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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Now they are invisibleeven to a keen-eyed eagle

Now they are invisible
even to a keen-eyed eagle

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Now they are invisible even to a keen-eyed eagle.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:41
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 But this male Costa's hummingbird uses his colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
But this male Costa's hummingbird uses his colours
S01 • E02 Ptarmigan are not the only animals to use this disappearing act. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Ptarmigan are not the only animals to use this disappearing ...
S01 • E01 Out in the open, flashy colours can attract unwanted attention, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Out in the open, flashy colours can attract unwanted attenti...
S01 • E01 A slight turn of the head, however, provides a tantalising glimpse - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
A slight turn of the head, however, provides a tantalising g...
S01 • E02 All, with the coming of winter, change their coats - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
All, with the coming of winter, change their coats
S01 • E01 He's spotted a female. She's feeding. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
He's spotted a female. She's feeding.
S01 • E02 Their transformation is triggered by the decreasing daylight, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
Their transformation is triggered by the decreasing daylight...
S01 • E01 Hummingbirds live fast lives and need plenty of fuel. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Hummingbirds live fast lives and need plenty of fuel.
S01 • E01 So if he is to attract her attention, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So if he is to attract her attention,
S01 • E02 So, changing colour with the seasons, for some animals, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
So, changing colour with the seasons, for some animals,
S01 • E01 Erecting the iridescent feathers on his neck, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Erecting the iridescent feathers on his neck,
S01 • E02 But many plants, of course, do the reverse. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
But many plants, of course, do the reverse.
S01 • E01 Seen at just the right angle, his colours are dazzling. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Seen at just the right angle, his colours are dazzling.
S01 • E02 In spring, they produce colour - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
In spring, they produce colour
S01 • E02 In spring and summer, they travel busily from flower to flower, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
In spring and summer, they travel busily from flower to flow...
S01 • E02 And, when the bees leave to look for more, they inadvertently take pollen - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
And, when the bees leave to look for more, they inadvertentl...
S01 • E01 Aerobatics like these take a lot of energy, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Aerobatics like these take a lot of energy,
S01 • E02 But there's a hunter here that exploits this relationship. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But there's a hunter here that exploits this relationsh...
S01 • E01 Every second she takes to decide burns up his energy reserves. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Every second she takes to decide burns up his energy reserve...
S01 • E02 She's tiny, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
She's tiny,