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The Dinosaurs Episode 1 Engsub
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00:07You
00:30You
00:50Earth
00:5266 million years ago
00:56During the great reign
00:58Of the dinosaurs
01:06Majestic creatures
01:10Giants
01:10And monsters
01:13That can often seem more imagined
01:16Than real
01:20Including
01:22This Pachycephalosaurus
01:29He's an old alpha male
01:33Eager to get back to his harem of females
01:42But something's caught their attention
01:49A rival male
01:56If the alpha doesn't get there
01:58He may lose them to the intruder
02:05There's just one problem
02:10There's a herd of giants in his way
02:25But holding on to his family
02:28Is all that matters
02:39He'll risk his life to reach them
02:55He'll risk his life to reach them
03:16He may have survived the crossing
03:19But the battle
03:21The battle has just begun
03:24The trespasser
03:26Is younger
03:27Stronger
03:28And more aggressive
03:38And he won't surrender these females
03:41And he won't surrender these females
03:43Without a fight
03:48Their four-inch-thick skulls
03:50Are designed for a brutal style of combat
04:16Neither side is backing down.
04:31This time, the alpha is hurt.
04:39Days invading fast, his hold on his family is slipping away.
04:48Sensing his weakness, the intruder prepares for a finishing blow.
05:08But in the world of Tyrannosaurus Rex, the only battle that counts is for survival.
05:24This is the age of the dinosaurs.
05:30It's the age of the dinosaurs.
06:59This is the story of the dinosaurs, as it has never been told before.
07:19It takes place in a world lost to time.
07:26Long before the infamous asteroid.
07:37Millions and millions of years in the past.
07:42On a planet that looks nothing like it does today.
07:50Where extraordinary beasts clash and struggle to survive.
07:59And where Earth's violent forces determine their fates.
08:08The story begins 235 million years ago.
08:15In an era known as the Triassic.
08:21Where a twist of evolution will change the course of history.
08:32The supercontinent of Pangaea.
08:38A single immense landmass that stretches from pole to pole.
09:05Its vast desert interior is more like the surface of Mars.
09:14Than planet Earth.
09:25Temperatures here are brutally hot.
09:36In some places, it hasn't rained in thousands of years.
09:47But there is something far worse than the heat.
10:04Sandstorms.
10:08Sandstorms.
10:11Few creatures can survive in a world this extreme.
10:41But not all of Pangaea is a desert wasteland.
10:48Along its fringes, the warm lush coastlines are the perfect place for life to thrive.
11:01This is a time long before the age of the dinosaurs.
11:06It is the age of the ancient reptiles.
11:17Like Tynastrophius.
11:22A six-meter-long nightmare that stalks the shallow sea.
11:37And Rhynchosaurs.
11:40One of the most successful reptiles in all of Pangaea.
11:55To each other, they're brutes and bullies.
12:06But to this reptile, they're just the terrified locals.
12:20A four-meter-long apex predator of his time.
12:33But he's not here for the Rhynchosaurs.
12:37He's sniffed out an easier target.
12:48A clutch of eggs.
12:56Very special eggs.
13:01Because growing inside them are the very first of their kind.
13:24A baby Marasuchus.
13:36She waves no more than a mouse.
13:42But she makes up for it.
13:45Because she has a set of skills that sets her apart from the ancient reptiles.
13:55Including the remarkable ability to stand on two legs.
14:01Not just four.
14:12She also has advanced lungs.
14:16And lighter bones.
14:22Adaptations that give these little hatchlings an invaluable gift.
14:30They are born to run.
14:36And in this day and age, they need to.
14:58Their only hope is to find a place to hide.
15:07Easier said than done.
15:09When you've hatched into hell.
15:21All her siblings are gone.
15:28The survival of her bloodline is now hanging by a thread.
15:35But thanks to her, it's still intact.
15:42Which is vital.
15:44Because her descendants are the dinosaurs.
15:51Marasuchus.
16:05One year later, Marasuchus is now fully grown.
16:15But when you're the size of a pigeon.
16:18In a land of monsters.
16:21You're still just prey.
16:29Now, Marasuchus must make it through another night.
16:36It's critical.
16:38Because if this dinosaur in the making doesn't survive,
16:43her family tree could be cut down before it even takes root.
16:55She's picked up a scent.
16:59Something worthy of her bloodline.
17:08A rhynchosaur carcass.
17:30But it's already been claimed.
17:38By her old nemesis, Nucrasugus.
17:43This is his kill, and he does not intend to share.
17:56But as night approaches, temperatures start to drop.
18:22The colder it gets, the drowsier the giant reptile becomes.
18:32Meanwhile, the warmer-blooded Marasuchus has a feathery fuzz that keeps her cozy.
18:45The perfect attire for a daring heist.
19:18I don't know.
19:44If she plays it right, she may just get her moonlit dinner for one, a feast fit for a
20:14dinosaur.
20:15Marasuchus has great potential. She's adaptable with traits that make her special.
20:25But if the dinosaurs are to challenge the ancient reptiles, it will take more than skills.
20:35It will take a powerful ally. The Earth itself.
20:48A million years later, in the far north of Pangaea, the darkest forces of nature are awakening.
21:10A series of volcanic eruptions is creating a catastrophe. One that will alter the fate
21:21of the dinosaurs.
21:27But the danger is not the lava.
21:34It's a gas.
21:42Carbon dioxide.
21:46Filling the skies and warming the planet.
21:50The rising temperatures cause a massive surge in ocean evaporation.
22:10Huge storm clouds descend on the continent of Pangaea.
