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It's a phenomenon known as island gigantism
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It's a phenomenonknown as island gigantism

It's a phenomenon
known as island gigantism

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It's a phenomenon known as island gigantism.
Duration
4 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:57
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E05 The research team carefully release their male wetapunga. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
The research team carefully release their male wetapunga.
S01 • E01 Tuatara were once plentiful throughout New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Tuatara were once plentiful throughout New Zealand,
S01 • E05 To fully appreciate the scale of these insects, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
To fully appreciate the scale of these insects,
S01 • E01 The arrival of humans and introduced predators nearly wiped them out. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
The arrival of humans and introduced predators nearly wiped ...
S01 • E01 Their eggs were easy targets for introduced rodents. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Their eggs were easy targets for introduced rodents.
S01 • E01 The fossil records show that the moment rats arrived, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
The fossil records show that the moment rats arrived,
S01 • E05 What caused New Zealand's animals to evolve to be so much larger - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
What caused New Zealand's animals to evolve to be so mu...
S01 • E05 In its nearest neighbour, Australia, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
In its nearest neighbour, Australia,
S01 • E01 Little Barrier is one of the few places - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Little Barrier is one of the few places
S01 • E01 A breeding programme was started in the 1990s - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
A breeding programme was started in the 1990s
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,