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WHEN YOU SEE THIS SYMBOL

YOU KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING

TELEVISION THAT'S EDUCATIONAL

AND INFORMATIONAL

"THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

HI EVERYONE I'M DYLAN DREYER

GET READY FOR AN INSPIRING TREK

INTO THE FORESTS OF INDIA

THIS IS "EARTH ODYSSEY."

A LURKING LEOPARD

SPOTTED BY LOOKOUTS FROM ABOVE

AND BELOW!

THEN, WILD PUPS TEAM UP FOR THE

FIRST TIME; PLUS, THESE BEARS

REALLY LOVE BUGS; AND, WE

DISCOVER THE LONGEST INSECT ON

EARTH!

INCREDIBLE ANIMALS, HIDING IN

PLAIN SIGHT, BEGINNING NOW, ON

EARTH ODYSSEY!

STAYING A STEP AHEAD OF

DANGER IN THE WILD

MEANS KEEPING YOUR WITS

ABOUT YOU.

AND SOMETIMES BEING READY

TO HELP OUT A FRIEND EVEN

ONE FROM A DIFFERENT SPECIES

DURING THE DRY SEASON, MANY

TREES IN THIS INDIAN MOUNTAIN

FOREST CONSERVE WATER BY

DROPPING THEIR LEAVES.

THAT MEANS THE TREES THAT DO

STAY GREEN YEAR-ROUND, REALLY

ATTRACT A CROWD.

THE MEMBERS OF THIS TUFTED GRAY

LANGUR TROOP WILL SPEND MUCH OF

THEIR LIVES MOVING BETWEEN THE

GROUND AND THE SAFETY OF THE

CANOPY ABOVE.

FOR THIS BABY MALE, LIFE AT THE

TOP OF THE FOREST IS VIRTUALLY

CAREFREE.

HE'S THE NEWEST GENERATION OF A

LONG LINE OF PRIMATES THAT ARE

FOUND HERE.

AS LEAF EATERS, LANGURS HAVE

EVOLVED TO GET MOST OF THEIR

WATER FROM FOLIAGE.

BUT THERE'S ONE THING LEAVES

DON'T PROVIDE, SALT.

IT'S AN ESSENTIAL MINERAL FOR

THE YOUNGSTER'S NERVOUS SYSTEM,

KEY TO KEEPING REFLEXES SHARP.

SALT IS HARD TO COME BY IN THE

FOREST.

BUT THE YEARLY DROUGHT OPENS UP

A NEW POSSIBILITY.

THE FOREST'S EVAPORATING POOLS

REVEAL SALTY MUDFLATS 500 YARDS

FROM THE SAFETY OF THE MONKEY'S

TREETOP HOME.

BUT IT'S A PRIME LOCATION FOR A

PREDATOR AMBUSH.

FORTUNATELY, THESE MONKEYS HAVE

FORMED AN ALLIANCE.

CHITAL ARE FINELY TUNED, AND

ALWAYS ALERT.

TOGETHER, THESE TWO TROOPS FORM

A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE COAST IS

CLEAR, TO DASH ACROSS THE FOREST

FLOOR.

ON THE GROUND, THE LANGUR'S

FRIENDS ARE WATCHING THEIR

BACKS.

THE DEER'S EYES ON THE SIDES OF

THEIR HEAD GIVE THEM A WIDER

FIELD OF VIEW THAN THE PRIMATES.

THERE'S NO SIGN OF DANGER YET.

AT THE DRY LAKE, THE BABY

NIBBLES ON BITS OF CLAY, LADEN

WITH SALT, ALONG WITH THE REST

OF THE TROOP.

ONCE THEY'VE HAD THEIR FILL,

SOME WATER HELPS THEM ABSORB THE

MINERALS.

NOW THE MONKEYS CAN RELAX.

AND FOR THE BABY, THAT MEANS

PLAYTIME!

IT HELPS HIS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

AND PHYSICAL COORDINATION

BUT THESE ANTICS ALSO ATTRACT

ATTENTION.

A HUNGRY LEOPARD HAS HONED IN ON

THEIR LOCATION.

THE LANGURS HAVE LET

THEIR GUARD DOWN.

FORTUNATELY, THE CHITAL ARE

PAYING ATTENTION.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

BUT THAT WAS A CLOSE CALL.

AROUND HERE, IT PAYS FOR THESE

MONKEYS TO STAY CLOSE TO THEIR

ALLIES.

