The Scientific Accuracy of Walking With Dinosaurs - Episode 6: Death of a Dynasty

[@DanGamingFan2406]

This started as a celebration of 20 years, and it ends as a celebration of 25. I love it. Thank you so much for revisting this incredible series, and showing us how our understanding of the ancient world has evolved since, and still has a long way to go. I hope you cover the Walking With Beasts and Monsters series too.

[@osmosisjones4912]

Its finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnyQkpyOo9yGotk

[@Aaaaaaarrrpirate]

I thought you meant that then Ben g Thomas channel was 25 years old 😂 that made me feel very old

[@Jesterjacob-ws5ix]

Yes! Definitely walking with beasts

[@Boom12]

Wooo.... that just blows my mind right now

[@All_The_GOATs]

You're here too?!

[@GTSE2005]

I love most of WWD's designs but I can't wrap my head around how they managed to mess up the T.rex so much

[@osmosisjones4912]

Its finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnyQkpyOo9yGotk

[@Boltscrap]

It must have been one of the first models they completed, at least I hope it was.

[@SleepySloth2705]

Even the story behind the result doesn't make much sense. The original model maker quit, and another finished the job, but that doesn't explain why they made it walk on their tippytoes or the weirdly shaped head

[@Aaaaaaarrrpirate]

@@osmosisjones4912just for everyone’s information, this channel uploads extremely low quality misogynist conspiracy content and around 40% of its comments are from its alt accounts.

[@toyohimeyeswatatsuki6917]

@SmashBrosInitiative mine is like "Wait that's supposed to be T Rex?"

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

Walking With Dinosaurs may have outdated designs and outdated information but it's always gonna be one of the best documentaries about prehistoric life. It's still very entertaining even after 25 years.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

I've always enjoyed this cursed version of Tyrannosaurus Rex. It's like a bad taxidermy cat, atleast they tried.

[@user-H_m]

You sure they tried? I would think that it would look better if they looked at a skull and musculature of Tyrannosaurus. I would agree that the model is really iconic though

[@bengreen171]

the 'Walking with Dinosaurs' T rex seems to have been based on a Komodo dragon for many of its features - especially the skin and snout.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

Septic bite hypothesis moment.

[@CynicalPear]

Idea for a drinking game, binge this whole series and take a VERY SMALL SHOT OF SOMETHING VERY LIGHT every time a “debate” is mentioned.

[@Bagelgeuse]

Your liver will suffer.

[@Charliefalke]

😂

[@bigboiii1234]

This is genius I want to wait till tonight to watch this now

[@superxavxii421]

The T-Rex section will be "fun" 😂

[@idkwhattonamemyself1730]

@@bigboiii1234howd it go?

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

Man, it goes to show how nostalgic we are for Walking With Dinosaurs when we're like "I love this series so much. That being said, here are 1001 problems and inaccuracies with it...

[@windowsVD]

I mean, a lot of information either didn't exist or has been updated since 1998. It's not perfect in terms of accuracy, but it was pretty solid given the information that they had to work with at the time.

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

@@windowsVD a lot of stuff was not excusable even at the time

[@windowsVD]

@@The_Story_Of_Us Such as? In terms of this episode, with the exception of T-rex’s design inaccuracies, a lot of the stuff they had to simply speculate because of limited information at the time. We know much more about these creatures today than we did in 1998.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

​@@The_Story_Of_UsEspecially blatantly lying about the size of some animals.

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

@@windowsVD just please watch the video... In fact not just this one, all of the ones on this channel about WWD. They frequently get things wrong, very wrong in fact about stuff they could easily have gotten right at the time. The T-Rex design is literally one of them, like it's kind of silly of you to mention such an egregious failure of a design as if it were some minor thing, they got the most famous dinosaur of all time completely wrong! Quetzalcoatlus was embarrassing, no dinosaurs have any feathers.... That's not all from this episode and that's JUST THIS EPISODE. Tons of time travelling dinosaurs, tons of gross size inaccuracies, physiological inaccuracies... Like seriously, you can watch these videos and Ben will explicitly point out whether the inaccuracy was justified for the time or not. You'll find lots and lots of time when it is not justified.

