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The Year Earth Changed

With these beach closures,these animals were able to do what they've been doingfor...

With these beach closures,
these animals were able to do what they've been doing
for millions of years more successfully than when we have
a human presence

Full Transcript

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With these beach closures, these animals were able to do
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what they've been doing for millions of years
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more successfully than when we have a human presence.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:03
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC Studios Natural History Unit

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Movie Summary

A fresh new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. People all over the world have had the chance to engage with nature like never before.
Six thousand kilometers away, - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
Six thousand kilometers away,
A new quiet beneath the waves offers an opportunity - The Year Earth Changed 00:09
A new quiet beneath the waves offers an opportunity
Every year, more than 10,000 humpback whales - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
Every year, more than 10,000 humpback whales
To these bays in Alaska in order to feed. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
To these bays in Alaska in order to feed.
Normally, they would have to share these waters - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
Normally, they would have to share these waters
But now, with every cruise canceled... - The Year Earth Changed 00:04
But now, with every cruise canceled...
It's as much as 25 times quieter underwater. - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
It's as much as 25 times quieter underwater.
In this hush, scientists using underwater microphones - The Year Earth Changed 00:09
In this hush, scientists using underwater microphones
Humpbacks are talking to each other more often... - The Year Earth Changed 00:04
Humpbacks are talking to each other more often...
Well, it was really exciting and actually very moving - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
Well, it was really exciting and actually very moving
You can imagine, if you were trying to communicate with your friends, - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
You can imagine, if you were trying to communicate with your...
It's hard to do, you don't say as much, and when you do, you have to scream. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
It's hard to do, you don't say as much, and when y...
But if you find yourself a nice, quiet coffee shop - The Year Earth Changed 00:10
But if you find yourself a nice, quiet coffee shop
Now the whales can communicate across greater distances without interruption. - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
Now the whales can communicate across greater distances with...
And some mothers, like this one, leave their calves alone. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
And some mothers, like this one, leave their calves alone.
She can now head off to feed, - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
She can now head off to feed,
A nursing mother needs to eat as much as possible... - The Year Earth Changed 00:04
A nursing mother needs to eat as much as possible...
And the best way to do so is to hunt with other adults. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
And the best way to do so is to hunt with other adults.
It's one of nature's greatest spectacles. - The Year Earth Changed 00:04
It's one of nature's greatest spectacles.
Reassured by the quiet, - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
Reassured by the quiet,