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It is, you might say, using its colours and patterns to tell a lie
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Attenborough's Life in Colour

It is, you might say, using itscolours and patterns to tell a lie

It is, you might say, using its
colours and patterns to tell a lie

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It is, you might say, using its colours and patterns to tell a lie.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:30
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 And once again, polarised light helps them to do so. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
And once again, polarised light helps them to do so.
S01 • E02 To our eyes, and to that of the predators, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
To our eyes, and to that of the predators,
S01 • E02 The danaid mimics the colours and patterns of the African queen - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
The danaid mimics the colours and patterns of the African qu...
S01 • E01 With the coast clear, a male re—emerges from his burrow. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
With the coast clear, a male re—emerges from his burrow.
S01 • E02 Mimicry like this occurs quite frequently among insects. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
Mimicry like this occurs quite frequently among insects.
S01 • E02 The yellow and black stripes of this harmless hoverfly resemble - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
The yellow and black stripes of this harmless hoverfly resem...
S01 • E01 With the tide on the turn, he must work fast to win her over. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
With the tide on the turn, he must work fast to win her over...
S01 • E02 Other animals use mimicry to hide. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
Other animals use mimicry to hide.
S01 • E01 And close up, his colours come into play. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
And close up, his colours come into play.
S01 • E02 This moth resembles a broken twig. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
This moth resembles a broken twig.
S01 • E01 The brightness of his blue back could be the deciding factor. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The brightness of his blue back could be the deciding factor...
S01 • E02 A kind of mantis closely matches the shape and colours of a leaf. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
A kind of mantis closely matches the shape and colours of a ...
S01 • E01 She may not look willing, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
She may not look willing,
S01 • E02 Another mantis is shaped and coloured like a flower... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
Another mantis is shaped and coloured like a flower...
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.