Ankylosaur and Club Andy's Prehistoric Adventures

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

# We've got dinosaurs and ice age beasts - you should see them

# Jenny's my assistant Mrs Pickles runs the show

# Come on my adventure Ready, steady, go

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# Andy's Prehistoric Adventures

# Hey, join the crew

# Travel back in time and discover something new

# Yeah, you can come too

# You'll see woolly mammoths, dinosaurs, cavemen and more

# When I jump in to the old museum clock to explore

# Take me off to prehistoric times, I say

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

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# Andy's Prehistoric Adventures

# Hey, join the crew

# Travel back in time and discover something new

# Yeah, you can come too

# Andy's Prehistoric Adventures Andy's Prehistoric Adventures! #

ANDY WHISTLES

Hi, I'm Andy.

I run the prehistoric gallery here at the National Museum.

I've been working on a display about an armour-plated dinosaur

that really packed a punch.

FLY BUZZES

Evening.

-Hi, Jen!

-Hi, Andy.

Wow! What are you making?

Well, I can hear something buzzing around in here,

so I thought I'd use my 3-D printer to make a flyswatter.

-See?

-Cool.

Whoa! It's not as impressive as your flyswatter, though.

Oh, this isn't a flyswatter.

This is the tail bone that belonged to a dinosaur called Ankylosaur.

-Oh!

-And their bodies were covered in these tough scales.

-Like a suit of armour?

-Exactly.

-And they use their tails as weapons to defend themselves.

-Wow.

Imagine being hit by a club like that.

That would really hurt.

Yeah, it would, Jen.

But don't worry, this is made out of plaster. This wouldn't hurt as much.

So, why did the Ankylosaur need all that protection?

Well, they needed to defend themselves against scary predators.

-If you can access the museum database, I'll show you.

-OK.

FLY BUZZES

Ah, this dinosaur is called a Tarbosaurus.

It was a huge meat-eater and they used to hunt Ankylosaur.

Whoa, he looks really scary.

-He probably sounded scary, too.

-Like what?

-Like...

RA-A-AR-GH!

FLY BUZZES

Ha-ha! That's great, Andy.

Oh, and this is another dangerous predator, Velociraptor.

They were only small, but they had razor-sharp teeth and claws.

Wow! With predators like that, no wonder the Ankylosaur

-needed that big club.

-Hm. Well, that big...

The tailbone! What's happened?!

-What?

-Whoa.

It's been...clubbed.

Oh, we can't show it to Mrs Pickles looking like that.

-Can you make a new one on your 3-D printer?

-No, sorry, Andy.

I'd need a full scan of an Ankylosaur tail to do that.

Unless you have one in your locker, we're out of luck this time.

CLOCK CHIMES

PTERANODON SQUAWKS

Time! That's it.

You have an Ankylosaur hidden in your locker?

No, but I do have a good idea.

Jen, you stay here and tidy up, I'll be back soon with that scan.

Time to go on a prehistoric adventure.

But, Andy...

Oh.

How will you...?

Waistcoat, hat,

backpack, gizmo.

To the time of Ankylosaur.

I've made it.

I travelled back in time 70 million years,

to the time of Ankylosaur.

ROARING

What was that?

I don't have a suit of armour like Ankylosaur,

so I need to get that scan and head straight back.

Right. ROARING

Oh, it's hard to see anything with all these bushes around.

Even a big dinosaur like Ankylosaur.

ROARING

On second thoughts, I'm glad the bushes are here.

Quick, hide!

It's a Tarbosaurus.

Oh, I was right about that roar, then.

A five-ton carnivore.

Almost as big as a T Rex.

And one of the top predators of its time.

Wow! Look at the size of these footprints.

It's a good thing these dinosaurs don't wear shoes.

The Tarbosaurus would be about a size 50.

Footprints!

Of course!

I may not be able to see Ankylosaur very well from behind these bushes,

but if I can find their footprints and then follow them

then I might be able to find one.

Do you ever get the feeling you're being followed?

HE GASPS It's a Velociraptor.

There really are a lot of predators around here.

Velociraptors are ambush hunters who like to sneak up on their prey.

Luckily, I'm too big to be on his menu.

I wonder what he is going to hunt.

Come on.

I thought he might lead me to Ankylosaur,

but it's a whole herd of Protoceratops.

They aren't predators.

They only like eating plants.

Look, they've stopped here for a drink.

Hang on.

Lots of dinosaurs must come here for a drink.

If that's the case, this is the perfect place

to spot Ankylosaur footprints.

VELOCIRAPTOR CHIRRUPS Huh?

More Velociraptors.

Wow! They really are sneaky, aren't they?

VELOCIRAPTOR CHIRRUPS

Hungry dinosaur alert! Quick, go, go!

Run, little Protoceratops! Run!

Watch out!

Yes.

They made it.

Now, let's look for those footprints.

Protoceratops prints.

Velociraptor prints.

Hang on.

Whose prints are these?

Oh, silly me.

They're mine.

Oh.

Yes!

Ankylosaur prints.

At last!

Ankylosaur.

But not just one of them, a whole family.

Oh, look at the babies.

Aren't they cute?

Right, now I can get my scan.

I better be careful though.

I don't want to get hit by that giant tail club.

Right.

Gizmo set to scan.

Got it.

Now, I can head back to the museum. ROARING

Oh, no!

It's the Tarbosaurus.

And I've got nowhere to hide this time.

Erm...

I know. The Ankylosaur has all this armour.

Maybe the safest place to be is with him.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.

Ah!

Oh! Poor old Tarbosaurus.

He'll think twice before taking on an Ankylosaur again.

Right.

CLOCK CHIMES

The clock.

Mrs Pickles will be arriving at the museum now. I need to get back.

Hang on a minute.

Where is the clock?

I can't see it over all these big bushes.

Oh, no. I'm lost.

Erm...

My backpack. It's always full of useful things.

There's bound to be something in here.

Right.

Spirit level.

Calculator.

Parachute?

Oh, how is this going to help me? I'm already on the ground.

But what if I wasn't?

Huh?

OK, Ankylosaur.

Ready for launch.

Blast off!

Whoa!

Who-oa!

See you later, Protoceratops.

Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

There's the clock.

Deploy parachute.

Whoa.

Ah.

Time to head back.

Quick! Mrs Pickles.

-Jen!

-Andy, I'd almost given up.

-I've got the tailbone scan right here.

-How did you...

-I'll explain later. Mrs Pickles is on her way, come on.

-OK.

Morning, you two.

BOTH: Morning, Mrs Pickles.

-I've come to see the new display.

-Here it is.

Oh, wonderful. An Ankylosaur.

The walking armoured tanks of the dinosaur world.

These tailbones made formidable weapons, you know.

Yeah.

Pretty good launchpads, too.

Sh! See you next time.

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