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Prehistoric Planet

The island of Madagascarhas been separated from the African mainlandfor 80 million years....

The island of Madagascar
has been separated from the African mainland
for 80 million years. So long that most of its animals
are now very different from any to be found elsewhere

Full Transcript

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The island of Madagascar has been separated
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from the African mainland for 80 million years.
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So long that most of its animals are now very different
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from any to be found elsewhere.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
103
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:43
Uploaded
Dec 24, 2023
Season
2
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, animation, history
Production
BBC Studios Natural History Unit,Golem Creations

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Movie Summary

Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.
S02 • E03 And for a youngster, any leftovers will do very nicely. - Prehistoric Planet 00:12
And for a youngster, any leftovers will do very nicely.
S02 • E03 And for a youngster, any leftovers will do very nicely. - Prehistoric Planet 00:06
And for a youngster, any leftovers will do very nicely.
S01 • E04 The only space left is on the island's margin. - Prehistoric Planet 00:13
The only space left is on the island's margin.
S02 • E01 So long that most of its animals are now very different - Prehistoric Planet 00:07
So long that most of its animals are now very different
S01 • E05 This is the antidote: a special clay. - Prehistoric Planet 00:16
This is the antidote: a special clay.
S01 • E03 Decades of battling armored prey has scarred his body. - Prehistoric Planet 00:07
Decades of battling armored prey has scarred his body.
S02 • E05 Tiger ammonites are themselves hunters. - Prehistoric Planet 00:15
Tiger ammonites are themselves hunters.
S01 • E02 If there is one thing that attracts flies more than a carcass… - Prehistoric Planet 00:09
If there is one thing that attracts flies more than a carcas...
S02 • E04 The Hesperornis have only one option: to swim for their lives. - Prehistoric Planet 00:10
The Hesperornis have only one option: to swim for their live...
S02 • E05 The combination of a streamlined profile and a powerful siphon enables them - Prehistoric Planet 00:09
The combination of a streamlined profile and a powerful siph...
S01 • E02 It's a sleeping tarbosaur that has been feeding on that carcass. - Prehistoric Planet 00:08
It's a sleeping tarbosaur that has been feeding on that...
S01 • E04 When eggs are eventually laid, - Prehistoric Planet 00:12
When eggs are eventually laid,
S01 • E01 And their young certainly need protection. - Prehistoric Planet 00:14
And their young certainly need protection.
S02 • E01 [hisses] - Prehistoric Planet 00:05
[hisses]
S02 • E05 But so can the mosasaur. - Prehistoric Planet 00:04
But so can the mosasaur.
S02 • E01 This is Simosuchus. - Prehistoric Planet 00:23
This is Simosuchus.
S01 • E03 These new injuries are more serious. - Prehistoric Planet 00:07
These new injuries are more serious.
S02 • E02 And the only way to reach the forest is through this maze of canyons. - Prehistoric Planet 00:06
And the only way to reach the forest is through this maze of...
S02 • E03 - [bellowing] - [whines] - Prehistoric Planet 00:07
- [bellowing] - [whines]
S02 • E04 Xiphactinus is faster. - Prehistoric Planet 00:11
Xiphactinus is faster.