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The Green Planet

Here, one particular plantplays the waiting game so well that it spends much of its...

Here, one particular plant
plays the waiting game so well that it spends much of its life
looking dead and certainly not worth eating

Full Transcript

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Here, one particular plant plays the waiting game so well
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that it spends much of its life looking dead
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and certainly not worth eating.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:31
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 • E03 A dandelion clock contains around 200 seeds... - The Green Planet 00:06
A dandelion clock contains around 200 seeds...
S01 • E05 In its native Mexico, - The Green Planet 00:09
In its native Mexico,
S01 • E01 The rafflesia, however, has the fly exactly where it wants it. - The Green Planet 00:06
The rafflesia, however, has the fly exactly where it wants i...
S01 • E04 And it can survive like this for a decade. - The Green Planet 00:06
And it can survive like this for a decade.
S01 • E02 It only takes one touch - The Green Planet 00:07
It only takes one touch
S01 • E05 It grows taller than most native Hawaiian vegetation, - The Green Planet 00:08
It grows taller than most native Hawaiian vegetation,
S01 • E03 Some are known to have travelled over 60 miles. - The Green Planet 00:06
Some are known to have travelled over 60 miles.
S01 • E01 If this male rafflesia's strategy is to work, - The Green Planet 00:10
If this male rafflesia's strategy is to work,
S01 • E03 But to travel any distance at all, they need the wind to be just right. - The Green Planet 00:07
But to travel any distance at all, they need the wind to be ...
S01 • E04 It barely has roots, and it certainly can't store much water, - The Green Planet 00:09
It barely has roots, and it certainly can't store much ...
S01 • E05 On the island of Maui, with nothing to keep it in check, - The Green Planet 00:08
On the island of Maui, with nothing to keep it in check,
S01 • E05 Miconia, it would appear, - The Green Planet 00:07
Miconia, it would appear,
S01 • E02 And after it has fed, a bladderwort has enough energy - The Green Planet 00:12
And after it has fed, a bladderwort has enough energy
S01 • E03 However, before they can get away, there is a risk. - The Green Planet 00:06
However, before they can get away, there is a risk.
S01 • E03 Voracious hunters live in this meadow. - The Green Planet 00:05
Voracious hunters live in this meadow.
S01 • E01 FLY BUZZES - The Green Planet 00:05
FLY BUZZES
S01 • E04 {\an8}Blowing across the desert, - The Green Planet 00:07
{\an8}Blowing across the desert,
S01 • E05 On level ground, a single dedicated team can keep Miconia in check. - The Green Planet 00:07
On level ground, a single dedicated team can keep Miconia in...
S01 • E02 Swamps and bogs are also poor in nutrients. - The Green Planet 00:06
Swamps and bogs are also poor in nutrients.
S01 • E04 {\an8}THUNDER RUMBLES - The Green Planet 00:10
{\an8}THUNDER RUMBLES