![]() ![]() Not only do the animals in Raptor Red not talk, but Bakker actually uses science to portray the dinosaur’s perspective to you. Raptor Red does this incredibly well though. Talking animals ups the challenge when writing a serious book aimed at adults. When I first heard about this book, I was curious how you could write a piece of dinosaur fiction. There will be no spoilers in this review, so feel free to read on with reckless abandon! The dinosaurs in this book are certainly portrayed that way. He was the first paleontologist to suggest dinosaurs may have been active, warm blooded animals, way back in the 1960s. Robert “Bob” Bakker is the author and aforementioned paleontologist. Actual Velociraptors were only about 3 feet tall, but Utahraptors were man-sized and larger. Utahraptor’s are essentially the Velociraptors you see in Jurassic Park. The story is about her migration south from Canada, down the Pacific coast into modern day US territory. The book is about a female Utahraptor named Raptor Red. ![]() A piece of dinosaur fiction written by a prominent paleontologist? It almost sounds like an oxymoron. ![]() It’s always been a book I’ve wanted to read though. ![]() Given that it came out in 1997, you could agree I’m a little behind on my reading. I just finished reading Raptor Red recently. One Raptor’s Road Trip Through North America ![]()
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