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(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)

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Narrator: WITH WINGS THAT
CAN BEAT 50 TIMES A SECOND,

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STUNNING COLORS, AND
GRAVITY-DEFYING FLIGHT,

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HUMMINGBIRDS ARE AMONG

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THE MOST EXQUISITE
SPECIES ON THE PLANET.

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ONE PLACE HAS MORE OF THEM

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THAN ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.

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COLOMBIA.

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BUT THIS IS NO PARADISE,

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ESPECIALLY FOR SINGLE MOTHERS
BATTLING TO RAISE THEIR YOUNG.

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FROM WINDSWEPT TUNDRA
TO TROPICAL FOREST,

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THEY MUST FACE EXTREME
CHALLENGES HEAD-ON, AND ALONE.

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COLD, HEAT, HUNGER, DANGER
ALL TAKE THEIR TOLL.

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TWO WORLDS.

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TWO MOTHERS.

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NO MATTER THE ODDS, THEY
MUST COMPLETE THEIR QUEST.

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TO GIVE LIFE TO THE
NEXT GENERATION.

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(LIGHT PEACEFUL MUSIC)

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(TENSE MUSIC)

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THE LUSH FORESTED SLOPES
OF THE COLOMBIAN ANDES

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ARE A GLOBAL HOTSPOT
FOR HUMMINGBIRDS.

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OVER 150 SPECIES LIVE HERE,

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MORE THAN ANYWHERE
ELSE IN THE WORLD.

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THE HUMMINGBIRDS AND PLANTS
HERE BENEFIT FROM EACH OTHER.

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THE PLANTS PROVIDE
NECTAR AND IN EXCHANGE

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THE HUMMINGBIRDS
SPREAD THEIR POLLEN

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AND FERTILIZE THE FLOWERS IN
JUST THE SAME WAY AS BEES DO.

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BUT COLOMBIA’S
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE SO DIVERSE

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THAT SOME MAKE THEIR HOMES

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FAR FROM THE ABUNDANT
RESOURCES OF THE FOREST.

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THIS HUMMINGBIRD IS A
GREEN-BEARDED HELMETCREST.

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SHE WEIGHS LESS THAN
A QUARTER OF AN OUNCE.

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SHE LIVES IN THE PARAMO,
A TREELESS ALPINE TUNDRA.

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(LIGHT MUSIC)

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13,000 FEET UP IN
THE EASTERN ANDES,

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HIGH ABOVE THE FOREST ZONE.

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IT’S SEPTEMBER.

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COLD AND WET.

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TEMPERATURES FREQUENTLY
DIP BELOW 50 DEGREES,

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AND ICY WINDS SCOUR
THE LANDSCAPE.

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THIS IS NOT THE TROPICAL HABITAT

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BURSTING WITH BLOOMS ENJOYED
BY MOST HUMMINGBIRDS.

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THE HELMETCREST
LACKS A LONG BEAK

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ADAPTED FOR PROBING NECTAR.

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HERS IS SHORT AND POWERFUL,

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PERFECT FOR SNATCHING INSECTS

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THAT WOULD SUPPLEMENT HER DIET.

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BUT IT’S STILL LONG
ENOUGH TO FEED ON NECTAR

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FROM THE FEW FLOWERS THAT
DO BLOOM IN THE PARAMO,

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LIKE THIS FRAILEJON.

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A RELATIVE OF THE SUNFLOWER,

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ADAPTED TO SURVIVE
THE LOW TEMPERATURES

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AND HIGH HUMIDITY HERE.

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THE HELMETCREST
PUFFS UP HER FEATHERS

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AGAINST THE COLD AND DAMP.

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AHEAD OF HER ARE THE TOUGHEST
FEW WEEKS OF HER YEAR.

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THE BREEDING SEASON.

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ALL FEMALE HUMMINGBIRDS
RAISE THEIR CHICKS ALONE,

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A DIFFICULT TASK NO
MATTER THE LOCATION.

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BUT HER PARAMO HOME IS PERHAPS

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THE HARSHEST PLACE ANY
HUMMINGBIRD CHOOSES TO DO THIS.

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THE FIRST THING SHE
NEEDS HAS JUST APPEARED.

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(LIGHT UPBEAT MUSIC)
A MATE.

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IT’S THE MALE’S GREEN BEARD

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AND DISTINCTIVE HEAD CREST THAT
GIVES THE SPECIES ITS NAME.

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FOR THE PLAINER LOOKING FEMALE,

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HIS BEARD, CREST, AND
SONG ARE IRRESISTIBLE.

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(BIRD LIGHTLY SQUAWKS)

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BUT THE MALE’S ROLE IS BRIEF.

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ONCE THEY’VE MATED,
HE LEAVES HER ALONE

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TO DO THE HARD WORK
OF RAISING A FAMILY.

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THE PARAMO MAY SEEM LIKE
AN UNFORGIVING WILDERNESS,

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BUT THIS EXTREME ENVIRONMENT

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SUPPORTS A SURPRISING
AMOUNT OF LIFE.

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(LIGHT MUSIC)

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NEARLY 400 DIFFERENT
BIRD SPECIES LIVE HERE.

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AND THE COLD DAMP AIR IS
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.

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PLANTS CAPTURE
WATER FROM THE MIST

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TO PRODUCE LUSH GREEN MEADOWS.

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THESE IN TURN ATTRACT GRAZERS:
NATIVE WHITE-TAILED DEER,

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AND HERDS OF FERAL HORSES,

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FIRST INTRODUCED BY
THE CONQUISTADORS

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SOME 500 YEARS AGO.

