1 00:00:24,836 --> 00:00:27,521 (WIND WHOOSHING) 2 00:00:38,100 --> 00:00:40,079 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 3 00:00:43,565 --> 00:00:47,740 NARRATOR: China is aland of myth and mystery. 4 00:00:48,319 --> 00:00:52,164 Almost inconceivabiy vast and diverse. 5 00:00:55,909 --> 00:00:58,218 From the eastern coastal plain... 6 00:00:59,246 --> 00:01:02,010 through mountain ranges and foresis... 7 00:01:04,626 --> 00:01:07,686 to the high plateau of Ginghai. 8 00:01:14,553 --> 00:01:16,942 From this magnificent landscape 9 00:01:16,971 --> 00:01:19,235 are born countless lives. 10 00:01:20,935 --> 00:01:24,120 Each of them part of a much larger story. 11 00:01:28,567 --> 00:01:32,207 An all-encompassing circle of life... 12 00:01:32,320 --> 00:01:34,754 that is fueled by the love... 13 00:01:34,865 --> 00:01:37,629 the losses, and the hopes... 14 00:01:37,743 --> 00:01:39,756 of many different creatures. 15 00:01:41,163 --> 00:01:42,892 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 16 00:01:58,056 --> 00:02:01,492 Our story takes place far from the bustling cities... 17 00:02:01,599 --> 00:02:03,863 we often think of as China. 18 00:02:09,691 --> 00:02:12,421 İt is a story of cranes... 19 00:02:12,777 --> 00:02:14,381 pandas... 20 00:02:14,487 --> 00:02:16,091 antelope... 21 00:02:16,197 --> 00:02:17,630 monkeys... 22 00:02:17,740 --> 00:02:19,128 and leopards. 23 00:02:20,243 --> 00:02:24,213 Aİİ of whom call China their home. 24 00:02:54,193 --> 00:02:55,455 (WARBLING) 25 00:02:55,488 --> 00:02:58,753 Among all the creatures in Chinese mythology... 26 00:02:58,866 --> 00:03:02,302 the crane holds a very speclal place. 27 00:03:02,327 --> 00:03:04,340 (CRANES WARBLING) 28 00:03:04,956 --> 00:03:07,766 A symbol of İlongevity and good fortune... 29 00:03:08,833 --> 00:03:09,936 it is one of the oldest 30 00:03:09,961 --> 00:03:12,771 and most prominent figures in Chinese art... 31 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,474 dating back thousands of years. 32 00:03:17,260 --> 00:03:20,730 İt is said that when a crane takes flight... 33 00:03:20,847 --> 00:03:24,362 it carries along the spirit Of a departed creature... 34 00:03:25,642 --> 00:03:29,328 from this world to the next. 35 00:03:47,581 --> 00:03:50,266 The Ginghai Plateau in western China... 36 00:03:50,377 --> 00:03:53,346 is the highest mountain plateau on Earth. 37 00:03:53,462 --> 00:03:56,807 And here, the elusive snow leopard... 38 00:03:56,923 --> 00:03:58,777 rules the range. 39 00:03:59,967 --> 00:04:01,901 This is Dawa. 40 00:04:03,140 --> 00:04:06,450 And this incredible dreamscape is her home. 41 00:04:09,646 --> 00:04:13,412 At an altitude of 14,000 feet above sea level... 42 00:04:13,525 --> 00:04:16,915 the climate here is too cold for most mammals. 43 00:04:18,277 --> 00:04:20,882 But Dawa ihrives here. 44 00:04:29,125 --> 00:04:32,845 Every part of her body is designed for this unigue terrain... 45 00:04:34,169 --> 00:04:36,137 from her exceptionally long tall... 46 00:04:36,255 --> 00:04:38,394 that helps her maintain balance... 47 00:04:38,506 --> 00:04:40,645 to her gray-dappled fur 48 00:04:40,676 --> 00:04:42,735 that provides the perfect camouflage... 49 00:04:42,844 --> 00:04:45,187 in these rocky surroundings. 50 00:04:47,975 --> 00:04:50,614 Dawa is at the top of her food chain... 51 00:04:51,186 --> 00:04:53,370 and at the top of her game. 52 00:04:54,816 --> 00:04:58,491 She knows every crag and cranny of this mountain. 53 00:04:59,318 --> 00:05:02,048 This is her turf. 54 00:05:04,615 --> 00:05:05,673 (GROWLS) 55 00:05:07,035 --> 00:05:09,344 But she's picked up a scent. 56 00:05:10,830 --> 00:05:13,390 An unwelcome visitor. 57 00:05:14,208 --> 00:05:15,812 (SNARLING) 58 00:05:21,217 --> 00:05:24,311 The intruder knows she's in Dawa's territory... 59 00:05:25,387 --> 00:05:27,821 but challenges her, nonetheless. 60 00:05:28,764 --> 00:05:30,777 (GROWLING) 61 00:05:37,233 --> 00:05:40,293 They face off in a chilling test of nerves. 62 00:05:46,075 --> 00:05:50,967 Dawa must convey strengih or risk a full-on battle. 63 00:05:51,014 --> 00:05:53,380 (BOTH GROWLING) 64 00:06:05,927 --> 00:06:08,145 (GROWLING CONTİINUES) 65 00:06:21,610 --> 00:06:24,249 The intruder finally submits. 66 00:06:31,870 --> 00:06:35,010 Dawa retains her supremacy. 67 00:06:39,710 --> 00:06:41,393 For now. 68 00:06:54,808 --> 00:06:56,196 (GROWLS) 69 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,455 Dawa is not a feline to be messed with... 70 00:07:00,900 --> 00:07:04,119 and right now nothing could shake her resolve. 71 00:07:07,656 --> 00:07:11,046 After all, it's not just her hunting grounas... 72 00:07:11,158 --> 00:07:12,295 she's protecting. 73 00:07:20,418 --> 00:07:21,726 (CUBS GROWLING) 74 00:07:28,009 --> 00:07:31,445 To her, these two little cubs... 75 00:07:31,555 --> 00:07:33,944 are the most important things on Earth. 76 00:07:36,352 --> 00:07:39,742 Providing for them and keeping them safe... 77 00:07:39,854 --> 00:07:41,742 is herlife's mission. 78 00:07:57,038 --> 00:07:59,472 Far to the east of Dawa... 79 00:07:59,584 --> 00:08:02,803 in the Sichuan mountain valleys of central China... 80 00:08:02,919 --> 00:08:06,138 a mere 8,000 feet above sea level... 81 00:08:06,590 --> 00:08:10,276 goölden snub-nosed monkeys run wild. 82 00:08:10,719 --> 00:08:12,858 (MONKEYS SCREECHIİNG) 83 00:08:13,056 --> 00:08:16,947 Monkeys have İlong been figures of rebellion and mischief... 84 00:08:17,058 --> 00:08:18,867 in Chinese folk tales. 85 00:08:19,812 --> 00:08:21,700 And one of the most mischievous monkeys 86 00:08:21,729 --> 00:08:23,162 on this mountain... 87 00:08:23,272 --> 00:08:24,830 is Taolao. 88 00:08:25,734 --> 00:08:28,123 He's the class clown of his troop... 89 00:08:28,236 --> 00:08:31,455 and an aspiring kung fu master. 90 00:08:33,074 --> 00:08:34,132 At two years old... 91 00:08:34,619 --> 00:08:38,134 TaoTao no longer needs to be overseen by his parents. 92 00:08:38,623 --> 00:08:41,217 But he still likes to come home to his father's side... 93 00:08:41,333 --> 00:08:44,052 after a long day of adventuring. 94 00:08:48,089 --> 00:08:50,728 (SCREECHING) 95 00:08:51,593 --> 00:08:54,653 TaoTao just İoves his dad. 96 00:08:56,933 --> 00:09:00,573 His dad, however, isn't big on showing affection... 97 00:09:04,106 --> 00:09:08,167 leaving Taolao feeling a little unappreciated. 98 00:09:10,527 --> 00:09:11,915 Oh, well. 99 00:09:12,115 --> 00:09:15,585 He can always count on his mother to shower him with attention. 100 00:09:16,326 --> 00:09:18,214 (İNFANT SOUEALING) 101 00:09:19,039 --> 00:09:22,088 But the recent arrival of a new baby sister in the family... 102 00:09:22,793 --> 00:09:26,809 has spoiled some of that maternal magic on the home front. 103 00:09:30,549 --> 00:09:33,268 While monkey families only have one father... 