22:28But this will be no ordinary rainfall.
22:59It swoops across the globe.
23:05a tube, carving vast rivers into the once dry continent,
23:20known as the Carnian fluvial event.
23:26This series of storms will be the longest downpour in history, lasting more than a million years.
24:01When the rains finally do subside, Pangaea emerges, transformed.
24:15A world reborn.
24:27What were endless deserts are now forests.
24:33New lands that will help set the course for the rise of the dinosaurs.
24:44But first, the reptile empire must falter.
25:02The air in these woods is thick with the smell of tree resin.
25:15Nature is unforgiving here.
25:25The once prosperous plant-eating reptiles are on the decline.
25:44Not only is this rhinosaur alone, she's starving.
25:55In this new world of towering trees, the low-lying plants that once allowed her species to thrive have all
26:08but disappeared.
26:28She won't survive if she can't reach her food.
26:51And she has a more immediate problem than hunger.
27:04A relative of the fearsome Luperosuchus.
27:11For these reptilian carnivores, this is a time of great opportunity.
27:32Unlike the nimble Marasuchus, she's slow, weak, vulnerable.
27:59The rhinocosaurs were once among the most successful of the plant-eating reptiles.
28:09Now their extinction is just a matter of time.
28:44As the kingdom of the ancient reptiles begins to fracture, another kind of animal is on the rise.
28:59The dinosaurs.
29:09And in this changing world, they must be adaptable.
29:18They must evolve.
29:24They must evolve over time.
29:30And transform in ways that will help them survive.
29:39Finally, 12 million years after the demise of the rhinocosaurs, the dinosaurs can begin to come out of the shadows.
29:57As the end of the Triassic draws near, vast forests still dominate the land.
30:06Now more vibrant than ever.
30:11And the dinosaurs are reaping the benefits.
30:25Like Platyosaurus.
30:27A dinosaur trailblazer.
30:40This little one and her siblings are embarking on a mission.
30:48To explore their new world with almost no regard for the dangers it may hold.
31:10They may not look any bigger than little Marasukas.
31:16But when they grow up, they grow up bigger.
31:23Much bigger.
31:27They are the first dinosaurs to become gigantic.
31:37Over seven meters long, they've come a long way since their tiny ancestors ran for their lives.
31:52And unlike the rhinocosaurs, these giants can easily reach the higher vegetation.
32:12They even have a trick for reaching the most tender shoots of all.
32:37Excessive, maybe.
32:41But worth it.
32:45Because an adult Platyosaurus must eat 25 kilos of plants each day.
32:57And to wash down that much food requires a lot of water.
33:17I don't know.
33:40It's an easy life, but in the age of the early dinosaurs, even a giant like Platyosaurus
33:55must be careful, because there is another dinosaur on the rise, a newcomer with a taste
34:10for blood, a carnivore with razor-sharp teeth and killer claws.
34:39His descendants will one day include Tyrannosaurus Rex, but for now, this angry predator is only
34:52the size of a turkey.
35:06While the matchup between these two dinosaurs may be a little lopsided, it won't stay that
35:21way.
35:25Over time, a fierce rivalry will grow between two great dinosaur clans, the herbivores and
35:39the carnivores.
35:46But for the time being, all dinosaurs are facing a much greater threat than each other.
36:20In the water and on land, the ancient reptiles remain top of the food chain.
36:51The dinosaurs are growing as a force in the world.
36:56But their rise is slow.
37:01The planet still belongs to the reptiles.
37:10For the dinosaurs.
37:11For the dinosaurs to truly challenge them, it will take millions of years.
37:26They will grow fiercer, more powerful, more advanced.
37:38By the end of the Triassic, the dinosaurs are ready to flex their muscles.
37:50But there are new creatures also vying for domination.
37:56And in the mountains of Tangia, some of them have taken to the air.
38:15Pterosaurs.
38:17Flying reptiles with a wingspan of two meters.
38:26And they are in total command of the Triassic skies.
38:46These jagged peaks are their mating grounds.
39:07And this male has spotted a female.
39:17First, eject the competition.
39:28Now, it's time for the courtship to begin.
39:47During these rituals, the pterosaurs are focused entirely on each other.
39:54They are in total.
39:55Not their surroundings.
40:00Which can be costly.
40:03Because dinosaurs dwell in these canyons.
40:25The largest member of the carnivore clan.
40:33Lillian Sternus.
40:38Twice as long as a grizzly bear with claws that can tear through flesh.
40:48And with her finely tuned sense of smell, she doesn't miss a thing.
41:19they must be taken on age of 20, but they canungkinously be detailed.
41:22Iμε here, we are full of acoustics.
41:22Now, a city of Earth was unuttered by aлюk.
41:24Look, nothing
41:26more distant manel for the patch.
41:31Dozens of eyes are circling above.
41:36Even with her camouflage, one wrong move could blow her cover.
42:12Dozens of eyes are circling above.
42:41Dozens of eyes are circling.
42:42Oh
43:01This moment marks a new chapter in the rise of the dinosaurs
43:10At last they are a force to be feared
43:22But the commotion of her attack has attracted another predator
43:30The ancient reptiles have terrorized the dinosaurs from the beginning
43:38But that ends now
43:44Lillian Sternus won't be skulking back to the shadows
43:52She can hold her ground
44:08The trouble is
44:10Here, at the end of the Triassic
44:14The ground itself
44:16Is about to throw the entire dinosaur story
44:20Into chaos
44:22Who knows?
44:37No!
44:38No!
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