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Modern Dinosaurs

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Very young juvenile
of an extinct short-faced kangaroo. - Modern Dinosaurs

Very young juvenile of an extinct short-faced kangaroo.

This would have still been
in its mother's pouch - Modern Dinosaurs

This would have still been in its mother's pouch

One of the main differences between
marsupials and other mammals - Modern Dinosaurs

One of the main differences between marsupials and other mam...

Marsupial babies
are born much earlier, - Modern Dinosaurs

Marsupial babies are born much earlier,

Nearby lie the remains
of an adult kangaroo, - Modern Dinosaurs

Nearby lie the remains of an adult kangaroo,

The team has barely
scratched the surface, - Modern Dinosaurs

The team has barely scratched the surface,

Even better,
I think the other half is in there. - Modern Dinosaurs

Even better, I think the other half is in there.

They take the results
of their day's work - Modern Dinosaurs

They take the results of their day's work

This new cave will add to
the remarkable finds
in other Naracoorte caves - Modern Dinosaurs

This new cave will add to the remarkable finds in other Nara...

Already, dozens of bizarre giant
animals have been discovered. - Modern Dinosaurs

Already, dozens of bizarre giant animals have been discovere...

Among them, the largest
marsupial carnivore ever to live, - Modern Dinosaurs

Among them, the largest marsupial carnivore ever to live,

Weighing as much as 160 kilograms, - Modern Dinosaurs

Weighing as much as 160 kilograms,

(GROWLING) - Modern Dinosaurs

(ROARING) - Modern Dinosaurs

A very powerful animal, - Modern Dinosaurs

A very powerful animal,

The marsupial lion
preyed upon giant kangaroos, - Modern Dinosaurs

The marsupial lion preyed upon giant kangaroos,

And as Australia became drier, - Modern Dinosaurs

And as Australia became drier,

Getting big is
a really good way to deal with - Modern Dinosaurs

Getting big is a really good way to deal with

If you're big, - Modern Dinosaurs

But why were these giant animals
only found in Australia? - Modern Dinosaurs

But why were these giant animals only found in Australia?

Palaeontologists like Dr Reed
are only just beginning
to understand - Modern Dinosaurs

Palaeontologists like Dr Reed are only just beginning to und...

This new cave discovery will provide
vital new pieces of the puzzle. - Modern Dinosaurs

This new cave discovery will provide vital new pieces of the...

It would be impossible to overstate
how important this cave is. - Modern Dinosaurs

It would be impossible to overstate how important this cave ...

And it's been a surprise for us.
It exceeded our expectations. - Modern Dinosaurs

And it's been a surprise for us. It exceeded our expect...

There is so much more bone,
more species than we thought. - Modern Dinosaurs

There is so much more bone, more species than we thought.

This is an incredible find, - Modern Dinosaurs

This is an incredible find,

And it really can tell us
a lot of things about the megafauna, - Modern Dinosaurs

And it really can tell us a lot of things about the megafaun...

There are hundreds more caves
in the Naracoorte area - Modern Dinosaurs

There are hundreds more caves in the Naracoorte area

South Pacific neighbours
New Zealand and Australia - Modern Dinosaurs

South Pacific neighbours New Zealand and Australia

..a phenomenon where wildlife
evolve to massive proportions - Modern Dinosaurs

..a phenomenon where wildlife evolve to massive proportions

But why did Australia
end up with giant marsupials, - Modern Dinosaurs

But why did Australia end up with giant marsupials,

To solve this mystery, - Modern Dinosaurs

To solve this mystery,

In the wildest reaches
of New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

In the wildest reaches of New Zealand,

The kings of the canopy
are a group of primitive trees
called podocarps. - Modern Dinosaurs

The kings of the canopy are a group of primitive trees calle...

Towering over 60 metres tall, - Modern Dinosaurs

Towering over 60 metres tall,

Fossil pollen has revealed
some species have remained unchanged - Modern Dinosaurs

Fossil pollen has revealed some species have remained unchan...

Back then, New Zealand
was joined to Australia - Modern Dinosaurs

Back then, New Zealand was joined to Australia

(BELLOWING) - Modern Dinosaurs

Titanosaurs grew 40 metres long, - Modern Dinosaurs

Titanosaurs grew 40 metres long,

Dinosaurs dominated all of Gondwana, - Modern Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs dominated all of Gondwana,

But since then, - Modern Dinosaurs

But since then,

Eighty million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

Eighty million years ago,

Australia remained attached
to the supercontinent, - Modern Dinosaurs

Australia remained attached to the supercontinent,

Then one of the most destructive
events in history occurred. - Modern Dinosaurs

Then one of the most destructive events in history occurred.

Sixty-five million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

Sixty-five million years ago,

(ROARS) - Modern Dinosaurs

The only survivors
were small animals
which needed less food. - Modern Dinosaurs

The only survivors were small animals which needed less food...

