Original subtitles

Kelly: TANK IS OUR GREEN SEA TURTLE.

WE WILL BE ADDING A NEW INSTALLATION INTO THE EXHIBIT:

OCEAN VOYAGER.

TANK MIGHT REALLY LIKE IT.

IT MIGHT GIVE HIM A PLACE TO SCRATCH HIS BACK.

WE'LL HAVE TO JUST WAIT AND SEE.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

Chelsea: WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

WE'RE GONNA CHECK UP ON THOSE PUPS,

MAKE SURE WE SEE THEM ACTIVE AND MOVING AND GROWING

AND MAKE SURE THAT MOM IS DOING FINE.

THEY'RE LIKE FULL ANIMALS.

-RIGHT? -I KNOW.

♪♪

AFRICAN PENGUINS CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD

WHEN THEY FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE PENGUINS IN AFRICA.

WHILE WE'RE IN AFRICA,

WE'LL BE PRESENT FOR A RELEASE OF ANIMALS BACK INTO THE WILD.

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

OVER 70% OF OUR PLANET

IS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN.

FOR US TO HAVE A FACILITY TO CONNECT PEOPLE

TO THAT ECOSYSTEM IS AMAZING.

♪♪

I LOVE YOU TOO, BUT YOU GOTTA STAY

IN THE POOL.

[ LAUGHING ]

♪♪

How's the view down there?

[ Laughs ] The view's great.

THERE WE GO.

Woman: TO BRING THESE ANIMALS TO PEOPLE

THAT MAY NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THEM, OTHERWISE.

OHHHHH!

Woman #2: PRETTY COOL, HUH?

YOU CARE SO MUCH MORE FOR THIS PLANET,

ONCE YOU LOVE ANIMALS THIS WAY.

[ CHEEPING ]

Woman #3: ALL OF THE WORK THAT THE TEAM DOES HERE,

WE TAKE THOSE SAME PRINCIPLES OUT INTO THE FIELD

TO ULTIMATELY HELP THE ECOSYSTEMS OUT IN THE WILD.

[ Laughing ] IT'S A LITTLE TIGHT IN HERE.

I LIKE THEM BEING LESS OBVIOUSLY CUTE.

SLIMY IS THE NEW FUZZY.

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[ MELLOW TUNE PLAYS ]

HI, THERE...CRABS.

[ CHILD SHRIEKING IN DISTANCE ]

♪♪

AHH.

♪♪

SO CUTE!

♪♪

WE'RE HEADING UP TO GO SEE THE PENGUINS,

JUST SORTA DOIN' ROUNDS AND GO POP IN

AND SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOIN' UP THERE.

[ CHIME ] [ WHISTLE TWEETS ]

[ CREATURE BLEATS ]

♪♪

HI, BUDDY.

WE'RE BEHIND OUR AFRICAN PENGUIN EXHIBIT

AND WE'RE IN THE ANIMAL CARE SPACE

THAT'S DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE HABITAT.

THE ANIMALS ARE PROVIDED -- WE CALL 'EM A HUT.

IT'S A PLASTIC-LUMBER HOUSE

THAT THESE GUYS WILL USE AS A NESTING AREA

AND SO THEY FIND IT VERY COMFORTING.

I BUILT THESE IN MY GARAGE WITH MY SON A COUPLE YEARS AGO

AND THEY'VE WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

MY SON, WHEN HE COMES TO VISIT,

LIKES TO BRAG THAT HE HELPED WITH THAT, SO.

AFRICAN PENGUINS CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD

WHEN THEY FOUND OUT JUST THAT THERE ARE PENGUINS IN AFRICA.

THEY THINK OF PENGUINS AS BEING ON SNOW AND ICE

AND IN COLD WEATHER.

THEY'RE MORE OF A TEMPERATE SPECIES OF PENGUIN.

YOU FIND THEM OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA.

♪♪

YOU GOT LOST IN THE CROWD, KID.

♪♪

GOOD GIRL.

COME ON. BOO-BOOP.

♪♪

BOO-BOOP.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. THIS IS AKILAH

AND THE LITTLE NUGGET BEHIND THE DOOR IS RAFIKI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

HI. WHY ARE YOU BEIN' SHY? -[ High-pitched voice ] RAFIKS!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MISTER?! -HE'S AVOIDING THE CAMERA.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

-HE SAW IT AND WENT LIKE THIS. -[ LAUGHS ]

HE WOULD BE WHAT WE CALL A JUVENILE,

SO HE'S ALREADY FLEDGED

THOSE DOWNY FEATHERS THAT CHICKS WILL HAVE.

COME ON, BUDDY.

[ LAUGHS ]

COME ON.

WORKING WITH AFRICAN PENGUINS IS THE BEST FEELING.

-COME ON. -THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO. YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOIN'.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOUR ANIMAL AT HOME.

THEY CAN BECOME YOUR BEST FRIEND,

BUT IT'S AT WORK, SO YOU'RE GETTING PAID TO DO THIS.

GOOD JOB!

♪♪

KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM. [ LAUGHS ]

[ WHISTLE TWEETS ]

[ Chuckling ] THERE YOU GO.

♪♪

COME OVER HERE.

♪♪

[ WHISTLE TWEETS ] WHEN THEY HEAR THAT WHISTLE,

PRETTY MUCH INDICATES TO THE ANIMAL THAT

THEY'VE DONE SOMETHING THAT IS DESIRABLE

AND TO EXPECT POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

AS A RESULT OF THAT.

SO IF YOU WANNA REACH OUT AND GIVE HIM

A LITTLE RUB ON THE BACK.

