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Attenborough's Life in Colour

So, some animals use their coloursto help them hide and disappear into the background

So, some animals use their colours
to help them hide and disappear into the background

Full Transcript

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So, some animals use their colours to help them hide
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and disappear into the background.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:48
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 • E02 One such animal lives here in the forests of central India. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
One such animal lives here in the forests of central India.
S01 • E01 This surely is one of the most glamorous of all sights in nature. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
This surely is one of the most glamorous of all sights in na...
S01 • E01 150 shimmering eyespots, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
150 shimmering eyespots,
S01 • E02 And remaining out of sight is not easy - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
And remaining out of sight is not easy
S01 • E02 Her orange and black coat is crucial to her success. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Her orange and black coat is crucial to her success.
S01 • E01 So, how did such glories evolve? - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
So, how did such glories evolve?
S01 • E02 To have any chance of catching a meal, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
To have any chance of catching a meal,
S01 • E01 The brighter a male's colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
The brighter a male's colours
S01 • E02 She keeps to the cover of the trees - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
She keeps to the cover of the trees
S01 • E01 But colours and plumes like these come at a cost. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But colours and plumes like these come at a cost.
S01 • E02 She may appear conspicuous to our eyes, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
She may appear conspicuous to our eyes,
S01 • E02 Chital have only two types of colour receptors in their eyes, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:13
Chital have only two types of colour receptors in their eyes...
S01 • E01 The males are literally weighed down by their feathers. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The males are literally weighed down by their feathers.
S01 • E01 Yet the colours they carry are clearly very important to them. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Yet the colours they carry are clearly very important to the...
S01 • E02 So, to the deer, the tiger isn't orange at all. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
So, to the deer, the tiger isn't orange at all.
S01 • E01 So, why and how has colour taken on such value? - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
So, why and how has colour taken on such value?
S01 • E01 To understand that, we have to think back to when it all began. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
To understand that, we have to think back to when it all beg...
S01 • E02 The tiger's orange coat to them is a muted shade of green, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
The tiger's orange coat to them is a muted shade of gre...
S01 • E01 700 million years ago, our planet was far less colourful. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
700 million years ago, our planet was far less colourful.
S01 • E01 But the first animals, it seems, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
But the first animals, it seems,