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The Green Planet

The ideal site is a mature lodgepolepine with bark thick enough to feeda female's brood...

The ideal site is a mature lodgepole
pine with bark thick enough to feed
a female's brood and, critically, to protect
them from the bitter cold of the coming winter

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The ideal site is a mature lodgepole pine
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with bark thick enough to feed a female's brood
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and, critically, to protect them from the bitter cold
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of the coming winter.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
75
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:19
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 • E02 They absorb carbon dioxide and use the sun's power - The Green Planet 00:10
They absorb carbon dioxide and use the sun's power
S01 • E01 It has used a huge amount of energy to produce - The Green Planet 00:11
It has used a huge amount of energy to produce
S01 • E02 And as a by-product, they release oxygen. - The Green Planet 00:06
And as a by-product, they release oxygen.
S01 • E05 Once under the bark, she tunnels upwards... - The Green Planet 00:06
Once under the bark, she tunnels upwards...
S01 • E04 And now, it blooms. - The Green Planet 00:05
And now, it blooms.
S01 • E02 The gas that we and all other animals must have - The Green Planet 00:09
The gas that we and all other animals must have
S01 • E01 Each is the size of a human hand. - The Green Planet 00:05
Each is the size of a human hand.
S01 • E04 The flowers open and close every 24 hours. - The Green Planet 00:06
The flowers open and close every 24 hours.
S01 • E05 A single female beetle can lay 100 eggs in a season. - The Green Planet 00:07
A single female beetle can lay 100 eggs in a season.
S01 • E03 As summer approaches, the need to flower becomes more urgent. - The Green Planet 00:07
As summer approaches, the need to flower becomes more urgent...
S01 • E01 As night falls, - The Green Planet 00:06
As night falls,
S01 • E04 So for a few dangerous days, - The Green Planet 00:10
So for a few dangerous days,
S01 • E03 And nowhere more so than here in South Africa. - The Green Planet 00:08
And nowhere more so than here in South Africa.
S01 • E02 Now, in late afternoon, bubbles of oxygen make the river water - The Green Planet 00:09
Now, in late afternoon, bubbles of oxygen make the river wat...
S01 • E01 This is a kinkajou, - The Green Planet 00:07
This is a kinkajou,
S01 • E05 When the larvae hatch, - The Green Planet 00:07
When the larvae hatch,
S01 • E03 This is the fynbos, part of the Cape floral kingdom, - The Green Planet 00:11
This is the fynbos, part of the Cape floral kingdom,
S01 • E05 As they do, they damage the channels that transport water and nutrients - The Green Planet 00:09
As they do, they damage the channels that transport water an...
S01 • E01 Each flower is filled with huge quantities - The Green Planet 00:10
Each flower is filled with huge quantities
S01 • E04 Some desert plants have developed a very different way - The Green Planet 00:07
Some desert plants have developed a very different way