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The world is full of extraordinary animals.
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But how well do we really understand them?
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How do they really think and feel?
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To find out, a team of spy creatures is going undercover.
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They not only look like part of the family,
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they behave like them, too.
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Armed with the latest camera technology...
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..they are going to travel the globe
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to understand the true nature of the animals they meet
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and reveal how intelligent they really are...
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..how badly behaved they can be...
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..how important friendship is to them...
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..and if it's possible that they can truly love each other.
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What they discover will change our perception of animals forever.
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Perhaps they're more like us than we ever believed possible.
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SCREECHING
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Animals are the masters of misbehaviour,
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but what makes them break the rules?
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When it comes to causing mayhem, monkeys are the experts.
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In India, a troop of 30 rhesus macaques
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have commandeered an old water trough
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to use as their personal diving pool.
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And the bigger the splash...
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..the greater the fun.
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Spy baby macaque is perfectly poised
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to record just how mischievous they really are.
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SCREECHING
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It seems like pandemonium -
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everyone does their own thing in their own particular style.
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Even the nervous.
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It's all about having fun and soaking as many mates as possible.
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Spy macaque attracts suspicion
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but manages to escape relatively unscathed.
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But, for a real baby, a pool without rules can be frightening.
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The mother is wise to be protective,
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but perhaps things aren't quite as anarchic as they seem.
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Splash a grown-up and you suffer the consequences.
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Soak the wrong kid and his angry mother soon puts you in your place.
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SQUEALING
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It looks more serious than it is, but that's the point.
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He won't do that again in a hurry.
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Despite appearances, macaque society is highly structured.
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Everyone knows their place.
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A lull in the chaos gives the chance for a swimming lesson...
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..an anxious moment for any doting mother.
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She hovers over him, giving constant reassurance.
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It's just the encouragement he needs as he tries out his first strokes.
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He'll need plenty of practice -
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experienced macaques can swim half a mile -
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but he's off to a good start.
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But what about the high dive?
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How hard can it be?
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Climbing is the easy bit.
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Now, the moment of truth.
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It looks very different from up here.
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Miss the pool and he faces serious injury.
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But an impatient queue is forming behind him.
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He desperately tries to pick up courage...
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..but then the decision's made for him.
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SQUEALING
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Still in one piece, his relieved mother helps him out.
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Now he knows that young monkeys don't believe in rules.
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And he's not the only one learning the hard way.
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In Africa, even the largest and most caring of animals
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has a mischievous side.
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Spy egret puts his robotic life on the line at every deployment.
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Even real egrets must watch their step.
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But it's the youngsters who are always pushing the boundaries.
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It's a time when they can test their strength
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without doing too much damage.
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To help with the filming, spy egret has backup.
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This is dung cam, a camera based on a pile of elephant poo.
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It even smells the part.
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It's designed to film on the move.
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Its zoom lens can capture the elephants' every move.
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That's not all, it can release a team of spy dung balls
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to litter the savanna with yet more cameras.
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One dung ball is radio-controlled
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and can travel without any visible moving parts.
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ROARING
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With the action covered from every angle,
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it's time to see what this elephant family gets up to.
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The babies must learn the rules of behaviour at an early age.
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Wrestling older siblings is a favourite pastime.
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They learn their own strength and, crucially,
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how to play nicely with each other.
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It's the older elephants who make sure they don't cross the line.
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It takes a few years before they're big enough to do real damage.
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But as they get older, they need to be reined in.
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Those who overstep the mark soon know it.
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The rules are strict for everyone when the family is on the move.
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To follow them, spy egret and dung cam join forces.
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For their own safety, the babies must stay next to their mothers
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in the centre of the herd.
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The elephants are heading to the swamp...
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..a place to cool off as the day heats up.
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But the mud can be treacherous
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and babies must only enter with their mums.
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But this little one seems to have forgotten the rules.
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Chasing egrets is irresistible.
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But as the herd enter the swamp, the baby is being left behind.
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SCREECHING
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Realising his predicament, he looks for his mother
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and thinks he's found her.
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He tags along as the group head into the swamp
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but he's following the wrong elephant.
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With his mother nowhere to be seen, he's lost in a confusion
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of trunks and legs.
