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The world is full of extraordinary animals.
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In this series, we wanted to really understand them -
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to discover how they really think and feel.
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To find out, a team of spy creatures were sent undercover.
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They not only looked like part of the family -
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they behaved like them, too.
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SQUEAKING
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Armed with the latest camera technology,
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they were taken across the globe
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to understand the true nature of the animals they met
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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 family 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 discovered may change our perception of animals forever.
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Could animals be more like us than we ever believed possible?
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To answer the questions at the heart of this series
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required an innovative and unconventional approach.
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So, how did the spy creatures do it?
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The series took three years to make
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and each trip deployed a rather unique filming team.
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Spy Orang is just one of 34 spy creatures
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that infiltrated the lives of over 30 different animal families
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across the world.
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These lifelike robots are designed to capture intimate images
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from inside the family.
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To create them stretches technology to the limit,
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and deploying them is just as challenging.
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Spy Orang is at the pinnacle of this spying game,
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but it started with humble beginnings almost 16 years ago.
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This is Boulder Cam -
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a camera disguised as a moving rock
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to get a fresh perspective on life in a pride.
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It was designed to withstand a lion attack.
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But the reaction from the cubs was curiosity...
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..and their mother was equally relaxed.
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Boulder Cam simply became part of the landscape
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and the footage revealed lion families
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in a totally new light.
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Capturing such unguarded and intimate views
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is still at the heart
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of what the spy creatures are designed to achieve.
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The new generation are lifelike replicas
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programmed to communicate with the animals they meet.
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Producer Philip Dalton prepares Spy Wild Dog Pup
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for his first deployment.
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Before the pack returns to the den,
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he tests that the 24 moving parts are all working.
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YELPING
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Spy Pup's body language is key to the success of his assignment.
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YELPING
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First encounters are a nerve-racking moment.
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Even pups could rip him to pieces.
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But Spy Pup gives only friendly reactions...
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..and it works a treat.
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SNIFFING
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It's a huge relief.
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There was a lot at stake.
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Spy Pup is the result of a huge amount of work
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in a small London studio.
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YELPING
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Beneath the skin is a miracle of animatronic engineering -
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a skeleton of articulated metal limbs
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controlled by sophisticated electronics and servos.
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The moves of the different creatures' real-life counterparts
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are programmed and tested.
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Each one takes months to design and build.
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The meerkat is the first spy to be created for the series.
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John Nolan is its genius creator.
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He's worked on many top Hollywood films
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and here, he works closely with the production team
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to ensure all the animal's movements are as lifelike as possible.
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The final proof will be on location.
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Meerkats aren't keen on outsiders,
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so this first assignment is a tough one.
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To make sure she smells right,
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she's been anointed with poo from the colony.
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After a thorough investigation,
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the meerkats are convinced enough to allow her into the family,
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so she can capture remarkable footage of their complex lives.
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But the more remote the location,
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the more important it is that the spy creatures are accepted.
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Having hitched a ride to the Antarctic,
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if Spy Adelie isn't accepted,
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it will be a very long and wasted journey.
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But a previous spy series filmed by penguin cams
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means that his technology is tried and tested.
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He's on board a French supply ship on its way to their Antarctic base.
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ICE CREAKS
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After a week-long journey from Australia,
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the ship finally arrives at the aptly named Adelie Land.
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And his subjects are there to greet him.
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Of course, he needs help -
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even the most sophisticated spy cameras need human support.
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Putting up with the freezing conditions
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is Frederique Olivier,
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an Antarctic scientist turned cinematographer.
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But there's no time to acclimatise.
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Real Adelies are returning to their nests
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and filming must start immediately.
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Spy Adelie gets his first taste of what he's dealing with.
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THEY SQUAWK
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As the Adelies head for the colony, Frederique and Spy Adelie follow.
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Frederique is used to this kind of work.
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She's been to the Antarctic 16 times
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and, for the last spy film, spent nearly a year here.
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The colony lies two miles across the frozen sea ice,
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not far from the French base.
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Since penguin cams last filmed here,
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scientists have been using them
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to gather important data inside the colonies.
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The penguins so accept the spies,
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they continue with their natural behaviour.
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Penguin cams aren't just liked by penguins.
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They become welcome company
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for someone working alone for long periods...
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What do you reckon?
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..and Frederique has formed a strong bond with Spy Adelie.
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Ah...
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Excuse-moi, excuse-moi.
