosure this is great prehistoric park is off to a great start. Next time Nigel goes to the ice age to save a mammoth but comes across hairy rhinos and giant bears and lions. All next time on prehistoric park

There is something missing from our world the amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back what if extinction didn't have to be forever. Were going back in time on a safari with a difference as wildlife adventure Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction his plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present to give them a second chance. This time Nigel will be going back 100,000 years to prehistoric Siberia to save the wooly mammoth but comes across other creatures along the way. Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary welcome to prehistoric park. Prehistoric park is doing well in his first mission Nigel brought back 7 species of prehistoric animals all of which are living peacefully at the park but now he is planning his next mission. Bob has to deal with building the enclosures while Nigel explains his mission. I will travel to Siberia 100,000 years ago to save a wolly mammoth but who knows what else I will come across now to start the mission. But first he tells Bob hey Bob Nigel says hello Nigel. What do you want to bring back now a wolly mammoth. Alright will you bring back anything else most likely he chuckled. Nigel sets up the portal and heads into the past. Wow it is cold I am in a forest and I proably won't find mammoths hear he continued he came to a large clearing and saw to giant deer battling megaloceros he explained then he saw a cow like animal aurochs. I will save this herd from extinction well they aren't going extint aurochs won't vanish until 1627 and megaloceros won't vanish until 1,500 years ago. But I guess for now I will wait this fight out. Meanwhile at prehistoric park Bob is feeding Rexy and her mate Gigantor. They can be a little hard to feed sometimes but aren't as much of a problem as I expected them to be. He droped a cow carcass now to feed the triceratops and torosaurus. Meanwhile Nigel sees his chance to save a mixed herd of aurochs and megaloceros .He shakes pine branches that he tore off a tree around they gallop after him. He throws them through the portal as they stampede through after the branches. Now to continue he explained. Suddenly he hears roaring and runs over and spots three white cats cave lions he explains they brought down an aurochs and now those cave hyenas want it they growl but are quickly scared away. They didn't stand a chance those cave hyenas didn't he explained I will save these 3. Suddenly a large brown bear emerged a cave bear the second largest species of bear after the short faced bear. The bear roared rearing up on its hind legs to look bigger and scarier the male at attacked as the 2 females began to feed taking advantage he explained the bear roard as Nigel watched. The lion bit the bear on its back but the bear shook it off. The male lion retreated. I must save these three cave lions he set up the portal and got there attention as they chased him through he escaped up the ladder as Bob arrived. Where am I going to put those lions. Well how about you put the aurochs and megaloceros together and the cave lions in their own enclosure. He then changed the portal a little bit before driving into the past. Bob now has to put the aurochs and megaloceros in their enclosure. He opened the truck as they ran out then he got the lions in the truck as he throws some meat in the truck he drove them to their enclosure now that's over. He then watched to see what Nigel would bring back. Menwhile Nigel is driving around on a snowmobile he stops at the sight of a massive herd of mammoths. Their they are I must save some he decided to have a closer look he watched them feed on grass. Sundenly he heard a low grunt he ran over the hill and spoted 4 very hairy rhinos. They are different species that one is elasmotherium and the other 2 are wolly rhinos. I thought elasmotherium was extinct but I will save both species. He set up the portal but how do you get them through. Nigel has to remember that rhinos charge whoa he yelled jumping to the side out of the way that was close. Meanwhile Bob has just received a surprise. Whoa giant hairy rhinos as one smashed the wooden gate for the jeep to drive out he opened the gates. The rhinos now were peaceful I will wait for Nigel to get back with the mammoth before I move these menwhile Nigel needs to think of a way to get the mammoths through the portal suddenly a large pack of cave lions emerge. Though adults could easily fight them off youngsters are a different story he set up the portal as they ran through now to leave that's when a bull charged him he got on the snowmobile and drove into the present. Woah Nigel that's a lot there. Now what do I do with those rhinos put them with the mammoths they are 2 different species that one is elasmetherium the other one is a wolly rhino. Soon prehistoric park calms down but Nigel still has plans. Next time Nigel travels to the ancient Chinese forest to save a feathered glider but comes face to face with a herd ooofff titans and ancestors of the 2 most famous dinosaurs There is something missing from our world the amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back what if extinction didn't have to be forever. Were going back in time on a safari with a difference as wildlife adventure Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction his plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present to give them a second chance. This time Nigel heads back 120 million years to save a feathered glider he also comes across ancestors to the most famous dinosaurs. Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary welcome to prehistoric park. Prehistoric park is doing well the park now has dinosaurs and other animals. But now Nigel wants to save an ancestor to birds. This is what I want to save microrapter an early ancestor to birds but who knows what else I will encounter I already told Bob about the mission and he has built an aviary for them now I have to go. He set up the portal and drove into the past. He emerged on the banks of a lake. Wow that forest is thick I will see what I can find he walked through came onto the banks of a river where tow bipedal 4 foot tall 175 pound dinosaurs grunted I know what these are psittacosaurus one of the first ceratopsians ancestors to triceratops look at the young I must save them from extinction. But I must wait for a chance to do so he ventured not far to grab some ferns. Meanwhile Bob is feeding Terrence and Mitilda he dropped the cow carcass. But the tow roard at each other before fighting oh no he explained the 2 bit each others snouts before Mitilda bit Terrence neck but Rexy stopped the fighting as the tow dinosaurs left each other alone. I am worried he said I will get Suzene and see what she thinks about this beheivor. He soon met up with her she explained that as they mature and grow they get more aggressive but we can't split them up as it could cause back fire like if they break out and attack each other so lets just hop Rexy can stop the fights from causing to much trouble. Menwhle Nigel is about to get the psittacosaurus through the portal but suddenly a mammal attacks the group and grabs and eats a youngster the others run through the portal but now Nigel decides to save the mammal he tackles it this is repanomonus he then walked through the portal with it. He then saw Bob waving at him. Nigel where am I going to put them. Put the dinosaurs they are called psittacosaurus with the triceratops and torosaurus. They are ancestors to triceratops and torosaurus they were all put into their exihbit while Nigel heads back to Chinia. He walked through well I will save another repanomonus so they don't go extinct again. Sundenly a large tree fell over as a herd of massive long necked herbivores emerged. Those are sauropods titanosaurs to be exact that species is borelosaurus. He contined on as he heard growling sounds. He spoted tow repanomonus fighting over a psittacosaurus body. But they are unaware of danger a small feathred dinosaur attacked the mammels. One reponimonus came where Nigel wanted him as he let it through the portal. Nigel once again you bring me suprises don't you. Meanwhile Nigel is watching the hunt as the unfortunate animal is jumped on and killed by one of the 4 feathered dinosaurs. Beleive it or not those are ancestors to t-rex. They are called dilong. I guess I will save them he got their attention with meat and threw it through the portal. The dinosaurs were in high persuite of this meal. Not again well I guess I better get used to it. But as he closed the portal a large shadow appeard behind him whoa yutyrannus another ancestor to t-rex he reatreted as he was pursued he hid in a log as the tyrannosaur passed. He got out but felt a tremor I need to hurry if I am going to save microrapter he walked through under trees before seeing a lizard xilong he explained suddenly it was snatched up by a flying dinosaur microraptor he explained I need to save it but his chances were ruined when another feathred dinosaur attacked sinithorsaurus he yelled it failed to catch the microraptor. Suddenly a group of small ornithorpods emerged jehlosaurus I know I saved too many species but I will save them they are so cute. Suddenly the sinithirsarus killed one as the others ran to him he opened the portal sending them through. Now that is resolved he watched as the sinithorsaurus ate the unfortunate jehlosaurus. Well you have to eat I guess he headed back to camp. He began to rest before waking up he saw a volcano how did I not notice it he said it is active better hurry he grabbed a net gun this should capture our targets he ran through suddenly the borelosaurus emerged as Nigel stepped out of the way he saw microraotors eating grubs now to catch them he caught them before another tremor happened relesing gas causing the borelosaurus to stampede. They charged at Nigel who opened the portal as they trampled through. He stepped through as well good greif Nigel Bob yelled soon after the giants are moved to their enclosure. Soon after every thing is back to normal until next time. Next time Nigel heads to south amerce to save 10 foot birds and deadly cats.

There is something missing from our world. The amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back what if extinction didn't have to be forever. Were going back in time on a safari with a difference as wild life adventure Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction his plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present to give them a second chance. This time he will travel back 1 million and 10,000 years ago to save 10 foot tall birds and deadly saber tooth cats welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary welcome to prehistoric park. Prehistoric park has been and is still growing but Bob doesn't really like that Nigel brought back a herd of borelosaurus on his last mission. Nigel doesn't have time to talk with Bob about because he is planning his next mission. As you know prehistoric park only has one extinct species of cat the three cave lions. But I wanted to double it to 2 species. At first I was going to save thylaceleo the marsupial lion or thylacasmilus also a marsupial but they are marsupials not really cats. Then I thought dinofelis or the american cheetah or American lion finally I settled with smilodon the sabre tooth cat. Smilodon ruled north America but Nigel will be saving the ones in south America. Smilodon ventured into south America 3 million years ago there they out competed thlacasmilus but also another top preadator. This is the first of a group of birds ever discovered called terror birds. It is the second to last terror bird we know of went extinct 400,000 years ago but I will go back one million years to save a few. Smilodon went extinct 10,000 years ago. But Nigel has to tell Bob who is busy feeding the titanosaurs rocks Nigel told me that sauropods swallow rocks to help digest food in their stomachs. But this means that Nigel will have trouble talking to Bob to where he can hear what he is saying. Bob come in Bob well I am also bringing back another animal a flightless 10 foot tall bird make a bird cage needs no top a bird oakay Nigel got yah. Nigel sets up the portal and drives into the past. He emerged on a plain where some animals ran through the grass woah he explained those are toxodon and machricenia I would save them but they are in a large herd if I save them now I would affect the ecosystem. He watched as they grazed the species of terror bird I am after is phourasaurachus. It is the first terror bird we know of and the group is known by its namesake phourasarachids. Suddenly large animals wandered to his jeep dedicirus a glyptodont relative but has a large tail club for better defence. I will save these 2 he opended the portal as the trotted through. Nigel already you bring back a lot of animals can't wait for him to send 100 birds after me that is carnivorus lets hope my cage is big enough Bob we need you at the triceratops exibiht now. Bob rushed to the enclosure there the leader named theo grunted loudly as the other triceratops charged as well they locked horns they contined to battle eventally theo won the battle. The male left in anger maybe the female is pregnant look now the torosaurus are locking horns. So I will have Suzanne check them. Meanwhile Nigel sees an animal on the plains. Thylacasmilus I thought they were already extinct he said. The marsupial cat attacked a machecenia youngster and pinned it down biting its throat. The killer began to feed on the carcass but suddenly a sqauking sound rang out as a phorosaurachus the terror bird wanted the marsupials well earned meal. The bird towered above the marsupial. The thylacasmilus swiped the feet of the bird but got kicked then stabbed in the head by the beak the marsupial reatreted. You see they couldn't handle both birds and cats and were wiped out more birds surrounded the carcass but a smilodon pack emerged the phourosaurachus retreated running away as the sabre tooth cats fed on the kill. I must save theses terror bird suddenly he sees a smilodon hunting a small group of toxodon and machrecenia if I want to save these herbivores now is the time he opened the portal as the herd was sent into panick when the smilodon tackeled and killed a toxodon. The small group ran through. Now to save phorosarachus he tied rope to the truck and tied meat to the rope and opened the portal as the bird took the opertunity charging fowllowed by the rest the chased Nigel through the portal what on earth Nigel yelled bon as he opened the gate Nigel this is what you said well Bob looks like that cage wouldn't be able to fit one of their eggs he chuckled now I have to save smilodon he quickly drove into the past but almost ran into tow large mammels wow this is a rare sight megatherium giant sloths I will save these 2 he got their attentionas the walked through. Menwhile Suzanne is checking the triceratops and torosaurus they are both pregnant she exclaimed. Meanwhile Nigel has set up a camera to see the smilodon he turned it on now to wait. He slep for the night but outside activity went on. He woke up and found the camera on the ground he watched as a smilodon attacked the camera. Well guess we better find her. He drove around only to spot the female hunting in the grass she charged a deer but it escaped as it ran off. Well better follow her eventally they came to the area where she rested this is sad she won't survive if I don't save her. Suddenly a male jumped on the front of the car as Nigel backed the male swiped the fired a tranqilizer from a gun he stored in the back afterwards he brung them back and soon they were nursed back to health. But now Nigel still has plans next time Nigel plans to save giant bugs while suzane plays cupid and a rex battle could be fatel. There is something missing from our world the amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back hat if extinction didn't have to be forever. Were going back in time on a safari with a difference as wildlife adventure Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction his plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present to give them a second chance. This time Nigel travels back 300 million years to Kansas where he hopes to save giant insects welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary welcome to prehistoric park. Prehistoric park is doing great it now has 24 different species of animals now however Nigel has new plans. I am planning to save ancestors to these little guys he said as he pointed at a scorpion in a glass room prehistoric park has modern animals as well as extinct. Well he is 1 of the 3 ancestors to giant bugs or arachnids I will save he then showed a millipede and dragonfly before explaining that he would go back 300 million years to Kansas to save some. Meanwhile Bob is busy feeding the rexes but as he lowers the cow Terrence goes to eat only for mitilda to attack him. She head slams him and attacks him rexy may not wake up quick enough to stop this fight. Miltilda could kill Terrence as she grabs him by the snout he shakes free. He bites her side but she shakes him off with ease. She slams him and tries to kill him by crushing him but is stopped by rexy. Oh no we better get Suzanne. Meanwhile Nigel is about to head off hear we go he yells. He emerges on a wet swamp well this is pretty wet better find a dry spot to set up camp. He finds one and looks at the trees whoa they are massive he yells I will climb them to see if I spot anything. He then threw a rope catching leaves at the very top time to climb he explained. Meanwhile Suzanne is about to check on Terrence those are deep wounds I don't know if we should give him reptile or bird antibiotics I will give him a shot for now then I will go to help check on the ornithimimmus. The ornithimimmus like the triceratops and torosaurus laid eggs so suzane wants to look at them look they are wonderful just like a bird sitting on the nest. Soon Terrence is moved to a holding pen. He wimpers before laying down as blood flows. Oh no he might be in trouble. Menwhile Nigel has finally reached the tree tops. Man look at this view suddenly a large dragonfly flew past him. There it is one of my targets meganura. It looks like there is a nursery over there I will check it out. He climbed down and I will go to see it. He grabbed a net also I might have to use this water gun he walked through suddenly a large millipede like animal made him fall over arthorplura he exclaimed as it crawled away he fowllowed it to a lake suddenly a large gray creature attacked it an amphibian it bit the arthouplura on its back. But the arthouplura bit it before being flipped over. It started to feed on the corpse. Well I can't save that one he contined. He suddenly saw a group of lizard like animals petralacosaurus and hylonomus I will save these he grabbed some and put them through the portal good. Soon they were moved to their pen now to check on Terrence Suzanne exclaimed. She then brung him to the checking house. Meanwhile Nigel has reached the nursery. He tried to get them with a net but failed. But he used the gun caching 10 but he wanted one more but suddenly another amphibian emerged he reatreted running off. But the amphibian pursued him he manged to escape. Well he said before heading back to camp. he began to rest but he heard rustling in the bushes he suddenly saw a 3 foot giant scorpion pulmoscorpio. He picked it up putting it in a carrier. Meanwhile Suzanne has given Terrence bird antibiotics I hope it works. Now we will try to have the smilodons mate. She headed to their pen get the water ready just in case. They opened the pen the female swiped at the male. But calmed down good she said in delight. Now they will mate hopefully and have cubs. Meanwhile Nigel has to get an arthourplura and another pulmoscorpio look a log lets see if one is underneath he rolled it over reaveling one he grabbed it by its tail and put it in a pen. Suddenly he sees rain cluds that means there could be a fire better hurry he ran through but the fire started he suddenly found an arthorplura he tackled it putting it in the back of the truck suddenly another one emerged he caught it to. He tied it also to the truck and drove through into the present. He emerged as Bob looked on soon they were all put into their enclosure the bug house now Nigel is planning his next adventure. Next time Nigel goes back 75 million years to save a giant crocodile while the titanosaurs cause problems and a break out could end bad all next time on prehistoric park

