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This week, well be exploring the rise and fall of the incredible megafauna that used to roam Australia; from 3m tall kangaroos to giant wombats. Well discover how just one species of small marsupial evolved and radiated to create an ecosystem of giants.

Nature Atlas is a brand new Zoology channel, showcasing some of the most incredible animals, ecosystems and cutting-edge research zoology has to offer. Future videos will cover unusual but fascinating research that is currently ongoing in the zoological field as well as exploring a menagerie of different animals; The anatomy and mechanisms that allow them to survive, how they evolved, and the ways humans are changing how they live.

Procoptodon Art: alphynix.tumblr.com/

Continental Drift Animation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovT90wYrVk4

Music: www.purple-planet.com

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