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The Green Planet

There are more than 50 suchisolated mountain plateaus here, each home to a uniquecommunity...

There are more than 50 such
isolated mountain plateaus here, each home to a unique
community of plants

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There are more than 50 such isolated mountain plateaus here,
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each home to a unique community of plants.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:57
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E05 Of course, the loss of any one species is in itself a tragedy, - The Green Planet 00:18
Of course, the loss of any one species is in itself a traged...
S01 • E02 Downpours are so torrential that no soil can accumulate - The Green Planet 00:14
Downpours are so torrential that no soil can accumulate
S01 • E03 It might seem from the smoke and the still-smouldering embers - The Green Planet 00:09
It might seem from the smoke and the still-smouldering ember...
S01 • E01 Here, on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu, - The Green Planet 00:11
Here, on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu,
S01 • E04 ..the flower tempts a tiny sack of pollen to its proboscis. - The Green Planet 00:06
..the flower tempts a tiny sack of pollen to its proboscis.
S01 • E05 We need an insurance policy, a hedge against extinction. - The Green Planet 00:08
We need an insurance policy, a hedge against extinction.
S01 • E03 But just four days after the flames... - The Green Planet 00:05
But just four days after the flames...
S01 • E04 It isn't easy to feed with such encumbered mouthparts. - The Green Planet 00:07
It isn't easy to feed with such encumbered mouthparts.
S01 • E01 Insects are attracted by the expectation of nectar, - The Green Planet 00:11
Insects are attracted by the expectation of nectar,
S01 • E05 This is Kew's Millennium Seed Bank. - The Green Planet 00:05
This is Kew's Millennium Seed Bank.
S01 • E04 But try as it might, the fly can't get rid of it. - The Green Planet 00:05
But try as it might, the fly can't get rid of it.
S01 • E02 Their leaves are shaped like a funnel and collect rainwater, - The Green Planet 00:09
Their leaves are shaped like a funnel and collect rainwater,
S01 • E05 Packets of seeds arrive here from all over the world. - The Green Planet 00:07
Packets of seeds arrive here from all over the world.
S01 • E04 And it's still there when the fly leaves to try and feed - The Green Planet 00:08
And it's still there when the fly leaves to try and fee...
S01 • E05 These are from a relative of the yucca plant, - The Green Planet 00:13
These are from a relative of the yucca plant,
S01 • E01 On the lower slopes of the mountain, - The Green Planet 00:07
On the lower slopes of the mountain,
S01 • E03 It has been lying dormant underground for 15 years, - The Green Planet 00:11
It has been lying dormant underground for 15 years,
S01 • E02 This small pond is colonised by all kinds of tiny animals. - The Green Planet 00:07
This small pond is colonised by all kinds of tiny animals.
S01 • E04 This time, however, when its clamped-up proboscis - The Green Planet 00:09
This time, however, when its clamped-up proboscis
S01 • E01 All that can be seen is this - - The Green Planet 00:06
All that can be seen is this -