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Attenborough's Life in Colour

But as light filters downthrough the water, more and more of its wavelengthsare absorbed,...

But as light filters down
through the water, more and more of its wavelengths
are absorbed, and red is the first to disappear

Full Transcript

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But as light filters down through the water,
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more and more of its wavelengths are absorbed,
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and red is the first to disappear.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:13
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 This little wrasse is one of these cleaners. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
This little wrasse is one of these cleaners.
S01 • E01 So, as the harlequin swims downwards, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
So, as the harlequin swims downwards,
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...
S01 • E02 It leaves its hole and starts looking for a meal. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
It leaves its hole and starts looking for a meal.
S01 • E01 Yellow and blue travel farthest, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
Yellow and blue travel farthest,
S01 • E02 It's time for a change of costume. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
It's time for a change of costume.
S01 • E01 Most fish near the surface have good colour vision, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Most fish near the surface have good colour vision,
S01 • E02 Filmed close up, under controlled conditions, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
Filmed close up, under controlled conditions,
S01 • E01 To us, these yellow damselfish all look very similar. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
To us, these yellow damselfish all look very similar.
S01 • E01 But using our ultraviolet camera, here in controlled conditions, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
But using our ultraviolet camera, here in controlled conditi...
S01 • E02 The pigment cells in its skin - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
The pigment cells in its skin
S01 • E01 And suddenly, it becomes clear - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
And suddenly, it becomes clear
S01 • E02 The blenny now looks very similar to a juvenile cleaner wrasse. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
The blenny now looks very similar to a juvenile cleaner wras...
S01 • E01 This lemon damselfish - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
This lemon damselfish
S01 • E02 It's a devious disguise and one that will help it - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
It's a devious disguise and one that will help it
S01 • E01 And this, an Ambon damsel, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
And this, an Ambon damsel,
S01 • E02 It's spotted a target, a butterflyfish. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
It's spotted a target, a butterflyfish.