[@tec-jones5445]

A quarter of a century since this incredible series, and such a great send off for the youtube review! Keep up the amazing work!

[@SawdEndymon]

When the Jurassic Park rex is more accurate, you know you have a problem.

[@toyohimeyeswatatsuki6917]

I liked to imagine that Rexes in Prehistoric Park are basically Impossible Picture fixed their Rex (even it's reskins and based on Albertosaurus)

[@juanyusee8197]

@@toyohimeyeswatatsuki6917 It was on the right track, though due to model economy with the youngsters getting the bulk of the screentime, they still looked a bit too gracile. Dinosaurs in the Wild is Impossible Picture's best attempt at T. rex to this date.

[@toondrake5964]

@@toyohimeyeswatatsuki6917 Actually they reskinned the Albertosaurus with their Tyrannosaurus model

[@toyohimeyeswatatsuki6917]

@@toondrake5964 since i heard that it's skull is based on Albertosaurus rather than T rex

[@toondrake5964]

⁠@@toyohimeyeswatatsuki6917 Oh, I was mostly referring to how the T. rex models they had in the show were scaled down into the Albertosaurus, with a different color palette. Since the model appears to be more so based on Tyrannosaurus. As this happens a lot in the Walking With series to save budget. I’m also sure that Albertosaurus is supposed to have a more slender skull with pronounced brow ridges, which neither model has.

[@jordanschoenenberger4397]

It’s important to note that just because Young T-Rex were expected to feed themselves doesn’t necessarily discount T-Rex being good parents. They very well could’ve still protected their young for a long time but forced them to go out and learn to hunt.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

So, like chickens, geese, and ducks. They didn't actually feed their youngs but still protect them and care for them.

[@kaitlynh9415]

Most if not all modern crocodilian species show this model after all.

[@jordanschoenenberger4397]

@@kaitlynh9415 T-rex were more intelligent than crocs

[@Harrier42861]

Also plausible that chicks and juveniles received different levels of care/tolerance - momma might protect the chicks & allow them to scavenge her kills, then as they grow stop tolerating them sharing her food, but still protect them & leave them in her territory, only starting to compete/drive them out when they became subadults.

[@cpa8472]

This video series is a perfect companion to a Walking With Dinosaurs rewatch. It's like discovering these animals all over again. I would love to see this for Walking with Beasts!

[@Denneth_D.]

The WWD tyrannosaurus maybe be derpy and ungainly but I have a soft spot for it

[@speedracer2008]

43:05 I think you should also credit the episode with showing T. rex targeting a young Triceratops, as opposed to healthy adult, as many depictions tend to show. In reality, it probably would only target young, sick, injured or old Triceratops, like modern predators do with their prey. This adds to the realism of the depiction you mentioned earlier.

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

Man I hope to see this series extend to other Walking With shows and perhaps even Prehistoric Planet!

[@razorshells6392]

Words can’t express how much this one documentary shaped me growing up and I still find myself rewatching it to this day, it never ceases to entertain me. But more importantly where can I get that shirt though?

[@Person-rv7dt]

1. You have got to make scientific accuracy of the rest of the walking with series 2. You have got to produce more of those t-shirts, merch? 3. Thank you for producing this amazing series!!

[@AtelierGod]

I'm already waiting on the Ballad of Big Al review as its the only episode I had never seen until I found a copy just before the end of 2023 and bought it, and I've watched it and enjoyed it.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I really wish we could get a lot more series on prehistoric life. There is so many creatures that hardly get any coverage, if any at all. The potential of covering creatures in new ways is immense. We usually see one creature at a time and it would be cool to see if someone is capable of showing diverse ecosystems & habitats. Also certain time periods just need a ton more coverage in general

[@jeffreygao3956]

Prehistoric Planet is your friend!

[@aimilios439]

​@@jeffreygao3956It's a gift!

[@shawnsanborn2057]

Like the chupacabras for example.

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

Rumour has it that the original modeller for the T-Rex was poached to be the FX lead on the sequel to Tammy and the T-Rex - Tammy 2 Jurassic Day! Thankfully for the world, the project eventually fell through. Unfortunately for the world, he ended up working on the airplane dream sequence for JP3!

