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Wild Isles

The floating plants support a greatcommunity of tiny floating animals, the zooplankton

The floating plants support a great
community of tiny floating animals, the zooplankton

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The floating plants support a great community of tiny floating animals,
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the zooplankton.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:09
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary

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Sir David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the natural animals in the British Isles and Ireland.
S01 • E01 They barge in and try and pull the couple apart, - Wild Isles 00:11
They barge in and try and pull the couple apart,
S01 • E06 On land, woodlands are our most complex and diverse habitat. - Wild Isles 00:07
On land, woodlands are our most complex and diverse habitat.
S01 • E02 If it's an obvious mismatch, - Wild Isles 00:07
If it's an obvious mismatch,
S01 • E05 Tiny creatures that drift in great clouds driven by the ocean currents. - Wild Isles 00:07
Tiny creatures that drift in great clouds driven by the ocea...
S01 • E02 But this looks as if it could be a fair fight. - Wild Isles 00:05
But this looks as if it could be a fair fight.
S01 • E04 ..so when supplies on the bank get low, - Wild Isles 00:07
..so when supplies on the bank get low,
S01 • E06 They provide food, shelter, - Wild Isles 00:08
They provide food, shelter,
S01 • E03 He's been lucky this morning, - Wild Isles 00:11
He's been lucky this morning,
S01 • E05 Among them are copepods, tiny crustaceans - Wild Isles 00:11
Among them are copepods, tiny crustaceans
S01 • E06 And for us, they offer a place where we can reflect - Wild Isles 00:08
And for us, they offer a place where we can reflect
S01 • E02 The bucks can weigh up to 100 kilos. - Wild Isles 00:06
The bucks can weigh up to 100 kilos.
S01 • E01 A silver layer of bubbles allows her to breathe - Wild Isles 00:07
A silver layer of bubbles allows her to breathe
S01 • E04 Underwater, she will lose heat even faster. - Wild Isles 00:05
Underwater, she will lose heat even faster.
S01 • E04 But needs must, so when she does take the plunge, - Wild Isles 00:08
But needs must, so when she does take the plunge,
S01 • E06 But today, only 13% of the British Isles are covered by woodland - - Wild Isles 00:15
But today, only 13% of the British Isles are covered by wood...
S01 • E01 She cuts into the plant stems with her sharp ovipositor - Wild Isles 00:12
She cuts into the plant stems with her sharp ovipositor
S01 • E05 The larvae of bottom-living animals like lobsters and crabs, - Wild Isles 00:09
The larvae of bottom-living animals like lobsters and crabs,
S01 • E03 But there are some sheltered and undisturbed places - Wild Isles 00:09
But there are some sheltered and undisturbed places
S01 • E06 Much of that is low quality - - Wild Isles 00:08
Much of that is low quality -
S01 • E03 As the spring sun warms these slopes in Northumbria... - Wild Isles 00:06
As the spring sun warms these slopes in Northumbria...