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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives.

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Humble Bee Films,SeaLight Pictures

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations total

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These mountains are home
to a particular kind of grouse - Attenborough's Life in Colour

These mountains are home to a particular kind of grouse

Their mottled brown feathers
make them inconspicuous - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Their mottled brown feathers make them inconspicuous

So, this artificial feeder
is a big success. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

So, this artificial feeder is a big success.

Brightly coloured down here - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Brightly coloured down here

But, in winter, these mountains
are hard places in which to live. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But, in winter, these mountains are hard places in which to ...

Temperatures drop, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Temperatures drop,

But hummingbirds also use
their ability to see colour - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But hummingbirds also use their ability to see colour

Most birds by now have gone south
to warmer parts of the world. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Most birds by now have gone south to warmer parts of the wor...

Most species live in South America, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Most species live in South America,

When winter comes, they undergo
the most extraordinary change. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

When winter comes, they undergo the most extraordinary chang...

They replace their brown feathers
with pure white ones. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

They replace their brown feathers with pure white ones.

A few, however,
have spread northwards - Attenborough's Life in Colour

A few, however, have spread northwards

They do so for a simple reason - - Attenborough's Life in Colour

They do so for a simple reason -

In this vastness,
it's hard to get noticed. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

In this vastness, it's hard to get noticed.

Especially if you are a small
hummingbird looking for a mate. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Especially if you are a small hummingbird looking for a mate...

This open habitat
makes the ptarmigan - Attenborough's Life in Colour

This open habitat makes the ptarmigan

Now they are invisible
even to a keen-eyed eagle. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Now they are invisible even to a keen-eyed eagle.

But this male Costa's hummingbird
uses his colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But this male Costa's hummingbird uses his colours

Ptarmigan are not the only animals
to use this disappearing act. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Ptarmigan are not the only animals to use this disappearing ...

Out in the open, flashy colours
can attract unwanted attention, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Out in the open, flashy colours can attract unwanted attenti...

A slight turn of the head, however,
provides a tantalising glimpse - Attenborough's Life in Colour

A slight turn of the head, however, provides a tantalising g...

All, with the coming of winter,
change their coats - Attenborough's Life in Colour

All, with the coming of winter, change their coats

He's spotted a female.
She's feeding. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

He's spotted a female. She's feeding.

Their transformation is triggered
by the decreasing daylight, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Their transformation is triggered by the decreasing daylight...

Hummingbirds live fast lives
and need plenty of fuel. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Hummingbirds live fast lives and need plenty of fuel.

So if he is to attract
her attention, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

So if he is to attract her attention,

So, changing colour with
the seasons, for some animals, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

So, changing colour with the seasons, for some animals,

Erecting the iridescent feathers
on his neck, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Erecting the iridescent feathers on his neck,

But many plants, of course,
do the reverse. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But many plants, of course, do the reverse.

Seen at just the right angle,
his colours are dazzling. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Seen at just the right angle, his colours are dazzling.

In spring, they produce colour - Attenborough's Life in Colour

In spring, they produce colour

In spring and summer, they travel
busily from flower to flower, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

In spring and summer, they travel busily from flower to flow...

And, when the bees leave to look for
more, they inadvertently take pollen - Attenborough's Life in Colour

And, when the bees leave to look for more, they inadvertentl...

Aerobatics like these
take a lot of energy, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Aerobatics like these take a lot of energy,

But there's a hunter here that
exploits this relationship. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But there's a hunter here that exploits this relationsh...

Every second she takes to decide
burns up his energy reserves. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Every second she takes to decide burns up his energy reserve...

She's tiny, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Almost the same colour
as her background, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Almost the same colour as her background,

At last, his colours
have persuaded her. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

At last, his colours have persuaded her.

Birds which live
in dark forests, however, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Birds which live in dark forests, however,

But, of course, the spider's hunting
grounds are limited. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But, of course, the spider's hunting grounds are limite...

When she sits on a pure white petal,
she immediately becomes obvious. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

When she sits on a pure white petal, she immediately becomes...

Here, the trees stand 30 metres tall, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Here, the trees stand 30 metres tall,

She will never catch a bee
while she's so conspicuous. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

She will never catch a bee while she's so conspicuous.

But here and there,
there's a small gap - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But here and there, there's a small gap

She breaks down the yellow pigments
in the outer layer of her skin - Attenborough's Life in Colour

She breaks down the yellow pigments in the outer layer of he...

