This video was fun to watch, but you have to expend effort to see it. The link below takes you (eventually!) to the AsiaOne news story, which has a link to the video, which opens an Instagram window, which you have to close. The video actually starts playing in the original screen that had the news story. At least, so it goes on my computer.

Jurassic World in real life? Video of realistic-looking Triceratops goes viral in Indonesia
AsiaOne | December 17, 2020 | Melissa Teo

With 2020 being such a chaotic year, we’d think that things can’t get any more bizarre than they already are. However, this viral video of a realistic-looking dinosaur has proven us wrong.

In a 30-second clip circulating on Twitter this week, The video comes with the caption “Alhamdulillah piaraan baru udah nyampe”, which translates to “Praise God, the new pet has arrived”.

While the Triceratops looks unnervingly realistic, it is actually a very elaborate costume that was done up for Mojosemi Forest Park’s promotional holiday video, and hidden underneath the dinosaur were a bunch of park employees, Indonesian media reported.

The outdoor recreational park in East Java has a dinosaur zone where visitors can pose for photos with a T-Rex or Brachiosauruses.

A visitor had apparently managed to take a quick video of the creature before leaking it online, the park’s deputy commissioner said.

However, some netizens suspect that the clip had been purposely released as part of an advertising campaign.

A day after the footage went viral, the park itself released a three-minute video of the Triceratops on its social media accounts.

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