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David Attenborough's Tasmania

Attenborough narrates the story of a vast island wilderness - ancient forests, pristine rivers and spectacular coastline. Seasons vary from dry heat, strong winds and cold bringing wombats, wallabies and platypus out in daylight.

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Matt Hamilton

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Humble Bee Films,Black Devil Productions,Terra Mater Factual Studios

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And the rain that supports
these tiny glow-worms - David Attenborough's Tasmania

And the rain that supports these tiny glow-worms

..fast-growing trees that evolved
on the dry Australian mainland. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

..fast-growing trees that evolved on the dry Australian main...

In Tasmania they become giants. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

In Tasmania they become giants.

Strangely, for trees
living in a wet forest, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Strangely, for trees living in a wet forest,

The mountain ash
stores its seeds in small pods... - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The mountain ash stores its seeds in small pods...

Beneath the ash, the seeds live on, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Beneath the ash, the seeds live on,

This makes sense in a dry habitat
with regular fire... - David Attenborough's Tasmania

This makes sense in a dry habitat with regular fire...

..but not in Tasmania's wet forests. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

..but not in Tasmania's wet forests.

Young mountain ash can grow
at a rate of several metres a year. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Young mountain ash can grow at a rate of several metres a ye...

All that holds them back is
the next fire or a lack of water... - David Attenborough's Tasmania

All that holds them back is the next fire or a lack of water...

..and that is the secret
behind their staggering height. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

..and that is the secret behind their staggering height.

In Tasmania's damp west,
fire is so infrequent - David Attenborough's Tasmania

In Tasmania's damp west, fire is so infrequent

Those standing in this valley
all germinated - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Those standing in this valley all germinated

Today they reach almost
100 metres into the sky. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Today they reach almost 100 metres into the sky.

They may have evolved
on the dry Australian mainland, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

They may have evolved on the dry Australian mainland,

The moisture-laden air
that blows in from Tasmania's west - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The moisture-laden air that blows in from Tasmania's we...

Although it can rain most days, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Although it can rain most days,

All who live here must adapt - David Attenborough's Tasmania

All who live here must adapt

And like so many of
Tasmania's species, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

And like so many of Tasmania's species,

It may not look like it, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

It may not look like it,

The echidna, Australia's most
widespread native mammal. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The echidna, Australia's most widespread native mammal.

But while mainland echidna
are all spines, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

But while mainland echidna are all spines,

The milder spring months mean
an abundance of his favourite food - - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The milder spring months mean an abundance of his favourite ...

As spring turns to summer, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

As spring turns to summer,

It's now that the young devils
are ready to leave the den. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

It's now that the young devils are ready to leave the d...

They've been out
of their mother's pouch for a while - David Attenborough's Tasmania

They've been out of their mother's pouch for a whi...

Fully weaned, this is the start
of their independence. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Fully weaned, this is the start of their independence.

This young female will have to learn - David Attenborough's Tasmania

This young female will have to learn

What's more, she and her sibling
are much smaller than an adult. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

What's more, she and her sibling are much smaller than ...

Heavier adults can't climb, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Heavier adults can't climb,

Over the next few months, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Over the next few months,

But grubs and birds' eggs alone
won't be enough - David Attenborough's Tasmania

But grubs and birds' eggs alone won't be enough

(GROWLS AND SHRIEKS) - David Attenborough's Tasmania

(GROWLS AND SHRIEKS)

And that brings her
into direct competition - David Attenborough's Tasmania

And that brings her into direct competition

The scent and sound
of crunching bones draw her in. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The scent and sound of crunching bones draw her in.

Less than half
of all newly-weaned youngsters - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Less than half of all newly-weaned youngsters

(SCREECHES) - David Attenborough's Tasmania

There's no telling
how this adult might react. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

There's no telling how this adult might react.

Confronting a stranger at a carcass
is a gamble... - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Confronting a stranger at a carcass is a gamble...

Spurred on by hunger,
she seems to have the upper hand. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Spurred on by hunger, she seems to have the upper hand.

But her competitor
won't let the carcass go that easily. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

But her competitor won't let the carcass go that easily...

The adult could kill her
with a single bite. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The adult could kill her with a single bite.

Despite living
most of their lives alone, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Despite living most of their lives alone,

They defend only
the amount of meat they can eat - David Attenborough's Tasmania

They defend only the amount of meat they can eat

The pecking order has less to do
with size and strength - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The pecking order has less to do with size and strength

As this youngster is learning, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

As this youngster is learning,

Devils may have a fearsome reputation - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Devils may have a fearsome reputation

Summer brings warmer temperatures
across Tasmania. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Summer brings warmer temperatures across Tasmania.