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THIS SPECTACLED BEAR WILL
OCCASIONALLY EAT MEAT,

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IF HE CAN CATCH IT.

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BUT MOST OF THE TIME HE SURVIVES

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ON A VARIETY OF SHOOTS,
ROOTS, NUTS AND BERRIES.

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(FAST-PACED STRING MUSIC)

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THE WATERS OF THE PARAMO

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ARE THE SOURCE OF MOST
OF COLOMBIA’S RIVERS.

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ITS STREAMS FLOW DOWN
FROM THE HIGHLANDS,

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GROWING WIDER AND
STRONGER AS THEY DESCEND.

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(WATER SOFTLY FLOWING)

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UNTIL, 3,000 FEET
BELOW THE PARAMO,

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THEY ENTER A DIFFERENT WORLD.

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THE TROPICAL FOREST.

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THIS SWELTERING HABITAT
BURSTS WITH LIFE AND COLOR.

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THERE MAY BE 30,000
SPECIES OF INSECT ALONE

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IN THE FOREST OF COLOMBIA,

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WITH MAYBE HALF OF ALL SPECIES
STILL UNKNOWN TO SCIENCE.

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MANY OF THE COUNTRY’S 1900
BIRD SPECIES ARE FOUND HERE.

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(BIRDS TWEETING)

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LIKE THE BLUE-GRAY TANAGER
THAT LIVES HERE YEAR-ROUND.

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(LOUDLY RUMBLING)

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THE TREES ECHO WITH
THE DEAFENING CALLS

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OF HOWLER MONKEYS.

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(MONKEYS HOWLING)

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AMERICA’S LARGEST CAT, THE
JAGUAR, PROWLS THE FOREST FLOOR.

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THE LUSH LOWLAND
FOREST MIGHT SEEM

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A MORE FORGIVING HOME
FOR A HUMMINGBIRD.

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(WINGS LOUDLY FLUTTERING)

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BUT THIS GLITTERING-THROATED
EMERALD HUMMINGBIRD

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FACES MANY OF THE
SAME CHALLENGES AS

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HER HIGHLAND COUSIN.

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SHE HAS ALREADY
SINGLE-HANDEDLY BUILT HER NEST

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OF SPIDER SILK AND DRIED MOSS.

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(LIGHT MUSIC)

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SHE’S CHOSEN A PERFECT SPOT,

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HIDDEN BENEATH A LEAF
FOR SHADE AND SHELTER.

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SHE’S CAMOUFLAGED
IT WITH LICHEN,

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AND PLACED IT HIGH
ABOVE THE GROUND

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TO KEEP IT SAFE FROM PREDATORS.

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SHE’S ALREADY LAID TWO EGGS.

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SO FAR, SO GOOD.

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MOST HUMMINGBIRDS LAY A CLUTCH
OF TWO EGGS JUST ONCE A YEAR,

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BUT ONLY HALF WILL
SURVIVE TO ADULTHOOD.

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IT COULD BE THREE WEEKS
BEFORE THEY HATCH,

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AND THAT’S WHEN THIS
MOTHER’S WORK REALLY BEGINS.

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(LIGHT UPBEAT MUSIC)

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BUT FOR NOW, ALL
SHE CAN DO IS SIT

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AND WAIT.

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BACK ON THE PARAMO,

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IT’S STILL RAINING.

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IT RAINS HERE ON AVERAGE
NINE DAYS OUT OF 10.

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BUT THE HELMETCREST
HAS BEEN BUSY.

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SHE HAS CHOSEN A
SITE ABOVE A STREAM

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THAT DRAINS A SMALL LAKE.

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USING THE SOFT WHITE
HAIRS FROM THE FRAILEJON,

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SHE TOO HAS BUILT A NEST,

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HIDDEN IN THE SHELTER
OF A MOSSY BANK.

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JUST TWO INCHES ACROSS,
IT’S A PERFECT FIT,

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AND SHE SHOULD LAY HER
PEA-SIZED EGGS SOON.

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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE,

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ANOTHER HUMMINGBIRD HAS
CHOSEN HER NESTING SITE.

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(LIGHT MUSIC)

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SHE’S A BRONZE-TAILED THORNBILL.

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LIKE THE HELMETCREST,
SHE TOO BRAVES

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THE COLD AND DAMP OF THE PARAMO.

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HER NEST HIDES UNDER
ANOTHER MOSSY BANK,

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AND ALREADY HOLDS
A PAIR OF EGGS.

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SHE’S LINED IT WITH
MOSS AND PLANT FIBERS

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FOR EXTRA INSULATION.

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BUT, AS SHE ONLY WEIGHS
A FIFTH OF AN OUNCE,

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KEEPING HER EGGS WARM
FOR THE THREE WEEKS

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UNTIL THEY HATCH WILL
BE A HUGE CHALLENGE,

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ESPECIALLY IN THE PARAMO’S
PLUNGING TEMPERATURES.

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AS NIGHT FALLS, AND THE
BITING WIND PICKS UP,

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THE TEMPERATURE
DROPS BELOW FREEZING.

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(TENSE MUSIC)

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IN COLOMBIA’S TROPICAL
LOWLAND FOREST,

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THE TEMPERATURE CAN
REACH ABOVE 80 DEGREES,

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BUT THE EMERALD HUMMINGBIRD
MUST STILL INCUBATE HER EGGS.

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AND SHE HAS OTHER
THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT.

