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The Green Planet

The orchid's imitation is evenmore intoxicating, it seems, than the real thing

The orchid's imitation is even
more intoxicating, it seems, than the real thing

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The orchid's imitation is even more intoxicating, it seems,
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than the real thing.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:42
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 One species that has adopted a grow-fast lifestyle - The Green Planet 00:10
One species that has adopted a grow-fast lifestyle
S01 • E04 The cells on their top surface are transparent - The Green Planet 00:08
The cells on their top surface are transparent
S01 • E05 For centuries, lodgepole forests have lived in a natural balance - The Green Planet 00:13
For centuries, lodgepole forests have lived in a natural bal...
S01 • E02 ..bubbles of gas appear. - The Green Planet 00:07
..bubbles of gas appear.
S01 • E04 Deep within and out of sight - The Green Planet 00:13
Deep within and out of sight
S01 • E01 But it has to pay a high price for doing so. - The Green Planet 00:05
But it has to pay a high price for doing so.
S01 • E01 The lightweight wood that enables it - The Green Planet 00:09
The lightweight wood that enables it
S01 • E05 In summer, female beetles start hunting for a suitable nursery - The Green Planet 00:09
In summer, female beetles start hunting for a suitable nurse...
S01 • E03 Eventually, the male wasps tire of the orchid's enticements. - The Green Planet 00:06
Eventually, the male wasps tire of the orchid's enticem...
S01 • E02 Deep inside the plant cells, - The Green Planet 00:09
Deep inside the plant cells,
S01 • E04 When the time comes to reproduce, however, - The Green Planet 00:09
When the time comes to reproduce, however,
S01 • E01 Few balsas live longer than 20 years. - The Green Planet 00:05
Few balsas live longer than 20 years.
S01 • E01 This one is approaching the end of its brief life, - The Green Planet 00:09
This one is approaching the end of its brief life,
S01 • E03 {\an8}And now, the wasps, both male and female, - The Green Planet 00:09
{\an8}And now, the wasps, both male and female,
S01 • E05 The ideal site is a mature lodgepole pine - The Green Planet 00:14
The ideal site is a mature lodgepole pine
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.