Tyrannosaurus rex maquette
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dansdinosaurs
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This guy seems to have the best looking teeth, at least judging from the high-res photos. I really love the fact that he's so ancient-looking and grizzled, like a real animal and not just some perfectly formed toy.
I'm with you on that. This is almost a redefining of everyone's dino favorite. What I see is a solitary patriarch, and veteran of many scraps for survival, clearing the way for his entitled place at the kill.
Definitely not some beefed up hollywood monster but a real predatory animal within its natural element.
Scar
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It actually brings me back to what I was discussing concerning crocodilians in another post. Age in dinosaurs need not connote a feeble organism. Often in birds or reptiles we see that the oldest organisms are the most skilled, clever, and certainly formidable if not far and away the largest (as is the case in crocodilians and other reptiles). Even mired with a osteopathic ailment, this T.rex may still have been the most fearsome of any Tyrannosaurs around. The backstory for the piece goes to great length to describe a battle with a matriarch, fending off packs of competing Tyrannosaurs, and even a conflict with a younger challenger which it is turning in mid-stride to face in the maquette. All of the previous conflicts, however daunting, are feats that were overcome, solidifying this particular animal's territory, experience, and reputation with conspecifics as well as other organisms. Yes, he has numerous scars and his pigmentation may not be as vibrant as that of younger Tyrannosaurs, but his size, age, and acumen make him the true King of the Cretaceous. A magnificent piece, from what I'm seeing, and a concept which strikes right to the core of everything that appeals to me regarding large carnivores.
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I was just watching a show on Shark Week and they showed a heavily scarred shark. It Made me appreciate even more the scarring on the Rex. It's just so cool and a great reminder that even the great predators have to fight to stay there.
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Glad there's another SHARK WEEK fan aboard, here! For nine years now, I've been making sure that I leave work early every night of Shark Week so as not to miss any of the programming. I'm pretty sure that it's the only holiday I can celebrate with so much religious zeal. On that note, Merry SHARK WEEK, everyone!
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Yeah, I've always enjoyed Shark Week. I usually miss it though since I don't watch much TV.
Do you know very much about Great Whites, Scar? I was a little surprised in the episode last night where the shark attacked the boat at the very beginning. It seemed very out of character from what I've seen in other Shark Week shows.
Do you know very much about Great Whites, Scar? I was a little surprised in the episode last night where the shark attacked the boat at the very beginning. It seemed very out of character from what I've seen in other Shark Week shows.
Atheris
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Shark week rocks...unfortunately I work pretty late and by the time I get home I miss it. Guess I'll get it when its on video...
In regards to T-rex and other dinos for that matter, I wonder if science will ever come far enough in our lifetime where cloning may bring them back. Pretty much like the JP conept...I wonder how close our predictions on coloration and behaviour were to the real thing.
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In regards to T-rex and other dinos for that matter, I wonder if science will ever come far enough in our lifetime where cloning may bring them back. Pretty much like the JP conept...I wonder how close our predictions on coloration and behaviour were to the real thing.
Chris
Scar
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Carnivores of all walks of life serve as the basis of most of my research, and sharks are at the top of my list of personal favorites.
Don't be surprised about the attack. At all. It was likely a combination of factors.
1.) Sitting aboard an idle Zodiac rafts in Great White territory is, to me, outright foolishness. Nothing could look more like the bloated, decaying carcass of a male Elephant seal.
2.) Combine that with the fact that both the motor on the Zodiac and the adjacent, larger vessel utilized by the camera crew were emitting electromagnetic stimuli into the surrounding water, and you have a recipe for such an incident.
The Great White's ampullae of Lorenzini would have been firing like mad in response to the electromagnetic pulses reverberating throughout the water. Sharks normally use this particular sensory array to home in on contracting muscles in potential prey items, whether active, distressed, or lethargic and weakened. You know the expression, "That animal can sense your fear"? That's not an exaggeration if you're swimming with sharks; they can most definitely detect the increased contractions of the heart and interpret that as distress. Then there's the lateral line which, while detecting electromagnetism as well, also gauges for vibrations throughout the water... vibrations given off by, say, a motor, for example, or transmitted via the raft into the surrounding water by a person talking at an increased volume aboard the aquatic vessel. When I saw the fellow sitting in that raft in Great White territory, I turned to my friends with a laugh and said, "This should end poorly." And it did. Still unexpected to see the Great White launch itself at the raft like that. Made for one hell of a good Shark Week episode.
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Scar
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I usually get home between 7:00-9:00 p.m. myself, but during Shark Week I won't allow for anything later than 8:20.
Check iTunes soon. I'm pretty sure they have all the episodes from most of the recent seasons.
Atheris
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Yes....that we should exploit cloing bring brack animals that have been extinct for millions of years...isolate them on a tiny island and use them for our entertainment. What could go wrong??
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my waitlist for the Exclusive just converted for this thing!! WhooHoo!!
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Thanks for the info Scar. The attack makes more sense now. It was pretty cool to see. At first I thought it was like a scene from a movie or something.
Well I guess as long as we don't hire Dennis Nedry we should be fine.
Well I guess as long as we don't hire Dennis Nedry we should be fine.
dansdinosaurs
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I must say I'm looking forward to this piece more than any Dinosauria announced so far. The heavy scarring and diseased, "aged" look to this super-predator are what make him feel - perhaps ironically - more alive.
Scar
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It's a much more realistic approach to a rendition of a large predator. Pristine carnivores don't exist anywhere save perhaps children's stories. They literally have to take life in order to preserve their own; conflict is an inextricable component of daily existence. No predator of a reasonable count of years leaves this world without a scar.
It did seem very cinematic. Had the boat not been quite that close, that man would have definitely been in a fair bit of trouble. Not only could the bucking of the Great White have tossed him overboard, but continual panic on his part could have escalated the situation.
Tonight's episode starts now - SHARK AFTER DARK!
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