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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:14,710 --> 00:00:16,103 They just jumped on the roof. 2 00:00:20,150 --> 00:00:22,587 Oh, that's a big bird. 3 00:00:22,718 --> 00:00:26,330 You know, it seems like we're kind of like in a horror movie. 4 00:00:26,461 --> 00:00:30,291 We're in this little shack, and then there's these big birds 5 00:00:30,421 --> 00:00:32,206 just jumping all around us. 6 00:00:32,336 --> 00:00:34,251 For the next several hours, we will 7 00:00:34,382 --> 00:00:39,430 be in this blind attempting to trap some condors. 8 00:00:39,561 --> 00:00:40,953 You ready? 9 00:00:57,231 --> 00:00:58,971 Recently, I had the privilege 10 00:00:59,102 --> 00:01:02,540 of working alongside wildlife biologist, Molly Astell, where 11 00:01:02,671 --> 00:01:04,412 I assisted in gathering the biometrics 12 00:01:04,542 --> 00:01:08,416 of several critically endangered California condors. 13 00:01:08,546 --> 00:01:10,461 Molly has invited the team back to the Bitter 14 00:01:10,592 --> 00:01:13,986 Creek National Wildlife Refuge to help with another task. 15 00:01:14,117 --> 00:01:15,945 This time, the goal is to trap birds 16 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:19,905 that need to have their health evaluated for the season. 17 00:01:20,036 --> 00:01:21,820 So how do you safely trap a bird that 18 00:01:21,951 --> 00:01:24,562 has a home range of over 100 miles 19 00:01:24,693 --> 00:01:28,871 and is capable of soaring as high as 15,000 feet? 20 00:01:29,001 --> 00:01:30,568 The answer is quite simple. 21 00:01:30,699 --> 00:01:32,309 Ring the dinner bell by serving up 22 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,487 one of their favorite dishes, a smelly cow carcass. 23 00:01:36,618 --> 00:01:39,186 We will be setting up in a blind. 24 00:01:39,316 --> 00:01:41,318 This structure will allow us to stay completely 25 00:01:41,449 --> 00:01:43,320 hidden as the hungry condors are drawn 26 00:01:43,451 --> 00:01:45,453 in toward the tempting bait. 27 00:01:45,583 --> 00:01:48,934 The name of the game is patience and silence. 28 00:01:49,065 --> 00:01:50,545 We want to create as little noise 29 00:01:50,675 --> 00:01:54,810 as possible so that we don't spook our dinner guests. 30 00:01:54,940 --> 00:01:56,594 You get the wild condors there, 31 00:01:56,725 --> 00:01:57,726 and then the ones that we're going 32 00:01:57,856 --> 00:02:00,511 to be releasing right there. 33 00:02:00,642 --> 00:02:02,818 Molly, what are you doing right now? 34 00:02:02,948 --> 00:02:05,299 I'm trying to get the IDs of all the birds here. 35 00:02:05,429 --> 00:02:06,474 OK. 36 00:02:06,604 --> 00:02:08,171 So then we know who's in the area, 37 00:02:08,302 --> 00:02:11,348 and who we've seen lately, and we can kind of keep track 38 00:02:11,479 --> 00:02:13,220 of what birds are around, and what birds 39 00:02:13,350 --> 00:02:14,308 we haven't seen for a while. 40 00:02:14,438 --> 00:02:15,831 OK, thanks a lot. 41 00:02:15,961 --> 00:02:17,224 The team's goal 42 00:02:17,354 --> 00:02:18,921 is to trap birds whose health has not 43 00:02:19,051 --> 00:02:21,271 yet been evaluated this season. 44 00:02:21,402 --> 00:02:24,144 Molly can quickly look at the birds' numbered wing tags, 45 00:02:24,274 --> 00:02:26,276 reference her notes, and then determine 46 00:02:26,407 --> 00:02:28,887 which birds she needs to trap. 47 00:02:29,018 --> 00:02:29,758 Look at this. 48 00:02:29,888 --> 00:02:30,672 Look at this. 49 00:02:30,802 --> 00:02:31,890 This is fantastic. 50 00:02:32,021 --> 00:02:34,632 It's a condor overload. 51 00:02:34,763 --> 00:02:35,546 That one's pruning. 52 00:02:35,677 --> 00:02:37,548 That's number 20. 53 00:02:37,679 --> 00:02:39,333 Some adults are chasing each other. 54 00:02:41,987 --> 00:02:43,206 They just jumped on the roof. 55 00:02:47,428 --> 00:02:49,778 Oh, that's a big bird. 56 00:02:49,908 --> 00:02:53,608 You know, it seems like we're kind of like in a horror movie. 57 00:02:53,738 --> 00:02:57,568 We're in this little shack, and then there's these big birds 58 00:02:57,699 --> 00:02:59,440 just jumping all around us. 59 00:02:59,570 --> 00:03:01,485 For the next several hours, we will 60 00:03:01,616 --> 00:03:07,230 be in this blind attempting to trap some condors. 61 00:03:07,361 --> 00:03:09,276 You ready? 62 00:03:09,406 --> 00:03:13,367 Right, so I think we're about ready to open up that door, 63 00:03:13,497 --> 00:03:16,065 and then we'll see if our kids in there 64 00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:18,459 are going to walk out into the wild for the first time. 65 00:03:18,589 --> 00:03:22,550 So I'm going to slowly open up this door here. 66 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,552 So here's what's going to happen. 