Dragons Alive - Season 1

Dragons Alive - Season 1

First aired: 3/24/2004 3 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. Ruling Reptiles

Aired: 3/24/2004

The extinction of the dinosaurs left a power vacuum. Enter the dragons: powerful modern reptiles which still dominate large areas of our planet. Ruling Reptiles goes in search of the modern reptiles that have inherited the dominant role.

Episode 2

2. Smart Reptiles

Aired: 3/31/2004

The second programme focuses on the amazing natural technology that makes reptiles such a successful group. Are reptiles the bio-technology wizards of the animal world? If you count sprinting on water, shooting blood from the eyes, spitting poison at their enemies, navigating by magnetic fields, converting ribs into a hang-glider, or communicating emotions in colour then, yes, they are!

Episode 3

3. Future Reptiles

Aired: 4/7/2004

Alligators on golf courses, geckos in hotels, chameleons in the garden and pampered pet pythons - reptiles are invading our space! So what will the future role for these living cousins of the dinosaurs be? Will reptiles give us better biotechnology and medicines? Or a 'Jurassic Park'?