There is something missing from our world: the amazing animals that time has left behind.
But what if we could bring them back? What if extinction didn't have to be forever?
We're going back in time on a safari with a difference as wildlife adventurer Nigel Marvin plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction.
His plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present and give them a second chance.
Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary.
Welcome to Prehistoric Park!
Chapter 1- The Giant Claw
After the break out of most of the animals three years ago the park is ready to have some new arrivals.
There is a man sitting in a chair wearing safari gear in an office twenty feet off the ground. The office is adorned with fossils of long extinct animals from millions of years ago. A long boa constrictor lounges lazily on a map of a very different looking Earth. To anyone else this office would seem out of the ordinary but this is the office of Nigel Marvin.
"Hello there!" he laughs "The park has changed a lot since the last time you came. I've been back in time to rescue a few animals so we can have breeding pairs. Theo the Triceratops has now got a female companion, a male Deinosuchus, a few of each of the giant bugs from the Carboniferous and to Bobs' dismay some male Titanosaurs. The ones' we have were all female so they were glad of a few male friends. It turns out the Titanosaurs were a species were called Borealosaurus and we've built a permanent pen for them. I even got some more Tyrannosaurs for Terrance and Matilda!"
A short balding man entered the room. He was middle aged and had a small grey moustache. It was Bob the head park ranger.
"Alright Nigel. You wanted to see me."
"Yes Bob. I need you to build an enclosure for this," Nigel said lifting up a foot long claw that resembled a giant scythe.
"Good grief!" Bob exclaimed terror in his eyes.
"Don't worry Bob. When I went back in time for the Walking with Dinosaurs special I saw this creature. It's called a Therizinosaurus and it uses this mighty claw to strip leaves from the trees. It also eats small lizards so you're perfectly safe."
"So you wan' me to build an enclosure with plenty o' trees for the creature then."
"We also need it to be in an arid area. It lived 75 million years ago in the Mongolian desert."
As Bob started on the enclosure Nigel set off to capture possibly the weirdest looking dinosaur to ever walk the Earth.
The desert stretched for miles. The sand dunes were like a sea of heat with no protection from the ball of heat that was the sun. A few green plants offered the only life for miles.
"It's a good job we have the jeep otherwise it would we may die of dehydration just crossing these dunes," Nigel explained.
The jeep drove across the inhospitable sand and dunes looking for dinosaurs. Then he came across them. The dinosaurs were in a herd and looked like a strange Triceratops. They were the size of a sheep but had no horns on their head. Strange conical grounds of dirt were scattered around them. There was about five of the grounds.
"Protoceratops," Nigel said "Little ancestors to the big Triceratops. These strange piles of dirt are nests. They would make these nests and lay their eggs in them. If you look the piles are quite small so they must not be fully built yet."
The Protoceratops could be seen kicking dust onto the pile using their back legs. Occasionally one would snap at the other.
"I would love some of these at the park and with them being pregnant we can have some babies as well. I have the perfect plan to catch them."
Nigel set the time portal up on one side of the nest site and the jeep at the other. He started to honk the horn of the jeep. Multiple protoceratops started making calls of distress. Soon all of them were making the same calls until one darted towards the portal and went through the portal. Her fellow dinosaurs followed suit.
Back in the park Susan the park vet was dealing with a giant tranquilised Tyrannosaur.
"Bob's gone to deal with Nigel's unexpected arrivals. Matilda here needs me more."
They placed a strange apparatus onto the stomach of the dinosaur. A nearby screen showed an ultrasound image.
"Yes that's excellent. We have a pregnant T Rex!"
75 million years ago Nigel has come across dangerous predators from Hollywood.
There was around five of them. They were half the height of a human and were covered in green and brown feathers all across their bodies but they still looked formidable. Their face had no feathers so their vicious amber eyes were prominent. On each foot was a curved claw that looked dangerous to the touch.
"These are Velociraptor Monolianis," Nigel whispered hiding behind a large shrub "The famous stars of the film Jurassic Park. You can see the giant claw on the end of their feet. They use that to stab their prey until it bleeds to death. They are just beautiful though."
It became apparent why they were here. An old Protoceratops was slowly bleeding nearby. The raptors went in for the kill. One jumped on the dinosaurs side as another clawed out the throat. The raptors started feasting.
"I would love these at the park," Nigel said "Don't panic about what I'm about to do. Predators will often chase of challengers to their prey so I'm going to use this to my advantage."
He placed the portal sticks in the ground before shouting at the raptors. They reared their heads at him and charged. Just as the raptors were on him the portal was activated and the raptors went through.
"Yes!"
The team searched then for the Therizinasaurus. Nigel was anxious as if they didn't find it they would have to camp which would attract predators. Soon they found an oasis with an unexpected surprise.
There was a herd of giant therapod dinosaurs that resembled giant chickens. They had long necks and were covered in feathers of orange and red but most importantly were the hands. They had foot long scythes on them for claws.
"There they are. Look you can see them using these claws to strip leaves from the tree!"
He had found the dinosaurs but how to get them back? They formulated a plan. In the herd was ten individuals but three were young. Nigel and the team got some branches and lured the young from the group. The adults then followed the young to protect them… right into the portal. The plan had worked.
Nigel, Bob and Susan sat marvelling at the Therizinasaurs.
"Odd looking aren't they." Bob laughed.
"It's strange to think that these are related to our velociraptors and tyrannosaurs. All of them are therapod dinosaurs." Nigel explained.
New Arrivals:
Twenty Protoceratops
Five Velociraptors
Ten Therizinasaurs
Next time Nigel goes back 155 million years ago to capture the largest marine reptile that ever lived. Martha the mammoth starts to be courted by the male mammoth and a pregnant Matilda starts causing problems. All next time in Prehistoric Park.