♪♪

[ WHISTLE TWEETS ]

OH, YOU ARE HUNGRY, HUH?[ LAUGHS ]

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE ANIMALS TO BE NICE AND CALM, COLLECTED,

AND NOT TRYING TO CROWD,

TRYING TO PECK OTHER ANIMALS AROUND THEM

WHILE THEY'RE EATING, AND THAT JUST MAKES

FOR A MUCH MORE CALM ENVIRONMENT.

SEEMS A LITTLE CALMER IN HERE

THAN I ANTICIPATED. MM-HMM.

TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST,

I HAD NEVER BEEN A BIG BIRD PERSON, SO --

[ SQUAWKING ]

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOIN'?

OKAY. CAN I TALK NOW?

I'D ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK WITH DOLPHINS.

I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE BIRDS.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE LOUD.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE SMELLY.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE DIRTY.

[ SQUAWKING ]

AND THEY ARE ALL THOSE THINGS, [laughs]

BUT I HAD ONE JUMP ON MY LAP AND SHE MELTED MY HEART

AND SO, NOW, I'M A PENGUIN GUY, THROUGH AND THROUGH.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL END THERE.

SEEMED LIKE RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL.

[ METAL CLACKS ]

RAFIKS, COME ON.

YES, HE IS A YOUNGSTER.

[ LAUGHS ]

COME ON.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ MID-TEMPO TUNE PLAYS ]

YEAH-EAH-EAH-EAH!

OO-OO-OO-OOH!

HI!

WOW-OW.

GEORGIA AQUARIUM IS DEFINITELY ONE

OF THE PREMIER AQUARIUMS IN THE WORLD.

I MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY BIASED, SAYING THAT,

BUT IT IS THE LARGEST AQUARIUM IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

AND OCEAN VOYAGER IS PRETTY MUCH THE CROWN JEWEL OF THIS PLACE,

BECAUSE OF THE SIZE.

LOOK AT THOSE FISH.

OCEAN VOYAGER IS ABOUT 6.3 MILLION GALLONS.

IT'S ABOUT 120 FEET WIDE AND 284 FEET LONG,

SO IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.

♪♪

IT'S WHALE SHARKS AND MANTA RAYS AND HOW COULD YOU NOT LOVE THAT?

♪♪

HERE COMES TANK.

HE'S COMING UP FOR A BREATH OF AIR.

TANK IS OUR GREEN SEA TURTLE.

HE WEIGHS CLOSE TO 500 POUNDS.

I LOVE HIM.

I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TAKING CARE OF HIM

THE WHOLE TIME HE'S BEEN HERE.

IS HIS FOOD OVER THERE ALREADY?

YEAH. I'LL GO GRAB IT.

SO THIS IS OUR MORNING FOOD FOR OUR SEA TURTLE TANK,

AND, BASICALLY, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL BANG ON THIS.

THIS IS HIS SIGNAL TO COME AND EAT.

HE HEARS THIS NOISE.

HOPEFULLY, THAT MEANS HE COMES OVER.

♪♪

[ CLANGING ]

HE'S PROBABLY WANDERING AROUND OVER THERE, STILL.

HE JUST KINDA DOES WHAT HE WANTS.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

GREEN SEA TURTLES ARE ONE OF SEVEN SPECIES OF SEA TURTLE.

THEY'RE GONNA BE MOSTLY IN TROPICAL WATERS.

THEY'RE ONE OF THE MORE COMMON TURTLES,

BUT THEY ARE STILL CONSIDERED ENDANGERED.

TANK WAS BROUGHT INTO THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM

IN 1990 WITH A SHARK BITE.

HE STAYED THERE FOR A WHILE, THEN HE CAME TO US.

HE'S ABOUT 30, 35 YEARS OLD.

HERE HE COMES.

♪♪

FOR THE MOST PART, HE'S JUST VERY CURIOUS.

HE WANTS TO INVESTIGATE.

HE WANTS TO SEE -- ANYTIME THERE'S SOMETHING NEW.

HE WANTS TO GO SEE IT.

HE PRETTY MUCH USES THE ENTIRE EXHIBIT AS HIS OWN.

THESE GUYS ARE MOSTLY HERBIVORES.

NO ONE HAS TOLD TANK THAT HE'S AN HERBIVORE,

SO HE CHOOSES TO EAT WHATEVER HE WANTS.

TODAY, HE REALLY LIKES THE ENDIVES, SO, I LIKE --

OH!

AND THE MANTA RAY SCARED HIM.

HE LEFT AND MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK OVER HERE.

♪♪

[ MELLOW TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

LOOK AT THAT FISH.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ACTUALLY IN OUR CULTURE ROOM.

WE HAVE A FRIDGE WITH ALL OF OUR FOOD

AFTER WE PREP IT IN THE MORNING.

RIGHT HERE, I HAVE ALL THE ZEBRA-SHARK FOOD.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE INDIVIDUAL DIETS FOR ALL OF THESE GUYS.

SINCE THEY ARE PUPS, THEY GET A PRETTY HIGH PERCENTAGE

OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT PER WEEK.

TODAY, THEY'RE GETTING CLAM AND SHRIMP.

AND THEN, I ALSO HAVE OUR STINGRAY FOOD,

SO THEY'RE GETTING SILVERSIDES AND SHRIMP.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

ALL OF OUR GUYS ARE RIGHT HERE, SO I'M JUST GONNA GO OVER

A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO GET AWAY FROM THEM,

SO I'M NOT STEPPIN' ON ANYBODY.

♪♪

SINCE WE DO HAVE MULTIPLE SPECIES IN HERE,

WE TRY TO FEED IN A WAY THAT EVERYONE CAN GET THEIR DIETS,

SO, I DO FEED THE ZEBRA SHARKS FIRST.

THAT WAY, THEY DON'T STEAL ANY OF THE FOOD FROM THE STINGRAYS.

