Billionaire Reportedly Building a Real Jurassic Park

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Billionaire Reportedly Building a Real Jurassic Park
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If you've ever seen Jurassic Park, you probably remember the major take-away point: Don't build a theme park full of cloned dinosaurs.

But perhaps Clive Palmer didn't quite get the memo. The billionaire is reportedly trying to clone a dinosaur so that he can set it free in his new Palmer Resort in Coolum, Australia.

According to Sunshine Coast Daily, a source close to Palmer revealed that "he has been in deep discussion with the people who successfully cloned Dolly the sheep to bring his dinosaur vision to life."

Plans for his resort are also said to include "20-story sky needle and a giant, London Eye-style ferris wheel."

Palmer has not released an official statement confirming these reports.

However, another source close to Palmer categorized the rumors of a Jurassic Park-style amusement park as "absolutely ridiculous," as the Brisbane Times reports. But Palmer does have a reputation for eccentric investments. He's building a functional replica of the Titanic.

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