As a child, I was fascinated by dinosaurs, and if given the chance to bring one back to life, I would choose T Rex. I can’t quite put my finger on why this particular species appeals to me, but perhaps it’s because I remember hearing about Tyrannosaurus Rex in primary school.

Additionally, I have collected a few poems about dinosaurs, and this genus seems to be a common feature in them. While there may be other dinosaurs with unique personalities, I feel that Rex’s are more familiar to humans than any other species, real or imagined.

Despite initial claims that dinosaurs were merely figments of imagination, the discovery of fossilized remains has proven otherwise. Dinosaurs continue to capture the imagination of young people, as seen in the popularity of films like Jurassic Park.

However, I must admit that the fear instilled in me by the dinosaurs in that film has kept me from watching any others in the series. If I had to choose a favourite dinosaur poem, it would be one that I cut out of a school paper when I was younger and pasted into a book, where it remains today.

69 years old, yellow and musty.