"There is something missing from our world." "The amazing animals that time has left behind." "But what if we could bring them back?" "What if extinction didn't have to be for ever?" "We're going back in time on a safari with a difference as wildlife adventurer Nigel Marven plunges into prehistory to rescue creatures on the brink of extinction." "His plan is to bring them back to the safety of the present and give them a second chance." "This time, Nigel's going back 75 million years to prehistoric Texas." "He wants to catch one of the top predators of all time - a crocodile so huge that it hunted dinosaurs!" "Welcome to the ultimate wildlife sanctuary." "Welcome to Prehistoric Park." "Prehistoric Park's mission to bring back extinct animals has been a big success." "A herd of hungry Titanosaurs, two large and dangerous T-Rex and a flock of Ornithomimus are just a few of the Park's current residents." "But according to Nigel, there's still room for one more huge reptile, as head keeper Bob is about to find out." "Bob's come to feed Henry, one of the Park's modern-day residents, a four-metre long Nile crocodile." "But even Henry and his friends will soon have to watch their backs, because Nigel wants to bring back one of these - a prehistoric crocodile." " (Bob) What the heck is that?" " It's a cast." "Can we turn it round, boys?" "It's the skull of Deinosuchus." "Based on the fossils, I had it made." "So that's the head." "Watch this, mate." "Look." "The tail would be here." "It's that long!" "And weighing up to nine tonnes," "Deinosuchus is the biggest crocodile ever." "I think he's being a bit ambitious." "You see our Nile crocodiles over there?" "We have enough trouble with them." "How he'II get a 50-foot Deinosuchus through the time portal is a mystery to me." "I think he might have overstretched himself." "To catch a live Deinosuchus," "Nigel is about to go back 75 million years to prehistoric Texas." "Back then, North America was very different from today, split into three separate islands by a vast inland sea." "The swampy coastline of prehistoric Texas provided the perfect habitat for giant crocs." "At this point in prehistory, there are more than giant crocs to worry about." "Right now, North America is also home to a whole host of dinosaurs, many of them large predators." "It's an exciting new world to explore." "(Distant cry)" "I've just been here a couple of minutes and my first dinosaur." "And they look vegetarian." "I can go closer to them." "Come on!" "slow down!" "Moving so fast." "I've seen fossils of these." "I'm pretty sure they're Parasaurolophus." "Some dinosaurs stand upright all of the time, but these spend most of the time on all fours." "They only run bipedally to move fast." "I think they were chased by predators, but now they're down on all fours." "And that means that they feel like they're safe." "That's good for me as well." "Hopefully, whatever was chasing them is staying back there." "They are lovely." "They're not nervous at all." "Hey, what are you doing round the Jeep?" "You are gorgeous!" "Don't nibble my rope!" "What are you doing?" "You've never seen anything like me before, have you?" "(alarmed cry)" "These are the hunters, AIbertosaurus." "Albertosaurus are early ancestors of T-Rex." "(Roars)" "If you rev the engine, they're nervous about approaching, but it won't take them long to get used to this noise." "Quick!" "They're charging!" "They're coming at us now." "(Roars)" "They are really shifting." "More lightweight than T-Rex." "We're moving about 30." "Over 30 - 38 miles per hour." "(Roaring)" "And they've given up now, turned away." "Back at Prehistoric Park, head keeper Bob struggles to keep up with his workload." "At the top of his very long list is looking after the Park's biggest residents, the leaf-eating Titanosaurs." "He's worked out that to keep their monster appetites at bay he needs to plant 2, 000 trees a year." "And the Titanosaurs themselves are not helping." "Typical." "You know, one day Nigel's going to bring back something small and cuddly." "Elsewhere, head vet Suzanne is also working hard on a breeding programme for the Park's Sabre Tooth cats." "Brought back from the South American plains of 10, 000 years ago, at first the two adults were reluctant to get