Prehistoric Australia was home to some of the scariest creatures ever. Imagine running into a giant, meat-eating kangaroo or a massive, 20-foot-long crocodile! There were also huge birds called "demon ducks" that couldn't fly but could chase you down. And let's not forget the enormous lizards and snakes that roamed the land. It's safe to say that living in ancient Australia would have been like living in a real-life monster movie! Credit: CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0: Diprotodon optatum 2: By Dmitry Bogdanov – dmitrchel@mail.ru, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5550040 Diprotodon optatum: By Nobu Tamura – http://spinops.blogspot.com, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19461044 Genyornis BW: By Nobu Tamura – http://spinops.blogspot.com, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19459393 CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/: Diprotodon australis skeleton 1: By Ghedoghedo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26800680 Thylacoleo Australia 2: By Rom-diz, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5556062 Meiloania Platyceps: By Fanny Schertzer, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9542518 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: Pleistocene-meso-megamammals: By Julio Lacerda, Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia – https://sbpbrasil.org/publications/index.php/rbp/article/view/150, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119794125 Diprotodon optatum – 2: By Emőke Dénes, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16150507 Quinkana timara skull: By Mark Marathon, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40172833 Life reconstruction of Ektopodon serratus and Wakaleo: By Peter Schouten – https://www.sci.news/paleontology/chunia-pledgei-11790.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=130754449 Thylacoleo carnifex 3d: By Jose manuel canete, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48883793 Turtle skeleton cross-section: By Thomas Quine; Transparent background: Kārlis Kalviškis, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=103405374 CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0: Victoria Fossil Cave 38: By Alan & Flora Botting – https://flic.kr/p/FGLBVt, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112488243 Victoria Fossil Cave Simosthenurus: By Alan & Flora Botting – https://flic.kr/p/FGJkAi, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48055129 Meiolania Platyceps: By Claire Houck – https://flic.kr/p/4JGJx4, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4424136 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0: Falcontoxodon aguilerai: By Jaime Chirinos – https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-020-00216-6, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=135577105 Mekosuchine Pelvic Form 4: By Michael D. Stein, Adam Yates, Suzanne J. Hand, Michael Archer – https://peerj.com/articles/3501/, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=145042323 Thylacoleo skull: By Beclectic, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64736002 skeleton of a turtle: By Welcome Images – https://wellcomecollection.org/works/aycw366t, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36547953 Animation is created by Bright Side. Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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