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The vast open
wilderness of South Africa
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is home to some of the
world's most iconic animals,
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from small hoofstock like the
speedy impala to giant grazers
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like the meandering elephant.
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Then, there are the
long-necked giraffes.
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And who could forget
about the herding rhinos?
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These creatures are
constantly doing
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two things on a daily basis.
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The first is eating.
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And the second, which you
probably have already guessed,
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is pooping.
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But where does all this poop go?
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There are no toilets on the
Savannah to flush it down.
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So what happens after
Dumbo drops a dump
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truck load of digested plants?
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Today, we aim to answer
that question by exploring
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the wilds of Tuinskloof.
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Managed by the Reserve
Protection Agency,
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this 13-hectare
sanctuary just so
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happens to be within
the range of one very
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unique insect that
has an affinity
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for stinky animal byproducts.
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Coyote, what
are you doing there?
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You guys see what
I'm standing in?
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Yeah, it
looks like, uh, feces.
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This is a giant pile of poop.
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I'm going to just go ahead and--
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Oh, he's touching it!
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You know,
when in South Africa,
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you just roll with it.
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And literally today,
we're going to be looking
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for the thing that rolls
pieces of poop, turd rollers
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themselves.
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Now, I'm guessing that this
is hoofstock droppings,
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likely impala and kudu.
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And that right there--
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ugh-- is one rock
solid little turd.
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Now, I'm not looking
for kudu or impala.
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I'm actually looking
for the insect,
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one stinky little insect that
loves to roll around in turds.
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You guys know what
I'm talking about?
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Mm, I don't
know if I want to know.
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Stay tuned.
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I have a feeling that if
we head up this direction,
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we're going to find
plenty of them.
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Following a trail of turds
through the environment
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is not something you would
typically choose to do
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while out on a leisurely hike.
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Yet, if you are aiming to
have an encounter with a dung
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beetle, this is one of
the most reliable ways
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to track them down.
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We skipped from scat
pile to scat pile,
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examining the freshest of
feces with the relentless hope
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of happening upon some of these
poop-loving professionals.
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Oh, man, here's another
fresh pile of nuggets.
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Look at this.
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Likely impala.
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It's so fresh that you
can still see urine
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where the animal also peed.
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These are some serious
squishers right here.
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Look at that.
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Oh, yeah!
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Zoom in on that.
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You see how green that is?
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That is all undigested
plant matter
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that the animal passes
through its system
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and then squirts out as these
delicious little nuggets.
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Not delicious for me.
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No, no, guys, I am not
going to eat a turd.
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But the insect we are looking
for today loves eating poop.
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OK, I'm going to
wipe this on Mario.
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There we go, buddy.
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And we're going to keep walking.
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The South African air was
filled with fresh steamers,
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and that meant that those
dirty little dung beetles
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would be hot on the turd trail.
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I could feel it in
each and every step.
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Ugh, gross!
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And being downwind, I
could smell that we were
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headed in the right direction.
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When sure enough,
we rounded a corner
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and nearly stepped into
one big steaming pile of--
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Oh, beetles are right here!
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Look at this!
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Oh, and look at the
size of that ball!
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Oh, man, this is great.
OK.
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Is that their ball?
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That is their ball
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right there, right in the
middle of those other turds.
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And we've got two dung beetles
right here in front of us.
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Wow.
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Well, we've been
searching for a while.
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It's pretty dry, but
these guys have already
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made themselves a compact ball.
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Now, look at that.
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He's inspecting the environment,
finding his line of sight.
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And there you go.
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Off to the races.
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He's going to continue
to push this giant ball
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of compacted turds.
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Now, I don't want to interrupt
this beetle because he's
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at work, but this
one here is likely
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either a female or a stealer.
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And I'll get into
that in a second.
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But what I want to do is
actually pick this beetle up.
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Come here, buddy.
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Wow.
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Look at that.
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Its exoskeleton is
incredibly rigid,
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and its feet are very strong.
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Now, I don't know if they bite.
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I guess we'll find
out here in a second.
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Let me see.
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Do you bite?
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No, doesn't bite.
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That's good news for me.
Can you see it OK?
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Yeah.
Whoa.
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It's hard to hold on to
because they're so strong.
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I'm just going to let it
walk around in my hands here.
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Now, there are over 6,000
dung beetle species worldwide.
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And the only continent that
you will not find this insect
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is in Antarctica.
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This is the Addo dung beetle,
which is indigenous to only
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this area here in South Africa.
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When we're talking about
dung beetle species,
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there are several
different types.
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This one specifically is what
we would consider a roller.
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So a roller actually
rolls turds around
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from one spot to the next.
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Then, you also
have the dwellers.
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Dwellers literally
stay in one spot
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and live in a pile of turds.
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You also have the burrowers,
which will roll a ball of poop
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somewhere and actually build
a burrow underneath it.
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And then you have the
stealers, which will steal
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turds from other dung beetles.
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I'm pretty sure that this one
is both a roller and a stealer,
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because I caught this
guy trying to steal
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the turd that's actually
rolling underneath your feet
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right now, Mark.
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Ah, I thought
I smelled something!
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Causing a little
traffic jam there, buddy.
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I was like, I
got a whiff of something.
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I was like, where did the ball--
oh, it's right by my shoe.
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And you know what?
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That beetle will not
stop for you, Mark.
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He is on a determined mission
to get that ball of poop
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back to its burrow.
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Now, when it comes
to dung beetles,
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they're actually very specific
as to what kind of turds
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they will eat.
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They primarily feast on
herbivore and omnivore turds,
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but this species
specifically I'm
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guessing feeds on
kudu and impala turds,
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but I know for a fact that they
also feast on elephant dung.
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Now, there are no elephants
in this area, so, like I said,
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the kudu and the
impala turds we saw
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earlier are certainly fair
opportunity for having a feast.
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Hey, Mario, is
"turd" the scientific term
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we want to use?
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Uh, turd, poop, dung, feces.
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Animal scat.