together." "(Roar)" "Hey, come on, come on." "But Suzanne's efforts have paid off and there are two brand-new arrivals." "Come on." "Hey..." "Hey!" "Their mother wasn't able to produce enough milk to feed them naturally." "In the wild they would have died." "Suzanne doesn't know why the mother's milk dried up." "Now the cubs have been hand-fed, the maternal bond is broken forever." "If they were put back in with their mother, the chances are she would kill them." "The cubs are feeding well, but it's lots of work for Suzanne." "OK, just wait." "You're next." "Just wait." "It's really demanding hand-rearing them." "Their sabre teeth won't come through yet, but they'II be able to eat meat in a couple of months." "(Meows)" "In prehistoric Texas, Nigel has arrived at the shores of the vast sea that covers much of America at this time." "It's the perfect place to look for giant crocs." "This sea here will one day become northeast Texas." "I'm standing right where Dallas will be." "We're here because most Deinosuchus fossils were found in that part of Texas." "Like estuarine crocodiles in Australia and Papua New Guinea in the 21st century," "Deinosuchus made forays into the open ocean to feed." "(Distant roars)" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Oi!" "Oi!" "Go on, keep away!" "You'II damage the paintwork!" "Oi!" "They've stopped." "I think they feel safe." "Parasaurolophus, they're Hadrosaurs, a common group in the late Cretaceous." "They've got these duck bills for grinding vegetation." "These cones on top of their head are for display." "They're pretty big, about 10 metres, over 30 feet long." "Weigh in at five or six tonnes." "It really puts what we're looking for in perspective." "The Deinosuchus can actually take out dinosaurs like that as prey." "(Bellowing)" "Look." "I think..." "we can have some fun with this." "I need to modify it a bit." "He's no Doctor Dolittle, but Nigel wants to strike up a conversation." "Let's see if they respond to this." "(Trumpets)" "The distinctive voices of the Parasaurolophus are down to their hollow crests." "I'm talking to the dinosaurs!" "A Jeep is not the best way to spot a Deinosuchus." "Nigel needs to try something different." "There's some flying..." "some flying reptiles." "There's a flock of Pterosaurs." "Beautiful!" "The flock's a Iong way off, but by the colour and the head shape I'm pretty sure... (Screeching)" "Pterosaurs spot their prey from the air." "Luckily, Nigel's team has brought something to help him do the same." "Prop clear!" "(Screeching)" "Nyctosaurus is a type of flying reptile." "Their extraordinary crests are used for display, much like the tail of a peacock." "Just down there there's a Nyctosaurus fishing." "Look, it's skimming the waves, the lower beak goes into the water." "Snap!" "Got one!" "The Nyctosaurus is going down for another fish." "Wow!" "Catching a Deinosuchus in open ocean is virtually impossible, but from his aerial vantage point Nigel soon spots a better hunting ground." "There's another Deinosuchus down there, just swimming up that creek." "The giant crocs must live up river, but to catch one he must leave the safety of the air and confront it in its own territory." "Back in the 21st century," "Suzanne has managed to get some time away from the Sabre Tooth cubs." "She's come to visit Martha the Mammoth, who's got problems of her own." "Nigel rescued Martha from ice Age hunters, but when she first arrived at the Park, she seemed lonely." "Suzanne introduced her to the Park's herd of elephants." "Martha seemed much happier, but joining a herd is a slow process." "She's still got a long way to go." "(Low growl)" "(Trumpets)" "Just like elephants, mammoths are highly social animals." "It's vital for Martha's health that the herd treat her as one of their own." "Martha's trying to look after the matriarch's calf to become accepted." "The matriarch's really not impressed." "She doesn't want Martha around at all." "(Angry growl)" "She's being really mean to her, quite aggressive, to make her go away." "Martha's just wandering off by herself again." "Poor thing, she's on her own." "To find the croc, we've got no choice but to do this, but I feel a Iittle vulnerable." "And all there is between me and a huge Deinosuchus is this frail boat." "The