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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Here, you can see,glinting in the sunlight, sections through the backbone,the vertebrae...

Here, you can see,
glinting in the sunlight, sections through the backbone,
the vertebrae column

Full Transcript

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Here, you can see, glinting in the sunlight,
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sections through the backbone, the vertebrae column.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:54
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.
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
MOORE: Most likely here, in this next slab. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
MOORE: Most likely here, in this next slab.
-MOORE: Not so far -ATTENBOROUGH: Oh boy. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
-MOORE: Not so far -ATTENBOROUGH: Oh boy.
MOORE: [Laughs] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
MOORE: [Laughs]
to-make-them-lighter - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:18
to-make-them-lighter
Even then, they're extremely heavy, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
Even then, they're extremely heavy,
our-strange-ichthyosaur-once-again-takes-the-water - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:29
our-strange-ichthyosaur-once-again-takes-the-water
but-the-investigation-is-only-just-beginning - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:17
but-the-investigation-is-only-just-beginning
Now the work becomes more delicate, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
Now the work becomes more delicate,
It's detailed work that will take months to complete. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
It's detailed work that will take months to complete.
work-patiently-expose-more-of-the-skeleton - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:12
work-patiently-expose-more-of-the-skeleton
And, as they do so, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
And, as they do so,
ive-come-down-chriss-workshop-take-a-look - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
ive-come-down-chriss-workshop-take-a-look
ATTENBOROUGH: It really is an Aladdin's cave. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
ATTENBOROUGH: It really is an Aladdin's cave.
After weeks of work, Chris has exposed the backbones and ribs. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
After weeks of work, Chris has exposed the backbones and rib...
And, in doing so, he's made a startling discovery. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
And, in doing so, he's made a startling discovery.
MOORE: It looks like it's been attacked. Gosh. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:04
MOORE: It looks like it's been attacked. Gosh.
If you follow one rib, you go along here, down to here, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:09
If you follow one rib, you go along here, down to here,
-ATTENBOROUGH: Oh, there, yeah. -MOORE: ...one rib is now broken - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:05
-ATTENBOROUGH: Oh, there, yeah. -MOORE: ...one rib is now br...
MOORE: Here the vertebrae column has been actually pulled away. - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
MOORE: Here the vertebrae column has been actually pulled aw...