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The Green Planet

Most trees would have grownan inch or so in that time, but this one is already30 feet - 10...

Most trees would have grown
an inch or so in that time, but this one is already
30 feet - 10 metres - tall

Full Transcript

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Most trees would have grown an inch or so in that time,
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but this one is already 30 feet - 10 metres - tall.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:46
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 But hidden in the shadows, - The Green Planet 00:08
But hidden in the shadows,
S01 • E05 But there are plants that have found a deeper partnership with us, - The Green Planet 00:11
But there are plants that have found a deeper partnership wi...
S01 • E04 Now the spine's function changes from collecting... - The Green Planet 00:05
Now the spine's function changes from collecting...
S01 • E04 The spines of some species are a quarter of a metre long. - The Green Planet 00:07
The spines of some species are a quarter of a metre long.
S01 • E01 Balsas owe their success - The Green Planet 00:07
Balsas owe their success
S01 • E05 It began over 10,000 years ago, - The Green Planet 00:08
It began over 10,000 years ago,
S01 • E01 If this section of tree trunk came from a hardwood tree, - The Green Planet 00:07
If this section of tree trunk came from a hardwood tree,
S01 • E02 This is a leaf of the giant water lily. - The Green Planet 00:06
This is a leaf of the giant water lily.
S01 • E04 Others are needle-like barbs - The Green Planet 00:11
Others are needle-like barbs
S01 • E05 At first, this relationship created challenges of its own. - The Green Planet 00:06
At first, this relationship created challenges of its own.
S01 • E01 But as it is, - The Green Planet 00:11
But as it is,
S01 • E05 Many of the ancestral grasses, - The Green Planet 00:12
Many of the ancestral grasses,
S01 • E04 But perhaps the most vicious cacti - The Green Planet 00:08
But perhaps the most vicious cacti
S01 • E01 Under the microscope, balsawood looks like a honeycomb. - The Green Planet 00:06
Under the microscope, balsawood looks like a honeycomb.
S01 • E04 This is called a teddy-bear cholla - The Green Planet 00:10
This is called a teddy-bear cholla
S01 • E03 Moving swiftly, it searches for its prey. - The Green Planet 00:05
Moving swiftly, it searches for its prey.
S01 • E05 Each seed head, at the top, carries two long bristles called awns, - The Green Planet 00:16
Each seed head, at the top, carries two long bristles called...
S01 • E01 It contains more air than wood, - The Green Planet 00:12
It contains more air than wood,
S01 • E02 It expands by over 20 centimetres a day - The Green Planet 00:09
It expands by over 20 centimetres a day
S01 • E04 But don't be deceived by the name, - The Green Planet 00:08
But don't be deceived by the name,