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Wind and insects between them pollinate virtually all land plants
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The Green Planet

Wind and insects between thempollinate virtually all land plants, but neither method can...

Wind and insects between them
pollinate virtually all land plants, but neither method can be used
by plants that live entirely underwater

Full Transcript

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Wind and insects between them pollinate virtually all land plants,
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but neither method can be used by plants that live
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entirely underwater.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:24
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 • E03 Ceratocaryum's spindly stems send their seeds flying. - The Green Planet 00:08
Ceratocaryum's spindly stems send their seeds flying.
S01 • E04 ..but there's more to this strategy than meets the eye. - The Green Planet 00:06
..but there's more to this strategy than meets the eye.
S01 • E01 The tree's strategy has worked. - The Green Planet 00:05
The tree's strategy has worked.
S01 • E05 Hank collects the pollen from the male flower - The Green Planet 00:09
Hank collects the pollen from the male flower
S01 • E01 But a seedling will have to overcome many more dangers - The Green Planet 00:10
But a seedling will have to overcome many more dangers
S01 • E04 When the leaf of a tobacco plant is attacked by a caterpillar, - The Green Planet 00:12
When the leaf of a tobacco plant is attacked by a caterpilla...
S01 • E02 A chalk stream in southern England, and swaying in the current - The Green Planet 00:10
A chalk stream in southern England, and swaying in the curre...
S01 • E05 He's currently their life support, - The Green Planet 00:09
He's currently their life support,
S01 • E02 This is water-crowfoot, a kind of aquatic buttercup. - The Green Planet 00:07
This is water-crowfoot, a kind of aquatic buttercup.
S01 • E04 But how does this leaf know - The Green Planet 00:08
But how does this leaf know
S01 • E01 And there are many ways in a tropical forest - The Green Planet 00:10
And there are many ways in a tropical forest
S01 • E02 For most of the year, it is underwater. - The Green Planet 00:06
For most of the year, it is underwater.
S01 • E05 So, before he leaves, he plays the call of the 'i'iwi bird. - The Green Planet 00:08
So, before he leaves, he plays the call of the 'i'...
S01 • E04 Well, scientists here in the United States - The Green Planet 00:17
Well, scientists here in the United States
S01 • E02 And if I take this underwater camera... - The Green Planet 00:06
And if I take this underwater camera...
S01 • E03 They're the same size, shape - The Green Planet 00:09
They're the same size, shape
S01 • E02 ..you can see its floppy stems grow horizontally. - The Green Planet 00:06
..you can see its floppy stems grow horizontally.
S01 • E02 That reduces the risk of being swept away by the current. - The Green Planet 00:05
That reduces the risk of being swept away by the current.
S01 • E01 This is the world's most ancient rainforest. - The Green Planet 00:05
This is the world's most ancient rainforest.
S01 • E04 I'm going to attack one of the leaves of this plant - The Green Planet 00:12
I'm going to attack one of the leaves of this plant