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Hein? Bon. C'est ce qu'on va faire.
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On va aller dans la colonie.
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We're going to go to the colony
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and we're going to talk to your mates, all right?
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Oup...
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All right, mate. I'll take your control with me.
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As these penguins aren't fazed by humans,
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she can deploy on foot.
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But she must still be careful -
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she must never put them off their nests.
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And they won't behave naturally while she's near.
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When she moves away, things return to normal.
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Because penguin cams don't interfere with natural behaviour,
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they become a useful device not only for filming,
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but for scientific research, too.
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Spy Adelie came for two months
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to film the penguins stealing stones to build their nests.
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But he discovered so much more.
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When a male has his pebbles stolen,
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and fails to impress his mate,
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she runs off with his love rival...
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..and feathers fly.
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ANGRY SQUAWKING
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SQUAWKING
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But perhaps his most useful skill for filming Adelies
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is his ability to get right back up.
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Again...
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..and again.
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When all else fails,
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Frederique is there to lend a caring hand.
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But this wasn't the only elemental challenge the spies faced.
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In Kachemak Bay in Alaska,
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rafts of sea otters regularly congregate just offshore.
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They are notoriously nervous of people,
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especially when they have young babies on board.
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The only way to capture images like this
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is to create a spy creature that can swim right up to them.
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The challenge is to somehow create a lifelike replica
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of one of the most adorable animals on Earth.
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Back at John Nolan's studio,
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the basic mechanics are fiendishly complex -
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but they are just the start.
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It's Val Jones' job to turn a mechanical and functional robot
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into something closer to the real thing.
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This requires meticulously punching synthetic fur
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into the silicone skin,
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hair by hair.
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It takes incredible patience and an artistic eye
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to get the spy otter to look as lifelike as possible.
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It's this attention to detail that makes it really come alive.
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It will be many weeks before it's ready to be deployed
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among the sea otters of Alaska.
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But when the day comes, there are no guarantees it will work.
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Producer Matthew Gordon and the film crew
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are about to see whether the hard work has been worth it.
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A stabilised camera system is also ready to film the otters from afar.
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OK, zoom in.
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OK, we're zooming in. Coming in.
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That's it, work with it. That'll be a nice movement.
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The images hint at what delightful subjects
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the otters are going to make.
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It was the way he was doing his hands like this, going...
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What are you doing?
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He's even doing it now, look!
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- LAUGHING:
- It's wonderful.
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Resting his head on his hands. Yeah, just watching.
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It's adorable.
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Checks over, it's time to see if Spy Otter
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can get the intimate footage it came for.
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As otters are so difficult to approach,
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the boat must stay a long distance away.
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OK, let's try and get over to them.
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The colony doesn't seem to be alarmed as Spy Otter swims closer.
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Are they reacting to it?
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They sort of pop their head up and look at it,
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but they're not scared.
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But as Spy Otter moves further from the boat,
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the controls stop responding.
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It has reached the limits of good radio reception.
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Time for a rethink.
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James, the otter, put it behind the rock there.
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Yeah, OK.
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This time, they try a rib.
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Its lower profile may allow it to get closer to the otters
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so they can effectively control Spy Otter.
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Even now, it's uncertain whether the spy creature will be accepted.
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You guys feel free to deploy him when you want,
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and then we need to pull out.
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But it's looking more promising.
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They are already nearer to an otter than before.
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Oh, brilliant!
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LAUGHTER
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And Spy Otter boldly swims ever closer.
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OK. Get the head into the right position,
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so they can film it brilliantly.
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Might need...
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Yes.
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I love it!
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This is what they've come to film - some of the most natural
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and endearing shots of sea otters ever seen.
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Spy Otter can even film what's happening underwater.
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Then Spy Otter gets a close-up view of their intelligent use of tools.
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Exactly what the team were hoping to capture.
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With another success under the team's belt,
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back in London, more spy creatures are being prepared
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for their first encounters.
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Like the sea otter, Spy Prairie Dog is one of many creations
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made to replicate the animals they're going to film.
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But sometimes, a different solution is needed.
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This is Spy Egret.
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He, too, is as lifelike as possible.
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SQUAWKING
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And under the feathers and skin,
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the metal skeleton is no less impressive.
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But he's not going to film other birds -
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his sights are set much higher.
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He is soon on his first assignment.
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It's not long before he catches a glimpse of his subjects.
