- Alright, guys, so one of my favorite scenes
throughout all the Jurassic World movies
is certainly that instance where one of the park workers
falls into the raptor enclosure
and is nearly eaten by Blue, Echo, Delta, and Charlie,
and I love that moment where Owen Grady jumps in
and gets between the raptors and his fallen comrade.
Now, what I wanna do today, with the crew in tow,
is to recreate that scenario by entering an enclosure
with what I consider to be a modern-day dinosaur.
Alright, guys, come on up.
Oh, I hear him.
Hold, hold, hold.
Gatekeeper?
Lower the gate.
Whoa!
(ominous music)
200 million years ago, the Jurassic period,
gave rise to the dinosaurs.
(tyrannosaurus rex roars)
During this time, the first birds also began to appear,
where they lived and thrived
amongst their giant prehistoric counterparts.
Fast forward hundreds of millions of years to the present,
and you can see how some of the primitive bird species
that exist today, like the ostrich,
bear a striking resemblance
to a number of different dinosaur species.
It's a galla, galla, gallimimus.
Actually, it's an ostrich,
which is technically a modern-day avian dinosaur,
but it's amazing how much the ostrich looks like
the famous dinosaur known as the gallimimus
that we saw in the first Jurassic Park movie.
You guys remember that scene,
when Dr. Grant, Tim, and Lex
were walking across the grasslands,
and all of a sudden, they came flocking toward them?
That is pretty cool.
And while it's impossible to forget the moment
where tyrannosaurus rex crashes from the underbrush
to capture and consume a gallimimus,
the most famous bird-like dinosaur in the Jurassic franchise
certainly has to be the velociraptor.
Whether you love their problem-solving intelligence
in Jurassic Park, (Lex screams)
or the heroic moments displayed by Blue in Jurassic World,
this cunning predator has become an iconic fan favorite.
(raptors screech)
Today, we are on location
at the Everglades Alligator Farm.
This wildlife sanctuary is quite similar
to a real-live version of Jurassic World,
and every year, thousands of visitors attend the park
to see their vast array of wildlife,
which even includes a pair of modern-day velociraptors.
Alright, guys, so one of my favorite scenes
throughout all the Jurassic World movies
is certainly that instance where one of the park workers
falls into the raptor enclosure and is nearly eaten
by Blue, Echo, Delta, and Charlie,
and I love that moment where Owen Grady jumps in
and gets between the raptors and his fallen comrade.
Now, what I wanna do today, with the crew in tow,
is to recreate that scenario by entering an enclosure
with what I consider to be a modern-day dinosaur,
the one and only emu,
so if you guys are ready, I know I'm ready,
a little bit nervous,
and certainly excited to test out my raptor training skills.
You guys ready?
- [Mario] Let's do it.
- Okay, here we go.
One,
two,
three. (groans)
(emus chirp)
(suspenseful music)
You guys, come on out.
Oh, I hear him.
Hold, hold, hold.
Gatekeeper?
Lower the gate.
It's time for breakfast.
Whoa!
Watch your backs, guys, watch your backs.
Careful, careful, careful.
We keep the bird corralled this way.
(device clicks)
Come on, you know me, you know me.
Oh, here comes another one.
There we go.
(emu chirps)
As the birds acclimated to the crew and I
being in their enclosure, it was time to see
if I could feed these prehistoric-looking creatures,
allowing them to build trust in me.
Before I entered the enclosure,
I wisely armed myself with a healthy supply of emu feed.
It was crucial that I kept the birds' attention
in order to get the cameras up close
for a safe presentation.
Let me see if I can sort of corral them
over in this direction.
More feed?
Hello, good morning, how are you?
Look at that face.
Here, here, here, here.
There we go, good.
When it comes to feeding, the emu doesn't have teeth,
so a peck from the beak is completely harmless.
If these birds were replaced by velociraptors,
it would be a far different level of danger.
Velociraptors are armed with jaws of razor-sharp teeth,
and an estimated bite force
of around 2,000 pounds per square inch.
That is equivalent to a large American alligator.
