Dinosaur Train: Eggstravaganza (2009)

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♪ Dinosaur train [whistle blows]

♪ dinosaur train ♪ once upon a time

there was a mom her name was mrs. Pteranodon

sitting on her nest she heard a scratching

and said... ♪ Oh, boy! My eggs are

hatching!

♪ One by one her kids popped free

baby pteranodons , , ♪

I'll name you tiny, shiny, and don.

♪ But tiny said... Wait! There's one more, mom!

♪ Last little baby was a different size

with teeth and a tail and big green eyes

he didn't look anything like the rest ♪

what am I doing in a pteranodon nest?

♪ But dear old mrs. Pteranodon said... ♪

Oh, this is your family, and I'm your mom. You may be

different, but we're all creatures. All dinosaurs have

different features. Come on, buddy. We'll take a vacation.

I'll get us a ticket at pteranodon station. We'll

travel the world in sunshine and rain and meet all

the species on the...

♪ Dinosaur train ♪ dinosaur train

♪ dinosaur train ♪ dinosaur

train ♪ ♪ we're gonna ride

♪ ride, ride, ride, ride [whistle blows]

♪ the dinosaur train [roaring]

tag! Now you're frozen until you can name dinosaurs!

Stegosaurus, ankylosaurus, allosaurus, giganotosaurus, and

troodon!

Don!

No. Troodon.

No. I mean, don, come. Look!

What are they?

They look like eggs, but what are they doing here?

Eh, they're not really doing much.

No. I mean, how did they get here?

Oh. I have no idea.

Me, neither, which means this is a job for buddy

the detective and detecting don!

You mean us, right?

Yup. And I have a hypothesis! We already know

someone who knows a lot about eggs.

Really? Who knows a lot about eggs?

Oh!

Mom!

And and and-- mom!

Buddy, don?

Rawk! What happened? Is everything ok?

Everything's fine except don and I found these things on the

beach, and we think they look like...

Eggs! Oh! What mother would leave eggs scattered all over

the beach? That's not safe for them at all. I'll gather them

together and make a little nest in the sand to protect them.

Can we help, mom?

That would be wonderful.

Just make sure you build the nest away from the water so it

won't be washed out to sea.

Ok!

What a beautiful nest! These eggs will be very comfortable

here till we find out who they belong to.

How many are there?

Let's count them!

, , , , , , !

Wow! That's a lot of eggs!

And someone must be missing them very much. Can you keep

an eye on the eggs while I ask around? Maybe mrs. Lambeosaurus

has heard something.

We'll do even better, mom!

We'll do our very own detective work right here on the beach!

Perfect! And if you find anything out, just rawk!

Rawk!

Grr!

And now we can get detecting.

Um, buddy the detective.

Yes, detecting don?

I don't think there's much here to detect.

You're right. The eggs are kind of just sitting here. I

guess mom's doing the detective work, asking around.

You know what that means, right? You're it!

[Giggling] whoa!

Ha ha ha!

Hey, buddy!

Tag! You're it!

Ok. Fine, but look. The eggs!

Oh, no! Some creature's running away from the nest.

Come on!

, , , , , ! There's only eggs! Someone took one

of them!

But who?

Wait a minute. Look.

Footprints.

Are they from the egg stealer?

Maybe. Or are they our footprints?

Nope. Our feet are too small.

Maybe they're the egg stealer's footprints.

So now we don't just have mysterious missing eggs.

We have a mysterious missing egg stealer, and the mysterious

missing egg stealer is now mysteriously missing.

[Sighs] exactly.

Really?

Yup. Some creature's stealing eggs, and we need help

finding it because it's a really big mystery.

[Dramatically] ♪ dun dun dun

and since mom's talking to the grownups about the eggs, we

should talk to the kids. Maybe someone who lives around here

knows something.

That's a great idea!

I'll get the kids! You keep an eye on the eggs!

Don't you worry, eggies.

I've got my eye on you.

[Snoring] don, don!

Wha-da-ba-ba-da! , , , , , ! Yes! Detecting don

wide awake and on the case.

So, buddy, now can you tell me why we're all here?

I suppose you're wondering why we've gathered you all here.

Didn't I just say that?

Earlier today, detecting don and I found eggs on this

beach. We made a nest for them, but when we weren't looking,

someone snuck over, grabbed an egg, and ran away.

That's terrible!

It is, but you did the right thing calling me, buddy.

Detective tiny at your service!

How come you get to be a detective?

Because I know detective work, and I know that anyone

could have stolen the egg.

It could be you or you or...

You! Why'd you take the egg?!

Uh, well, uh, I don't know.

I guess i--wait. I didn't take the egg.

Oh. Ok. Fine. Now, buddy, don, what else have you got?

Well, we have these footprints. See, they're big

with long toes, and we saw the egg stealer's shadow, so we

sort of know what it looks like.

Yeah. It was tallish, and its nose was kind of beaky, and

it sort of looked a lot like keenan!

What? Aw, come on! Why would I want to take an egg?

Good question, keenan. Why don't you tell us, egg stealer?

Because I didn't take it.

I didn't even know the eggs were here, and if I did know, I

wouldn't care. I'm going home!

Keenan, wait. If you really didn't do it, come back to the

nest and put your foot in one of the footprints. If it doesn't

fit, we know it wasn't you.

Doesn't that sound like fun?

Ok. Fine if it makes you happy. See? Happy now? It's not

my foot.

Buddy, didn't you say there were eggs left? I only see .

[Gasp] , , , , !

Keenan, you took another egg?!

What?! I did not! We've all been standing here. You guys

are all watching me.

Hmm. Keenan's right. Whoever took the egg did it just now

when keenan was with us.

Keenan isn't the egg stealer.

Wow! This is an even bigger mystery than we thought.

[Dramatically] ♪ dun dun dun!

So it's good we have a lot of detectives, right, detective

shiny?

Oh! Absolutely, tiny! So if it wasn't keenan, I bet it was

someone big, really big, and since the egg was stolen when

we were all nearby, I bet this egg thief isn't afraid of

anything!

And if the egg stealer isn't scared of anything, I bet it's

a really, really scary-looking creature.

Really super-scary-looking.

Yeah! The meanest, scariest-looking dinosaur ever!

Yeah, and probably huge!

[All shudder] maybe it's coming back.

Maybe we should get out of here.

Rawk! Hey. Wait, you guys.

Not even the biggest, meanest, scariest-looking dinosaur ever

is a match for us, right?

We're the...

, , , , , .

The super !

The super ?

Yeah. Let's spread out and find clues. Ready?

Go, super !

Hey! I think I found something!

See? Footprints. They look like the ones near the nest.

They lead up to here!

You're right, and look at these broken branches. It's

like something came crashing through.

Something like the biggest, meanest, scariest-looking

dinosaur ever?

Maybe, but look.

The footprints just stop right in front of these bushes.

It's spooky, isn't it?

Yeah. Now the egg stealer's big, scary, mean, and it can

disappear.

I don't really think creatures can just disappear,

don. I'm going to fly up for a better look.

That's it!

What's it?

I bet it has wings. That's why the footprints stop.

It flew up into the sky.

Oh. Of course.

Why didn't I think of that?

I have another hypothesis.

The egg stealer has wings for stealing eggs and flying away

with them.

Rawk! Rawk!

Did anyone else hear that?

The egg stealer!

Come on, super !

Yeah! The super ! Ha ha!

Stop, egg stealer!

Guh-wha? Egg stealer?

Egg stealer? Where?

Um, we mean you. Yes, you!

Me, but I'm not an egg stealer. I'm olivia oviraptor,

and these are my eggs. Hi.

Ohh!

But if they're your eggs, why were they all over

the beach?

It was the waves.

They rolled over my nest and scattered my eggs all over

the beach.

That's terrible.

Yes, but what's worse was that some creature stole them

and gathered them in their own nest.

No! Who would do that?

Um, don, we would.

Oh.

But we weren't stealing the eggs either. We were just

keeping them safe until we found out who they really

belonged to.

