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Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Coral has existedfor 450 million years, but ocean warmingand acidification has caused...

Coral has existed
for 450 million years, but ocean warming
and acidification has caused widespread
bleaching, and could eliminate all coral
from the oceans before the end
of the 21st century

Full Transcript

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Coral has existed for 450 million years,
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but ocean warming and acidification
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has caused widespread bleaching,
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and could eliminate all coral from the oceans
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before the end of the 21st century.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:44
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Anthropocene Films,Mercury Films, Inc.,Seville International

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Movie Summary

Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.
[zookeeper] Now if you're standing a little bit further down - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:09
[zookeeper] Now if you're standing a little bit further...
Now that is just a term that covers everything we can do - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:09
Now that is just a term that covers everything we can do
Now they do still tend to spend lots of time sticking close to mum, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:07
Now they do still tend to spend lots of time sticking close ...
So if Melati had had these two out in the wild, out in Sumatra, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:17
So if Melati had had these two out in the wild, out in Sumat...
Now this is no mean feat, because out in the wild they are critically endangered. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:06
Now this is no mean feat, because out in the wild they are c...
However, just by coming along to the zoo today, you may not realize, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:22
However, just by coming along to the zoo today, you may not ...
So thank you to each and every one of you for coming along today - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:10
So thank you to each and every one of you for coming along t...
Most of the time we are deployed during the night - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:11
Most of the time we are deployed during the night
We are allowed by the law to apprehend anyone - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:09
We are allowed by the law to apprehend anyone
But in case they pose a danger to our own lives, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
But in case they pose a danger to our own lives,
We are protecting wildlife, and at the same time we feel like we are the enemies. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:10
We are protecting wildlife, and at the same time we feel lik...
[narrator] The Earth has had five major extinctions. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:13
[narrator] The Earth has had five major extinctions.
Extinction rates are up to 10,000 times higher than natural rates - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:14
Extinction rates are up to 10,000 times higher than natural ...
[man in Chinese] - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:05
[man in Chinese]
In destroying the ivory, we reject once and for all, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:43
In destroying the ivory, we reject once and for all,
Kenya has decided that ivory is an evil commodity. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:09
Kenya has decided that ivory is an evil commodity.
But Kenya's decision has to be backed by a global decision. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:08
But Kenya's decision has to be backed by a global decis...
Let's kill this trade. - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:10
Let's kill this trade.
[narrator] The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:09
[narrator] The Earth is 4.5 billion years old,
Modern human civilization has developed within just 10,000 years, - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 00:33
Modern human civilization has developed within just 10,000 y...