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MYSTERY, ANCIENT GODS AND THE UNEXPECTED. A COUNTRY RICH WITH DIVERSE

UNEXPECTED. A COUNTRY RICH WITH DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS TEEMING WITH

A COUNTRY RICH WITH DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS TEEMING WITH EXTRAORDINARY CREATURES AND

ENVIRONMENTS TEEMING WITH EXTRAORDINARY CREATURES AND AMAZING NATURAL WONDERS, MANY

EXTRAORDINARY CREATURES AND AMAZING NATURAL WONDERS, MANY FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.

AMAZING NATURAL WONDERS, MANY FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH. >>> A VERY SECRETIVE, POWERFUL

FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH. >>> A VERY SECRETIVE, POWERFUL ASASSSIN LURKS IN THIS DENSE

>>> A VERY SECRETIVE, POWERFUL ASASSSIN LURKS IN THIS DENSE JUNGLE.

ASASSSIN LURKS IN THIS DENSE JUNGLE. JAGUAR. SIN LURKS IN THIS DENSE

JUNGLE. JAGUAR. SIN LURKS IN THIS DENSE JUNGLE.

JAGUAR. SIN LURKS IN THIS DENSE JUNGLE. JAGUAR.

JUNGLE. JAGUAR. WITH A HOME RANGE OF 50 SQUARE

JAGUAR. WITH A HOME RANGE OF 50 SQUARE MILES, IT NEEDS LOTS OF SPACE.

WITH A HOME RANGE OF 50 SQUARE MILES, IT NEEDS LOTS OF SPACE. MEXICO'S MAYA RAIN FOREST IS ONE

MILES, IT NEEDS LOTS OF SPACE. MEXICO'S MAYA RAIN FOREST IS ONE OF THE CAT'S LONG STRONGHOLDS.

MEXICO'S MAYA RAIN FOREST IS ONE OF THE CAT'S LONG STRONGHOLDS. THE MARKINGS ON EACH COAT ARE

OF THE CAT'S LONG STRONGHOLDS. THE MARKINGS ON EACH COAT ARE UNIQUE.

THE MARKINGS ON EACH COAT ARE UNIQUE. IT'S BEEN PRIZED BY HUNTERS

UNIQUE. IT'S BEEN PRIZED BY HUNTERS THROUGHOUT HISTORY.

IT'S BEEN PRIZED BY HUNTERS THROUGHOUT HISTORY. THIS PREDATOR IS RARE AND HARD

THROUGHOUT HISTORY. THIS PREDATOR IS RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN A WILD.

THIS PREDATOR IS RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN A WILD. AFTER TIGERS AND LIONS, JAGUARS

TO FIND IN A WILD. AFTER TIGERS AND LIONS, JAGUARS ARE THE THIRD LARGEST CAT.

AFTER TIGERS AND LIONS, JAGUARS ARE THE THIRD LARGEST CAT. AS A TO CON VOER IT NEED A TOP

ARE THE THIRD LARGEST CAT. AS A TO CON VOER IT NEED A TOP DIET AND WILL EAT ANYTHING IT

AS A TO CON VOER IT NEED A TOP DIET AND WILL EAT ANYTHING IT CAN CATCH.

DIET AND WILL EAT ANYTHING IT CAN CATCH. AN UNWEAR RI SPIDER MONKEY

CAN CATCH. AN UNWEAR RI SPIDER MONKEY SWINGING WOULD MAKE A GOOD MEAL.

AN UNWEAR RI SPIDER MONKEY SWINGING WOULD MAKE A GOOD MEAL. THIS HUNTER AMBUSHES ITS

SWINGING WOULD MAKE A GOOD MEAL. THIS HUNTER AMBUSHES ITS VICTIMS.

THIS HUNTER AMBUSHES ITS VICTIMS. IT CAN CLIMB, SWIM AND KILL WITH

VICTIMS. IT CAN CLIMB, SWIM AND KILL WITH ONE BITE.

IT CAN CLIMB, SWIM AND KILL WITH ONE BITE.

ONE BITE.

PRIMATES ARE INTELLIGENT AND

PRIMATES ARE INTELLIGENT AND WARY.

PRIMATES ARE INTELLIGENT AND WARY. 2,000 YEARS AGO THE JAGUAR WAS

WARY. 2,000 YEARS AGO THE JAGUAR WAS WORSHIPPED AS A GUIDE BY THE

2,000 YEARS AGO THE JAGUAR WAS WORSHIPPED AS A GUIDE BY THE ANCIENT MAYANS THAT LIVED IN

WORSHIPPED AS A GUIDE BY THE ANCIENT MAYANS THAT LIVED IN THIS JUNGLE.

ANCIENT MAYANS THAT LIVED IN THIS JUNGLE. ONLY KINGS AND RULERS COULD WEAR

THIS JUNGLE. ONLY KINGS AND RULERS COULD WEAR THE SPOTTED BELT.

ONLY KINGS AND RULERS COULD WEAR THE SPOTTED BELT. IMAGES DEPICT THE JAGUAR AND

THE SPOTTED BELT. IMAGES DEPICT THE JAGUAR AND MANY ANIMALS AS SYMBOLS OF GREAT

IMAGES DEPICT THE JAGUAR AND MANY ANIMALS AS SYMBOLS OF GREAT POWER AND AUTHORITY.

MANY ANIMALS AS SYMBOLS OF GREAT POWER AND AUTHORITY. TODAY, THE MAYAN CITIES LIE

POWER AND AUTHORITY. TODAY, THE MAYAN CITIES LIE EMPTY BUT THE JAGUAR STILL

TODAY, THE MAYAN CITIES LIE EMPTY BUT THE JAGUAR STILL REMAINS AS RULER OF THE RAIN

EMPTY BUT THE JAGUAR STILL REMAINS AS RULER OF THE RAIN FOREST AND UNRIVALLED HUNTER.

REMAINS AS RULER OF THE RAIN FOREST AND UNRIVALLED HUNTER. HOWLER MONKEYS SOUND THE ALARM

FOREST AND UNRIVALLED HUNTER. HOWLER MONKEYS SOUND THE ALARM ALERTING THE MONKEYS BELOW.

HOWLER MONKEYS SOUND THE ALARM ALERTING THE MONKEYS BELOW. THEY ARE NOT FIGHTERS.

ALERTING THE MONKEYS BELOW. THEY ARE NOT FIGHTERS. TREE SHAKING IS ABOUT AS GOOD

THEY ARE NOT FIGHTERS. TREE SHAKING IS ABOUT AS GOOD TLAZ GET.

TREE SHAKING IS ABOUT AS GOOD TLAZ GET. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO INTIMIDATE A

TLAZ GET. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO INTIMIDATE A JAGUAR.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO INTIMIDATE A JAGUAR. WITH A TROOP ON HIGH ALERT

JAGUAR. WITH A TROOP ON HIGH ALERT THERE'S NO CHANCE OF AN AMBUSH.

WITH A TROOP ON HIGH ALERT THERE'S NO CHANCE OF AN AMBUSH. A DOMINANT FEMALE SPIEDSER

THERE'S NO CHANCE OF AN AMBUSH. A DOMINANT FEMALE SPIEDSER MONKEY LEAD A FORGING PARTY TO

A DOMINANT FEMALE SPIEDSER MONKEY LEAD A FORGING PARTY TO ONE OF HER FAVORITE FRUIT TREES.

MONKEY LEAD A FORGING PARTY TO ONE OF HER FAVORITE FRUIT TREES. HER ROLE IS CRUCIAL.

ONE OF HER FAVORITE FRUIT TREES. HER ROLE IS CRUCIAL. SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING

HER ROLE IS CRUCIAL. SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING HER GROUP STAYS HEALTHY.

SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING HER GROUP STAYS HEALTHY. LIKE HUMANS MONKEYS NEED A

HER GROUP STAYS HEALTHY. LIKE HUMANS MONKEYS NEED A BALANCED DIET SO SHE CHOOSE A

LIKE HUMANS MONKEYS NEED A BALANCED DIET SO SHE CHOOSE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO VARY THE

BALANCED DIET SO SHE CHOOSE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO VARY THE MENU.

DIFFERENT ROUTE TO VARY THE MENU. THEY USE ANL TWO-THIRDS OF THEIR

MENU. THEY USE ANL TWO-THIRDS OF THEIR DAY LOOKING FOR FOOD LEAVING

THEY USE ANL TWO-THIRDS OF THEIR DAY LOOKING FOR FOOD LEAVING PLENTY OF DOWN TIME.

DAY LOOKING FOR FOOD LEAVING PLENTY OF DOWN TIME. PERFECT FOR THE YOUNGSTERS TO

PLENTY OF DOWN TIME. PERFECT FOR THE YOUNGSTERS TO SPEND TIME PLAYING AROUND.

PERFECT FOR THE YOUNGSTERS TO SPEND TIME PLAYING AROUND. THE SPIDER MONKEYS HAVE LEARNED

SPEND TIME PLAYING AROUND. THE SPIDER MONKEYS HAVE LEARNED THERE'S SAFETY IN NUMBERS.

THE SPIDER MONKEYS HAVE LEARNED THERE'S SAFETY IN NUMBERS. WITH DUSK APPROACHING DIFFERENT

THERE'S SAFETY IN NUMBERS. WITH DUSK APPROACHING DIFFERENT HUNTING PARTIES GROUP TOGETHER

WITH DUSK APPROACHING DIFFERENT HUNTING PARTIES GROUP TOGETHER IN FAVORITE TREE TOP WHERE

HUNTING PARTIES GROUP TOGETHER IN FAVORITE TREE TOP WHERE THEY'LL REST FOR THE NIGHT.

IN FAVORITE TREE TOP WHERE THEY'LL REST FOR THE NIGHT. IT'S TOO HIGH FOR EVEN A HUNGRY

THEY'LL REST FOR THE NIGHT. IT'S TOO HIGH FOR EVEN A HUNGRY JAGUAR TO REACH.

IT'S TOO HIGH FOR EVEN A HUNGRY JAGUAR TO REACH. WITH MONKEY NOW OFF THE MENU,

JAGUAR TO REACH. WITH MONKEY NOW OFF THE MENU, THE BIG CAT WILL HAVE TO KEEP

WITH MONKEY NOW OFF THE MENU, THE BIG CAT WILL HAVE TO KEEP HUNTING AFTER DARK.

THE BIG CAT WILL HAVE TO KEEP HUNTING AFTER DARK. MEXICO STANDS OVER THREE

HUNTING AFTER DARK. MEXICO STANDS OVER THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION SQUARE

MEXICO STANDS OVER THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION SQUARE MILES STRETCHING FROM THE

QUARTERS OF A MILLION SQUARE MILES STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES TO

MILES STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES TO GUATEMALA AND BELIZE.

SOUTHERN UNITED STATES TO GUATEMALA AND BELIZE. IT BOASTS VAST RAIN FORESTS,

GUATEMALA AND BELIZE. IT BOASTS VAST RAIN FORESTS, THREE MAJOR SDERTS, SOARING

IT BOASTS VAST RAIN FORESTS, THREE MAJOR SDERTS, SOARING PAENG PEAKS AND OVER 500,000

THREE MAJOR SDERTS, SOARING PAENG PEAKS AND OVER 500,000 MILES OF COASTLINE.