67 00:03:24,682 --> 00:03:27,772 When Molly opens up that door, the hungry, wild condors 68 00:03:27,903 --> 00:03:30,993 on the outside of the enclosure are going to be lured inside 69 00:03:31,123 --> 00:03:32,777 because of the cow carcass. 70 00:03:32,908 --> 00:03:35,737 This also allows the two condors that were already inside, 71 00:03:35,867 --> 00:03:37,608 which were born and raised in captivity, 72 00:03:37,739 --> 00:03:39,523 to exit the enclosure. 73 00:03:39,654 --> 00:03:42,047 945 just walked out of the trap. 74 00:03:42,178 --> 00:03:45,312 It's taking his first steps into the wild. 75 00:03:45,442 --> 00:03:48,097 That's quite amazing. 76 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:50,404 And 870 maybe. 77 00:03:50,534 --> 00:03:51,318 The juvenile? 78 00:03:51,448 --> 00:03:53,015 Yeah. 79 00:03:53,145 --> 00:03:53,972 Yeah, right there. 80 00:03:54,103 --> 00:03:54,886 Right there? 81 00:03:55,017 --> 00:03:56,366 Oh, look at that. 82 00:03:56,497 --> 00:03:59,543 870 is out and at the pond. 83 00:03:59,674 --> 00:04:02,285 So the two birds that we were going to release 84 00:04:02,416 --> 00:04:04,548 are out in the wild for the first time. 85 00:04:04,679 --> 00:04:06,158 When you see something like them, 86 00:04:06,289 --> 00:04:07,682 how do you feel? 87 00:04:07,812 --> 00:04:09,031 Oh, man, it's such a great moment. 88 00:04:09,161 --> 00:04:10,511 When you see them take their first flight, 89 00:04:10,641 --> 00:04:12,730 and they're kind of like, whoa, whoa, 90 00:04:12,861 --> 00:04:16,778 like I can actually fly, and it's-- it's amazing to watch. 91 00:04:16,908 --> 00:04:18,519 Yeah, you're kind of like a proud mom. 92 00:04:18,649 --> 00:04:19,998 Yeah, a little bit. 93 00:04:20,129 --> 00:04:22,218 It's great to see them out there. 94 00:04:22,349 --> 00:04:24,133 So Molly, is there a hierarchy 95 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:25,917 when it comes to feeding? 96 00:04:26,048 --> 00:04:28,790 Yeah, and you can kind of see it as we're watching them here. 97 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,272 You'll notice like 216, she's one of the more dominant birds 98 00:04:32,402 --> 00:04:35,927 out here, and she has no problem just chewing off any other bird 99 00:04:36,058 --> 00:04:37,886 that's getting in her way. 100 00:04:38,016 --> 00:04:40,541 But some of the younger ones, they're a little skittish. 101 00:04:40,671 --> 00:04:42,194 Oh, we got a little fight going on here. 102 00:04:42,325 --> 00:04:43,195 Little fight. 103 00:04:43,326 --> 00:04:44,936 What's the next step? 104 00:04:45,067 --> 00:04:47,983 The next step is basically, we wait until the birds that we 105 00:04:48,113 --> 00:04:50,202 want are in the trap, and the ones that we don't want 106 00:04:50,333 --> 00:04:52,117 are outside. 107 00:04:52,248 --> 00:04:54,598 Sometimes, that can just take a while. 108 00:04:54,729 --> 00:04:56,731 So essentially, we 109 00:04:56,861 --> 00:05:02,954 wait in this cozy cabin shack. 110 00:05:03,085 --> 00:05:05,827 Exactly. 111 00:05:05,957 --> 00:05:08,220 OK, so in the meantime, 112 00:05:08,351 --> 00:05:09,874 might do some photography. 113 00:05:10,005 --> 00:05:12,747 This is one-way glass, so they can't actually see us, 114 00:05:12,877 --> 00:05:14,401 but we can see them. 115 00:05:14,531 --> 00:05:16,707 So we could actually get the lens right up to the glass 116 00:05:16,838 --> 00:05:19,928 and potentially get some pictures. 117 00:05:20,058 --> 00:05:21,103 We got one coming in. 118 00:05:21,233 --> 00:05:22,147 That's a big boy. 119 00:05:24,976 --> 00:05:26,804 That's a big one. 120 00:05:26,935 --> 00:05:29,329 Wow. 121 00:05:29,459 --> 00:05:31,374 Check that out. 122 00:05:31,505 --> 00:05:35,596 You got that massive wingspan, and check out 123 00:05:35,726 --> 00:05:38,033 those primary feathers right there. 124 00:05:38,163 --> 00:05:41,341 So that's really distinct on condors. 125 00:05:41,471 --> 00:05:43,299 Look at that, and those feet. 126 00:05:43,430 --> 00:05:44,779 Those feet kind of just dangle down. 127 00:05:50,306 --> 00:05:54,919 Got some snacks for everyone. 128 00:05:55,050 --> 00:05:56,181 Here you go, buddy. 129 00:05:56,312 --> 00:05:57,487 One for you. 130 00:05:57,618 --> 00:05:59,489 You know, watching those condors devour 131 00:05:59,620 --> 00:06:00,577 that carcass got me hungry. 132 00:06:00,708 --> 00:06:01,491 Yeah. 133 00:06:01,622 --> 00:06:02,362 So there you go. 134 00:06:02,492 --> 00:06:05,321 Thank you very much. 135 00:06:05,452 --> 00:06:08,672 Wow, they're just digging into that carcass. 136 00:06:11,588 --> 00:06:13,460 There's actually not that much blood. 137 00:06:17,289 --> 00:06:21,859 They're getting all the tendons and stuff, ripping in there. 