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Egrets like him follow the elephant herds around,
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but he's not the only lifelike camera going undercover.
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Michael Richards is one of the world's most experienced
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wildlife cameramen and has filmed elephants
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many times before.
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He must anticipate the elephant's intentions
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and deploy remote cameras on a track he thinks they'll take.
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First out are the plop cams,
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based on a ball of elephant poo.
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Then it's the log cams.
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And finally, a spy tortoise.
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Now it's Spy Egret's turn -
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the most expensive, fragile and irreplaceable of the lot.
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It's time for quick decisions.
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I think they're turning, according to us.
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- They are...
- Yeah.
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Let's just pop him down here.
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Keep that... Keep coming, and then we're going to have to reverse.
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Just so I can hide behind the vehicle.
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That's great, thank you. Stop there. Stop, stop.
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Just so they can't see me.
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- They are coming exactly towards us.
- OK.
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TAPPING
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SQUAWKING
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The plan is for him to film
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at the same height as baby elephants,
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from right inside the herd.
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With the crew controlling him from a distance,
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he now has to face the elephants on his own.
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It's a nerve-racking moment
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as he disappears inside a wall of legs.
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Thanks to some very obliging elephants,
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the egret survives unscathed.
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In fact, over the ten weeks spent with the herd,
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hardly a feather was ruffled.
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The same cannot be said for some of the log cams and dung cams -
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cameras you might think would be less noticeable.
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SCRAPING
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Perhaps they simply appeal to the elephants' playful nature.
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The spy tortoises fared better,
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probably because they looked like a living animal,
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although there is always one who goes a step too far...
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..testing one of the spy tortoises to destruction.
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CRACKING
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But the spies are resilient creatures -
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even when thoroughly pancaked, his cameras kept filming.
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But hiding in plain sight proved the best plan.
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SQUAWKING
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All he ever got was mud in his eye.
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Spy Egret may have survived,
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but because of the dangerous nature of their subjects,
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others were in mortal danger from the start.
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Spy crocodile hatchlings were at the sharp end
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of one of the most deadly animals of them all.
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CHIRPING
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They have to be placed in a croc's nest
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in the brief period she is in the water -
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something not for the faint-hearted.
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CHIRPING
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CROCODILE GROWLS
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And they are here to film
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the crocodile's remarkable maternal instincts.
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HATCHLINGS CHIRP
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She places her hatchlings in her mouth to carry them to water
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as a protection against nest-raiding predators.
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It's not long before Spy Hatchling
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receives the same extraordinary treatment...
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..and captures a baby croc's view from inside the jaws.
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It took eight weeks and three trips to the Nile River in Uganda
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to film the two crocodile sequences seen in the series.
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Here, the team also tested
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the most ambitious walking spy creature to date.
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Spy Crocodile has come all the way from a biorobotics lab
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in Lausanne, Switzerland, where it took six months to build.
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The team, led by producer Rob Pilley,
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has to find a safe spot to launch the robot near to real crocodiles.
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But it's a wild and dangerous place...
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..surrounded by animals that can kill you.
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The river itself can be treacherous...
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It's nice and shadowed. The hippos love it,
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but the crocs love it as well - it's the most perfect spot.
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Going to run aground at any minute. Get stuck, we'll be sitting ducks.
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..with hidden sandbanks in the shallows.
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- THUDDING
- Whoa!
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You two all right?
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That was one of them.
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When they find a sheltered spot, they don't waste any time.
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Scientists from the lab, Kamilo Melo and Tomislav Horvat,
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are eager to test out their creation.
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Spy Crocodile is unique,
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as it is designed to be the first amphibious robot,
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able to walk on the ground and swim in the water.
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If he can make him stand up, please, chaps?
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- That's great.
- First tests are on land,
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but it still requires a radio transmitter
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and wrist computer to control.
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Walking...
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Walking seems OK, so it's time to see
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if all the hard work has paid off.
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Walking, and...
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A bit more, a bit more.
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Bit more, bit more.
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A bit more. And swimming.
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He's off to a good start,
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moving with the sinuous motion of a real crocodile.
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But there's a problem.
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He's sinking.
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I think what's happened is he's got lots of water...
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- Yeah, yeah.
- It cannot work.
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- What?
- It cannot work in water.
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It's a huge setback for Rob and the team.
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The inner skin is letting in water.
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What do you want to do?
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Let's cool it and...
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- Yeah, OK.
