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The Green Planet

Each leaf is covered by millionsof microscopic pores

Each leaf is covered by millions
of microscopic pores

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Each leaf is covered by millions of microscopic pores.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:54
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 Temperatures can drop to -10 degrees overnight... - The Green Planet 00:06
Temperatures can drop to -10 degrees overnight...
S01 • E05 They deliberately plant fig trees near the rivers. - The Green Planet 00:06
They deliberately plant fig trees near the rivers.
S01 • E05 When they're mature enough to have developed many hanging roots, - The Green Planet 00:10
When they're mature enough to have developed many hangi...
S01 • E04 ..and very occasionally... - The Green Planet 00:05
..and very occasionally...
S01 • E03 ..and release oxygen and water vapour - The Green Planet 00:09
..and release oxygen and water vapour
S01 • E02 Its leaves are carried on stalks filled with air - The Green Planet 00:10
Its leaves are carried on stalks filled with air
S01 • E01 The vine tightens its grip - The Green Planet 00:07
The vine tightens its grip
S01 • E04 If the water stored inside a young cactus should freeze, - The Green Planet 00:09
If the water stored inside a young cactus should freeze,
S01 • E01 But it's now overtaken - The Green Planet 00:08
But it's now overtaken
S01 • E04 But the nurse plant traps a blanket of slightly warmer air around it, - The Green Planet 00:10
But the nurse plant traps a blanket of slightly warmer air a...
S01 • E02 A new competitor arrives, Ludwigia. - The Green Planet 00:06
A new competitor arrives, Ludwigia.
S01 • E03 All the trees here can now use that fuel - The Green Planet 00:08
All the trees here can now use that fuel
S01 • E05 He guides the roots through bamboo tubes - The Green Planet 00:09
He guides the roots through bamboo tubes
S01 • E02 It spreads by developing a chain of tiny rafts. - The Green Planet 00:06
It spreads by developing a chain of tiny rafts.
S01 • E04 Eventually, saguaros outgrow their nurses, - The Green Planet 00:11
Eventually, saguaros outgrow their nurses,
S01 • E01 Its giant leaves are already 40cm across - The Green Planet 00:09
Its giant leaves are already 40cm across
S01 • E02 And jostles for space with the densely packed leaves - The Green Planet 00:07
And jostles for space with the densely packed leaves
S01 • E04 No matter how old a desert plant is, - The Green Planet 00:10
No matter how old a desert plant is,
S01 • E01 Other, different vines are lying in wait. - The Green Planet 00:06
Other, different vines are lying in wait.
S01 • E02 All are racing to claim as much sunlight as possible. - The Green Planet 00:06
All are racing to claim as much sunlight as possible.