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Teams of international film crews
are traveling all over China
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to film a unique Disneynature movie.
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Born In China
is an ambitious natural history film
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never attempted before.
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These rare creatures are hard to film.
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Located in remote corners
of this amazing country.
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Notoriously camera shy.
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They show up.
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This is the story of the film crews
as they travel around China.
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The amazing animal cast
they are privileged to film.
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The next dust storm is coming,
it makes our work really hard!
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The extreme conditions they face.
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I can't see a road anymore.
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And how the teams discover a country
making great strides to protect
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remote landscapes and wildlife
found nowhere else on earth.
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Disneynature'sBorn In China
follows the early life
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of the country's rarest creatures.
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To succeed, the crews must capture
the first faltering steps of a cast
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of endangered animals seldom filmed
and then follow them as they grow up.
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From the wetlands of the North East,
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through the central mountains and up
to the highest plateau in the world,
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filming crews head out
to remote corners of China.
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The first behind-the-scenes
documentary,Ghost Of The Mountains,
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focused entirely on finding
the elusive snow leopard.
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That's a big cat. Damn.
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One of the biggest challenges
ever faced by a wildlife film crew.
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It's really difficult for us
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to climb the mountains around here.
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Over 250 days in the field using
the very latest camera technology
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from drones to camera traps...
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- Cubs! Yes!
- Oh, man!
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Oh, there we go!
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...led to filming snow leopard cubs
in the wild for the very first time.
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Months of relentless searching
gave the crew the unique opportunity
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to film the life of the cub's mom,
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Dawa,
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and revealed her struggle hunting
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blue sheep to provide
for a growing family.
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A very difficult task,
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even for the top predator here.
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Thanks to the protection
of this boundless remote area,
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China now has the largest population
of snow leopards in the world.
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Helped by monks,
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working with conservationists
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to protect the cats
and the other animals that live here.
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For the other film crews,
life is just as tough.
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Disappointing, difficult, frustrating,
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anything you can think of really.
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Working in remote locations
in search of endangered animals,
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this is their story.
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The expeditions begin with a journey
to north-east China
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in search of one the country's
rarest and most iconic birds.
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The red-crowned crane.
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If in Beijing you were to go
to the Imperial Palace,
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you would see a lot of
amazing fantasy animals represented.
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But you can't help but be struck
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that one of the commonest animals
you see is the red-crowned crane.
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The heaviest crane in the world
is hugely significant in China.
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It represents
faithfulness and longevity.
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The effort put into
protecting it by China,
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is a testament to its value
as a cultural icon.
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For theBorn In China team,
it's their first big challenge.
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Very little footage exists
of these birds in the wild.
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Paul Stewart is one of main directors
of photography on this film.
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The clever thing is to get something
that stands up here,
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and that stays standing vertical.
That could be quite hard actually.
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A multi-award winning cameraman.
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For over 20 years, he has filmed
wildlife all over the world.
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Paul's knowledge of birds,
especially rare ones hardly filmed
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makes him the perfect cameraman
to lead the team.
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The crew's ambition
is to film crane chicks,
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and so they arrive at the start
of the birds' hatching season.
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At 810 square miles,
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almost twice the size of Los Angeles,
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this is the largest wetland in China,
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home to one of the biggest nesting
populations of these wild birds.
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This place is really, really flat.
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And at first I thought
that would be great,
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but the flatness
of this place is deceptive.
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It's flat but it's marshy, so
it's still actually quite a challenge
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to get anywhere.
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And even a bird as tall
as the red-crowned crane
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with a red mark on top
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is actually quite hard to find
when they're spread out
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in a few pairs across the marshes.
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Their best chance to film
chicks is to find a nest.
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Even if they find one,
it won't be easy to get close.
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That's because the crew
are being watched.
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These birds have astonishing eyesight.
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If you put a group of cranes
together you've got a united front
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that's almost impossible
to creep up on.
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The team will have to
outsmart the birds.
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When we wanted to get very close
and very intimate
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with birds and their chicks,
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what we needed to find was somewhere
where birds would allow that approach
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because the last thing you want to do
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with a rare species
like this is disturb it at the nest.
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Then, amongst the reeds,
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two eggs.
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A tiny movement suggests
they are ready to hatch.
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Paul spends every daylight hour,
eyes and camera, focused on the nest.
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A few days later,
his patience is rewarded.
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Two fragile chicks.
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Paul and the team now filming
an event rarely witnessed.
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We felt actually very lucky
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to find that there were two
tiny chicks that had just hatched,
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and realized that
we were at the right time
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to film something
that really hasn't been seen before.
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Very little footage of wild
red-crowned crane chicks exists.
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Partly because of their rarity,
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but also because they don't stay
on the nest very long.
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We knew that
as well as having to get close,
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we didn't have a huge amount of time,
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just a few days.
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The chicks are very quickly ready to
leave the nest once they've hatched.
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The very first glimpse we saw
of a crane chick I was amazed at
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how small they are.
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The adult bird is really imposing
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and in contrast to that
the chicks are absolutely tiny,
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and just seeing the adults on the nest
with their huge feet walking around
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their chicks you couldn't help
but be worried for the chicks.
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Paul and the team are so much closer
to the nest than they dared to hope.
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By moving very slowly
and very quietly towards the birds,
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they're able to film
without causing them any disturbance.
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Despite their rather elegant beauty,
they're actually quite aggressive,
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and so if they are not happy
with you they make it very clear.
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But we've been delighted that actually
the red-crowned cranes
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have very much accepted our presence,
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and allowed us a real privileged
glimpse of the life of the chicks.
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The chicks have an amazing ability.
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Shortly after being born, they are
able to walk, run, and even swim.
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These tiny little chicks,
small little balls of fluff,
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are able to follow their parents
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through the marshes
as they look for food.
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As Paul films the birds,
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he notices the crane's doing
something he's never seen before.
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When the chicks were first born,
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the adults were trying
to feed them bits of fish,
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and that was clearly too much
for the chicks to swallow,
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but something seemed
to have clicked in the adult's mind,
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perhaps these were
relatively inexperienced birds
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we were dealing with,
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and so very shortly,
they were going off into the reeds
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and picking the
tiniest little insects,
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insects that clearly
the adults themselves wouldn't eat,
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they don't represent a meal.
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But they'd bring those back
one at a time to the chicks,
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and that was something
the chicks could swallow.
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So I was quite impressed
how the adults
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adapted to their choosy-eating chicks.
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For the team, it's amazing
to film the next generation
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of such a rare bird
growing up in the wild.
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Much work has gone into studying
the birds breeding biology,
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and the preservation of their habitats
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that the birds need
to survive in greater numbers.
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The expedition is seeing
this work directly contributing
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to the survival of the birds.
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This is a special place for the
red-crowned cranes because it's one of
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their breeding sites
and more importantly
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probably it's
one of their breeding sites
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that's being conserved and
actively managed for their benefit.
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So it's a place where
the red-crowned cranes can feel safe
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and where they can bring up chicks
with a really good chance of success.
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Paul and the team have filmed
a cultural icon
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and are left with precious memories.
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The chicks are growing well,
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preparing for their long migration
south later in the year.
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A journey of thousands of miles
across China.
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Encouraged by the success
of the crane team,
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anotherBorn In China crew
are starting their filming
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1,600 miles to the south west.
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They're also in search of babies,
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but of a different nature.
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Thanks to conservation efforts
within China,
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these mountain forests harbor
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a colorful endangered primate
full of character.
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These are golden snub-nosed monkeys.
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Amongst the rarest of primates
and only found in central China.
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The crew hope to get a privileged look
into the life of a wild monkey
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that lives at an elevation almost
as high as any primate on Earth.
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The challenge for this team
is to keep up with these agile,
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tree-swinging monkeys
living on wild steep-sided slopes.
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The area we've been
principally filming
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the golden snub-nosed monkeys in
has been
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in the highest mountains
in central China.
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They are very dramatic
steep mountains,
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forested, and incredibly beautiful.
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China has set aside a number of wild
forest areas to protect the monkeys.
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The filming location
is over 1,200 square miles in size,
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as large as the state of Rhode Island.
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Justin Maguire has filmed
on all seven continents.
