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See production notesA Carnotaurus ambushes a herd of dinosaurs and tramples an Iguanodon nest. One surviving Iguanodon egg journeys to a tropical island inhabited by prehistoric lemurs by the flight of a pterosaur. Plio, the daughter of lemur patriarch Yar, names the newly-hatched baby Aladar and raises him alongside her daughter Suri, despite Yar's initial objections. Years later, an adult Aladar watches the lemurs take part in a mating ritual, where Plio's teenage brother Zini fails to attract a mate. Moments after the ritual ends, a colossal asteroid crashes into the sea, releasing explosive shockwaves and fire clouds that destroy the island. Aladar and Yar's family flee and swim to the mainland, mourning for the loss of all lemurs before moving inland. While crossing a burnt desert, the group is attacked by a pack of Velociraptor. They escape them by joining a multi-species herd of dinosaur refugees heading to the Nesting Grounds, an oasis left undevastated by the destruction of the asteroid. The herd's callous leader, Iguanodon Kron, forces the family to the back of the line, where they befriend a trio of elderly dinosaurs, Styracosaurus Eema, her pet Ankylosaurus Url, and her friend Brachiosaurus Baylene. The herd travel for days to the site of a lake, only to find it seemingly dried up. Determined to reach the Nesting Grounds, Kron orders the herd to move on, and let the weakest perish. Realizing water is buried under the dried lake, Aladar digs with Baylene until they reach the water table, saving the herd from dehydration. Kron's sister Neera, impressed by Aladar's compassion, begins to grow closer to him. Kron sees Aladar's increasing popularity as a challenge to his dominance. Meanwhile, a pair of Carnotaurus are hunting the herd. Kron's lieutenant Bruton and a scout are ambushed, but Bruton escapes injured to warn Kron of the approaching predators. Kron has the herd abandon Aladar, the lemurs, the elderly dinosaurs, and Bruton, hoping they will slow down the pursuers. The group takes shelter in a cave during a rainstorm. The Carnotaurus track the group to the cave and attacks them during the night. Bruton sacrifices himself to cause a cave-in that kills one of the Carnotaurus, forcing the other to retreat. Venturing deeper into the cave, the group reaches a dead end, causing Aladar to briefly lose hope. Baylene reproaches him for giving up, and uses her strength to smash through the wall, revealing the lush Nesting Grounds on the other side. As they briefly celebrate their new home, Eema notices that a landslide has collapsed the usual entrance into the valley. Aladar rushes to warn Kron, attempting to force the herd to climb the rubble, unaware of the sheer drop on the other side. Seeing the warning as a challenge for the position of herd leader, Kron fights Aladar and nearly kills him, until Neera intervenes by shoving Kron away from Aladar. Exasperated by Kron's cruelty, Neera and the herd turn against Kron by leaving with Aladar, while Kron stays behind to climb the rubble himself and prove Aladar wrong. The surviving Carnotaurus arrives and charges at the herd. Aladar rallies them together to outnumber the Carnotaurus. Sensing easier prey, the Carnotaurus decides to go after the isolated Kron instead. Aladar and Neera rush to his aid, as Kron is mortally wounded. Aladar pushes the Carnotaurus towards the edge of the drop, where the ground gives way, causing the predator to fall to its demise. Aladar and Neera mourn for Kron's demise, before leading the herd to the Nesting Grounds. Some time later, a new generation of dinosaurs hatches, among them are Aladar and Neera's children. The lemurs find more of their own kind.