PAENG PEAKS AND OVER 500,000 MILES OF COASTLINE. CLOSE TO THE UNITED STATES

MILES OF COASTLINE. CLOSE TO THE UNITED STATES BORDER LIES THE BAJA PENINSULA.

CLOSE TO THE UNITED STATES BORDER LIES THE BAJA PENINSULA. A SANGTS FOR NINE SPECIES OF

BORDER LIES THE BAJA PENINSULA. A SANGTS FOR NINE SPECIES OF WHALE INCLUDING COLOS SUL BLUES

A SANGTS FOR NINE SPECIES OF WHALE INCLUDING COLOS SUL BLUES AND HUMP BACKS.

WHALE INCLUDING COLOS SUL BLUES AND HUMP BACKS. HERE THE LAGOON STRETCHES 19

AND HUMP BACKS. HERE THE LAGOON STRETCHES 19 MILES INLAND BREATHING LIFE INTO

HERE THE LAGOON STRETCHES 19 MILES INLAND BREATHING LIFE INTO BAJA'S DESERT.

MILES INLAND BREATHING LIFE INTO BAJA'S DESERT. COYOTE SCOUR THE SHORES LOOKING

BAJA'S DESERT. COYOTE SCOUR THE SHORES LOOKING FOR CRUSTACEANS LEFT BY THE

COYOTE SCOUR THE SHORES LOOKING FOR CRUSTACEANS LEFT BY THE TIDE.

FOR CRUSTACEANS LEFT BY THE TIDE. THIS COAST IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT

TIDE. THIS COAST IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PLACE FOR ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL

THIS COAST IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PLACE FOR ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL REASON.

PLACE FOR ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL REASON. IT'S A BIG WHALE NURSERY.

REASON. IT'S A BIG WHALE NURSERY. EACH WINTER AND IN EARLY SPRING

IT'S A BIG WHALE NURSERY. EACH WINTER AND IN EARLY SPRING 20,000 GRAY WHALE, ALMOST THE

EACH WINTER AND IN EARLY SPRING 20,000 GRAY WHALE, ALMOST THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THIS

20,000 GRAY WHALE, ALMOST THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THIS SPECIES TRAVELS FROM THE ARCTIC

ENTIRE POPULATION OF THIS SPECIES TRAVELS FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE WARM SHELTER OF BAJA TO

SPECIES TRAVELS FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE WARM SHELTER OF BAJA TO MATE AND GIVE BIRTH.

TO THE WARM SHELTER OF BAJA TO MATE AND GIVE BIRTH. NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE LAGOON

MATE AND GIVE BIRTH. NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE LAGOON NEWBORN CAL OFS ARE IN THE LAST

NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE LAGOON NEWBORN CAL OFS ARE IN THE LAST STAGES OF TRAINING BEFORE

NEWBORN CAL OFS ARE IN THE LAST STAGES OF TRAINING BEFORE HEADING OUT INTO OPEN WATERS.

STAGES OF TRAINING BEFORE HEADING OUT INTO OPEN WATERS. THIS MOTHER STAYS CLOSE TO HER

HEADING OUT INTO OPEN WATERS. THIS MOTHER STAYS CLOSE TO HER CALF.

THIS MOTHER STAYS CLOSE TO HER CALF. HE WAS BORN HERE JUST THREE

CALF. HE WAS BORN HERE JUST THREE MONTHS AGO AND ALREADY WEIGHS

HE WAS BORN HERE JUST THREE MONTHS AGO AND ALREADY WEIGHS THREE TONS, THE SAME WEIGHT AS A

MONTHS AGO AND ALREADY WEIGHS THREE TONS, THE SAME WEIGHT AS A FULLY GROWN RHINO.

THREE TONS, THE SAME WEIGHT AS A FULLY GROWN RHINO. SHE JENTSLY USING HER FIN TO

FULLY GROWN RHINO. SHE JENTSLY USING HER FIN TO HELP HIM GET TO THE SURFACE TO

SHE JENTSLY USING HER FIN TO HELP HIM GET TO THE SURFACE TO BREATHE.

HELP HIM GET TO THE SURFACE TO BREATHE. THE LAGOON IS ONLY 90 FEET DEEP

BREATHE. THE LAGOON IS ONLY 90 FEET DEEP SO IT'S SAFE PLACE TO LEARN,

THE LAGOON IS ONLY 90 FEET DEEP SO IT'S SAFE PLACE TO LEARN, DIVE AND FEED.

SO IT'S SAFE PLACE TO LEARN, DIVE AND FEED. TAKING CARE OF BABY IS A

DIVE AND FEED. TAKING CARE OF BABY IS A FULL-TIME JOB SO MOM HAS LITTLE

TAKING CARE OF BABY IS A FULL-TIME JOB SO MOM HAS LITTLE TIME TO EAT.

FULL-TIME JOB SO MOM HAS LITTLE TIME TO EAT. THE WEIGHT SHE GAINED FOR

TIME TO EAT. THE WEIGHT SHE GAINED FOR FEEDING THROUGHOUT SUMMER IN THE

THE WEIGHT SHE GAINED FOR FEEDING THROUGHOUT SUMMER IN THE ARCTIC MUST KEEP HER GOING UP TO

FEEDING THROUGHOUT SUMMER IN THE ARCTIC MUST KEEP HER GOING UP TO FIVE MONTHS UNTIL SHE RETURNS

ARCTIC MUST KEEP HER GOING UP TO FIVE MONTHS UNTIL SHE RETURNS THERE.

FIVE MONTHS UNTIL SHE RETURNS THERE. SOON, THE PAIR WILL SIT OFF IN

THERE. SOON, THE PAIR WILL SIT OFF IN THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN

SOON, THE PAIR WILL SIT OFF IN THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE

THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE ARCTIC.EIT OFF IN

EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE ARCTIC.EIT OFF IN THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN

ARCTIC.EIT OFF IN THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE

THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE ARCTIC.T OFF IN

EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE ARCTIC.T OFF IN THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN

ARCTIC.T OFF IN THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE

THE SAFETY OF THE LAGOON ON AN EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE ARCTIC.

EPIC JOURNEY 5,000 MILES TO THE ARCTIC. NEARBY IS THE SEA OF CORTEZ, A

ARCTIC. NEARBY IS THE SEA OF CORTEZ, A GEOTHERMAL HOT SPOT.

NEARBY IS THE SEA OF CORTEZ, A GEOTHERMAL HOT SPOT. UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE THERE'S A

GEOTHERMAL HOT SPOT. UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE THERE'S A HUGE FRACTURE IN THE EARTH'S

UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE THERE'S A HUGE FRACTURE IN THE EARTH'S CRUST THAT'S WIDENING THIS OCEAN

HUGE FRACTURE IN THE EARTH'S CRUST THAT'S WIDENING THIS OCEAN BY TWO INL INCHES EVERY YEAR.

CRUST THAT'S WIDENING THIS OCEAN BY TWO INL INCHES EVERY YEAR. THIS SEA IS HOME TO THE DEVIL

BY TWO INL INCHES EVERY YEAR. THIS SEA IS HOME TO THE DEVIL RAY.

THIS SEA IS HOME TO THE DEVIL RAY. ELUSIVE AND RARE, THEY USUALLY

RAY. ELUSIVE AND RARE, THEY USUALLY HUNT IN SMALL GROUPS TARGTSING

ELUSIVE AND RARE, THEY USUALLY HUNT IN SMALL GROUPS TARGTSING TINY SHRIMP OR CREEL.

HUNT IN SMALL GROUPS TARGTSING TINY SHRIMP OR CREEL. WHEN THE SEA IS

TINY SHRIMP OR CREEL. WHEN THE SEA IS >>> OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO IN

WHEN THE SEA IS >>> OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ, DEVIL RAIES

>>> OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ, DEVIL RAIES LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET

THE SEA OF CORTEZ, DEVIL RAIES LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET INTO THE AIR.YIES

LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET INTO THE AIR.YIES LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET

INTO THE AIR.YIES LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET INTO THE AIR.ES

LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET INTO THE AIR.ES LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET

INTO THE AIR.ES LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET INTO THE AIR.S

LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET INTO THE AIR.S LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET

INTO THE AIR.S LAUNCH THEMSELVES OVER SIX FEET INTO THE AIR.

THEY WEIGH ONLY 25 POUNDS, BUT THEIR BRAINS LARGER AND MORE COMPLEX THAN ANY OTHER FISH.

THEIR BRAINS LARGER AND MORE COMPLEX THAN ANY OTHER FISH. WHETHER IT'S INSTIJT OR

COMPLEX THAN ANY OTHER FISH. WHETHER IT'S INSTIJT OR INTELLIGENCE THAT DRIVES THESE

WHETHER IT'S INSTIJT OR INTELLIGENCE THAT DRIVES THESE ACROBATIC LEAPS NO ONE EXACTLY

INTELLIGENCE THAT DRIVES THESE ACROBATIC LEAPS NO ONE EXACTLY KNOWS.

ACROBATIC LEAPS NO ONE EXACTLY KNOWS. SCIENTISTS THINK IT COULD BE A

KNOWS. SCIENTISTS THINK IT COULD BE A DETER RANT TO PREDATORS LIKE

SCIENTISTS THINK IT COULD BE A DETER RANT TO PREDATORS LIKE KILLER WHALES OR SHARKS OR IT

DETER RANT TO PREDATORS LIKE KILLER WHALES OR SHARKS OR IT MAY BE A HUNTING TACTIC.

KILLER WHALES OR SHARKS OR IT MAY BE A HUNTING TACTIC. A THREATENING SHADOW FLYING

MAY BE A HUNTING TACTIC. A THREATENING SHADOW FLYING OVERHEAD COULD DRIVE SCHOOLING

A THREATENING SHADOW FLYING OVERHEAD COULD DRIVE SCHOOLING SHRIMP OR FISH DOWN INTO THE

OVERHEAD COULD DRIVE SCHOOLING SHRIMP OR FISH DOWN INTO THE MOUTH OF RAYS WAITING BELOW.

SHRIMP OR FISH DOWN INTO THE MOUTH OF RAYS WAITING BELOW. LIKE MUMP IN MEXICO, THIS

MOUTH OF RAYS WAITING BELOW. LIKE MUMP IN MEXICO, THIS DEVIL'S DANCE REMAINS A MYSTERY.

LIKE MUMP IN MEXICO, THIS DEVIL'S DANCE REMAINS A MYSTERY. SEA MEETS JUNGLE ON THE YUCATAN

DEVIL'S DANCE REMAINS A MYSTERY. SEA MEETS JUNGLE ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

SEA MEETS JUNGLE ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. HERE MORE OF MEXICOS NATURAL

PENINSULA. HERE MORE OF MEXICOS NATURAL WONDERS AND SECRETS ARE

HERE MORE OF MEXICOS NATURAL WONDERS AND SECRETS ARE REVEALED.

