Back in Miocene North America, Nigel and his team had approached the ancient camels. Now that they were closer, they could also see several other animals nearby them. Some of them resembled sheep, others mouse deer and some rats.

"What are the other mammals we're seeing?" Asked Alice.

"I think the rodent things are Florentiamys, while the mouse deer creatures are Nanotragulus," remarked Marcus. "As for the sheep creatures, they're oreodonts. There are too many species to get any more accurate than that."

"Well, that's good to know," remarked Eileen,"but how do we rescue them."

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Unknown to the humans, nor the beasts stalking them, another set of predators were nearby. They too were hunting for prey.

And their actions were about to alter things in the humans' favor.

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Suddenly, out of the bushes emerged what appeared to be a pack of dogs. The dogs began to chase the herbivores...

... Right toward Nigel's group.

At that exact moment, the beasts stalking the humans made their own advance, revealing themselves as giant birds. They had been forced away from many a kill by the dogs and were not about to lose this one.

Fortunately, Nigel and Tristan were ready for this. They set up the time portal so that the birds would run right through it, then retreated through the portal as the mammal stampede headed toward them, with their team in tow.

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In the present, the group decided to take the opportunity to examine their new charges while they rested.

Specifically, the carnivores.

"I recognize the dogs", remarked Violet,"they're Arctocyon. I don't know what the birds are, though."

"They're Bathornis fricki," replied Tristan,"last of the Bathornis. Think of them as the American Terror birds. The problem for them, though, was that the climate changed, wiping out the animals they ate. The arrival of new predators, like our dog friends here, was the last straw for them. Luckily, they have a second chance here."

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Meanwhile, in the pens below, the giant birds the group was discussing were busy digging into a cow carcass.

One of the males, however, was left with a puzzling thought in its head. The animals that they had earlier seen as prey were now offering them food. Why?

Hunger, however, outweighed such thoughts and the male was soon focused on eating once more.

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Meanwhile, in the marine exhibits, one of the larger residents was resting after a good meal.

To an average person, he would appear to be a regular great white shark. Only closer examination would reveal that he was already much bigger than a great white.

He was, in fact, a Megalodon. Nigel had met him in shallow water, along with an Odobenocetops he had been chasing. Now, both were in the park, resting after a good meal.

Though he had no name for himself, the staff had chosen to name him Jaws. Right now, Jaws was searching his exhibit for rivals, even though he had none. Instincts died hard.

Although already a giant, Jaws was still not fully grown. He was only half his expected size, but was growing quite fast.

His search, however, was paused as he neared a reef. Coming to a halt, he opened up his jaws and gills.

Soon, tiny shrimp and fishes emerged from the reef. They began moving through the teeth and gills, searching for available food.

However aggressive a shark may be, it would always humble itself at a cleaning station like this one.

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AN: Like Jaws?

Anyways, read, review, and send me ideas for episodes and OCs.

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