You were? Oh, thank you.

That's so kind, but I need all my eggs to be together. Would

you kids help me bring them to join my others in the nest

I made back there?

Sure!

There you are, my sweeties.

Now you're all warm and safe.

Olivia, I'm detecting don.

How do we know the eggs are really yours?

[Crack] ohh!

Mama!

Oh. That's how! You're the mom. Heh heh.

Sorry, mrs. Oviraptor.

That's ok, don. I'm glad that all of you took such

an interest in keeping my eggs so safe.

Aw.

We're glad the eggs have such a great mom.

Thank you. We oviraptors pride ourselves in taking care

to protect our eggs, and we use our feathers to insulate--oh,

that means warm--our hatchlings.

Rawk! Did someone say hatchlings? Oh. I heard eggs

hatching, and I came as fast as I could. Oh, they are so

precious.

Thank you. So are your children and their friends.

Hello. I'm mrs. Pteranodon.

We live in the nest just above this beach.

I'm olivia oviraptor. I came from quite a distance away.

I was on the dinosaur train when I realized I had to lay my

eggs. I had no idea the waves could reach in and wash my

eggs away.

Right! That's why mom told don and me to build our own

nest far away from the water.

Well, thank you, mrs. Pteranodon. You helped me

more than I can say, and so did these great detectives.

[Giggling] yeah!

Maybe these remarkable detectives can help me find the

picnic lunch I brought down to the beach.

Yeah!

Come on, super !

Whoo-hoo! The super !

[Hatchlings chirping] the super ! Whoo-hoo!

[Humming "rock-a-bye baby"] I know that song. That's the

lullaby you sang to us when we were little.

You're right, tiny. I guess it's running through my head

since we're going to visit cory corythosaurus' mom and see all

her eggs.

Cory must be so excited.

She's gonna have new little brothers and sisters.

I can't wait to see the eggs. I wonder what they'll

look like.

Maybe her eggs will have crests like cory.

Maybe. I wish we could see what our eggs look like.

Don's collection!

I'm gonna catch the most fish ever.

Really?

Hey, don. Do you still have your eggshell from when you

hatched?

Sure. I have it in my collection.

Yes!

Let's see. Buddy's teeth, weird rock shaped like a

triceratops. Aha! Look at me.

I'm hatching!

[Giggling] oh, don.

Buddy, tiny, time to catch the dinosaur train.

Come on, buddy. We'll see more eggs at corythosaurus

canyon. Bye, don! Have fun fishing with dad!

Bye!

[Train whistle blows] well, hello, pteranodon

family.

Hello, mr. Conductor.

Velma velociratpor and trudy triceratops tell me you're

having an egg-hatching party.

Yep. We get to see corythosaurus eggs.

You sure will. All aboard!

[Whistle blows] tickets, tickets, please.

Mr. Conductor, have you ever seen corythosaurus eggs?

Oh, sure. Working on the dinosaur train, I've seen all

kinds of eggs.

What's the biggest dinosaur egg you've ever seen?

Do all dinosaur species eggs look different?

Do moms watch their eggs the whole time before they hatch?

Oh! And how do moms know when their eggs are gonna hatch?

Very good questions, kids.

Stupendous questions. That means fantastic. So let's see

if I can get you some fantastic answers.

Hee hee hee!

Dinosaur eggs--eggs of all different creatures

really--come in different sizes. Some eggs can get kind

of big.

Like a giganotosaurus egg. I bet that's the size of a

dinosaur train car.

Good hypothesis, buddy, but actually not the case. Even the

biggest dinosaur eggs are about the size of a dinoball gourd.

Now you asked about the moms.

Ahem! Sorry to interrupt, but I think you'll get the best

answers to those questions from some moms.

It's true. There's nothing moms know more about than being

moms.

Aw. Doesn't it seem like yesterday when the kids were

all eggs?

Little eggs in our family nest, pteranodons and one t.

Rex.

Did my egg look the same as tiny and shiny and don's?

Not quite the same. Look.

It's a little bigger and a different color.

And I definitely knew when you and your brother and

sisters would be hatching, even before it happened. I could

just feel it.

I had the same feeling with my eggs, too. All the moms in

my herd knew when it was hatching time.

We had all laid eggs at the same time, and we watched over

them together. We guarded them in all kinds of weather, and we

kept them safe from dinosaurs who wanted to harm the eggs.

Even after the babies hatched, all the moms worked together to

care for them, circling up to feed and protect them.

Look! It's baby tank!

He's adorable.

Of course, my little triceratops couldn't settle for

just the food we moms brought to him.

[Laughing] tank!

My velociraptor herd helped watch and feed valerie, too,

and I was so grateful. With all the work to raise a child, I'm

telling you, it takes a herd.

Did valerie actually have feathers when she hatched?

Did her egg have feathers?

Oh, no. No feathers on her egg. That's why I sat on her

egg. I used my feathers to keep her warm.

You sat on her?

Weren't you afraid you'd smush her?

Oh, not a chance. I happen to be an expert in just the

right amount of posterior pressure.

She means her bottom.

Ha ha ha!

Bottom.

Valerie did have feathers when she hatched, though,

teeny, tiny feathers.

Aw!

It's sometimes hard to believe we were all little

babies once.

Even the conductor was once a little baby!

Mother?!

Hello, son! You never leave the dinosaur train. I figured

if I wanted to see you I'd have to ride!

Oh, mom.

And I'm glad I did. Gives me the chance to tell stories of

you as an egg. That is, if you want to hear them.

Yes!

Well, you know how smart we troodons are, so when we lay

our eggs, we always lay them in interesting patterns.

Did you lay your eggs in a circle?

Oh, no, buddy. With sonny here and his little brothers

and sisters, I laid the eggs two by two in row after row

alongside other troodon moms, but I'll tell you, from the

second your conductor, my sonny boy, hatched, he was smart as a

whip, even for a troodon!

All aboard!

♪ Dinosaur train dinosaur train

we're gonna ride the dinosaur train ♪

he's so cute!

Well, moving on. Ahem.

Thanks for sharing all your mom stories, even you, mom.

Yeah. They were great.

And I have a new hypothesis.

I think all dinosaur babies hatch from eggs.

Mr. Conductor, can you think of a dinosaur that doesn't

hatch from an egg?

Nope. All dinosaurs do hatch from eggs.

I bet other creatures that aren't dinosaurs come from

eggs, too, like insects and birds.

Very good, hypotheses, tiny and buddy.

I think you're both right.

They are right. All dinosaurs do hatch from eggs,

and some other creatures do, too. Smart observations.

Ooh! Very smart. Are you sure you two aren't part

troodon? Ha ha ha!

Hang on, everyone. Looks like it's time for the time

tunnel. Time tunnel approaching! Next stop

corythosaurus canyon in another part of the cretaceous time

period!

[Giggling] have fun with those

corythosaurus eggs.

And give corrine my congratulations on her new

little bundles of joy just like mine!

Aw, mom!

We will! Bye!

[Corythosaurus hoots] buddy, tiny, mrs.

Pteranodon, hi!

Hi, cory!

Our nest is right over here!

Come on. I'll show you.

[Hoots] hi, everyone. Welcome to my

nest. I'm so glad you all came to visit.

[Squawk] it's a lovely place to hatch

eggs, corrine.

Your nest is amazing. Did you build it yourself?

Cory and I did. We dug the nest and put some plants and

leaves over the eggs. It keeps them warm. Look.

Aw.

So sweet.

Adorable.

I sit with my eggs to make sure they're warm and safe and

to be here when they hatch of course.

But you don't sit on your eggs because you don't want to

smush them, right? Too much posterior pressure.

Ha ha ha! You're right, tiny. I think I may be just a

little too big to sit on these eggs.

Oh, corrine. Here's a little something in honor of the big

day.

Oh! Thank you so much.

Ooh! Goodness! I think my eggs are hatching!

Look! They're moving!

That means the babies must be moving inside.

You're right, buddy. It's time.

Look! A crack!

They're hatching! They're hatching!

Aw!

