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Attenborough's Life in Colour

This coral has lostits algal symbionts, but instead of turning white, it's producing these...

This coral has lost
its algal symbionts, but instead of turning white, it's producing these bright,
neon-green pigments

Full Transcript

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This coral has lost its algal symbionts,
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but instead of turning white,
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it's producing these bright, neon-green pigments.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:46
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 As the shrimp turns, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
As the shrimp turns,
S01 • E02 The coral produces these pigments to protect the remaining algae - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
The coral produces these pigments to protect the remaining a...
S01 • E02 So they act as a sort of sunscreen for the symbiont algae. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
So they act as a sort of sunscreen for the symbiont algae.
S01 • E02 This coral sunscreen makes it more likely that the bleached coral - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:14
This coral sunscreen makes it more likely that the bleached ...
S01 • E01 ..we've been able to do this with this very special camera. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
..we've been able to do this with this very special cam...
S01 • E01 The light on the ocean floor is unpolarised. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
The light on the ocean floor is unpolarised.
S01 • E01 So, in complete reverse to the fiddler crabs, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
So, in complete reverse to the fiddler crabs,
S01 • E02 But even this extraordinary adaptation is not enough - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
But even this extraordinary adaptation is not enough
S01 • E02 If corals have been exposed only to mild stress, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
If corals have been exposed only to mild stress,
S01 • E01 Special pigments polarise the light reflected from parts of their body, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
Special pigments polarise the light reflected from parts of ...
S01 • E02 But if corals are subjected to prolonged - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
But if corals are subjected to prolonged
S01 • E01 This camera has revealed to us a first glimpse into a world of light - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
This camera has revealed to us a first glimpse into a world ...
S01 • E02 And unfortunately, global warming is making this more likely. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
And unfortunately, global warming is making this more likely...
S01 • E02 There's a severe danger - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
There's a severe danger
S01 • E01 In the next episode, the story of Life In Colour continues - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
In the next episode, the story of Life In Colour continues
S01 • E02 So, although colour might be helping coral reefs - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
So, although colour might be helping coral reefs
S01 • E01 We discover how animals use colour to hide from predators - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
We discover how animals use colour to hide from predators
S01 • E02 If warming continues, then they, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
If warming continues, then they,