In late Cretaceous Alberta, many apex predators roamed free, so how did the prey
survive?

Did Dinosaurs Abandon Their Young to Help Them Survive? Walking with Dinosaurs

Premiered June 15, 2025
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Did Dinosaurs Abandon Their Young to Help Them Survive?

In late Cretaceous Alberta, apex predators roamed free in vast numbers, so how did the prey survive? Edmontosaurus are large, herbivorous dinosaurs, and one of the most abundantly found dinosaur species in Alberta and beyond, yet the fossils of the young and the old are rarely found
together. Could abandoning their young really help them survive to adulthood?

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