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NARRATOR: New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

NARRATOR: New Zealand,

New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

..by thousands of kilometres
of open ocean. - Modern Dinosaurs

..by thousands of kilometres of open ocean.

..by thousands of kilometres
of open ocean. - Modern Dinosaurs

..by thousands of kilometres of open ocean.

Landscapes forged by titanic forces. - Modern Dinosaurs

Landscapes forged by titanic forces.

Landscapes forged
by titanic forces... - Modern Dinosaurs

Landscapes forged by titanic forces...

Peaks carved by fire...and ice. - Modern Dinosaurs

Peaks carved by fire...and ice.

Over millions of years, these islands
and neighbouring Australia - Modern Dinosaurs

Over millions of years, these islands and neighbouring Austr...

Over millions of years, - Modern Dinosaurs

Over millions of years,

Bizarre species found nowhere else
on Earth - Modern Dinosaurs

Bizarre species found nowhere else on Earth

Bizarre species found nowhere
else on earth emerged... - Modern Dinosaurs

Bizarre species found nowhere else on earth emerged...

Many of New Zealand's native species
share an unusual characteristic. - Modern Dinosaurs

Many of New Zealand's native species share an unusual c...

Some of the world's
most unusual animals evolved - Modern Dinosaurs

Some of the world's most unusual animals evolved

To discover why some species
grow to such large sizes, - Modern Dinosaurs

To discover why some species grow to such large sizes,

A unique creature survived - Modern Dinosaurs

A unique creature survived

Birds, fish and insects
grow to giant proportions. - Modern Dinosaurs

Birds, fish and insects grow to giant proportions.

Why did some species evolve
to be so large? - Modern Dinosaurs

Why did some species evolve to be so large?

Scientists venture into
remote parts of New Zealand - Modern Dinosaurs

Scientists venture into remote parts of New Zealand

They reveal its distant relatives. - Modern Dinosaurs

They reveal its distant relatives.

Just 80 kilometres from
New Zealand's largest city, - Modern Dinosaurs

Just 80 kilometres from New Zealand's largest city,

How did this ancient reptile survive - Modern Dinosaurs

How did this ancient reptile survive

This is Little Barrier Island, - Modern Dinosaurs

This is Little Barrier Island,

..the remains of a volcano
that erupted from the ocean - Modern Dinosaurs

..the remains of a volcano that erupted from the ocean

Just six kilometres across, - Modern Dinosaurs

Just six kilometres across,

Just 80 kilometres north of Auckland - Modern Dinosaurs

Just 80 kilometres north of Auckland

Department of Conservation rangers
Leigh Joyce and Richard Walle - Modern Dinosaurs

Department of Conservation rangers Leigh Joyce and Richard W...

Little Barrier is so special, - Modern Dinosaurs

Little Barrier is so special,

Today, their colleague Nicola Toki - Modern Dinosaurs

Today, their colleague Nicola Toki

But a research team
has been granted permission - Modern Dinosaurs

But a research team has been granted permission

As the department's
threatened species ambassador, - Modern Dinosaurs

As the department's threatened species ambassador,

Leigh Joyce is a
Department of Conservation ranger. - Modern Dinosaurs

Leigh Joyce is a Department of Conservation ranger.

It's an ark, really.
It's like New Zealand used to be. - Modern Dinosaurs

It's an ark, really. It's like New Zealand used to...

And I always say it's like
it could be in the future as well, - Modern Dinosaurs

And I always say it's like it could be in the future as...

Nicola's here today to learn about
the tuatara breeding programme. - Modern Dinosaurs

Nicola's here today to learn about the tuatara breeding...

Leigh is accompanied
by Nicola Toki, - Modern Dinosaurs

Leigh is accompanied by Nicola Toki,

Little Barrier, or Hauturu,
is the closest you can get - Modern Dinosaurs

Little Barrier, or Hauturu, is the closest you can get

I'm particularly
interested in discovering - Modern Dinosaurs

I'm particularly interested in discovering

And in particular,
I really want to see a wetapunga, - Modern Dinosaurs

And in particular, I really want to see a wetapunga,

Weta are an ancient relative
of grasshoppers and crickets. - Modern Dinosaurs

Weta are an ancient relative of grasshoppers and crickets.

Their ancestors evolved
190 million years ago. - Modern Dinosaurs

Their ancestors evolved 190 million years ago.

Many of these animals are the last of
their kind living in the wild. - Modern Dinosaurs

Many of these animals are the last of their kind living in t...

For their protection, - Modern Dinosaurs

For their protection,

Over 70 different species are known, - Modern Dinosaurs

Over 70 different species are known,

But weighing more than a hamster, - Modern Dinosaurs

But weighing more than a hamster,

You've got native bats here, the
short-tailed and long-tailed bat, - Modern Dinosaurs

You've got native bats here, the short-tailed and long-...

It's the mystery of their size
that brings Nicola and Leigh
to this island. - Modern Dinosaurs

It's the mystery of their size that brings Nicola and L...

The team has come to the island
to investigate a living fossil - - Modern Dinosaurs

The team has come to the island to investigate a living foss...