104 00:09:33,385 --> 00:09:35,478 they each have several mothers, 105 00:09:35,513 --> 00:09:37,777 who all help one another care for their young. 106 00:09:38,765 --> 00:09:40,027 (İNFANT SOUEALING) 107 00:09:47,148 --> 00:09:48,410 TaoTao misses the days 108 00:09:48,442 --> 00:09:50,706 when he used to be the center of attention... 109 00:09:52,570 --> 00:09:55,664 despite the danger involved. 110 00:09:56,744 --> 00:10:00,669 He's gulckly coming to the realization that he's no longer... 111 00:10:00,787 --> 00:10:02,596 the darling of his family. 112 00:10:05,209 --> 00:10:09,270 This new little bundle of joy has taken his place. 113 00:10:10,421 --> 00:10:12,434 İt seems so unfarr... 114 00:10:12,551 --> 00:10:16,066 when all the comfort and acceptance you've gotten used fo... 115 00:10:16,177 --> 00:10:18,816 is suddeniy stolen from you. 116 00:10:26,395 --> 00:10:28,704 "Fine, forget it, then!"” 117 00:10:31,987 --> 00:10:36,003 This is exacily the kind of thing that makes a monkey turn to mischief. 118 00:10:43,037 --> 00:10:45,016 Right next door to TaoTao... 119 00:10:45,417 --> 00:10:49,012 in a lush bamboo forest on the other side of the mountain... 120 00:10:50,211 --> 00:10:54,432 life is decidediy less stressful. 121 00:10:55,299 --> 00:10:57,483 This is YaYa. 122 00:10:58,385 --> 00:10:59,773 A giant panda. 123 00:11:01,057 --> 00:11:04,527 Pandas are basically the opposite of monkeys. 124 00:11:05,060 --> 00:11:07,654 They're not interested in stirring up trouble. 125 00:11:09,147 --> 00:11:12,287 They just wanna be left alone to ealt... 126 00:11:13,900 --> 00:11:15,333 and relax... 127 00:11:18,655 --> 00:11:20,134 and scratch... 128 00:11:22,118 --> 00:11:24,632 varlous, different areas. 129 00:11:27,792 --> 00:11:31,011 And once YaYa has completed her morning chores... 130 00:11:31,586 --> 00:11:33,975 she returns to her real focus in life... 131 00:11:34,004 --> 00:11:35,062 (BLEATS) 132 00:11:36,341 --> 00:11:39,651 her newborn daughter, MeiMeil. 133 00:11:43,973 --> 00:11:45,827 Ovtside of raising cubs... 134 00:11:45,936 --> 00:11:50,032 adult female pandas live almost completely solitary lives. 135 00:11:50,396 --> 00:11:51,579 (WHIMPERS) 136 00:11:52,773 --> 00:11:54,206 So, for YaYa... 137 00:11:54,944 --> 00:11:58,334 this is the most treasured time of herlife. 138 00:11:59,697 --> 00:12:01,710 (WHIMPERING) 139 00:12:08,290 --> 00:12:11,305 These two will be spending the next several months... 140 00:12:11,418 --> 00:12:13,727 snuggled up here inside this den. 141 00:12:15,923 --> 00:12:18,733 But then they'li step out into the world... 142 00:12:20,969 --> 00:12:24,314 and the real journey will begin. 143 00:12:33,691 --> 00:12:36,535 Up in the higher elevations of western China... 144 00:12:37,070 --> 00:12:40,881 a very different kind of family roams the plateau. 145 00:12:44,367 --> 00:12:46,050 Chiru antelope are worshipped... 146 00:12:46,161 --> 00:12:48,846 as sacred creatures in this region. 147 00:12:50,498 --> 00:12:52,341 They are the living embodimenil... 148 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:55,429 of nature's back-and-forth, seasonal cycle. 149 00:12:55,460 --> 00:12:56,518 (CALLING) 150 00:12:58,215 --> 00:13:01,355 Every spring, thousands of female chiru... 151 00:13:01,467 --> 00:13:03,401 embark on an epic journey. 152 00:13:04,262 --> 00:13:06,651 But it's a bittersweet occasion. 153 00:13:06,765 --> 00:13:08,699 They must bid fareweli to the males... 154 00:13:08,809 --> 00:13:11,744 who will not see them again for several months. 155 00:13:11,768 --> 00:13:13,076 (BLEATING) 156 00:13:19,234 --> 00:13:21,043 In the meantime... 157 00:13:21,822 --> 00:13:24,632 these bucks will have to make do on their own. 158 00:13:25,157 --> 00:13:26,215 (HUFFIİNG) 159 00:13:28,412 --> 00:13:31,802 The migration of these revered creatures... 160 00:13:31,916 --> 00:13:35,556 washes across ihe mountain plains of western China... 161 00:13:35,667 --> 00:13:38,272 like an ocean tide. 162 00:13:40,714 --> 00:13:42,602 Their destination? 163 00:13:43,259 --> 00:13:46,023 The legendary Zhuonai Lake... 164 00:13:46,138 --> 00:13:48,402 in the remote uplands of the GCinghai Plateau. 165 00:13:48,450 --> 00:13:49,439 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 166 00:13:54,979 --> 00:13:56,617 (CUBS GROWLING) 167 00:13:58,900 --> 00:14:00,868 Dawa's cubs are now old enough... 168 00:14:00,987 --> 00:14:04,081 to venture outside their cave into the sunshine. 169 00:14:06,533 --> 00:14:09,718 To them, this vast mountain range... 170 00:14:09,828 --> 00:14:12,672 is just one big rocky playground. 171 00:14:13,539 --> 00:14:15,143 (CUBS GROWLING) 172 00:14:27,386 --> 00:14:28,694 Like pandas, 173 00:14:28,722 --> 00:14:31,441 adult snow İeopards live very solitary lives. 174 00:14:32,518 --> 00:14:35,203 So with no one infringing on her territory... 175 00:14:35,312 --> 00:14:38,406 no competition for Oveen of the Mountain... 176 00:14:38,523 --> 00:14:40,787 she can focus all her attention... 177 00:14:40,899 --> 00:14:42,378 on her young. 178 00:14:56,707 --> 00:14:59,426 Dawa could not be more content. 179 00:15:00,213 --> 00:15:04,980 Nothing compares to being loved by the ones you İove most. 180 00:15:10,095 --> 00:15:11,574 (CUBS GROWLING) 181 00:15:14,143 --> 00:15:16,111 And while Dawa would İove nothing more... 182 00:15:16,229 --> 00:15:19,653 than to just sit back and watch them climb and play... 183 00:15:20,481 --> 00:15:23,461 she has other responsibilities. 184 00:15:25,194 --> 00:15:27,503 She needs fo hunt. 185 00:15:29,282 --> 00:15:31,671 These yaks offer a bouniy of meal... 186 00:15:32,786 --> 00:15:36,131 but are far too powerful and dangerous. 187 00:15:37,832 --> 00:15:40,096 She considers this marmolt. 188 00:15:40,417 --> 00:15:41,475 (SOAVEAKS) 189 00:15:43,086 --> 00:15:44,474 No, she doesn't. 190 00:15:45,049 --> 00:15:47,188 -But these glorious creatures? -(SHEEP BLEATING) 191 00:15:47,842 --> 00:15:50,857 This is what dinner looks like. 192 00:15:54,516 --> 00:15:57,735 Bharal sheep are Dawa's main prey. 193 00:15:59,145 --> 00:16:01,739 (BLEATING CONTINUES) 194 00:16:04,526 --> 00:16:06,744 Her intimate knowledge of her home terrain... 195 00:16:06,862 --> 00:16:09,922 helps her locate her prey and maneuver them... 196 00:16:10,031 --> 00:16:12,124 into rocky narrows and steep slopes... 197 00:16:12,242 --> 00:16:15,006 where they are more vulnerable to attack. 198 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,510 Like Dawa, these sheep are bullt to survive in these mountains. 199 00:16:22,086 --> 00:16:25,226 Their blanched fur is the ideal camouflage... 200 00:16:25,341 --> 00:16:28,390 and their strong legs make them remarkabiy fast and nimble. 201 00:16:34,179 --> 00:16:35,237 (SAVEAKING) 202 00:16:39,059 --> 00:16:42,324 But Dawa is smarlter. 