"Our Frozen Past" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Short Film (2021)

Created by David James Armsby.
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This short film takes place 69 million years ago in Cretaceous Alaska and follows a mother Troodon as she and her brood try to survive the coldest and most desperate times of the year.
This is the second short film in my "Dinosauria Animated Series" and is probably my favourite of the collection. This particular film has a lot of far-fetched speculative ideas when it comes to dinosaur behaviour and appearance, but that really doesn't hurt my opinion of it in the slightest. I love the pacing, atmosphere, dinosaur designs, and storytelling. This short film was also just a blast to make and I'm really happy with it! :D
Hope you all enjoy it as well.
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[@DeadSound]

This is easily my favourite film of the Dinosauria Series. I love the pacing, atmosphere, and dinosaur designs. It's a lot more speculative than some of the others but I think that's one of the things I like about it! ^_^ Hope you all like it as well. I have also made a behind-the-scenes video covering this film which I think is pretty good! :P kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYbChaiMfN2WaKc

[@smugmidoriya8924]

cool

[@chieckenman4432]

Frozen future

[@zib69420]

4th

[@mercury9641]

But there's only two episodes... Now

[@helenajakobsen6220]

i agree

[@redleaderdemon841]

It took me a moment to realize what the mother was doing, but then I realized she was mimicking the call of one of the babies of the herbivorous dinosaurs to essentially trick them into help her and her remaining child. I love that, since it's shown she can mimic sounds

[@samuraibeluga3749]

yeah it was really clever how they established her being able to do that with the icicles.

[@PaleoEntertainment]

@@samuraibeluga3749 I didn't even realize that's what she was doing ahhhhh it makes so much more sense now!!!! Holy crap I love this so muchhhh

[@FlintsForge6931]

the herbivores are pachyrhinosaurus

[@sofialaya596]

so good

[@dumarycortes8266]

She did a good job at mimicking

[@thecrazybiologist]

When the troodontid was on it’s den screaming, I could not understand why the cerotopsians came to help it. Then I realized it was mimicking the call of a baby cerotopsian. That honestly is a really cool concept.

[@ProfessorTravis]

Any biology folks know if modern parrots (or anything else) are known to do this? Mimic other animals sounds to manipulate other animals? I've certainly seen mocking birds mimic predator(hawk) sounds, but it doesn't seem to have a purpose that I can see.

[@cadaver1179]

@@ProfessorTravis Maybe they were mimicking the hawk to ward off another predator?

[@NightScaped]

@@ProfessorTravis Corvinids ( hope I spelt that right ) mimic other bird cries to confuse or warn off predators, I think it's super unique honestly !

[@fansids1883]

@@ProfessorTravis I don't know if wild parrots use their mimicry for deception (pet parrots definitely have been known to though). But there is a bird species called a drongo which can mimic the warning call of certain species which tricks them into leaving the food they hunted to run for cover so the drongo can steal it.

[@graciliraptor3990]

Saaame but whem I realised I was like HOLLY SHIT THATS BRILLIANT!!

[@23araujovideos76]

4:07 Interestingly, there was a case that a pride of lions saved a girl from being abused because her cries sounded like a lion cub's cry. Also in nature, cheetah cubs imitate bird sounds to avoid attracting larger predators. And considering that Trodon was a very intelligent dino, this scene makes perfect sense.

[@IkoranYT]

another paleontology fan ey?

[@milroe_editz]

i thought cheetahs just sounded like that but that makes sense to

[@bigchungus6853]

1:57 I love this part here so much. When she sees the nanuqsaurus she isn't immediately afraid and the music is still calm. I mean, it's way over there. I ADORE how suspense only really kicks in when she sees it sniffing the air as it catches her scent and turns to face her as the music gets intense and she books it back to the den 2:27 I also love this. You're expecting a jumpscare, but there's no suspenseful music or stomping feet. It's literally completely silent which makes it MORE terrifying. Because she doesn't know if it's out there or not. And the way it silently walks into frame is a jumpscare in and of itself, it's so realistic, I could literally see that happening irl

[@milroe_editz]

aww i thought it was yutyrannus but now that i think about it your right :/

[@spindle_shank]

The troodon can imitate noises just like modern day parrots or corvids so she made a baby pachyrhinosaurus(?) cry to alert the pack, very nice

[@mustardsauce5201]

i thought it was that troodon and phachyrhinosaurus had some kind of symbiosis, in which troodon eats the weird little rats that keep eating their eggs and they protect the troodon. your things is probably it.

[@lyrabelacqua4120]

@@mustardsauce5201 I think that’s why we hear the baby pachyrinosaurus make the same noise

[@Troodontales]

AAAA SPOILER

[@pluutopluto]

I know next to nothing about dinosaurs so reading comments like yours that help me understand and appreciate these animations even more just makes me love them even more

[@jonasmejerpedersen4847]

isnt troodon bo longer a valid genus?

[@dilettante527]

I can't get over that alaskan troodontid's mimicing the call of a young pachyrhinosaurus to call in a herd. great job.

[@aryatejc8067]

Same man😂😂

[@sarahupegui6797]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh That’s what happened. Thanks!!!!

[@silvercat18]

Reminds me of the drongo bird, which mimics the alert calls of meercats to fool them and get food.

