The Incredible Hoax Behind Jurassic Park You Always Thought Was True

2. Dinosaurs Looked Nothing Like The Creatures On Display In Jurassic Park

It’s a well known truth at this point, so we won’t dwell on it, but dinosaurs looked very little like their depictions in Jurassic Park. Raptors, far from the 4ft badasses of Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, were about the size of a turkey. Most dinosaurs were also feathered, and considerably more ‘fabulous’ with bright colours and plumage.

Not only visually though, the dinosaurs of the Jurassic theme park are different in other ways as well. We see the ‘’T-Rex’’ comfortably reaching 30 mph while chasing the jeep in Jurassic World, when the true Tyrannosaurus wouldn't even be able to reach half that speed. There’s also the fact that, although the T-Rex did have poor eyesight, it had a phenomenal sense of smell, something the 'T-Rex' created by International Genetics Incorporated didn’t seem to share.

There is only one explanation. Rather than cloning extinct dinosaurs, International Genetics Incorporated created a fictional, idealised version of dinosaurs using advanced genetic manipulation and cloning techniques. But, why?