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Yes, no matter how you
choose to phrase it--
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I like to call them turds.
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And these creatures, as
gross as it is to say it,
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love to eat turds.
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Now, they feast on the turds.
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They actually will line
the inside of their burrows
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with turds.
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Their whole world
revolves around turds.
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And they prefer a fresh turd.
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Right now, it's pretty dry out,
so we actually had some trouble
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finding these beetles.
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But we found a fresh
pile of kudu scat,
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and sure enough, with it
came some dung beetles.
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Super cool, right?
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I got
a fun little game.
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Yeah?
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Everybody
at home should
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watch this video again
and count how many
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times you say the word "turd."
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You know, I have
said the word "turd"
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more times today and more so in
this episode than ever before.
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I've touched turds today.
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We've got beetles eating turds.
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We've got beetles rolling turds.
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It is certainly a turd
sandwich of an episode.
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Turd.
Turds.
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Turd.
Turds.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turds.
Turd.
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Turds.
Turds.
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Turds.
Turds.
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Turds.
Turds.
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Turds.
Turds.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turds.
Turds.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turds.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turds.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turds.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turd.
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Turd.
Turds.
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Man.
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My hands don't smell like
anything, which is good.
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And I keep calling these
a stinky little insect,
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but it doesn't
smell like anything.
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Talk to me, buddy.
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Do you have poop breath?
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No poop breath on this guy.
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Now, what's really fascinating
about these insects is
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that while they may seem like
simple creatures that are
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simply eating poop, they
are very much in tune
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with the environment.
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They're actually using
UV rays from the sun
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to help them navigate.
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Now, at night, when
there isn't any sun out,
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scientists believe that they
use these stars to navigate
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the environment as they're
aiming to push their turd ball
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back to their burrow.
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And this one that we have
just here off to our side here
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that's just continuously
pushing its turd down this trail
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is completely on
a straight line.
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It will do everything
it can to stay on course
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and make sure that that turd
ball gets back to its burrow.
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Speaking of
the turd ball, how about
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we get back to the turd ball?
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Yeah, let's check this out.
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I'm going to bring this
little beetle back over here.
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Oh, I
almost stepped on it.
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Watch out, Mark.
The big turd balls right here.
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Now, the beetle will
come back and find this.
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I'm going to actually
pick it up for a second.
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Look at that.
Wow.
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Whoa.
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It is heavy.
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Look at that.
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Oh, I'm
going to regret this.
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That is a compacted ball of
herbivore poop right there.
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Oh, it's kind of wet!
253
00:08:30,422 --> 00:08:31,641
It's heavy, right?
254
00:08:31,772 --> 00:08:33,730
Well, the more
moist the poop is,
255
00:08:33,861 --> 00:08:36,037
the better it is
for the beetles.
256
00:08:36,167 --> 00:08:37,778
Now, watch what's
going to happen.
257
00:08:37,908 --> 00:08:39,823
As soon as the beetle picks
back up the scent of this turd--
258
00:08:39,954 --> 00:08:41,346
they have an incredible
sense of smell--
259
00:08:41,477 --> 00:08:43,566
he's going to climb
back up on top of it,
260
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spin around in a circle,
regain its line of sight,
261
00:08:47,309 --> 00:08:50,007
and then plop back down and use
its hind legs to push the turd.
262
00:08:50,138 --> 00:08:50,965
Here we go.
263
00:08:51,095 --> 00:08:51,879
Just like I said.
264
00:08:52,009 --> 00:08:52,880
Watch this.
265
00:08:53,010 --> 00:08:54,534
Climbs up on top.
266
00:08:54,664 --> 00:08:55,796
Here we go.
267
00:08:55,926 --> 00:08:57,841
Do your spin.
268
00:08:57,972 --> 00:08:59,147
Line of sight is acquired.
269
00:08:59,277 --> 00:09:01,149
And, boom, off to the races.
270
00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:04,065
Now, pound-for-pound, this is
one of the strongest insect
271
00:09:04,195 --> 00:09:07,634
species in the world, capable
of pushing things almost 1,000
272
00:09:07,764 --> 00:09:09,984
times their own body weight.
273
00:09:10,114 --> 00:09:12,073
That's like me
weighing 150 pounds,
274
00:09:12,203 --> 00:09:14,771
pushing six eight-ton buses.
275
00:09:14,902 --> 00:09:16,120
Isn't that crazy?
276
00:09:16,251 --> 00:09:17,078
That is one powerful creature.
277
00:09:17,208 --> 00:09:18,470
Now, look.
278
00:09:18,601 --> 00:09:19,863
It's on this hillside
and it's thinking,
279
00:09:19,994 --> 00:09:21,473
I'm not going to get up
that, but it will just
280
00:09:21,604 --> 00:09:23,954
keep moving along the
edge of this ridge
281
00:09:24,085 --> 00:09:26,435
until it finds its way
back to its burrow.
282
00:09:26,566 --> 00:09:27,784
Well, this is
pretty fascinating.
283
00:09:27,915 --> 00:09:30,874
Searching amongst the
South African terrain
284
00:09:31,005 --> 00:09:33,573
for turds that ultimately
led us to the one
285
00:09:33,703 --> 00:09:34,878
and only dung beetle.
286
00:09:35,009 --> 00:09:36,140
I'm Coyote Peterson.
287
00:09:36,271 --> 00:09:37,968
Be brave.
288
00:09:38,099 --> 00:09:39,622
Stay wild.
289
00:09:39,753 --> 00:09:41,145
We'll see you on
the next adventure.
290
00:09:49,284 --> 00:09:51,373
Now, it's possible that
this is either a female
291
00:09:51,503 --> 00:09:53,114
or what we call a stealer.
292
00:09:53,244 --> 00:09:56,378
And a stealer will let this
beetle do all of the work,
293
00:09:56,508 --> 00:09:57,988
and then once it gets
close to a burrow,
294
00:09:58,119 --> 00:10:00,556
actually steal the
turd ball away from it.
