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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Looking at the musclesand where they attach, it suggests these aremoving up and down,...

Looking at the muscles
and where they attach, it suggests these are
moving up and down, helping it
to turn very quickly or keeping it
on the straight and narrow when it wants to be
a little more sedate

Full Transcript

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Looking at the muscles and where they attach,
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it suggests these are moving up and down,
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helping it to turn very quickly
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or keeping it on the straight and narrow
00:00:07.028 --> 00:00:09.064
when it wants to be a little more sedate.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:42
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.
uses-its-paddles - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
uses-its-paddles
That animal usually lives in tropical waters, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
That animal usually lives in tropical waters,
they-wouldve-been-in-jurassic-times-around-britain - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
they-wouldve-been-in-jurassic-times-around-britain
And the animal in question - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
And the animal in question
[ Squeaking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
[ Squeaking ]
[ Clicking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
[ Clicking ]
[ Squeaking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:10
[ Squeaking ]
and-both-have-similar-dorsal-fins - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
and-both-have-similar-dorsal-fins
[ Squeaking ] - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:19
[ Squeaking ]
squeaking-that-once-lived-on-land - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:16
squeaking-that-once-lived-on-land
As they became adapted to life in water, - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
As they became adapted to life in water,
Their bodies became more streamlined - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:07
Their bodies became more streamlined
but-ichthyosaurs-do-differ-from-dolphins-in-two-striking-ways - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:09
but-ichthyosaurs-do-differ-from-dolphins-in-two-striking-way...
by-beating-their-tails-up-down - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
by-beating-their-tails-up-down
by-sweeping-their-tails-from-side-side - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:15
by-sweeping-their-tails-from-side-side
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
and-only-an-infrequent-visitor-to-the-lyme-regis-seas