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NARRATOR: Twice
each year,
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in Canada's
frigid north,
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millions of caribou
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embark on
an epic journey,
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the largest
mass migration
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of any mammal
walking the earth.
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On the California
coastline,
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massive elephant seals
meet to breed
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and battle
after months at sea.
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Monarch butterflies flutter
thousands of miles
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in a multi-generational
marathon.
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These creatures survive
incredible migrations,
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overcoming
deadly obstacles,
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crossing oceans and
continents,
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to ensure the future
of the species.
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Inside the different realms
of the wild kingdom,
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members of
a single species
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assemble in droves,
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one flock,
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herd,
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or troop
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reigns supreme.
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These are
the world's great...
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NARRATOR: Nunavik,
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the most
northern reaches
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of the Canadian province
of Quebec.
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This is the tundra,
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a wild, empty
expanse of land.
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But it won't be empty
for long.
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It's late August;
a restless time here.
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This caribou
is heading south.
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Sometimes called reindeer
in other parts of the world,
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caribou got their name from
a Mi'kmaq First Nation's word
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meaning one who
paws at the ground.
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They scrape the ground
with their hooves
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to dig up lichens
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that comprise the bulk
of the caribou's diet.
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He stands five and a half
feet tall at the shoulder,
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the third largest member
of the deer family.
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He spent
the past five months
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in the farthest northern
reaches of his range.
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But as the days
grow shorter,
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it's time to move on,
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to sparse forests
called taiga,
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hundreds of miles
south,
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where he will
spend the winter.
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And he's not alone.
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This is
the Leaf River herd.
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It's an animal empire
on the move,
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the largest caribou herd
in North America,
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estimated at
330,000 animals.
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The herd marches in
long strands
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stretching for miles
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on wide expanses
of open land,
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coming together at
narrow passes and obstacles.
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And The Leaf River herd
is only one of many.
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Millions of caribou migrating
to cross the tundra
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each spring and autumn.
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The greatest land migration
on earth.
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Caribou are an important
cultural and dietary keystone
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to the people
of the North.
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One Inuit story says
the first woman on earth
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dug a hole in the ice
to fish.
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From the hole, she pulled
every animal in the world,
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the last to come
was the caribou.
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She ordered the caribou
to multiply.
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Soon they covered
the land.
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Enough caribou
to feed all of mankind.
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Unlike other deer,
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both male and female caribou
can grow antlers.
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But only some does
grow them,
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and they're
proportionately small,
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compared
to most deer.
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The males
are much larger,
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for jousting with
other bucks.
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Only the moose can boast
a more impressive rack.
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Three months ago
in spring,
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the Leaf River herd
moved north.
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The females led
the migration,
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searching for
the perfect place
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to have their babies
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far away from forest predators
like wolves.
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Now as winter
closes in,
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food in the North
is becoming scarce.
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They've got to move.
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They'll be bringing
a new generation with them.
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There's not much time
to grow up.
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At just two weeks old,
these fawns must struggle
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through their first
southern migration.
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With junior in tow,
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the return will be
far more dangerous,
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and slow going.
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The treeline is
hundreds of miles away.
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The survival of
the empire
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depends on
the females' ability
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to get their young back
to the forest alive
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before winter.
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Each day presents
mortal danger.
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Death could come
in the form of broken leg,
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or a prowling bear.
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Or it could be something
even bigger,
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like a river.
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NARRATOR: On the coastline
of Southern California,
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these rocky beaches are
where a giant of the sea
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returns after
a migration of its own.
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Elephant seals are named for
the fleshy proboscis
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on the massive
mature males.
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They're colossally
large,
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with a big bull weighing
up to 5,000 pounds,
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about as much
as an SUV.
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The females are much
smaller than their mates
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weighing up to
1,300 pounds.
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That's still more than
a dairy cow.
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Twice a year,
northern elephant seals
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migrate out to sea,
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then return to the beaches
where they were born.
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They travel further
than any other seal,
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more than 2,000 miles.
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The reason for
their long journey is food.
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Males and females have
different dietary requirements,
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so they go
to different places.
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The males stick closer
to the coast,
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and head north to feeding
grounds off Washington State,
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British Columbia
and Alaska.
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They prefer to dine
on small sharks and rays
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in shallower waters.
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The females go further
into the open ocean.
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They've been spotted
as far west
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as the Hawaiian Islands.
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They prefer to feast on
open water species,
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especially squid.
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While at sea, the Northern
elephant seals
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forage for food
almost constantly,
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they may not even
stop for sleep.
