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1. "Those puny dromaeosaurs, the Velociraptors and Utahraptors, have been getting a lot of good press lately. I wish we'd lived at the same time. I'd have shown them a thing or two about terror. Each of the teeth in my charming smile is over half a foot long. I stand eighteen feet tall and weigh about six tonnes. Despite all that, I can sprint at about thirty miles an hour, which proves I move quickly and strike hard. Who am I?"
2. "Talk about a bone-head! My skull is nine inches thick in some places, compared to the paper-thin quarter-inch thickness of your human skulls. A teacher would have to work awfully hard to pound any sense into my head. When it comes to courting, however, I do use my head, literally. I butt heads with rivals for my lady's hand. Whichever of us is left standing gets the date. Who am I?"
3. "I'm three times bigger and meaner than tha johnny-come-lately, the Velociraptor. I carry a foot-long claw on each of my hind feet, claws like switchblades on each finger of my hands and a mouthful of razor-sharp teeth. When I attack, I use my hind legs just like a cat to kick, rip and tear. To top it off, I hunt in packs. Think of me and my brothers as lions nine feet tall. When we're on your trail, you'd better be very fast. Who am I?"
4. "I'm a ferocious-looking flying reptile, see, similar to the Pteranodon. Like the Pteranodon, I'm not really a dinosaur. I flap my wings to fly and my long tail ends in a flattened shape, which I use as a rudder. However, there is a big difference between us. Whereas Pteranodon has a wingspan of over thirty feet, my wingspan is only three feet and my body is rather small. So I mostly terrorize insects and very small fish. Who am I?"
5. "Ok, ok, my name means "Swift Robber", and humans used to think I made my living stealing eggs from nests. Yeah right! Like an egg-sucker would need my lovely dagger-like teeth or the sickle-shaped claw that adorns each of my feet. Like other dromaeosaurs, I hunt in packs and can bring down bigger animals than you think. Think of me as a wolf and you'll begin to get an idea of my personality, ok, ok, and intellegence. Who am I?"
6. "My name means "Heavy Claw", in honour of the foot-long curved claw I carry on each hand. I use them as fish hooks to scoop fish out of the rivers and streams but they're also for defence against other predators with bigger teeth and less appetite for fish. Are you fishing for trouble? Well, are you? Who am I?"
7. "Ha! Ha! I'm a very handsome fellow, blessed with a large curved crest perched on the top of my shapely head. You humans used to think it was some sort of snorkel, through which I could breathe while I hid from my enemies in the water. Recently, however, you hit on the truth. I use it to sing with! It's hollow and it resonates beautifully, allowing my herd-mates to hear my songs at great distances. Who am I?"
8. "My name means "Three Horned Face", which is discriptive, if not particularly factoring. Each of my three horns is almost three feet long and the rest of me is a bit like a tank. I tip the scales at nearly four tonnes. Nevertheless, my herd-mates and I have to keep our eyes peeled for our enemy, T-Rex. He likes to catch us unaware, before we can turn and face him down with our sharp weapons. Think of me as a well-endowed rhinoceros and you're getting the idea. Who am I?"
9. "Even though I'm a glider, rather than a true flyer, I have feathers and scientists consider me to be the first bird. My wing structure is something like that of a bat, that is I have fingers on my wings. I use them to steady myself as I climb along the limbs of a tree. Small as I am, about the size of a chicken, I have teeth and I'm related to Tyrannosaurus Rex. You see, we're both theropods. Who am I?"
10. "Yes, yes, I know I look a bit like Dimetrodon, but even though every set of plastic dinosaurs includes a Dimetrodon, it isn't a dinosaur and I am. I'm a carnivorous dinosaur in fact, although the majority of my diet is fish. My sail, besides being extremely attractive, is useful as well. It helps to radiate heat from my blood and allows me to regulate my temperature. Who am I?"
11. "Until Argentinasaurus was discovered, people thought I was the largest dinosaur. Well, that's alright, because next to Tyrannosaurus Rex, I'm still probably the best known dinosaur. My likeness has turned up in cartoons, comic strips, movies, even as a symbol for a gasoline. Remember SinclairDX? Of course, you may not recognize me by my proper scientific name. I'm also known as Brontosaurus. Who am I?"
12. "To look at me, you'd think I was well armoured. Actually, I'm not. Those flat shield-shaped spines that run along my back aren't for protection. They're radiators. They allow me to lower the temperature of my blood. Cool, huh? Ok, so it wasn't that funny. Give me a break, my brain is only about the size of a walnut, and no jokes about that so-called 'auxhillery' brain either. It's just a relay box and it doesn't help me think at all. Who am I?"
13. "I tip the scales at five tonnes, but at only eight feet high I'm built close to the ground. From the tip of my armoured nose to the end of my clubbed tail, I'm covered with armour. I resemble nothing so much as a tank and the carnivores don't bother me much. When T-Rex takes an interest in me, I honker down to the ground, leaving nothing but armour plates for him to break his teeth on! Who am I?"
14. "In our family, the Ceratopsidae, the more horns the better. For that reason, I'm much wealthier than my cousin, the Triceratops. Where he has only three horns, I'm well-endowed with seven. Six of them radiate outward from my frill and one three-foot spike faces forward, and at only three tonnes, I'm daintier than a Triceratops, too."
15. "At one foot tall, three feet long and 1.3 pounds, I'm one of the smallest dinosaurs. I dine mostly on small insects and the occassional egg that's not being carefully watched. For all that, I'm related to Tyrannosaurus Rex, the largest predator ever to stomp the Earth, so let's show a little respect!"
16. "At sixty feet tall and one-hundred-and-forty feet long, I'm one of the largest creatures ever to have walked the Earth, and one of the heaviets. I didn't get my name "Tremor Lizard" for nothing. I tip the scales at one hundred tonnes. At my size, I don't have any natural enemies other than old age or accidents. If an Allosaurus, the largest predator of my day, annoys me by getting too close, I just lift my foot and mash him flat! It's best not to get under foot when I'm around, even if you're friendly. Who am I?"
17. "I'm closely related to Corythosaurus. I have a similar hollow crest and my skin is just as pebbly in texture. Where I stand out from all the other Hadrosaurs is in my size. I can reach forty feet or more in length, which makes me the largest. My diet includes the leaves of flowering plants, pine needles and twigs. Sounds like lawn mulch, but I find it very appetizing, thank you. Who am I?"
18. "In the world of dinosaurs, I'm the PHD. That's right, my brain to body weight ratio is about the same as that of an ostrich, which I resemble. I'm more versatile than an ostrich, actually, because I have hands instead of wings. The state of my eyes implies binocular sterio-vision, which requires more brain power than most, but I'm not just a genius, I'm an athlete, too. I can sprint along at forty miles an hour. Who am I?"
19. "My name means "Good Mother", and it was given to me when humans discovered evidence that I nurtured my young. Instead of abandoning my clutch of eggs, like modern reptiles do, I watched them hatch and fed my young until they grew old enough to fend for themselves. I provided the first clues. Now it looks as though other dinosaurs took care of their young, just as I did. Who am I?"
20. "People like to think of me as a dinosaur, but I'm not. I'm an aquatic reptile with flippers and a snake-like neck. My greatest claim to fame these days is the fact that many people think that the Loch Ness Monster is actually a Plesiosaur, the descendant of a group that were stranded in the lake when the Earth's sea level fell. Who am I?"
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