[@toyohimeyeswatatsuki6917]

Alan..

[@SawdEndymon]

Source? Who was he?

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

@@SawdEndymon, Terry Buljoka

[@whyonthefall5373]

Probably what I watched the most as a young kid. Despite the inaccuracies, it holds a huge spot in my childhood. Plus, immense nostalgia

[@juanyusee8197]

To elaborate regarding _Dromaeosaurus_ diurnality/nocturnality: Contrary to how news reports (including one misleading report which somehow posits _T. rex_ as diurnal despite _T. rex_ not even being used, just its close relative _Alioramus_ , even then it just found that _Alioramus_ had moderate ECD length) of the paper, the actual paper just found _Dromaeosaurus_ to have moderate ECD length, whether it's actually diurnal or nocturnal is a harder to tell without scleral rings known from it. As a friend of mine puts it, the way to think about it is that extreme elongation probably suggests nocturnality (based on birds), but limited elongation doesn't necessarily indicate that a taxon wasn't nocturnal, so whether animals like _Dromaeosaurus_ and _Alioramus_ are nocturnal or not is still up in the air.

[@persianking44]

To Horner's very, very little credit, he did rightfully point out that there was no evidence of T.Rex hunting and Osborn and Brown just assumed it did. That being said, his defense of his views was/is incredibly baffling since it outright ignores that an animal as big as T.Rex can't afford to be a specialist (as an adult), almost every single apex predator is either omnivorous or a generalist (in that they will scavenge just as often as hunt whenever the opportunity presents itself), and most predators have a pretty good olfactory sense. And, more importantly, vultures and condors can afford to be specialized scavengers despite being fairly large flight capable birds because they don't expend a lot of energy when actually looking for carcasses.

[@petarmilich8684]

Now we do have evidence that T. rex was an active hunter thanks to healed bite marks found on Triceratops and hadrosaur remains. Also, Horner isn’t just an attention seeker, he’s also a predator himself.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

Same Horner, who seriously said that's illogical for animals using horns as defense?

[@petarmilich8684]

@@ExtremeMadnessXyes, also the same creep who dates his students.

[@juanyusee8197]

@SmashBrosInitiative "Dracorex" is most certainly a juvenile Stygimoloch/Pachycephalosaurus spinifer, while the latter is most likely an anagenetic descendant of Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (aka. same thing with Triceratops horridus to prorsus).

[@bennettfender9927]

@@juanyusee8197The validity of Stygimoloch and Dracorex is still debated and treating their synonymy with Pachycephalosaurs as fact is simply ridiculous it’s fine to have your own opinion on the matter but don’t treat it as the end all be all.

[@raptorrixx99-wv2hl]

*Throws Torosaurus out of the ring* "OH, FUCK NO!" *"LONG LIVE TRICERATOPS!!!"*

[@marinanguish9928]

1:35:20 Good ol' palaeontology papers coming out with opposite conclusions!

[@user-H_m]

always great right i love it when contradictory information amazing

[@ibs_haver]

These are genuinely some of my favorite videos on youtube, thank you for finishing this series even if it took a few years (I'm sure going through each episode and each animal, researching the creation process of the show, etc can be mentally exhausting, no fault to you). It's wonderful to see someone my age express their love and adoration for this series; some of my earliest memories too were watching the vhs recordings my mom had managed to make when the series aired on BBC. I'm sure most would agree with me; we would love to see Walking with Beasts and Monsters covered, or at least Big Al's special. Thank you again for your hard work on this series, it has kept my interest in paleontology alive these past four years :)

[@dinohall2595]

After the long wait we had for episode 5, I certainly didn't anticipate the finale to come so quick on its heels, and I don't think I've ever had such a pleasant surprise. Thank you for the work you've put into reviewing all six episodes, and I agree with the consensus that you should continue with the spin-offs if you feel so inclined.

[@Deino-1]

I've loved this series. Sorry to see the final episode dropping. Please do walking with Monsters next.