203 00:16:45,651 --> 00:16:49,121 Her cubs will go to sleep with full stomachs tonight. 204 00:16:50,782 --> 00:16:54,752 This one meal could tide them over for an entire week. 205 00:16:58,372 --> 00:17:03,469 In Dawa's world, you must ftake life to give life. 206 00:17:09,841 --> 00:17:13,186 TaoTao has become increasingİy dejected... 207 00:17:13,303 --> 00:17:15,521 and has been spending a lot of time... 208 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,360 jJust trying to avoid his little sister, and his family. 209 00:17:20,311 --> 00:17:24,031 But today, he's come across some interesting neighbors... 210 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:25,868 who could change all that. 211 00:17:25,898 --> 00:17:27,581 (MONKEYS SCREECHIİNG) 212 00:17:29,026 --> 00:17:31,460 These are the Lost Boys... 213 00:17:32,030 --> 00:17:34,464 a gang of young male outcasis... 214 00:17:34,574 --> 00:17:37,259 some of them as young as Taolao. 215 00:17:39,788 --> 00:17:43,554 These guys know all about rejection. 216 00:17:45,879 --> 00:17:49,019 Being a Lost Boy is sort of like running away to join the circus... 217 00:17:49,588 --> 00:17:51,772 except with fewer rules. 218 00:17:53,135 --> 00:17:56,275 These kids don't seem to have a care in the world. 219 00:17:59,347 --> 00:18:01,406 This is Rooster... 220 00:18:03,352 --> 00:18:05,820 the leader of the Lost Boys. 221 00:18:07,857 --> 00:18:09,711 He's been in a lot of battles. 222 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,334 You see that eye? 223 00:18:12,778 --> 00:18:15,497 TaoTao's father had a hand'in that. 224 00:18:19,077 --> 00:18:21,887 He's certainİy taken notice of TaoTao. 225 00:18:22,665 --> 00:18:25,975 Maybe TaolTao reminds him of himself at that age. 226 00:18:27,168 --> 00:18:31,514 ÖOr maybe he just stares at stuff a lol. 227 00:18:33,133 --> 00:18:34,896 İn any case, if TaoTao has been looking... 228 00:18:35,009 --> 00:18:37,273 for a way to vent his frustrations... 229 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,779 he's come to ihe right place... 230 00:18:39,889 --> 00:18:42,357 because on ihis sunny afternoon... 231 00:18:42,475 --> 00:18:44,318 the Lost Boys have invited him... 232 00:18:44,436 --> 00:18:47,075 to play an ancient traditional monkey game... 233 00:18:47,813 --> 00:18:50,623 called Let's Break Branches. 234 00:18:50,649 --> 00:18:51,707 (SCREECHING) 235 00:18:51,734 --> 00:18:53,543 (ROCK MUSİC PLAYING) 236 00:19:11,756 --> 00:19:15,180 This is exacily what TaolTao needs right now. 237 00:19:17,387 --> 00:19:21,027 Some of their shenanigans, however, go a little too far for TaoTao. 238 00:19:23,098 --> 00:19:24,986 Like stealing a baby... 239 00:19:25,099 --> 00:19:26,202 for kicks? 240 00:19:28,853 --> 00:19:29,911 Bult hey... 241 00:19:30,022 --> 00:19:31,876 it's not like it's his sister. 242 00:19:34,277 --> 00:19:36,461 Being mischievous troublemakers... 243 00:19:36,570 --> 00:19:38,674 is exhausting work. 244 00:19:40,118 --> 00:19:43,633 For TaoTao, though, life with the Lost Boys seems... 245 00:19:44,202 --> 00:19:45,840 pretiy sweet. 246 00:19:46,621 --> 00:19:47,758 Until... 247 00:19:50,209 --> 00:19:52,018 Goshawks are virtualiy 248 00:19:52,046 --> 00:19:54,560 the onlİy natural predators these monkeys have. 249 00:19:54,966 --> 00:19:58,606 And they're always on the İookout for abandoned babies. 250 00:20:03,763 --> 00:20:04,821 (SOUEALS) 251 00:20:11,980 --> 00:20:13,038 (MONKEY SOUEALS) 252 00:20:13,648 --> 00:20:14,706 (CALLING) 253 00:20:17,114 --> 00:20:20,538 İn the blink of an eye, TaoTao's world is turned upside down. 254 00:20:20,865 --> 00:20:21,923 (GOSHAWK SCREECHES) 255 00:20:22,408 --> 00:20:24,296 That came out of nowhere. 256 00:20:24,411 --> 00:20:27,005 Why wasn't anyone keeping an eye out? 257 00:20:27,037 --> 00:20:28,265 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 258 00:20:37,131 --> 00:20:38,484 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 259 00:20:42,679 --> 00:20:45,819 İt's a harsh dose of reality for TaoTao. 260 00:20:45,932 --> 00:20:49,493 That easily could have been his little sister. 261 00:20:50,060 --> 00:20:51,869 (THUNDER CRASHING) 262 00:21:01,196 --> 00:21:03,414 (BIRDS SAUVAWKING) 263 00:21:17,045 --> 00:21:18,524 The summer winds, 264 00:21:18,548 --> 00:21:21,062 carrying the warm scent of fresh pastures... 265 00:21:21,176 --> 00:21:24,395 have İed the chiru to their sacred destination... 266 00:21:25,428 --> 00:21:27,487 Zhuonal Lake. 267 00:21:30,852 --> 00:21:33,821 And the real purpose of their herolic journey... 268 00:21:33,937 --> 00:21:36,246 now reveals itself. 269 00:21:43,531 --> 00:21:46,716 The whole fantastic, continuous cycle... 270 00:21:46,825 --> 00:21:48,838 that is chiru existence... 271 00:21:48,954 --> 00:21:51,514 is bullt on this first moment of bonding... 272 00:21:51,622 --> 00:21:53,806 between a mother and her baby... 273 00:21:54,500 --> 00:21:56,639 sharing each other's scent. 274 00:22:03,426 --> 00:22:06,190 Miraculousiy, baby chiru are able to walk... 275 00:22:06,304 --> 00:22:08,989 within 30 minutes of being born. 276 00:22:12,644 --> 00:22:15,613 İt's that "standing still” part that's so difficult. 277 00:22:32,829 --> 00:22:34,717 Within a few days, 278 00:22:34,749 --> 00:22:37,183 they can run like their mothers. 279 00:23:06,157 --> 00:23:10,503 As moithers and their calves learn to identify each other by smell... 280 00:23:10,619 --> 00:23:14,180 they're forming the essenlial, unbreakable connections... 281 00:23:14,288 --> 00:23:15,801 that bind the herd together 282 00:23:15,832 --> 00:23:19,518 and allow it to survive its return migration. 283 00:23:20,419 --> 00:23:22,478 Sometimes, it takes a while... 284 00:23:22,589 --> 00:23:25,899 for calves to figure out whose smell is whose... 285 00:23:26,010 --> 00:23:29,559 and they are gentliy encouraged to keep sniffing. 286 00:23:49,950 --> 00:23:53,010 The chiru will stay here until the calves are capable... 287 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,378 of making their long return journey. 288 00:23:56,457 --> 00:23:59,597 Then their pendulum will swing back toward home... 289 00:23:59,710 --> 00:24:03,259 where they'li be reunited with the males they left behind. 290 00:24:03,294 --> 00:24:04,852 (BLEATING) 291 00:24:09,176 --> 00:24:11,360 (BIRDS WARBLING) 292 00:24:14,015 --> 00:24:15,903 Up in the mountains of Sichuan... 293 00:24:16,016 --> 00:24:18,234 the turn of seasons unfurls... 294 00:24:18,353 --> 00:24:21,368 in a breathtaking kaleidoscope of color. 295 00:24:24,566 --> 00:24:26,124 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 296 00:24:26,193 --> 00:24:27,751 (WATER TRICKLING) 297 00:24:40,165 --> 00:24:41,632 (MEİMEİ WHIİMPERIİNG) 298 00:24:41,878 --> 00:24:46,599 YaYa and her baby have finally emerged from their den of solitude. 