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Attenborough's Life in Colour

We're only just beginning tounderstand the many different ways in which animals use...

We're only just beginning to
understand the many different ways in which animals use colour, particularly those colours
that we can't even see

Full Transcript

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We're only just beginning to understand the many different ways
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in which animals use colour,
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particularly those colours that we can't even see.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:53
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 For protection, to dominate rivals, and to find a partner. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
For protection, to dominate rivals, and to find a partner.
S01 • E01 For them, life is colour. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
For them, life is colour.
S01 • E02 For us, colour in the natural world - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:11
For us, colour in the natural world
S01 • E01 When I started working in television in the 1950s, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:12
When I started working in television in the 1950s,
S01 • E01 Well, those are only some of the birds of paradise we brought back, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Well, those are only some of the birds of paradise we brough...
S01 • E01 Its feathers are brilliant red except for its white underparts. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Its feathers are brilliant red except for its white underpar...
S01 • E01 When colour TV arrived almost 20 years later, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
When colour TV arrived almost 20 years later,
S01 • E02 We've seen in this series that colour is crucial for survival. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
We've seen in this series that colour is crucial for su...
S01 • E02 So what happens to animals when their world changes colour? - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
So what happens to animals when their world changes colour?
S01 • E01 Since then, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
Since then,
S01 • E02 The experts we've worked with in the field - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
The experts we've worked with in the field
S01 • E01 But we've always known that there's another world of colour, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
But we've always known that there's another world ...
S01 • E02 In the Cairngorms, in Scotland, I met Jim Cornfoot, a land manager - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
In the Cairngorms, in Scotland, I met Jim Cornfoot, a land m...
S01 • E01 In these programs, new camera technology - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
In these programs, new camera technology
S01 • E02 Over 30 years since I started up here, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Over 30 years since I started up here,
S01 • E02 On the Cairngorm Plateau, there's areas where we have snow patches - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:16
On the Cairngorm Plateau, there's areas where we have s...
S01 • E01 And one of these is that revealed by polarised light. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
And one of these is that revealed by polarised light.
S01 • E01 It plays a crucial role in the lives of many animals, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
It plays a crucial role in the lives of many animals,
S01 • E02 You know, they're out of kilter, basically, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
You know, they're out of kilter, basically,
S01 • E01 We worked with a team of scientists - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
We worked with a team of scientists