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 distance.
As wildlife adventurer Nigel Marvin plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction.
This time, Nigel travels back sixty-five million years to rescue the king of the dinosaurs.
His plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present and give them a second chance.
Nigel sat in his office. An office filled with fossils, exotic animals and two maps one of the park and one of the Earth. He walked over the map of the park and said "This is the island the park in on, Ben choose it because of the diverse array of habitats on the island. We have mountains, forests, a river, a swamp, a bay and a biosphere for animals of a cooler climate".
"We've decided for our first mission we would pay our respects to the king, so we are going back in time after a dinosaur that needs no description, Tyrannosaurus rex." he explained excitedly.
Now that Nigel has decided when and where to go and what to rescue he is all set.
Nigel packed his jeep with a tranquilizer gun, a spare portal, some food and few other devices and climbed in. With him was a crew of three. He drove straight through.
Late Cretaceous Earth is a lot different to the present. There is no grass, mammals are only as big as a house cat and the world is ruled by the largest creatures ever to live on land, Dinosaurs.
Nigel drove around looking for a spot to camp. "We can't pick any old spot for the camp because if we choose wrong it could be fatal." he yelled as he nodded towards a set of mangled, broken bones.
After a while they found a spot on the edge of the forest. While the crew set up camp, Nigel disappeared into the forest.
Nigel being Nigel, he has decided to take a look inside the forest.
Nigel walked through what seemed like endless trees until he came to a small clearing. He peered through the trees and saw a small herd of bipedal dinosaurs playing. Some were blue with bright red domed skulls and others were green with brown stripes.
It seems Nigel has stumbled upon his first dinosaur.
"These are Pachycephalosaurus, the blue and red ones are males I guess and the green ones are females." he explained. Two males walked up to each other and pressed their skulls firmly aganst each other. "They are fighting over females because its breeding season" he said.
Nigel picked up a fern leaf and slowly approached the herd. A large male the alpha, slowly approached. It was just starting to sniff at the fern when he heard a noise like a cyclone.
It seems like T. rex is closer than Nigel thought.
The pachycephalosaurs looked up to see a massive tyrannosaurus looming down on them. It had grey, scaly skin with tufts of black and green feathers on its head, arms, legs and tail. They bolted and Nigel followed. After a quick dash got to the front of the stampede.
Nigel had an idea. He quickly set up the portal and dived through. There he lied down with his arms sprawled out across the ground. The pachycephalosaurs stampeded over him, occasionally stomping on him.
The pachycephalosaurs are a hit amongst the park staff.
A crowd of nearby keepers huddled near the holding pens. Bob quickly ran over to help Nigel up. "That's certainly not a T. rex." he said as he ran over to have a look.
Soon the whole Prehistoric Park staff is at the scene.
Nigel stood talking with Bob, Steven, Suzanne, John and Daniel. "They're an amazing group of animals" commented John as he peered in the holding pen.
"Yes they are, our only problem is where to put them," stated Bob.
"We could put them near the pond closest to the base, it has large boulders for them the lie under and some shrubs and trees" said Daniel.
"That's great!" exclaimed Suzanne, "Bob, you take a few keepers and get the enclosure set up while I check over them."
Nigel will have to wait a while to see the finished product looks like as he only has a week to rescue T. rex.
Nigel drove back through the portal and met up with his team. He headed off towards a nearby lake. At the lake was a herd of Triceratops. The males had blue bodies with frills of the brightest orange and the females were pale brown, both had short stubby quills on their back. Suddenly a massive roar was heard.
Back at the park, Bob is just finishing up the Pachycephalosaurus enclosure.
Bob stood putting a gate on a fence that was about waist height and made out of wood. Inside, John, Suzanne and Daniel were combing the enclosure for dangers and Steven was inspecting the fences.
Everything checked out and Bob directed a large truck into the enclosure and released the pachycephalosaurs into the enclosure. "I won' feed 'em today, I'll let 'em settle in." he said as walked out the gate.
Back in the Cretaceous, the T. rex are in search of their favourite food, Triceratops.
Several large tyrannosaurs ran down to the bank of the lake. They split the herd up and chose a target. Seeing his chance Nigel set up the portal. Most of them escaped or went through, one however was not so lucky. A tyrannosaur bit into its neck. It pulled away and gorged it with its horn. Another tyrannosaur rammed it and bit into its gut, pulling out its intestines.
Back at the park, Bob is tending to the Triceratops.
"Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, what 'ave you done now" Bob whined as he gazed down upon twelve, full grown Triceratops. "How am I goin' to move this lot". He walked of to put up a makeshift enclosure.
Back in the Cretaceous, Nigel is tracking the injured T. rex.
