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Wild Isles

Should any would-be predatorsapproach, they defend themselves and theircastle by squirting...

Should any would-be predators
approach, they defend themselves and their
castle by squirting formic acid into the air

Full Transcript

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Should any would-be predators approach,
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they defend themselves and their castle by squirting formic acid
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into the air.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:27
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Now she can smell the plant that she's looking for... - Wild Isles 00:06
Now she can smell the plant that she's looking for...
S01 • E05 They're stimulated to switch on by any sudden movement in the water. - Wild Isles 00:07
They're stimulated to switch on by any sudden movement ...
S01 • E04 There are over 250 beaver territories in Scotland, - Wild Isles 00:09
There are over 250 beaver territories in Scotland,
S01 • E02 It's a brave bird, indeed, - Wild Isles 00:07
It's a brave bird, indeed,
S01 • E03 It's a vole - a small rodent with teeth specially adapted - Wild Isles 00:08
It's a vole - a small rodent with teeth specially adapt...
S01 • E06 And that is at the heart of everything the Barkers do - Wild Isles 00:07
And that is at the heart of everything the Barkers do
S01 • E05 Even the slight swirl produced by a tiny crab as it breathes - Wild Isles 00:08
Even the slight swirl produced by a tiny crab as it breathes
S01 • E06 They've nurtured old hedgerows and planted new ones. - Wild Isles 00:06
They've nurtured old hedgerows and planted new ones.
S01 • E02 Wood ants are insatiable hunters. - Wild Isles 00:05
Wood ants are insatiable hunters.
S01 • E04 By slowing the river, the beavers create a rich habitat - Wild Isles 00:09
By slowing the river, the beavers create a rich habitat
S01 • E05 The hunter must move very smoothly, - Wild Isles 00:08
The hunter must move very smoothly,
S01 • E01 She bites off the petals to get to the sweet liquid at their base. - Wild Isles 00:06
She bites off the petals to get to the sweet liquid at their...
S01 • E03 This female is in a hurry... - Wild Isles 00:05
This female is in a hurry...
S01 • E06 ..and have planted wild flowers on margins and meadows. - Wild Isles 00:06
..and have planted wild flowers on margins and meadows.
S01 • E02 They search the forest floor for food, - Wild Isles 00:09
They search the forest floor for food,
S01 • E06 They know that thriving wildlife also helps the farm - Wild Isles 00:09
They know that thriving wildlife also helps the farm
S01 • E03 ..because it's time to feed her babies. - Wild Isles 00:08
..because it's time to feed her babies.
S01 • E01 Her young are getting impatient. - Wild Isles 00:05
Her young are getting impatient.
S01 • E06 I believe we can have a farm that is productive, - Wild Isles 00:10
I believe we can have a farm that is productive,
S01 • E02 It's thought that a single colony may consume - Wild Isles 00:09
It's thought that a single colony may consume