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Even lower down in Tasmania's forests
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David Attenborough's Tasmania

Even lower downin Tasmania's forests, temperatures can fallbelow freezing

Even lower down
in Tasmania's forests, temperatures can fall
below freezing

Full Transcript

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Even lower down in Tasmania's forests,
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temperatures can fall below freezing.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:26
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.
The first Europeans to explore these forests - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
The first Europeans to explore these forests
And so Tasmania's most famous animal got its name. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
And so Tasmania's most famous animal got its name.
Primarily scavengers, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
Primarily scavengers,
And relative to body-size, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
And relative to body-size,
Devils once lived throughout Australia, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
Devils once lived throughout Australia,
Today, this is their last stronghold. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:04
Today, this is their last stronghold.
Like most Australian mammals, they're marsupials. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:04
Like most Australian mammals, they're marsupials.
While they may appear dog-like, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:13
While they may appear dog-like,
A few weeks ago this female gave birth to 40 young... - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
A few weeks ago this female gave birth to 40 young...
Inside her pouch she has just four teats, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
Inside her pouch she has just four teats,
A devil's race for survival begins early. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
A devil's race for survival begins early.
It's a tough start, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
It's a tough start,
She overcame extraordinary odds to reach adulthood. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
She overcame extraordinary odds to reach adulthood.
Now it's her turn to raise the next generation. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
Now it's her turn to raise the next generation.
Marsupials like the devils live here - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
Marsupials like the devils live here
The island and its inhabitants became isolated some 12,000 years ago - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:10
The island and its inhabitants became isolated some 12,000 y...
But Tasmania is a window on a far more ancient past. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
But Tasmania is a window on a far more ancient past.
Some of these forests have barely changed - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:12
Some of these forests have barely changed
There is still a creature here - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
There is still a creature here
It lives in Tasmania's rivers, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
It lives in Tasmania's rivers,