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Modern Dinosaurs

With no predators or competition, and plenty of small fish to eat, the eels thrived

With no predators or competition, and plenty of small fish to eat, the eels thrived

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With no predators or competition,
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and plenty of small fish to eat,
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the eels thrived.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:40
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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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,
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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 • E01 It's also one of the most remarkable geological sites in the world. - Modern Dinosaurs 00:06
It's also one of the most remarkable geological sites i...
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...
S01 • E05 It turns out that our most successful tags, - Modern Dinosaurs 00:09
It turns out that our most successful tags,