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Wild Isles

For this extraordinary pollinationto be successful, a fly must escapethis prison twice -...

For this extraordinary pollination
to be successful, a fly must escape
this prison twice - first to be loaded with pollen and then, once again,
to deliver the pollen to another lords-and-ladies flower

Full Transcript

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For this extraordinary pollination to be successful,
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a fly must escape this prison twice -
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first to be loaded with pollen
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and then, once again, to deliver the pollen
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to another lords-and-ladies flower.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:05
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E05 The third biggest tidal rise and fall on the planet - Wild Isles 00:09
The third biggest tidal rise and fall on the planet
S01 • E06 She must now make a long journey to the feeding grounds. - Wild Isles 00:06
She must now make a long journey to the feeding grounds.
S01 • E02 But the resident male sees off his challengers. - Wild Isles 00:06
But the resident male sees off his challengers.
S01 • E02 His wings may be tattered, - Wild Isles 00:09
His wings may be tattered,
S01 • E04 A Daubenton's bat circles in a woodland glade. - Wild Isles 00:06
A Daubenton's bat circles in a woodland glade.
S01 • E03 One less youngster, - Wild Isles 00:08
One less youngster,
S01 • E05 From low tide, - Wild Isles 00:12
From low tide,
S01 • E04 And it's soon joined by others emerging from a cave - Wild Isles 00:07
And it's soon joined by others emerging from a cave
S01 • E06 ..which are packed with rich oils and nutrients. - Wild Isles 00:05
..which are packed with rich oils and nutrients.
S01 • E02 The Atlantic oakwoods are one of our rarest kind of woodlands. - Wild Isles 00:07
The Atlantic oakwoods are one of our rarest kind of woodland...
S01 • E01 Nowhere here is richer in wild flowers and insect pollinators - Wild Isles 00:09
Nowhere here is richer in wild flowers and insect pollinator...
S01 • E06 They account for a quarter of all the fish in the North Sea... - Wild Isles 00:06
They account for a quarter of all the fish in the North Sea....
S01 • E05 These huge transformations churn-up the nutrients - Wild Isles 00:09
These huge transformations churn-up the nutrients
S01 • E04 Amongst their navigational clicks, there's a different sound. - Wild Isles 00:07
Amongst their navigational clicks, there's a different ...
S01 • E03 A male - a buck - - Wild Isles 00:08
A male - a buck -
S01 • E02 High rainfall, numerous rivers, - Wild Isles 00:10
High rainfall, numerous rivers,
S01 • E06 ..and form a large proportion of the puffin's diet. - Wild Isles 00:05
..and form a large proportion of the puffin's diet.
S01 • E01 Sadly, in the last 60 years, - Wild Isles 00:08
Sadly, in the last 60 years,
S01 • E06 But today, sandeels are disappearing at an alarming rate. - Wild Isles 00:07
But today, sandeels are disappearing at an alarming rate.
S01 • E02 These are temperate rainforests. - Wild Isles 00:05
These are temperate rainforests.