Home > Documentary >

Extinct

Extinct (2001)

September. 25,2001

| Documentary

Extinct

Of all the species that have ever existed, 99.9% are now extinct. This documentary brings to life the compelling stories of these lost creatures and solves the mystery of their demise.

Free Trial Channels
AD

Apple TV

Free Trial

Watch on Apple TV+

With 7-Day Free Trial

Stream Now

Extinct

2001

Of all the species that have ever existed, 99.9% are now extinct. This documentary brings to life the compelling stories of these lost creatures and solves the mystery of their demise.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2001

6 Episode

Episode 1 - Dodo

September. 25,2001

Using the latest scientific research, advanced computer graphics technology and animatronics, Extinct looks at the life and demise of the dodo in the 1660s.

Watch Similar on Apple TV+

Watch 7-day Free

The Last Frontier

The Lost Bus

Slow Horses

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Episode 2 - The Sabre Tooth

October. 02,2001

Theories for the extinction of the sabre-toothed tiger approximately 11,00 years ago have centred on climate change and the consequent loss of prey, but new evidence points to other factors.

Episode 3 - The Irish Elk

October. 09,2001

The Irish Elk, a giant prehistoric creature that was neither Irish nor an elk, but a deer. Weighing as much as ten men with antlers spanning twelve feet, was the Irish elk a victim of its own success? Growing ever-bigger antlers sapped vital minerals and left the elk with brittle bones. As food became scarce during the Ice Age, the elk, hungry and weakened, faced a battle to survive...

Episode 4 - The Great Auk

October. 16,2001

A look at the life and demise of the great Auk, solving the mystery of its extinction using the latest scientific research and computer graphics.

Episode 5 - The Mammoth

October. 23,2001

Palaeontologist Sylvia Gonzalez examines the remains of the Columbian Mammoth, weighing twice as much as his woolly cousin. Perfectly adapted to the lush climate in South America, no animal was fierce enough to kill it.

Episode 6 - The Tasmanian Tiger

October. 30,2001

The last Tasmanian Tiger was shot dead by a farmer in 1930, but was it man or nature that finally did for this beautifully evolved animal?

Of all the species that have ever existed, 99.9% are now extinct. This documentary brings to life the compelling stories of these lost creatures and solves the mystery of their demise.