299 00:24:48,257 --> 00:24:51,442 LE's time for MeiMei to meet the world. 300 00:24:51,509 --> 00:24:52,897 (WHIMPERING) 301 00:25:31,383 --> 00:25:34,819 "Well, the baby's been fed... 302 00:25:36,137 --> 00:25:37,991 "and cudoled... 303 00:25:38,973 --> 00:25:40,656 "and put to bed.” 304 00:25:44,437 --> 00:25:46,291 "Time for lunch." 305 00:25:48,650 --> 00:25:51,335 (LEAVES RUSTLING) 306 00:25:58,788 --> 00:26:03,134 Pandas in the wild eat almost nothing but bamboo. 307 00:26:03,624 --> 00:26:05,888 Up to 40 pounas per day. 308 00:26:09,003 --> 00:26:10,482 40... 309 00:26:10,588 --> 00:26:12,021 pounds... 310 00:26:12,673 --> 00:26:14,527 of bamboo... 311 00:26:14,926 --> 00:26:16,530 per day. 312 00:26:18,346 --> 00:26:19,859 (SOAVEAKS) 313 00:26:22,937 --> 00:26:25,826 MeiMei, however, has a belly full of mother's milk... 314 00:26:25,937 --> 00:26:27,666 and is fully rested. 315 00:26:28,941 --> 00:26:31,876 And there's a whole new world to explore. 316 00:26:39,700 --> 00:26:41,509 Right. 317 00:26:41,620 --> 00:26:43,258 She can't really go anywhere. 318 00:26:43,373 --> 00:26:47,218 At this age, panda cubs have barely learned to crawli. 319 00:26:47,709 --> 00:26:49,017 (SAVEAKING) 320 00:26:50,505 --> 00:26:52,723 But that doesn't diminish her fascination... 321 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,354 with all these new sights and sounds. 322 00:26:58,803 --> 00:27:00,407 Like this guy. 323 00:27:02,557 --> 00:27:03,615 (WHIMPERS) 324 00:27:05,852 --> 00:27:07,581 A red panda. 325 00:27:08,188 --> 00:27:10,702 He's not realliy a panda ai all. 326 00:27:10,816 --> 00:27:13,410 He's actualİy closer to a raccoon. 327 00:27:14,194 --> 00:27:16,583 MeiMei doesn't care what he is. 328 00:27:16,698 --> 00:27:19,713 She just wants to climb up there and say hello. 329 00:27:20,327 --> 00:27:23,751 Red pandas spend almost all their time up in trees... 330 00:27:23,873 --> 00:27:26,637 which makes him a perfect role model for MeiMeil. 331 00:27:27,249 --> 00:27:29,388 Because climbing trees... 332 00:27:29,501 --> 00:27:32,265 is all baby pandas dream about. 333 00:27:38,218 --> 00:27:40,903 There's so much beauviy. 334 00:27:43,097 --> 00:27:44,655 İt's entrancing. 335 00:27:47,894 --> 00:27:49,953 But behind the beauvily... 336 00:27:51,731 --> 00:27:53,414 lurks danger. 337 00:27:53,608 --> 00:27:54,666 (SOAVEAKS) 338 00:27:56,569 --> 00:27:58,127 (SAVEAKING) 339 00:28:06,245 --> 00:28:08,850 "Okay?" 340 00:28:11,918 --> 00:28:14,773 "And here we go again." 341 00:28:17,465 --> 00:28:18,818 (SOUEALS) 342 00:28:24,222 --> 00:28:25,280 (GROWLS) 343 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,278 (WHIMPERING) 344 00:28:33,940 --> 00:28:35,544 "Oh, my gosh. 345 00:28:35,651 --> 00:28:39,291 "That was so embarrassing." 346 00:28:47,245 --> 00:28:49,384 (HUFFIİNG) 347 00:29:00,133 --> 00:29:01,862 (MEİMEİ WHIİMPERIİNG) 348 00:29:11,352 --> 00:29:12,410 (WHIMPERS) 349 00:29:16,527 --> 00:29:20,372 Moms are always there to pick you up when you fall down. 350 00:29:22,657 --> 00:29:25,922 And to drag you around by the neck afterward. 351 00:29:36,961 --> 00:29:38,565 If she could... 352 00:29:38,673 --> 00:29:42,234 YaYa would stay in this momeni forever. 353 00:29:42,717 --> 00:29:43,775 (LOW BARK) 354 00:29:44,846 --> 00:29:46,734 All she wants to do is hold onto her baby... 355 00:29:46,846 --> 00:29:49,406 and smother her with love. 356 00:29:51,017 --> 00:29:52,075 (SOAVEAKS) 357 00:29:55,022 --> 00:29:58,241 But MeiMei has had a faste of freedom. 358 00:30:02,028 --> 00:30:03,791 And she likes İit. 359 00:30:04,322 --> 00:30:05,801 (SAVUEALING) 360 00:30:22,383 --> 00:30:25,147 Pine nuts are only available in the fall... 361 00:30:25,261 --> 00:30:27,149 and today Rooster and the Lost Boys... 362 00:30:27,263 --> 00:30:29,731 have found a nice patch all to themselves. 363 00:30:31,393 --> 00:30:34,942 And TaoTao is making sure he gets his fair share. 364 00:30:35,103 --> 00:30:36,616 (MONKEYS SCREECHIİNG) 365 00:30:36,771 --> 00:30:38,124 "Whoops." 366 00:30:40,277 --> 00:30:42,950 He's been spending almost all his time with the Lost Boys... 367 00:30:43,406 --> 00:30:47,172 ever since his cute lİittle baby sister swallowed up his family. 368 00:30:52,245 --> 00:30:54,349 (MONKEYS SCREECHIİNG) 369 00:30:55,708 --> 00:30:58,347 But when TaoTao's father shows up... 370 00:30:58,460 --> 00:31:00,428 with the whole family in towv... 371 00:31:00,962 --> 00:31:03,351 the festive mood changes... 372 00:31:04,382 --> 00:31:06,691 to less festive. 373 00:31:14,476 --> 00:31:16,660 (MONKEY SOUEALING) 374 00:31:17,439 --> 00:31:20,658 Rooster probably still has a chip on his shoulder... 375 00:31:20,774 --> 00:31:22,833 about that whole eye thing. 376 00:31:27,447 --> 00:31:28,505 (SCREECHES) 377 00:31:30,077 --> 00:31:33,171 Looks like it's time for some long-awaited payback. 378 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:37,559 (SCREECHING) 379 00:31:40,167 --> 00:31:42,727 (SNARLING) 380 00:31:46,132 --> 00:31:47,565 TaolTao can't believe this. 381 00:31:49,638 --> 00:31:52,687 Why is Rooster picking a fight with his father? 382 00:31:58,021 --> 00:32:01,912 The females in TaoTao's family rally around their man. 383 00:32:02,648 --> 00:32:04,036 (SCREECHING) 384 00:32:09,323 --> 00:32:12,087 Rooster, however, is on his own. 385 00:32:12,660 --> 00:32:15,549 The Lost Boys only look out for themselves. 386 00:32:16,538 --> 00:32:18,221 With nobody to back him up... 387 00:32:18,623 --> 00:32:20,841 Rooster beats a hasiy retreat. 388 00:32:31,010 --> 00:32:32,398 (SCREECHES) 389 00:32:35,598 --> 00:32:37,156 Taolao is torn. 390 00:32:38,437 --> 00:32:42,953 These new pals of his are turning out to be a bunch of self-centered brats. 391 00:32:49,740 --> 00:32:53,790 İs there anybody in this crazy world you can actually depend on? 392 00:33:00,414 --> 00:33:02,678 (BLEATING) 393 00:33:04,127 --> 00:33:06,015 Up on the high plains... 394 00:33:06,131 --> 00:33:08,315 the chiru have embarked on their journey back home 395 00:33:08,381 --> 00:33:09,860 to rejoin the males. 396 00:33:12,262 --> 00:33:16,687 But the smell of young calves has attracted followers. 397 00:33:26,065 --> 00:33:27,794 (BLEATING) 398 00:33:30,987 --> 00:33:33,046 This wolf tests the herd... 399 00:33:33,156 --> 00:33:35,295 trying to separate the little ones. 400 00:33:38,328 --> 00:33:40,546 By now, luckily, those baby legs... 401 00:33:40,665 --> 00:33:43,054 are strong and fast, jJust like their mothers'. 402 00:33:43,458 --> 00:33:44,891 (ANTELOPE BLEATING) 403 00:33:47,837 --> 00:33:49,520 The chiru are united. 404 00:33:49,632 --> 00:33:53,147 The bonds between moms and babies hold strong. 405 00:33:53,260 --> 00:33:55,979 Each calf glued to its mother's scent. 