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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Which could be why no one has ever found oneof these here before

Which could be why no one has ever found one
of these here before

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Which could be why no one
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has ever found one of these here before.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:08
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.
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...
attenborough-at-last-find-signs-of-the-rest-of-the-skeleton - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 00:17
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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
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
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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
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
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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