Guanlong

Guanlong

Guanlong

Guanlong
Species	Guanlong wucaii
Eye color	Yellow with Red irises
Diet	Carnivore
Size	3 meters long

Guanlong are a species of dinosaur featured in Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs. They are also one of the minor antagonists in the film.

Dramedy

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs(film)

The Guanlng don't make their appearance anywhere in the film or around dinosaur world until the herd make their way through the Plates of Woe. While on the Plates of Woe, Manny, Diego and Ellie are then attacked by the pack of Guanlong, that appear at the bottom floor coming out from shadowed areas and caves. Manny and Diego stop them from reaching Ellie, who is having her baby, Peaches, at the time. 

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (game)

Their role is mostly the same as in the movie.

Appearance

They are blue colored with orange red markings, are vivid and covered in prickly quills.

Traits

The Guanlong have a variety of unique abilities as they can climb walls using their claws and with their strong legs, can jump high and run at fast speeds. They hunt in packs with other guanlong. When confronting larger or smaller creatures, they work together as a group to take down their prey.

Trivia

• In real life, Guanlongs actually belonged to the Tyrannosaurus family.
• Some paleontologists suggest Guanlong is a sub-adult Monolophosaurus.
• The quils on the Guanlongs may be actually be some sort of protofeathers.
• Character designer Peter de Sève stated in a 2009 interview that the dinosaur was chosen as "a twist on a Velociraptor", which is often featured in dinosaur films.

Gallery

concept art done by Peter de seve

See Also

• Rudy
• harpactognathus