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Many scientists thought
when New Zealand split from Gondwana - Modern Dinosaurs

Many scientists thought when New Zealand split from Gondwana

If New Zealand
separated from Gondwana - Modern Dinosaurs

If New Zealand separated from Gondwana

Though less than a metre long,
the tuatara would have been - Modern Dinosaurs

Though less than a metre long, the tuatara would have been

It was a theory put to rest
by a surprising figure. - Modern Dinosaurs

It was a theory put to rest by a surprising figure.

JULIAN: Up to the mid-1970s, - Modern Dinosaurs

JULIAN: Up to the mid-1970s,

This all changed when
a local amateur geologist - Modern Dinosaurs

This all changed when a local amateur geologist

So, with great excitement,
she started - Modern Dinosaurs

So, with great excitement, she started

And then she came up with a number
of really important discoveries, - Modern Dinosaurs

And then she came up with a number of really important disco...

The first discovery was the tailbone
of a Theropod dinosaur, - Modern Dinosaurs

The first discovery was the tailbone of a Theropod dinosaur,

(ROARS) - Modern Dinosaurs

This proved that large dinosaurs
once lived alongside the tuatara. - Modern Dinosaurs

This proved that large dinosaurs once lived alongside the tu...

But unlike the dinosaurs, - Modern Dinosaurs

But unlike the dinosaurs,

New Zealand's landscape has been
formed by earthquakes and volcanoes. - Modern Dinosaurs

New Zealand's landscape has been formed by earthquakes ...

Over millennia, any traces
of its prehistoric inhabitants - Modern Dinosaurs

Over millennia, any traces of its prehistoric inhabitants

But Joan Wiffen's discovery
changed scientific thinking. - Modern Dinosaurs

But Joan Wiffen's discovery changed scientific thinking...

PETE: If it hadn't been for her,
we wouldn't be thinking - Modern Dinosaurs

PETE: If it hadn't been for her, we wouldn't be th...

Despite Joan's efforts,
the difficulty of the terrain - Modern Dinosaurs

Despite Joan's efforts, the difficulty of the terrain

The sides of this little stream bed
are almost vertical. - Modern Dinosaurs

The sides of this little stream bed are almost vertical.

So, getting in here is really hard,
getting out will be really hard. - Modern Dinosaurs

So, getting in here is really hard, getting out will be real...

But we're the first people
actually looking and searching - Modern Dinosaurs

But we're the first people actually looking and searchi...

As sea levels changed
and seismic forces acted on the land, - Modern Dinosaurs

As sea levels changed and seismic forces acted on the land,

This riverbed once lay
beneath the ocean. - Modern Dinosaurs

This riverbed once lay beneath the ocean.

Because the fossil record
is so sparse, - Modern Dinosaurs

Because the fossil record is so sparse,

Those dinosaurs are gonna be
in little bits and pieces. - Modern Dinosaurs

Those dinosaurs are gonna be in little bits and pieces.

There may be a bone inside, - Modern Dinosaurs

There may be a bone inside,

You go round the corner on the creek
and there could be something there - Modern Dinosaurs

You go round the corner on the creek and there could be some...

There's a fishbone and shark's
teeth, and I can't see any bone. - Modern Dinosaurs

There's a fishbone and shark's teeth, and I can�...

So, we've spent hours
going up this stream, - Modern Dinosaurs

So, we've spent hours going up this stream,

I don't think it's anything.
Actually, what's that over there? - Modern Dinosaurs

I don't think it's anything. Actually, what's...

This could be the central part
of a vertebra. - Modern Dinosaurs

This could be the central part of a vertebra.

What we found here
is a piece of bone - Modern Dinosaurs

What we found here is a piece of bone

It's just possible it could be
a dinosaur that was broken up, - Modern Dinosaurs

It's just possible it could be a dinosaur that was brok...

The remoteness of the area - Modern Dinosaurs

The remoteness of the area

Those could be teeth. Those two... - Modern Dinosaurs

Those could be teeth. Those two...

That's a jaw, then.
A little bit of the jaw bone. - Modern Dinosaurs

That's a jaw, then. A little bit of the jaw bone.

..a reptile most likely,
but a small one. - Modern Dinosaurs

..a reptile most likely, but a small one.

Any new discovery could dramatically
increase our understanding - Modern Dinosaurs

Any new discovery could dramatically increase our understand...

In all of these boulders,
there are hidden stories - Modern Dinosaurs

In all of these boulders, there are hidden stories

New Zealand's fossil record proves - Modern Dinosaurs

New Zealand's fossil record proves

(GROWLS) - Modern Dinosaurs

The answer lies across the Tasman Sea
in Australia... - Modern Dinosaurs

The answer lies across the Tasman Sea in Australia...

..home to another ancient survivor - Modern Dinosaurs

..home to another ancient survivor

In North Australia,
rivers and estuaries - Modern Dinosaurs

In North Australia, rivers and estuaries

Like the tuatara, these reptiles
are virtually unchanged - Modern Dinosaurs

Like the tuatara, these reptiles are virtually unchanged

Dinosaurs were the most successful
life form on Earth... - Modern Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs were the most successful life form on Earth...

