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In Tasmania they become giants
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David Attenborough's Tasmania

In Tasmania they become giants

In Tasmania they become giants

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In Tasmania they become giants.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:12
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.
Strangely, for trees living in a wet forest, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
Strangely, for trees living in a wet forest,
The mountain ash stores its seeds in small pods... - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
The mountain ash stores its seeds in small pods...
Beneath the ash, the seeds live on, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
Beneath the ash, the seeds live on,
This makes sense in a dry habitat with regular fire... - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
This makes sense in a dry habitat with regular fire...
..but not in Tasmania's wet forests. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
..but not in Tasmania's wet forests.
Young mountain ash can grow at a rate of several metres a year. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
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 00:06
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 00:05
..and that is the secret behind their staggering height.
In Tasmania's damp west, fire is so infrequent - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
In Tasmania's damp west, fire is so infrequent
Those standing in this valley all germinated - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
Those standing in this valley all germinated
Today they reach almost 100 metres into the sky. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
Today they reach almost 100 metres into the sky.
They may have evolved on the dry Australian mainland, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:14
They may have evolved on the dry Australian mainland,
The moisture-laden air that blows in from Tasmania's west - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
The moisture-laden air that blows in from Tasmania's we...
Although it can rain most days, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:10
Although it can rain most days,
All who live here must adapt - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
All who live here must adapt
And like so many of Tasmania's species, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
And like so many of Tasmania's species,
It may not look like it, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:07
It may not look like it,
The echidna, Australia's most widespread native mammal. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
The echidna, Australia's most widespread native mammal.
But while mainland echidna are all spines, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:10
But while mainland echidna are all spines,
The milder spring months mean an abundance of his favourite food - - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:08
The milder spring months mean an abundance of his favourite ...