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Wild Isles

Some years, half the worldpopulation arrive here, all attracted by the same food

Some years, half the world
population arrive here, all attracted by the same food

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Some years, half the world population arrive here,
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all attracted by the same food...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:29
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 • E02 He starts to feed on the rich, oily seeds the cones contain. - Wild Isles 00:07
He starts to feed on the rich, oily seeds the cones contain.
S01 • E05 But scallops don't have a strong sense of direction... - Wild Isles 00:06
But scallops don't have a strong sense of direction...
S01 • E04 The very pond in which she hatched as a tadpole. - Wild Isles 00:06
The very pond in which she hatched as a tadpole.
S01 • E06 Today, around a third of UK fish stocks are overfished. - Wild Isles 00:07
Today, around a third of UK fish stocks are overfished.
S01 • E05 ..and the starfish just keep coming. - Wild Isles 00:05
..and the starfish just keep coming.
S01 • E06 In places, we're removing life from the ocean faster - Wild Isles 00:08
In places, we're removing life from the ocean faster
S01 • E02 ..and his left-overs alert others to what is now available. - Wild Isles 00:06
..and his left-overs alert others to what is now available.
S01 • E04 They get straight down to business - Wild Isles 00:10
They get straight down to business
S01 • E05 The starfish first pulls the scallop shell apart - Wild Isles 00:12
The starfish first pulls the scallop shell apart
S01 • E01 That way, there will always be some eyes keeping watch. - Wild Isles 00:06
That way, there will always be some eyes keeping watch.
S01 • E03 As farming has intensified, - Wild Isles 00:08
As farming has intensified,
S01 • E06 50 years ago, off the coast of North Devon, - Wild Isles 00:11
50 years ago, off the coast of North Devon,
S01 • E04 The male, if he holds on tight, will fertilise them all. - Wild Isles 00:07
The male, if he holds on tight, will fertilise them all.
S01 • E03 Species-rich grasslands now occupy only about 1% of the land. - Wild Isles 00:07
Species-rich grasslands now occupy only about 1% of the land...
S01 • E02 High above, the male sees her coming. - Wild Isles 00:06
High above, the male sees her coming.
S01 • E05 The smell of the feast drifts through the water - Wild Isles 00:07
The smell of the feast drifts through the water
S01 • E01 White-tailed eagles - our biggest bird of prey. - Wild Isles 00:06
White-tailed eagles - our biggest bird of prey.
S01 • E06 The sea changes every hour. - Wild Isles 00:05
The sea changes every hour.
S01 • E04 A few months later and summer is here. - Wild Isles 00:05
A few months later and summer is here.
S01 • E01 Once extinct in Britain, - Wild Isles 00:09
Once extinct in Britain,