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Documentary, Land Of Lost Monsters part 2
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00:00Until now, huge glaciers had blocked the progress of human beings into the new world.
00:18Now the way was clear, if not easy.
00:30By now, the human family consisted of only one species, us.
00:39We had come out of Africa and had spread as far as the continent we now know as North America.
00:47Animals have played a vital part in our prehistory.
00:52We depended on their flesh for food, we wore their skins and hides,
00:57and now we even partner with them to share our burdens and our hunts.
01:02Wolves have already been domesticated.
01:07At this time, sea levels were 250 feet lower than they are today,
01:12and it was across this desolate country that the first people walked into what is now Alaska.
01:18The glaciers that had guarded the land for millennia were losing their power.
01:27Since the age of the dinosaurs, this land has been the dominion of the beasts.
01:37The creatures that live here have never set eyes upon a human being.
01:42Until now.
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02:13The larger animals made the journey backwards and forwards between the continents long before humans had the means to do so.
02:43These people have seen mammoths before, but maybe not in such huge herds.
02:59And these animals are naive. Full-grown mammoths fear no other creature.
03:05These giants cannot perceive the threat gathering above them.
03:11At this time, America is home to large animals, megafauna of all kinds.
03:17Some are familiar to the people, many are not.
03:22North America is a huge continent, more than one-sixth of the Earth's land area.
03:28It resembled what we might think of as an immense game park filled with beautiful and exotic species.
03:37These days, we might think of animals as wild or tame, but before the coming of humans, these words have no meaning.
03:45Species evolved side by side, predator and prey in balance, if not in harmony.
03:52When they first encountered humans, these beasts simply did not know what to make of them.
03:58You never know how toue them.
04:01Wake up them.
04:04The
04:06Corn
04:20Although later lost to the continent, the horse evolved here with many different kinds and colors.
04:40Camels were native to these snowy plains, along with the buffalo and the mammoth.
04:46Predators were out in force. Where there is big game, there are big cats.
04:55The beasts would discover, to their cost, that we would be counted among the predators.
05:01We had become formidable hunters. Where there was big game to be found, so too were human beings.
05:15Forests provide the fuel for fires to comfort and warm them.
05:27Forests provide the fuel for fires to comfort and warm them.
05:40The animals that surround the people give tools, shelter, food.
05:45There is time for storytelling, conversation, gossip, jokes.
06:08So far, there has been nothing to cause us fear. Nothing to resist us.
06:19Left outside, the dogs keep watch.
06:24They too are faced with alien beings whose sounds and scents are unfamiliar to them.
06:31What is unknown is frightening.
06:34Alright, let's get the
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06:49What is it?
06:49I'm thelasse, irgendwie.
06:52Let's go.
06:54And the scientific radar.
06:55What is it?
06:57Hi.
06:59Hi.
07:01Hi.
07:01A slasher is on the loose.
07:15This is the saber-tooth cat, Smilodon fatalis.
07:19Its scientific name means deadly knife-tooth.
07:25With massive seven-inch long canines, the saber-tooth's fangs are as big as Tyrannosaurus
07:30extracts teeth.
07:38The saber-tooth cat kills by disemboweling.
07:41And if it gets a chance, it will literally slash the dogs to pieces.
07:47Three feet at the shoulder, this is one of the biggest cats that has ever lived.
07:54The saber-tooth is an ambush predator, silent and stealthy.
07:58If it weren't for the dogs, the humans might never know it was there.
08:04Tonight the beast has turned tail.
08:06But the people know that winning this round doesn't mean they have won the battle.
08:11their experience and their imagination tell them that there may be more terrifying creatures
08:16to come.
08:24Humans became established in North America 13,000 years ago.
08:29In the centuries that followed, our population spread as far as the southern tip of South America,
08:3410,000 miles away.
08:37Right now, they've not yet penetrated beyond the modern state of Montana.
08:41And at the present moment, their concerns are much more immediate.
08:46They aren't worried about where they're going.
08:48They're worried about staying alive.