[@user-H_m]

WWM next! I hope, I really like that series

[@BlueSpams]

Thank you for doing this series. It’s the right amount of cozy and interesting to give me something engaging to listen to before bed, and also sleep through the night

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

About theropods having lips, they were actually depicted in media with lips from the very beginning. Original The Lost World from 1925 have theropods with lips, as many movies after, ...until ironically Jurassic Park, where they concluded that T. Rex looked better without lips... for some reasons, while raptors and dilophosaurus still have lips.

[@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz]

Seven days is a long strength, but alas, the final episode of Walking With Dinosaurs is here!

[@michaelbuono4007]

I think it’s possible to think. Trex cared for it young for probably 3-5 years then venturing out on it’s own to get the small animals in hell creek

[@herpderp3916]

I like the Prehistoric Planet take where the parent would provide some protection by their mere presence, but wasn't going out of their way to protect or feed their hatchlings, and would probably only tolerate them as long as they were small.

[@michaelbuono4007]

@@herpderp3916 so do u agree or disagree with my statement?

[@M50A1]

​@@michaelbuono4007he's adding to it

[@Ozraptor4]

52:51 another major inaccuracy worth mentioning is the nostrils of Ankylosaurus are supposed to be widely separated and positioned on the sides of the snout, not close together on the front of the snout as depicted here (again, making the WWD ankie more similar to Euoplocephalus).

[@SithLadyDarhVamp]

Everyone hating on the Rex, which is admittedly awful, but even as a kid I felt the Ankylosaurus looked so off it tipped into uncanny valley

[@Charlie-Charlot]

The ankylosaurus is by far one of the worst models. And I second your claim on belonging to the uncanny valley, I don’t know why but it always creeped me out when I was a kid

[@dont-hurt-me2519]

Please consider creating more Scientific Accuracy Videos on the Walking With... Series; The Ballad of Big Al, Walking with Prehistoric Beasts, Walking with Cavemen, Chased by Dinosaurs, Sea Monsters, Walking with Monsters, Prehistoric Park & possibly Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D?

[@TobonstorJ]

Huge respect to you for this series! I have a signed box set from Nigel Marven and it’s a treasure of mine. Though I still have my original from when I was 5 years old I love the analysis you make through these and I’m so happy you continued it

[@Pigpen_YT]

Fantastic video and a fantastic series! I cannot wait for you to cover the rest of the franchise!

[@herpderp3916]

12:14 Almost choked at that pronunciation of "regina"

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

Yeah, it sounds like... something else...

[@nopenoperson8964]

That’s how they say it, man.

[@fermintenava5911]

​@@nopenoperson8964 Well, no, these are the brave subjects of "Victoria Re-gee-na", they should know better 😂

[@littelcreatchure506]

even the KZbin captions misheard it

[@sammythedragon]

as a scientist specialising in human medicine and immunology its hard for me to have time for literature from other fields im really interested in but haven't had experience with, just too busy with my own research! so i really appreciate you highlighting so many fascinating scholarly articles in every single video, i love going off to find and read them

[@robertpanienka7008]

I really liked that series a lot, later I also watched Big Al, Dinotasia or diverse series with dinosaurs like primeval. Thankˋs for your video.

[@TheGeneralGrievous19]

This was great. I cannot wait for the Ballad of the Big Al analysis as well as hopefully Walking with Beasts & with Monsters. 🙌

[@benjaminpuricelli6310]

The edit at 1:05:12 made me burst out laughing. A fantastic end to a fantastic series! Roll on Balland of Big Al and Waling with Beasts! :)

[@oscarstainton]

"I've been looking forward to this."

[@thebass1904]

NO FREAKING WAY! I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS FOR YEARS!

[@andreagriffiths3512]

39:27 I’m absolutely positive that the Triceratops shown here is Horridus, displayed here in Melbourne, Vic, Aus. I love visiting Horridus whenever possible and usually it’s the only part of the museum I go to see. There’s something magical about sitting there, studying this magnificent specimen.

[@CrabDancer64]

I've seen B Rex! I live in Montana and shes at the Museum of the Rockies in their T-Rex section. She's so beautiful; I highly recommend visiting MotR if you can!!!

[@GreyNimbus41]

The CGI was really impressive for a documentary made in 1999.