[@mloxard]

What How Ouch my head What is this déjà vu

[@lucassmith7871]

Not gonna lie my first thought was archaeopteryx

[@chimichangazthestupidone7397]

I love how when the mother searches for food, she *tries* to mimic the sound of falling icicles and repeats it to herself and like “okay I’m gonna remember this” very nice attention to detail

[@daisypage9394]

I love the fact that these dinosaurs act like actual animals Like with the bluffing and the mimicking And not just some movie monsters Also the designs are so good :0

[@kyptos2252]

Humans are animals too

[@daisypage9394]

@@kyptos2252 yeah we’re in the kingdom(Animalia) why wouldn’t we be

[@lampiaocalango1915]

Quem disse que dinossauros eram monstros nunca ouvi isso ?

[@dibble1331]

@@kyptos2252 Ok? And?

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

@@kyptos2252 Not shit sherlock.

[@riffraff7942]

2:14 I really respect this scene. There’s no jumpscare here. It makes it feel more realistic

[@tlfortynine]

The jumpscare is the dying baby

[@xXwolfmanzackXx]

I was really expecting the loud STOMP as it's foot came down. It's honestly even scarier that you only heard the snow beneath its feet.

[@JediSpectre117]

Completely agree, I was awaiting the jumpscare, I was like, come on, ye really going to do this. This is defying expectations I can get behind

[@khango6138]

@@xXwolfmanzackXx Realistic too, since a predator would want to not advertise its presence. It's how I imagine being hunted by a polar bear would feel like,... not fun!

[@MilaUaliM]

Yep

[@Pi_tapon]

"The new world is simply a mirror of the past. Everything stays but it changes." - Some wise old turtle probably. This is some immaculate work! 💖💖💖 Edit: Looking back I haven't finished the comment as I was fairly drowsy. I love how the troodon had mimicked the cry of a pachy calf calling upon the herd to her aid to save her chick. It reminds me of the dikkop that guards crocodile eggs to protect their own. This type of film and speculation makes me think that some things might've not been far from what we have thought. Though creatures of the strange past may be somewhat alien to us we should remember that they also lived in our world. And our world does change but the concepts we live on about are merely a mirror of what kind of construct we had in the past. A fair adaptation through the passage of time.

[@samuelrodrigues4785]

You're probably talking about Oogway hehe

[@MazzyBoyo]

It makes the most sense that you're talking about the funny Kung Fu Panda turtle, but I can only think about Exurb1a

[@ramoartup1921]

Ugwei

[@tortis6342]

@@MazzyBoyo Oogway is a tortoise.

[@SCP--fj2jr]

@@tortis6342 mMmMm.. MemE

[@Alteori]

................................ oh.......... my ...... god.......... how .... omg. Tears are rolling down my face right now, the beauty of this episode..... EDIT: Ok.... this is the 12th time I have watched this and it STILL makes me cry. The chills when the pachys came. Omg.

[@thedoctor1204]

This got me gliding though emotions, such a good animation

[@Wi11D]

Wow thanks for sharing this beautiful animation with love it

[@sentienttoaster1986]

:)

[@arian11iskandartajulariff64]

Haha get it chill,ice biome

[@k3xa1300]

Yoooo I subbed to ur channel 2 yrs ago epic

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

"Feathered dinosaurs can't be intimidating"

[@DeltaYtS]

r/imaginarygatekeeping

[@comradekenya37]

God I love this series so much, and especially how the dinosaurs are depicted as animals and not blood thirsty lizards.

[@hansnaces8903]

Also the herbivores one

[@chieckenman4432]

Wtf you!?!??!

[@aryatejc8067]

Y'know if people really wat to depict dinosaurs as movie monsters a prime target would be the predator traps in the morrison formation where there is an allosaurus bonebed.

[@aryatejc8067]

@@gooser__43 lmao

[@richterdelgan123]

And not Hollywood monsters*

[@Meraxes_Swag]

I love how once again the dinosaurs are portrayed as animals with feelings

[@snpdrg0n]

And not just blood-thirsty monsters & idiot herbivores!

[@aryatejc8067]

Ikr

[@wehrmachtwoman2953]

@@snpdrg0n exactly

[@wehrmachtwoman2953]

@Legend of the Blue Macerator might have been a troodon. And the "fluffy rex" is most likely a nanuqsaurus!

[@doggoplays9128]

@@wehrmachtwoman2953 I thought it was a yutyranus at first!

[@spidertheo3613]

When a random guy is better at portraying dinosaurs as animals than actual documentaries...

[@karolinakuc4783]

Maybe because there is no hidden propaganda in it.

[@spidertheo3613]

@@karolinakuc4783 what?

[@charleneong]

i didn't realise until someone pointed it out that the mother Troodon was imitating the sound of the baby ceratopsian to make them come to the defense, which is brilliant. i was like "wow do the troodons and the ceratopsians have some kind of relationship where they help warn each other of predators on their territory?" which would be interesting albeit unlikely, especially since the Troodon would be a potential predator of the smaller baby ceratopsians (i'm calling em that coz i don't know the species) & other herbivores

[@juliecampbell3956]

I love how you added the parrot-like mimicry that scientists have hypothesized they do based upon their unusual cranial size. We don’t get little details like this in films usually so this along with all the other small details was just a breath of fresh air that really breathed life into this work.

[@beastmaster0934]

It’s not just parrots that mimic sounds. Plenty of other birds do it too. Drongos for instance, use mimicry to fool animals into abandoning their food, so the drongo can then steal it.

