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Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species" shook the scientific world and far beyond. Yet it was his next book, devoted entirely to orchids, which filled in gaps and firmed up his revolutionary ideas. Orchids have an ethereal beauty, whether growing hundreds of feet up in a misty rainfo...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Plants behaving badly (Television program).
Other Authors:	Coules, Victoria (Screenwriter), Attenborough, David, 1926- (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	[London] : Sky Vision, [2013]
Subjects:	Orchids. Orchids > Pollination. Plants. Carnivorous plants. Orchidées. Plantes carnivores. Orchidées > Pollinisation. Carnivorous plants Orchids Plants Documentary television programs Nature television programs Science television programs Internet videos. Documentary television programs. Nature television programs. Science television programs. Television mini-series. Television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées sur la nature. Émissions scientifiques télévisées. Vidéos sur Internet. Miniséries. Émissions télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species" shook the scientific world and far beyond. Yet it was his next book, devoted entirely to orchids, which filled in gaps and firmed up his revolutionary ideas. Orchids have an ethereal beauty, whether growing hundreds of feet up in a misty rainforest or along the verges of busy suburban roads. But their exotic flowers are shaped for just one purpose: to draw in pollinators.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a two-part tv miniseries in 2013.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (54 minutes) : sound, color
Playing Time:	00:53:19
Production Credits:	Scientific consultants, Steward McPherson, Richard Bateman ; photographed by Kevin Flay ; editor, Tim Coope, Martin Elsbury ; music, Steven Faux.