Wild Inside: The Sea Lion

Discovery

BBC

Science, Technology

4.3 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Professor Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French get under the skin (and blubber) of the California sea lion, to crack the key to its success both on land and at sea. Its ability to dive hundreds of meters down, keep warm in icy waters, and run on land, can all be explained through its unique internal anatomy. They are joined by zookeeper and sea lion trainer Mae Betts, who adds insight into the intelligence of these sleek marine mammals.

Co-Presenters: Ben Garrod and Jess French Executive Producer: Adrian Washbourne Producer: Ella Hubber Editor: Martin Smith Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

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0:44.8	What are you going to make me do?
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0:47.4	How fond are you of the phenomenon of cold water swimming.
0:52.8	Oh, I love the concept, but I hate the cold.
0:55.4	Ah, this might not work too.
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0:58.0	I've got a bucket of icy water here,
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