WONDERS AND SECRETS ARE REVEALED. THIS IS TREE WITH A BIT OF A

REVEALED. THIS IS TREE WITH A BIT OF A PROBLEM.

THIS IS TREE WITH A BIT OF A PROBLEM. IT'S TASTY.

PROBLEM. IT'S TASTY. MOST NEIGHBORING TREES AND EVEN

IT'S TASTY. MOST NEIGHBORING TREES AND EVEN OTHER SPECIES ARE POISONOUS OR

MOST NEIGHBORING TREES AND EVEN OTHER SPECIES ARE POISONOUS OR TOO BIT R MEANING THEY'RE LESS

OTHER SPECIES ARE POISONOUS OR TOO BIT R MEANING THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET EATEN BY ANIMALS

TOO BIT R MEANING THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET EATEN BY ANIMALS OR INSECTS.

LIKELY TO GET EATEN BY ANIMALS OR INSECTS. TO AVOID BECOMING EVERYONE'S

OR INSECTS. TO AVOID BECOMING EVERYONE'S DINNER IT LAYS ON STICKY, RICH

TO AVOID BECOMING EVERYONE'S DINNER IT LAYS ON STICKY, RICH STREETS AT THE BASE OF STEMS

DINNER IT LAYS ON STICKY, RICH STREETS AT THE BASE OF STEMS WITH PROTEIN PACKED FUNNELS ON

STREETS AT THE BASE OF STEMS WITH PROTEIN PACKED FUNNELS ON ITS LEAF TIPS MAYBES THIS PLANT

WITH PROTEIN PACKED FUNNELS ON ITS LEAF TIPS MAYBES THIS PLANT A VIRTUAL CANDY STORE FOR ANTS.

ITS LEAF TIPS MAYBES THIS PLANT A VIRTUAL CANDY STORE FOR ANTS. FOR THE ANTS IT'S A PERFECT

A VIRTUAL CANDY STORE FOR ANTS. FOR THE ANTS IT'S A PERFECT HOME.

FOR THE ANTS IT'S A PERFECT HOME. THEY LIVE IN THE HALLOW THORNS

HOME. THEY LIVE IN THE HALLOW THORNS AND WITH FOOD RIGHT OUTSIDE

THEY LIVE IN THE HALLOW THORNS AND WITH FOOD RIGHT OUTSIDE THEIR DOORSTEP THEY HAVE ALL

AND WITH FOOD RIGHT OUTSIDE THEIR DOORSTEP THEY HAVE ALL THEIR NEED IN ONE PLANT.

THEIR DOORSTEP THEY HAVE ALL THEIR NEED IN ONE PLANT. THESE AGGRESSIVE ANTS HAVE A

THEIR NEED IN ONE PLANT. THESE AGGRESSIVE ANTS HAVE A POWERFUL STING.

THESE AGGRESSIVE ANTS HAVE A POWERFUL STING. THIS MINIATURE ARMY LOYALLY

POWERFUL STING. THIS MINIATURE ARMY LOYALLY GUARDS ITS BOUNTY, AT THE SAME

THIS MINIATURE ARMY LOYALLY GUARDS ITS BOUNTY, AT THE SAME TIME PROTECTING THE TREE.

GUARDS ITS BOUNTY, AT THE SAME TIME PROTECTING THE TREE. ANY INTRUDER LOOKING FOR A MEAL

TIME PROTECTING THE TREE. ANY INTRUDER LOOKING FOR A MEAL IS SHOWN NO MERCY.

ANY INTRUDER LOOKING FOR A MEAL IS SHOWN NO MERCY. ONE AMAZING A RACK NID HAS THE

IS SHOWN NO MERCY. ONE AMAZING A RACK NID HAS THE DETERMINATION AND AGILITY TO

ONE AMAZING A RACK NID HAS THE DETERMINATION AND AGILITY TO BRAVE THESE DEADLY DEFENSES.

DETERMINATION AND AGILITY TO BRAVE THESE DEADLY DEFENSES. THE MEXICAN JUMPING SPIDER MAY

BRAVE THESE DEADLY DEFENSES. THE MEXICAN JUMPING SPIDER MAY MEASURE LESS THAN A QUARTER INMP

THE MEXICAN JUMPING SPIDER MAY MEASURE LESS THAN A QUARTER INMP ACROSS BUT IT'S BEEN MAKING BIG

MEASURE LESS THAN A QUARTER INMP ACROSS BUT IT'S BEEN MAKING BIG NEWS.

ACROSS BUT IT'S BEEN MAKING BIG NEWS. IT'S ASTOUNDSING SCIENTIST WITH

NEWS. IT'S ASTOUNDSING SCIENTIST WITH BEHAVIOR ONLY RECENTLY OBSERVED

IT'S ASTOUNDSING SCIENTIST WITH BEHAVIOR ONLY RECENTLY OBSERVED AND NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON

BEHAVIOR ONLY RECENTLY OBSERVED AND NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON TELEVISION.

AND NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON TELEVISION. MEET THE WORLD'S ONLY VEGETARIAN

TELEVISION. MEET THE WORLD'S ONLY VEGETARIAN SPIDER ONLY FOUND IN THIS

MEET THE WORLD'S ONLY VEGETARIAN SPIDER ONLY FOUND IN THIS JUNGLE.

SPIDER ONLY FOUND IN THIS JUNGLE. IT BYPASSES INSECTS GOING FOR

JUNGLE. IT BYPASSES INSECTS GOING FOR THESE PROTEIN RICH PODS INSTEAD.

IT BYPASSES INSECTS GOING FOR THESE PROTEIN RICH PODS INSTEAD. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS HOW TO GET

THESE PROTEIN RICH PODS INSTEAD. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS HOW TO GET THEM.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS HOW TO GET THEM. THE ANT STINGS CAN BE DEADLY SO

THEM. THE ANT STINGS CAN BE DEADLY SO SHE NEEDS TO KEEP ON HER TOES.

THE ANT STINGS CAN BE DEADLY SO SHE NEEDS TO KEEP ON HER TOES. TAKE OUT FOOD MEANS SHE DOESN'T

SHE NEEDS TO KEEP ON HER TOES. TAKE OUT FOOD MEANS SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO BOTHER WITH BUILDING

TAKE OUT FOOD MEANS SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO BOTHER WITH BUILDING WEBS OR STALKING PREY, BUT SHE

HAVE TO BOTHER WITH BUILDING WEBS OR STALKING PREY, BUT SHE DOES NEED A GOOD EXIT STRATEGY.

WEBS OR STALKING PREY, BUT SHE DOES NEED A GOOD EXIT STRATEGY. DEEPER IN THE JUNGLE, NATURE

DOES NEED A GOOD EXIT STRATEGY. DEEPER IN THE JUNGLE, NATURE PROCLAIMS THRIVING TEMPLES AND

DEEPER IN THE JUNGLE, NATURE PROCLAIMS THRIVING TEMPLES AND CITIES.

PROCLAIMS THRIVING TEMPLES AND CITIES. HARVESTING AND FORGING IS LEFT

CITIES. HARVESTING AND FORGING IS LEFT TO LEAF CUTTER ANTS CARRYING 20

HARVESTING AND FORGING IS LEFT TO LEAF CUTTER ANTS CARRYING 20 TIMES THEIR OWN BODY WEIGHT AND

TO LEAF CUTTER ANTS CARRYING 20 TIMES THEIR OWN BODY WEIGHT AND FINDING THEIR WAY BY FOLLOWING

TIMES THEIR OWN BODY WEIGHT AND FINDING THEIR WAY BY FOLLOWING AN INVISIBLE SCENT TRAIL ACROSS

FINDING THEIR WAY BY FOLLOWING AN INVISIBLE SCENT TRAIL ACROSS THE JUNGLE FLOOR.

AN INVISIBLE SCENT TRAIL ACROSS THE JUNGLE FLOOR. THE ANCIENT MAYANS ABANDONED

THE JUNGLE FLOOR. THE ANCIENT MAYANS ABANDONED THESE PLACES LONG AGO.

THE ANCIENT MAYANS ABANDONED THESE PLACES LONG AGO. PYRAMIDS WERE USED AS STAGES

THESE PLACES LONG AGO. PYRAMIDS WERE USED AS STAGES WHERE ANIMAL GODS WERE APPEASED

PYRAMIDS WERE USED AS STAGES WHERE ANIMAL GODS WERE APPEASED THROUGH CEREMONY AND SACRIFICE.

WHERE ANIMAL GODS WERE APPEASED THROUGH CEREMONY AND SACRIFICE. THE SUPREME GOD WAS CUCOCAN,

THROUGH CEREMONY AND SACRIFICE. THE SUPREME GOD WAS CUCOCAN, HALF SNAKE, HALF BIRD, AND

THE SUPREME GOD WAS CUCOCAN, HALF SNAKE, HALF BIRD, AND CREATURES JUST AS STRONG CAN

HALF SNAKE, HALF BIRD, AND CREATURES JUST AS STRONG CAN STILL BE

CREATURES JUST AS STRONG CAN STILL BE >>> MEXICO'S BAJA DESERT RUNS

STILL BE >>> MEXICO'S BAJA DESERT RUNS CLOSE TO THE OCEAN.

>>> MEXICO'S BAJA DESERT RUNS CLOSE TO THE OCEAN. IT'S HUMAN ATMOSPHERE ALLOWS

CLOSE TO THE OCEAN. IT'S HUMAN ATMOSPHERE ALLOWS SUCK LENTS PLANT AND GIANT CACTI

IT'S HUMAN ATMOSPHERE ALLOWS SUCK LENTS PLANT AND GIANT CACTI TO THRIVE.

SUCK LENTS PLANT AND GIANT CACTI TO THRIVE. THIS IS HOME TO AN ANIMAL THAT

TO THRIVE. THIS IS HOME TO AN ANIMAL THAT SPENDS MOST OF ITS LIFE BURIED,

THIS IS HOME TO AN ANIMAL THAT SPENDS MOST OF ITS LIFE BURIED, WAITING FOR MONTHS IF NECESSARY,

SPENDS MOST OF ITS LIFE BURIED, WAITING FOR MONTHS IF NECESSARY, FOR RAIN.

WAITING FOR MONTHS IF NECESSARY, FOR RAIN. THE MEXICAN SPADE FOOT TOAD

FOR RAIN. THE MEXICAN SPADE FOOT TOAD SURVIVES UNDER GROUND BY ENTERS

THE MEXICAN SPADE FOOT TOAD SURVIVES UNDER GROUND BY ENTERS A TRANCE-LIKE STATE SLOWING ITS

SURVIVES UNDER GROUND BY ENTERS A TRANCE-LIKE STATE SLOWING ITS METABOLISM AND ABSORBING RAIN

A TRANCE-LIKE STATE SLOWING ITS METABOLISM AND ABSORBING RAIN THROUGH ITS SKIN.

METABOLISM AND ABSORBING RAIN THROUGH ITS SKIN. RAIN GIVES IT A CHANCE TO STOCK

THROUGH ITS SKIN. RAIN GIVES IT A CHANCE TO STOCK UP ON SUPPLIES.

