Prehistoric Predators

Episode 1

Dire Wolf

Sun, Aug 19, 2007 46 mins

The Dire Wolf, a fierce and powerful alpha predator in the savage ice age, was larger and more powerful than any modern-day wolf. Why did it suddenly perish while the smaller, weaker Gray Wolf survived?

Episode 2

Sabertooth Cat

Sun, Aug 19, 2007 47 mins

The sabretooth cat was one of the most terrifying animals ever known to exist. For close on two million years, this relative of the modern lion terrorised the Americas, using its knifelike fangs to kill its prey, but 10,000 years ago, it vanished from the face of the earth. What caused it to go extinct?

Episode 3

Giant Bear

Sun, Aug 19, 2007 45 mins

The short-faced bear was twice the size of a grizzly and could outrun a horse. It roamed North America for almost 1 million years-then faded into extinction. See how this mighty creature lived, hunted and vanished.

Episode 4

Terror Bird

Tue, Apr 28, 2009 51 mins

South America became home to creatures found nowhere else on Earth--Terror Birds. Capable of killing large prey with a single blow from their massive beaks, they were the only birds ever to become top predators on an entire continent.

Episode 5

Monster Shark

Tue, Apr 28, 2009 51 mins

The Megalodon was a ferocious 50-ton shark with a 9 foot jaw and 7 inch serrated teeth terrorized the creatures of the seas. Nearly 2 million years after its extinction, a team of scientists attempt to unlock the mysteries of this apex predator.

Episode 6

Razor Jaws

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 46 mins

Hyaenodon created a reign of terror by just using its head. Its powerful, razor sharp bite could dispatch a prey animal within seconds and left a mark in history that will never be matched.

Episode 7

Killer Pig

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 46 mins

At four feet wide and 1,000 pounds, the Killer Pig was a prehistoric battle tank that dominated the North American landscape. Learn how the killer pig was an evolutionary success, despite its eventual extinction.

Episode 8

Giant Alligator

Episode 8

Giant Cougar

Mon, Oct 19, 2009

Episode 8

Teratornis

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

Episode 9

Giant Alligator

Sat, Nov 14, 2009

Episode 9

Teratornis

The teratorns were the largest birds to ever fly across North America. Scientists study their bones to determine how they were capable of hunting live prey.

Episode 9

American Lion

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Episode 10

Long-Legged Eagle

Episode 11

Giant Honey Badger

Episode 12

American Lion

Episode 13

American Giant Owl

Episode 14

European Jaguar

Wed, Feb 2, 2011