There is something missing from our world the amazing animals that time has left behind but what if we could bring them back what if extinction didn't have to be forever. Were going back in time on a safari with a difference as wildlife adventure Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction his plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present to give them a second chance. This time he is headed back 75 million years to prehistoric texas he hopes to catch a giant alligator that hunted dinosaurs. Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary welcome to prehistoric park. Prehistoric park is doing great now the park has giant arthourpods and early reptile ancestors. But now Nigel has decided to save a creature that is an ultimate hunter. Bob is feeding henry one of the parks nile crocidiles along with them are salt water crocs and American alligators. Saltwater and nile crocidiles are 20 feet long. He began to throw chunks of flesh as henry snapped them up. A gator watched his name was black tooth. Here you go he yelled as he threw another chunk. Suddenly Nigel emerged and behind him were team members carrying a skull. This is a deinesuchus skull one of the largest crocodilians along with sarchosuchus and purrasaurus. They can get up to 50 feet and weigh 10 tons but unlike the other 2 they are closer to alligators than crocidiles. Deinesuchus lived to the end of the age of dinosaurs but Nigel wants to save a species that went extinct 75 million years ago. The species I am saving went extinct 75 million years because of a rise in sea levels. Nigel we have enough trouble getting these crocs and gators to do anything how do you expect to get a 50 foot killer croc through the portal. Nigel is ready to go. He packs up here we go he yells as he drives through. Nigel emerges on a sandy dune. Well here I am. The landscape is dry. Suddenly trumpet like bellows are heard by Nigel. Some crested dinosaurs emerge from the hill. Paurasaurolaphas and corythosaurus. They have crest on their heads as you can see. He zipped his pack open reveling leaves he gave them to the parasaurlophas. Beautiful animals I think prehistoric park will get its newest residents. Suddenly a roar bursted from the dune as the hadrosaurs stampede away. Tow feather like dinosaurs roared at Nigel. Albertasaurus he yelled. They are early ancestors to t-rex but t-rex appeared at this time. He started to put the jeep in reverse. The 2 albertasaurs stared to chrge go he yelled as the albertasaurs tailed behind him faster than t-rex he barley escaped leaving the albertasaurus pair hungry. That was close he stopped and panted. He got out before suddenly a herd of corythosaurus and parasaurolaphas stampeded at him he ran out of the way. They honked making noises. Well I should metion this is the most dandrous time I have been to beacause here are land and water preadators. He walked over the hill spotting some dinosaurs. Euobeceblus and styracosaurus. I could save them from extinction. But how suddenly a pack of 3 albertasaurus emerged and attacked the herd. The dinosaurs panicked heading for Nigel he set up the portal as they ran through. Woah Nigel Bob yelled. The dinosaurs headed into their pens. Meanwhile Suzane is about to have the mammoths accept each other to be mates lets cross our fingers. They walked up and quickly the bull was expected great she yelled. Meanwhile Nigel is about to try and find deinesuchus. He headed through the forest. Suddenly he heard screeching as he ran thrugh the forest eventally he made it out. Troodon he explained related to rapters. He saw them stalking something. Stygimolach relitives of pachycephalosaurus the troodons attacked as Nigel set up the portal sending them through but one was not so lucky. They took it down and started to eat it. Look a lake. Suddenly corythosaurus and paurosaurolaphas emerged. Now is my chance to save some. Look deinesuchus they will try to attack the herd I can get over there and see a hunt. He watched as an adult came and started to drink. He readied the portal. Suddenly the giant gator bust out of the water dragging the youngster into the water. Look at that he opened the portal sending a few through they are tearing at the flesh. Not again Nigel Bob yelled. He sent the dinosaurs into there pen. Meanwhile Nigel wants to save some deinesuchus with a tatic. He begins to put large chunks of flesh on the ground. He then put up poles and tied them together my plan is to trap the deinesuches between these the let it through the portal. As night fell he watched suddenly some troodons thought he flesh would be good eating. No he yelled as he scared them off. There is not enough meat left. The next day he decided to do a tatic that could esily work. My plan is to use this pattle then back up when the deinesuchus attackes and get it to chase me through the portal. Suddenly he heard roaring a pack of albertasaurus were about to attack a corythosaurus. One charged biting its neck killing it as the other 2 joined the feast. Suddenly 3 deinesuchus showed up not willing to share they attacked as one tried to bite the albertasaur. But missed before getting bitten in the back. But armour made the bite useless another slapped an albertasaur in the face with its tail. Another one was bitten in the leg. Finally one crushed the alberatasaur inn its jaws the other 2 retreated stood no chance Nigel explained. Now I could save some. He got a paddle and splashed the water. But that's when a large deinesuchus attacked. It chased him until it was trapped Nigel set up the portal sending it through. Suddenly a second one attacked it to got stuck. Once again Nigel set up the portal. Now I will go he got in the jeep and drove through. Good greif Nigel I put the styracosaurs with th e triceratops the euobleceblus with the ankylosaurs and the corythosaurus and paurosaurolophas with the edmontosaurus and the stygimoloch with the pachycephalosaurus. Now to get the stuff moved with that Bob began to clean everything up. Why does he bring so many animals back suddenly he was attacked by three troodon. Ah he yelled as they bit and clawed him. They jumped out and began to reatret. Meanwhile the borelosaurus are tired of being contained. The lead smashed down the fence and grunted in victory it quickly walked out as others followed. They charged through the park knocking over the ceratopsian fence the smilodon fence wolly rhino and elasmetherium fence and worst of all the t-rex fence. Mitilda roared as Terrence followed along with rexy and gigantore. They charged through Bob was trying to round up the triceratops and torosaurs herd. When suddenly a wolly rhino and elasmetherium ran into them mitilda is coming Bob oh no he yelled as he ran off. Nigel followed behind the smilodons attacked workers before retreating from the t-rex. Rexy was causing even more trouble she attacked the maamoths. But one mammoth had something to say about that. Martha attacked shaking her tusk. But rexy bit one of them. But got hit in the face. Suddenly Nigel saw the 2 titans and hit Rexy with a stone though not hurt she decided to pursue her next meal. Nigel ran with rexy behind him she scared the crocs and gators before chasing him on a bridge. But suddenly she was attacked by the deinesuchus. But he missed as he swam into the lake. Finally Nigel reached the pens and locked rexy up. Good soon after the borelosaurus are contained and so are the other animals including the troodon. Now Nigel has new plans. Next time Nigel travels to the Eocene to save the largest land carnivore that is a mammal that ever lived he also wants to save a killer whale There is something missing from our world the amazing animals that time has left behind but what if we could bring the back what if extinction didn't have to be forever were going back in time on a safari with a difference as wildlife adventure Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction his plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present and give them a second chance. This time he will travel back 36 million years to prehistoric Mongolia and Pakistan to save tow giant mammals welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary welcome to prehistoric park. Prehistoric park is doing great after the mass breakout but now Nigel wants to capture more animals. After the age of dinosaurs mammals still struggled to take over in the Paleocene and early to mid Eocene but about 40 million years ago they did take over. And I will go back in time 36 million years to save mammals that began to dominate this is one of them andrewsarchus he lived in Mongolia 36 million years and this skull is 3 feet long. But one fact about this preadator is that it was the largest land mammal carnivore ever at 16 feet long and 4 tons. But in the oceans mammals also ruled like basailasaurus a 45 foot long 40 ton hyper carnivore. Suprisenly it was a whale but it was not a filter feeder it dined on flesh. He set up the portal Mongolia here we come. He drove onto an open plain it's the dry season. Look a herd of mammals. These are embolotherium they have horn like apendages to ram into preadaters like andrewsarchus. Look a watering hole I honestly think that a few would be good for the park. The could go with our woolly rhinos and elasmetheriums. He spotted a calf it headed to some bushes and began to feed. But a large carnivore was stalking it an andrewsarchus. It burstr from the bushes as the calf ran for the herd Nigel set up the portal. They headed through wow Nigel that's a lot Bob exclaimed. But meanwhile on the other side of the portal the andrewsarchus ran down the calf crushing it in the jaws. Suddenly a second emerged with young look at them and though they look like dogs they actually have hooves. He was hidden in a group of bushes he opened the portal. The andresarchus did not like the light and charged through. Nigel fowllowed alright Nigel where do I put the ones that look like weird rhinos but them with our woolly rhinos and elasmetheriums. Alright then. But now Nigel has to catch the basilasaurus. He and his crew were in a boat at the group of holding pens filled with lots of salt water. Alright lets go the headed through they emerged in a group of mangroves. Look at this place to thick for basilasaurus. Suddenly a shark swam by well better keep an eye out here. They docked at the shore he walked on sand he looked up and spoted monkeys. Apidium by the looks of it. Then suddenly an animal that looked like mix of a tapir and hippo appeared. Merotherium. They are actually ancestors to the elephant and another animal appeared arisinotherium. Suddenly something dragged a merotherium under. The group of them ran towards him aswell as some apidium. He opened the portal sending them through he closed the portal.a large 36 foot snake hissed at him. Gigantiphis a large snake. The second largest snake in the history of life on earth. He opened them portal as the snake slithered towards him but it forgot about the portal. It was sent through in a flash. I need a second one. he put on diving gear. He dived into the mangroves sharks he exclaimed sundenly one snapped a shark up. It coiled around it gigantiphis he sent it through as it ate the shark. He came back to the boat into the open ocean we go. They headed into the sea dolphin like creatures swam beside yhem dorodon a main snack for basilasaurus close relitives aswell. He dived into the sea he grabed some fish and opened the portal and threw them through as some fowllowed. Suddenly a shark appeared but it was snatched up by something big basilasasaurus 2 and a calf one ate a dorodon. He swam to the ship and climbed up it as one attacked the ship he opened the portal sending it through. The other 2 fowllowed now we go. noe all the animals have been contained for now Nigel is happy. Next time Nigel wants to catch a giant among giants but comes across killer pigs and there arch enemys.

There is something missing from our world. The amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we can bring them back? What if extinction didn't have to be forever? We're going back in time on a safari with a difference, as wild life adventurer Nigel Marven plunges into pre-history to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction. His plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present and give them a second chance.

This time, Nigel is going back 97 million years to Patagonia, Argentina in The Cretaceous Period to rescue a carnivorous dinosaur larger than Tyrannosaurus Rex and comes face to feet with a herd of giants.

Welcome to the ultimate wild life sanctuary. Welcome to Prehistoric Park.

During Nigel Marven's last adventure, he rescued a Quetzalcoatlus from extinction, along with several other species of creatures. Now, the Quetzalcoatlus has settled in to Prehistoric Park and Nigel, Bob and Suzanne have gone to check on her.

"How is she Bob? Have you seen her since I rescued her?"

"Not since I put her in, Nigel." Replied Bob, as he pushed open the door to the Avairy viewing dome "She's become right at home here."

He, Bob and Suzanne emerged into a large glass dome that was see through. As Nigel leaned on the railing around the edge, the Quetzalcoatlus soared past, diving down to the lake below. The lake, not man made, was a large pool with a mountain in the middle of it; the mountain was the roost of the Quelzalcoatlus and the lake was it's food source.

"Now, Nigel," Began Bob "This thing - well, if you brought back another one of these, I really wouldn't mind; she seems right at home here and feeding her is no problem; there seems to be more fish everyday in this lake."

The Quetzalcoatlus landed behing him, and began to ruffle her feathers as Bob reached up and patted her.

It seems Bob has made a new friend. But now, Nigel's next adventure - to rescue a carnivorous dinosaur larger than Tyrannosaurus Rex - is beginnng.

Nigel emerged from the Time Portal into Argentina in the Cretaceous Period and immediately found himself on the bank of an ocean; it was a mile from the team's camp, which had been set up in a place of relative safety. So, knowing that the camp would be busy, he began to walk down towards the river.

"This is such a special place," Began Nigel to the camera, because the Argentinosaurus they come here to lay their eggs." He crouched down at the remains of an egg shell from a previous breeding season "This shore on the edge of the lake - it is the perfect nursery for them. Look, there's egg shells scattered all over the place here." He picked up one of the eggs "That gives you a good idea of what these huge animals hatch out of. They're quite small beings - the full egg is the size of a football."

He began to dig with the shovel in his hand "It's exactly as I suspected. Look. The females, they come here year after year, because this is the perfect place for them to lay their eggs... and I can't wait until the heard come back to lay their eggs for this season."

