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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: ELECTRICITY.
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{\an7}WE’VE HAD IT FOR 100 YEARS.
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{\an7}THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN USING IT
\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR 200 MILLION.
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{\an7}[CLICKING]
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{\an7}THIS IS THE AMAZON’S
\h\hFINAL FRONTIER--
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{\an7}A LOST WORLD,
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{\an7}WHERE CREATURES HAVE EVOLVED
\h\h\h\h\hAN ELECTRIC SENSE.
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{\an7}NOW AN INTREPID SCIENTIST
\h\h\h\h\h\hRISKS IT ALL
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{\an7}TO EXPLORE THIS ALIEN WORLD
\h\h\h\h\hOF ELECTRIC FISH.
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{\an7}Man: AH!
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{\an7}AY! HE SHOCKED ME.
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{\an7}[BUZZING]
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{\an7}Narrator: THE AMAZON,
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{\an7}ONE OF THE LEAST EXPLORED
\h\hPLACES ON THE PLANET.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S BIGGER
THAN WE CAN COMPREHEND.
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{\an7}BUT WHAT YOU SEE IS ONLY
\h\h\hPART OF THE STORY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE REAL ACTION
LIES BELOW THE SURFACE...
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{\an7}A WORLD FEW HAVE EVER SEEN...
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHERE CREATURES RULE
WITH A MYSTERIOUS SIXTH SENSE.
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{\an7}FISH WITH TECHNOLOGICAL POWERS,
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{\an7}THEY OPERATE IN A BATTLEFIELD
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{\an7}\h\hMORE COMPLICATED
THAN WE CAN IMAGINE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[BIRD SQUAWKING]
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{\an7}FOR CENTURIES,
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{\an7}THE AMAZON RIVER HAS LURED
EXPLORERS FROM FAR AND WIDE
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{\an7}SEEKING TO DEMYSTIFY ITS DEPTHS.
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{\an7}FOR FISH BIOLOGIST
\h\hWILL CRAMPTON,
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{\an7}IT’S A TREASURE TROVE
\h\h\h\hOF DISCOVERY
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{\an7}JUST WAITING TO BE UNLOCKED.
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{\an7}HE’S SPENT THE LAST 20 YEARS
\h\h\hSTUDYING ELECTRIC FISH
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{\an7}AND HAS FOUND MORE THAN
\h50 NEW SPECIES HERE.
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{\an7}\h\hTHE AMAZON BASIN IS HOME TO
MORE THAN 5,000 SPECIES OF FISH.
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{\an7}BUT IT’S THE ELECTRIC ONES
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT DOMINATE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE ENTIRE RIVER
PULSES WITH THEIR ENERGY.
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{\an7}\hIT’S A PERFECT PLACE
FOR A FISH RESEARCHER.
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{\an7}\hWill Crampton: EVERY TIME
I PUT A NET INTO THE WATER
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{\an7}I HAVE MY FINGERS CROSSED
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{\an7}\hTHAT SOMETHING NEW
IS GOING TO COME UP,
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{\an7}AND THAT’S, THAT’S, UH,
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{\an7}\h\hSOMETHING THAT JUST
REALLY KEEPS ME GOING.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
DESPITE THE NUMBER OF SPECIES
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{\an7}WILL HAS DISCOVERED,
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{\an7}HE WANTS TO DELVE DEEPER
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{\an7}INTO THE STRATEGY BEHIND
\hTHEIR ELECTRIC WARFARE.
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{\an7}HE’S GOT JUST THREE WEEKS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO FIND AS MANY
ELECTRIC FISH AS HE CAN,
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{\an7}INCLUDING THE BIGGEST OF ALL,
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{\an7}THE ELECTRIC EEL.
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{\an7}BUT IT WON’T BE EASY.
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{\an7}THE AMAZON RIVER SPANS
SIX MILES AT ITS WIDEST
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{\an7}AND PLUNGES 300 FEET
\h\h\hAT ITS DEEPEST.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}MUD CLOUDS THE WATER,
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{\an7}\h\hSTOPPING THE SUNLIGHT
FROM REACHING THE BOTTOM.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAS A RESULT OF
THESE EXTREME CONDITIONS,
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{\an7}THE FISH HAVE EVOLVED
\hSPECIAL ADAPTATIONS
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHAT ALLOW THEM
TO LIVE IN THE DARK.
