Tiny's Fishing Friend/Butterflies
dinosaur train

Tiny can't believe it when he finds out that his friend Cindy Cimolestes doesn't like fish, but she explains that she's a mammal and many mammals don't eat fish. Determined, Tiny sets out to find a mammal in the Mesozoic who likes fish, so she, Buddy, Cindy and Dad set out on a fishing trip where they run into Cassie Castrocauda, a Jurassic mammal that looks like a cross between a beaver, an otter and a platypus, who also happens to love fish! One morning at the family nest, Don befriends a butterfly that he names Dan. Don, Buddy, Tiny and Shiny watch Dan and three of his "sibling" butterflies fly around until suddenly they disappear, leaving Dan all alone. Don feels for the separated butterfly and vows to re-unite him with his siblings. After Mom and Dad give a quick lesson about butterfly camouflage, Don leads his own siblings all around the nest area searching for Dan the Butterfly's lost "sisters and brother." The whole time, Don keeps an eye on Dan, who camouflages himself when any threat (birds or a frog) are nearby. The long search doesn't yield the missing butterflies. Then, at the end of the day, our family is amazed when Dan's family reveals that it had been camouflaged in a flower headband!

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 305

About Dinosaur Train:

"Dinosaur Train" is an animated series for 3-to-6 year olds.

The series features a curious young T-rex named Buddy who, together with his adopted Pteranodon family, takes the Dinosaur Train to meet, explore, and have adventures with all kinds of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures.


Future Broadcast times for "Dinosaur Train": (show all)

Sat, Mar 8 6:30 A.M. Iggy Iguanodon/Shiny Can't Sleep     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Mar 9 6:30 A.M. Pteranodon Family World Tour/Gilbert The Junior Conductor     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Mar 15 6:30 A.M. What's at the Center of the Earth? Layers!/What's at the Center of the Earth? Fossils!     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Mar 16 6:30 A.M. What's at the Center of the Earth Troglobites!/Minerals!     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Mar 22 6:30 A.M. New Neighbors /Don's Collection     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Mar 23 6:30 A.M. Erma Eoraptor/Under The Volcano     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Mar 29 6:30 A.M. Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1/Part 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Mar 30 6:30 A.M. Kenny Kentrosaurus/Don and the Troodons     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 5 6:30 A.M. Junior Conductors Academy: Part One/Junior Conductors Academy: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 6 6:30 A.M. The Beelzebufo Cometh/Dennis Comes to Visit     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 12 6:30 A.M. Nest Swap/The Herd Is The Word     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 13 6:30 A.M. Stop and Smell The Flowers/Moms' Campout     NH Kids (11.5)


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