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They spend most of
their time underwater.
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Elephant seals
dive deeper
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than any other
species of seal,
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and can
hold their breath
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for up to an hour
and a half at a time.
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But if there are to be
baby elephant seals,
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male and female
must meet somewhere,
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and this
is the place.
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Point Piedra Blancas,
near San Simeon California.
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It's September.
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Elephant seals are
beginning to congregate
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on beaches and rocky
outcroppings like this
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all along the coastline
of California and Mexico.
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It's called
"the fall haul-out".
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The seals arrive
at different times
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depending on
their age and sex.
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Last year's pups, juveniles
and sub-adult seals
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are returning to
the rookeries of their birth.
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These males
are five years old,
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just hitting puberty.
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Their noses haven't grown to
their full fleshy length yet.
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They won't grow to full
size and maturity
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until they're eight or
nine years old.
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The females reach
sexual maturity earlier,
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at three or
four years old.
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These younger
elephant seals are here
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to rest and relax.
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While on land
they don't eat much,
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learning to fast
is part of growing up
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for an elephant seal.
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Adults don't eat at all
during breeding season.
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But it's not all
fun in the sun.
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The young males
play-fight;
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sparring practice
for when they're older.
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When they grow up,
these battles
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will determine
who gets to breed.
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They rear back
their heads
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and bellow through
their undersized noses.
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And go chest-to-chest,
sizing each other up.
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They bare
their fearsome teeth,
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but it's all for show,
mostly.
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The juveniles are still
more bark than bite.
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But when the big bulls
arrive in a few months,
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that's when the fighting
will get serious.
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NARRATOR: On the other side
of the continent,
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millions of winged creatures
are about to embark
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on another
huge migration.
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It is one of the world's
most spectacular
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mass movements;
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undertaken
by one of its tiniest
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and most delicate
creatures.
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The monarch butterfly,
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instantly recognizable,
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a regal symbol of beauty
and transformation.
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Its migration is
an intergenerational odyssey.
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Each autumn,
monarch butterflies migrate
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from their summer homes
in southern Canada
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and the northern
United States
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to spend winter
in warmer climates.
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As summer comes in Nova Scotia's
Annapolis Valley
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on Canada's
east coast,
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a female is looking for
the right spot to settle down.
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She's looking for
just the right plant,
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the milkweed.
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She's ready
to lay her eggs,
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up to a thousand
of them.
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As a caterpillar, the monarch
doesn't stray far
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from the plant
where it was laid.
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The caterpillar
is voracious,
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eating its own bodyweight
in milkweed leaves every day.
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The milkweed gives
the caterpillar a toxic taste
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that stays with it
for life,
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and keeps
predators away.
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The caterpillar feasts for
about three weeks,
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growing so fast
it sheds its skin four times.
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Now, the caterpillar seeks out
a horizontal branch
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to begin its final
transformation.
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It spits out silk
from its lower lip,
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creating a mat
on the branch.
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Then two of its back legs
forge together
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creating
one appendage.
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Tiny hooks latch onto
the silk mat like Velcro.
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Once its skin begins to peel,
it's only a couple of minutes
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before it sheds its fifth
and final layer
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of caterpillar skin.
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The pale shell is
a hard exoskeleton
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called a chrysalis.
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The very cells comprising
the caterpillar's body
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break down
into a stewy goo
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and then re-form.
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A week or so later,
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the transformation
is complete
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and the butterfly inside,
is ready to emerge.
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Free from
its chrysalis,
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the butterfly
hangs for hours,
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until its wings
fill with blood,
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dry,
and stiffen.
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If this butterfly
were born in summer
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it would live
six more weeks,
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during which time
it would breed,
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lay its eggs,
then die.
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But this is
an autumn butterfly,
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so after all this,
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it still has a migration of
thousands of miles ahead.
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NARRATOR: In
northern Quebec,
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the Leaf River
caribou herd's migration
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meanders through
the village of Kangirsuk.
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The herd's route
changes every year,
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but the migration
dates back millennia,
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before there were
any towns here at all.
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It wasn't long ago
that people here
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lived out
on the land,
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following and hunting
the herd.
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Towns were built
in the mid-20th century,
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and the nomadic
way of life
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came to an end
for most.
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But the north is changing
once again.
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Caribou herds are
shrinking everywhere.
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The Leaf River herd
is the largest left
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in North America.
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Even their numbers
are down
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more than a third
in recent years.
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The nearby
George River herd
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used to number
nearly a million.
