Also, Richard Attenborough's character says that he "insists on being present for the 'births' of each dinosaur at J.P. because they imprint upon the first person/creature they see." If that were true, wouldn't all of the dinosaurs have been tame and 'safe' because they would have thought that he was their 'parent'? I know I am way overanylizing, just pointing out some plot flaws and wonder if anyone else noticed or could explain them away. Thanks!
2006-08-27 13:29:41 · 7 answers · asked by Peachy 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Why was the triceratops sick? In the movie, they don't resolve it (plot hole), but in the book it was due to some poisonous berries they were eating.
In regards to the imprinting: just because a wild animal is imprinted on the first thing it sees doesn't mean it won't attack. Lions, tigers, and bears (OH MY!) who are raised by humans will still flip out and attack people.
2006-08-28 00:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by dm_scorpio 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Michael Chrichtons original novel and the screenplay, however, includes an explanation why the animal got sick. The Stegosaur/Triceratops lacked suitable teeth for grinding food and so, like birds, would swallow rocks and use them as gizzard stones. In the digestive tract, these rocks would grind the food to aid in digestion. After six weeks, the rocks would become too smooth to be useful, and the animal would regurgitate them. When finding and eating new rocks to use, the animal would also swallow West Indian Lilac berries. The fact that the berries and stones are regurgitated explains why Ellie never finds traces of them in the animal's excrement.
2015-04-29 17:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by Joshua 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, berries or seomething but didnt give an explanation or diagnoses . I mean how the heck ya gonna diagnose something millions of years old.rofl
2006-08-27 13:31:34 · answer #3 · answered by wilowdreams 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the tri was changing from a female to a male as far as i can tell. just like the frogs. and they are lizards so they wouldnt be imprinted at all. he was just an eccentric
2006-08-27 13:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by gsschulte 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
because she was pregnant which lead to the discovery that they were breeding on their own and the illusion that the humans were in control was shattered.....
2006-08-27 13:33:04 · answer #5 · answered by highgamer6969 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
nope
2006-08-27 13:31:22 · answer #6 · answered by unowho104 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dino flu.
2006-08-27 13:31:54 · answer #7 · answered by t-dawg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