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Wild Isles

In limestone country, the freshwater carvesits way underground

In limestone country, the freshwater carves
its way underground

Full Transcript

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In limestone country,
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the freshwater carves its way underground.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:50
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 • E01 It produces a very odd-looking flower... - Wild Isles 00:05
It produces a very odd-looking flower...
S01 • E05 Spider crabs are normally solitary, - Wild Isles 00:18
Spider crabs are normally solitary,
S01 • E05 Spider crabs are normally solitary, - Wild Isles 00:10
Spider crabs are normally solitary,
S01 • E01 ..with a large purple spike called a spadix. - Wild Isles 00:06
..with a large purple spike called a spadix.
S01 • E02 Here on the Knepp Estate in Sussex, - Wild Isles 00:13
Here on the Knepp Estate in Sussex,
S01 • E06 In the last few decades, we have all lost something precious. - Wild Isles 00:07
In the last few decades, we have all lost something precious...
S01 • E03 She's collecting hundreds of dry grass stems - Wild Isles 00:08
She's collecting hundreds of dry grass stems
S01 • E04 Britain and Ireland contain thousands of miles of caves, - Wild Isles 00:09
Britain and Ireland contain thousands of miles of caves,
S01 • E01 In the late afternoon, the spadix heats up - Wild Isles 00:14
In the late afternoon, the spadix heats up
S01 • E06 Our lives have become disconnected from the rhythms of nature, - Wild Isles 00:10
Our lives have become disconnected from the rhythms of natur...
S01 • E05 And then, when there are enough of them, they start to travel. - Wild Isles 00:07
And then, when there are enough of them, they start to trave...
S01 • E04 The dripping water builds stalactites and stalagmites, - Wild Isles 00:11
The dripping water builds stalactites and stalagmites,
S01 • E06 And as island nations where none of us can live - Wild Isles 00:12
And as island nations where none of us can live
S01 • E02 In just 20 years, this has produced the conditions needed - Wild Isles 00:10
In just 20 years, this has produced the conditions needed
S01 • E01 Tiny owl midge-flies, looking for rotting matter - Wild Isles 00:11
Tiny owl midge-flies, looking for rotting matter
S01 • E05 Together, they journey for miles across the seabed, - Wild Isles 00:09
Together, they journey for miles across the seabed,
S01 • E03 About a third of our food comes from plants pollinated by bees, - Wild Isles 00:16
About a third of our food comes from plants pollinated by be...
S01 • E04 Over centuries, it can create all kinds of pillars and curtains. - Wild Isles 00:07
Over centuries, it can create all kinds of pillars and curta...
S01 • E01 But the inner side of the hooded leaf that surrounds the spadix - Wild Isles 00:08
But the inner side of the hooded leaf that surrounds the spa...
S01 • E02 It's midsummer, and from the top of an oak, - Wild Isles 00:09
It's midsummer, and from the top of an oak,