[@teathesilkwing7616]

@@beastmaster0934 we all know drongos are just parrots in disguise/j

[@TarekMidani]

And blue jays

[@oliviaquijano9018]

@@beastmaster0934, The Big Dinosaur Chickens, are my Favorites along with my Poor Deceased Father's Favorite, too! *Remembers her Father calling her, a Hatching with her Grandmother.*

[@SmashBrosBrawl]

It's not just parrots that Mimic sounds, humans do too.

[@twosdaybear]

I LOVE the tiny movements they make. The shake of their heads, the sway of their tails, clicking teeth! It gives them so much life ❤️

[@graciliraptor3990]

I love your profile picture!

[@kaihollifield9419]

n o

[@CalvinTheCarnotaurus]

I like the bit with the clicking teeth, halfway through I started mimicking it

[@kaihollifield9419]

@@CalvinTheCarnotaurus n a w

[@thangtotallynotgaming5298]

yes ur right there panicking and stuff

[@LAndL857]

This is amazing. These might be the most accurate depictions of these animals in any piece of media. The feathers, the sounds hell even the colours. It's all perfect. Granted, the existence of troodon is debatable but even if it didn't exist you still nailed what life was like back then. It's like walking with dinosaurs, but with a fresh coat of paint and updated with new finds and science. Can't wait to see where it goes.

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

Whether or not Troodon is a valid Genus wouldn't make a troodontid in this video inaccurate. We still found their fossils in Alaska.

[@robinator678]

​@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim I like to think of Troodon as an actual valid genus

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

@@robinator678 What you think really is irrelevant. _[Shrug]_ It's kinda impossible to have Troodon be valid when the only defining trait is what the tooth looks like, and I hope the Gorgonopsnids and Sabre toothed cats can show why defining something purely on a single tooth is a rather bad idea.

[@robinator678]

@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim why did we name it then?

[@GabiteEditz]

@@robinator678 it's a waste basket taxon thing. It's not a real animal anymore

[@creatureswalkway8031]

I love how when the icicles fall into the snow the mother raptor is like: “Gravity???” Overall this is so stunning.

[@limmeingo3428]

It's an alaskan troodontid

[@lhamaseveramenteirritada9760]

Troodontid discoverd gravity, not newton

[@dinogamingproductions4535]

PURE GENIUS, the idea that she can mimic sounds is set up from the beginning. The reveal of the Pachyrhinosaurus coming to the aid because of the infant sounds was absolutely thrilling! Definitely stepping it up from the first episode. Edit: Didn't think such a small comment could grow so large 🤷 you learn something new every day everybody. 🤪

[@epauletshark3793]

Screw you! Spoilers!

[@araraskasai6740]

@@epauletshark3793 bruh why look trough the comments than?

[@summertriangle4745]

@@epauletshark3793 shut up.

[@OphiousModder]

Nice way to just spoil the entire video in one top comment

[@araraskasai6740]

@@OphiousModder imma say it again,just DONT look at the comments before vid.

[@noahwiener2491]

I love the way the Nanuqsaurus's arrival at the den is played. I was bracing myself for a jumpscare but it just walked onto frame like a real animal would. Such a good bait and switch.

[@bm-ub6zc]

How do you know it's a Nanuqsaurs? It's way to big I think ... Maybe at least Yutyrannus by its size.

[@noahwiener2491]

@@bm-ub6zc yutyrannus lived tens of millions of years before any of these other species evolved, and in china; it was a completely different ecosystem, no ceratopsians or troodontids anything like what's here. this is clearly nanuqsaurus

[@BobRossCat]

I literally said "look it's gonna be like a game jumpscare" then when it walked In frame I went "Oh wow, how dare it be realistic!"

[@death1weller]

@@BobRossCat That's Dead Sound for you!

[@minecraftjoe7009]

From the design I thought it was an Achro

[@MisterEvvvSymphoenix]

Awesome work, and such interesting speculative storytelling! The style is gorgeous as well. I guess you could say she's a ... _clever girl_ *BADUM **_tssss_* 5:35 Ohhhh, so that's a primary purpose of their mimicry? It looks like she marks locations based on sounds she hears in the area, and she just taught her chick the 'name' of that place! Incredible world-building!

[@stormcommander6387]

I'm not going to lie, it's amazing to watch this channel grow. From Overwatch fan animations to intriguing stories of a dystopian society. And now, this extraordinary short series. Thank you.

[@kolesaurusdickinsoni364]

The amount of realism in this is clearly apparent. Although there is a clear “protagonist”, there’s still no shying away from natural processes such as predation, and it is depicted in a realistic way. I also loved how the Nanuqsaurus pair didn’t even try to fight the Pachyrhinosaurus herd, as that would be too big of a risk. I love this so much, arguably more than old buck

[@jordanbriskin238]

I just noticed that when the mother Troodon first imitates the sound of the falling icicles, she pauses briefly between each try. It puts me in mind of someone who's just heard a new word, and is trying to get a feel for how it sounds.

[@T_E_G]

Birds also do this! Some birds vocalize many different sounds including other animals like predators such as hawks, I like how it ties into it!

[@Zach-gr4gh]

Perfect clarification when you showed the baby pachyrhinosaurus making the same noise as the troodon to make it hit home that the troodon was smart enough to imitate other animals and use a baby’s call to bring the whole herd towards the nanuqsaurus and save her baby.

