Isla Sorna:
A Dino's Life
Summary: This documentary story follows the lifestyles of several important dinosaurs as they go through the various hardships of life while trying to survive in a land full of inevitable events.
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Chapter 1
Prologue
Isla Sorna, an enormous, highly populated island. Also known by many as Site B, Isla Sorna is truly an astonishing location. For many years, this island has been used by InGen, a company that was most known for experimenting with dinosaur DNA, using it to recreate the prehistoric creatures as living, modern day animals.
But more recently, due to various disasters that occurred with the creation of deadly and bloodthirsty dinosaurs, the InGen labs that were stationed on the island were shut down, never to be used again.
Since then, the island itself has been used as a home for the various dinosaurs that thrive there, along with other more modern creatures such as birds, mammals and small reptiles.
Dinosaurs like sauropods, hadrosaurs, tyrannosaurs, and even ceratopsians all lived on the island, among other varieties.
Somewhere deep within a lush, tropical jungle, a gathering of small plant eating dinosaurs called Dryosaurs were grazing on the freshly grown ferns that grew around the area. These dinosaurs were commonly known for coming here every once in a while to feed, as well as socialize among one another. They mainly share these areas with other herbivores like Camptosaurus, another common visitor of the jungle, but there were hardly any around at this time.
Unfortunately, today's feeding day was not going to end well for these dinosaurs. As somewhere nearby, a predator was lurking in the shadows, watching with anticipation.
This predator was none other than a male Ceratosaurus, a Late Jurassic carnivore, as well as the Dryosaur's natural enemy. At about 10 feet tall, 24 feet long and weighing over 500 kg, Ceratosaurus is a Dryosaur's worst nightmare. He quietly watched the herd from afar, waiting for the right time to strike. He slowly followed their movements, making sure to keep a close eye on them.
Once he was ready, the Ceratosaur went charging out in the open, roaring loudly to scare the herbivores into a panic. Acting on their instincts, the Dryosaurus herd began running through the jungle, with the Ceratosaur hot on their trail. The herbivores let out screeches of alarm, warning other nearby Dryosaurs to escape from their pursuer.
The Ceratosaurus kept up his pace, keeping them on the run. Little did the plant-eaters know that they were being chased into a trap. Because Ceratosaurus wasn't just a hunter, he was a pack hunter.
An organized pack hunter at that. As soon as the time was right, he started to slow down before coming to a complete stop and letting out another loud roar. Suddenly, a second male Ceratosaurus came rushing out from some bushes up ahead, forcing the herd to change direction. These two Ceratosaurs were brothers, and they always worked together.
The second Ceratosaurus kept the herd moving, driving them towards the more open area of the jungle, being joined shortly by his twin. They were driving them directly into the range of another, more older brother.
Upon hearing his brothers call to him, a third, more bigger and dark green Ceratosaurus soon emerged from his hiding place and made his move, snatching up one Dryosaur into his jaws and killing it before proceeding to stomp on two more, using his weight to crush them. Before long, the rest of the Dryosaurs were gone. Afterwards, he was joined by his two brothers.
This Ceratosaur was known as Sid, and he was the largest of his kind, being over 40 feet long and weighing in at about 7 tons. But unlike his two brothers, he had two horns on his nose rather than one. Many years ago when he was a hatchling, Sid had lost his parents to a deadly Carcharodontosaurus. And since then, he has longed to avenge the deaths of his parents, no matter the cost. The only family he had left were his brothers, whom he was fiercely protective of.
Having succeeded in catching their prey, the Ceratosaur family began to feast of on their hard earned prizes.
Meanwhile...
Up in the more open and widespread areas of the island, a herd of hadrosaurs was gathered down by the wetlands, which was where they spend most of their day. The herd mostly consisted of dinosaurs like Parasaurolophus, Edmontosaurus and Corythosaurus.
Hadrosaurs were most known around Isla Sorna for their duck like snouts, as well as the loud vocal noises they made when communicating with each other. Even though they had no means of defense, they relied mainly on the superior numbers of their herds to stay protected. Aside from this, they were also very social, as they often interacted with other herbivores around the island besides their own kind.
Most members of the herd were on lookout while the rest were busy grazing on the lush vegetation that was grown near the water. The youngsters in particular stayed close to their parents for protection. But on the other hand, a young male Parasaur had chosen to wander off on his own, going unnoticed by the rest of the herd.
The young herbivore was unaware of the dangers that lurked around this area, primarily carnivores. But since he was curious, he was eager to find out more about his new surroundings. Arriving down by a riverbank, the Parasaur decided to take a drink to quench it's thirst.
But he unknowingly made the mistake of wandering into the territory of a not so friendly dinosaur. His drinking was interrupted by the sound of a roar coming from nearby. He looked up to see a Suchomimus making it's way towards him. The carnivore snarled at the herbivore, warning him to get out of it's territory.
On cue, the plant eater went running off, with the carnivore chasing it away. Giving off one last roar as a signal to any nearby trespassers, the Suchomimus has ceased it's pursuit before turning and walking off.
