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Modern Dinosaurs

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And certainly, you wouldn't want
a big eel like this, - Modern Dinosaurs

And certainly, you wouldn't want a big eel like this,

The team has been alerted
to a crocodile in a trap - Modern Dinosaurs

The team has been alerted to a crocodile in a trap

But there are stories of them
coming up and nudging people, - Modern Dinosaurs

But there are stories of them coming up and nudging people,

If we didn't have
this programme going, - Modern Dinosaurs

If we didn't have this programme going,

In turbid water, - Modern Dinosaurs

In turbid water,

A lot of people live
just not very far away from here, - Modern Dinosaurs

A lot of people live just not very far away from here,

But I've only ever been bitten
a couple of times, - Modern Dinosaurs

But I've only ever been bitten a couple of times,

There are 19 species
of freshwater eel in the world, - Modern Dinosaurs

There are 19 species of freshwater eel in the world,

Yet New Zealand's female longfins
are almost twice the size - Modern Dinosaurs

Yet New Zealand's female longfins are almost twice the ...

Why have they been the subject of
island gigantism, - Modern Dinosaurs

Why have they been the subject of island gigantism,

We have taken a four-metre croc
out of here, - Modern Dinosaurs

We have taken a four-metre croc out of here,

It turns out living quietly
in Lake Rotoiti - Modern Dinosaurs

It turns out living quietly in Lake Rotoiti

Despite the croc's
relatively small size, - Modern Dinosaurs

Despite the croc's relatively small size,

While they live here, - Modern Dinosaurs

While they live here,

A cable tie
is secured around the snout - Modern Dinosaurs

A cable tie is secured around the snout

New Zealand's longfin eels
are the largest freshwater eels
in the world. - Modern Dinosaurs

New Zealand's longfin eels are the largest freshwater e...

Freshwater ecologist Dr Don Jellyman
is convinced the secret
is their incredible life history. - Modern Dinosaurs

Freshwater ecologist Dr Don Jellyman is convinced the secret...

Eels first evolved
in the Western Pacific Ocean, - Modern Dinosaurs

Eels first evolved in the Western Pacific Ocean,

When they first reached New Zealand
around 20 million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

When they first reached New Zealand around 20 million years ...

Although he's been
partially incapacitated, - Modern Dinosaurs

Although he's been partially incapacitated,

The only other fish in the rivers
were small and harmless. - Modern Dinosaurs

The only other fish in the rivers were small and harmless.

He'll be moved to a new home - Modern Dinosaurs

He'll be moved to a new home

These are banded kokopu, - Modern Dinosaurs

These are banded kokopu,

This size is a problem, but not just
to kids, also to some adults. - Modern Dinosaurs

This size is a problem, but not just to kids, also to some a...

They are so primitive,
they don't even have scales, - Modern Dinosaurs

They are so primitive, they don't even have scales,

These reptiles have maintained
their intimidating size - Modern Dinosaurs

These reptiles have maintained their intimidating size

There are dozens of species
in New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

There are dozens of species in New Zealand,

With no predators or competition, - Modern Dinosaurs

With no predators or competition,

The survival of the crocodile
suggests being small - Modern Dinosaurs

The survival of the crocodile suggests being small

And in New Zealand
they've done particularly well, - Modern Dinosaurs

And in New Zealand they've done particularly well,

What other traits could explain
why both species avoided extinction? - Modern Dinosaurs

What other traits could explain why both species avoided ext...

So, it was kind of
a wonderful opportunity for eels - Modern Dinosaurs

So, it was kind of a wonderful opportunity for eels

And so they're found
throughout New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

And so they're found throughout New Zealand,

The theory that dinosaurs
never lived in New Zealand - Modern Dinosaurs

The theory that dinosaurs never lived in New Zealand

These eels must make
a mysterious and epic voyage
back into the tropical ocean - Modern Dinosaurs

These eels must make a mysterious and epic voyage back into ...

But how did the tuatara
survive the event - Modern Dinosaurs

But how did the tuatara survive the event

..and they will even
travel over land for short distances
if they have to. - Modern Dinosaurs

..and they will even travel over land for short distances if...

All freshwater eels
are basically a marine species - Modern Dinosaurs

All freshwater eels are basically a marine species

Now, the significance of that is, - Modern Dinosaurs

Now, the significance of that is,

So, they're marine spawners, - Modern Dinosaurs

So, they're marine spawners,

It means, um, a very long journey, - Modern Dinosaurs

It means, um, a very long journey,

Clues to the mystery
can be found by studying - Modern Dinosaurs

Clues to the mystery can be found by studying

The exact location
of the longfin eel's spawning ground - Modern Dinosaurs

The exact location of the longfin eel's spawning ground

No one has ever seen it, - Modern Dinosaurs

No one has ever seen it,

Te Uri stream
is a small winding waterway - Modern Dinosaurs

Te Uri stream is a small winding waterway

It's also one of the most remarkable
geological sites in the world. - Modern Dinosaurs

It's also one of the most remarkable geological sites i...