He headed further along the ocean, and, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a young Argentinosaurus meandering amongst the shrubbery; moving to hide behind a tree, so that he didn't startle the youngster, he said "This can't be anything else. It's a young Argentinosaurus - just three or four years old; stayed around the nesting area - there must be good food for her here. She's too young to travel with the heard. It's amazing to think, if she survives, she'll grow up to be as large as one hundred feet."

He followed the youngester down to the bank, and crouched by the edge of the river as the youngster gently trotted away. Out of the water behind him burst a fourty foot long Sarchosuchus. He leaped aside, barely managing to avoid it as it splashed back into the water.

"Flipping heck." Said Nigel, as he crouched behind a tree some distance away "I'm smiling, 'cause the shock of that scared me out of my skin. I'm pretty sure I know what it is: it's not a crocodile, even though it looks like one - it's a close cousin of the crocodiles called Sarchosuchus; it grows much bigger than Crocodiles."

Despite having been attacked by the Sarchosuchus, Nigel has now decided on his next target for Prehistoric Park - the Sarchosuchus herself.

Nigel picked up a large stick and moved to the edge of the water, holding it out in front of him "I'm not mad," He began, looking anxiously around "This is a calculated... risk; Sarchosuchus should behave like it's modern relatives, the Crocodiles and Alligators and I've done this with them." He began splashing the stick in the water, readying the Time Portal behind him with the other hand as he did so "What I'm worried about, is there are lots of mates here." He pointed to one in the distance "I've got to keep my eyes open. Come on. Come on. These are like the splashings prey would make; if I time this right, then I could get a Sarchosuchus back to Prehistoric Park. Oh, I just saw her swell, get back!"

He continued splashing the water with the stick, and leaped backwards as the Sarchosuchus lunged out of the water at him and began to advance after him "Wahey!" He cried "What a stupendous reptile. She'll be a great addition to Prehistoric Park; she must be over fourty feet long!"

He reached the Time Portal and pressed the button on the remote in his pocket; the Time Portal flared into life, and he headed through it. The Sarchosuchus, after giving a growl, followed.

Bob is about to receive a very nasty surprise.

"You're back early, Nigel!" Called Bob from the observation platform as Nigel emerged from the Time Portal "Did something go wrong? D'you need something?"

"No, mate!" Called Nigel as he climbed up the ladder to reach Bob "Nothing went wrong and I don't need anything - instead, I've brought you something."

"Nigel..." Bob eyed him closely as Nigel reached his side "What have you done?"

"Have a look." Nigel replied, as the Time Portal flickered into life and the Sarchosuchus emerged; Bob caught sight of it over Nigel's shoulder.

"Nigel!" He cried, aghast "Where am I going to put that?"

"Well, I can tell you where you shouldn't put it; in with Diana. They'd kill each other."

"If it's not giant dinosaurs like the Titanosaurs, then it's giant reptiles!" Sighed Bob, shaking his head "You really will be the death of me!"

"Maybe so." Agreed Nigel, watching the Sarchosuchus follow the scent of a large piece of meat into a holding pen "But you can't deny, Bob, that she'll be a great addition to Prehistoric Park."

"Aye, Nigel." Bob noted "That I can't." He pulled out his walkie talkie and said "Suzanne - Nigel's got a surprise for you. How soon can you get here?"

"I'm on my way." Came Suzanne's reply.

Nigel laughed and patted Bob's shoulder asking "Want me to stay and help?"

Bob shook his head, shaking Nigel off back to the Time Portal as Suzanne's jeep pulled up. Nigel fled.

Nigel may have just brought a fourty foot Sarchosuchus back to Prehistoric Park, but that is not his target. Returning to the Cretaceous Period, he continues on the look out for the creature he wants.

Walking along a slightly steep hill, Nigel took a swig from his bottle of water.

"We can't just sit around and wait." He said, looking back to the camera "This is an active way to look for the herd. If I can get high," He gestured to the top of the hill he was walking up "Then I should be able to see for miles and get a view of them if they're anywhere near here."

As he climbed further up the hill he came to a dinosaur that was bellowing as it munched on a nearby tree. "At last!" Said Nigel "Some dinosaurs. It's not the heard I'm looking for. I'm pretty certain that they are a type of Iguanadont. These are very successful dinosaurs; they've been around for fourty five millions years; they'll be around for another thirty million years. Seventy five million years on the earth and they colonize every single continent."

Nigel continued onwards with his climb before coming upon a nearby clif jutting out in another direction; a whole flock of Pterosaurs - all swooping down to the sea below and gulping up fish - covered the cliff and filled the air nearby.

"This is one of the most thrilling sights in the Prehistoric World; there's Pteranodon soaring all around me and I've sneaked up to this one - he's just digesting a fish meal and I'm just eight feet away. It's only when you get this close that you realise just how huge they really are."

And now, Nigel has a plan. Pteranodon may not be the creature he came back to look for - and nor is it the heard he's tracking - but it will make a beautiful addition to Prehistoric Park - if Nigel can save one, that is.

Nigel reached into his backpack and pulled out the two pieces of the Time Portal; he stuck them in the ground and readied himself, holding a small device with a big red button - which will activate the Time Portal - in his hand.

"This one," He began "The big male; it's wing span is over twenty feet from wing tip to wing tip. So, how do flying creatures like this get to be so huge? It's because everything about them is designed to be light weight. The bones are hollow and these membranous wings - the only support is these thin and flexible rods and there like bat's wings instead of birds wings. Being so big, it's difficult for Pterosaurs to take off, that's why these sort of habitats - cliffs and mountains; you find them here most often because they must rely on the prevailing winds to literally take them off."

Nigel moved forward again; the Pteradon had now sensed him and was beginning to walk towards him. Nigel slowly walked away as the Pteranodon used its wings like legs and walked after him intent on discovering what was so fascinating about this new arrival. Nigel passed through the portal.

Let's hope Bob is prepared to look after a Pteranodon; he already looks after a Quelzalcoatlus, so how much harder can a Pteranodon be?

"Hey up, Nigel." Greeted Bob from the observation pen as Nigel climbed up the ladder at the bottom of it and opened the little trap door leading into the observation pen "What are you doing back?"

"I've brought you something else for the avairy." Stated Nigel, as he closed the door "It's a large flying reptile that should be right at home here."

"Nigel." Warned Bob "What have you done now?"

The Time Portal flickered and the Pteranodon emerged from it; it looked around for Nigel, and, being unable to find him, continued walking on until it reached the edge of the cliff. The wind, blowing around the cliff in the avairy, was strong enough for the Pteranodon to be lifted into the air and then fly away into the heart of the avairy.

Bob, jaw slack, had watched it go "Look at the size of that thing!" He cried "Nigel, how did you ever get that? I hope Suzanne's finished checking over your last little surprise, for she's going to have to give this one a look too." Like before, he pulled out his walkie talkie and spoke into it "Suzanne. Nigel's got another surprise for us. Come down to the avairy when you can."

Nigel, knowing it would be night in the Cretaceous Period, and that his mission would not be able to continue in the dark, opted to return to his office.

He was up bright and early the next morning, and had returned to the Cretaceous Period before anybody else - excluding Vet Suzanne, who had to arrive early every morning - had started work.

Emerging from the Time Portal, he found himself in a rocky canyon; a small river was running between his feet and off into the canyon. Nigel began to follow it and sprinted over to a part of the river than was red. Blood, from something very large, was seeping into the water.

As he followed the river further into the gully, the trail of blood led him to a badly wounded iguanodont; it was a Talenkauen and had a massive chunk out of its thigh.

Nigel, not content on letting an injured animal die, has made his decision. The only way the Talenkauen will truly recover is if she is brought to Prehistoric Park.

Nigel set up the Time Portal in front of the Talenkauen and gently lured it through, allowing the limping dinosaur to return to the safety of the present.

"Suzanne." He began, through his walkie talkie "I need you at the holding pens. Quickly!"

"On my way, Nigel." Came Suzanne's voice through the walkie talkie, and several minutes later, she had arrived, just as the limping Talenkauen made its way into the holding pen and collapsed onto its side.

"Oh, Nigel." She began, looking down at the wound "What made that?"

"I don't know." He replied "But I couldn't just leave it there to be eaten; the wound's bad, Suzanne. Do you think you can patch it up? Iguanodont's can recover from horrific wounds like this, so she should be alright, but it's the infection I'm worried about."

"I'll get right to work; leave it with me, Nigel."

"That's great, Suzanne. Thanks." Nigel patted her on the shoulder and headed back towards the Time Portal; as he reached the ladder, Suzanne asked "Does Bob know you've brought this back?"

"No." He stated "Tell him when he arrives, alright?"

Suzanne rolled her eyes, shaking her head exasperatedly "Very well, Nigel."; Nigel smiled and passed back through the Portal to the Cretaceous Period.

Emerging from the Portal, Nigel noticed that there was another trail of blood and began following it; this trail, rather like the trail of the Talenkauen's blood, was also fresh.

"Whatever injured the Talenkauen that I took back to Prehistoric Park must be very large and very deadly." Nigel stated, as he continued walking along; a moment later, he pressed himself against the wall "There it is." He began, pointing ahead "The biggest land predator ever. There's a dead infant Talenkauen at it's feet. It can't be anything else, it's my target, the Giganotosaurus; Paleontologists reckon that that predator weighs two tons, a good deal more than T-Rex. Giganotosaurus, like Crocodiles, wait for the big herbivores before picking off the weak ones. Because he's here, I know the heard of Argentinosaurus are too."

The Giganotosaurus picked up the dead infant Talenkauen and began to walk away and Nigel began to follow. He had, when the camp had originally arrived, bought a flying plane with him, so that he could get aerial views; it looked like he was going to have to use it, especially if he wanted to keep up with the Giganotosaurus, so, he grudingly returned to camp.

With Nigel using a plane to track down the Giganotosaurus, back at Prehistoric Park, Bob has finally arrived and noticed Nigel's special gift.

"When did he get that?" He cried, looking down into the holding pen.

"He brought her back about an hour ago; it was badly wounded." Suzanne informed him "As you can see, I've done what I can for the wound; I've taken off the infected skin all the way around and cleaned out the wound, so she'll be back on her feet soon. A few days rest and you can move her into her enclosure."

"Did he say whether she's a carnivore, or not?"

"Given that she didn't eat me when I was patching her up - she was wide awake, you see - I'd safely say she's a herbivore." Replied Suzanne "She wouldn't hurt a fly."

In the Cretaceous Period, Nigel is now flying in a plane to follow the Giganotosaurus.

As Nigel flew through the air, several Pteranodon flew along side him and weren't bothered by the noise of the planes engine at all. Then, Nigel spotted them; the herd of Argentinosaurus were plodding along.

"There's at least a dozen there!" He said, over the noise of the engine as he lowered the plane and soared through the middle of the herd. Landing about five hundred feet in front of them, he took his chance and leaped from the plane, switching off the engine.

Now, most people would find one hundred tons of dinosaur heading there way a problem, but not Nigel. Nigel sees it as an opportunity.

Nigel placed both ends of the Time Portal into the ground and waited as the Argentinosaurus got closer and closer. There were twelve fully grown Argentinosaurus and the young female from before. The Argentinosaurus moved closer and closer and finally, Nigel's nerve gave out and he pushed the button on his hand held device, causing the Time Portal to flicker into life.

"Bob's going to kill me for this." He said, as he watched the first of the Argentinosaurus enter the Time Portal "But they're too magnificent to leave behind."

Back at the Park, Bob is going to receive one very big shock.

Suzanne and Bob both looked over to the Time Portal as it flared into life; the head of the first Argentinosarus exited, followed by the neck and then the whole body. Argentinosaurus were much larger than the Titanosaurs already in the park; the Titanosaurs that were in the park were Borealosaurus; they measured twelve metres in length, and had a weight of ten tonnes, while the Argentinosaurus were twenty two metres in length and weighed seventy three tons.

"Nigel!" Bob cried "Not more Titanosaurs! I can barely control the ones we have! No, no, not my fence! Hey, where are you going? Come back here you great lummox!"

With that, Bob took off in a run after the Argentinosaurus; Suzanne couldn't help but laugh.

Back in the Cretaceous Period, Nigel is on the last leg of his mission.

Nigel had stumbled across another heard of Argentinosaurus after he had continued exploring the nearby surrounding areas, but he has also found his target: five Giganotosaurs.

Biting and snapping at the legs of the weakest of the second herd of Argentinosaurus, they ripped off massive chunks of flesh, causing blood to spill from the Argentinosaurus, which stumbled to the ground as that leg gave out. Now, Nigel took his chance. He knew that if he got too close, then the Giganotosaurs would turn and chase him, which is what he wanted.

He set up the Time Portal and moved closer; one of the Giganotosaurus noticed him and looked in his direction, roaring loudly as he did so. This gave the Argentinosaurus one last chance; it kicked out its injured back leg and hit the Giganotosaurus right in the face; with a loud thud, it fell to the ground.

Now, however, the other four Giganotosaurus had noticed Nigel and weere thundering in his direction, leaving the Argentinosaurus to bleed to death. Nigel leaped aside as they reached him, pushing the button on his remote as he did so. The Time Portal flickered into life and the four Giganotosaurus thundered through.

Back at Prehistoric Park, Bob, who is still trying to round up the Argentinosaurs, has left the Giganotosaurs to Suzanne.

"Were you trying to bring back four of them, Nigel?" She inquired, as she glanced down to them in holding pen.

"No." He replied "I was only following one; the one I was originally following got kicked in the face by an Argentinosaurus, so I got these four instead." He chuckled "Where's Bob?"

"Still trying to round up those Argentinosaurs you brought back." Suzanne replied, pointing to Bob in the distance; it seemed that he had got one of the Argentinosaurs under control, given that his hand was full of rocks.

"He'll be alright." Nigel stated, watching Bob as he attempted to corral the Argentinosaurs "Will the Talenkauen recover?"

"Hmm?" Asked Suzanne "Oh! Oh, the Iguanadont? Yes, yes. Oh, yes, they'll be fine."

"They?" Inquired Nigel.

"You didn't know?" Suzanne asked; her question was rhetoric so she continued "She was pregnant; that's why she was attacked - she hadn't eaten in months and was weak from hunger."

"Will the baby be alright?"

"Yes," Suzanne assured him "I've checked on the ultrasound; the baby is fine and healthy. There should be no problems. Not from them, at least. I don't know what a Sarchosuchus is like when pregnant - which the one you brought back is - but I expect they're more dangerous than usual?"

