All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S08E19.1080p.WEB.h264-DiRT_track3_[eng]

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THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: HI EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.

IT'S TIME TO MEET
SOME OF NATURE'S

MOST
ADAPTABLE ARCHITECTS.

AMAZING ANIMAL HOMES AND
HABITATS JUST AHEAD

ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".

COMING UP, A COMPLEX BABY BIRD
CONDO THAT MAY BEAT THEM ALL.

AND WE GO PROWLING THE BANKS OF
THE NILE WITH ONE COOL CAT.

PLUS, THESE MOUNTAIN KIDS HAVE A
STELLAR ROOM WITH A VIEW.

AND THE ONLY WILD MONKEYS IN
EUROPE ARE KICKING BACK IN A

TOURIST TOWN.

LIVING WILD RIGHT NOW ON EARTH
ODYSSEY.

WHETHER IT'S A DEN, A BURROW, A
HIVE, OR A NEST, ANIMALS

RELIABLY FIND AND BUILD PLACES
TO CALL THEIR OWN.

SOMETIMES A HOME IS A SIMPLE BED
OF LEAVES, BUT ONE SMALL,

STRIKING BIRD BUILDS A HOUSE
THAT'S SO COMPLEX IT HAS A

SECRET ENTRANCE AND A HIDDEN
COMPARTMENT.

IT'S EARLY APRIL, AND THE LONG
RUSSIAN WINTER HAS RUN ITS

COURSE.

MORE SUNLIGHT IS WARMING THE
MOUNTAINS.

AS THE ICE THAWS, WATER CARVES
CHANNELS THROUGH THE SNOW.

IT'S A TRICKLE AT FIRST, BUT IT
SOON BECOMES A STREAM, FLOWING

INTO SOME OF 130 TRIBUTARIES
WHICH FEED THIS HUGE INLAND SEA.

AMONG THESE IS THE VOLGA, THE
LONGEST RIVER IN EUROPE, FLOWING

1,800 MILES.

THE RIVER DIVIDES INTO HUNDREDS
OF CHANNELS AS IT ENTERS THE

NORTHERN EDGE OF THE HUGE
CASPIAN SEA.

THE ANNUAL FLOODING OF THE
WETLANDS CREATES A SECLUDED

HAVEN FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF
WILDLIFE.

THESE UNIQUE CONDITIONS ALLOW
SALTWATER SPECIES TO EXIST AS

WELL AS FRESHWATER ANIMALS AND
PLANTS.

AND THE REEDS GROWING ON ITS
BANKS PROVIDE PERFECT NESTING

GROUNDS FOR SPRING VISITORS,
LIKE PENDULINE TITS.

THESE TINY, UNASSUMING-LOOKING
BIRDS ARE MASTERS OF DECEPTION.

ONE SKILLFUL ARCHITECT IS
BUILDING A HANGING SANCTUARY AT

THE WATER'S EDGE.

WOVEN FROM SPIDERWEBS, ANIMAL
HAIR, AND SOFT PLANT MATTER, HIS

NURSERY WILL TAKE AROUND THREE
WEEKS TO COMPLETE.

A RING OF TWISTED FIBERS FORMS
THE FOUNDATION AND BEARS THE

WEIGHT OF THE HANGING NEST.

HALFWAY THROUGH, IT LOOKS LIKE A
HANGING BASKET.

10 DAYS LATER, HIS NEST IS
COMPLETE AND SURPRISINGLY

SECURE, SUSPENDED OVER THE WATER
FROM A SINGLE TWIG.

A FEMALE DECIDES HE'S A GOOD BET
BASED ON HIS BUILDING SKILLS.

SOON SHE'S INSIDE AND BEGINS AN
ELABORATE DECEPTION.

SHE CREATES A HIDDEN CRADLE IN
THE LINING OF THE NEST AND

CONCEALS HER EGGS ONE BY ONE.

THE MOTHER BIRD LEADS THE MALE
TO BELIEVE SHE HAS YET TO LAY,

SO HE WON'T ABANDON THE NEST TOO
SOON.

