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

Like the tuatara, these reptiles are virtually unchanged

Small marsupials
survived the mass extinction, - Modern Dinosaurs

Small marsupials survived the mass extinction,

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

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

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

Modern mammals hadn't reached Australia yet,

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

..roaming the planet for 135 million years.

With the dinosaurs gone, - Modern Dinosaurs

With the dinosaurs gone,

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,

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

Conditions in their new home led many to become huge.

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

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

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

The giant moa was the tallest bird ever known,

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

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

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

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

Since 1971, we've had 24 fatalities,

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,

Senior wildlife ranger Tommy Nichols - Modern Dinosaurs

Senior wildlife ranger Tommy Nichols

The takahe is another sturdy bird - Modern Dinosaurs

The takahe is another sturdy bird

Tommy runs the crocodile
management programme - Modern Dinosaurs

Tommy runs the crocodile management programme

(SQUAWKS) - Modern Dinosaurs

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

He's well aware a deceptively calm waterway

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

Since it had broken away from the rest of the world

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,

An extraordinary freshwater fish - Modern Dinosaurs

An extraordinary freshwater fish

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

They're able to lower their heart rate

The same forces
that tore Gondwana apart - Modern Dinosaurs

The same forces that tore Gondwana apart

In times of food shortage, - Modern Dinosaurs

In times of food shortage,

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

Glaciers carved out huge gouges in the land,

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.

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

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

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

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

Dr Don Jellyman is an expert in these giants,

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

An adult can quickly rip its food apart.

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,

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

With more than 20 years on the job,

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,

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

But as the shadows lengthen, - Modern Dinosaurs

But as the shadows lengthen,

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,

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

To calm the eels down while he measures them,

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...

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, ...

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

All the rangers can do is re-bait the trap

And there are
much larger eels than this - Modern Dinosaurs

And there are much larger eels than this

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

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

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

They've been reported as growing up to two metres

The popularity of goods
made from crocodile skin - Modern Dinosaurs

The popularity of goods made from crocodile skin

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

Mysteriously, males never grow longer than a metre.

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,

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

This one will happily breathe out of water,

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

Hunting was banned, and crocodiles, like the tuatara,

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...

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...

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

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

This dramatic population recovery - Modern Dinosaurs

This dramatic population recovery

You can see the nostrils there, - Modern Dinosaurs

You can see the nostrils there,

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...

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

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

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...

Once they've sensed their prey, - Modern Dinosaurs

Once they've sensed their prey,

While tuatara only live on land, - Modern Dinosaurs

While tuatara only live on land,

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

I was going to show you her teeth,

They can cope with
high levels of salt - Modern Dinosaurs

They can cope with high levels of salt

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

Those teeth are very small and facing backwards,

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

And they can move surprisingly fast on land.

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,

The rivers and estuaries
crocodiles live in - Modern Dinosaurs

The rivers and estuaries crocodiles live in

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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Released: 01 Sep 2017

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