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To survive in
nature, you need an edge,

a superpower,

like sensing the Earth's
geomagnetic currents

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to help pinpoint prey,

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transforming the meek
into superheroes.

The harsher their environment,
the weirder their solution.

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The creatures of Earth
are wilder than you

could possibly imagine.

Among the fast and fearsome
are the astoundingly crazy,

with strange behavior and
outrageous fashion sense.

They're all in a
competition to survive,

and weirdness always wins.

Not all superpowers in
nature are easy to spot,

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but some are instantly
awe-inspiring.

Bioluminescence.

Chemical reactions within living
creatures that make them glow.

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Take these insects.

When the weather warms
and rains are plentiful,

these tiny beetles produce
light from their rear ends

in a dazzling display
of midnight messaging.

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For just a few
weeks each summer,

forests around the world
shimmer with the incandescent

mating rituals of the firefly.

Multiple species flash each
other in flirty semaphore.

These bugs are all single
and ready to mingle.

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As adult-only raves
go, it's totally lit.

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It's a big occasion, and
they have been prepping

for it their entire lives.

Born as eggs, it takes just
three short weeks for them

to become grub-like larvae.

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For the next two years, they
bulk up on slow-moving snails.

And learn how to use
their lightning powers.

After a short pupation,
they emerge as adults,

fired up and ready to
take care of business.

With only weeks to live,
this female activates her

lightning superpowers.

Her night begins messaging
with five different guys.

She's looking to hook up with
the best mate she can find.

Sure, washboard
abs might be hot,

but when luciferase
enzymes light them up,

she's found the real deal.

She likes boys that can flare
the longest and brightest.

In rhythm with her own
species-specific flashing.

It's believed when they flare,
they produce nitric oxide gas.

The same as humans
when taking Viagra.

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But she has a problem.

She's not the only female
flashing the guys.

And the nightclub is emptying
as they all hook up.

She must choose.

Finally, they meet
and sparks fly.

But these parents won't live
to see their kids shine.

The male dies after mating,
and the female will pass

away after laying eggs.

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One by one, every flame
in the forest fades away.

Until a new generation sets
next summer's night on fire.

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90 million years of
evolution and adaptation

have crafted a creature
that's near indestructible.

The saltwater crocodile is the
largest reptile on the planet.

Cold periscope eyes, armoured
skin, and jaws of death.

An arsenal of
deadly superpowers.

But crocs have feelings too.

The dark spots all over their
body are called pressure domes.

Ten times more sensitive
than human fingertips.

Like Darth Vader, sensing tiny
disturbances in the Force.

Crocs use these pressure
domes to feel the location

of their prey in the water.

They are the Sith
Lords of their domain.

Attuned to all life around them.

Especially the lives
they want to take.

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Like Force-sensitive
Sith and Jedi,

crocs are born with this power.

But all young ones must first
learn how to use their gifts.

Deep within the swamp
nest, eggs begin to hatch.

The hatchlings sense
movement nearby.

An intruder?

Phew, it was just
mom on guard duty.

Jaws turn into
delicate baby holders.

She'll watch over her kids for
several months as they grow.

Hunting their own
meals from birth.

But to find food, young crocs
must rely on their instincts.

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Young saltwater croc
pressure dome sensors are

yet to be finely tuned.

This mudskipper would
make the perfect prize.

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But they're called
mudskippers for a reason.

Maybe something easier.

For the first few years,
the young crocs stalk

insects and small fish.

Fine tuning their
sensitivities as they go.

But with newfound success
comes ill-found confidence.

Searching for bigger
prey, one strays from

mom's protective circle.

Pressure domes or not,
deeper waters are a

dangerous proposition.

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Even with mom's protection,
just one baby out of a

hundred reaches adulthood.

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The surviving youngling
grows a foot every year.

Until she becomes a ten-foot
giant, just like her mother.

The young croc now has full
control over all of her powers.

Mudskippers are a
thing of the past.

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Today, it's bearded pigs.

The crocodile creates scarcely
a ripple as she hunts.

She's been following them for
days, watching patiently.

The pigs move to
the water's edge.

The croc can feel even the
smallest disturbance of water.

She fixes their location.

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She can hold her breath
for over an hour.

There's no need to rush.

Even in clear water,
her vision is poor.

In the murky abyss,
she's virtually blind.

So she relies on her pressure
domes, stretching out with her

feelings, waiting to strike.

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Patience, power,
and super senses.