Mama! Mama!

No, babies. We're not your mama. We're your friends. I'm

buddy, and this is my sister tiny.

That's your mama.

Mama!

That's right, little ones.

I'm your mommy, and I love you with all my heart.

And I'm your sister. I'm cory.

[Hoots] [hoot]

whoa! They just hatched, and they already can hoot!

Look. They're doing a I just hatched and hooted baby dance.

[All laughing] [hooting]

peek-a-boo!

Oh! I got another idea.

Let's play follow the leader.

Come on. Follow me!

You can do it. Come on.

Mom, mrs. Corythosaurus, look.

My babies! They're walking.

Oh! That is so precious.

You kids are wonderful with babies. Thank you, buddy and

tiny and cory.

You're welcome.

It wasn't so long ago when buddy and tiny were babies

themselves.

Yeah. We hatched out of eggs just like you guys. Did you

know that all dinosaurs hatch out of eggs?

Mom, what were buddy and I like when we were babies.

Were we just like the corythosaurus babies when we

hatched?

I've already told you about the day you hatched.

Can you tell us again?

Please!

[Hooting] look, mom! The babies want

to hear the story, too.

All right. The day you were hatched was a beautiful summer

day. I had been watching you closely because your eggs had

all been wiggling all morning.

Well, we waited and waited and waited, and then finally...

Ha ha ha!

Awk!

Big pond! Trudy triceratops. New baby boy! Dinosaur train. Let's

go!

Come on, slow down! I can't understand what you're saying.

I think mom's saying that she heard at the big pond that

trudy triceratops had a new baby boy.

Yes, exactly. Sorry. I just get so excited about a new baby

hatching.

Wow.

Tank has a baby brother? And we can take the dinosaur train

to meet him?

Yes. Shiny and don are off fishing with dad, so if you two

are interested in meeting a new baby, let's go.

Yay!

Oh, whoops. Silly me.

Heh heh! Oh, mom.

[Train whistle blows] tickets. Tickets, please.

Oh, mr. Conductor, did you hear the news? Trudy triceratops

had a new baby boy.

I did. It's wonderful!

Mom's really excited about the new baby.

I bet tank's excited, too.

In fact, I bet the whole herd is excited about their new

member.

That's right. Tank lives in a herd. I wonder if triceratops

trails is like pteranodon terrace.

Maybe it has a lot more nests.

Uh, it-- maybe there's just one big

nest. I wonder if the whole herd helps take care of the

baby.

Ahem!

Wonder if tank's baby brother looks like him, with

horns and a frill, or eats as much as tank.

Can a baby even eat anything yet?

Those are all excellent questions, buddy and tiny. Let's

take a look. Triceratops don't sleep in nests at all. They just

lay their eggs in them. Also, triceratops trails is just where

the herd is staying for now.

They travel around to other places. That's what herds do.

Oh, right. Herds move all around. They don't live in one

place.

Correct, buddy.

But why?

Well, when triceratops herds eat all the vegetation in one

area, they have to move on.

Now, as far as what tank's baby brother looks like and what he

can eat, well, you're about to see that for yourselves.

Ohh! Are we there yet? I can't wait to see that little

bundle of cuteness.

Oh, mom.

Next stop, triceratops trails station, in another part of the

cretaceous time period.

[Train whistle blows] have fun! Say hi to tank and

trudy and the new little triceratops.

We will!

Awk! We're here, kids. Let's find our friends.

[Gasp] trudy! Congratulations.

Oh, thanks so much.

Hey, guys.

Tank!

Urr!

[Gasping] [cooing]

meet tuck.

Aww!

He is so precious. May I pick him up?

Well, you can try, but he's a pretty big guy.

[Grunting] ha ha ha!

Well, he is a big fella. How about if I just sit with him?

[Gibberish] aren't you the sweetest

boo-boo-boo?

What?

Ha ha ha! She means he's really, really cute.

Mrs. Triceratops, I observe that tuck has tiny horns and

barely has a frill.

You're right, buddy. Tuck's horns will grow, and his frill

will, too.

Can we play with baby tuck?

Buddy, tiny, hi. I said hi!

Oh, hi.

Ha ha ha!

We're just meeting your baby brother.

He's so cute.

Yeah, really cute.

It must be so cool to have a baby brother.

We're playing with him. Want to join us? We can play with

tuck, right?

Sure, as long as you play right here on the ground and be

very gentle with him. New babies are fragile.

We will.

We promise.

Aww. Yes. Who's the little cutie?

Ha ha ha!

Sorry. He's just so cute!

Here you go, little one. Meet tiny and buddy--my babies.

Hey, baby tuck.

Awk! Nice to meet you. I'm tiny. Look. He's smiling at us.

Of course he is. He has excellent taste in friends.

Ha ha ha!

You know, I liked buddy and tiny first. So I'm the one with

the excellent taste.

Look. Tuck can roll over.

Aren't you just the sweetest little mr. Cutie horns?

Tuck likes that. He's giggling.

[Laughing] whoa! Look at him nibble

that leaf!

Such an appetite.

You think that's an appetite?

What a good, good eater you are.

Hey, everybody, want to see someone really eat? Check this

out.

[Belch] excuse me.

Ha ha ha!

...little cutie.

Ooh. Mom, my tummy hurts.

I'm sorry, honey. I think you may have had a little too

many leaves at once and a bit too fast. Would you like to lie

down and rest?

Um...

Awk! Look. Tuck's walking.

That's so cool.

Tank, look. Your brother's walking.

Yeah, triceratops walk. I do it all the time. Hey, look at

me. I'm walking just like tuck.

I'm a tiny triceratops. I'm taking my first steps. Uh-oh,

frill jam. Um, a little help, please?

Tank, let's try to be more careful. You know, ever since

tuck was hatched, tank has been kind of...frustrated.

Thanks, guys.

[Sigh] hey, want to play something?

[Growl] wow! He's so little, but he

roars so loud.

Hey, if you like noise, let's play roar as loud as you can.

Tank, please don't roar now.

But tuck does, and you never get mad at him.

I'm not mad. It's just that tuck is a little baby, and

you're a big boy, and you know better, sweetie, don't you?

Yeah.

I guess it's not always easy having a baby brother.

Yeah. Can you imagine if mom and dad had a bunch of new

babies? Kitchy-cooing all the time.

I think we'd get pretty mad.

Hey, tank!

Wait up. We want to play with you.

With me? How about little mr.

Cutie horns?

Nah. Tuck's just a baby. We want to do something grown-up

with you.

Really?

Could we go to that watering hole? It looks like a perfect

spot to dig holes and play.

That sounds great! But that's where the big kids in the

herd play.

We are the big kids, right? I mean, as long as our moms say

it's ok.

Hey, mom! Can we play over at the watering hole?

Sure, honey. I can see you from here. But keep an ear out

for us.

Ok. Let's do it.

[Laughter] hey, tank, who are they?

Oh, that's truman and todd.

They're part of the herd, but I've never really played with

them before.

Hi, truman. Hi, todd. I'm tiny. This is my brother buddy.

Hi.

And this is tank.

Hi.

Oh, I mean--i guess you already know tank, right?

Yeah, we know tank. Your mom just had the new baby, right?

Yeah, she did.

That can be rough.

Yeah.

I mean, it's great. Having a baby brother or sister is the

coolest thing in the world! It's just hard at first, you know?

Whoa. You think it's hard, too?

Really hard. The new baby gets all the attention, and

then you have to be the big kid and do everything right because

you're older.

But sometimes it's nice to be older because you get to

teach them things. That's the fun part.

Plus when you're older, you get to play with friends and

hang around the watering hole.

We play here all the time.

You guys want to play something?

Yeah! Can buddy and tiny play, too?

Sure. That's what's great about a herd. We all play

together. We can play, uh...triceratops rule.

But we're not triceratops.

That's ok. You can pretend to be. Tiny and buddy, you're

triceratops for the day.

Yeah!

High !

High !

High two!

All right! Let's play!

Ok. We're a herd. I'll be the dad.

