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David Attenborough's Tasmania

Though also found on the mainland, Tasmania's platypuses are by farthe biggest and boldest

Though also found on the mainland, Tasmania's platypuses are by far
the biggest and boldest

Full Transcript

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Though also found on the mainland,
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Tasmania's platypuses are by far the biggest and boldest.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:29
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.
They, like others, are adapted to the island's isolation - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:08
They, like others, are adapted to the island's isolatio...
Lying 240km south of Australia... - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
Lying 240km south of Australia...
..Tasmania is surrounded by a vast expanse of open ocean. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
..Tasmania is surrounded by a vast expanse of open ocean.
To the west, the next landfall is South America... - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:04
To the west, the next landfall is South America...
To the south lies the great Antarctic continent. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
To the south lies the great Antarctic continent.
And as winter comes to an end, new arrivals come ashore to breed. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
And as winter comes to an end, new arrivals come ashore to b...
Hidden among the rocks, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
Hidden among the rocks,
Her partner left some 14 hours ago and is yet to return. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
Her partner left some 14 hours ago and is yet to return.
But, quite unlike any other penguin, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
But, quite unlike any other penguin,
Gulls and birds of prey patrol the coast by day. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
Gulls and birds of prey patrol the coast by day.
That is because these are little penguins. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
That is because these are little penguins.
At only 30 centimetres tall, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
At only 30 centimetres tall,
And with nests several hundred metres inland... - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:04
And with nests several hundred metres inland...
..the only safe way to get there - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
..the only safe way to get there
With hundreds of nests in the colony, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:08
With hundreds of nests in the colony,
..the sound of early spring on Tasmania's coast. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
..the sound of early spring on Tasmania's coast.
This will be a welcome meal for the newly-hatched chicks. - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:05
This will be a welcome meal for the newly-hatched chicks.
The little penguins' presence - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
The little penguins' presence
But, while early spring brings them ashore to breed, - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:09
But, while early spring brings them ashore to breed,
Prevailing winds carry most of the bad weather from the West... - David Attenborough's Tasmania 00:06
Prevailing winds carry most of the bad weather from the West...