RAIN GIVES IT A CHANCE TO STOCK UP ON SUPPLIES. AS THE RAIN STOPS, THINGS START

UP ON SUPPLIES. AS THE RAIN STOPS, THINGS START TO HEAT UP AND THE CLOCK STARTS

AS THE RAIN STOPS, THINGS START TO HEAT UP AND THE CLOCK STARTS TICKING FOR THE TOAD.

TO HEAT UP AND THE CLOCK STARTS TICKING FOR THE TOAD. STAY OUT TOO LONG AND HE'LL DRY

TICKING FOR THE TOAD. STAY OUT TOO LONG AND HE'LL DRY OUT.

STAY OUT TOO LONG AND HE'LL DRY OUT. HE FINDS A SOFT PATCH OF EARTH

OUT. HE FINDS A SOFT PATCH OF EARTH AND RETREATS BACK UNDER GROUND.

HE FINDS A SOFT PATCH OF EARTH AND RETREATS BACK UNDER GROUND. AS THE SUNLIGHT FADES, THE

AND RETREATS BACK UNDER GROUND. AS THE SUNLIGHT FADES, THE DESERT COMES TO LIFE.

AS THE SUNLIGHT FADES, THE DESERT COMES TO LIFE. PREDATORS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE

DESERT COMES TO LIFE. PREDATORS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COOLER HOURS TO SCAVENGE AND

PREDATORS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COOLER HOURS TO SCAVENGE AND HUNT.

COOLER HOURS TO SCAVENGE AND HUNT. THIS STRANGE LOOKING CREATURE IS

HUNT. THIS STRANGE LOOKING CREATURE IS THE MOLE LIZARD BUT IT'S NOT A

THIS STRANGE LOOKING CREATURE IS THE MOLE LIZARD BUT IT'S NOT A LIZARD OR A SNAKE OR EVEN A

THE MOLE LIZARD BUT IT'S NOT A LIZARD OR A SNAKE OR EVEN A MOLE.

LIZARD OR A SNAKE OR EVEN A MOLE. SHE BELONGS TO A GROUP OF

MOLE. SHE BELONGS TO A GROUP OF ANIMALS KNOWN AS WORM LIZARDS

SHE BELONGS TO A GROUP OF ANIMALS KNOWN AS WORM LIZARDS FOUND ONLY IN THE DESERTS OF

ANIMALS KNOWN AS WORM LIZARDS FOUND ONLY IN THE DESERTS OF NORTHERN MEXICO.

FOUND ONLY IN THE DESERTS OF NORTHERN MEXICO. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE

NORTHERN MEXICO. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE REPTILES EVER DISCOVERED.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE REPTILES EVER DISCOVERED. AT NIGHT SHE MAKES A RARE

REPTILES EVER DISCOVERED. AT NIGHT SHE MAKES A RARE APPEARANCE.

AT NIGHT SHE MAKES A RARE APPEARANCE. HER TWO CLAWED FEET ARE ALMOST

APPEARANCE. HER TWO CLAWED FEET ARE ALMOST USELESS BUT DO COME IN HANDY

HER TWO CLAWED FEET ARE ALMOST USELESS BUT DO COME IN HANDY WHEN SHE NEEDS TO MOVE QUICKLY.

USELESS BUT DO COME IN HANDY WHEN SHE NEEDS TO MOVE QUICKLY. JUST LIKE A MOLE, SHE'S AN

WHEN SHE NEEDS TO MOVE QUICKLY. JUST LIKE A MOLE, SHE'S AN EXPERT BURROER.

JUST LIKE A MOLE, SHE'S AN EXPERT BURROER. SHE HAS TO BE.

EXPERT BURROER. SHE HAS TO BE. SHE HAS NO WAY TO CONTROL HER

SHE HAS TO BE. SHE HAS NO WAY TO CONTROL HER BODY HEAT, SO AS THE SUN STARTS

SHE HAS NO WAY TO CONTROL HER BODY HEAT, SO AS THE SUN STARTS TO SCORCH THE SOIL ABOVE, SHE

BODY HEAT, SO AS THE SUN STARTS TO SCORCH THE SOIL ABOVE, SHE MUST HEAD UNDERGROUND TO AVOID

TO SCORCH THE SOIL ABOVE, SHE MUST HEAD UNDERGROUND TO AVOID BEING ROASTED ALIVE.

MUST HEAD UNDERGROUND TO AVOID BEING ROASTED ALIVE. IN THIS DESERT AIR TEMPERATURES

BEING ROASTED ALIVE. IN THIS DESERT AIR TEMPERATURES HIT THE MID-80s BUT THE SANDY

IN THIS DESERT AIR TEMPERATURES HIT THE MID-80s BUT THE SANDY SURFACE CAN REACH OVER 100.

HIT THE MID-80s BUT THE SANDY SURFACE CAN REACH OVER 100. UNDERGROUND THINGS GET A LOT

SURFACE CAN REACH OVER 100. UNDERGROUND THINGS GET A LOT COOLER.

UNDERGROUND THINGS GET A LOT COOLER. BY MOVING BETWEEN DIFFERENT

COOLER. BY MOVING BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL AND SAND, SHE CAN

BY MOVING BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL AND SAND, SHE CAN SURVIVE THE TEMPERATURE AND THE

TYPES OF SOIL AND SAND, SHE CAN SURVIVE THE TEMPERATURE AND THE FIERCE BAJA SUMMER.

SURVIVE THE TEMPERATURE AND THE FIERCE BAJA SUMMER. FURTHER INLAND, MEXICO'S DESERTS

FIERCE BAJA SUMMER. FURTHER INLAND, MEXICO'S DESERTS GET EVEN HOTTER.

FURTHER INLAND, MEXICO'S DESERTS GET EVEN HOTTER. IT'S NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST

GET EVEN HOTTER. IT'S NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST RUNNING FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED

IT'S NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST RUNNING FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES RIGHT INTO THE HEART OF

RUNNING FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES RIGHT INTO THE HEART OF MEXICO.

STATES RIGHT INTO THE HEART OF MEXICO. IN ONE VALLEY A NATURAL

MEXICO. IN ONE VALLEY A NATURAL PHENOMENON HAS CREATED A UNIQUE

IN ONE VALLEY A NATURAL PHENOMENON HAS CREATED A UNIQUE LANDSCAPE.

PHENOMENON HAS CREATED A UNIQUE LANDSCAPE. THERE ARE DUNES HERE, BUT THIS

LANDSCAPE. THERE ARE DUNES HERE, BUT THIS ISN'T SAND.

THERE ARE DUNES HERE, BUT THIS ISN'T SAND. IT'S SALT, AND HOW IT GOT HERE

ISN'T SAND. IT'S SALT, AND HOW IT GOT HERE REVEALS THIS DESERT'S MOST

IT'S SALT, AND HOW IT GOT HERE REVEALS THIS DESERT'S MOST SURPRISING SECRET.

REVEALS THIS DESERT'S MOST SURPRISING SECRET. WATER.

SURPRISING SECRET. WATER. THIS IS THE REMOTE VALLEY OF

WATER. THIS IS THE REMOTE VALLEY OF QUATROS SENEGAS.

THIS IS THE REMOTE VALLEY OF QUATROS SENEGAS. RAIN FILTERS THROUGH DEEP

QUATROS SENEGAS. RAIN FILTERS THROUGH DEEP UNDERGROUND TUNNELS.

RAIN FILTERS THROUGH DEEP UNDERGROUND TUNNELS. HERE IT PICKS UP MINERALS AND

UNDERGROUND TUNNELS. HERE IT PICKS UP MINERALS AND SALTS AND IS HEATED BY THE

HERE IT PICKS UP MINERALS AND SALTS AND IS HEATED BY THE EARTH'S CORE.

SALTS AND IS HEATED BY THE EARTH'S CORE. THE WATERS EMERGE IN OVER 200

EARTH'S CORE. THE WATERS EMERGE IN OVER 200 CRYSTAL CLEAR POOLS.

THE WATERS EMERGE IN OVER 200 CRYSTAL CLEAR POOLS. SOME ARE FRESH WATER.

CRYSTAL CLEAR POOLS. SOME ARE FRESH WATER. SOME SALT WITH TEMPERATURES

SOME ARE FRESH WATER. SOME SALT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50 TO OVER 100

SOME SALT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50 TO OVER 100 DEGREES.

RANGING FROM 50 TO OVER 100 DEGREES. WATER LEVELS CHANGE WITH THE

DEGREES. WATER LEVELS CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS.

WATER LEVELS CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS. AS POOLS DRY, SALT DEPOSITS ARE

SEASONS. AS POOLS DRY, SALT DEPOSITS ARE LEFT BEHIND AND ARE BLOWN ACROSS

AS POOLS DRY, SALT DEPOSITS ARE LEFT BEHIND AND ARE BLOWN ACROSS THE SURROUNDING DESERT CREATING

LEFT BEHIND AND ARE BLOWN ACROSS THE SURROUNDING DESERT CREATING A NATURAL SCULPTURE PARK.

THE SURROUNDING DESERT CREATING A NATURAL SCULPTURE PARK. WHERE THERE'S WATER LIFE ALWAYS

A NATURAL SCULPTURE PARK. WHERE THERE'S WATER LIFE ALWAYS FLOURISHES.

WHERE THERE'S WATER LIFE ALWAYS FLOURISHES. AQUATIC PLANTS AND SNAILS ARE

FLOURISHES. AQUATIC PLANTS AND SNAILS ARE FOOD FOR 17 SPECIES OF FISH.

AQUATIC PLANTS AND SNAILS ARE FOOD FOR 17 SPECIES OF FISH. SEVERAL TYPES OF BIRDS INCLUDING

FOOD FOR 17 SPECIES OF FISH. SEVERAL TYPES OF BIRDS INCLUDING KING FISHERS AND DUCKS ATTRACT

SEVERAL TYPES OF BIRDS INCLUDING KING FISHERS AND DUCKS ATTRACT BIGGER PREDATORS LIKE COYOTE.

KING FISHERS AND DUCKS ATTRACT BIGGER PREDATORS LIKE COYOTE. IT'S A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM WITH 79

BIGGER PREDATORS LIKE COYOTE. IT'S A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM WITH 79 CREATURES FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON

IT'S A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM WITH 79 CREATURES FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.

CREATURES FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH. THIS ANIMAL ISN'T WHAT YOU'D

EARTH. THIS ANIMAL ISN'T WHAT YOU'D EXPECT.

THIS ANIMAL ISN'T WHAT YOU'D EXPECT. WHILE MOST TURTLES LIVE IN

EXPECT. WHILE MOST TURTLES LIVE IN WATER, THE FOX TURTLE STICKS TO

WHILE MOST TURTLES LIVE IN WATER, THE FOX TURTLE STICKS TO LIVING ON LAND.

WATER, THE FOX TURTLE STICKS TO LIVING ON LAND. A TOUGH DOMED SHELL AND CLAWED

LIVING ON LAND. A TOUGH DOMED SHELL AND CLAWED FEET MEANS HE CAN MAKE SLOW BUT

A TOUGH DOMED SHELL AND CLAWED FEET MEANS HE CAN MAKE SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH

FEET MEANS HE CAN MAKE SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH UNDERGROWTH.

STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH UNDERGROWTH. BOX TURTLES ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT

UNDERGROWTH. BOX TURTLES ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES AND

BOX TURTLES ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. IN THIS REMOTE VALLEY THE TURTLE

MEXICO. IN THIS REMOTE VALLEY THE TURTLE HAS EVOLVED.

IN THIS REMOTE VALLEY THE TURTLE HAS EVOLVED. THIS ONE HAS TAUGHT ITSELF TO

HAS EVOLVED. THIS ONE HAS TAUGHT ITSELF TO DIVE.

THIS ONE HAS TAUGHT ITSELF TO DIVE. BY SPENDING MOST OF ITS TIME IN

DIVE. BY SPENDING MOST OF ITS TIME IN THE WATER IT CAN ESCAPE THE HEAT

BY SPENDING MOST OF ITS TIME IN THE WATER IT CAN ESCAPE THE HEAT AND TREAT ITSELF TO A MORE

THE WATER IT CAN ESCAPE THE HEAT AND TREAT ITSELF TO A MORE VARIED MENU.

AND TREAT ITSELF TO A MORE VARIED MENU. A TRICK NO OTHER BOX TURTLE IN

VARIED MENU. A TRICK NO OTHER BOX TURTLE IN THE WORLD CAN PERFORM.

A TRICK NO OTHER BOX TURTLE IN THE WORLD CAN PERFORM. THIS DESERT TURTLE IS ON THIN

THE WORLD CAN PERFORM. THIS DESERT TURTLE IS ON THIN ICE.

THIS DESERT TURTLE IS ON THIN ICE. THIS VALLEY IS A TINY PART OF A

ICE. THIS VALLEY IS A TINY PART OF A VAST DESERT.

THIS VALLEY IS A TINY PART OF A VAST DESERT. IT'S TAKEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF

VAST DESERT. IT'S TAKEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO EVOLVE BUT WITH CLIMATE

IT'S TAKEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO EVOLVE BUT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND DRAINING OF THE

YEARS TO EVOLVE BUT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND DRAINING OF THE UNDERGROUND WATER WAYS FORRING A

CHANGE AND DRAINING OF THE UNDERGROUND WATER WAYS FORRING A GRI CULTURE, IT COULD DRY UP IN

UNDERGROUND WATER WAYS FORRING A GRI CULTURE, IT COULD DRY UP IN A GENERATION.

GRI CULTURE, IT COULD DRY UP IN A GENERATION. OVER ON THE GULF OF MEXICO ONE

A GENERATION. OVER ON THE GULF OF MEXICO ONE OF THE BOX TURTLES BIGGER

OVER ON THE GULF OF MEXICO ONE OF THE BOX TURTLES BIGGER COUSINS IS GETTING READY FOR AN

OF THE BOX TURTLES BIGGER COUSINS IS GETTING READY FOR AN EPIC EVENT.

COUSINS IS GETTING READY FOR AN EPIC EVENT. CAMP TURTLES ARE THE WORLD'S

EPIC EVENT. CAMP TURTLES ARE THE WORLD'S MOST RAREST MARINE TURTLES.

CAMP TURTLES ARE THE WORLD'S MOST RAREST MARINE TURTLES. THEY ROAM THE OCEANS VENTURING

MOST RAREST MARINE TURTLES. THEY ROAM THE OCEANS VENTURING AS FAR NORTH AS NEW JERSEY AND

THEY ROAM THE OCEANS VENTURING AS FAR NORTH AS NEW JERSEY AND EAST OF THE BRITISH ISLES.

AS FAR NORTH AS NEW JERSEY AND EAST OF THE BRITISH ISLES. IT PLAYS HOST TO A NATURAL

EAST OF THE BRITISH ISLES. IT PLAYS HOST TO A NATURAL PHENOMENON, VITAL TO THE

IT PLAYS HOST TO A NATURAL PHENOMENON, VITAL TO THE TURTLE'S SURVIVAL.

PHENOMENON, VITAL TO THE TURTLE'S SURVIVAL. ON ONE DAY EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS

TURTLE'S SURVIVAL. ON ONE DAY EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF TURTLES STORM THIS ONE BEACH,

ON ONE DAY EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF TURTLES STORM THIS ONE BEACH, 95% OF THE SPECIES ENTIRE

OF TURTLES STORM THIS ONE BEACH, 95% OF THE SPECIES ENTIRE POPULATION.

95% OF THE SPECIES ENTIRE POPULATION. THEY WERE ALL BORN HERE AND NOW

POPULATION. THEY WERE ALL BORN HERE AND NOW THEY'RE COMING BACK HOME TO LAY

THEY WERE ALL BORN HERE AND NOW THEY'RE COMING BACK HOME TO LAY THEIR EGGS.

THEY'RE COMING BACK HOME TO LAY THEIR EGGS. THE PRECISE TIMING OF THIS

THEIR EGGS. THE PRECISE TIMING OF THIS INFLUX MAY BE DOWN TO THE MOON,

THE PRECISE TIMING OF THIS INFLUX MAY BE DOWN TO THE MOON, WIND OR TIDES, BUT WHAT EXACTLY

INFLUX MAY BE DOWN TO THE MOON, WIND OR TIDES, BUT WHAT EXACTLY TRIGGERS IT IS STILL A MYSTERY.

WIND OR TIDES, BUT WHAT EXACTLY TRIGGERS IT IS STILL A MYSTERY. THIS TURTLE HAS JOURNEYED

TRIGGERS IT IS STILL A MYSTERY. THIS TURTLE HAS JOURNEYED THOUSANDS OF MILES TO RETURN

THIS TURTLE HAS JOURNEYED THOUSANDS OF MILES TO RETURN HERE FROM HER FEEDING AND

THOUSANDS OF MILES TO RETURN HERE FROM HER FEEDING AND BREEDING CROWDS IN THE COOLER

HERE FROM HER FEEDING AND BREEDING CROWDS IN THE COOLER WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC.

BREEDING CROWDS IN THE COOLER WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC. HER STRENGTH IS ALMOST GONE BUT

WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC. HER STRENGTH IS ALMOST GONE BUT SHE CAN'T REST YET., BUT

HER STRENGTH IS ALMOST GONE BUT SHE CAN'T REST YET., BUT SHE CAN'T REST YET.

SHE CAN'T REST YET., BUT SHE CAN'T REST YET. AROUND 100 SOFT PING-PONG BALL

SHE CAN'T REST YET. AROUND 100 SOFT PING-PONG BALL SIZE EGGS ARE LAID BY EACH

AROUND 100 SOFT PING-PONG BALL SIZE EGGS ARE LAID BY EACH FEMALE.

SIZE EGGS ARE LAID BY EACH FEMALE. WITH THE EGGS COVERED, SHE HEADS

FEMALE. WITH THE EGGS COVERED, SHE HEADS BACK OUT TO SEA EVEN UNDERGROUND

WITH THE EGGS COVERED, SHE HEADS BACK OUT TO SEA EVEN UNDERGROUND THE PRECIOUS EGGS ARE

BACK OUT TO SEA EVEN UNDERGROUND THE PRECIOUS EGGS ARE VULNERABLE.

THE PRECIOUS EGGS ARE VULNERABLE. TO SURVIVE UNTIL BIRTH THEY MUST

VULNERABLE. TO SURVIVE UNTIL BIRTH THEY MUST REMAIN UNDISTURBED FOR 60 DAYS.

TO SURVIVE UNTIL BIRTH THEY MUST REMAIN UNDISTURBED FOR 60 DAYS. WITH SO MUCH DANGER AROUND

REMAIN UNDISTURBED FOR 60 DAYS. WITH SO MUCH DANGER AROUND THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MANY

WITH SO MUCH DANGER AROUND THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MANY WILL MAKE IT UNTIL THEN.

THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MANY WILL MAKE IT UNTIL THEN. INLAND, THE BILOGICAL IMPULSE TO

WILL MAKE IT UNTIL THEN. INLAND, THE BILOGICAL IMPULSE TO JOURNEY THOUSANDS OF MILES IS

INLAND, THE BILOGICAL IMPULSE TO JOURNEY THOUSANDS OF MILES IS SHARED BY ANOTHER ANIMAL BUT

JOURNEY THOUSANDS OF MILES IS SHARED BY ANOTHER ANIMAL BUT >>> MOST BUTTERFLIES ARE SMALL,

SHARED BY ANOTHER ANIMAL BUT >>> MOST BUTTERFLIES ARE SMALL, DELICATE AND USUALLY ONLY LIVE

>>> MOST BUTTERFLIES ARE SMALL, DELICATE AND USUALLY ONLY LIVE FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THESE

DELICATE AND USUALLY ONLY LIVE FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THESE MONOARCHES ARE DIFFERENT.

FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THESE MONOARCHES ARE DIFFERENT. AT SPECIFIC SIGHTS COVERING JUST

MONOARCHES ARE DIFFERENT. AT SPECIFIC SIGHTS COVERING JUST A FEW SQUARE MILES, MONARCHS

AT SPECIFIC SIGHTS COVERING JUST A FEW SQUARE MILES, MONARCHS ARRIVE IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS.

A FEW SQUARE MILES, MONARCHS ARRIVE IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS. THIS PART OF THE FOREST OFFERS A

ARRIVE IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS. THIS PART OF THE FOREST OFFERS A VITAL COMBINATION OF SHELTER

THIS PART OF THE FOREST OFFERS A VITAL COMBINATION OF SHELTER FROM THE ELEMENTS AND JUST AT

VITAL COMBINATION OF SHELTER FROM THE ELEMENTS AND JUST AT JUST THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE.

FROM THE ELEMENTS AND JUST AT JUST THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE. A PROTECTIVE MICROCLIMATE WHERE

JUST THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE. A PROTECTIVE MICROCLIMATE WHERE THEY CAN WAIT OUT THE BRUTAL

A PROTECTIVE MICROCLIMATE WHERE THEY CAN WAIT OUT THE BRUTAL NORTH AMERICAN WINTERS.

THEY CAN WAIT OUT THE BRUTAL NORTH AMERICAN WINTERS. TENS OF THOUSANDS SMOTHER EACH

NORTH AMERICAN WINTERS. TENS OF THOUSANDS SMOTHER EACH TREE.

TENS OF THOUSANDS SMOTHER EACH TREE. IN THIS SANCTUARY THEY REST AND

TREE. IN THIS SANCTUARY THEY REST AND MATE.

IN THIS SANCTUARY THEY REST AND MATE. EACH YEAR MONARCHS TRAVEL 3,000

MATE. EACH YEAR MONARCHS TRAVEL 3,000 MILES TO THE SAME TREES.

EACH YEAR MONARCHS TRAVEL 3,000 MILES TO THE SAME TREES. ULTRASENSITIVE ANTENNA AND EYES

MILES TO THE SAME TREES. ULTRASENSITIVE ANTENNA AND EYES PINPOINT THE SUN'S POSITION AND

ULTRASENSITIVE ANTENNA AND EYES PINPOINT THE SUN'S POSITION AND KEEP THEM ON TRACK.