key to staying alive in giant croc country is to keep your eyes peeled at all times." "Aagh!" "Oh!" "Wow." "I think he went down." "He's away." "A couple of miles upstream, Nigel finally finds what he's looking for." "This seems a perfect habitat for Deinosuchus." "Easy access to the sea, a big freshwater lake and big sandbanks." "There!" "Five or six Deinosuchus basking on that sandbank." "And there, there's that herd of dinosaurs, the Parasaurolophus." "So there's big predators and their prey." "The herd ofParasaurolophus that Nigel met on the beach need fresh water." "Despite the dangers, they've had to come to this lake to drink." "I should be safe, sneaking up on them like this." "Unless there's a mother crocodile guarding the nest, they rarely attack on the land - they launch assaults from the water." "This is as close..." "as you need to get." "These are the biggest crocodiles that have ever lived." "One Deinosuchus weighs as much as a double-decker bus." "These are immense!" "And there's some down there with their mouths open." "They do that just like dogs panting to actually lose a bit of heat." "Those colossal jaws..." "I've been close to fish-eating kinds of crocodiles." "They've got narrow jaws for sweeping through the water, through shoals of fish, but Deinosuchus is adapted for dragging down huge prey." "This crocodile feeds on dinosaurs." "(Growling)" "The Parasaurolophus are milling about on the other bank." "I think they'II go to drink and when they do, I bet they are at risk from these." "If we can get over there, we may see some hunting." "That was a spectacular sighting, but it's such a shame." "Those Deinosuchus, those awe-inspiring crocodiles, are soon going to be extinct." "They've got very specialised habitat requirements and soon these sandbanks will be flooded by the sea." "We've got to save one for Prehistoric Park." "(Bellowing calls)" "There's a young Parasaurolophus on its own away from the herd." "It's showing no caution at all." "Straight to the water's edge." "Most animals are really wary when drinking." "Maybe because Deinosuchus are rare, it's never experienced them before and doesn't realise there's danger lurking in the water." "It's Ieapt out there!" "The Parasaurolophus is being dragged back." "(Screeches)" "(Bellows)" "The young dinosaur has no hope against such a large predator." "Other Deinosuchus soon join the feast, taking it in turns to hold the carcass while others roll, pulling off lumps of flesh." "But how do you catch one of these prehistoric monsters without ending up inside it?" "At the Park, Bob and his team are struggling with the unusual demands of looking after so many prehistoric animals, like this Terror Bird, rescued from South America a million years ago." "The little rascal's done this twice now." "It likes a dust bath, just like some other birds." "Trouble is, it's been taking the bath too close to the fence." "Once he gets his head under, he's away." "I've been meaning to replace the whole fence and dig the posts three or four feet down, but I just haven't had the chance." "So this is just a temporary measure." "Fire-fighting, if you Iike." "It slides in and out of the water there." "If you can start putting the stakes in, I'II draw these lines." "Take it right down to the water." "Don't worry about these reeds." "They're camouflage." "Nigel seems to think he can catch a giant croc with just a few wooden stakes and some rope." "We've strategically placed it next to a Deinosuchus slide." "The scales have gouged out a pathway." "And, hopefully, the crocodile will come up here, be funnelled in by these stakes." "It gets narrower and narrower." "It's higgledy-piggledy." "That's important." "We're just putting the finishing touches here." "Because it's bending and curving, when the crocodile gets up here, it's funnelled into this narrow portion and it can't back out." "If it does, the tail gets caught up with the stakes up here." "I'm going to add an extra enticement, get a big hunk of meat." "It'II smell it and that'II be an extra inducement to walk all the way up here." "I need to get that from the Jeep." "Having arrived at the lake by boat, Nigel needs to get back to the Jeep, parked on the beach several miles away." "There is a shortcut." "The trouble is, prehistoric