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Wild Isles

Sand eels are only30 centimetres long, but they occur in vast shoals

Sand eels are only
30 centimetres long, but they occur in vast shoals

Full Transcript

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Sand eels are only 30 centimetres long,
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but they occur in vast shoals.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:01
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 On average, each feeding trip is over 140 miles long... - Wild Isles 00:07
On average, each feeding trip is over 140 miles long...
S01 • E02 By using specialised equipment, - Wild Isles 00:08
By using specialised equipment,
S01 • E01 ..but, on occasion, they may travel as far as 600 miles. - Wild Isles 00:07
..but, on occasion, they may travel as far as 600 miles.
S01 • E06 Deer should exist here, - Wild Isles 00:08
Deer should exist here,
S01 • E05 Like so many species, overfishing and warming seas - Wild Isles 00:09
Like so many species, overfishing and warming seas
S01 • E06 With no natural predators, the size of their herds must be controlled - Wild Isles 00:09
With no natural predators, the size of their herds must be c...
S01 • E05 They are essential prey for a wide range of top predators. - Wild Isles 00:07
They are essential prey for a wide range of top predators.
S01 • E02 This is the sound of plant communications, - Wild Isles 00:13
This is the sound of plant communications,
S01 • E04 But they are interrupted by a rival. - Wild Isles 00:05
But they are interrupted by a rival.
S01 • E06 With fewer deer, seeds lying dormant in the soil - Wild Isles 00:11
With fewer deer, seeds lying dormant in the soil
S01 • E04 Another male is looking for a partner - Wild Isles 00:07
Another male is looking for a partner
S01 • E05 Dolphins scour vast areas of the open ocean to track down the shoals. - Wild Isles 00:07
Dolphins scour vast areas of the open ocean to track down th...
S01 • E01 The gannet's immense journeys are only possible - Wild Isles 00:09
The gannet's immense journeys are only possible
S01 • E03 Weaving and rolling through the air, - Wild Isles 00:08
Weaving and rolling through the air,
S01 • E02 Summer brings its own danger - drought. - Wild Isles 00:06
Summer brings its own danger - drought.
S01 • E06 We've got the oak, the aspen, we've got the pine, - Wild Isles 00:11
We've got the oak, the aspen, we've got the pine,
S01 • E05 And following the dolphins comes an ocean legend... - Wild Isles 00:06
And following the dolphins comes an ocean legend...
S01 • E02 Young trees may struggle - Wild Isles 00:07
Young trees may struggle
S01 • E01 Mackerel and herring are the gannet's favourite food... - Wild Isles 00:06
Mackerel and herring are the gannet's favourite food...
S01 • E02 But the network can come to their rescue once again. - Wild Isles 00:05
But the network can come to their rescue once again.