Mommy loves her baby...
Walking with Dinosaurs
- Before it went bad, the whole subplot with the Cynodonts in the first episode. In particular...Narrator: The bond between Cynodonts is extraordinarily strong: they pair for life.
(said as the mother and father Cynodont nuzzle) - There are points in "Time of the Titans" where the baby Diplodocus almost sound like they're talking to each other. It's way cuter than it sounds. Also, The baby Diplodocus in general.
- The book version of Giant Of The Skies makes the ending a tad more uplifting (no pun intended) when we learn that the old Ornithocheirus did not die in vain.Despite this ignominious end, the old male was a success. In his 40 years of life he probably sired several thousand offspring and it is likely that some of them were on this beach, competing and succeeding where he finally failed.
- Same goes for the Prehistoric Planet version:
But this one of the most important parts of evolution: the constant turnover of generation after generation allows a species to adapt evolve along the changing world around them. This cycle of birth, life, and death is what makes the wonder of evolution possible. In truth, our hero is now travelling the final stretch of a journey that has been a huge success. Ornithocheirus has wandered the prehistoric world for forty years; he's flown tens of thousands of miles, and countless young. Now he's flown full circle: he can finish his life where he was born. Even in death, he has somerhing he can offer for his species: nourishment for the next generation. He'll also leave something to the modern world: the sands of time will turn his bones to fossils, and those fossils will tell the story of this truly awesome creature. - The ending of Death of a Dynasty and the series as a whole would be a Tear Jerker, except for the very end, which shows (just like ending to Jurassic Park), that even though the giant dinosaurs are gone their smaller relatives — birds — are still with us. What a surprising "Ray of Hope" Ending to the age of the Dinosaurs.
The 2013 Movie
- After being separated from the herd swept down the rapids, Patchi notices that Juniper has sprained her leg. Then a herd of Edmontosaurus show up, showing them and Scowler the way to the place they were migrating to. At first the trio follow them, but Patchi sees Juniper falling behind due to her leg. Does he keep going on without her? No, he proceeds to stay behind in solidarity with her until her injury begins to feel better.
- At the end of the film, Scowler apologizes to Patchi for being a jackass to him, and Patchi finally becomes the leader of the herd. Not only that, but he also gets his girl (Juniper) in the end. He really did earn his happy ending despite his rocky start.
- Scowler gets an earlier one when he sees Patchi return after kicking him out of the herd. What's the first thing he does? Warn him to keep away from the attacking Gorgosaurus and get to safety. At that point, with Gorgon close to killing him and the herd willing to leave him behind, Scowler has had a Heel Realization so he quickly takes any last chances to redeem himself.
- Patchi rescuing Scowler is another one.
- When Patchi enters Heroic BSoD to the point of allowing the scavengers to eat him, Alex refuses to leave his side and convinces him that he should live. Talk about Undying Loyalty.
- The scene wherein Gorgon lunges out of nowhere and kills a pterosaur, can be oddly touching considering the fact he killed said pterosaur to feed his family (including juveniles), and takes no meat for himself. And not a moment later, he goes right back to hunting other animals (in this case, Patchi's herd) to provide for his pack/children. This small, easy to miss moment from the Designated Villain makes some fans wish the film had, in true WWD fashion, been from his perspective.
- It’s a small detail, but at the end of the film, Patchi ferociously chases a Troodon away from his and Juniper’s eggs . He’s not going to let one of their hatchlings end up with a hole in their frill like he did.