forests are dangerous places." "(Rustling)" "Did you hear that?" "There's something crashing about here." "I'm worried about the AIbertosaurus." "The fossils are found often in groups." "We've seen two, but there may be a whole pack." "(Screeching)" "I definitely feel like there's something watching me." "(Rustling)" "There's something there!" "Luckily, Nigel's stalker turns out to be a lot smaller than an Albertosaurus." "This is a species from my field guide." "I've always wanted to see them." "Under better circumstances, of course - stealing the meat!" "This is Troodon." "The first dinosaur ever described in America." "The same group as Velociraptors." "They've got that big claw on the back leg." "They don't use that for killing prey like raptors do." "See one there." "They use it to hold down the meat so they can pull away bits of flesh." "These are clever blighters." "Relative to their size, they have the biggest brains of any dinosaur." "I've got to stop that!" "(Air horn)" "(Screeching)" "At Prehistoric Park, it's all hands on deck." "Even head keeper Bob has to get his hands dirty." "This is one of the less glamorous sides of being a park-keeper!" "Phew!" "At least that fella seems to be happy enough here, judging by all he eats and the amount of dung he's creating." "And this stuff really smells!" " (Squawks)" " Here we go again." "Hello, Control Room?" "Bob here." "Can you send somebody down as soon as possible." "The Terror Bird is out again." "Yeah, they know what to bring." "Bob out." "AII right, you just stay there, son." "There you are." "Keep your eyes on me." "(Whistles)" "(Bob) That's it, lads." "Go on now." "It takes more than bird seed to catch a Terror Bird." "As voracious predators, what they like is meat." "(Bob) There you go." "There he goes." "AII right." "Right." "Another panic over." "Dear, oh, dear." "Jim, give us a hand with this, please." "We've got to stop dithering here." "Back in prehistory, Nigel is baiting his crocodile trap with the last of the meat." "It really does smell, doesn't it?" "Thanks, mate." "We've got time to set up camp." "Nothing will come here until the wind changes." "We need it to blow towards the lake to carry the meaty smell and draw them out of the water." "The wind has totally changed direction." "Look at the leaves now." "I'm going to check the trap." "See you later, guys." "The bait certainly seems to be attracting animals, just not the right ones." "Oi!" "Leave that!" "Leave that!" "It seems Troodon are even more common than Nigel thinks." "Hey!" "Leave that!" "Hey!" "(Man) Nigel?" " What's happened?" " They've taken the meat." "I don't believe it." "We've got no chance against them." "They can see really well in Iow light levels." "They've scurried off deep into the bushes." "I just don't know what we're going to do now." "The remaining scraps of meat are just too small to attract a giant croc." "Nigel will have to think of a new plan in the morning." "(Distant roar)" "Next day, Nigel is woken by worrying noises from the lake shore." "There's something going on over there." "It sounds like an AIbertosaurus." "Look!" "There's one really close." "(Growls)" "(Whispers) It's so close." "They're oblivious to us." "Let's follow." "Oh, my gosh." "This is terrifying." "We'II hide down behind this bush." "Get in this bush." "(Roaring)" "Three AIbertosaurus, they've pulled down an adult, it looks like, Parasaurolophus." "And the Deinosuchus are approaching." "This is going to be a battle royal." "It seems that dinosaurs don't always rule the roost." "(Roars)" "The AIbertosaurus, even though they're the biggest predator on the land, they're backing off, backing down from Deinosuchus." "The animal we've come back for really is the top predator of this time." "(Hisses)" "Back at the Park, Martha the Mammoth is looking more isolated than ever." "(Low moan)" "I'm really worried about Martha." "She's separated from the herd, by herself." "I'm worried that she'II stop eating." "It's a really big concern." "I'm really worried." "(Nigel) Keep those posts rigid..." "Back in prehistoric Texas," "Nigel's briefing the team on his new and dangerous plan to trap a Deinosuchus." "See you later." "See what happens here." "With hardly any meat left, he's going to use himself as bait." "This