[@otherpatrickgill]

I can't get over how lifelike this animation is. I feel like whoever drew it has actually seen these animals.

[@rhysbevan7018]

Shivers went down my spine when I realised that the mother troodon was mimicking the baby Pachyrhinosaurus’ call. Absolutely incredible

[@kwz9930]

I just realized lol

[@Sarah-rf9xx]

i agree

[@Errnoboi]

It's troodon?

[@Errnoboi]

I thought it's Dakotaraptor

[@kimmccarthy7747]

@@Errnoboi I think it's a raptor, too, because of the famous claws on the toes.

[@CGOLChris]

Why is this not a full on animated series yet? The animation is so clean, and even without any voices you can just *feel* the emotion of each of the creatures by body language and the music!

[@evelynwhite2804]

It is! This is the second short film in the series, this guy is incredible :)

[@pifflesomepuffnadder855]

It's in the works, pal, settle down. :)

[@mozarteanchaos]

it is, actually! it's just coming out in chunks instead of all at once

[@nanuqo2006]

@@mozarteanchaos No, it isn't. It's a series of short films, not a show.

[@mateuszjokiel2813]

@@nanuqo2006 It is a series of animations. Therefore an animation series lol

[@polozhenye]

Snow and dinosaurs go together so well 🩵❄️🦖

[@johannesenjigglejogg9010]

Truly a 10/10 production. The way they make the baby dinos so cute makes it heartwrenching when it dies, a very emotional film.

[@Boyakishan]

Ok this is just pure wow, It’s showing all sides of nature we don’t talk about. Looks amazing and…I’ve almost had a heart attack from the ending. Edit:I apparently have 1K people who think this random comment is true apparently …wow I think.

[@garythemoth8049]

Dead sound often shows the dark side of nature and life! It's a common theme of his and his acknowledgement of it is kind of what make his animations and short films so good and memorable!!!

[@tlfortynine]

Especially the baby eating

[@SandreXen]

@@garythemoth8049 it's not only about being dark. the parent shoot is an interesting (fictionous but interesting) case of biomimicry.

[@Boyakishan]

I left for half a day and this has 1k likes. Just what? This comment was me noting the sheer beauty this death-filled short film had

[@StaticDaSticc]

The troodon mimicing the sounds of the icicles falling and a injured young pachyrhinosaurus was amazing.

[@xdv4696]

its not a troodon its a latenivenatrix because troodon is no longer a valid species

[@fabplays6559]

@@xdv4696 The description of the video calls her a Troodon. I know it's not a valid species, but it is what the creator intended it to be.

[@RodrigoUrbina-rq6gz]

Es un velociraptor de volusion

[@teathesilkwing7616]

@@xdv4696doesn’t really matter if it’s a valid species name, it’s what people call it

[@parkersanderson4156]

Since the other dinosaurs in this episode are from Alaska, the creator could have actually based it off of a velociraptor.

[@BiggestMan69]

I love this. The way you utilise the music in the scenes and the plot twists. Also the ending, you can see the mother takes her last baby out hunting/scavenging with her, showing that she clearly feels that if those things see her again she does not trust that she can go back to her den in fear of that happening again. Also the mother imitating the call of a baby pachy/cino is amazing. The animation is absolutely breath-taking 🔥 Also the way she cowered as she realised that the tyrannosaur smelled her. OH.MY.GOD. beautiful. Honestly you my friend are a Saint. You gave us this animation for completely FREE! It's like you stabbed jesus with a needle and put his blood into this video. Your skills are incredible and you deserve to be properly compensated. There are thousands of large companies such as Netflix that would DIE for you work. Of course that's only if you decide to. But to let you know that if you decided you wanted to be a huge movie creator, you DEFINITELY could!

[@fredlueplaystudios2325]

Cino?

[@aaryanzacsamuel4943]

(4:23) that is the moment when they knew, they fricked up.

[@LophoLeeVT]

MASTERPIECE! (Spoiler Alert) When I first saw the Pachyrhinosaurus coming to assistance, I thought, "oh it's one of the clichés where one species helps another for no reason", that's when I heard the baby Pachyrhinosaurus roar! It was MIMICKING THE BABY PACHYRHINOSAURUS' To GET THEIR ATTENTION! I got goosebumps from that. That was such an amazing way to break the cliché and adding in a layer of surprise 😁

[@tompotter8703]

It was actually foreshadowed a little earlier, when we saw the baby Pachyrhinosaurus in the beginning.

[@FeliDJrah]

Mama Troodon's the original "Clever Girl". 😁

[@evelynwhite2804]

The spoiler alert on this gives me hope in humanity

[@andrewcrowley6331]

@@FeliDJrah they must’ve used a bit of her DNA for the JP raptors

[@skvaruo69]

Yes, now I see it, omg this adds so much deep in the story! I missed this, because music was too loud, but yeah! It is truly a masterpiece!

[@joseph0052]

Modern small birds actually do something like this, too. they will make specific noise that atracts larger raptors when there are smaller predators like owls around. as a student major in life science, I really love those amazing behavioral details in this piece of art, it's awesome!!!

[@copper438]

i really like how he made dinosaurs have Personalities without giving them huge eyes that change expressions every 2 seconds, lovely work

[@burksaurus9410]

The animation looks really awesome with the Troodon trying to survive with her family.

