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Great Barrier Reef episode 3

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / March 15, 2022 / By HDclump

Great Barrier Reef episode 3: The Great Barrier Reef is vitally linked to the rest of the planet in many ways. Creatures travel for thousands of miles to visit in spectacular numbers, including tiger sharks, great whales, sea birds and the largest green turtle gathering on earth. Alternative stream Alien creatures that are rarely seen, like nautilus, also rise out of the deep to visit the reef’s warm waters. Weather systems travelling from across the Pacific also affect the whole reef, including mighty cyclones that bring destruction and chaos to the coral and the creatures that live […]

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Great Barrier Reef episode 2

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / March 14, 2022 / By HDclump

Great Barrier Reef episode 2: Three-part series exploring Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on our planet. Monty Halls explores its full 2,000-kilometre length, from the wild outer reefs of the Coral Sea to the tangled mangrove and steaming rainforest on the shoreline; from large mountainous islands to tiny coral cays barely above sea level; from the dark depths of the abyss beyond the reef to colourful coral gardens of the shallows. Alternative stream Along the way, he experiences the reef at its most dangerous and

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Great Barrier Reef episode 1

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / March 13, 2022 / By HDclump

Great Barrier Reef episode 1: Three-part series exploring Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on our planet. Monty Halls explores its full 2,000-kilometre length, from the wild outer reefs of the Coral Sea to the tangled mangrove and steaming rainforest on the shoreline, from large mountainous islands to tiny coral cays barely above sea level, from the dark depths of the abyss beyond the reef to colourful coral gardens of the shallows. Alternative stream Along the way, he experiences the reef at its most dangerous and

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Fantastic Beasts – A Natural History

History, Nature / 4 minutes of reading / February 27, 2022 / By HDclump

Fantastic Beasts – A Natural History: Stephen Fry embarks on a fascinating journey to discover the stories behind some of the world’s most fantastic beasts. Mythical creatures have fascinated us for thousands of years, but why are we still captivated by these mythological beasts, even in this modern age of science and technology? With the help of scientists, historians, writers and film-makers, Stephen finds out why the world of magical animals is more popular today than ever before. Alternative stream By digging for dragons, meeting distant relatives of the unicorn or swimming with an unlikely inspiration for

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The Green Planet episode 5

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / February 6, 2022 / By HDclump

The Green Planet episode 5: We rely on plants for almost everything, including the air we breathe and the food we eat. Two in five wild plants are threatened with extinction, but people are finding new ways to help them, from projects in Africa to reseed the landscape to the rebuilding of a tropical forest in Brazil, tree by tree. Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth. The Green Planet episode 5

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The Green Planet episode 4

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 30, 2022 / By HDclump

The Green Planet episode 4: Deserts are hostile – temperatures soar and water is rare. Yet plants find extraordinary ways to survive. They may grow imperceptibly slowly or travel the landscape looking for water. Others wait decades in suspended animation for rain to power an explosion of colour across the dunes. Desert plants protect their water stores from animals and from each other, using vicious spines, camouflage or by forging alliances with animals. Plants have invaded the most dangerous deserts on Earth, overcoming salt, fire and toxic bird droppings to bring life and colour to these harsh landscapes.

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Winterwatch 2022 episode 8

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 29, 2022 / By HDclump

Winterwatch 2022 episode 8: In the last episode of the series, we take a look back at this magical season. At Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan remind us of the array of wildlife that has visited our live cameras throughout the series. We meet a man who has spent his lifetime getting to know the forests of Abernethy in the Cairngorms, and he reveals his passion for this incredible and diverse habitat. Iolo Williams revels in the seasonal feast that Mull has offered this winter, while Megan McCubbin looks back on her winter at WWT

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Winterwatch 2022 episode 7

Nature / 4 minutes of reading / January 27, 2022 / By HDclump

Winterwatch 2022 episode 7: Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring us the best wildlife from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Megan McCubbin is investigating a rather surprising evolution among crabs in Northern Ireland, and she also looks into how our warming winters are seeing more short stopping in migrating birds. Iolo Williams is in his element on the Isle of Mull as he discovers a hen harrier roost and looks into the movements of some satellite-tracked individuals. At Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan discuss some of our most topical wildlife issues. Megan McCubbin

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Winterwatch 2022 episode 6

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 27, 2022 / By HDclump

Winterwatch 2022 episode 6: Poet Rob McFarlane transports us into a beautiful birch woodland and captivates us with his lyricism, and we get an insight into the life of one of our most charismatic wading birds, the oystercatcher, as we follow its day from dawn till dusk. At Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan discuss some of our most topical wildlife issues. Megan McCubbin visits a marine lab, where she gets a close look at some of the strange and wonderful inverts that use the mudflats at Castle Espie, while Iolo Williams uncovers Mull’s

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Winterwatch 2022 episode 5

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 26, 2022 / By HDclump

Winterwatch 2022 episode 5: The second week kicks off with a deluge of drama captured on the live cameras over the weekend. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan broadcast live from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. On top of all the on-site action, they have been out and about getting to know some of the local wildlife. From the Isle of Mull, Iolo Williams introduces us to some of his northerly neighbours – the great northern divers – and live from WWT Castle Espie in Northern Ireland, Megan McCubbin gets to know the oldest endemic mammal on the island

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The Green Planet episode 3

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 23, 2022 / By HDclump

The Green Planet episode 3: Plants of the seasonal world face constant change. They use use strategy, deception and feats of engineering to survive. Most importantly, they must get their timing right. Between the tropics and the frozen poles lies a region dominated by relentless change in the form of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each one presents plants with huge challenges, from ice and snow to raging fires; from intense competition to surprising enemies. This is a world of astonishing variety and vibrant colour. To survive here plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable

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Butterfly Blueprints

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 23, 2022 / By HDclump

Butterfly Blueprints: Investigate how the scientific secrets of butterflies are inspiring technological advances. The hidden scientific secrets of butterflies reveal them to be more inventive and resilient than we ever imagined. Follow their extraordinary life cycle and migrations to tropical rainforests, windswept prairies, and even inside a chrysalis as it’s being spun. Discover how butterfly science is inspiring groundbreaking technology, including more efficient solar power cells, and bulletproof vests stronger than Kevlar. Butterfly Blueprints Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly

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