138 00:06:21,990 --> 00:06:23,295 Wow, look at all the guts. 139 00:06:26,951 --> 00:06:28,213 I think what we're going 140 00:06:28,344 --> 00:06:30,477 to do is we're going to drop the trap door 141 00:06:30,607 --> 00:06:32,740 and see if we can finesse some of these birds 142 00:06:32,870 --> 00:06:36,308 that we definitely want to trap up into the main playpen. 143 00:06:36,439 --> 00:06:40,008 What would prompt them to fly into that? 144 00:06:40,138 --> 00:06:42,010 Well, they can see that there's another carcass 145 00:06:42,140 --> 00:06:42,967 in the flight pen. 146 00:06:43,098 --> 00:06:44,665 OK. 147 00:06:44,795 --> 00:06:45,753 And there's no competition for that one. 148 00:06:45,883 --> 00:06:47,537 It's-- it's looking pretty good. 149 00:06:47,668 --> 00:06:49,931 Let's see if this guy will go up. 150 00:06:50,061 --> 00:06:51,106 I think so. 151 00:06:51,236 --> 00:06:51,976 I think we got him. 152 00:06:52,107 --> 00:06:53,848 Yep. 153 00:06:53,978 --> 00:06:55,589 Yes. 154 00:06:55,719 --> 00:06:57,721 All right, that one is officially 155 00:06:57,852 --> 00:06:58,983 inside of the flight pen. 156 00:06:59,114 --> 00:07:00,855 We trapped our first bird. 157 00:07:00,985 --> 00:07:02,639 Now, of course, when we mean trapped, 158 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:06,077 we mean it's going into the flight pen. 159 00:07:06,208 --> 00:07:09,516 The flight pen is a larger enclosure where the birds are 160 00:07:09,646 --> 00:07:13,433 kept temporarily until the biologist actually process them 161 00:07:13,563 --> 00:07:16,261 and then release them again. 162 00:07:16,392 --> 00:07:21,005 The condors have consumed all the soft tissue of the carcass 163 00:07:21,136 --> 00:07:24,052 very fast, very efficient birds. 164 00:07:24,182 --> 00:07:27,055 Their whole design, their whole-- whole head structure 165 00:07:27,185 --> 00:07:30,885 is designed to actually fit into the crevice of a carcass 166 00:07:31,015 --> 00:07:33,104 and be able to get in there and pick 167 00:07:33,235 --> 00:07:37,457 away all the choice morsels. 168 00:07:37,587 --> 00:07:41,069 We've been in this blind for hours, and we're almost done. 169 00:07:41,199 --> 00:07:42,766 We just have one final bird that needs 170 00:07:42,897 --> 00:07:47,118 to get into that main flight pen, and it's no 839. 171 00:07:47,249 --> 00:07:48,729 But it's kind of tricky, because we also 172 00:07:48,859 --> 00:07:52,472 have three other birds in here that we do not want 173 00:07:52,602 --> 00:07:55,518 to get into that flight pen. 174 00:07:55,649 --> 00:07:59,087 It's a matter of Molly being quick with that gate. 175 00:07:59,217 --> 00:08:00,001 The perch is clear. 176 00:08:00,131 --> 00:08:01,785 839 is on. 177 00:08:01,916 --> 00:08:06,094 All right, Molly, be ready, because these two on the ground 178 00:08:06,224 --> 00:08:07,574 are restless. 179 00:08:07,704 --> 00:08:08,966 Yeah. 180 00:08:09,097 --> 00:08:11,142 This is your chance, dude. 181 00:08:11,273 --> 00:08:16,104 Yeah, OK, 839 is in. 182 00:08:16,234 --> 00:08:17,409 Yes. 183 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:18,454 Great job, Molly. 184 00:08:18,585 --> 00:08:19,673 We got it. 185 00:08:19,803 --> 00:08:20,587 Got him. 186 00:08:20,717 --> 00:08:22,327 Heck yeah. 187 00:08:22,458 --> 00:08:24,373 All right, so we got all the target birds that we wanted 188 00:08:24,504 --> 00:08:28,812 to get into that fly pen, and the rest of these, actually, 189 00:08:28,943 --> 00:08:32,033 we will be able to release back into the wild. 190 00:08:32,163 --> 00:08:33,425 So that's fantastic. 191 00:08:33,556 --> 00:08:34,688 Yeah, mission accomplished. 192 00:08:34,818 --> 00:08:35,819 Mission accomplished. 193 00:08:38,474 --> 00:08:43,784 OK, we've been in this dark blind for several hours. 194 00:08:43,914 --> 00:08:48,397 Oh, it is bright out there. 195 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:49,267 We are done. 196 00:08:49,398 --> 00:08:52,967 It was a successful day. 197 00:08:53,097 --> 00:08:55,709 OK, Molly, we were in that blind for about four hours. 198 00:08:55,839 --> 00:08:56,623 How did we do? 199 00:08:56,753 --> 00:08:58,233 Yeah, we did great. 200 00:08:58,363 --> 00:08:59,974 So we got those eight birds that we were trying 201 00:09:00,104 --> 00:09:02,280 to trap, which is fantastic. 202 00:09:02,411 --> 00:09:04,805 And then we saw our two birds that we were releasing 203 00:09:04,935 --> 00:09:06,415 into the wild for the first time, 204 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:08,722 make their way out into the world 205 00:09:08,852 --> 00:09:10,375 with the rest of the free-flying population. 206 00:09:10,506 --> 00:09:11,289 Nice. 207 00:09:11,420 --> 00:09:12,160 Great day. 208 00:09:12,290 --> 00:09:13,596 Very successful day. 209 00:09:13,727 --> 00:09:15,642 Well, thank you for having me on the team. 210 00:09:15,772 --> 00:09:17,252 Thank you. 211 00:09:17,382 --> 00:09:18,949 We had a wonderful time helping out with the California 212 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:20,734 Condor Recovery Program. 