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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

The shape of the paddlesand the way they moved seems very like the wayan animal alive...

��♪ ATTENBOROUGH:
The shape of the paddles
and the way they moved seems very like the way
an animal alive today uses its paddles

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ATTENBOROUGH: The shape of the paddles and the way they moved
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seems very like the way an animal alive today
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uses its paddles.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:50
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.
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
Which could be why no one - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:06
Which could be why no one