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The Green Planet

With pollination complete, the fly is no longer needed

With pollination complete, the fly is no longer needed

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With pollination complete,
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the fly is no longer needed...
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:06
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 But here, at least, those seeds are safe. - The Green Planet 00:06
But here, at least, those seeds are safe.
S01 • E03 {\an8}The blooms may be small and unshowy, but that's all they need to be. - The Green Planet 00:07
{\an8}The blooms may be small and unshowy, but that's a...
S01 • E02 This makes a good partnership in which both parties can thrive. - The Green Planet 00:07
This makes a good partnership in which both parties can thri...
S01 • E05 When they arrive, they're processed - The Green Planet 00:09
When they arrive, they're processed
S01 • E03 In this charred landscape, pollinators, such as these sunbirds, - The Green Planet 00:10
In this charred landscape, pollinators, such as these sunbir...
S01 • E02 ..it can be exploited - The Green Planet 00:06
..it can be exploited
S01 • E01 The rest of its body lies within the tissues of a liana, - The Green Planet 00:09
The rest of its body lies within the tissues of a liana,
S01 • E04 Some deserts can be so dry that plants must find techniques - The Green Planet 00:10
Some deserts can be so dry that plants must find techniques
S01 • E05 Seeds are then brought underground to be stored in a vault, - The Green Planet 00:10
Seeds are then brought underground to be stored in a vault,
S01 • E03 They're the only source of nectar around. - The Green Planet 00:05
They're the only source of nectar around.
S01 • E01 After about five years, - The Green Planet 00:09
After about five years,
S01 • E04 One of them is to grow extremely slowly, - The Green Planet 00:13
One of them is to grow extremely slowly,
S01 • E05 Since the bank was founded, - The Green Planet 00:12
Since the bank was founded,
S01 • E01 It now has only a day or so in which to be pollinated - The Green Planet 00:09
It now has only a day or so in which to be pollinated
S01 • E03 And the more visitors the flowers attract, - The Green Planet 00:07
And the more visitors the flowers attract,
S01 • E04 It is inactive for most of its life - The Green Planet 00:12
It is inactive for most of its life
S01 • E02 This probing stem belongs to a plant called a bladderwort. - The Green Planet 00:06
This probing stem belongs to a plant called a bladderwort.
S01 • E05 Because a seed contains everything it needs to start a new plant, - The Green Planet 00:12
Because a seed contains everything it needs to start a new p...
S01 • E04 I've seen evidence of this "grow slow" strategy for myself. - The Green Planet 00:06
I've seen evidence of this "grow slow" strate...
S01 • E04 40 years ago, I came here to California's Mojave Desert - The Green Planet 00:09
40 years ago, I came here to California's Mojave Desert