213 00:09:20,864 --> 00:09:23,171 What these biologists are doing is critical. 214 00:09:23,301 --> 00:09:25,086 All the hard work that you saw us doing, 215 00:09:25,216 --> 00:09:26,696 they're doing this on a regular basis 216 00:09:26,827 --> 00:09:29,438 to save this endangered species. 217 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,179 All right, all that hard work deserves some lunch. 218 00:09:31,309 --> 00:09:32,049 You ready? 219 00:09:32,180 --> 00:09:33,007 Yeah, let's go. 220 00:09:33,137 --> 00:09:34,008 All right. 221 00:09:35,923 --> 00:09:37,707 The survival of the California 222 00:09:37,838 --> 00:09:40,449 condor depends on continued monitoring and conservation 223 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:44,061 efforts conducted by dedicated people like Molly and her team. 224 00:09:44,192 --> 00:09:45,889 However, the protection of the species 225 00:09:46,020 --> 00:09:49,501 is a collective endeavor shared by all of us. 226 00:09:49,632 --> 00:09:51,721 One simple way to directly help this species 227 00:09:51,852 --> 00:09:55,246 is by encouraging hunters to use non-lead-based ammunition. 228 00:09:55,377 --> 00:09:58,467 This reduces the risk of condors consuming lead fragments left 229 00:09:58,598 --> 00:10:00,512 behind in the spoils of a hunt which 230 00:10:00,643 --> 00:10:04,386 causes lead poisoning and high mortality rates in these birds. 231 00:10:04,516 --> 00:10:05,996 The actions don't have to be big, 232 00:10:06,127 --> 00:10:08,520 but over time, small actions can have the potential 233 00:10:08,651 --> 00:10:11,262 to create big results that can safeguard our planet's 234 00:10:11,393 --> 00:10:14,091 amazing biodiversity. 235 00:10:14,222 --> 00:10:16,441 Can't get enough of these fascinating birds? 236 00:10:16,572 --> 00:10:19,706 Then check out the live cameras at explore.org to catch 237 00:10:19,836 --> 00:10:21,316 a glimpse of them in real time. 238 00:10:25,799 --> 00:10:27,235 I'm Coyote Petersen. 239 00:10:27,365 --> 00:10:29,237 Today, we're at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, 240 00:10:29,367 --> 00:10:31,631 and I'm standing right outside of the hummingbird aviary. 241 00:10:31,761 --> 00:10:33,415 Let's head inside and see if we can 242 00:10:33,545 --> 00:10:36,070 get the cameras up close to some of these speedy, little birds. 243 00:10:48,430 --> 00:10:49,953 The Arizona Sonora 244 00:10:50,084 --> 00:10:53,217 Desert Museum, located in the heart of Tucson, Saguaro 245 00:10:53,348 --> 00:10:56,612 National Park, is world renowned for its collection 246 00:10:56,743 --> 00:10:58,745 of amazing animals. 247 00:10:58,875 --> 00:11:01,225 Considered a living museum, the conservation 248 00:11:01,356 --> 00:11:04,620 work they do helps to protect and preserve a number 249 00:11:04,751 --> 00:11:07,449 of native, desert species. 250 00:11:07,579 --> 00:11:11,366 From Mexican wolves, to bighorn m their species survival 251 00:11:11,496 --> 00:11:14,630 programs have helped sustain and reintroduce populations 252 00:11:14,761 --> 00:11:16,371 of threatened animals to the wild 253 00:11:16,501 --> 00:11:18,765 where they once had vanished. 254 00:11:18,895 --> 00:11:20,854 However, not all of the animals that 255 00:11:20,984 --> 00:11:25,293 call the desert museum home are as large as wolves and sheep. 256 00:11:25,423 --> 00:11:28,078 And today, we are getting, or should I say, 257 00:11:28,209 --> 00:11:31,603 we'll be trying to get up close with the smallest 258 00:11:31,734 --> 00:11:33,605 birds in the southwest. 259 00:11:33,736 --> 00:11:34,650 So excited. 260 00:11:34,781 --> 00:11:36,565 I absolutely love hummingbirds. 261 00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:37,871 All right, let's head into the aviary. 262 00:11:38,001 --> 00:11:39,307 Got to move quick. 263 00:11:39,437 --> 00:11:40,743 We've got to go through a set of double doors. 264 00:11:40,874 --> 00:11:43,572 In you go, go, go, go, get that door closed, 265 00:11:43,703 --> 00:11:46,923 and into the aviary we go. 266 00:11:47,054 --> 00:11:48,620 COYOTE PETERSON This 267 00:11:48,751 --> 00:11:51,406 is also where we met up with Shawnee Peterson, an expert 268 00:11:51,536 --> 00:11:53,190 in the world of hummingbirds. 269 00:11:53,321 --> 00:11:56,585 She spends nearly every morning walking the aviary to monitor 270 00:11:56,716 --> 00:11:58,587 this flourishing population. 271 00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:00,197 OK, now here in the aviary, 272 00:12:00,328 --> 00:12:01,285 how many species do we have? 273 00:12:01,416 --> 00:12:02,156 We have four. 274 00:12:02,286 --> 00:12:03,723 OK. 275 00:12:03,853 --> 00:12:06,551 Costa's, Anna's, Broad-Tailed, and Broad-Billed. 