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The Green Planet

The plants here areunder constant attack from all kinds of leaf-eaters, but the most...

The plants here are
under constant attack from all kinds of leaf-eaters, but the most voracious by far
is hardly ever seen

Full Transcript

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The plants here are under constant attack
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from all kinds of leaf-eaters,
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but the most voracious by far is hardly ever seen.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:10
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 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.
S01 • E03 Eventually, the whole river bank becomes one huge defensive network. - The Green Planet 00:07
Eventually, the whole river bank becomes one huge defensive ...
S01 • E04 ..and the severed spines further reinforce the defences. - The Green Planet 00:07
..and the severed spines further reinforce the defences.
S01 • E03 And the one-time rivals are now better off together. - The Green Planet 00:06
And the one-time rivals are now better off together.
S01 • E05 Plant, tend and harvest by hand in small patches. - The Green Planet 00:08
Plant, tend and harvest by hand in small patches.
S01 • E01 It lives five metres underground, - The Green Planet 00:08
It lives five metres underground,
S01 • E05 Over time, these plants produced more food, - The Green Planet 00:07
Over time, these plants produced more food,
S01 • E02 The frozen water world of Lake Akan in northern Japan. - The Green Planet 00:06
The frozen water world of Lake Akan in northern Japan.
S01 • E01 To get them, - The Green Planet 00:07
To get them,
S01 • E02 Home to one of the strangest and most primitive of plants. - The Green Planet 00:06
Home to one of the strangest and most primitive of plants.
S01 • E05 ..and the partnerships became more exclusive. - The Green Planet 00:05
..and the partnerships became more exclusive.
S01 • E03 The first warm days of spring encourage some plants to flower - The Green Planet 00:10
The first warm days of spring encourage some plants to flowe...
S01 • E02 It's an alga, like those that appear so mysteriously in our ponds. - The Green Planet 00:08
It's an alga, like those that appear so mysteriously in...