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{\an7}Will: THE WORLD OF THE AMAZON
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDURING THE DAY
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{\an7}IS A WORLD OF COLOR AND LIGHT.
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{\an7}BUT AS THE SUN SETS
\hAND IT GETS DARK,
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{\an7}ANOTHER WORLD WAKES UP,
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{\an7}AND THAT’S THE ELECTRIC WORLD.
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{\an7}[CLICKING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
ALIEN-LIKE CREATURES EMERGE,
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{\an7}\h\h\hEACH WITH ITS OWN
UNIQUE ELECTRIC SIGNAL.
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{\an7}SAND-BURROWING GLASS KNIFEFISH
RISE FROM THE DEPTHS.
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{\an7}[BUZZING]
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{\an7}[CLICKING]
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{\an7}THE TAMANDUA GHOST KNIFEFISH.
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{\an7}ITS NAME MEANS ANTEATER.
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{\an7}A FISH WITH SEE-THROUGH SKIN
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{\an7}AND A POINTED HEAD.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hITS TINY EYES
ARE VIRTUALLY FUNCTIONLESS.
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{\an7}\h\hELEPHANT-NOSED KNIFEFISH
WITH SPECIALIZED MOUTHPARTS.
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{\an7}EVOLUTION AT ITS MOST CREATIVE.
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{\an7}THERE ARE EVEN ELECTRIC FISH
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{\an7}\h\hTHAT HAVE ADAPTED
TO FEED ON THE TAILS
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{\an7}OF OTHER ELECTRIC FISH.
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{\an7}\hSTRANGE AS THESE CREATURES
MIGHT SEEM TO THE NAKED EYE,
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{\an7}THEIR WORLD IS EVEN STRANGER.
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{\an7}IT’S A LIFE ELECTRIC.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBY CREATING
ELECTRIC FIELDS AROUND THEM,
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY CAN COMMUNICATE AND
NAVIGATE IN COMPLETE DARKNESS...
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{\an7}\h\hCONVERTED INTO SOUNDS
SO THAT WE CAN HEAR THEM.
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{\an7}[BUZZING AND CLICKING]
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{\an7}TOGETHER THEY PLAY
LIKE AN ORCHESTRA.
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{\an7}IT’S THIS ALIEN WORLD
THAT FASCINATES WILL.
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{\an7}Will: A CORE PART
\hOF MY RESEARCH
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{\an7}IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY
\h\h\hSPECIES THERE ARE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO UNDERSTAND
WHERE THESE THINGS CAME FROM
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND HOW THEY USE
THIS INCREDIBLE ELECTRIC SENSE
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{\an7}TO NAVIGATE THEIR WAY
\h\hAROUND THE WORLD
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{\an7}AND TO DETECT OBJECTS
\hAND TO COMMUNICATE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND DO THESE
EXTRAORDINARY THINGS
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{\an7}THAT OTHER FISH DON’T DO.
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{\an7}[THUNDER]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
ELECTRICITY IS ALL AROUND US.
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{\an7}[BUZZING]
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{\an7}\h\hAN INVISIBLE FORCE
THAT POWERS OUR WORLD.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}EVERYTHING WE DO IS CONTROLLED
BY ELECTRIC SIGNALS
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{\an7}RUNNING THROUGH OUR BODIES.
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{\an7}WE CAN CONTROL TOUCH SCREENS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBY ALTERING
THEIR ELECTRIC FIELDS
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{\an7}WITH OUR FINGERTIPS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hALL LIVING CELLS
HAVE AN ELECTRIC CHARGE.
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{\an7}ELECTRIC FISH TAKE THIS ABILITY
TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
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{\an7}[CLICKING]
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{\an7}\h\hTHE MOST POWERFUL
IS THE ELECTRIC EEL.
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{\an7}IT’S NOT ACTUALLY AN EEL
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{\an7}BUT A GIANT KNIFEFISH--
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{\an7}THE ONLY FISH IN THE AMAZON
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{\an7}\hCAPABLE OF HUNTING
AND KILLING ITS PREY
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{\an7}WITH ELECTRICITY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hITS WHOLE BODY
IS PURPOSE-BUILT TO BE ELECTRIC.
