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The Green Planet

They store water in quantity and can live to a great age

They store water in quantity and can live to a great age

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They store water in quantity
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and can live to a great age.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:16
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 Hummingbirds, squirrels and insects - The Green Planet 00:14
Hummingbirds, squirrels and insects
S01 • E05 It's home to the Khasi people... - The Green Planet 00:05
It's home to the Khasi people...
S01 • E02 So the plant itself is more or less unsinkable. - The Green Planet 00:05
So the plant itself is more or less unsinkable.
S01 • E04 But in their early years, - The Green Planet 00:07
But in their early years,
S01 • E05 ..who've learned how to use the remarkable properties of fig trees - The Green Planet 00:09
..who've learned how to use the remarkable properties o...
S01 • E04 This little saguaro cactus is about ten-years-old. - The Green Planet 00:06
This little saguaro cactus is about ten-years-old.
S01 • E01 It must now race skywards - The Green Planet 00:07
It must now race skywards
S01 • E02 This combination of characteristics enable the water lettuce - The Green Planet 00:10
This combination of characteristics enable the water lettuce
S01 • E04 When they're really small and growing out in the open, - The Green Planet 00:11
When they're really small and growing out in the open,
S01 • E05 As in Hong Kong, the tree's numerous roots anchor it firmly, - The Green Planet 00:10
As in Hong Kong, the tree's numerous roots anchor it fi...
S01 • E01 RUSTLING - The Green Planet 00:11
RUSTLING
S01 • E04 It's been growing in the shade of this mesquite tree, - The Green Planet 00:11
It's been growing in the shade of this mesquite tree,
S01 • E03 ..means less time to drill new holes. - The Green Planet 00:05
..means less time to drill new holes.
S01 • E02 It is an ability that becomes invaluable when, - The Green Planet 00:13
It is an ability that becomes invaluable when,
S01 • E05 These roots can grow up to 2.5cm a day. - The Green Planet 00:07
These roots can grow up to 2.5cm a day.
S01 • E05 They are unusually strong, - The Green Planet 00:09
They are unusually strong,
S01 • E04 The young saguaro is protected by the mesquite's branches. - The Green Planet 00:07
The young saguaro is protected by the mesquite's branch...
S01 • E04 They halve the amount of scorching sunlight reaching the cactus... - The Green Planet 00:06
They halve the amount of scorching sunlight reaching the cac...
S01 • E05 The Khasi persuade them to provide them with stairs. - The Green Planet 00:05
The Khasi persuade them to provide them with stairs.
S01 • E01 Some plants, like this monstera, - The Green Planet 00:08
Some plants, like this monstera,