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The Green Planet

And as each one reaches the surfaceand expands, more and more light is taken from those...

And as each one reaches the surface
and expands, more and more light is taken from those plants
that are trying to grow beneath

Full Transcript

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And as each one reaches the surface and expands, more and more light
00:00:06.008 --> 00:00:09.088
is taken from those plants that are trying to grow beneath.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:57
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Cholla buds grow like tiny barrels from the top of the adult plant - The Green Planet 00:09
Cholla buds grow like tiny barrels from the top of the adult...
S01 • E01 BIRD CALLS - The Green Planet 00:10
BIRD CALLS
S01 • E05 This adaptation is useful for the plant, - The Green Planet 00:08
This adaptation is useful for the plant,
S01 • E05 It's hard to collect seeds when they drop off and walk away. - The Green Planet 00:05
It's hard to collect seeds when they drop off and walk ...
S01 • E01 These precious, energy-packed leaves attract predators... - The Green Planet 00:06
These precious, energy-packed leaves attract predators...
S01 • E04 If the young cholla put down roots here, - The Green Planet 00:09
If the young cholla put down roots here,
S01 • E05 So our ancestors selected plants whose seeds don't drop off, - The Green Planet 00:12
So our ancestors selected plants whose seeds don't drop...
S01 • E03 But remarkably, its victims can now exploit the dodder... - The Green Planet 00:08
But remarkably, its victims can now exploit the dodder...
S01 • E05 They also selected those individuals which put their energy - The Green Planet 00:08
They also selected those individuals which put their energy
S01 • E05 Close relationships like this have developed all over the world, - The Green Planet 00:12
Close relationships like this have developed all over the wo...
S01 • E01 A sloth can only move slowly, - The Green Planet 00:12
A sloth can only move slowly,
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,