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He's a multi-award winning cameraman
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with many years of experience
in the field.
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In order to film the monkeys
in a way that we didn't disturb them,
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we tried to film
with as few people as possible,
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which involved my crew carrying
a very large tripod,
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and me having to carry the camera.
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The ground is incredibly steep,
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there's lots of branches
and brambles and thorns.
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It can be cold and wet and miserable,
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and those were
our biggest physical challenges
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on the location, it's just carrying
all this heavy gear up and down,
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and keeping up with the monkeys who
move much faster than us with ease,
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and we are sort of flopping
around just trying to stay steady.
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Jess Tombs is a primatologist
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who's spent many years
working with primates,
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but none as cute as this.
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Golden snub-nosed monkeys were chosen
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because they are the only character
in the film that is a social animal
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so you've got lots of interactions
between individuals going on.
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They're beautiful, they're amazing,
they're charming, they're funny.
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They're very entertaining.
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Jacky Poon is a Chinese Emmy-nominated
wildlife cameraman.
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He's filmed all over China,
specializing in primates.
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What is very amazing and fascinating
is that we frequently
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see that the father would carry
a young baby and try to keep him warm
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by huddling together
and grooming each other,
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and that's something
that a lot of males don't do
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to their younger juveniles
in other primate societies.
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What people really relate to
with these monkeys is that they'll see
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themselves in the monkeys.
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They'll see the monkeys
being cold and miserable,
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and they'll see them happy
with the first sign of spring
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and be pleased when they're groomed
by a family member,
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and ecstatic when they get to play
with their friends,
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and I think we all relate to that.
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They entertain themselves all the
time, particularly the youngsters,
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and that's what they spend
a huge portion of their day doing,
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is having fun.
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Swinging, chasing each other,
you know just doing silly things.
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The crew quickly become
attached to the monkeys,
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and are now in the right place
at the right time
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to capture a special event.
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It's baby time.
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Only once every two years in the
spring, there's a flurry of newborns.
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Most arrive between April and June.
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A time when the forest explodes
with color and new life.
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At this time of year,
there are babies everywhere.
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The newborns won't leave their mom's
side for at least three months.
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But it's not a time of celebration
for everyone.
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This is Tao Tao,
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a two-year-old male
whose mom has just given birth.
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At first, he welcomes
the arrival of a baby.
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But this little one
takes up mom's entire time.
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Tao Tao feels left out.
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He's the center
of his family's attention
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until his mum
has a little baby sister.
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His world is about to change forever
and he's gonna have to grow up,
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and we follow him on this journey.
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Tao Tao finds himself no longer
the apple of his parents' eye.
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It's a tough lesson
at such a young age,
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and while Tao Tao's sister
is being nursed,
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there's little room for him
within the family.
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But there's a safety net.
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The all-male troop.
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A gang of Lost Boys,
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the perfect place for Tao Tao
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and other young males
to hang out as they grow up.
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It's a boisterous, adventurous,
and fun crew.
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With the emphasis on fun.
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And Tao Tao is getting into
the swing of things!
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By making these adorable
golden snub-nosed monkeys
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a conservation priority,
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it's the Chinese themselves who are
discovering the amazing wildlife
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their country has to offer.
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Ultimately the understanding
and appreciation and enjoyment,
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of the natural world
and wild animals
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is one thing that will hopefully lead
to the preservation and protection.
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As the seasons change across China,
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the freshness of spring
turns to summer,
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and with it comes
a unique filming opportunity...
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to film the birth
of a very special antelope
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on China's high plateau.
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Fourteen hundred miles to the
north west of the monkey location,
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the nextBorn In China
expedition is underway
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into one of the remotest
and highest corners
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of the country to find this antelope.
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It's called a "chiru."
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Decimated by poaching
in the 1980s and '90s
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for its warm fur to make
luxurious shawls known as "Shatoosh,"
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the chiru are now recovering
from the brink of extinction
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thanks to its protection
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and the establishment
of a vast wild area.
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Weeks ago, the pregnant females
left the males behind
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to begin a migration
to their birthing grounds.
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The challenge is to be
the first international crew
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to film a chiru birth.
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Because of the remoteness of it, we
couldn't access any local facilities.
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We had to take all our stores with us.
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From fuel to food to bedding.
You name it, we took with us.
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Steven Ballantyne is an expert
in remote location filming.
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He's managed crews
from the jungles of Papua New Guinea
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to the vast grasslands of Mongolia.
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Above 8,000 feet, altitude sickness,
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which can be fatal,
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is the biggest threat
to the expedition's safety.
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The team's final destination
is nearly twice as high.
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To minimize its effects,
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the crew must rest
after every 1,600 feet they climb.
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Already at Camp 1, the team are
nearly 10,000 feet above sea level.
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The thin air making the crucial and
simple task of breathing difficult.
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Any physical work on top of that, even
setting up a tent, is really tough.
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The crew must stay here for 24 hours
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to allow their bodies
to get used to the thin air.
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The chef insists on wearing
his best whites.
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He knows how important he is
to the welfare of the team.
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A high-calorie diet is crucial
at these altitudes.
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The food is a huge hit.
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They journey on.
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Beyond the last gas station,
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the team have to
fill the trucks by hand.
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Rolf Steinmann is the director of
photography for the chiru expedition,
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specializing in filming skittish,
endangered animals
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in remote corners of the world.
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He's used to cold conditions,
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but sub-zero temperatures
inside the car
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is something else.
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I just wanted to drink
a little bit of water and...
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this happened.
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So... it's getting pretty cold.
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Camp 2 at over 12,000 feet
is even more remote.
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The crew will be here for 48 hours
to get fit enough for the final stage.
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It's a chance for Rolf to brush up
on his wildlife knowledge
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as he waits for dinner.
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He's not the only one.
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All are eager for essential calories.
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The last day of the journey.
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Today the team will push inland
to where they hope to find the chiru.
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Once we actually got
to the entrance of the reserve
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of which there is no actual entrance,
it's just like this huge open plateau,
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you then turn off the tarmac road
and enter the plateau region
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From here, it's another 120 miles
off-road driving
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across the highest plateau on Earth.
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This is Kekexili.
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A place where
few Westerners have traveled
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and one of the most sparsely populated
regions on the planet.
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The overwhelming sense of space
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was the first impression that really
struck me and always stayed with me.
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There's no trees,
there was literally no mountains
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except way off in the distance.
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I come from a city,
so to suddenly have
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acres of land
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with these massive beautiful vistas
was just breathtakingly beautiful.
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This area is over
17,000 square miles in size,
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larger than the state of Maryland.
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Over 15,000 feet above sea level
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higher than the Rockies
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with only a few human inhabitants,
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it protects the unique plants
and animals that live here.
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The team are heading to a camp
on the shores of Zhuonai Lake.
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A beautiful remote
60 square mile body of water.
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Just 15 years ago,
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this area was discovered to be
the key birthing ground of the chiru.
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So difficult to access,
it remains seldom visited.
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After 48 hours driving off road,
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this team are the first international
film crew to reach the lake.
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The heart of what was
the chiru poaching area.
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We were able to use a ranger station
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which had been
near enough abandoned really.
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It was surrounded
by a 14-foot steel fence.
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As the crew unpacks,
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an immediate reminder
of how wild this place is.
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A bear.
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The reason for the fence is clear.
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The Himalayan Blue Bear is one of the
rarest bear subspecies in the world.
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It is thought by some to be the origin
of the legendary Yeti.
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A creature rarely seen,
let alone filmed, in the wild.
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It's just very amazing to see the bear
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in this vast beautiful landscape.
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It's a very special moment.
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An early sign for the team
of the amazing and rare animals
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who call this
huge wild reserve "home."
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This area became a sanctuary
just over 20 years ago
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at the peak of the chiru
being poached,
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and when their population
had collapsed
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from around 1 million
to less than 100,000.
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Their numbers
have increased since then,
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but the chiru are still
wary of humans.
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Their shyness is a problem
for Rolf and the crew.
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It's pretty intimidating because...
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if you use binoculars you can see
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these groups of chirus
all over the place, but...
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the question will be
how to get close to them
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because I have to be like
20, 40 meters close
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to get good shots.