"You'd be right to think that." Nigel replied "Wow; a pregnant Talenkauen and a pregnant Sarchosuchus. I did well. And, how is the Pteranodon?"

"He's settled in well; he's in the avairy with the Quelzalcoatlus." She replied, smiling "The Pteranodon and the Quelzalcoatlus often interact and they get along well. There should be no problems from them."

"Good work, Suzanne."

"Nigel, I want a word with you!" Began Bob, as he approached "Why did you bring  those  back?"

"They were one of my targets - those are my other targets." Nigel pointed down to the Giganotosaurus.

"Oh my word, Nigel!" Cried Bob "I'm going to have to bring in more staff!"

Nigel laughed, patting Bob on the shoulder.

Next time, Nigel and an unwilling Bob, go back 280 million years to rescue a predatory synapsid genus that flourished during the Permian period and find that they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

Creatures caught this chapter:

Sarchosuchus: 1 Adult Male

Talenkauen: 9 Adult Female, 7 Adult Male

Argentinosaurus: 6 Adult Males, 6 Adult Females, 1 Young Male

Giganotosaurus: 2 Adult Female, 2 Adult Male

There is something missing from our world. The amazing animals that time has left behind. But what if we could bring them back? What if extinction didn't have to be forever? We're going back in time on a safari with a difference as Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue animals on the brink of extinction.

This time Nigel's going back in time to rescue deadly pliosaurs, giant whales, elegant plesiosaurs, hungry mosasaurs, sneaky arthropods, & the largest shark ever to roam the Prehistoric seas.

Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary. Welcome to Prehistoric Park.

Prehistoric Park is becoming a huge success. The Dinosaurs that Nigel has brought back are living happily & healthy as they roam about in their new habitats that park keeper Bob built for them. But Nigel doesn't want to stop yet. Now that the park's marine center has finally been completed, no thanks to the Titanosauruses & Brachiosauruses that Nigel allows to wander around freely, Nigel wants to bring some prehistoric sea creatures back to the twenty-first century to give them a second chance. The only difference about this trip? Nigel has multiple targets this time instead of one, which concerns Bob a lot.

"I'm hoping that Nigel doesn't bite off more than he can chew this time. We've never had aquatic Dinosaurs before so I don't know what to expect. We did manage to build some aquatic holding pens so that when Nigel brings something that lives in the water back, it'll come through the portal, which is now linked up to the aquatic holding pens, & then it'll swim directly into the pen." Bob says as he grabs a wheelbarrel full of rocks. "Now I have to go & feed these rocks to those clumsy sauropods, then I have to go & feed Diana, the Dienosuchus Nigel brought back. Hooray." Bob says gloomily as he walks off with his wheelbarrel.

To find the sea creatures he's looking for, Nigel's going to travel back to Prehistoric North America, sixty-four million years ago. To a time when North America was divide by a large body of water called the Western Interior Sea.

"I'm actually more excited than I am nervous. This will be my first deep sea adventure, & who knows what I'll find down in the deep of the Western Interior Sea." Nigel says as he & his team load up the jeep & then hook up a huge flatcar to the back. "Another reason I'm excited is because my team & I are taking our submarine, "The Prehistoric Sailor" with us. And with all the state of the art technology it contains, we have everything we need to catch sea creatures both big & small." Nigel says as he signals the man bringing the submarine towards the flatcar with a crane to lower it down.

Once the submarine is loaded onto the flatcar, Nigel then activates the portal & climbs aboard the jeep.

"Here we go!" Nigel shouts over the roar of the engine & the portal as the jeep zooms through the portal with the submarine in tow.

In Prehistoric North America, the terrain is different than from modern day. The landscape is more forested & is covered with wetlands due to the fact that the Western Interior Sea cuts right through the middle of the continent. But Nigel's not looking for what's above the sea, he's interested in what dwells beneath.

"We're gradually making our way to the beach, & once we get there, we're going to deploy the submarine & start off with the first creature on our list. The Pliosaurus, from the Pliosaur family. A very vicious marine predator with jaws powerful enough to crush a small car. You may think I'm crazy for pitting our small submarine against something capable of crushing it in a few chomps but we have a special device that we can use to keep those jaws at bay. It's called an electric pulse generator, & what it'll do is emit an electric pulse that'll temporarily paralyze the beast. Which will give us enough time to capture it using some rubbery nets that we brought along that will keep the creature contained but buoyant so that the creature doesn't drown before we can transport it." Nigel explains as he & his team gets closer to the beach. When Nigel & his team pulled up towards the end of the tree line, the driver suddenly stopped the jeep. "Why on earth did you stop?" Nigel asked. The driver silently pointed two inches to the left & when Nigel looked he too became speechless. Staring at Nigel & his team from across the tree line was a fully grown Monolophosaurus. "Start the car, & drive." Nigel whispered to the driver. The driver slowly turned the key in the ignition & the engine roared loudly as the jeep lunged forward & got caught on a log. The Monolophosaurus took that as a sign to attack & bellowed as it charged forward. "Ah, Bob's going to hate me for this!" Nigel sighed as he quickly jumped out of the jeep & quickly placed the time portal down just as the Monolophosaurus leaned over to try & bite Nigels' head off. Nigel ducked & activated the portal. The portal flared to life right in front of the Monolophosaurus, separating it from getting to Nigel. The Monolophosaurus roared at the portal, thinking that it was some rivaling predator, & charged. The portal made a whooshing sound as the Monolophosaurus ran through it & stumbled out into the twenty-first century.

Back at the park, Bob notices that the time portal attached to the regular holding pens has flared to life. When he goes over to investigate, Bob finds an angry Monolophosaurus snapping at the air & roaring its frustration.

"Well, it doesn't look like a sea creature, but it is quite a specimen." Bob says as pulls his radio out & calls John. "Hello John, I'm going to need a transport team ASAP." Bob says as he throws some meat chunks down for the Monolophosaurus to eat. John responds saying, "Sure thing, they'll be down there as soon as possible." Bob then puts his radio away & walks away to get an enclosure ready for the Monolophosaurus.

Back in Prehistoric North America, Nigel & his team have recuperated from the attack & are now focusing on the task at hand. Nigel & his team have finally reached the beach & are now prepping the submarine for its deep sea dive. But they're not the only ones on the beach.

"Well would you look at that!" Nigel points out to the left side of the beach. "I recognize those Dinosaurs, they're Parasaurolophus, we saw them when we were trying to save Diana the Dienosuchus during one of our previous adventures. And mingled with them are a few Torosauruses, a smaller cousin of our resident Triceratops, but with a larger skull." Nigel points out again for the camera. Nigel then gets an idea. "Finish prepping the submarine without me for a few minutes, I'll be right back." Nigel says to his team before heading off along the side of the beach. "I know we're here for aquatic creatures, but I don't see the harm in adding a few Dinosaurs to the list." Nigel says as he gets close enough to the herd & then sets up the time portal. "My plan for getting this herd through the portal is this." Nigel explains to the camera, "I'm going to use the jeeps' headlights to startle the herd, & then honk the jeeps' horn really loudly to get them all in a panic, then to finish my plan, I'll coral the herd by driving the jeep back & forth along the side of the herd until at least a few of them move through the portal." Nigel concludes as he heads back to fetch the jeep. When Nigel came back, the herd had already began to move towards the direction of the portal. "Well, this makes our job a whole lot easier doesn't it?" Nigel states to the camera as he pulls out the remote to activate the portal. "It was a pretty good idea though, to bad they had to spoil all the fun." Nigel gestures to herd as he talks to the camera. When the herd was close enough, Nigel activated the portal & the herd walked through without any slightest sense of alarm or caution.

Back at the park, Bob has just finished transporting the Monolophosaurus to its new home & was standing over the marine holding pens eagerly awaiting to see what Nigel would bring back when he heard the time portal flare to life in the Dinosaur holding pens again. Bob sighed & went to have a look & found a bunch of herbivores coming through the portal & massing together inside one of the herbivore pens.

"When Nigel said that he was bringing back sea creatures, I'm pretty sure he didn't say anything about Dinosaurs. All well, it's a good thing I built a few more Dinosaur enclosures just in case." Bob muttered as he pulled his radio out to contact John again.

Back in Prehistoric North America, Nigel & his team are now ready to go. And as they push the flatcar holding the submarine into the water, Nigel spots a prehistoric whale swimming about near the shallows.

"Quickly lads, there's a Basilosaurus off the port bow!" Nigel said to his team as they got the submarine into the water & pushed the flatcar back onto the beach. "Let's move people, it won't stay put for long." Nigel says to his team as he boards the submarine & starts the engines. The rest of Nigel's team climbs aboard & head to their stations as Nigel closes the hatch & steers the submarine away from the sandbank & takes off in pusuit of the now swimming away Basilosaurus. Nigel makes the submarine decend about ten feet under the Basilosaurus before he calls over to Ben, one of Nigel's documentary assistants, to fire the electric pulse. Ben walks over to the generator & switches it on then heads back to his station & fires three times in unison at the Basilosaurus. Two out of three pulses found their mark, & as the now stunned Basilosaurus started to sink downwards, Nigel fired a rubbery net from the net cannon. The net slid effortlessly through the water & enveloped the stunned Basilosaurus, then some rubbery buoys lifted up & spread out around the net which lifted the stunned Basilosaurus up towards the surface. Nigel congratulated Ben on his great shot & activated the portal device that he installed. The underside of the submarine revealed a large circular device that the portals were attached to, Nigel then grabbed his remote & turned the portal on. The portal flared to life as the submarine got closer to the now thrashing Basilosaurus, but try as it might, the Basilosaurus couldn't free itself. It let out a small moan of frustration then it noticed the large metal object heading towards it & started thrashing about more violently. As the large metal object got closer, the Basilosaurus closed its eyes & expected to be ripped apart, but nothing happened. The Basilosaurus opened its eyes & looked around, nothing seemed to be there except a bright light, until it turned around & fell headfirst into an aquatic holding pen in the twenty-first century.

Back at the park, park vet Susanne has just finished feeding the four Saber-toothed Tigers & was on her way to check on the residents of the bug house when she noticed a bunch of water spray upwards in one of the aquatic holding pens.

Susanne rushed over in excitement & looked down into the holding pen from the observation platform she had entered. "Wow, it's a Basilosaurus!" Susanne exclaimed. "I do hope Bob will like it." She added as she pulled out her radio to call Bob. "Hey Bob? You're going to want to come down here & see this, & you might want to bring a crane if you're going to transport it." Susanne says. "I'm on my way, & I'll have John bring the crane over." Bob radios back. Bob then puts his radio away & sighs as he leaves the Parasaurolophus enclosure to go & fetch John. Susanne however, continues to watch & observe the parks' first aquatic creature.

Back in the depths of the Western Interior Sea, Nigel & his team are not sharing the same feeling of excitement as Susanne, because Nigel & his team are being attacked by two fully grown Pliosauruses.

"On our left side is the female, & coming at us from the right is the male. We must've lured them to our position when we were catching the Basilosaurus. The Basilosaurus's thrashing about would've definitely done the trick 'cause most carnivores that dwell down here rely on vibrations in the water to find prey & these two are no exception." Nigel says as he struggles to steer the submarine away from the two hungry Pliosauruses. "Ben, now would be a good time to fire that electro-pulse gadget!" Nigel shouted over as Ben struggled to lock on to his targets. "Give me a second, these things are too fast to lock the electro-pulse on to!" Ben shouted back. Nigel steered the submarine over to the right in hopes of giving Ben a clearer shot then called back, "How about now?" "Perfect, now keep this bucket of bolts steady!" Ben shouts back. Ben then turns back to his controls & fires five pulses in the direction of the male, then turns & repeats the process with the female. The results were a direct hit on both targets. Ben sighs in relief & signals for Nigel to prepare the rubber nets. Nigel acknowledges then aims the net gun at the female & fires, then repeats the process with the male. Success! Nigel steers the submarine over to the now stunned female Pliosaurus & activates the time portal device. Then Nigel steers the submarine forward & the portal engulfs the Pliosaurus. Then Nigel turns the submarine around to retrieve the male & discovers that the male has already snapped out of its stunned state & was trying to rip its way out of its rubbery prison. So Nigel speeds the submarine up & watches as the portal device engulfs the snapping Pliosaurus. "Do you think Bob'll like those two?" Nigel asks Ben, who had walked over to recharge the electro-pulse generator. "Like them? Probably. But I bet he will have a heart attack when he sees those monsters." Ben answers. Nigel chuckles at Ben's remark & steers the submarine downwards, heading even deeper into the perilous depths of the Western Interior Sea.

Back at the park, Bob & John are currently taking a lunch break after sucessfully but exhaustingly moving the Basilosaurus into its exhibit in the park aqurium. Bob finishes his lunch & stands up to stretch his legs when he notices that the portal for the aquatic holding pens is flaring & water in one of the pens is spraying everywhere.

"This could mean only one thing, Nigel's brought back something big if the water is spraying that high up." Bob states as he & John rush over to investigate. When they reach the observation platform, Bob stumbles back a bit while John just stands there gawking at two massive Pliosauruses swimming about looking for something to eat. "Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, he never fails to give someone around here a heart attack." Bob chuckles as he regains his composure. "I suppose I'm going to have to go & fetch the crane for you?" John asks. "Ai, but you may want to get two as well as your entire team for this." Bob replies as he reachs over to grab a bucket of chum to feed to the Pliosauruses. "Moving you two is going to be interesting." Bob says to the Pliosauruses as he waits for John to get back.

Back in the deep underwater regions of the Western Interior Sea, Nigel has steered the submarine down to the ocean floor.

