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Spines are great for defence, but not for intimacy
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Spines are great for defence,but not for intimacy. As few as 4% of courtshipsare...

Spines are great for defence,but not for intimacy. As few as 4% of courtshipsare successful. Only time will tellif this is one of them

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Spines are great for defence but not for intimacy
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As few as 4 of courtships are successful
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Only time will tell if this is one of them
Available in 6 languages
Duration
17 seconds
Views
10
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:37
Uploaded
Jan 31, 2026
Genres
documentary

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Sir David Attenborough explores the wildlife of his London hometown, from urban deer to rooftop peregrines and many others, revealing how nature thrives in the world's greenest major city.
Four million private gardens create significant natural space, but they are only one of the reasons why London is considered the greenest major city in the world. - Wild London 00:53
Four million private gardens create significant natural...
With over 3,000 parks, London has been granted National Park status. - Wild London 00:20
With over 3,000 parks, London has been granted National Park...
So many people feeding the birds supports particularly high densities, and that can lead to conflict. - Wild London 00:11
So many people feeding the birds supports particularly high...
Coots are fiercely territorial. - Wild London 00:21
Coots are fiercely territorial.
For birds more comfortable in a crowd, there's plenty of food to go around, although not everyone is aware of the pecking order. - Wild London 00:13
For birds more comfortable in a crowd, there's plenty...
This gull isn't after bird seed. - Wild London 00:09
This gull isn't after bird seed.
A protein rich diet has given him the glossiest plumage on the shores of the Serpentine in Hyde Park. - Wild London 00:20
A protein rich diet has given him the glossiest plumage on...
New arrivals, however, don't read the signs of danger. - Wild London 00:07
New arrivals, however, don't read the signs of danger.
Are the coots trying to save their fellow bird... - Wild London 00:06
Are the coots trying to save their fellow bird...
A chance to escape.....if she can just make it to shore. - Wild London 00:07
A chance to escape.....if she can just make it to shore.
It's not easy being on the menu for so many urban predators, but pigeons are the victims of their own success. - Wild London 00:11
It's not easy being on the menu for so many urban...
..Buckingham Palace, official London residence of the King. - Wild London 00:08
..Buckingham Palace, official London residence of the King.
There are four honeybee hives in the palace grounds, and royal bees have easy access to one of the finest rose collections in the land. - Wild London 00:13
There are four honeybee hives in the palace grounds, and...
But to make honey fit for a king, they must venture beyond the palace walls. - Wild London 00:08
But to make honey fit for a king, they must venture beyond...
London's gardens offer a greater diversity of flowering plants than almost any other city, and there are far less pesticides than in intensively farmed rural areas. - Wild London 00:15
London's gardens offer a greater diversity of flowering...
The ideal blend for making delicious liquid gold. - Wild London 00:32
The ideal blend for making delicious liquid gold.
Is her tongue-like proboscis hanging out a sign that she's flying under the influence? - Wild London 00:08
Is her tongue-like proboscis hanging out a sign that...
Studies suggest that bees may even prefer alcoholic nectar. - Wild London 00:15
Studies suggest that bees may even prefer alcoholic nectar.
The effects wear off eventually, but it's still three miles back to the hive as the bee flies. - Wild London 00:10
The effects wear off eventually, but it's still three...
Research into whether bees get hangovers has yet to be done. - Wild London 00:07
Research into whether bees get hangovers has yet to be done.