276 00:12:06,682 --> 00:12:08,379 Awesome, so we have the chance of seeing 277 00:12:08,510 --> 00:12:09,293 all four of these today. 278 00:12:09,424 --> 00:12:10,730 I'm hopeful. 279 00:12:10,860 --> 00:12:11,556 There's one flying right behind your head. 280 00:12:11,687 --> 00:12:12,427 Is it right behind me? 281 00:12:12,557 --> 00:12:14,298 It's right behind you. 282 00:12:14,429 --> 00:12:15,778 What kind is that? 283 00:12:15,909 --> 00:12:17,084 SHAWNEE RIPLOG-PETERSON: A little female Anna's. 284 00:12:17,214 --> 00:12:18,694 Oh, cool, so the females 285 00:12:18,825 --> 00:12:20,565 are a little bit duller in coloration than the males. 286 00:12:20,696 --> 00:12:22,219 The males usually have a brighter throat, right? 287 00:12:22,350 --> 00:12:24,352 Really, really bright gorget area. 288 00:12:24,482 --> 00:12:26,093 That would be the throat area. 289 00:12:26,223 --> 00:12:27,877 Hummingbirds are tiny masters 290 00:12:28,008 --> 00:12:30,619 of the sky, and before we began searching, 291 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,795 Shawnee wanted to give us a quick lesson 292 00:12:32,926 --> 00:12:34,536 so that we would have an appreciation 293 00:12:34,666 --> 00:12:36,930 for their amazing abilities. 294 00:12:37,060 --> 00:12:38,758 OK, so let's talk about wing speed. 295 00:12:38,888 --> 00:12:41,282 If there's one incredible trait that the hummingbird has, 296 00:12:41,412 --> 00:12:44,285 it's the fact that its wings can go so fast. 297 00:12:44,415 --> 00:12:48,550 Now, how many strokes can that hummingbird do this a minute? 298 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:49,769 Almost 4,800. 299 00:12:49,899 --> 00:12:52,728 Wow, 4,800 strokes in a minute. 300 00:12:52,859 --> 00:12:55,296 Can you imagine that, and I'm sure if I sat here and did 301 00:12:55,426 --> 00:12:57,602 this, it would take me half a day, 302 00:12:57,733 --> 00:12:59,082 and I'm not going to lift off the ground, 303 00:12:59,213 --> 00:13:00,692 and these hummingbirds, I mean, I'm watching them. 304 00:13:00,823 --> 00:13:02,085 Look at this. 305 00:13:02,216 --> 00:13:04,653 They're just flying back and forth, hovering. 306 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:06,786 And they can move forward, backwards, up and down. 307 00:13:06,916 --> 00:13:08,178 That's crazy. 308 00:13:08,309 --> 00:13:09,963 SHAWNEE RIPLOG-PETERSON: That's great, yeah. 309 00:13:10,093 --> 00:13:11,529 Now, your heart rate must be going pretty quick 310 00:13:11,660 --> 00:13:12,574 if you're flying that fast. 311 00:13:12,704 --> 00:13:13,836 How fast are their heart rates? 312 00:13:13,967 --> 00:13:16,012 Over 1,200 beats per minute. 313 00:13:16,143 --> 00:13:17,971 This is one impressive, little animal. 314 00:13:18,101 --> 00:13:19,015 That is for sure. 315 00:13:19,146 --> 00:13:20,712 All of that power packed into-- 316 00:13:20,843 --> 00:13:21,801 I mean, these guys are tiny. 317 00:13:21,931 --> 00:13:22,889 They're like that. 318 00:13:23,019 --> 00:13:24,499 Yeah, about three grams. 319 00:13:24,629 --> 00:13:26,066 So that's about the weight of a penny. 320 00:13:26,196 --> 00:13:28,329 Wow, so you're telling me that a bird this size-- 321 00:13:28,459 --> 00:13:30,984 I mean, he is tiny, but he only weighs as much as a penny. 322 00:13:31,114 --> 00:13:32,202 SHAWNEE RIPLOG-PETERSON: Yeah. 323 00:13:32,333 --> 00:13:33,334 That is impressive. 324 00:13:35,162 --> 00:13:36,772 Walk quietly, keep alert, 325 00:13:36,903 --> 00:13:38,861 and with just a little patience, you 326 00:13:38,992 --> 00:13:40,863 will soon begin to see hummingbirds 327 00:13:40,994 --> 00:13:42,299 darting left and right. 328 00:13:49,437 --> 00:13:52,048 I certainly wasn't allowed to capture any of these birds, 329 00:13:52,179 --> 00:13:54,442 so for me, this experience was all 330 00:13:54,572 --> 00:13:58,098 about having a close encounter of the hummingbird kind. 331 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:04,582 SHAWNEE RIPLOG-PETERSON: One thing 332 00:14:04,713 --> 00:14:05,845 I think that we did that was really smart 333 00:14:05,975 --> 00:14:07,934 is we made this aviary pretty low. 334 00:14:08,064 --> 00:14:11,415 So the birds do, they nest very close to people, 335 00:14:11,546 --> 00:14:14,679 and people get to enjoy them very close instead of the birds 336 00:14:14,810 --> 00:14:16,072 being up very high. 337 00:14:16,203 --> 00:14:17,769 And the temperature in here 338 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:19,902 is significantly lower than it is outside of the aviary, 339 00:14:20,033 --> 00:14:22,905 and I notice you have a lot of shade, kind of netting 340 00:14:23,036 --> 00:14:24,341 and the mesh top. 341 00:14:24,472 --> 00:14:25,690 Does that help to keep the temperature down? 342 00:14:25,821 --> 00:14:26,866 SHAWNEE RIPLOG-PETERSON: It does. 343 00:14:26,996 --> 00:14:28,389 It's really nice in the summertime. 