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Modern Dinosaurs

(LAUGHS) It is only since humansarrived in New Zealand 800 years ago that wetapungahave...

(LAUGHS) It is only since humans
arrived in New Zealand 800 years ago that wetapunga
have become endangered

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It is only since humans arrived in New Zealand 800 years ago
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that wetapunga have become endangered.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:16
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E01 But their large skulls do contain a remarkable third eye, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
But their large skulls do contain a remarkable third eye,
S01 • E05 They have survived for 180 million years, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
They have survived for 180 million years,
S01 • E01 Visible at birth, scales cover the eye within just a few months. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Visible at birth, scales cover the eye within just a few mon...
S01 • E01 Scientists are still uncertain of its purpose. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Scientists are still uncertain of its purpose.
S01 • E05 I know that, um, early Maori called them wetapunga, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:13
I know that, um, early Maori called them wetapunga,
S01 • E01 But the third eye is just one of the tuatara's many surprises. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
But the third eye is just one of the tuatara's many sur...
S01 • E05 They look heavily armoured and dangerous, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
They look heavily armoured and dangerous,
S01 • E01 Most modern animals have teeth that grow out of sockets. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Most modern animals have teeth that grow out of sockets.
S01 • E01 The tuatara's teeth grow direct from the jaw - Modern Dinosaurs 00:11
The tuatara's teeth grow direct from the jaw
S01 • E05 This has led to their numbers being driven to the edge of extinction, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
This has led to their numbers being driven to the edge of ex...
S01 • E05 Since the early 20th century, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Since the early 20th century,
S01 • E01 The teeth work like scissors, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
The teeth work like scissors,
S01 • E05 Their only defence is to raise their spiked legs - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Their only defence is to raise their spiked legs
S01 • E01 When food is scarce, tuatara are capable - Modern Dinosaurs 00:11
When food is scarce, tuatara are capable
S01 • E05 Other giants of the invertebrate world can be found throughout the country. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Other giants of the invertebrate world can be found througho...
S01 • E01 Their slow lifestyle helps them to live - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Their slow lifestyle helps them to live
S01 • E05 This 20-centimetre-long stick insect - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
This 20-centimetre-long stick insect
S01 • E01 Free of predatory mammals and offering plenty of food sources, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
Free of predatory mammals and offering plenty of food source...
S01 • E05 They can grow 25 centimetres long - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
They can grow 25 centimetres long
S01 • E05 Giant Powelliphanta snails also live on the forest floor. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Giant Powelliphanta snails also live on the forest floor.