ROSIE HOLDSWORTH: Delve into curious stories from our weird,

wonderful, utterly wild world.

Unearthing the extraordinary ordinary.

GENERIC: You might sometimes be able to see herring gulls doing

a little dance.

So they kind of pat their feet onto the grass and what they're

trying to do is charm the worms.

ROSIE HOLDSWORTH: Marvelling at the rare and resplendent.

GENERIC: We go round to an island with the seals. All of a

sudden, something just leaps out of the water.

ROSIE HOLDSWORTH: And exploring our unsettling natural

histories.

GENERIC: Animals belonged in barns. They belonged in fields.

They could not be kept close to humans because you would be

susceptible to becoming more beastly yourself.

ROSIE HOLDSWORTH: New from National Trust Podcasts, I'm

Ranger Rosie Holdsworth, and this is Wild Tales.