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Attenborough's Life in Colour

The blenny hangs back, allowing an established cleanerwrasse to start work

The blenny hangs back, allowing an established cleaner
wrasse to start work

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The blenny hangs back,
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allowing an established cleaner wrasse to start work.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:19
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 ..without attracting the attention of large predators, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
..without attracting the attention of large predators,
S01 • E01 And it's on the seabed that you can find - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
And it's on the seabed that you can find
S01 • E02 Now the blenny slowly moves in, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Now the blenny slowly moves in,
S01 • E01 This strange—looking creature's ancestry - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
This strange—looking creature's ancestry
S01 • E01 And it has one of the most versatile kinds of eyes - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
And it has one of the most versatile kinds of eyes
S01 • E02 Its razor-sharp teeth have removed not just dead skin - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Its razor-sharp teeth have removed not just dead skin
S01 • E01 It can rotate its two huge eyes independently of each other - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
It can rotate its two huge eyes independently of each other
S01 • E02 This isn't the treatment the butterflyfish was expecting. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
This isn't the treatment the butterflyfish was expectin...
S01 • E01 We have three kinds of colour receptors, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:13
We have three kinds of colour receptors,
S01 • E02 The blenny's deceit may work for a time, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
The blenny's deceit may work for a time,
S01 • E02 Reef fish begin to associate the distinctive colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
Reef fish begin to associate the distinctive colours
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