ALL OF OUR SHARKS ARE ACTUALLY VERY WELL FED,

SO THEY USUALLY AREN'T HUNTING IN ANY WAY.

ALSO, THESE GUYS ARE VERY, VERY FRIENDLY.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN MORE ATTRACTED TO FISH, FOR SOME REASON.

I THINK I LIKE THE IDEA

OF THEM BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE MYSTERIOUS,

LESS OBVIOUSLY CUTE, BARBS AND TEETH AND ALL THAT.

[ Laughing ] WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

THERE YOU GO. [ CHUCKLES ]

OKAY, SO NOW THAT ALL OF OUR ZEBRA SHARKS ARE FED,

WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BROADCAST SOME FOOD IN

FOR OUR STINGRAYS THAT ARE IN HERE.

THERE'S ONE BLUESPOT RIBBONTAIL RAY THAT IS PREGNANT.

SHE'S READY TO EAT, TOO.

THEY'RE CONSTANTLY LIKE MOVING THEIR WINGS WHEN THEY'RE EATING,

SO, THEY'RE DOING THAT JUST TO MOVE THE FOOD CLOSER TO THEM.

TO ME, IT ALSO JUST LOOKS LIKE

THEY'RE LIKE EXCITED TO EAT, WHICH IS FUN. [ CHUCKLES ]

IT'S VERY EXCITING THAT WE HAVE A PREGNANT BLUESPOT RIBBONTAIL.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A BIRTH FROM THIS SPECIES

AT THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM, SO FAR,

SO IT'S PRETTY COOL TO BE PART OF THE FIRST ONE.

♪♪

SHE'S SUPER-SMART, REALLY FEISTY.

SHE'LL GET IN THERE AND EAT WITH ALL THE SHARKS.

SHE DOESN'T CARE.

SHE'LL PUSH EVERYONE OUT OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE

SHE'S GETTING FOOD FOR HER AND HER PUPS. [ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

PEOPLE ALWAYS MAKE IT SEEM LIKE

THEY CAN JUST SHOOT THEIR BARB AT PEOPLE,

BUT IT'S JUST THERE FOR PROTECTION,

BUT THEY CAN'T ACTIVELY USE OR LIKE COME AT YOU WITH IT.

AS LONG AS YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS --

WHICH, HERS IS RIGHT ON THE END OF HER TAIL, THERE --

YOU CAN EASILY BE AROUND THEM AND OBSERVE THEM

AND NOT GET HURT AT ALL.

♪♪

SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE NICE, BIG LUMPS

ON EITHER SIDE OF HER BACK.

THOSE ARE HER TWO PUPS.

[ POIGNANT TUNE PLAYS ]

ONCE THEY COME OUT, THE MOTHER WILL HAVE NO PARENTAL CARE...

♪♪

...AND THE PUPS ARE ON THEIR OWN TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ SHRIEKING ] Dennis: HOLY SMOKES!

THEY'RE HUNGRY.

-[ LAUGHS ] -OH, CRAP.

SO THEY'VE ALL ESCAPED FROM WHERE WE HAD THEM.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

LOOK! PENGUINS?

[ RATTLING ]

WHAT DO YOU SEE, BUD? YOU SEE THAT?

OH, I JUST SAW IT, TOO.

THERE'S A FLY IN HERE.

HE'S TRYING TO TRACK IT.

THEY'RE VERY, VERY INQUISITIVE, VERY CURIOUS ANIMALS,

AND THEY PICK UP ON VERY SUBTLE THINGS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

AND HE'S GONNA GET IT, TOO.

HE'S VERY GOOD AT THAT.

♪♪

AFRICAN PENGUINS ARE CONSIDERED AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.

MOST OF THE THREATS THAT AFRICAN PENGUINS FACE IN THE WILD

ARE ENVIRONMENTAL, THE BIGGEST ONE BEING A LACK OF FOOD.

WE'RE FINDING THAT PENGUINS HAVE TO SWIM FURTHER AND FURTHER

TO FIND THE TYPES OF FISH THAT THEY'RE EATING

AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN DIRECT COMPETITION

WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERIES.

GEORGIA AQUARIUM IS PASSIONATE ABOUT AFRICAN PENGUINS

AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR PART.

IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO HELP,

THEN THESE ANIMALS WON'T BE AROUND.

THERE'S A FACILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA CALLED SANCCOB.

ONE OF THE THINGS SANCCOB DOES IS RESCUES,

REHABILITATES, AND RELEASES AFRICAN PENGUINS.

THEY WORK WITH RANGERS

THAT PATROL THE AFRICAN PENGUIN COLONIES

AND, IF THEY FIND ANIMALS THAT NEED HELP,

THEY'LL RESCUE THEM UP AND THEY'LL TAKE 'EM

OVER TO SANCCOB FOR REHABILITATION.

THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE THE SANCCOB FACILITY

IS RECEIVING A NUMBER OF PENGUINS,

SO I'LL BE HEADING TO SOUTH AFRICA,

ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES JASON AND STEPHANIE,

SO THAT WE CAN HELP THE TEAM AT SANCCOB AND LEARN FROM THEM.

[ BRIGHT TUNE TRIPS ]

♪♪

[ CHIRPING ]

[ CACOPHONY OF CHEEPING ]

[ CHEEPING ]

♪♪

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ] [ CACOPHONY OF CHEEPING ]

SO THIS IS OUR PEN AREA.

♪♪

HOW MANY BIRDS DO YOU RESCUE EVERY YEAR, ON AVERAGE?

-TYPICALLY, IT'S 2,500 BIRDS. -[ Laughing ] 2,500.

THAT COME TO OUR CENTER EVERY YEAR.