Suchomimus was a large Spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in the Mid Cretaceous period. This 40 foot carnivore, unlike most of the predators on Isla Sorna, mainly fed upon fish rather than killing and eating other dinosaurs, as it's teeth and jaws were not designed for grappling with large prey when compared to Tyrannosaurus. Instead, when hunting, it mostly stood near the water, waiting for unsuspecting fish to swim close to the shore.
Upon spotting a large fish swimming by, the Suchomimus reached down and snapped up the fish into it's mouth, tossing it onto the shore before proceeding to kill and eat it. Meanwhile, a pair of Abelisaurids known as Rugops stood nearby in the distance, waiting patiently and quietly for leftovers. They know better than to mess with larger and more dangerous carnivores, and as such they choose to steer clear of them.
While Rugops mostly lived in groups, these two were mates, and they always traveled together no matter where they went. The female was pregnant, and she would need a place to make a nest where she could lay her eggs soon. The male stayed by her side, making sure that nothing would happen to her.
All the while, the Suchomimus had just now finished eating it's fill. Afterwards, it went walking off to find a place to rest, completely ignoring the two Rugops as they wandered over to the feast on the remaining leftovers.
In the meantime, the hadrosaurs were still busy grazing. However, the herd leader, a male Edmontosaur had suspected that something was wrong. He looked around the area cautiously, checking for signs of danger.
The herd had no idea that they were being watched by two predators. Watching them from afar with killer intent were two female Albertosaurus, 33 foot long Late Cretaceous predators. Albertosaurs were apex predators. While being more smaller and lighter than their cousin Tyrannosaurus, Albertosaurs, like most Tyrannosaurs, were smart predators. These individuals had been quietly stalking the herd for quite a while, with their sights set on one particular target. Somewhere within the herd was a sick male Edmontosaur.
Snarling with hunger, the Albertosaurs began to move towards the herd, relying on their sense of smell in order to single out the sick one. But at the last minute, a Corythosaur catches sight of the predators and let's out a warning call, signaling to the herd that danger was approaching. This led the rest of the herbivores to make a break for it.
Seizing the opportunity, the Albertosaurs rush after the herd, keeping an eye out for their victim. They bide their time as they chase them, waiting until the sick one comes into view. If they were going to do this, they wanted to do it just right.
The Edmontosaur himself was trying the best he could to keep up with the herd. Despite being sick, he could not afford to lose them. With the Albertosaurs catching up, he had to put all his effort into it. But the carnivores would not allow a potential meal to escape that easily.
As soon as the Albertosaurs caught up, they maneuvered around the Edmontosaur, running alongside him from both sides to get in a good strike. The herbivore attempted to avoid them by steering to the right. But that left him open to an attack from behind as one of the predators sank her deadly jaws into the plant eater's tail, severely wounding him before moving on to gripping it's right leg. The other Albertosaur moved up front and grasped the herbivore by the neck. The Edmontosaurus called to the herd for help, but to no avail. The carnivores kept their hold on the struggling dinosaur, refusing to let go. The Albertosaur that was clutching his neck tightened her jaws, sinking her teeth in even deeper.
In due time, the Edmontosaurus was unable to hold out any longer due to his wounds, leading him to collapse to the ground, where he slowly died from blood loss.
Loosening their grips on the now dead herbivore, the two carnivores began to feed upon their newly acquired meal, tearing off chunks of meat piece by piece.
But in the middle of their meal, they were disrupted by an aggressive roar. The Albertosaurs looked up to see a Carnotaurus approaching from behind, having been attracted by the smell of blood that came from the carcass.
Carnotaurus was a large abelisaurid, a cousin to the Rugops. It's name comes from the two large, bull-like horns on it's head, stationed above it's eyes. While the Carnotaurs mainly prowled through the dense forests on Isla Sorna, this one was drawn out to the wetlands by the Albertosaur's kill.
The Carnotaur continued it's advance towards the tyrannosaurids, roaring and snarling to let them know that it wasn't afraid. Even though it was clearly outnumbered, it's own hunger made it increasingly stubborn.
The Albertosaurs would not allow their meal to be taken from them by a single Carnotaur. If they had to, they would willingly kill it if necessary. They roared loudly at the intruder and made mock charges as they attempted to drive it off. But the Carnotaur didn't budge, nor did it even try to run away. Instead it just roared back at them, refusing to back down.
The first Albertosaurus stepped forward to confront the Carnotaurus, with the abelisaurid making the same movement, while the second Albertosaur stayed behind, ready to jump in when necessary.
The two predators circled each other slowly, snarling and growling with killer intent. From what could be seen, a vicious fight was about to take place. A territorial Albertosaurus pitted against a hungry Carnotaurus.
To Be Continued
Well, here's Chapter 1 of my new story.
It looks like a showdown is about to begin.
Albertosaurus vs Carnotaurus.
I hope you like this story. I worked really hard to make it more understandable and interesting. So far I introduced only one of my dinosaurs, Sid the Ceratosaurus. But I'll definitely introduce the rest later on.
I want to give special thanks to DarkKnights for inspiring me with his own stories. I liked them so much that I just had to make this story.
If you want to learn more, check out his profile and read his stories:
A T-Rex's Origin
A T-rex's Life
A T-Rex's Rule
Anyway, check in next time for the second chapter.
Later folks.