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Mammals, found on every continent, and in every ocean. Born to survive. Built to thrive. #Mammals Coming soon. ๐ŸŽต @Coldplay โ€™s โ€˜Paradiseโ€™ interwoven with the Mammals score by Thomas Farnon, performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Seals are actually just dogs of the sea ๐Ÿ˜ #EarthCapture by @Sealdiver
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Scientists accidentally grew a chicken with the face of a dinosaur
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The biggest cheer of the afternoon at #Glastonbury2019 went to Sir David Attenborough โค๏ธ He introduced #SevenWorldsOnePlanet a new BBC Earth series on the Pyramid Stage. ๐Ÿ™Œ
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The #BluePlanet2 team collected every piece of plastic they came across while filming.
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Happy #InternationalCatDay ! Who knew deadly could be so cute! The black-footed cat is the deadliest wild cat in the world ๐Ÿ˜ฒ
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'Never before have we had such an awareness of what we are doing to the planet and never before have we had the power to do something about that. Surely we have a responsibility to care for our blue planet.' - Sir David Attenborough #BluePlanet2
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Funny โ€“ I also cover myself in shells to hide from people I want to avoid #BluePlanet2
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Say hello to the world's smallest (and cutest?!) cat! ๐Ÿ˜ป #BigCats is this Thursday 8pm on @BBCOne
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Africa's smallest cat is also the world's deadliest! ๐Ÿ˜ผ #BigCats continues this Thursday 8pm on @BBCOne
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Adaptation in action. Look closely... that is not a spider. ๐Ÿ The spider-tailed horned viper was only discovered recently and has been seen in Western Iran. #SevenWorldsOnePlanet
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BBC Earth brings you #Dynasties , narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Coming soon.
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Every turtle that was seen or filmed by the #PlanetEarth2 crew was collected and put back into the sea.
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Happy Birthday to Sir David Attenborough; a legend since 1926 ๐Ÿ’š
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Seven continents, all unique. Your first look at David Attenboroughโ€™s next series. This is #SevenWorldsOnePlanet ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŽถ'Out Thereโ€™ by @Sia and @HansZimmer
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These little chicks have an unlikely hero ๐Ÿง #SpyInTheSnow
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Happy #InternationalCatDay ! The black-footed cat is the deadliest (but cutest?!) wild cat in the world ๐Ÿ˜ป #BigCats
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โ€˜Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feetโ€™ โœจ RIP Stephen Hawking
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Cautiously stepping into 2021 like... #NaturalWorld
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"Take a deep breath." - Sir David Attenborough #BluePlanet2 ๐Ÿ’™ (ocean) bloom w/ @HansZimmer & @Radiohead
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Neanderthals didn't sound QUITE how you might have thought ๐Ÿ‘€ @BBC
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These photos are something straight out of a fairytale ๐Ÿ˜ง This particular wood has long been the subject of folklore and myth, with many writers describing it as the most haunted location in Dartmoor, and we can see why! ๐Ÿ“ท by @njburnell in Wistman's Wood, Dartmoor, England.
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Thousands of spider crabs gather under the sea for one crucial reason. ๐Ÿฆ€ #BluePlanet2
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It's baby feeding time at the elephant sanctuary! ๐Ÿ˜ #WorldElephantDay w/ @retetielephants
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โ€œWe are running out of time, but there is still hopeโ€ - David Attenborough #EarthDay
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One Planet: Seven Worlds | Perfect Planet | Frozen Planet II | Green Planet | Planet Earth III #LovePlanet ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒ
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A very rare sight ๐Ÿ˜ โฃ Earlier this year, photographer Anurag Gawande captured something very special. The black leopard, whose dark coat is caused by a genetic mutation called melanism, was spotted roaming through Tadoba National Park in India. #EarthCapture by Anurag Gawande
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Elephants need protecting at all costs! ๐Ÿ˜ Happy #WorldElephantDay
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If this isn't all you need on a Monday... ๐Ÿ˜ #Dynasties #MondayMotivation
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20 years after banning fishing, this reef is thriving ๐Ÿ  ๐Ÿ“บ Tribes, Predators & Me, 9pm Thursday on @BBCTwo
