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The survival of the crocodilesuggests being small wasn't the reasonNew Zealand's tuatara...

The survival of the crocodile
suggests being small wasn't the reason
New Zealand's tuatara survived when the dinosaurs did not

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The survival of the crocodile suggests being small
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wasn't the reason New Zealand's tuatara survived
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when the dinosaurs did not.
Duration
9 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:46
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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Production
AB Filmcenter

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