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Attenborough's Life in Colour

So, if a zebra's stripescan confuse the cheetah just for a few crucial seconds,it may...

So, if a zebra's stripes
can confuse the cheetah just for a few crucial seconds,
it may escape

Full Transcript

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So, if a zebra's stripes can confuse the cheetah
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just for a few crucial seconds, it may escape.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:14
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 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 ...
S01 • E01 This camera set—up lets us look at that flower in two different ways. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
This camera set—up lets us look at that flower in two differ...
S01 • E02 But there's another threat on these plains. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
But there's another threat on these plains.
S01 • E01 This camera is an ultraviolet camera, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
This camera is an ultraviolet camera,
S01 • E02 BUZZING - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
BUZZING
S01 • E01 But at the same time, this filter also reflects normal light, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
But at the same time, this filter also reflects normal light...
S01 • E02 They carry diseases, some of which are particularly nasty, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
They carry diseases, some of which are particularly nasty,
S01 • E02 Despite the huge numbers of flies, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Despite the huge numbers of flies,
S01 • E01 Flowers have evolved these ultraviolet markings - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
Flowers have evolved these ultraviolet markings
S01 • E02 But few actually land on the zebra. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
But few actually land on the zebra.
S01 • E01 This particular one lives in the rainforests of eastern Australia. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
This particular one lives in the rainforests of eastern Aust...
S01 • E02 One theory is that the black and white stripes - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
One theory is that the black and white stripes
S01 • E01 It's a blue moon butterfly — a male. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
It's a blue moon butterfly — a male.
S01 • E02 To test this idea, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
To test this idea,
S01 • E01 You might not think that it's the most colourful you've ever seen, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
You might not think that it's the most colourful you�...
S01 • E02 They found that four times fewer flies landed on zebras - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
They found that four times fewer flies landed on zebras
S01 • E01 The brighter his patches, the more attractive he is to females. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The brighter his patches, the more attractive he is to femal...
S01 • E01 But ultraviolet markings like these can also be seen - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
But ultraviolet markings like these can also be seen
S01 • E02 It seems it's another consequence of those stripes. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
It seems it's another consequence of those stripes.