PINPOINT THE SUN'S POSITION AND KEEP THEM ON TRACK. AN OUTSTANDING FEAT OF

KEEP THEM ON TRACK. AN OUTSTANDING FEAT OF NAVIGATION BUT MORE ASTONISHING

AN OUTSTANDING FEAT OF NAVIGATION BUT MORE ASTONISHING IS THAT NONE OF THESE

NAVIGATION BUT MORE ASTONISHING IS THAT NONE OF THESE BUTTERFLIES HAS EVER BEEN HERE

IS THAT NONE OF THESE BUTTERFLIES HAS EVER BEEN HERE BEFORE.

BUTTERFLIES HAS EVER BEEN HERE BEFORE. THESE ARE THE GREAT, GREAT GRAND

BEFORE. THESE ARE THE GREAT, GREAT GRAND CHILDREN OF LAST YEAR'S

THESE ARE THE GREAT, GREAT GRAND CHILDREN OF LAST YEAR'S VISITORS.

CHILDREN OF LAST YEAR'S VISITORS. THEY ALL MADE THE EPIC JOURNEY

VISITORS. THEY ALL MADE THE EPIC JOURNEY SOUTH IN ONE GENERATION B

THEY ALL MADE THE EPIC JOURNEY SOUTH IN ONE GENERATION B THEIR

SOUTH IN ONE GENERATION B THEIR RETURN IS A DIFFERENT STORY.

THEIR RETURN IS A DIFFERENT STORY. AS SUMMER APPROACHES THEY WILL

RETURN IS A DIFFERENT STORY. AS SUMMER APPROACHES THEY WILL START TO HEAD NORTH.

AS SUMMER APPROACHES THEY WILL START TO HEAD NORTH. IN A FEW HUNDRED MILES THEY WILL

START TO HEAD NORTH. IN A FEW HUNDRED MILES THEY WILL STOP, LAY EGGS AND DIE.

IN A FEW HUNDRED MILES THEY WILL STOP, LAY EGGS AND DIE. THE NEXT GENERATION WILL

STOP, LAY EGGS AND DIE. THE NEXT GENERATION WILL CONTINUE THE TREK.

THE NEXT GENERATION WILL CONTINUE THE TREK. THIS GOES ON UNTIL THEY REACH

CONTINUE THE TREK. THIS GOES ON UNTIL THEY REACH THEIR NORTHERN HOME.

THIS GOES ON UNTIL THEY REACH THEIR NORTHERN HOME. THE IMPULSE TO MAKE THESE

THEIR NORTHERN HOME. THE IMPULSE TO MAKE THESE JOURNEYS YEAR AFTER YEAR IS HARD

THE IMPULSE TO MAKE THESE JOURNEYS YEAR AFTER YEAR IS HARD WIRED INTO THEIR DNA.

JOURNEYS YEAR AFTER YEAR IS HARD WIRED INTO THEIR DNA. DESPITE THIS MASS GATHERING, THE

WIRED INTO THEIR DNA. DESPITE THIS MASS GATHERING, THE FUTURE OF THE MONARCH MAY BE AS

DESPITE THIS MASS GATHERING, THE FUTURE OF THE MONARCH MAY BE AS DELICATE AS THE INSECTS

FUTURE OF THE MONARCH MAY BE AS DELICATE AS THE INSECTS THEMSELVES.

DELICATE AS THE INSECTS THEMSELVES. THEIR NUMBERS ARE FALLING

THEMSELVES. THEIR NUMBERS ARE FALLING DRASTICALLY.

THEIR NUMBERS ARE FALLING DRASTICALLY. HABITAT LOSS AND UNPREDICTABLE

DRASTICALLY. HABITAT LOSS AND UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER IN THE NORTHERN UNITED

HABITAT LOSS AND UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER IN THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES ARE TAKING THEIR TOLL.

WEATHER IN THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES ARE TAKING THEIR TOLL. WHILE THE MONARCHS BASK IN THE

STATES ARE TAKING THEIR TOLL. WHILE THE MONARCHS BASK IN THE LIGHT OF THE SUN, OTHER WINGED

WHILE THE MONARCHS BASK IN THE LIGHT OF THE SUN, OTHER WINGED CREATURES HIDE IN MUCH DARKER

LIGHT OF THE SUN, OTHER WINGED CREATURES HIDE IN MUCH DARKER PLACES.

CREATURES HIDE IN MUCH DARKER PLACES. THE ANCIENT MAYANS EMBRACED ALL

PLACES. THE ANCIENT MAYANS EMBRACED ALL THE WILDLIFE SURROUNDING THEM.

THE ANCIENT MAYANS EMBRACED ALL THE WILDLIFE SURROUNDING THEM. ANIMALS WERE BELIEVED TO BE

THE WILDLIFE SURROUNDING THEM. ANIMALS WERE BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CROPS, WEATHER,

ANIMALS WERE BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CROPS, WEATHER, WAR AND EVEN DEATH.

RESPONSIBLE FOR CROPS, WEATHER, WAR AND EVEN DEATH. THEIR TERRIFYING UNDER WORLD WAS

WAR AND EVEN DEATH. THEIR TERRIFYING UNDER WORLD WAS GUARDED BY CAMOZOTES, THE DEATH

THEIR TERRIFYING UNDER WORLD WAS GUARDED BY CAMOZOTES, THE DEATH BAT.

GUARDED BY CAMOZOTES, THE DEATH BAT. BATS HIDE IN MY OF THE 6,000

BAT. BATS HIDE IN MY OF THE 6,000 CAVES AND SINK HOLES THAT PEPPER

BATS HIDE IN MY OF THE 6,000 CAVES AND SINK HOLES THAT PEPPER MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA.

CAVES AND SINK HOLES THAT PEPPER MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA. THESE WERE FORMED BY EROSION

MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA. THESE WERE FORMED BY EROSION AFTER THE REGION WAS FORCED UP

THESE WERE FORMED BY EROSION AFTER THE REGION WAS FORCED UP OUT OF THE OCEAN 66 MILLION

AFTER THE REGION WAS FORCED UP OUT OF THE OCEAN 66 MILLION YEARS AGO.

OUT OF THE OCEAN 66 MILLION YEARS AGO. EVERY EVENING HORDES OF FLAPPING

YEARS AGO. EVERY EVENING HORDES OF FLAPPING PREDATORS ERUPT FROM THEIR

EVERY EVENING HORDES OF FLAPPING PREDATORS ERUPT FROM THEIR DEPTHS.

PREDATORS ERUPT FROM THEIR DEPTHS. MILLIONS OF BATS FLY INTO THE

DEPTHS. MILLIONS OF BATS FLY INTO THE NIGHT TO HUNT INSECTS AND FIND

MILLIONS OF BATS FLY INTO THE NIGHT TO HUNT INSECTS AND FIND FRUIT.

NIGHT TO HUNT INSECTS AND FIND FRUIT. THE DARK BRINGS OUT OTHER SELDOM

FRUIT. THE DARK BRINGS OUT OTHER SELDOM SEEM HUNTERS.

THE DARK BRINGS OUT OTHER SELDOM SEEM HUNTERS. AN OCELOT, TWICE THE SIZE OF A

SEEM HUNTERS. AN OCELOT, TWICE THE SIZE OF A DOMESTIC CAT, SNIFFS OUT MICE.

AN OCELOT, TWICE THE SIZE OF A DOMESTIC CAT, SNIFFS OUT MICE. WHILE THE JAGUAR USES STEALTH TO

DOMESTIC CAT, SNIFFS OUT MICE. WHILE THE JAGUAR USES STEALTH TO STALK LARGER PREY.

WHILE THE JAGUAR USES STEALTH TO STALK LARGER PREY. ONE CAVE HERE HARBORS A DARK

STALK LARGER PREY. ONE CAVE HERE HARBORS A DARK SECRET.

ONE CAVE HERE HARBORS A DARK SECRET. THE TWILIGHT WORLD OF THIS MAIN

SECRET. THE TWILIGHT WORLD OF THIS MAIN CAVERN IS A HUMID PLACE.

THE TWILIGHT WORLD OF THIS MAIN CAVERN IS A HUMID PLACE. FRUIT BATS LINE THE CAVERN ROOF.

CAVERN IS A HUMID PLACE. FRUIT BATS LINE THE CAVERN ROOF. MOST OF THE RESIDENTS LIVE

FRUIT BATS LINE THE CAVERN ROOF. MOST OF THE RESIDENTS LIVE DEEPER INSIDE SMALL SIDE

MOST OF THE RESIDENTS LIVE DEEPER INSIDE SMALL SIDE TUNNELS.

DEEPER INSIDE SMALL SIDE TUNNELS. THE PITCH BLACK PASSAGES BECOME

TUNNELS. THE PITCH BLACK PASSAGES BECOME SUPER HIGHWAYS FOR SEVEN SPECIES

THE PITCH BLACK PASSAGES BECOME SUPER HIGHWAYS FOR SEVEN SPECIES OF BAT ALL CLAMORING TO BREAK

SUPER HIGHWAYS FOR SEVEN SPECIES OF BAT ALL CLAMORING TO BREAK OUT.

OF BAT ALL CLAMORING TO BREAK OUT. THEY NAVIGATE WITH ULTRA

OUT. THEY NAVIGATE WITH ULTRA SENSITIVE BLACK AND WHITE VISION

THEY NAVIGATE WITH ULTRA SENSITIVE BLACK AND WHITE VISION AND ECHO LOCATION, A KIND OF A

SENSITIVE BLACK AND WHITE VISION AND ECHO LOCATION, A KIND OF A NATURAL SONAR.

AND ECHO LOCATION, A KIND OF A NATURAL SONAR. EACH BAT SHOUTS OUT.

NATURAL SONAR. EACH BAT SHOUTS OUT. THE CHIRPS ARE LOUD BUT BEYOND

EACH BAT SHOUTS OUT. THE CHIRPS ARE LOUD BUT BEYOND HUMAN HEARING.

THE CHIRPS ARE LOUD BUT BEYOND HUMAN HEARING. THIS NAVIGATION IS SUPER

HUMAN HEARING. THIS NAVIGATION IS SUPER SENSITIVE AND PRECISE ENOUGH TO

THIS NAVIGATION IS SUPER SENSITIVE AND PRECISE ENOUGH TO AVOID OBJECTS AS NARROW AS A

SENSITIVE AND PRECISE ENOUGH TO AVOID OBJECTS AS NARROW AS A HUMAN HAIR.

AVOID OBJECTS AS NARROW AS A HUMAN HAIR. WITH SPEED, AGILITY AND SONAR

HUMAN HAIR. WITH SPEED, AGILITY AND SONAR THEY MIGHT SEEM ALMOST

WITH SPEED, AGILITY AND SONAR THEY MIGHT SEEM ALMOST UNTOUCHABLE BUT THEY'RE NOT.

THEY MIGHT SEEM ALMOST UNTOUCHABLE BUT THEY'RE NOT. SOMETHING ELSE IS IN THIS

UNTOUCHABLE BUT THEY'RE NOT. SOMETHING ELSE IS IN THIS TUNN

SOMETHING ELSE IS IN THIS TUNN >>> DEEP IN THE DAVES OF

TUNN >>> DEEP IN THE DAVES OF MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA

>>> DEEP IN THE DAVES OF MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA THERE'S AN UNEXPECTED

MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA THERE'S AN UNEXPECTED COLD-BLOODED PREDATOR.

