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What was the T. rex like? Simple, true famous dinosaurs facts for young children, each with a fun fact, a tiny activity and a question to talk about together.

Tap a question to reveal the answer, share the fun fact, try the tiny activity, then talk about it together.

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What was the T. rex like? Revealexpand_more

Tyrannosaurus rex, or T. rex, was one of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs, with a huge head and teeth as long as bananas. It walked on two strong back legs and had surprisingly tiny arms. It was a fierce hunter, but its little arms were still strong enough to grip.

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Talk about itIf you met a T. rex, would you rather it was hungry or full?

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Did you know?A single T. rex tooth could be longer than your whole hand.

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Try itHold your arms tight and short against your chest and try to pick things up. That is the T. rex arm challenge.

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Why did some dinosaurs have such long necks? Revealexpand_more

The giant long-necked dinosaurs used their necks to reach food that other animals could not. Stretching up high, they could munch leaves from the very tops of tall trees, a bit like a giraffe today. A long neck also let them sweep across lots of low plants without moving their heavy bodies.

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Talk about itIf you had a super-long neck, what would you want to reach?

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Did you know?The longest dinosaur necks were longer than three cars parked in a row.

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Try itReach up as high as you can to touch something tall. Now imagine a neck that could reach the top of a tree.

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🤖Still curious?How did such a long neck get enough blood up to the head?arrow_forward

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Why did Triceratops have horns? Revealexpand_more

Triceratops was a plant eater with three sharp horns and a big bony frill around its neck. It probably used its horns to defend itself from hungry hunters and maybe to show off to other Triceratops. The wide frill may have protected its neck or made it look bigger and scarier.

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Talk about itWould you use horns like that to protect yourself or to show off?

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Did you know?A Triceratops skull with its frill could be bigger than a doorway.

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Try itMake horns with two fingers on your head and a frill with your hands behind your neck. Strike a Triceratops pose.

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🤖Still curious?Did the horns grow bigger as a Triceratops got older?arrow_forward

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Why did Stegosaurus have plates on its back? Revealexpand_more

Stegosaurus was a plant eater with a row of large, flat plates running down its back and sharp spikes on its tail. The plates may have helped it warm up or cool down in the sun, or made it look bigger to enemies. The spiky tail was a powerful weapon for swinging at attackers.

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Talk about itWould you rather have back plates or a spiky tail?

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Did you know?Stegosaurus had a brain surprisingly small for such a large body.

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Try itWalk on all fours and imagine tall plates along your back and a spiky tail to swing. That is a Stegosaurus stroll.

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