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The team decide their only option
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is to position several hides
at strategic points
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from which Rolf can film.
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Okay.
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Dug into the hard ground
and designed to blend
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into the landscape
as much as possible,
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these will give the team
a fighting chance
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to get a camera close to the chiru
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without disturbing them.
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But setting up a number of hides
on the plateau,
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doesn't go unnoticed by curious bears.
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00:28:16,945 --> 00:28:20,657
Well, we actually just
wanted to inspect
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our hide here on the calving grounds
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or the potential calving grounds,
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and we recognize
the bear has visited our hide.
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And yeah, bears are powerful animals
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so if he inspects a hide like that,
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he leaves his tracks
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so...
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But you know
you always have to consider
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these bears out here they don't have
TV, they don't have computer games,
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so a hide like that
is something really interesting.
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00:28:48,017 --> 00:28:50,937
And that's why I have
no problems to forgive him
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00:28:51,020 --> 00:28:53,231
and we just have to repair
the little stuff here.
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00:28:55,191 --> 00:28:58,570
Alone in a tiny hide
in the middle of bear territory
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it's a nerve-wracking time for Rolf.
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He's spending days on end
hoping the chiru will turn up.
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There is absolutely no sign
of life out there.
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Not a chiru, not a yak, no nothing.
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And the weird thing is
this is an open grassland.
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I can see really far,
but there is absolutely nothing.
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All this at 15,000 feet
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on the largest and highest
plateau in the world.
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For most of us
this would be punishing,
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but Rolf's sense of humor
hasn't been dented yet.
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He's come to appreciate
the simple things in life.
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Well, after
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12 hours
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in the hide
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at, yeah, kind of serious
sub-zero temperatures,
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it's quite nice to be back in the open
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and heat up
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and have hot water.
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00:30:04,260 --> 00:30:05,261
Yeah it's the...
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00:30:07,222 --> 00:30:09,891
little things
which are the biggest things out here.
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00:30:18,399 --> 00:30:21,277
Even with changes of brutal
and unpredictable weather,
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the team aren't giving up.
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If I was a mother I wouldn't give
birth to a baby in these conditions.
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There's no grass, it's really cold,
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00:30:33,248 --> 00:30:36,501
it's snowy,
it's not a good start in life.
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00:31:05,488 --> 00:31:06,781
Then at last...
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Rolf has something to film.
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00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:13,121
One by one,
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00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:15,081
thousands of female chiru
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are arriving at the lake after
a journey of nearly 200 miles
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over the last three weeks.
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The highest mammal migration on Earth.
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The lake is the perfect place
to have their young.
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00:31:30,013 --> 00:31:31,973
Temperatures are pleasantly cool
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and the grasses and water abundant.
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As more and more expectant moms arrive
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00:31:41,858 --> 00:31:43,234
and the numbers swell,
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00:31:43,443 --> 00:31:46,154
this is the moment
Rolf has been waiting for.
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The birthing begins.
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Hundreds are born
within days of each other.
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It's a remarkable achievement
for the Chiru team
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and one of "the" defining moments
of theBorn In China film.
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An endangered skittish antelope
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confident enough to give birth
right in front of the team's hide.
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To see new life
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come into this world
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was just breathtakingly beautiful.
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The babies are extraordinary.
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Within just 15 minutes of being born,
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they can already stand
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and feed themselves
almost immediately.
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Although clearly,
it takes a little practice.
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But even the straddlers are soon up
and confident on their feet.
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All the young staying close to their
moms as they learn their way around.
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As soon as the birthing is over
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and the females and young
are strong enough,
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the herd begins the long
200-mile journey home
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to reunite with the males.
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The film crew will meet them
there later in the year
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as the 100,000 strong chiru herds
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complete their
high-altitude migration.
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Over 900 miles away,
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another Born In China crew
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are traveling through
the steep-sided valleys of Sichuan
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to find a very special
and famous animal.
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The panda.
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00:34:14,343 --> 00:34:17,597
The task for this team
is to film the intimate relationship
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between a mother panda
and her cub for the first time.
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As a symbol of good luck,
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friendship, peace,
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and invincibility,
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the panda holds a special place
in Chinese culture.
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One of the rarest creatures on Earth,
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largely due to habitat loss,
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it lives in the forest,
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surviving almost exclusively
on bamboo.
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For over half a century, the panda
has been a flagship for conservation,
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a global ambassador for China,
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and a bear that's had millions
of dollars spent on it
490
00:34:57,178 --> 00:34:58,971
to restore its numbers in the wild.
491
00:35:04,435 --> 00:35:06,729
This is Ya Ya.
492
00:35:07,396 --> 00:35:10,233
She's pregnant, against all the odds
493
00:35:13,861 --> 00:35:16,906
Female pandas are fertile
for just three days a year,
494
00:35:17,281 --> 00:35:20,660
and can only have one cub
every second year.
495
00:35:23,830 --> 00:35:25,998
Each birth is precious.
496
00:35:27,333 --> 00:35:30,253
Ya Ya's now at the end
of her five-month gestation,
497
00:35:30,461 --> 00:35:33,965
and is looking for a den
in which she can give birth safely.
498
00:35:36,008 --> 00:35:38,845
But pandas
don't do anything in a hurry.
499
00:35:42,348 --> 00:35:43,558
One last drink,
500
00:35:48,104 --> 00:35:49,397
a scratch,
501
00:35:59,532 --> 00:36:00,533
a sniff.
502
00:36:07,915 --> 00:36:09,375
And in she goes.
503
00:36:12,587 --> 00:36:14,589
A quiet safe den,
504
00:36:14,755 --> 00:36:18,176
the floor covered in grasses
and branches to keep her warm.
505
00:36:38,404 --> 00:36:41,741
The panda's story inBorn In China
506
00:36:41,949 --> 00:36:44,994
seeks to follow a mother bear
507
00:36:45,077 --> 00:36:49,248
as she seeks to find a place
to give birth to her young.
508
00:36:50,041 --> 00:36:53,502
And then get
a privileged glimpse of that young
509
00:36:53,586 --> 00:36:55,338
really when it's quite recently born.
510
00:36:55,421 --> 00:36:57,924
They're born incredibly tiny
511
00:36:58,299 --> 00:37:01,636
and then they are kept
in that den for quite some time.
512
00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:06,682
A tiny cub.
513
00:37:09,518 --> 00:37:11,354
Just seven inches long.
514
00:37:16,150 --> 00:37:18,653
A thousand times smaller than her mom,
515
00:37:19,487 --> 00:37:21,489
this is Mei Mei.
516
00:37:24,325 --> 00:37:26,035
She can hardly move
517
00:37:26,327 --> 00:37:28,871
and it's eight weeks
before her eyes open.
518
00:37:31,540 --> 00:37:35,586
A baby panda that will,
hopefully in a few years' time,
519
00:37:35,753 --> 00:37:38,923
boost the population of pandas
that remain in the wild.
520
00:37:48,724 --> 00:37:50,017
For almost 80 years,
521
00:37:50,309 --> 00:37:52,895
China's been working hard
to protect the panda,
522
00:37:53,312 --> 00:37:56,774
and establish areas of habitat
where they can roam free.
523
00:37:58,693 --> 00:38:01,904
As an animal out there in the wild,
kind of on the edge,
524
00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:05,866
physically and metaphorically
in terms of conservation,
525
00:38:06,075 --> 00:38:08,619
it's not an animal
we want to disturb too much.
526
00:38:09,954 --> 00:38:12,623
Pandas are found
in large wild mountain reserves
527
00:38:12,707 --> 00:38:15,126
in the central southern
part of the country.
528
00:38:17,378 --> 00:38:20,256
Access to these areas
is tightly managed.
529
00:38:21,132 --> 00:38:23,509
Designed to be as wild as possible,
530
00:38:23,592 --> 00:38:25,928
there are some zones
where any human entering
531
00:38:26,053 --> 00:38:29,307
has to permanently wear
a full panda costume.
532
00:38:32,268 --> 00:38:35,980
This is how serious the Chinese are
about panda conservation.
533
00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:41,485
It's a way for us to get
a little bit closer
534
00:38:41,569 --> 00:38:44,196
without worrying
that we're disturbing an animal.
