Pterodaustro Lyrics

Get ready for my takeoff

Step back I'm not my best at it yet

I'm a little turbulent

I need a wide open space

To spread my wings

Things like my long neck

And lengthy torso

And my short legs

Make it hard to launch

But I won't let it stop me

Once I get going I'm flying

Like an albatross

Mastering my long-haul flight

Once I'm up here I get a good look

At the Early Cretaceous lakes below

That I call home

When I land I find the best spot

In the shallow water

Dunk in my long bill and take a big gulp

Tiny invertebrates filter through

My comb-toothed mouth

My lower jaw is one big bristly brush

1000 long thin teeth

Flexible but still made of dentine

It's nothing like you've ever seen

Yeah, we can't really not talk about this eye-catching beak

Hooked sharply upwards, almost the length of my skull

It's extraordinary

Then the rest of my body

Is quite small and light

I'm so agile when I catch great heights

Once I get going I'm flying

Like an albatross

Mastering my long-haul flight

Once I'm up here I get a good look

At the Early Cretaceous lakes below

That I call home

I get called a flamingo pterodaustro

It might be true I might be a rosy hue

From all these tasty brine shrimp

I'm slurping up every day

Must be why I don't need a fancy head crest

To catch all the attention

Not when I'm this bright beautiful colour

Once I get going I'm flying

Like an albatross

Mastering my long-haul flight

Once I'm up here I get a good look

At the Early Cretaceous lakes below

That I call home