In Prehistoric South America, it is a normal day. The sun is shining, the grass is growing high. and all is calm.

Needless to say, it doesn't last.

Nigel's time portal opens in the middle of a herd of giant herbivores. Many panic and make a break for it.

"Wow. We arrived in the middle of herd and these are big animals too. Colliding with them would really leave you in a bind. I've seen these animals before, but I can't remember where."

Nigel, with difficulty, manages to maneuver through the stampeding animals, but he can't find a place to rest.

South America has been cut off from the rest of the world for millions of years and has become home to strange creatures not found anywhere else.

Eventually, the stampede disperses, allowing for Nigel to come to a stop nearby a lake. Here, several of the strange beasts are cooling off in the water.

"I remember now. I'm pretty sure these are Toxodon. Charles Darwin first describe them; of course, he only had a fossil skull to work with. He was the greatest naturalist who ever live, and was the one who proposed the ideas of evolution and natural selection. I've got his journal, so let's see if I can ... there, found it. 'The Toxodon, perhaps one of the strangest animals ever discovered. Judging from the position of its eyes, ears and nostrils, it was probably aquatic, like the dugong and manatee.' But I think they're far more like hippopotamuses. One of them, over there, is sniffing the air. We should probably leave before they notice us."

Nigel backs away from the lake and heads back toward his jeep.

"The way they wallow reminds me so much of hippopotamuses. They could be dangerous, though. Hippos are the most dangerous creatures in Africa; if you get between a hippo and the water, it'll charge you. Still, I'd like one last look at them."

Unfortunately for Nigel, he is very right about Toxodonbeing aggressive.

One is a little ways behind Nigel's jeep. And it is angry. It's bellowing aggressively at Nigel, and is already preparing to charge.

While this would normally be a bad thing, for Nigel, it's an opportunity.

Nigel sets up the time portal right in front of him as the Toxodon charges. The moment before it hits him, the portal comes to life, sending the beast to the present.

"Well, that was close."

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Back in the present, Suzanne is checking up on the Ornithomimus. One of them has started laying eggs, so Suzanne wants to see how she's doing.

"The female's already laid so many eggs. She usually sits on them, but she has to leave sometimes to find food. At those times, her mate shows up to guard the eggs. These dinosaurs really are like birds, and their brooding behavior is just like ostriches. The female's has laid a large number of eggs, but two of them have rolled out of the nest. She's rejecting them and won't hatch them. In the wild, they'd be eaten by predators, but we need to save them because every one is precious."

Soon, the female leaves the nest. Suzanne takes the opportunity to run up and snatch the eggs. She's forced to bolt, however, when the female returns.

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Having successfully stolen the eggs, Suzanne hands them over to Bob, who takes them to an incubator.

"We've not got long. We need to keep the eggs warm. Now, what I don't know about incubating eggs isn't worth knowing, but, I have to admit, I've never incubated a dinosaur egg before. But if we don't try something, that pair will never hatch."

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Meanwhile, in the holding pens, Suzanne is examining the park's newest resident.

The Toxodon has mostly calmed down, but he is still wary of the park's staff.

"These animals were big grazers, just like the Bison of North America. Even though he's built like a hippo, he's a grazer, so we'll need to give him lots of grass to eat."

The Toxodon looks around for a moment, before lying down to rest.

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AN: I always wondered why Nigel never tried to rescue the Toxodon that charged him. Oh well.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure that, if the colossal Gigantoraptor could brood its eggs, then so could the much lighter Ornithomimus.

So, read and review. This is Flameal15k, signing off.

Edit: Due to copying this from Spacebattles via my phone, the formatting may be screwed up. Sorry.