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The Green Planet

Eventually, its immenseleaves press their margins against one another, totally cutting off...

Eventually, its immense
leaves press their margins against one another, totally cutting off the light
from the plants beneath them

Full Transcript

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Eventually, its immense leaves press their margins
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against one another,
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totally cutting off the light from the plants beneath them.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:27
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 • 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.
S01 • E01 It lives five metres underground, - The Green Planet 00:08
It lives five metres underground,
S01 • E05 Over time, these plants produced more food, - The Green Planet 00:07
Over time, these plants produced more food,
S01 • E02 The frozen water world of Lake Akan in northern Japan. - The Green Planet 00:06
The frozen water world of Lake Akan in northern Japan.
S01 • E01 To get them, - The Green Planet 00:07
To get them,
S01 • E02 Home to one of the strangest and most primitive of plants. - The Green Planet 00:06
Home to one of the strangest and most primitive of plants.
S01 • E05 ..and the partnerships became more exclusive. - The Green Planet 00:05
..and the partnerships became more exclusive.
S01 • E03 The first warm days of spring encourage some plants to flower - The Green Planet 00:10
The first warm days of spring encourage some plants to flowe...
S01 • E02 It's an alga, like those that appear so mysteriously in our ponds. - The Green Planet 00:08
It's an alga, like those that appear so mysteriously in...
S01 • E05 We started doing more and more for a small number of chosen species. - The Green Planet 00:07
We started doing more and more for a small number of chosen ...
S01 • E01 Millions of them provide the fungus with its food, - The Green Planet 00:11
Millions of them provide the fungus with its food,
S01 • E03 ..creating beautiful displays throughout the seasonal world. - The Green Planet 00:07
..creating beautiful displays throughout the seasonal world.
S01 • E02 But this one is truly extraordinary. - The Green Planet 00:05
But this one is truly extraordinary.
S01 • E03 From the spectacular cherry blossoms of Japan... - The Green Planet 00:05
From the spectacular cherry blossoms of Japan...
S01 • E05 These few persuaded us to eliminate their competitors, - The Green Planet 00:21
These few persuaded us to eliminate their competitors,