406 00:34:01,934 --> 00:34:03,162 (BLEATING) 407 00:34:04,812 --> 00:34:06,996 The herd is many... 408 00:34:08,274 --> 00:34:10,834 but the herd is one. 409 00:34:29,629 --> 00:34:31,688 The sheer beauty of China... 410 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:35,395 manifests itself in so many different ways... 411 00:34:35,510 --> 00:34:38,104 İN sOo many remote corners. 412 00:34:41,641 --> 00:34:44,701 İt sometimes feels like another world. 413 00:34:50,692 --> 00:34:52,580 Ünder Dawa's nurturing... 414 00:34:52,695 --> 00:34:56,119 her cubs are growing into two impressive young cats. 415 00:34:58,325 --> 00:35:01,385 And she's just had a successful hunlt... 416 00:35:01,494 --> 00:35:03,883 which comes none too soon. 417 00:35:04,333 --> 00:35:08,884 Her cubs are now fully weaned and hungry for some fresh meal. 418 00:35:09,505 --> 00:35:13,555 They've been watching and learning the ways of the great hunter... 419 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:16,102 their mom. 420 00:35:16,596 --> 00:35:18,143 -(LEOPARD SNARLS IN DISTANCE) -But suddeniy... 421 00:35:18,262 --> 00:35:21,322 across the valley, the intruder has returned. 422 00:35:21,932 --> 00:35:25,493 This time, with her three grown sons. 423 00:35:32,361 --> 00:35:35,910 Scarcity of prey has brought them into Dawa's territory... 424 00:35:36,031 --> 00:35:40,252 and they are more than prepared to take all that is hers. 425 00:35:46,374 --> 00:35:49,184 Dawa's old rival is much more emboldeneda... 426 00:35:49,292 --> 00:35:51,305 now that she has reinforcemenits. 427 00:35:51,711 --> 00:35:54,020 She and Dawa both knowr... 428 00:35:54,133 --> 00:35:57,978 Dawa would never survive a fight agalnst all four leopards. 429 00:36:03,973 --> 00:36:05,326 (GROWLING) 430 00:36:14,900 --> 00:36:16,208 (SNARLING) 431 00:36:24,330 --> 00:36:27,720 Dawa can't bring herself to abandon this precious food, though. 432 00:36:31,169 --> 00:36:35,640 Her cubs must eaft, and when it comes to their survival... 433 00:36:35,756 --> 00:36:37,974 Dawa would fight almost any foe. 434 00:36:44,264 --> 00:36:46,824 The trade-off between life and death... 435 00:36:46,934 --> 00:36:50,153 is sometimes a very difficult calculation. 436 00:37:00,988 --> 00:37:02,341 (SNARLING) 437 00:37:08,037 --> 00:37:10,346 But then the sons move in. 438 00:37:19,466 --> 00:37:22,026 Outnumbered and out-fanged... 439 00:37:22,135 --> 00:37:25,445 Dawa must retreat to guard her cübs. 440 00:37:33,189 --> 00:37:36,534 Not satisfied with merely stealing Dawa's kill... 441 00:37:36,651 --> 00:37:40,041 the interlopers now pursue her to let her knowr... 442 00:37:40,152 --> 00:37:42,382 they're here to stay. 443 00:37:48,995 --> 00:37:50,724 To save her young... 444 00:37:50,831 --> 00:37:53,720 Dawa must take them and leave the area. 445 00:38:13,269 --> 00:38:16,409 Expelled from their own home. 446 00:38:19,525 --> 00:38:21,834 (WIND WHISTLING) 447 00:38:23,946 --> 00:38:26,380 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 448 00:38:28,868 --> 00:38:30,256 (WHIMPERING) 449 00:38:34,334 --> 00:38:37,758 When your baby is the cutest, fuzziest creature... 450 00:38:37,877 --> 00:38:39,435 this side of the Yangize River... 451 00:38:40,380 --> 00:38:44,191 it's not easy to just leave it alone. 452 00:38:45,634 --> 00:38:47,522 (SAVUEALING) 453 00:39:03,904 --> 00:39:05,963 At six months old, MeiMei is thinking... 454 00:39:06,073 --> 00:39:08,792 she's ready to move about on her own. 455 00:39:10,368 --> 00:39:11,801 Her mother is thinking... 456 00:39:12,745 --> 00:39:14,554 "Yeah, not so much." 457 00:39:15,539 --> 00:39:17,268 That's a fall tree. 458 00:39:17,375 --> 00:39:20,094 And MeiMei is no expert climber. 459 00:39:20,543 --> 00:39:21,726 Yet. 460 00:39:21,754 --> 00:39:23,893 (MEİMEI SOUEALING) 461 00:39:31,764 --> 00:39:34,608 (SOVEALING CONTINUES) 462 00:39:36,895 --> 00:39:41,457 "Come on! Momli l just wanna... Argh!" 463 00:39:45,694 --> 00:39:46,752 (SOUEALS) 464 00:39:48,367 --> 00:39:52,792 Being a helicopter mom can suffocate a cub's curlosity, though. 465 00:39:52,913 --> 00:39:56,007 For young pandas, tree climbing is a rite of passage. 466 00:39:56,791 --> 00:39:59,510 When a cub is able to successfully climb a tree... 467 00:39:59,626 --> 00:40:02,186 it means it can be safe from predators. 468 00:40:04,255 --> 00:40:05,688 A cub that can climb a tree... 469 00:40:06,717 --> 00:40:09,811 is a cub that no İonger needs its mother. 470 00:40:13,222 --> 00:40:16,282 "Mom, relax. l got this.” 471 00:40:20,229 --> 00:40:21,287 (SOUEALS) 472 00:40:22,314 --> 00:40:23,372 (THUD) 473 00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:25,958 (SOUEALS) 474 00:40:35,578 --> 00:40:36,886 On the plains of Ginghai... 475 00:40:37,331 --> 00:40:40,300 the male chiru stand guard on the home fronl... 476 00:40:40,418 --> 00:40:43,979 awaiting the return of their far-roving females. 477 00:40:45,588 --> 00:40:48,523 (ANTELOPE BLEATING) 478 00:40:50,342 --> 00:40:51,400 (SNORTS) 479 00:40:55,599 --> 00:40:58,409 The females have traveled İlong and far... 480 00:40:58,518 --> 00:41:00,986 to be reunited with their partners. 481 00:41:02,354 --> 00:41:04,208 (BLEATING) 482 00:41:10,529 --> 00:41:11,666 Unfortunately... 483 00:41:11,866 --> 00:41:15,085 after being away from each other for so long... 484 00:41:15,201 --> 00:41:18,045 neither the males nor the females... 485 00:41:18,163 --> 00:41:21,348 have the slightest idea who their partners are. 486 00:41:22,875 --> 00:41:24,513 But not to worry... 487 00:41:24,668 --> 00:41:25,771 (SNORTS) 488 00:41:25,797 --> 00:41:29,392 the males are more than happy to impress new females... 489 00:41:29,506 --> 00:41:31,269 and start new families. 490 00:41:32,384 --> 00:41:34,113 (HUFFIİNG) 491 00:41:37,016 --> 00:41:40,031 They've spent the entire spring and summer bulking up... 492 00:41:40,144 --> 00:41:42,783 and vying with each other for supremacy. 493 00:41:42,897 --> 00:41:46,446 And they're raring to show off their masculinity. 494 00:41:50,695 --> 00:41:52,959 "Problems with wolves, ladies?”" 495 00:41:53,865 --> 00:41:56,629 "Fear not. İ'İl deal with this scoundrel." 496 00:42:00,078 --> 00:42:01,716 (SNORTING) 497 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,764 Öne glance at that imposing male physigue... 498 00:42:05,879 --> 00:42:09,428 and this scrappy little predator is soon sent on his way. 499 00:42:09,546 --> 00:42:11,935 "Hey! Whoa!" 500 00:42:11,987 --> 00:42:13,443 (SNORTING) 501 00:42:14,593 --> 00:42:16,072 "İts all good." 502 00:42:17,555 --> 00:42:19,944 "The ice causes abit of a... whoa!l" 503 00:42:23,894 --> 00:42:25,577 (WOLF WHIMPERIİNG) 504 00:42:41,455 --> 00:42:43,764 Regardless of how they accomplish it... 505 00:42:43,876 --> 00:42:48,802 the herd always comes together again as öne great big family. 