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The Green Planet

Eventually, saguaros outgrowtheir nurses, but by that time, they are robust enough to...

Eventually, saguaros outgrow
their nurses, but by that time, they are robust enough to face
the elements by themselves

Full Transcript

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Eventually, saguaros outgrow their nurses,
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but by that time,
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they are robust enough to face the elements by themselves.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:34
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • 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.
S01 • E03 As spring proceeds, the power of the sun increases. - The Green Planet 00:07
As spring proceeds, the power of the sun increases.
S01 • E05 These strands will combine as they grow, sharing nutrients - The Green Planet 00:11
These strands will combine as they grow, sharing nutrients
S01 • E03 On river banks across Europe, - The Green Planet 00:12
On river banks across Europe,
S01 • E02 They flower quickly before the floodwaters recede. - The Green Planet 00:06
They flower quickly before the floodwaters recede.
S01 • E01 Each is armed with dozens of claw-like hooks. - The Green Planet 00:07
Each is armed with dozens of claw-like hooks.
S01 • E04 So, cacti have developed extraordinary adaptations - The Green Planet 00:08
So, cacti have developed extraordinary adaptations
S01 • E01 If just one hook gets a grip, - The Green Planet 00:09
If just one hook gets a grip,
S01 • E02 And these surface dwellers also have competitors. - The Green Planet 00:06
And these surface dwellers also have competitors.
S01 • E04 Instead of leaves, - The Green Planet 00:09
Instead of leaves,
S01 • E02 Including one that has been waiting in the depths - The Green Planet 00:06
Including one that has been waiting in the depths
S01 • E03 Among the first to start are nettles - the sprinters. - The Green Planet 00:07
Among the first to start are nettles - the sprinters.
S01 • E04 Each spine has a tiny pad at its base - The Green Planet 00:07
Each spine has a tiny pad at its base
S01 • E05 As the years pass, the growing roots become a living bridge. - The Green Planet 00:08
As the years pass, the growing roots become a living bridge.
S01 • E04 ..and then stored in the great swollen trunk. - The Green Planet 00:06
..and then stored in the great swollen trunk.
S01 • E03 Then, only just behind, come the brambles. - The Green Planet 00:06
Then, only just behind, come the brambles.