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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Their bodies becamemore streamlined and their forelimbs turned intopaddles, to help them...

Their bodies became
more streamlined and their forelimbs turned into
paddles, to help them swim

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Their bodies became more streamlined
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and their forelimbs turned into paddles, to help them swim.
Duration
7 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:31
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.
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
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
back-at-the-dig-site-the-rain-stopped-at-last
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...
attenborough-at-last-find-signs-of-the-rest-of-the-skeleton - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:17
attenborough-at-last-find-signs-of-the-rest-of-the-skeleton
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
cant-be-thrown-down-like-the-other-rocks
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.
but-they-go-like-that-ill-be-very-pleased - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:08
but-they-go-like-that-ill-be-very-pleased
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.