344 00:14:28,519 --> 00:14:31,261 I see that there are spider webs 345 00:14:31,392 --> 00:14:32,697 all over the place in here. 346 00:14:32,828 --> 00:14:34,743 Now, is that something that hummingbirds like? 347 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:36,397 Are they eating spiders? 348 00:14:36,527 --> 00:14:40,009 No, but that is the glue that keeps a nest together. 349 00:14:40,140 --> 00:14:41,706 Oh, really? 350 00:14:41,837 --> 00:14:43,883 SHAWNEE RIPLOG-PETERSON: And when we opened this exhibit, 351 00:14:44,013 --> 00:14:46,015 our nests were sort of falling apart, 352 00:14:46,146 --> 00:14:48,235 and we were like, what are we missing? 353 00:14:48,365 --> 00:14:50,672 And it was because we'd had to pretty 354 00:14:50,802 --> 00:14:52,630 much start from ground zero. 355 00:14:52,761 --> 00:14:53,893 We were missing spiders. 356 00:14:54,023 --> 00:14:56,069 So we brought in labyrinth spiders, 357 00:14:56,199 --> 00:14:58,201 and they started spinning their webs, 358 00:14:58,332 --> 00:15:00,900 and immediately during breeding season, 359 00:15:01,030 --> 00:15:03,206 the females would come in and start stealing all that 360 00:15:03,337 --> 00:15:05,600 and weave them into their nests. 361 00:15:05,730 --> 00:15:07,384 I can feel that, 362 00:15:07,515 --> 00:15:09,734 that that webbing is very strong and, like you said, stretchy. 363 00:15:09,865 --> 00:15:12,912 So as the chicks are growing, then the nest actually 364 00:15:13,042 --> 00:15:14,261 expands with the baby birds. 365 00:15:14,391 --> 00:15:15,349 Exactly. 366 00:15:15,479 --> 00:15:16,916 That is really, really cool. 367 00:15:17,046 --> 00:15:18,918 Symbiotic relationship between a bird and a spider. 368 00:15:19,048 --> 00:15:21,007 Never heard of that one before. 369 00:15:21,137 --> 00:15:23,748 Shawnee, what I love so much about this aviary 370 00:15:23,879 --> 00:15:26,012 is that it feels like we're out there in the wild. 371 00:15:26,142 --> 00:15:27,927 Now, you do have the enclosure over top, 372 00:15:28,057 --> 00:15:30,712 but you barely notice it, and you can get so incredibly 373 00:15:30,842 --> 00:15:31,931 close to these hummingbirds. 374 00:15:32,061 --> 00:15:33,671 I know, it's a terrific experience. 375 00:15:33,802 --> 00:15:35,717 Oh, jeez, look how close this one is right here. 376 00:15:35,847 --> 00:15:36,848 SHAWNEE RIPLOG-PETERSON: Absolutely. 377 00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:38,502 Look at that. 378 00:15:38,633 --> 00:15:41,244 Look at how comfortable he is getting that close to us. 379 00:15:41,375 --> 00:15:44,378 Wow, is that normal for them to just come this close? 380 00:15:44,508 --> 00:15:46,684 I mean, we've been standing still for a minute. 381 00:15:46,815 --> 00:15:48,295 Well, they know that they're getting 382 00:15:48,425 --> 00:15:49,992 their lunch from us so-- 383 00:15:50,123 --> 00:15:52,081 So he might think Coyote has my lunch. 384 00:15:52,212 --> 00:15:53,256 SHAWNEE RIPLOG-PETERSON: Maybe. 385 00:15:53,387 --> 00:15:54,344 Oh, there he goes. 386 00:15:54,475 --> 00:15:56,085 Wow, how cool was that? 387 00:15:56,216 --> 00:15:58,914 I mean, we were literally inches from that hummingbird. 388 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:01,656 Oh, that's truly an experience I'm never going to forget. 389 00:16:01,786 --> 00:16:04,311 Shawnee, thank you so much for having us out here today 390 00:16:04,441 --> 00:16:06,095 to the hummingbird aviary. 391 00:16:06,226 --> 00:16:08,532 Yes, oh my gosh, the next time you guys are in the Southwest, 392 00:16:08,663 --> 00:16:11,361 make sure you come and visit the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. 393 00:16:11,492 --> 00:16:13,929 So many amazing animals to get up close with. 394 00:16:14,060 --> 00:16:15,278 I'm Coyote Petersen. 395 00:16:15,409 --> 00:16:16,323 Be brave. 396 00:16:16,453 --> 00:16:17,759 Stay wild. 397 00:16:17,889 --> 00:16:18,978 We'll see you on the next adventure. 398 00:16:24,722 --> 00:16:28,030 I'm Coyote Petersen, and this is baby toucan feeding time. 399 00:16:28,161 --> 00:16:28,944 Watch this. 400 00:16:46,701 --> 00:16:48,529 The Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary 401 00:16:48,659 --> 00:16:50,487 has a very clear mission when it comes 402 00:16:50,618 --> 00:16:54,143 to Costa Rica's wild animals that are in need of help. 403 00:16:54,274 --> 00:16:58,104 Rescue, rehabilitate, and ultimately, release them back 404 00:16:58,234 --> 00:17:00,497 into their natural environment. 405 00:17:00,628 --> 00:17:03,065 But what about the animals who cannot make a full recovery? 