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The Green Planet

It isn't easy to feedwith such encumbered mouthparts

It isn't easy to feed
with such encumbered mouthparts

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It isn't easy to feed with such encumbered mouthparts.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:29
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 • E05 This is Kew's Millennium Seed Bank. - The Green Planet 00:05
This is Kew's Millennium Seed Bank.
S01 • E01 Insects are attracted by the expectation of nectar, - The Green Planet 00:11
Insects are attracted by the expectation of nectar,
S01 • E04 But try as it might, the fly can't get rid of it. - The Green Planet 00:05
But try as it might, the fly can't get rid of it.
S01 • E02 Their leaves are shaped like a funnel and collect rainwater, - The Green Planet 00:09
Their leaves are shaped like a funnel and collect rainwater,
S01 • E05 Packets of seeds arrive here from all over the world. - The Green Planet 00:07
Packets of seeds arrive here from all over the world.
S01 • E04 And it's still there when the fly leaves to try and feed - The Green Planet 00:08
And it's still there when the fly leaves to try and fee...
S01 • E05 These are from a relative of the yucca plant, - The Green Planet 00:13
These are from a relative of the yucca plant,
S01 • E01 On the lower slopes of the mountain, - The Green Planet 00:07
On the lower slopes of the mountain,
S01 • E03 It has been lying dormant underground for 15 years, - The Green Planet 00:11
It has been lying dormant underground for 15 years,
S01 • E02 This small pond is colonised by all kinds of tiny animals. - The Green Planet 00:07
This small pond is colonised by all kinds of tiny animals.
S01 • E04 This time, however, when its clamped-up proboscis - The Green Planet 00:09
This time, however, when its clamped-up proboscis
S01 • E01 All that can be seen is this - - The Green Planet 00:06
All that can be seen is this -
S01 • E05 Most of the seeds are from plants that are threatened. - The Green Planet 00:07
Most of the seeds are from plants that are threatened.
S01 • E02 And it is their bodies, when they die, that provide - The Green Planet 00:08
And it is their bodies, when they die, that provide
S01 • E05 Some indeed, have gone extinct since their seeds arrived here. - The Green Planet 00:06
Some indeed, have gone extinct since their seeds arrived her...
S01 • E04 With pollination complete, - The Green Planet 00:07
With pollination complete,
S01 • E03 {\an8}The blooms may be small and unshowy, but that's all they need to be. - The Green Planet 00:07
{\an8}The blooms may be small and unshowy, but that's a...
S01 • E05 But here, at least, those seeds are safe. - The Green Planet 00:06
But here, at least, those seeds are safe.
S01 • E02 This makes a good partnership in which both parties can thrive. - The Green Planet 00:07
This makes a good partnership in which both parties can thri...
S01 • E05 When they arrive, they're processed - The Green Planet 00:09
When they arrive, they're processed