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{\an7}ALL OF ITS VITAL ORGANS
\h\hARE NEAR ITS HEAD.
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{\an7}THE REST OF THE BODY
\hIS A GIANT BATTERY.
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{\an7}THE SECRET TO THE EEL’S
\hELECTRIC SUPER POWER
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{\an7}IS TWO ELECTRIC ORGANS:
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{\an7}THE HUNTER’S ORGAN
AND THE MAIN ORGAN.
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{\an7}THEY MAKE THE HIGH-VOLTAGE
\h\h\h\h\hCHARGES IT NEEDS
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{\an7}FOR DEFENSE AND ATTACK.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY ARE PACKED
WITH ELECTRIC CELLS,
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{\an7}KNOWN AS ELECTROCYTES,
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{\an7}LINED UP LIKE BATTERIES
\h\h\hIN A FLASHLIGHT.
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{\an7}WHEN THIS MEGABANK OF NEARLY
A HALF A MILLION ELECTROCYTES
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{\an7}DISCHARGE AT ONCE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hA SHOCK IS RELEASED
INTO THE SURROUNDING WATER,
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{\an7}STUNNING ANYTHING WITHIN RANGE.
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{\an7}[BUZZING]
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{\an7}IN LESS THAN A SECOND,
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{\an7}THIS STEALTH HUNTER CAN TURN
\hITSELF INTO A GIANT TASER,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hPACKING A PUNCH
WITH UP TO 1,000 VOLTS--
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{\an7}80 TIMES THE ELECTRIC VOLTAGE
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF A CAR BATTERY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hENOUGH TO TAKE ON
THE AMAZON’S LARGEST PREDATOR.
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{\an7}[CLICKING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS CAIMAN
THINKS HE’S FOUND DINNER,
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT HE GETS MORE
THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.
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{\an7}HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC SHOCKS
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{\an7}CAUSE THE CAIMAN’S MUSCLES
TO CONTRACT UNCONTROLLABLY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPARALYZED,
HE’S UNABLE TO FIGHT BACK.
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{\an7}FINALLY THE EEL’S SHOCK
SUBSIDES FOR A SECOND,
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND THE CAIMAN
MAKES A BREAK FOR IT.
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{\an7}Will: IT REALLY NEVER
\hCEASES TO AMAZE ME
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{\an7}HOW A FISH CAN GENERATE
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{\an7}THIS INCREDIBLY HIGH VOLTAGE,
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{\an7}\hAN ELECTRIC SHOCK
THAT IS SO POWERFUL
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{\an7}THAT IT CAN KNOCK YOU OVER,
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{\an7}AND LIVE IN THIS DARK WORLD
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF ELECTRICITY,
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{\an7}\hUSING ONLY ITS ELECTRIC SENSE
IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER SENSES
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO CREATE
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORLD.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE ELECTRIC EEL’S
\h\h\h\h\h\hINGENIOUS DESIGN
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{\an7}MAY HAVE AIDED EARLY INVENTORS
IN DEVELOPING THE FIRST BATTERY.
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{\an7}TODAY’S LEADING SCIENTISTS
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{\an7}STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN
\h\h\hFROM ELECTRIC FISH,
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{\an7}AND WILL IS AT THE FOREFRONT
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THIS RESEARCH.
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{\an7}\hTHE SEARCH FOR ELECTRIC FISH
TAKES HIM DEEP INTO THE AMAZON.
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{\an7}[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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{\an7}FEW WOULD ENDURE THE HARSH
\h\h\hREALITY OF THE JUNGLE
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{\an7}ON A DAILY BASIS,
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{\an7}BUT THIS IS WILL’S OFFICE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFOR A MODERN HUMAN,
THIS IS NO TROPICAL PARADISE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWill: VERY HARD
TO WORK IN THE AMAZON.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHERE ARE
THE DISCOMFORT CHALLENGES--
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{\an7}THE SUN AND THE TORRENTIAL RAIN.
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{\an7}AT TIMES IT’S ALMOST DEPRESSING.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE AMAZON SYSTEM IS SO VAST,
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{\an7}\h\hIT’S TWO-THIRDS THE SIZE
OF THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.