- This one.
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Spy problems.
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Wait - I can turn it off, maybe.
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Motors are dead.
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They must dry it out and hope for the best.
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Fortunately, the complex electronics still seem to be working.
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Let's make some curves...
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Tail is doing well.
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His metal skeleton is based on that of a real crocodile
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and all the movements need to be tested again.
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Even undressed, he still moves uncannily like the real thing.
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Everything seems to be in order.
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Now they have to make sure the skin stays waterproof this time.
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He looks as good as new.
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But how will he fare in the water?
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It seems a successful repair.
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Now there are real crocs to find.
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Back at the crocodile nests,
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the spy hatchlings are taking a pounding.
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Crocs crack open their own half-hatched eggs
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to free the babies before taking them into the water.
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The spy hatchlings don't fare as well as the real things.
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Although six were destroyed while filming,
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it was all worth it.
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CRUNCHING
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In the rainforests of eastern Australia,
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the spy cameras were to face unexpected dangers
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of a very different nature.
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These are juvenile bowerbirds -
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nature's kleptomaniacs.
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And this is Spy Bowerbird, mimicking an adult in his bower.
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He's here to film the real birds' fascination with blue objects
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and how they use them to attract females to their dancing grounds.
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What the filming reveals is that gangs of juveniles
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also love to steal.
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The blue jewels are irresistible.
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But some contain cameras.
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Caught red-handed, they arrange the loot in their own bower,
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some distance away.
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Here, they hone the dancing skills
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that will ultimately help them attract a mate.
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But their bower is soon attracting other interest.
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Children, out to feed the birds.
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Here you go, birds.
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Look at all this stuff.
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No, look at this. There's treasure!
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They are unaware that many of the jewels contain cameras.
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How could any child resist?
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Dad, look at this.
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- You just found all that down there, did you?
- Yes.
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- Should we keep it?
- No. This has got to all stay here.
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Then the penny drops.
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Oh, my gosh.
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- Dad, look at this - they're cameras.
- Yeah.
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Why did they put it there
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if they know someone is going to steal it?
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I don't know. Because it's a bowerbird nest?
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- Shall I show Mum these two cameras?
- No, no. It's got to stay here, mate.
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It's here for a reason.
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- Mum?
- Yeah?
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- Can I take it?
- You have to put it back.
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The kids return their precious finds to the bower.
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It's no problem for the juveniles.
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They're used to having their treasures stolen
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by other thieving bowerbirds.
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Once calm is restored,
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they simply tidy up and carry on practising dancing.
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THEY TRILL
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Wherever the spy cameras went, they faced different challenges.
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But placing spy cameras among one of the most intelligent animals
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on Earth was one of the greatest.
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It also promised to be one of the most revealing.
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A spy tortoise creates an extraordinary reaction
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when one young chimp takes it to his heart.
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GLASS CLINKS
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THEY SCREECH
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It stirs up possessive feelings.
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A desire to own and cherish.
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But sometimes,
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it's the simplest spy cameras that provide the biggest surprises.
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This young chimp has found a camera disguised as a forest fruit.
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It accidentally captures an intimate view
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of some other chimp's bath time.
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But it's another spy creature that steals the show.
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Spy Bush Baby is testing the chimpanzees' reactions
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to something they would normally hunt.
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The crew track the chimpanzees for miles every day,
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from dawn to dusk, so as not to lose them in the vast forest.
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As soon as they hear their cries, they don facemasks,
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as chimps must be protected from human diseases.
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CHIMPANZEES CRY
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The masks make the hot, humid journey even more arduous.
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And the sweat bees don't improve conditions either.
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It's gone right into my ear.
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Got a lovely sweat bee... Oh, my God.
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A serious amount. Look at all those. God...
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To deploy Spy Bush Baby without the chimps seeing them
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requires the help of an expert.
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So this is our spy bush baby, Jill.
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Jill Pruetz is one of the world's leading
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biological anthropologists, and she's been studying
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these chimps for over 15 years.
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Oh, so the camera's in the left eye?
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She knows their behaviour better than anyone.
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Producer Matt trained as a primatologist.
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Partnerships with scientists like Jill
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are what made the series possible.
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I think in the first instance when the chimps come in,
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we'll have him already up, and not have him moving or anything
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- like that, just to see how they react, if they notice it.
- Right.
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- And then do some...
- Bush babies are the chimps' favourite food.