I'll be the kid.

Me, too!

Ahem. Ok. Then I'll be the mom. Kids, follow me and your

dad.

Yes, mom.

[Laughter] yeah! Ha ha ha!

Boys, stop playing with your horns. Someone could get hurt.

Sorry, mom. Heh heh heh!

As the dad of the herd, I think we should all line up

together and eat everything green in our path.

[Cheering] yeah. Now I'm a widdle baby.

I can't weally walk, and I don't eat that much.

[Laughter] well, son, do the best you

can.

, , ...

Go!

[Chomping] buddy, tiny, tank, hi.

Hi, mom!

Tank.

[Gasp] did you hear that, tank? He said

your name.

Whoa! Hi, tuck. You said my name.

Aww. You want to play with tank and

the big kids, don't you? Oh, but you're too little.

Hey, tank, tuck wants to do exactly what you do.

Sorry, tuck. You can't do everything I do now. Some things

are for big kids, and some things are for babies.

[Chuckling] [train whistle blows]

awk! There's the dinosaur train, kids. We'd better get

going.

Bye, pteranodon family!

Bye, baby tuck.

Bye, trudy.

Bye, tank. We had so much fun playing at the watering

hole.

Yeah, pretending to be part of the herd. Right, tank?

Tank?

Peek-a-boo!

[Laughing] it's called "peek-a-boo."

Babies love it. You guys should try it.

Peek-a-boo!

Aah!

[Laughter] bye!

Bye!

Bye!

Who wants to play toss and catch?

We do!

Shiny!

Tiny!

[Squawk] dad!

[Squawk] ha ha! Oh! Oh! Ok. Toss another

one, buddy.

Ohh!

Dad, you always make that catch.

I guess I'm a bit distracted, kids. You see, it's

your mother's and my anniversary.

Your anniversary? What's that?

We celebrate the day that we first met years ago.

Did you give her a present?

Not yet. I guess that's why I'm distracted. Need to think

of a special present for mom, but what?

Cleaning day!

♪ La la loo actually, don, today's even

more special than cleaning day.

It's dad's and my anniversary.

Ooh! What you gonna do for dad?

I'm not sure yet, but I want to do something very special

for him.

So a present for mom.

Mom loves flowers.

[Buzzing] yikes!

How about a funny-shaped rock? This one's sort of shaped

like a chubby iguanodon or maybe a--

uh, son, that's a piece of dried-up dinosaur poop.

Yikes! Bad present!

I know what mom would like, a shiny mineral from that cave,

the one we explored right near here.

Now that's a good idea.

We'll find a shiny mineral to surprise her with.

Wait. What's a mineral again?

Well, it's a shiny stone that forms deep underground,

where it's very, very hot. When they cool off, they become

minerals. Let's go to the cave and try to find one!

We're going caving!

High-two!

High-!

Unh!

Let's see. Oh, I know. Get dad a weird-shaped rock. I saw

one that looked like a chubby iguanodon.

Well, I was thinking about something more special. Oh!

I've got it! I'll make your father a big fish dinner with

my special recipe.

Ooh! Dad loves big fish dinners!

But we must make sure to keep it a surprise. Don't tell

dad, ok?

Oh! Don't worry. My beak is sealed.

We've got some fishing to do. Come on!

Whoa, team! Not so fast!

Mom's gift is a surprise. We have to get to the cave without

mom knowing about it. I'll see if the coast is clear.

We'll wait here.

[Squawk] hello, hon.

Hello. Goodness.

No. My fault.

Ha ha ha!

I've got to watch where I'm swooping. Well, anyway, I'm

just g-gonna go and check on the kids.

Ok. Don and I are just going to, uh, fly around, so--heh

heh--see you!

See you!

[Squawk] wow! That was a close one

with mom. I think she went back to the nest.

Oh, no! Then she'll see us fly past her to the cave!

Unless somebody distracts her.

Nothing distracts like something shiny. I'll do it!

Here I go. I'll brawk when the coast is clear.

Operation surprise mom is a go.

Whew! That was a close one with dad. I think he went back

to his trees.

Yeah. He doesn't know what we're up to.

No, but we're going to have to get down to the sea and do

some fishing without him seeing me if I hope to serve my

special fish dish.

Hi, mom! Hi, don! What's up?

Oh. Hi, shiny. Well, don and I were--

we were gonna go fishing.

Uh, but not for anything special. Just fish, plain, old

fish.

Sounds good. We all love to fish! Can I go with you?

Sure. Can you keep a secret?

Today is your father's and my anniversary, and I want to

surprise him with a big fish dinner.

He loves big fish dinners!

But it's a secret.

Ooh. A secret. I like that.

Should I check if the coast is clear so you can fish?

Great idea!

I'm off!

[Squawk] all clear, mom.

Thanks, sweetheart. Come on, kids! Let's catch some fish.

[Squawk] ok. That's the coast is

clear, go fly signal. To the sea cave, team!

Yeah!

Made it. Ok, kids. In we go.

Whoa!

This cave is so cool!

Yeah, and also cool, like not as hot, you know, hot hot.

I get it, buddy.

Look. This cave is made up of different kinds of

rock--bumpy rocks...

And smooth rocks. Weird.

This plant can grow with hardly any sunlight.

[Water dripping] and there's water dripping in

here. I guess that's how the plants can grow.

Hey. Some of this rock feels different.

It's softer.

It does seem softer.

And water is always dripping here in the cave.

How are caves made? I don't think they just appear.

I have a hypothesis. Maybe water makes caves.

Water? But, buddy, caves are made of rocks, and rocks last

forever.

Actually, buddy's on to something, tiny. This softer

rock here is limestone, and a lot of the rock in this sea

cave is that softer rock.

Ooh! It's a sea cave!

Yep! And as water pours and trickles through the rocks for

many, many years, it erodes it.

What does erode mean?

Well, it means the water washes the rock away enough to

form a cave. The water carves out the cave!

And it washes the rock away until the minerals stick out

and you can find them?

Exactly, tiny. Oh, right. A mineral for mom. That's what

we're here for! Ok, team. Let's do it!

Yeah! Let's find a mineral!

[Squawk] good job! We have so many fish

for dinner, mom.

Well, it isn't just an ordinary dinner. It's a really

special one.

Can we catch more, mom?

All right. Then back to the nest. I have some preparing to

do. Ok, kids. One more dive.

Pteranodon!

Hmm. Don't see any minerals in here.

Aha! Something's catching the light over here.

Ooh! Is it a mineral? Did you find one, dad?

Can we see?

Uh--unh! I would let you see, but I think I might

be...stuck.

Oh, no.

[Squawk] that's the last of them.

That was quite a fishing trip.

And this will be quite a fish dinner. Oh! Time to start

preparing it. So much to do. Ha ha ha! I wonder what your dad

is doing now. Probably relaxing.

Ow.

, , , Pull!

♪ Da da da a little fruit.

[Humming] ♪ fresh veggies

some leaves. Ha ha ha!

[Humming] mom's busy in the nest. How

is it--ohh! What in pangaea is going on?

Dad's stuck.

Hi, shiny. Heh heh.

[Squawk] here! I'll help!

Ok. Ready, set, pull!

[Groaning] ha ha ha!

Phew. That was an adventure, huh, kids? Heh heh. Oh, and

after all that, I'm also empty-handed, I guess. Ohh!

Uh-oh. I think I'm stuck again.

We can dig dad out of this.

Unh! Thanks, buddy.

What a weird-shaped rock.

Ohh!

Buddy, you found a shiny mineral.

May i?

It's not just any shiny mineral. I think it's a

diamond, the shiniest mineral of all!

I think it is a diamond, shiny, and it's the perfect

present for mom!

Now all we have to do is polish it.

Shiny, where are you?

[Squawk] wow, mom! This is beautiful.

There you are. Shiny, the dinner is ready. Go find your

dad and tell him I need to see him.

Hee hee hee!

Dad, mom needs you right now.

Now? But I'm still polishing her diamond.

Go ahead, dad. We'll stay and shine it up for you.