406 00:17:08,505 --> 00:17:11,030 Located in the coastal town of Dominical, 407 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,510 Alturas also calls itself home to nearly 50 408 00:17:13,641 --> 00:17:15,425 permanent residents. 409 00:17:15,556 --> 00:17:17,036 These animals cannot be released back 410 00:17:17,166 --> 00:17:19,255 into the wild because of disability 411 00:17:19,386 --> 00:17:21,649 or severe over domestication. 412 00:17:21,779 --> 00:17:23,216 And while some of these permanent residents 413 00:17:23,346 --> 00:17:25,479 are covered in fur-- 414 00:17:25,609 --> 00:17:27,220 It's sloth off feeding time. 415 00:17:27,350 --> 00:17:28,525 COYOTE PETERSON - many are 416 00:17:28,656 --> 00:17:31,441 actually of the feathered kind. 417 00:17:31,572 --> 00:17:32,921 So this morning, I will be sitting down 418 00:17:33,052 --> 00:17:34,792 for breakfast with one of their newest 419 00:17:34,923 --> 00:17:37,317 additions, a baby toucan. 420 00:17:37,447 --> 00:17:39,536 This is the real Fruit Loops right here. 421 00:17:39,667 --> 00:17:41,321 This is fresh cut fruit. 422 00:17:41,451 --> 00:17:44,237 What I'm about to do is feed it to a baby toucan. 423 00:17:44,367 --> 00:17:45,934 It smells really good. 424 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:47,805 This looks like something that I would eat for breakfast, 425 00:17:47,936 --> 00:17:49,720 so I have a feeling that this toucan 426 00:17:49,851 --> 00:17:52,114 is absolutely going to love it. 427 00:17:52,245 --> 00:17:53,594 Oh, boy, here it comes. 428 00:17:53,724 --> 00:17:57,641 Oh, look at that. 429 00:17:57,772 --> 00:18:00,383 That is a baby toucan. 430 00:18:00,514 --> 00:18:02,820 I have never seen one of these before. 431 00:18:02,951 --> 00:18:04,909 That is so amazing. 432 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,955 You look like a little dinosaur. 433 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:09,349 Look at that curious head. 434 00:18:09,479 --> 00:18:11,133 Look what I've got. 435 00:18:11,264 --> 00:18:14,049 Now, if I was a mama toucan, I would come in with some fruit 436 00:18:14,180 --> 00:18:17,052 just like this. 437 00:18:17,183 --> 00:18:18,488 There you go. 438 00:18:18,619 --> 00:18:19,620 Oh, he's eating the spoon. 439 00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:20,795 Look at that beak. 440 00:18:20,925 --> 00:18:21,839 Quite the chomper. Here we go. 441 00:18:21,970 --> 00:18:22,753 Coming in. 442 00:18:22,884 --> 00:18:24,494 Coming in hot. 443 00:18:24,625 --> 00:18:25,974 There we go. 444 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:28,324 And although it's a juvenile, that beak 445 00:18:28,455 --> 00:18:30,544 could still give me a pretty good chomp, so I want to keep 446 00:18:30,674 --> 00:18:31,588 my fingers away from there. 447 00:18:31,719 --> 00:18:33,024 That's why I'm using a spoon. 448 00:18:33,155 --> 00:18:34,504 There you go. 449 00:18:34,635 --> 00:18:36,115 When fully grown, 450 00:18:36,245 --> 00:18:38,552 the toucan's bill can be nearly seven inches in length 451 00:18:38,682 --> 00:18:41,424 and will continue to evolve in coloration being a mix 452 00:18:41,555 --> 00:18:44,123 of red, orange, and green. 453 00:18:44,253 --> 00:18:45,298 Just is like a mama bird. 454 00:18:45,428 --> 00:18:47,038 Got to get that way down in there. 455 00:18:47,169 --> 00:18:48,649 OK. 456 00:18:48,779 --> 00:18:50,520 So have you ever fed a toucan before? 457 00:18:50,651 --> 00:18:52,783 I have never fed a toucan before. 458 00:18:52,914 --> 00:18:54,611 There's a first time for everything. 459 00:18:54,742 --> 00:18:58,267 Do you know that Fruit Loops is actually my favorite cereal, 460 00:18:58,398 --> 00:19:00,922 and as a kid, I used to love Toucan Sam. 461 00:19:01,052 --> 00:19:03,751 So hanging out today with this baby toucan, 462 00:19:03,881 --> 00:19:06,275 getting to feed it real Fruit Loops, 463 00:19:06,406 --> 00:19:07,276 is a pretty cool experience. 464 00:19:07,407 --> 00:19:08,756 Oh, give me back the spoon. 465 00:19:08,886 --> 00:19:12,238 He's trying to eat the whole spoon. 466 00:19:12,368 --> 00:19:14,283 Oh, we've got all kinds of good stuff in here. 467 00:19:14,414 --> 00:19:17,939 We've got cantaloupe and pineapple and banana. 468 00:19:21,899 --> 00:19:22,857 There you go. 469 00:19:22,987 --> 00:19:24,902 You got some of it on your beak. 470 00:19:25,033 --> 00:19:26,252 Look at those eyes. 471 00:19:26,382 --> 00:19:27,818 Look at how big and buggy his eyes are. 472 00:19:27,949 --> 00:19:30,081 And without the feathers fully developed on the neck, 473 00:19:30,212 --> 00:19:33,041 you can see the curve of that vertebrae. 474 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:34,695 Look at the feet. 475 00:19:34,825 --> 00:19:37,785 Can you see that? 476 00:19:37,915 --> 00:19:38,960 You know what it looks like? 477 00:19:39,090 --> 00:19:40,701 Reminds me of a baby pterodactyl. 