08:51They must learn all there is to know about the creatures that they find in this new world.
08:56They are fighting a battle that they must win.
08:59They do not wish to live their lives under siege for monsters.
09:03Although the predator is not in sight, the hunters recognize this butcher
09:33butchered carcass as the work of a saber-tooth cat. Slashed flesh and arteries severed with
09:39almost surgical precision are trademarks of the saber-tooth. Nothing else can dismember a
09:45carcass so effectively. Pound for pound, the saber-tooth cat is one of the most deadly predators
09:59on earth. It can punch well above its weight, already heavy for a cat, bringing down animals
10:05many times its own size. Its sharp fangs unzip the stomachs of giant herbivores and slash open
10:12their throats. Even mammoths must fear them. They are mortal enemies. Big predators evolve
10:25alongside big prey. The megafauna, big beasts to you and me, are so-called because they
10:32weigh in at over 2,000 pounds. That's more than a ton of muscle, blood and bone. And
10:40it's moving. This cat can take down a mega herbivore like a bison seemingly without effort. It is
10:50impressive feat.
10:57Hey, who is it?
11:13Humans are not always enemies of wild animals. We brought the wolf into our lives and by selective
11:25breeding made ourselves a loyal companion and an efficient alarm system.
11:34animals also provide inspiration for hunting strategies. Observing the camouflage of wild creatures,
11:59animals also bring in their lives. They mutate the appearance of our prey. We stalk our quarry
12:03in bold view by taking on their very aspect.
12:12There's something unusual about these caribou but the herd doesn't notice.
12:20The caribou are familiar game.
12:26On their long trek from Eurasia, the people followed the migratory paths of these animals.
12:32Not only did this save humans from wandering blindly, the herds were also mobile camp supply units, providing food, clothing, and shelter for the long journey.
12:42Silent communication between the hunters is essential, and before they embarked on the hunt, they rehearsed their plan many times.
12:52They have already enacted this hunt in their minds.
12:59The skill of human hunters at this time is at its peak.
13:03People can read the quarry accurately, can educate their children in the ways of animals and the methods of the hunt.
13:12Learn more about the humans.
13:14There are a lot of beings that look more overboard.
13:15We've got
13:25spoken to adults and chronically the hunt.
13:29We've got moved around a lot to our bodies.
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14:10And with many other consummate predators, the battle for supremacy is underway.
14:30The grizzly bear is a formidable opponent.
14:34It has ferocious weaponry, hunts with stunning patience, intelligence, and some precision.
14:45It has a short temper and plenty of stomach for a fight.
14:49There is one beast, though, that can send this bear running for cover.
14:57The short-faced bear.
14:59This bear is a giant, much taller than any grizzly.
15:04Taller than a basketball hoop, it can seek out prey from miles away.
15:08The short-faced bear can gallop at a demonic rate.
15:12It is nearly impossible to surprise it.
15:15Short-faced bear sounds cute, but its nickname describes powerful, heavy jaw muscles and a bone-crunching bite.
15:23If ever human beings came face to face with a monster, it was the short-faced bear.
15:29Bears love fish, and so do humans.
15:42The Pacific Salmon Run is an unbelievable bounty for bears and humans alike.
15:47In this country of surprises,
16:16there seems to be a mega-beast around each corner.
16:21This huge creature is a ground sloth.
16:29The ground sloths live all over this continent.
16:33The animal size allows it to reach high branches and tender leaves.
16:37The huge claws are for nothing more sinister than holding on to branches while feeding.
16:41As for the branches that the sloths couldn't reach, their powerful arms could break down whole trees.
16:54Sloths could also wield their claws in self-defense, but they were very slow,
16:58and the narrow skull suggests a rather small brain.
17:02It is an evolutionary strategy for an animal to reduce its brain size to save energy,
17:10and maybe that's what happened to the sloth.
17:13Humans, of course, went the other way,
17:15and used their brains to devise ever more ingenious ways of feeding themselves
17:19and improving their lifestyle.
