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The Green Planet

A sloth can only move slowly, but you don't need speedto gather leaves, and it eats...

A sloth can only move slowly, but you don't need speed
to gather leaves, and it eats nothing else

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A sloth can only move slowly,
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but you don't need speed to gather leaves,
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and it eats nothing else.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:42
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
History

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Movie Summary

Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth.
S01 • E04 A pack rat. She knows how to deal with a cholla. - The Green Planet 00:06
A pack rat. She knows how to deal with a cholla.
S01 • E02 Some are crushed, - The Green Planet 00:06
Some are crushed,
S01 • E04 She avoids the spines by gripping it at the place - The Green Planet 00:07
She avoids the spines by gripping it at the place
S01 • E05 This may seem a poor deal from the point of view of plants, - The Green Planet 00:07
This may seem a poor deal from the point of view of plants,
S01 • E03 When under attack, a leaf sends out a signal - The Green Planet 00:09
When under attack, a leaf sends out a signal
S01 • E05 We eat their seeds, - The Green Planet 00:15
We eat their seeds,
S01 • E01 The plants here are under constant attack - The Green Planet 00:13
The plants here are under constant attack
S01 • E03 ..foul-tasting toxins that deter the caterpillars. - The Green Planet 00:06
..foul-tasting toxins that deter the caterpillars.
S01 • E03 In an extraordinary twist, - The Green Planet 00:16
In an extraordinary twist,
S01 • E05 You might call this a bargain between ourselves and plants, - The Green Planet 00:12
You might call this a bargain between ourselves and plants,
S01 • E04 She uses the cholla to build a spiny wall around her nest. - The Green Planet 00:07
She uses the cholla to build a spiny wall around her nest.
S01 • E01 It consumes 50,000 leaves every day. - The Green Planet 00:07
It consumes 50,000 leaves every day.
S01 • E02 Eventually, its immense leaves press their margins - The Green Planet 00:12
Eventually, its immense leaves press their margins
S01 • E01 It's created this great clearing in the forest... - The Green Planet 00:05
It's created this great clearing in the forest...
S01 • E03 They respond by producing their own protective chemicals. - The Green Planet 00:06
They respond by producing their own protective chemicals.
S01 • E05 In the beginning, the bargain operated on a small scale. - The Green Planet 00:08
In the beginning, the bargain operated on a small scale.
S01 • E03 Eventually, the whole river bank becomes one huge defensive network. - The Green Planet 00:07
Eventually, the whole river bank becomes one huge defensive ...
S01 • E04 ..and the severed spines further reinforce the defences. - The Green Planet 00:07
..and the severed spines further reinforce the defences.
S01 • E03 And the one-time rivals are now better off together. - The Green Planet 00:06
And the one-time rivals are now better off together.
S01 • E05 Plant, tend and harvest by hand in small patches. - The Green Planet 00:08
Plant, tend and harvest by hand in small patches.