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Modern Dinosaurs

The exact locationof the longfin eel's spawning ground is one of the great mysteriesof New...

The exact location
of the longfin eel's spawning ground is one of the great mysteries
of New Zealand natural history

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The exact location of the longfin eel's spawning ground
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is one of the great mysteries of New Zealand natural history.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:05
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E05 No one has ever seen it, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
No one has ever seen it,
S01 • E01 Te Uri stream is a small winding waterway - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Te Uri stream is a small winding waterway
S01 • E01 It's also one of the most remarkable geological sites in the world. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
It's also one of the most remarkable geological sites i...
S01 • E05 They leave the coast of New Zealand and all head in the same direction, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
They leave the coast of New Zealand and all head in the same...
S01 • E01 Where most people see rocks, Chris Hollis and his team - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Where most people see rocks, Chris Hollis and his team
S01 • E05 It turns out that our most successful tags, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
It turns out that our most successful tags,
S01 • E01 As we continue walking up the stream, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
As we continue walking up the stream,
S01 • E05 When they reach their secret spawning ground, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
When they reach their secret spawning ground,
S01 • E01 We're looking for a dark sandstone. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
We're looking for a dark sandstone.
S01 • E05 Then, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Then,
S01 • E01 We're hoping to get to the extinction layer, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
We're hoping to get to the extinction layer,
S01 • E01 Their target is a coloured band only a few centimetres wide. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Their target is a coloured band only a few centimetres wide.
S01 • E05 Their offspring start life as leaf-shaped larvae - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Their offspring start life as leaf-shaped larvae
S01 • E01 The layers of rock on either side - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
The layers of rock on either side
S01 • E05 No one has ever seen this stage in New Zealand's longfin eel. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
No one has ever seen this stage in New Zealand's longfi...
S01 • E05 The larvae then somehow find their way back to New Zealand - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
The larvae then somehow find their way back to New Zealand
S01 • E01 So, we've gone from a warm subtropical climate - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
So, we've gone from a warm subtropical climate
S01 • E05 Nobody knows how they navigate to their home islands, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Nobody knows how they navigate to their home islands,
S01 • E01 Changes in temperature and humidity - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Changes in temperature and humidity
S01 • E05 The leptocephali spends nine or ten months at sea, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:15
The leptocephali spends nine or ten months at sea,