17:21Something that hasn't changed since we first emerged from our African birthplace.
17:32In spite of its size, the humans soon decide that it is a gentle giant.
17:38Maybe slow and stupid.
17:40In this case, they may be right, but even so, they should be wary.
17:46Just a few thousand years before, and a thousand miles south,
17:50lived a very bad-tempered cousin.
17:54This ground sloth was a browser, too.
17:57There have never been any giraffes in North America,
18:08but in nature, no job remains vacant for long,
18:11and the giant ground sloth fills the slot very well.
18:16Unlike the giraffe, it had some impressive weaponry,
18:20and with claws that could pull down trees,
18:22this animal was capable of whacking more than just weeds.
18:33There's evidence that this sloth had moved on to a mixed diet,
18:37and might use those claws to scratch up a little protein.
18:44Using their size to intimidate, they could take on all comers.
18:52They may even have become killers themselves.
19:02They might not have been brilliant strategists,
19:05but their size and strength must have given them some opportunities for easy meat.
19:14The lands of the North are also patrolled by a giant.
19:1813,000 years ago, this is the weather in Montana.
19:35Although it doesn't look like it, the climate is warming up.
19:39A wind of change is in the air,
19:41a wind that will blow over people and animals alike.
19:45All animals are dependent upon the climate for their survival.
20:01Though the ice is in retreat, the going is still tough.
20:05The winters are very harsh.
20:07Snowfalls were lighter at this time, the land drier,
20:10but the weather still claims its toll,
20:13and some animals will not survive this winter.
20:19And now these animals face a threat as chilling as the frozen climate.
20:30Humans have made a deadly advance in technology,
20:33and it is to hasten the end of these animals,
20:37the super herbivores.
20:51Up until the time we arrived,
20:54America had several types of elephant.
20:56The woolly mammoth,
20:57the woolly mammoth,
20:58the columbian mammoth,
20:59the pygmy mammoth,
21:01the American mastodon.
21:03In just a few hundred years,
21:06they were all gone.
21:09The sharp blade with finely honed cutting edges
21:12transformed the hunting and butchering of huge animals like mammoths.
21:17The spear points often shattered after they pierced the skin,
21:29maximizing damage.
21:30It was a battle that the hunters won,
21:47time after time.
21:49At such moments,
21:50they felt invincible.
21:57But they could never be off guard.
22:00A mammoth kill is an invitation to a meal,
22:06and one of the guests here
22:08is the most overwhelming creature
22:10that walks the earth.
22:12The short-faced bear is coming to dinner.
22:23A moment's inattention,
22:25and one man is separated from the hunting band.
22:28This situation becomes more serious by the moment.
22:32It is in the nature of a predator
22:34to seize a good opportunity
22:37and vulnerable prey.
22:38it is in the nature of a hunter's
22:41an army.
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22:49To be continued...
23:19Still in its infancy, any loss is serious.
23:23But the people learn from their mistakes and forge ahead.
23:27They proceed to establish themselves as the rulers of this continent.
23:32The short-faced bear is not defeated in combat.
23:37The human arsenal includes another weapon.
23:40The slow waste of hunger.
23:43The people competed for its prey.
23:46And they won.
23:50Now there is just one more challenge awaiting humankind.
23:54One more land to conquer.
23:56The land of the giant birds.
23:58All over the world, there are tales told of giant birds.
24:08Big enough to catch a man in their huge talons and carry him off to their mountain strongholds.
24:14There was a time when the legends were real.
24:19While Europe was struggling into the Middle Ages, the people of the Pacific Islands were discovering a landmass that had only one single small terrestrial mammal and had hundreds of species of birds.
24:44These were islands out of time.
24:47Three thousand years ago, people struck out to explore the Pacific.
24:55Their quest took them from island to island, each generation traveling just a little farther until at last people reached the remote islands of New Zealand.
25:04Now humans had spread over all the lands of the Earth, and the last habitable landmass on the planet had been claimed.
25:12Their sailing vessels show all the sophistication of developed technologies.
25:16They have woven sails and plated ropes.
