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The white color is caused by corals expelling algae
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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

The white color is causedby corals expelling algae that lives symbioticallywithin their...

The white color is caused
by corals expelling algae that lives symbiotically
within their body

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The white color is caused by corals expelling algae
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that lives symbiotically within their body.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:41
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Silverback Films,Altitude Film Entertainment,WWF-UK

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Movie Summary

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
When you first see it, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
When you first see it,
The white corals are ultimately smothered by seaweed. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:11
The white corals are ultimately smothered by seaweed.
At first, the cause of the bleaching was a mystery. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:25
At first, the cause of the bleaching was a mystery.
A marked change in atmospheric carbon - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:12
A marked change in atmospheric carbon
In previous events, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:31
In previous events,
But it now appeared this was only because the ocean - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:09
But it now appeared this was only because the ocean
It was the first indication to me - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
It was the first indication to me
The most remote habitat of all - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
The most remote habitat of all
I've visited the polar regions over many decades. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:23
I've visited the polar regions over many decades.
In my time, I've experienced the warming of Arctic summers. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:15
In my time, I've experienced the warming of Arctic summ...
We've managed to travel by boat - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:10
We've managed to travel by boat
By the time Frozen Planet aired in 2011, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:09
By the time Frozen Planet aired in 2011,
The ocean has long since become unable to absorb - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:18
The ocean has long since become unable to absorb
A speed of change that exceeds any in the last 10,000 years. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
A speed of change that exceeds any in the last 10,000 years.
Summer sea ice in the Arctic has reduced by 40% in 40 years. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:12
Summer sea ice in the Arctic has reduced by 40% in 40 years.
This most pristine and distant of ecosystems is headed for disaster. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
This most pristine and distant of ecosystems is headed for d...
Our imprint is now truly global. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:04
Our imprint is now truly global.
Our impact now truly profound. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:04
Our impact now truly profound.
Our blind assault on the planet - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:08
Our blind assault on the planet
We have overfished 30% of fish stocks to critical levels. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:30
We have overfished 30% of fish stocks to critical levels.