I have been following BBC TV series "Planet Dinosaur", which offers a great insight into the Prehistoric Era, built almost entirely on fact. It is amazing what one fossil can show us about what life was like Millions and Millions of years ago. A simple tooth mark, or bone position can tell us all about a Dinosaur Eco-system; who ate what, who was hunted, how they bred, fought or found food.
But watching the tales of Massive Predators, and equally huge herbivores, makes even the most deadly of our animals feel rather tame. The most deadly animal in the Globe is a Mosquito, whereas the largest land Animal in the UK is a Red Deer. Not quite as exciting as a T-Rex or Diplodocus I feel.
But perhaps I just have a longing, like most of us, to find out just exactly who trod on the Earth before us humans. And at one time or another, we have all dreamed of going to Jurassic Park (minus the escaped Velociraptors etc.). These creatures dominated the Earth for Millions of years; making the Human Race seem like a Millisecond on the Earth's Clock.
There is no doubt that Scientists and Archaeologists the World over have been working tirelessly to help uncover the true Mysteries of the Past, and if we stop for a minute to think about it, you can't help but stand in awe of the amount of things we do know about the past.
I could tell you the length, diet, main prey, and main predator of a Huge variety of Animals, from just what has been found in the ground on which we tread, in as much time as it takes me to Google it. Only 30 years ago this would have been impossible.
Life is unstoppable. Every species, be it Human, Dinosaur, Animal or Plant, has an amazing ability to make the most of what it has been provided.
And you can't help but think; We would know very little, if not nothing, about the Prehistory of this Planet, if us Humans weren't so God-damn Nosey.
nosiness and our inqusitive nature are the source of so much knowledge. If we don't ask we will never know, but so many people are afraid.
ReplyDeleteWhat lessons can be learned from the BBC's im-ressive investment in CGI? Is spending hundreds aod thousands on making the past so alive justified? If we could make people as interested in our and the planets future, now that would be an achievement.