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Modern Dinosaurs

When food is scarce, the abilityto not eat for up to a year is a huge advantage

When food is scarce, the ability
to not eat for up to a year is a huge advantage

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When food is scarce, the ability to not eat for up to a year
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is a huge advantage.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:11
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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S01 • E01 Both the tuatara and the crocodile - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
Both the tuatara and the crocodile
S01 • E01 Their slow pace of life left them better suited - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Their slow pace of life left them better suited
S01 • E05 She's got these amazing little claws on the end of her feet, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
She's got these amazing little claws on the end of her ...
S01 • E05 Like eels, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:11
Like eels,
S01 • E01 500 kilometres away on Little Barrier Island, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:10
500 kilometres away on Little Barrier Island,
S01 • E05 But in that time, she can lay, like, 300 to 500 eggs. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
But in that time, she can lay, like, 300 to 500 eggs.
S01 • E05 So, she looks really kind of ferocious, really, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
So, she looks really kind of ferocious, really,
S01 • E01 Together with threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Together with threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki,
S01 • E05 So, it looks as though she's, like, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
So, it looks as though she's, like,
S01 • E05 She's very docile, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
She's very docile,
S01 • E01 NICOLA: Little Barrier's probably the jewel in the crown - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
NICOLA: Little Barrier's probably the jewel in the crow...
S01 • E05 Um, she might raise her legs up if she's in alarm. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:04
Um, she might raise her legs up if she's in alarm.
S01 • E01 It's a perfect microcosm of healthy New Zealand - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
It's a perfect microcosm of healthy New Zealand
S01 • E05 But her ovipositor, the spine out the back, is actually for laying her eggs. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
But her ovipositor, the spine out the back, is actually for ...
S01 • E05 And she'll push that down into the ground, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
And she'll push that down into the ground,
S01 • E05 And it splits, her eggs actually come down the middle, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:11
And it splits, her eggs actually come down the middle,
S01 • E01 An old burrow surrounded by vegetation - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
An old burrow surrounded by vegetation
S01 • E01 So, some of the ones that have come from the same parentage - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
So, some of the ones that have come from the same parentage
S01 • E01 Right. (CHUCKLES) - Modern Dinosaurs 00:07
Right. (CHUCKLES)
S01 • E05 (LAUGHS) - Modern Dinosaurs 00:05
(LAUGHS)