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They then do something rather remarkable. They swallow them. They need the stones to act...

They then do something rather remarkable. They swallow them. They need the stones to act both
as ballast and as gizzard stones. Gastroliths which will remain
in their stomachs to grind up their unchewed food

Full Transcript

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They then do something rather remarkable.
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They swallow them.
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They need the stones to act both as ballast and as gizzard stones.
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Gastroliths which will remain in their stomachs
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to grind up their unchewed food.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
69
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:50
Uploaded
Dec 24, 2023
Season
1
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.
S01 • E03 Quetzalcoatlus are certainly masters of flight. - Prehistoric Planet 00:25
Quetzalcoatlus are certainly masters of flight.
S02 • E05 His horns appear perfect. - Prehistoric Planet 00:23
His horns appear perfect.
S02 • E03 [bellowing] - Prehistoric Planet 00:08
[bellowing]
S01 • E04 In the north of America, - Prehistoric Planet 00:11
In the north of America,
S02 • E02 Maybe their beak or perhaps a claw. - Prehistoric Planet 00:07
Maybe their beak or perhaps a claw.
S02 • E04 It's an attack so swift, the elasmosaur almost certainly never saw it coming. - Prehistoric Planet 00:07
It's an attack so swift, the elasmosaur almost certainl...
S02 • E05 To a female, however, - Prehistoric Planet 00:09
To a female, however,
S02 • E01 For now, at least, they must stay close together. - Prehistoric Planet 00:05
For now, at least, they must stay close together.
S01 • E02 Some dwarf everyone else. - Prehistoric Planet 00:30
Some dwarf everyone else.
S01 • E05 In the forests of North America, - Prehistoric Planet 00:10
In the forests of North America,
S02 • E04 Life in the ocean can be dangerous, not only because of giants. - Prehistoric Planet 00:08
Life in the ocean can be dangerous, not only because of gian...
S01 • E04 Most animals flee from the flames. - Prehistoric Planet 00:13
Most animals flee from the flames.
S01 • E01 For a youngster, - Prehistoric Planet 00:20
For a youngster,
S02 • E03 But trouble is brewing within the herd. - Prehistoric Planet 00:05
But trouble is brewing within the herd.
S02 • E03 But trouble is brewing within the herd. - Prehistoric Planet 00:14
But trouble is brewing within the herd.
S02 • E05 These gatherings are crucial events in the lives of Triceratops. - Prehistoric Planet 00:21
These gatherings are crucial events in the lives of Tricerat...
S02 • E05 These gatherings are crucial events in the lives of Triceratops. - Prehistoric Planet 00:05
These gatherings are crucial events in the lives of Tricerat...
S02 • E04 Of the baby ammonites that escaped the rock pools, - Prehistoric Planet 00:08
Of the baby ammonites that escaped the rock pools,
S02 • E01 In the far south of the planet, on the islands of the Antarctic Peninsula, - Prehistoric Planet 00:21
In the far south of the planet, on the islands of the Antarc...
S02 • E01 In the far south of the planet, on the islands of the Antarctic Peninsula, - Prehistoric Planet 00:10
In the far south of the planet, on the islands of the Antarc...