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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Large carnivores are rare in nature because it takes a lot of preyto support each of...

[birds chirping] Large carnivores are rare in nature because it takes a lot of prey
to support each of them. [wildebeest snorting]

Full Transcript

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[birds chirping]
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Large carnivores are rare in nature
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because it takes a lot of prey to support each of them.
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[wildebeest snorting]
Duration
15 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:17
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Silverback Films,Altitude Film Entertainment,WWF-UK

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Movie Summary

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
For every single predator on the Serengeti, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:19
For every single predator on the Serengeti,
The planet can't support billions of large meat-eaters. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
The planet can't support billions of large meat-eaters.
If we all had a largely plant-based diet, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:18
If we all had a largely plant-based diet,
The Netherlands is one of the world's most densely-populated countries. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:27
The Netherlands is one of the world's most densely-popu...
Raising yields tenfold in two generations while at the same time using less water, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:14
Raising yields tenfold in two generations while at the same ...
Despite its size, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:08
Despite its size,
It's entirely possible for us to apply both low-tech and hi-tech solutions - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:11
It's entirely possible for us to apply both low-tech an...
We can start to produce food in new spaces. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:10
We can start to produce food in new spaces.
Even in places where there's no land at all. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:04
Even in places where there's no land at all.
As we improve our approach to farming, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
As we improve our approach to farming,
Forests are a fundamental component of our planet's recovery. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
Forests are a fundamental component of our planet's rec...
Again, the two features work together. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:19
Again, the two features work together.
and grow crops like oil palm and soya only on land that was deforested long ago. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:16
and grow crops like oil palm and soya only on land that was ...
A century ago, more than three quarters of Costa Rica was covered with forest. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
A century ago, more than three quarters of Costa Rica was co...
By the 1980s, uncontrolled logging had reduced this to just one quarter. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
By the 1980s, uncontrolled logging had reduced this to just ...
In just 25 years, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:30
In just 25 years,
With all these things, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:26
With all these things,
In this world, a species can only thrive... - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:10
In this world, a species can only thrive...
We can solve the problems we now face - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:37
We can solve the problems we now face
If we take care of nature - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:09
If we take care of nature