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Wild Isles

This young insect has spentthe last two years buried in the gravel

This young insect has spent
the last two years buried in the gravel

Full Transcript

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This young insect has spent the last two years
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buried in the gravel.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:58
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E05 ..and provides a home for a wide range of animals. - Wild Isles 00:05
..and provides a home for a wide range of animals.
S01 • E06 A mature female can produce as many as a million eggs in her lifetime. - Wild Isles 00:08
A mature female can produce as many as a million eggs in her...
S01 • E02 By mid-August, the chicks are growing proper feathers. - Wild Isles 00:06
By mid-August, the chicks are growing proper feathers.
S01 • E04 With strong front legs, feathery gills and a stream-lined body, - Wild Isles 00:10
With strong front legs, feathery gills and a stream-lined bo...
S01 • E01 Across Britain and Ireland, - Wild Isles 00:09
Across Britain and Ireland,
S01 • E05 One type of kelp here, the furbellow, - Wild Isles 00:08
One type of kelp here, the furbellow,
S01 • E02 The males are mousy-brown - Wild Isles 00:08
The males are mousy-brown
S01 • E06 And once hatched, her larvae will disperse, - Wild Isles 00:07
And once hatched, her larvae will disperse,
S01 • E03 She emerges from the shroud of her chrysalis - Wild Isles 00:08
She emerges from the shroud of her chrysalis
S01 • E05 Its hollow base is the favourite home of clingfish. - Wild Isles 00:07
Its hollow base is the favourite home of clingfish.
S01 • E06 Ben and the local fishing community have found their lobster catch - Wild Isles 00:09
Ben and the local fishing community have found their lobster...
S01 • E04 But it's late May, and everything is about to change. - Wild Isles 00:06
But it's late May, and everything is about to change.
S01 • E01 ..making us a vital refuge for these long-distance travellers. - Wild Isles 00:07
..making us a vital refuge for these long-distance traveller...
S01 • E02 She usually dominates when it comes to squabbles over food. - Wild Isles 00:06
She usually dominates when it comes to squabbles over food.
S01 • E04 Even breaking through the surface is a challenge - Wild Isles 00:07
Even breaking through the surface is a challenge
S01 • E03 40 years ago, the Large Blue was extinct in Britain. - Wild Isles 00:06
40 years ago, the Large Blue was extinct in Britain.
S01 • E05 This minute two-centimetre-long male - Wild Isles 00:09
This minute two-centimetre-long male
S01 • E06 You've got to remember that the marine-protected area - Wild Isles 00:13
You've got to remember that the marine-protected area
S01 • E01 Here in Britain, we have one of the rarest habitats on Earth - - Wild Isles 00:10
Here in Britain, we have one of the rarest habitats on Earth...
S01 • E03 But once its extraordinary life cycle was understood, - Wild Isles 00:16
But once its extraordinary life cycle was understood,