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But in just
two decades,
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the population
collapsed by 98%.
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From 800,000
caribou
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to just 15,000
today.
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Nobody is sure why the herds
are shrinking.
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The likely cause
is a combination of
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commercial hunting,
industrial development,
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disease and
deforestation.
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In response, the Inuit have
suspended their hunt
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in the past few years.
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It's the first time
anyone can remember
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that the Inuit haven't hunted
the George River caribou.
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Caribou are uniquely
specialized
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to survive
here in the north.
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The short, hollow hairs
of their outer coat
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provide insulation
against the cold.
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Their entire body,
even their muzzle,
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is fully furred.
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Their long legs and
huge stride
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cover massive
expanses of ground.
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Even as babies,
caribou are born to run.
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At just one day old,
a caribou fawn
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can outrun
an Olympic sprinter.
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These fawns are
just two weeks old,
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and well into their first
migration south.
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Mother and baby
form a bond from birth,
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and recognize
each other
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by sight, sound
and smell.
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The fawns stay
by their mother's side
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as much as possible
through the journey.
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The route isn't easy.
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The ancient paths
lead to a place
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where the open tundra
tumbles down
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a massive rock face.
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The yawning valley of
the Payne River
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divides
the landscape.
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In open plains, the herd
splits into smaller groups,
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sticking mostly with
members of their own gender,
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in gatherings of a few dozen
to a few hundred.
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But here, there's just
one safe path
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from the highest
elevation
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down to
the riverbank.
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This is a bottleneck
in the migration.
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One by one, the herd
trickles down the hillside
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like a mountain stream.
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A river
blocks their path.
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Rivers can be more dangerous
than any predator.
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Hundreds
of caribou die
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attempting these crossings
every year.
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It will take three full days
for the entire herd
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to cross this river.
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Instincts
and their stomachs
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drive them on.
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NARRATOR: It's December.
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The big bull
elephant seals
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begin arriving
on the beaches
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of California
and Mexico.
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They've been at sea
for at least three months,
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bulking up
for mating season.
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It's a lot of work to haul
their 5,000 pound bodies
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out of the surf.
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Blubber accounts for up to
50% of the male's body weight.
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It keeps them warm
in the frigid ocean
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and fuels them during
the hungry months on shore.
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All that fat was almost
the species' undoing.
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When the California gold rush
hit in 1849
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there was a sudden
spike in demand
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for industrial lubrication
for mining machinery.
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Back then,
that meant whale oil,
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00:23:36,833 --> 00:23:43,033
but whale populations had
already been decimated.
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Hunters turned their sights
to the elephant seal,
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and all but wiped
out the species
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in just 15 years.
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In 1884, a tiny colony of
seals was discovered
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off the coast
of Mexico.
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It's believed
all 100,000
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northern elephant seals
alive today
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00:24:05,233 --> 00:24:09,067
can be traced
to that one group.
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They come by their distinctive
nose naturally.
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00:24:19,433 --> 00:24:22,033
But their pink
chest callouses?
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00:24:22,067 --> 00:24:24,267
They earn those
the hard way,
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through years of battling
with other males.
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00:24:33,700 --> 00:24:37,667
Bull elephant seals
are fiercely territorial.
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This one is patrolling the water
snorting and blowing bubbles
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to warn off any other males
that approach.
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Their noses also make
great echo chambers,
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booming out signals
to other seals.
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When mating season
begins,
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they constantly harass
any females on the beach
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until a pecking order
is determined.
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The moment a juvenile male
starts getting too friendly,
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00:25:20,667 --> 00:25:23,100
a bigger bull
comes in.
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00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,633
The fight breaks out.
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00:25:50,167 --> 00:25:52,567
Another male
comes up the middle
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00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,133
to take his chance
with the female.
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00:25:59,533 --> 00:26:01,700
As though
that's not enough,
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00:26:01,733 --> 00:26:06,733
a fourth male
decides to get involved.
357
00:26:06,767 --> 00:26:09,600
The female slips away
into the sea,
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00:26:09,633 --> 00:26:16,200
as the males fight it out
on the beach.
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00:26:16,233 --> 00:26:21,767
It's rare, but these battles
can be to the death.
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00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,700
Only one male
can conquer a beach,
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00:26:24,733 --> 00:26:26,600
or a section
of beach,
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00:26:26,633 --> 00:26:31,133
and mate with
a harem of females.
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00:26:33,167 --> 00:26:35,067
Competition must be
chased off
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or beaten
into submission.
