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Modern Dinosaurs

Deep below him lurkthe objects of his search, an ancient and unusual group of fishcalled...

Deep below him lurk
the objects of his search, an ancient and unusual group of fish
called freshwater eels

Full Transcript

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Deep below him lurk the objects of his search,
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an ancient and unusual group of fish called freshwater eels.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:43
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E05 We have two main species of eel in New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
We have two main species of eel in New Zealand,
S01 • E05 It's the longfin which we mainly find here, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:17
It's the longfin which we mainly find here,
S01 • E01 With more than 20 years on the job, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
With more than 20 years on the job,
S01 • E05 Don has been studying the unique eels - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
Don has been studying the unique eels
S01 • E05 The fish are threatened, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
The fish are threatened,
S01 • E01 He did something different and grabbed me on the whole hand here. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
He did something different and grabbed me on the whole hand ...
S01 • E01 If he would have just grabbed, it would've been all right, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
If he would have just grabbed, it would've been all rig...
S01 • E01 Managing one of the world's apex predators - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Managing one of the world's apex predators
S01 • E05 But as the shadows lengthen, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
But as the shadows lengthen,
S01 • E01 You've got the young males who can't compete with the bigger ones, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
You've got the young males who can't compete with ...
S01 • E01 And also, you've got females who are nesting, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
And also, you've got females who are nesting,
S01 • E01 Only experienced rangers are allowed to handle the traps. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Only experienced rangers are allowed to handle the traps.
S01 • E01 The trap could contain a six-metre-long croc, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
The trap could contain a six-metre-long croc,
S01 • E05 To calm the eels down while he measures them, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
To calm the eels down while he measures them,
S01 • E01 Give it a check. The water's dirty. See if there IS anything in there. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Give it a check. The water's dirty. See if there IS any...
S01 • E05 She's just over a metre long, 101 centimetres. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
She's just over a metre long, 101 centimetres.
S01 • E05 And we know they only grow at about a centimetre a year, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
And we know they only grow at about a centimetre a year,
S01 • E05 Slow growth rates in these cold, glacial-formed lakes. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Slow growth rates in these cold, glacial-formed lakes.
S01 • E05 You don't have much of a feeding zone around the edge, cos they're so deep, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
You don't have much of a feeding zone around the edge, ...
S01 • E01 All the rangers can do is re-bait the trap - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
All the rangers can do is re-bait the trap