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Modern Dinosaurs

A breeding programmewas started in the 1990s when the island's tuatara populationhad...

A breeding programme
was started in the 1990s when the island's tuatara population
had fallen to just eight adults

Full Transcript

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A breeding programme was started in the 1990s
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when the island's tuatara population had fallen to just eight adults.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:43
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E01 The threat of extinction was very real. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
The threat of extinction was very real.
S01 • E01 Tuatara have been here over 200 million years - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Tuatara have been here over 200 million years
S01 • E05 To understand the giants that evolved in New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
To understand the giants that evolved in New Zealand,
S01 • E05 A very different land, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
A very different land,
S01 • E01 But these animals survived - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
But these animals survived
S01 • E01 How did tuatara survive the catastrophic events - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
How did tuatara survive the catastrophic events
S01 • E05 Just like New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Just like New Zealand,
S01 • E05 In both countries, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
In both countries,
S01 • E01 What have we got here? One of the females here - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
What have we got here? One of the females here
S01 • E05 Although similar forces are at work in both nations, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Although similar forces are at work in both nations,
S01 • E01 We'll dig them up, because if we leave them here and the young ones hatch, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
We'll dig them up, because if we leave them here and th...
S01 • E05 Naracoorte, in South Australia, is famous for two things. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Naracoorte, in South Australia, is famous for two things.
S01 • E01 Cannibalism is a common survival strategy among reptiles. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Cannibalism is a common survival strategy among reptiles.
S01 • E01 Great care is taken when removing the eggs from the burrow. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Great care is taken when removing the eggs from the burrow.
S01 • E05 When the owners of a local vineyard were excavating, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
When the owners of a local vineyard were excavating,
S01 • E01 Richard will transport them from here to an incubator. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Richard will transport them from here to an incubator.
S01 • E05 Underneath the vineyard, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Underneath the vineyard,
S01 • E01 They can take a little bump, but of course, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
They can take a little bump, but of course,
S01 • E05 It was found about 12 years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
It was found about 12 years ago,
S01 • E05 Palaeontologist Dr Liz Reed and her partner Steve - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
Palaeontologist Dr Liz Reed and her partner Steve