Ophthalmosaurus and Painting Andy's Prehistoric Adventures

I'm Andy and I work at the National Museum.

We've got dinosaurs and ice-age beasts. You should see them!

Jen is 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 into 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.

One, two, three, four!

# 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! #

OWL HOOTS

HE WHISTLES

Hi, I'm Andy,

and I'm in charge of the prehistoric gallery at the National Museum.

We're opening a brand-new dinosaur display tomorrow morning.

I'm just about to add the final touches.

-Hi, Jen.

-Oh, hi, Andy.

I was just admiring your fish.

I love fish. Guess what my favourite type is.

Um... Flying fish?

-Swordfish?

-No.

Poached or grilled.

Actually, I've got... a beauty here for my supper.

I imagine this one would have made quite a few fish fingers, though.

Look at the size of it.

Well, actually, this isn't a fish at all.

It's a fossil of a reptile called ophthalmosaurus.

-A reptile? Like a snake or a lizard?

-Exactly.

This is just a baby,

but the adults were much bigger than this,

-almost as big as an elephant.

-Wow!

And this...is a painting of a baby ophthalmosaurus.

It belongs to Mrs Pickles.

She said that we could use it for the display,

-so we need to take extra-special care.

-Hm.

It's a bit spooky, its eyes seem to follow you around the room.

Yeah, I know.

That's because ophthalmosaurus eyes were enormous.

Did you load those files I sent you into the display?

-Yes.

-Then I can show you.

KEYBOARD CLICKS

Oh, if I can get it to work.

You need to engage the central energy network

via the primary power interface.

-Sorry?

-You need to plug it in.

-Oh!

BEEPING Ah, thank you.

Ophthalmosaurus had huge eyes, as big as a grapefruit.

They needed them for when they were hunting squid

in the deep, dark oceans, where there was almost no light at all.

Ah, oh, don't worry about that.

I'll clean that later. Thanks.

We don't want to get polish on the painting, now.

Well, I think it's almost time for my supper.

Oh!

-Are you OK?

-Uh-huh.

-Oh, no!

-The picture!

-My fish supper!

-Oh.

-Look.

-It's ruined.

-Oh!

What's Mrs Pickles going to say? She'll be so upset.

It's not as if we can paint a new one.

Not by tomorrow morning. There isn't enough time.

CLOCK CHIMES

CLANKING

Time.

That's it! Jen, you're a genius. You stay here and sort things out.

I'll be back soon with a new picture.

Time to go on a prehistoric adventure.

But, Andy, how will you...?

SHE SIGHS

Waistcoat.

Check. Hat.

Check. Backpack.

Check. And last but not least...gizmo.

Check.

To the time of ophthalmosaurus!

Oh!

Woohoo-hoo!

Ahh!

Woohoo!

I've made it!

I've travelled back 150 million years.

Ohh!

Right, all I need to do is to find a baby ophthalmosaurus,

take its picture, and then I can replace Mrs Pickles' painting.

I'm not going to find one on this dry land, though.

I wonder where the ocean is.

Whoa!

What was that?

It's a ramforinkus,

a type of flying reptile.

And look!

It's using its sharp teeth

to try and pull insects from the bark of that tree over there.

And if I remember rightly...

Yes!

Ramforinkus also used its sharp teeth for catching fish.

Maybe it knows where the sea is, then.

Oh! Hang on.

Wait for me.

A beach! Thanks, ramforinkus.

SQUEAKING

Right, well, ophthalmosaurus might be big,

but it's still going to be tricky to find one in this huge ocean.

ANDY GASPS

Yes!

It's an ophthalmosaurus.

Right...

Time for a little dip.

There's hundreds of ophthalmosaurus here.

They're much faster than me.

It's quite hard keeping up.

I can't see any babies around here.

Oh. She doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

Oh.

Oops. Looks like she's going to the toilet.

Hang on. No, she's not.

She's giving birth.

Oh, wow! This is amazing.

A baby ophthalmosaurus,

just like the one in Mrs Pickles' painting.

Right, I've got to get a picture.

Oh, hang on. No, don't go.

Oh, no, I forgot. They're reptiles, they're not fish.

They can't breathe for very long underwater,

so they need to surface for air.

Come on.

Oh.

I don't think you can eat that.

Ammonite shells are much too hard to break into.

I'll tell you what,

this will make a great picture, though, for Mrs Pickles' painting.

BEEPING

Perfect.

Just in time, before that shark over there got into shot.

Shark! Come on, little friend, swim for the rocks.

In there.

Phew! That was close.

There's more ophthalmosaurus down here.

They must be hunting squid.

ANDY CHUCKLES Right, time to head...

..back.

Oh, no.

I was so busy watching ophthalmosaurus,

I can't remember which way I came in.

Um...

It's too dark, I can't see anything.

Hang on.

Of course! Ophthalmosaurus!

They can see much better than me with their big eyes.

If I follow one of them, they might lead me out.

It worked!

CLOCK CHIMES

I can hear the clock.

Oh, no, I'm miles away.

How am I going to get back to the museum in time?

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

An apple?

No.

A mallet?

No.

A mop?

This isn't going to help me either.

Uh...

I wish I could swim as fast as an ophthalmosaurus.

Hang on.

It looks a bit like a squid.

Yes!

That gives me an idea.

Right, come on, you lot.

Come and get your dinner.

A nice, tasty squid.

That's it.

Ahhh!

Whoa!

Woohoo-hoo-hoo!

Woohoo-hoo-hoo!

Whoa!

Time to head back.

CLOCK CHIMES

Oh, Mrs Pickles!

-Good morning, Mrs Pickles.

-Good morning, Jen.

I can't wait to see my painting on display.

Did it take you long to paint, Mrs Pickles?

Ooh, yes. It took me weeks to paint it.

Come on.

Yes! Go.

-Hello, Andy.

-Hello, Mrs Pickles.

Oooh! This is fabulous.

Let's have a proper look at my painting, then.

Ah! It's better than I remember. Very realistic.

Hm.

There's something fishy here.

Oh, no, Mrs Pickles, it's not a fish.

-It's a reptile.

-No, not the painting. That smell.

-SHE SNIFFS

-What is it?

Smells like...the sea.

You look like you've been swimming in it.

Shh. See you next time.

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