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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Reef fish begin to associatethe distinctive colours of a cleaner wrasse withthe pain of...

Reef fish begin to associate
the distinctive colours of a cleaner wrasse with
the pain of the bites of a blenny

Full Transcript

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Reef fish begin to associate the distinctive colours
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of a cleaner wrasse with the pain of the bites of a blenny.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:33
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 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,
S01 • E02 It belongs to a pair of common waxbills. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
It belongs to a pair of common waxbills.
S01 • E01 Whether underwater or on land, colour can be extremely useful. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Whether underwater or on land, colour can be extremely usefu...
S01 • E02 The hungry youngsters open their beaks to display a conspicuously - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:15
The hungry youngsters open their beaks to display a conspicu...
S01 • E01 And the colours an animal develops can sometimes be influenced - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
And the colours an animal develops can sometimes be influenc...
S01 • E02 But among them, in this nest, there is an impostor. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But among them, in this nest, there is an impostor.
S01 • E01 There are six different species of flamingos in the world, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
There are six different species of flamingos in the world,
S01 • E02 It hatched from an egg - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
It hatched from an egg
S01 • E02 Having done so, she flew away leaving her young to be - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Having done so, she flew away leaving her young to be