[ SHRIEKING ]

TYPICALLY, WHEN THEY COME IN,

THEY'RE DEBILITATED AND THEY CAN'T SWIM

FOR AN HOUR, LIKE THE STRONGER ONES CAN,

SO, THAT'S WHERE WE WANNA GET THEM,

SO WE KIND OF PUSH THEM A BIT

-YEAH. -TO GET STRONGER

AND IT CAN TAKE ANYTHING FROM TWO WEEKS

TO A FEW MONTHS

AND THEN, EVENTUALLY, BE RELEASED.

THERE'S NOT A BETTER FEELING

THAN, WHEN THEY LEAVE THE CENTER

AND THEY ENTER THE WATER FOR THE FIRST TIME.

-YEAH. -IT'S REALLY GREAT.

[ SHRIEKING ]

SO YOU HAVE 24 BIRDS HERE TODAY?

-23. -23?

[ SHRIEKING ]

HOLY SMOKES!

THEY'RE HUNGRY.

SO YOU HAVE 357.

OKAY.

[ SHRIEKING CONTINUES ]

WE ARE FEEDING THE BIRDS THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS SESSION, THESE CHICKS GET

A COMBINATION OF FORMULA AND FISH.

THESE GUYS GET A MAX OF FOUR FISH A DAY,

SO, YOU CAN SEE THIS GUY IS A LITTLE HUNGRY.

[ SHRIEKING ]

SANCCOB HAS HAD A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP,

IN FACT, WITH GEORGIA AQUARIUM FOR MANY YEARS.

THE KEEPERS COME WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

THEY ARE COMING OVER TO THIS REHABILITATION CENTER

IN SOUTH AFRICA WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW

TO WORK WITH AFRICAN PENGUINS THAT ARE WILD.

WHAT WE GAIN FROM THEM IS SOME INSIGHT INTO BEHAVIORS,

ENRICHMENT IDEAS, THINGS THAT THEY WORK WITH

MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THEIR INSTITUTION,

SO, IT REALLY IS AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS

AND WE BOTH BENEFIT FROM IT.

433.

[ SHRIEKING CONTINUES ]

THE TUBE FEEDING OF THE CHICKS

ACTUALLY GIVES THEM A LOT OF EXTRA CALORIES.

BASICALLY, KINDA LIKE A FISH SMOOTHIE.

[ SHRIEKING ]

I'M LEARNING SO MUCH FROM EVERYBODY,

THE HANDLING, YOU KNOW, EVEN JUST, YOU KNOW,

THE PRACTICE OF DOING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

♪♪

GOOD STUFF.

FOOD COMA.

[ LAUGHING ]

[ SHRIEKING CONTINUES ]

THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEEDING HERE AT SANCCOB

AND FEEDING THE AFRICAN PENGUINS

THAT WE HAVE IN THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM

IS THE AMOUNT OF INTERACTION THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM.

WE DON'T WANT AFRICAN PENGUINS HERE AT SANCCOB

TO BECOME USED TO PEOPLE

BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SEEK PEOPLE OUT,

OUT THERE IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

[ LAUGHING ]

Dennis: OH, CRAP.

♪♪

"EMPTY BOXES CAN'T HOLD US."

COME ON, BABIES, OTHER WAY.

UH-OH. UM, DENNIS.

OKAY.

-YOU NEED HELP? -YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY.

SO THEY'VE ALL ESCAPED FROM WHERE WE HAD THEM,

WHICH IS FUNNY, BUT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT

TO FEED THE ONE THAT I'M TRYING TO FEED,

WHICH IS THE ONE I'M --

[ LAUGHING ]

[ SHRIEKING CONTINUES ]

[ CONTINUES LAUGHING ]

♪♪

YOU HAVE TO GO NOW. SORRY.

♪♪

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ SHRIEKING INTENSIFIES ]

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ MID-TEMPO TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

♪♪

Chelsea: SIX FOUR FIVE TO KELSEY.

WE'RE JUST HEADIN' UP THE STAIRS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE GONNA DO A REPRODUCTIVE ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT

ON ONE OF THE BLUESPOTTED RAYS.

MORNING. HOW ARE YOU?

HEY!

ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU THINK SHE'S BIGGER THAN THE LAST TIME?

YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA PUT THE ULTRASOUND PROBE ON HER

AND JUST CHECK UP ON THOSE PUPS,

MAKE SURE WE SEE THEM ACTIVE AND MOVING AND GROWING

AND MAKE SURE THAT MOM IS DOING FINE.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

AN ULTRASOUND ON A STINGRAY IS VERY SIMILAR TO A HUMAN.

ONE THING THAT ACTUALLY HELPS US IS THAT THE RAY IS IN WATER

AND IT MAKES THE CONTACT OF THE PROBE ONTO THE ANIMAL BETTER,

SO IT PRODUCES AN IMAGE A LOT EASIER.

♪♪

♪♪

THEY'RE LIKE FULL ANIMALS.

-RIGHT? -I KNOW.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA BE HER TIME,

SO WE JUST WANNA LET HER TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS SHE NEEDS,

SO LONG AS EVERYTHING INSIDE LOOKS GOOD.

-OH. -EXCELLENT. GOOD JOB, MAMA.

SO SHE GIVES LIVE BIRTH, SO, WHEN SHE'S READY TO PUP,

IT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN OVERNIGHT,

WHEN IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CALM UP HERE.

♪♪

AND THEIR GESTATION IS ANYWHERE FROM 4 MONTHS TO 12 MONTHS,

SO, IT COULD BE A VERY LONG TIME BEFORE SHE PUPS,

OR IT COULD BE TOMORROW.

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

LET'S GEAR UP AND GET IN.

WE'RE INSTALLING A SHIPWRECK FEATURE

INTO OCEAN VOYAGER EXHIBIT.

SOME ANIMALS COULD POTENTIALLY HURT YOU.

Hold on. Shark above us.