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See all quotes[narrating] Some things start out big, and some things start out small, very small. But sometimes the smallest thing can make the biggest changes of all. [Aladar's mother taking care of her nest of eggs. A baby Parasaurolophus sniffs one of the eggs (presumably Aladar's egg), but Aladar's Mother scares it away. It then runs to the other nests, but gets frightened away by dinosaur mother guarding them. A herd of Brachiosaurus also called a Giraffatitian in the lakes. The Parasaurolophus runs through the river, and follows a Longisquama. The Longisquama catches a dragonfly and eats it. The young Parasaurolophus then chases the flying lizard and runs into the forest, where it lands on something half-hidden. The Parasaurolophus then sees drops of saliva landing on a tree branch and notices the Longisquama has landed on the nose of a Carnotaurus. The Parasaurolophus runs out of the forest and gets chased by the Carnotaurus, which panics all of the dinosaurs present in the Nesting Grounds. A
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Young Zini: Yar, what is it? Yar: I don't know. PLIO, GET BACK HERE! We don't know what it is! Young Zini: Plio, be careful. Plio: Dad, get over here. Yar: [pulls Zini to safety] Zini, it's not safe! Young Zini: Oh, I always have to go when stuff's happening. Yar: [scoffs at Zini and gets closer to Plio] Well, what is it? Plio: It was an egg. [to baby Aladar] Look. [Yar gasps in shock] What? Yar: It's a cold-blooded monster from across the sea: vicious, flesh-eating! [Baby Aladar burps] Eurgh... Plio: Looks like a baby to me. Yar: Babies grow up! You keep that thing, one day, we'll turn our backs, it'll be picking us out of it's teeth! [to the other lemurs] Things like THAT eat things lie US as snacks! Plio: So, what do we do? Yar: Get rid of it! [trying to dissuade Plio from raising the baby Aladar] Plio: [vexed] What has gotten into you? Yar: [exasperated] Plio...That thing is dangerous! Plio: [to baby Aladar; regretfully sighs] I'm sorry, little one. [to Yar, handling baby Aladar ov
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Suri: Let me out! Let me out! [inside Aladar's mouth; he spits her into the thicket] Aladar: [coughs] Hairball! [coughs] Suri: That was great! Get him! Aladar: [lemur children start tickling him] Oh, no! Attacking lemurs! Suri, please! I can't take it! There are too many of you! Come on! Pick on someone your own size! Help! [Plio looks on, laughing] Augh! Augh! Augh! Ahhhh. [playing dead] Suri: Aladar? you're not dead. Aladar: [suddenly] No! Plio: All right, guys, break it up. Remember the courtship? You gonna miss seeing all that smooching. Suri: Aw, Mom. Aladar: That's okay, Plio. We can smooch right here. [blows kisses; Suri and her friends leap away] Plio: [sarcastically] Heh. It's a shame you don't like kids. Aladar: [sarcastically] Ugh. Nasty little vermin. Plio: [sarcastically] Ha-ha. Go find Zini. He's rehearing pickup lines. Let's hope he's find found some new material.
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Zini: [rehearsing] "Hey, sweetie. If you'll be my bride, I'll groom ya." That is good. Oh, that's good. "Girls, I'm known as the 'professor of love' and school's in session." Yeah, I still got it. Aladar: [walks up to him] I hope it's not contagious. Zini: I'm a raging epidemic of romance. Aladar: [chuckles] Come on, hot stuff. Let's get goin': you don't wanna to miss Yar's annual pep talk. Zini: Oh goody: I can't wait to hear the mating advice of an old monkey. Aladar: Hey-hey-hey, I heard that in this day, that old monkey was quite a swinger. Zini: You takin' about Yar? Aladar: Yeah! To hear him tell it, he put the "prime" in "primate". Zini: [sarcastically] Really?
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Yar: [both are giving mating advice, Yar to the males, Plio to the females] Okay, boys, gather around: listen and learn from the Master. Plio: Now girls, don't jump into the trees after the first boy with a cute back-flip: it's more fun if you keep them guessing. Yar: And if a cute back-flip doesn't work, guess. Plio: You're never going to forget this day, so make it one to remember. Yar: But if you mess up, don't worry: they'll never remember. Aladar: Come on, guys! We don't wanna let 'em down! Yar: Go on, now. Chest up! Chin up! Male Lemur: Whoo! Yar: [to Aladar] Make 'em look good, son. Aladar: Come on, Yar. My charm, and your brains? No problem. [Yar laughs. Aladar has male courting lemurs on his back and escorts them to the tree] Hey girls, look what just pulled into town. Male Lemur: Hey, ladies! Aladar: Your buffet table of love! Male Lemurs: Right here! Right here! Hey, beautiful! Zini: Hey, free samples! Get me while I'm hot! Whoa! [grabs Aladar's tail and chuckles] Suri: Zini
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Aladar: Ah, don't worry, Zini. You'll always have next year. Zini: Hey, I'm lucky to be rid of them. With the ladies, before you know it, they all wanna move to a bigger tree. Yar: [to Plio] Ah well. Poor Zini. The clan still has one bachelor. Plio: No. We have two. [to Aladar] Well, it's never been his best event. Aladar: He's got a tougher hide than mine. Plio: Oh, Aladar. If only there were someone on the island for you. You know; who looks like you, but prettier. Aladar: Come on, Plio. What more could I want? [There seen a fireballs in the sky] Whoa! Suri: What are they? Aladar: I don't know. Plio: Dad? Yar: [about the asteroid] Something wrong. Plio: [to Aladar] Aladar, where's Suri? Aladar: [about Suri] She's up in the...tree. Plio: COME ON! Go, go! COME ON! Suri: [off-screen] Mom! Plio: Suri! Suri: [crying for help after observing the disaster] Mom!! Mom!!! Aladar: Suri! Suri: [off-screen] Mom! Aladar: Suri, where are you?! Aladar: [coughs] Plio! Yar! Where are you?! [coughs] Pl
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