"So far, we've only found two Pliosauruses, & a Basilosaurus. So I've decided to give the open waters a break & come down here to the bottom where we'll at least have some beter cover in case something decides to make a meal out of us again." Nigel says as he heads down to the lockers to collect his diving suit. "But the best part is that we get to dive down & look around for possible additions to Prehistoric Park personally despite the dangers of leaving the submarine to explore this area." Nigel says as he puts his diving suit on & walks over to the diving hatch where the rest of his team is already waiting. "Alright folks, let's get this show on the road!" Nigel shouts to his team as he attaches his oxygen tanks to the back of his suit & puts his oxygen helmet on. Nigel's team open the hatch & one by one dive down to the ocean floor. Nigel finishes locking his helmet into place & dives down with them, closing the hatch behind him. When Nigel reaches the ocean floor where his team is, he finds that they had disturbed a cluster of Sea Scorpions. "Look at these beauties, these are called Prehistoric Sea Scorpions, & rightfully so, they are much larger than their modern day cousins & just like their modern day cousins, they belong to the scientific group called Arthropods. Look at 'em, they're just really gorgeous aren't they?" Nigel states as he admires the little cluster swim around. Then Nigel spots something swimming towards the Sea Scorpions from the right. "Oh bloody hell, It's a Mosasaurus!" Nigel exclaims as he activates his helmet's built-in radio. "Guys, heads up, we've got an incoming Mosasaurus. Meet me at the left side of the group, I've got an idea." Nigel informs his team as he grabs his portal devices from his pocket & swims over to the left side of the group of Sea Scorpions where his team is now waiting for him. "Alright guys, I've got a little bit of a reckless plan but I believe that it'll work. Now what I'm going to need you all to do is try & spook those Sea Scorpions into swimming through the portal once I get it set up. As for that Mosasaurus, its attention is focused on the Sea Scorpions for now, so when we get those Sea Scorpions through the portal, the Mosasaurus should follow." Nigel explained to his team. Once Nigel's team was up to speed on Nigel's plan, they moved into their positions while Nigel set up the portals. One of Nigel's team members noticed that the Mosasaurus was quickly gathering speed & was closing in on the small group of Sea Scorpions, so she activated her built-in radio to give Nigel a heads-up. "Nigel, the Mosasaurus is getting closer." She said. "Thanks for the heads-up Lauren." Nigel responds as he activates the time portal then signals for the team to start scaring the group. At first, the Sea Scorpions seemed more afraid of the portal. They all started swimming & chirping rambunctiously, until Nigel's team started flashing blinding lights at them, making them panic & swarm all over the place. The Mosasaurus, realizing that its cover has been blown, went for an all out speed boost trying to reach its prey. A few of the Sea Scorpions saw the Mosasaurus coming for them & decided to try their luck against the portal. They chirped to the rest of the group, then lined up in an attack pattern to face the portal. The rest of the group soon followed their example & they all swam towards the portal, expecting to feel flesh & bone as they attacked, only to find that they were somewhere else. Nigel silently celebrates for the success then focuses his attention back on the Mosasaurus, who had stopped in front of the portal thinking that it was a rivaling predator that had eaten his quarry. The Mosasaurus bellowed in rage then charged the portal expecting to feel blood & flesh meet its teeth only to find out that it was in a totally different place.

Back in the twenty-first century, Prehistoric Park's marine exhibits now contain one Basilosaurus, & two Pliosauruses. Park vet Susanne is currently observing them in their new environments.

"All three of these animals are just beautiful, I'll have to give Nigel credit, because he's really outdoing himself this time." Susanne says while watching the Basilosaurus swim around in its exhibit. Just then, Susanne's watch starts beeping. "Oh my, time to feed Theo & the Torosaurus herd. Speaking of which, Bob put the Torosaurus herd in the same enclosure with Theo & they all seem to be getting along just as I'd hoped they would. But anyways, time for me to go & feed them." Susanne says as she slowly leaves the marine center. As Susanne exits the building to go & fetch her jeep, she hears a strange bellowing sound echoing from the aqautic holding pens. As she goes to investigate, she pulls her radio out of her pocket & calls John. "John, you might want to get Bob & come down to the aquatic holding pens. I think Nigel's brought us yet another gift." When she finishes her call, Susanne climbs up onto the observation platform to see what Nigel has brought. "Oh wow, Nigel's brought back some Sea Scorpions! Oh, & he brought back a Mosasaurus! Wow! NIgel certainly has been busy." Susanne says excitedly. That's when Bob & John pull up in John's jeep to see what all the comotion is about. As they both climb up onto the observation platform, Susanne climbs down & goes over to John's jeep. "Hey Susanne, Where are you off to?" John asks. "Sorry boys, but I've got some ceratopsians that need some feeding. I'll try to be back in time to see y'all do the heavy lifting, Bye!" Susanne replies back as she starts the engine to the jeep & drives off. John & Bob turn their attention back to the two species of sea creatures swimming around in separate holding pens. "Right, so who's moving the scorpions & who's moving that brute?" John asks. "I'll get the scorpions, you go & fetch that crane again." Bob says quickly as he hurries off to find a large fishing net. John chuckles to himself & says, "I knew he was going to say that." as he walks off to go fetch the crane once again.

Back in the Western Interior Sea, Nigel & his team are still on the ocean floor looking for more signs of life. Eventually, they find something, but it wasn't alive.

"Look at that poor thing, Something huge definitely took a large chunk out of its hide." Nigel points towards the sinking corpse of a Basilosaurus. "As sad as it may be, this corpse could lure predators, & hopefully among those predators will be a Megalodon. Megalodons are basically giant sharks, & when I mean giant, I mean fifty feet long. Bigger than our submarine!" Nigel states as he & his team hide in a cluster of seaweed to see what predators will come to feast on the seventy-foot delicacy.

Nigel & his team end up having to wait quite a while before the first customers showed up to have their fill.

"Well would you look at that! Over to our left are two Leviathans, which are another species of carnivorous whale, & to our right are three Lieopluerodons, another species of Mosasaur. These two species definitely want to eat that corpse, but the real question is who's going to get it first. While the Lieopluerodons are a massive eighty feet long, those Leviathans are much heavier despite being only seventy-five long. So this stand-off could go to either side really, but I think it would be better if we could somehow manage to get all of them back to the safety of Prehistoric Park." Nigel concluded as he gets his time portal devices out of his pockets. He then dashes out from the cover of the seaweed & places the time portal devices on the ground in front of him, then he waves his arms up & down to try & get one of the group's attention. The Leviathans notice Nigel & briefly turn & his direction, giving the Lieopluerodons the time they needed to dive down & start devouring the corpse. The Leviathans, angered at being tricked, decide that instead of getting into a fight with the Lieopluerodons, they'd eat the smaller, more alive morsel instead. So the two Leviathans darted toward Nigel like a couple of toothy bullet-trains. Nigel quickly pulled the remote to the time portal out of his pocket & waited until the Leviathans were almost right on top of him before he activated the time portal, sending two hungry Leviathans into the twenty-first century. The light from the portal startled the three Lieopluerodons, making them dart backwards a little bit. Angered at being disturbed, all three charged the portal in a blind rage. But instead of their car-crushing jaws meeting flesh & bone, they only met more water as they left the Western Interior Sea behind & found themselves swimming around in an aquatic holding pen in the twenty-first century. Nigel then turned the portal off & put the remote & the portal devices back inside his pocket. "Well that was thrilling, wasn't it?" Nigel huffed as he regained his composure. "I think it's time for us to head back to the submarine everybody, our oxygen supply is getting really low." Nigel shouted out to his team as they walked out from the cover of the seaweed. Once they were all situated, Nigel & his team began marching back to the submarine. But something is following them, rising from their cover behind some large rocks, two fully grown Elasmosauruses resume their slow stalking of Nigel & his team.

Back at the park, John has sucessfully transported the Mosasaurus into its enclosure at the marine center, & is now watching Bob slowly catch the Sea Scorpions.

"Right now I bet you're wishing you had chosen to move the Mosasaurus instead?" John asked jokingly. "Oh ha-ha, you're really funny. Would you mind giving me a hand here John, 'cause these little buggers are fast!" Bob exclaimed as he tried again to catch the Sea Scorpions with the lobster net but again failed miserably. "Ok, here let me give it a shot." John said as he grabbed the lobster & twirled it around so that it cut off three Sea Scorpion's escape route & snagged them in the net. "How are you going to move all of them once I've finished up here?" John asked. "See all those water barrels next to my jeep? That's how. Of course I may need a little help from some of your transport team, but I think I can handle things after you're through." Bob replied. "Finished!" John exclaimed. "Already? Ah-well, I'll go & fetch some of your crew then." Bob said as he begins to leave. That's when the portal flared to life in another set of holding pens, revealing two Leviathans & three Lieopluerodons. "Nigel! Ugh, & we were so close to finishing up with these little blighters. Now we have extra work ahead of us." Bob complained jokingly. John looked over at the new arrivals in the holding pens & sighed heavily, "We're going to need another set of cranes."

Back at the bottom of the Western Interior Sea, Nigel & his team have almost reached the submarine & were almost about to signal to Ben to lower the bottom hatch when two adult Elasmosauruses decided to make their move.

"Good lord! We've been ambushed!" Nigel exclaims as one of the Elasmosauruses darted out in front of him, cutting off his escape route. "Two fully grown Elasmosauruses have successfully cut us off from the submarine & we didn't even have a clue that they were here." Nigel observed as the one in front of him snapped at him, pushing him even further away from the submarine. Nigel quickly activated his built-in radio & calls Ben. "Ben! You may want to look out your starboard window & come help us 'cause our oxygen levels are really low & there are two Elasmosauruses trying to eat us!" Nigel shouts as the Elasmosaurus again snaps at Nigel & again Nigel jumps back. The submarine flickers to life, making the Elasmosauruses pause for a moment. The second Elasmosaurus, who was circling Nigel's team, decided to attack the submarine. Immediately it regretted its decision as three electro-pulses hit it in its chest. As the Elasmosaurus began to sink, the Elasmosaurus in front of Nigel abandoned its quarry to assist its mate. When it reached its mate, the Elasmosaurus began pushing its mate up to the surface. While the Elasmosauruses were distracted, Nigel & his team climbed aboard the submarine & are now preparing the portal device. "Let's try & give those blighters a hand, shall we?" Nigel suggested. Ben, who was currently steering the submarine, chuckled & shook his head as he activated the submarine's portal device & steered the submarine up towards the surface. While the submarine was surfacing, the female Elasmosaurus was trying desparately to free it's mate from the net. The male Elasmosaurus started to regain its composure when it spotted Nigel's submarine surface & start heading for them. The male also began trying to free itself from the net but realized it was too late to escape as Nigel's submarine rapidly bore down on them. The female decided to try & save herself but dove underwater too slow as both male & female were enveloped by a blinding flash of light. When they woke up, both Elasmosauruses were in a holding pen in the twenty-first century.

Bob & John had just finished placing the Leviathans in their enclosure & were about to begin transporting the Lieopleurodons when Susanne, who had just finished feeding all the park's residents, radioed them.

"Bob, John, one of you boys needs to bring a crane over to the aquatic holding pens! Nigel's brought us some more guests." Susanne said over the radio. Bob sighed heavily before saying, "This is by far the most abundant mission Nigel's ever had. We haven't even finished transporting his previous deliveries! Ugh, I wish there was a faster way to transport these things." Bob walked over to the transportation room to grab a new crane. When he drove it out of the hangar, he noticed that John had disappeared. "Well, I certainly hope he finshes transporting those Lieo-, Litleo-, whatever those big brutes are called." Bob sighed as he drove the crane towards the holding pens.

While Bob is busy transporting the Elasmosauruses, John is traveling to London. Where he hopes to fulfill Bob's wish.

"My idea is to meet a friend of mine from the air force & make a deal for some better horsepower for Prehistoric Park than those rickety old cranes Bob has." John explained as he drove down to the airport in his jeep.

While John is traveling to London, park vet Susanne is currently observing Theo the Triceratops' interactions with the Torosaurus herd.

"Theo certainly seems to get along with the Torosaurus herd, especially with his new sparring partner, that bulky male over on the far left. It also seems that Theo has taken over the herd as the alpha male, which shows how well these animals interacted in their previous time. Oh, speaking of time, I have to go check on Mathilda, then I have to go & feed the park's two Spinosauruses, then I'll have to go check on our Australovenators, wow I've got so much to do." Susanne rambled on before getting in her jeep & driving off towards the enclosures.

Back in the deep sea of prehistoric North America, Nigel has narrowed down his list to only one last sea creature, the giant shark Megalodon.

"What a trip this is turning out to be! We've rescued several prehistoric animals, but we're not done yet. We still have to find Megalodon." Nigel declared as he steered the submarine up to the surface. Once the submarine surfaced, Nigel & his team walked up to the top of the submarine carrying buckets of chum. Ben & a few other team members lowered a small shark cage into the water & attached it to the left side of the submarine. "The plan here is that we're going to use a chum cannon to spread all of this chum out in a two mile radius, so that hopefully we can lure the shark to come to us so that Ben & Lucas can climb down into the shark cage & tag the shark with this device. This is a neuro-stimulator, & what it does is it attacks the central nervous system, instantly paralyzing whatever it's attached to. Whatever's living of course." Nigel explained. Then he hooked up the chum cannon & loaded it up with chum & started loitering the ocean's surface with shark bait.

It didn't take long for sharks to start arriving on the scene, but none of them appear to be Megalodon.