25:20Their craft have seaworthy hulls to take them safely across the open water of the wild Pacific Ocean.
25:27These people are skilled mariners.
25:29The people of the Pacific Islands have not just found a new place to colonize, what they don't yet realize is that they've stumbled upon an altogether different world.
25:58They claim it for their own.
26:01Humans have now mastered agriculture, and these people will attempt to raise their favorite crops here.
26:08But hunting is still very much a part of their livelihood, so they look for what game the land offers.
26:14This is a wild and beautiful land, but it's so remote that the only other creatures to come here came the same way the people did, riding the wind and the ocean's currents.
26:30Dolphins play in New Zealand's bays, and whales feed over the deep ocean drop-offs.
26:44New Zealand is a very different land from Australia.
26:56It is farther south and much cooler.
26:59It is also a much more fertile land.
27:02And although only one-thirtieth of Australia's size, the forest air is thick with the rustling of small creatures and the songs of myriad birds.
27:12The birds, the direct descendants of the dinosaurs, have inherited an earthly paradise, almost free of predators.
27:39The nocturnal kiwi can feel safe on the ground.
27:48Kiwis eat worms and insects.
27:50They have taken the slot that the shrews occupy in the continents where mammals dominate.
27:56Even its vulnerable eggs and young are secure in underground nests.
28:01There are no burrowing mammals or snakes here to disturb them.
28:05An earthy paradise, indeed.
28:09The kiwi lays huge eggs, a quarter of the female's total weight.
28:17It's as if we were to give birth to 35-pound babies.
28:21Bats are the only mammals to inhabit the interior of New Zealand.
28:39Recent genetic research shows that they were probably blown here 30 million years ago, all the way from South America.
28:46And finding a feast on the forest floor, they stayed.
28:53Between them, the bats, the flightless birds, and the insects occupy all the niches that mammals do elsewhere.
29:01From kangaroos to shrews, tigers to possums, the huge variety of ways that animals can make a living is represented here, in the Twin Islands of New Zealand.
29:22Soon, the people begin to explore deeper into the forests.
29:41With no predators to fear on the ground, some birds, like this kakapo here, have lost their major characteristic.
29:59These birds cannot fly.
30:01Flight requires a huge amount of energy, and since these birds do not need to escape from enemies, the kiwi, the kakapo, and penguins have all grown too big to fly.
30:18The bay means the birds can fly.
30:19The birds can fly many more, they can fly much.
30:25The arabe is a bird-flopter bird in the forest.
30:38A fish by a fish by a fish by a fish by a fish by a fish by a fish by a fish.
30:45So far, there seems little reason for caution, but there is a surprise here.
31:08The largest bird they had ever seen.
31:12The tallest bird the world has ever seen.
31:15This is the giant moa.
31:21Its scientific name means surprising or terrifying bird.
31:27The moas were unique, the only birds in the world that had become entirely wingless.
31:33There were 11 species of moa.
31:36This one weighs almost as much as two fully grown men.
31:40In the newcomer's language, moa means chicken.
31:44People's minds must have turned quickly to food.
31:46The moas were all forest-living herbivores, browsing on trees and shrubs.
32:05These islanders cannot tell at first what sort of birds they were.
32:10Nothing they've seen before would have prepared them for this giant.
32:15Those huge legs could deliver a lacerate, and the beak looks like it could cause grave damage.
32:21But the moa doesn't appear to be aggressive.
32:23The people don't know whether this is friend or fowl.
32:29The moa must have been one of the most surprising giant animals we ever met.
32:38In time, small villages are established, and life for the first New Zealanders takes shape.
32:49But the people live under a threat from above.
32:53There is another giant bird that lives on New Zealand, but this one does not live on the ground.
32:59This is the largest bird of prey ever.
33:10The eagle's wingspan gives it the power of attack that can snap a human neck.
33:17The female weighs twice as much as a bowling ball, and she's twice as heavy as the male.
33:24She strikes her prey with the force of a concrete block dropped from an eight-story building.