[@DinoDiego16]

I love how experimental this one was with the dinosaurs' behaviors. It made for a very interesting scenario. Love this series so far!

[@LophoLeeVT]

Indeed

[@aebhosor4835]

Oh hey, Diego

[@tricerachaidinomanv2]

I like he speculates about the raptor mimicking sounds and it uses it for an advantage for survival

[@0capy]

So refreshing to see herbivores as actual creatures that are capable of defending and would win most of the time against a carnivore and not just tyrannosaur food

[@dabiggestounce6714]

nice pfp

[@lampette1041]

The mother Troodon is so cute though, i wanna hug her (even though she'd probably disembowel me lol)

[@Luke2024godzilla]

I just love how the mother was just Cutely mimicking the ice crystals falling and landing in the snow it just makes me picture if these type of raptors did this stuff in real life and I love that they look like they would fit in the environment around them

[@jonathanche6553]

I absolutely love the scene at [1:03] where the Troodon actually mimics the falling icicles. Absolutely phenomenal.

[@Gray-tile]

@@incognitodon5779 and then at [ 5:41 ] when the parent teaches their baby how to mimic the ice falling

[@tlfortynine]

Lol

[@ZentaBon]

hey I do this :D cool observation

[@tasrickhasan6899]

It's actually a Utahraptor

[@jonathanche6553]

@@tasrickhasan6899 No, in the desc he calls it a troodon

[@kaponofalconer831]

4:09 The female Troodon mimics the cry of a baby Pachyrhinosaurus and then the herd of them arriving on the scene is just amazing, well done👍

[@rushnaanmir1084]

Troodon is an invalid genus. You can say troodont or troodontid but the genus troodon is invalid.

[@tlfortynine]

Lol the baby

[@ChilconCerato5623]

if you all don’t know what the ceratopsian is, I guess it’s a pachyrhinosaurus. The dromeosaurid or troodontid was mimicking the baby pachyrhinosaurus calls which gives a whole new meaning to “clever girl”

[@owlbearings2151]

I love this film. You can really see the fear in the mother troodon’s eyes at 1:59, and the mimicking of sounds? Mmm! I love the way you display dinosaurs.

[@Peku_G]

The little detail at the start showcasing how they imitate sounds is just actually so cool This one just shows everything that people just dont talk about because of how much they prefer to imagine nature as a forgiving place Great job on this one dude

[@thegreenthumb6184]

Love how you showed emotions and feelings in these prehistoric creatures to show they are true animals. So many shows show these animals with out emotion and care in the world. You show these animals as more of a real world reptile. Amazing work and honestly can't wait to see more dinosaur animation from you.

[@blackcid]

Well,most birds doesn't show emotions. They have, but most of them look like idiots or killing machines.

[@cryppi1510]

@@blackcid Have you ever owned a bird or several types of birds? I have, and I haven't seen a single bird that doesn't show emotion through body language or behavior. They do, in their own bird-like way. Chickens, geese, hawks, parrots, pigeons, ducks, parrotlets, parakeets, cockatiels, penguins, flamingos, etc., they all show emotion. I'm not sure which bird you could be referring to. They are very far from killing machines, unless they were raised in conditions that make them act like that (chickens raised for meat in poor conditions, etc)

[@melodi996]

@@blackcid have you ever even looked at birds? Last thing they do is looking like idiots, that's some kind of stereotype stuff you said.

[@bobraekevelt7953]

@@blackcid Dude you’re the idiot here, I have raised a magpie, gotta day magpie’s along with crows are some of the most intelligent animals out there. He was really playful, when I called he would scream back, when I petted him he would make small loving sounds and he liked to bully the cat by sitting on the roof and looking him straight in the eye like “can’t catch me here ya idiot” He would always hide the food we gave him them on miracle ways he would always find it back and he could come flying on my hand on command. He was by far more intelligent then any of the 3 dogs I have had in my life. I have had chickens too and chickens are also really intelligent.

[@whiskeredwolf4861]

The mother learning the icicle sound and then practicing it is _so_ cute. I melted when at the end she taught it to her little baby.

[@geckobits7238]

Holy shit. This feels like Pixar if it was dinosaurs and also better

[@brianlevine871]

The details on the feathers and dino fuzz is just beautiful, and the arctic environment is breathtaking. That scene where the Nanuqsaurus entered the Troodons' cave was also very intense. Definitely another gem!

[@thisisnami6054]

Yep, still pretty realistic that scene as sometimes nature can get that much cruel... :,( Anyways, indeed it is a great animation, since how the dinos behave, act, their sounds..., Plus the desings which are breathtaking of how beautiful and realistic they look, definitely for the moment is the BEST dinosaur animation I have ever seen, specially because you can clearly see the amount of passion and work in these ^^

[@prehistoricpaddock9013]

Oh, That was a Nanuqsaurus, I thought it was a Gorgosaurus XD

[@prehistoricpaddock9013]

@@thisisnami6054 That is not cruelty, it's how nature protects itself, while other creatures find it cruel. This world is simply united land sustained by sacrifices :(

[@roberine7241]

@@thisisnami6054 "Not a bug, or plant, or creature can ever escape their mother of nature Not the birds or the trees or te very air for she can be fine and balanced, even kind, but she is never fair" -"Mother of Nature" | Animated Short Film

[@austinhinton3944]

@@prehistoricpaddock9013 It used to be, but I think the species was recently reassigned to a new genus, Nanuqsaurus

[@aFarmingArtist]

As someone who raises emus and rheas I just want to say how much I adore the troodon's mannerisms, she acts just like my birds! It's so cool because it makes the ratites seem prehistoric, and your animations have so much life and heart! Fantastic work, I can't wait to see more.

