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Eels first evolved in the Western Pacific Ocean
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Eels first evolvedin the Western Pacific Ocean, near present-day Indonesia, and soon...

Eels first evolved
in the Western Pacific Ocean, near present-day Indonesia, and soon spread around the world

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Eels first evolved in the Western Pacific Ocean,
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near present-day Indonesia,
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and soon spread around the world.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:49
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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When they first reached New Zealand around 20 million years ...
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Although he's been partially incapacitated,
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The only other fish in the rivers were small and harmless.
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He'll be moved to a new home
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These are banded kokopu,
S01 • E01 This size is a problem, but not just to kids, also to some adults. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
This size is a problem, but not just to kids, also to some a...
S01 • E05 They are so primitive, they don't even have scales, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
They are so primitive, they don't even have scales,
S01 • E01 These reptiles have maintained their intimidating size - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
These reptiles have maintained their intimidating size
S01 • E05 There are dozens of species in New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
There are dozens of species in New Zealand,
S01 • E05 With no predators or competition, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
With no predators or competition,
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The survival of the crocodile suggests being small
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And in New Zealand they've done particularly well,
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What other traits could explain why both species avoided ext...
S01 • E05 So, it was kind of a wonderful opportunity for eels - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
So, it was kind of a wonderful opportunity for eels
S01 • E05 And so they're found throughout New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
And so they're found throughout New Zealand,
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The theory that dinosaurs never lived in New Zealand
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These eels must make a mysterious and epic voyage back into ...
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But how did the tuatara survive the event
S01 • E05 ..and they will even travel over land for short distances if they have to. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
..and they will even travel over land for short distances if...
S01 • E05 All freshwater eels are basically a marine species - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
All freshwater eels are basically a marine species