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Attenborough's Life in Colour

The camera neededto be half buried in mud to get a fiddler crab's eye view

The camera needed
to be half buried in mud to get a fiddler crab's eye view

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The camera needed to be half buried in mud
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to get a fiddler crab's eye view.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:57
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 During the time, the hare is 10% more likely - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
During the time, the hare is 10% more likely
S01 • E01 Whether the camera would work here, no—one could be sure. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
Whether the camera would work here, no—one could be sure.
S01 • E01 Hopefully we're not going to miss that special moment - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Hopefully we're not going to miss that special moment
S01 • E02 By the end of the century, the loss of snow cover is predicted to expose - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:13
By the end of the century, the loss of snow cover is predict...
S01 • E01 Once in position, Mark settled down for an uncomfortable wait. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Once in position, Mark settled down for an uncomfortable wai...
S01 • E02 Unless they can adapt rapidly, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Unless they can adapt rapidly,
S01 • E01 If the crabs detect the slightest movement, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
If the crabs detect the slightest movement,
S01 • E02 While a warming climate is causing problems in northern habitats... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
While a warming climate is causing problems in northern habi...
S01 • E02 ..it's also driving colour changes in other parts of the world... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
..it's also driving colour changes in other parts of th...
S01 • E01 I have to be really still, or they will not come out at all. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
I have to be really still, or they will not come out at all.
S01 • E02 ..including some of the most beautiful, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
..including some of the most beautiful,
S01 • E01 So, anything higher than me is just not tolerated by the fiddler crabs. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
So, anything higher than me is just not tolerated by the fid...
S01 • E01 But amazingly, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:15
But amazingly,
S01 • E02 Our Australian team spent months filming on the Great Barrier Reef. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Our Australian team spent months filming on the Great Barrie...
S01 • E01 Light reflected from the crabs' bodies is unpolarised, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Light reflected from the crabs' bodies is unpolarised,
S01 • E02 In these sunlit waters, colour is everywhere. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
In these sunlit waters, colour is everywhere.
S01 • E01 This makes them stand out against the mudflats, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
This makes them stand out against the mudflats,
S01 • E02 But this habitat is being subjected - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
But this habitat is being subjected
S01 • E01 When you look up and you see a bird fly over, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:14
When you look up and you see a bird fly over,
S01 • E02 The corals have suddenly turned into white skeletons. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The corals have suddenly turned into white skeletons.