LATER, SHE'LL UNCOVER THE EGGS
AND FLEE THE NEST, LEAVING HIM

TO FULFILL HIS PARENTAL DUTIES
ALONE.

THAT FREES HER TO LAY A SECOND
CLUTCH OF EGGS IN ANOTHER NEST.

THESE UNUSUAL NESTS HANG 30 FEET
ABOVE THE GROUND TO HELP DETER

PREDATORS BELOW.

BUT THIS NEST HAS CAUGHT THE
ATTENTION OF A PROWLER, THE

JUNGLE CAT.

WITH TUFTED EARS AND A SHORT
TAIL, THIS WILD CAT IS SLIGHTLY

SMALLER THAN THE LYNX.

IT'S MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO THE
HOUSE CAT.

TANTALIZINGLY CLOSE, THE HANGING
BUFFET IS JUST OUT OF REACH.

DESPITE THEIR NAME, JUNGLE CATS
DON'T USUALLY LIVE IN JUNGLES.

THEY'RE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE
MIDDLE EAST AND PREFER

GRASSLANDS AND THE DENSE COVER
OF REEDS NEAR THE WATER'S EDGE.

RODENTS ARE THEIR USUAL PREY,
BUT THIS HUNTER HAS HIS EYES ON

A DIFFERENT QUARRY, A
GROUND-NESTING BIRD.

THE CAT WAITS.

BUT TODAY, LUCK AND A QUICK
RESPONSE KEEP THE QUAIL OUT OF

HARM'S WAY.

COMING UP, THIS CLEVER CLOWNFISH
LIVES IN A POISONOUS PALACE.

WHAT MAKES IT WORK?

AND MOUNTAIN MAMAS BOLDLY LEAD
THEIR KIDS TO THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

PLUS, JUMPING FOR JOY IN
GIBRALTAR, THEN COMING IN FOR A

CUDDLE.

MORE WILD ANIMAL HOMES WHEN
"EARTH ODYSSEY"

COMES RIGHT BACK.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: BEING SMALL IS A RISKY
BUSINESS.

SIZE MATTERS IN THE OCEAN FOOD
CHAIN.

LEARNING HOW TO EVADE PREDATORS
IS ESSENTIAL IF YOU WANT TO LIVE

A LONG LIFE.

BUT SOME FISH HAVE DEVELOPED
VERY CLEVER SURVIVAL STRATEGIES.

LIKE THE HARDY CLOWNFISH.

THEY OWE IT ALL TO THEIR VIP
RELATIONSHIP WITH ANEMONES.

ANEMONES ARE PREDATORY MARINE
ANIMALS LIKE CORAL AND THEIR

TENTACLES ARE ALWAYS OUT.

THESE SOFT-BONED ANIMALS LIKE TO
EAT SMALL FISH.

BUT CLOWNFISH HAVE FOUND A WAY
TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THE

DEADLY STINGER, THANKS TO A
COMPLEX CHEMICAL RELATIONSHIP

THAT IS FORGED EVEN BEFORE
BIRTH.

A PAIR OF CLOWNFISH ARE LAYING
THEIR EGGS RIGHT BESIDE THEIR

HOST ANEMONE.

THIS ALLOWS ITS SMELL TO BE
IMPRINTED ON THEIR NEW BROOD.

THEY GUARD THE EGGS CLOSELY AS
THEY MATURE.

A WEEK LATER, THE LARVAE ARE
READY TO BREAK FREE AND FIND A

HOME OF THEIR OWN.

MOST WILL BECOME FISH FOOD AS
THEY DRIFT ON THE CURRENTS.

BUT IF THEY CAN SURVIVE FOR TWO
WEEKS, THEY'LL BE READY TO

SETTLE ON THE REEF.

AND IF THEY CAN FIND THE RIGHT
ANEMONE, THEY'LL HAVE AN

EXCELLENT CHANCE OF LIVING A
LONG AND PEACEFUL LIFE.