Their goal is for
the giant wetapunga - Modern Dinosaurs

Their goal is for the giant wetapunga

At nearly a metre long, the tuatara
may look like a large lizard, - Modern Dinosaurs

At nearly a metre long, the tuatara may look like a large li...

The subtropical climate
of Little Barrier - Modern Dinosaurs

The subtropical climate of Little Barrier

These are nikau, - Modern Dinosaurs

These are nikau,

Their family tree
split away from lizards - Modern Dinosaurs

Their family tree split away from lizards

It would be easy to lump
tuatara in with other reptiles - Modern Dinosaurs

It would be easy to lump tuatara in with other reptiles

Wetapunga are nocturnal, - Modern Dinosaurs

Wetapunga are nocturnal,

But once you see one, it becomes
very apparent that they are - Modern Dinosaurs

But once you see one, it becomes very apparent that they are

The tuatara is the only survivor
of an ancient group of reptiles - Modern Dinosaurs

The tuatara is the only survivor of an ancient group of rept...

They're a sister group
to the dinosaurs - Modern Dinosaurs

They're a sister group to the dinosaurs

Yet the tuatara survived
when most of its relatives couldn't. - Modern Dinosaurs

Yet the tuatara survived when most of its relatives couldn&#...

Their origins predate the dinosaurs
by 20 million years. - Modern Dinosaurs

Their origins predate the dinosaurs by 20 million years.

It's a history
written into their strange anatomy. - Modern Dinosaurs

It's a history written into their strange anatomy.

Whoa... They like your head, Nic. - Modern Dinosaurs

Whoa... They like your head, Nic.

Tuatara have no openings
for their ears - Modern Dinosaurs

Tuatara have no openings for their ears

(LAUGHS) - Modern Dinosaurs

But their large skulls do contain
a remarkable third eye, - Modern Dinosaurs

But their large skulls do contain a remarkable third eye,

They have survived
for 180 million years, - Modern Dinosaurs

They have survived for 180 million years,

Visible at birth, scales cover
the eye within just a few months. - Modern Dinosaurs

Visible at birth, scales cover the eye within just a few mon...

Scientists are still uncertain
of its purpose. - Modern Dinosaurs

Scientists are still uncertain of its purpose.

I know that, um,
early Maori called them wetapunga, - Modern Dinosaurs

I know that, um, early Maori called them wetapunga,

But the third eye is just one of
the tuatara's many surprises. - Modern Dinosaurs

But the third eye is just one of the tuatara's many sur...

They look heavily armoured
and dangerous, - Modern Dinosaurs

They look heavily armoured and dangerous,

Most modern animals have teeth
that grow out of sockets. - Modern Dinosaurs

Most modern animals have teeth that grow out of sockets.

The tuatara's teeth
grow direct from the jaw - Modern Dinosaurs

The tuatara's teeth grow direct from the jaw

This has led to their numbers
being driven to the edge
of extinction, - Modern Dinosaurs

This has led to their numbers being driven to the edge of ex...

Since the early 20th century, - Modern Dinosaurs

Since the early 20th century,

The teeth work like scissors, - Modern Dinosaurs

The teeth work like scissors,

Their only defence
is to raise their spiked legs - Modern Dinosaurs

Their only defence is to raise their spiked legs

When food is scarce,
tuatara are capable - Modern Dinosaurs

When food is scarce, tuatara are capable

Other giants
of the invertebrate world
can be found throughout the country. - Modern Dinosaurs

Other giants of the invertebrate world can be found througho...

Their slow lifestyle
helps them to live - Modern Dinosaurs

Their slow lifestyle helps them to live

This 20-centimetre-long stick insect - Modern Dinosaurs

This 20-centimetre-long stick insect

Free of predatory mammals
and offering plenty of food sources, - Modern Dinosaurs

Free of predatory mammals and offering plenty of food source...

They can grow 25 centimetres long - Modern Dinosaurs

They can grow 25 centimetres long

Giant Powelliphanta snails
also live on the forest floor. - Modern Dinosaurs

Giant Powelliphanta snails also live on the forest floor.

Guys, this is the juvenile part
of the tuatarium. - Modern Dinosaurs

Guys, this is the juvenile part of the tuatarium.

These creatures first evolved
about 200 million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

These creatures first evolved about 200 million years ago,

They can grow 90 millimetres across, - Modern Dinosaurs

They can grow 90 millimetres across,

Let's see. (HUSHING)
(MURMURING) - Modern Dinosaurs

Let's see. (HUSHING) (MURMURING)

Their favourite prey
are giant native earthworms, - Modern Dinosaurs

Their favourite prey are giant native earthworms,

Sometimes when you pat them
on their tummy,
it calms them right down. - Modern Dinosaurs

Sometimes when you pat them on their tummy, it calms them ri...

The snail has a tongue
covered in tiny teeth, - Modern Dinosaurs

The snail has a tongue covered in tiny teeth,

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Writer: James Heyward

Production: AB Filmcenter

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Year: 2017

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Released: 01 Sep 2017

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