295
00:10:00,687 --> 00:10:02,079
Man,
it's determined.
296
00:10:02,210 --> 00:10:04,908
Now, where
is this ball going?
297
00:10:05,039 --> 00:10:06,257
Do we know where it's headed?
298
00:10:06,388 --> 00:10:07,345
You
know, I have no clue
299
00:10:07,476 --> 00:10:09,434
where the burrow is located.
300
00:10:09,565 --> 00:10:11,785
And you can see it's trying
to get up this hill side,
301
00:10:11,915 --> 00:10:13,438
and it's not making
much progress.
302
00:10:13,569 --> 00:10:15,658
But you'll notice we
moved from this pathway
303
00:10:15,789 --> 00:10:17,268
now up to this ridge-line.
304
00:10:17,399 --> 00:10:20,097
And it's slowly figuring
out that, this direction,
305
00:10:20,228 --> 00:10:21,838
I can move in.
306
00:10:21,969 --> 00:10:23,318
And I'm trying not to interfere
with the movement at all.
307
00:10:23,448 --> 00:10:24,928
I feel like, man, I want
to help you out, buddy.
308
00:10:25,059 --> 00:10:27,017
Let me just pick up this
turd, walk around, and try
309
00:10:27,148 --> 00:10:29,716
to find a burrow for you, but
you have to let the animal
310
00:10:29,846 --> 00:10:31,413
figure it out on its own.
Oh!
311
00:10:31,543 --> 00:10:33,328
And it lost some ground there.
Hang on a second.
312
00:10:33,458 --> 00:10:34,721
Mario, step back for a second.
313
00:10:34,851 --> 00:10:35,678
I just want to give
people some reference.
314
00:10:35,809 --> 00:10:36,200
So that's where we started--
315
00:10:36,331 --> 00:10:37,201
Yeah.
316
00:10:37,332 --> 00:10:38,072
- where your backpack is.
317
00:10:38,202 --> 00:10:39,334
There's my backpack.
318
00:10:39,464 --> 00:10:42,032
We came all this
distance to this mark.
319
00:10:42,163 --> 00:10:44,644
This little following beetle
is-- oh, here's the turd.
320
00:10:44,774 --> 00:10:45,906
Oh, look, the
stealer may be coming
321
00:10:46,036 --> 00:10:47,821
in to try to get the turd away.
322
00:10:47,951 --> 00:10:49,823
And you notice those
little antenna up front.
323
00:10:49,953 --> 00:10:51,694
Those are chemical
receptors that help them.
324
00:10:51,825 --> 00:10:52,739
You thief!
325
00:10:52,869 --> 00:10:54,044
I know, right?
326
00:10:54,175 --> 00:10:55,263
Oh, he's made the
move at this point.
327
00:10:55,393 --> 00:10:56,525
Wow.
328
00:10:56,656 --> 00:10:58,266
We've got a switch-over
right there.
329
00:10:58,396 --> 00:11:02,487
That's a perfect example of a
stealer coming in and thieving
330
00:11:02,618 --> 00:11:05,099
a turd ball away from
one beetle that has done
331
00:11:05,229 --> 00:11:06,187
an incredible amount of work.
332
00:11:06,317 --> 00:11:07,405
Did this one quit?
333
00:11:07,536 --> 00:11:08,929
No, it didn't quit.
334
00:11:09,059 --> 00:11:10,191
What it's using are those
little antenna up front.
335
00:11:10,321 --> 00:11:11,583
They kind of look
like little mittens.
336
00:11:11,714 --> 00:11:13,411
And those are chemical
receptors which
337
00:11:13,542 --> 00:11:15,936
allow them to sense the
environment which help them
338
00:11:16,066 --> 00:11:17,851
find the turds,
and, in this case,
339
00:11:17,981 --> 00:11:20,723
find his turd ball,
which has been stolen
340
00:11:20,854 --> 00:11:23,944
away by this stealer beetle.
341
00:11:24,074 --> 00:11:25,685
Look, it's taking
it a different direction.
342
00:11:25,815 --> 00:11:26,903
It is.
343
00:11:27,034 --> 00:11:28,122
It is now going this direction.
Oh!
344
00:11:28,252 --> 00:11:29,297
And look at that.
345
00:11:29,427 --> 00:11:31,255
It stumbled over
this stick, so now
346
00:11:31,386 --> 00:11:32,822
this little guy has
got the opportunity
347
00:11:32,953 --> 00:11:34,476
to get this turd ball back.
You can do it, buddy.
348
00:11:34,606 --> 00:11:35,346
This is your chance.
349
00:11:35,477 --> 00:11:36,260
Make a break!
350
00:11:36,391 --> 00:11:37,479
Oh, no!
351
00:11:37,609 --> 00:11:38,785
The stealer's back up on top.
352
00:11:38,915 --> 00:11:40,221
And watch.
353
00:11:40,351 --> 00:11:41,831
He's going to climb up
on top of the turd ball,
354
00:11:41,962 --> 00:11:44,442
get its bearings, and there's
a good chance-- you see,
355
00:11:44,573 --> 00:11:45,617
it's moving this direction.
356
00:11:45,748 --> 00:11:48,490
It's possible then
that this beetle
357
00:11:48,620 --> 00:11:51,145
has a burrow that's elsewhere.
358
00:11:51,275 --> 00:11:53,016
Competing for
the same ball of poo.
359
00:11:53,147 --> 00:11:54,757
That's right.
360
00:11:54,888 --> 00:11:56,367
So my theory that maybe one
was a male and one is a female
361
00:11:56,498 --> 00:11:57,847
has now been disproven.
362
00:11:57,978 --> 00:11:59,588
It is definitely two males.
363
00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:02,069
And this one's likely taking
this turd ball back to his lady
364
00:12:02,199 --> 00:12:04,245
friend in a burrow
somewhere, that
365
00:12:04,375 --> 00:12:06,029
is unless this one, who's
coming in for the fight--
366
00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:07,770
look at that.
