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Post by Adminopteryx on Jul 27, 2011 19:40:01 GMT
I'll never get bored with this idea, so I'll say it again. I love the idea of a river barge in a prehistoric crocodile paddock travelling past various smaller crocodiles before rounding a corner to encounter a large, vicious attack by Supercroc on some unsuspecting Hadrosaurs. This idea was inspired by a number of wildlife programs showing attacks on Gazelles or Zebras, and the sheer brute force displayed of an 18ft croc grabbing its prey is always a thrilling thing to see! Thinking about it, this must seem small-fry compared to a 40ft Supercroc grabbing onto a Hadrosaurus calf. I want to show a vicious attack that would thrill all age groups but understand that minors would have to sit this ride out. Before the barge encounters the attack scene, I thought about having smaller real-live crocs lying on the banks basking in the sun. The idea of this is to help build a frame of mind that everything in this particular paddock is real, thus tricking people into believing the attacking larger croc is real also.
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Post by jeffosaur on Aug 6, 2011 13:02:03 GMT
Sounds like an idea. I think getting real crocodiles would be very hard though. Don't you need permits for those and where would you get them...overseas? Could be dangerous for the people on the ride too if they're in the same paddock with live crocs or alligators. I would stick to just animatronics.
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Post by Adminopteryx on Aug 6, 2011 16:22:27 GMT
There're places in the UK Crocs can be obtained, and yes.. I suspect I would need a permit of some kind, but this isn't at all among the most difficult challanges I have ahead of me. The visitors would be safe in the barge whilst the crocs would be on the banks bathing no doubt. Even if they were in the water, they'd be plenty of security on the barge that would keep the crocs from getting too close to people.
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Post by jeffosaur on Aug 7, 2011 22:42:16 GMT
What sort of security are you talking about... Guards?
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Post by jpdude11 on Aug 10, 2011 6:05:19 GMT
An underwater fence would probably keep the crocs away just make shure that its high enough as to not let them jump over it
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Post by Adminopteryx on Aug 10, 2011 12:36:47 GMT
The river barge would likely be guided along by the current and underwater guide rails to keep it on track. I wouldn't want these rails to be visible to the eye, but at the same time high enough to keep the crocs from crossing over into the 'shipping lane'. I wondered if using some kind of transparent tubing would be an idea instead of metal girder style rails? The tubing would be much harder to make out in clear water than metal.
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Post by jpdude11 on Aug 10, 2011 17:10:18 GMT
Thick glass/plastic would work but keep the protective barrier at least 4-5 away from the boat so that way the passengers in the boat arent within striking didtance if the alligator/crocodile get to mad orhungry.
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Post by Adminopteryx on Aug 18, 2011 20:29:22 GMT
Here's some images of Supercroc. The following is of a life-sized model: Skull Size Comparison
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Post by jpdude11 on Aug 19, 2011 4:09:47 GMT
Dehinosuchus was larger than that one ( cant remember it name but knows that it starts with an s ) it was 50ft long that one is only 40ft long
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Post by Adminopteryx on Aug 19, 2011 11:55:19 GMT
That's awesome news! An even bigger Croc available for my park!
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Post by S. stenops on Aug 19, 2011 20:03:03 GMT
Deiinosuchus looked more like an alligator, and would have probably ate dinosaurs. Sarcosuchus would have ate fish, like a gahiral. I don't think either of them are true crocodiles, but both crocodilians.
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Post by jpdude11 on Aug 20, 2011 5:13:19 GMT
i believe dehinosuchas could also live in fresh and salt water, i think that it probably is more powerful than a sarcosuchos.
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Post by collisionkid on Feb 18, 2012 22:05:15 GMT
Dehinosuchus was larger than that one ( cant remember it name but knows that it starts with an s ) it was 50ft long that one is only 40ft long You're probably thinking of a Smilosuchus And you can easily get around the danger problems by purchasing either caimen which are tiny, or gharials who are piscivores and look amazing. And what type of hadrosaurs are you thinking about? The best known are probably Parasaurolophus so probably the best to think about.
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Post by Adminopteryx on Feb 19, 2012 18:25:43 GMT
I was thinking Parasaurs, Lambeosaurs, Cories and maybe Muttaburras. Nice idea about the gharials, they look kinda like baby Supercrocs with their narrow snouts.
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Post by collisionkid on Feb 20, 2012 10:25:10 GMT
Awesome! And yeah, they're a lot rarer than most crocs and alligators but there are farms for them if you look hard enough
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