Land of Giants

Land of Giants is the third 30-minute episode of Walking with Beasts.

Plot
''This third instalment of Walking with Beasts goes back 25 million years ago to meet the biggest land mammals of all time - the Indricotheres. Up to 7 metres tall and weighing 15 tonnes, adults were too big to be eaten by any predator of the time. In fact it is only in the first few years of life that Indricotheres are vulnerable. This programme follows the fate of a calf from his traumatic birth to see whether he can survive droughts, six foot tall killer hogs and Hyaenadon - a predator the size of a rhino, with jaws that could crush a rock.''

Synopsis
As a baby indricothere is being born at night, a pack of smaller Hyaenadon attack it and its mother, though the mother manages to fight them off.

A herd of chalicothere emerge from the forest soon after the episode begins, and the narration describes them, and explains some facts about them. They begin to browse from the surrounding trees.

The chalicothere herd (who are still browsing) are attacked by a lone Hyaenadon. It kills one chalicothere by savaging its throat, and eats the carcass while the other chalicothere flee. A herd of entelodont show up, prompting the Hyaenadon to defeceate on the carcass and grind its teeth in display, but ultimately it gives up the chalicothere meal to the larger group of animals.

After the dry season, as it begins to rain again, the Hyaenadon chases an entelodont through the mud and rain.

Animals featured

 * Indricothere
 * Hyaenadon
 * Chalicothere
 * Entelodont
 * Bear-dog