367
00:12:07,901 --> 00:12:09,990
Using those front grappling
legs to battle down the beetle.
368
00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:11,382
Nope, didn't get it that time.
369
00:12:11,513 --> 00:12:12,732
Man, this is intense.
370
00:12:12,862 --> 00:12:14,516
You can almost, like,
do a play-by-play.
371
00:12:14,646 --> 00:12:16,344
You could
call play-by-play with this.
372
00:12:16,474 --> 00:12:18,085
Maybe we should try that.
373
00:12:18,215 --> 00:12:20,130
Should we go into-- this is the
narration, live in the field
374
00:12:20,261 --> 00:12:21,349
of dung beetles duking it out--
375
00:12:21,479 --> 00:12:22,959
Yeah, let's do it.
376
00:12:23,090 --> 00:12:24,221
- for a
freshly rolled ball of turds.
377
00:12:24,352 --> 00:12:25,222
OK, we got a
name them, though.
378
00:12:25,353 --> 00:12:26,528
OK.
379
00:12:26,658 --> 00:12:29,313
I say we name them
Hercules and Arnold.
380
00:12:29,444 --> 00:12:30,662
OK, go for it.
381
00:12:30,793 --> 00:12:31,968
So we're going to
call this one Hercules,
382
00:12:32,099 --> 00:12:33,448
and this one Arnold.
383
00:12:33,578 --> 00:12:34,928
These beetles are tough, folks.
384
00:12:35,058 --> 00:12:35,885
They are strong.
385
00:12:36,016 --> 00:12:37,321
And the race is on.
386
00:12:37,452 --> 00:12:41,282
Who is going to win the
right to this giant ball
387
00:12:41,412 --> 00:12:43,197
of herbivore turd?
388
00:12:43,327 --> 00:12:45,242
And every time they
fall off the ball,
389
00:12:45,373 --> 00:12:47,767
they have to regain
their line of sight
390
00:12:47,897 --> 00:12:49,681
and continue trekking on.
391
00:12:49,812 --> 00:12:50,813
What
happened to Arnold?
392
00:12:50,944 --> 00:12:52,380
He looks tuckered out.
393
00:12:52,510 --> 00:12:53,773
Arnold
may have exhausted himself,
394
00:12:53,903 --> 00:12:56,166
because Hercules has
regained the turd ball
395
00:12:56,297 --> 00:12:58,647
and is continuing to
head in that direction.
396
00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:02,390
Yet, here comes Arnold
back into the race,
397
00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,740
thinking-- oh,
where are you going?
398
00:13:04,871 --> 00:13:05,872
Arnold, wrong direction.
399
00:13:06,002 --> 00:13:08,309
The turd's in the
other direction.
400
00:13:08,439 --> 00:13:10,964
It's possible that
he may have given up.
401
00:13:11,094 --> 00:13:14,315
There does come a point when
a beetle exhausts itself
402
00:13:14,445 --> 00:13:18,362
and says, OK, I'm not going to
be able to take this turd ball
403
00:13:18,493 --> 00:13:21,670
away from my competitor and
I'm just going to call it a day
404
00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:23,803
and maybe make my own
turd ball, at that point.
405
00:13:23,933 --> 00:13:26,327
But as you can see,
Hercules over here
406
00:13:26,457 --> 00:13:29,591
has got a long trek
up this hillside.
407
00:13:29,721 --> 00:13:31,811
And he's not going to make it
with all these acacia spikes.
408
00:13:31,941 --> 00:13:33,160
There's no way he's
getting through that.
409
00:13:33,290 --> 00:13:34,204
How do you know?
410
00:13:34,335 --> 00:13:35,553
Uh, because--
411
00:13:35,684 --> 00:13:36,859
You can
do it, you can do it.
412
00:13:36,990 --> 00:13:38,208
I'm
rooting for Arnold.
413
00:13:38,339 --> 00:13:39,079
You're
rooting for Arnold?
414
00:13:39,209 --> 00:13:40,689
Arnold was the original.
415
00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:42,169
That's right, Hercules has
taken over at this point.
416
00:13:42,299 --> 00:13:43,213
Oh, Hercules.
417
00:13:43,344 --> 00:13:44,736
Arnold, come on.
418
00:13:44,867 --> 00:13:46,260
Turn around, buddy.
Not looking good.
419
00:13:46,390 --> 00:13:47,348
He's doing it.
He's turning around.
420
00:13:47,478 --> 00:13:48,784
I think he got the scent.
421
00:13:48,915 --> 00:13:49,437
You're
back in the race, buddy.
422
00:13:49,567 --> 00:13:51,004
You can do it.
423
00:13:51,134 --> 00:13:52,222
Here, Hercules
is having some troubles.
424
00:13:52,353 --> 00:13:53,136
Oh,
man, look at that.
425
00:13:53,267 --> 00:13:54,529
He is ready to go.
426
00:13:54,659 --> 00:13:56,139
He
sees his opportunity.
427
00:13:56,270 --> 00:13:59,490
Well, Hercules is clearly
struggling by that stick.
428
00:13:59,621 --> 00:14:01,623
Now, I wonder what
would happen if--
429
00:14:01,753 --> 00:14:03,233
I'm going to remove
this stick and see
430
00:14:03,364 --> 00:14:05,366
how it changes the game.
431
00:14:05,496 --> 00:14:06,280
All right, and they're off.
432
00:14:06,410 --> 00:14:07,237
Oh!
433
00:14:07,368 --> 00:14:08,804
It's a double rollover!
434
00:14:08,935 --> 00:14:10,893
Hercules back up on
top of the turd ball,
435
00:14:11,024 --> 00:14:12,199
checking his line of sight.
436
00:14:12,329 --> 00:14:14,114
Arnold is down on his back.
437
00:14:14,244 --> 00:14:16,420
And Hercules has
regained position,
438
00:14:16,551 --> 00:14:18,727
but he's going a different
direction than he was before.
439
00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:21,164
What is the thinking behind
this beetle's strategy?
