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Upupa, Oprah. Oprah, Upupa.

February 8, 2010

Good news, everyone! No, really! The approximate U.S. release date for BBC’s new nature-glam documentary “Life” has been set. It will be sometime this March on the Discovery Channel, according to wikipedia, but sadly, BBC has willfully ignored my helpful suggestion *not* to replace David Attenborough’s narration with a pedestrian American track by Sigourney Weaver, [...]

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Giant Predatory Marine Nemertine Worms Ate My Homework

December 9, 2009

In case you missed it in the last few weeks, BBC’s new “Life” series (narrated by the great D.A.!) released an amazing clip of a starfish and marine nemertine (aka ribbon) worm feeding frenzy in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. They won’t allow video embedding, but go here for the superlarge youtube video in all its glory. [...]

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Life on Earth Has a Soundtrack?

November 10, 2009

Oh, Sir David Attenborough . . . how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Blue Planet . . .  Planet Earth . . . Life in the Undergrowth . . . and a gem I just recently encountered, his 1979 BBC debut, Life on Earth. I haven’t seen it, but apparently someone [...]

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When Ostracods Fly and Copepods Fire

September 22, 2009

I’ve been treating myself to the BBC’s Blue Planet: The Deep this week, and there are delights in every second of film. One that particularly caught my interest is below. Those of you who recall my post on Swima bombviridis will recognize the same strategy, if not the same artillery, at work here.

Now you have [...]

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Films about Giant Isopods

May 31, 2009

Because you can never have too much David Attenborough . . . here is a short clip from Planet Earth that shows our giant isopod friends from my last post in action. It’s kinda like an all-you-can-eat buffet down at the Sizzler.
Mmmmmm. . . carcassy. . . .

Love that crab at the end.

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