365
00:26:46,700 --> 00:26:50,133
There can only be
one king of this empire,
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the dominant male of
the harem of this beach.
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00:27:11,667 --> 00:27:14,800
To the victor
go the spoils.
368
00:27:14,833 --> 00:27:20,133
A single male can hold
a harem of up to 50 females.
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00:27:20,167 --> 00:27:21,800
It's evolution's way
of ensuring
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00:27:21,833 --> 00:27:24,633
that only the biggest,
strongest males
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pass on their genes
to the next generation.
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NARRATOR: As August
turns to September,
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the monarch butterfly
from Nova Scotia
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begins
its long trip south.
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00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:54,300
At first, it is
a solitary voyage.
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Individual butterflies
gradually
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00:27:57,167 --> 00:28:00,200
fluttering their way
southwest.
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00:28:00,233 --> 00:28:05,033
But eventually, it joins
150 million others,
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00:28:05,067 --> 00:28:06,500
the great-great-
grandchildren
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of those that flew north
the preceding spring.
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Remarkably, they make
the incredible journey
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00:28:13,667 --> 00:28:20,500
in a state something like
hibernation in other animals.
383
00:28:20,533 --> 00:28:22,500
It's called diapause,
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00:28:22,533 --> 00:28:25,333
a slowing down
of the metabolism.
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00:28:30,333 --> 00:28:33,567
It allows a single monarch
to live long enough
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00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,233
to make
the entire trip south.
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00:28:41,733 --> 00:28:44,267
The migration path
follows a corridor
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00:28:44,300 --> 00:28:47,267
determined by flowering
nectar plants,
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00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:50,467
air currents and
climactic conditions.
390
00:28:52,433 --> 00:28:55,200
Research suggests
the butterflies use
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00:28:55,233 --> 00:28:57,200
an internal compass
to navigate,
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00:28:57,233 --> 00:29:00,100
an operation involving
both their eyes
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00:29:00,133 --> 00:29:02,167
and antennae.
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00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:07,433
Their eyes watch the sun's
position in the sky,
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00:29:07,467 --> 00:29:10,100
which changes
throughout the day.
396
00:29:10,133 --> 00:29:13,400
Their antennae contain
an internal biological clock
397
00:29:13,433 --> 00:29:15,667
to determine
the time.
398
00:29:16,667 --> 00:29:18,567
The butterflies'
tiny brains
399
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,733
compare those two pieces
of information
400
00:29:20,767 --> 00:29:24,667
to determine which
direction is southwest.
401
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,333
They can be
blown off course easily,
402
00:29:30,367 --> 00:29:33,000
but gradually re-orient
themselves.
403
00:29:36,333 --> 00:29:43,167
Monarchs fly at speeds of
15 to 25 miles per hour,
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00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,733
overnighting together
in clusters called roosts.
405
00:29:50,667 --> 00:29:52,800
Landforms like mountains
and coastlines
406
00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:56,800
gradually funnel the scattered
individual butterflies together
407
00:29:56,833 --> 00:30:01,633
as they get closer
to their winter homes.
408
00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:03,767
The destination
for some butterflies
409
00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,500
is California's
coastline.
410
00:30:07,367 --> 00:30:09,567
Our butterfly
from Nova Scotia
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00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,467
will flutter
further south,
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00:30:11,500 --> 00:30:15,467
to the Oyamel fir forests
of Mexico.
413
00:30:16,633 --> 00:30:18,600
The arrival
of the monarchs
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00:30:18,633 --> 00:30:20,767
in Mexico's
interior highlands
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00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:23,800
coincides with
an annual celebration,
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00:30:23,833 --> 00:30:28,133
D�a de Muertos,
the Day of the Dead.
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00:30:28,167 --> 00:30:30,533
Traditional folklore says
the monarchs represent
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00:30:30,567 --> 00:30:32,767
the souls
of the deceased
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00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,533
returning to the earth
for the celebration.
420
00:30:38,833 --> 00:30:43,300
By December,
monarchs cover the trees.
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00:30:44,233 --> 00:30:47,300
It's not the riot of color
you might expect,
422
00:30:47,333 --> 00:30:53,233
because only the monarch's
dull outer wings are exposed.
423
00:30:53,267 --> 00:30:57,267
A monarch butterfly weighs
about a 13th of an ounce.
424
00:30:57,300 --> 00:30:59,033
but they are so
crowded,
425
00:30:59,067 --> 00:31:01,033
tree branches can creak
and break
426
00:31:01,067 --> 00:31:05,033
under the weight of tens of
thousands of butterflies.
