Gennaro: Let's get something straight, John. This is not a weekend excursion. This is a serious investigation of the stability of the island. Your investors whom I represent are deeply concerned. Forty-eight hours from now if they're not convinced, I'm not convinced. I'll shut you down, John.
John Hammond: In forty-eight hours I'll be accepting your apologies.
Dr. Alan Grant: How did you do this?
John Hammond: I'll show you.
Dr. Alan Grant: You married?
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Occasionally.
Ellie Sattler: What's so wrong with kids?
Alan Grant: Oh Ellie, look, they're noisy, they're messy, they're expensive. They smell. Some of them smell, babies smell.
Answer: They are not paleontologists, just people interested in dinosaurs. It is common for museums and other scientific organizations to offer the general public an opportunity to participate in a real paleontology dig. For a fee, they become an exhibition team member for a period of time, learn about dinosaurs, help excavate fossils, and so on. This is likely how Dr. Grant (or his institution) supplements his research funding.
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