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#280Characters you say?! Okay: ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฆ‘๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿก๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿน๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿจ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿป๐ŸฆŠ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿท๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ”๐Ÿง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿค๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿด๐Ÿ๐Ÿž๐Ÿš๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ›๐Ÿœ๐Ÿฆ—๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿฆ‚๐Ÿข๐Ÿ๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿฆ–๐Ÿฆ•๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฆ“๐Ÿซ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ’๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ„๐ŸŽ๐ŸฆŒ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿฆ”๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๏ธ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒš๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’จโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŠโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒฆ๐ŸŒงโ›ˆ๐ŸŒฉ๐ŸŒจโ˜๏ธ๐ŸŒฅ๐ŸŒชโšก๏ธโ˜„๏ธ
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The crew decided to act when they saw the penguins were trapped ๐Ÿง #Dynasties
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With Sefu sleeping on the job, it's up to Kali to protect her cubs from a pack of wild dogs. #Serengeti
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From the depths of our solar system, to the edge of our world. A tale of eight planetary siblings, unfolding over 4.5 billion years. One family. Worlds apart. #ThePlanets
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"I never imagined there would be quite so many of you who would be inspired to want change." - Sir David Attenborough #BluePlanet2 #PlasticsAction Join now ๐Ÿ‘‰
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This #WorldAnimalDay , weโ€™re giving you an exclusive first look at David Attenboroughโ€™s new series. #Dynasties - Coming soon
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The world's smallest (and cutest?!) cat for #InternationalCatDay #BigCats
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The wood frog freezes during the winter months and its heart completely stops beating. As the sun reappears, over a period of 12-24 hours, the frog will thaw and come back to life. Pretty neat, huh? ๐Ÿธ #PerfectPlanet
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This turtle was rescued by the #BluePlanet2 crew. As it wasnโ€™t injured and could swim, it was released straight away. #BluePlanet2
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The story behind this shocking photograph. #OurBluePlanet
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A baby jaguar's first swimming lesson Happy #BlackCatAppreciationDay from @MayaTheJaguar ! #BigCatsAboutTheHouse
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David Attenborough - this is your life. Have an AMAZING 93rd birthday! ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ‰ @BBCOne #Attenborough #DavidAttenborough
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When you step out of your room and hear guests in the living room #BluePlanet2
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A New Yearโ€™s message from Sir David Attenborough. ๐ŸŒ #PerfectPlanet
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Why did the salmon cross the road? ๐ŸŸ @m_yosry2012
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In an unprecedented move, the crew decided to act. They dug a shallow ramp in the hope that at least some of the penguins would use it to save themselves ๐Ÿ’š #Dynasties
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๐Ÿง 11,000 birds ๐ŸŽฅ 337 days filming ๐ŸŒช 130kph winds โ˜€๏ธ 62 days without sun โ„๏ธ -44.3ยฐC temperatures ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿป 3 crew members ๐ŸŽฌ 1 incredible episode A huge thank you to @willplawson , @Badger__Boy + @christmannphoto ๐Ÿ’š #Dynasties
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Introducing the super-rare flute squirrel #EarthFromSpace
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Just a tiny lion having a tiny splash ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ˜ #Dynasties
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This is Planet Earth II #PlanetEarth2 : Coming soon
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HAPPY #WORLDPENGUINDAY ! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿง #Dynasties
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How could we dedicate #WorldSnakeDay to anything else? ๐Ÿ #PlanetEarth2
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Go mumma! GO! #Dynasties
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Happy birthday #DavidAttenborough ๐Ÿ’š #LifeOfMammals
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The toxic lake at the bottom of the ocean. #BluePlanet2
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Best animals ranked. ๐Ÿ’š 10. Itโ€™s hard 9. to rank 8. animals 7. from best 6. to worst 5. as each animal 4. is different 3. in their own 2. unique way 1. sloths because David Attenborough says so
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Unless the flow of plastics into the worldโ€™s oceans is reduced, marine life will be poisoned by them for many centuries to come #BluePlanet2
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Little Maya gets her first swimming lesson ๐Ÿ˜ป #BigCatsAboutTheHouse
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How we feel about #WorldPenguinDay
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The pika might just be the world's cutest thief! #AnimalsBehavingBadly
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Our comeback King! ๐Ÿ˜ #Dynasties
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Sir David Attenboroughโ€™s message for #WorldOceansDay . ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’™
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Every year we dump 8 million tonnes of plastic into our oceans. Here's how you can help ๐Ÿ‘‰ #BluePlanet2
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Sir David Attenborough is back for #BluePlanet2 ๐Ÿ’™ Coming soon.
