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This particular lek in the Cairngorms
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Wild Isles

This particular lekin the Cairngorms is dominated by a formidable male, nicknamed The Boss

This particular lek
in the Cairngorms is dominated by a formidable male, nicknamed The Boss

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This particular lek in the Cairngorms
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is dominated by a formidable male,
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nicknamed The Boss.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:59
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 ..escaping the approaching chill of our autumn days. - Wild Isles 00:06
..escaping the approaching chill of our autumn days.
S01 • E01 The male declares his ownership of a patch by flaunting his wings... - Wild Isles 00:07
The male declares his ownership of a patch by flaunting his ...
S01 • E04 Unique among insects, mayfly undergo a second adult moult - Wild Isles 00:08
Unique among insects, mayfly undergo a second adult moult
S01 • E06 These underwater meadows are safe havens, - Wild Isles 00:11
These underwater meadows are safe havens,
S01 • E01 ..before returning to a nearby perch. - Wild Isles 00:05
..before returning to a nearby perch.
S01 • E03 Each morning, he fights off challengers. - Wild Isles 00:05
Each morning, he fights off challengers.
S01 • E05 He tries to drive the urchins away by beating his tail. - Wild Isles 00:05
He tries to drive the urchins away by beating his tail.
S01 • E02 With the arrival of the new season, - Wild Isles 00:08
With the arrival of the new season,
S01 • E04 And finally, he's ready. - Wild Isles 00:05
And finally, he's ready.
S01 • E01 But other males want both his territory and the female, - Wild Isles 00:08
But other males want both his territory and the female,
S01 • E03 But now, a new cock on the block has arrived... - Wild Isles 00:07
But now, a new cock on the block has arrived...
S01 • E02 ..and a hush descends on many of our forests. - Wild Isles 00:06
..and a hush descends on many of our forests.
S01 • E04 He flies high above the river - Wild Isles 00:07
He flies high above the river
S01 • E06 But seagrass meadows are one of the world's most threatened habitats. - Wild Isles 00:07
But seagrass meadows are one of the world's most threat...
S01 • E05 ..so the brave little father nips the urchins' sensitive tubed feet. - Wild Isles 00:07
..so the brave little father nips the urchins' sensitiv...
S01 • E03 He's no stranger to a fight, - Wild Isles 00:10
He's no stranger to a fight,
S01 • E04 Rising and falling with the other males, - Wild Isles 00:09
Rising and falling with the other males,
S01 • E06 In the UK, we've lost more than 90% of them... - Wild Isles 00:06
In the UK, we've lost more than 90% of them...
S01 • E06 ..through dredging, pollution, - Wild Isles 00:08
..through dredging, pollution,
S01 • E02 Fallow deer bucks have gathered to fight for the right to mate... - Wild Isles 00:06
Fallow deer bucks have gathered to fight for the right to ma...