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Geographies of Solitude

I startedcollecting invertebrates for the invertebrate collectionfor museums

I started
collecting invertebrates for the invertebrate collection
for museums

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I started collecting invertebrates
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for the invertebrate collection for museums.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:43
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec,Sundance Institute,Open Society Foundations,Canada Council for the Arts

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Movie Summary

An immersion into the rich landscapes of Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this remote strip of sand.
I first focused only on beetles, - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
I first focused only on beetles,
All invertebrates are recorded in a spreadsheet. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
All invertebrates are recorded in a spreadsheet.
In practice, When I actually work, - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
In practice, When I actually work,
All those jars on that counter - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
All those jars on that counter
It is a wealth of specimens, but also a high number - Geographies of Solitude 00:10
It is a wealth of specimens, but also a high number
In the past two years, we have found - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
In the past two years, we have found
Just because I paid attention - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
Just because I paid attention
It is fascinating that for such a small island - Geographies of Solitude 00:16
It is fascinating that for such a small island
Also, the great thing is that - Geographies of Solitude 00:13
Also, the great thing is that
When I came for the first time to the island, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
When I came for the first time to the island,
They started to descend on the dunes, near the tip, - Geographies of Solitude 00:13
They started to descend on the dunes, near the tip,
That is, they make more than 50,000 puppies. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
That is, they make more than 50,000 puppies.
This means that there must be more than 50,000 mature females - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
This means that there must be more than 50,000 mature female...
These birds are found - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
These birds are found
A herring gull, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
A herring gull,
It has a tube-like beak, different from that of seagulls. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
It has a tube-like beak, different from that of seagulls.
A northern sula, young. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
A northern sula, young.
They have plumage different from that of adults, - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
They have plumage different from that of adults,
The young man has very dark wings - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
The young man has very dark wings
So all the bodies, the corpses of the birds - Geographies of Solitude 00:11
So all the bodies, the corpses of the birds