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The Green Planet

Their peculiar flowers evolvedto suit the beak of a bird found only in Hawaii, the 'i'iwi

Their peculiar flowers evolved
to suit the beak of a bird found only in Hawaii, the 'i'iwi

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Their peculiar flowers evolved to suit the beak
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of a bird found only in Hawaii,
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the 'i'iwi.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:13
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 That could be a false alarm, but the plant remembers that - The Green Planet 00:08
That could be a false alarm, but the plant remembers that
S01 • E02 And if I touch it a second time within that time, - The Green Planet 00:10
And if I touch it a second time within that time,
S01 • E04 Their nibbles expose the plant's sap to the drying air. - The Green Planet 00:07
Their nibbles expose the plant's sap to the drying air.
S01 • E05 The bird is now so rare itself that, today, - The Green Planet 00:08
The bird is now so rare itself that, today,
S01 • E04 But the tobacco plant has a defence. - The Green Planet 00:06
But the tobacco plant has a defence.
S01 • E05 So the chances of holokea getting pollinated are very slim. - The Green Planet 00:07
So the chances of holokea getting pollinated are very slim.
S01 • E01 By releasing billions of seeds all at the same time, - The Green Planet 00:12
By releasing billions of seeds all at the same time,
S01 • E04 The leaves under attack produce nicotine. - The Green Planet 00:06
The leaves under attack produce nicotine.
S01 • E02 So far, so good, but now it needs to be absolutely certain - The Green Planet 00:13
So far, so good, but now it needs to be absolutely certain
S01 • E05 But a strange new partnership might just save it. - The Green Planet 00:06
But a strange new partnership might just save it.
S01 • E03 This Ceratocaryum has to get its seeds underground - The Green Planet 00:07
This Ceratocaryum has to get its seeds underground
S01 • E04 This chemical sedates the caterpillars - The Green Planet 00:07
This chemical sedates the caterpillars
S01 • E05 I look at losing a plant as flying in a plane and taking a screw out - The Green Planet 00:19
I look at losing a plant as flying in a plane and taking a s...
S01 • E02 Only after it has totted up five separate touches to those hairs - The Green Planet 00:19
Only after it has totted up five separate touches to those h...
S01 • E03 And it has acquired somewhat unlikely allies. - The Green Planet 00:05
And it has acquired somewhat unlikely allies.
S01 • E04 And what is more, it makes them give off a particular scent... - The Green Planet 00:06
And what is more, it makes them give off a particular scent....
S01 • E04 ..one that summons others - The Green Planet 00:07
..one that summons others
S01 • E03 They have a particular fondness for antelope droppings. - The Green Planet 00:07
They have a particular fondness for antelope droppings.
S01 • E01 And that buys time for some of the seeds to take root - The Green Planet 00:09
And that buys time for some of the seeds to take root
S01 • E04 Big-eyed bugs, - The Green Planet 00:07
Big-eyed bugs,