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WHEN YOU SEE THIS SYMBOL

YOU KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING

TELEVISION THAT'S EDUCATIONAL

AND INFORMATIONAL.

"THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC"

DYLAN: HI THERE, I'M DYLAN DREYER

WE'RE HEADED TO THE WILD

REACHES OF PORTUGAL TO

MEET EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS.

THIS IS "EARTH ODYSSEY"!

COMING UP: PLAYFUL WOLF PUPS

SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS

AND, THIS FEATHERY HEAVYWEIGHT'S

CONVINCED: BIGGER IS BETTER.

PLUS, A MYSTERIOUS CREATURE

SLIPS OUT FOR A NIGHT WALK;

AND DID THESE BUTTERFLIES

REALLY GET BLOWN ACROSS THE

OCEAN?

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES ARE JUST

AHEAD ON EARTH ODYSSEY!

LIFE'S SURVIVAL SKILLS

DON'T ALWAYS COME NATURALLY

LIKE US ANIMALS

HAVE TO LEARN TO FEND

FOR THEMSELVES UNLESS

THEY'VE GOT A PACK NEARBY

TO HELP THEM FIND

THEIR PLACE IN THE FOREST.

DEEP IN THE PORTUGUESE

FOREST, A MALE ROE DEER IS

ENJOYING THE LAST GREEN

SHOOTS AND FRUITS OF THE

SEASON.

AS SUMMER FADES, FOOD WILL

BECOME HARDER TO FIND

SO THIS BUCK NEEDS TO EAT AS

MUCH AS POSSIBLE BEFORE

WINTER.

IN A MEADOW NEARBY, A GROUP

OF DOES ARE ALSO BUSY

FORAGING.

AND WHILE GRAZING IS

PRIMARY, THE DEER DO HAVE

OTHER THINGS TO WORRY

ABOUT

THEY'RE RESTLESS BECAUSE

MATING SEASON IS JUST

BEGINNING.

THIS TIME OF YEAR, MALES

MARK AND DEFEND THEIR

TERRITORY

AND PRACTICE INTIMIDATING

EACH OTHER.

THEY'RE ALL PREOCCUPIED.

BUT SUDDENLY, THERE'S A

SHIFT

A DOE SENSES DANGER.

SHE SOUNDS THE ALARM.

IBERIAN GREY WOLVES ARE

TRYING TO SURROUND THE GROUP

BEFORE THE DEER NOTICE.

THE YOUNG WOLVES ARE GIVEN

THE CHANCE TO TAKE THE

LEAD

ONE WRONG MOVE AND THE DEER

WILL BOLT

AS ONE OF THE WOLVES INCHES

CLOSER, A FAWN SPOTS IT, AND

RUNS.

THE PACK HAS LOST THE

MOMENT.

ROE DEER AREN'T EASY PREY.

BUT OVER NIGHT, THE MORE

EXPERIENCED HUNTERS IN THE

PACK HAD BETTER LUCK THAN

THE PUPS - AND THERE'S

ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE.

THE LEADER TAKES A REST.

BUT HE KEEPS AN EYE ON THE

PACK.

PLAY KEEPS THEIR SOCIAL

BONDS STRONG.

IBERIAN GRAY WOLVES LIVE

UNDER A CLEAR GROUP

HIERARCHY, SO, TO KEEP THE

PEACE, EVERYONE LEARNS THEIR

PLACE.

WOLVES ARE ONE OF THE MOST

ENDANGERED ANIMALS ON THE

IBERIAN PENINSULA.

THANKFULLY, THE PEOPLE WHO

LIVE NEAR THEM ARE BECOMING

MORE TOLERANT OF THIS

MAGNIFICENT SPECIES.

THIS PACK IS WADING INTO THE

WATER IN A SMALL POND

AS APEX PREDATORS, THEY PLAY

AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN KEEPING

THE ECOSYSTEM BALANCED AND

HEALTHY

AND THAT MAKES

THEIR PRESENCE VITAL TO

THESE MOUNTAINS.

DYLAN: WHEN WE RETURN -

PUFFING UP FOR A VERY

IMPORTANT PARADE;

AND, WE

GET CLOSE TO A SLINKY

CARNIVORE;

PLUS: YOU CAN'T

MISS THIS HUNGRY

CATERPILLAR'S AMAZING

TRANSFORMATION - WHEN EARTH

ODYSSEY COMES RIGHT BACK!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO

THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

.

WE NOW RETURN TO

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THESE PLAINS IN THE

SOUTH OF PORTUGAL SHELTER

ALL KINDS OF CREATURES

BUT SPRING BRINGS A NEW JOLT

OF ENERGY.

FOR A GREAT BUSTARD MALE,

IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME OF

YEAR.

APRIL MEANS LOVE IS IN THE AIR.

