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Plants are racing to claim their space on the surface
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The Green Planet

Plants are racing to claimtheir space on the surface

Plants are racing to claim
their space on the surface

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Plants are racing to claim their space on the surface.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:32
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
History

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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 Its tendrils are highly sensitive to touch. - The Green Planet 00:05
Its tendrils are highly sensitive to touch.
S01 • E03 So this year, at least, the tree will once more produce its leaves. - The Green Planet 00:07
So this year, at least, the tree will once more produce its ...
S01 • E02 The water lettuce rapidly expands its network of hanging roots - The Green Planet 00:11
The water lettuce rapidly expands its network of hanging roo...
S01 • E01 And a suitable target is in range. - The Green Planet 00:06
And a suitable target is in range.
S01 • E05 Rivers become lethal torrents, - The Green Planet 00:07
Rivers become lethal torrents,
S01 • E04 As a young cactus grows, - The Green Planet 00:13
As a young cactus grows,
S01 • E03 Hundreds of miniature solar panels - The Green Planet 00:07
Hundreds of miniature solar panels
S01 • E05 This is when the relationship between fig trees and the Khasi - The Green Planet 00:07
This is when the relationship between fig trees and the Khas...
S01 • E03 Each leaf is covered by millions of microscopic pores. - The Green Planet 00:06
Each leaf is covered by millions of microscopic pores.
S01 • E04 Temperatures can drop to -10 degrees overnight... - The Green Planet 00:06
Temperatures can drop to -10 degrees overnight...
S01 • E05 They deliberately plant fig trees near the rivers. - The Green Planet 00:06
They deliberately plant fig trees near the rivers.
S01 • E05 When they're mature enough to have developed many hanging roots, - The Green Planet 00:10
When they're mature enough to have developed many hangi...
S01 • E04 ..and very occasionally... - The Green Planet 00:05
..and very occasionally...
S01 • E03 ..and release oxygen and water vapour - The Green Planet 00:09
..and release oxygen and water vapour
S01 • E02 Its leaves are carried on stalks filled with air - The Green Planet 00:10
Its leaves are carried on stalks filled with air
S01 • E01 The vine tightens its grip - The Green Planet 00:07
The vine tightens its grip
S01 • E04 If the water stored inside a young cactus should freeze, - The Green Planet 00:09
If the water stored inside a young cactus should freeze,
S01 • E01 But it's now overtaken - The Green Planet 00:08
But it's now overtaken
S01 • E04 But the nurse plant traps a blanket of slightly warmer air around it, - The Green Planet 00:10
But the nurse plant traps a blanket of slightly warmer air a...
S01 • E03 All the trees here can now use that fuel - The Green Planet 00:08
All the trees here can now use that fuel