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The elephants head into the swamp without him.
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The baby is now alone and afraid...
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..while his herd appear to have forgotten him.
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SCREECHING
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He can smell that his mother is out there...
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somewhere.
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But entering the swamp alone could be deadly for one so small.
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He's really starting to panic now.
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His mother is inexperienced.
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She's only just realised her mistake.
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Both will have learnt from what happened.
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He won't misbehave while the family are travelling again...
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..and stays extra close as he's taken into the swamp.
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He's learnt the hard way why you don't go here on your own.
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His older brother heads up the rear.
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No-one is letting this mischievous baby out of their sight.
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Now, the mud bathing can begin in earnest.
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But the cheeky elephants have a message for spy egret.
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Learning to behave is even more vital in extreme environments.
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In the Canadian Arctic, it is a matter of survival.
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Arctic wolf packs live in a society
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based on close cooperation and teamwork.
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Spy wolf cub is here to record how the cubs
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learn their place in the pack.
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He's been accepted as part of the family.
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They are now confident enough to wander away from the den.
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They love to play and are equally matched.
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For now, they can safely test each other's strengths and weaknesses.
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But their rough and tumble has woken the baby-sitter.
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She may have been sleeping on the job,
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but she's responsible for the cubs while their mother is away.
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She has strict rules and one is - stay close to the den.
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It's time they were taught a lesson.
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But this wolf cub isn't showing the respect the occasion demands.
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He's not supposed to answer back.
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She tries to roll him on his back -
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this is how wolves show they know their place.
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But the message isn't getting through.
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If he doesn't learn to submit by rolling over,
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he'll never fit in with the pack.
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But he's still arguing back.
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Now, she really gets tough, pinning him to the ground.
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She won't give up until he understands.
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He's got the message now.
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Learning to submit helps avoid conflict within the pack,
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vital for animals that must work together.
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Lesson over, they now practise what they learnt on each other.
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It seems even spy cub must learn the pack rules...
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..but he soon makes a dignified recovery.
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The father howls a rallying call.
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The call is not to hunt, but to come and play in the cotton grass.
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With the rules firmly established, playtime becomes a family affair...
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..a chance for the mischievous cubs to let off steam
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and learn the value of teamwork and cooperation.
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While animals that live together must learn the rules,
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for others, it's everyone for themselves.
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Frigate birds are the original pirates of the Caribbean.
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They make a living on the high seas from skulduggery and thievery.
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Fishing boats returning with their catch make easy targets.
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Fish cams reveal the details of their criminal activity.
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Tropicbirds returning to feed their young carry yet more riches.
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A fleet of frigates follow in hot pursuit.
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They know she carries a fish hidden in her throat
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and it's one they won't let get away.
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Their technique is sheer intimidation,
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forcing the tropicbird to give up its meal.
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To gain a bird's-eye view of their nefarious ways,
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spy tropicbird braves the intimidation.
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He faces skilled assailants.
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Their slender wings and curved tails allow swift manoeuvring.
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He allows them to wait until the perfect moment.
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Real tropicbirds make more challenging targets.
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And when the frigates really put on the pressure,
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it's safer to give up without a fight.
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Show resistance and you pay the price.
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They'll shake the fish right out of you.
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There's a lot at stake.
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Fish are hard to come by -
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give it up and her young might starve.
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But these villains even work together,
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so taking the path of least resistance is tempting.
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They won't give up until they've had their fill.
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But these birds aren't here to kill.
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So, to succeed, you just have to tough it out.
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Her hungry chick drives her on.
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She's made it and her chick finally gets a meal.
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It's not just tropicbirds that are subjected to bad behaviour
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from feathered felons.
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In Antarctica, spy penguin is greeting Adelie penguins
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as they return from a two-week fishing trip
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away from their nest sites.
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He receives the same bolshie reception
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as the penguins give to each other.
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Despite their belligerent nature, they are dedicated parents
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and are rushing home to relieve their partners of nesting duties.
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The birds breed on a rocky outcrop high above the sea ice.
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Another spy penguin is filming
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the disorderly behaviour inside the colony.
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The Adelies constantly squabble over the stones
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they use to build their nests.