A stage for one of
the most versatile dancers - Attenborough's Life in Colour

A stage for one of the most versatile dancers

It may take a few days, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

It may take a few days,

This one — understandably —
is called - Attenborough's Life in Colour

This one — understandably — is called

Before starting his show,
he clears his stage. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Before starting his show, he clears his stage.

The bare brown earth will make
his colours stand out better. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

The bare brown earth will make his colours stand out better.

They can see ultraviolet colours. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

They can see ultraviolet colours.

He takes particular care
to remove anything green. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

He takes particular care to remove anything green.

That colour will be the main feature
of his display - Attenborough's Life in Colour

That colour will be the main feature of his display

As they come in to land on a flower,
they use special sensors that - Attenborough's Life in Colour

As they come in to land on a flower, they use special sensor...

A sapling in the centre will serve
as his dancing pole. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

A sapling in the centre will serve as his dancing pole.

We can see them, too,
with our special UV camera. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

We can see them, too, with our special UV camera.

There are dark lines on the petals, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

There are dark lines on the petals,

The spider, however, has developed
a way to exploit these signals. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

The spider, however, has developed a way to exploit these si...

Watching her with our UV camera, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Watching her with our UV camera,

The first to appear
are all young males. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

The first to appear are all young males.

So she appears even more conspicuous
sitting on a flower. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

So she appears even more conspicuous sitting on a flower.

They won't develop their colours
until they're seven years old. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

They won't develop their colours until they're sev...

This extra brilliance acts
as a kind of super-signal - Attenborough's Life in Colour

This extra brilliance acts as a kind of super-signal

She looks much like a young male
to our eyes... - Attenborough's Life in Colour

She looks much like a young male to our eyes...

She will judge him
by his performance - Attenborough's Life in Colour

She will judge him by his performance

In fact, the bees are more than
three times as likely - Attenborough's Life in Colour

In fact, the bees are more than three times as likely

She does that
from directly above him. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

She does that from directly above him.

The crab spider uses
a sophisticated range of colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour

The crab spider uses a sophisticated range of colours

He puffs up his feathers
and swings round - Attenborough's Life in Colour

He puffs up his feathers and swings round

But colour can also be
used in a simpler, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But colour can also be used in a simpler,

For years, naturalists only watched
his performance from ground level. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

For years, naturalists only watched his performance from gro...

And, on the plains of Kenya's Maasai
Mara, there's one animal - Attenborough's Life in Colour

And, on the plains of Kenya's Maasai Mara, there's...

And from there, his brilliant
green colours stand out vividly - Attenborough's Life in Colour

And from there, his brilliant green colours stand out vividl...

Its black and white coat makes it
extremely obvious - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Its black and white coat makes it extremely obvious

A pair of bare, quivering quills
sprouting from his tail - Attenborough's Life in Colour

A pair of bare, quivering quills sprouting from his tail

Other grazers have softer,
gently varied colouration, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Other grazers have softer, gently varied colouration,

This is one of the most complex
of all courtship dances, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

This is one of the most complex of all courtship dances,

So, it seems strange that zebras,
apparently, do quite the opposite... - Attenborough's Life in Colour

So, it seems strange that zebras, apparently, do quite the o...

..particularly as they live
in a world - Attenborough's Life in Colour

..particularly as they live in a world

The prize—giving, however,
is unmistakable. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

The prize—giving, however, is unmistakable.

The boldly striped zebra seem to
be asking for trouble. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

The boldly striped zebra seem to be asking for trouble.

The question has been hotly debated
by naturalists for centuries. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

The question has been hotly debated by naturalists for centu...

New research is now
suggesting an answer. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

New research is now suggesting an answer.

They too have evolved an astonishing
variety of colours and patterns. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

They too have evolved an astonishing variety of colours and ...

To understand how it might work, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

To understand how it might work,

Black and white are two
of the most contrasting colours. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

Black and white are two of the most contrasting colours.

And no two animals
have exactly the same pattern, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

And no two animals have exactly the same pattern,

The wings are covered by tiny
scales, like tiles on a roof, - Attenborough's Life in Colour

The wings are covered by tiny scales, like tiles on a roof,

But, when the zebras move,
the stripes create confusion. - Attenborough's Life in Colour

But, when the zebras move, the stripes create confusion.

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Exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Humble Bee Films,SeaLight Pictures

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

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Released: 22 Apr 2021

Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000styx