427
00:31:15,133 --> 00:31:17,233
The largest monarch
overwintering sites
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00:31:17,267 --> 00:31:20,033
are in Mexico
and California,
429
00:31:20,067 --> 00:31:22,067
but smaller ones
have been discovered
430
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:24,633
in Arizona and
Florida.
431
00:31:26,067 --> 00:31:28,767
Until 40 years ago,
many of these places
432
00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:30,733
were a secret
to everyone
433
00:31:30,767 --> 00:31:33,533
except
the butterflies.
434
00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:37,133
Now a few of the biggest
ones in Mexico
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00:31:37,167 --> 00:31:43,167
are protected as
world heritage sites.
436
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,400
Nobody's quite sure how
the butterflies
437
00:31:45,433 --> 00:31:46,500
chose these places,
438
00:31:46,533 --> 00:31:50,367
but it seems to be a combination
of the right trees,
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00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,200
climate, water supply,
forest canopy
440
00:31:53,233 --> 00:31:55,467
and isolation.
441
00:31:58,100 --> 00:32:01,400
The migratory butterflies
live to be six months old,
442
00:32:01,433 --> 00:32:06,667
longer than any other
generation of monarch.
443
00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:08,533
That's because
they put off breeding,
444
00:32:08,567 --> 00:32:12,333
remaining in a state of
perpetual adolescence.
445
00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,367
The butterflies
cluster together
446
00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,633
to conserve heat.
447
00:32:20,733 --> 00:32:23,400
They stay in a state
called quiescence,
448
00:32:23,433 --> 00:32:27,433
keeping still,
and conserving energy.
449
00:32:28,267 --> 00:32:30,533
Everything has to be
just right
450
00:32:30,567 --> 00:32:32,633
for the monarchs
to survive.
451
00:32:32,667 --> 00:32:34,333
If it's too cold,
452
00:32:34,367 --> 00:32:40,733
they will burn through
their fat supplies and die.
453
00:32:40,767 --> 00:32:43,800
Unusually warm weather can
stimulate them to breed,
454
00:32:43,833 --> 00:32:47,267
and begin their northern
migration too early,
455
00:32:47,300 --> 00:32:52,067
flying straight into
the frosty northern winter.
456
00:32:54,333 --> 00:32:56,333
About half
of all monarchs
457
00:32:56,367 --> 00:32:58,667
that arrive in
the wintering grounds
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00:32:58,700 --> 00:33:01,267
die before
the return trip.
459
00:33:03,767 --> 00:33:08,700
Cold snaps and storms
can kill millions more.
460
00:33:08,733 --> 00:33:12,133
In 2002, a snowstorm
in Mexico
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00:33:12,167 --> 00:33:15,367
killed 500 million
monarchs,
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00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,467
three times
as many butterflies
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00:33:17,500 --> 00:33:22,700
than the entire migration
consists of today.
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00:33:22,733 --> 00:33:25,500
Overall, the number of
migrating monarchs
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is down by 75%
in the last 25 years.
466
00:33:34,133 --> 00:33:36,533
But if everything
goes just right,
467
00:33:36,567 --> 00:33:39,733
these monarchs
will stay here until March
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and then begin their part
of the journey home.
469
00:33:53,300 --> 00:33:57,233
NARRATOR: Crossing rivers
is a fact of life and death
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for the caribou herds
of Northern Quebec.
471
00:34:03,267 --> 00:34:05,600
Their winter home
in the forest
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00:34:05,633 --> 00:34:09,433
lays hundreds of miles
past the opposite shore.
473
00:34:19,367 --> 00:34:22,433
The adaptations that
enable caribou to survive
474
00:34:22,467 --> 00:34:24,300
the frozen
northern winter
475
00:34:24,333 --> 00:34:26,800
also help them
in the water.
476
00:34:26,833 --> 00:34:29,733
Adult caribou
are strong swimmers,
477
00:34:29,767 --> 00:34:32,200
their broad hooves and
powerful legs
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00:34:32,233 --> 00:34:36,300
help them paddle
through the water.
479
00:34:36,333 --> 00:34:39,133
Short hollow bristles
of their outer fur
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00:34:39,167 --> 00:34:44,500
keep them warm and
increase their buoyancy.
481
00:34:44,533 --> 00:34:47,433
The arteries and veins
in a caribou's legs
482
00:34:47,467 --> 00:34:50,467
are intertwined, so hot blood
leaving the heart
483
00:34:50,500 --> 00:34:53,533
warms the cold blood
traveling toward it.
