Tomorrow sees the auction of Vulcain, an apatosaurus skeleton that is the largest dinosaur ever offered for sale
As a survey guy, one thing I’ve wanted to answer for a long time is: “who doesn’t love dinosaurs?” Our survey shows that half of the British public say they love (15%) or like (34%) dinosaurs – and while 47% are indifferent, only 3% say they dislike or hate them
Young adults are far more likely to enjoy dinosaurs than their elders (63% of 18-24 year olds vs 29% of 65+ year olds), and men are more likely to do so than women (54% vs 44%)
But more importantly, what is the public’s favourite dinosaur? We asked the 1,000 people from the poll who said they loved or liked dinosaurs, and the T-Rex came on top at 30%, followed by Stegosaurus at 12% (my own choice) and Triceratops on 11%.
Velociraptors came fifth on 7% – although many people might feel different if they knew the truth: that raptors depicted in Jurassic Park are actually based on the much larger and related genus Deinonychus, and that true Velociraptors were actually the size of a turkey!
Data source: YouGov survey. Chart created in Adobe Illustrator, with dinosaur images from the following artists on Getty: Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus: Mark Garlick; Triceratops, Brachiosaurus: dottedhippo; Ankylosaurus: Leonello Calvetti/Science Photo Library; Pterodactyl: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library; Velociraptor: Nerthuz; Diplodocus: Corey Ford/Stocktrek Images.
Nice to see my favourite the Spinosaurus sneak into the top 10
most surprising thing here is Diplo somehow beating out Bronto and Brachio as the favored Longneck
I’m very disappointed in that 3%.
Pterodactyls weren’t dinosaurs.
Super interesting to see Diplodocus so high, I bet in most european countries it wouldn’t even make the top 10.
Yeah, of course they go for the one with good teeth.
Apparently, many people (not just in Britain) but around the world just know T-rex when you talk about dinos to them 😂
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Tomorrow sees the auction of Vulcain, an apatosaurus skeleton that is the largest dinosaur ever offered for sale
As a survey guy, one thing I’ve wanted to answer for a long time is: “who doesn’t love dinosaurs?” Our survey shows that half of the British public say they love (15%) or like (34%) dinosaurs – and while 47% are indifferent, only 3% say they dislike or hate them
Young adults are far more likely to enjoy dinosaurs than their elders (63% of 18-24 year olds vs 29% of 65+ year olds), and men are more likely to do so than women (54% vs 44%)
But more importantly, what is the public’s favourite dinosaur? We asked the 1,000 people from the poll who said they loved or liked dinosaurs, and the T-Rex came on top at 30%, followed by Stegosaurus at 12% (my own choice) and Triceratops on 11%.
Velociraptors came fifth on 7% – although many people might feel different if they knew the truth: that raptors depicted in Jurassic Park are actually based on the much larger and related genus Deinonychus, and that true Velociraptors were actually the size of a turkey!
See more about the study here: [https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/50953-what-is-britains-favourite-dinosaur](https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/50953-what-is-britains-favourite-dinosaur)
Data source: YouGov survey. Chart created in Adobe Illustrator, with dinosaur images from the following artists on Getty: Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus: Mark Garlick; Triceratops, Brachiosaurus: dottedhippo; Ankylosaurus: Leonello Calvetti/Science Photo Library; Pterodactyl: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library; Velociraptor: Nerthuz; Diplodocus: Corey Ford/Stocktrek Images.
Nice to see my favourite the Spinosaurus sneak into the top 10
most surprising thing here is Diplo somehow beating out Bronto and Brachio as the favored Longneck
I’m very disappointed in that 3%.
Pterodactyls weren’t dinosaurs.
Super interesting to see Diplodocus so high, I bet in most european countries it wouldn’t even make the top 10.
Yeah, of course they go for the one with good teeth.
Apparently, many people (not just in Britain) but around the world just know T-rex when you talk about dinos to them 😂
https://youtu.be/4vSY_rB928c?si=I-svv4mRcUfhZMv9
While I’m not surprised, I was hoping for carnotaurus to be on the list
My boy Diplodocus higher than expected
Where’s the Pachy love?? Ankylosaurus makes me happy though.
Doyouthinkhesawus should be top.
Velociraptor not #1? Mongo is appalled!
Brontosaurus is my favorite, because it turned out to not be a distinct Dino, but the name had already stuck.
The problem with velociraptors is that they are popular because people think they looked totally different than they actually did
Brachiosaurus fans unite! There are dozens of us!
No love for Micropachycephalosaurus?
No love for my boy the parasaurolophus 😔
I made the to 10!
I need to work on my media presence, though, to get higher on the list. I’m aiming for a solid 5%.
Surprised the one with 500 teeth is not on there
That elite 2% who know the ankylosaurus is the best.
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