{"id":285099,"date":"2023-10-26T11:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T09:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=285099"},"modified":"2023-10-26T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T09:41:33","slug":"bbc-planet-earth-iii-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=285099","title":{"rendered":"BBC Planet Earth III\u00a0Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"285113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=285113\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-719.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-719\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-719.png?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-719.png?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-719.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-719.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-719.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-719.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-719.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cIf sea levels rise as predicted within the next 30 years, Raine Island will disappear beneath the waves,\u201d said Sir David. But research by James Cook University, in Australia, suggests that Raine Island has actually been growing in recent years.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"285115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=285115\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00resize.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00resize\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00resize.jpeg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00resize.jpeg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00resize.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00resize.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00resize.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00resize.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t Philip Bratby<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Real experts expose Attenborough\u2019s latest pack of lies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"253\" data-attachment-id=\"285100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=285100\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-712.png?fit=1024%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-712\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-712.png?fit=723%2C253&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-712.png?resize=723%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-712.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-712.png?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-712.png?resize=768%2C269&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/tv\/2023\/10\/22\/planet-earth-iii-bbc-one-review-sir-david-attenborough\/\"><em>BBC Planet Earth III<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;left viewers in tears on Sunday evening with scenes of soggy flamingo chicks struggling to survive storm surges and turtle hatchlings battling sea level rises.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThe planet has changed beyond recognition,\u201d warned Sir David Attenborough gravely, \u201cTransformed by a powerful force. Us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Yet despite the gloomy tone set by the programme, many of the animals featured in the episode are faring surprisingly well, thanks to global conservation efforts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>On Raine Island, at the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, programme-makers suggested that the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/travel\/activity-and-adventure\/how-to-see-animals-planet-earth-iii\/\"><em>world\u2019s largest turtle rookery<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;was facing annihilation through a double threat of warming sands and sea-level rise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIf sea levels rise as predicted within the next 30 years, Raine Island will disappear beneath the waves,\u201d said Sir David.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>But research by James Cook University, in Australia, suggests that Raine Island has actually been growing in recent years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"285103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=285103\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0TELEMMGLPICT000352989510_16981648325030_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquLmHKNaT2OspieeUjldj06lZlVGkFVrulHDGfmLMmms.jpeg?fit=480%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0TELEMMGLPICT000352989510_16981648325030_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquLmHKNaT2OspieeUjldj06lZlVGkFVrulHDGfmLMmms\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0TELEMMGLPICT000352989510_16981648325030_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquLmHKNaT2OspieeUjldj06lZlVGkFVrulHDGfmLMmms.jpeg?fit=480%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0TELEMMGLPICT000352989510_16981648325030_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquLmHKNaT2OspieeUjldj06lZlVGkFVrulHDGfmLMmms.jpeg?resize=480%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285103\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0TELEMMGLPICT000352989510_16981648325030_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquLmHKNaT2OspieeUjldj06lZlVGkFVrulHDGfmLMmms.jpeg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0TELEMMGLPICT000352989510_16981648325030_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquLmHKNaT2OspieeUjldj06lZlVGkFVrulHDGfmLMmms.jpeg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The show suggested that the world\u2019s largest turtle rookery was facing annihilation on Raine Island Credit: John Schwarzrock \/ QPWS<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A paper published in Global and Planetary Change found that between 1967 and 2007, the island grew by six per cent in area and volume by four per cent, and concluded that the perception it is being eroded may come from the seasonal redistribution of sand.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>One of the authors, Prof Scott Smithers, told The Telegraph: \u201cEstimates of it being washed away in three decades is an overstatement based on current trends.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Raine Island Recovery Project has also successfully reprofiled the beach, moving 40,000 cubic metres of sand to raise the height and prevent tidal inundation, doubling the turtle nesting area.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Conservationists estimate that 1.5 million more turtle hatchlings have begun life on the reef since work began, with a further 3.6 million expected by 2030.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A spokesman for the project said: \u201cThe Raine Island Recovery Project has changed the game for conservation management and successfully restored the world\u2019s largest&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/10\/15\/bbc-planet-earth-3-team-broke-no-interference-rule-turtles\/\"><em>green turtle nesting area<\/em><\/a><em>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The foundation is also creating a network of climate change \u201carks\u201d on other high-priority island habitats such as Lady Elliot Island where it has increased the turtle nesting area by 125 per cent.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Planet Earth III also warned that warming sands were causing turtle sex ratios to be skewed dramatically towards females which could lead to a population crash.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Professor Ricky Spencer, founder of the 1 Million Turtles Community Conservation Program and Western Sydney University, modelled the outcome of increased females and found the change may be beneficial.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cMore female turtles in populations does provide greater population resilience,\u201d he said. \u201cAn army of available female turtles ensures that reproductive output is maintained.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Elsewhere in the episode, viewers were shown devastation caused to flocks of&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/03\/01\/picky-flamingos-prove-birds-feather-do-flock-together\/\"><em>flamingos<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;nesting in the The Yucatan Peninsula in southeast Mexico.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cSome years, no chicks survive in this colony,\u201d warned Sir David who informed viewers that storms were arriving earlier each year, catching out the nesting birds.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Yet the programme failed to mention that Caribbean flamingos are booming, with numbers having risen from 21,500 in 1956 to around 850,000 today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"285105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=285105\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-714.png?fit=480%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-714\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-714.png?fit=480%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-714.png?resize=480%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285105\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-714.png?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-714.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Viewers were shown devastation caused to flocks of flamingos in southeast Mexico Credit: BBC Studios<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The species is currently listed \u201cof least concern\u201d by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with population numbers continuing to increase.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Likewise the programme mentions difficulties faced by Cape fur seals at the Robberg Peninsula in South Africa. But the creatures only returned to the nature reserve in the 1990s after being hunted to near extinction by the late 1800s.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Since then, their populations have risen from fewer than 300 animals in 2000, to around 6,000 today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It is a similar story for Southern Right whales \u2013 so named because they were the \u201cright\u201d whale to hunt \u2013 which were driven to the brink of extinction by the mid-20th century by South Atlantic whaling fleets.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"285106\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=285106\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-715.png?fit=480%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-715\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-715.png?fit=480%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-715.png?resize=480%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285106\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-715.png?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-715.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>With the ban on commercial whaling in 1986, the species has rebounded Credit: Gabriel Rojo \/ naturepl.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with the ban on commercial whaling in 1986, the species has rebounded. The last count by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in 2009 estimates there are now 13,611 in the wild, with the species listed \u201cof least concern\u201d by the IUCN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/10\/24\/bbc-planet-earth-iii-accused-overstating-wildlife-demise\/\">https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/10\/24\/bbc-planet-earth-iii-accused-overstating-wildlife-demise\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those first two paragraphs tell us so much about Attenborough\u2019s strategy to fool the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chicks and hatchlings of all species die all the time, wherever you look. In fact, I suspect that in many cases more die than actually survive. But Attenborough wants you to think this is something unusual, and that it is our fault by using emotive images:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"175\" data-attachment-id=\"285108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=285108\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-716.png?fit=878%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"878,212\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-716\" 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