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Lost Beasts

All Episodes 2023

  • 2018-01-06T13:00:00Zs at 2018-01-06T13:00:00Z on SBS On Demand
  • 2023-06-30T13:30:00Z
  • 42m
  • 5h (6 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
Archaeological digs shed light on the extinct beasts of old, from the Tyrannosaurus Rex to the Tasmanian tiger, saber-toothed tiger, and the woolly mammoth, and look at the legends and myths surrounding them.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2023-06-30T13:30:00Z

1x01 Secrets of the Deadly T-Rex

Series Premiere

1x01 Secrets of the Deadly T-Rex

  • 2023-06-30T13:30:00Z50m

At a dig site in America, paleontologists want to find out how the Tyrannosaurus Rex became the king of the mighty primeval lizards.

1x02 Secrets of the Tasmanian Tiger

  • 2023-06-30T13:30:00Z50m

Tasmanian tigers, also known as thylacines, lived in Australia for a long time. Their population suddenly fell sharply in the 1920s, leading to their extinction. The last known animal died in September 1936 in a zoo in Tasmania.

Excavations in Los Angeles' La Brea Tar Pits, pits filled with natural asphalt, could help unravel the mystery of how the sabre-toothed tiger hunted its prey.

1x04 Secrets of the Terror Whale

  • 2023-06-30T13:30:00Z50m

A unique archaeological site in Egypt may help solve the mystery of how prehistoric land mammals evolved into superior sea predators.

Examines the megalodon, a gigantic shark that could reach a length of 16 to 20 meters. Since these majestic giants went extinct at least 2.6 million years ago, there are few remains for scientists to study.

1x06 Secrets of the Giant Mammoths

  • 2023-07-07T13:30:00Z50m

Archaeological evidence may explain why mammoths suddenly disappeared from the steppe landscapes of the northern hemisphere.

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