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

Confronting a stranger at a carcassis a gamble

Confronting a stranger at a carcass
is a gamble

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Confronting a stranger at a carcass is a gamble...
Duration
4 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:40
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Humble Bee Films,Black Devil Productions,Terra Mater Factual Studios

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Movie Summary

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.
Spurred on by hunger, she seems to have the upper hand. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
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 00:05
But her competitor won't let the carcass go that easily...
The adult could kill her with a single bite. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:04
The adult could kill her with a single bite.
Despite living most of their lives alone, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
Despite living most of their lives alone,
They defend only the amount of meat they can eat - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
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 00:08
The pecking order has less to do with size and strength
As this youngster is learning, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
As this youngster is learning,
Devils may have a fearsome reputation - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
Devils may have a fearsome reputation
Summer brings warmer temperatures across Tasmania. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
Summer brings warmer temperatures across Tasmania.
..summer is most apparent in the dry eastern half of the island. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
..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 00:08
The driest areas of Tasmania receive 80% less rainfall
Here the landscape is more reminiscent - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
Here the landscape is more reminiscent
For marsupials that graze the open grasslands, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
For marsupials that graze the open grasslands,
And although life here may appear more typically Australian, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:12
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 00:06
It's given this group of wallabies something of a Tasma...
About 100 of them live within this population. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
About 100 of them live within this population.
They're so poorly camouflaged - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
They're so poorly camouflaged
On Tasmania however, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
On Tasmania however,
And without the normal controls, their numbers are growing. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
And without the normal controls, their numbers are growing.
But although this may appear a predator-free paradise, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:08
But although this may appear a predator-free paradise,