:05:02
set trepidatious foot on this sceptr'd isle,
those astonishing creatures,
:05:07
to which we give the name dinosaurs,
cast their...
:05:12
- Sir, you need a ticket!
- I have important scientific evidence.
:05:17
Take your hands off me!
:05:19
Thank you, gentlemen. You MAY let him go.
:05:22
Despite appearances,
he isn't a burglar or pickpocket.
:05:30
I see you're still having trouble
with your timekeeping, Professor Challenger.
:05:35
What have you got there, Challenger?
:05:38
The Professor and I were at Oxford together.
He was often late for lectures then, as well.
:05:44
I was punctual if I thought
there was something worth hearing.
:05:47
Do you mind?
:05:50
- Mrs. Summerlee.
- George.
:05:53
George Challenger.
:05:55
A slapdash scientist
with an absurdly high opinion of himself.
:05:59
Summerlee beat him to the Chair of Zoology.
He's never got over it.
:06:03
When Professor Challenger is finally ready,
perhaps I might continue?
:06:07
Carry on, Professor.
:06:12
The very word dinosaur,
meaning "terrible reptile", tells us...
:06:17
...this is a vertebra from a creature
known as "Iguanodon bernissartensis".
:06:25
Behind me is an artist's impression
of the iguanodon,
:06:29
which stood on its hind legs
in the manner of a kangaroo.
:06:32
Oh, come on! A kangaroo?
Are you sure? Have you ever seen one?
:06:38
Don't be absurd!
No one's ever seen a dinosaur.
:06:43
The great size of these creatures
was paradoxically their weakness,
:06:47
for the dinosaurs could not compete
with the smaller and more agile mammals.
:06:53
Where's his proof?
:06:56
The proof is that we are here and dinosaurs
are remarkably thin on the ground.