Dinosaur Camouflage

Dinosaur train
1st Season, Episode 41st
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Synopsis

Buddy and Tiny learn about camouflage when they meet a shy dinosaur, Leslie the Lesothosaurus, who is very good at hiding. The kids end up persuading Leslie to stop hiding and come out to play with them.

Characters

Main Characters

• Buddy
• Tiny
• Mrs. Pteranodon
• Leslie
• Mrs. Lesothosaurus

Second Characters

• Shiny
• Don
• Mr. Pteranodon
• Mr. Conductor

Minor Characters

• Triceratops
• Laura
• Stygimoloch
• Brachiosaurus
• Corythosaurus

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Background

Locations

• North America
• Pteranodon Terrance
• Africa
• Lesothosaurus Landing Train Station

Time

• Cretaceous Period
• Jurassic Period

Educational Objective

We know that modern day animals use a variety of colors to make it hard for predators to zero in on them. So why wouldn’t dinosaurs have used this same coloration? Defensive camouflage would have been a form of protection to help hide their body or break up their silhouette.