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Attenborough's Life in Colour

So she appears even more conspicuoussitting on a flower

So she appears even more conspicuous
sitting on a flower

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So she appears even more conspicuous sitting on a flower.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:00
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 They won't develop their colours until they're seven years old. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
They won't develop their colours until they're sev...
S01 • E02 This extra brilliance acts as a kind of super-signal - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
This extra brilliance acts as a kind of super-signal
S01 • E01 She looks much like a young male to our eyes... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
She looks much like a young male to our eyes...
S01 • E01 She will judge him by his performance - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
She will judge him by his performance
S01 • E02 In fact, the bees are more than three times as likely - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
In fact, the bees are more than three times as likely
S01 • E01 She does that from directly above him. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
She does that from directly above him.
S01 • E02 The crab spider uses a sophisticated range of colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
The crab spider uses a sophisticated range of colours
S01 • E01 He puffs up his feathers and swings round - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
He puffs up his feathers and swings round
S01 • E02 But colour can also be used in a simpler, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
But colour can also be used in a simpler,
S01 • E01 For years, naturalists only watched his performance from ground level. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
For years, naturalists only watched his performance from gro...
S01 • E02 And, on the plains of Kenya's Maasai Mara, there's one animal - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
And, on the plains of Kenya's Maasai Mara, there's...
S01 • E01 And from there, his brilliant green colours stand out vividly - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
And from there, his brilliant green colours stand out vividl...
S01 • E02 Its black and white coat makes it extremely obvious - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Its black and white coat makes it extremely obvious
S01 • E01 A pair of bare, quivering quills sprouting from his tail - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
A pair of bare, quivering quills sprouting from his tail
S01 • E02 Other grazers have softer, gently varied colouration, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Other grazers have softer, gently varied colouration,
S01 • E01 This is one of the most complex of all courtship dances, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
This is one of the most complex of all courtship dances,
S01 • E02 So, it seems strange that zebras, apparently, do quite the opposite... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So, it seems strange that zebras, apparently, do quite the o...
S01 • E02 ..particularly as they live in a world - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
..particularly as they live in a world
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.