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SQUAWKING
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Spy Adelie is in the thick of this rabble
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as everyone steals from everyone else.
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SQUAWKING
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He may be an innocent bystander,
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but that doesn't stop him getting picked on.
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Although he's designed to get right up again.
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In case it all gets too much, he has backup,
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the other spy penguin.
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This one comes with a pebble cam.
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Egg cams are here as well...
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But they, too, get the same rough treatment.
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Here, weather changes quickly
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and it soon dampens the high spirits of the colony.
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Now, their only concern is to protect their eggs from the storm,
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so everyone hunkers down.
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Spy penguin is the only one still on duty,
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except for a straggler racing back from his fishing trip.
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Stuck on her nest for the last two weeks, his mate is hungry.
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But she'll have to stay put until the storm passes.
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Meanwhile, he has a plan to impress her...
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..use the cover of the storm to steal more stones.
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It gets easier as the blizzard gets stronger.
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Blinded by the snow storm, they become easy victims of crime.
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By the time the storm ends,
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they have one of the finest nests in the colony.
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The petty pilfering of stones is one thing,
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but a much greater crime is about to be committed.
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Better weather brings in predators.
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These are skuas.
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Their speciality is stealing eggs.
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Each Adelie has only two eggs
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and a year's investment goes into rearing them.
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But with skuas on the prowl, one can go in a flash.
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But not all eggs are quite what they seem.
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Egg cam is about to reveal what it's like to be kidnapped.
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Realising it's not the real thing, egg cam is discarded in disgust.
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Adelies may be pugnacious and dishonest,
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but they are devoted to their young.
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Each chick that makes it is a triumph against the real criminals.
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The whole process of breeding brings out the best and the worst
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in some birds.
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The rainforests of eastern Australia are the stage for perhaps
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the sneakiest criminals of the lot.
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This is the satin bowerbird,
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a creature with a bad case of kleptomania.
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He is under surveillance from a female spy bowerbird
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with a particularly beady eye.
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He builds this elaborate cradle, or bower,
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to show off his prowess and skills.
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It doesn't stop at weaving twigs -
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he likes home decor, too.
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Blue is his favourite colour.
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Bottle tops nicked from a nearby campsite
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are his proudest possession.
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He has an eye for detail, too,
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placing them precisely for maximum visual impact.
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Stage set, it's time to begin his performance.
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But he soon realises spy bowerbird is immune to his charm.
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Perhaps he'll have better luck with a real bowerbird.
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She makes all the right moves,
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entering the bower to show she's interested.
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A ring makes the perfect gift.
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Not impressed?
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How about a bouquet of flowers?
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But something is not quite right.
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The penny drops -
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he's been duped!
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This isn't a female at all, it's a young male in disguise
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and he's here to steal.
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He's part of a gang of juvenile delinquents
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roaming the forest, tricking unwary males.
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In their hideout, they display their ill-gotten gains.
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It takes up to seven years for a male bowerbird to reach maturity.
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In the meantime, they practise making a bower
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and dancing for each other.
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But they can never have too many blue trinkets and bling.
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Time to go out stealing again.
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And bowers don't come more decadently inviting than this.
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But this is no ordinary bower,
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it's occupied by a male spy bowerbird and adorned
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with an irresistible array of blue treasure and dual cameras,
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all perfectly placed to catch the thieves in the act.
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Like professionals, they approach with caution.
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Once again, they pretend to be courting females.
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This time they work together.
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One distracts as the other steals the jewels.
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Spy bowerbird can only observe as they clean out the bower,
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gem by precious gem.
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Back home with their stolen goods,
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they continue to practise their courtship techniques.
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But spy bowerbird isn't off the hook.
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The male bowerbird who was their first victim
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needs to replenish his bower.
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Well, if you can't beat them, you may as well join them.
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In Senegal, the art of seduction brings out the worst
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in our closest animal relatives.
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For young chimps, misbehaving is second nature.
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They're cut a lot of slack and generally do exactly what they want.
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But as they get older, they start to push their luck
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and wind the adults up.
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It starts small, but often escalates.
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Spy tortoise is just one of the many spy cameras
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that have been watching them.
