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Nature's Most Extreme Awesome Ancestors
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"The Most Extreme" is a long-running documentary TV series on the American cable television network, Animal Planet. It first aired on July 1, 2002. Each episode focuses on a specific animal feat, such as strength, speed, flirtation, appendages, diet, etc., and examines and ranks 10 animals which portray extreme or unusual examples of that quality. The rankings are not arrived at by a scientifically rigorous process; they serve only to give a broad depiction.
| 1. | Megatherium) It was 750 times bigger than its modern cousin, the three-toed sloth. |
| 2. | Terror bird) They were 300 times bigger than the Seriema. |
| 3. | Tyrannosaurus 30 times bigger than descendant, the Komodo Dragon. |
| 4. | Diprotodon as big as a car. Its descendant, the wombat, is the size of a bulldog. |
| 5. | Smilodon 32 times larger than its modern cousin, the Leopard. |
| 6. | Sarcosuchus more than twice the size of the Nile crocodile. |
| 7. | Megalodon) They were 50 feet long, weighed 50 tons, their teeth were seven inches long, and with a mouth six feet wide, it would take in one big gulp, both a human AND their descendant (the White Shark)! |
| 8. | Prehistoric giant ant) Due to oxygen, its 40 times bigger than its modern cousin, the South American army ant |
| 9. | Haast's Eagle) It was 60 percent bigger than the Harpy Eagle. |
| 10. | Mammoth) It was 50 percent bigger than its modern cousin, the African elephant. |
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