Summary
Cretaceous forests hide towering sauropods, a Carnotaurus clearing a stage to show off its stubby arms in a courtship display, and a Therizinosaurus reaching into a beehive with enormous claws. The episode shows how an animal's body parts -- claws, arms, long necks -- fit the way it feeds, defends itself, and finds a mate. A memorable look at structure and behavior.
Viewer safety
A courtship display and some feeding scenes -- gentle for this series; still preview if helpful.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
"Forests" looks at how dinosaurs used their bodies to live among the trees.
- What does Therizinosaurus use its long claws for? Was it what you expected?
- Why does the Carnotaurus clear a space and show off its arms?
- Pick one animal and explain how a body part helps it survive in the forest.
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: structure, claw, courtship, adaptation, forest.
Try it: Draw one dinosaur from the episode and label a body part. Write what that part helps the animal do.