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Modern Dinosaurs

(SQUAWKS) And until humans arrived800 years ago, there were no rodentsscavenging on the...

(SQUAWKS) And until humans arrived
800 years ago, there were no rodents
scavenging on the forest floor, so weta took their place

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(SQUAWKS)
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And until humans arrived 800 years ago,
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there were no rodents scavenging on the forest floor,
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so weta took their place.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:52
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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