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Big Dinosaurs, Big Reptiles, Colorado, United States

Grrrreta the Grrrreat Big Dinosaur, Fruita, Colorado

The hills above Fruita, Colorado, are full of dinosaur bones, but it’s in the centre of town that visitors can get up close and personal with Grrrreta, a bombastic, bright-green tyrannosaurus. Radiating with a pleasant retro zeal, Grrrreta has served as the symbol of this quirky outpost for more than 80 years. From her spot in Circle Park, she watches over Fruita’s laidback coffee shops … Continue reading Grrrreta the Grrrreat Big Dinosaur, Fruita, Colorado

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Alberta, Big Reptiles, Canada, Uncategorized

The World’s Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, AB

Sixty-seven million years ago, when rivers ran red with molten magma, the towering tyrannosaurus traipsed across the bleeding badlands we now call Canada. Standing six-metres tall and with a head full of lancinating ivories, this terrifying thunder lizard tore all before her to shreds. Well, it’s 2022, and the tyrannosaurus has evolved. Now seven-storeys tall and capable of gobbling dozens of bemused tourists at once, … Continue reading The World’s Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, AB

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Big Animals, Big Dinosaurs, Russia

Mammoth and Baby Mammoth, Nadym, Russia

My unquenchable thirst for Big Things has taken me to some of the most beautiful and wondrous places on earth. It also dragged me through the frozen wastelands of northern Siberia, to the decaying industrial town of Nadym. I was lured to this remote corner of Russia by fellow Big Thing enthusiast Yevgeny Kafelnikov. No, not the world famous tennis player – every second Russian … Continue reading Mammoth and Baby Mammoth, Nadym, Russia

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Big Dinosaurs, Northern Territory Bigs

Big Kev the Big Dinosaur, Palmerston, NT

There’s only one place where you can snap up a sensibly-priced socket set, swallow a scrumptious sausage sandwich, and sequester yourself back 65 million years to the age of the sauropods – and that’s Bunnings Palmerston. It’s home to Big Kev the brachiosaurus and trust me, he’s excited! Kev is absolutely massive, to the point it can be difficult to snap a good photo with … Continue reading Big Kev the Big Dinosaur, Palmerston, NT

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