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The Green Planet

But as it is, it's from balsa, and it's really very light, and that's because ofits...

But as it is, it's from balsa, and it's really very light, and that's because of
its internal structure

Full Transcript

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But as it is,
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it's from balsa,
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and it's really very light,
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and that's because of its internal structure.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:11
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 • E05 Many of the ancestral grasses, - The Green Planet 00:12
Many of the ancestral grasses,
S01 • E04 But perhaps the most vicious cacti - The Green Planet 00:08
But perhaps the most vicious cacti
S01 • E01 Under the microscope, balsawood looks like a honeycomb. - The Green Planet 00:06
Under the microscope, balsawood looks like a honeycomb.
S01 • E04 This is called a teddy-bear cholla - The Green Planet 00:10
This is called a teddy-bear cholla
S01 • E03 Moving swiftly, it searches for its prey. - The Green Planet 00:05
Moving swiftly, it searches for its prey.
S01 • E05 Each seed head, at the top, carries two long bristles called awns, - The Green Planet 00:16
Each seed head, at the top, carries two long bristles called...
S01 • E01 It contains more air than wood, - The Green Planet 00:12
It contains more air than wood,
S01 • E02 It expands by over 20 centimetres a day - The Green Planet 00:09
It expands by over 20 centimetres a day
S01 • E04 But don't be deceived by the name, - The Green Planet 00:08
But don't be deceived by the name,
S01 • E04 In fact, it's the most dangerous plant in the desert, - The Green Planet 00:12
In fact, it's the most dangerous plant in the desert,
S01 • E01 But fast growth needs something else. - The Green Planet 00:05
But fast growth needs something else.
S01 • E02 Its immense leaves are supported by a network of air-filled struts - The Green Planet 00:11
Its immense leaves are supported by a network of air-filled ...
S01 • E01 That fuel is created in a plant's leaves, - The Green Planet 00:07
That fuel is created in a plant's leaves,
S01 • E03 The dodder punctures the nettle's stem - The Green Planet 00:08
The dodder punctures the nettle's stem
S01 • E02 The leaves float high in the water and their surfaces are dotted - The Green Planet 00:13
The leaves float high in the water and their surfaces are do...
S01 • E04 Look closely at the spine and you can see very clearly - The Green Planet 00:07
Look closely at the spine and you can see very clearly
S01 • E04 Each is like a splinter of glass, - The Green Planet 00:06
Each is like a splinter of glass,
S01 • E03 With its energy supply assured, - The Green Planet 00:07
With its energy supply assured,
S01 • E01 ..a chemical reaction that is the basis of all life on Earth. - The Green Planet 00:08
..a chemical reaction that is the basis of all life on Earth...
S01 • E05 ..they walk. - The Green Planet 00:06
..they walk.