Utahraptor vs Gastonia
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Gastonia have armor all along their back and tail, so how do Utahraptors hunt them?
As Gastonia grow older, their armor develops. When they leave the shelter of the forest to reach mineral rich clays, they attract the attention of a group of predators. Can the Utahraptors work as a team to outfox the Gastonia and their deadly armor?
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Utahraptor vs Gastonia
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
As Gastonia grow older, their armor develops. When they leave the shelter of the forest to reach mineral rich clays, they attract the attention of a group of predators. Can the Utahraptors work as a team to outfox the Gastonia and their deadly armor?
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And as the dry season sets in, George and the Gastonia gang leave the forest to find water.
[Low, guttural growling] ♪ They're still unruly teenagers... ♪ but now in near adult bodies.
♪ [Low, guttural growl] [Gulping] And at the edge of the waterhole, clay-rich soil provides the gang with essential minerals... vital for strengthening their armor.
♪ And now the Gastonia are tougher, they're no longer an easy kill.
So the raptors change tactics.
[Gastonia growling] The group leader attracts their attention... [Hissing, screeching] and uses his brightly colored wing feathers [Growling and screeching] to create... a diversion.
-[Utahraptor growls] -[Gastonia grunts] ♪ [Guttural cries] ♪ Like a fox in a henhouse, the kill triggers the leader's predatory instinct.
[Ferocious screech] [Heavy snorting] Trapped at the water's edge, it looks like George's luck has run out.
[Guttural cry] ♪
Utahraptors Hunting in the Forest
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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 14s | When hiding from a Utahraptor, one small movement could blow our Gastonia's cover. (3m 14s)
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