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On river banks across Europe
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The Green Planet

On river banks across Europe, many plants have been lying dormantunderground, waiting for...

On river banks across Europe, many plants have been lying dormant
underground, waiting for the earth to warm

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On river banks across Europe,
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many plants have been lying dormant underground,
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waiting for the earth to warm.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:02
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 • E01 Each is armed with dozens of claw-like hooks. - The Green Planet 00:07
Each is armed with dozens of claw-like hooks.
S01 • E02 They flower quickly before the floodwaters recede. - The Green Planet 00:06
They flower quickly before the floodwaters recede.
S01 • E04 So, cacti have developed extraordinary adaptations - The Green Planet 00:08
So, cacti have developed extraordinary adaptations
S01 • E01 If just one hook gets a grip, - The Green Planet 00:09
If just one hook gets a grip,
S01 • E02 And these surface dwellers also have competitors. - The Green Planet 00:06
And these surface dwellers also have competitors.
S01 • E04 Instead of leaves, - The Green Planet 00:09
Instead of leaves,
S01 • E02 Including one that has been waiting in the depths - The Green Planet 00:06
Including one that has been waiting in the depths
S01 • E03 Among the first to start are nettles - the sprinters. - The Green Planet 00:07
Among the first to start are nettles - the sprinters.
S01 • E04 Each spine has a tiny pad at its base - The Green Planet 00:07
Each spine has a tiny pad at its base
S01 • E05 As the years pass, the growing roots become a living bridge. - The Green Planet 00:08
As the years pass, the growing roots become a living bridge.
S01 • E04 ..and then stored in the great swollen trunk. - The Green Planet 00:06
..and then stored in the great swollen trunk.
S01 • E03 Then, only just behind, come the brambles. - The Green Planet 00:06
Then, only just behind, come the brambles.
S01 • E04 A large saguaro can hold 5,000 litres of water - The Green Planet 00:13
A large saguaro can hold 5,000 litres of water
S01 • E03 They're much more aggressive and have backward-pointed hooks - The Green Planet 00:09
They're much more aggressive and have backward-pointed ...
S01 • E01 But the balsa is defended by a shield of slippery hairs. - The Green Planet 00:08
But the balsa is defended by a shield of slippery hairs.
S01 • E03 Last to come - the climbers. - The Green Planet 00:05
Last to come - the climbers.
S01 • E05 As they grow, they become ever stronger and more stable. - The Green Planet 00:06
As they grow, they become ever stronger and more stable.
S01 • E01 The vine's hooks just can't get a hold. - The Green Planet 00:05
The vine's hooks just can't get a hold.
S01 • E04 The ridges on its surface are like the pleats on an accordion. - The Green Planet 00:07
The ridges on its surface are like the pleats on an accordio...
S01 • E03 They lasso their way towards the light. - The Green Planet 00:05
They lasso their way towards the light.