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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Another mantis is shapedand coloured like a flower

Another mantis is shaped
and coloured like a flower

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Another mantis is shaped and coloured like a flower...
Duration
4 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:37
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Humble Bee Films,SeaLight Pictures

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Movie Summary

Exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives.
S01 • E01 One last shove and she's in. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
One last shove and she's in.
S01 • E02 And one particular caterpillar has come to look like a tiny snake... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
And one particular caterpillar has come to look like a tiny ...
S01 • E02 ..while this butterfly's wings take on the appearance - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
..while this butterfly's wings take on the appearance
S01 • E01 On land, colour is used in a multitude of different ways. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
On land, colour is used in a multitude of different ways.
S01 • E01 The same is true in the sea, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
The same is true in the sea,
S01 • E02 Which use mimicry for a rather more sinister purpose. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Which use mimicry for a rather more sinister purpose.
S01 • E02 And one such creature lives here on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
And one such creature lives here on Australia's Great B...
S01 • E01 This is Australia's Great Barrier Reef, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
This is Australia's Great Barrier Reef,
S01 • E02 Just beneath the surface, the reef is a riot of colour. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Just beneath the surface, the reef is a riot of colour.
S01 • E02 But that means that there are great opportunities for deceptions. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
But that means that there are great opportunities for decept...
S01 • E01 The inhabitants of the reef exploit it to the full, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
The inhabitants of the reef exploit it to the full,
S01 • E01 The orange—red stripes of the harlequin tuskfish - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
The orange—red stripes of the harlequin tuskfish
S01 • E02 It lives close to a cleaning station - - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
It lives close to a cleaning station -
S01 • E01 But as light filters down through the water, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
But as light filters down through the water,
S01 • E01 So, as the harlequin swims downwards, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
So, as the harlequin swims downwards,
S01 • E02 This little wrasse is one of these cleaners. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
This little wrasse is one of these cleaners.
S01 • E02 It has a long-standing relationship that relies on trust. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
It has a long-standing relationship that relies on trust.
S01 • E02 The big fish get a health treatment and the little fish get a meal. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
The big fish get a health treatment and the little fish get ...
S01 • E01 Different colours are absorbed at different rates in the sea, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Different colours are absorbed at different rates in the sea...
S01 • E02 But the blenny has learnt how to exploit this trusting relationship. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But the blenny has learnt how to exploit this trusting relat...