TO LIVE INSIDE THE TENTACLES,
THE YOUNG CLOWNFISH HAVE TO

ACCLIMATIZE THEIR BODIES TO
STINGING TENTACLES.

A PROTECTIVE MUCUS LAYER AROUND
THEIR BODIES ALLOWS THEM TO

SURVIVE WHEN THEY ARE STUNG.

EVENTUALLY, THE ANEMONE WILL
STOP FIRING ITS TINY DARTS OF

POISON, RECOGNIZING THE FISH AS
PART OF ITSELF.

BUT EVEN GOOD TENANTS HAVE TO
PAY RENT.

BUTTERFLY FISH LIKE TO EAT
ANEMONES AND THE CLOWNFISH ACT

LIKE SECURITY GUARDS.

CLOWNFISH CLEAN THEIR HOST, AND
AS THE FISH HIDE IN THE

TENTACLES, THEY INCREASE WATER
WATER FLOW, IMPROVING

OXYGEN SUPPLY.

AT NIGHT, SOME CLOWNFISH
ACTIVELY FAN THEIR HOSTS TO HELP

THEM BREATHE.

THE PARTNERSHIP IS SO SUCCESSFUL
THAT ALL 30 SPECIES OF CLOWNFISH

IN THE WILD CALL ANEMONES HOME.

IT'S A LONG-LASTING ALLIANCE ON
THE REEF BATTLEGROUND.

COMING UP, THESE INCREDIBLE
CLIMBERS SEEM TO DEFY GRAVITY IN

THEIR MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY.

AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MONKEYS
SPEND THE DAY

SIGHTSEEING WITH PEOPLE?

MORE UNUSUAL ANIMAL HOMES WHEN
"EARTH ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

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DYLAN: AN ANIMAL HAS TO BE
UNUSUALLY TOUGH

TO LIVE YEAR-ROUND IN
THE TREACHEROUS PEAKS

OF THE EUROPEAN ALPS.

BUT ONE REMARKABLY SURE-FOOTED
GOAT DOES JUST THAT.

AT ANY ALTITUDE, THE IBEX'S
SECRET TO SURVIVAL IN ITS RUGGED

HOME BEGINS AT GROUND LEVEL.

A LABYRINTH OF ICE AND ROCKY
PEAKS WITH MOUNTAINS SOARING

MORE THAN 15,000 FEET SCRAPES
THE SKY AT ONE OF THE MOST

POPULATED AREAS ON THE PLANET.

THE ALPS ARE THE WILD HEART OF
EUROPE.

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, HUMANS
HAVE TRIED TO INHABIT ITS MORE

ACCESSIBLE PEAKS AND VALLEYS.

FIRST BY CREATING FOOTPATHS,
THEN ROADS, VILLAGES AND CITIES,

PEOPLE HAVE SUBJECTED THE
MOUNTAINS TO A

MULTITUDE OF CHANGES.

TODAY, THOSE WHO LIVE HERE SHARE
A COMMON MOUNTAIN CULTURE.

ONE BUILT ON RESISTANCE TO
ADVERSE CONDITIONS AND OF

ADMIRATION, AWE AND RESPECT FOR
THESE GIANTS OF ROCK.

BUT WITH SO MUCH HUMAN
INTERVENTION, CAN LIFE HERE

STILL BE WILD?

WHEN SNOW COVERS EVERYTHING
ELSE, THE STURDY IBEX FLOURISHES

IN THIS DIZZYING HIGH ALTITUDE
WORLD.

ON THE ROCK SLABS AND CLIFF
LEDGES, THESE WILD GOATS RELY ON

A SOPHISTICATED ADAPTATION THAT
MAKES THEM SUPERB MOUNTAINEERS.

TO MOVE IN SUCH DEMANDING
TERRAIN, THEIR HOOVES HAVE

EVOLVED INTO INCREDIBLY
EFFICIENT INSTRUMENTS.

AT THE FRONT, THERE IS A HARD,
SHARP EDGE BACKED BY A CENTRAL

AREA OF RUBBER-LIKE CONSISTENCY.

