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Attenborough's Life in Colour

It's a strawberry poison—dart frog, and it's not much biggerthan your fingernail

It's a strawberry poison—dart frog, and it's not much bigger
than your fingernail

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It's a strawberry poison—dart frog,
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and it's not much bigger than your fingernail.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:41
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 And yet he is one of the deadliest creatures here. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
And yet he is one of the deadliest creatures here.
S01 • E02 While the colourful males are busy feeding, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
While the colourful males are busy feeding,
S01 • E01 In the mouth of a predator, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
In the mouth of a predator,
S01 • E01 Predators recognise his colour as a sign of danger and avoid him. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Predators recognise his colour as a sign of danger and avoid...
S01 • E02 There's just a hint of blue on his throat - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
There's just a hint of blue on his throat
S01 • E01 Such frogs also live on a group of islands just off Panama - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
Such frogs also live on a group of islands just off Panama
S01 • E02 He's fully mature, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
He's fully mature,
S01 • E01 Living in isolation, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Living in isolation,
S01 • E02 To avoid fighting, he delays the development of his colours, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
To avoid fighting, he delays the development of his colours,
S01 • E02 One in ten young males behave in this way. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
One in ten young males behave in this way.
S01 • E02 But he still needs to eat, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
But he still needs to eat,
S01 • E02 That means getting past the powerful, highly coloured males. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
That means getting past the powerful, highly coloured males.
S01 • E01 They're different because the diet on some islands - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
They're different because the diet on some islands
S01 • E02 He may look like a female, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
He may look like a female,
S01 • E01 On Solarte Island, a red male is busy calling. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
On Solarte Island, a red male is busy calling.
S01 • E02 As long as he keeps his distance, he'll be all right. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
As long as he keeps his distance, he'll be all right.
S01 • E02 The big male hasn't noticed that he's not a female. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The big male hasn't noticed that he's not a female...
S01 • E01 This is his patch and he's looking for a female. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
This is his patch and he's looking for a female.
S01 • E01 Females prefer bright, shiny skin, which is a sign of fitness. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Females prefer bright, shiny skin, which is a sign of fitnes...
S01 • E01 His colour is also an indication to other males of his strength. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
His colour is also an indication to other males of his stren...