They leave the coast of New Zealand
and all head in the same direction, - Modern Dinosaurs

They leave the coast of New Zealand and all head in the same...

Where most people see rocks,
Chris Hollis and his team - Modern Dinosaurs

Where most people see rocks, Chris Hollis and his team

It turns out that
our most successful tags, - Modern Dinosaurs

It turns out that our most successful tags,

As we continue
walking up the stream, - Modern Dinosaurs

As we continue walking up the stream,

When they reach
their secret spawning ground, - Modern Dinosaurs

When they reach their secret spawning ground,

We're looking for a dark sandstone. - Modern Dinosaurs

We're looking for a dark sandstone.

We're hoping to get
to the extinction layer, - Modern Dinosaurs

We're hoping to get to the extinction layer,

Then, - Modern Dinosaurs

Their target is a coloured band
only a few centimetres wide. - Modern Dinosaurs

Their target is a coloured band only a few centimetres wide.

Their offspring start life
as leaf-shaped larvae - Modern Dinosaurs

Their offspring start life as leaf-shaped larvae

The layers of rock on either side - Modern Dinosaurs

The layers of rock on either side

No one has ever seen this stage
in New Zealand's longfin eel. - Modern Dinosaurs

No one has ever seen this stage in New Zealand's longfi...

The larvae then somehow find
their way back to New Zealand - Modern Dinosaurs

The larvae then somehow find their way back to New Zealand

So, we've gone from a warm
subtropical climate - Modern Dinosaurs

So, we've gone from a warm subtropical climate

Nobody knows how they navigate
to their home islands, - Modern Dinosaurs

Nobody knows how they navigate to their home islands,

Changes in temperature and humidity - Modern Dinosaurs

Changes in temperature and humidity

The leptocephali
spends nine or ten months at sea, - Modern Dinosaurs

The leptocephali spends nine or ten months at sea,

Conditions post extinction
led to the formation - Modern Dinosaurs

Conditions post extinction led to the formation

Beneath this green sandstone - Modern Dinosaurs

Beneath this green sandstone

They come into freshwater, - Modern Dinosaurs

They come into freshwater,

The young eels can climb
40-metre obstacles. - Modern Dinosaurs

The young eels can climb 40-metre obstacles.

So, it can't be
the dinosaur extinction layer. - Modern Dinosaurs

So, it can't be the dinosaur extinction layer.

If you could have a look that way, - Modern Dinosaurs

If you could have a look that way,

Sometimes it takes several years
for the eels to reach
a location suited to them. - Modern Dinosaurs

Sometimes it takes several years for the eels to reach a loc...

Yeah, this is one.
There's no green sand at all. - Modern Dinosaurs

Yeah, this is one. There's no green sand at all.

But once she's safe
in a deep glacial lake like this, - Modern Dinosaurs

But once she's safe in a deep glacial lake like this,

Don is convinced this is why
New Zealand's female longfin eels - Modern Dinosaurs

Don is convinced this is why New Zealand's female longf...

This is green sand.
Well. - Modern Dinosaurs

This is green sand. Well.

It's because they're
the biggest species around, - Modern Dinosaurs

It's because they're the biggest species around,

The females can hang around
and get very big. - Modern Dinosaurs

The females can hang around and get very big.

And when they do that, they have
a very large number of eggs. - Modern Dinosaurs

And when they do that, they have a very large number of eggs...

A female eel of this size might have
two or three million eggs. - Modern Dinosaurs

A female eel of this size might have two or three million eg...

As the team clean the narrow strip,
a dark band is revealed in the rock. - Modern Dinosaurs

As the team clean the narrow strip, a dark band is revealed ...

But if it delays
its migration to the sea - Modern Dinosaurs

But if it delays its migration to the sea

A rich seam of a mineral
called Iridium. - Modern Dinosaurs

A rich seam of a mineral called Iridium.

So, big, big benefits
in hanging around, - Modern Dinosaurs

So, big, big benefits in hanging around,

Any year now, - Modern Dinosaurs

For now, she is safe in Lake Rotoiti
and can afford to take her time. - Modern Dinosaurs

For now, she is safe in Lake Rotoiti and can afford to take ...

She may wait for decades,
slowly growling larger, - Modern Dinosaurs

She may wait for decades, slowly growling larger,

As the dust
from the meteor's impact settled, - Modern Dinosaurs

As the dust from the meteor's impact settled,

An island giant, - Modern Dinosaurs

An island giant,

Research conducted in Te Uri stream
and similar sites around the world - Modern Dinosaurs

Research conducted in Te Uri stream and similar sites around...

Though they were located
thousands of kilometres - Modern Dinosaurs

Though they were located thousands of kilometres

A thousand kilometres north,
on Little Barrier Island, - Modern Dinosaurs

A thousand kilometres north, on Little Barrier Island,

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Director: N/A

Writer: James Heyward

Production: AB Filmcenter

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Year: 2017

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Released: 01 Sep 2017

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