440
00:14:21,295 --> 00:14:22,774
Arnold getting back in the game.
441
00:14:22,905 --> 00:14:25,168
And he is making
his move for it,
442
00:14:25,299 --> 00:14:27,431
sees that Hercules is struggling
and he's thinking to himself,
443
00:14:27,562 --> 00:14:29,216
this could be my chance.
444
00:14:29,346 --> 00:14:31,131
I need that ball of turd so I
can take it back to my burrow
445
00:14:31,261 --> 00:14:32,828
and impress my lady friend.
446
00:14:32,959 --> 00:14:37,964
Nothing says impressive
like a giant ball of poop.
447
00:14:38,094 --> 00:14:39,704
Come on, Hercules.
You've got this one, buddy.
448
00:14:39,835 --> 00:14:40,967
Whoa!
Whoa!
449
00:14:41,097 --> 00:14:42,098
Anyone's game now.
450
00:14:42,229 --> 00:14:43,056
Fumble-rooski.
451
00:14:43,186 --> 00:14:43,926
Fumble-rooski.
452
00:14:44,057 --> 00:14:45,275
Oh!
453
00:14:45,406 --> 00:14:47,060
Arnold is about
to make his move.
454
00:14:47,190 --> 00:14:48,496
Look at that.
455
00:14:48,626 --> 00:14:49,889
They're
going to duke it out.
456
00:14:50,019 --> 00:14:51,281
Arnold's
got the inside track.
457
00:14:51,412 --> 00:14:52,500
Oh, but
he lost it in the weeds.
458
00:14:52,630 --> 00:14:53,022
Here comes Hercules.
459
00:14:53,153 --> 00:14:54,197
Oh, oh!
460
00:14:54,328 --> 00:14:54,937
Arnold made the
move over the top.
461
00:14:55,068 --> 00:14:55,895
Oh, man.
462
00:14:56,025 --> 00:14:56,896
Hercules is off the trail.
463
00:14:57,026 --> 00:14:57,940
Here comes Arnold.
464
00:14:58,071 --> 00:14:58,854
He's going to get the turd ball.
465
00:14:58,985 --> 00:15:01,901
Go, go, go.
466
00:15:02,031 --> 00:15:05,426
Arnold
is about to make his move.
467
00:15:05,556 --> 00:15:06,862
You can see him looking for it.
468
00:15:06,993 --> 00:15:08,603
It's
literally right there!
469
00:15:08,733 --> 00:15:10,083
It's
right there, dude!
470
00:15:10,213 --> 00:15:11,823
Look at Hercules.
471
00:15:11,954 --> 00:15:13,608
Hercules is just like-- he's
completely lost at this point.
472
00:15:13,738 --> 00:15:15,915
Oh,
he's coming back.
473
00:15:16,045 --> 00:15:17,612
Uh oh.
474
00:15:17,742 --> 00:15:19,309
He's like,
where is that ball of poop?
475
00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:20,745
Arnold!
476
00:15:20,876 --> 00:15:21,833
Arnold,
you better hurry, buddy.
477
00:15:21,964 --> 00:15:23,879
Here comes Hercules.
478
00:15:24,010 --> 00:15:26,099
Oh, Hercules has
got his sight on it.
479
00:15:26,229 --> 00:15:27,013
Here he goes.
480
00:15:27,143 --> 00:15:27,883
You got it.
481
00:15:28,014 --> 00:15:29,363
Oh, so close!
482
00:15:29,493 --> 00:15:32,975
Hercules is about
to take control.
483
00:15:33,106 --> 00:15:34,498
Oh!
484
00:15:34,629 --> 00:15:38,981
And Hercules has reclaimed
the giant ball of poop.
485
00:15:39,112 --> 00:15:41,157
Well, I would say we clearly
have a winner, folks.
486
00:15:41,288 --> 00:15:44,247
Hercules is the dominant
beetle in this situation
487
00:15:44,378 --> 00:15:48,295
and has reclaimed his throne
as king of the turd ball.
488
00:16:02,309 --> 00:16:03,136
Oh, oh!
489
00:16:03,266 --> 00:16:04,659
Look at this, look at this!
490
00:16:04,789 --> 00:16:06,530
You got something?
491
00:16:06,661 --> 00:16:07,749
Look at that!
492
00:16:07,879 --> 00:16:08,663
That's a stag beetle!
493
00:16:08,793 --> 00:16:09,577
Mario!
494
00:16:09,707 --> 00:16:10,491
Yeah?
495
00:16:10,621 --> 00:16:11,883
I got a stag beetle!
496
00:16:12,014 --> 00:16:13,233
OK.
497
00:16:13,363 --> 00:16:14,669
Bring that little
bug container up here!
498
00:16:14,799 --> 00:16:15,887
We got to film with this!
OK.
499
00:16:16,018 --> 00:16:17,150
Yeah, I'll give
him the container.
500
00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:17,977
You got
it in your backpack?
501
00:16:18,107 --> 00:16:19,239
Yep.
502
00:16:19,369 --> 00:16:20,196
That's a stag beetle,
503
00:16:20,327 --> 00:16:21,937
some sort of stag beetle.
504
00:16:22,068 --> 00:16:24,461
There's many different species.
505
00:16:24,592 --> 00:16:25,419
Wow!
506
00:16:25,549 --> 00:16:27,595
Try to climb up here!
507
00:16:27,725 --> 00:16:30,424
Just filming b-roll,
getting these extra shots,
508
00:16:30,554 --> 00:16:33,862
and sure enough, come around
the backside of this log,
509
00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:35,733
and there is an enormous beetle.
510
00:16:35,864 --> 00:16:37,605
I'm just going to go
ahead and pick it up.
511
00:16:37,735 --> 00:16:38,867
OK!
512
00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:40,912
Come here, buddy.
513
00:16:41,043 --> 00:16:43,393
Oh, don't get pinched,
don't get pinched.
514
00:16:43,524 --> 00:16:46,005
Wow, he's strong!
515
00:16:46,135 --> 00:16:47,658
Got it.
