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Modern Dinosaurs

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New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

..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...

Over millions of years, - Modern Dinosaurs

Over millions of years,

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...

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

To discover why some species grow to such large sizes,

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?

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

Just 80 kilometres from New Zealand's largest city,

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,

Little Barrier is so special, - Modern Dinosaurs

Little Barrier is so special,

But a research team
has been granted permission - Modern Dinosaurs

But a research team has been granted permission

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...

Leigh is accompanied
by Nicola Toki, - Modern Dinosaurs

Leigh is accompanied by Nicola Toki,

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.

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,

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...

Their goal is for
the giant wetapunga - Modern Dinosaurs

Their goal is for the giant wetapunga

The subtropical climate
of Little Barrier - Modern Dinosaurs

The subtropical climate of Little Barrier

These are nikau, - Modern Dinosaurs

These are nikau,

Wetapunga are nocturnal, - Modern Dinosaurs

Wetapunga are nocturnal,

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

Whoa... They like your head, Nic.

(LAUGHS) - Modern Dinosaurs

They have survived
for 180 million years, - Modern Dinosaurs

They have survived for 180 million years,

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

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

They look heavily armoured
and dangerous, - Modern Dinosaurs

They look heavily armoured and dangerous,

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,

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

Their only defence is to raise their spiked legs

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

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

This 20-centimetre-long stick insect - Modern Dinosaurs

This 20-centimetre-long stick insect

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.

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,

Their favourite prey
are giant native earthworms, - Modern Dinosaurs

Their favourite prey are giant native earthworms,

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

The snail has a tongue covered in tiny teeth,

The giant worm is ground down
while still alive. - Modern Dinosaurs

The giant worm is ground down while still alive.

New Zealand's extraordinary
giant invertebrates
are found nowhere else in the world. - Modern Dinosaurs

New Zealand's extraordinary giant invertebrates are fou...

It's a phenomenon
known as island gigantism. - Modern Dinosaurs

It's a phenomenon known as island gigantism.

The research team carefully release
their male wetapunga. - Modern Dinosaurs

The research team carefully release their male wetapunga.

To fully appreciate
the scale of these insects, - Modern Dinosaurs

To fully appreciate the scale of these insects,

What caused New Zealand's animals
to evolve to be so much larger - Modern Dinosaurs

What caused New Zealand's animals to evolve to be so mu...

In its nearest neighbour, Australia, - Modern Dinosaurs

In its nearest neighbour, Australia,

To understand the giants
that evolved in New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

To understand the giants that evolved in New Zealand,

A very different land, - Modern Dinosaurs

A very different land,

Just like New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs

Just like New Zealand,

In both countries, - Modern Dinosaurs

In both countries,

Although similar forces
are at work in both nations, - Modern Dinosaurs

Although similar forces are at work in both nations,

Naracoorte, in South Australia,
is famous for two things. - Modern Dinosaurs

Naracoorte, in South Australia, is famous for two things.

When the owners of a local vineyard
were excavating, - Modern Dinosaurs

When the owners of a local vineyard were excavating,

Underneath the vineyard, - Modern Dinosaurs

Underneath the vineyard,

It was found about 12 years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

It was found about 12 years ago,

Palaeontologist Dr Liz Reed
and her partner Steve - Modern Dinosaurs

Palaeontologist Dr Liz Reed and her partner Steve

The vineyard owner sealed up
the entrance to protect it, - Modern Dinosaurs

The vineyard owner sealed up the entrance to protect it,

And we're now at the point
where we can go in and excavate, - Modern Dinosaurs

And we're now at the point where we can go in and excav...

Dr Reed is a palaeontologist
from the University of Adelaide. - Modern Dinosaurs

Dr Reed is a palaeontologist from the University of Adelaide...

Her team hopes to find the remains
of a group of giant animals - Modern Dinosaurs

Her team hopes to find the remains of a group of giant anima...

Australia is a land
ruled by marsupials, - Modern Dinosaurs

Australia is a land ruled by marsupials,

In Australia, - Modern Dinosaurs

Some are fierce predators,
like the infamous Tasmanian devil. - Modern Dinosaurs

Some are fierce predators, like the infamous Tasmanian devil...

Others are leaf-eaters, - Modern Dinosaurs

Others are leaf-eaters,

The red kangaroo is the largest
marsupial alive on earth. - Modern Dinosaurs

The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial alive on earth.

But not long ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

But not long ago,

The team believes the remains
of these mega-marsupials - Modern Dinosaurs

The team believes the remains of these mega-marsupials

Thirty million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs

Thirty million years ago,

Sediments turned into limestone, - Modern Dinosaurs

Sediments turned into limestone,

Over millions of years, - Modern Dinosaurs

Over millions of years,

These holes became deadly traps
for animals living on the surface. - Modern Dinosaurs

These holes became deadly traps for animals living on the su...

When Liz and Steve saw
the main fossil chamber - Modern Dinosaurs

When Liz and Steve saw the main fossil chamber

Now they will excavate them - Modern Dinosaurs

Now they will excavate them

So, when we first came in, - Modern Dinosaurs

So, when we first came in,

Desperate animals
who had fallen into the cave
would have tried to get out, - Modern Dinosaurs

Desperate animals who had fallen into the cave would have tr...

Claw scratches line the cave walls, - Modern Dinosaurs

Claw scratches line the cave walls,

Every square inch
will be painstakingly studied. - Modern Dinosaurs

Every square inch will be painstakingly studied.

Some people might think
it looks quite tedious and boring, - Modern Dinosaurs

Some people might think it looks quite tedious and boring,

So, I often think of it
like a jigsaw puzzle, - Modern Dinosaurs

So, I often think of it like a jigsaw puzzle,

But what I'm digging up
are pieces of history, - Modern Dinosaurs

But what I'm digging up are pieces of history,

So, for me, that is so intriguing, - Modern Dinosaurs

So, for me, that is so intriguing,

Steve has found the skull
of an extinct kangaroo, - Modern Dinosaurs

Steve has found the skull of an extinct kangaroo,

And back... Excellent work, Steve. - Modern Dinosaurs

And back... Excellent work, Steve.

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Director: N/A

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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