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Modern Dinosaurs

Visible at birth, scales coverthe eye within just a few months

Visible at birth, scales cover
the eye within just a few months

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Visible at birth, scales cover the eye within just a few months.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:31
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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Production
AB Filmcenter

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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.
S01 • E01 Guys, this is the juvenile part of the tuatarium. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Guys, this is the juvenile part of the tuatarium.
S01 • E05 These creatures first evolved about 200 million years ago, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
These creatures first evolved about 200 million years ago,
S01 • E05 They can grow 90 millimetres across, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
They can grow 90 millimetres across,