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The Pallasโ€™ cat has ears low down on its head and can flatten their bodies to the ground to look like rocks while hunting #BigCats
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HOW could we let #NationalCatDay pass without posting this deadly beauty? ๐Ÿ˜ผ #BigCats
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"The health of our oceans is under threat. Theyโ€™re changing at a faster rate than ever before in human history." - Attenborough #BluePlanet2
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On Wednesdays we wear pink ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ The pink robin (Petroica rodinogaster) is native to south-eastern Australia. Unlike its European relatives, it is quite small in size, measuring about 13.5 cm. #EarthCapture by Ravi Arora
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Despite their name, genetic research shows that the maned wolf is neither fox or wolf. Instead, it's classified as its own distinct species and the only member of the Chrysocyon family. The perfect hybrid animal to celebrate Halloween! ๐ŸŽƒ #EarthCapture by Luigi Seronni
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โ€œOh, itโ€™s not a dressy event.โ€ Me: #Dynasties
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Pininga turtles will travel vast distances over sand dunes in search of water and food. This is what happens when they come across a lagoon. #EarthFromSpace
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Run little crab, run! ๐Ÿฆ€ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ™ #BluePlanet2
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RT the rare white reindeer for 7 years good luck! ๐Ÿ˜‰ This well camouflaged white deer was spotted in northern Norway by Mads Nordsveen โ„๏ธ
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The keepers of these orphaned elephants replace a lost elephant family. They provide the tender, loving care and the nurturing that is so important for them to heal. ๐Ÿ’š #PerfectPlanet
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The incredibly rare and elusive black leopard has been captured on camera for the first time in over 100 years in Africa ๐Ÿ–ค ๐Ÿ“ธ @willbl
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BREAKING: Sir David Attenborough will return later this year to present a new natural history series exploring the seven extraordinary continents ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒŽ #OnePlanetSevenWorlds . More here ๐Ÿ‘‰
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A moment of calm with a humpback whale and her calf. ๐Ÿ‹ #EarthsTropicalIslands
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Otter: โ€œIโ€™m a slippery snekโ€ #PerfectPlanet
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That's certainly one way to get from A to B. ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ™ #WorldOctopusDay
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Peekaboo! #BigCats
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Koko the gorilla has sadly died aged 46 Here's the story of her life ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ’š
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Taking a big whiff! ๐ŸŒผ โฃ Photographer Dick Van Duijn captured this incredible photograph of a European ground squirrel in Vienna, Austria. He spent over two hours, taking over 200 photos before the squirrel leaned in and took a tasty bite! #EarthCapture by @dickvduijn
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The cutest little thief out there ๐Ÿ˜
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Not QUITE how it works, little bird ๐Ÿ˜‚ @NearBirdStudios
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Rob Thomson turns ocean plastic into kayaks! #WorldOceansDay
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Sir David Attenborough is back to present Planet Earth III ๐ŸŒ 17 years after the first series aired, Sir David Attenborough returns to narrate the closing chapter of this multi-award winning trilogy. Coming later this year. #PlanetEarth3 #DavidAttenborough
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Friend: Just smile normally Me: #InternationalCatDay
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Tag a friend who's short but fierce #SnowBears
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The perfect ending โค๏ธ #Dynasties
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When you're late to the party but you don't care because you look fabulous โœจ #BluePlanet2
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Having a meal with mum. ๐Ÿฅฐ #PerfectPlanet
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Polar bear flirting is literally all of us ๐Ÿ˜
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No friend left behind! ๐Ÿ™Œ #SevenWorldsOnePlanet
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These cheetahs seriously put our cameras through their paces! ๐Ÿ˜ผ #AnimalsWithCameras
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The story behind that haunting image ๐Ÿš #WorldOceansDay
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After a long day filming Komodo dragons, #PlanetEarth2 cameraman @MacEwenMark came home to an unexpected visitor...
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That Friday feeling! ๐Ÿข #EarthFromSpace
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This little dive buddy simply... fell asleep ๐Ÿ˜ด #EarthCapture by @Sealdiver
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The 2018 @OfficialNTAs Impact award goes to #BluePlanet2 and Sir David Attenborough ๐Ÿ’™ #NTAs
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When all you need is a good hug at the end of the day ๐Ÿ˜ #Dynasties
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