ITS DESIGN IS SIMILAR TO THE
SHOES FREE CLIMBERS USE.

IN ADDITION, THE TWO HALVES CAN
BE SPREAD APART ELASTICALLY SO

THAT A SINGLE HALF ALONE CAN
STOP THE ANIMAL FROM SLIPPING.

WHEN FACED WITH A ROUTE IT
DOESN'T KNOW, THE IBEX

IS CAUTIOUS.

RETRACING YOUR STEPS IS NOT
ALWAYS EASY.

EVERY MOVEMENT IS CAREFULLY
MEASURED, EACH SEQUENCE

TRIED SEVERAL TIMES.

THERE IS NO ROOM FOR A MISTAKE.

BUT ON THEIR MOST FAMILIAR
ROUTES, IBEX MOVE RAPIDLY WITH

GREAT CONFIDENCE.

THEY ALWAYS USE THE SAME SMALL
PROTRUSIONS AND END UP PLACING

THEIR HOOVES AT EXACTLY THE SAME
POINTS.

FOR THE GREATER PART OF WINTER,
THE CLIFFS ARE ONE OF THE FEW

PLACES WHERE IT IS STILL
POSSIBLE TO FIND FOOD.

BETTER YET, FEW PREDATORS WILL
FOLLOW THE IBEX UP THESE

TREACHEROUS CLIFFS.

THAT MAKES THESE PEAKS A SAFE
PLACE TO CONGREGATE UNTIL THE

RICHER DAYS OF SPRING.

COMING UP, THEY'RE RAISING
RAMBUNCTIOUS TODDLERS

IN A BUSY CITY.

HOW THESE PRIMATES NAVIGATE
PARENTHOOD WHEN

"EARTH ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

NARRATOR: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: THE TERRITORY OF
GIBRALTAR, KNOWN FOR THE

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR, MARKS THE
PASSAGE FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

IT'S ALSO THE HOME OF THE
GIBRALTAR MONKEYS, THE ONLY

PRIMATE POPULATION ON THE
EUROPEAN CONTINENT.

SOME OF THESE UNIQUE WILD
MONKEYS ARE PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO

LIVING IN TOWN WITH HUMANS.

IN FACT, THEY ARE A MAJOR
TOURIST ATTRACTION.

THEY WANDER FREELY THROUGH THE
TOURIST SPACES AS IF

THEY WERE PEOPLE.

THEIR ORIGIN IN EUROPE WAS
CONSIDERED A BIT OF A MYSTERY.

BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY BARBARY
MACAQUES, MOST LIKELY INTRODUCED

DURING THE MUSLIM OCCUPATION OF
SPAIN.

THESE MONKEYS LIVE IN GROUPS
WITH AN IMPORTANT SOCIAL ORDER.

EACH MEMBER HAS ITS OWN POSITION
AND STATUS.

IT'S A DEEPLY STRUCTURED SOCIETY
AND GOOD MANNERS MUST BE LEARNED

FROM A TENDER AGE.

ALL THIS PLAYING IS CRUCIAL FOR
THE YOUNG MACAQUES' DEVELOPMENT.

GROOMING ACTIVITIES HELP THE
MACAQUES NOT ONLY TO STAY

HEALTHY BUT ALSO TO CREATE AND
STRENGTHEN THE

BONDS BETWEEN THEM.

SURPRISINGLY, THIS ADAPTABLE
GIBRALTAR MONKEY POPULATION HAS

BEEN INCREASING IN RECENT
DECADES, EVEN IN THE MOST

UNLIKELY OF PLACES.

WE'VE SEEN HOW HOME SWEET
HOME MEANS MANY DIFFERENT THINGS

FOR MANY DIFFERENT CREATURES,
BUT NO MATTER YOUR SPECIES, ALL

HOMES ARE BUILT WITH SKILL AND
FILLED WITH FAMILY.

I'M DYLAN DREYER, WE'LL SEE YOU
NEXT TIME

HERE ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".