..summer is most apparent in
the dry eastern half of the island. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

..summer is most apparent in the dry eastern half of the isl...

The driest areas of Tasmania
receive 80% less rainfall - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The driest areas of Tasmania receive 80% less rainfall

Here the landscape is
more reminiscent - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Here the landscape is more reminiscent

For marsupials
that graze the open grasslands, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

For marsupials that graze the open grasslands,

And although life here may appear
more typically Australian, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

And although life here may appear more typically Australian,

It's given this group of wallabies
something of a Tasmanian twist. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

It's given this group of wallabies something of a Tasma...

About 100 of them live
within this population. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

About 100 of them live within this population.

They're so poorly camouflaged - David Attenborough's Tasmania

They're so poorly camouflaged

On Tasmania however, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

On Tasmania however,

And without the normal controls,
their numbers are growing. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

And without the normal controls, their numbers are growing.

But although this may appear
a predator-free paradise, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

But although this may appear a predator-free paradise,

One of Tasmania's deadliest animals
lives in these dry forests. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

One of Tasmania's deadliest animals lives in these dry ...

It's a species of ant
known as the jack jumper. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

It's a species of ant known as the jack jumper.

Jack jumpers evolved on
the ancient Gondwanan supercontinent. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Jack jumpers evolved on the ancient Gondwanan supercontinent...

..a very primitive behaviour
among ants, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

..a very primitive behaviour among ants,

And instead of using scent to hunt, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

And instead of using scent to hunt,

They sting their victims to death
with a venom that can kill humans... - David Attenborough's Tasmania

They sting their victims to death with a venom that can kill...

..making these
one of the deadliest animals - David Attenborough's Tasmania

..making these one of the deadliest animals

Jack jumper ants are
particularly abundant - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Jack jumper ants are particularly abundant

Their nests are small mounds
within which their larvae are raised. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Their nests are small mounds within which their larvae are r...

Workers cover the nest
with dark materials - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Workers cover the nest with dark materials

In midsummer however,
temperatures soar... - David Attenborough's Tasmania

In midsummer however, temperatures soar...

But jack jumpers have
a surprising way - David Attenborough's Tasmania

But jack jumpers have a surprising way

On hotter days,
they switch building materials. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

On hotter days, they switch building materials.

Now the workers cover the nest
in white stones. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Now the workers cover the nest in white stones.

These reflect the sun's energy,
keeping the young cool inside. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

These reflect the sun's energy, keeping the young cool ...

It's an inventive solution
to Tasmania's changing seasons. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

It's an inventive solution to Tasmania's changing ...

The dry eastern forests can be
a challenging place - David Attenborough's Tasmania

The dry eastern forests can be a challenging place

But one of Tasmania's
few marsupial predators - David Attenborough's Tasmania

But one of Tasmania's few marsupial predators

It's the eastern quoll, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

It's the eastern quoll,

They're very rare, but summer sees
an increase in numbers - David Attenborough's Tasmania

They're very rare, but summer sees an increase in numbe...

..and in summer are drawn
to these dry pasture lands. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

..and in summer are drawn to these dry pasture lands.

There's a rich bounty of moths
and grubs at this time of year. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

There's a rich bounty of moths and grubs at this time o...

(GROWLS) - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Like Tasmanian devils, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Like Tasmanian devils,

Today, this dry
eastern half of the island - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Today, this dry eastern half of the island

And, with an abundance
of summer insects, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

And, with an abundance of summer insects,

..and as autumn arrives, - David Attenborough's Tasmania

..and as autumn arrives,

Familiar screams fill the forest. - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Familiar screams fill the forest.

It may not look like it - David Attenborough's Tasmania

It may not look like it

An eligible male clings on - David Attenborough's Tasmania

An eligible male clings on

Female devils are
receptive three times - David Attenborough's Tasmania

Female devils are receptive three times

David Attenborough's Tasmania poster

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Attenborough narrates the story of a vast island wilderness - ancient forests, pristine rivers and spectacular coastline. Seasons vary from dry heat, strong winds and cold bringing wombats, wallabies and platypus out in daylight.

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Director: Matt Hamilton

Writer: N/A

Production: Humble Bee Films,Black Devil Productions,Terra Mater Factual Studios

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Jun 2018

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/david-attenborough-s-tasmania/video/ZW1100A001S00