COMING UP, YOUNG TRACKERS

FINALLY GET TO JOIN THE HUNT

AND, THIS BEAR HAS A KNACK

FOR VACUUMING UP SNACKS

WHAT'S THIS STICK UP TO?!

WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY COMES RIGHT

BACK!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO

"THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

WE NOW RETURN TO "THE

MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

INDIA IS HOME TO SEVERAL

WILD CANINES

INCLUDING ONE

INCREASINGLY RARE WILD DOG

THE DHOLE.

THIS PACK LEADER HAS A LOT ON

HIS SHOULDERS.

TOGETHER WITH HIS MATE, THEY'VE

MANAGED TO RAISE A LITTER DURING

THE GRUELING DRY SEASON.

NOW, THEY HAVE SIX HEALTHY PUPS.

AND AT JUST OVER FIVE MONTHS OLD

THEIR SHOWING THEIR FIRST

HUNTING INSTINCTS.

THEY PRACTICE ON EACH OTHER.

A DEER ANTLER IS A PRIZED TOY.

THIS IS A COMPETITIVE BUNCH.

WHEN THE ROUGHHOUSING IS TOO

MUCH, MOM INTERVENES.

NOW FULLY WEANED, THE PUPS ARE

WELL ON THEIR WAY TO ADULT SIZE.

THEY'RE BUSY BEGGING

MOM AND DAD.

THEY NEED MEAT TO GROW, AND LOTS

OF IT.

BUT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH TWO

PARENTS CAN PROVIDE FOR SIX

PUPS.

IF THE YOUNG WILD DOGS ARE TO BE

TRUE SURVIVORS, THEY'LL NEED TO

BECOME MASTERS OF THEIR OWN

FATE.

AND THAT MEANS JOINING THE

HUNT.

FOR PACK HUNTERS, PHYSICAL

CONTACT BUILDS TRUST.

IT'S TIME TO GO.

DAD LEADS THE WAY.

HE TARGETS LARGER PREY

MORE THAN 10 TIMES

HIS BODY WEIGHT.

ALONE, HE WOULD BE LUCKY TO

SUCCEED.

BUT WITH HIS PUPS JOINING, HIS

ODDS HAVE INCREASED.

THE MONSOON RAINS' EXPLOSION OF

PLANT LIFE GIVES EXTRA COVER.

THEIR TACTIC IS TRIED AND TRUE

DIVIDE AND CONQUER.

SEPARATING THE HERD CAN CREATE

USEFUL CHAOS.

SPREADING OUT AND KEEPING

INEXPERIENCED PUPS FOCUSED IN

SUCH DENSE VEGETATION ISN'T

EASY.

BUT THESE WILD DOGS HAVE A

SECRET WEAPON

WHISTLING.

IT'S THE PERFECT PITCH TO

PENETRATE THE THICK FOLIAGE.

THEY STAY IN CONSTANT

COMMUNICATION, EVEN WHEN THEY

CAN'T SEE EACH OTHER.

BUT THE CHITAL SOUND THEIR OWN

WARNING CALL

AND WITHIN SECONDS, THE PUPS

HAVE MISSED THEIR FIRST CHANCE.

NEXT TIME, IT WON'T BE ENOUGH

FOR THE YOUNGSTERS JUST

TO JOIN IN

THEIR YOUNG LIVES DEPEND ON

LEARNING TO HUNT IN THE PACK AS

ONE.

NOTHING MAKES THIS

BEAR HAPPIER THAN A TOWER OF

TERMITES; AND, HOW TO DISAPPEAR

INTO THE FOREST.

WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY RETURNS!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO

"THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

WE NOW RETURN TO "THE

MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

ANIMALS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT

THEY SEEM TO BE.

AND IN THE EARLY DAYS OF

CLASSIFICATION ZOOLOGISTS

SOMETIMES GOT IT WRONG.

THE SHY SHAGGY SLOTH BEAR IS

THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A CASE

OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

A LARGE CARNIVORE IS SLIPPING

THROUGH THESE WOODS ALMOST

UNNOTICED

THOUGH A SLOTH BEAR DOESN'T NEED

TO BE QUIET.

HER PREY HAS NO EARS.

AND THIS HUGE ADULT FEMALE HAS

FEW PREDATORS.

SHE MAY LOOK LIKE A TEDDY BEAR.

BUT WITH TWO CUBS IN TOW, SHE

CAN BE FEARSOME WHEN THREATENED.

