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American Serengeti

Episode 5 of 6

America's plains were home to an abundance of wild beasts - cheetahs pursued antelopes at 60mph, packs of wolves overpowered bison, and giant bears challenged prides of lions.

America's Ice Age plains - home to a menagerie of giant beasts. A land where herds of female Columbian mammoths grazed the rich meadows and 10-ton males fought for dominance - sometimes to the death. Where high-speed cheetahs chased down antelopes at over 60 mph and packs of wolves over-powered 2-ton bison. Meet the largest mammalian flesh-eater ever - the giant short-faced bear - which challenged prides of American lions for their prey. Welcome to the American Serengeti!

This dramatic series reveals the spectacular wildlife of Ice Age North America, as the first people to enter this vast continent would have seen it. Evidence uncovered from today's landscapes is used to build a picture of the prehistoric past.

50 minutes

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Mon 19 Apr 2004 19:10

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