Ahhh, Welcome to Jus'GrabIt Park. We are celebrating the history of the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park by planting a few caches. Now you get to capture each dino-cache while we refresh you on trivia from the movie. We started the SWAG with dino-themed items and invite you to swap likewise if possible.
25 years ago, one movie made history. Jurassic Park captured the imaginations of audiences around the world and transported them to a place where dinosaurs still roamed the earth. The story told of huge advancements in scientific technology that enabled a mogul to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond had invited four individuals, along with his two grandchildren, to join him at Jurassic Park. But did everything go according to plan? A park employee attempted to steal dinosaur embryos, critical security systems were shut down and it became a race for survival with dinosaurs roaming freely over the park.
Velociraptor (popularly called the “raptor”)
Velociraptor antirrhopus is a medium-sized, aberrant species of genetically-modified dromaeosaurid dinosaur. Its genus name means “swift thief,” a reference to its quick movement speed and predatory nature. The variety bred by International Genetic Technologies exhibits an abnormally large number of phenotypic anomalies.
These anomalies, which are presumed to be the result of genetic modification (whether the modification was accidental or intentional is subject to much debate). The most marked physiological difference is the size; all three subspecies grow between 11 and 15 feet in length, roughly 250% larger than fossil Velociraptor species. The brain of this dinosaur is also quite large; fossil species are believed to have had intelligence similar to that of small mammals such as cats or opossums, but Dr. Grant has hypothesized that even extinct dromaeosaurids may have had intelligence exceeding those of dolphins and great apes, making them potentially the second-most intelligent organisms on Earth.