[@hikaru9624]

Oh yeah for sure!

[@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State]

Ben, you are part of the reason I love dinosaurs so much.

[@cappincurt6215]

To this day, the dash of speed the Tyrannosaur has through the dead trees and cuts off the smaller dinosaur is one of the coolest shots ever. It just feels so real. My child mind was blown, and my now adult mind is terrified of what this animal could’ve done in its heyday. Truly remarkable animals.

[@legoboy468]

It feels like yesterday that the first video came out. I can’t believe it’s been over 4 years since then. Another great video, I hope one day you do this with the other walking with episodes : )

[@MFyamatomusic]

Crazy how in like 5 years it’s going to be the 30th anniversary! Love this show for me into paleontology, a career I’m chasing when I get older!

[@72acemon4]

Yes, I would LOVE to see the rest of the "Walking With" series examined! I've seen every one of them, and I have nothing but fond memories of them all!

[@stevedacey3587]

One of your best productions, lots of fossils and insights I was unaware of. Great work!

[@emmahallbacka]

I recorded walking with dinosaurs on VHS and watched it everyday for a year.

[@brycevo]

This episode was so amazing. It was one of the best. I'm glad to see this 20th anniversary end at the 25th. Thank you

[@Sarcosuchas]

Walking with Dinosaurs was one of my childhood series as well. Between this and Jurassic Park, my fascination with dinosaurs was sparked at a very early age. Soon after, a lot of that passion got focused on crocodiles specifically, which is what I ended up dedicating my life to. So, much like yourself, this series holds a very special place in my heart and as such, I have enjoyed this series of videos and they are the main reason why I subscribed in the first place. I would most certainly love to see you cover the rest of the Walking With series.

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

1:40:32 The fact that this adds some validity to the flat Earth meme where dinosaurs were catapulted by the asteroid has me in stitches.

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

I hope you do the Walking with Beasts series. Thank you for reviewing these childhood classics.

[@theredknight9314]

Walking with dinosaurs, beasts and monsters was EPIC and my CHILDHOOD

[@GeteMachine]

16:33 The feeding technique of T. rex was one detail I knew about that kind of sucked for Prehistoric Planet to have ignored when it shown its T. rex feeding on Triceratops. It actually is pretty interesting to know, showing that T. rex were capable of problem solving for itself. Understanding of cause and effect regarding it getting something specifically from eating or to help itself eat at something better.

[@Bagelgeuse]

I'm guessing the reason it wasn't included is because it would've been a bit too graphic for PHP's tame amount of blood. Apparently the whole show was supposed to be more brutal according to RickRaptor105's "interview" with Darren Naish. With that said, I remember a bunch of BBC dinosaur videos on KZbin that showcased it, albeit with bloodless drawings rather than CGI.

[@juanyusee8197]

@@Bagelgeuse Mark Witton confirmed that on Twitter, saying: "We did discuss this as something to go into the dead Triceratops sequence but it wasn't seriously considered given the family-orientated nature of the programme." Personally I thought the scenes where the father Rex fed on the Archelon and another one feeding on Alamosaurus in S2 handled it a lot better.

[@juanyusee8197]

Yeah the issue is what Mark Witton confirmed on Twitter, saying: "We did discuss this as something to go into the dead Triceratops sequence but it wasn't seriously considered given the family-orientated nature of the programme." Personally I thought the scenes where the father Rex fed on the Archelon and another one feeding on Alamosaurus in S2 balanced the Rex feeding and keeping the family-oriented nature of the show a lot better.

[@IAmnesiaaI]

absolutely loved this series, so happy you did this. this show started my obsession with dinosaurs and for a time had me wanting to be a paleontologist. ive gone back to watch this and walking with beasts + monsters a few times and they still are amazing documentaries even today. i recently saw a remake is in the works. i hope they do the originals and the new info justice

[@yugataseishin3076]

Thank you so much for this series, I've really enjoyed it! It's amazing how in depth you go and I love it. Would definitely want to see you do more Walking With entries. Keep up the great work!

