Triceratops in the snow.
Photo by I. Peterson
Nov. 3, 2004
Dino in Winter
Books such as The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle and Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton bring dinosaurs into the modern world—whether on an isolated plateau or an island. According to these books and other science-fiction stories with the same theme, the dinosaurs typically survive in a tropical, jungle, or grassland environment.
Ice-age animals such as wooly mammoths lived on Earth long after the dinosaurs died out. Remains of wooly mammoths have been found preserved in ice. But would you ever see a dinosaur in ice or snow?
The image above shows a triceratops blundering about in a surprise snowstorm. The triceratops was a plant eater and probably lived in herds. You can learn more about this dinosaur at www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Triceratops.shtml (Enchanted Learning).
Suppose you were writing a story or making a movie that involved dinosaurs unexpectedly caught in a snowstorm. What catchy title would you use for the story or movie?
Send us your suggested title, using the form below. Please include your first name, age, city or town, and state. If you are under 13 years old, get your parent's permission to write to us. You may be eligible to win a prize!—I. Peterson
This week's recommended scifi books
Art gallery
Talk Back:
Do you have any comments about this challenge? Send them
to us using the form below.
|
SNK RSS Feed 
