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How did this ancient reptile survive when so much life became extinct?

How did this ancient reptile survive when so much life became extinct?

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How did this ancient reptile survive
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when so much life became extinct?
Duration
6 seconds
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23
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00:01:35
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
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1
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AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E05 This is Little Barrier Island, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
This is Little Barrier Island,
S01 • E05 ..the remains of a volcano that erupted from the ocean - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
..the remains of a volcano that erupted from the ocean
S01 • E05 Just six kilometres across, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Just six kilometres across,
S01 • E01 Just 80 kilometres north of Auckland - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Just 80 kilometres north of Auckland
S01 • E01 Department of Conservation rangers Leigh Joyce and Richard Walle - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Department of Conservation rangers Leigh Joyce and Richard W...
S01 • E05 Little Barrier is so special, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Little Barrier is so special,
S01 • E05 But a research team has been granted permission - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
But a research team has been granted permission
S01 • E01 Today, their colleague Nicola Toki - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Today, their colleague Nicola Toki
S01 • E01 As the department's threatened species ambassador, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:13
As the department's threatened species ambassador,
S01 • E05 Leigh Joyce is a Department of Conservation ranger. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Leigh Joyce is a Department of Conservation ranger.
S01 • E05 It's an ark, really. It's like New Zealand used to be. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
It's an ark, really. It's like New Zealand used to...
S01 • E05 And I always say it's like it could be in the future as well, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
And I always say it's like it could be in the future as...
S01 • E01 Nicola's here today to learn about the tuatara breeding programme. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Nicola's here today to learn about the tuatara breeding...
S01 • E05 Leigh is accompanied by Nicola Toki, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Leigh is accompanied by Nicola Toki,
S01 • E01 Little Barrier, or Hauturu, is the closest you can get - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
Little Barrier, or Hauturu, is the closest you can get
S01 • E05 I'm particularly interested in discovering - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
I'm particularly interested in discovering
S01 • E05 And in particular, I really want to see a wetapunga, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
And in particular, I really want to see a wetapunga,
S01 • E05 Weta are an ancient relative of grasshoppers and crickets. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Weta are an ancient relative of grasshoppers and crickets.
S01 • E05 Their ancestors evolved 190 million years ago. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Their ancestors evolved 190 million years ago.
S01 • E01 Many of these animals are the last of their kind living in the wild. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Many of these animals are the last of their kind living in t...