"I'm tracking this female in hopes of rescuing her for the park" he explained as he trailed the massive beast. She stopped and Nigel and ducked behind a rock. The Tyrannosaurus roared at a group of nodosaurs. They had brown, bony skin and murky green plates of armour.
"Those are Edmontonia, a relative of Ankylosaurus, but, as you can see, they lack that iconic clubbed tail." he said as he moved in for a closer look. "I've an idea" he said as he moved into the open. "She is going down there to hunt. Hopefully, since there is no other way of escape, they will flee and be sent through, followed by a full grown T. rex" he explained as he positioned the portal in place.
Back in the Cretaceous, Bob is letting the Triceratops into their new enclosure.
Twelve massive trucks drove into a large enclosure. "This is Triceratops Creek" Bob explained as he opened the back of one of the trucks. "This is the herd leader, who we've named Theo" he explained while releasing another into the enclosure.
John and Daniel stood at the gate. "Our job at Prehistoric Park is to give Nigel and Bob advice on missions and where to house the creatures in the park" John explained. "This enclosure is specialised for the Triceratops, so we had Bob recreate their environment as best we could" Daniel commented. "In their enclosure, there is little grass and many shrubs and trees for them to eat and, as I'm sure you can see, a large river in the centre of the enclosure."
The Triceratops explored their enclosure, excluding two young males who were in the process of jousting over territory.
Back in the Cretaceous, Nigel's plan is in action.
The large predator roared and charged at the small, slow edmontosaurs. They hobbled in the direction of the portal as quickly as their little legs could carry them.
They oldest, however, is not so lucky. The full grown tyrannosaur bit down on its tail and pulled it towards her. It then bit down on the bulky armour.
The Edmontonia's is no match for the several ton bite force of the Tyrannosaurus and its shell cracks, killing it instantly.
The tyrannosaur picked the carcass up and began to carry it in Nigel's direction. He pursued he said "I wonder why she isn't eating it here" he pondered as the tyrannosaur stumbled on its injured leg.
Back at the park, Bob is starting to get annoyed by Nigel's excessive rescue.
Bob stared down at the rather sluggish creatures. "Now if Nigel keeps on bringin' different creatures back at rate, I migh' just 'ave to 'accidentally' leave tha gates open.".
"Relax Bob, they coexisted with the Pacycephalosaurus, peacefully and need the same security so you already have an enclosure for them" said a voice from behind. It was John. "If it's any trouble, I can move them for you."
"No thanks John, I'll do it" he replied, suddenly calmer due to the fact he didn't have to build an enclosure.
Back in the Cretaceous, Nigel has solved the mystery of the tyrannosaur.
"Look over there" he whispered as the tyrannosaur dropped the carcass. Two small thin tyrannosaur hopped into view. Unlike their mother, who had only scattered straight patches of feathers, they were covered in grey and brown downy feathers. "That explains it, she's a mother. This is great, a family group." he said as he set up the portal.
Nigel's celebration may be short lived, because another tyrannosaur has located the carcass.
A large male tyrannosaur roared at the group. The mother instinctively came between him and the juveniles. She charged him but he dodged and bit into her neck. She tried to break free but was caught in his grip. Suddenly he let go and an slammed her to the ground.
With her injured leg, the female tyrannosaur is no match for the male.
She fell to the ground. She was in bad condition, but alive. The male roared and set his sights on the two babies.
But that's not Nigel's biggest worry, as the meteorite that ended the Cretaceous has just landed in the Gulf of Mexico. Nigel now just has three minutes to save the T. rex.
The two babies ran at the the portal in terror. They were followed by the male, who was not alarmed by the noise. Despite the noise and urgent danger, the female tyrannosaur was still out cold.
Nigel had an idea. He grabbed one portal stick and instructed the sound man to do the same. Together, they slowly walked on either side of the tyrannosaur. Once they reached the end, they put the portal back in place and jumped through.
On the other side, Suzanne was already tending to her wounds. "She's badly hurt, but I looked at some tyrannosaur fossils when I first took up this position and they seemed to recover on their own, so I'm confident she'll be ok" she explained.
"Nigel" yelled Bob.
"Yes" replied Nigel
"Have you any names for 'em then?"he inquired.
"Yep, for the big male, Goliath, for the two siblings, Terrance and Matilda and for her, Roxanne"
"I like it" he replied.
Next time...
Nigel heads back to the ice age after one of he most iconic extinct animals of all time.
Nigel on a snow mobile.
But ends up disturbing a pride of lions.
Nigel runs from three large white lions.
And Bob deals with a rampaging T. rex.
Goliath next to a broken fence.
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