Jurassic Park: Third Iteration: Big Rex Summary & Analysis

The Land Cruisers stop at the crest of a hill while the narration continues. Ed Regis appreciates the early evening light, but his guests impatiently demand to see the tyrannosaurs. Regis explains that the juvenile often sticks close to the lagoon because she has learned to fish. The adult often stands and watches the herds of apatosaurs, just out of reach beyond the electric fence. The adult dinosaur often conceals itself in the shadows, and they think its skin may sunburn easily. But no one really knows, Regis concedes.

In the control room, Muldoon’s caution about the park’s dangers contrasts with Hammond’s excitement. Muldoon built a reputation as a big-game hunter before becoming a conservationist and well-known consultant to world-class zoos. He likes the interesting challenge of working at Jurassic Park, but he’s under no illusions about the nature of predators. He thinks some are too dangerous to justify keeping, especially given the gaps in knowledge about dinosaur behavior and adaptation. The revelation about the dilophosaurs’ venom—and their ability to shoot it up to 50 feet—luckily came before the animals hurt or killed someone. And the raptors…well, Muldoon knows that they are instinctive hunters who love the thrill of the chase even when they aren’t hungry. And they’re smart enough to evade their enclosure.

On the tour, Grant watches from the car as a mechanical system deposits a goat in the tyrannosaur enclosure. He looks for the big dinosaur’s approach, only to realize with shock that he can see it camouflaged among the trees. It lies in wait for a few minutes before bursting explosively from the vegetation, clearing the distance to the goat in four strides, and killing the goat with one bite. Then, on high alert for the competition of other predators, she takes her prey back to the shelter of the trees for consumption. The episode fascinates Grant and terrifies Gennaro.