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The T.rex and Spino: Why Were They So Close To Each Other?

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Rex Fan 684

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Ok, so let me just say this. This post has nothing to do with the fight itself. Please don't bring up the actual battle, OK? 

 

Now then, there's something about this confrontation that has bugged me. Why were the two giants in such close proximity to each other? I know this is a sci-fi movie, but let's look at it from a scientific perspective. Large carnivores typically don't live too close to each other. They need huge territories with large amounts of food and water to survive. This applies to T.rex and Spinosaurus too. Theoretically, they shouldn't have been that close to each other in the movie. When the characters were first attacked by the Spinosaurus, that should have indicated there weren't any other big predators in the area. One could argue it chased them into the T.rex's territory, but the chase wasn't that long. It would have taken them a while to leave the territory of the Spinosaurus and enter that of the T.rex. Long story short, the T.rex and Spinosaurus should have been miles away from each other. 

 

Anyways, like I said, this was a sci-fi movie, but scientifically, this has bugged me for years.

 

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Movie logic.

 

Maybe the Rex wandered out if its territory because it sensed a carcass in Spino's territory. Dunno. 

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Yeah, movie logic, lol.

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The true question is: why did T.rex attack Spinosaurus? Those two dinosaurs occupied two different niches, and they would simply avoid each other.

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Once again, movie logic ;)

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Well wasn't T-Rex depicted as a scavenger in this movie? he would have sneaked into Spinosaurus territory to eat or somehting?

 

Also movie logic.

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There's got to be a Logical Explanation here. 

 

Keep in mind, These are Genetically created Monsters that Resemble dinosaurs. 

 

It doesn't Nessicerly Mean they'll fall into set territories or hunting Patterns.

 

It's imagined Masrani Perfected the genetics to make them Closer to Dinosaurs then before, this as to make them more lethal in JW. 

 

Although hammond came far, He probably was a little off. 

 

Thus, The fact that these Two Predators do not know to Avoid eachother.

 

It's a Genetic Fault, They were never intended to Mix and mingle, The fences were never meant to go out. 

 

As well, Instincts are probably a Factor here, Right?

 

Wrong. 

 

Spino and Rex are from two different eras, Lets say the Instinct carried over in the Blood Samples, Rex still wouldn't know better than to avoid Spino, Because rex was one of the largest Predators in Creataous North america. 

 

It had little to No actual Rivalries for it to worry over. 

 

Same goes for Spino. 

 

They don't know what this other Species is. However, They are intreading on eachothers Territories. That's something they do have an Instinct for. 

 

Thusly, the begin fighting. 

 

See, It's not always "Movie Logic"

 

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Lol, paden. As for the monsters thing, they are still technically dinosaurs, just slightly hybridized ones. Like the T. rex is still a T. rex, just maybe a Tyrannosaurus rex-nublarisis. Slightly changed, but only slightly.

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Well according to Jack horner, it was a scavenger (but we all know that all theropods or most active carnivores scavenge), so which this theory probably lead to the reasoning Rex was close to Spino. 

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@Primal King

 

Due to the lack of Info Provided by Stephen Speilburg, I've been forced to go with Book Cannon over Movie Cannon on that. 

 

As so. They're not 100% Dinosaur. That's littearlly, Impossible. We can't acheive that, And we never will. (Unless in the Invention of a Time Machine but Shh... Thats laters talks)

 

They carry A Large, Amphibean DNA Chunk. For the sake of having them Turn out Dinosaur looking, It's somewhere from 60-40, To 90-10. 

 

The Genetics is the problem. It produces a Dinosaur, Yes... But it isn't a real dinosaur. 

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REX FAN 684 - What a very interesting premise! Hmm. You know, I've actually never given this aspect much thought? Looking at it from the perspective that the animals were "genetically engineered, theme park monsters", I'd say they were so close together because they didn't know any better ("Oh, bloody hell! This is your territory, old boy? Would you fancy a share? No; you want the whole thing, do you? Alright. Let's bite away at each other, then. That usually solves these sorts of problems."). On the other hand, if Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus was indeed the massive, land-going super predator that some speculate, it's possible it was a marauder and simply roamed wherever it pleased - pillaging whatever it wanted regardless of territorial bounds! Perhaps it even searched for the territories of other predators in order to take advantage of kills and unobservant theropods! :)

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Movie logic over rules everything here.

But ignore that, and what do you get?  An accident.  One-time thing that these 2 met.

Or perhaps that Spino was the super-marauder that Something Real hypothesized.

Sadly Something Real, I won't agree with your proposal, and here's why.

Keep in mind that both the JP3 Spino and Rex weren't fully grown.  They were teenagers (I know, the T.rex didn't look like it, but imagine him as a 17 year old, and according to growth charts of T.rex, they would have looked close enough to their parents by that age, just a bit smaller).  And the 2 largest therapods on Sorna were the two parent T.rexes from The Lost World.  Sure, the Spino is a bit bigger than either one, but against 2 adult Rexes?  He never would have stood a chance.  He was young, and if you ever encounter an adult rival, no matter how realistsically bigger you are, you're going to either back down without getting hurt, or lose enough that you will back down.  I highly doubt Spino would have gone whereever he wanted to, because if he did and was that cocky/confident, he would have encountered the 2 adult T.rexes soon enough and lost.  Teens will be teens.  

There is a reason (other than movie logic) that Spino and teen-Rex were far away from Mom and Dad Rex.  They fear those two giants, not only because of their size or protective instinct, or even numbers.  They fear them because of their stature and their combined experience.

 

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"But that was Isla Nublar, this is Isla Sorna." Rex Parents weren't there. But I agree, 2 always beats 1...in the matter of large theropods of course.

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@paden, a better word would be "pure" rather than "true." IMO they are true dinosaurs, just not pure ones. Now, I've done some research on genetics. If you take a cross-splicing and replicating into thought, then there would only be about 1.32224% amphibian DNA. (Yes, I was bored enough to do the math.)

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@Leviathanteratophoneusferox, The Lost World and JP3 both took place on Isla Sorna.  Different regions I think, but the same island nonetheless.

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ALPHADINO65 - There's nothing sad about your choice to disagree with me! Your assertion is another perspective from which to view the notion - and an interesting one at that! Never worry about disagreeing with me during healthy discourse! :)

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I am going with scavenger theory....-_- 

I know Rex ISN'T A SCAVANGER!  However this movie, thats how he was depicted. I belive that Spino took down the prey, Rex scavenged. 

I think I know why they attacked each other, in the trailer, and behind the scenes, up first they just roar(intimidating). They used animatronics for this. The spino "smashed" the head of the rex (buck/bull re-use). They didn;t use the scenes. But spino clawed Rex, maybe this aggrovated Rex to go full on assault, not knowing how powerful spino was.

Maybe the Airstrip was like a "barrier/invisisble wall", spino only crossed when he was attacking his prey.

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BTW RexFan...Go Clones! 501st for the win!

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I'm glad this discussion turned into such an interesting conversation.

 

And JPCerato, yeah buddy! ;)

 

MaryChristine, what do you mean?

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