535
00:38:47,199 --> 00:38:51,203
Paul and the team will spend
the next few months dressed as pandas
536
00:38:52,580 --> 00:38:56,959
hoping to get close and intimate
footage of a very rare bear.
537
00:38:59,754 --> 00:39:02,548
It's a conservation program
that's working.
538
00:39:04,967 --> 00:39:08,512
Logging was banned in panda habitats
almost 20 years ago
539
00:39:09,138 --> 00:39:10,973
and their numbers are increasing.
540
00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:15,269
But China's ambition
doesn't stop there.
541
00:39:19,065 --> 00:39:23,736
There are plans for a wild reserve
three times the size of Yellowstone.
542
00:39:25,529 --> 00:39:27,782
Linking almost 70 panda habitats,
543
00:39:28,032 --> 00:39:30,326
it will allow more pandas
to mingle and mate
544
00:39:30,451 --> 00:39:33,162
in the hope of boosting
the panda's population.
545
00:39:34,705 --> 00:39:38,751
This is conservation
on a truly epic scale.
546
00:39:49,303 --> 00:39:50,971
In the mountain range above Paul,
547
00:39:51,055 --> 00:39:54,225
a second filming unit
led by cameraman Jacky Poon
548
00:39:54,308 --> 00:39:58,521
is about to experience first-hand
how large these wild reserves are.
549
00:39:59,355 --> 00:40:04,485
People sort of nodded when we said we
were looking for wild snow leopards.
550
00:40:04,860 --> 00:40:07,905
They nodded "yeah sure"
with red-crowned cranes.
551
00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:10,074
The monkeys "no problem,"
552
00:40:10,282 --> 00:40:12,326
but when we said
we wanted to film pandas,
553
00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:14,912
everybody sort of had
a slight intake of breath,
554
00:40:15,121 --> 00:40:19,166
and wanted to assure us
that that was not going to be easy.
555
00:40:22,753 --> 00:40:25,089
Pandas live in the most remote,
556
00:40:25,673 --> 00:40:30,261
thickest, densest, highest sort
of habitats you could hope to find,
557
00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:34,765
and to track down a panda really takes
a lot of perseverance
558
00:40:34,849 --> 00:40:35,933
and a lot of luck.
559
00:40:39,145 --> 00:40:40,771
At the last official count,
560
00:40:41,063 --> 00:40:43,941
there were nearly 2,000 pandas
living in the wild,
561
00:40:44,859 --> 00:40:47,695
almost 20% more than a decade ago.
562
00:40:52,366 --> 00:40:55,035
Although locating them
remains extremely hard,
563
00:40:55,327 --> 00:40:57,204
Jacky and the team
are determined to film
564
00:40:57,288 --> 00:40:59,707
the country's most iconic creature.
565
00:41:02,168 --> 00:41:05,504
Going to try and find pandas
is physically very tough.
566
00:41:05,754 --> 00:41:09,717
They live on mountain sides
that are kind of vertical.
567
00:41:13,888 --> 00:41:16,307
And at the sort of altitudes
568
00:41:16,390 --> 00:41:19,268
where oxygen is noticeably thin,
569
00:41:19,351 --> 00:41:21,854
so actually getting your breath
is quite difficult.
570
00:41:24,899 --> 00:41:28,152
Add to that, in the times
that you might meet them,
571
00:41:28,235 --> 00:41:30,738
it can be very cold in those habitats.
572
00:41:31,238 --> 00:41:35,201
Big snow storms, freezing weather
can come in at any time
573
00:41:35,326 --> 00:41:37,453
and you're pretty exposed
on those mountains
574
00:41:37,536 --> 00:41:39,163
and you're likely to be cut off.
575
00:41:51,675 --> 00:41:53,928
The terrain is extremely difficult.
576
00:41:54,553 --> 00:41:57,181
What we have to do is ascent from camp
577
00:41:57,598 --> 00:42:00,017
every single day to go in to a hide,
578
00:42:02,144 --> 00:42:04,355
waiting for a panda to approach us.
579
00:42:07,858 --> 00:42:10,861
And there's essentially
no path, no trails,
580
00:42:10,945 --> 00:42:13,989
we have to make our own
trails to look for pandas.
581
00:42:14,073 --> 00:42:16,659
It just makes the whole operation
extremely hard.
582
00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:21,080
The only way Jacky can haul himself up
583
00:42:21,163 --> 00:42:22,915
is to grab the sharp bamboo.
584
00:42:23,582 --> 00:42:27,294
So he has to wear gloves to prevent
his hands from being cut open.
585
00:42:34,218 --> 00:42:37,763
He climbs this route every morning
at first light to reach a filming hide
586
00:42:38,264 --> 00:42:40,432
placed in
the only clearing he can find.
587
00:42:41,308 --> 00:42:43,852
It's over 10,000 feet above sea level,
588
00:42:43,936 --> 00:42:45,604
higher than the Appalachians.
589
00:42:48,899 --> 00:42:50,109
Today on the way up,
590
00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:52,695
he discovers a tunnel in the bamboo.
591
00:42:53,654 --> 00:42:56,490
These paths
can only be made by pandas.
592
00:42:58,826 --> 00:43:00,744
These are scratch marks by pandas.
593
00:43:01,537 --> 00:43:02,830
And...
594
00:43:02,913 --> 00:43:05,332
you can see here there's
also some fresh droppings.
595
00:43:05,499 --> 00:43:08,043
Moments later, further signs.
596
00:43:08,127 --> 00:43:12,631
So we've got panda's poo
three to four days old.
597
00:43:14,008 --> 00:43:15,926
Exciting news for the team.
598
00:43:16,010 --> 00:43:18,012
Pandas are definitely here.
599
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:22,141
But even with promising signs
on the ground,
600
00:43:22,725 --> 00:43:25,519
the ever-changing weather
is not helping filming.
601
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:31,609
Visibility is reduced
to less than 30 feet.
602
00:43:35,821 --> 00:43:39,575
I got here five hours ago
this morning, early.
603
00:43:40,367 --> 00:43:42,995
And I've been sitting
in a hide looking
604
00:43:43,579 --> 00:43:46,624
to hopefully spot a panda
and be able to film it.
605
00:43:48,792 --> 00:43:50,628
It's proving to be
very difficult though,
606
00:43:51,003 --> 00:43:53,130
especially with the weather
condition now.
607
00:43:54,465 --> 00:43:56,967
Filming pandas in these conditions
is almost impossible.
608
00:44:01,096 --> 00:44:04,683
Nothing left to do, but to head
back over the ridge to camp.
609
00:44:05,893 --> 00:44:08,145
A three-hour scramble home.
610
00:44:20,282 --> 00:44:21,659
Oh, oh, I'm wet through.
611
00:44:22,951 --> 00:44:24,161
Soaked through.
612
00:44:27,122 --> 00:44:28,207
Oh man.
613
00:44:37,466 --> 00:44:38,759
Another day.
614
00:44:39,051 --> 00:44:40,427
Another early start.
615
00:44:53,690 --> 00:44:55,401
As the days and weeks progress,
616
00:44:55,776 --> 00:44:59,113
Jacky and the team repeat the climb,
determined to succeed.
617
00:45:00,697 --> 00:45:02,699
Come on, pandas. Where are you?
618
00:45:11,083 --> 00:45:12,209
Almost May.
619
00:45:12,793 --> 00:45:15,045
It's meant to be like
20 degrees Celsius.
620
00:45:17,423 --> 00:45:18,424
Oh, gosh.
621
00:45:21,385 --> 00:45:24,179
Instead, it's colder than an icebox.
622
00:45:25,639 --> 00:45:27,933
And getting around is treacherous.
623
00:45:33,230 --> 00:45:34,565
Oh, man...
624
00:45:35,357 --> 00:45:36,358
Again?
625
00:45:37,818 --> 00:45:39,194
Still waiting.
626
00:45:41,572 --> 00:45:42,990
A month passes
627
00:45:43,323 --> 00:45:45,159
without a single sighting.
628
00:45:49,621 --> 00:45:51,498
Yeah, it's quite frustrating,
to be honest.
629
00:45:52,416 --> 00:45:54,293
I guess this is wildlife film-making.