AND HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE

FEELING IT.

OTHER MALES ARE

ARRIVING, AND IT'S TIME TO

STRUT THEIR STUFF.

BUSTARDS ARE THE HEAVIEST

FLYING BIRDS IN EUROPE, THEY

CAN WEIGH AS MUCH AS A

MID-SIZED DOG.

SO, UNDERSTANDABLY, THESE

BIG BOYS OFTEN PREFER TO

WALK, RATHER THAN FLY.

FEMALES ARE SMALLER, AND

RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE BUSY

WATCHING.

BUSTARDS ARE CHOOSY ABOUT

THEIR MATES, BUT,

THEY'RE BEING APPROACHED ON

ALL SIDES.

WINNING HER APPROVAL ISN'T

EASY.

THE BUSTARD TRANSFORMS INTO

A BIGGER, BILLOWY VERSION OF

HIMSELF,

LOOKING ALMOST LIKE

A GIANT FLOWER.

IT'S ALL ABOUT SHOWING OFF

SIZE AND FITNESS.

ONE SUITOR APPARENTLY HASN'T

GOTTEN IT QUITE RIGHT

THE BIRD HE'S SHOWING OFF

FOR IS IGNORING HIM.

TO WIN HER OVER, HE'LL HAVE

TO BE PERSISTENT AND LUCKY.

A FEW DAYS LATER, HE GIVES

IT ANOTHER SHOT.

BY NOW, HE'S SERIOUSLY

IMPROVED HIS MOVES

HE INVERTS HIS FEATHERS TO

SHOW OFF HIS WHITE PLUMAGE.

HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S TURNED

HIMSELF NEARLY INSIDE OUT

IF THIS BIG DISPLAY WINS HER

OVER, SHE MIGHT ONLY HAVE

EYES FOR HIM

IT TAKES ENDURANCE TO STRIKE

A POSE THIS INTENSE FOR SO

LONG.

BUT NOW, HE'S GOT

COMPETITION.

ANOTHER MALE IS ON THE

PROWL, PATROLLING HIS

TERRITORY.

AND TWO MALE BIRDS IN THIS

SPOT IS TOO MANY.

IF INTIMIDATION ISN'T

ENOUGH, THE TWO CONTENDERS

WILL START A FIGHT.

WITH THESE HEAVYWEIGHT

RIVALS, A BATTLE CAN BE

EXHAUSTING.

LUCKILY, BUSTARDS PREFER TO

BUMP INTO EACH OTHER, RATHER

THAN USE THEIR BEAKS AND

TALONS.

FINALLY, ONE BIRD GIVES UP

AND RETREATS.

THAT MEANS, FOR THE WAITING

FEMALE, CHOOSING HER

CHAMPION JUST GOT A LOT

EASIER.

DYLAN: AFTER THE BREAK

THIS WILD THING LOOKS LIKE A

CAT - BUT DON'T BE FOOLED!

AND, IT'S A “ROYAL” MONARCH

MYSTERY

WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY RETURNS!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO

"THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC"

.

WE NOW RETURN TO

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DYLAN: IN NATURE THINGS AREN'T

ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

AT LEAST THAT'S THE CASE

WITH ONE VERY CAT LIKE

CARNIVORE THAT ISN'T

IN FACT A CAT, AT ALL

IT'S TIME TO MEET AN OLD WORLD

PREDATOR WITH A NOCTURNAL

KNACK FOR FINDING ITS WAY

IN THE DARK.

AS THE SUN SETS IN PORTUGAL,

LIFE SLOWS DOWN FOR MOST

DIURNAL, OR DAYTIME,

ANIMALS.

MOST DON'T WAIT FOR COMPLETE

DARKNESS TO LOOK FOR A PLACE

TO SLEEP.

THE FADING LIGHT INTENSITY

AND THEIR INTERNAL CLOCK

PUSH THEM TO FIND A ROOST OR

A DEN QUICKLY.

MIGRATING BIRDS USE

STARLIGHT TO HELP CHART

THEIR COURSE.

STARLINGS GATHER AT DUSK FOR

A FINAL DISPLAY.

BUT FOR OTHER CREATURES, THE

NIGHT SHIFT HAS JUST

STARTED, AND IT BRINGS FRESH

OPPORTUNITY.

THE LANDSCAPE LOOKS

DIFFERENT NOW.

IN THE MOONLIGHT: A SHADOW

IS MOVING THROUGH THE

DARKNESS

A GENET IS ON THE

PROWL

THIS SMALL CARNIVORE HAS AN

ENTIRE TERRITORY TO PATROL.

THAT MEANS OTHER RESIDENTS,

LIKE SMALL RODENTS, HAVE TO

STAY ALERT.

