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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Light reflected fromthe crabs' bodies is unpolarised, so they look dark

Light reflected from
the crabs' bodies is unpolarised, so they look dark

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Light reflected from the crabs' bodies is unpolarised,
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so they look dark.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:14
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 In these sunlit waters, colour is everywhere. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
In these sunlit waters, colour is everywhere.
S01 • E01 This makes them stand out against the mudflats, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
This makes them stand out against the mudflats,
S01 • E02 But this habitat is being subjected - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
But this habitat is being subjected
S01 • E01 When you look up and you see a bird fly over, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:14
When you look up and you see a bird fly over,
S01 • E02 The corals have suddenly turned into white skeletons. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The corals have suddenly turned into white skeletons.
S01 • E01 And often I'm filming and they'll all bolt down their holes, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
And often I'm filming and they'll all bolt down th...
S01 • E02 It's called coral bleaching - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
It's called coral bleaching
S01 • E02 On the Great Barrier Reef, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
On the Great Barrier Reef,
S01 • E01 So, polarised light helps the crabs - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
So, polarised light helps the crabs
S01 • E01 And for Viktor, it was the first time - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
And for Viktor, it was the first time
S01 • E02 Professor Jorg Wiedenmann from the Coral Reef Laboratory - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
Professor Jorg Wiedenmann from the Coral Reef Laboratory
S01 • E01 It's an amazing footage you've captured, Mark. It's really amazing. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
It's an amazing footage you've captured, Mark. It&...
S01 • E01 You really put the system to its limits today. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
You really put the system to its limits today.
S01 • E02 The key is the relationship between coral - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
The key is the relationship between coral
S01 • E01 But there was one even bigger challenge for the camera... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
But there was one even bigger challenge for the camera...
S01 • E02 These algal partners are called symbionts. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
These algal partners are called symbionts.
S01 • E01 Underwater, only crustaceans, cephalopods and a few fish - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
Underwater, only crustaceans, cephalopods and a few fish
S01 • E02 The algae, when they photosynthesise during the daylight hours, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:13
The algae, when they photosynthesise during the daylight hou...
S01 • E01 But there is one animal here that exploits this ability - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
But there is one animal here that exploits this ability
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,