630
00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:58,422
You get lucky or you don't.
631
00:45:59,006 --> 00:46:02,259
I don't know what,
what we can do really, just a...
632
00:46:04,595 --> 00:46:05,596
Yeah.
633
00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:11,602
But then some news reaches the team.
634
00:46:14,563 --> 00:46:16,231
A panda's been spotted.
635
00:46:16,732 --> 00:46:18,942
The first confirmed sighting
Jacky and the team
636
00:46:19,026 --> 00:46:21,069
have heard about in four weeks.
637
00:46:25,157 --> 00:46:27,367
They relocate as fast as possible.
638
00:46:30,329 --> 00:46:33,415
And sure enough
hidden amongst the greenery.
639
00:46:38,086 --> 00:46:40,088
We are finally able to film
640
00:46:41,089 --> 00:46:43,550
a panda in a wild environment.
641
00:46:45,135 --> 00:46:49,681
Amongst the thick undergrowth,
a very special bear.
642
00:46:55,521 --> 00:46:57,523
Still remarkably rare to see,
643
00:46:57,898 --> 00:47:01,068
China is working tirelessly
to increase their numbers.
644
00:47:05,447 --> 00:47:08,700
This panda, the next step
in that success story.
645
00:47:10,452 --> 00:47:14,790
A panda bear is really special insofar
as they're probably the most iconic
646
00:47:14,873 --> 00:47:17,125
endangered species that we have.
647
00:47:17,543 --> 00:47:19,378
If you preserve the panda,
648
00:47:19,753 --> 00:47:24,383
you preserve these amazing forests
over huge swathes of China.
649
00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:28,679
And with the panda, all the species
that are in those forests.
650
00:47:28,762 --> 00:47:31,306
So it seems only right
that these wonderful,
651
00:47:31,390 --> 00:47:33,350
remarkable, amazing animals
652
00:47:33,433 --> 00:47:36,812
are guaranteed a place
by our conservation efforts.
653
00:47:55,247 --> 00:47:56,832
As summer turns to autumn,
654
00:47:57,499 --> 00:47:59,876
Ya Ya and Mei Mei venture out.
655
00:48:01,545 --> 00:48:03,547
The main thrust of our story
656
00:48:03,755 --> 00:48:07,009
is the first year
of that baby panda's life.
657
00:48:08,218 --> 00:48:12,848
And to witness
the really very special relationship
658
00:48:13,307 --> 00:48:16,226
that mother panda bears
have with their cubs.
659
00:48:18,186 --> 00:48:19,771
As Mei Mei grows up,
660
00:48:20,105 --> 00:48:22,024
the crew follow her adventures.
661
00:48:26,278 --> 00:48:31,258
Panda bear mothers and cubs have a,
I think genuinely unique relationship.
662
00:48:31,742 --> 00:48:35,746
I've never filmed an animal
where the bond seems as strong
663
00:48:35,829 --> 00:48:38,498
as between a mother panda bear
and her cub.
664
00:48:38,915 --> 00:48:40,500
And it's a really fun bond.
665
00:48:40,917 --> 00:48:45,380
Mum really seems to see her cub
as this fantastic play partner,
666
00:48:45,672 --> 00:48:49,092
and sometimes I have to say
almost seems to treat it as this toy.
667
00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:53,347
The cubs for their part
are incredibly boisterous,
668
00:48:54,097 --> 00:48:55,807
very roly poly.
669
00:48:55,891 --> 00:48:57,601
They get into all sorts of trouble.
670
00:48:57,726 --> 00:48:59,686
And the incredible thing
about a panda is
671
00:48:59,770 --> 00:49:02,064
it seems to be able to fall
huge distances,
672
00:49:02,147 --> 00:49:05,067
to roll into rocks,
to bounce off trees,
673
00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:07,110
and it's almost like
they're made of rubber,
674
00:49:07,194 --> 00:49:08,654
there's a little moment of shock,
675
00:49:08,737 --> 00:49:10,989
and then they're straight
back into the play.
676
00:49:11,323 --> 00:49:14,284
I just think that's a,
that's a wonderful thing about pandas.
677
00:49:19,247 --> 00:49:22,250
We've been filming panda cubs
since the beginning,
678
00:49:22,334 --> 00:49:23,627
since they were really young
679
00:49:23,710 --> 00:49:27,297
and follow their livelihood
until they are grown up.
680
00:49:27,381 --> 00:49:30,217
So you know every part we've seen,
every part we've filmed
681
00:49:30,300 --> 00:49:33,637
is always ultimately we get
an "ahh" out of it.
682
00:49:34,763 --> 00:49:35,847
They are pandas.
683
00:49:35,931 --> 00:49:38,183
They are just beautiful,
cuddly and adorable.
684
00:49:39,810 --> 00:49:42,813
I think it's hard not to
look at a mother animal
685
00:49:42,896 --> 00:49:45,148
to see the sheer effort
686
00:49:45,649 --> 00:49:48,694
she puts in to bringing up her young
687
00:49:49,277 --> 00:49:52,489
and to not feel a little bit
of that care yourself.
688
00:49:52,948 --> 00:49:57,828
So if by showing
these species' first year
689
00:49:57,911 --> 00:50:00,080
in their journey towards adulthood,
690
00:50:00,455 --> 00:50:03,917
we make people care
a little bit about them as individuals
691
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:07,212
and hence care about
the species as a population,
692
00:50:07,295 --> 00:50:08,839
then it won't be a bad thing.
693
00:50:16,972 --> 00:50:19,433
The autumn leaves are in full display.
694
00:50:23,311 --> 00:50:27,149
The trees as colorful as any
New England fall in North America.
695
00:50:33,655 --> 00:50:34,990
Across the country,
696
00:50:35,073 --> 00:50:37,951
theBorn In China crews
stay with their stars,
697
00:50:39,286 --> 00:50:40,996
following their every move.
698
00:50:43,790 --> 00:50:46,293
Tao Tao is thriving
outside the family group.
699
00:50:50,547 --> 00:50:53,175
But every day is a lesson in survival.
700
00:50:57,888 --> 00:51:01,683
The goshawk is a proven hunter
of golden snub-nosed monkeys.
701
00:51:04,352 --> 00:51:06,563
All must be careful here.
702
00:51:08,690 --> 00:51:12,778
These are amongst the fastest and most
agile birds of prey on the planet.
703
00:51:17,574 --> 00:51:19,951
Armed with the best eyesight
in the animal kingdom,
704
00:51:20,827 --> 00:51:23,455
eight times more powerful
than a human's.
705
00:51:26,249 --> 00:51:29,586
The goshawk is capable of tucking
in its wings during flight
706
00:51:29,669 --> 00:51:33,131
to pass through the smallest gaps
in pursuit of prey.
707
00:51:55,153 --> 00:51:58,281
Fortunately,
there are enough eyes on him today
708
00:51:58,573 --> 00:52:02,077
to keep Tao Tao
and the other monkeys out of danger.
709
00:52:07,207 --> 00:52:10,252
The chiru herds are also
keeping an eye out for predators
710
00:52:10,335 --> 00:52:12,712
on the long walk back
from the birthing grounds.
711
00:52:14,214 --> 00:52:15,382
And for good reason.
712
00:52:15,924 --> 00:52:19,135
The herds are relentlessly
pursued by wolves.
713
00:52:24,057 --> 00:52:26,184
But these young chiru
are already strong enough
714
00:52:26,268 --> 00:52:27,644
to outrun their predators.
715
00:52:32,858 --> 00:52:35,026
Again safety in numbers
716
00:52:35,277 --> 00:52:36,403
wins the day.
717
00:52:43,493 --> 00:52:45,412
And Mei Mei, well,
718
00:52:45,579 --> 00:52:47,455
she's just a danger to herself.
719
00:52:49,207 --> 00:52:50,750
But she'll be okay.
720
00:52:51,084 --> 00:52:53,962
Mom knows that falling down
for a young panda
721
00:52:54,045 --> 00:52:56,882
is all part of growing up.
722
00:53:06,808 --> 00:53:09,561
All is well
with theBorn In China characters.