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This reef is home to a universe
of super-powered survivors.

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Armed with secret weapons.

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Case in point, mantis shrimp.

Punching way above their weight.

Transforming itself, the
minute becomes massive.

The mural spread is a scare
tactic, which says,

"Go ahead, punk. Make my day."

The octopus doesn't
know that the mantis shrimp is

one of the strongest
animals on the planet.

This is one meal the octopus
shouldn't mess with.

A punch.

With the force of a .22 bullet,
gives the crab no chance.

The mantis' club-shaped
forelimbs are like

spring-loaded catapults.

It strikes so fast, the
pressure wave behind it

is as damaging as the hit.

- Hi-yah!
- Ow!

In this aquatic bout between
arch-rivals, the mantis shrimp's

superpowers reign supreme.

The rainforests of
Southeast Asia.

Pristine, pure, and plentiful.

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But the most nutritious food is
over 98 feet high in the canopy.

Accessing fresh fruit and
leaves is key to survival.

For climbers, it's a case
of first in, best fed.

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So, arboreal creatures have
learned to move freely through

this high-rise habitat.

Navigating narrow
branches, keeping balance,

and daring feats.

All in a day's work.

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And then, there's the
true high-flyers.

The paradise tree snake
appears ordinary.

Average size, his venom is mild.

But in these forests,
anyone can be a superhero.

The quickest way to
get from tree to tree?

Wing it!

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In the air, the snake flattens
his body until he's a concave

ribbon with fangs at one end.

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The landing seems rough.

But he's exactly
where he needs to be.

Just below, there's
potential prey.

The male draco wants
just one thing.

The bachelor flicks his dewlap.

It's a kind of a love flag.

It tells her he's up for it.

But this girl isn't interested.

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Could anything get worse
for this love-lorn male?

His display hasn't
landed a date.

But it has attracted attention.

The paradise
tree snake must get closer for the final ambush.

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He'll need stealth and
cunning to succeed.

Stealth seems optional.

Just a lunge away now.

A dead end.

The draco's doomed.

Or is he?

The lizard transforms
into dragon lite.

Extended ribs hold folds of skin
which unfurl to become wings.

Carrying him over the length
of a basketball court.

Away from the jaws of danger.

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In this evolutionary arms
race, there's one winner.

But in the game of love, the
draco clearly has more to learn.

Since the days of old, the red
fox has had a bad reputation.

Wily.

A deceitful trickster.

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It seems nobody trusts foxes.

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But the red fox is
a true survivor.

And one of the most weirdly
gifted predators on the planet.

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Three foot snow blankets
northern Canada.

Making winter
travel a challenge.

But the red fox is a
hunter for all conditions.

Beneath the snow, this
field mouse constructs

tunnels to cloak its
movements as it forages.

The fox's keen nose picks
up on the mouse's scent.

Using multi-directional
ears, he hears movement

over 98 feet away.

The fox tunes his senses to
detect the tiniest of clues.

Focus on any extraneous
sounds must now stop.

Yes, that's better.

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The snow crunches underfoot.

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The burrowing rodent has
high-powered hearing too.

And each step from the fox is
an alarm bell for the mouse.

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Repositioning, the
fox faces north.

He's aligning himself with the
Earth's geomagnetic field.

Because he has a secret power.

When facing north,
Earth's geomagnetic field

appears as spots in his vision.

The red fox can align those
spots with the apparent

source of the sound.

Giving him a perfect
target to aim for.

Bullseye.

When hunting stealthy mice,

foxes succeed less
than 20% of the time.

But when a fox faces north,
its success rate quadruples.

This super-powered Arctic
hunter is truly magnetic.

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In the forests of
the Philippines,

the night is waning.

But in the dim light, a
gremlin stalks the living.

This tarsier is one of the
world's smallest primates.

To survive, he must eat a tenth
of his body weight every night.

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Foraging after sunup
is just tempting fate.

Because at just six inches long,

he's easy picking for hunters.

It's going to be a
race against time.

His super-sensitive ears
pick up the faintest rustle.

And with super-powered eyes,
the largest relative to

body size of any mammal,

he can see better in
the dark than humans.

Last chance.

It's his first taste
of flesh tonight.

Able to turn his head nearly
180 degrees in each direction,

nothing escapes
his ravenous gaze.

Lock, load, and fire.

Sticky-padded fingers
help him grab prey.

Only one thing can
halt his spree.

The sun.

But there just might be
time for one more meal.

