Allosaurus and Dragonfly Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

# I'm Andy and I work here at the National Museum

# There's dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes

# You should see them

# Hatty's a collector of things from long ago

# Come and see the dinosaurs

# Ready, steady, go

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# Come on Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

# Hey, join the crew

# Looking at the dinosaurs Collecting something too

# Yeah, you can come too

# The old museum clock takes me back in time

# To when Dinosaurs ruled the world

# Take me to the time of the dinosaurs, I say

# Hold on tight, shut your eyes and then we fly away

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# Come on Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

# Hey, join the crew

# Looking at the dinosaurs Collecting something too

# Yeah, you can come too

# Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

# Dinosaur, Dinosaur Adventures. #

Hello. I'm Andy.

I work in the dinosaur gallery of the National Museum.

Hatty's working on a brand-new display

all about dinosaurs that lived 145 million years ago.

She's asked me to bring this box, but said to be extra careful.

Hatty, I've got the box you asked for.

Don't worry. I've been very careful with it.

That's a small skeleton!

-I see you're admiring my Allosaurus.

-Allosaurus.

A magnificent little fellow.

It was one of the deadliest dinosaurs in North America.

Not as big as Tyrannosaurus rex but he had much longer arms,

deadly teeth and a jaw that opened very wide.

-Really? He seems a bit too small though.

-That's cos he's a baby,

but his mum and dad would have been almost ten metres long.

-That's about the same size as a lorry.

-He was quick, too.

Sounds like a deadly hunter.

He would have eaten anything he could sink his jagged teeth into.

What about the babies? What did they eat?

Now, that's where the box comes in.

# La-da-da. #

-Ready?

-Ready.

-A dragonfly.

-That's right.

Baby Allosaurus ate dragonflies, so I thought I'd put this little

beauty in that box to show what the baby Allosaurus ate.

I didn't realise dragonflies lived in the time of the dinosaurs.

They've been around for hundreds of millions of years.

The first dragonflies were so big that their wings were half a metre

-from tip to tip.

-So they really did look like giant flying dragons.

-Yes.

But by the time of Allosaurus they were small, just like this one...

-wherever it is.

-What's the matter?

-It's gone.

-Oh!

-Oh, no.

-It must be around here somewhere.

I'm not too sure, Hatty.

-Dragonfly!

-Hatty, I'm sorry. I think it's gone.

What are we going to do? The museum opens soon and I wanted to put

the dragonfly in the box to show what the baby Allosaurus ate.

-Don't worry, I'll sort it out.

-There's no time.

CLOCK CHIMES

SCREECHING

I'll make time.

Oh, thanks, Andy. I knew I could count on you.

Always.

Time to go on a dinosaur adventure!

ADVENTURE MUSIC PLAYS

Right. Waistcoat...

..check. Gizmo...

..check. Hat...

..check.

And last but not least, Hatty's backpack.

To the time of Allosaurus!

Ohh!

WHOOSHING AND WHIRRING

Oh!

DINOSAUR CROAKS

SQUAWKING

I've made it! I have travelled back in time 145 million years

to the time of Allosaurus,

but I can't see any dragonflies yet.

SQUAWKING

But I can see what could be the next best thing...

..the nests of baby Allosaurus.

Now this one, the babies have already left.

But this one looks in good shape.

And I think I can hear a sound coming from inside.

There's a hole.

Allosaurus eggs.

And I can hear the babies chirping from inside the eggs.

DINOSAUR GROANS SOFTLY

Here he comes!

DINOSAUR CHIRPS

I think he's calling for his mother.

Hang on. Where is its mother?

There's another one. Ohhh!

Ohhhhh!

DINOSAUR ROARS

That will be their mum. Just going to...

Oh! That was close.

SHE GROANS SOFTLY

Look at the size of those claws!

It's not going to take her long to get to her babies.

-DINOSAUR CHIRRUPS

-Here comes one now.

DINOSAUR GROANS SOFTLY

Oops! Ohh!

And they're all the brothers and sisters.

Hopefully they should be off to get some food soon.

But first, it looks like it's playtime.

THEY CROAK

What's that one spotted?

BUZZING

Two hungry Ornitholestes.

I think they might be after the babies.

I need to get the mum's attention.

SHE GROANS

It worked.

SHE ROARS

She scared them away.

SHE ROARS

Right. I'm going to follow them. They might lead me to dragonflies.

THEY CHIRRUP

Oh! Looks like some more babies there hunting something.

BUZZING

Dragonflies!

They'll have to be quicker than that.

That one's a good jumper!

Oops!

HE CROAKS

But it looks like he's on the right side to catch dragonflies.

I'm going to join him.

This is a great place to catch a dragonfly - the area's full of them.

And I'm not the only one who's trying.

Look at these Pterosaurs!

Thirsty work catching dragonflies, isn't it? Oh, look!

There's your friend up there.

HE CROAKS

The early Pterosaur catches the dragonfly.

Well done.

HE CROAKS

Now I need to get one, too, but I need mine alive.

Right.

There are hundreds of them.

Gently does it.

Got it.

Listen to its wings.

It sounds like a drill.

WINGS THRUM

There we go.

This bug box will keep it safe as long as I don't move the lid.

CLOCK CHIMES

The clock.

I have just enough time to get back to the museum before it opens.

DINOSAUR GROWLS

He's behind me, isn't he?

Oh!

DINOSAUR RUMBLES

What am I going to do?

Think.

Hatty's backpack!

Mosquito spray?

How is this going to help me?

DINOSAUR RUMBLES

Oh! It stinks.

I've got an idea.

DINOSAUR GROWLS

That smell should put her off. It worked!

Time to head back!

Oh!

CLOCK CHIMES

EXCITED CHATTER

Hurry along, now.

Ohhhh!

This is the skeleton of a baby Allosaurus,

a cute critter that probably fed on a whole range of little creatures,

including some that haven't changed in millions of years,

like dragonflies.

When he grew up, he would have been the largest

and most terrifying hunter of his day.

You can say that again.

Thanks, Andy. I don't know how you found that dragonfly so quickly.

If we were able to go back in time,

that's exactly what it would have looked like.

Shhhh! See you next time.

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