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Attenborough's Life in Colour

But there is one animal herethat exploits this ability in a really complex way

But there is one animal here
that exploits this ability in a really complex way

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But there is one animal here that exploits this ability
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in a really complex way.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:48
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 It's not only able to detect polarisation, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:15
It's not only able to detect polarisation,
S01 • E02 This partnership was established during the time of the dinosaurs - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
This partnership was established during the time of the dino...
S01 • E02 But warming seas are disrupting this system. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But warming seas are disrupting this system.
S01 • E01 Professor Justin Marshall of Queensland University - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
Professor Justin Marshall of Queensland University
S01 • E02 So, when the seawater temperatures rise above a critical threshold, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
So, when the seawater temperatures rise above a critical thr...
S01 • E01 Rory McGuiness, the team's underwater cameraman, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Rory McGuiness, the team's underwater cameraman,
S01 • E02 They begin to produce toxic compounds which cause - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
They begin to produce toxic compounds which cause
S01 • E01 So, you've obviously done a lot of work to get this - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So, you've obviously done a lot of work to get this
S01 • E02 Sometimes the bleached corals die, and then the entire ecosystem, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
Sometimes the bleached corals die, and then the entire ecosy...
S01 • E01 Taking the camera for its first test underwater was a tense moment. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Taking the camera for its first test underwater was a tense ...
S01 • E01 Computers and salt water don't usually mix well. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Computers and salt water don't usually mix well.
S01 • E02 Almost half of the corals in the Great Barrier Reef - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Almost half of the corals in the Great Barrier Reef
S01 • E01 Having found a suitable spot, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Having found a suitable spot,
S01 • E02 But in the last decade, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
But in the last decade,
S01 • E02 We're just beginning to realise - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
We're just beginning to realise
S01 • E01 So, we're looking for a hole with coral around it. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So, we're looking for a hole with coral around it.
S01 • E02 Jorg is studying how this works. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
Jorg is studying how this works.
S01 • E02 This coral has lost its algal symbionts, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
This coral has lost its algal symbionts,
S01 • E01 As the shrimp turns, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
As the shrimp turns,
S01 • E02 The coral produces these pigments to protect the remaining algae - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
The coral produces these pigments to protect the remaining a...