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The Green Planet

In an extraordinary twist, the stems of the dodderinterconnecting the plants are now being...

In an extraordinary twist, the stems of the dodder
interconnecting the plants are now being used as
lines of communication to relay these warning signals
from plant to plant

Full Transcript

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In an extraordinary twist,
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the stems of the dodder interconnecting the plants
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are now being used as lines of communication
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to relay these warning signals from plant to plant.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:17
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 • E05 You might call this a bargain between ourselves and plants, - The Green Planet 00:12
You might call this a bargain between ourselves and plants,
S01 • E04 She uses the cholla to build a spiny wall around her nest. - The Green Planet 00:07
She uses the cholla to build a spiny wall around her nest.
S01 • E01 It consumes 50,000 leaves every day. - The Green Planet 00:07
It consumes 50,000 leaves every day.
S01 • E02 Eventually, its immense leaves press their margins - The Green Planet 00:12
Eventually, its immense leaves press their margins
S01 • E01 It's created this great clearing in the forest... - The Green Planet 00:05
It's created this great clearing in the forest...
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 • 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 • 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 • 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 ...