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The question has been hotly debated by naturalists for centuries
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Attenborough's Life in Colour

The question has been hotly debatedby naturalists for centuries

The question has been hotly debated
by naturalists for centuries

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The question has been hotly debated by naturalists for centuries.
Duration
5 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:29
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 New research is now suggesting an answer. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
New research is now suggesting an answer.
S01 • E01 They too have evolved an astonishing variety of colours and patterns. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
They too have evolved an astonishing variety of colours and ...
S01 • E02 To understand how it might work, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
To understand how it might work,
S01 • E02 Black and white are two of the most contrasting colours. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Black and white are two of the most contrasting colours.
S01 • E02 And no two animals have exactly the same pattern, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
And no two animals have exactly the same pattern,
S01 • E01 The wings are covered by tiny scales, like tiles on a roof, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
The wings are covered by tiny scales, like tiles on a roof,
S01 • E02 But, when the zebras move, the stripes create confusion. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But, when the zebras move, the stripes create confusion.
S01 • E01 Others reflect light to produce a shimmering iridescence, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
Others reflect light to produce a shimmering iridescence,
S01 • E02 And it makes it difficult for a predator to keep focused - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
And it makes it difficult for a predator to keep focused
S01 • E01 But some butterflies use colours that are invisible to our eyes. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
But some butterflies use colours that are invisible to our e...
S01 • E01 The glorious colours of an English meadow in bloom - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
The glorious colours of an English meadow in bloom
S01 • E02 To make a successful strike, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
To make a successful strike,
S01 • E01 But their purpose is not to appeal to US, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
But their purpose is not to appeal to US,
S01 • E01 Most of these plants depend on insects to pollinate them, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
Most of these plants depend on insects to pollinate them,
S01 • E02 So, if a zebra's stripes can confuse the cheetah - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
So, if a zebra's stripes can confuse the cheetah
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,