{"id":5008,"date":"2022-11-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2022-10-21T15:11:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:11:00","slug":"four-prehistoric-planet-videos-that-will-cultivate-your-curiosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/four-prehistoric-planet-videos-that-will-cultivate-your-curiosity\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Prehistoric Planet Videos That Will Cultivate Your Curiosity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While most science-savvy internet denizens and your friendly neighborhood dinosaur fan might have heard of the online event, this may be the first time you\u2019ve heard of the recent Apple TV+ series called <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/show\/prehistoric-planet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Prehistoric Planet<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five-part dinosaur \u201cmockumentary,\u201d helmed by executive producers Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton, was narrated by the famous naturalist <a href=\"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/sir-david-attenborough-meets-lonesome-george\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sir David Attenborough<\/a> (who, as you may remember, even <a href=\"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/49-million-year-old-attenboroughs-beauty-beetle-fossil-retained-its-beautiful-patterns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">had an ancient beetle named after him<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each episode was directed individually, with stories inside following the \u201cwhat-if\u201d lives of known dinosaurs: these dinosaurs had their entire environments brought to life using the latest in both paleontological research and computer graphics; the combination of the two presented these ancient creatures in a never-before-seen light, and made them look as if they were just recorded in video the day before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, this wouldn\u2019t be the first time Modern Sciences has brought the dinosaurs shown in this series to light. However, don\u2019t fret if you haven\u2019t seen them\u2014we\u2019re bringing them right here, all for your ease of viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-did-pterosaurs-fly-with-those-heads-and-no-theyre-not-dinosaurs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/prehistoric-planet-how-did-pterosaurs-fly-with-those-heads-and-no-theyre-not-dinosaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">How Did Pterosaurs Fly With Those Heads? (And No, They\u2019re Not Dinosaurs)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prehistoric Planet \u2014 Uncovered: Flamboyant Flyers | Apple TV+\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IH5IGhi2Pu8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with a childhood poster showing some known dinosaurs of that time may have a pterosaur or two placed in there. Perhaps now\u2019s a better time than any to tell you that these flying reptiles are, in fact, <em>not<\/em> dinosaurs: the group of reptiles that eventually gave rise to the planet\u2019s first flying vertebrates branched off from the reptilian family tree long before the first dinosaurs showed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, this also begs the question: how on earth did they manage to fly with heads that big?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"dinosaur-pack-hunts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/prehistoric-planet-dinosaur-pack-hunts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dinosaur Pack Hunts<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prehistoric Planet \u2014 Uncovered: Did Dinosaurs Hunt in Packs? | Apple TV+\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/INUw2sRhtZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinking of a pack of animals may bring up images of mammals like wolves and dogs, and that would certainly be understandable. However, scientists have reason to believe that some dinosaurs, too, followed the same group structure as they went about in their everyday lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, of course, may have gone both ways: both herbivores and carnivores enjoyed the benefits of living amongst their peers, with the show presenting the advantages the proposed family structure brought to both parties in stunning detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"feathery-dino-raptors\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/prehistoric-planet-dinosaur-pack-hunts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Feathery (Dino) Raptors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prehistoric Planet \u2014 Uncovered: Did Velociraptor Have Feathers? | Apple TV+\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xcRxwi0x5ig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve kept abreast of the latest dinosaur findings, your family and friends may have looked at you funny when you mentioned that those dinosaur movie raptors may have sported a feathery down of some sort. Rest assured, science is on your side with this one: several small theropod dinosaur fossils have been found with either marks of where feathers would have been attached to the bone, or of even feather impressions themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, the show displays how a feathered dinosaur may have used its plumage to survive\u2014and how modern dinosaurs still use them today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"was-carnotaurus-a-charmer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/prehistoric-planet-was-carnotaurus-a-charmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Was Carnotaurus a Charmer?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prehistoric Planet \u2014 Uncovered: Armed for Seduction? | Apple TV+\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FIeCzBCLJww?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps you\u2019ve seen some clips online: a bird prepares a certain patch of jungle floor, then proceeds to wait for a female to pass by. Then, on cue, it starts to dance in what can only be described as one fo nature\u2019s most fascinating performances: the bird starts dancing, feathers and all, in a bid to impress the female before the desired partner decides to turn the other cheek and walk away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts theorize that, given the fact that modern dinosaurs perform these mating dances, ancient dinosaurs must have done the same. Here, they showcase it with perhaps a dinosaur that even the keenest of fans would not have thought of first when asked about a \u201cdancing dinosaur\u201d: <em>Carnotaurus<\/em>, a predator known for arms so small even T. rex\u2019s stubby arms look long by comparison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While most science-savvy internet denizens and your friendly neighborhood dinosaur fan might have heard of the online event,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[29,25,551,189],"class_list":{"0":"post-5008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nature","8":"tag-dinosaur","9":"tag-paleontology","10":"tag-prehistoric-planet","11":"tag-youtube","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5009,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions\/5009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}