[@pollypocketfan7837]

I would love to make a museum that has life size realistic dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals (like mammoths) models and also replicas of some extinct animals that humans caused the extinctions of like great auks and Tasmanian Tigers and I'd call it The Real Jurassic Park.

[@starscream548]

Thank you so much for the series of yours, I will never forget how excited I was when you started this and I’m so glad you finished it. 💜

[@dominiciancabatit6012]

For me, it was Discovery Channel's "Paleoworld" that really got me into paleontology. I loved Bob Bakker's fun demonstrations about his dinosaur theories. My favorite was how he explained why a cooked turkey is a dinosaur all while a family who was gonna eat it were present haha.

[@Steve_the_Radroach]

This series of yours has been an absolute treat to watch, and any other Scienfic Accuracy review of the other Walking With programs would be really nice

[@M-elephant7777]

I think the series came away from this review with its reputation intact, not diminished, bravo! I love this series. Looking forward to the interview and the next series reviews!

[@haydencrawford8552]

Could you do walking with beasts or monsters? I was lucky enough to grow up with all of those. And even the companion book "The complete guide to Prehistoric life"

[@mattywixon9214]

Phenomenal video mate. It's clear that a lot of work and research went into this. Keep up the amazing work!

[@karlsamsongardek2622]

The first video of yours I watched was the first of these WWD reviews, so it feels kind of special to me to see this review of the final episode! As someone who watched this series many times as a child ( and a few times since, too), it is very interesting to see these reviews and learn more about the world the series portrayed. Since I also enjoyed the other WW series ( especially WWB), I hope you will cover these also. In the meantime, hats off to you for covering all the WWD episodes!

[@danieljob3184]

I remember watching this series too - on a cathode ray tube television - with my dual DVD copy of Jurassic Park & The Lost World sitting on the shelf... You're a fricking embryo, Ben! Thanks for making me feel old! 👴

[@patreekotime4578]

Considering that Trex is one of the best known dinos ever, and also considering how good the Jurassic Park reconstructions were.... this model is pretty baffling. It looks like they were referencing 1960s Allosaurus heads!

[@ek9509]

42:03: I’ve seen KZbin clips of that moment, and they show the full corpse. So, you could either pixelate it, or just go for it.

[@evaceratops]

i love walking with monsters, but man, an accuracy review would be BRUTAL. it’d be so fun to see you tear it apart!

[@heddalee]

That Triceratops wasn't dead, just pining for the fjords. etc

[@zachfett5919]

New merch design??? 👀 Lol. Pretty sure I’ve been watching you all 4 years. Glad to see you get through it, love all of the work that you and the team do. And it’s so wonderful to see you guys grow in your knowledge and experiences. I’d be happy to see you review any show that strikes your fancy. Keep up the amazing work sir!!!

[@bluedragon219123]

I was wondering why there seemed to be an increase, or even a start, of Paleoart of T-Rex decapitating Triceratops. Now I know that there's a scientific reason behind it! Great Job on that and the video as a whole! :)

[@tomsherburne3880]

37:54 Excited to see my old familiar Torosaurus from the Milwaukee Public Museum!

[@veggieboyultimate]

Do you think you can do the big al special too?

[@derskalde4973]

Yes, please, more of the "Walking with" series!

[@tardismole]

Absolutly loved this. So much meatier than the shorter videos.And it goes to show how much we can still learn from the mistakes of the past.

[@south_eagle1403]

I would love to see a review of Walking with Beasts. Thank you Ben for covering Walking with Dinosaurs. It was such a massive part of my childhood and my love for animals started with documentaries like this one.

[@dougalmorice4574]

I would love to see this series expanded to Prehistoric Park, or even more recent prehistoric documentaries

[@Midwesternaussie]

I would love a video regarding the nano trex! I feel sometimes we are too quick to claim a new species when finding very very subtle differences in specimens when it could be juvenile states, sexual dimorphism etc

[@angreedarmor1396]

awesome work as always mate :) would love to see this continue with Big Al and Beasts, much love

[@demonprinceofkhorne]

Definitely keen to see Big Al get covered. I love the rest of the Walking With but Big Al is the one I'm particularly keen for you to cover!

