Tarbosaurus/Segments

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These are Prehistoric Planet segments which feature ***Tarbosaurus***.

## Deserts

### Segment 2

In the second segment of Deserts, a group of four *Tarbosauruses* surround a rotting sauropod carcass, their presence keeping a flock of azhdarchids from landing and scavenging the carcass. A few lizards approach the *Tarbosauruses* to feed on the flies attracted to the carcass and the smell of the *Tarbosauruses* who fed on the carcass. The presence of the lizards, in turn, attract *Velociraptors*. One lizard, pursued by a *Velociraptor*, sneaks under a *Tarbosaurus*, causing its pursuer to accidentally bump into the tyrannosaur, awakening and enraging it. Following the commotion, the *Velociraptors* make a quick getaway, and the *Tarbosaurus* group eventually decided to move on from the carcass, allowing the azhdarchids to finally come down and scavenge the rotting corpse of the sauropod. With their opportunity to catch flies now gone, the lizards leave.

### Segment 4

***“ Much like everyone else, the hunter is here just for water. ”***

― **David Attenborough**, *Deserts*
Later on, in the fourth segment of Deserts, when many dinosaurs are shown drinking from an oasis, a *Tarbosaurus* arrives, causing a herd of *Barsboldia* to cautiously make way for it to avoid conflict. However, the theropod ignores them and simply proceeds to drink water as well.

## Badlands

In the second segment of Badlands, as a herd of Mongolian Titans, *Nemegtosaurus*, and *Prenocephale* traverse through a system of rocky gullies, a trio of *Tarbosaurus* launches an ambush on the herd, causing the herbivores to panic and stampede in an attempt to escape the attack. In the chaos, an unfortunate *Nemegtosaurus* stumbles off a low ledge and dies in the process. The *Prenocephale* attempt to escape to higher ground, allowing a pack of *Velociraptors* to exploit the panic caused by the tyrannosaurs to hunt the *Prenocephale*, with a female isolating one of the pachycephalosaurs and chasing it up a cliff, where a male springs out at the crucial moment to kick their target off the cliff.

***“ Now, the Velociraptors can finally spring their ambush. At last. Working together, they have secured a meal for the whole family. The Tarbosaurs have also had success. For predators, it's actually a time of plenty. And for the Velociraptors, the perfect time to start a family. ”***

― **David Attenborough**, *Badlands*
As the *Velociraptor* family feeds on the *Prenocephale* they kicked off the cliff, the trio of *Tarbosaurus* feed on the dead *Nemegtosaurus*, showing the success they have earned without having actually attacked any of the sauropods.

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## Trivia

* The fourth segment of Deserts, featuring several animals (among them, a lone *Tarbosaurus*) congregating around a temporary oasis that formed in the Nemegt Formation, was shot in Namibia.
* The second segment of Badlands, which involves *Velociraptors* capitalizing on an attack launched by three *Tarbosauruses* on a titanosaur herd traveling through a maze of canyons in the Nemegt Formation, was shot in some places in Saudi Arabia, like Al-'Ula city in the Medina Province and Tabuk City of the Tabuk Region.

## References

1. ↑ BTS: Apple TV+'s Prehistoric Planet
2. ↑ I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast, Episode 444: Dinosaurs in the Badlands: Featuring 2 Producers from Prehistoric Planet 2