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

♪♪

SO I HAVE TO FIND THESE FIVE BIRDS IN...

THAT GROUP OF 25 BIRDS.

SO THE BANDS ARE NUMBERED, SO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH

AND LOOK FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PUT INTO THE NEBULIZER.

♪♪

THE VETS OR VET TECHS WILL COME DOWN

AND DO A WEEKLY CHECK ON THEM.

IF THEY HEAR ANY CONGESTION OR ANY CRACKLING OR WHEEZING

WHILE THEY BREATHE, THEN THEY WILL BE PRESCRIBED NEBULIZER.

SO IT'S A 10-MINUTE, POTENTIALLY TWICE-A-DAY, PRESCRIPTION

WHERE THEY GO INTO THIS LITTLE BOX

AND SMOKE AND FOG KINDA COMES OUT

AND IT KIND OF HELPS THEM CLEAR OUT THEIR LUNGS.

SO HE'S LOOKIN' FOR FIVE BIRDS?

WHICH I, OF COURSE, WROTE ON THIS HAND,

WHICH I NEED TO GLOVE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

IT IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

♪♪

-OKAY. -THEY ARE...

PERFECT.

♪♪

IT'S LIKE A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK HERE.

♪♪

MAN, SOME OF THESE GUYS ARE SAUCY.

THESE GUYS ARE... GETTIN' READY TO BE RELEASED,

SO, THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF BEHAVIOR

THAT WE WANT TO SEE FROM THEM.

OOH! LITTLE NEEDLES.

THEY'RE REALLY FEISTY. THEY'RE REALLY WIGGLY.

THEY'RE KIND OF BITING AT US, FIGHTING US.

THAT MEANS THEY HAVE NOT BECOME HABITUATED TO PEOPLE,

VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE AT THE AQUARIUM.

-440? -YEAH.

407?

-JUST ONE. -JUST ONE.

THEY ALL KEEP MOVIN', KEEP BITIN'.

[ Groaning ] OH! THAT HURT.

390!

WHOOF! OKAY.

TOMORROW IS RELEASE DAY.

LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE ABOUT 12 TO 15 ON THE LIST

THAT ARE GONNA BE RELEASED, SO, WE'RE GETTIN' THEM READY.

TOMORROW, WE'LL CHECK OUT THEIR HEALTH, MAKE SURE THEY GET

ANY LAST DOSE OF THE MEDICATION THAT THEY NEED,

AND THEN, WE'LL BRING 'EM OUT TO THE BEACH AND LET 'EM GO,

WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE AND WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME.

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

WORKED UP A SWEAT.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

Child: HI, TANK.

♪♪

Coco: WELL, WE'RE AT THE TOP

OF THE OCEAN VOYAGER EXHIBIT HABITAT RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS OUR NEW HABITAT STRUCTURE

THAT'S BASICALLY MODELED AFTER A, UH,

AN OLD SHIP THAT'S BEEN RUSTING OR DECAYING IN THE WATER

AS PART OF A SHIPWRECK

AND SO ANIMALS WILL BE ABLE TO SWIM IN AND OUT

AS THEY DO ON A REAL SHIPWRECK

AND IT'S MADE MOSTLY OUT OF FIBERGLASS-REINFORCED PLASTIC,

SO IT'S STRUCTURALLY SOUND.

♪♪

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS TEMPORARY STRUCTURE OUT

AND WE'RE GONNA BRING OUR NEW SHIPWRECK FEATURE IN

AND WE'RE GONNA INSTALL RIGHT DOWN HERE.

THE EXHIBIT WAS DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE THE OPEN SEA,

BUT, THERE ARE LITTLE NICHES AND AREAS

WHERE SMALLER ANIMALS, LIKE CORAL-REEF FISH

AND SEA TURTLES CAN HANG OUT AND MOVE AROUND AS THEY NEED TO,

NOT NECESSARILY GET IN THE WAY OF WHAT'S GOING ON

IN THE WATER COLUMN ABOVE THEM.

HABITAT DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS ARE AN ONGOING EFFORT HERE

AT GEORGIA AQUARIUM.

WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO TINKER AROUND

WITH HOW THE EXHIBITS LOOK,

GIVE OUR GUESTS AN INTERESTING LOOK OR A FEEL FOR AN EXHIBIT,

MAKE SURE THAT HABITATS REMAIN

APPROPRIATE FOR THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE AMONGST THEM.

WE'RE NOW ABOUT TWO STORIES BELOW WHERE WE WERE EARLIER,

LOOKING AT THE TOP OF THE EXHIBIT HABITAT.

♪♪

THIS PVC STRUCTURE, IT'S GOING TO BE REMOVED

AND THEN WE'LL CAREFULLY INSTALL THE NEW SHIPWRECK FEATURE.

♪♪

Schreiber: NOW, WE NEED ALL THE DIVE OPS CREW OVER HERE.

♪♪

THIS SHIPWRECK FEATURE WEIGHS 1,600 POUNDS.

THAT MEANS IT TAKES A TEAM OF OVER 20 PEOPLE

TO GET THIS DONE.

THIS IS QUITE THE PARADE.

EIGHT OR SO WILL BE ON THE TOP.

WE'RE GONNA PUT OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE IN THE WATER.

WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE CARRYING IT THROUGH THE WATER

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TEAM OF SAFETY DIVERS

SURROUNDING THEM,

MAKING SURE THE ANIMALS MOVE SMOOTHLY AROUND.

ONCE IT IS SITTING IN POSITION NEXT TO THE HOISTWAY,

YOU GUYS CAN ALL START GETTIN' GEARED UP AND GET IN THE WATER.

LAST THING I'LL SAY IS PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

NICE AND BORING.

ALL RIGHT. WE READY?LET'S DO THIS.

