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The Green Planet

So our ancestors selected plantswhose seeds don't drop off, don't have legs and don't bury...

So our ancestors selected plants
whose seeds don't drop off, don't have legs and don't bury themselves out of
reach

Full Transcript

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So our ancestors selected plants whose seeds don't drop off,
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don't have legs
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and don't bury themselves out of reach.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:20
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 remarkably, its victims can now exploit the dodder... - The Green Planet 00:08
But remarkably, its victims can now exploit the dodder...
S01 • E05 They also selected those individuals which put their energy - The Green Planet 00:08
They also selected those individuals which put their energy
S01 • E01 A sloth can only move slowly, - The Green Planet 00:12
A sloth can only move slowly,
S01 • E05 Close relationships like this have developed all over the world, - The Green Planet 00:12
Close relationships like this have developed all over the wo...
S01 • E04 A pack rat. She knows how to deal with a cholla. - The Green Planet 00:06
A pack rat. She knows how to deal with a cholla.
S01 • E02 Some are crushed, - The Green Planet 00:06
Some are crushed,
S01 • E04 She avoids the spines by gripping it at the place - The Green Planet 00:07
She avoids the spines by gripping it at the place
S01 • E05 This may seem a poor deal from the point of view of plants, - The Green Planet 00:07
This may seem a poor deal from the point of view of plants,
S01 • E03 When under attack, a leaf sends out a signal - The Green Planet 00:09
When under attack, a leaf sends out a signal
S01 • E05 We eat their seeds, - The Green Planet 00:15
We eat their seeds,
S01 • E01 The plants here are under constant attack - The Green Planet 00:13
The plants here are under constant attack
S01 • E03 ..foul-tasting toxins that deter the caterpillars. - The Green Planet 00:06
..foul-tasting toxins that deter the caterpillars.
S01 • E03 In an extraordinary twist, - The Green Planet 00:16
In an extraordinary twist,
S01 • E05 You might call this a bargain between ourselves and plants, - The Green Planet 00:12
You might call this a bargain between ourselves and plants,
S01 • E04 She uses the cholla to build a spiny wall around her nest. - The Green Planet 00:07
She uses the cholla to build a spiny wall around her nest.
S01 • E01 It consumes 50,000 leaves every day. - The Green Planet 00:07
It consumes 50,000 leaves every day.
S01 • E02 Eventually, its immense leaves press their margins - The Green Planet 00:12
Eventually, its immense leaves press their margins
S01 • E01 It's created this great clearing in the forest... - The Green Planet 00:05
It's created this great clearing in the forest...
S01 • E03 They respond by producing their own protective chemicals. - The Green Planet 00:06
They respond by producing their own protective chemicals.
S01 • E05 In the beginning, the bargain operated on a small scale. - The Green Planet 00:08
In the beginning, the bargain operated on a small scale.