As Nigel gets ready to slow down, he suddenly finds himself amid a stampede. Behind him, a herd of Parasaurolophus are running toward him.

Quick maneuvering avoids an accident, but Nigel soon finds himself faced with a new prospect.

He's noticed a conch shell nearby. Wanting to try something, he emptied out he sand within it, beats it against a log, then starts blowing.

The bellowing sounds he makes are soon answered by the crested dinosaurs. Their crests serve as amplifiers, providing their unique noises.

He may be no Dr. Doolittle, but Nigel is still very good with animals.

Unfortunately, to find a supercroc, he'll need to get a good look at what is in the water, not what is howling on land.

As he ponders what to do, Nigel noticed something in the sky.

"Those are pterosaurs. Based on the crest and arm design, I think they are Nyctosaurus-"

Just them, one of the pterosaurs flies right over Nigel.

"Whoa. Anyway, these are fish eaters. But they have given me an idea."

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Soon, Nigel is looking at the sea.

This time, though, it's very far above the water level.

Nigel has decided to use an ultralight glider to join the pterosaurs in the air. This gives him a good view of the sea.

While he does this, his crew put out some cages in the water, hoping to catch some ancient sea creatures.

As he continues watching the sea, Nigel witnesses on the the giant flyers being devoured by a gigantic alligator.

As he watches on, he spots another one headed upstream toward a bayou.

Now Nigel knows that there are Deinosuchus here. To catch one, though, he'll need to abandon the safety of the skies and face it on land or in the water.

As Nigel lands, he notices that, nearby him, eleven Nyctosaurus have landed. The creatures are very ungainly on land.

"These Nyctosaurus are an interesting case among pterosaurs. They are so adapted for flying and swimming that they have actually lost their fingers, so they need to use their wings like canes when walking."

Sensing an easy catch, Nigel sets up the portal and some fish. As the pterosaurs hobble toward him, he activates the portal and throws a lot of the fish through it. The giant flyers hesitate, but hunger soon wins out and they enter the rift to the present.

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After dealing with the pterosaurs, Bob handles the other issues in the present.

"The terror birds are proving to be more trouble than they seem, especially that yellow male. You see, they both take sand baths, which is fine, but sometimes, they do it so close to the fence that they end up under it, and once they get their heads under them, they're off. I'm fillin' the holes with rocks, but if I want to stop them, I'll need to rebuild the fences a lot deeper."

As Bob does this, he can't help but notice the male bird proving his point (at least, a part of it) with a sand bath.

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Meanwhile, Suzanne has found some time away from the Cubs, which she is spending with an oddly solitary Martha.

"Martha's been trying to be a nanny for the matriarch's calf, but the alpha isn't tolerating it and is chasing her off. This is starting to isolate her and I'm worried that, if it continues, she might stop eating again."

If Suzanne doesn't act soon, Martha's life may be in danger again.

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