♪♪

Kelly: TANK MIGHT REALLY LIKE

THE SHIPWRECK FEATURE.

IT MIGHT GIVE HIM A PLACE TO SCRATCH HIS BACK.

WE'LL HAVE TO JUST WAIT AND SEE.

Schreiber: BACKIN' UP.

WE'RE GETTIN' THERE.

ALL RIGHT. CLEAR!

NO, NOT RIGHT THERE.

WE CAN GO LEFT MORE, KELLY.

[ CREAKING ]

YOU GUYS, STRAIGHT UP. -GO. GO STRAIGHT.

-OOH! -STRAIGHT!

YEAH, YEAH, IT CRACKED.

I SAW A BUNCH OF FIBERGLASS DUST GO.

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ALL RIGHT. DRIVE THAT HANDLE THIS WAY.

[ CLACK ]

BROKEN. BROKEN.

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Schreciber: EVERYBODY, PLEASE SECURE THIS.

LET ME TRY AND GRAB IT WITH THE FORKLIFT.

LET'S GET THE CART SQUARED UP.

STAY BACK, PLEASE.

WE CUT THE TURN A LITTLE BIT TOO TIGHT.

WE TRIED TO MAKE THE CART DO TOO MUCH.

ONE WHEEL OF ABOUT 10 WENT OFF THE SIDE

AND ACTUALLY BROKE THE CART.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

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ALL RIGHT.

STRAIGHT.

WE GET IT ALL BACK ON

AND WE'RE ABLE TO SLIDE IT DOWN,

MAKE A SAFE TURN, AND PUT IT INTO POSITION.

JUST THE WAY WE PLANNED IT.

Jeff: WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET IN.

WE'RE GONNA GO OVER AND GET STARTED,

WORKIN' ON THE OLD PIECE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL-WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. LET'S GEAR UP AND GET IN.

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Are we ready? Yep.

Roger.

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There you go. Good.

OH, MY GOSH. LOOK AT THAT.

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Roger.

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All right. We got the old one out.

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[ MUSIC CLIMBS, CHORD STRIKES ]

TOPSIDE, IT WEIGHED OVER 1,500 POUNDS,

BUT, WHEN YOU PUT FIBERGLASS UNDERWATER,

IT WEIGHS A LOT LESS.

WE'RE GUESSING, UNDERWATER,

IT REALLY ONLY WEIGHS ABOUT 400 POUNDS,

BUT IT'S STILL A BIG BEAST OF A THING.

We're ready for the new one.

-All yours. -Let's bring 'er down.

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ANIMALS ARE ALWAYS AN INTERESTING PIECE OF THIS

BECAUSE IT'S THEIR HOME.

WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE SPACE THAT THEY NEED.

ON THE SAME TOKEN, WE ALSO DO HAVE TO GET THIS JOB DONE,

SO, IF AN ANIMAL IS A LITTLE TOO CURIOUS,

THEY'LL SWIM INTO YOU OR RIGHT AROUND YOU

OR RIGHT ON TOP OF YOU

AND SOME ANIMALS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HURT YOU

IF YOU GOT IN THEIR WAY OR BUMPED INTO 'EM.

SO, SOMETIMES, WE HAVE TO GENTLY MOVE THEM

OR TRY TO DISTRACT THEM TO GET THEM TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.

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[ LAUGHTER ]

THIS IS NOT REALLY THE WAY THAT WE [laughs] PLANNED IT,

SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FLIP THIS

ABOUT 20'x20' OBJECT COMPLETELY OVER UNDERWATER

AND, YEAH, SO IT'S VERY HEAVY.

How you guys doin' over here?

Could be better.

PHYSICS WORKS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY UNDERWATER.

THE SIMPLEST OF TASKS IS QUITE A BIT MORE COMPLICATED,

JUST BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S WORKING AGAINST YOU.

Copy that.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

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Clear the tunnel. Clear the tunnel.

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Schreiber: OH, HERE THEY COME OVER THE TUNNEL.

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I bet these people think

we're like James Bond or somethin'.

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OH, LOOK AT THAT.

WOW.

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OH, WOW.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THAT'S AWESOME.

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Copy that.

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Copy.

[ JAUNTY TUNE PLAYS ]

Hold on. Shark above us.

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-Roger. -Roger.

THAT'S AWESOME.

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Jim: OVERALL, IT WENT REALLY GREAT.

WITH A JOB OF THIS SIZE,

YOU ALWAYS HAVE A COUPLE SMALLER ISSUES.

THERE'S A LOTTA PROBLEM-SOLVING THAT GOES INTO THIS

AND EVERYONE STAYED SAFE.

THEY DID A GOOD JOB,

COMMUNICATED WELL WITH EACH OTHER,

AND THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH IT,

AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE ANIMALS DO

WHEN THEY SWIM AROUND THIS THING.

IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL-WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

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GOOD.

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Nathan: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

SOUNDS LIKE WE GOT SOME PUPS IN HERE.

WE'RE EXCITED TODAY BECAUSE, OVERNIGHT,

WE HAD TWO BLUESPOT RIBBONTAIL STINGRAY PUPS COME OUTTA MOM.

THIS SPECIES IS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY UNCOMMON,

SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXCITING FOR US

TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE TWO PUPS

THAT WERE BORN RIGHT HERE AT GEORGIA AQUARIUM.

MOM'S DOIN' GREAT. SHE SEEMS TO BE

PERFECTLY HEALTHY AFTER GIVING BIRTH,

SO WE'RE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE SEE.

THE PLAN FOR THE NEW PUPS IS TO MOVE THEM FROM THIS LAGOON

TO A HOLDING HABITAT DOWNSTAIRS,

SO THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MONITOR THEIR GROWTH RATE,

HOW MUCH DIET THEY GET EVERY DAY,

AND TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE

WITH THE OTHER SHARKS AND RAYS

THAT ARE IN THIS HABITAT RIGHT NOW.

