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Attenborough's Life in Colour

But hummingbirds also usetheir ability to see colour in a different way —to attract a...

But hummingbirds also use
their ability to see colour in a different way —
to attract a mate

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But hummingbirds also use their ability to see colour
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in a different way — to attract a mate.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:50
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 Most birds by now have gone south to warmer parts of the world. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Most birds by now have gone south to warmer parts of the wor...
S01 • E01 Most species live in South America, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Most species live in South America,
S01 • E02 When winter comes, they undergo the most extraordinary change. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
When winter comes, they undergo the most extraordinary chang...
S01 • E02 They replace their brown feathers with pure white ones. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
They replace their brown feathers with pure white ones.
S01 • E01 A few, however, have spread northwards - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
A few, however, have spread northwards
S01 • E02 They do so for a simple reason - - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
They do so for a simple reason -
S01 • E01 In this vastness, it's hard to get noticed. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
In this vastness, it's hard to get noticed.
S01 • E01 Especially if you are a small hummingbird looking for a mate. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Especially if you are a small hummingbird looking for a mate...
S01 • E02 This open habitat makes the ptarmigan - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
This open habitat makes the ptarmigan
S01 • E02 Now they are invisible even to a keen-eyed eagle. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Now they are invisible even to a keen-eyed eagle.
S01 • E01 But this male Costa's hummingbird uses his colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
But this male Costa's hummingbird uses his colours
S01 • E02 Ptarmigan are not the only animals to use this disappearing act. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Ptarmigan are not the only animals to use this disappearing ...
S01 • E01 Out in the open, flashy colours can attract unwanted attention, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Out in the open, flashy colours can attract unwanted attenti...
S01 • E01 A slight turn of the head, however, provides a tantalising glimpse - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
A slight turn of the head, however, provides a tantalising g...
S01 • E02 All, with the coming of winter, change their coats - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
All, with the coming of winter, change their coats
S01 • E01 He's spotted a female. She's feeding. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
He's spotted a female. She's feeding.
S01 • E02 Their transformation is triggered by the decreasing daylight, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
Their transformation is triggered by the decreasing daylight...
S01 • E01 Hummingbirds live fast lives and need plenty of fuel. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Hummingbirds live fast lives and need plenty of fuel.
S01 • E01 So if he is to attract her attention, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So if he is to attract her attention,
S01 • E02 So, changing colour with the seasons, for some animals, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
So, changing colour with the seasons, for some animals,