[@destroyerofminecraft3249]

It is not a troodon Because troodon was proven to be not real

[@gecko_9505]

@@destroyerofminecraft3249 alaskan troodontid

[@togepipokearts4504]

​@@destroyerofminecraft3249 the only things i can find online claim troodon as Latenivenatrix, which was named in 2017. Therefore, wouldn't it default to Troodon as an older name? the only exception to this rule i know of is T. rex, but that was renamed for its popularity, which Troodon certainly possesses. Besides, its not proven, only an argument which not all believe.

[@Ecosfere]

Troodon was known from 77 million years ago in the campanian. It is sure ly troodon

[@gecko_9505]

@@Ecosfere no as it was known from a single tooth and has since been invalidated

[@DEATHBRINGER795]

*Dinosaurs featured in this video:* (In order of appearance) *Troodon* (might be another dromaeosaurid because troodon is an invalid genus) *Pachyrhinosaurus Perotorum* *Nanuqsaurus* (formerly known as Alaskan Gorgosaurus)

[@RDawn]

oh my god i was literally yelling "no!!" over and over and was brought to tears. this was such a well put-together film, esp w/ the set up and the music and I just

[@tuckerricklefs4830]

I love seeing dinosaurs and other extinct animals displaying these speculative behaviors. There no way to prove or disprove that an animal could mimic other sounds based on their skeleton alone. A few "modern day dinosaurs", display similar behaviors, such as mockingbirds, parrots, and lyrebirds. I don't think it is too much of a stretch to say that some extinct therapod dinosaurs may have evolved this ability as well. All paleo art is speculative to some degree. I think the addition of speculative behaviors, as long as they aren't too unrealistic, is a great way to make extinct animals more interesting.

[@kentrosaurusboi3909]

I agree 100%, Dinosaurs weren't extinct reptiles, but instead more birdlike creatures and the fact that Troodontids (idk if I can still use this as the genus is now defunct, someone clarify), in general had a large brain compared to their body size, adds to the speculative side of these non-avian theropods, which is what makes Dinosaurs so special.

[@Witchworkanimations]

@@kentrosaurusboi3909 All of the species of birds we have today are descendants of one lineage of dinosaur: the theropod dinosaurs.

[@kentrosaurusboi3909]

@@Witchworkanimations I know that, so it makes sense to have bird like behaviors in animals like Archaeopteryx or dromaeosaurs like Deinonychus.

[@Arielelian]

"Mimicry" has been a survival trait for eons and it's taken many different forms. We can be 100% certain that creatures of the past mimicked other creatures for survival, be it physically and/or behaviorally. It's the most effective and energy efficient adaptation. I'd say it would be more of a stretch to say animals didn't use mimicry as a survival tool.

[@ace-gj3wn]

actually seems very plausible!

[@SolitaryWendigo]

Phenomenal, the music, the atmosphere, the sound design, the tension, borderline perfection.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

I'm real curious what was used for the various vocalizations.

[@Dragimal]

as soon as I realized the troodon was mimicking the sound of the icicles, my jaw dropped into a delighted smile! absolutely charming detail

[@Bucket_Buffoon]

GOD THE FEATHERED PACHYS LOOK SO GOOD.

[@tobyharrison4702]

I always love seeing dinosaurs in environments you wouldn’t expect to see them in. Thanks David, this was awesome.

[@Paleonyx]

You really weren't kidding when you said these shorts just get better and better. This is incredible work, can't wait to see the behind the scenes video

[@solei5678]

This was so cool! All animals have different ways of defending themselves, but the ones that survive are the ones that can get creative.

[@alexisjonna683]

I screamed and cried when the baby was taken. This animation has me protective of dinosaurs istg

[@RaptrRamblings]

I love the part where the Troodon calls the Ceratopsians for help and the cooperation between the giant carnivores and the intense battle with the troodon making itself look bigger to try to scare off the attackers and one of the babies still die and the troodons making the sounds of the icicles falling-I can’t include them all GOD THIS IS GORGEOUS

[@aryatejc8067]

@Mysticdragonboythehelpful wait.....there's something called the perot museum?

[@aryatejc8067]

@Mysticdragonboythehelpful so that's why the A.T made parrot noises at times.

[@aryatejc8067]

@Mysticdragonboythehelpful AT meaning Alaskan troodon

[@aryatejc8067]

@Mysticdragonboythehelpful wow that sounds cool.....sadly i dont think i can go there cuz im in India rn

[@tlfortynine]

DEAD BABY

[@pokemonparty101]

The atmosphere of this episode is like no other. It’s BEAUTIFUL. Wonderful composition, incredible music, the foreshadowing of the mimicry, it’s all just breathtaking. I cannot wait to see what you have in store for the rest of the series!!

[@tymentha1946]

I LOVE how you showed that they were capable of mimicry and used it to their advantage! Absolutely incredible

[@FireAngel5talons]

I just realized that the mama dinosaur mimicked the sound of the ice falling. That's a nice touch of foreshadowing

[@skeeverskeeyo7331]

I love how she learns to mimic the sounds of the icicles and then IT TEACHES IT TO HER BABY AT THE END D,X

[@ashgcy]

I absolutely LOVE the concept of a dromaeosaur using sound as a form of Batesian mimicry to help defend its young! Outstanding as always

[@aebhosor4835]

Hey Ash!

