Other mistake: When Teresa inflates the raft on the dock, the T-Rex disappears impossibly fast and without making a single sound. Great visual, but completely impossible.
Other mistake: The Titanosaurs are somehow able to be completely hidden in grass that doesn't even reach waist level on humans.
Other mistake: When paleontologist Jonathan Bailey falls off the cliff from 100 feet, he hits many trees and branches and then hits the water. When he gets up, he still has his glasses on. (01:37:06)





Answer: It could be argued that he was panicked and not thinking strategically, but realistically, this is an action movie, and that means more crashes, explosions, and mayhem for audience entertainment. There has to be a plot device as to why the group no longer has a boat, stranding them on the island.
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