"Look at them chowing down, there are over fifteen species here & I only recognize three of them! Over there is a cluster of Helicorpion, these sharks around the port side of the submarine are Cretoxyrhina, & that lone shark hanging at the edge of this frenzy is a Scapanorhynchus." Nigel observed. Then Nigel saw something large surface right in front of the submarine! "Look at that! It's a Dakosaurus, a species of crocodiles that lived in the sea!" Nigel exclaimed. Nigel then looked at the shark cage & then back at the Dakosaurus & a familiar glint appeared in Nigel's eyes. "Ben, how many of those neuro-stimulators do we have?" Nigel asked. Ben looked in the tool box he had stored them in & pulled out four. "Four sir." Ben answered. Nigel looked at the neuro-stimulators, & then at the Dakosaurus, & then at Ben. "How many will you & Lucas need to catch our elusive quarry?" Nigel asked. Ben glanced at Lucas, Nigel's documentarian, for help. Lucas held up two fingers. Ben glanced back at Nigel & replied saying, "We'll just need two sir." Seconds later, Nigel grabbed his diving suit & an oxygen tank, suited up, grabbed two neuro-stimulators, & lowered himself down into the shark cage. When he was comfortably positioned, he waited for the Dakosaurus to swim closer to the cage. Back on the top of the submarine however, Ben has realized that everything else other than the Dakosaurus disappeared. "That's odd, where did everything go?" Ben asked. Lucas, who was the only other person on deck, shrugged his shoulders & suggested, "Maybe Nigel's big crocodile down there scared them off." Back underwater, Nigel is preparing to tag the Dakosaurus when he realizes that the Dakosaurus has stopped swimming. The Dakosaurus sniffed as if it had detected a possible threat, then sure enough, approaching from the far right of the submarine was an adolescent Megalodon. "Now this is an event to behold, an adolescent Megalodon facing off against a fully grown Dakosaurus. Now normally, a Dakosaurus would back down from a fully grown Megalodon, but since this one's an adolescent, it'll more than likely fight back." Nigel stated. The two creatures have now spotted each other & are now itching for a fight. The Megalodon swam closer & opens its mouth, showing off dozens of rows of large razor-sharp teeth. The Dakosaurus swam closer in response & opened its mouth. Revealing its own impressive array of serrated teeth. At this response, the Megalodon backed up a bit, then charged. Taken a bit back by this response, the Dakosaurus counter-charged. When the two collided, bubbles flew all over the place as the Dakosaurus & the Megalodon met each other blow for blow. When the Dakosaurus snapped, the Megalodon smacked it with its tail. When the Megalodon charged, the Dakosaurus head-butted it in response. Nigel, who was still in the shark cage, winced at every earth-shattering sound the two combatants made as they clashed without pause. Back on deck at the submarine, Ben & Lucas were struggling to maintain their balance as the submarine rocked back & forth due to the giant waves the two battling animals were causing. "Quickly, help me pull Nigel out of the water!" Ben shouted to Lucas as he ran over to where the shark cage was attached to the submarine. But to their surprise, Nigel has already climbed out & was laughing hysterically. "Oh that was great! A little dangerous, but great!" Nigel laughed. Ben & Lucas once again struggled to keep their balance as yet another big wave hit the submarine. "Nigel, I strongly suggest we get back in the submarine & try something other than that shark cage tactic." Ben said. Nigel thought about it for a second before agreeing with Ben. So Nigel, Ben, & Lucas heaved the shark cage out of the water & brought it back below deck. Once they got themselves situated, Nigel steered the submarine to where it was facing the clashing reptiles. "Ben, get ready to fire that electro-pulse thing!" Nigel shouted when he was locked on to his two targets. Ben looked at his computer screen to confirm that he had a clear shot. The only problem was, Nigel & his team aren't the only things out there that are interested in the two fighters. Hiding just out of sight, five Colossal Squids were preparing to ambush their next meal. Once the leader of the pack was certain that his pack was ready, the pack leapt into action. Although the Squids made sure they wouldn't be detected by the fighting creatures, they were not able to prevent being detected by Nigel's sonar system aboard the submarine. Ben looked at his radar & saw that five targets were inbound. "Nigel we have incoming!" Ben exclaimed. Nigel walked over to Ben's station & observed the radar. "Ben, we have no time to waste. Let's grab what we came for & get out of here!" Nigel ordered. Ben resumed targeting the Dakosaurus & the Megalodon & immediately fired ten pulses in their direction. The result was a perfect shot. Both the Megalodon & the Dakosaurus were paralyzed. Nigel didn't waste any time. He swiftly activated the submarine's portal device & drove the submarine forward to transport the two sinking reptiles to the twenty-first century. However, just when Nigel was about to transport the Megalodon, three of the Colossal Squids latched on to the submarine, thinking that it was a rivaling predator. Everyone in the submarine was thrown backwards due to the impact. Nigel quickly got back on his feet & pressed a bright green button that sent static everywhere on the outside of the submarine, making the Colossal Squids detach & back off for a moment or two. Nigel then got back in his seat & swerved the submarine directly into the now flailing Megalodon. Causing the portal device to envelope it instantly, sending it into a holding pen in the twenty-first century. "One down, only one more to go people. Everybody back on your feet." Nigel ordered to the rest of the team. While they hurried back to their stations, Nigel drove the submarine down to where the Dakosaurus was. Hoping to use the same tactic he used to transport the Megalodon, Nigel swerved the submarine in the direction of the Dakosaurus, only to accidently crash into two other Colossal Squids. Sending them into the twenty-first century as well. "Oh well, I hope Bob's in a good enough mood to deal with large squids." Nigel said. "I think the proper term is colossal." Ben jokingly said. After that, Nigel directed the submarine down towards the now fully mobile Dakosaurus. "Oh boy, this isn't going to be good." Nigel said bleakly. The Dakosaurus looked around in search of its foe & zoned in on Nigel's submarine. Very ticked off, it charged & very swiftly & without remorse latched its mouth around the front of the submarine. Making everyone abourd lurch backwards as they struggled to prevent being torn apart. "Nigel! We need to get that thing off of our hull!" Lucas exclaimed. Nigel activated the same switch he used to get the Colossal Squids off & watched as sparks flew all over the place. The Dakosaurus let go long enough for Nigel to drive the submarine backwards, out of reach of the Dakosaurus's jaws. The Dakosaurus, now furious with rage, roared a roar that sounded like a mere moan in the waters. Suddenly, the three remaining Colossal Squids darted out of nowhere & attached themselves to the Dakosaurus, attempting to bring it down & eat it. "No! Ben, fire the electro-pulse now!" Nigel ordered. Ben quickly aimed the electro-pulse cannon & fired repeatedly until both the Dakosaurus again was paralyzed, & the Colossal Squids were paralyzed. Nigel sighed in relief & gave Ben a thumbs-up. Then he drove the submarine towards the Dakosaurus, sending it through the portal device as the submarine drove by. "What do you think Ben? Should we bring those three back with us?" Nigel asked, pointing towards the paralyzed squids. "We might as well, we've already transported two of their pack members." Ben replied. With that settled, Nigel reactivated the submarine's portal device & drove the submarine forward until all three Colossal Squids were enveloped through the portal & vanished. Only to appear in a holding pen in the twenty-first century. "Congratulations everyone! We've finally completed our marine adventure!" Nigel exclaimed. At hearing this good news, everyone clapped & cheered. "It's about time, I nearly died of a heart attack on more than one occasion." Lucas muttered.

With their aquatic adventure being a huge success, Nigel & his team drove the submarine back to shore. Once they were on the beach, they began packing up for the trip back. But once again, they're not alone. Emerging from the treeline came two Albertosauruses, smaller cousins of Tyrannosaurus Rex.

"Oh no, this won't end well." Nigel said glumly. The Albertosauruses roared & started inching closer, getting more & more confident that Nigel & his team were prey that wouldn't fight back. "Don't panic everyone, I have a plan." Nigel said to his team. Nigel then pulled out his portal devices & placed them a few inches away from where he was standing. He then pulled out the remote that activates the portal before saying, "Everyone line up behind me. This next part of my plan could get interesting." Nigel's team began grabbing their equipment & hurried to follow Nigel's plan while the two Albertosauruses began trotting down the beach towards them. Once everyone was ready & in place, Nigel waited for the Albertosauruses to get closer. The Albertosauruses, who were both starving now, began running down the beach towards Nigel & his team. Nigel waited until the Albertosauruses were almost right on top of them before activating the portal. The portal flickered to life just as both Albertosauruses leaned down with their jaws opened wide to gobble Nigel up. Nigel blinked as a bright flash of light appeared & then disappeared in an instant. The Albertosauruses were nowhere to be seen now. Nigel & his team all sighed in relief & resumed packing up for the trip back to the twenty-first century.

Back at the park, Bob is having a difficult time keeping up with Nigel. With John mysteriously missing, Bob was forced to move the Lieopleurodons by himself. But because they were so heavy, most of the cranes have broken down now. Leaving Bob with no way of transporting the new arrivals Nigel sent through.

"I'm literally up to my neck in problems here. The cranes won't work & there are still plenty of sea creatures to transport, not to mention those two Albertosauruses that Susanne reported about." Bob sighed heavily as he went back to work trying to finish transporting the other sea reptiles. That's when Bob noticed a bright flash appear near the portal devices Nigel uses to drive his jeep through when he goes on his missions. "Oh boy, I certainly hope that Nigel didn't send a dinosaur through the wrong portal." Bob said nervously as he went to investigate. When Bob finally reached the portal device that Nigel uses to time travel, he sighed in relief when he saw that it was Nigel & his team pulling the submarine through on Nigel's jeep. "Hello Bob, great to see you again." Nigel said as he continued to drive the jeep forward until the submarine was all the way through. "Nigel you are a sight for sore eyes, especially to eyes that are attached to a tired park keeper in need of assistance." Bob said when Nigel got out of the jeep. "You need assistance? What about John? I thought he was helping you." Nigel said. Bob & Nigel walked over to the aquatic holding pens while Nigel's team finished putting the submarine back in the hangar where the other vehicles are put up. "John was helping me, until he vanished into thin air. I can't seem to find him anywhere." Bob said as he & Nigel stopped at the holding pen holding the Megalodon. "Hmm... That is a question to ponder." Nigel said. Suddenly, a loud drumming that sounded like thunder echoed over the park as four helicopters appeared in the sky above Nigel & Bob. "What in Bloody Hell!" Nigel exclaimed. The four helicopters landed outside the entrance to Prehistoric Park, making Nigel all the more curious. So Nigel & Bob ran over to the entrance & opened the park's doors to reveal a smiling John & four Air Force pilots. "John?" Bob said in disbelief. "What's going on here?" John pointed to the helicopters & said, "Bob, your wish has been granted. Say hello to your new Dinosaur transports & their pilots."

John has definitely made things easier on Bob in means of transport in Prehistoric Park. With the assistance of Nigel's new pilots, all of the park's newcomers were transported into their enclosures. Bob even made an enclosure by the paddocks for the Albertosauruses, who've taken quite nicely to their new home. Prehistoric Park is now flourishing with all kinds of animals, from prehistoric whales to prehistoric bugs. But don't think the adventure's done yet.

Next time, Nigel's traveling back to prehistoric North America to find the largest flying reptile that ever existed. Along the way, he will encounter the venomous Dilophosaurus, small Hypsilophodonts, & even plated Stegosaurs. But as always, you can expect to find so much more.

Dinosaurs(& sea reptiles) rescued:

Monolophosaurus: 1 female.

Parasaurolophus: 18; 10 females, 8 males.

Torosaurus: 15; 9 females, 6 males.

Basilosaurus: 1 female.

Pliosaurus: 2; 1 female, 1 male.

Sea Scorpion: 12; 7 females, 5 males.

Mosasaurus: 1 male.

Leviathan: 2; 1 female, 1 male.

Lieopleurodon: 3; 2 females, 1 male.

Elasmosaurus: 2; 1 female, 1 male.

Megalodon: 1 female.

Colossal Squid: 5; 2 females, 3 males.

Dakosaurus: 1 male.

Albertosaurus: 2; 1 female, 1 male.

We live in a very strange world. Over ninety-nine percent of the species that ever lived on our planet are now extinct. But what if we could save them? What if we could bring them back to our own world?

Join biologist Michael Emerson as he travels back in time to meet animals that have never existed for millions of years. He will save them from extinction and take them into the present day to give them a second chance.

This time, Michael travels back to the Eocene, where he meets the cousins of all humanity and a very large and definitely very angry bird.

Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary. Welcome…to Prehistoric Park!

After grabbing a shovel, Norman pulled a jumbo-sized wheelbarrow out of the back of a pickup truck and set it on the ground. He was stood outside the  Hadrosaurus  paddock. "For those of you not in the know," he began, "Michael brought back his first creatures a couple days ago. And I can imagine he has fun doing that. But I have the real jobs: helping feed the animals, making friends with the animals – some of them, anyway – and, of course…"

Norman picked up his shovel. "Cleaning the paddocks. Probably the least glamorous job of them all."

"Oh, look at it this way Norman, you could be cleaning up after a  Brachiosaurus  instead," Terry said, who was seated on the hood of a nearby Jeep.

Norman sighed. "Don't give him ideas, Terry," he said. "I suppose, you know, since you're sitting there, you could be helping…"

"Oh, I will," Terry assured, "don't worry. I wanted to take a nice long look at the droppings once they've been shoveled. It's not every day you get to see hadrosaur droppings five minutes after they've been created."

"May heaven help me," Norman muttered, as he grabbed the wheelbarrow and started to walk over to the paddock door. Thankfully, however, Michael arrived just then, providing a bit of salvation.

"Hello, Michael," Norman said, quickly abandoning the wheelbarrow. "Where are you off to?"

"Well, I've planned my next adventure," Michael said. "I'm heading to the Eocene, about 47 million years ago, to prehistoric Germany."

"Germany?" Norman asked, as Terry raised an eyebrow towards Michael. "What can you be bringing back from there?"

"You mean you're…" Terry began, and Michael said, "Yes I am, Terry. There's a quarry near Frankfurt dating to that time period, and it preserves remarkable fossil remains."

"It's renowned throughout paleontological circles," Terry explained to Norman, "because of the wide variety of fossil animals that have been found. A couple years ago, something really exciting showed up…well, you explain, Michael."

"In 2009, scientists unveiled a fossil primate that had been found at the quarry over 25 years previously. It was named  Darwinius, in honor of Charles Darwin himself. It was very well preserved, and even its stomach contents were fossilized. We believe that it rests, evolutionary speaking, somewhere on the lineage from early primate to man!"

"Really, then?" Norman asked. "So it's sort of like the grandfather of all humanity, then?"

"I'd say more like the aunt," Michael said. "Either way, it will be a very exciting acquisition for Prehistoric Park!"

"Are you bringing back anything else?" Terry asked.

"Well, the Messel pit does have some other unique species preserved as fossils. Be prepared," Michael winked. "Do you want to come this time, Terry?"

"No thanks," Terry said. "I figure I'd better stay here and help the staff with the dinosaurs," gesturing towards Norman.

"Alright. I'll see you both later," Michael said, picking up his backpack. He started to walk away. "Have fun with the hadrosaurs, Norman," he shouted over his shoulder. And then he was gone.

Norman gave Terry a long, hard look.

"What?" Terry asked innocently.

" 'Are you bringing back anything else', you say," Norman muttered. "You had to ask, didn't you."

"Oh. Well. Sorry." Terry smirked. "The wheelbarrow's still over there."

Norman sighed, and walked back to the paddock door.

Leaving Norman to do the shoveling, Michael's team is ready to set off into the Eocene.

All the members of Michael's team wore backpacks containing their supplies, and some of them were carrying plastic cases and small dog crates. "Are we ready, everyone?" Michael asked from in front of the time portal. He received several "readys" and thumbs up from the crew. "Alright then. Let's go!"

The team walked through the portal.

As Michael stepped through, he found himself in a subtropical forest. Tall trees with gnarly roots surrounded him, and it was very hot and humid. The rest of the team came through and started setting up the campsite.