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THIS IS A MOUNTAIN COATI,

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A SOUTH AMERICAN
RELATIVE OF THE RACCOON.

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IT’S AN OMNIVORE,
AND EATS FRUIT, BUGS,

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AND EVEN SMALL RODENTS.

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BUT THIS ONE IS
LOOKING FOR EGGS.

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FULL OF NUTRIENTS AND VITAMINS,

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THEY’RE LIKE A
PRE-PACKED PROTEIN SHAKE.

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THE COATI’S SENSE OF SMELL

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IS HEIGHTENED BY
HIS FLEXIBLE SNOUT,

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AND HE CAN SNIFF OUT
MEALS THAT HE CAN’T SEE.

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BUT THE FOREST FLOOR ISN’T
THE ONLY PLACE TO FORAGE.

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THE BRANCHES ABOVE
HIDE COUNTLESS NESTS.

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HE JUST NEEDS TO
FOLLOW HIS NOSE.

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HE HITS THE JACKPOT,

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BUT IT’S NOT THE
HUMMINGBIRD’S NEST.

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HIGH OFF THE GROUND, AND
CAREFULLY CAMOUFLAGED,

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HERS STAYS SAFE.

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(LIGHT MUSIC)

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FOR NOW.

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OTHER FOREST DWELLERS
HIDE IN THE TREES.

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A POTOO STANDS MOTIONLESS
ON A TREE STUMP,

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BLENDING IN LIKE A BRANCH.

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IT’S MOTTLED FEATHERS
THE PERFECT CAMOUFLAGE.

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IT WILL REMAIN ROOTED TO THE
SPOT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY,

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WAITING FOR NIGHTFALL
BEFORE SETTING OUT TO HUNT.

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(TENSE MUSIC)

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(BIRDS CHIRPING)

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(LIGHT UPBEAT MUSIC)

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THREE WEEKS HAVE PASSED,

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AND SOMETHING IS STIRRING IN
THE EMERALD HUMMINGBIRD’S NEST.

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(CHICKS CHIRPING)

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TWO HUNGRY CHICKS.

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FOR THE MOTHER,
THIS IS THE START

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OF THREE WEEKS OF
ROUND-THE-CLOCK FEEDING.

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SHE MUST BRING THEM
A NEVER-ENDING SUPPLY

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OF NECTAR AND INSECTS,

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WHICH SHE REGURGITATES STRAIGHT
INTO HER CHICKS’ THROATS.

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IT WILL REQUIRE UP
TO 50 TRIPS A DAY,

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AND CONSUME HER
EVERY WAKING HOUR,

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TO MEET THE DEMANDS
OF HER HUNGRY BROOD.

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BACK UP ON THE PARAMO, COLD
WINDS SCOUR THE LANDSCAPE.

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(TENSE MUSIC)

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ABOVE THE STREAM, AFTER
THREE WEEKS BROODING,

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THE HELMETCREST HAS
MANAGED TO HATCH HER EGGS,

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AND NOW SHE TOO HAS A PAIR
OF HUNGRY MOUTHS TO FEED.

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SHE’S GIVEN HERSELF THE
BEST POSSIBLE CHANCE

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BY TIMING HER NESTING WITH THE
FLOWERING OF THE FRAILEJON.

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FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH,

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IT IS ONE OF THE PARAMO’S
MOST DISTINCTIVE PLANTS.

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(LIGHT MUSIC)

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IT’S BEEN KNOWN TO GROW
UP TO 40 FEET TALL.

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AND CAN ABSORB 25 TIMES
ITS OWN WEIGHT IN WATER,

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WHICH IT CATCHES FROM THE
PARAMO’S PERSISTENT MIST

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IN ITS FINE HAIRS.

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THESE SAME HAIRS
PROTECT THE PLANT

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FROM UV RAYS IN
THE HARSH SUNLIGHT.

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AND A LAYER OF DEAD
LEAVES INSULATES ITS TRUNK

221
00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:31,277
FROM THE BITTER COLD
OF THE PARAMO NIGHT.

222
00:18:33,654 --> 00:18:37,032
AT THE PEAK OF ITS BLOOMING,
IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER,

223
00:18:37,074 --> 00:18:40,160
THE FRAILEJON IS A
MAGNET FOR HUNGRY INSECTS

224
00:18:43,497 --> 00:18:45,207
AND NESTING HUMMINGBIRDS.

225
00:18:59,930 --> 00:19:01,098
THE HELMETCREST MOTHER

226
00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:04,018
MAKES THE MOST OF
THE FLOWERS’ BOUNTY,

227
00:19:04,060 --> 00:19:06,062
AND SO DOES THE
BRONZE-TAILED THORNBILL.

228
00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:11,817
SHE’S ALSO BUSY FINDING FOOD

229
00:19:11,859 --> 00:19:14,737
TO BRING BACK TO HER NEST
ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE LAKE,

230
00:19:21,911 --> 00:19:23,996
BUT ONLY FOR A SINGLE CHICK.

231
00:19:26,749 --> 00:19:29,710
ONE OF HER TWO EGGS
FAILED TO HATCH.

232
00:19:30,961 --> 00:19:33,547
WITHOUT A NEST-MATE
TO HELP KEEP IT WARM,

233
00:19:34,298 --> 00:19:36,634
THIS CHICK HANGS ON BY A THREAD.

234
00:19:43,557 --> 00:19:47,478
ITS MOTHER MUST RETURN SOON
WITH FOOD BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.

235
00:19:52,149 --> 00:19:56,362
COLD, DRENCHING RAIN IN THE
PARAMO CAN LAST FOR HOURS.