484
00:34:57,300 --> 00:34:59,633
Their stout bodies
and short ears
485
00:34:59,667 --> 00:35:01,233
minimize
their surface area
486
00:35:01,267 --> 00:35:03,633
and exposure
to the cold.
487
00:35:07,467 --> 00:35:09,567
Still, strong currents
can sweep
488
00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:12,133
even an adult bull
off-course.
489
00:35:18,700 --> 00:35:23,667
And caribou of all ages
must make the swim.
490
00:35:23,700 --> 00:35:26,767
At only two weeks old,
this year's fawns
491
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:30,167
haven't had much
practice swimming.
492
00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,233
If they get separated
from their mothers,
493
00:35:34,267 --> 00:35:36,567
no other female
will adopt them.
494
00:35:42,233 --> 00:35:46,067
Sticking together
is a matter of survival.
495
00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:04,333
A fawn separated from
its mother,
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00:36:04,367 --> 00:36:06,367
calls out to her.
497
00:36:07,067 --> 00:36:17,067
(GRUNTING)
498
00:36:17,100 --> 00:36:22,500
(GRUNTING)
499
00:36:24,467 --> 00:36:27,400
Mother turns back
for her baby.
500
00:36:31,367 --> 00:36:33,367
She positions herself
downstream
501
00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:37,267
to keep the current
from taking her fawn again.
502
00:36:50,567 --> 00:36:52,533
They've made it across,
503
00:36:52,567 --> 00:36:54,700
but there will be
more rivers
504
00:36:54,733 --> 00:36:57,167
and other
dangers to come.
505
00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,500
Once they clamber
onto shore,
506
00:37:09,533 --> 00:37:11,733
they take
a moment to rest
507
00:37:11,767 --> 00:37:14,267
and feed for
the journey ahead,
508
00:37:14,300 --> 00:37:16,767
still hundreds of
miles to go.
509
00:37:27,333 --> 00:37:30,133
The caribou's future
is uncertain,
510
00:37:30,167 --> 00:37:31,800
both for
this year's fawns
511
00:37:31,833 --> 00:37:36,100
and the entire
Leaf River herd.
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00:37:36,133 --> 00:37:39,267
Their forest destination
will offer food and shelter
513
00:37:39,300 --> 00:37:41,667
for the coming
winter,
514
00:37:41,700 --> 00:37:44,667
but there will be
prowling predators too,
515
00:37:44,700 --> 00:37:47,267
like bears and wolves.
516
00:37:50,667 --> 00:37:53,067
At just
two weeks old,
517
00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:55,500
this fawn is still
only halfway through
518
00:37:55,533 --> 00:37:58,400
his first
rite of passage.
519
00:38:00,667 --> 00:38:03,167
He could live
another 15 years,
520
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:07,367
making 30 more
migrations.
521
00:38:10,533 --> 00:38:15,033
The trip seems to be
getting longer every year.
522
00:38:15,067 --> 00:38:17,100
Over the past
few decades,
523
00:38:17,133 --> 00:38:19,667
the Leaf River herd's
spring calving grounds
524
00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:24,367
have gradually shifted
180 miles to the north.
525
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:32,800
Researchers believe
we may be in the twilight
526
00:38:32,833 --> 00:38:36,167
of this great
migration.
527
00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:38,600
They fear
the Leaf River herd
528
00:38:38,633 --> 00:38:42,600
will be extinct
in just 65 years.
529
00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:48,633
For now, even after
clearing the river,
530
00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:52,533
the herd still has
a long way to go.
531
00:38:52,567 --> 00:38:57,600
The treeline is still
hundreds of miles away.
532
00:39:05,833 --> 00:39:08,600
NARRATOR: It's late
December on the bluffs
533
00:39:08,633 --> 00:39:11,500
and beaches
of California.
534
00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,700
The male
elephant seals
535
00:39:15,733 --> 00:39:18,500
have been battling
onshore for two weeks,
536
00:39:18,533 --> 00:39:21,633
and now all the female
northern elephant seals
537
00:39:21,667 --> 00:39:23,500
have arrived.
538
00:39:25,133 --> 00:39:27,633
The females bicker and
bellow at one another
539
00:39:27,667 --> 00:39:30,767
as they jostle
for space on the beach,
540
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:35,100
but don't fight
like the males do.
541
00:39:35,133 --> 00:39:37,367
Females are pregnant
when they arrive,
542
00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,333
and give birth
shortly after.