GENETS AND CATS SHARE A

COMMON ANCESTOR, BUT THIS IS

NO FELINE.

A GENET'S SECRET WEAPON IS

ITS ABILITY TO SNEAK UP ON

ITS PREY.

THAT PUTS THIS LITTLE MOUSE

AT RISK.

LUCKILY, HIS DEFENSE

MECHANISMS ARE ALSO VERY

POWERFUL.

HE HAS SENSED DANGER IN THE

AIR.

THE GENET MOVES CAREFULLY.

THE MOUSE TRIES TO HIDE.

HIS SENSES ON ALERT.

THE SURVIVAL INSTINCT OF THE

MOUSE KEEPS HIM ABSOLUTELY

QUIET.

THIS TIME, IT WORKS.

THE GENET LOSES HIS TRAIL.

BUT THIS SUPPLE AND SKILLFUL

NIGHT HUNTER WILL HAVE

PLENTY MORE CHANCES OUT IN

THE WILD.

DYLAN: COMING UP - A

BUTTERFLY'S BRAVE NEW WORLD.

WHEN WE RETURN, ON EARTH

ODYSSEY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO

"THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

.

WE NOW RETURN TO

"THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

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IN SOUTHERN PORTUGAL'S

ALGARVE REGION, RIVERS ARE

HOME TO ONE OF NATURE'S MOST

FASCINATING TRANSFORMATIONS.

FOR AN INSECT, GROWING UP IS

COMPLICATED.

THEY GO THROUGH SEVERAL

STAGES UNTIL THEY REACH

ADULTHOOD.

FOR THIS MONARCH, THAT

JOURNEY HAS ONLY BEGUN

IN FACT, SHE'S STILL JUST A

HUNGRY CATERPILLAR.

BUT AT THIS STAGE OF HER

DEVELOPMENT, SHE'S AT HER

MOST VULNERABLE.

SO HER YELLOW- AND- BLACK

STRIPES FLASH A WARNING

SIGNAL TO DRIVE AWAY ANY

NEARBY HUNTERS.

THIS ONE HAS ALREADY DECIDED

THERE ARE EASIER PREY TO

CATCH.

FROM HIS FAVORITE PERCH, HE

JUST HAS TO WAIT FOR THE

RIGHT MOMENT.

MEANWHILE, THE CATERPILLAR

THAT WAS A NONSTOP EATING

MACHINE IS NOW WRAPPED UP

TIGHT IN A CHRYSALIS.

THE GREEN CAPSULE PROTECTS

HER FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

SOON, IT WILL REVEAL WHAT IS

INSIDE:

A MONARCH BUTTERFLY.

BEFORE LONG, SHE'LL UNCURL

HER NEW WINGS AND TAKE ON

HER FINAL FORM.

BUT SHE'S NOT READY YET.

FIRST, SHE NEEDS TO PUMP THE

FLUIDS INSIDE HER BODY TO

THE WINGS.

SHE'S CHECKING THAT ALL HER

SYSTEMS SAY GO, BEFORE THE

FIRST FLIGHT.

THE COCOON IS NOW JUST A

MEMORY.

BEAUTIFUL MONARCH

BUTTERFLIES ARE NATIVE TO

THE NORTH AMERICAN

CONTINENT.

SO HOW DID THEY END UP HERE,

ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE

ATLANTIC?

THEY ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR

EPICLY LONG MIGRATIONS.

WHEN MONARCHS MIGRATE, THEY

FLY AT VERY HIGH ALTITUDES.

STRONG WINDS CAN DIVERT THEM

FROM THEIR COURSE, PERHAPS

EVEN BLOWING THEM ACROSS THE

ATLANTIC!

THAT'S THE MOST PREVALENT

THEORY FOR WHY THE MONARCHS

LANDED IN PORTUGAL, THOUGH

NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE.

BUT HERE, THE MONARCHS FOUND

A PERFECT HABITAT, AND

STOPPED THEIR EPIC

MIGRATIONS.

NOW, THE BUTTERFLIES HEAD

STRAIGHT FOR THE FLOWERS.

NOT JUST FOR THE NECTAR THEY

NEED, BUT TO FIND A MATE.

POWERED BY SUGAR WATER,

THEY'RE ALSO POLLINATING THE

PLANTS.

AND THAT KEEPS THE DELICATE

CYCLE OF LIFE IN MOTION.

DYLAN: WE'VE JUST MET

UNFORGETTABLE ANIMALS

WHO HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT

HOME IN THE RUGGED WILD

OF PORTUGAL, FROM THE

SECRETIVE TO THE

PROUD, THESE SPECIES

SHOW US HOW INCREDIBLE

OUR WORLD TRULY IS.

I'M DYLAN DREYER

THANKS FOR COMING ALONG

ON OUR FOREST ADVENTURE

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME

ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".

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