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The moa were eleven species (in six genera) of flightless birds endemic to New Zealand. The two largest species, Dinornis giganteus and Dinornis novaezelandiae, reached about 3.6 m (12 ft) in height with neck outstretched, and weighed about 230 kg (510 lb).
Moa belong to the ratite group in the order Dinornithiformes. The eleven species of moa were the only wingless birds, lacking even the vestigial wings which all other ratites have. They were the dominant herbivores in New Zealand's forest, shrubland and subalpine ecosystems for thousands of years, and until the arrival of the Māori were hunted only by the Haast's Eagle. It is generally considered that most, if not all, species of moa died out due to over-hunting by the Māori and habitat decline before European discovery and settlement.
The kiwi were formerly regarded as the closest relatives of the moa, but comparisons of their DNA in a paper published in 2005 suggested moa were more closely related to the Australian emu and cassowary. However research published in 2010 found that the moa's closest cousins were not the emu and cassowary but smaller terrestrial South American birds called the tinamous which are able to fly.
Monsters We Met is a documentary produced by the BBC and later aired on Animal Planet in 2004 (under the title, Land of Lost Monsters). The show used computer-generated imagery to recreate the life of the giant animals that lived during the last ice age and explains how early humans encountered them. It also features humans as the main reason to the extinction of all great animals. It was narrated by Ian Holm.
It starts with mammoths living during the Ice Age. It also shows how humans became top predators and started hunting mammoths. We also had to compete with other predators like the Short-faced Bear and the Saber-toothed cats. We destroyed them by depleting their food supply, and making them starve to death.
It starts by showing how humans migrated to Australia. We also hunted the native wildlife. We encountered the huge birds and the giant lizard, megalania. The reptiles kill two humans and they plan on burning the fields to kill the giant lizard. We then start to colonize other people.
Actors: Tova Magnusson-Norling (actress), China Åhlander (miscellaneous crew), Ulrika Rang (editor), Siw Erixon (actress), Jane Persson (miscellaneous crew), Martin Larsson (writer), Nour El-Refai (actress), Nour El-Refai (writer), Martin Larsson (director), Emma Åkesdotter-Ronge (producer), Karin Lithman (actress), Eva Melander (actress), Caroline Drab (miscellaneous crew), Caroline Ehrnström (miscellaneous crew), Marcus Olsson (composer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Solveig Nordlund (producer), Christina Olofson (producer), Gila Bergqvist (miscellaneous crew), Rasmus Ohlander (editor), Ann-Sofie Rase (actress), Magdalena Johansson (miscellaneous crew), Thomas Hagby (composer), Ylva Gallon (actress), Pil Maria Gunnarsson (director), Elisabet Svensson (actress), Bengt Nilsson (actor), Sara Pertmann (costume designer), Annika Jörlind (miscellaneous crew), Annika Jörlind (miscellaneous crew), Johan Strömberg (composer),
Plot: Sanna and Moa are best friends. One afternoon a week the two girls are allowed to be home alone instead of going to After-school. It is exciting and of course they have to try everything they normally aren't allowed to do. But after a while the games become more serious and Sanna has a hard time finding a way out.
Genres: Drama, Family,Actors: Kirsten Bonnén Rask (miscellaneous crew), Leif Andrée (actor), Annika Appelin (miscellaneous crew), Sissela Kyle (actress), Tova Magnusson-Norling (director), Tova Magnusson-Norling (actress), Sverrir Gudnason (actor), Magnus Roosmann (actor), Ewa J. Lind (editor), Alexandra Dahlström (actress), Lena Rehnberg (producer), Sebastian Ylvenius (actor), Peter Viitanen (actor), Susanne Lundqvist (producer), Figge Norling (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Thomaz Ransmyr (actor), Patrik Karlson (actor), Peter Kimay (miscellaneous crew), Håkon Svensson (actor), Rune Bergman (actor), Cecile Anckarswärd (actress), Sara Eivergård (miscellaneous crew), Lotten Roos (actress), Gustaf Åkerblom (actor), Mikael Wranell (actor), Henrik Öreberg (writer), Henrik Öreberg (director), Paula Helander (actress), Olof Wallberg (actor), Henrik Öreberg (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Anders Jansson (actor), Johan Wester (actor), Sanna Persson (actress), Jörgen Persson (editor), Anders Andersson (actor), Anders Andersson (director), Anders Andersson (writer), Hugo Carlsson (actor), Johan Rünow (actor), Anders Johansson (actor), Paul Blomdahl (producer), Fredrik Fritzon (actor), Fredrik Tersmeden (actor), Johan Stenfeldt (actor), Albert Balkay (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Musical,Actors: Göran Forsmark (actor), Sissela Kyle (actress), Jonas Falk (actor), Fredrik Abrahamsen (editor), Nathalie Drago (producer), Lisa Siwe (director), Peter Brottman (actor), Simona Ericsson (actress), Helena Larsson (actress), Patricia Otter (actress), Cecilia Cronelid (costume designer), Linnea Widén (miscellaneous crew), Johanna Björnæs (actress), Frida Weidhaijn (actress), Björn Abelson (writer),
Plot: Alice and her sister Moa live in a dysfunctional family. Their father Olle is an alcoholic and their mother Kerstin cannot handle the situation. At Alice's birthday Olle hasn't bought any present to his daughter. Although he is drunk, he takes her on a ride in his car, to buy her a dog. In a turn he crashes into a garden and hurts a man with his car. He and Alice run away from the accident in the car. Alice promises not to tell anybody about what has happened. When things are getting worse in the family, Alice decides to find the man in the garden and tell him that it is her father who hurt him.
Genres: Short,Actors: Maria Gladys (actress), Paulo Pires (actor), Laura Cardoso (actress), Maria Lúcia Dahl (actress), José Wilker (actor), Marcos Paulo (actor), Nelson Xavier (actor), Chico Díaz (actor), Walmor Chagas (actor), Marcos Palmeira (actor), Cláudio Cavalcanti (actor), Oswaldo Loureiro (actor), Marques D'Arede (actor), Marilia Carneiro (costume designer), Susana Vieira (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Kaneto Shiozawa (actor), Masane Tsukayama (actor), Tôru Furuya (actor), Ryô Horikawa (actor), Takeshi Kusao (actor), Toshio Furukawa (actor), Hirotaka Suzuoki (actor), Keiko Han (actress), Ken Yamaguchi (actor), Keiichi Nanba (actor), Hideyuki Hori (actor), Hideyuki Hori (actor), Hirohiko Kakegawa (actor), Katsuji Mori (actor), Masato Hirano (actor),
Genres: Animation, Fantasy,Actors: Claes Månsson (actor), Georg Riedel (composer), Johan Rabaeus (actor), Björn Granath (actor), Carl Billquist (actor), Nils Eklund (actor), Lasse Lundberg (producer), Inga Gill (actress), Lars Amble (actor), Bert Sundberg (producer), Johannes Brost (actor), Kim Anderzon (actress), Susanne Linnman (editor), Thorsten Flinck (actor), Gun Jönsson (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Alfredo Zacarías (producer), Alfredo Zacarías (writer), Marco Antonio Campos (actor), René Cardona Jr. (actor), Víctor Manuel Castro (actor), Julián de Meriche (actor), Manuel Dondé (actor), Eduardo Mendoza (miscellaneous crew), Mario García 'Harapos' (actor), Gaspar Henaine (actor), Nathanael León (actor), Juan José Martínez Casado (actor), Carlos Savage (editor), René Cardona (director), Manuel Esperón (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,