543
00:39:40,367 --> 00:39:42,800
They lose 30%
of their body weight
544
00:39:42,833 --> 00:39:45,033
during their time
on shore,
545
00:39:45,067 --> 00:39:47,367
burning massive amounts
of calories nursing
546
00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:49,767
and protecting
their pups.
547
00:39:52,133 --> 00:39:55,567
Newborns weigh about
75 pounds.
548
00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:59,467
The pups don't have any blubber,
so their black coat
549
00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:03,767
helps them soak up heat
from the sun to stay warm.
550
00:40:11,767 --> 00:40:16,767
Life on the bluffs is
dangerous for the babies.
551
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,133
They're not alone.
552
00:40:19,167 --> 00:40:21,567
Coyotes prowl,
looking to pick off
553
00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:24,067
weak or
unattended pups.
554
00:40:32,333 --> 00:40:37,100
Even the adult seals present
a significant danger.
555
00:40:37,133 --> 00:40:41,700
As males battle for
control of the beach,
556
00:40:41,733 --> 00:40:45,667
a pup that can't get
out of the way fast enough
557
00:40:45,700 --> 00:40:48,000
can be crushed.
558
00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,300
Elephant seal mothers
are fiercely protective
559
00:40:52,333 --> 00:40:54,433
of their newborns.
560
00:40:57,100 --> 00:40:59,300
A young male
who comes too close
561
00:40:59,333 --> 00:41:01,667
gets a stern
warning.
562
00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:12,267
She's not as big
as the male,
563
00:41:12,300 --> 00:41:16,767
but she will fight him
if she has to.
564
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:21,300
The male
won't take the hint.
565
00:41:21,333 --> 00:41:25,033
Junior can't swim yet,
so he can't flee.
566
00:41:25,067 --> 00:41:28,300
He's trapped between
the huge blubbery bodies.
567
00:41:31,533 --> 00:41:36,167
The harem's dominant male
comes to the rescue.
568
00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,667
He sends
the upstart male packing,
569
00:41:38,700 --> 00:41:41,633
then drifts off
back to sleep.
570
00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:52,200
All elephant seals
cover themselves
571
00:41:52,233 --> 00:41:57,300
with sand
while on shore.
572
00:41:57,333 --> 00:42:03,067
It's likely an effort to
keep cool in the hot sun.
573
00:42:03,100 --> 00:42:05,733
They don't have any blubber
in their armpits,
574
00:42:05,767 --> 00:42:07,767
so raising one fin
like this
575
00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,767
is another way of
cooling off.
576
00:42:17,333 --> 00:42:19,767
They scratch constantly.
577
00:42:20,300 --> 00:42:22,433
It probably
just feels good,
578
00:42:22,467 --> 00:42:24,333
but in a few months
579
00:42:24,367 --> 00:42:26,567
it will help with
the annual molt
580
00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:28,300
in which
the elephant seal
581
00:42:28,333 --> 00:42:31,767
sheds huge swathes
of skin.
582
00:42:34,433 --> 00:42:38,067
After giving birth, there's just
a short window of time
583
00:42:38,100 --> 00:42:39,767
for the mothers
to recover
584
00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:43,033
before the mating season
begins.
585
00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:46,733
She nurses
for just 28 days,
586
00:42:46,767 --> 00:42:49,367
then immediately
goes into heat,
587
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:51,300
signaling males
of all ages
588
00:42:51,333 --> 00:42:54,667
to try to
mate with her.
589
00:42:54,700 --> 00:42:56,033
The dominant male,
590
00:42:56,067 --> 00:42:58,233
having fought off
the competition,
591
00:42:58,267 --> 00:42:59,667
begins the courtship
592
00:42:59,700 --> 00:43:05,433
by placing a flipper
across her back.
593
00:43:05,467 --> 00:43:10,767
He uses his massive body
to hold her in place.
594
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:13,567
Through a process called
delayed implantation,
595
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:19,300
the pregnancy doesn't
take hold for a few months,
596
00:43:19,333 --> 00:43:23,033
so birth coincides with
the haul-out next winter.
597
00:43:27,733 --> 00:43:29,367
Not long after mating,
598
00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:31,533
the mothers
will leave the beach
599
00:43:31,567 --> 00:43:34,633
to begin their long migration
into the open Pacific
600
00:43:34,667 --> 00:43:37,300
in February and
March.
601
00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:44,533
The pups are left behind
for another six weeks or so.
602
00:43:44,567 --> 00:43:47,100
They've got to fend
for themselves,
603
00:43:47,133 --> 00:43:49,533
and survive off
the fat they've built up
604
00:43:49,567 --> 00:43:55,233
until they learn to swim
and hunt on their own.