THERE'S AN UNEXPECTED COLD-BLOODED PREDATOR. DEADLY FIVE-FOOT LONG MEXICAN

COLD-BLOODED PREDATOR. DEADLY FIVE-FOOT LONG MEXICAN KNIFE SNAKES THAT HIDE IN TREES

DEADLY FIVE-FOOT LONG MEXICAN KNIFE SNAKES THAT HIDE IN TREES ARE LYING IN WAIT, SOMETIMES FOR

KNIFE SNAKES THAT HIDE IN TREES ARE LYING IN WAIT, SOMETIMES FOR DAYS TO AMBUSH BATS.

ARE LYING IN WAIT, SOMETIMES FOR DAYS TO AMBUSH BATS. LARGE EYES AND INFRARED SENSORS

DAYS TO AMBUSH BATS. LARGE EYES AND INFRARED SENSORS ON THEIR HEADS HELP THEM HONE IN

LARGE EYES AND INFRARED SENSORS ON THEIR HEADS HELP THEM HONE IN ON THE WARM-BLOODED MAMMALS.

ON THEIR HEADS HELP THEM HONE IN ON THE WARM-BLOODED MAMMALS. EVEN SOME OF THE BEST PILOTS IN

ON THE WARM-BLOODED MAMMALS. EVEN SOME OF THE BEST PILOTS IN THE NATURAL WORLD MAKE MISTAKES.

EVEN SOME OF THE BEST PILOTS IN THE NATURAL WORLD MAKE MISTAKES. A SUCCESSFUL STRIKE DOESN'T

THE NATURAL WORLD MAKE MISTAKES. A SUCCESSFUL STRIKE DOESN'T GUARANTEE A MEAL, AND BATS DO

A SUCCESSFUL STRIKE DOESN'T GUARANTEE A MEAL, AND BATS DO WHAT THEY CAN TO FIGHT BACK.

GUARANTEE A MEAL, AND BATS DO WHAT THEY CAN TO FIGHT BACK. ANOTHER ONE IS SNATCHED BUT ITS

WHAT THEY CAN TO FIGHT BACK. ANOTHER ONE IS SNATCHED BUT ITS FANGS ARE NEEDLE SHARK AND IT

ANOTHER ONE IS SNATCHED BUT ITS FANGS ARE NEEDLE SHARK AND IT MANAGES TO HOOK ONE DEEP INTO

FANGS ARE NEEDLE SHARK AND IT MANAGES TO HOOK ONE DEEP INTO THE SNAKE'S HEAD.

MANAGES TO HOOK ONE DEEP INTO THE SNAKE'S HEAD. IT HAS TWO OPTIONS, TRY TO CHECK

THE SNAKE'S HEAD. IT HAS TWO OPTIONS, TRY TO CHECK OFF THE PREY AND LOSE A HARD

IT HAS TWO OPTIONS, TRY TO CHECK OFF THE PREY AND LOSE A HARD MEAL OR ENDURE THE PAIN OF THE

OFF THE PREY AND LOSE A HARD MEAL OR ENDURE THE PAIN OF THE BITE.

MEAL OR ENDURE THE PAIN OF THE BITE. FINALLY, THE BAT LOSES THE

BITE. FINALLY, THE BAT LOSES THE BATTLE.

FINALLY, THE BAT LOSES THE BATTLE. THE SNAKE WON'T NEED TO EAT FOR

BATTLE. THE SNAKE WON'T NEED TO EAT FOR OVER A WEEK.

THE SNAKE WON'T NEED TO EAT FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS CAVE HAS EVEN DARKER

OVER A WEEK. THIS CAVE HAS EVEN DARKER SECRETS LURKING BELOW.

THIS CAVE HAS EVEN DARKER SECRETS LURKING BELOW. A HIDDEN WORLD THAT'S BEEN

SECRETS LURKING BELOW. A HIDDEN WORLD THAT'S BEEN UNDISTURBED FOR THOUSANDS OF

A HIDDEN WORLD THAT'S BEEN UNDISTURBED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

UNDISTURBED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. ANCIENT MAYANS CONSIDERED

YEARS. ANCIENT MAYANS CONSIDERED UNDERGROUND POOLS TO BE AN

ANCIENT MAYANS CONSIDERED UNDERGROUND POOLS TO BE AN ENTRANCE TO THEIR UNDER WORLD

UNDERGROUND POOLS TO BE AN ENTRANCE TO THEIR UNDER WORLD WHERE THEIR GODS LIVED LIGHTLESS

ENTRANCE TO THEIR UNDER WORLD WHERE THEIR GODS LIVED LIGHTLESS BUT NOT LIFELESS.

WHERE THEIR GODS LIVED LIGHTLESS BUT NOT LIFELESS. IN THE DEPTHS OF THIS CAVE LIES

BUT NOT LIFELESS. IN THE DEPTHS OF THIS CAVE LIES IN ISOLATION.

IN THE DEPTHS OF THIS CAVE LIES IN ISOLATION. OVER MILLENIA FISH THAT SWAM IN

IN ISOLATION. OVER MILLENIA FISH THAT SWAM IN OPEN RIVERS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT OFF

OVER MILLENIA FISH THAT SWAM IN OPEN RIVERS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD AS WATER

OPEN RIVERS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD AS WATER ERODED THE ROCKS AND RIVERS RAN

FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD AS WATER ERODED THE ROCKS AND RIVERS RAN UNDERGROUND.

ERODED THE ROCKS AND RIVERS RAN UNDERGROUND. THIS THIS PITCH BLACK ZONE

UNDERGROUND. THIS THIS PITCH BLACK ZONE THERE'S NO NEED FOR EYES SO THE

THIS THIS PITCH BLACK ZONE THERE'S NO NEED FOR EYES SO THE CREATURES HERE NO LONGER HAVE

THERE'S NO NEED FOR EYES SO THE CREATURES HERE NO LONGER HAVE THEM.

CREATURES HERE NO LONGER HAVE THEM. THEY NAVIGATE WITH HEIGHTENED

THEM. THEY NAVIGATE WITH HEIGHTENED SENSES OF TASTE AND TOUCH.

THEY NAVIGATE WITH HEIGHTENED SENSES OF TASTE AND TOUCH. SINCE NOTHING CAN SEE THEM

SENSES OF TASTE AND TOUCH. SINCE NOTHING CAN SEE THEM THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANY COLOR SO

SINCE NOTHING CAN SEE THEM THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANY COLOR SO THEY GLOW A GHOSTLY WHITE.

THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANY COLOR SO THEY GLOW A GHOSTLY WHITE. THEY LIVE AMONG POTTERY LEFT BY

THEY GLOW A GHOSTLY WHITE. THEY LIVE AMONG POTTERY LEFT BY THE ANCIENT MAYANS.

THEY LIVE AMONG POTTERY LEFT BY THE ANCIENT MAYANS. THEY OWE THEIR EXISTENCE TO THE

THE ANCIENT MAYANS. THEY OWE THEIR EXISTENCE TO THE BATS IN THE CAVES ABOVE.

THEY OWE THEIR EXISTENCE TO THE BATS IN THE CAVES ABOVE.

BATS IN THE CAVES ABOVE.

KNEW TRENTS FROM BAT WASTE

KNEW TRENTS FROM BAT WASTE PROVIDE ENOUGH TO FUEL THIS DARK

KNEW TRENTS FROM BAT WASTE PROVIDE ENOUGH TO FUEL THIS DARK WORLD.

PROVIDE ENOUGH TO FUEL THIS DARK WORLD. HIDING UNDER GROUND OFFERS

WORLD. HIDING UNDER GROUND OFFERS PROTECTION BUT FOR SOME OF

HIDING UNDER GROUND OFFERS PROTECTION BUT FOR SOME OF MEXICO'S OTHER CREATURES IT'S

PROTECTION BUT FOR SOME OF MEXICO'S OTHER CREATURES IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.

MEXICO'S OTHER CREATURES IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. 600 MILES AWAY ON THE GULF OF

ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. 600 MILES AWAY ON THE GULF OF MEXICO, A NEWBORN STRUGGLES TO

600 MILES AWAY ON THE GULF OF MEXICO, A NEWBORN STRUGGLES TO SEE THE LIGHT FOR THE FIRST

MEXICO, A NEWBORN STRUGGLES TO SEE THE LIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SEE THE LIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME. CAMP RIDLY TURTLES JUST TWO

TIME. CAMP RIDLY TURTLES JUST TWO INCHES LONG WAIT UNDER THE SAND

CAMP RIDLY TURTLES JUST TWO INCHES LONG WAIT UNDER THE SAND UNTIL ALL THEIR BROTHERS AND

INCHES LONG WAIT UNDER THE SAND UNTIL ALL THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE HATCHED.

UNTIL ALL THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE HATCHED. THEIR PRE-PROGRAMMED TO GET TO

SISTERS HAVE HATCHED. THEIR PRE-PROGRAMMED TO GET TO THE SEA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

THEIR PRE-PROGRAMMED TO GET TO THE SEA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITH GOOD REASON.

THE SEA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITH GOOD REASON. THE MASS TURTLE EGG LAYING EVENT

WITH GOOD REASON. THE MASS TURTLE EGG LAYING EVENT EIGHT WEEKS AGO MEANS TENS OF

THE MASS TURTLE EGG LAYING EVENT EIGHT WEEKS AGO MEANS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BABIES ARE HEADING

EIGHT WEEKS AGO MEANS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BABIES ARE HEADING DOWN TO THE BEACH IN SUCCESSION.

THOUSANDS OF BABIES ARE HEADING DOWN TO THE BEACH IN SUCCESSION. IT'S A BIG TASK FOR A TINY

DOWN TO THE BEACH IN SUCCESSION. IT'S A BIG TASK FOR A TINY TURTLE.

IT'S A BIG TASK FOR A TINY TURTLE. GHOST CRABS ARE NORMALLY

TURTLE. GHOST CRABS ARE NORMALLY NOCTURNAL BUT WHEN THE TURTLES

GHOST CRABS ARE NORMALLY NOCTURNAL BUT WHEN THE TURTLES ARE AROUND THEY MAKE AN

NOCTURNAL BUT WHEN THE TURTLES ARE AROUND THEY MAKE AN EXCEPTION.

ARE AROUND THEY MAKE AN EXCEPTION. IT SHOULD BE AN EASY MEAL.

EXCEPTION. IT SHOULD BE AN EASY MEAL. THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE.

IT SHOULD BE AN EASY MEAL. THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE. BIGGER YOUR CLAWS, THE BETTER

THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE. BIGGER YOUR CLAWS, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES.

BIGGER YOUR CLAWS, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES. THE CRAB WITH THE BIGGEST CLAWS

YOUR CHANCES. THE CRAB WITH THE BIGGEST CLAWS USUALLY WINS.