"The first thing that strikes me about the Eocene is that it's very hot," Michael said as he turned the portal off and put away the sticks. "Scientists think this is because a large amount of carbon and methane entered the atmosphere about 55 million years before the present day. That caused the temperature to increase dramatically, and we're at the peak of this rise right now. Then the temperature will start to lower again. It's hard to believe that at the end of the Eocene, the planet will be an icehouse instead of a hothouse."

"Michael, look!" a team member named James whispered. "Over here!"

Michael quietly made his way over to investigate. Over a ridge, he saw a group of small brown mammals that looked vaguely like miniature tapirs. "Those are  Propalaeotherium ," Michael whispered. "They might not look like it, but they're actually one of the first horses. In fact, these horses are primitive enough that they don't even have hooves yet. So I can't see them running the Preakness any time soon," he smirked.

He watched as the  Propalaeotherium  foraged for food on the forest floor. They ate many flowers and leaves, but seemed to be focusing on eating fallen fruit that must have dropped from the trees above. The red berries were quickly gobbled up by tiny horse mouths.

What Michael doesn't know is that something else is watching these little horses as well.

Abruptly, one of the horses raised its head, its ears pricked up. It had apparently heard something in the undergrowth.

And then a giant, squawking bird, as tall as Michael and with stubby wings ran from the trees and grabbed one of the  Propalaeotherium. The rest of the group fled as the bird snapped the little horse's neck with one bite.

"It's a  Gastornis !" Michael said. "And it's just downed one of the  Propalaeotherium !"

Michael's team watched as the  Gastornis  held the now-dead horse with its foot and began to tear away strips of flesh. "It's clearly an ambush predator," Michael whispered. "I'd get a bit closer but I don't trust that bird's attitude. Even though I'm as tall as it is, and it shouldn't hunt animals as big as I am, it might still attack me." The  Gastornis  was covered with gray feathers, with a crest of black feathers atop its head. But its face was bare like a vulture's, allowing it to stay clean as it continued eating the  Propalaeotherium.

As he watched, James shifted his weight, causing a branch under the leaf litter to snap. The  Gastornis  perked its head up at the noise, causing the horse carcass to snap in two. It then fled back into the forest, carrying the back half of the horse with it.

"It's gone now," Michael said. "But boy, did it strike quickly!" He got up and peered at the half of the  Propalaeotherium  lying on the ground. "I might have some use for this," he said. "Dennis, can you hand me one of the plastic cases please?"

He picked up the remains with two sticks on the ground and put it into the carrying case, which was totally opaque. "I'm going to take this back to camp and leave the side open," Michael said. "See if I can attract one of the local scavengers. I'm half tempted to slip this into someone's sleeping bag tonight, but catching creatures is more important than personal satisfaction." He laughed. "Alright guys, let's finish setting up."

Meanwhile, back at Prehistoric Park, Norman is concerned about one of the park's current residents.

Norman, having gotten himself out of cleanup duty, was in the nodosaur paddock, feeding his new best friend. The dinosaur wagged its tail in satisfaction as it ate.

Ned the nodosaur was the first dinosaur that Michael encountered on a trip to the Cretaceous period, 70 million years ago. His inherent shyness meant that it took a bit of work getting him to become friendly, but Norman's persistence paid off, and Ned is now very tame.

"Look at him wagging his tail," Norman said. "He's just like some big dog that way." He laughed.

"There's just one thing I'm worried about," Norman said. "When Michael first brought him in, we all assumed he was a male. We came up with the name Ned with that in mind. I kind of like that name, and it's already stuck in my head. But there is still a possibility that Ned might be a girl instead, and then we'd have to change his name. The problem is that I haven't a clue how to check. It's not exactly like we have another animal to compare it to, either."

Norman got his walkie-talkie out. "Maybe Catherine can help." He pressed a button. "Cath, are you there?"

The radio crackled. "Yeah, over."

"I'm a bit curious over here. Is there any chance I can bring Ned over to the clinic for you to have a look at? More specifically, I was wondering if you can try determining his sex, if at all possible."

There was a pause. "I'll see what I can do, Norman. Bring him over at any time. Over and out."

"Well," Norman said, looking at the nodosaur, "now we just have to get him to the clinic."

Back in the Eocene, Michael has discovered something rather startling.

Michael walked up to the edge of a large pond. "I've read about these," he said. "There's a lot of volcanic activity around these parts, and scientists believe that most of the animals at the Messel pit due to carbon dioxide poisoning, which was outgassed from the lakes and ponds. Normally the carbon dioxide rests at the bottom of the water, out of the way of any aquatic animals. But tremors in the ground may have released the gas, causing widespread death of animal life. Something similar happened at Lake Nyos of Cameroon in 1986. The outgassing of carbon dioxide from a tremor killed over a thousand people."

He took a look at the surface of the lake. "Everything seems quiet now – I don't feel any tectonic activity at the moment, and there are turtles swimming about over there. So I'm going to say that everything is safe…for the time being, at least."

At the far side of the pond, a lone  Propalaeotherium  was drinking. But something else caught Michael's attention. Through a grove of ferns, he saw something rustling in the leaves. From them hopped another small mammal, roughly two feet long. It was colored dark brown, but its fur had a sort of iridescence to it, and it had long legs.

"Look at this," Michael said. "This can only be one thing: a  Leptictidium . They have an appearance resembling that of a large elephant shrew. People have studied their fossils, and come to the conclusion that they are one of the only bipedal mammals, along with the kangaroo family and of course humans."

He watched the  Leptictidium  as it groomed itself and looked around. "I would love to have one of these animals back at Prehistoric Park," Michael smiled. "I have a little dog crate with me to put it in for now, so now the only challenge is catching it. Let's see who's faster!"

Michael lunged for the  Leptictidium, which started hopping away. But Michael was faster. He grabbed the mammal with two hands, as gently as possible to avoid hurting it. Once the  Leptictidium  was in his grip, it started squirming, but Michael attempted to calm it down. "Shh, it's OK, I've got you," he said, but it didn't seem to help.

He released it into the dog crate and set the latch. "Well, that takes care of that," Michael said.

Suddenly, he heard a large splash coming from the pond directly behind him. Michael turned his head and dived to the ground instinctively. He heard another splash but when he was finally able to get a good look, the creature had already vanished back into the water.

"What the  blazes  was that?" Michael asked. "I couldn't get a decent look at it, but apparently it had a very good look at me."

Michael got up and brushed himself off. "I'll come back later to look for it," he said. "Right now I have a  Leptictidium  to take back to camp."

Michael has just escaped the grasp of an unknown aquatic predator, and to make matters worse, he hasn't found any sign of the elusive  Darwinius  at all yet.

Michael departed the pond, walking back towards the campsite.

At the park, vet Catherine is ready to try something nobody has ever done before: determining the gender of a dinosaur.

Catherine slipped on her latex gloves as she heard the door to the clinic open. "That should be Norman and Ned," she said, and walked out to meet them.

Norman and a few other staff members were wheeling in the nodosaur on a metal rolling cart. "Here he is, Catherine," Norman said. "Keep us updated, hmm? I'm anxious." He chuckled.

Catherine smiled. "Have you tranquilized him?"

"What? No. We didn't want to risk it. It would be difficult to dart him with all his armor, anyways."

"He's awake? Then why isn't he strapped down?" Catherine asked.

Norman looked sheepish. "Ah. Yes. That. Well," he began, "as soon as we coaxed him onto the rolling cart, he hunkered down into his little defense position we've been seeing. He hasn't budged since." Norman tapped Ned with a small stick, and nothing happened. "See?"

"Alright," Catherine said. "I'll put him under some sevoflurane once we get him in. But if decides to get up and run around, you know exactly who gets the blame," she laughed.

"Yeah, yeah," Norman said. "Good luck, boy - hopefully boy, anyway," he said to Ned, and patted him on the back. At this the nodosaur lashed out its tail, knocking into a steel shelf and rattling medical equipment. "Whoops," Norman muttered.

Catherine and the vets wheeled Ned into another room.

In the Eocene, Michael checks up on his meat bait, and finds that it has attracted a couple visitors.

Michael kneeled down to look inside the case. "There we are!" he said. "Come down here to get a better look. I hoped these guys would arrive."

A group of ants had been attracted to the meat. But these were no ordinary ants: they were huge, many an inch long. In addition, there were a couple ants with wings inside.

"Despite what you might think," Michael said, "I'm not crazy to be wasting my time catching ants. These are  Titanomyrma giganteum, the largest ants ever! Scientists believe they were a precursor to today's army ants."

He watched a trail of ants carrying small chunks of meat away. "Those ants are taking the food back to the nest, wherever that may be. I don't want to get bitten by one of these, though. Modern army ants can bite very hard and can be really painful.  Titanomyrma  is twice as large."

Michael shut the door of the case. "The couple dozen or so that I've captured should be enough to form a new queen and start a new colony at Prehistoric Park. I'm going to put this with the  Leptictidium, and then I'm heading back off to the pond."

While Michael is getting some exercise, Catherine is back at the clinic with Ned the nodosaur.

Ned was sleeping and strapped to a table as the vet staff got ready to work. Catherine was preparing her tools. "It's hard to determine the structure of a dinosaur's reproductive organs when there's nothing to compare them to," she said. "But we think that it was similar to that of chelonians, crocodilians, or birds, or possibly a combination of those. In any case, we're going to use an endoscopic probe to find out."

She held a silver rod with a lens at the end, attached to a plastic cord. "Are we ready?" Catherine asked the staff.

Some of the vet technicians kept an eye on the heart rate and blood pressure displayed as Catherine slipped the probe into the nodosaur's cloaca. Then she turned to a laptop screen, which showed an image from the rod itself.

"There it is. You can see something like phalline tissue here…it means it's definitely male." She smiled. "Norman will be happy."

Catherine removed the endoscopic probe and set it on a metal tray. "It's interesting, though. I've taken a look at some of the other apparatus and they show that Ned has an internal metabolism unlike any animals I've seen in the present day. It's hard to put into words, but I don't think we can tell yet if this is consistent throughout all of the Dinosauria or if it's just species-specific. Time will tell."

She turned to the vet staff. "Alright, let's clean everything up in here and start waking Ned up."

Back in the Eocene, Michael is playing a dangerous game…

Michael was at the pond, holding a large stick. "It's time to find this mysterious water monster. What I'm about to do may seem a bit dangerous, but I think I know what I'm doing. This works with the alligators and crocodiles back in the present day. By tapping the ground and splashing at the water, whatever's in the pond should feel vibrations, and probably come up for a meal. Long story short…don't try this at home."

He began splashing the water with his stick, and soon moved on to thumping the edge of the bank. Michael alternated this, over and over again. "Come on…"

Suddenly, he started backing away, and the mysterious creature launched itself out of the water and onto the bank. When the water receded, an animal that looked like a crocodile crossed with an otter with gray fur stood on the bank.

Michael breathed, "I thought I would find this. They're actually not even from around here. But this is  Ambulocetus, and it was an early ancestor of the whales, believe it or not!"

Ambulocetus  was part of a cetacean family that still had the ability to come onto land. Despite giving rise to the first completely aquatic whales, it still looked remarkably like a furry crocodilian. And it seems to behave like one, too.

The  Ambulocetus  snapped at Michael, who said, "Maybe I can get it back to Prehistoric Park. I just need to get it through the time portal…which I haven't set up yet…"

Quickly, he kicked off his shoe to provide a distraction as he scrambled to set up the time portal. The  Ambulocetus  looked at the shoe, curiously. "Just one more switch…and there!" he said. "Got it…oh my god!"

Back at Prehistoric Park, Norman is about to get a surprise.

Norman was standing on the walkway next to the portal site, thinking. "Ned should be finished soon," he said. "I can hardly wait for him to get back in his paddock. Hopefully Catherine has sorted things out. Terry!" he shouted.

"Yeah?" Terry said, who was outside the fence, walking by.

"Any news from the clinic yet?"

"Not yet," Terry said, and then paused. "Hey, look sharp!" he said, and started to hurry up the stairs to the walkway.

Norman turned around as the portal flared into life. "Michael's back!" he said happily. "Let's see what he's brought home."

Without warning, Michael's shoe flew through the portal and landed on the grounding, bouncing a bit before coming to a stop.

"…eh?"

And the  Ambulocetus  ran through as best it could, snarling in general annoyance at the world around it.

"What on Earth? But…what…where's Michael? Is…"

"Don't worry Norman, if he had been eaten I think there would have been a bit more attached to the shoe!" Terry yelled as he reached Norman. "Wow," he gasped. "He's brought home a beauty."

"He just brought home a giant furry crocodile! Without telling us!"

"It's alright, I think I know where to put this," Terry reassured, as Michael's head stuck through the portal. "Do look after him, if you would," Michael said, and then, after retrieving his shoe, disappeared without saying anything further.

Norman sighed. "Leave it to Michael to bring back some souvenirs."

After taking care of the  Ambulocetus, Michael returns to search for his most important target.

"That was great," Michael said as he walked back to camp. "Even though the  Ambulocetus  isn't native to this area, it's still quite a creature to bag. Its fossils are actually found in what today would be portions of Pakistan, but I suspect it migrated up this way, perhaps in a seasonal search of warmer climes."

He continued trudging back to his tent. "But we still haven't found our  Darwinius  yet. I've found no sign of one at all, and I'm beginning to suspect they're nocturnal, like some small primates found today. The sun is starting to set now, and I'm probably going to head off tonight for a flashlight and look for them then. Maybe I'll have better luck."

Pretty soon, night fell, and Michael was grabbing a flashlight. "I'll be back in a few hours, if not sooner," he told the crew, and walked off into the jungle.

Over the sounds of insects, Michael said, "This is great! I've been night hiking in other jungles, like Costa Rica and Indonesia, and I haven't lost the excitement. There are all sorts of animals to be found here." He pointed his flashlight upwards. "Look up!"

In the beam of a flashlight, an odd-looking creature with a long tail used clawed arms to clamber through the tree branches. "That's some sort of primitive anteater, something tamandua-like," Michael said, "and you can see bats everywhere! Despite having just evolved, they look nearly identical to the bats of the present day."

Michael stopped talking and instead focused his flashlight on the lower tree branches. The trunks were twisted, like the bottom of a mangrove tree.

And then, he shined his flashlight on a thick branch, and saw two small monkey-like animals, perching on the tree.

Slowly, Michael moved forward, trying not to scare them. "I think this may be it," he whispered. "The one and the only  Darwinius ."

