The ingenious survival strategies hidden within the world of seeds

Sir David Attenborough Gives a Lesson on Seeds | The Green Planet | BBC Earth · 3:17 · Video: BBC Earth · Watch at the source

In short: Explore the remarkable diversity of plant life, from giant specimens to tiny, floating seeds. Sir David Attenability uses pioneering camera techniques to reveal the secret, interconnected world of plants.

This video offers a biology lesson on the various forms seeds take, including flying and floating varieties. Using specialist cameras that go beyond the human eye, the series showcases over two decades of new discoveries to reveal how plants survive battles in environments ranging from tropical jungles and deserts to underwater worlds and urban settings.

The footage highlights the incredible, hidden behaviors of plants that sustain all animals, including humans.

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