Tropical Worlds
Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspective and on their timescale.
More kinds of plants are crammed together in the tropical rainforests than anywhere else on Earth. The result is astonishing beauty and intense competition - a plant battleground. New filming techniques allow us to enter the plants鈥� world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. From fast-growing trees to flowers that mimic dead animals, this is a journey into a magical world that operates on a different timescale to our own.
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The parasitic rafflesia - the corpse flower
Duration: 03:53
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Battle for the light
Duration: 03:26
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Christopher J Wray
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People Under the Stairs
Same Beat (The Wesley Rap)
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Magic Brothers
The River
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Attenborough |
| Executive Producer | Michael Gunton |
| Series Producer | Rupert Barrington |
| Producer | Paul Williams |
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