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The Green Planet

So, cacti have developedextraordinary adaptations that enable themto not only collect...

So, cacti have developed
extraordinary adaptations that enable them
to not only collect water

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So, cacti have developed extraordinary adaptations
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that enable them to not only collect water...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:07
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 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.
S01 • E04 After rain has fallen, the pleats expand - The Green Planet 00:09
After rain has fallen, the pleats expand
S01 • E01 ..leaving the losers in its shadow - The Green Planet 00:06
..leaving the losers in its shadow
S01 • E04 In the dry times, it uses its water to grow, - The Green Planet 00:11
In the dry times, it uses its water to grow,