506 00:42:50,547 --> 00:42:55,268 And the never-ending tide of chiru life flows on. 507 00:42:55,968 --> 00:42:59,187 (ANTELOPE BLEATING) 508 00:43:05,561 --> 00:43:07,199 (BIRD CAWING) 509 00:43:08,106 --> 00:43:10,620 As the temperatures begin to plummet... 510 00:43:10,734 --> 00:43:13,373 the öonce mighity GOuveen of the Mountain... 511 00:43:13,486 --> 00:43:16,205 hasn't made a kill in over a week. 512 00:43:16,491 --> 00:43:20,882 Now, she's forced to share her unfamiliar new territory... 513 00:43:20,993 --> 00:43:23,382 with more successtİul rivals. 514 00:43:34,716 --> 00:43:37,025 She must survey the area constanlly... 515 00:43:37,136 --> 00:43:40,902 to get the lay of the land and reestablish her dominion... 516 00:43:41,013 --> 00:43:42,571 with scent markings. 517 00:43:45,185 --> 00:43:47,904 But she's been spotted by this area's male. 518 00:43:56,237 --> 00:43:58,376 (GROWLIİNG AND SNARLING) 519 00:44:02,035 --> 00:44:04,424 She defends her ground bravely... 520 00:44:04,537 --> 00:44:07,256 but is forced to retreat back to her cubs. 521 00:44:15,506 --> 00:44:17,565 Those playful days of summer... 522 00:44:17,676 --> 00:44:20,941 seem very far away to Dawa right now. 523 00:44:31,064 --> 00:44:35,501 İf only a family's love could determine its fate. 524 00:44:40,781 --> 00:44:42,260 (WIND WHOOSHING) 525 00:44:42,303 --> 00:44:43,588 (BIRD WARBLING) 526 00:44:53,420 --> 00:44:56,605 YaYa's instinct is to keep her cub safe. 527 00:45:05,140 --> 00:45:08,109 But she can't protect MeiMeil forever. 528 00:45:08,767 --> 00:45:10,280 At some point... 529 00:45:10,394 --> 00:45:12,533 she's going to have to let go. 530 00:45:17,317 --> 00:45:18,625 (SOUEALS) 531 00:45:21,989 --> 00:45:23,798 (WHIMPERING) 532 00:45:23,866 --> 00:45:25,629 Just... maybe not today. 533 00:45:32,666 --> 00:45:35,396 Winter turns the dense foresi... 534 00:45:35,503 --> 00:45:38,893 into a majestic crystal fantasy land. 535 00:45:41,844 --> 00:45:45,655 This is the first snowfall TaoTao's sister has ever seen. 536 00:45:46,682 --> 00:45:49,992 Her pure amazement is a welcome distraction... 537 00:45:50,101 --> 00:45:52,035 from the hardships of winter. 538 00:45:54,021 --> 00:45:56,376 "What is this stuff2" 539 00:45:57,149 --> 00:45:59,913 (MONKEYS SCREECHIİNG) 540 00:46:01,820 --> 00:46:04,835 "Whatever it is, it's cold.” 541 00:46:06,158 --> 00:46:08,718 "Must get to higher ground!" 542 00:46:10,704 --> 00:46:12,717 Yes, snow is a bummer... 543 00:46:12,832 --> 00:46:15,596 and it's really cold on your hands. 544 00:46:15,709 --> 00:46:17,097 The one upside is... 545 00:46:17,212 --> 00:46:20,727 it's a perfect excuse to walk like this. 546 00:46:21,381 --> 00:46:23,394 (SCREECHING) 547 00:46:29,515 --> 00:46:32,734 (MONKEYS SOUEFALING) 548 00:46:48,826 --> 00:46:50,714 The cold and scarcity of winter... 549 00:46:50,830 --> 00:46:54,049 has brought the various groups within the troop together again. 550 00:46:54,873 --> 00:46:56,977 They're so hungry... 551 00:46:57,084 --> 00:46:58,597 they'li eat anything. 552 00:46:58,710 --> 00:47:01,099 (SCREECHING) 553 00:47:01,216 --> 00:47:04,936 Rooster certainly isn't giving TaoTao any handouts. 554 00:47:05,049 --> 00:47:06,562 Or warmth. 555 00:47:06,926 --> 00:47:08,735 Ör support. 556 00:47:12,099 --> 00:47:13,487 This is what you get... 557 00:47:13,602 --> 00:47:15,820 when you're hooked up with the Lost Boys. 558 00:47:17,229 --> 00:47:18,958 (SAVUEALING) 559 00:47:19,731 --> 00:47:21,164 (SCREECHING) 560 00:47:21,566 --> 00:47:22,794 Whoa! 561 00:47:23,570 --> 00:47:25,458 Rooster is scrapping over food again. 562 00:47:26,071 --> 00:47:27,925 (SCREECHING) 563 00:47:30,910 --> 00:47:32,969 And the hostility is spreading. 564 00:47:35,541 --> 00:47:38,590 Before you know it, TaoTao gets drawn into the fray. 565 00:47:39,461 --> 00:47:41,975 Even his little sister gets caught up in İt. 566 00:47:44,967 --> 00:47:47,811 She tries to help her brother and stop them from fighting... 567 00:47:47,929 --> 00:47:51,023 but there's just no reasoning with these animals. 568 00:47:52,470 --> 00:47:53,607 (SCREECHING) 569 00:47:53,659 --> 00:47:56,696 TaoTao's father wants nothing to do with it. 570 00:47:57,438 --> 00:48:00,453 There's barely any food here to fight over anyway. 571 00:48:01,898 --> 00:48:02,956 (SCREECHING) 572 00:48:02,984 --> 00:48:05,168 He packs up his family and heads off... 573 00:48:05,277 --> 00:48:07,541 to lower, warmer territory. 574 00:48:11,826 --> 00:48:14,511 With the cold biting at his bones... 575 00:48:14,621 --> 00:48:17,636 TaoTao is longing for some comforil. 576 00:48:17,749 --> 00:48:21,719 For someone, anyone, to just keep him warm. 577 00:48:24,421 --> 00:48:26,525 He misses his family. 578 00:48:27,969 --> 00:48:30,893 Up until now, he's resisted going back to them. 579 00:48:33,139 --> 00:48:35,699 Maybe he's still bitter about his sister. 580 00:48:36,644 --> 00:48:39,204 Maybe he's trying to prove something to his father. 581 00:48:39,644 --> 00:48:40,906 Who knows? 582 00:48:41,646 --> 00:48:43,204 (YAWNS) 583 00:48:43,983 --> 00:48:47,077 Right now, he needs warmih. 584 00:48:49,864 --> 00:48:52,082 He abandons the Lost Boys... 585 00:48:54,535 --> 00:48:57,015 and follows his family. 586 00:49:01,833 --> 00:49:02,891 (SCREECHES) 587 00:49:07,840 --> 00:49:08,898 (MONKEY SOUEALS) 588 00:49:18,475 --> 00:49:20,739 His sister welcomes him back. 589 00:49:22,730 --> 00:49:25,449 But life isn't always that simple. 590 00:49:25,523 --> 00:49:27,787 (SAVUEALING) 591 00:49:31,196 --> 00:49:33,426 His father won'tlet him in. 592 00:49:35,075 --> 00:49:37,760 TaoTao has no one to tum to. 593 00:49:43,083 --> 00:49:45,096 He's run out of options. 594 00:49:55,888 --> 00:49:57,617 (WIND WHOOSHING) 595 00:49:59,600 --> 00:50:01,613 Between winter's wrath... 596 00:50:01,727 --> 00:50:03,706 and plain old bad luck... 597 00:50:03,814 --> 00:50:07,614 Dawa's hunting successes have been few and far between. 598 00:50:07,649 --> 00:50:08,707 (SHEEP BLEATING) 599 00:50:10,071 --> 00:50:12,960 But these sheep, seeking shelter from the weather... 600 00:50:13,489 --> 00:50:16,174 have just moved within range. 601 00:50:17,409 --> 00:50:18,467 (BLEATING) 602 00:50:39,640 --> 00:50:41,744 (BLEATING CONTINUES) 603 00:51:03,831 --> 00:51:06,174 Something terrible happens, though. 604 00:51:15,971 --> 00:51:20,067 The snow has concealed jagged rocks, and Dawa has injured her paw. 605 00:52:04,727 --> 00:52:09,278 Dawa knows if she and her cubs are to survive... 606 00:52:09,398 --> 00:52:12,743 she must be in top physical condition to hunt. 607 00:52:13,692 --> 00:52:15,910 (WIND WHOOSHING) 608 00:52:29,124 --> 00:52:31,183 (BIRDS WARBLING) 609 00:52:51,229 --> 00:52:52,287 (SAVUEALING) 610 00:52:54,150 --> 00:52:56,163 İt looks like TaoTao has finaliy... 611 00:52:56,277 --> 00:52:59,462 been allowed to rejoin the family furball. 