..roaming the planet
for 135 million years. - Modern Dinosaurs

..roaming the planet for 135 million years.

Their reign came to an abrupt end
65 million years ago - Modern Dinosaurs

Their reign came to an abrupt end 65 million years ago

The tuatara survived
this mass-extinction event. - Modern Dinosaurs

The tuatara survived this mass-extinction event.

But if size was a factor, - Modern Dinosaurs

But if size was a factor,

Male saltwater crocodiles
can reach over six metres in length - Modern Dinosaurs

Male saltwater crocodiles can reach over six metres in lengt...

These aggressive creatures
are the world's largest reptile - Modern Dinosaurs

These aggressive creatures are the world's largest rept...

Since 1971, we've had 24 fatalities, - Modern Dinosaurs

Since 1971, we've had 24 fatalities,

Senior wildlife ranger Tommy Nichols - Modern Dinosaurs

Senior wildlife ranger Tommy Nichols

Tommy runs the crocodile
management programme - Modern Dinosaurs

Tommy runs the crocodile management programme

He's well aware
a deceptively calm waterway - Modern Dinosaurs

He's well aware a deceptively calm waterway

There's a good reason
their presence isn't easy to detect. - Modern Dinosaurs

There's a good reason their presence isn't easy to...

Though they're significantly larger, - Modern Dinosaurs

Though they're significantly larger,

They're able to
lower their heart rate - Modern Dinosaurs

They're able to lower their heart rate

In times of food shortage, - Modern Dinosaurs

In times of food shortage,

The crocodile's sensitive skin
can read vibrations in the water... - Modern Dinosaurs

The crocodile's sensitive skin can read vibrations in t...

..and tell them when dinner
is about to be served. - Modern Dinosaurs

..and tell them when dinner is about to be served.

So, they do just about eat anything.
There's nothing safe from them. - Modern Dinosaurs

So, they do just about eat anything. There's nothing sa...

For both tuatara and crocs,
not being fussy about the menu - Modern Dinosaurs

For both tuatara and crocs, not being fussy about the menu

Youngsters start with insects
and small fish. - Modern Dinosaurs

Youngsters start with insects and small fish.

But a mature saltwater crocodile - Modern Dinosaurs

But a mature saltwater crocodile

An adult can quickly
rip its food apart. - Modern Dinosaurs

An adult can quickly rip its food apart.

With more than 20 years on the job, - Modern Dinosaurs

With more than 20 years on the job,

He did something different and
grabbed me on the whole hand here. - Modern Dinosaurs

He did something different and grabbed me on the whole hand ...

If he would have just grabbed,
it would've been all right, - Modern Dinosaurs

If he would have just grabbed, it would've been all rig...

Managing one of the world's
apex predators - Modern Dinosaurs

Managing one of the world's apex predators

You've got the young males who
can't compete with the bigger ones, - Modern Dinosaurs

You've got the young males who can't compete with ...

And also, you've got females
who are nesting, - Modern Dinosaurs

And also, you've got females who are nesting,

Only experienced rangers
are allowed to handle the traps. - Modern Dinosaurs

Only experienced rangers are allowed to handle the traps.

The trap could contain
a six-metre-long croc, - Modern Dinosaurs

The trap could contain a six-metre-long croc,

Give it a check. The water's dirty.
See if there IS anything in there. - Modern Dinosaurs

Give it a check. The water's dirty. See if there IS any...

All the rangers can do
is re-bait the trap - Modern Dinosaurs

All the rangers can do is re-bait the trap

It's ironic that while people
released the crocodile from the trap, - Modern Dinosaurs

It's ironic that while people released the crocodile fr...

The popularity of goods
made from crocodile skin - Modern Dinosaurs

The popularity of goods made from crocodile skin

Prior to 1971, crocodiles
were hunted, hunted extensively. - Modern Dinosaurs

Prior to 1971, crocodiles were hunted, hunted extensively.

Matter of fact, they're
an endangered species now, - Modern Dinosaurs

Matter of fact, they're an endangered species now,

Hunting was banned,
and crocodiles, like the tuatara, - Modern Dinosaurs

Hunting was banned, and crocodiles, like the tuatara,

And they're now up to 100,000,
so they've certainly come back. - Modern Dinosaurs

And they're now up to 100,000, so they've certainl...

This dramatic population recovery - Modern Dinosaurs

This dramatic population recovery

Full-grown crocodiles
are apex predators. - Modern Dinosaurs

Full-grown crocodiles are apex predators.

Now we've got a problem where
we've got too many crocodiles - Modern Dinosaurs

Now we've got a problem where we've got too many c...

So, they're a very adaptable animal.
And they're an opportunistic killer. - Modern Dinosaurs

So, they're a very adaptable animal. And they're a...

While tuatara only live on land, - Modern Dinosaurs

While tuatara only live on land,

They can cope with
high levels of salt - Modern Dinosaurs

They can cope with high levels of salt

And they can move
surprisingly fast on land. - Modern Dinosaurs

And they can move surprisingly fast on land.

The rivers and estuaries
crocodiles live in - Modern Dinosaurs

The rivers and estuaries crocodiles live in

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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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