605
00:43:55,267 --> 00:43:58,100
The males leave
soon after the females,
606
00:43:58,133 --> 00:44:00,800
heading for the coastal
waters off Washington State,
607
00:44:00,833 --> 00:44:04,300
British Columbia
and Alaska.
608
00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:10,067
They'll all be back again,
first for the spring molt,
609
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:11,567
then again
in the autumn
610
00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:15,333
to begin the cycle
once again.
611
00:44:26,467 --> 00:44:29,700
NARRATOR: By February,
the days have grown longer
612
00:44:29,733 --> 00:44:34,000
in the butterfly forests
of Mexico and California.
613
00:44:37,500 --> 00:44:40,133
The changing light
draws the monarch
614
00:44:40,167 --> 00:44:44,200
out of its hibernation-like
state of diapause.
615
00:44:47,733 --> 00:44:54,067
It's time for the butterfly
to begin its migration north.
616
00:44:54,100 --> 00:44:56,400
The butterflies
vibrate their wings
617
00:44:56,433 --> 00:44:58,800
to bring their bodies
up to temperature
618
00:44:58,833 --> 00:45:00,767
before beginning
flight.
619
00:45:01,467 --> 00:45:04,100
They have
a long way to go.
620
00:45:04,133 --> 00:45:09,233
The journey is
up to 2,500 miles,
621
00:45:09,267 --> 00:45:12,300
But unlike the trip south,
the northbound journey
622
00:45:12,333 --> 00:45:15,400
won't be completed
by any one butterfly,
623
00:45:15,433 --> 00:45:19,400
but rather will be
an intergenerational relay.
624
00:45:21,667 --> 00:45:25,033
The butterfly that came
all the way from Nova Scotia
625
00:45:25,067 --> 00:45:28,767
will die soon, but first,
she will lay her eggs
626
00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:33,067
on milkweed plants
along the way.
627
00:45:33,100 --> 00:45:36,000
Then her children
will continue the voyage.
628
00:45:39,633 --> 00:45:43,167
It takes four months,
and at least three generations
629
00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:46,267
to make
the whole trip north.
630
00:45:51,633 --> 00:45:54,533
Today, fewer butterflies
make the migration
631
00:45:54,567 --> 00:45:56,733
than in decades past.
632
00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:01,167
In northern regions,
suburban development
633
00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:04,533
and herbicide use
destroy milkweed habitats
634
00:46:04,567 --> 00:46:07,300
where monarchs
begin their lives.
635
00:46:09,833 --> 00:46:14,300
In Mexico many forests are
threatened by logging.
636
00:46:18,233 --> 00:46:22,367
In California, government
and private efforts are underway
637
00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:25,467
to protect
450 overwintering sites
638
00:46:25,500 --> 00:46:27,233
identified
in the state
639
00:46:27,267 --> 00:46:30,133
over the past
30 years.
640
00:46:33,333 --> 00:46:35,567
Butterfly lovers
hope to preserve
641
00:46:35,600 --> 00:46:38,067
this flying
animal empire
642
00:46:38,100 --> 00:46:41,200
for generations
to come.
643
00:46:45,433 --> 00:46:46,767
NARRATOR: By land,
644
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,533
by air
645
00:46:48,567 --> 00:46:50,267
and by sea
646
00:46:50,300 --> 00:46:54,333
these creatures embark
on life-threatening odysseys
647
00:46:54,367 --> 00:46:55,467
to feed,
648
00:46:55,500 --> 00:46:56,267
breed
649
00:46:56,300 --> 00:46:59,633
and escape
the changing seasons.
650
00:47:02,567 --> 00:47:05,400
The world these animals
move through
651
00:47:05,433 --> 00:47:08,300
is changing
all around them.
652
00:47:11,533 --> 00:47:14,100
Some of these
remarkable migrations
653
00:47:14,133 --> 00:47:18,433
are on the verge of
disappearing.
654
00:47:18,467 --> 00:47:20,333
For now,
they persevere,
655
00:47:20,367 --> 00:47:22,800
following paths
established
656
00:47:22,833 --> 00:47:25,600
in a time before
human memory.
657
00:47:25,633 --> 00:47:27,267
The world's great
658
00:47:27,300 --> 00:47:28,267
moving
659
00:47:28,300 --> 00:47:30,100
moving
animal empires.
660
00:47:30,133 --> 00:47:44,767
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661
00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:55,000
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