612 00:53:04,659 --> 00:53:06,638 (SAVUEALING) 613 00:53:06,996 --> 00:53:10,386 Or more like cling onto the outside of it. 614 00:53:11,919 --> 00:53:14,968 As long as he's willing to help protect the family against the cold... 615 00:53:15,671 --> 00:53:17,980 his father will let him stay. 616 00:53:19,175 --> 00:53:21,643 İt's better than freezing all alone. 617 00:53:23,138 --> 00:53:26,483 At least his little sister looks happy to see him. 618 00:53:28,978 --> 00:53:33,028 Maybe Taolaco is finally learning the true value of family. 619 00:53:34,521 --> 00:53:35,658 (SOUEALS) 620 00:53:35,711 --> 00:53:39,499 Or maybe he's just reallİy cold. 621 00:53:55,293 --> 00:53:56,772 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 622 00:53:58,964 --> 00:54:01,068 (MUSIC PLAYING) 623 00:54:17,816 --> 00:54:19,704 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 624 00:54:21,736 --> 00:54:23,215 In China... 625 00:54:23,657 --> 00:54:26,091 some believe the panda to be the living embodimenl... 626 00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:28,134 of the yin and yang concept... 627 00:54:28,495 --> 00:54:31,384 the curved black-and-white patterns Of its fur... 628 00:54:31,497 --> 00:54:33,556 mimicking the symbol itself. 629 00:54:34,040 --> 00:54:36,554 (SAVUEALING) 630 00:54:38,714 --> 00:54:42,764 This duality of opposing forces exisits everywhere in nature. 631 00:54:46,512 --> 00:54:48,901 But perhaps nowhere more so... 632 00:54:49,016 --> 00:54:53,066 than in the mounting relationship between YaYa and MeiMel. 633 00:54:56,523 --> 00:55:00,084 The push and pull between freedom and protection... 634 00:55:00,191 --> 00:55:02,250 is coming to a head. 635 00:55:02,298 --> 00:55:03,287 (SOUEALS) 636 00:55:06,072 --> 00:55:08,290 YaYa wants so badly... 637 00:55:08,411 --> 00:55:11,426 to hold on to her precious daughter and keep her safe. 638 00:55:11,870 --> 00:55:14,964 But MeiMei has an uncontrollable... 639 00:55:15,082 --> 00:55:18,597 evolutionary urge to just climb. 640 00:55:22,592 --> 00:55:26,267 And yeah, sure, the kid has some issues with gravity. 641 00:55:28,136 --> 00:55:30,821 But so what? Life is risky. 642 00:55:30,931 --> 00:55:33,115 She's going to fall down. 643 00:55:33,808 --> 00:55:35,947 (SAVUEALING) 644 00:55:39,398 --> 00:55:41,866 And then, she'li get back up. 645 00:55:46,738 --> 00:55:48,217 (SAVUEALING) 646 00:55:50,952 --> 00:55:54,547 But at some poinlt, she has to do it on her own. 647 00:56:01,586 --> 00:56:04,817 And today is that day. 648 00:56:06,591 --> 00:56:07,649 (SOUEALS) 649 00:56:14,140 --> 00:56:15,493 (SAVUEALING) 650 00:56:16,644 --> 00:56:19,989 As deep as YaYa's love for her daughter is... 651 00:56:21,273 --> 00:56:23,332 there is a force that is stronger. 652 00:56:23,441 --> 00:56:25,500 A force of nature. 653 00:56:30,490 --> 00:56:32,594 And it's pulling them apart. 654 00:56:48,716 --> 00:56:50,479 She's golng for it. 655 00:56:58,059 --> 00:56:59,697 (SAVUEALING) 656 00:57:23,376 --> 00:57:24,434 (SOUEALS) 657 00:57:27,880 --> 00:57:30,189 (SAVUEALING) 658 00:57:40,186 --> 00:57:43,201 The day you climb a tree on your own... 659 00:57:44,522 --> 00:57:46,626 without falling out of it... 660 00:57:48,401 --> 00:57:50,756 is a big day. 661 00:57:55,867 --> 00:57:57,471 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 662 00:58:04,670 --> 00:58:08,015 YaYa may be a slightly overprotective molher... 663 00:58:09,049 --> 00:58:12,598 but she's raised oöne extraordinary little panda. 664 00:58:16,679 --> 00:58:18,909 She also knows... 665 00:58:19,016 --> 00:58:21,405 it will soon be time to say goodbye. 666 00:58:26,523 --> 00:58:29,208 The joy a mother recelves... 667 00:58:29,318 --> 00:58:32,128 from raising a cub from birth, however... 668 00:58:32,237 --> 00:58:35,297 is worth a thousand farewelis. 669 00:58:37,116 --> 00:58:39,175 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 670 00:58:48,462 --> 00:58:50,271 (MONKEYS SOUEFALING) 671 00:58:50,297 --> 00:58:52,857 Springtime means more food. 672 00:58:58,053 --> 00:58:59,566 More fleas. 673 00:59:04,894 --> 00:59:06,532 And more babies. 674 00:59:06,563 --> 00:59:08,542 (MONKEYS SOUEFALING) 675 00:59:12,360 --> 00:59:14,248 Which, in turn, means... 676 00:59:14,696 --> 00:59:16,709 more baby fever. 677 00:59:20,660 --> 00:59:22,799 (SAVUEALING) 678 00:59:32,004 --> 00:59:33,483 (SAVUEALING) 679 00:59:36,012 --> 00:59:39,857 Though Taolao is getting along better with his family lately... 680 00:59:39,974 --> 00:59:43,740 he's understandabiy been spending İess time around his father. 681 00:59:45,102 --> 00:59:47,946 And a lot more time by himself. 682 00:59:54,027 --> 00:59:56,416 TaoTao's sister is growing up, too. 683 01:00:01,286 --> 01:00:04,301 She's starting to show off her own personality. 684 01:00:20,431 --> 01:00:23,525 She's at an age now where her mother can İeave her alone... 685 01:00:23,640 --> 01:00:25,449 to go forage for food. 686 01:00:27,102 --> 01:00:29,787 Or for someone else's baby. 687 01:00:33,482 --> 01:00:34,540 (SOUEALS) 688 01:00:34,901 --> 01:00:37,369 But wherever there are little babies... 689 01:00:38,405 --> 01:00:41,215 goshawks are not far away. 690 01:00:47,623 --> 01:00:50,057 TaoTao spots the predator and sounds the alarm. 691 01:00:50,082 --> 01:00:51,140 (SCREECHES) 692 01:00:52,377 --> 01:00:54,766 The troop scrambles for cover. 693 01:00:54,796 --> 01:00:56,514 (MONKEYS SCREECHIİNG) 694 01:00:56,548 --> 01:00:58,186 All little önes are accounted for. 695 01:00:59,343 --> 01:01:01,811 Except for one. Taolao's sister. 696 01:01:01,844 --> 01:01:02,902 (SCREECHING) 697 01:01:05,767 --> 01:01:07,951 But TaolTao has been keeping an eye on her... 698 01:01:08,059 --> 01:01:09,947 and leaps into action. 699 01:01:19,404 --> 01:01:22,259 He reaches her just in time. 700 01:01:24,618 --> 01:01:26,336 (GOSHAWK SCREECHES) 701 01:01:36,462 --> 01:01:37,565 (SOUEALS) 702 01:01:37,589 --> 01:01:40,569 TaoTao has never felt so valued. 703 01:01:40,677 --> 01:01:44,568 He acted on pure instinct to protect his sister. 704 01:01:44,680 --> 01:01:48,320 And that brave act has made him realize... 705 01:01:48,766 --> 01:01:50,495 that he's grown up. 706 01:01:50,601 --> 01:01:51,659 A lot. 707 01:01:51,686 --> 01:01:52,744 (SCREECHES) 708 01:01:53,273 --> 01:01:57,084 His dad is definitely happy to have him back in the fold. 709 01:02:00,196 --> 01:02:02,881 The young outcast without a care in the world... 710 01:02:03,574 --> 01:02:06,884 has grown up into the family hero. 711 01:02:10,247 --> 01:02:13,592 He's certainİy a hero in his sister's eyes. 712 01:02:19,547 --> 01:02:21,276 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 713 01:02:21,299 --> 01:02:23,904 (WIND WHOOSHING) 714 01:02:33,645 --> 01:02:35,784 Back up on the high plateau... 715 01:02:35,898 --> 01:02:39,243 the winter snow lingers well into spring... 