478 00:19:40,831 --> 00:19:42,050 COYOTE PETERSON These birds 479 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:44,835 have what is known as zygodactyl feet 480 00:19:44,966 --> 00:19:47,534 with toe sets facing in opposite directions. 481 00:19:47,664 --> 00:19:50,101 This foot structure, with two toes in the front 482 00:19:50,232 --> 00:19:52,016 and two toes in the back, allows them 483 00:19:52,147 --> 00:19:55,106 to easily maneuver in the lush rain-forest canopies. 484 00:19:55,237 --> 00:19:57,152 And a baby toucan of this size obviously 485 00:19:57,283 --> 00:19:59,023 up in the trees, it's very important 486 00:19:59,154 --> 00:20:01,374 that he uses these claws to keep himself in the nest 487 00:20:01,504 --> 00:20:02,810 and on the tree branches. 488 00:20:02,940 --> 00:20:06,161 Now, this baby toucan eats four times a day, 489 00:20:06,292 --> 00:20:07,902 and quite a bit of food. 490 00:20:08,032 --> 00:20:08,816 Oh, I know. 491 00:20:08,946 --> 00:20:09,817 I hear you. 492 00:20:09,947 --> 00:20:10,905 More, more, more, he says. 493 00:20:11,035 --> 00:20:11,819 You're OK. 494 00:20:11,949 --> 00:20:14,561 Here you go. 495 00:20:14,691 --> 00:20:17,172 It's always nice to have a friend over for a breakfast 496 00:20:17,303 --> 00:20:18,478 conversation. 497 00:20:18,608 --> 00:20:20,175 And right now, we're talking about what 498 00:20:20,306 --> 00:20:22,133 it's like to be a baby toucan. 499 00:20:22,264 --> 00:20:24,005 It's a rough life if you fall out of the nest. 500 00:20:24,135 --> 00:20:25,702 If a baby toucan falls 501 00:20:25,833 --> 00:20:27,226 from the nest, it's almost certain 502 00:20:27,356 --> 00:20:28,966 to be picked off by a predator. 503 00:20:29,097 --> 00:20:31,621 However, in the case of this lucky little bird, 504 00:20:31,752 --> 00:20:34,276 it was found by a human who did the right thing 505 00:20:34,407 --> 00:20:36,017 and brought it to the sanctuary. 506 00:20:36,147 --> 00:20:37,627 Now, hopefully, this baby toucan 507 00:20:37,758 --> 00:20:40,369 will be able to be rehabilitated and eventually 508 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:42,980 released back into the wild. 509 00:20:43,111 --> 00:20:45,461 So we don't want it to become too acclimated to humans, 510 00:20:45,592 --> 00:20:48,595 but it is important that this bird does eat several times 511 00:20:48,725 --> 00:20:51,685 a day to keep up its nourishment. 512 00:20:51,815 --> 00:20:54,601 You are one sloppy eater, you know that? 513 00:20:54,731 --> 00:20:55,906 He is a sloppy eater. 514 00:20:56,037 --> 00:20:57,517 I think you're getting 515 00:20:57,647 --> 00:20:59,170 more of this fruit on the log and not in your mouth. 516 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:03,740 Oh, look at his little tail. 517 00:21:03,871 --> 00:21:05,699 Look at that little tufter. 518 00:21:05,829 --> 00:21:06,743 Want some more? 519 00:21:09,703 --> 00:21:12,140 Yes, that's a good breakfast, isn't it? 520 00:21:12,271 --> 00:21:15,535 This right here is the breakfast of champions. 521 00:21:15,665 --> 00:21:18,407 Fruit for the Fruit Loops toucan. 522 00:21:18,538 --> 00:21:19,713 There you go. 523 00:21:19,843 --> 00:21:21,541 Oh, it's like feeding a baby dinosaur. 524 00:21:28,896 --> 00:21:30,724 Because this toucan could not 525 00:21:30,854 --> 00:21:33,857 be returned to its nest, it will be raised in captivity 526 00:21:33,988 --> 00:21:37,165 and will become a permanent resident at Alturas. 527 00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:39,994 And whether you are covered in fur or feathers, 528 00:21:40,124 --> 00:21:42,997 each and every member of this incredible family of animals 529 00:21:43,127 --> 00:21:46,392 is living a happy and loved life. 530 00:21:46,522 --> 00:21:48,568 How awesome was that spending the morning 531 00:21:48,698 --> 00:21:50,265 feeding a baby toucan. 532 00:21:50,396 --> 00:21:51,658 I'm Coyote Peterson. 533 00:21:51,788 --> 00:21:53,355 Be brave. 534 00:21:53,486 --> 00:21:56,097 Stay wild. 535 00:21:56,227 --> 00:21:57,359 Eat your breakfast. 536 00:21:57,490 --> 00:22:00,710 We'll see on the next adventure. 537 00:22:00,841 --> 00:22:02,625 The Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary 538 00:22:02,756 --> 00:22:04,801 is constantly welcoming new volunteers 539 00:22:04,932 --> 00:22:07,413 to help with the rescue, rehabilitation, 540 00:22:07,543 --> 00:22:10,938 and release of Costa Rica's beautiful animals. 541 00:22:11,068 --> 00:22:13,419 For more information on how you can become a part of the team, 542 00:22:13,549 --> 00:22:15,029 visit their website, alturaswildlifesanctuary.org. 40563

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