723
00:53:11,104 --> 00:53:14,941
And as winter approaches, the filming
expeditions become more frequent
724
00:53:15,191 --> 00:53:17,277
as the animals prepare for the cold.
725
00:53:19,112 --> 00:53:22,782
At the monkey location,
the crew are hoping to film a battle
726
00:53:23,575 --> 00:53:25,327
over a seasonal delicacy.
727
00:53:31,875 --> 00:53:36,004
Pine cones are a prized source
of energy before winter sets in.
728
00:53:37,339 --> 00:53:40,091
And it's one of Tao Tao's
favorite foods.
729
00:53:42,302 --> 00:53:45,305
His gang are making the most
of an autumn bonanza
730
00:53:45,388 --> 00:53:46,973
at the edge of their territory.
731
00:53:48,141 --> 00:53:50,435
But there's tension
amongst the monkeys.
732
00:53:55,982 --> 00:53:58,443
With the cones
such a precious resource,
733
00:53:59,653 --> 00:54:01,488
everyone wants in on this patch.
734
00:54:17,587 --> 00:54:19,506
Grazing rights for the pine cones
735
00:54:19,589 --> 00:54:21,883
will only be sorted out one way.
736
00:54:32,477 --> 00:54:36,147
The main fight is between Tao Tao's
dad and the leader of the Lost Boys.
737
00:54:41,736 --> 00:54:44,364
Loyalties divided
between his family and the gang,
738
00:54:44,572 --> 00:54:46,366
Tao Tao looks on anxiously.
739
00:54:50,412 --> 00:54:52,372
It's a fight of tooth and claw.
740
00:55:00,380 --> 00:55:02,507
Tao Tao's dad emerges victorious
741
00:55:02,590 --> 00:55:05,093
and the Lost Boy's leader is defeated.
742
00:55:06,928 --> 00:55:09,014
Tao Tao survives another drama.
743
00:55:12,976 --> 00:55:14,686
Back up on the high plateau,
744
00:55:14,769 --> 00:55:17,981
it's the turn of the chiru crew
to find their stars.
745
00:55:19,315 --> 00:55:22,902
The team are 200 miles
south east of Zhuonai Lake,
746
00:55:23,153 --> 00:55:24,571
the first filming location,
747
00:55:25,071 --> 00:55:28,491
to film a special event
that only happens once a year.
748
00:55:29,743 --> 00:55:31,995
It's the chiru courtship season.
749
00:55:35,540 --> 00:55:39,002
After three weeks of walking
from where the chiru gave birth,
750
00:55:39,794 --> 00:55:43,089
the moms and babies are arriving
at the courtship grounds.
751
00:55:45,508 --> 00:55:48,261
Where the males,
who have been alone for many weeks,
752
00:55:48,386 --> 00:55:49,929
are waiting patiently.
753
00:55:56,603 --> 00:55:59,439
It's time for the antelope
to start a new family again.
754
00:56:02,609 --> 00:56:04,069
For the next few weeks,
755
00:56:04,152 --> 00:56:06,279
the males will be
thinking of nothing else
756
00:56:06,362 --> 00:56:08,490
than getting together
with the females.
757
00:56:10,867 --> 00:56:12,160
But unlike at the lake
758
00:56:12,243 --> 00:56:15,163
where the herd was concentrated
in one place to give birth,
759
00:56:15,997 --> 00:56:20,001
the females are now spread far
and wide across the high plateau.
760
00:56:23,338 --> 00:56:27,258
Both film crew and male chirus
are going to have to track them down.
761
00:56:31,096 --> 00:56:33,598
At least the team are in expert hands.
762
00:56:34,349 --> 00:56:36,893
Jiaxi is a ranger
for this wild reserve.
763
00:56:37,393 --> 00:56:41,272
He knows this place and how the chiru
behave better than anyone.
764
00:56:41,981 --> 00:56:43,483
Now the chirus are on the plateau,
765
00:56:43,566 --> 00:56:45,819
the males start to try
to capture the females.
766
00:56:45,902 --> 00:56:49,280
They will all move to that area,
close to our camp.
767
00:56:50,156 --> 00:56:52,325
- So we are actually...
- ...in a good spot.
768
00:56:54,202 --> 00:56:55,829
It's great local knowledge,
769
00:56:55,995 --> 00:56:58,373
but actually filming
the chiru courtship
770
00:56:58,456 --> 00:57:00,542
is a different matter altogether.
771
00:57:03,837 --> 00:57:07,799
Especially as the males are still
seeking out the females.
772
00:57:13,012 --> 00:57:17,517
But right now the male's advances
aren't impressing any of them.
773
00:57:24,941 --> 00:57:28,486
The best tactic for the film crew
with the chiru spread so far and wide
774
00:57:28,778 --> 00:57:30,321
is to try on foot.
775
00:57:32,907 --> 00:57:35,118
And it's still before sunrise.
776
00:57:35,827 --> 00:57:40,081
We try to find the chirus to get them
in the nice light in the morning.
777
00:57:40,498 --> 00:57:44,252
It's minus 18 degrees,
so it's quite cold.
778
00:57:46,045 --> 00:57:47,130
Fingers crossed.
779
00:57:50,049 --> 00:57:53,011
But any chance of filming
is quickly dashed.
780
00:57:54,220 --> 00:57:56,890
It's amazing how chirus survive
in this plateau.
781
00:57:57,307 --> 00:57:58,933
It's very windy again.
782
00:57:59,684 --> 00:58:02,687
And there in the background,
you can see the dark clouds,
783
00:58:02,770 --> 00:58:05,023
brownish clouds, it's all dust storm.
784
00:58:05,273 --> 00:58:08,193
So the next dust storm is coming,
785
00:58:08,276 --> 00:58:10,778
it makes our work really hard, so...
786
00:58:11,446 --> 00:58:13,031
Yeah, we have to wait it out.
787
00:58:17,619 --> 00:58:20,914
For the next few hours, the team
will be going nowhere on foot.
788
00:58:22,165 --> 00:58:23,666
And even in the vehicle,
789
00:58:23,750 --> 00:58:26,252
getting around is becoming impossible.
790
00:58:27,420 --> 00:58:29,005
I can't see the road anymore.
791
00:58:34,052 --> 00:58:37,430
The wind gradually subsides,
the dust settles,
792
00:58:37,972 --> 00:58:40,558
and the skies clear bringing
not only fine weather,
793
00:58:40,892 --> 00:58:42,769
but also good fortune.
794
00:58:44,312 --> 00:58:46,231
The courtship begins.
795
00:58:52,278 --> 00:58:54,822
We have a male there
with a harem of eight females
796
00:58:54,906 --> 00:58:56,783
and he's pretty active trying to keep
797
00:58:56,866 --> 00:58:58,868
the girls together
and chasing other males away
798
00:58:58,952 --> 00:59:03,498
and we start to get behavior
which is really uplifting.
799
00:59:08,836 --> 00:59:10,922
With his harem of females in place,
800
00:59:11,381 --> 00:59:14,801
this male will now do everything
he can to keep them.
801
00:59:18,805 --> 00:59:21,391
He must herd his females
away from other males
802
00:59:22,058 --> 00:59:24,644
to give him the best chance
to play his part
803
00:59:24,894 --> 00:59:27,063
before the females leave
for the lake again
804
00:59:27,480 --> 00:59:28,481
to give birth.
805
00:59:32,694 --> 00:59:35,280
Now so determined
to impress the females,
806
00:59:35,572 --> 00:59:37,740
he won't stop chasing them for weeks
807
00:59:38,116 --> 00:59:39,617
in a bid for mating rights.
808
00:59:44,414 --> 00:59:47,417
All his energies are spent
on this courtship ritual
809
00:59:47,750 --> 00:59:50,336
dominated by calling and prancing.
810
00:59:54,507 --> 00:59:56,092
He won't even stop to eat.
811
01:00:00,013 --> 01:00:02,348
There's nothing else on his mind.
812
01:00:05,393 --> 01:00:08,229
Any of the other males
that dare enter his space
813
01:00:08,605 --> 01:00:10,565
are chased off at lightning speed.
814
01:00:14,277 --> 01:00:16,362
This is his territory.
