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The earth is so magnificent

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that we have fewer things in life
they slip away easily.

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But if we take a closer look...

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We see an as yet undiscovered world.

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A world where tiny heroes...

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And little things...

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They need extraordinary superpowers...

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That help them overcome
many dangers.

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Caribbean Islands

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NARRATED BY PAUL RUDD

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It looks like paradise.

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And it seems like a nice home for pygmy hummingbirds.

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They are not much bigger than a bee.

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These are the smallest birds in the world.

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These special animals

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they somehow found their way to these islands.

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Many are the smallest of their kind
and cannot be found anywhere else.

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Food and space are limited on the islands.

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They are often the most successful
even the smallest animals.

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But paradise also has a dark side.

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When hurricane season begins,

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tiny animals have to cope
with the most powerful forces on the planet.

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THE ISLAND

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There is life on sunny days
full of possibilities in the Caribbean islands.

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Male Dwarf Hummingbird.

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Looking for a female...

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...and it's all Gizdalian.

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But this female is busy.

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Caring for the young,

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barely hatched from the egg,
as big as a coffee bean.

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In a home as big as an espresso cup.

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After four days of feeding with źelki
and medicine will be twice as large.

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To provide so much food
is a very demanding stock.

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Hummingbirds use energy
faster than other creatures.

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Therefore, the female must visit a day
hundreds of flowers.

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She is so tiny
that female students are great rivals.

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While feeding,
the nest is unprotected.

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Even a single ant is dangerous.

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More than they come,
young people are at greater risk.

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Just at the right time.

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The mother saved them in time.

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The animals of the Caribbean were together

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decreased,
that they can survive with so little food.

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blind snake,

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thin as �paget...

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...and only half as long.

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She is an ant hunter...

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In his own way.

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Adult ants are too big
for her tiny jaws.

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Their larvae are not a problem.

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Many of these miniature miracles
are characteristic of a certain island.

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It is half the size of a plug.

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The dwarf gecko is one of the smallest
reptiles in the world.

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The right size for hunting micro-breams
among the fallen leaves.

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But maybe a little too small,
to resist a tropical storm.

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Raindrops hit like bombs.

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The female hummingbird does what she can,
to protect the youth.

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Others fly for cover.

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But the storm is so powerful...

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The female has no other choice.
He has to leave the nest.

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On the forest floor
the water turns into a tidal wave.

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But the size
is a superpower for a dwarf gecko.

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It is so small and light,
that he literally walks on water.

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And stays above the water,
until he withdraws.

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Caribbean Islands every year
affected by more than 15 tropical storms,

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therefore paradise can quickly turn into hell.

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The young hummingbird was swept away by the water.

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The female must start over.

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Before the next storm.

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There is a lot of vegetation after a storm
swept into the sea.

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And some creatures with her.

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Sometimes a passenger is lucky,
to land on a new shore.

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This is how new islands are settled
many animals.

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Small and brave anoles
they are successful stowaways.

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But others came long before him.

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False rats and iguanas survive
with what washes up the sea.

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Anoles must be picked up from the shore.

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It takes him to a safe place of refuge
just a few meters.

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For the formation of a new colony
a few courageous pioneers are enough.

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The storm brought a reward
chatterbox of all kinds...

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From rogue rats to sidekicks.

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But not everyone is hunting for food.

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This loner crab is looking for a new home.

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His is in very bad shape.

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The storm washed away a new supply of �pins.

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But the right size is not easy to find.

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It's the size of a golf ball.

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Loner Cancer can reach
the size of a coconut.

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That's why he has to look for bigger cones.

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Loner Cancers constantly
they need a bigger home,

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that's why they came up with an ingenious solution.

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When one crab finds a snail,
which does not suit him...

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She beckons the others to come see her.

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And when a cancer of the right size comes along…

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...they form a residential chain.

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From the largest to the smallest.

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The biggest move in first.

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Then take turns
everyone moves to a bigger home.

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He's late to the party.

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But there is always one shell left.

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The least.

