PARENTS and teachers were desperately searching for lost children and missing students yesterday when a dwarf allosaur went wild at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (BMEC).
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The Victorian theropod became extremely aggressive after professional dinosaur wranglers performed emergency dentistry work during the erth’s dinosaur petting zoo.
Fortunately for the large crowd – including students from Rockley, Cowra and Lyndhurst public school, chief wrangler Michael Cullen was able to get the massive puppet under control and continue the impressive show.
“That never usually happens, I’m so sorry,” he said to the audience. “If it happens again remember to cover your head with your arms, because it is better to lose one or two of them rather than your head.”
The dwarf allosaur’s rampage was followed by a few moments of peace, allowing Mr Cullen to call Lyndhurst Public School student Brody Hewitt forward to place his head inside the Australian dinosaur’s massive mouth.
However, it almost turned to tragedy as the dinosaur refused to let go of the Year 6 student before eventually spitting him out and storming off back to its giant cage.
Earlier in the show, audience members were left enthralled as Mr Cullen called them up to pat a pair of very cute dryosaurs.
“They maybe only seven months old and very shy, but these Minmi babies are the cutest additions to the show,” he said.
People were then mesmerised by the gracefulness of a Meganura, or Devonian dragonfly, as it flew over the crowd landing on the hands and heads of some special individuals.
The spectacle is all part of a travelling show. The final two performances of erth’s dinosaur petting zoo at BMEC will take place today at 10am and 12.30pm.
Bookings: 6333 6162.