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How they react could provide new insights
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into their human-like behaviour.
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Hello, bush baby. We're going to put you now with the chimps.
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- Good luck.
- Yeah.
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It needs Jill's help to predict where the chimps will pass.
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They can hear the chimps are on their way,
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so deployment must be quick.
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But first, he needs to be carefully secured in place.
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Testing - one, two, three.
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Checks over, and Spy Bush Baby is on his own.
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Matt and Jill can hear the chimps approaching...
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CHIMPS SCREECH
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..but it's Spy Bush Baby that captures the first tantalising view.
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These are supremely intelligent animals.
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They think carefully about anything new.
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CHIMP GRUNTS
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He knows that this bush baby is out of the ordinary.
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While some show interest, others just get on with their lives.
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But the spy creatures always reveal surprising behaviour,
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and the male that has been studying him does something quite unexpected.
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Aware that a female is watching, his whole attitude changes.
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CHIMP SCREECHES LOUDLY
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He now starts to show off.
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It's a human-like trait that is exactly the kind of behaviour
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the series set out to reveal.
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It was once frowned upon to make comparisons
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between human and animal behaviour.
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But scientists and film-makers who study animals in the wild
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frequently observe extraordinary similarities.
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SCREECHING CONTINUES
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The male really seems to be trying to make an impression on
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the watching female, and her lack of interest seems a blow to his ego.
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His look says it all.
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In the heat of the day,
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the similarities between the two species are difficult to ignore.
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In the quest to explore our animal connections,
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the crew travel to the ends of the Earth.
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Few places are more remote than the Arctic wilderness
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of Ellesmere Island in Northern Canada.
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Their camp is set in 70,000 miles of uninhabited tundra,
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and a key team member is ready for action.
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Spy Wolf Cub is part of an expedition
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to find the elusive Arctic wolf.
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But round here, the wolves come looking for you.
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Ellesmere wolves live in isolation and rarely encounter people.
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Their innate curiosity and lack of fear draws them to the camp.
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This young wolf shows no aggression.
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He's more interested in the new smells.
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WOLF SNIFFS
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It's the perfect opportunity to get the wolves used to
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the spy cub and the crew.
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For wolf biologist Kira Cassidy,
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getting this close to Arctic wolves is a rare treat.
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Wolves aren't encouraged to visit the camp,
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but there's little anyone can do about it.
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Here, THEY make the rules.
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Specialist camera operator Huw Williams
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tries not to put a foot wrong.
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Exploring anything new is in their nature.
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But once they've given the camp a thorough going-over,
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they head off back to the den.
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Kira keeps a watchful eye on them.
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The den is located about a kilometre from the camp.
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Producer/cameraman Philip Dalton sets his camera up as near
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as he can without disturbing their natural behaviour.
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CUBS YELP
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After they feed, the adults head off hunting,
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and the cubs disappear into the den.
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This is the moment the crew have been waiting for.
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Spy creatures are always deployed when the animals aren't watching.
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To avoid them being associated with people,
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it's important they aren't seen being put down.
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The crew head out in the direction of the den.
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Huw deploys Spy Cub near to the den's entrance.
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He tests the remote controls before moving a safe distance away.
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Then a range check for the video link.
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It's not long before the cubs emerge.
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CUB WHINES
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Over the next few weeks, Spy Cub and the crew capture some of
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the most intimate moments of Arctic wolf life ever filmed.
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CUB YELPS
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He is totally accepted by the cubs,
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although he's not programmed to roll over and play like the real cubs do.
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Perhaps that's one for the next generation of spy creatures.
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When spies are deployed, the encounters are covered on
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a long lens some distance away, but suddenly Philip notices
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the wolves have returned and seem to be playing tug-of-war.
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They've stolen his jacket.
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To find out where they've taken it, he uses a drone.
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The wolves are so engrossed in their game,
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they don't even notice the aerial surveillance.
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Then they roll on the coat.
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It's their way of leaving their mark before abandoning it.
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Later, time to assess the damage.
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Well, considering it was set upon by...
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- ..a pack of wolves...
- Is that urine?
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- Poo.
- Ohh...
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It isn't only personal belongings that the wolves rough-handle.
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Spy Cub may have been popular with most of the wolves,
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but he didn't survive unscathed.
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His camera eye tells the story.
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He is being carried by the scruff of his neck.
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Just like she would carry one of her own cubs.
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This journey is the last thing he ever filmed.