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[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS ]

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GOT ANY EYES ON 'EM, CAROLYN?

NOT YET.

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IT'S ACTUALLY ENCOURAGING THAT REGGIE'S HAVIN'

A LITTLE TROUBLE CATCHING THESE LITTLE GUYS BECAUSE

THEY ARE QUITE ENERGETIC, VERY SPUNKY,

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE

OUT OF A WELL-DEVELOPED PUP THAT WAS JUST BORN HOURS AGO.

THERE'S ONE.

REGGIE, IF YOU WANNA COME UP

FROM UNDER THE BRIDGE, THERE'S ONE BEHIND YOU.

JUST FOLLOW YOUR LINE.

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I THINK HE'S GOT 'IM. EXCELLENT. WELL DONE.

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SO, THIS'LL BE OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY

TO GET A REALLY GOOD LOOK.

YOU SEE THOSE BLUE POLKA DOTS.

THAT'S NATURAL FOR THIS SPECIES.

EXCELLENT.

AND HERE'S THE SECOND PUP.

SO FAR, THEY LOOK SPECTACULAR.

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OKAY. I'M COMIN' BEHIND YOU.

BECAUSE THESE GUYS ARE AS ENERGETIC AS THEY ARE,

WE'LL HAVE TO DO OUR BEST TO GO GENTLY UP THIS HILL

AND NOT SLOSH TOO MUCH 'CAUSE THEY CAN

LAUNCH THEMSELVES, IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL.

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ALL RIGHT.

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I THINK WE'RE ABOUT READY TO MOVE 'EM.

[ MUSIC-BOX LULLABY PLAYS ] BRILLIANT.

THIS IS THEIR NURSERY,

SO WE CAN MONITOR THEM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS

TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE EATING ON TIME,

MAKE SURE THEIR GROWTH RATE IS PERFECT.

WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING

THESE NEW MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.

SO WE'LL JUST BE WATCHING BEHAVIOR AND FEEDING DRIVE

AND THOSE ARE GONNA BE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT BENCHMARKS.

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[ CHORD STRIKES ]

WE'RE HEADED TO CHECK OUT THE SHIPWRECK INSTALLATION.

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SO HERE COMES ONE OF OUR GIANT GROUPER.

HE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE SPACE.

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[ BLEATING ]

[ Chuckling ] THAT'S AWESOME.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

MORNING.

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[ Antipodean accent ] I'M JUST TAPING UP SOME FRESH BOXES HERE

FOR OUR RELEASE, SO THAT NOBODY FALLS

OUT THE BOTTOM OF THESE BOXES.

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

MM, EXCITING DAY.YEAH.

[ CHIRPING ]

OKAY.

AND ALL OF THEM NEED TO BE WEIGHED?

-OKAY. -Stephanie: OKAY.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

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FIVE FISH, AND THEN YOU CAN GO TO THE RELEASE SIDE.

OKAY.

THEY NEED TO WEIGH 2.6 KILOS BEFORE RELEASE.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, SO WE'RE PREPARING BIRDS,

BUT WE HAVE TO SEPARATE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING

OUT TO BE RELEASED AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT.

WE'LL BE DRIVING ABOUT TWO HOURS TO THE RELEASE SITE, SO,

WANNA GET THEM FED, GET THEM A LITTLE BIT CALM,

AND THEN GET THEM INTO THEIR BOXES BEFORE THEY GO.

-4. -2.6.

2.6? HE CAN GO STRAIGHT OVER TO THAT SIDE.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ PENGUIN CAWING ][ LAUGHING ]

GONNA BE RELEASING 14 OF THE SUPPOSED 16

THAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR.

TWO OF THE GUYS WERE JUST A LITTLE BIT UNDERWEIGHT

AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE A REALLY HEALTHY WEIGHT

BEFORE WE RELEASE THEM, SO THAT THEY'RE NICE AND FAT,

THEY GOT A GOOD CUSHION.

THIS IS THE LAST FREE MEAL YOU'RE GONNA GET.

YOU BETTER EAT.

[ CHORD STRIKES ]

[ CHEEPING ]

JUST GONNA CUT THE TAG OFF.

I NEED THE OTHER SIDE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE GOOD.

JUST MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T BITE ME, PLEASE.

NOW, I'M GONNA CHECK THE TRANSPONDER.

NOW, THE HEAD MEASUREMENTS.

OKAY, AND HE CAN GO

INTO THAT BOX OVER THERE. -OKAY.

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[ baby voice ] OH, BABY. [ LAUGHS ]

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Jason: I'M SUPER-EXCITED FOR OUR RELEASE.

I'VE BEEN IN THE FIELD FOR ALMOST A DECADE

AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'M GOING TO BE

EXPERIENCING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

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OKAY. HE'S GOOD TO GO.

YOU CAN POP HIM IN THERE.

THINK WHERE WE'RE GOING NOW.

ISN'T THIS EXCITING?

-I'M GONNA CRY. -I KNOW.

[ SNIFFLE ]

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Dennis: IT'S A LITTLE CHAOTIC. THE ANIMALS ARE

A LITTLE BIT OUT OF THEIR ELEMENT RIGHT NOW,

BUT IT'S SHORT-TERM STRESS FOR A LONG-TERM GAIN

AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO THIS POINT.

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[ BEEP ]

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-HEY THERE. -HEY, REGGIE.

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THE MALE ATE REALLY WELL THIS MORNING.

-EXCELLENT. -SHE'S SHOWING SOME INTEREST.

SHE'S KINDA TENDING OVER.

I DO SEE SOME CHEWING,

BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN HER ACTUALLY

INGEST ANYTHING YET, SO. -OKAY.

