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Modern Dinosaurs

These reptiles have maintainedtheir intimidating size as a top predator for millennia

These reptiles have maintained
their intimidating size as a top predator for millennia

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These reptiles have maintained their intimidating size
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as a top predator for millennia.
Duration
6 seconds
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15
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:25
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E05 There are dozens of species in New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
There are dozens of species in New Zealand,
S01 • E05 With no predators or competition, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
With no predators or competition,
S01 • E01 The survival of the crocodile suggests being small - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
The survival of the crocodile suggests being small
S01 • E05 And in New Zealand they've done particularly well, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
And in New Zealand they've done particularly well,
S01 • E01 What other traits could explain why both species avoided extinction? - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
What other traits could explain why both species avoided ext...
S01 • E05 So, it was kind of a wonderful opportunity for eels - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
So, it was kind of a wonderful opportunity for eels
S01 • E05 And so they're found throughout New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
And so they're found throughout New Zealand,
S01 • E01 The theory that dinosaurs never lived in New Zealand - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
The theory that dinosaurs never lived in New Zealand
S01 • E05 These eels must make a mysterious and epic voyage back into the tropical ocean - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
These eels must make a mysterious and epic voyage back into ...
S01 • E01 But how did the tuatara survive the event - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
But how did the tuatara survive the event
S01 • E05 ..and they will even travel over land for short distances if they have to. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
..and they will even travel over land for short distances if...
S01 • E05 All freshwater eels are basically a marine species - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
All freshwater eels are basically a marine species
S01 • E05 Now, the significance of that is, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Now, the significance of that is,
S01 • E05 So, they're marine spawners, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
So, they're marine spawners,
S01 • E05 It means, um, a very long journey, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
It means, um, a very long journey,
S01 • E01 Clues to the mystery can be found by studying - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
Clues to the mystery can be found by studying
S01 • E05 The exact location of the longfin eel's spawning ground - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
The exact location of the longfin eel's spawning ground
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 • 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...