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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Particularly as they livein a world where there are so many hunters

particularly as they live
in a world where there are so many hunters

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..particularly as they live in a world
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where there are so many hunters.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:59
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 The prize—giving, however, is unmistakable. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
The prize—giving, however, is unmistakable.
S01 • E02 The boldly striped zebra seem to be asking for trouble. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The boldly striped zebra seem to be asking for trouble.
S01 • E02 The question has been hotly debated by naturalists for centuries. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The question has been hotly debated by naturalists for centu...
S01 • E02 New research is now suggesting an answer. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
New research is now suggesting an answer.
S01 • E01 They too have evolved an astonishing variety of colours and patterns. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
They too have evolved an astonishing variety of colours and ...
S01 • E02 To understand how it might work, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
To understand how it might work,
S01 • E02 Black and white are two of the most contrasting colours. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Black and white are two of the most contrasting colours.
S01 • E02 And no two animals have exactly the same pattern, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
And no two animals have exactly the same pattern,
S01 • E01 The wings are covered by tiny scales, like tiles on a roof, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
The wings are covered by tiny scales, like tiles on a roof,
S01 • E02 But, when the zebras move, the stripes create confusion. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But, when the zebras move, the stripes create confusion.
S01 • E01 Others reflect light to produce a shimmering iridescence, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
Others reflect light to produce a shimmering iridescence,
S01 • E02 And it makes it difficult for a predator to keep focused - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
And it makes it difficult for a predator to keep focused
S01 • E01 But some butterflies use colours that are invisible to our eyes. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
But some butterflies use colours that are invisible to our e...
S01 • E01 The glorious colours of an English meadow in bloom - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
The glorious colours of an English meadow in bloom
S01 • E02 To make a successful strike, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
To make a successful strike,
S01 • E01 But their purpose is not to appeal to US, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
But their purpose is not to appeal to US,
S01 • E01 Most of these plants depend on insects to pollinate them, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
Most of these plants depend on insects to pollinate them,
S01 • E02 So, if a zebra's stripes can confuse the cheetah - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
So, if a zebra's stripes can confuse the cheetah
S01 • E01 But to understand what an insect sees, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
But to understand what an insect sees,
S01 • E01 And, happily, we've got a camera that enables us to do just that. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
And, happily, we've got a camera that enables us to do ...