236
00:19:56,404 --> 00:19:59,157
(DOWNCAST MUSIC)

237
00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:08,040
THE NEST

238
00:20:10,418 --> 00:20:11,502
FALLS SILENT.

239
00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,385
THE BRONZE-TAILED
THORNBILL MOTHER

240
00:20:19,427 --> 00:20:21,346
FINALLY RETURNS TO HER NEST.

241
00:20:25,599 --> 00:20:28,102
HER CHICK, BARELY ALIVE,

242
00:20:28,144 --> 00:20:30,980
SUMMONS THE ENERGY
TO LIFT ITS HEAD,

243
00:20:31,021 --> 00:20:33,690
TRIGGERING THE MOTHER
TO RELINQUISH HER FOOD.

244
00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:36,402
(HOPEFUL MUSIC)

245
00:20:44,493 --> 00:20:47,579
WITH A BELLY FULL OF
NECTAR FROM THE FRAILEJON,

246
00:20:47,621 --> 00:20:49,665
HER CHICK SHOULD
SURVIVE ANOTHER DAY,

247
00:20:54,336 --> 00:20:55,754
IF SHE CAN KEEP IT WARM.

248
00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:06,265
A BREAK IN THE RAIN
HELPS HER CAUSE

249
00:21:15,775 --> 00:21:17,443
AND SHE HEADS BACK OUT FOR FOOD.

250
00:21:21,030 --> 00:21:23,699
AS THE CHICK GROWS
SO WILL ITS APPETITE

251
00:21:25,743 --> 00:21:28,663
AND SHE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE
MORE FREQUENTLY TO KEEP IT FED.

252
00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:40,508
IT’LL BE 18 MORE DAYS
UNTIL HER WORK IS DONE.

253
00:21:52,812 --> 00:21:55,231
EVENING AT THE
BRONZE-TAILED NEST.

254
00:21:56,774 --> 00:21:58,401
THERE’S NO SIGN OF THE MOTHER.

255
00:22:00,945 --> 00:22:02,363
INSIDE.

256
00:22:02,404 --> 00:22:04,364
(DOWNCAST MUSIC)
A TRAGEDY.

257
00:22:08,369 --> 00:22:12,540
THE SINGLE CHICK HAS SUCCUMBED
TO THE COLD OF THE PARAMO.

258
00:22:29,390 --> 00:22:31,767
SHIELDED FROM THE HEAT
OF THE MORNING SUN,

259
00:22:33,853 --> 00:22:35,480
THE EMERALD HUMMINGBIRD CHICKS

260
00:22:35,521 --> 00:22:37,690
ARE STILL SLEEPING IN
THEIR TROPICAL BED.

261
00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:43,696
IT’S ALREADY 70 DEGREES AS
THE FOREST COMES TO LIFE.

262
00:22:49,577 --> 00:22:53,414
ANTS LOOK FOR LEFTOVER FOOD,
WHEREVER THEY CAN FIND IT.

263
00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:00,713
THE HOWLER MONKEYS SET
OFF TO BEGIN THEIR DAY

264
00:23:00,754 --> 00:23:04,967
OF FORAGING FOR FRUIT,
FLOWERS AND LEAVES,

265
00:23:08,345 --> 00:23:11,056
WHILE ANOTHER ANIMAL
GETS READY FOR BED.

266
00:23:11,098 --> 00:23:13,767
(CURIOUS MUSIC)

267
00:23:16,020 --> 00:23:17,396
THIS IS A TAMANDUA.

268
00:23:21,275 --> 00:23:23,277
A SMALL TREE-DWELLING ANTEATER.

269
00:23:28,949 --> 00:23:31,702
SHE’S NOCTURNAL AND HAS
SPENT MUCH OF THE NIGHT

270
00:23:31,744 --> 00:23:35,289
FOLLOWING HER NOSE IN THE HUNT
FOR ANT AND TERMITE NESTS.

271
00:23:36,373 --> 00:23:39,710
NOW SHE’S LOOKING FOR A
TREE-HOLLOW IN WHICH TO SLEEP.

272
00:23:42,046 --> 00:23:45,341
SHE’S CAUTIOUS AS
HER EYESIGHT IS POOR,

273
00:23:45,382 --> 00:23:46,466
SO SHE SNIFFS THE AIR

274
00:23:46,550 --> 00:23:49,136
TO CHECK THERE ARE
NO PREDATORS NEARBY.

275
00:23:52,681 --> 00:23:56,018
THE COAST IS CLEAR, AND
SHE CONTINUES HER SEARCH.

276
00:23:57,186 --> 00:23:59,772
SHE’S NOT CLIMBING
AS EASILY AS USUAL,

277
00:24:01,065 --> 00:24:04,110
BUT THAT’S BECAUSE SHE’S
CARRYING SOME EXTRA WEIGHT.

278
00:24:04,735 --> 00:24:05,986
SHE’S HEAVILY PREGNANT,

279
00:24:06,028 --> 00:24:08,948
AND WILL GIVE BIRTH
IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,

280
00:24:11,492 --> 00:24:12,868
ASSUMING SHE MAKES IT.

281
00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:21,376
SHE’S BEING WATCHED.
(TENSE MUSIC)

282
00:24:21,418 --> 00:24:23,962
A JAGUAR FOLLOWS HER EVERY MOVE.

283
00:24:28,842 --> 00:24:31,261
SHE’S GOT HERSELF
INTO A TRICKY SPOT.