Yeah! We'll bring it to you.

We can do it!

I know you can, team.

Thanks! Well, hon. That is one beautiful sunset.

It certainly is. A lovely end to quite a day. I am so

hungry, but I have a bit of a problem.

Problem?

Too much food. Surprise!

[Squawk] whoa! Your famous -layer

fish dinner?!

Happy anniversary, dear.

Oh, hon. What a wonderful gift. I wish I had as great a

gift to give you.

Psst, dad.

Oh! I just remembered. Heh.

Surprise!

Oh! A diamond!

[Squawk] oh, it is so beautiful.

Happy anniversary, mom and dad!

Ugh!

Hey. Who wants food?

We do!

[Cheering] happy anniversary!

Hi, there. I'm dr. Scot I don't see it.

The dinosaur train will be here very soon, don. Be patient.

I can't wait to see the new car!

I wonder what it will look like.

I hope it's shiny!

I think you'll all love the new nursery car. It's full of

eggs just waiting to hatch and their parents of course.

When is it-- [train whistle blows]

ohh! Here it is!

All aboard!

[Whistle blows]

hello, mr. Conductor!

Greetings, and welcome to all moms and moms-to-be.

We're not moms.

Don't worry, don. You're always welcome on the train.

Oh, and dads, too! Welcome aboard the very first run of

our special new car, the nursery car!

[Cheering] awk! But, mr. Conductor,

where's your mom?

Ooh! Ooh! Ohh!

Blllaugh!

And blllaugh to you to, mother!

Oh, ha ha ha! I'm right here, tiny. I wouldn't miss the

new nursery car for anything.

It reminds me of my sonny boy here.

Oh, mother.

Came out of his egg and was just a bitty baby dinosaur but

so cute.

Aw.

Ha ha!

Ohh.

I was just thinking the same thing about my babies. It

seems like so long ago since they were tiny, little eggs.

[Rumbling] ohh!

What's that?

What was that?

That was great, whatever it was! Mr. The conductor, was

that the eggs hatching?

No, don. That was just an aftershock.

Ooh! My eggs!

My precious eggs!

Don't worry, eggs. Mommy's coming!

Everything's fine, folks. No need to panic.

What exactly is an aftershock, mr. Conductor?

Well, buddy, after that big earthquake we had a few days

ago, there are often a few smaller quakes that happen

after. That's why they're called aftershocks, but it's

nothing to worry about now that it's passed.

Awk! Still worried over here.

Me, too!

Can we see the eggs in the nursery car? Do you think

they're ok?

Ooh! I'm sure the eggs are just fine! But let's go see for

ourselves.

Yeah! Can we, mom?

Awk! Of course! I can't wait to see the eggs.

[Stomach growls] I'm kind of hungry now. Can

I have a fishwich before we see the eggs?

Heh. Fine with me, don. I think I'll join you. Uh, shiny?

Yep. I'll stay with you, dad.

Remember, kids. We have that special surprise to give mom

later.

[Giggling] yeah.

Ok, hon. We'll meet you and tiny and buddy in the nursery

car after a fish snack, ok?

Awk! All right. See you soon.

Hee hee hee!

Ta-da!

[Gasp] oh, this is the most

beautiful car I've ever seen. I remember how excited I was when

you guys were in little eggs just like this. Oh, these eggs

are so cute.

Well, the eggs are interesting but not that cute.

Heh heh! I know what you mean, tiny, but I'm pretty sure

these moms and dads don't agree.

Who's the cutest egg? You are. Ha ha! You're the cutest

egg.

Hmm. I see a velociraptor mom and a triceratops.

And a maiasaura and a troodon, and they must be dads.

Unh. Oh, man. Ohh. What am I gonna do? When's it gonna

happen?

Calm down, daddy. They'll hatch when they hatch.

Hatch?! Did someone say, "hatch"?

This really is the most charming place I've ever been.

Yes. It's the perfect place for the eggs to travel safely,

especially with all those pesky aftershocks. You remember what

those are, right?

I remember. They're little quakes after a bigger

earthquake.

Let's hope they're over. I think I'll go back to work.

There are so many moms to make food for today.

Mrs. Pteranodon, oh, I just hope my little ones grow up to

be as nice and calm and well-behaved as your children.

Awk. Why, thank you, and your kids will be great. I'm

sure of it.

Really? Uh, how can you be sure?

Well-- how do you know your eggs

are gonna hatch right? I've never had an egg before. I'm so

nervous. Were you nervous?

Yeah.

I guess I have so many questions.

Heh heh. Yes.

Do you think we can get a closer look at the eggs, mrs.

Conductor?

Oh, uh, what do you think, moms? Can the kids come closer?

Well, of course. Come closer, kids.

Oh! But not too close!

I wonder which egg goes with which mom.

Let's see if we can remember.

Uh, uh, I'm sure sonny boy would know, but I sure don't.

Let's figure it out ourselves!

Hmm. These eggs kind of look alike.

Well, let's see. I think the little eggs might belong to

mrs. Triceratops and the sort of yellow ones might be mrs.

Troodon's, but I'm not really sure.

Since triceratops is such a big dinosaur, I bet the bigger

egg is the triceratops and the small ones are--ohh!

[Rumbling] ooh! Are they hatching?

Blllaugh! Nope. It's just another aftershock. Nothing to

worry about kids. It'll be over soon.

Aw.

[Gasp] oh, they're fine. They're all

fine.

Whoo-hoo! I love aftershocks!

[Whimpers] make it stop.

Nothing to worry about, folks. Another aftershock.

I'd prefer it if the shaking stopped.

[Sigh] told you. Nothing to worry

about.

Well, except my eggs.

Let's go check on our family, kids.

Are the eggs all right?

Uh-huh.

Just fine.

There. Nothing to worry about, like I said.

I wonder how those eggs felt about the aftershock. Do you

think they liked it as much as I did? What do you think the

little dinosaurs in the eggs are doing? Do you think they're

asleep?

But how do the babies breathe in there?

I have a hypothesis. The egg shells must be thin enough for

the babies inside to breathe.

But they still must be really strong because none of

them cracked during the aftershock.

Well, you're both right. The eggshells are thin enough for

the babies inside to breathe, but they're also really strong.

If you look closely, you can see lots of tiny holes in the

shells. Take a gander through my supermagnifying glass. Those

teeny holes are called pores.

I don't remember being in an egg, but I like breathing.

[Breathes deeply] hello? You guys breathing in

there?

[Rumbling] ohh! Is it another

aftershock?

No, shiny. It's the eggs!

Awk! Buddy's right.

They're hatching!

[Indistinct chatter] oh, is it mine?

[Cracking] whoa! There goes another one!

The eggs are cracking right on time.

Now all of the eggs are cracking. This is amazing.

I'm so nervous, so excited, so--ahh.

Heh. Been there, pal, been there.

Oh, wow!

Ohh! Who's my baby? Hey!

Aww.

Psst. Shiny and don, don't forget about our little mom

surprise in the passenger coach.

Oh, right, dad. On it.

Hee hee hee.

Ha ha ha!

Yes.

Where'd you get the mud, dad?

From the big pond? They always have the best mud there.

All right, don. You go first.

Ooh! This is fun! I love mud!

And mom's gonna love it!

Look at those teeny feathers.

You know, tiny. It would be fun to compare the babies'

features to their parents'.

Yeah. Let's do it!

Compare and contrast, kids!

Have fun! Remember, dinosaur newborns often look different

from their parents with bigger eyes and rounder faces.

Hmm. Look at the triceratops baby. The little guy looks like

he'll sprout horns just like his mom and dad.

But he doesn't have horns yet, just little nubs. Hi, baby

troodon. You look just like your mom and dad. You even have

a teeny, tiny toe claw.

Look at the maiasaura baby's little fingers.

I even see little maiasaura teeth.

Look at the baby velociraptor and his feathers.

One day he'll have feathers like his mom.

Oh, yes! The older babies get, the more they look like

their species.

But all of them start from little eggs.

