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Whether underwater or on land, colour can be extremely useful
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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Whether underwater or on land,colour can be extremely useful

Whether underwater or on land,
colour can be extremely useful

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Whether underwater or on land, colour can be extremely useful.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:14
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 hungry youngsters open their beaks to display a conspicuously - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:15
The hungry youngsters open their beaks to display a conspicu...
S01 • E01 And the colours an animal develops can sometimes be influenced - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
And the colours an animal develops can sometimes be influenc...
S01 • E02 But among them, in this nest, there is an impostor. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
But among them, in this nest, there is an impostor.
S01 • E01 There are six different species of flamingos in the world, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
There are six different species of flamingos in the world,
S01 • E02 It hatched from an egg - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
It hatched from an egg
S01 • E02 Having done so, she flew away leaving her young to be - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Having done so, she flew away leaving her young to be
S01 • E01 We think of flamingos as being characteristically pink, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
We think of flamingos as being characteristically pink,
S01 • E02 The parent birds recognise their young - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
The parent birds recognise their young
S01 • E01 The salty waters in which they feed are rich in algae and shrimps, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
The salty waters in which they feed are rich in algae and sh...
S01 • E02 ..and the black-and-white markings are characteristic of their species. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
..and the black-and-white markings are characteristic of the...
S01 • E02 But the imposter's markings closely mimic those of its nest-mates, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:14
But the imposter's markings closely mimic those of its ...
S01 • E01 These, over time, accumulate in their feathers - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
These, over time, accumulate in their feathers
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