284
00:24:34,139 --> 00:24:35,807
THESE BRANCHES ARE TOO THIN.

285
00:24:39,561 --> 00:24:43,607
IF THE FALL DOESN’T
KILL HER, THE CAT WILL.

286
00:24:51,198 --> 00:24:53,867
THE JAGUAR DECIDES
TO FORCE THE ISSUE.

287
00:24:59,540 --> 00:25:03,044
JUST IN TIME, THE TAMANDUA
MANAGES TO BRIDGE THE GAP

288
00:25:03,085 --> 00:25:06,839
TO A NEIGHBORING TREE, AND
PULLS HERSELF TO SAFETY.

289
00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:10,175
(EASYGOING MUSIC)

290
00:25:10,217 --> 00:25:14,471
THE JAGUAR’S EASY MEAL
DISAPPEARS INTO THE TREETOPS.

291
00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:17,433
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)

292
00:25:20,060 --> 00:25:23,313
THE EMERALD HUMMINGBIRD CHICKS
ARE NOW OVER A WEEK OLD.

293
00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:26,567
STILL UNDER THE STEADY
GAZE OF THE POTOO.

294
00:25:28,610 --> 00:25:31,071
AND THEIR MOTHER STILL
BRINGS THEM FOOD,

295
00:25:31,113 --> 00:25:33,866
(THUNDER CRASHING)

296
00:25:33,907 --> 00:25:34,991
WHATEVER THE WEATHER.

297
00:25:38,620 --> 00:25:42,874
FOR A HUMMINGBIRD, RAINDROPS
ARE LIKE A BARRAGE OF MISSILES.

298
00:25:42,916 --> 00:25:45,127
A SINGLE DROP COULD WEIGH

299
00:25:45,169 --> 00:25:47,755
AS MUCH AS A THIRD OF
THE BIRD’S BODYWEIGHT.

300
00:25:49,923 --> 00:25:51,466
BUT THEY MUST KEEP FEEDING.

301
00:25:51,508 --> 00:25:54,428
(FAST-PACED MUSIC)

302
00:25:57,014 --> 00:25:59,683
THEIR FLIGHT IS A
MIRACLE OF AEROBATICS.

303
00:26:00,809 --> 00:26:04,146
THEY BEAT THEIR WINGS AT
UP TO 50 TIMES A SECOND.

304
00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:09,901
THEY CAN HOVER.

305
00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:15,157
THEY CAN FLY FORWARDS
AND BACKWARDS.

306
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:21,455
PINPOINTING FLOWERS WHILE
AVOIDING BEES AND EACH OTHER.

307
00:26:30,130 --> 00:26:33,133
THEY CAN HIT SPEEDS
OF 35 MILES AN HOUR.

308
00:26:34,968 --> 00:26:38,388
NO OTHER BIRD IS MORE
SKILLED AT IN-FLIGHT FEEDING.

309
00:26:41,642 --> 00:26:44,895
ALL THIS DEMANDS A
HUGE AMOUNT OF ENERGY.

310
00:26:46,647 --> 00:26:49,650
THEY FAVOR FLOWERS WITH
THE MOST SUGAR-RICH NECTAR,

311
00:26:52,111 --> 00:26:55,197
AND THEIR LONG BEAKS ARE
PERFECTLY SHAPED TO REACH IT.

312
00:26:58,659 --> 00:27:01,871
THEIR TONGUES CAN LICK AT
UP TO 13 TIMES A SECOND,

313
00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:06,959
AND SOME SPECIES CAN CONSUME
EIGHT TIMES THEIR BODY WEIGHT

314
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,085
OF NECTAR IN A SINGLE DAY.

315
00:27:17,719 --> 00:27:21,348
SUCH PRECISION FLYING
REQUIRES REGULAR MAINTENANCE,

316
00:27:22,474 --> 00:27:23,850
ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN.

317
00:27:29,565 --> 00:27:32,401
THE HUMMINGBIRDS CHECK AND
REARRANGE THEIR PLUMAGE.

318
00:27:35,946 --> 00:27:37,698
THEY MUST KEEP THEIR
FEATHERS ALIGNED

319
00:27:37,739 --> 00:27:41,034
TO PRESERVE THEIR
EXTRAORDINARY FLYING SKILLS

320
00:27:41,076 --> 00:27:43,328
ON WHICH THEY AND
THEIR CHICKS DEPEND.

321
00:27:43,370 --> 00:27:45,873
(LIGHT MUSIC)

322
00:27:52,713 --> 00:27:55,549
AT MORE THAN A WEEK OLD,
THE EMERALD CHICKS’ FEATHERS

323
00:27:55,591 --> 00:27:58,135
STILL HAVE A LOT
OF GROWING TO DO

324
00:27:58,177 --> 00:28:00,304
BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE
THEIR FIRST FLIGHT.

325
00:28:01,096 --> 00:28:06,018
SO FOR NOW THEY STILL RELY
ON THEIR TIRELESS MOTHER.

326
00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:16,820
(EXCITING MUSIC)

327
00:28:16,862 --> 00:28:20,282
IN THE PARAMO, IT’S
STOPPED RAINING FOR ONCE,

328
00:28:21,033 --> 00:28:23,661
BUT THE TEMPERATURE HAS
DROPPED DRAMATICALLY.

329
00:28:27,331 --> 00:28:29,124
IT’S JUST 42 DEGREES,

330
00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:33,254
AND COLD, DAMP FOG
SOAKS THE LANDSCAPE.

