T-Rex Bursts Into Flames

An animatronic dinosaur at a Colorado theme park went extinct after catching fire.  The T-Rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience smoldered for about 10 minutes before completely engulfing in flames. At some points, witnesses thought it looked like the dino was breathing fire.  The T-Rex was one of 16 dinosaurs at the park that moved and made sounds at the Wild Walk exhibit.  Park co-owner Zach Reynolds hopes to have a replacement by the summer.


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