[@aryatejc8067]

Ikr its awesome.🤩🤩

[@dweebteambuilderjones7627]

Batesian mimicry is when harmless species evolve to LOOK like poisonous ones to prevent themselves from being eaten. Mimicking sounds is a behavioral trait, not a physiological one like mimicry in biology. Also, that wasn't a dromaeosaur, it was a troodontid.

[@ashgcy]

@@dweebteambuilderjones7627 gotcha, wasn't sure of the best way to describe it so I just used that

[@aryatejc8067]

@@dweebteambuilderjones7627 true

[@Bowser64798]

1:59 this shot scares me waaaay more than I expect it to. This and the one where it walks in front of the cave entrance.

[@Brickman1000]

This is my favorite speculative dinosaur related thing ever. Thank you so much, it is absolutely amazing!

[@tomnevins1904]

Just a few of the things that I love: 1) The way the tyrannosaur lifts it's head up and closes it's eyes for a deep inhale is just *chef's kiss*. 2) The way it eyed up the baby toodontid, before cautiously trying to grab it, and getting more and more agressive each time it's denied is a great display of animal behavior, in conjunction with the catlike swipes the parent troodontid takes at the tyrannosaur. Much animal combat irl is made of slow, cautious motions mixed in with rapid moments of violence, something that I feel most cgi takes on animal combat don't entirely get. 3) It's hard to say for sure because of the higher pitch the troodontid has compared to the tyrannosaur, but it seems like the former tries to mimic the latter when facing off outside of the cave? And is the baby tyring to mimic the air chomp sound the tyrannosaur makes too? If so, then nice touch. 4) Really digging how the baby pachy mimicry was set up, not only by the troodontid's mimicry eralier, but you you organically showed us the baby pachy sound by having a baby try to repeat it's parents morning call's and war cries. 5) Ngl I was kinda worried that the second baby troodontid had died, and I'm usually pretty sure if a character's gonna live, so props to you for making me feel suspense lol. 6) This will probably be clarified in the behind-the-scenes video, but when the parent troodontid repeats the icicle sound to it's baby, is the sound meant to communicate association with the place (ex: my dog will point to a spot on her body where she was once stung if we go by any area where other family members were stung), or is it meant to communicate a larger concept of winter ending (from the troodonrid's perspective, the icicles start falling not to long before winter ends (cuz they're melting))? Either way, cool stuff. 7) You scores are always great, but I was really drawn to the soundtrack here, starting when the tyrannosaur finds the den. I can definitely see why this was your favourite, and it was definitely a blast to watch!

[@lmn1871]

Nanuqsaurus

[@peeblekitty5780]

Agreed for all! Another detail I liked: the troodon's threat display! Owls poof up their wings like that to make themselves look bigger (much like a cat arches its back) and the troodon displays the same behavior posing its arms with the feathers splayed out! It totally makes sense that they'd do that to make themselves look bigger, v cool detail

[@yggdrassilii4377]

that was nanuqsaurus

[@Sarah-rf9xx]

i can tell dinosaurs are your favorite furry ;)

[@melodi996]

Adult troodontid was mimiking Pachyrhinosaurus's baby call. When mimics d their thing they just do that, as intelligent beings they can see reaction of other animals on that and thus create logical lines of future behaviour. I doubt it really is about this place, but it's symbolic for us to show it teaches it to the next generation, much like birds teach their calls to their young.

[@Average_Drone]

Stunning as always, the little babies are the cutest things 😭 Edit- NO THE BABIES WHY

[@godzillaboy011]

At least one survived

[@Average_Drone]

I understand the point behind it is the ending can’t be perfect; this is “real life” and sometimes a happy ending is just having one of your babies survive to carry on the genetics, which is something they don’t do much in other dinosaur films, it just breaks my little heart

[@aspen8609]

it's David passion to kill baby dinos apparently

[@badomen892]

Sometimes the world does what it does

[@drchickengie2403]

That's how nature works

[@pacificwhitesideddolphin6792]

This film made me cry so hard. The little dinosaurs moved just like my family’s chickens.

[@lord_bobanewname4069]

I love how even though the white dino was bigger. It's like trying to get something from a pissed off cat. You may be bigger but that shit will fuck you up

[@alishaherbitter6278]

This is incredible. You've outdone yourself with this series, David. I can't wait to see what else you have planned for Dinosauria.

[@sunsetcougar4587]

I got actual chills. Everything about it is a masterpiece!

[@josephkeen7224]

Pun intended?

[@sunsetcougar4587]

@@josephkeen7224 nope! I didn’t even realize I made one until you asked.

[@josephkeen7224]

@@sunsetcougar4587 if anything that makes it better.

[@Darnell471]

Ikr

[@OmegaRedFan]

You're a creeper

[@itsthelore6788]

That mum be top tier. So many details tho. I just love everything.

[@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat]

The first modern dinosaur animation I ever watch!