516
00:16:47,789 --> 00:16:49,921
Whoa!
517
00:16:50,052 --> 00:16:51,749
That's crazy.
518
00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:52,707
You got him?
519
00:16:52,837 --> 00:16:53,621
Wow.
520
00:16:53,751 --> 00:16:55,405
Yeah, check this out.
521
00:16:55,536 --> 00:16:58,060
You guys can see this--
522
00:16:58,191 --> 00:16:59,583
I was showing you b-roll shots.
523
00:16:59,714 --> 00:17:00,802
This environment's really
tough to walk around in,
524
00:17:00,932 --> 00:17:03,152
but this is perfect
beetle territory
525
00:17:03,283 --> 00:17:04,327
with all this decomposing wood.
526
00:17:04,458 --> 00:17:05,241
Here.
527
00:17:05,372 --> 00:17:06,938
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
528
00:17:07,069 --> 00:17:09,550
Put a-- oh, just grab like a
piece of moss or something.
529
00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,074
Yeah, that's perfect.
530
00:17:12,205 --> 00:17:14,511
Oh, good thing we had this
little bug carrier with us.
531
00:17:14,642 --> 00:17:15,512
In you go, buddy.
532
00:17:15,643 --> 00:17:18,559
Oh, he's pinching on to it!
533
00:17:18,689 --> 00:17:19,821
Nice!
You got it?
534
00:17:19,951 --> 00:17:20,691
Dude, great find.
535
00:17:20,822 --> 00:17:21,605
Yeah!
536
00:17:21,736 --> 00:17:22,998
Yeah, a stag beetle!
537
00:17:23,129 --> 00:17:24,217
Nice!
538
00:17:24,347 --> 00:17:25,653
We'll bring it down!
539
00:17:25,783 --> 00:17:27,394
And let's get a
little scene with it.
540
00:17:27,524 --> 00:17:29,309
All right, I'm
going to put it in my backpack.
541
00:17:29,439 --> 00:17:30,266
Yeah.
542
00:17:30,397 --> 00:17:31,398
Keep it safe.
543
00:17:31,528 --> 00:17:32,834
Wow.
544
00:17:32,964 --> 00:17:33,965
That's a-- I consider
it a big one, right?
545
00:17:34,096 --> 00:17:34,879
That's big.
546
00:17:35,010 --> 00:17:35,967
Great job, dude!
547
00:17:36,098 --> 00:17:36,968
All right, down we go.
548
00:17:44,672 --> 00:17:45,455
Yes!
549
00:17:45,586 --> 00:17:46,500
Stag beetle!
550
00:17:46,630 --> 00:17:47,762
This is so cool.
551
00:17:47,892 --> 00:17:48,980
Definitely a creature
that we have not
552
00:17:49,111 --> 00:17:51,026
featured on the channel before.
553
00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:55,596
All right, let's find
a good spot to set up
554
00:17:55,726 --> 00:17:56,553
and then we'll get a scene.
555
00:17:56,684 --> 00:17:57,598
Oh, check this out, Mark.
556
00:17:57,728 --> 00:17:58,990
Yeah, let me see it.
557
00:17:59,121 --> 00:18:00,079
This
thing is super cool.
558
00:18:00,209 --> 00:18:01,080
Look at that.
559
00:18:01,210 --> 00:18:01,993
Oh, whoa!
560
00:18:02,124 --> 00:18:03,038
Yeah, right?
561
00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:04,474
Check that out.
562
00:18:04,605 --> 00:18:05,910
Here, pull it out of the
container real quick.
563
00:18:06,041 --> 00:18:06,955
Watch your fingers, though.
564
00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:08,391
Watch your fingers.
565
00:18:08,522 --> 00:18:09,697
Here, he's kind of
tangled up inside of this.
566
00:18:09,827 --> 00:18:11,264
Oh, oh, oh.
Hold on there, buddy.
567
00:18:11,394 --> 00:18:12,352
Oh, nice!
- Look at that.
568
00:18:12,482 --> 00:18:13,396
Right?
569
00:18:13,527 --> 00:18:14,832
Great stag.
570
00:18:14,963 --> 00:18:15,746
Pretty cool.
571
00:18:15,877 --> 00:18:17,270
Oh, oh, oh!
572
00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:18,706
All right.
573
00:18:18,836 --> 00:18:19,924
Here, let's just get him
back into the container.
574
00:18:20,055 --> 00:18:21,491
Grab him by the
thorax there, Mario.
575
00:18:21,622 --> 00:18:22,797
You want me to
put the whole thing?
576
00:18:22,927 --> 00:18:24,320
No, no, no, just
put him in like that
577
00:18:24,451 --> 00:18:25,669
because he's just going
to grip on to that stuff.
578
00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:26,540
Sweet.
579
00:18:26,670 --> 00:18:28,281
OK, cool.
580
00:18:28,411 --> 00:18:29,847
I just want to be on that
for coming down the hillside.
581
00:18:29,978 --> 00:18:30,370
- Nice!
- Dude.
582
00:18:30,500 --> 00:18:31,371
Dude!
583
00:18:31,501 --> 00:18:32,850
Nice climbing, Mario.
584
00:18:32,981 --> 00:18:33,938
That was awesome.
585
00:18:34,069 --> 00:18:36,985
I guess filming
b-roll pays off.
586
00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:38,378
And now we're going to
get another episode.
587
00:18:38,508 --> 00:18:39,640
This is great.
588
00:18:39,770 --> 00:18:41,250
All right, cool.
589
00:18:41,381 --> 00:18:42,033
All right, well, let's go
over here into the light.
590
00:18:42,164 --> 00:18:42,817
Yeah, better light.
591
00:18:42,947 --> 00:18:43,731
Yep.
592
00:18:43,861 --> 00:18:44,732
Woo!
593
00:18:44,862 --> 00:18:45,689
Cool.
594
00:18:45,820 --> 00:18:46,647
This is a good spot.