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He's been capturing some very unconventional views.
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But now he's helping record how the bad behaviour of the youngsters
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translates into adulthood.
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In chimp society, there are always a few dominant males.
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As a young male reaches adulthood,
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he becomes a potential challenger for the top spot.
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The lead male must keep this cocky upstart in his place.
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SQUEALING
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And the other males are keen to teach him a lesson, too.
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He needs to get away or suffer serious injury.
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He may not be popular with the bigger guys...
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..but among the females, it's a different matter.
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It seems many prefer the younger male.
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She seems to be giving him the come-on,
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but he must be careful he isn't seen.
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Fortunately, chimps like their midday nap...
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..and the female encourages him to follow her.
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It could be his lucky day.
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One last check.
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Time for a little extra privacy.
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Unfortunately, one male has the perfect vantage point.
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Spotted!
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This is strictly against the rules.
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SQUEALING
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His fun ruined, he leaves in disgrace.
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But once he's cooled off, he'll be back.
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In the Kalahari Desert in South Africa,
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there are dire consequences for those who have illicit affairs.
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Meerkats live in large family groups
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and there is equality among most of the members.
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But with so many meerkats living together,
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clear leadership is needed to maintain authority.
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This female is in charge.
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Often called the queen,
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she is the only female to breed in the entire colony.
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Spy meerkat is ideally placed to film any rule breakers.
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Sentinels watch for danger
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so that the rest of the colony can socialise.
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Play helps youngsters practise fighting skills
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they'll need in the future
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and makes sure they're all supportive of the colony.
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The queen meerkat asserts her higher position
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by hip slamming and chin swiping.
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She doesn't want the youngsters to get ideas above their station.
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Constant reminders of who's boss help to maintain a stable society.
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But sometimes the balance of power is challenged.
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A roving male from outside the colony
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is on the lookout for a female...
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..one that has reached maturity and is up for some excitement.
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She sneaks off for an illicit encounter.
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Away from the group, she's free to express her desire.
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Her flirtations are strictly taboo - only the queen has breeding rights.
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But she's been caught in the act.
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The queen launches an attack.
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The rest of the group show their support.
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A female that tries to breed is a threat to the status quo.
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Rulebreakers are not to be tolerated.
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They must evict her from the colony.
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Resistance is pointless.
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But, alone, she's in great danger.
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And expelled to the edges of the colony, there is no easy way back.
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The nearest meerkats are hostile neighbours.
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Her indiscretion has put her life at risk.
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Off the coast of South Africa,
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more adolescents have reached that difficult age.
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At two years old, male bottlenose dolphins
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leave their mother's pod to form boisterous gangs
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looking for excitement.
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They like nothing better than surfing.
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Spy turtle is here to see what they get up to.
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He, in turn, is joined by another spy creature.
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This is spy puffer, based on a fish that blows itself into
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a defensive puffball.
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The spy creatures are here to film these teenage tearaways.
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Spy puffer faces a bumpy ride.
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Bust-ups are common.
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It's easy to get caught in the middle.
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SCREECHING
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The young males are so unruly
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the females kicked them out of the family pod.
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SCREECHING
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They even send spy turtle in a spin.
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This isn't spy puffer, it's a real pufferfish.
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The poor creature gets the same rough treatment.
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Perfect for a game of catch.
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But the dolphins are dicing with death.
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Pufferfish are one of the most poisonous fish in the ocean.
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They exude a powerful nerve poison called tetrodotoxin.
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It only takes a small amount to kill a human.
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Even so, the dolphins often look for pufferfish and love to chew on them.
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Taken in small doses,
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the secretions seem to have a narcotic effect.
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The dolphins are careful not to swallow them.
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Instead, they hold them gently in their mouths.
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Despite the risks,
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passing the puffer has become a popular dolphin pastime.
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Luckily, the little fishes usually survive the strange experience.
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But dolphins aren't the only creatures
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that seem to enjoy natural highs.
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In Madagascar, brown and black lemurs have an equally odd weakness
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for mind-altering chemicals.
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Their favourite poison is found crawling in the forest.
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Like pufferfish, millipedes are toxic.