THE CRAB WITH THE BIGGEST CLAWS USUALLY WINS. THE TURTLES THAT MAKE IT TO THE

USUALLY WINS. THE TURTLES THAT MAKE IT TO THE SAFETY OF THE SURF ARE ON THEIR

THE TURTLES THAT MAKE IT TO THE SAFETY OF THE SURF ARE ON THEIR OWN.

SAFETY OF THE SURF ARE ON THEIR OWN. THESE HATCHLINGS MAY HAVE

OWN. THESE HATCHLINGS MAY HAVE ESCAPED DEATH ON LAND, BUT NOW

THESE HATCHLINGS MAY HAVE ESCAPED DEATH ON LAND, BUT NOW THEY FACE A NEW WORLD OF DANGER

ESCAPED DEATH ON LAND, BUT NOW THEY FACE A NEW WORLD OF DANGER IN AN OCEAN FULL OF DEADLY

THEY FACE A NEW WORLD OF DANGER IN AN OCEAN FULL OF DEADLY PREDATORS.

IN AN OCEAN FULL OF DEADLY PREDATORS. IN THE END, ONLY

PREDATORS. IN THE END, ONLY >>> IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, A

IN THE END, ONLY >>> IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, A MASSIVE MARINE MONSTER IS ON THE

>>> IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, A MASSIVE MARINE MONSTER IS ON THE HUNT.

MASSIVE MARINE MONSTER IS ON THE HUNT. THE WHALE SHARK IS THE WORLD'S

HUNT. THE WHALE SHARK IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST FISH, WEIGHING UP TO 40

THE WHALE SHARK IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST FISH, WEIGHING UP TO 40 TONS.

LARGEST FISH, WEIGHING UP TO 40 TONS. IT MAY LOOK INTIMIDATING BUT

TONS. IT MAY LOOK INTIMIDATING BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A GENTLE GIANT AND

IT MAY LOOK INTIMIDATING BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A GENTLE GIANT AND ITS PREY IS THE SIZE OF A

IT'S ACTUALLY A GENTLE GIANT AND ITS PREY IS THE SIZE OF A

ITS PREY IS THE SIZE OF A

PINHEAD.

PINHEAD. MICROSCOPIC PLANKTON.

PINHEAD. MICROSCOPIC PLANKTON. WHETHER EVER IT GOES THE FISH

MICROSCOPIC PLANKTON. WHETHER EVER IT GOES THE FISH TAGS ALONG.

WHETHER EVER IT GOES THE FISH TAGS ALONG. IT ATTACHES ITSELF WITH A KIND

TAGS ALONG. IT ATTACHES ITSELF WITH A KIND OF NATURAL VELCRO ON THE TOP OF

IT ATTACHES ITSELF WITH A KIND OF NATURAL VELCRO ON THE TOP OF ITS HEAD.

OF NATURAL VELCRO ON THE TOP OF ITS HEAD. IT KEEPS THE SHARK CLEAN BY

ITS HEAD. IT KEEPS THE SHARK CLEAN BY PICKING OFF PARASITES AND FOOD

IT KEEPS THE SHARK CLEAN BY PICKING OFF PARASITES AND FOOD SCRAPS.

PICKING OFF PARASITES AND FOOD SCRAPS. DESPITE THE WHALE SHARK'S GREAT

SCRAPS. DESPITE THE WHALE SHARK'S GREAT SIZE, SCIENTISTS STILL DON'T

DESPITE THE WHALE SHARK'S GREAT SIZE, SCIENTISTS STILL DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT.

SIZE, SCIENTISTS STILL DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT. IT'S ONE OF THE OCEAN'S MOST

KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT. IT'S ONE OF THE OCEAN'S MOST MYSTERIOUS INHAS BEEN TANTSS.

IT'S ONE OF THE OCEAN'S MOST MYSTERIOUS INHAS BEEN TANTSS. EXTREMELY E LOUIS IFR, THEY'VE

MYSTERIOUS INHAS BEEN TANTSS. EXTREMELY E LOUIS IFR, THEY'VE BEEN DIFFICULT TO STUDY.

EXTREMELY E LOUIS IFR, THEY'VE BEEN DIFFICULT TO STUDY. WHAT IS KNOWN IS THEY GROW VERY

BEEN DIFFICULT TO STUDY. WHAT IS KNOWN IS THEY GROW VERY SLOWLY BUT ONCE FULLY GROWN CAN

WHAT IS KNOWN IS THEY GROW VERY SLOWLY BUT ONCE FULLY GROWN CAN REACH THE SIZE OF A BUS.

SLOWLY BUT ONCE FULLY GROWN CAN REACH THE SIZE OF A BUS. THEY HAVE TO WAIT 30 YEARS

REACH THE SIZE OF A BUS. THEY HAVE TO WAIT 30 YEARS BEFORE THEY CAN MATE AND OFTEN

THEY HAVE TO WAIT 30 YEARS BEFORE THEY CAN MATE AND OFTEN LIVE TO OVER 100.

BEFORE THEY CAN MATE AND OFTEN LIVE TO OVER 100. THEY'RE NORMALLY SOLITARY

LIVE TO OVER 100. THEY'RE NORMALLY SOLITARY ROAMING DEEP OCEANS IN SEARCH OF

THEY'RE NORMALLY SOLITARY ROAMING DEEP OCEANS IN SEARCH OF FOOD, BUT EVERY YEAR AN

ROAMING DEEP OCEANS IN SEARCH OF FOOD, BUT EVERY YEAR AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT TAKES PLACE

FOOD, BUT EVERY YEAR AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT TAKES PLACE HERE.

EXTRAORDINARY EVENT TAKES PLACE HERE. HUNDREDS OF WHALE SHARKS SHOW IN

HERE. HUNDREDS OF WHALE SHARKS SHOW IN JUST ONE SMALL AREA.

HUNDREDS OF WHALE SHARKS SHOW IN JUST ONE SMALL AREA. ANOTHER DEEP WATER PLANKTON

JUST ONE SMALL AREA. ANOTHER DEEP WATER PLANKTON FEEDER, THE GIANT MANTER RAY

ANOTHER DEEP WATER PLANKTON FEEDER, THE GIANT MANTER RAY ALSO FLOCKS TO THE PARTY.

FEEDER, THE GIANT MANTER RAY ALSO FLOCKS TO THE PARTY. THIS IS THE PLANET'S LARGEST

ALSO FLOCKS TO THE PARTY. THIS IS THE PLANET'S LARGEST CONGREGATION OF THE OCEAN'S BIG

THIS IS THE PLANET'S LARGEST CONGREGATION OF THE OCEAN'S BIG FISH.

CONGREGATION OF THE OCEAN'S BIG FISH. AND THERE ARE A BILLION REASONS

FISH. AND THERE ARE A BILLION REASONS WHY THEY ALL COME HERE.

AND THERE ARE A BILLION REASONS WHY THEY ALL COME HERE. THE SHELTERED WATERS OF THE GULF

WHY THEY ALL COME HERE. THE SHELTERED WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ARE BREEDING GROUNDS

THE SHELTERED WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ARE BREEDING GROUNDS FOR MANY SPECIES OF FISH.

OF MEXICO ARE BREEDING GROUNDS FOR MANY SPECIES OF FISH. THEY LAY BILLIONS OF TINY EGGS

FOR MANY SPECIES OF FISH. THEY LAY BILLIONS OF TINY EGGS IN OPEN WATER.

THEY LAY BILLIONS OF TINY EGGS IN OPEN WATER. AT THE SAME TIME THE CORAL ARE

IN OPEN WATER. AT THE SAME TIME THE CORAL ARE BREEDING JET SIING MILLIONS OF

AT THE SAME TIME THE CORAL ARE BREEDING JET SIING MILLIONS OF SPORES TO JOIN THE PLANKTON FROM

BREEDING JET SIING MILLIONS OF SPORES TO JOIN THE PLANKTON FROM DEEPER WATERS.

SPORES TO JOIN THE PLANKTON FROM DEEPER WATERS. WINDS AND OCEAN CURRENTS DRIVE

DEEPER WATERS. WINDS AND OCEAN CURRENTS DRIVE THEM TOGETHER INTO A DENSE,

WINDS AND OCEAN CURRENTS DRIVE THEM TOGETHER INTO A DENSE, NUTRIENT RICH HOT SPOT.

THEM TOGETHER INTO A DENSE, NUTRIENT RICH HOT SPOT. ATTRACTED BY THE ABUNDANCE OF

NUTRIENT RICH HOT SPOT. ATTRACTED BY THE ABUNDANCE OF FOOD, WHILE SHARKS TRAVEL

ATTRACTED BY THE ABUNDANCE OF FOOD, WHILE SHARKS TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES TO GORGE

FOOD, WHILE SHARKS TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES TO GORGE UNTIL THEIR HEARTS CONTENT.

THOUSANDS OF MILES TO GORGE UNTIL THEIR HEARTS CONTENT. BY POSITIONING ITSELF WITH ITS

UNTIL THEIR HEARTS CONTENT. BY POSITIONING ITSELF WITH ITS TAIL FACING DOWNWARDS, THE

BY POSITIONING ITSELF WITH ITS TAIL FACING DOWNWARDS, THE 40-FOOT SHARK CAN SIFT THROUGH

TAIL FACING DOWNWARDS, THE 40-FOOT SHARK CAN SIFT THROUGH TONS OF WATER AT A TIME WHILE

40-FOOT SHARK CAN SIFT THROUGH TONS OF WATER AT A TIME WHILE HARDLY MOVING A MUSCLE.

TONS OF WATER AT A TIME WHILE HARDLY MOVING A MUSCLE. THE GIANTS BANQUET LAST FOR UP

HARDLY MOVING A MUSCLE. THE GIANTS BANQUET LAST FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS THEN THEY DISPERSE

THE GIANTS BANQUET LAST FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS THEN THEY DISPERSE AND SLIP BACK INTO THE DARK

TO SIX MONTHS THEN THEY DISPERSE AND SLIP BACK INTO THE DARK OCEAN DEPTHS.

AND SLIP BACK INTO THE DARK OCEAN DEPTHS. ACROSS THE AN SHENTS AND EPIC

OCEAN DEPTHS. ACROSS THE AN SHENTS AND EPIC LAND OF MEXICO NATURE CONTINUES

ACROSS THE AN SHENTS AND EPIC LAND OF MEXICO NATURE CONTINUES TO THRIVE AND SURPRISE.

LAND OF MEXICO NATURE CONTINUES TO THRIVE AND SURPRISE. FROM THE BIZARRE TO THE

TO THRIVE AND SURPRISE. FROM THE BIZARRE TO THE MAGNIFICENT, TO THE PLAY YOU

FROM THE BIZARRE TO THE MAGNIFICENT, TO THE PLAY YOU FEEL AND AWE INSPIRING AND TO

MAGNIFICENT, TO THE PLAY YOU FEEL AND AWE INSPIRING AND TO THE UNEXPLAINED.

FEEL AND AWE INSPIRING AND TO THE UNEXPLAINED. THE ANIMALS ARE AS IMPRESSIVE

THE UNEXPLAINED. THE ANIMALS ARE AS IMPRESSIVE AND MAGICAL AS ANY