331
00:28:44,598 --> 00:28:46,725
IT’S A BRUTAL HABITAT FOR A BIRD

332
00:28:46,767 --> 00:28:48,477
THAT WEIGHS NO
MORE THAN A GRAPE.

333
00:28:51,313 --> 00:28:54,233
AS DUSK FALLS, THE
HELMETCREST MOTHER

334
00:28:54,274 --> 00:28:57,110
RETURNS TO THE NEST TO
KEEP HER CHICKS WARM.

335
00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,991
BUT IF THE TEMPERATURE
CONTINUES TO DROP,

336
00:29:03,033 --> 00:29:05,160
IT WILL CALL FOR
DRASTIC MEASURES.

337
00:29:08,622 --> 00:29:12,292
BELOW 40 DEGREES,
HELMETCRESTS ACROSS THE PARAMO

338
00:29:12,334 --> 00:29:15,546
EMPLOY A REMARKABLE STRATEGY
TO SURVIVE THE NIGHT.

339
00:29:20,384 --> 00:29:21,510
THEY GO INTO TORPOR.

340
00:29:23,178 --> 00:29:25,681
A KIND OF SHORT-TERM HIBERNATION

341
00:29:25,722 --> 00:29:29,726
THAT REQUIRES HALF AS MUCH
ENERGY AS STAYING AWAKE.

342
00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:32,354
(WIND BLOWING)

343
00:29:33,397 --> 00:29:37,443
THEY SLOW THEIR HEART RATE AND
LOWER THEIR BODY TEMPERATURE.

344
00:29:41,363 --> 00:29:43,699
FOR THE HELMETCRESTS,
IT’S THE ONLY WAY

345
00:29:43,740 --> 00:29:46,576
THEY CAN SURVIVE THE
PARAMO’S COLDEST NIGHTS.

346
00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:01,967
MORNING BRINGS RELIEF.

347
00:30:03,844 --> 00:30:05,512
AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES,

348
00:30:05,554 --> 00:30:08,182
THEIR METABOLISM SPEEDS
UP TO ITS NORMAL RATE,

349
00:30:10,892 --> 00:30:13,061
THE DAILY ROUTINE BEGINS AGAIN.

350
00:30:20,569 --> 00:30:23,530
CREATURES ARE STIRRING
ON THE PARAMO.

351
00:30:23,572 --> 00:30:26,700
(LIGHT UPBEAT MUSIC)

352
00:30:28,452 --> 00:30:29,620
A WHITE-TAILED DEER.

353
00:30:33,457 --> 00:30:36,377
THIS BUCK’S ANTLERS ARE
JUST STARTING TO REGROW.

354
00:30:37,627 --> 00:30:40,213
HE SHED THEM AT THE END
OF THE BREEDING SEASON,

355
00:30:41,048 --> 00:30:42,466
AS HE DOES EACH YEAR,

356
00:30:43,467 --> 00:30:46,220
BEFORE GROWING A NEW
PAIR EVERY NOVEMBER.

357
00:30:46,928 --> 00:30:48,680
THEY’RE HIS TOOLS FOR SPARRING

358
00:30:48,722 --> 00:30:51,558
WITH OTHER MALES AND
ATTRACTING FEMALES.

359
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,520
THEY WILL GROW BIGGER
AND MORE IMPRESSIVE

360
00:30:55,562 --> 00:30:56,938
WITH EACH PASSING YEAR.

361
00:30:59,399 --> 00:31:02,903
HE’S A HERBIVORE WITH
A VERY ROBUST STOMACH.

362
00:31:03,820 --> 00:31:06,364
HE’S ABLE TO DIGEST
ALMOST ANYTHING,

363
00:31:06,406 --> 00:31:08,742
FROM GRASS TO THE
SHARPEST OF TWIGS.

364
00:31:15,957 --> 00:31:19,294
THE DEER ARE HARD TO
SPOT IN THE GRASSLANDS,

365
00:31:19,336 --> 00:31:21,588
AND ARE ALMOST
COMPLETELY SILENT,

366
00:31:22,339 --> 00:31:24,967
WHICH HELPS TO AVOID
UNWANTED ATTENTION.

367
00:31:30,263 --> 00:31:31,639
THE DEER’S SENSE OF SMELL

368
00:31:31,681 --> 00:31:35,393
IS UP TO 1,000 TIMES MORE
ACUTE THAN A HUMAN’S.

369
00:31:36,353 --> 00:31:40,440
THE MALE SMELLS DANGER.
(TENSE MUSIC)

370
00:31:45,779 --> 00:31:47,864
IT’S A SPECTACLED BEAR.

371
00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:51,952
AT MORE THAN FIVE FEET TALL
AND WEIGHING UP TO 340 POUNDS,

372
00:31:51,993 --> 00:31:53,828
IT’S SOUTH AMERICA’S ONLY BEAR.

373
00:31:59,167 --> 00:32:03,004
THESE BEARS CAN TAKE A DEER,
THOUGH IT HAPPENS RARELY.

374
00:32:05,257 --> 00:32:09,011
REGARDLESS, THE DEER DON’T
WANT TO HIM TO GET ANY CLOSER.

375
00:32:24,651 --> 00:32:27,154
(DEER SNARLS)

376
00:32:40,542 --> 00:32:43,045
(LIGHT MUSIC)

377
00:32:47,883 --> 00:32:49,593
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL,

378
00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:51,803
THE FERAL HORSES
HAVE SPOTTED HIM TOO.

379
00:32:58,018 --> 00:33:01,104
THEY’RE MUCH TOO BIG AND
FAST FOR HIM TO CATCH.

