Season 1
6 episodes · Sep 25, 2001
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- S1E1
Dodo
Sep 25, 200130mUsing the latest scientific research, advanced computer graphics technology and animatronics, Extinct looks at the life and demise of the dodo in the 1660s.
- S1E2
The Sabre Tooth
Oct 2, 200130mTheories for the extinction of the sabre-toothed tiger approximately 11,00 years ago have centred on climate change and the consequent loss of prey, but new evidence points to other factors.
- S1E3
The Irish Elk
Oct 9, 200130mThe Irish Elk, a giant prehistoric creature that was neither Irish nor an elk, but a deer. Weighing as much as ten men with antlers spanning twelve feet, was the Irish elk a victim of its own success? Growing ever-bigger antlers sapped vital minerals and left the elk with brittle bones. As food became scarce during the Ice Age, the elk, hungry and weakened, faced a battle to survive...
- S1E4
The Great Auk
Oct 16, 200130mA look at the life and demise of the great Auk, solving the mystery of its extinction using the latest scientific research and computer graphics.
- S1E5
The Mammoth
Oct 23, 200130mPalaeontologist Sylvia Gonzalez examines the remains of the Columbian Mammoth, weighing twice as much as his woolly cousin. Perfectly adapted to the lush climate in South America, no animal was fierce enough to kill it.
- S1E6
The Tasmanian Tiger
Oct 30, 200130mThe last Tasmanian Tiger was shot dead by a farmer in 1930, but was it man or nature that finally did for this beautifully evolved animal?