595
00:18:46,777 --> 00:18:47,909
Much better light.
596
00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:49,998
Super dark up there
in the forest.
597
00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:53,871
All right, I'm going to set
this down and take the bug out.
598
00:18:54,002 --> 00:18:55,612
I put a little leaf in
there so it wouldn't bounce
599
00:18:55,743 --> 00:18:57,484
around when I was walking.
Yeah, for the reveal?
600
00:18:57,614 --> 00:18:58,833
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You ready?
601
00:18:58,963 --> 00:19:00,008
Yeah.
- All right, here we go.
602
00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:01,923
Oh, he's hanging on.
603
00:19:02,053 --> 00:19:02,967
There we go, buddy.
604
00:19:03,098 --> 00:19:03,925
Oh, yeah, grip on to that leaf.
605
00:19:04,055 --> 00:19:04,795
There we go.
606
00:19:04,926 --> 00:19:05,709
Oh, man.
607
00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:06,797
Oh, what a big guy!
608
00:19:06,928 --> 00:19:07,798
Whoa!
609
00:19:07,929 --> 00:19:08,843
You can really see it now.
610
00:19:08,973 --> 00:19:10,584
Right?
611
00:19:10,714 --> 00:19:12,760
All right, now, I'm going to
get that leaf off of there.
612
00:19:12,890 --> 00:19:14,283
Come on, let go of that leaf.
613
00:19:14,414 --> 00:19:15,589
Oh, they are so strong.
614
00:19:15,719 --> 00:19:16,633
Look at that.
615
00:19:16,764 --> 00:19:17,678
I can just rip that leaf apart.
616
00:19:17,808 --> 00:19:19,245
Man.
617
00:19:19,375 --> 00:19:20,898
And it just shreds
up in the beetle's--
618
00:19:21,029 --> 00:19:22,335
He's not
letting go of that leaf.
619
00:19:22,465 --> 00:19:23,771
There we go, there we go.
620
00:19:23,901 --> 00:19:26,121
Those little legs are
like grappling hooks.
621
00:19:26,252 --> 00:19:28,210
So what I'm going to do
is place it on my finger.
622
00:19:28,341 --> 00:19:29,864
Maybe it will just
stay right there.
623
00:19:29,994 --> 00:19:31,213
It's going to hook on.
624
00:19:31,344 --> 00:19:32,693
And hopefully, we
can get this scene.
625
00:19:32,823 --> 00:19:33,607
You gonna hold on?
626
00:19:33,737 --> 00:19:35,348
Oh, balancing act.
627
00:19:35,478 --> 00:19:36,479
Here, get this little leg out.
628
00:19:36,610 --> 00:19:37,698
There we go.
629
00:19:37,828 --> 00:19:39,395
Now he's happy.
630
00:19:39,526 --> 00:19:43,312
Now, the male stag beetles
are much larger and much
631
00:19:43,443 --> 00:19:44,487
more defined than the females.
632
00:19:44,618 --> 00:19:45,358
This is-- ow!
633
00:19:45,488 --> 00:19:46,402
No pinching.
634
00:19:46,533 --> 00:19:48,317
This is without question a male.
635
00:19:48,448 --> 00:19:51,059
Now, there are many
species of stag beetles.
636
00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:52,495
And I said this
to the GoPro when
637
00:19:52,626 --> 00:19:54,584
I was up there catching
it, I'm not sure exactly
638
00:19:54,715 --> 00:19:55,803
which species this is.
639
00:19:55,933 --> 00:19:57,457
We're going to
have to look it up.
640
00:19:57,587 --> 00:20:00,024
But it is without question
a stag needle of some sort.
641
00:20:00,155 --> 00:20:02,723
Now, they get that name--
oh, oh, oh, come here!
642
00:20:02,853 --> 00:20:04,159
Oh, he's hooking on again.
643
00:20:04,290 --> 00:20:07,075
They get that name from
those front mandibles.
644
00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:08,903
If you zoom in on
them there, Mario,
645
00:20:09,033 --> 00:20:10,470
you can see that
they almost look
646
00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,907
like the antlers of a deer.
647
00:20:13,037 --> 00:20:15,779
They look very
intimidating, right?
648
00:20:15,910 --> 00:20:17,433
And you may be thinking
to yourself, wow,
649
00:20:17,564 --> 00:20:19,783
I bet this beetle can give
you a pretty powerful pinch.
650
00:20:19,914 --> 00:20:23,657
Let's see how bad the pinch
of the stag beetle really is.
651
00:20:23,787 --> 00:20:24,745
Are you guys ready?
652
00:20:24,875 --> 00:20:25,963
If you're ready.
653
00:20:26,094 --> 00:20:27,051
Oh, you're just
going right for it!
654
00:20:27,182 --> 00:20:28,401
I'm going right
for it, but I'll
655
00:20:28,531 --> 00:20:29,271
give you the classic intro.
Are you ready?
656
00:20:29,402 --> 00:20:30,272
All right.
657
00:20:30,403 --> 00:20:31,969
I'm Coyote Peterson.
658
00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:36,235
And I'm about to enter the
pinch zone with the stag beetle.
659
00:20:36,365 --> 00:20:41,675
One, two, three.
660
00:20:46,810 --> 00:20:50,988
He's pinched on pretty good
there, but not powerful enough
661
00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:52,686
to break skin.
662
00:20:52,816 --> 00:20:54,949
Now actually, what
will get you more
663
00:20:55,079 --> 00:20:59,083
than the pinchers is the little
grappling hook-like legs.
664
00:20:59,214 --> 00:21:00,476
Go ahead and zoom in there.
665
00:21:00,607 --> 00:21:02,739
They have all these
tiny hooks that
666
00:21:02,870 --> 00:21:04,001
almost look like fish hooks.
667
00:21:04,132 --> 00:21:05,699
And when they grapple
on to your skin,
668
00:21:05,829 --> 00:21:07,875
they dig in when you try to
pull the insect off of you.
