Hatching of Ancient Tuatara Reptiles | Wild New Zealand | BBC Earth

Tuatara have often been referred to as living fossils, and it’s easy to understand why when you consider this Reptile once flourished around 200 million years ago. This baby predator, just hatched after 16 months will share its habitat with other survivors of the Jurassic age. Taken From: Wild New Zealand Subscribe to the BBC Earth YouTube channel: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Want to share your views with the team behind BBC Earth and win prizes? Join our fan panel here: tinyurl.com/YouTube-BBCEarth-FanPanel BBC Earth Facebook www.facebook.com/bbcearth BBC Earth Twitter www.twitter.com/bbcearth BBC Earth Instagram www.instagram.com/bbcearth/?hl=en Visit www.bbc.com/earth/world for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub WATCH MORE: New on Earth: bit.ly/2M3La96 Oceanscapes: bit.ly/2Hmd2kZ Wild Thailand: bit.ly/2kR7lmh Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of astounding, entertaining, thought-provoking and educational natural history content. This is a commercial channel from BBC Studios. Service & Feedback www.bbcstudios.com/contact/contact-us/

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