He made his way right up to the tree branch where the  Darwinius  watched him, curiously. "They obviously haven't seen anything like me before," Michael continued. "I don't smell like a predator, so they want to see who's come to visit them. Hello!"

In his fascination, Michael hadn't noticed that the noise of insects had ceased.

Instead, he looked at the velvety brown and white mottled fur they sported, and their quick movements. "They look just like any other small primate you might see," he said, "but it's so profound knowing that you're standing next to an animal that means so much for your own species. Now, how am I going to catch them?"

Before he could answer his own question, a squawking, warbling call echoed in the jungle, and the two  Darwinius  scurried up the tree. Michael whipped around with his flashlight, recognizing the noise. "Up a tree, quick!" he said, turning off his flashlight, and scrambled into the closest tree, climbing as high as he could. "Shhh!"

From underneath him, lit faintly by the light of the moon, the  Gastornis  stepped softly and carefully. It was turning its head, smelling the air with its open beak. Michael didn't make a sound.

The enormous bird continued to hover around under the tree, unsettlingly long, before moving off to another part of the jungle. It was a full fifteen minutes before Michael started to stir.

"So much for the  Darwinius ," he said, clearly dejected. "Come on, let's head back to the campsite. I need some sleep."

Michael started walking back, hanging his head in a disappointed way.

In Prehistoric Park, Norman is having problems of his own.

Bathed in the morning light, Norman stood at the door of a metal trailer. "Keep at it, boys!" he said, and wiped his brow. "Well, Ned's quite alright. Catherine went and confirmed that he was a male, so I'm happy for that. Now all we have to do is get him back to his paddock. That's easier said than done, mind you. He's decided to do his old stop-and-drop trick right in the trailer. I'll be back," he said, and disappeared into the trailer.

"Come on, Ned, up! I've got some nice tasty flowers for you if you head back in…come on now, up!" There were two loud bangs, and the trailer rocked back and forth. "Oi! Stop that! Come on now, let's go!"

Ned ran out of the trailer and back into his paddock. "There you are! Good boy!" Norman said, and walked out. "Alright guys, let's get this out of here!" he said. Suddenly his walkie-talkie buzzed. "Norman? Got a bit of a dilemma up here by the hadros, can you come down?"

"What is it, Charles?"

"Well, to be honest, there's a coelosaur up a tree."

Norman paused bemusedly before replying "Alright, I'll be right down. Over and out." He put the walkie-talkie back. "Oh boy," he sighed, and got into his Jeep.

Within minutes, he was next to the  Hadrosaurus  enclosure and in the door. "It's over back there," Charles pointed him, and Norman walked along the paddock fence to the tree.

The tree itself was leaning over to one side, and that had apparently allowed the  Coelosaurus  to clamber up. Except now, it was stuck up there.

"Alright…what am I going to do with you…" Norman said. "How on earth did he get himself up there?" he muttered to himself.

It was then that he noticed the tree was leaning dangerously close to the top of the fence. Immediately, he started climbing up the tree himself after the ornithomimid. "Okay, come on down, you're perfectly alright…" Norman was quite precariously positioned and imbalanced on the tree branch.

Seeing Norman coming towards it and the paddock fence nearby, the dinosaur decided to take the option of jumping the fence.

It leapt over the fence top and landed on the other side flawlessly, but the recoil of the tree branch threw Norman off and onto the ground. With a yelp, he landed. Norman had braced himself and he was perfectly alright excepting a few smudges of dirt, but now he had an escaped dinosaur to worry about…

He ran back to his Jeep and shouted at all of the staff who were nearby. "Get in the Jeeps! Herd it back into the paddock! Come on!"

Park keepers ran into their cars and started the engines, driving off to find the  Coelosaurus. Norman led the convoy.

"There he is! Get in front of it! Drive him back towards the paddock!" Norman shouted.

The  Coelosaurus  screeched and started to run, but a Jeep drove in front of it, blocking its path. Instead, it veered to the side.

"Come on! Get it herded! This way!"

Eventually, the dinosaur was barricaded from three sides, and the only way it could run was back through the open door of the paddock. A keeper waiting nearby jumped to close and latch the door. For now, things were under control again.

Inside his Jeep, Norman was panting. "Well…" he gasped, "…that was a bit exciting, I suppose. Whew. There's never a minute's rest in this place. Alright guys, let's clear out. We're done over here for now."

While Norman cleans up, Terry is over at the  Dryptosaurus  paddock.

Terry put away his walkie-talkie. "Well, one of the  Coelosaurus  apparently decided to take a stroll," he said. "At least it keeps Norman busy."

He was watching the  Dryptosaurus  from a small walkway. The pack was devouring a cow, and seemed to be enjoying it.

The pack of  Dryptosaurus  was rescued after Michael and Terry caught a whole herd of hadrosaurs. Seeing that their preferred prey was gone, they instead went for the humans. Thankfully, Michael escaped their grasp as he went through the time portal, and the now the pack is living in its new home.

"These guys, though, are keeping  me  busy," Terry said. "A lot comes to mind. Take their food, for instance. So far we've been giving them recently killed cows, and they like them. But I remember that when we first found them, I saw them stalking and hunting their prey. They weren't being offered their food on a silver platter. So we might have to change what we feed the dryptosaurs at some point. Granted, if you offered me a free pizza, I'd eat it too. But it's hardly the same as hunting your prey."

The  Dryptosaurus  continued to gulp down strips of meat. One of them pulled at the cow's leg, attempting to tear it apart from the rest of the body.

"I guess my point is we still have a lot to learn about these creatures," Terry admitted. "They're not exactly like reptiles, and they're not exactly like birds either. Trial and error might determine what works best and what doesn't. But I'm sure the staff can handle that, no problem."

He leaned on the walkway's railing. "Getting the animals to breed is another of our top priorities. From the start, it was always Michael's goal to raise a thriving population of extinct animals. The trick is getting them to feel safe and comfortable, just like they are in the wild. And I think Prehistoric Park is ready to accept that challenge."

Terry stood and watched the dinosaurs eat.

Back in the Eocene, Michael is still planning to catch more creatures.

Michael sat at the campsite, drinking from his water bottle. "The  Darwinius  seem to be nocturnal, so there's no sense in looking for them now," he said. "Instead, I'm going to try and lure in some other denizens of the forest."

He picked up a piece of fruit lying on the ground, which was like a durian except much smaller. "I noticed that the  Propalaeotherium, those primitive horses we saw yesterday, like to eat fallen fruit. If we bait an area of forest with lots of this fruit, they should come and take advantage of the banquet. From there we may be able to catch them, possibly driving them through the time portal."

Michael sipped at his water bottle. "To be honest, I wasn't planning to catch  Propalaeotherium, but they are very gentle creatures, and it might be nice to have them at the park. Plus, it's something to do while we wait for night to fall."

Suddenly, the ground started to rumble, shaking branches in the trees, and Michael could feel small tremors. Other crew members looked around them, curiously. Michael leapt to his feet, but the sensation passed as quickly as it had come. A few leaves floated down to the forest floor.

"That was close," Michael said. "It was just a small tremor, set off by volcanic activity, and it wouldn't harm us at all. But I can't tell what it would take to release the carbon dioxide gas in those ponds," he said. "I hadn't felt any tremors previously, but the fact that they're happening now leads me to believe it might happen again. We want creatures, but personal safety is ultimately more important."

He picked up his backpack. "It's a shame to leave, but I don't want to stay here any longer than necessary with the risk of the gas around," Michael said. "We'll wait until night, make one last search for the  Darwinius, and then leave."

Time seems to be running out for the team, and if they want to rescue a  Darwinius, they have to do it tonight.

Michael was in the jungle with a couple other team members. The rest were back at camp, waiting for Michael's return and to set up the time portal.

"It's now or never," Michael said as bats flew in and out of his flashlight beam. "We can't get distracted by any other creature while we're out here. I don't want to return to Prehistoric Park without a  Darwinius ."

"Michael, look!"

His flashlight focused on a tree, and something seemed to shift in the light of the beam. They had stopped near the pond, which was visible off to the side. Bats continued to dart around in the air. "What was it, Dennis?"

"I thought I saw something moving there," Dennis said.

"If it's not a  Darwinius, let's not bother," Michael said. He was about to move on when he saw it for himself.

From behind the tree trunk, one, then two animals crawled into view. They had velvety fur and long tails.

Michael froze instantly. "Dennis," he whispered. "Get behind that tree. Make a wide arc so they don't see you. You'll know what to do." He clutched at the handle of the plastic case he held.

Dennis disappeared into the jungle, and Michael slowly started to approach the tree. The two  Darwinius  behaved exactly as they had the previous night, watching him intently and curiously.

Michael stood right next to the tree and the two primates on the tree trunk. They scurried up to a low-hanging branch, making some sort of squeaking sound. Michael could see Dennis creeping up behind the branch, and proceeded to hold up the plastic case. Slowly, he opened the door.

The two  Darwinius  watched him, turning their heads. This was certainly a funny creature with the beam of light, and it behaved oddly.

Michael nodded at Dennis.

And suddenly, Dennis lunged forward, spooking the  Darwinius. They jumped in the opposite direction…right into Michael's plastic case.

One tail, two tails, and Michael slammed the wire door of the case shut. "Yes!" he said with glee. "Finally! A pair of  Darwinius !"

Abruptly, a tremor shook the ground, and Michael was thrown off his feet. He spun around in mid-air to catch the plastic case as it fell, and then landed with a painful thump. He righted himself instantly, to check the surface of the pond.

Numerous aftershocks followed the initial tremor, making it difficult to focus on any one object. But Michael could clearly see the dead bat floating on the surface of the pond, and then more of its kind around it. It was what he had feared.

Clouds of carbon dioxide gas can prove fatal, as the Lake Nyos incident did. And the team doesn't want to be around to breathe one in.

"The ponds have outgassed!" Michael shouted to everyone in range. " Move, guys!" And they fled.

They reached the campsite in mere minutes, and Michael shouted, "Carbon dioxide gas is coming! Pack up and get the portal ready! Quickly!"

Around them, animals panicked. Bats darted among the trees, and several smaller mammals on the ground scurried for safety. They understood the danger, and were taking the easy route out.

The portal flared into life, and the crew members carrying animals were allowed in first. Michael handed the  Darwinius  to Dennis and shouted, "You guys head through first! I'll bring up the rear!" Michael could see some of the panicked animals around them dart through the portal. Normally he would have been ecstatic, but he did not care about them at the moment.

Michael made sure everyone had gone in as the last remaining person ran through the portal. He braced himself to run through when suddenly, a familiar creature ran from the trees and skidded to a stop in front of him, squawking and flapping its feathers.

Michael tried not to panic. "It's the  Gastornis ," he said, attempting to breathe normally. "It's just scared at the moment, not hunting. But it's blocking my way."

And then, despite the danger surrounding him, his face lit up in realization. "And maybe that's a good thing! Come on, I'm coming through!"

He ran at the  Gastornis, which squawked and ran, startled, away from Michael. And in that case, "away" was straight into the time portal.

This time, Michael may have rescued more animals than he thought he would…

Norman stood atop the walkway watching the first of Michael's team members come through carrying plastic cases. Around their feet, a couple more animals ran through.

"Well, nice parade you've got there," Norman shouted to the team as he watched them head into the holding pen areas and, making the best of the situation, put the loose animals into a nearby pen.

"I'm glad Michael's decided to bring back a few sensible things." Norman looked up. "Where is he, anyway? He didn't come in-"

Norman was interrupted when he saw a giant bipedal bird storm through the time portal, squawking and shaking its feathers. It was followed by an enthusiastic Michael.

"Michael, what the devil have you done now?!" Norman shouted. "I expect you to bring home a couple of monkeys and instead you end up with a giant parrot!"

Michael laughed. "It was either this or getting suffocated by a dangerous cloud of carbon dioxide gas!"

"That doesn't give you a decent excuse!"

Deciding to end the conversation there, Michael hurried over to Dennis as a couple other keepers attempted to shoo the  Gastornis  into another holding pen. "Michael!" Dennis said. "We brought a couple of other animals back for you!"

"I thought I saw that as you guys hurried in, they were probably trying to escape the gas. What did you find?"

"As best I could see, a couple of  Propalaeotherium  and a  Leptictidium, I think."

"Not bad!" Michael said. "Well, this turned out better that I thought it would!"

Soon, all the animals are moved into tropical paddocks. The  Lepticitidium  and  Propalaeotherium  will live together, while the other creatures brought back will live in their own enclosures alone. The  Titanomyrma, for the time being, will be put into a glass insectarium in another park building. As for the  Darwinius …

Michael was in his study, admiring the newly constructed cage against the wall. It was tall and imitated a tropical environment. From within, the two  Darwinius  scurried about in the branches, playing with each other. Michael watched in fascination.

"There's a reason they're called  Darwinius ," Michael said as he watched. "Their discovery was announced in the year that Darwin would be celebrating his 200th birthday. And they're also a grand triumph for evolution. So I'm going to name these two Charles and Emma, just to carry on a bit of tradition."

One of the primates clambered up to the glass and watched the odd creature outside. Michael grinned, and went up closer to the enclosure. Face to face, the two are the bookends of a very old family.

Next time...

Michael travels back to the Permian in order to rescue some sail-backed oddities.

A herd of lizard-like animals with sails on their backs walks in a wet grassland.

And the park staff has their hands full, again.

Seen from the back seat, a  Dryptosaurus  pursues a speeding Jeep.

In the meantime, Michael has time to enjoy a very old aunt and uncle.

Well, that's Episode 2 in the bag :) Is anyone excited for the next chapter? I know I am. The same things that applied to reviews and questions for the previous chapter apply here too.

I know that the ol' cloud-of-carbon-dioxide-gas-trick has been done before in the original Prehistoric Park, but you can't really write about the Messel Pit without tipping the hat to such a theory. In any case, it was fun to write.

You wouldn't believe the amount of googling I had to do in order to research material for this chapter, particularly for sexing the nodosaur. Several obscure scientific papers and blog posts later, and I believe I have lost all my dignity.

Anyway, here's the big list:

1.2 Leptictidium Approx. 40 Titanomyrma 1.0 Ambulocetus 2.2 Propalaeotherium 0.1 Gastornis 1.1 Darwinius

Additional animals encountered:

Allaeochelys (turtle) Eurotamandua (anteater) Paleochiropteryx (bat)