669
00:21:08,005 --> 00:21:10,051
It just locks in
place, and that's
670
00:21:10,181 --> 00:21:13,141
actually more painful
than the mandible pinch.
671
00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:15,448
It appears as if they would
use those mandibles to catch
672
00:21:15,578 --> 00:21:18,146
and kill their prey, to
crush it, to pinch it,
673
00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:20,540
but these insects are
actually herbivores.
674
00:21:20,670 --> 00:21:22,846
They eat nectar and fruits.
675
00:21:22,977 --> 00:21:26,110
Now, during the breeding
season, they use those stags
676
00:21:26,241 --> 00:21:28,461
for not only display
but also to battle
677
00:21:28,591 --> 00:21:31,377
against other males for the
rights to a breeding territory.
678
00:21:31,507 --> 00:21:34,728
The body design of this
insect is just so cool.
679
00:21:34,858 --> 00:21:36,469
And as you guys
know, insects break
680
00:21:36,599 --> 00:21:40,211
down into three parts; the head,
the thorax, and the abdomen.
681
00:21:40,342 --> 00:21:45,129
And if I turn the beetle up
like this, look at its head.
682
00:21:45,260 --> 00:21:47,871
Almost appears as if
it's wearing a helmet.
683
00:21:48,002 --> 00:21:49,612
And when you look
at those mandibles,
684
00:21:49,743 --> 00:21:52,746
you can see why this is such
an intimidating little insect.
685
00:21:52,876 --> 00:21:54,269
Now, look off to the side here.
686
00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:55,879
You see these little antenna?
687
00:21:56,010 --> 00:21:58,578
It almost appears as if their
fingers just at the tip.
688
00:21:58,708 --> 00:22:01,015
Those are little chemical
sensory organs that help them
689
00:22:01,145 --> 00:22:02,669
investigate their environment.
690
00:22:02,799 --> 00:22:03,887
If I also had the
beetle like this,
691
00:22:04,018 --> 00:22:05,367
and you zoom in real
tight, you could
692
00:22:05,498 --> 00:22:07,717
see all these goldish
hairs running over
693
00:22:07,848 --> 00:22:10,111
the course of the exoskeleton.
694
00:22:10,241 --> 00:22:11,678
Holding the beetle
like this, I actually
695
00:22:11,808 --> 00:22:13,332
have to exert quite
a bit of power
696
00:22:13,462 --> 00:22:16,422
because of how strong
this insect is.
697
00:22:16,552 --> 00:22:18,554
Now, pound-for-pound,
the stag beetle
698
00:22:18,685 --> 00:22:22,384
is one of the most powerful
insects on the planet.
699
00:22:22,515 --> 00:22:25,082
Now, the exoskeleton
is incredibly rigid,
700
00:22:25,213 --> 00:22:26,562
really strong, really hard.
701
00:22:26,693 --> 00:22:28,477
It's like armor plating.
702
00:22:28,608 --> 00:22:31,611
It'd be very tough to
squish this beetle.
703
00:22:31,741 --> 00:22:33,961
And they are actually
capable of flying.
704
00:22:34,091 --> 00:22:37,530
Can you see these two protective
shields over the abdomen?
705
00:22:37,660 --> 00:22:39,619
There are actually
wings underneath there.
706
00:22:39,749 --> 00:22:42,448
Now, because this insect
is so heavily-bodied,
707
00:22:42,578 --> 00:22:44,493
it cannot fly long distances.
708
00:22:44,624 --> 00:22:47,409
But if it needs to move
from spot to spot quickly,
709
00:22:47,540 --> 00:22:49,846
it can do that, of course,
oftentimes to escape something
710
00:22:49,977 --> 00:22:52,936
like a predator or to move
from territory to territory
711
00:22:53,067 --> 00:22:54,634
during breeding season.
712
00:22:54,764 --> 00:22:56,810
And you can see it's just
investigating my arm right now
713
00:22:56,940 --> 00:23:00,117
and using those grappling
hook-like appendages
714
00:23:00,248 --> 00:23:01,728
to hold on.
715
00:23:01,858 --> 00:23:04,208
Now, this time of year
between September and October,
716
00:23:04,339 --> 00:23:05,688
you will see these
beetles moving
717
00:23:05,819 --> 00:23:07,777
about, getting ready
for breeding season,
718
00:23:07,908 --> 00:23:09,649
but they die shortly after.
719
00:23:09,779 --> 00:23:12,303
They actually only have a
lifespan of about a year
720
00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:15,568
from larva, or grub
state, to adult when
721
00:23:15,698 --> 00:23:17,787
they emerge and then breed.
722
00:23:17,918 --> 00:23:19,615
There are a number of
different beetle species
723
00:23:19,746 --> 00:23:21,225
that live here in Japan.
724
00:23:21,356 --> 00:23:24,359
In fact, beetles are considered
little cultural icons.
725
00:23:24,490 --> 00:23:25,578
People collect beetles.
726
00:23:25,708 --> 00:23:26,970
People trade beetles.
727
00:23:27,101 --> 00:23:29,495
They are highly regarded
in Japanese culture
728
00:23:29,625 --> 00:23:31,932
as just this cool
little insect that
729
00:23:32,062 --> 00:23:33,499
only comes out once a year.
730
00:23:33,629 --> 00:23:35,544
And people certainly admire
them for what they are.
731
00:23:35,675 --> 00:23:36,632
Pretty cool, right?
732
00:23:36,763 --> 00:23:37,851
Oh, yeah.
733
00:23:37,981 --> 00:23:40,462
Man, what an
awesome little bug.
734
00:23:40,593 --> 00:23:43,552
All right, well, let's get this
guy back up into the underbrush
735
00:23:43,683 --> 00:23:47,817
so he can continue his
day searching for nectar.
736
00:23:47,948 --> 00:23:48,992
I'm Coyote Peterson.
737
00:23:49,123 --> 00:23:50,603
Be brave.
738
00:23:50,733 --> 00:23:52,300
Stay wild.
739
00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,911
We'll see you on
the next adventure.
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