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Attenborough's Life in Colour

These, over time,accumulate in their feathers and give them their bright colour

These, over time,
accumulate in their feathers and give them their bright colour

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These, over time, accumulate in their feathers
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and give them their bright colour.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:43
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 • E01 They still have their first greyish—white plumage. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
They still have their first greyish—white plumage.
S01 • E01 Five years will pass before they become as pink as their parents. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Five years will pass before they become as pink as their par...
S01 • E02 By now, however, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
By now, however,
S01 • E01 This adult female raised a chick last year, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
This adult female raised a chick last year,
S01 • E02 One last meal from its luckless foster parents... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
One last meal from its luckless foster parents...
S01 • E01 She put all her surplus food and energy - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
She put all her surplus food and energy
S01 • E01 So she will need time to build up the body reserves needed - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
So she will need time to build up the body reserves needed
S01 • E02 ..and the young whydah - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
..and the young whydah
S01 • E01 For those that are old enough and physically fit, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
For those that are old enough and physically fit,
S01 • E02 And this is what it will grow up to be, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
And this is what it will grow up to be,
S01 • E01 Only the pink birds take part in these courtship dances. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Only the pink birds take part in these courtship dances.
S01 • E02 All pin-tailed whydahs are reared like this. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
All pin-tailed whydahs are reared like this.
S01 • E01 Their colour is an indication that they're fit and strong. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Their colour is an indication that they're fit and stro...
S01 • E02 Deceiving a different species is one thing, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
Deceiving a different species is one thing,
S01 • E02 The Orange River, the largest in South Africa, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
The Orange River, the largest in South Africa,
S01 • E01 As they march through the water, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
As they march through the water,
S01 • E02 These are the main home - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
These are the main home
S01 • E01 The white female can play no part in this year's display. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The white female can play no part in this year's displa...
S01 • E02 The females, on the other hand, are very different. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
The females, on the other hand, are very different.
S01 • E01 She will need to eat as much as she can - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
She will need to eat as much as she can