Monsters We Met

Three part series detailing the dangerous prehistoric creatures humans met as they explored the world for the first time.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Monsters We Met
First Air Date	April 8, 2003
Last Air Date	April 22, 2003
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	50min
Language	German, English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom, Germany
Production Companies	BBC NDR Naturfilm
Networks	BBC Two

S01E03

The End of Eden

New Zealand - 850 years ago New Zealand was the last major land mass to be discovered and colonised by humans. A mere 850 years ago, Polynesian seafarers arrived in a land with no terrestrial mammals. New Zealand was a land of birds, and its avian rulers were giants: huge herbivorous moas were hunted by Haast's eagle - the largest eagle the world has ever seen. But within the space of only 100-400 years, the eagle, all the moas and over 20 other species of birds were gone. Had mankind become the monster?

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