particularly long snout Mike this could be the most important discovery of my career Mike’s father lived for the thrill of the chase Well the thrill of the search Dr Evans could read the expression on his son’s face Don’t look so glum buddy We’ll find something here soon I can feel it I know Mike said He couldn’t tell his father why he was bored His dad was chasing dinosaur bones for a living but Mike had actually been chased by dinosaurs living ones It was hard to go back to playing with tiny shovels after that Dr Evans gestured to the piles of dirt in front of them I think this is a complete set of Dinosaur bones That’s a rare find Usually we have to recreate the missing bones as best we
can for a museum He spread his arms even wider But with this P-Rex and the C Yangi at the next site over these may be the world’s first complete skeletons Mike smiled That’s great Dad Dr Evans looked at his son I know it’s not the most exciting thing to you Dad said But that’ll change as soon as Shannon gets here Shannon is coming Mike asked Yep I got a message from Dr Broome that she’s on her way Weird Mike said I just sent her some dig photos She didn’t mention anything about coming here Dr Broome mentioned those photos actually Dr Evans said He took an interest in some feathers in your photo
Mike pulled out his phone and scrolled through the pictures He found a photo he’d taken of a bunch of feathers near one of the dig sites Mike didn’t find anything super-interesting about it A man like Dr Broome was so smart that he probably recognized the feathers of some rare species worth investigating Dr Broome spent most of his time in his underwater research complex He sent his daughter on most excursions The fact that
Shannon was coming made Mike cheer up Moments later a limousine pulled up to the edge of the dig site The driver quickly exited the car and opened the back door Shannon bounced out from the back seat her long red hair bobbing along with her Another familiar face emerged Ms Li Jing their official guide She was also their liaison a fancy word that meant she communicated between Dr Broome’s research foundation and the Chinese government Then a third passenger emerged The creature leapt out and bounced to Ms Li Jing Mike couldn’t believe his eyes Is that a Panda he wondered Mike stared at the strange animal He hadn’t even noticed Shannon was standing
