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Hilling buries the normally above-ground part of the plant, promoting desired growth. This may encourage the development of additional tubers (as with potatoes ), force the plant to grow longer stems ( leeks ), or for some crops ( chicory , leeks, asparagus etc.) this blanching technique keeps the stems or shoots pale and tender, or influences ...
Robert J. Flaherty's 1922 film Nanook of the North is typically cited as the first feature-length documentary. [1] Decades later, Walt Disney Productions pioneered the serial theatrical release of nature-documentaries with its production of the True-Life Adventures series, a collection of fourteen full length and short subject nature films from 1948 to 1960. [2]
Feather development occurs in the epidermal layer of the skin in birds.It is a complicated process involving many steps. Once the feathers are fully developed, there are six different types of feathers: contour, flight, down, filoplumes, semiplumes, and bristle feathers.
The Green Planet is a 2022 British nature documentary series on plants and their relationship with animals, humans and the environment. It was a co-commission from the BBC and PBS and produced by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit in co-production with Open University, CCTV-9, Bilibili, ZDF, France Télévisions and NHK. [1]
Film follows with an incredible flight across the world on the wings of birds. (not to be confused with the TV series Earthflight) Cate Blanchett (narrator) No: No Incredible Predators: 2016: Feature-length version of The Hunt TV series. Alastair Fothergill (director) No: No Earth: One Amazing Day: 2017: Feature-length (1h 35m) version of the ...
Earthflight is a British nature documentary that shows a flight from the view of the wings of birds across six continents, showing some of the world's greatest natural spectacles from a bird's-eye view. [1] The BBC series was created by John Downer and narrated by David Tennant and consisted of six 60-minute episodes.
The common hill partridge, ... The length of this species is roughly 27–30 cm (11–12 in) and weight can vary between 230 g (8 oz) for a small female to 390 g (14 ...
The black noddy has a length of 35–37 cm (14–15 in), a wingspan of 66–72 cm (26–28 in) and a weight of 98–144 g (3.5–5.1 oz). It has dark plumage and a pale crown. [8] There is a small white crescent under each eye and a white spot above. It has long tapering wings and a truncated tail. The sharply pointed bill is black.