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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Now the blenny slowly moves in, as if to offer the same serviceas the wrasse

Now the blenny slowly moves in, as if to offer the same service
as the wrasse

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Now the blenny slowly moves in,
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as if to offer the same service as the wrasse.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:38
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 This strange—looking creature's ancestry - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
This strange—looking creature's ancestry
S01 • E01 And it has one of the most versatile kinds of eyes - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
And it has one of the most versatile kinds of eyes
S01 • E02 Its razor-sharp teeth have removed not just dead skin - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Its razor-sharp teeth have removed not just dead skin
S01 • E01 It can rotate its two huge eyes independently of each other - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
It can rotate its two huge eyes independently of each other
S01 • E02 This isn't the treatment the butterflyfish was expecting. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
This isn't the treatment the butterflyfish was expectin...
S01 • E01 We have three kinds of colour receptors, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:13
We have three kinds of colour receptors,
S01 • E02 The blenny's deceit may work for a time, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
The blenny's deceit may work for a time,
S01 • E02 Reef fish begin to associate the distinctive colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
Reef fish begin to associate the distinctive colours
S01 • E01 And it can also detect the difference - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
And it can also detect the difference
S01 • E02 Then they will eventually stop coming to this cleaning station. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Then they will eventually stop coming to this cleaning stati...
S01 • E01 But, unlike fiddler crabs, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:13
But, unlike fiddler crabs,
S01 • E02 And that is bad for business for the blenny, too. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
And that is bad for business for the blenny, too.
S01 • E02 A quick change back to brown and its deception is over... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
A quick change back to brown and its deception is over...
S01 • E01 The tail is also highly polarised and used to plug its burrow - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
The tail is also highly polarised and used to plug its burro...
S01 • E02 All the while, it keeps its eye on the cleaning station - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
All the while, it keeps its eye on the cleaning station
S01 • E01 And by combining all its visual abilities, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
And by combining all its visual abilities,
S01 • E02 Some animals change colour - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:15
Some animals change colour
S01 • E01 It also packs a powerful punch from club—like mouthparts... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
It also packs a powerful punch from club—like mouthparts......
S01 • E02 One such creature lives here on the grasslands of southern Zambia. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
One such creature lives here on the grasslands of southern Z...
S01 • E01 These clubs deliver the fastest punch in the animal kingdom, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
These clubs deliver the fastest punch in the animal kingdom,