380
00:33:11,656 --> 00:33:14,367
BUT HIS NOSE HAS LED
HIM TO SOMETHING ELSE.

381
00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:20,207
A HORSE CARCASS.

382
00:33:24,252 --> 00:33:27,338
SPECTACLED BEARS ARE
FREQUENT SCAVENGERS

383
00:33:27,380 --> 00:33:30,049
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TOO GOOD TO MISS.

384
00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:39,476
(LIGHT MUSIC)

385
00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:46,358
THERE’S NOT MUCH HERE
BUT SKIN AND BONES.

386
00:33:51,738 --> 00:33:54,407
OTHER SCAVENGERS HAVE
BEATEN HIM TO THE FEAST.

387
00:33:57,786 --> 00:33:59,413
THERE’S NO POINT
STICKING AROUND.

388
00:34:06,086 --> 00:34:09,047
WITH HIS DEPARTURE,
A BLACK-CHESTED EAGLE

389
00:34:09,089 --> 00:34:12,175
SPOTS ITS CHANCE TO
FINISH OFF THE SCRAPS.

390
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,567
HIS HUNT FOR FOOD CONTINUES.

391
00:34:32,279 --> 00:34:34,698
EVEN FOR A TOP PREDATOR,

392
00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:37,784
LIFE DOESN’T COME
EASY ON THE PARAMO.

393
00:34:41,454 --> 00:34:46,459
(BIRD CAWING)
(LIGHT MUSIC)

394
00:34:55,176 --> 00:34:56,469
IT’S RAINING AGAIN.

395
00:34:57,637 --> 00:35:00,557
THE HELMETCREST CHICKS
ARE NOW 20 DAYS OLD.

396
00:35:09,441 --> 00:35:10,609
THEIR MOTHER HAS DONE WELL

397
00:35:10,650 --> 00:35:13,319
TO KEEP BOTH CHICKS
ALIVE AND STRONG.

398
00:35:21,870 --> 00:35:23,789
SHE STILL FEEDS
THEM RELENTLESSLY,

399
00:35:25,999 --> 00:35:28,919
BUT ANY DAY SOON THEY’LL
BE READY TO LEAVE.

400
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,804
ALREADY THEIR
INSTINCTS TELL THEM

401
00:35:38,845 --> 00:35:40,847
TO DEFECATE OUTSIDE THE NEST,

402
00:35:42,891 --> 00:35:44,976
WHICH HELPS KEEP
IT CLEAN AND DRY.

403
00:35:47,854 --> 00:35:50,273
(LIGHT MUSIC)

404
00:35:57,697 --> 00:35:59,949
IN THE STEAMY FOREST BELOW,

405
00:36:00,575 --> 00:36:04,746
THE EMERALD HUMMINGBIRD CHICKS
ARE ALSO GROWING UP FAST.

406
00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:07,541
AT TWO WEEKS OLD,
THEY’VE EATEN SO MUCH

407
00:36:07,582 --> 00:36:09,334
THEY’VE ALMOST
OUTGROWN THEIR NEST.

408
00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,425
THEIR EVER-ATTENTIVE MOTHER
HAS KEPT THEM FED AND SAFE.

409
00:36:18,343 --> 00:36:19,344
THUS FAR.

410
00:36:24,265 --> 00:36:28,394
IF ALL GOES WELL, SHE ONLY HAS
A FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE THEY,

411
00:36:28,436 --> 00:36:32,106
TOO, ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO
FLEDGE AND LEAVE THE NEST.

412
00:36:39,739 --> 00:36:42,242
(LIGHT MUSIC)

413
00:36:53,962 --> 00:36:56,923
ONE OF THE BABY HELMETCREST
HUMMINGBIRDS IS MISSING.

414
00:37:02,095 --> 00:37:03,722
THE MOTHER RETURNS WITH FOOD.

415
00:37:13,565 --> 00:37:15,734
THE MISSING CHICK HAS FALLEN

416
00:37:15,775 --> 00:37:17,777
AND CLINGS
PRECARIOUSLY TO A LEAF.

417
00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:25,618
WHEN SHE FINISHES HER FEED,

418
00:37:25,660 --> 00:37:28,788
HER FALLEN CHICK MANAGES
TO FLAP TO A SAFER PERCH.

419
00:37:31,624 --> 00:37:34,544
THE MOTHER MUST NOW MAKE TWO
STOPS ON HER FEEDING ROUTE.

420
00:37:52,645 --> 00:37:56,941
THE PERCH IS JUST FEET ABOVE
THE FAST-FLOWING STREAM.

421
00:37:56,983 --> 00:37:59,652
(WATER FLOWING)

422
00:38:10,330 --> 00:38:12,791
UNABLE TO PROPERLY FLY YET,

423
00:38:12,832 --> 00:38:16,586
THE CHICK IS A SITTING TARGET
FOR ANY PASSING PREDATOR.

424
00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:18,338
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

425
00:38:18,379 --> 00:38:19,964
OR MALE HUMMINGBIRD.

426
00:38:23,384 --> 00:38:26,888
THIS MALE HELMETCREST IS
SEEKING OUT NEW TERRITORY.

427
00:38:30,391 --> 00:38:33,185
HE WILL CHASE OFF ANY
OTHER MALES THAT HE FINDS,

428
00:38:34,354 --> 00:38:36,147
EVEN JUVENILES.

429
00:38:36,189 --> 00:38:38,858
(INTENSE MUSIC)

430
00:38:43,696 --> 00:38:45,823
THE MOTHER IS BUSY
COLLECTING FOOD.

