How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"I wouldn't call them tremendously intelligent," Malcolm said. (3.20.97)
Malcolm, usually more astute, downplays the intelligence of the Velociraptors after they try to attack through an electric fence. Malcolm is usually right in his predictions, but his assessment here turns out to be wrong. The raptors are wicked smart.
Quote #5
"So I wonder: have they learned, somewhere along the line, that humans are easy to kill?" (3.20.127)
Malcolm has put on his Sherlock hat. If the raptors behave as though humans are easy to kill, then they had to learn that lesson from somewhere, and that means that the raptors have killed before. Hammond hasn't been honest with them about everything, now, has he?
Quote #6
From the beginning, this had been one of the core beliefs of the planners. The animals, however exotic, would fundamentally behave like animals in zoos anywhere. (3.24.25)
This is another assumption that proves disastrous. If they'd thought about their plans, they might have realized that recreated animals from millions of years in the past might not behave in the ways they expect. Even paleontologists, who devote their lives to studying dinosaurs, aren't so sure how dinosaurs actually behaved.