There. That one looks--oh!

Wild Australia.

It's a chamber of horrors.

It's where the dangerous
and the bizarre cross over.

Days are weird, but it's at
dusk the real action unfolds.

This fly needs a safe spot
to retire for the night.

Easier said than done
on these mean streets.

The water's edge is
a hunting ground.

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The territory of a silent
stalker that loves fly fishing.

The water spider is equipped
with super-sensitive hairs on

its legs that detect vibrations.

This arachnid doesn't need
a web to ensnare prey.

The water is its web.

Surface tension between
liquid and air acts like

an elastic membrane.

The fly's compound eyes are not
well-suited for seeing water.

Incoming!

Surfing its water web like a
boss, it snatches the fly.

Water-repellent hair and long
legs spread the spider's weight,

keeping it afloat.

Mission accomplished.

Rest?

Not for this water spider.

It must eat five times
its weight every single

day just to survive.

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The water spider's
neurotoxic venom dissolves

the fish's innards.

Now, for a luxurious few
hours, slurping the life

juices of his hard-earned meal.

In the
wilds of Africa,

a brainiac troop of chimpanzees

lead their
species in intellect.

All hail the chimps of
Senegal's Fongoli clan!

Chimpanzees wield
one of nature's most

formidable superpowers.

Intelligence.

Fongoli chimps use their genius
to solve a supersized problem.

Surviving Senegal's
harsh jungles.

Fongoli supplement their diet
by capturing and consuming

smaller mammals by hand.

The biggest, fastest
males dominate with

this method of hunting.

But the smaller, slower
chimps have used their smarts

to level the playing field.

They hunt with spears.

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The omnivorous Fongoli use sharp
sticks as tools to capture

nocturnal tree-dwelling galagos.

This young male is hungry.

He's seen mom do it.

Surely it's not that hard.

But patience is not his forte.

He can smell something tasty
deep in the tree trunk.

Just can't get to it.

Nope. Try again.

A smaller spear perhaps?

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No dice.

But a valuable lesson.

Maybe mom knows
something he doesn't.

Because she has other ways of
putting food on the table.

Nutritious termites and ants
are a hassle-free delicacy.

Bespoke cutlery is a
must for this meal.

Older chimps teach
younger ones the ABCs

of bug-dining etiquette.

Fashion one long stick.

Poke it deep into
the termite mound.

Wait for the insects
to latch on.

And gobble them up
in one swift move.

It's a long-standing
tradition that's been passed

down through generations.

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It seems a small step from
hunting termites with a stick

to spearing galagos
in their dens.

But the Fongoli are the only
chimps that have cottoned on.

They say necessity is
the mother of invention.

Among the Senegal chimps,
the mothers are the

mothers of invention.

So if there's a lesson
for humanity, it may be

that mother knows best.

Hidden in the African savannah,
an unassuming assassin wields

an arsenal of secret weaponry.

This chameleon's mission?

Take down some bugs
for breakfast.

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To get closer, she
slowly stalks her prey.

But there's slow, and
then there's chameleon.

She's an evolutionary
master of disguise,

able to change colour
until nearly invisible.

Roving eyes constantly
scan almost 360 degrees.

Because at just 13 inches
long, it pays to be cautious.

Close enough now.

The target is in sight.

There's no escaping
what happens next.

A tongue fired at
8,500 feet per second.

And spit 400 times thicker
than human saliva.

Rips bugs off their perches.

But Karma quickly catches up
with this Karma chameleon.

She's blown her cover,
alerting another

super-powered predator in
desperate need of a kill.

This boomslang
hasn't fed in days.

This snake wields two of
the most effective hunting

weapons on the planet.

Venom so potent that less than
a drop could kill a human.

Compromised, the chameleon
must hold her nerve.

Stressed, she darkens her
skin to disguise herself.

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So long as she stays put, the
boomslang can't distinguish

the chameleon from the foliage.

The snake deploys
its next superpower.

A forked tongue that collects
chemical signals from the air.

He smells lizard.

It smells like victory.

This is usually the moment for
the lightning-fast attack scene.

But not in this
weird little story.

Boomslang versus
chameleon is more like a

slow-motion kiss of death.

The boomslang pumps its
super-venom into his victim,

destroying red blood cells.

The chameleon's camouflage
abilities are legendary.

But in this battle
of superpowers,

the legend has become lunch.

Nature has engineered an
endless parade of animals with

something strange going on.

The wilder their world, the
weirder their solution.