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The Green Planet

These precious, energy-packedleaves attract predators

These precious, energy-packed
leaves attract predators

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These precious, energy-packed leaves attract predators...
Duration
6 seconds
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32
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:15
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
History

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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 • E04 If the young cholla put down roots here, - The Green Planet 00:09
If the young cholla put down roots here,
S01 • E05 So our ancestors selected plants whose seeds don't drop off, - The Green Planet 00:12
So our ancestors selected plants whose seeds don't drop...
S01 • E03 But remarkably, its victims can now exploit the dodder... - The Green Planet 00:08
But remarkably, its victims can now exploit the dodder...
S01 • E05 They also selected those individuals which put their energy - The Green Planet 00:08
They also selected those individuals which put their energy
S01 • E01 A sloth can only move slowly, - The Green Planet 00:12
A sloth can only move slowly,
S01 • E05 Close relationships like this have developed all over the world, - The Green Planet 00:12
Close relationships like this have developed all over the wo...
S01 • E04 A pack rat. She knows how to deal with a cholla. - The Green Planet 00:06
A pack rat. She knows how to deal with a cholla.
S01 • E02 Some are crushed, - The Green Planet 00:06
Some are crushed,
S01 • E04 She avoids the spines by gripping it at the place - The Green Planet 00:07
She avoids the spines by gripping it at the place
S01 • E05 This may seem a poor deal from the point of view of plants, - The Green Planet 00:07
This may seem a poor deal from the point of view of plants,
S01 • E03 When under attack, a leaf sends out a signal - The Green Planet 00:09
When under attack, a leaf sends out a signal
S01 • E05 We eat their seeds, - The Green Planet 00:15
We eat their seeds,
S01 • E01 The plants here are under constant attack - The Green Planet 00:13
The plants here are under constant attack
S01 • E03 ..foul-tasting toxins that deter the caterpillars. - The Green Planet 00:06
..foul-tasting toxins that deter the caterpillars.
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...