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Winterwatch episode 3 2020

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 31, 2020 / By HDclump

Winterwatch episode 3 2020: Live from their base in the heart of the Cairngorms, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams explore the magic of winter. There is incredible science explaining why ducks don’t die from the cold, a hidden world of overwintering insects, minibeasts captured on camera by a passionate amateur photographer and the mass spectacle of 30,000 redwings roosting in a remote wood in Lancashire’s beautiful Ribble Valley in Lancashire. Winterwatch episode 3 2020 Redwing This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific […]

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Winterwatch episode 2 2020

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 30, 2020 / By HDclump

Winterwatch episode 2 2020: Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams are live from the Cairngorms looking at how winter this year is affecting wildlife across the country. There are rumours of swallows in Sussex in January! The team looks at why there has been a severe lack of snow in Scotland this year and share an incredible spectacle in the form of flocks of brent geese migrating from northern Canada to the urban streets of Dublin – a new winter gang is on the block. Winterwatch episode 2 2020 Swallow The swallows, martins

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Winterwatch episode 1 2020

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 29, 2020 / By HDclump

Winterwatch episode 1 2020: It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s the end of January – but fear not, Winterwatch is back to add seasonal warmth and cheer. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams host, live from the Cairngorms. The cameras are poised to capture pine martens, red squirrels, golden eagles and crested tits. This wild winter wilderness is home to rare cold-adapted species, but as the climate changes they are especially sensitive to warming temperatures. This makes them and the Cairngorm Mountains Britain’s early warning system for changing environments, so what can the Cairngorms reveal about

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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 3 – Human

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 24, 2020 / By HDclump

Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 3 – Human: Despite Australia’s relatively small population, the human impact on wildlife has been dramatic. This episode explores Australia’s natural history success stories and those being left behind as the continent undergoes rapid change. Starting in Australia’s second largest city Melbourne, this film sees how possums, tree-dwelling marsupials, have taken to sharing trees in busy city parks. They are breeding successfully but when pressure from the neighbours becomes too great, they risk encounters with heavy traffic and domestic cats in order to find shelter in rooves and garden sheds. Meanwhile, the cold-blooded

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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 2 – Ocean

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 23, 2020 / By HDclump

Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 2 – Ocean: This episode sets out to understand why marine species are drawn to the coasts of Australia and discovers that the country’s three surrounding oceans – the Southern Sea, the Pacific and The Indian Ocean – create a unique environment for ocean voyagers of all types. In the clean waters of Pearson Island off South Australia, Australian sea lions, once a rare sight are now protected from hunting and are thriving. Meanwhile in the wide shallows of Spencer Gulf, June is the time for a midwinter gathering of spectacularly colourful giant

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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 1 – Land

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 22, 2020 / By HDclump

Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 1 – Land : Asked to imagine Australia’s wilderness many people immediately picture its arid outback, but its landscapes are in fact surprisingly varied. Traveling from the peaks of the aptly-named Snowy Mountains – touched by Antarctic winds – to tropical Queensland we discover how animals have learned to thrive across the continent’s harsh and beautiful extremes. We meet an echidna, a curious creature related to the only other monotreme on the planet, the platypus, that has the rare ability to lower its body temperature to endure icy winters. The Dryandra Woodlands south

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Snow Animals

Nature / 4 minutes of reading / January 8, 2020 / By HDclump

Snow Animals: Liz Bonnin introduces a cast of charismatic animals to reveal the remarkable strategies they use to survive, and even thrive, in winter. For animals this is the toughest time of year, and preparations start early. In autumn, Siberian chipmunks collect food in their cheek pouches to stockpile in their burrows, while caribou make an epic journey to new feeding areas away from the worst weather. With the arrival of winter, the American bobcat has to find its prey beneath deep snow, while an Arctic fox must sniff out its very own frozen ready meal. A sea

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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 8 – Continents of Wonder

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / January 6, 2020 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 8 – Continents of Wonder: The most spectacular moments from the Seven Worlds, One Planet series that highlights the incredible rich and wonderful diversity of life found on our planets seven unique continents. Millions of years ago huge forces ripped apart the Earth’s crust, creating seven distinct continents. Over time, each one developed its own remarkable wildlife. Alternative stream and download We see the extraordinary variety of life found in South America and visit the largest of all continents – Asia, so big it still hides rarely seen creatures. We explore the

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Galapagos

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / December 27, 2019 / By HDclump

The Galapagos islands are a fascinating microcosm of natural life and home to some of the most astonishing creatures found anywhere on Earth. With spectacular cinematography from land, sea and air, and blending rugged volcanic landscapes with intimate animal behaviour, this ambitious series brings this remarkable archipelago to captivating life. Galapagos Part 1: Born of Fire This opening episode chronicles the many fascinating stages of the island chain’s existence, and reveals how creatures have developed enterprising ways of dealing with life on this restless Pacific outpost. Galapagos Part 2: Islands that Changed the World From flightless cormorants hunting underwater

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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 7

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / December 8, 2019 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 7: Africa – home to the greatest wildlife gatherings on earth. But even in this land of plenty, wildlife faces huge challenges. Alternative stream and download 1 At its heart is a vast tropical rain forest full of life. Here young chimpanzees learn how to use tools to make the most of the jungles riches. With knowledge passed down from generation to generation, they can access the best forest foods. Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 7 Rivalling the jungle for it sheer abundance of life is Africa’s

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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 6

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / December 1, 2019 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 6: North America – a land of change where pioneering animals make the most of surprising opportunities. Alternative stream and download More than any other continent, North America is defined by extreme weather and seasonal change. For animals that live here this poses great challenges, but for those with a pioneering spirit it can also offer great rewards. Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 6 In Canada’s Yukon, winter can be brutal – up to six feet of snow can fall in a single day. But lynx have

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Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 5

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / November 24, 2019 / By HDclump

Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 5: Europe – a continent transformed by mankind, where extraordinary animals are found in surprising places. Europe, a crowded continent transformed by mankind where extraordinary animals are found in surprising places. High above the city of Gibraltar, Barbary macaques – Europe’s only primate, live a life full of kidnappings and high drama whilst in the cemeteries of Vienna ‘grave robbing’ European hamsters do battle with each other for food. Come nightfall, the forests surrounding ancient Italian mountain villages become the hunting grounds for rarely seen wolves whilst deep underground in Slovenia’s caves,

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