815
01:00:20,366 --> 01:00:23,703
The loudest, fastest,
and most imposing male
816
01:00:23,995 --> 01:00:25,330
wins the day.
817
01:00:32,503 --> 01:00:35,131
The chirus were really undisturbed
818
01:00:35,632 --> 01:00:36,841
and did their thing.
819
01:00:37,300 --> 01:00:38,593
So...
820
01:00:39,427 --> 01:00:40,428
it was a pretty good day
821
01:00:40,511 --> 01:00:43,556
and we got the start
of the males chasing each other.
822
01:00:49,979 --> 01:00:52,565
Filming the chiru
has been an epic effort.
823
01:01:01,115 --> 01:01:03,159
Over 150 days,
824
01:01:03,326 --> 01:01:07,205
the team have ventured
into areas few people have ever been,
825
01:01:08,623 --> 01:01:11,542
experienced isolation
and extreme cold.
826
01:01:11,876 --> 01:01:15,171
My fingers are incredibly cold.
827
01:01:17,757 --> 01:01:20,009
But successfully filmed an animal
828
01:01:20,093 --> 01:01:21,260
which lives at extremes
829
01:01:21,344 --> 01:01:23,930
and is fighting back
from the edge of extinction.
830
01:01:26,849 --> 01:01:30,978
For the first time, the lives of the
chiru have been captured on film.
831
01:01:31,688 --> 01:01:33,731
The team's achievement is unique,
832
01:01:33,940 --> 01:01:35,400
to say the least.
833
01:01:45,660 --> 01:01:46,869
Far to the east,
834
01:01:47,078 --> 01:01:50,415
the family of cranes are ready
to begin their migration.
835
01:01:52,458 --> 01:01:54,627
Paul and the team
are there to see them off.
836
01:01:56,671 --> 01:01:58,131
Now nine months old,
837
01:01:58,214 --> 01:02:01,175
the crane chicks
are almost unrecognizable.
838
01:02:02,885 --> 01:02:05,680
Already nearly
as tall as their parents.
839
01:02:06,889 --> 01:02:09,559
Before the first signs
of winter hit their birthplace,
840
01:02:10,351 --> 01:02:12,478
they will leave for warmer pastures.
841
01:02:18,317 --> 01:02:22,113
A migration that will hopefully remain
possible for years to come.
842
01:02:30,621 --> 01:02:34,542
Red-crowned cranes find themselves
where cities are being built,
843
01:02:34,625 --> 01:02:38,588
where populations are expanding
and industry is working.
844
01:02:39,547 --> 01:02:41,716
Hand in hand with that development,
845
01:02:41,799 --> 01:02:45,261
there has to be, and I would say,
there is a sensitivity
846
01:02:45,720 --> 01:02:49,807
to preserving the wetlands
and the marshes that the cranes need.
847
01:02:49,891 --> 01:02:51,601
Now that's important for the cranes,
848
01:02:51,684 --> 01:02:53,936
but obviously one day,
it will also be important
849
01:02:54,020 --> 01:02:56,647
for the populations of people here.
850
01:02:56,939 --> 01:03:00,026
Because having
big cities is important,
851
01:03:00,109 --> 01:03:03,488
but you also need somewhere
to escape from those big cities,
852
01:03:03,571 --> 01:03:05,823
and experience the wild.
853
01:03:05,907 --> 01:03:10,077
And there couldn't be a more rewarding
summit to that experience
854
01:03:10,161 --> 01:03:14,040
than to see the beautiful red-crowned
cranes out in these marshes.
855
01:03:25,468 --> 01:03:27,804
The first flakes
of winter snow arrive.
856
01:03:30,515 --> 01:03:33,518
Soon vast areas
of the country are covered.
857
01:03:37,104 --> 01:03:38,564
Winter is here.
858
01:03:52,745 --> 01:03:56,207
TheBorn In China film crews
capture picture-perfect images
859
01:03:56,290 --> 01:03:58,584
of a winter wonderland
from the ground.
860
01:04:00,753 --> 01:04:02,129
And from the air.
861
01:04:06,926 --> 01:04:10,304
These aerial shots filmed from
a state-of-the-art stabilized camera
862
01:04:10,388 --> 01:04:12,014
mounted to a helicopter,
863
01:04:12,098 --> 01:04:13,683
are the first of their kind.
864
01:04:15,643 --> 01:04:18,688
No crew
has filmed this high over China.
865
01:04:22,650 --> 01:04:23,985
Back on the ground
866
01:04:24,068 --> 01:04:26,779
and baby Mei Mei continues to flourish
867
01:04:27,280 --> 01:04:30,825
doing her best to become
independent from mom Ya Ya.
868
01:04:36,038 --> 01:04:37,248
Like all pandas,
869
01:04:37,540 --> 01:04:39,500
Mei Mei is born to climb.
870
01:04:45,214 --> 01:04:47,133
Under the watchful eye of Ya Ya,
871
01:04:47,508 --> 01:04:50,344
she's spending her days exploring.
872
01:04:53,806 --> 01:04:57,143
But Mei Mei's trying to reach
too high too soon.
873
01:05:05,401 --> 01:05:08,571
It will be a few more months
until she is strong enough
874
01:05:08,654 --> 01:05:11,782
and wise enough to survive on her own.
875
01:05:12,742 --> 01:05:16,787
For now, her mom is not
going to let her go.
876
01:05:29,425 --> 01:05:33,220
For the monkey team, this is
their most important time of year.
877
01:05:34,680 --> 01:05:38,059
They only have one winter
to try and capture on film
878
01:05:38,142 --> 01:05:40,811
an extraordinary
and very rare behavior.
879
01:05:43,522 --> 01:05:46,108
Something that's special
about golden snub-nosed monkeys
880
01:05:46,192 --> 01:05:48,819
is they live
right up into the snowline
881
01:05:48,903 --> 01:05:51,197
and this is something
we really wanted to show.
882
01:05:53,449 --> 01:05:56,494
In the winter shoot,
we were really hoping to
883
01:05:56,577 --> 01:05:58,412
film something we were told about
884
01:05:58,496 --> 01:06:00,498
that happens specifically in winter,
885
01:06:00,581 --> 01:06:02,625
and that's the monkeys
walking bipedally
886
01:06:02,875 --> 01:06:04,251
on two feet like we do.
887
01:06:04,627 --> 01:06:07,254
And it seems as if
they do this to avoid
888
01:06:07,338 --> 01:06:10,216
putting their hands on to the ground
because it's cold.
889
01:06:10,925 --> 01:06:14,387
This was our goal
for the winter filming.
890
01:06:15,054 --> 01:06:16,389
What the crew need
891
01:06:16,764 --> 01:06:19,725
is cold temperatures
and enough snow to settle.
892
01:06:23,688 --> 01:06:24,981
A few days later,
893
01:06:25,064 --> 01:06:26,983
the perfect conditions arrive.
894
01:06:27,692 --> 01:06:28,943
We have to go
and find the monkeys now,
895
01:06:29,026 --> 01:06:30,903
they're somewhere up the mountain.
896
01:06:33,864 --> 01:06:35,616
But for Justin and the crew,
897
01:06:35,992 --> 01:06:38,411
following fast moving monkeys up steep
898
01:06:38,494 --> 01:06:40,871
snow-covered slopes
with heavy filming gear
899
01:06:41,706 --> 01:06:42,707
isn't easy.
900
01:07:10,317 --> 01:07:12,570
More than two hours into the climb,
901
01:07:12,945 --> 01:07:15,948
the team eventually find the monkeys
and set up to film.
902
01:07:19,618 --> 01:07:22,329
There was one particular moment
which I loved was
903
01:07:23,330 --> 01:07:24,874
which I found funny as well,
904
01:07:24,957 --> 01:07:27,418
we were filming our very first snow,
905
01:07:27,710 --> 01:07:30,796
and I just happened
to be standing right by a tree
906
01:07:30,880 --> 01:07:33,299
and the monkeys decided
to use me as a perch.
907
01:07:33,466 --> 01:07:34,592
Do I have two on me?
908
01:07:34,925 --> 01:07:36,469
- Yeah, you have two.
- Feels like it.
909
01:07:36,552 --> 01:07:39,388
- I've got two tails anyway
- You have two monkeys now.