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FEEDBACK
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When filming dangerous animals,
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it helps to have spy creatures in reserve.
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THEY HONK
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In Kenya, Spy Hippo is about to swim among the real thing.
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He is one of two different models that are being deployed.
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Park regulations mean the crew have to be accompanied
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by an armed ranger.
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It is Rosie's job to protect against poachers.
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And, of course, the river's inhabitants
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can be dangerous as well.
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HE LAUGHS
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This spy hippo is submersible,
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and he is mainly designed to film underwater shots of the hippos.
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A second spy hippo has been constructed
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to film mainly at the surface.
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Don, can you get on the sticks, please?
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Both spy creatures offer close-up views above and below the water.
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A successful launch,
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and the submersible spy hippo is soon entering their world.
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And he's soon getting some promising footage.
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Now it's the other spy hippo's turn to see what he can capture.
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Give me a blink, John.
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A tantalising glimpse, but can he get closer?
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Before long, they are face-to-face.
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Then, some of the closest views of hippos ever captured.
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HONKING CONTINUES
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But despite spy creatures having eyes everywhere,
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they can still be caught unawares.
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HEAVY THUMP
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HIPPO SNORTS
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HIPPO HONKS
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A little too close for comfort.
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Then, a huge problem.
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Spy Hippo's motors are stuck in the weed.
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Producer Rob faces an unenviable decision.
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The waters may be full of hippos, but with few alternatives,
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he decides to launch a one-man rescue mission.
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There are crocs in these waters too, but if he moves too quickly,
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it could attract them.
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Rosie and the crew scan the clear water carefully.
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It's a calculated risk. Rob knows that hippos rarely attack in water.
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But he must still watch his step.
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He is a zoologist with over 20 years' experience
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of wildlife film-making.
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But it's still a tense moment.
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It's a huge relief when both he and Spy Hippo make it to the bank.
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However many precautions you take,
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filming dangerous animals always carries a risk.
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Another crew are in Botswana, trying to track down the wild dog.
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Cameraman Richard Jones has spent his professional life
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filming African animals, and he can read their every sign.
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There's a doggy footprint there.
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His instincts are rarely wrong.
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Are they fresh?
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Yeah, that's this morning.
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In this terrain, animals are extremely difficult to find.
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I can see the plains ahead.
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But the fresh trail soon leads into the pack.
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The dogs seem to have found something concealed
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in the long grass. THEY BARK
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LOW GROWL
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- A male leopard.
- Are you coming this way?
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GROWLING CONTINUES
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Richard senses trouble. He makes a bizarre request.
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Where's my hat?
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Why he wants his hat becomes clear as things escalate.
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BARKING
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He knows the dogs are deliberately winding up the leopard.
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They are far too nimble to be caught,
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and the angry leopard takes refuge in a tree.
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LEOPARD GROWLS
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With their enemy humiliated, the wild dogs slink away.
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But the leopard is left, pumped up with aggression.
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He shifts focus to the crew stuck in the back of the truck.
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That was directed at us, wasn't it?
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Richard explains about the hat.
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Just be ready to throw it at the leopard if it comes.
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- Will that work?
- I'm not quite sure.
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No-one can reach the driver's seat. They are totally exposed.
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Then it happens.
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- LEOPARD GROWLS
- OK.
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FRENZIED RUSTLING
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The leopard jumps onto the vehicle to grab Richard.
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- GROWLING
- Get away! Away! Away!
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He was going for us!
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What we didn't see is Richard throwing his hat.
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- Your hat worked.
- Yeah.
- Well, shall we get moving in case he decides
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to come back and have some more of us?
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He knew it was his best chance to distract the leopard.
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Richard's experience and quick thinking saves the day.
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SQUEAKING
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Fortunately, the wild dog pup and other spy creatures
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usually enjoy a far warmer welcome.
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Spy Langur is no exception.
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Under the skin is a tiny plastic skull
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with sophisticated electronics and a 4K camera packed in.
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But it's what's happening in the living brain of the real monkeys
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that Spy Langur is built to film.
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He's deployed at an Indian temple to record their baby-sitting skills.
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First reactions are always fascinating.
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But the important work begins when the spies are fully embedded
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among the animals they are filming.
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This shoot lasts a month, and over time,
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the monkeys become totally used to Spy Monkey.
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But some things can never be predicted.
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When Spy Monkey is removed from his perch and dropped,
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they appear to believe he has died.
