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Lost Beasts Unearthed

Name: Lost Beasts Unearthed
Genre: Documentary

TV·2023–present·2 seasons, 12 episodes·SBS·Documentary·44m

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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.

Episodes by season

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S01E01Secrets of the Deadly T-RexJuly 1, 2023—At a dig site in America, paleontologists want to find out how the Tyrannosaurus Rex became the king of the mighty primeval lizards.
S01E02Secrets of the Tasmanian TigerJuly 1, 2023—Tasmanian tigers, also known as thylacines, lived in Australia for a long time. Their population suddenly fell sharply in the 1920s, leading
S01E03Secrets of the Sabre-Toothed TigerJuly 1, 2023—Excavations in Los Angeles' La Brea Tar Pits, pits filled with natural asphalt, could help unravel the mystery of how the sabre-toothed tige
S01E04Secrets of the Terror WhaleJuly 1, 2023—A unique archaeological site in Egypt may help solve the mystery of how prehistoric land mammals evolved into superior sea predators.
S01E05Secrets of the Killer Mega SharkJuly 1, 2023—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
S01E06Secrets of the Giant MammothsJuly 8, 2023—Archaeological evidence may explain why mammoths suddenly disappeared from the steppe landscapes of the northern hemisphere.