Diplodocus and Dung 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 soon

# 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-y-y-y

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# Come on Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

# Hey, join the crew

# Looking at the dinosaurs, collecting something soon

# Yeah, you can come too!

# Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

# Dinosaur, Dinosaur Adventures! #

Hi, I work in the Dinosaur Gallery here in the National Museum.

I'm off to see Hatty's brand-new exhibit all about fossils.

-I can't wait to see it.

-GROWLING

And also to find out why she wanted this box.

There's some very strange sounds coming from it.

Aww, what a great painting!

Really nice! What's that?

Hatty?

Hello, Andy. I'm just putting the finishing touches

to my latest display. What do you think?

It's great. What's this down here, Hatty?

That...is a large pile...of poo.

Ah.

Or, as we fossil-hunters call it - dung.

-Dinosaur dung.

-Hmm.

-Well, not actual dinosaur dung,

it's really just something I made from mud and straw.

Very last thing, to make it look even more realistic... Close your eyes.

Prepare to be...amazed.

-Oh, it's a beetle.

-Not just any beetle!

This beetle feeds on the dung of all sorts of different animals -

elephants, cows, bison, which is why it's called...

-A dung beetle!

-Exactly.

Dung beetles have been around for millions of years,

and they even fed on the dung of our delightful diplodocus here.

Some beetles find the dung using their sense of smell,

while others hitch a ride on an animal

then hop off when the dinosaur does a poo.

But they are all...

BEETLE BUZZES AWAY ..excellent flyers.

-Oh, where's it gone?

-Oh...

Uhh...

Not here.

BUZZING

Not here.

BUZZING CONTINUES

-Here it is!

-You've found it?

-Oh, eh, my chicken sandwich.

-Ah.

-Thought I'd lost it.

-What am I going to do? The museum opens soon.

I suppose I could try to find a pet shop, or maybe call a zoo, or...

-Hatty, I'll sort it out.

-But you don't have time.

GRANDFATHER CLOCK TOLLS

SCREECHING

-I'll make time!

-Thanks, Andy, I knew I could count on you.

-Always.

Right.

All I need is Hatty's backpack...the bug box...and my chicken sandwich.

Now it's time to go on a dinosaur adventure!

'Waistcoat. Gizmo. Hat.'

To the time of diplodocus!

Yeah!

DINOSAUR SQUAWKS

I've made it!

I've travelled back in time 152 million years,

to the time of diplodocus.

All I need to do is find myself a dung beetle,

and the best way to do that is to find diplodocus dung.

Erm...

HE SNIFFS

Hmm, there's definitely an air of it over here.

HE CONTINUES SNIFFING

HE SIGHS

Well, I can't find any diplodocus, or any dung for that matter.

So strange, I thought I was on the right track.

-DINOSAUR SQUEAKS

-Hang on, what's going on?

What's happening?

Incredible - a whole load of baby diplodocus!

It says here that the adults used to lay

the eggs in the ground to keep them safe and warm,

and then when the babies hatched, they would pop out, just like this.

Hello.

Welcome to the world. I never thought I'd get to see this.

This is great, but I need to find a dung beetle.

These babies are too new, they wouldn't have had time to eat yet.

If they haven't eaten, they can't produce any dung.

But they've got to eat soon.

BABY DIPLODOCUS GRUNT

I'm following the babies to find food.

I'm keeping nice and low, just in case they get a bit scared.

It also means I've got a better chance of finding a dung beetle.

Diplodocus are plant eaters, although this lot are quite fussy.

There are some plants there. No? How about over there? No?

They seem to be in a bit of a hurry.

-HE GASPS

-And I think I know why!

Ornitholestes.

It says here that it used to be a really fast runner,

especially when hunting.

Now, luckily, I'm too big for its dinner.

It could easily gobble up these baby diplodocus.

I know!

Here, look.

Sandwich?

It's working! Run, diplodo... Huh?

Where've they gone?

LONG GROWL

Yes!

It's an adult diplodocus, and I THINK it's going for a poo.

If it is, the dung beetles should smell it,

and they'll be here in seconds.

Hang on, that's not dung, that's...

That's an egg!

Oh, I can't believe I'm seeing this!

Which means he is a she!

What she'll do now is bury the egg to keep it safe and warm,

and then the egg will hatch just like the others did.

This is great, but I still need to find some dung!

I think the best thing to do is to stay with her.

The only thing is, when she goes to join the herd,

it's going to be hard to keep up.

DIPLODOCUS ROARS

Unless...

Now this is what I call travelling in style.

What a view.

PFFRT!

Hang on, what's that? Is that what I think it is? Ho-ho-ho!

Oh...whoa, easy!

Dinosaur poo. Peuuww!

Thanks for that.

Oh...

That's incredible!

I knew that dung beetles had a great sense of smell, but...

these ones have got here before I did. Brilliant.

I'll just pick one up and put it in the bug box.

Right.

Which one?

Hoo. Ooh. Oops.

-Er...

-SQUELCH

Ooh.

How about this one?

There we are! Ha-ha!

Right. Hatty's going to be pleased with that.

GRANDFATHER CLOCK TOLLS

The clock... I've got no more time, I've got to get back to the museum!

All right.

SQUELCHING

Oh, no, I'm stuck in the dinosaur poo!

Aww, what am I going to do?

Hatty's backpack - it's always full of useful things.

An umbrella? What's that going to do?

PFFRT!

Whoaaaah!

Ho-ho, see you later, diplodocus!

Whoaaah!

Ugh! Oh...

Well, that wasn't the landing I was after.

Time to head back.

Ohh!

GRANDFATHER CLOCK TOLLS

KIDS CHATTER

GRANDFATHER CLOCK TOLLS

Fellow explorers, come this way.

That is the diplodocus, one of the longest dinosaurs that ever lived.

And this is some of its dung that turned to stone

over millions of years.

-Don't worry, it doesn't smell.

-(Unlike the real thing.)

And this is what it might have looked like all those years ago.

With a delightful little dung beetle on it.

Thanks, Andy, I don't know where you found him.

BUZZING

He seems to have found a friend.

Shh. See you next time.

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# Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

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