[@scorpiopede]

I can't even properly express how incredible this short was. The designs for the animals were absolutely top tier, the Nanuqtyrannus (at least I assume that's the species being shown) looks drop dead GORGEOUS and this is probably the most realistic depiction of a shaggy Pachyrhinosaurus I've ever seen (I love the overly shaggy ones but this more conservative look is more believable if they did have this kind of covering). The story telling as well is once again top notch, the music incredible, and the buildup and payoff is superbly done.

[@oppolacoste4989]

Nanutyrannus? You mean juvenile tyrannosaurus rex?

[@whatnotbutter7470]

Nanuqsaurus I believe

[@oppolacoste4989]

@@whatnotbutter7470 ik, i was joking

[@Lazyboissryserena]

red raptor rights would love this!

[@pulgoso_97]

Nanuqsaurus: "You can't beat us!" Troodontid: "I know, but they can." Pachyrhinosaurus to the rescue.

[@ericschuster2680]

"This short film takes place 69 million years ago" Nice.

[@justusb.plorer8773]

Since everyone else is already congratulating you on the mother troodontid's mimicry, I'll just say I really love how you went through the effort of creating two beautiful patterns for the Nanuqsaurs.

[@anniejaviphantome5380]

haha that's what I call, ingenuity, support from the neighbors and strength in size and number.... never mess with a mother and her offspring, they will do everything possible to protect them

[@artemispage6405]

I don't have much else to say other than GAH THAT LIL ENDING BIT WAS SO CUTE,,, I know it's just the mama teaching the baby to do what she does, mimicking sounds, but it's just so ridiculously adorable auuuuu

[@dungeonsfurries4814]

The fact you actually made this scientifically accurate warms my child like soul. And what’s with all of your dinosaurs animations and making me feel like crying ;-;

[@OmegaPictures318]

It's unfortunate that he did all the work and this came out right after a new study said that Prince Creek didn't snow often.

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

@@OmegaPictures318 “didn’t snow often”. Still would snow then.

[@OmegaPictures318]

@@RogueT-Rex8468 It has the chance of snowing since it was in the North Pole, but overall it was warmer than Hell Creek, so you're gonna get snow, but it's not gonna be an icy tundra

[@danielramirezg2000]

@@OmegaPictures318 actually it was a deliberate choice, check his behind the scene vid, its pretty cool, or maybe you already saw it and if thats the case forget my comment lol

[@OmegaPictures318]

@@danielramirezg2000 While it was a deliberate choice, its still outdated because Prince Creek didn't get as cold as he described, and instead would be a more occasional snow, similar to getting snow in central or southern Georgia in the US

[@olivine5534]

He's done it again. He's made an absolute masterpiece

[@Ledinosour673]

1:46 i agree man, breathing cold air feels so dam good.

[@rieblox11]

I know that this isn't meant to be a documentary, but you still give off the vibe that they're just animals

[@Dj-qf7fq]

This feels like a love letter for dinosaur fans out there, I'm just loving every bit of it❣️

[@OmegaRedFan]

No you're just creepy and sad

[@Pyriphlegeton]

I love the little conversation at the end. The little one just babbling something, then reproducing the sounds of their parent.

[@chasedownall6492]

I think the mother was teaching her baby the 'icicle falling into snow' sounds.

[@bentri7964]

this short inspired the behavior of one of the dinosaurs in a book I was writing. In the story there are a species of dromaeosaurs of intelligence comparable to early humans, and they have the ability to mimic sounds, which they use to set traps. in one part of the story the animals (called mimics) copied the sound of a baby hadrosaur in an attempt to lure an adult hadrosaur into a trap.

[@artemismoore4176]

I came here from Alteori, and I honestly can't describe how good this is! The animation, the music, the characters, it's all so good, how are you not working in the industry, you have so much talent!

[@moemuxhagi]

I just have one criticisim : the moon is perpendicular to the ground. That would only happen in sub-tropical areas. Alaska's moon ould be way more diagonal. Unless there's something about the Earth's axial tilt during the Cretaceous I wouldn't know of, like the earth was way more horizontal than now, but I doubt it was that extreme. Other than that, an absolute masterpiece !!

[@MdSolehin]

Finally, a comment with a scientific Criticism!!

[@daydreams6956]

you learn something new everyday

[@lasthopelost9090]

There might be a lot about our planets tilt we don’t know about yet

[@moemuxhagi]

@@lasthopelost9090 Yeah but not to this extent. This is Alaska, the most south it must have gone in the past 100M years is at best 50°N And anyway, a vertical moon means you ARE in subtropical areas, which means snow is impossible

[@lasthopelost9090]

@@moemuxhagi Its been speculated the magnetic field can flip not sure if that's the field its self or the planet turning but the north pole has been apparently wondering recently and every 12,000 a full flip and 6,000 a half flip there's some evidence for this with an astronaut in space with a T pipe spinning there's a video of it and if theres a half flip with the planet moving the equator would sit in the north like Canada I also heard our magnetic field is weakening

[@suprmvrlrd]

It was so beautiful, its sad that the mother has lost one of its young, but not the other. It was amazing how the patchyrhinosaurus herd came out of nowhere and decided to help cause she mimicked their alarming calls. Absolute beauty.

[@PeanutStrawberry]

Nowadays since they put feathers on the dinosaurs, I can see my little baby pet dove in them; he looks a lot more like this Troodon mother than the "raptors" from Jurassic Park.

[@bluebetatroodonstygysmilod6759]

In a certain game I play, Troodon is one of my favourites. Its cute, fluffy and adorable. Thanks for making this !