After 65 million years, they're back.

Walking with Dinosaurs is a live stage event that focuses on the lives of dinosaurs throughout their time on our planet. The show was presented at the Honda Center in Anaheim this past weekend, and will move to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, with performances from Sept. 9-12. Ticket prices range from $39 to $79 for a 96 minute show with a 20 minute intermission. Recommended for ages 3 and up.

The show opens with a pyramid shaped form in the middle of the stage that is later identified as the super continent, Pangaea. At the end of the pyramid a spotlight shines on a small nest of eggs. Moments later, the first dinosaur of the show, Liliensternus, emerges from the shadows and stalks over to the nest in search of a quick meal. He is followed by Plateosaurus, who hopes to protect her nest of hatchlings. What follows captivates the audience in moments.

The show is narrated by an actor playing the part of a paleontologist named Huxley, who is responsible for telling the story as well as talking about the reptiles, where they lived and for how long, the type of climate they lived in, how they evolved and their diets.

The script has an array of interesting facts and conveys the information quite well, although it does tend to be a bit dry, lacking the connection some hosts can have with their audience. Luckily this show was not created in hopes of a fan base for Huxley, but rather for the 15 life-size dinosaurs that roam the stage.

There are two ways that the dinosaurs are brought onto the stage. The first is for the smaller dinosaurs and is achieved by having a puppeteer wear a dinosaur "suit", although the performer is well camouflaged. The second, for the larger dinosaurs, is achieved with a combination of robotics and puppeteering, with multiple performers operating eye movement, leg movement and vocals, as well as a driver for general locomotion. Each large dinosaur weighs approximately 1.6 tons and runs on six roller blade wheels.

Although the show length is somewhat short, the experience is entirely worthwhile, if for nothing else than to see the tyrannosaurus rex walking around the arena as well as the rest of the prehistoric family. Nothing short of awe-inspiring and a definite must-see for all ages.

Ticket prices for Walking with Dinosaurs range from $39 to $79 for a 96 minute show with a 20 minute intermission. Recommended for ages 3 and up. For more information, visit the Walking with Dinosaurs Web site at www.dinosaurlive.com.