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Miniseries "Prehistoric Planet" » Deserts
00:40:41
87
Nouns
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titanosaur
The titanosaur' immense necks
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2)
hadrosaur
hadrosaur can recognize celestial signposts.
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droplet
And their first reward is to lick droplet of water that condense on their skin
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4)
termite
Just what she needs to open a termite's nest.
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carcass
This immense carcass could be promising.
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dagger
stabbing with sharp dagger-like spikes on each thumb
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7)
reptile
In the seas, monstrous reptile patrol the depths.
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8)
obstacle
But this desert still has one more obstacle that must be overcome.
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9)
lizard
But this little lizard is only a few inches long.
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10)
sneak
The sneak has been spotted.
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11)
endurance
It's a battle of endurance.
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12)
herd
With young to care for, this could be the end of the herd.
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13)
depths
In the seas, monstrous reptiles patrol the depths.
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14)
skeleton
are supported by an ultra lightweight air-filled skeleton.
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15)
feather
Feathers on her body shield her from the sun's rays,
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16)
predator
There are no ground predator on the summits of these isolated plateaus,
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17)
feast
A potential feast for many.
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18)
spike
stabbing with sharp dagger-like spike on each thumb
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19)
abundance
And with the vegetation comes an abundance of food,
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20)
inland
A bizarre, duck-billed giant feeds in a vast inland swamp.
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21)
burst
Seeds that have been lying dormant burst into life.
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22)
crest
There are some males that don't develop the huge head crest.
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23)
tooth
and raking the skin with their teeth.
Verbs
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shrivel
that almost all the vegetation shrivel and dies.
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2)
scorch
Searing heat and scorch earth will soon return.
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scrutinize
Crowds of females scrutinize the newly arriving males,
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4)
evaporate
And water evaporate in an instant.
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5)
adorn
Whether they're impressively adorn or just sneaky.
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6)
inflate
that inflate bizarre gular air sacs.
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7)
nourish
And this fog also nourish a rich coastal paradise.
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8)
intimidate
intimidate all challengers.
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9)
carve
Over millions of years, water has carve some deserts
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10)
dissolve
Gypsum is a fine, white mineral that dissolve in water so easily,
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11)
soak
She may never before have seen the land soak like this.
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12)
soar
temperatures soar above 60 degrees Celsius…
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13)
reinforce
A message that sometimes needs to be violently reinforce.
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14)
pretend
But the sneak pretend to be a reluctant female…
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15)
sweep
cooler mountain winds sweep in and mix with the rising hot air.
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16)
warn
Territory holders warn off any challengers.
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17)
adapt
Even though some animals are well adapt to desert conditions,
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reject
And reject the male's advances.
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19)
patrol
In the seas, monstrous reptiles patrol the depths.
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20)
transform
It transform this landscape in unexpected ways.
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21)
attract
If there is one thing that attract flies more than a carcass…
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22)
overcome
But this desert still has one more obstacle that must be overcome.
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gather
Every year, males and females gather at these special places in the sky
Adverbs
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impressively
Whether they're impressively adorned or just sneaky.
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2)
violently
A message that sometimes needs to be violently reinforced.
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3)
overhead
whilst eager young bachelors circle overhead.
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4)
regularly
Because the large males are regularly on patrol.
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underground
it can seep into the land and travel great distances underground.
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eventually
Until, eventually…
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effectively
and some dinosaurs manage to do so very effectively indeed.
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extremely
every decade or so this area dries out so extremely
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indeed
and some dinosaurs manage to do so very effectively indeed.
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10)
certainly
and certainly one of the most famous, is a dinosaur.
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nearly
He weighs nearly 50 tons.
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12)
perhaps
But perhaps a little too big to tackle.
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13)
sometimes
A message that sometimes needs to be violently reinforced.
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14)
finally
The old bull's rule is finally over.
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15)
quite
if only termites weren't quite so irritating.
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16)
especially
Especially here in Asia,
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almost
These dunes are so dry that living here is almost impossible.
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18)
soon
Searing heat and scorched earth will soon return.
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often
their survival is often on a knife-edge.
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20)
far
And his display has, so far,
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together
Because Velociraptors often hunt together.
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22)
else
They keep everyone else away.
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ago
Planet Earth, 66 million years ago.
Adjectives
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gular
that inflate bizarre gular air sacs.
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featureless
through the featureless yet ever-changing desert.
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otherworldly
There are strange, otherworldly landscapes too.
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supe
and they provide her with a supe sense.
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unrelenting
It's not just the unrelenting power of the sun
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ferocious
There are ferocious-looking reptiles here too.
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exhausting
Lifting up such a huge body is exhausting.
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desolate
and one of the most desolate places on this prehistoric planet.
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fleeting
Making the most of fleeting chances is key to surviving in the desert,
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effortless
can exploit the thermals with effortless skill…
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monstrous
In the seas, monstrous reptiles patrol the depths.
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dormant
Seeds that have been lying dormant burst into life.
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mongolian
The Mongolian titan.
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arid
Specialists like Mononykus can thrive in this arid desert.
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unfamiliar
It can be hard adapting to such a different and unfamiliar world.
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immense
The titanosaurs' immense necks
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celestial
hadrosaurs can recognize celestial signposts.
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risky
A risky place for a tiny Mononykus to come for a drink.
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reluctant
But the sneak pretends to be a reluctant female…
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directional
Such hypersensitive directional hearing
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dwarf
Some dwarf everyone else.
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steep
Steep, unstable sand saps energy with every step.
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harsh
to try to cope with these harsh conditions.
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