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Finally, as its wings unfurl
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Wild Isles

Finally, as its wings unfurl, the little creature startsa new life as an adult - a male...

Finally, as its wings unfurl, the little creature starts
a new life as an adult - a male mayfly

Full Transcript

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Finally, as its wings unfurl,
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the little creature starts a new life as an adult -
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a male mayfly.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:36
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Sir David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the natural animals in the British Isles and Ireland.
S01 • E06 The changes that have occurred over time have been really good, - Wild Isles 00:08
The changes that have occurred over time have been really go...
S01 • E02 ..but overlapping feathers provide protection against possible stings. - Wild Isles 00:07
..but overlapping feathers provide protection against possib...
S01 • E01 There are only about 200 chalk streams in the world - Wild Isles 00:10
There are only about 200 chalk streams in the world
S01 • E06 I feel very hopeful about marine life and marine protection. - Wild Isles 00:05
I feel very hopeful about marine life and marine protection.
S01 • E02 And a third transparent eyelid, - Wild Isles 00:09
And a third transparent eyelid,
S01 • E04 He now has just a few short days to live, - Wild Isles 00:08
He now has just a few short days to live,
S01 • E06 The No Take Zone at Lundy is tiny, - Wild Isles 00:07
The No Take Zone at Lundy is tiny,
S01 • E01 Their waters, rising through chalk and flowing over it, - Wild Isles 00:08
Their waters, rising through chalk and flowing over it,
S01 • E03 Throughout the British Isles there are rugged uplands, - Wild Isles 00:09
Throughout the British Isles there are rugged uplands,
S01 • E06 And across the whole of the British Isles, - Wild Isles 00:10
And across the whole of the British Isles,
S01 • E05 All day long, he fans fresh, oxygen-rich sea water - Wild Isles 00:09
All day long, he fans fresh, oxygen-rich sea water
S01 • E02 It's fast approaching the time when the chicks - Wild Isles 00:08
It's fast approaching the time when the chicks
S01 • E01 This creates the right conditions for water-crowfoot - Wild Isles 00:10
This creates the right conditions for water-crowfoot
S01 • E04 The fish below are the first to notice this springtime bonanza. - Wild Isles 00:07
The fish below are the first to notice this springtime bonan...
S01 • E03 For thousands of years, people have farmed these seemingly wild places, - Wild Isles 00:11
For thousands of years, people have farmed these seemingly w...
S01 • E06 Although there's some protection - Wild Isles 00:12
Although there's some protection
S01 • E05 He inspects them regularly - Wild Isles 00:08
He inspects them regularly
S01 • E02 And every day the chicks gain confidence. - Wild Isles 00:05
And every day the chicks gain confidence.
S01 • E03 And in the wilder parts, - Wild Isles 00:07
And in the wilder parts,
S01 • E05 But his nursery is under attack. - Wild Isles 00:05
But his nursery is under attack.