Correct, buddy. Even the biggest dinosaurs like

argentinosaurus hatch out of an egg that's only about this big.

Whoa! Really?

Hello. It's family portrait time. Who wants me to draw

their baby picture?

Oh, we do!

Us first!

We totally do!

[Crying] [other babies crying]

um, mom. Maybe it's time to get back to dad, shiny, and don.

Good idea. Congratulations, everybody.

Surprise!

It's a special "we love you, mom" present.

Yeah, because we do.

Awk! Oh, how lovely.

Yep. It's our footprints, so you can remember us when were

this big!

Because one day, we'll be older and bigger, and I'll be a

giant t. Rex. Rawwr!

Thank you, kids. It doesn't matter how big you are, you'll

always be my little babies.

Group hug!

[Giggling] we love you, mom!

[Whistle blows]

hi, there. I'

yeah! Whoo-hoo! [Laughs] hey, buddy! Watch this one!

Are you watching?

Buddy, you missed my amazing trick.

Oh. Hi, tiny. I'm just thinking.

About what?

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only adopted kid in the whole

world. It makes me feel kind of lonely.

Well, t. Rexes may be different from pteranodons,

but you're still my brother and I'm your sister.

So you're not alone, buddy.

[Chirps] thanks.

Besides, aren't there lots of other dinosaurs who are adopted?

Well, I guess. I don't know any.

Tiny's right. You're never alone. You'll always be part of

this family, buddy.

Yeah. Mom's right.

Thanks, mom. Thanks, tiny.

Hmm. I just wish I could talk to another kid who's adopted

like me.

You know what? I heard that our friends the microraptors

just adopted a dinosaur.

Mikey has a little brother now.

Mikey has a little brother?

Can we visit them?

Hmm. Shiny and don are going fishing with your father today.

What do you say we take a trip on the dinosaur train?

Yay! Whoo-hoo!

[Train's whistle blows] tickets. Tickets, please.

Well, hello, mrs. P, buddy, and tiny.

Hello, mr. Conductor.

Oh. Microraptor mountain, eh?

I hear your friends the microraptors have a new

family member.

Yeah. They adopted a dinosaur.

Now mikey has a little brother.

So I hear. But what's his species?

Hmm. I don't know.

Even I don't know what species he is. I just heard they

adopted a dinosaur.

[Chirps] let's all try to guess what species he is.

Oh, good idea, tiny.

Fire away.

Hmm. An oryctodromeus?

A lesothosaurus?

An ornithomimus?

An eoraptor?

Hmm. I notice all of those are very small dinosaurs.

Why not a big species?

Well, the microraptors are really small.

Like me. We've got tiny power!

True, but it takes all kinds of different dinosaurs, big and

small, to make a world. In my line of work, I see all kinds of

families all the time.

[Bell ringing] ooh. Time, time, time!

Tunnel approaching!

[Trains' bell ringing]

next stop--microraptor mountain station in another part of the

cretaceous time period.

So long, pteranodons and t. Rex.

Have fun with mikey and his little brother.

We will!

It's the pteranodon family.

Hello. Mikey, your friends are here!

Mikey!

Hi! My t. Rex buddy!

And my favorite pteranodon in the whole world--tiny!

♪ We got the power we got the power

we got the mikey and tiny power yeah! ♪

But wait. You guys haven't met my new little brother

sonny.

Yeah. Where is he?

Sonny, come on out and meet my friends!

Ok. I'm coming.

[Thud] everybody, this is my little

brother sonny.

Whoa! Um...hi, sonny.

Hi, tiny. Hi, buddy.

Mikey told me all about you.

You're adopted, right? Me, too.

I'm a sauroposeidon.

Wow. The conductor told me about sauroposeidons.

You're gonna grow up to be one of the biggest sauropods

anywhere.

[Giggles] uh-huh.

You know a lot about dinosaurs.

Buddy really likes learning about all the different species.

It's kind of his...thing yup. Wanna compare features?

Ok!

Let's start with what we eat--meat!

Fish. I dive to catch them.

Insects! I glide around and I snatch them out of the air.

Leaves!

What kind of leaves do you like?

Conifers mostly. Mmm.

Wow. And the rest of your family likes insects. Is that

kind of weird at dinnertime?

No. There's plenty of both kinds of food around here.

Right, sonny?

Right.

Yeah!

Isn't it funny that I have sonny for a little brother?

I'm one of the shortest species of dinosaurs and he's one of

the tallest.

Ha ha! Yeah.

I mean, talk about comparing features. Check out sonny's

amazing long neck.

I have this little short neck, and someday sonny's neck will be

so long, he'll be taller than our tree!

Maybe even taller than any tree around here.

Hello, big brother.

Ha! Oh, sonny, you crack me up. Hee hee.

Sonny, how do you even walk around with such a long neck?

Sauroposeidon necks are made of big hollow bones.

That way, they're light and strong and can hold such a long

neck up to the treetops.

I really studied up on sauroposeidons since sonny

arrived. I asked all the other moms in his playgroup...

Rawk!

And we fixed up our tree so it can be comfortable for sonny,

too. He can't fit in the nest up there on the branch, so sonny

stays in this bigger nest on the ground down here.

And at night if I want to talk to mom or dad or mikey,

I stretch my neck up to see them.

[Giggles] yeah. I remember the first time sonny did that,

in the middle of the night, and I was asleep, and--

I stuck my head up to the nest and said...

Hello, mikey. What's up?

"You are."

[Laughter] and I jumped right out of the

nest. Hee hee! Good thing I can glide!

[Laughter] you know what? It's the same

with me. I'm a t. Rex, and someday I'm gonna be too big

for my nest, too.

Really?

Yeah. So my mom and dad said they're gonna build me a bigger

nest that I can stay in.

Come on, you guys. Let's all go play while we're still kids.

Mom, can we play in the woods?

All right. Just stay nearby where we can hear you.

Ok!

Hey, wait up, you guys.

Yeah. Sonny's a sauropod.

They walk on all legs, so they're not as fast we are.

Hi-yah! I got so excited, I forgot. Sorry, sonny.

Ha ha! I'm not fast now, but I'm gonna grow bigger

and bigger, and someday I'll be taking great, big steps.

[Laughs] and then it'll be mikey trying to keep up

with you.

[Laughter] [grunting]

I'm almost flying, tiny!

Keep trying, mikey.

Tiny power!

Yeah!

So you live in a family of pteranodons, right, buddy?

Yup, but I'm a tyrannosaurus rex.

We say "t. Rex" for short.

T. Rexes like to stomp, right?

Uh-huh. It's our favorite thing to do. Stomp around

and roar. Rawr!

Let me try it.

Rawr!

Ok. Not a good idea.

[Laughter] I guess maybe not, but show

me how you can stretch your neck up into the treetops, sonny.

See that pine cone way up there?

The one at the top of the tree?

Uh-huh. Watch this.

[Cheering] who wants a ride up to the

treetop?

Me!

Sonny, take buddy and mikey and I'll fly!

Are you sure you can take both of us, sonny?

Yeah. Mikey barely weighs anything.

[Gasp] wow!

Nice weather up here, huh?

You got that right, sonny.

Ok, everybody, I'll race you down.

[Squawks] you didn't count to .

Ok, fine. I'll catch you anyway.

Tiny power!

This is so great. It must be fun to be a sauroposeidon.

Yeah. Sometimes it's kind of lonely, though.

Like how?

Well, I know my family loves me, but I'm so different

from them.

I know how you feel, sonny.

We're different. But I've got these great features of my own.

And so do you.

You think I'll ever really fit in with my family?

What do you mean? You fit in great. They think

you're the best.

Well, I'm glad to meet you, because I thought I was the only

adopted kid in the world.

You know what? I felt that way, too. But you aren't the

only one, because you know me now.

Yeah. You're right.

[Squawks] hey, you guys!

I thought we were racing to the ground!

Oh. Ok.

Come on, buddy.

Hop on my head.

Where did I leave my favorite tiny, little shell? Aww!

I think I left it on the branch up there.