is desperate." "What I'm going to try to do is cause some vibrations in the water, just like that young dinosaur when it came down to drink." "Vibrations attracted the Deinosuchus." "As soon as this water gets deeper, there could be one waiting." "I'm going to make splashing noises." "My heart's in my mouth." "With crocs this size, you can't predict the ferocity or the power of the attack." "This is like a game of chicken." "There's bubbles!" "They're back!" "Back there!" "He's gone down." "I backed off too quickly then." "I'm sure there's a Deinosuchus Iurking in the deeper water." "Stay back." "Don't get too close." "Aagh!" "(Hisses)" "(Nigel) Get on the posts, quick!" "Watch the head!" "Get that one back in!" "Push that post in!" "Now back down here..." "Watch it!" "The tail's going out this way!" "Reptiles tire easily, no matter how big they are." "(Nigel) He's tiring now." "Come on, get those posts in." "OK." "Calm down, girl." "Calm down." "She's still...quite energetic, but my plan is to tie this rope to the three main posts, put the time portal somewhere over there, tie the other end to the Jeep and then accelerate away." "Hopefully, these posts will..." "Cor, that hiss goes right through you." "When these posts fall away, she'II have to go ahead and through the time portal back to Prehistoric Park." "Everyone's now ready to go back to the Park." "(Bob) Look at the size of that!" "Shut the gate!" "Get the meat ready!" "(Growls)" "It's a waste of time..." "Come on, then." "Come on." "Luckily for Nigel, Bob's built the Deinosuchus pondjust behind the portal." "Safely in her new home." "See the bubbles?" "She'II feel really secure under the water." "Probably won't see her for another half an hour or so." "What a relief!" "With the Deinosuchus safely in its pond, as usual it's Bob who has to pick up the pieces." "This time he's picked up more than he realises." "I've got the best job in the world, but there's just so much to do." "I had trouble with that Terror Bird this morning," "Suzanne's been up half the night with the Sabre Tooth cubs, that lot, they eat too much and Nigel, bless him, just keeps coming back with more creatures, which is lovely, but we'II need to take on more staff." "Oh, my God!" "What the...?" "!" "Hey, get off!" "Nigel has brought back one more animal than he thought." "(Bellows)" " (Squawks)" " What's that?" "!" "Oh, no!" "No, come back!" "It's all right, there's nothing to worry about." "Look..." "Come in, Nigel." "We've got a bit of a situation here." "(Squawking)" "One panicking Titanosaur can cause an awful lot of damage." "(Roars)" "(Nigel) It seems like every enclosure in the Park has gone down." "Come on now." "Come on, lads and lasses." "Where do you think you're going?" " That's it." " Oh, look..." "Bob, do you read, over?" "Matilda's behind you." "Just run." "'Just run, mate!" "'" "(Roars)" "Bob!" "The T-Rex is heading for the elephants!" "OK." "I'II try to get there first." "(Trumpeting)" "The T-Rex has separated the baby elephant from every member ofthe herd." "Except for one." "(Roars)" "I need to lure her." "Matilda decides to go for a smaller but easier meal." "She's seen me!" "(Roars)" "OK, boys?" "It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but now Nigel is in serious trouble." "(Roars)" "(Roaring)" "Thanks to the Deinosuchus, Nigel is still one step ahead of Matilda." "(Roaring)" "Aagh!" "Got you, Matilda!" "(Fierce roar)" " Nigel!" "You OK?" " Emergency over." "Wow!" "I managed to lure her after me and got her caught in one of the enclosures." "She just about missed my foot." "Anyway, thanks, everyone." "That was brilliant." "I'm back to looking after the animals." "A fewweeks later and Prehistoric Park has brought in the extra keepers it needs." "Soon the animals are all back in their enclosures and the Park is finally beginning to look shipshape again." "Suzanne has managed to wean the Sabre Tooth cubs off the bottle and on to meat." "Things are looking up for Martha as well." "She's now an accepted member of the herd and is allowed to play with the baby elephant whose life she saved." "(Squawks)" "And once Bob finally deals with the stowaway Troodon, at last the Park is back under control." "Got you, you little rascal!" "At least until Nigel's next adventure..."