716 01:02:41,195 --> 01:02:44,881 and Dawa is still fighting to provide for her cubs. 717 01:02:45,906 --> 01:02:47,965 (BLEATING) 718 01:02:49,327 --> 01:02:50,806 The injury to her foot 719 01:02:50,830 --> 01:02:52,969 has greatly hampered her hunting ability... 720 01:02:53,083 --> 01:02:56,223 and she no longer has ithe speed to chase down prey... 721 01:02:56,334 --> 01:02:58,393 as fast as these wild sheep. 722 01:03:01,547 --> 01:03:03,777 (BELLS TINKLING) 723 01:03:07,011 --> 01:03:09,275 But an opportunity arises. 724 01:03:11,518 --> 01:03:14,442 İn springtime, domesticated yaks are released... 725 01:03:14,561 --> 01:03:17,246 to graze in the higher elevations. 726 01:03:19,776 --> 01:03:22,836 These beastis are 10 times as heavy as Dawa... 727 01:03:23,614 --> 01:03:27,835 and one blow from those powerful horns could be fatal. 728 01:03:30,788 --> 01:03:34,258 Going up agalnst a whole herd is like attacking an army. 729 01:03:34,306 --> 01:03:35,295 (LOW GROWL) 730 01:03:36,541 --> 01:03:39,101 But her cubs are relying on her. 731 01:03:43,464 --> 01:03:45,273 (YAKS GRUNTING) 732 01:03:47,051 --> 01:03:49,030 (BELLS TINKLING) 733 01:03:51,430 --> 01:03:53,990 İt's now or never. 734 01:04:02,316 --> 01:04:03,374 (GRUNTING) 735 01:04:03,401 --> 01:04:04,880 (BELLS TINKLING) 736 01:04:08,948 --> 01:04:11,963 (YAKS GRUNTING) 737 01:04:14,497 --> 01:04:17,307 The calf's mother rallies to save her baby. 738 01:04:22,754 --> 01:04:25,018 Dawa refuses to let go. 739 01:04:25,465 --> 01:04:27,683 She knows this is her last chance. 740 01:04:35,101 --> 01:04:37,661 But a yak mother's will to protect her young... 741 01:04:37,769 --> 01:04:39,657 is just as strong as Dawa's. 742 01:04:45,986 --> 01:04:49,501 The yak strikes Dawa hard with her horns. 743 01:04:51,950 --> 01:04:53,508 (DAWA SNARLS IN PAIN) 744 01:04:55,620 --> 01:04:57,429 Dawa is injured badly. 745 01:04:57,871 --> 01:04:59,680 (GRUNTING) 746 01:05:09,052 --> 01:05:12,021 One mother's brave rescue of her baby... 747 01:05:13,889 --> 01:05:17,279 is another's tragic failure to feed hers. 748 01:05:18,059 --> 01:05:20,539 (YAKS GRUNTING) 749 01:05:27,234 --> 01:05:29,919 (LOW GROWL) 750 01:05:35,910 --> 01:05:37,548 (CUBS GROWLING FAIİNTLY) 751 01:05:40,331 --> 01:05:42,595 (BELLS TINKLING) 752 01:05:53,511 --> 01:05:55,615 (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) 753 01:06:59,952 --> 01:07:02,466 (CRANES WARBLING) 754 01:07:24,770 --> 01:07:28,490 In Chinese mythology, when a life ends... 755 01:07:29,148 --> 01:07:31,582 a crane carrles that soul... 756 01:07:31,693 --> 01:07:35,333 to rejoin the cycle of birth and rebirth. 757 01:07:40,869 --> 01:07:44,054 From the end to the beginning. 758 01:07:51,546 --> 01:07:54,856 Time pushes this cycle ever forward. 759 01:07:59,554 --> 01:08:01,863 The young become adiulis. 760 01:08:03,516 --> 01:08:05,700 The adults grow old. 761 01:08:06,811 --> 01:08:10,121 And the old are rebom. 762 01:08:14,652 --> 01:08:17,212 Death is not the end. 763 01:08:18,158 --> 01:08:22,424 İt is merely a waypoint in a circle that continues endlessiy. 764 01:08:38,175 --> 01:08:39,233 (SCREECHES) 765 01:08:47,435 --> 01:08:49,494 (CUB WHIİMPERING) 766 01:09:03,534 --> 01:09:04,592 (CUB SOUEALS) 767 01:09:06,412 --> 01:09:08,175 (CRANES CAWING) 768 01:09:27,475 --> 01:09:30,114 (CRANES WARBLING) 769 01:09:32,104 --> 01:09:34,288 (YAWNING) 770 01:09:48,079 --> 01:09:50,468 Every creature plays its parl... 771 01:09:50,582 --> 01:09:53,642 in this great cyclical symphony. 772 01:09:57,754 --> 01:09:59,142 Each life lived... 773 01:09:59,258 --> 01:10:03,194 is just one beat in the larger beautiful rhythm. 774 01:10:14,773 --> 01:10:19,585 This vast land breeds both love and hardship. 775 01:10:20,778 --> 01:10:23,042 But in the hardship... 776 01:10:23,530 --> 01:10:25,384 there is hope. 777 01:10:29,162 --> 01:10:31,380 (MONKEYS SCREECHIİNG) 778 01:10:34,625 --> 01:10:36,764 This is where they live. 779 01:10:44,635 --> 01:10:47,274 This is where they die. 780 01:10:54,228 --> 01:10:56,537 This is where they grow. 781 01:11:05,573 --> 01:11:07,882 (UPLİFTİNG MUSIİC PLAYING) 782 01:11:30,848 --> 01:11:34,238 This is where they are born. 783 01:11:37,187 --> 01:11:39,121 In China. 784 01:11:43,694 --> 01:11:45,753 (LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING) 785 01:11:50,367 --> 01:11:51,425 (SOUEALS) 786 01:12:04,673 --> 01:12:05,856 (SCREECHES) 787 01:12:11,641 --> 01:12:15,031 We tried to take some time-lapses of the landscape. 788 01:12:15,560 --> 01:12:17,699 As you might see right now... 789 01:12:17,812 --> 01:12:20,451 the light is not very interesting. 790 01:12:20,648 --> 01:12:23,082 But the good thing is... 791 01:12:23,193 --> 01:12:26,037 the weather is changing every half an hour. 792 01:12:26,155 --> 01:12:28,749 So, if you don't like the weather or the light... 793 01:12:28,863 --> 01:12:29,921 you just have to wait a little bit 794 01:12:29,967 --> 01:12:31,958 and everything changes again. (CHUCKLES) 795 01:12:35,665 --> 01:12:38,099 Got a snow leopard sneaking up on blue sheep. 796 01:12:38,207 --> 01:12:39,970 İt doesn't get any better than this! 797 01:13:00,563 --> 01:13:02,576 CREW MEMBER: Now İt's hailing. 798 01:13:02,691 --> 01:13:06,502 Perhaps in half an hour, it will be beautiful sunshine. 799 01:13:06,611 --> 01:13:09,296 So, it's just a waiting game. 800 01:13:28,882 --> 01:13:30,816 (PUPS SOUEALING) 801 01:13:39,810 --> 01:13:40,868 (CHUCKLING) 802 01:14:01,165 --> 01:14:02,223 CREW MEMBER 1:1'm done with it. 803 01:14:02,335 --> 01:14:03,506 CREW MEMBER 2: (ON RADIO) Go ahead. 804 01:14:03,585 --> 01:14:04,643 CREW MEMBER 3: (ON RADIO) Hello? 805 01:14:04,668 --> 01:14:05,726 CREW MEMBER 4: Okay. 806 01:14:06,505 --> 01:14:08,894 (LAUGHING) He's looking at the monitor. 807 01:14:09,507 --> 01:14:11,350 (CREW MEMBERS LAUGHING) 808 01:14:11,403 --> 01:14:12,483 (SCREECHES) 809 01:14:12,510 --> 01:14:14,603 (CHUCKLES) Oh! The camera moves. 810 01:14:25,190 --> 01:14:27,078 -(WİIND WHOOSHING) -Okay, it's, again, 811 01:14:27,149 --> 01:14:28,207 half an hour later. 812 01:14:28,694 --> 01:14:30,662 -And now it's snowing. -(THUNDER RUMBLING) 813 01:14:30,779 --> 01:14:34,419 We have rolling mist and a proper thunderstorm. 814 01:14:35,451 --> 01:14:39,217 But l'm still convinced that if we wait another half an hour... 815 01:14:39,330 --> 01:14:42,675 we will have best conditions for my time-lapse. 816 01:15:04,980 --> 01:15:07,448 İt's really wonderful getting so intimate... 817 01:15:07,567 --> 01:15:11,708 with the early family life of such a rare and beautiful bird. 818 01:15:15,531 --> 01:15:17,294 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 819 01:15:56,655 --> 01:15:58,338 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 820 01:16:03,162 --> 01:16:05,426 (WIND WHOOSHING)