IN UTERO, THEY HAVE A LOT OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION,

SO IT'S NORMAL FOR THEM TO TAKE ABOUT A WEEK OR SO

TO START EATING, YOU KNOW,

FOOD ITEMS THAT THEY FIND IN THE WILD.

AND HOW ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR?

ARE THEY SPENDING A LOTTA TIME HIDING

OR ARE THEY SWIMMIN' AROUND SOME?

HE SEEMS TO BURY MORE THAN SHE DOES.

SHE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE,

KINDA SWIMMING AROUND. -OKAY.

HE'S IN HIS NORMAL POSITION THERE,

KINDA BURIED, BUT.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND, HOPEFULLY, WE GET THAT FEMALE ON FOOD.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE COMMISSARY

AND PREP SOME FOOD FOR THE BABY STINGRAYS,

PROBABLY GET A LITTLE S KRILL, MAYBE SOME P KRILL.

♪♪

MORNING, JULIA.

AU REVOIR.

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SO WE ALWAYS TRY TO GRAB A VARIETY OF DIET ITEMS

FOR EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY WITH PUPS.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA WANNA EAT

OR WHAT THEY LIKE.

RIGHT NOW, THEIR MOUTH IS PROBABLY ONLY

ABOUT THE SIZE OF OUR LIKE PINKY NAIL, SO,

WE TRY TO CUT EVERYTHING AS SMALL AS WE CAN.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY WANNA EAT TODAY.

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ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL TRY TO DO A TARGET FEED, FIRST,

SO, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THIS LITTLE POLE THAT WE MADE.

WE'LL TRY TO PUT THE LITTLE PIECES ON THE END HERE

AND, THAT WAY, WE CAN FEED THEM ONE PIECE AT A TIME

AND KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH EACH OF THEM ARE EATING.

LET'S SEE IF OUR FEMALE EATS.

SHE LOOKS PRETTY EAGER.

WHEN THEIR FACE AND LITTLE WINGS ARE MOVING LIKE THAT,

IT MEANS THAT THEY'RE DEFINITELY INTERESTED.

SHE'S NOT SWIMMING AWAY FROM IT, SO THAT'S GOOD.

CAN USUALLY FEEL THEIR LITTLE MOUTH BITE DOWN ON IT.

THIS PIECE MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO BIG,

SO LET'S ACTUALLY SWAP IT OUT

AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING SMALLER.

SO WE'LL SEE IF MAYBE SHE WANTS THIS S KRILL, INSTEAD.

AND SHE TOOK IT, SO THAT'S AWESOME!

[ BRIGHT TUNE PLAYS ]

AND NOW FEED THE MALE.

HE'S CHOMPIN'. YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]

SO YOU CAN SEE HIS LITTLE WINGS GOIN'

AND DEFINITELY SITTIN' RIGHT ON TOP OF THE FOOD.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

BOTH OF 'EM ARE DEFINITELY EATING AND THEY LOOK GREAT.

YES, THEY DO.

YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOTTA PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME

THINKING THAT WE THINK FISH AND STINGRAYS

AND EVERYTHING ARE CUTE, BUT,

I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT THEIR LITTLE FACES.

HOW CAN YOU NOT THINK THEY'RE CUTE?

THEY'RE JUST LITTLE ROOMBAS, MOVIN' AROUND.

SLIMY IS THE NEW FUZZY.

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Dennis: THESE GUYS WOULDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHANCE,

SO TO SEE THEM RELEASED BACK INTO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,

IT'S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

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WE'RE HEADED TO CHECK OUT THE SHIPWRECK INSTALLATION

THAT WE JUST PUT IN.

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LITTLE SOLDIERFISH ARE HANGIN' OUT UNDERNEATH HERE.

I GUESS THEY LIKE THE DARK, WHICH IS COOL.

BLACK BLOTCH RIGHT THERE.

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SO HERE COMES ONE OF OUR GIANT GROUPER COMIN' THROUGH.

HE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE SPACE.

GROUPER REALLY LIKE TIGHT SPACES.

LOOK AT THE BIG ONE.

OH.LOOK AT THAT ONE.

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

WOW!

CUTE!

YOU REALLY JUST FEEL LIKE A PART OF THE EXHIBIT,

JUST SEEING DIFFERENT THINGS

THAT YOU MAYBE DIDN'T NOTICE FROM BEFORE.

-HONEY, LOOK. -Voice nearby: THE BIG ONE!

THE BIG ONE.THE BIG ONE.

[ LAUGHTER ] OHH!

I KNEW TANK WOULD BE CURIOUS

AND WOULD WANNA COME AND CHECK THIS THING OUT.

HE'S EXCITED TO EXPLORE.

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HE SEEMS TO LIKE IT.

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♪♪

WE'RE GOING TO STONY POINT IN BETTY'S BAY

AND STONY POINT'S A NATURE PRESERVE

WHERE THERE'S AN ACTIVE COLONY OF AFRICAN PENGUINS.

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[ CAWING ]

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Stephanie: TO BE ABLE TO SEE BIRDS THAT GET TO GO BACK

TO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

I'M GETTING GOOSEBUMPS,

[ Laughing ] JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.

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ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ DENNIS CLEARS THROAT ]

[ TENDER TUNE PLAYS ]

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-[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S AWESOME. -PRETTY COOL.

YEAH, IT'S WORKING.

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Dennis: THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS THE CULMINATION

OF ALL THESE GREAT PEOPLE DOING SUCH GREAT WORK AT SANCCOB

AND DOING THINGS FOR THESE ANIMALS.

THESE GUYS WOULDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHANCE, RIGHT?

SO TO SEE THEM GET TO THIS POINT AND RELEASED BACK

INTO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE

AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF IT.

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