Extinct - Season 1 Episode 3 The Irish Elk

Name: Extinct
Genre: Documentary
Released: 30 Oct 2001
Rating: 8.00
Cast: Alun Armstrong

2001-10-30 United Kingdom 30 minutes.

8.00 2 votes

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Episodes
Info
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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Sep 25, 2001

1 - 1

Dodo Sep 25, 2001
1 - 2

The Sabre Tooth Oct 02, 2001
1 - 3

The Irish Elk Oct 09, 2001
1 - 4

The Great Auk Oct 16, 2001
1 - 5

The Mammoth Oct 23, 2001
1 - 6

The Tasmanian Tiger Oct 30, 2001

Overview

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...

Year 2001

Studio Channel 4

Director

Crew Richard Attree (Original Music Composer), Andy Muggleton (Director of Photography), Mark Gravil (Editor)

Popularity 0.8936

Language English