431
00:38:49,702 --> 00:38:52,663
THE MALE SEES THE STRANDED
CHICK AS A COMPETITOR

432
00:38:56,292 --> 00:38:59,629
AND ATTACKS.
(INTENSE MUSIC)

433
00:39:05,718 --> 00:39:06,886
HE IS RELENTLESS.

434
00:39:17,397 --> 00:39:19,983
THE CHICK CLINGS
ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

435
00:39:25,738 --> 00:39:26,822
A BRIEF RESPITE.

436
00:39:32,078 --> 00:39:34,080
THE CHICK MAKES A
BREAK FOR SAFETY.

437
00:39:36,958 --> 00:39:39,043
THE MALE STRIKES AGAIN.

438
00:39:43,965 --> 00:39:46,676
BUT THE CHICK HAS MANAGED
TO MAKE IT TO A ROCK BELOW.

439
00:39:50,638 --> 00:39:53,307
(BIRD CHIRPING)

440
00:39:58,938 --> 00:40:01,399
IT NEEDS ITS MOTHER
TO DETER THIS MALE.

441
00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:12,785
FINALLY, SHE COMES TO THE RESCUE

442
00:40:15,622 --> 00:40:17,457
AND DELIVERS A COMFORTING MEAL.

443
00:40:18,583 --> 00:40:21,795
THE MALE WILL HAVE TO LOOK
ELSEWHERE FOR A NEW TERRITORY.

444
00:40:30,136 --> 00:40:35,141
AFTER THREE WEEKS OF CONSTANT
CARE, ATTENTION, AND FEEDING,

445
00:40:35,391 --> 00:40:37,310
THE HELMETCREST MOTHER HAS SHOWN

446
00:40:37,352 --> 00:40:40,438
SHE HAS WHAT IT TAKES
TO FLEDGE HER CHICKS.

447
00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:43,149
(BIRD CHIRPING)

448
00:40:49,364 --> 00:40:51,825
(LIGHT MUSIC)

449
00:40:55,370 --> 00:40:56,580
DOWN IN THE FOREST,

450
00:40:58,498 --> 00:41:01,167
ONE OF THE EMERALD CHICKS
HAS LEFT THE PENTHOUSE

451
00:41:04,003 --> 00:41:07,256
WHILE ITS MORE CAUTIOUS
SIBLING STILL SITS TIGHT.

452
00:41:09,968 --> 00:41:14,306
BUT CAUTION WON’T HELP AGAINST
THIS BACKDOOR INTRUDER.

453
00:41:14,347 --> 00:41:16,850
(EERIE MUSIC)

454
00:41:19,268 --> 00:41:20,561
A CHICKEN SNAKE.

455
00:41:22,855 --> 00:41:25,900
IT’S A SKILLFUL CLIMBER,
AND AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,

456
00:41:25,942 --> 00:41:28,778
IT HAS MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO FEED

457
00:41:28,820 --> 00:41:31,239
AS THERE ARE DEFENSELESS
CHICKS IN THE BRANCHES.

458
00:41:38,746 --> 00:41:42,833
IT HUNTS IN SILENCE,
ITS NINE-FOOT BODY

459
00:41:42,875 --> 00:41:45,711
SLIDING EFFORTLESSLY
FROM TREE TO TREE.

460
00:41:48,047 --> 00:41:49,715
THE CHICK IS OBLIVIOUS.

461
00:41:56,305 --> 00:41:58,557
BUT IT SEEMS ALMOST
READY TO FLY.

462
00:41:58,599 --> 00:42:02,103
(WINGS LOUDLY FLUTTERING)

463
00:42:02,937 --> 00:42:06,399
FOR THE FIRST TIME IT
TRIES TO USE ITS WINGS.

464
00:42:11,821 --> 00:42:13,531
FLICKING OUT ITS TONGUE,

465
00:42:13,573 --> 00:42:16,076
THE SNAKE CAN SCENT
THE CHICK ON THE AIR.

466
00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:24,417
IT KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.

467
00:42:26,044 --> 00:42:28,547
(TENSE MUSIC)

468
00:42:30,590 --> 00:42:33,510
THE MOTHER RETURNS TO
ENCOURAGE THE CHICK TO FLY,

469
00:42:37,764 --> 00:42:39,224
BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

470
00:42:53,404 --> 00:42:54,822
THE MOTHER IS INSISTENT.

471
00:42:56,532 --> 00:42:57,825
IT MUST FLY.

472
00:42:58,868 --> 00:42:59,702
OR DIE.

473
00:43:08,544 --> 00:43:09,545
JUST ONE

474
00:43:11,047 --> 00:43:11,881
LEAP

475
00:43:13,674 --> 00:43:14,717
OF FAITH.

476
00:43:14,759 --> 00:43:17,512
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

477
00:43:19,972 --> 00:43:23,309
IT’S THE BEGINNING
OF A NEW LIFE.

478
00:43:23,351 --> 00:43:24,644
A JOURNEY ON THE WING.

479
00:43:26,562 --> 00:43:28,355
THROUGH THE TROPICAL
LOWLAND FORESTS

480
00:43:29,774 --> 00:43:32,360
AND THE STARK EXPANSE
OF THE PARAMO,

481
00:43:32,401 --> 00:43:34,445
(BEAR GROWLS)

482
00:43:34,487 --> 00:43:36,322
THE HUMMINGBIRD QUEST CONTINUES.

483
00:43:37,990 --> 00:43:40,910
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)