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Attenborough's Life in Colour

But the first animals, it seems, had eyes that were unableto distinguish colours anyway

But the first animals, it seems, had eyes that were unable
to distinguish colours anyway

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But the first animals, it seems,
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had eyes that were unable to distinguish colours anyway.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:10
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 • E01 A good place to see how valuable colour can be. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
A good place to see how valuable colour can be.
S01 • E01 This toucan likes fruit, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
This toucan likes fruit,
S01 • E02 The odds appear stacked in the tiger's favour. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The odds appear stacked in the tiger's favour.
S01 • E01 And this capacity — choosing between different colours... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
And this capacity — choosing between different colours...
S01 • E01 Was a very important stage in the evolution of colour vision. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Was a very important stage in the evolution of colour vision...
S01 • E01 Birds, close relatives of dinosaurs, appeared before mammals. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Birds, close relatives of dinosaurs, appeared before mammals...
S01 • E02 They are known as "the eyes of the forest" - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
They are known as "the eyes of the forest"
S01 • E01 The first mammals, as far as we can tell, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The first mammals, as far as we can tell,
S01 • E01 Colours are not easily distinguishable at night, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Colours are not easily distinguishable at night,
S01 • E02 Their eyes, like ours, have three types of colour receptors, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Their eyes, like ours, have three types of colour receptors,
S01 • E01 So it seems that the first mammals themselves were not very colourful. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So it seems that the first mammals themselves were not very ...
S01 • E02 MONKEY SCREECHES - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
MONKEY SCREECHES
S01 • E02 The langurs sounded the alarm before she could get close enough. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The langurs sounded the alarm before she could get close eno...
S01 • E01 And one of the most dramatic lives in the forests of Gabon, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
And one of the most dramatic lives in the forests of Gabon,
S01 • E02 If the langurs can easily spot her, why, then, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
If the langurs can easily spot her, why, then,
S01 • E01 These monkeys are mandrills, a kind of baboon. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
These monkeys are mandrills, a kind of baboon.
S01 • E02 That's because mammals are unable to develop green pigments. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
That's because mammals are unable to develop green pigm...
S01 • E02 So, it seems the next best solution for the tiger is to have - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
So, it seems the next best solution for the tiger is to have
S01 • E01 Most are females and youngsters, both of which are brown. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Most are females and youngsters, both of which are brown.
S01 • E02 She will have to find a new target. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
She will have to find a new target.