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But that doesn't stop the lemurs seeking them out.
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The millipedes use dangerous secretions, including cyanide,
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as a defence.
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But the lemurs still chew on them, albeit extremely cautiously.
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The toxins cause the lemurs to salivate.
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They then rub both the saliva and the millipede into their fur.
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They use it as an insecticide to ward off insects,
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such as mosquitoes that carry malaria.
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But they are suspiciously enthusiastic
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about the whole process.
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It seems they don't just work as an insect repellent...
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..the chemicals also appear to send them into a trance-like state.
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A condition of complete intoxication.
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And they can't seem to get enough.
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When it's all over, there's no hiding the state they're in.
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Time to sleep it off.
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Back in the Kalahari Desert and spy meerkat is on the lookout
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for the evicted female.
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She's still all alone.
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Pushed to the edge of her territory,
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she's an easy target for the hostile neighbours.
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A bolthole offers refuge from the threat.
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These meerkats are hoping to steal some territory from her family,
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but she won't be able to fight them off by herself.
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The unruly mob try to dig their way in.
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They work as a team to shift as much sand as possible.
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Others leave their scent mark, laying claim to their new territory.
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She defends the bolthole with her life.
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But the marauding trespassers have been spotted.
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The group rally together.
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Tails held high, they perform an intimidating war dance.
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The rival gang clocks the incoming attack.
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It's designed as a show of strength and unity...
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..but the mob meets the attack head on.
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It's a fight for territory.
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But ultimately, the land grab fails.
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The female checks for the all clear.
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Her family drove the intruders away
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but she played her part.
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This is her opportunity to show her loyalty and subservience.
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She grooms the dominant female.
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The eviction was a harsh lesson in how to behave.
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Her apparent contrition does the trick -
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the queen meerkat accepts her back.
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But warfare doesn't just happen between groups -
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sometimes the battles begin at the heart of the family.
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The male chimpanzee that took his chance with a female
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is in a confident mood.
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He wants to flex his muscles within the troop.
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Spy bushbaby is watching to see what unfolds.
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The young male is pumped up and spoiling for a fight.
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Standing on two legs makes a more threatening display.
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SCREECHING
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To really act the tough guy, he needs a weapon.
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But this theatrical show has gone on long enough.
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The big males decide to take him on.
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The mothers gather up the youngsters.
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It's turning ugly.
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SCREECHING
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One dominant male makes his entrance.
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Time to put a stop to this outrageous behaviour.
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The two square up.
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But no-one does scary like the high-ranking male.
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SQUEALING
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Then he selects his own weapon and the conflict escalates.
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He means business -
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these stones are thrown with deadly accuracy.
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Time to make his escape.
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Defeated, the challenger vents his frustration.
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From the winner, a final show of his power.
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These may be raw emotions, but anger soon gives way to subtler feelings.
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A youngster reaches out a hand of friendship.
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Placed in the mouth, it's the ultimate show of trust.
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An act of faith and reassurance...
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..and a gesture the others mirror.
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Chimps may be quick to anger, but fun is never far away.
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For the little males, mischief is part of their psyche.
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It prepares them for family life in a rowdy troop
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where rules and consequences control their lives.
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For now, they can just enjoy their freedom.
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Spy bushbaby has revealed an eye-opening insight
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into chimp family politics...
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..and survived to spy another day.
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Wherever the spy creatures went,
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they gave unexpected insights into the intimate lives of animals.
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Emotions were explored when langurs grieved over a dropped spy monkey...
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..and a chimp adopted an abandoned kitten.
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Their extraordinary intelligence was revealed by an orang-utan
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who took to DIY...
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..and a bird who created a perfect fishing pole.
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Friendships were tested by spy cobra,
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who captured the solidarity of meerkat society.
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Spy croc filmed some tiny birds who formed a bond
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with the unlikeliest of neighbours.
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Finally, the spy creatures showed how bad behaviour
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is as much part of animals' lives as it is of our own.
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Maybe what they really revealed is that animals are more like us
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than we ever dared to believe.
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Next time, we reveal the cutting-edge technology
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and extraordinary science behind the series
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as it stretches the camera teams to their limits
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and tests some spy creatures to destruction.
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