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Planet Earth: A Celebration

At over 4,000 metres, this is the highest flamingo colonyin the world

At over 4,000 metres, this is the highest flamingo colony
in the world

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At over 4,000 metres,
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this is the highest flamingo colony in the world.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:56
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Tencent Music Entertainment Group,BBC Studios Natural History Unit,BBC America

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Movie Summary

David Attenborough, Hans Zimmer and Dave unite for a special Natural History event – Planet Earth: A Celebration. The special one-hour programme brings together eight of the most extraordinary sequences from Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II including racer snakes vs iguana, surfing bottlenose dolphins and rare footage of the Himalayan snow leopard. Featuring new narration from David Attenborough, new compositions and arrangements from Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and the team at Bleeding Fingers and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, accompanied by Brit and Mercury Award-winning UK rapper Dave. In these extraordinary times, there is one thing that can offer solace to everyone – the wonder of the natural world.
At night, it gets so cold that even this salty water freezes over... - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:07
At night, it gets so cold that even this salty water freezes...
..and now the flamingos are trapped in the ice. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:04
..and now the flamingos are trapped in the ice.
Eventually, the sun thins the ice, - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:09
Eventually, the sun thins the ice,
COMICAL, CHEERY MUSIC PLAYS - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
COMICAL, CHEERY MUSIC PLAYS
Walking on thin ice is always risky. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
Walking on thin ice is always risky.
And it's hard to retain one's dignity... - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
And it's hard to retain one's dignity...
..especially when you're wearing stilts. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:04
..especially when you're wearing stilts.
At these altitudes, - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:07
At these altitudes,
The atmosphere is so thin, - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:07
The atmosphere is so thin,
By mid-morning, it's risky to linger out in the open. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
By mid-morning, it's risky to linger out in the open.
Out on the lake, there is nowhere to hide. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
Out on the lake, there is nowhere to hide.
The white crust of the soda lake reflects the sun's glare - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:09
The white crust of the soda lake reflects the sun's gla...
By midday, uncovered human skin will burn in four minutes. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
By midday, uncovered human skin will burn in four minutes.
But this doesn't seem to bother the flamingos... - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
But this doesn't seem to bother the flamingos...
..in fact, they are on parade. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
..in fact, they are on parade.
COMICAL MARCHING MUSIC PLAYS - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:08
COMICAL MARCHING MUSIC PLAYS
During the breeding season, - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:09
During the breeding season,
They're so eager, they don't even pause to feed. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:05
They're so eager, they don't even pause to feed.
The rules are something of a mystery. - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:04
The rules are something of a mystery.
But after a month of dancing, - Planet Earth: A Celebration 00:07
But after a month of dancing,