Jurassic Park Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 53 Summary

Chapter 53 Summary

The computer system has come back online, and the authorities in San Jose have been alerted. The automatic dinosaur counting system numbers are starting to fall. Dr. Grant explains that the park is reaching equilibrium as nature, which was formerly separated, is now interacting with itself: Hungry species are feeding, and predators are fighting for territory.

Gennaro, who no longer supports the idea of the park, is looking forward to a military attack on the island. Dr. Grant believes that something more must be done. He and Dr. Sattler, Muldoon and Gennaro set out to search for and destroy the nest of raptors. A bunker full of nerve gas is found, which they decide to use. They attach a radio collar to a baby raptor they had found and set it free. They then follow the collar's transmission to the base of the volcano, where they believe the nests to...
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