Prehistoric Predators - Season 1

Prehistoric Predators - Season 1

Season 1

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DatesAug 19, 2007 - Oct 12, 2009

Episodes

Giant Bear: Simus
Season 1Episode 160 min

Giant Bear: Simus

In the ice age, the dire wolf was larger and more powerful than any modern-day wolf. Why did it vanish while the smaller, weaker gray wolf survived?
Aug 19, 2007
Giant Shark: Megalodon
Season 1Episode 260 min

Giant Shark: Megalodon

The Sabertooth dominated the primal landscape of the Americas for nearly two million years, then suddenly, mysteriously went extinct. Find out how it lived—and died.
Aug 19, 2007
Sabertooth: Smilodon
Season 1Episode 360 min

Sabertooth: Smilodon

This short-faced bear was twice the size of a grizzly and could outrun a horse. It roamed North America for a million years, then went extinct. Why?
Aug 19, 2007
Killer Wolf: Dire Wolf
Season 1Episode 460 min

Killer Wolf: Dire Wolf

The Terror Birds of South America may be the most unusual predators ever to roam the face of the Earth. Until about five million years ago, the continent of South America was totally isolated by water from the rest of the world. A water gap separated the South from North America, and as a result, evolution had a chance to experiment. After the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago, they left an ecological gap. The role of top predators in their world was left empty when they were no longer around. In the rest of the world, mammals filled in that gap the creatures that would evolve into sabre tooth cats, wolves and bears. But in South America, large, flightless birds evolved into the Top Predator role. These were the Terror Birds the only birds ever to become Top Predators on an entire continent.
Aug 19, 2007
Terror Bird: Titanis
Season 1Episode 560 min

Terror Bird: Titanis

Megalodon. It was the biggest predator to ever swim the oceans of the world. For 20 million years, this ferocious 50-ton shark with a 7-foot jaw and seven inch teeth terrorized the creatures of the seas from Australia to South America and the coasts of North America. Not even the giant whales of the time were safe from this apex predator. Now, nearly 2 million years after Megalodon disappeared from earth, scientists will rebuild this monster shark.
Aug 19, 2007
Killer Pig: Archaeotherium
Season 1Episode 660 min

Killer Pig: Archaeotherium

Aug 19, 2008
Razor Jaws: Hyaenodon
Season 1Episode 760 min

Razor Jaws: Hyaenodon

Hyaenodon created a reign of terror by just using its head. It dominated with this one lethal weapon that could dispatch a prey animal within seconds. This beast is a perfect example of an animal rising far above its potential. Its powerful, razor sharp bite left a mark in history that will never be matched.
Oct 12, 2009

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