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What caused New Zealand's animals to evolve to be so much larger
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What caused New Zealand's animalsto evolve to be so much larger than their relativesacross...

What caused New Zealand's animals
to evolve to be so much larger than their relatives
across the oceans?

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What caused New Zealand's animals to evolve to be so much larger
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than their relatives across the oceans?
Duration
7 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:24
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E05 In its nearest neighbour, Australia, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
In its nearest neighbour, Australia,
S01 • E01 Little Barrier is one of the few places - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Little Barrier is one of the few places
S01 • E01 A breeding programme was started in the 1990s - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
A breeding programme was started in the 1990s
S01 • E01 The threat of extinction was very real. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
The threat of extinction was very real.
S01 • E01 Tuatara have been here over 200 million years - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Tuatara have been here over 200 million years
S01 • E05 To understand the giants that evolved in New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
To understand the giants that evolved in New Zealand,
S01 • E05 A very different land, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
A very different land,
S01 • E01 But these animals survived - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
But these animals survived
S01 • E01 How did tuatara survive the catastrophic events - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
How did tuatara survive the catastrophic events
S01 • E05 Just like New Zealand, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Just like New Zealand,
S01 • E05 In both countries, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
In both countries,
S01 • E01 What have we got here? One of the females here - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
What have we got here? One of the females here
S01 • E05 Although similar forces are at work in both nations, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:08
Although similar forces are at work in both nations,
S01 • E01 We'll dig them up, because if we leave them here and the young ones hatch, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
We'll dig them up, because if we leave them here and th...
S01 • E05 Naracoorte, in South Australia, is famous for two things. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Naracoorte, in South Australia, is famous for two things.
S01 • E01 Cannibalism is a common survival strategy among reptiles. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Cannibalism is a common survival strategy among reptiles.
S01 • E01 Great care is taken when removing the eggs from the burrow. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Great care is taken when removing the eggs from the burrow.
S01 • E05 When the owners of a local vineyard were excavating, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
When the owners of a local vineyard were excavating,
S01 • E01 Richard will transport them from here to an incubator. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
Richard will transport them from here to an incubator.
S01 • E05 Underneath the vineyard, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
Underneath the vineyard,