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Cancer somehow knows when it has found the right home.

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Finally a suitable shelter.

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He will need it.

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At this time of year
the weather can deteriorate at any moment.

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Rivers inland after the last storm
They are still raging.

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And they take the rainbow into the sea.

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Some, however, are headed in the other direction.

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Heads travel up the river,
to find the best place for spawning.

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Some males go to great lengths to
to avoid competition.

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It is smaller than a coffee cup,

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but with the fins he uses
like suction cups, and mouths for grasping,

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it can overcome hard water.

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But that's easy...

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A bigger problem.

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Glavo�i can climb up to 350 meters
high waterfall.

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It is almost as tall as the Empire State Building.

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The ascent takes several days.

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There are a lot of them climbing.

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However, less than a percent of them survive.

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Caution pays off.

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Success.

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Spawning opportunity.

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And a new generation shipment
down the river.

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The humidity in the storm season is released
the flowering of life.

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Jamaican crab
it's the size of a sugar cube.

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It does not have to be in water to survive.

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But the female needs it for reproduction.

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In small rock basins
is a trapped virgin,

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but raising a family is risky here.

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But the principle is the solution.

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With special bristles
covers the armor with water.

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Now he just needs to store it somewhere.

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An empty field house
in the size of a box of matches.

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Great for a few drops of water.

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And safe enough for a new family.

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Twenty crabs,

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each only as big as a grain of sand.

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The next three months

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it will nourish, moisturize and protect them

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in their small home.

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Storm season continues
and there is so much moisture in the air,

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so that the coqui can reproduce
out of the water.

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The miracle of life begins with a single cell.

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Their devoted father watches over them.

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No bigger than a strawberry,

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but he will defend the family
against all danger.

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Light half.

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Twice as tall as him.

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The male cannot withdraw the eggs.

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There is no way out.

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Defend yourself...

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But half is unyielding.

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The fearless father has to protect for another two weeks,

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until the tadpoles hatch.

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A female hummingbird is looking for a new male.

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Such a small male
could be hard to find.

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If you didn't desperately want to be noticed.

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He will have to work hard to win her over.

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A petite dancer.

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Finally, persistence pays off.

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Because the female will soon be a mother again,
must make a new nest.

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Spider webs are an ideal glue,
that will hold everything together.

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Start by knitting the base.

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The nest will be in just a few days

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ready for new precious eggs.

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But something big is brewing at sea.

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Because the water in it heats up throughout the year,

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this causes even stronger tropical storms.

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Caribbean anoles
they are incredibly well adapted

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to extreme weather conditions.

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Very large feet help them,
to keep

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even if the wind blows 200 kilometers per hour.

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But this storm is still gathering pace.

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This is Hurricane Dorian.

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A storm the size of Kansas.

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When they strike
the most powerful weather phenomena in the world...

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They are small creatures to them
at the mercy of mercy.

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Wind speed increases
at 300 kilometers per hour.

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A direct hit
brings complete destruction.

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Hurricanes Caribbean Islands
they devastate every year.

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But of the thousand islands
only a few may be affected.

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The survivors are decided by luck...

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And the size.

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Small animals often have the best
opportunities to hide from the storm

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and recover quickly.

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In the middle of storm season, come sun or rain,

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hermit crabs are returning to shore.

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Mlaj initiates a mass migration.

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In three days and nights
thousands of them gather.

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All are females and all carry eggs.

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Eggs in contact with water...

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They sing.

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Millions of microscopic organisms
carried away by the sea.

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They are carried by the currents, but in the meantime they grow.

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Until it's time to return to shore

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and settlement of new territories.

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The smallest animals make the best use

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limited possibilities of the Caribbean islands.

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The "coqui" mushrooms are already fully developed...

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And ready to hatch.

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Father's devotion

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she enabled them to find themselves

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in this big, wide world.

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But this mother is stubborn
earned a new start.

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A new generation of tiny miracles,

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which can only be found...

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...on these wonderful islands.

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Translated by Lidija P. �erni

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