Closing of Life In The Undergrowth.wmv

I love all 5 episodes of the "Life In The Undergrowth". I watch them over and over again. There is this part that moves me deeply though - the ending where Sir David Attenborough says:

"If we and the rest of the backboned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if they were to disappear, the land's ecosystems would collapse. The soil would lose its fertility. Many of the plants would no longer be pollinated. Lots of animals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals would have nothing to eat. And our fields and pastures would be covered with dung and carrion. These small creatures are within a few inches of our feet, wherever we go on land — but often, they're disregarded. We would do very well to remember them."

Sir David Attenborough, in closing

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• orionmystery
• up close with nature
• Life in the undergrowth
• BBC

[TheMarijuana3000]

Everything that David Attenborough is connected to is pure gold. I own every single series that he has ever narrated on DVD. One of the best investments I have ever made.