WEIGHING UP TO TWO HUNDRED AND

TEN POUNDS, AND OVER FIVE FEET

LONG, SHE IS SUSTAINED BY A

SPECIALIZED DIET.

INSECTS.

ALMOST 80% OF HER MEALS ARE MADE

UP OF FOREST BUGS.

HER CUBS ARE STILL FIGURING OUT

WHAT'S GOOD TO EAT.

FOR UP TO 14 HOURS A DAY, SHE

LEADS THEM ACROSS THE FOREST IN

SEARCH OF FOOD.

THEIR SHAGGY COATS GET CAKED IN

THE PROCESS.

WITHOUT KNOWING IT, THESE BEARS

DISPERSE SEEDS FAR AND WIDE -

LIKE FOREST GARDENERS, HELPING

REPLANT THEIR WOODLAND HOME.

AFTER THE MONSOON RAINS, THE

INSECTS ARE BOOMING.

THE BEARS AREN'T THE ONLY FAMILY

WITH A TASTE FOR TERMITES.

BUT THIS HUNGRY MOM HAS NO

INTEREST IN SHARING THE BOUNTY.

WITH THE DELICIOUS SCENT OF BUGS

IN THE AIR, THIS BEAR WON'T STOP

FOR ANYONE.

THE MONKEYS KNOW WHEN TO PICK

THEIR BATTLES.

WITH THE WHOLE NEST TO HERSELF,

SHE DIVES STRAIGHT IN, USING HER

LONG, CURVED CLAWS TO EXCAVATE

THE TERMITES.

HER MOUTH IS MISSING THE TOP TWO

FRONT TEETH, SO SHE CAN SUCK UP

INSECTS LIKE A VACUUM.

IT'S A BUG BONANZA!

AND THESE BIG EATERS WILL GORGE

ALL DAY.

BY CONSUMING WOOD-EATING

TERMITES, SHE'LL KEEP THE FOREST

ECOSYSTEM IN BALANCE.

AND LUCKILY, OUT HERE, BEAR

TABLE MANNERS DON'T MATTER

JUST AHEAD

IT'S A HIGH-STAKES GAME

OF HIDE AND SEEK!

STICK WITH US, EARTH ODYSSEY

WILL BE RIGHT BACK!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO "THE

MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

WE NOW RETURN TO "THE

MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC."

IN THE FOREST, SOME INSECTS ARE

DESTINED TO BE EATEN.

BUT OTHERS HAVE EVOLVED

INGENIOUS WAYS TO EVADE THEIR

HUNGRY HUNTERS.

THESE WOODS ARE HOME TO A

SLENDER EXPERT IN THE ART OF

DISGUISE.

EVEN IN DAYLIGHT.

THE STICK INSECT IS HARD TO SEE.

BUT EVENTUALLY, SHE'LL

NEED TO EAT.

AND THAT MEANS MOVING.

THE RECENT RAIN MEANS THERE ARE

PLENTY OF FRESH LEAVES.

BUT THEY'RE JUST OUT OF REACH.

BY BREAKING COVER, SHE'S

ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF ONE

OF THIS FOREST'S MOST PROLIFIC

PREDATORS

THE INDIAN ORNAMENTAL

TREE SPIDER ALSO KNOWN AS A

TARANTULA!

THE STICK INSECT WOULD MAKE A

NUTRITIOUS MEAL FOR THIS

SEVEN-INCH LONG ARACHNID.

IT SLOWLY APPROACHES

BUT WHEN THREATENED BY A SPIDER,

THE STICK INSECT HAS A TRICK UP

HER SKINNY SLEEVE.

SHE SIMPLY DROPS OUT OF SIGHT.

SHE CAN KEEP STILL FOR HOURS,

BLENDING INTO THE FOREST FLOOR.

ONCE DARKNESS FALLS, IT'S SAFE

TO HEAD BACK UP FOR A MIDNIGHT

SNACK.

IT'S A LONG WALK TO THE TOP.

BUT EVENTUALLY, HER PERSISTENCE

PAYS OFF.

WE'VE SEEN HOW VERY DIFFERENT

ANIMALS SURVIVE IN THE MONSOON

FOREST.

SOME BY HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.

AND SOME BY COUNTING ON

COOPERATION.

NATURE CREATES SO MANY WAYS TO

LIVE IN OUR WILD AND WONDERFUL

WORLD.

I'M DYLAN DREYER, THANKS FOR

COMING ALONG ON OUR

ADVENTURES IN INDIA.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON

"EARTH ODYSSEY."