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They react just as they do when a real baby dies.
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The show of grief is not only moving, it also astonishes
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the scientist here who has studied the langurs
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for the last ten years.
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It provides new insights into the mind of
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a sophisticated and caring primate.
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Generally, the more intelligent the animal,
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the more sophisticated the spy creature needs to be.
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And the greatest challenge is yet to come.
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Design on the creature starts with computer modelling,
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and this one is the most ambitious yet.
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A spy orang-utan with the facial expressions of the real thing.
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The head alone has over 30 moving parts.
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After months of work, the finished spy orang is in Borneo,
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ready to see if the hard work had been worth it.
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But first, she has to pass the scrutiny
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of the most revered orang-utan scientist in the world.
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To maintain the surprise, she is concealed from view.
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It's a real pleasure to introduce our spy orang-utan to you.
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Oh, my gosh. She is truly a beauty.
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MATT LAUGHS
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Let me take a picture of her.
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- Feel free to go in and have a closer look at all the details.
- Beautiful.
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This is Dr Birute Galdikas.
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She has spent the last 40 years studying and conserving orang-utans.
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She's beautiful.
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Matt shows her how the spy creature works.
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It's got quite a wide field of view as well.
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But she's not the only one keen to take a look.
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And the wild orang-utan is mesmerised.
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- She's over there.
- Ah.
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00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:06,520
Orang-utans are highly intelligent and hard to fool.
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But now she's stupefied.
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What always fascinates us is knowing what must be going through
710
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- their mind.
- Well, they are trying to figure out if she is real or not.
711
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- Right.
- From this distance, she looks very real.
- Yeah.
712
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You can tell what they're thinking just from their eyes.
713
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- Yeah.
- No, her expressions are very good.
- Yeah.
- Very good.
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00:53:27,040 --> 00:53:31,040
- Oh, thank you.
- No, she's very real.
715
00:53:31,040 --> 00:53:33,120
- Well, maybe we should move...
- Yeah.
716
00:53:33,120 --> 00:53:37,320
..so that the orang-utans can come by, and let's see what happens.
717
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These initial reactions are always unpredictable.
718
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It's not long before a curious male is displaying his intelligence.
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Why not use a branch to test Spy Orang's reaction?
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It's just one of many encounters in the time she spent among them.
721
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This youngster is especially curious.
722
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It even takes a clump of hair.
723
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Perfect for trying out a new look.
724
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But it takes two weeks for the crew to get the footage
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00:54:39,880 --> 00:54:41,560
they hardly dared hope for.
726
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Suddenly, from out of the jungle, one of Dr Birute's
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00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:49,760
favourite orang-utans appears,
728
00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:52,440
and picks up a saw left at a research hut.
729
00:55:00,320 --> 00:55:03,200
- DR BIRUTE:
- Wow. Wow.
730
00:55:13,600 --> 00:55:17,160
When she sees that Spy Orang is sawing too,
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it becomes a competition.
732
00:55:52,280 --> 00:55:56,280
In the end, she tires of the game and takes a more laid-back approach.
733
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With the help of the Spy Orang, this female, born and raised in the wild,
734
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gives us a glimpse of just how small the gap between us really is.
735
00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:25,040
Having astounded us with what she can do,
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she heads back to the jungle.
737
00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:34,040
Spy Orang had been part of something truly memorable.
738
00:56:37,120 --> 00:56:40,320
Each of the spy creatures, with the help of their
739
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sophisticated technology, filmed something new and unexpected.
740
00:56:44,120 --> 00:56:47,760
From the outer reaches of the polar regions...
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to the sweltering heat of the tropics,
742
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their unique perspective allowed them to reveal intimate moments
743
00:56:54,200 --> 00:56:56,480
in the lives of all the animals they filmed,
744
00:56:56,480 --> 00:57:00,760
and discover unexpected parallels with our own lives.
745
00:57:00,760 --> 00:57:04,240
They made us smile, and even touched our hearts.
746
00:57:05,480 --> 00:57:09,000
The teams were astonished and moved by what they captured,
747
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and in the end, the animals told their own stories.
748
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MONKEY WAILS
749
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Helped, of course, by the spy creatures.
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00:57:17,360 --> 00:57:19,000
SQUEAKING
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This extraordinary animatronic team brought us closer
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to understanding just how like us animals really are.
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CAWING
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SQUEAKING
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