I can glide down, but I can't glide back up.

Don't worry, mikey.

I'll fly up and get it.

Maybe sonny can help.

Yeah. I know what mikey's shell looks like.

[Cheering] thank you!

Well, sauroposeidons are pretty much the coolest, tallest,

most fantastic species I've ever seen. I am so lucky

to have one for a brother!

Thanks, mikey.

[Train's whistle blows] kids! There's the

dinosaur train!

Come on! You can ride on me.

[Cheering] so nice to see you again,

mrs. Pteranodon.

You, too, mrs. Microraptor.

You have such sweet kids.

Thanks for coming to play with us, buddy.

I'm really glad we're friends.

Yup. Come and see us sometime. You can meet my

pteranodon family.

[Squawks] and we'll just fit.

You know, sonny, it takes all kinds of families to make

a world.

You said it, buddy.

All aboard!

Bye!

Well, buddy, how did you like visiting the microraptor family?

It was great, mom. I thought I was the only one who was

different from the rest of my family. I mean, I know I can't

fly, but you know what? I love how every species is different.

I can't wait to get home to be with my flying, fishing family.

Aww. I'm glad to hear it, buddy.

And I can't wait to get home and eat some of that fish.

♪ If I could wish for just one dish

my greatest wish would be more--

fish! ♪ [Train whistle blows]ompany]

ohh! Shiny, look! Eggs!

Rawk! It's little babies hatching!

[Squeaking] hello. What kind of babies

are you?

We're archelons, sea turtles!

Wow! It's great to meet you.

I'm shiny, and this is my sister tiny.

We have so many questions for you.

Sorry. We're in a hurry. We need to get into the water quick

before any predators can get us.

[Cawing] ok, but--wait! Where's your

mom?

We don't know. We just need to get into the sea. Bye!

What?! They don't even know where their mom is?!

Rawk.

Mom, dad!

Rawk!

What is it, kids?

We just saw some babies hatch on the shore.

They were archelons!

Oh. Sea turtles! Where are they?

They've already crawled into the sea and swam away.

Well, that's what sea turtles do after they hatch.

They get into the water as quick as they can.

But we asked them where their mom was, and--and...

They didn't even know!

Kids, I can see that you're upset about the archelon

babies, but different species behave differently.

Right. Some don't need their parents around when they hatch.

And others get a lot of care from their parents from the

very start. I was right there when you were hatched. I can't

imagine it any other way.

We're so glad you're here!

Heh heh heh. We pteranodons are kind of special.

Tickets, tickets, please.

Hello, mr. Conductor!

Hello, pteranodon clan. We have a special guest today on

the train, my nephew gilbert!

Gilbert?!

Gilbert!

Hello, everyone! I'm helping uncle conductor today. Have you

punched their tickets yet?

I have not. Would you care to?

Oh, boy, would i! Tickets, please.

Ahh. Visited the big pond today, eh, shiny?

We did, gilbert, and we saw some archelon babies hatch

right out of the sand.

Really? I love archelons.

And then I bet they hurried straight into the sea, right?

Rawk! Yeah. And when we asked them where their mom

was...

They didn't even know!

Yes, but you have to remember, different species

behave differently.

But I just don't get how archelon babies could grow up

this way.

Yeah. How can something like this even happen?

Uh, uncle conductor, can I show them?

Positively, gilbert.

Archelon moms lay more than eggs at once. This group of

eggs is called a clutch.

Wow! Eggs.

And I thought was a nestful.

The mom uses her large flippers to cover up the eggs

with sand, and then she heads out to sea.

The mom just swims away?

Oh, that's just the natural way that archelon behave. Once

the babies are safely in the water, they tend to stay close

to shore for a few years before roaming out into the open ocean

like the grownups.

Right, but once they're full-sized, archelon can travel

far across the sea. They live a long time and grow up to be

huge.

Really? How huge?

As big as the dinosaur train submarine!

Whoa!

Wait! But what about the babies?

Yeah. What's gonna happen to them? Will they ever find their

mom?

Kids, it's just nature's way. They just swim out to sea,

and who knows what happens to them?

Ohh!

[Whispering] excellent idea, gilbert.

Ahem. How about if we take the dinosaur train submarine and

find out the answers to your questions?

The dinosaur train submarine?! Can we mom and dad,

please?

Let's do it, team pteranodon!

[Cheering] [chime]

time tunnel approaching, and this one's taking us under the

sea!

Ooh. Ahh.

Next stop the local western interior undersea station.

Hey. Where's the conductor?

And gilbert's disappeared, too.

All aboard the dinosaur train submarine!

[Cheering]

everything in order, mr.

Gilbert?

Aye-aye, skip. All shipshape.

Steady as she goes. Ahead one quarter, mr. Gilbert.

[Clang]

I set a course for the area where the big pond opens into

the sea. We should meet up with our archelon friends as they

come swimming out.

But archelon babies are so tiny?

How will we ever see them?

Well, you kids can man the portholes--that means look out

the windows--and maybe one of you has sharp enough eyes to

spot them.

Cool!

I don't see any archelon babies.

Well, don, it will take a little while to get there.

But I can't wait to see the archelon babies.

Huh. How about we pass the time singing our submarine

song? Come on, everybody!

♪ Oh, once upon a time in the deep blue sea

a seafaring troodon said to me if you want to see things

you've never seen come on along with me

in my green submarine it's an adventure

that we're on we brought along a pair

of troodons a t. Rex and some pteranodons

we're gonna find some archelons ♪

[squeaking] ♪ we'll see things

we've never seen diving down in

our green submarine down in the sea so green

deeper than we've ever been we'll see things we've

never seen diving down in

our green submarine ♪ hoo hoo! Ahh. The green

submarine!

That was fun!

Yeah!

Rawk!

Hey, look! I think I see them!

Could be. We're getting near where the big pond opens out to

the sea.

Rawk! Buddy's right!

It's the archelon babies!

Yay! Whoo-hoo!

Yeah! We found them!

Hello? Mom?

Uh, actually, we're not your mom. We are, in fact, the

dinosaur train submarine.

Hi, archelon babies. It's me shiny.

And me tiny. Oh, and my family, too, and the conductor

and gilbert.

Hi!

Hello!

We just came out to see if you were ok. So, uh, how's it

going?

We're fine. Just, you know, swimming out deeper, looking

for food.

What do you usually eat?

Squid!

At least that's what we've had so far. We're just babies.

Do you guys mind if we travel along with you? Maybe we

can help you find squid.

Yay! Squid! Whoo-hoo!

Come on!

What do your keen t. Rex eyes see, buddy?

I think I see...

A big squid!

A big squid? A big squid?!

Where?!

Whoa!

Yep. It's an adult archelon, probably feet long.

Hello. Are you their mom?

Yeah, I probably am. Did you just hatch today at the big

pond beach?

Yes!

Oh, well, then you're probably my babies. See you

made it out to sea. Nice job! I kind of sensed deep down that

you could do it.

This is so exciting! The babies are back together with

their mom!

Uh-huh. Hey, mom. Meet our friends. They're something

called the dinosaur train trampoline.

Submarine. We're pteranodons, and these are

troodons, and my brother buddy here is a t. Rex.

Whoa! In a submarine. That is really something. So you're

a pteranodon, huh?

Yep. I'm don pteranodon.

Hey. I like that beak of yours.

Thanks. You have a great beak, too!

Yeah. The better to bite squid with. Am I right, kids?

Yeah! Whoo-hoo!

So now that you're all together, do you travel deeper

into the sea?

Yeah, well, no. We adult archelons swim out deeper,

looking for squid and other seafood.

But we babies are going to stay in close until we've grown

bigger.

What?!

Yeah, no. They're right, shiny and tiny. It's not a good

idea to stay in a big group like this. Makes us easy

pickings for predators.

Wait. After finally finding each other, you're going to just

swim away out to sea?

And leave the babies here?

Hey. It's the natural way of sea turtles. Eh, they can make

it on their own. They're fine with that.