910
01:07:39,722 --> 01:07:42,558
Oh, yeah, he's just trying to
get right on your head.
911
01:07:44,101 --> 01:07:47,563
So, how's filming going today?
912
01:07:52,693 --> 01:07:55,613
I've got a very good view
of a monkey's bottom right now.
913
01:07:58,449 --> 01:08:01,202
The conditions stay perfect
for the next few days.
914
01:08:03,662 --> 01:08:05,164
And the team are seeing glimpses
915
01:08:05,247 --> 01:08:07,708
of the monkey behavior
they are hoping for.
916
01:08:19,095 --> 01:08:21,013
- Oh, my God!
- That is so sweet.
917
01:08:21,097 --> 01:08:22,973
Oh, you are like the cutest thing.
918
01:08:24,266 --> 01:08:28,104
That is just the sweetest thing
you could ever possibly see.
919
01:08:30,189 --> 01:08:31,816
It happens so quickly,
920
01:08:31,982 --> 01:08:34,360
and it's not necessarily
in the right setting,
921
01:08:34,443 --> 01:08:36,904
so getting all of the things right
922
01:08:37,655 --> 01:08:39,490
to capture it is really hard.
923
01:08:39,573 --> 01:08:42,034
You might, you know,
we're starting to see it now,
924
01:08:42,118 --> 01:08:46,580
but actually getting it on camera
is a whole different story.
925
01:08:52,837 --> 01:08:56,340
Not a good angle and
there's lots of scruffy vegetation.
926
01:08:56,423 --> 01:09:00,302
It needs to be more attractive and
a better camera angle would be good.
927
01:09:09,770 --> 01:09:11,188
It's not really working
928
01:09:11,897 --> 01:09:13,149
because we are too close.
929
01:09:20,823 --> 01:09:22,116
I wasn't fast enough.
930
01:09:25,619 --> 01:09:27,955
Finally, it all clicks into place
931
01:09:29,707 --> 01:09:33,878
and the team capture
the monkeys walking on two feet.
932
01:09:34,837 --> 01:09:35,963
It was definitely a moment,
933
01:09:36,046 --> 01:09:39,216
the best bit is the mum
with the baby attached to her.
934
01:09:40,509 --> 01:09:42,386
- ...running along.
- There's another one.
935
01:09:43,179 --> 01:09:44,180
That one in the back.
936
01:11:09,390 --> 01:11:12,434
It's been a very successful year
for the monkey team,
937
01:11:13,018 --> 01:11:17,564
full of fond memories
thanks to these amazing wild primates.
938
01:11:18,190 --> 01:11:20,818
A bit of warmth and the monkeys
are just so much more
939
01:11:21,527 --> 01:11:22,903
relaxed and happy.
940
01:11:23,862 --> 01:11:25,948
And just before the crew up pack up,
941
01:11:26,240 --> 01:11:27,241
a bonus.
942
01:11:28,659 --> 01:11:31,203
We had one that particularly liked
doing back flips
943
01:11:31,287 --> 01:11:33,414
I mean he doesn't need to do
back flips but...
944
01:11:34,164 --> 01:11:36,417
obviously doing it for fun,
I can't think what other reason.
945
01:11:37,167 --> 01:11:38,752
Oh, my goodness.
946
01:11:44,967 --> 01:11:47,469
We were very privileged
to be spending time
947
01:11:47,553 --> 01:11:50,097
with these animals
which are very habituated.
948
01:11:50,180 --> 01:11:52,766
They knew us,
each crew member as individuals.
949
01:11:52,850 --> 01:11:56,478
And they were cheeky at times.
They would jump onto the camera,
950
01:11:56,770 --> 01:11:59,273
and push bits
or want to interact with us,
951
01:11:59,648 --> 01:12:03,277
and mostly we were trying
not to distract them in any way,
952
01:12:03,360 --> 01:12:05,988
you know we wanted to observe
purely natural behavior.
953
01:12:06,196 --> 01:12:08,907
But I loved the moments
when they were engaged with us
954
01:12:08,991 --> 01:12:10,367
and wanted to be engaged with us.
955
01:12:10,451 --> 01:12:13,579
I'm not quite happy
with the position of my camera flag.
956
01:12:15,497 --> 01:12:17,624
It's really hard to pick
a favorite moment
957
01:12:17,708 --> 01:12:19,043
with the golden snub-nosed monkeys
958
01:12:19,126 --> 01:12:21,503
because there were so many.
959
01:12:21,920 --> 01:12:25,007
The thing I found probably
the most entertaining about them
960
01:12:25,090 --> 01:12:29,094
was the youngsters,
they just love to play so much
961
01:12:29,178 --> 01:12:33,390
and they would often come and play
near us and jump on the camera bags
962
01:12:33,474 --> 01:12:35,267
and the camera and us.
963
01:12:35,434 --> 01:12:37,519
And I could just sit
and watch them for hours.
964
01:12:37,603 --> 01:12:39,313
Those were my favorite times.
965
01:12:55,621 --> 01:12:59,041
The filming of Born In China
is a remarkable achievement.
966
01:13:01,710 --> 01:13:04,421
Teams of experienced
international crews
967
01:13:04,505 --> 01:13:08,717
often working in little explored
corners of this amazing country,
968
01:13:08,884 --> 01:13:12,805
successfully filmed rare endangered
animals and landscapes.
969
01:13:15,015 --> 01:13:17,184
Tao Tao survived being pushed out,
970
01:13:17,810 --> 01:13:21,105
returning happily to grow up
with his sister and his family.
971
01:13:22,940 --> 01:13:25,442
The crane family completed
their journey south.
972
01:13:27,236 --> 01:13:31,532
Once again, the chiru herds set off on
the highest mammal migration on Earth.
973
01:13:34,410 --> 01:13:38,205
And Mei Mei, finally,
grew strong enough to branch out
974
01:13:38,580 --> 01:13:39,581
on her own.
975
01:13:43,836 --> 01:13:45,963
These expeditions revealed a country
976
01:13:46,046 --> 01:13:48,549
working to preserve
its wildlife and habitats,
977
01:13:49,633 --> 01:13:51,718
and those striving to make it happen.
978
01:13:53,554 --> 01:13:54,721
The people we've met
979
01:13:55,055 --> 01:13:56,765
in the areas that we've been filming
980
01:13:56,849 --> 01:13:58,892
have been really
wonderful and helpful.
981
01:13:59,143 --> 01:14:01,770
Of course, we've needed
their help with bags,
982
01:14:01,854 --> 01:14:03,272
just the sheer amount of kit.
983
01:14:03,522 --> 01:14:06,191
But more importantly,
we've needed their expertise.
984
01:14:06,358 --> 01:14:08,318
They know those animals so well.
985
01:14:08,402 --> 01:14:11,029
They can spot an animal at distances
986
01:14:11,113 --> 01:14:14,324
that frankly I couldn't see an animal
through binoculars at.
987
01:14:16,243 --> 01:14:20,164
We were really lucky to find
some brilliant local crew.
988
01:14:21,665 --> 01:14:24,001
They were absolutely instrumental
989
01:14:24,084 --> 01:14:26,587
to the footage that we were
able to capture.
990
01:14:26,712 --> 01:14:30,424
Without them we just wouldn't have
been able to do what we've done.
991
01:14:36,972 --> 01:14:41,393
We could not have achieved what
we've done without the local support.
992
01:14:41,477 --> 01:14:43,228
In fact, we wouldn't have achieved it.
993
01:14:45,814 --> 01:14:47,733
During the filming ofBorn In China,
994
01:14:47,983 --> 01:14:51,278
the team spent
1,000 filming days in the country.
995
01:14:53,739 --> 01:14:56,658
Alongside the biggest human
population on the planet,
996
01:14:57,701 --> 01:15:00,412
they filmed vast remote habitats.
997
01:15:04,750 --> 01:15:08,045
Home to rare creatures
unfamiliar inside the country,
998
01:15:08,462 --> 01:15:10,672
let alone to the rest of the world.
999
01:15:14,384 --> 01:15:18,305
The expeditions have opened
a window onto the rarely seen
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01:15:18,388 --> 01:15:20,140
animalsofChina.
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