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The Green Planet

Fewer and fewer plant species, like soy, wheat and rice, now occupy more and more land

Fewer and fewer plant species, like soy, wheat and rice, now occupy more and more land

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Fewer and fewer plant species,
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like soy, wheat and rice,
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now occupy more and more land.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:56
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 So, the cholla, thanks to the pack rats, - The Green Planet 00:10
So, the cholla, thanks to the pack rats,
S01 • E03 But the common daisy gives them every opportunity. - The Green Planet 00:06
But the common daisy gives them every opportunity.
S01 • E01 Worker ants will travel hundreds of metres - The Green Planet 00:06
Worker ants will travel hundreds of metres
S01 • E05 And so now whole landscapes are dominated - The Green Planet 00:07
And so now whole landscapes are dominated
S01 • E02 They attract the attention of visiting whooper swans. - The Green Planet 00:06
They attract the attention of visiting whooper swans.
S01 • E01 Today's crop is being taken from a young bixa tree. - The Green Planet 00:06
Today's crop is being taken from a young bixa tree.
S01 • E03 The warmer the flowers are, the more attractive they are - - The Green Planet 00:10
The warmer the flowers are, the more attractive they are -
S01 • E01 Just a few years old and still battling to reach the canopy, - The Green Planet 00:08
Just a few years old and still battling to reach the canopy,
S01 • E04 Few plants deal with the problems of desert living better than cacti. - The Green Planet 00:07
Few plants deal with the problems of desert living better th...
S01 • E03 They were closed up tightly throughout the night - The Green Planet 00:08
They were closed up tightly throughout the night
S01 • E05 This is the Central Valley of California, - The Green Planet 00:09
This is the Central Valley of California,
S01 • E03 But once they feel the warmth and the light of the sun, - The Green Planet 00:08
But once they feel the warmth and the light of the sun,
S01 • E04 There are almost 2,000 different species of them. - The Green Planet 00:07
There are almost 2,000 different species of them.
S01 • E04 They're spread across the deserts of the American West, - The Green Planet 00:10
They're spread across the deserts of the American West,
S01 • E05 A million acres of just one type of tree, - The Green Planet 00:09
A million acres of just one type of tree,
S01 • E02 But there is one way for the Marimo to escape from the danger, - The Green Planet 00:09
But there is one way for the Marimo to escape from the dange...
S01 • E01 Between them, the ants can demolish a large leaf - The Green Planet 00:08
Between them, the ants can demolish a large leaf
S01 • E04 In South America, the ice-covered peaks of the Andes - The Green Planet 00:08
In South America, the ice-covered peaks of the Andes
S01 • E05 Each flower, if it's fertilised by pollen - The Green Planet 00:10
Each flower, if it's fertilised by pollen
S01 • E04 ..beyond which lies the world's driest desert - - The Green Planet 00:08
..beyond which lies the world's driest desert -