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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Underwater, only crustaceans,cephalopods and a few fish are known to be able to seeand...

Underwater, only crustaceans,
cephalopods and a few fish are known to be able to see
and react to polarised light

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Underwater, only crustaceans, cephalopods and a few fish
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are known to be able to see and react to polarised light.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:38
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 The algae, when they photosynthesise during the daylight hours, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:13
The algae, when they photosynthesise during the daylight hou...
S01 • E01 But there is one animal here that exploits this ability - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
But there is one animal here that exploits this ability
S01 • E01 It's not only able to detect polarisation, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:15
It's not only able to detect polarisation,
S01 • E02 This partnership was established during the time of the dinosaurs - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
This partnership was established during the time of the dino...
S01 • E01 Professor Justin Marshall of Queensland University - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
Professor Justin Marshall of Queensland University
S01 • E02 But warming seas are disrupting this system. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But warming seas are disrupting this system.
S01 • E02 So, when the seawater temperatures rise above a critical threshold, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
So, when the seawater temperatures rise above a critical thr...
S01 • E01 Rory McGuiness, the team's underwater cameraman, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Rory McGuiness, the team's underwater cameraman,
S01 • E02 They begin to produce toxic compounds which cause - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
They begin to produce toxic compounds which cause
S01 • E01 So, you've obviously done a lot of work to get this - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So, you've obviously done a lot of work to get this
S01 • E02 Sometimes the bleached corals die, and then the entire ecosystem, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
Sometimes the bleached corals die, and then the entire ecosy...
S01 • E01 Taking the camera for its first test underwater was a tense moment. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Taking the camera for its first test underwater was a tense ...
S01 • E01 Computers and salt water don't usually mix well. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Computers and salt water don't usually mix well.
S01 • E02 Almost half of the corals in the Great Barrier Reef - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Almost half of the corals in the Great Barrier Reef
S01 • E01 Having found a suitable spot, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Having found a suitable spot,
S01 • E02 But in the last decade, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
But in the last decade,
S01 • E02 We're just beginning to realise - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
We're just beginning to realise
S01 • E01 So, we're looking for a hole with coral around it. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So, we're looking for a hole with coral around it.
S01 • E02 Jorg is studying how this works. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
Jorg is studying how this works.
S01 • E02 This coral has lost its algal symbionts, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
This coral has lost its algal symbionts,