The Triceratops chews on one more piece of bark and wanders towards the other end of the forest, curious on what was going on there. On the other side, he saw why the female Torosaurus went into the forest: on the other side was 2 Torosaurus chicks. They were only the size of a melon and were barely visible in the mass of ferns. The Triceratops keeps his distance, knowing what could happen if he gets too close: Torosaurus will become more aggressive around other animals to protect their young. While the female is greenish with a blue tail, the male, which was foraging a kilometre away, is much more vibrant, having a brown body with an orange head. Such a sight would scare off any attacker. An inquisitive youngster trots towards a tall tree, wanting to try and strip some bark from its trunk. All seemed calm in the clearing, but the Triceratops noticed something was wrong: The leaves seemed to be rustling, as if a predator was adjusting its position. Suddenly, a brown object fell from the tree like a giant apple. The chick squealed in alarm and tried to rush back to the safety of his mother. The female Torosaurus launched herself to the baby, but it was too late. The creature slammed itself onto the chick, bringing it down in an instant. It was a 5 metre Dakotaraptor, the nightmare to any small animal of the Cretaceous. She has an extremely sharp toe claw on each foot, perfect for gripping onto prey to bring it to the ground, while her huge hands are used to climb up trees to hunt like she did just now. The Triceratops slowly backs away as the Dakotaraptor begins to feed.
Creatures in this chapter: Triceratops (Akida) Torosaurus (Tammi) Dakotaraptor (Karambit, sprite made by @Thunderaptor321) The Dakotaraptor pose was inspired by this project: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/511613147/