Small marsupials
survived the mass extinction, - Modern Dinosaurs

Small marsupials survived the mass extinction,

Modern mammals
hadn't reached Australia yet, - Modern Dinosaurs

Modern mammals hadn't reached Australia yet,

With the dinosaurs gone, - Modern Dinosaurs

With the dinosaurs gone,

Conditions in their new home
led many to become huge. - Modern Dinosaurs

Conditions in their new home led many to become huge.

The giant moa
was the tallest bird ever known, - Modern Dinosaurs

The giant moa was the tallest bird ever known,

These giant browsers were hunted
by the largest bird of prey
in earth's history. - Modern Dinosaurs

These giant browsers were hunted by the largest bird of prey...

Both moa and giant eagles
became extinct - Modern Dinosaurs

Both moa and giant eagles became extinct

The kakapo is a primitive parrot,
the heaviest in the world. - Modern Dinosaurs

The kakapo is a primitive parrot, the heaviest in the world.

It evolved to climb
in the forest canopy, - Modern Dinosaurs

It evolved to climb in the forest canopy,

The takahe is another sturdy bird - Modern Dinosaurs

The takahe is another sturdy bird

(SQUAWKS) - Modern Dinosaurs

Since it had broken away
from the rest of the world - Modern Dinosaurs

Since it had broken away from the rest of the world

An extraordinary freshwater fish - Modern Dinosaurs

An extraordinary freshwater fish

The same forces
that tore Gondwana apart - Modern Dinosaurs

The same forces that tore Gondwana apart

Glaciers carved out
huge gouges in the land, - Modern Dinosaurs

Glaciers carved out huge gouges in the land,

The most northernmost
of these glacial lakes
is Lake Rotoiti, - Modern Dinosaurs

The most northernmost of these glacial lakes is Lake Rotoiti...

Dr Don Jellyman is an expert
in these giants, - Modern Dinosaurs

Dr Don Jellyman is an expert in these giants,

Deep below him lurk
the objects of his search, - Modern Dinosaurs

Deep below him lurk the objects of his search,

We have two main species of eel
in New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

We have two main species of eel in New Zealand,

It's the longfin
which we mainly find here, - Modern Dinosaurs

It's the longfin which we mainly find here,

Don has been studying
the unique eels - Modern Dinosaurs

Don has been studying the unique eels

The fish are threatened, - Modern Dinosaurs

The fish are threatened,

But as the shadows lengthen, - Modern Dinosaurs

But as the shadows lengthen,

To calm the eels down
while he measures them, - Modern Dinosaurs

To calm the eels down while he measures them,

She's just over a metre long,
101 centimetres. - Modern Dinosaurs

She's just over a metre long, 101 centimetres.

And we know they only grow
at about a centimetre a year, - Modern Dinosaurs

And we know they only grow at about a centimetre a year,

Slow growth rates in these cold,
glacial-formed lakes. - Modern Dinosaurs

Slow growth rates in these cold, glacial-formed lakes.

You don't have much of
a feeding zone around the edge,
cos they're so deep, - Modern Dinosaurs

You don't have much of a feeding zone around the edge, ...

And there are
much larger eels than this - Modern Dinosaurs

And there are much larger eels than this

They've been reported
as growing up to two metres - Modern Dinosaurs

They've been reported as growing up to two metres

Mysteriously, males never grow
longer than a metre. - Modern Dinosaurs

Mysteriously, males never grow longer than a metre.

This one will happily breathe
out of water, - Modern Dinosaurs

This one will happily breathe out of water,

Longfin eels are the top predators
in New Zealand's many
lakes and rivers. - Modern Dinosaurs

Longfin eels are the top predators in New Zealand's man...

They've evolved incredible senses
to help them find their prey. - Modern Dinosaurs

They've evolved incredible senses to help them find the...

You can see the nostrils there, - Modern Dinosaurs

You can see the nostrils there,

They kind of call them
the equivalent of
freshwater bloodhounds, - Modern Dinosaurs

They kind of call them the equivalent of freshwater bloodhou...

Once they've sensed their prey, - Modern Dinosaurs

Once they've sensed their prey,

I was going to show you her teeth, - Modern Dinosaurs

I was going to show you her teeth,

Those teeth are very small
and facing backwards, - Modern Dinosaurs

Those teeth are very small and facing backwards,

So, they're small, grasping teeth, - Modern Dinosaurs

So, they're small, grasping teeth,

And if it's too big,
they'll grab it and start twisting. - Modern Dinosaurs

And if it's too big, they'll grab it and start twi...

And they can do ten or 12
revolutions a second, - Modern Dinosaurs

And they can do ten or 12 revolutions a second,

And those little teeth there
just, um, really get a good grip. - Modern Dinosaurs

And those little teeth there just, um, really get a good gri...

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Writer: James Heyward

Production: AB Filmcenter

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Year: 2017

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ImdbRating: 7.9

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Released: 01 Sep 2017

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