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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

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��♪ Dolphins have tails that
are flattened horizontally and they drive
themselves forward by beating their tails
up and down

Full Transcript

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Dolphins have tails that are flattened horizontally
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and they drive themselves forward
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by beating their tails up and down.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:44
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC

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Movie Summary

Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a 200 million year old Ichthyosaur on the Jurassic Coast in southern England.
by-sweeping-their-tails-from-side-side - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
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Ichthyosaurs, unlike dolphins, also had back paddles. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
Ichthyosaurs, unlike dolphins, also had back paddles.
They, too, would've helped stabilize them as they swam. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
They, too, would've helped stabilize them as they swam.
And what's more, the paddles of our ichthyosaur - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
And what's more, the paddles of our ichthyosaur
That shape helps the whitetip to cruise for long distances - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
That shape helps the whitetip to cruise for long distances
and-only-an-infrequent-visitor-to-the-lyme-regis-seas - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:16
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Which could be why no one - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
Which could be why no one
back-at-the-dig-site-the-rain-stopped-at-last - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:13
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The team must try to extract the rest of the dragon's body - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:08
The team must try to extract the rest of the dragon's b...
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MAN: Yeah. -MOORE: Ribs and all sorts of stuff. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
MAN: Yeah. -MOORE: Ribs and all sorts of stuff.
ATTENBOROUGH: And there's another, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
ATTENBOROUGH: And there's another,
MOORE: Oh, really? [gasp] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
MOORE: Oh, really? [gasp]
cant-be-thrown-down-like-the-other-rocks - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
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They must be carefully strapped up and gently lowered. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
They must be carefully strapped up and gently lowered.
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ATTENBOROUGH: Two weeks after they started work, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:08
ATTENBOROUGH: Two weeks after they started work,
MOORE: So, lots over here, with a bit of a wash. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
MOORE: So, lots over here, with a bit of a wash.
Here, you can see, glinting in the sunlight, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
Here, you can see, glinting in the sunlight,
MOORE: And these are the ribs that are still - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:11
MOORE: And these are the ribs that are still