Zhao stared out from her perch. In front of her, a super-giant long-neck was browsing on some trees. Below, several mammals were picking at the bits that fell from the titanosaur's target tree. Joining them were several birds, pecking around for seeds, leaves and the occasional insect.

For some residents of the park, life had barely changed from what it had been before their rescue.

After taking one last glance at the browsing sauropod, Zhao leaped from her perch and took flight. Unlike what many people thought, Zhao could fly, but she was still rather clumsy in the air. Following her was the strange colored bird that she had shared her roost with. The bird quickly surpassed her, then began flying to the west. Turning toward her new companion, Zhao raced through the air, ducking to avoid a giant bird of prey. In its feet were a morderately large horned mammal, presumably to be fed to the bird's young. Zhao paid her no mind, though. A predator of this size would be unlikely to harass her unless it was starving.

Soon, her surroundings began to change. Below her, the trees were growing sparser, giving way to grassland. The fauna had also changed. Before, she had seen strange creatures with prickly horns browsing on the trees. Now, though, she saw a different set of horned browsers. These ones had smaller horns, located in a row down the length of their heads. Some were grazing, others were browsing. One of the double horned beasts had a young one with it.

It was around this time that she noticed that her companion was descending. Following her down, she noticed a waterfall to her right. The river it fed headed South, toward the sea at the edge of the park. At the pool formed by the waterfall, a large deposit of Earth was exposed.

And covering it were birds. Among them was her companion. It appeared they were eating the Earth. Though perplexed, the female microraptorid decided to join in, taking a bite out of the soil.

To her surprise, it tasted familiar. The taste brought back memories of home, of the rich clay by the lake in the ancient forest. There, around those piles, the feathered dragons of the forest had come to feed from the clay. Even the feathered tyrants would put their hunger aside to feast off of the appetizing ground. It seemed that this taste was shared by their modern kin.

Then, Zhao heard some splashing. Turning to face it, she noticed a group fuzzy dinosaurs heading her way. Zhao readied to take wing, only to relax when she saw them dig into the soil. It seemed that they too wanted the clay.

And they were not alone. Zhao noticed that, nearby, a group of giants were feasting on the clay. They had extremely long noses, which they used to stuff their mouths with clay. Some also had large teeth jutting out from their jaws. While most had bare grey skin covering their bodies, the younger ones had a fair amount of fur covering them, and one was absolutely COVERED in red fur. Incidentally, this one also had the largest teeth jutting out of its mouth.

Then, an odd chirping sound filled the air. As Zhao looked for the source, she found herself facing a yellow and purple microraptorid. Barring its coloration, It looked like a copy of Zhao. The odors it emitted indicated it was a female. Joining it were more of its kind, some with bright red crests on their heads. The tiny hunters were here for the same reason as all of the others: the clay.

As she watched her strange looking relatives dig into the Earth, Zhao noticed a juicy looking grasshopper on a nearby leaf. Snatching it up in a moment, Zhao headed toward the water for a drink. This land different from her former home, but it was good enough for her.

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