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Prehistoric Planet: The Official Podcast

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The Evolution of Tyrannosaurus Rex

There's a lovely bit of science in the sequence as well where we show the T-Rex, nozzling. There are multiple sensory structures on the face that mean that their faces are about as sensitive as human fingertips. So we think that these animals probably did engage in face rubbing to show that trust and tenderness was the name of the game at that particular time.

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