Surviving
David Attenborough concludes his incredible journey into the world of plants with a look at the techniques plants use to survive extreme temperatures.
Plants live everywhere - from the coldest Arctic wastes to the driest, hottest deserts. To do so they have invented an amazing variety of ingenious survival techniques. Dramatic timelapse sequences reveal giant water lilies rampaging across the Amazon mangroves that care for their babies, and plants on a mysterious mountain in South America that survive only by devouring animals. To keep warm, Arctic poppies track the sun like mini radar dishes, while on Mt Kenya groundsels draw thick duvets over their delicate buds each night to keep out the frost.
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Desert bloom
Duration: 03:15
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Sticky end
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Flesh-eating plants
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Arctic plants
Duration: 02:15
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Attenborough |
| Producer | Neil Nightingale |
| Executive Producer | Mike Salisbury |
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