Yeah! What the nice, big archelon lady said is right.

It's our mom!

Oh, right. I forgot.

Bye! Be safe!

We will!

Wow!

Rawk! I know. I'm really glad I'm a pteranodon.

[Watch chimes] well, pteranodons, troodons,

and t. Rex, we should be getting back to the undersea

station and the train.

Mom, dad, can we sit in your lap?

Rawk. Sure.

Oh!

Hee hee hee!

Ahead full, mr. Gilbert.

Aye-aye, captain. Come on, everybody!

♪ Down in the sea so green deeper than we've ever been

we'll see things we've never seen

diving down in our green submarine ♪

[laughing and cheering]

[humming] ok. Let's play family. I'll

be the mom because moms are smart and beautiful and sweet!

Why, thank you, shiny.

Ok. Buddy and don are my kids.

Yeah! We're twins!

I have twins, too, my tiny dolls twiggy and branchy.

Dinotag, twin brother.

You're it!

[Giggling] not so fast, buddy and don.

No running. Play quietly.

I let my kids run all they want because I'm a good mommy.

Well, I'm a better mommy.

I think you're both wonderful moms. You just handle

things differently.

Giggling] ooh! Dinoball. Heads up,

buddy!

Aah!

Heh heh heh!

Oops! Sorry, mom.

You know what? This mom thinks she knows kids who

would enjoy running around the big pond this afternoon.

Can we go to the big pond, please?

If you're safe and play carefully.

They always do, shiny. Ok, kids. Let's go ride...

The dinosaur train!

Yeah!

[Squawk] sorry. You can't come,

little ones, but it's your naptime. Wait for me!

[Whistle blows] tickets! Tickets, please!

Don't forget your manners, kids. Stay in your seats.

Ah. Someone's pretending to be mom.

It's the most fun job there is! Isn't that what you always

say, mom?

You're absolutely right, shiny.

Well, you are a great mom, mrs. "P". Heh heh. Ooh! And

that reminds me. Did I ever tell you kids there's a

dinosaur whose name means good mother?

Really?

Yes, ma'am. It's called maiasaura.

Ooh! Look a flat hadrosaur beak.

And look. She has a small spiky crest right in front of

her eyes.

But why is maiasaura a good mother?

Maiasaura is called the good mother lizard because they stay

very near their children.

They're known for being very protective of them.

I would love to meet a maiasaura. I bet we'd have lots

to talk about.

Do you know one, mr.

Conductor?

Sure do. Millie maiasaura and her kids are on board.

They're visiting the big pond.

[Squawk] that's where we're going! Maybe

our good mother can meet their good mother.

And soon. Big pond! Next stop, big pond station!

[Cheering] ha ha ha!

Come on, mom! To the big pond! Yeah!

Ok, kids. Don't run. Oh.

[Squawk] how do you do? I'm mrs.

Pteranodon.

I'm millie maiasaura, and these are my children mookie

and michelle.

Nice to meet you.

My, your kids are certainly well-behaved, millie.

[Giggling] whoops! I better catch up

with mine.

[Squawk] the big pond!

[Sigh] tag! You're it, shiny!

[Giggling] ha ha ha! Have fun!

Oh. You have such active kids, mrs. Pteranodon. How do

you possibly keep track of all at once?

Oh. They're fine. They're very used to playing around

here.

[Squawk] ha ha ha!

Tag! U're it, tiny!

[Squawk] timeout! Those must be the

maiasaura kids. Let's go meet them. Hi. I'm tiny pteradon.

This is my sister shiny and my brothers buddy a don. Are you

mrs. Maiasaura?

I am, and these are my children mookie and michelle.

Hi!

Hi!

You want to py with us?

Oh, that's sweet, b I'd raer they stay here where I

can see them.

Maybe we could all play right here.

Wonderful suggestion, tiny.

That would be great. We usually play name that dinosaur.

Sounds like fun!

I'll goirst. Corythosaurus!

Triceratops!

Stygimoloch!

Iguanodon!

Iganotosaurus!

I-wanto-run-aund-asaurus.

[Giggling] what kindf dinosa is

that?

No kind, but we're at the big pond, so I want to run

yeah. We can play hide-and-seek or where's my

beak or toss and catch or tag!

Whoa! Oh, oh, oh!

[Laughing] 'd play any of those games!

Mookie, did you see how dizzy don just made himself,

and th's just from pretending to play e game. I think it's

far safer if you stay here.

Yes, mom.

Hey. How about a snack?

Everyone can enjoy a snack, right?

Yes!

Thanks, mom!

Fish! Whoo-hoo!

Well, we maiasaura are herbivores. We don't eat meat

or fish. I brought them these leaves. Oh, don't forget to

chew each mouthful times just to be safe.

Mom, may I please have some more?

Me, too!

Oh sorry, kids. I've run out of snacks.

I know! Let's fish for more snacks!

Whoo!

Yea you guys can come and watch.

Have you ever seen pteranodons catch fish?

Never!

We'd love to!

Great! Let's get in the water gee. I--you know, I don't

like you getting too close to the water. You could fall in,

or-- what if we come along and

watch them the whole time? If there's any problem, we'll be

right there.

Oh, all right.

Yay!

Don't run! You'll trip on a root or something.

Hey. I see some fish over there!

[Gasp] got it! Pteranodon!

Oh, that was so fast. He'll get hurt.

Don's fine, millie. He dives like that all the time.

[Cheering] hey. You guys want to come

up here and help me spot fish?

Yes!

No! That rock is too high.

You might slip.

Please, mom. We'll be so careful.

Millie, you need to make your own choice, but if it was

really dangerous, I wouldn't let buddy go.

[Sighs] ok. Just be careful.

We will!

Hey! I see two of them.

They're big!

Come on, shiny. Loop the loop.

Whoo!

Ta-da!

This is so cool!

Hey. Now that everybody's got a fish, how about we play

something else?

Yeah, like dinoball.

Dinoball? What's that?

Oh! You've never played dinoball? Ohh!

You'll love it. Come on!

Just stay where we can see you.

We will!

Dinoball?

[Squawk] they play it all the time.

It can't be that dangerous, or your kids wouldn't play it,

right?

Right! Besides, dinoball means lots of running, so the

kids will sleep better tonight.

Oh, I like that. Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha! Me, too.

Here it comes, mookie!

Go, mookie, go!

Whoa! Maiasaura run on legs?

Or . We're faster on .

[Squawk] [squawk]

I did it! I scored!

Way to go, mookie!

Thanks, mom.

It is fun, isn't it?

It's actually quite fun. Ha ha ha!

I got it! Ohh!

[Gasp] mookie, michelle! I knew

this would happen.

I got it!

[Cheering] are you sure you're ok?

We're great! We just fell, that's all.

We can still play, right, mom?

Oh, all right.

Yes! Thanks, mom!

Hey. Kick it, mookie.

Bye! Great playing with you!

We loved it. Thanks for teaching us how to play

dinoball.

This was the best day ever!

Thanks for everything, mrs.

Pteranodon. You're such a good mom.

You're the good mom, millie.

After all, maiasaura means good mom. You are so protective, and

your kids are so sweet and polite.

Yes, they're great kids, but your kids are really

adventurous. They really know how to have fun. Let's do this

again sometime.

[Squawk] all aboard!

It was fun meeting the maiasaura family today.

Yeah. Their mom was nice, kind of nervous, but she felt

better after she spent some time with mom.

That's because we have the best mom ever.

[Squawk] ok, kids. Time to sleep.

Sing us a lullaby, please!

All right.

♪ The sun has gone behind the sea

the moon comes up to light the sky

no matter how big you grow to be

I'll always love you this is why

I'll always be your mom that will never change for you

not miles or years or newfound friends

will take that away from you I'll always be your mom

now it's time to say good night the stars that glitter

small and bright will light up all the dreams

you keep so take this with you

when you sleep I'll always be your mom

that will never change for you not miles or years

or newfound friends can take that away from you

it's super and it's true

I'll always be your mom ♪ hmm.

[Squawk] hi, there

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