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Volcanoes erupt, pterosaurs vanish, and a mother Tyrannosaurus risks everything to protect her eggs. Discover how these prehistoric giants battled extinction in a changing world.
October 4, 1999
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Hunting with a T.rex
The mother Tyrannosaurus breaks her fast to provide a kill to feed her young. Even though they are small and vulnerable, the young T-Rex's already have a fierce competitive streak.
October 4, 1999
Video
The Age of the Dinosaur Dawns
Walking with Dinosaurs uses CGI to re-create the harsh conditions of Earth before human evolution. Why did the Dinosaur do so well in this environment, and what made some breeds last longer than others?
October 4, 1999
Video
Stegosaurus vs Allosaurus Face-Off
The top predator of the Jurrasic period, Allosaurs, tracks a crèche of sauropods, before facing off against a 7 ton male Stegosaurus.
October 4, 1999
Behind The Scenes
Bringing 65 Prehistoric Creatures to Life
Life on Our Planet's visual effects team designed the nature documentary's terror bird, cave lion, mastodon, and dozens of other prehistoric creatures by working with hundreds of scientists over five years. Informed by the fossil record, biomechanics, and more data sources, filmmakers explain how they brought life to scary and stunning CGI animals.
November 12, 2023
Behind The Scenes
Filming Dinosaurs in The Real World
Life On Our Planet's plateosaurus scene combines digital dinosaurs with real nature footage from England's Lake District. ILM and Silverback Films filmmakers and post-production artists share how they created a realistic dinosaur documentary by using detailed animation and visual effects techniques.
November 3, 2023
Behind The Scenes
Designing the CGI T.rex
The Life on Our Planet creative team explains how they designed the most realistic T.rex possible for the Steven Spielberg dinosaur documentary. Paleontologist Dr. Tom Fletcher, ILM visual effects supervisor Jonathan Privett, director/producer Adam Silverback, and series producer Dan Tapster all weigh in.
November 6, 2023
Behind The Scenes
The Battle for Land
The battle to conquer land changed everything. See how the team behind Life on Our Planet planned to bring the story to the screen... using toys.
November 9, 2023
Behind The Scenes
Walking With Dinosaurs | Official Trailer (2025)
The world of dinosaurs brought to life like never before.
April 10, 2025
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T.rex and her babies hunt down a triceratops
In this intense exclusive clip from Netflix's Life on Our Planet, narrated by Morgan Freeman, a momma T.rex and her babies hunt down a triceratops.
October 23, 2023
Video
How Terror Birds from Millions of Years Ago Fought for Territory
A scene from Life On Our Planet depicts how terror birds (phorusrhacids) -- apex predators of millions of years ago -- fought in ritual displays for territory.
October 30, 2023
Behind The Scenes
Making of | "The Last Tyrant"
This video covers my creative process and ideas behind the art and themes of "The Last Tyrant", the fifth film in my Dinosauria Series.
June 12, 2022
Behind The Scenes
Making of | "Sea and Sky"
This video covers my creative process and ideas behind the art and themes of "Sea and Sky", the fourth film in my Dinosauria Series.
February 10, 2022
Behind The Scenes
Making of | "A More Ancient Spring"
This video covers my creative process and ideas behind the art and themes of "A More Ancient Spring", the third film in my Dinosauria Series.
December 7, 2021
Behind The Scenes
Making of | "Our Frozen Past"
This video covers the creative process and ideas behind the art and themes of "Our Frozen Past", the second film in my Dinosauria Series.
October 10, 2021
Behind The Scenes
Making of | "Old Buck"
This video covers the creative process and ideas behind the art and themes of "Old Buck", the first film in my Dinosauria Series.
September 10, 2021
Behind The Scenes
Prehistoric Planet VFX Team
From taking boats to remote beaches to underwater dives and climbing mountains, MPC's data capture team and the NHU trekked locations around the world to tell a prehistoric story like never before.
January 30, 2023
Behind The Scenes
On Location with Prehistoric Planet
Real landscapes. Remarkable creatures. An extraordinary team. Watch how the creators of Prehistoric Planet brought this one-of-a-kind documentary to life.
June 22, 2022
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The Pachyrhinosaur’s Last Stand
A herd of the Arctic’s largest herbivores are stalked by the Ice World’s most powerful predator —Nanuqsaurus. A tense stand-off develops between these ancient rivals and a defiant old bull makes one last desperate stand.
May 21, 2022
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Tuarangisaurus Dive for Pebbles
In the waters of Zealandia, mother Tuarangisaurus lead their calves to a special estuary to pick through pebbles, selecting perfect ones to swallow. The stones grind up meals in their stomach, but for the youngsters, swallowing stones isn’t easy.
May 21, 2022
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Mononykus, The Desert Specialist
In Mongolia, rare rain gives rise to a beautiful desert bloom and a sudden bounty for the desert specialist Mononykus. With its owl-like hearing and anteater-like tongue it extracts termites from within a fallen tree.
May 21, 2022
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The Deinocheirus Hunts for the Perfect Back Scratcher
In Asia, a bizarre dinosaur wades through the wetlands. Taller than T. rex but fully feathered, its body is the perfect feeding ground for blood-sucking flies. His claws may be long, but they can’t scratch every itch.
May 21, 2022
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The T.Rex hunting lesson
Official Sneak Peek of Prehistoric Planet, introducing a T.rex family.
April 2, 2022
Behind The Scenes
Flamboyant Flyers
Why would a flying reptile have a large and cumbersome, yet remarkable, head crest?
May 24, 2022
Behind The Scenes
Did Velociraptor Have Feathers?
"It would’ve looked a lot more like a really terrifying turkey."
