Critter of the Week

Critter of the Week: Ornitholestes

| Patricia Bujard

Meet Opie. He’s a happy little fella who loves to curl up in your lap, so it’s a good thing he’s about the size of a big dog!

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Yes, Opie seems to think he’s a big lapdog, and he loves it when you stroke his feathers.  Where is he off to now?  It looks like he’s going to show you his favorite toy…Opie carries Teddy around everywhere.  He’s gone through quite a few “surgeries” to poke the stuffing back in after Opie nibbled on him. Continue reading →

Critter of the Week: Dryosaurus

| Patricia Bujard

Meet Rosie. She’s a bit shy, and might need a little encouragement to come closer.  A few treats should do the trick.  Before you know it she’ll be perfectly content to snuggle close and put her head on your lap. 🙂

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Rosie is smaller than your average dinosaur, about the size of a deer.  Like a deer, she can be a bit jumpy, and she feels much better if she has friends to keep her company and watch out for troublesome, over-exuberant types like Opie.  He’s far too excitable, and that makes her nervous.  She’d much rather curl up under the shade of spiky cycad fronds for a little siesta. Continue reading →

Critter of the Week: Camarasaurus

| Patricia Bujard

Meet Bella. She’s big, she’s loud, and she’s really happy to see you! She’s happy to see anyone really, except Alfred, but can you blame her? There’s about a-bazillion years of conflict going on there…

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There she is! She is the most accommodating of Pete’s very large camarasaurus herd- voted least likely to accidentally trample the equipment. They can be an excitable bunch, and don’t always pay attention to what they’re bumping into. Continue reading →

Critter of the Week?

| Patricia Bujard

Oh no!  Dippy’s caught a cold!  Crocs almost never get sick, but chickens will certainly get a sneeze or two every now and then.

Most of the time Dippy does very well, but his head is down, his tail is all droopy, and he’s been spending an awful lot of time just standing around doing nothing. He won’t even play with his big yellow ball! So Pete is taking a look at him to see what’s the matter. It might be that he just ate something he shouldn’t have, so he has a giant stomach ache.

Hopefully he’ll be up to his usual antics before too long.  In the mean time, here are a few other critter profiles for the back of the book. 🙂

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