(raptors screech)
And when you look at the design of the bird's head,
it has a very large eyeball.
They have incredible eyesight, but what you may also notice
is this little lens flicking back and forth over the eye.
That's called a nictitating membrane,
similar to crocodiles and alligators.
That helps them protect the eye.
Now, in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,
we saw that design on the Indoraptor,
which was very unique,
and certainly would help that animal protect its eyeball
against anything getting into it,
even fighting with another dinosaur,
it would not want to lose an eye.
Next to the ostrich, the emu is considered
the second tallest bird in the world,
and with its neck fully extended,
they can reach heights of nearly six feet.
When compared to a velociraptor,
it is the exact same height,
so looking down the length of this bird's beak
is like looking back in time
and down the snout of a velociraptor,
and as you travel down the height of this animal
from its beak tip to its toes,
you certainly recognize how the feet
are very dinosaur-like in design.
Okay, I'm gonna do this, something a little risky.
I'm gonna stay right in front of the feet,
and Mario, go ahead and zoom in on those legs.
Notice the tridactyl structure of these feet,
perfectly designed for running,
and you may notice how they also look like
the feet of a dinosaur.
I'll tell you what, there is nothing more prehistoric
than the foot of this bird,
and look at those claws.
Wow, not quite as big as a velociraptor,
but certainly intimidating.
I'll tell you what, the last thing you wanna see
is one of these birds running at you full-speed,
leaping into the air and swinging at you
with a full-blown kick.
A kick from an emu would be painful,
but a kick from a raptor would be deadly.
Both the velociraptors and the Indoraptor
have a similar tridactyl toe structure,
and their feet are armed with a retractable claw
on the inside toe.
Not only is this weapon intimidating,
as it was often seen clicking on the floor
as the dinosaurs walked, but it was also used
to cut and slash at its victims.
Once an unlucky target was taken down,
the rest of the foot was used to hold the prey in place
before those terrifying jaws were put into action.
(Claire screams)
You may be wondering to yourself,
what are my odds of ever encountering an emu in the wild?
So if you're out there in Australia,
wandering through the outback
or up in the northern territory,
and you're in some of that dense foliage,
this bird is gonna hear you coming
before you ever get the chance to see it.
Now, you look at these feathers.
They also work as incredible camouflage,
so this animal could literally just stand still
in the environment, and you may walk right past it.
Kinda reminds me of that scene in Jurassic Park
when Muldoon goes out and they try to get to the bunker
to turn the power back on,
and he's hunting that one velociraptor from a distance,
and that's when the other two raptors come from the side.
I'll tell you what, a bird like this
certainly could sneak up on you,
but the good news for us is that they don't eat humans.
Well, I would certainly say
that my raptor training skills have improved
over the course of filming this episode,
but how epic was this, entering an enclosure
and getting up close with a modern-day dinosaur?
I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild.
We'll see you on the next Jurassic World Adventure.
Entering an enclosure with a pair of emus
is about as close as one can get
to an encounter with a living avian dinosaur.
From their intelligent eyes and methodical movements,
to their scale-covered feet armed with razor-sharp claws,
these birds made the perfect counterpart
in our attempt to recreate some of
the Jurassic franchise's famous velociraptor scenes.
I'd say that my raptor training skills improved
while working with these beautiful birds,
but I'll also be the first to admit
that I have a long ways to go
before leading this pack up against foes
like the Indominus rex or the Indoraptor.
(raptor screeches)
If you love the Jurassic franchise as much as we do,
(glass shatters)
then make sure to go back and watch the films
from Universal Home Entertainment
that sparked an adventure 65 million years in the making.
This collection is now available on Blu-Ray, DVD,
and digital download.
If you missed the first episode of Jurassic World Explorers,
make sure to go back and watch,
as we got a living version of tyrannosaurus rex
up close for the cameras,
and don't forget, subscribe,
so you can join me and the crew
on our next Jurassic World Adventure.
You know, this reminds me of that scene
in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,
when Owen and Claire have to do the blood transfusion
between tyrannosaurus rex and Blue.
(T-rex roars)
(somber music)
(bear growls)