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{\an7}GETTING LOST IS A REAL DANGER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IT’S THESE EXTREME CONDITIONS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT HAVE KEPT
THE AMAZON’S SECRETS HIDDEN.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}WILL’S CHOSEN THIS LOCATION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR A REASON.
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{\an7}\hTHE JUNGLE STREAMS THAT ARE
OFFSHOOTS OF THE AMAZON RIVER
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{\an7}ARE PRIME ELECTRIC EEL HABITAT.
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{\an7}WILL CONSTRUCTS A JUNGLE LAB
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO RESEARCH
THE ELECTRIC FISH HE FINDS
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{\an7}AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
HE CAN STUDY THEIR BEHAVIOR.
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{\an7}Will: THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO HAVE IN THE AMAZON,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOTHER THAN
AN ITALIAN ESPRESSO MAKER,
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{\an7}BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS MOSQUITO REPELLENT.
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{\an7}\h\hBUT NOT ALL RAINFORESTS
ARE THAT BAD FOR MOSQUITOS.
189
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{\an7}THERE ARE SOME PLACES
\h\h\h\hIN THE AMAZON
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{\an7}WHICH ARE SURPRISINGLY
\h\hFREE OF MOSQUITOS,
191
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{\an7}\hBUT I HAVE TO GO
WHERE THE FISH ARE,
192
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{\an7}NOT WHERE THE MOSQUITOS AREN’T.
193
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WILL HAS ONE MORE SECRET WEAPON
194
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{\an7}THAT’S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT--
195
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{\an7}A SIMPLE BUT ESSENTIAL DEVICE
196
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{\an7}\hTHAT GIVES HIM ACCESS
TO THIS ELECTRIC WORLD.
197
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{\an7}\h\h\hWILL BUILDS A GADGET
FOR FINDING ELECTRIC FISH.
198
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{\an7}AN AMPLIFIER AND LOUDSPEAKER
\hCONNECTED TO TWO ELECTRODES
199
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{\an7}WILL TURN THE ELECTRIC FISH
\h\h\h\hSIGNALS INTO SOUND.
200
00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:19,638
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWill: I CAN FIND FISH,
PINPOINT THEIR EXACT POSITION,
201
00:12:19,672 --> 00:12:20,439
{\an7}AND CATCH THEM
202
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{\an7}WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM.
203
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{\an7}\hI CAN EAVESDROP
INTO THEIR WORLD,
204
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{\an7}USING MY ELECTRIC FISH FINDER.
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{\an7}[STATIC]
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{\an7}THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
207
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THERE ARE OVER 200
KNOWN SPECIES OF ELECTRIC FISH,
208
00:12:37,857 --> 00:12:39,892
{\an7}INCLUDING THE ELECTRIC EEL,
209
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND EACH HAS
A UNIQUE ELECTRIC SIGNATURE.
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{\an7}[BUZZING]
211
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE SMALLER KNIFEFISH
ARE SIMILAR IN SETUP TO THE EEL,
212
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{\an7}BUT NOT NEARLY AS POWERFUL.
213
00:12:55,141 --> 00:12:57,677
{\an7}THEY DON’T USE ELECTRICITY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO STUN PREY,
214
00:12:57,710 --> 00:13:02,515
{\an7}BUT TO NAVIGATE AND COMMUNICATE.
215
00:13:02,548 --> 00:13:03,883
{\an7}LIKE THE EEL,
216
00:13:03,916 --> 00:13:09,789
{\an7}KNIFEFISH CREATE ELECTRICITY
\hFROM THEIR ELECTRIC ORGAN.
217
00:13:09,822 --> 00:13:13,426
{\an7}\h\h\h\hA SIGNAL FROM THE BRAIN
OPENS UP MICROSCOPIC CHANNELS,
218
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{\an7}\hALLOWING CHARGED ATOMS
AND MOLECULES TO RUSH IN.
219
00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:20,734
{\an7}EACH ELECTROCYTE
220
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{\an7}\h\hIS NOW CHARGED UP
LIKE A TINY BATTERY.
221
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{\an7}THEIR COMBINED FORCES
222
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{\an7}CREATE AN ELECTRIC FIELD
\h\h\h\hAROUND THE FISH.
