{"id":12505,"date":"2017-10-12T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=12505"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:41:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T13:41:25","slug":"travel-back-time-meet-living-dinosaurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/nz\/kids-club\/entertainment\/general-entertainment\/travel-back-time-meet-living-dinosaurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel back in time to meet living dinosaurs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ever wonder what it\u2019d be like to travel back to the time of the dinosaurs? Well, head over to <strong>EventCity, Manchester<\/strong> before\u00a0<strong>2\u00a0January 2018<\/strong> and experience it for yourselves, gang!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Step back in time to an era when these giants roamed the Earth! <strong>Dinosaurs in the Wild<\/strong> is an epic blend of live-action theatre, theme park and the very latest scientific knowledge that transports you <strong>67 million years<\/strong> back in time for a safari like no other. <em>Rooaar-some<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12523 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/triceratops-1024x652.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/triceratops-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/triceratops-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/triceratops-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Take a wild ride<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Travel across the jaw-dropping plains of the <strong>Cretaceous period<\/strong>, where you\u2019ll come face-to-face with the most incredible creatures to ever live (apart from the NG Kids team, of course!). You&#8217;ll meet mighty beasts like the <strong><em>Triceratops<\/em><\/strong> and the <strong><em>Tyrannosaurus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0as they roam free in the stunning prehistoric landscape. Just don\u2019t leave your transport vehicle or you could become a dino dinner!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12525 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaurs-in-the-wild-1-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the wild 2\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaurs-in-the-wild-1-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaurs-in-the-wild-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaurs-in-the-wild-1-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<h3>Get up close and personal<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Then, visit the incredible research station <strong>TimeBase 67<\/strong>, where scientists are hard at work studying the ancient animals.\u00a0Catch them up-close in cages, watch babies hatching from their eggs, and observe the autopsy of a giant dino. You\u2019ll learn lots of <strong>cool facts<\/strong>, and if you\u2019re brave enough, you can even plunge your hands into piles of poop to discover more about their diet. Pee-yew!<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12528 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/t-rex-close-up-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/t-rex-close-up-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/t-rex-close-up-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/t-rex-close-up-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\n<h3>To prepare you for your time-travelling trip, here are five\u00a0<em>t-rexcellent<\/em> dino facts!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At <strong>33-m-long<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the <strong>blue whale<\/strong> is actually bigger than any dinosaur we\u2019ve ever found, and probably the <strong>biggest creature<\/strong> to ever live!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Most scientists believe that a giant <strong>meteorite<\/strong> hit the Earth <strong>65.5 million<\/strong> years ago and helped cause the extinction of the dinosaurs. The impact crater can be seen in the Yucatan Peninsula in <strong>Mexico<\/strong> to this day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The time in which the dinosaurs lived is split between three periods: the <strong>Triassic<\/strong>, the <strong>Jurassic<\/strong> and the <strong>Cretaceous<\/strong>. We live in a period called the <strong>Holocene<\/strong>, which started just <strong>11,700 years ago<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Though it measured a colossal 9-m-long, the <strong>stegosaurus<\/strong> actually had a brain the size of a <strong>nut<\/strong>. Good thing they didn\u2019t have GCSEs in the Late Jurassic period!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A stretch of English coastline between East-Devon and Dorset is world famous for being home to many <strong>dino fossils<\/strong> and even <strong>preserved footprints<\/strong>. Wow! For that reason, it is known as the <strong>Jurassic Coast<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The\u00a0<strong>Patagotitan<\/strong>\u00a0is the<strong>\u00a0biggest<\/strong>\u00a0dinosaur ever discovered, and the biggest land creature ever. It measured\u00a0<strong>37m<\/strong>\u00a0in length and weighed a ground-shaking\u00a0<strong>7 tonnes<\/strong>\u00a0(that\u2019s as much as 11 African elephants!)<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\n \n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The name dinosaur comes from the Ancient Greek words\u00a0<strong>deinos<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>sauros,\u00a0<\/strong>meaning\u00a0<strong>terrible lizard<\/strong>. Just don\u2019t tell them!<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\n \n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There could be a dino in your garden! No, seriously! All modern birds evolved from dinosaurs. The first bird-like dinosaur was called\u00a0<strong>Archaeopteryx<\/strong>\u00a0which means<strong>\u00a0first wing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\n \n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Some of the earliest dinosaur bones uncovered were by an historian called\u00a0<strong>Chang Qu<\/strong>\u00a0in China nearly in 300BC. As people weren\u2019t yet aware of dinosaurs, he mistakenly labelled the fossils as\u00a0<strong>dragon bones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\n \n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for\u00a0<strong>165 million years<\/strong>. To put that into perspective, modern humans have only been around for\u00a0<strong>200 thousand<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12511 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png\" alt=\"Dinosaurs in the Wild\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dinosaur-prints-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Head over to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dinosaursinthewild.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dinosaursinthewild.com<\/a> to book tickets for your prehistoric adventure.<\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what it\u2019d be like to travel back to the time of the dinosaurs? Well, head over to EventCity, Manchester before\u00a02\u00a0January 2018 and experience it for yourselves, gang! Step back in time to an era when these giants roamed the Earth! 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