33:29She has talons the size of tiger claws.
33:46The giant eagle is used to hunting for large animals on two legs that are vulnerable to attack.
33:53It specializes in hunting moas.
33:57Crossing rivers and clearings puts the birds and the humans at risk.
34:03For many thousands of years, its regular prey has been the giant flightless birds.
34:26But now, the eagle's eye has been caught by something different.
34:30It is big enough.
34:33It is walking upright on two legs.
34:36It is food.
35:00Shit!
35:07This is my mobile train movement!
35:10Can I find the on-eta animal race again?
35:14I am with a daughter.
35:15It has been a good day.
35:17It is a lack of force, and it has been a difficult time to get it experienced.
35:22Other drones, you don'tousing it or you don't have to follow in order.
35:24I need more resources, and she can replace it.
35:27She can
35:28You don't transport anything!
35:59The End
36:29reached America, Pacific Islanders landed on the far shores of New Zealand and found
36:34islands ruled by giant birds, direct descendants of the dinosaurs. It was as if they had traveled
36:41back to the Jurassic Age. They made a living, but not without loss. One of their community
36:49has been taken by a giant eagle, and now the people grieve.
36:59We will stay.
37:01And we will be at our home.
37:04We will stay.
37:07And we will stay at home when we stay.
37:11But we will stay with thatgehen."
37:13On the way that we are living, we will stay where we're going.
37:17We're taking care of our children, wi-fi-fi-fi-ti.
37:21We'll stay at home.
37:23They represent the predator with a soaring kite.
37:34Though they fear the great eagle, they are also in awe of the powerful bird, and so they honor it.
37:41People have always been fascinated by monsters.
37:47Gradually, the forests become a more familiar place.
37:50The people learn to pick their way through the forest and find what food is available to them.
37:56Growing crops proves difficult, and gathering food from the land is the only option.
38:20Most of the giant birds lay only one or two precious eggs a year.
38:26Most of the giant birds lay only one or two precious eggs a year.
38:49They lay on the open ground.
38:52The egg is too big, the shell too thick, for the small reptiles and bats that scavenge on the forest floor.
38:59The bird can leave the egg in perfect safety.
39:03Until now.
39:05This was the beginning of the end for these fantastic birds.
39:16The Moas were caught in an evolutionary perfect storm.
39:20They were confronted with a predator from whom they could not escape.
39:25They could not outbreed us.
39:27They could not outlast us.
39:29All the Moa could do was wait for the end.
39:32We shall never see this sight.
39:44It is a world that is lost to us.
39:50For the newcomers, the Moa was literally a lifesaver.
39:54These birds are completely unequipped to combat any predators, let alone a hunter with many weapons and many strategies.
40:04The Moa are easy targets.
40:07Much too easy.
40:08The Moa is from the Matri.
40:19The Moa has killed by thema.
40:22Let's go.
40:23Let's go.
40:53In just a few decades, the precious food source was becoming scarce, and desperate measures
41:12were used to drive the last moas out of their forest retreats.
41:17Whirlwinds of fire snaked through the bush, turning a refuge into an inferno.
41:25Humans have used fire to bring down big game before, but this time, the fire we unleash
41:31might consume us as well.
41:41The ancient giants are gone.
41:44They could not stand against the human advance.
41:47The struggle has come to an end, and we have won.
41:50And a land of lost monsters is now our legacy.
42:20And so it is that the mammoth is not a part of our world, or the saber-toothed cat, or
42:31the giant American lion.
42:34These monsters are now only ghosts.
42:37Are we at all haunted by their loss?
42:51We now stand on the threshold of once again exploring new worlds.
42:56And it is likely that one day we might encounter new life forms.
43:01What lessons have we learned from the journey we've already made?
43:07If no other creatures can withstand us, are we not monsters ourselves?
43:15Can we find a way to coexist with what we fear, and not subjugate what we can overpower?
43:23Can we live with other species?
43:25Will we leave behind our monster within?
43:31Can we live azade?
43:54Can we live in?
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