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'Jurassic Park' Meets 'Glee,' 'Breaking Bad' and More

Kim-Thao Nguyen — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:52:52 +0000

Hollywood thought that making 'Jurassic Park 3D' would improve a cinematic classic. While we can't say the 3D really added anything, it's hard to quibble with 'Jurassic Park's' status as the perfect movie. It's a proven fact that dinosaurs make everything better. Don't believe us? Check out some movies and TV shows that we thought might be a little more exciting with our favorite prehistoric predators.

Would You Fall for this Dinosaur Prank?

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:18:38 +0000

We don’t know what’s with the recent upswing of pranks popping up online but it seems fairly certain to say we don’t mind them. This one — which features a paralyzingly real-life Tyrannosaurus Rex terrorizing a town’s citizens (playfully, of course) — is the newest piece of mischief that caught our eye. Causing an array [...]

'Dinosaur' Baby Sinclair Improvises Hilarious Tantrum

Emerald Catron — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:35:16 +0000

Remember the TV show ‘Dinosaurs’? Turns out the voice of Baby “Not the Mama!” Sinclair was none other than Kevin Clash, aka Elmo from ‘Sesame Street.’ Here’s footage of Baby Sinclair losing it after a long day of filming. The amazing thing about puppets is that their heads can spin completely around and it doesn’t [...]

A Velociraptor Takes a Stroll In Australia

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:00:16 +0000

Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne, Australia were in for quite a shock when they spotted a velociraptor being taken for a stroll by his trainers. The prehistoric beast, thought to have gone extinct 75 million years ago, didn't seem interested in shopping. He did, however, try to take a bite out of a man's cellphone. According to one of his trainers, this aggressive move was due to the raptor's "appetite for technology."

Dinosaur Skeleton Sparks Heated Legal Battle

Donald Deane — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:02:56 +0000

In what surely qualifies as the first-ever custody battle over a dinosaur, the US government is suing to recover a 70-million-year-old skeleton they say was illegally brought to America from Mongolia in 2010. The fossilized remains of a Tyrannosaurus bataar, which is a relative to the larger T-Rex, were originally unearthed in 1946 during a [...]

Little Kid Meets Dinosaur, Beats a Hasty Retreat

Donald Deane — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:15:31 +0000

While wandering down a trail with his family, two-and-half-year-old Zack encounters a giant animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex. After pausing in shock for several moments, the toddler does the most sensible thing he can — hightail it out of there. Like most little boys, Zack positively loves dinosaurs. At first, he take a few tentative steps towards [...]

'Dinosaurs' May Be Banned From All NYC Standardized Tests

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:00:42 +0000

They are still going to teach kids about dinosaurs in New York City public schools. (At least we think they are.) But if the New York City Department of Education has their way, the word ‘dinosaur’ won’t be allowed to appear on any standardized test. Why? Because it might offend students who don’t believe in evolution. “Dinosaur” is [...]

Look Out, England! Tree-Rex Is Coming!

Mithun Divakaran — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:27:10 +0000

The ‘T’ in ‘T-Rex’ scientifically stands for Tyrannosaurus. Except in Norfolk, England where they have “Tree Rex” – a tree shaped in the form of the infamously ferocious dinosaur. The 35ft ash tree was stumbled upon by locals who noticed high winds had blown off the tree’s leaves and shaped it into a dinosaur. Call [...]

Adorable Little Girl Will Teach You All About Dinosaurs [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:50:32 +0000

Dinosaurs are generally a favorite among children, but the expertise that this little girl shows when critiquing a dino toy is pretty amazing. Four-year-old Stella finds several things wrong with the box illustration on a toy Triceratops. In particular, she points out that it’s missing several horns on its face and frill (yes, she even [...]

T-Rex's Roar Is Too Much for Kids to Handle [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:38:05 +0000

It should go without saying, but kids are more sensitive to most things, even a giant animatronic T-Rex. As soon as the fake beast lets out a roar, the children freak out and run as if they think it’s not so fake. [via Say OMG]

Rambunctious Little Girl Explains What A Dinosaur Feels Like [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:55:11 +0000

Most kids are fascinated by dinosaurs. But the little girl in this video takes that interest to a deeper, more sophisticated level and offers up her opinion on what it must have actually felt like to be a dinosaur. And what does a dinosaur feel like? Well, according to the youngster, a dinosaur doesn’t like to be [...]