[@Maqya]

I've loved this series a lot, and I'd be super excited if you did another series review like this for walking with beasts and monsters!

[@XanBcoo]

18:16 OK, this is my new favorite paleo art. It's so funny "Well, this is embarrassing. I can't seem to get up..."

[@CollaateraL]

Omg Iv been waiting for this episode! Thank you so much dude

[@andrewobrien8325]

16:39 I think that’s called dodging a bullet! I can’t imagine the nightmares I’d have had if I’d seen that in walking with dinosaurs(or Jurassic park who honestly seem more likely to include it for shock value).

[@andrewobrien8325]

16:53 Thanks a lot. I didn’t need to be reminded of that! That part did give my nine year old self nightmares and even today I’ll fast forward when it gets to that scene because it still scares me(also the scream the dinosaur from that scene made really doesn’t help).

[@TheRealXboxNerd]

The snake does like what it can see when this popped up in my recommended 😄 Fantastic work with this series!

[@PaleoEdits]

Thank you so much for reviewing this classic in such ridiculous detail and dedication! 🦕

[@AnActualDimetrodon]

I was caught off guard at the length of this episode, but then I remembered "Oh yeah, the really weird T. Rex. Makes sense."

[@MidnightDarkness666]

If you think about it, in a weird way Walking With becoming outdated as more evidence has come to light is strangely honoring it's legacy. The reason being is that so many people became palentologists because of the series.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Of course, the Tyrannosaurus episode is the longest there is.

[@germanomagnone]

If I'm honest, seeing how "up to date" the scientific accuracy of the series is: Walking With Dinosaurs, gives me a mix of both positive and negative emotions. for example that Postosuchus was not quadrupedal or that the Ornithocheirus (would have been the Tropeognathus) and that the dromeosaurids = the "raptors" were not "Cretaceous wolves" as they are seen. but I know that in paleontology you don't have to "fossilize" yourself on the past, but I feel like the coelacanth or the horseshoe crab: "do the same things, so as not to become extinct". (although in these last 3 and a half years, I am quite out of phase) thinking about the roar of the T-Rex, as you say that seen it was closer to the crocodile and the birds it didn't roar but it "thundered", I personally think that the "voice" of the T-Rex was slightly similar to what is heard in some reconstructions modern (more or less certain).

[@Spnozilla]

Well worth the wait imo. Walking with Dinosaurs was my first dino doc and I remember being so blown away by its presentation (mostly the CGI) I thought they actually went back in time. FYI I was like seven at the time and this was back in the early 2000’s so the effects were still groundbreaking. Also unpopular opinion but Death of a Dynasty is probably one of my favorite episodes mostly because of how they show the execution event. They foreshadow the asteroid with a meteor shower, then the mother T-Rex dies which symbolizes the death of the ruler of a dynasty (or a fallen kingdom 😏), then one last look at the present dinosaur, the Dromeosaurid running away as of it knows what’s going to happen, the narrator dramatically telling us that this is the end, followed by the impact which we don’t really get to see but we all know it happened but was shown from the perspective of the dinosaurs of hell creek, then shockwaves and super heated dust clouds mercilessly obliterate the baby T-Rex’s while blowing away the massive T-Rex body like it was nothing, followed by the narration “this is the end of the age of dinosaurs” or something like that. Such a bone chilling but effective way to poetically show that this is the end of the story we’ve been watching. It makes it heartbreaking after seeing these animals struggle and fight for survival over the last 6 episodes, spanning over 160 million years. Then we flash forward to the present day and it’s shown that not all the dinosaurs died out and that while their reign is over their story still continues with the last but certainly not least group of dinosaurs, the birds.

[@NotesFromTheVoid]

"the most innaccurate thing is probably it's overall appearance* is such a funny dunk. Like "yeah it's all wrong lol". Do ballad of big al you know you want to.

[@ryanartward]

I remember watching this for the first time. I was maybe 10 years old, and my family and I just left a museum and bought this from the gift shop. We binged the whole thing on the car ride home, back when cars had little tvs in them.

[@Hamish1968]

Fascinating critique - thank you Ben

[@shishirpandit6735]

Outstanding video. This was a joy to watch. Great final comments too