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| [00:04.71] | Despite only arriving in New Guinea 40,000 years ago, |
| [00:08.23] | humans were soon established throughout the island's maze of hidden valleys. |
| [00:16.13] | Today, these people are known as Papuans |
| [00:18.80] | and together speak over 700 different languages |
| [00:22.56] | more than any other island on Earth. |
| [00:29.45] | Yet, despite their mastery of the island, |
| [00:32.01] | there was one creature they lived in awe of - |
| [00:36.35] | the giant man-eating crocodile. |
| [00:48.45] | Even today, young men must endure a brutal initiation ceremony, |
| [00:52.86] | in the belief that they will acquire the strength and guile of these giant reptiles. |
| [01:07.94] | The chief shaman calls out to the crocodile gods, |
| [01:10.97] | asking for their blessing and protection. |
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