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The Green Planet

This is called a teddy-bear cholla because of the thick coatingof spines on it

This is called a teddy-bear cholla because of the thick coating
of spines on it

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This is called a teddy-bear cholla
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because of the thick coating of spines on it.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:26
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 • E05 Each seed head, at the top, carries two long bristles called awns, - The Green Planet 00:16
Each seed head, at the top, carries two long bristles called...
S01 • E03 Moving swiftly, it searches for its prey. - The Green Planet 00:05
Moving swiftly, it searches for its prey.
S01 • E01 It contains more air than wood, - The Green Planet 00:12
It contains more air than wood,
S01 • E02 It expands by over 20 centimetres a day - The Green Planet 00:09
It expands by over 20 centimetres a day
S01 • E04 But don't be deceived by the name, - The Green Planet 00:08
But don't be deceived by the name,
S01 • E04 In fact, it's the most dangerous plant in the desert, - The Green Planet 00:12
In fact, it's the most dangerous plant in the desert,
S01 • E01 But fast growth needs something else. - The Green Planet 00:05
But fast growth needs something else.
S01 • E02 Its immense leaves are supported by a network of air-filled struts - The Green Planet 00:11
Its immense leaves are supported by a network of air-filled ...
S01 • E01 That fuel is created in a plant's leaves, - The Green Planet 00:07
That fuel is created in a plant's leaves,
S01 • E03 The dodder punctures the nettle's stem - The Green Planet 00:08
The dodder punctures the nettle's stem
S01 • E02 The leaves float high in the water and their surfaces are dotted - The Green Planet 00:13
The leaves float high in the water and their surfaces are do...
S01 • E04 Look closely at the spine and you can see very clearly - The Green Planet 00:07
Look closely at the spine and you can see very clearly
S01 • E04 Each is like a splinter of glass, - The Green Planet 00:06
Each is like a splinter of glass,
S01 • E03 With its energy supply assured, - The Green Planet 00:07
With its energy supply assured,
S01 • E01 ..a chemical reaction that is the basis of all life on Earth. - The Green Planet 00:08
..a chemical reaction that is the basis of all life on Earth...
S01 • E05 ..they walk. - The Green Planet 00:06
..they walk.
S01 • E04 So getting them out, even with a pair of pliers, is quite hard. - The Green Planet 00:06
So getting them out, even with a pair of pliers, is quite ha...
S01 • E02 Nutrients from the fertile mud below are carried up by tubes - The Green Planet 00:10
Nutrients from the fertile mud below are carried up by tubes
S01 • E04 This is not pleasant at all. - The Green Planet 00:06
This is not pleasant at all.
S01 • E03 It's a parasite with an insatiable appetite. - The Green Planet 00:06
It's a parasite with an insatiable appetite.