223
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{\an7}\h\hELECTRORECEPTORS
EMBEDDED IN THE SKIN
224
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{\an7}\h\h\hSENSE ANYTHING THAT
PASSES THROUGH THE FIELD.
225
00:13:38,651 --> 00:13:41,487
{\an7}IT’S LIKE FEELING THE SPACE
\hAROUND YOU SIMULTANEOUSLY
226
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{\an7}WITH A THOUSAND FINGERS.
227
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{\an7}THEIR CHARACTERISTIC KNIFE SHAPE
228
00:13:48,761 --> 00:13:52,565
{\an7}INCREASES THE SURFACE AREA
FOR THESE ELECTRORECEPTORS.
229
00:13:52,598 --> 00:13:56,268
{\an7}\hAN UNDULATING ANAL FIN ALLOWS
THE KNIFEFISH TO SWIM BACKWARDS
230
00:13:56,302 --> 00:13:57,970
{\an7}AND EVEN VERTICALLY
231
00:13:58,004 --> 00:14:01,841
{\an7}AS THEY SCAN THE ENVIRONMENT
\h\h\hFOR PREY OR PREDATORS,
232
00:14:01,874 --> 00:14:05,077
{\an7}\hJUST LIKE AN AIRPORT SCANNER
CAN SEE WHAT’S IN YOUR POCKETS
233
00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:08,681
{\an7}AND IF IT’S DANGEROUS.
234
00:14:08,715 --> 00:14:12,085
{\an7}IT’S THESE ELECTRIC FIELDS
\hTHAT WILL IS LOOKING FOR.
235
00:14:17,056 --> 00:14:21,160
{\an7}[BIRD CALLING]
236
00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:24,130
{\an7}\h\hWill: SO, I’M SETTING OUT
WITH MY ELECTRIC FISH FINDER
237
00:14:24,163 --> 00:14:25,398
{\an7}AND A DIP NET
238
00:14:25,431 --> 00:14:29,368
{\an7}TO LOOK FOR ELECTRIC FISH
\hIN RAINFOREST STREAMS.
239
00:14:29,402 --> 00:14:34,340
{\an7}\h\h\hAND I EXPECT TO FIND
WEAKLY ELECTRIC KNIFEFISH.
240
00:14:34,374 --> 00:14:37,844
{\an7}\h\h\h\hI MIGHT FIND
THE ODD ELECTRIC EEL.
241
00:14:37,877 --> 00:14:40,947
{\an7}AND THE REAL PRIZE TODAY
IS TO FIND A NEW SPECIES.
242
00:14:40,980 --> 00:14:44,250
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS A NEW AREA,
I’VE NEVER WORKED HERE BEFORE,
243
00:14:44,283 --> 00:14:45,451
{\an7}SO THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE
244
00:14:45,485 --> 00:14:49,155
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT I MIGHT FIND
SOMETHING NEW TO SCIENCE.
245
00:14:49,188 --> 00:14:51,457
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
246
00:14:51,491 --> 00:14:53,526
{\an7}THAT RHYTHMIC PULSING
247
00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:57,229
{\an7}\h\h\hIS WHAT SOUNDS LIKE
QUITE A SMALL KNIFEFISH.
248
00:14:57,263 --> 00:14:58,664
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
249
00:14:58,698 --> 00:15:00,133
{\an7}SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW GOES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO GET THEM.
250
00:15:00,166 --> 00:15:04,737
{\an7}THEY’RE EXPERTS AT HIDING.
251
00:15:04,771 --> 00:15:07,240
{\an7}THAT WASN’T VERY, VERY GOOD.
252
00:15:07,273 --> 00:15:10,643
{\an7}I DON’T THINK THAT ONE
\h\h\h\h\hGOT IN THERE.
253
00:15:10,676 --> 00:15:15,648
{\an7}ELECTRIC FISH, ONE; ME, ZERO.
254
00:15:15,681 --> 00:15:19,818
{\an7}IT’S...VERY DIRTY WORK,
255
00:15:19,852 --> 00:15:23,322
{\an7}AND IT’S SOMETIMES
\h\hVERY ANNOYING.
256
00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:26,025
{\an7}GETTING AWAY.
257
00:15:26,058 --> 00:15:28,794
{\an7}AAH!
258
00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:32,065
{\an7}\h\hHE’S GIVING ME
A RUN FOR MY MONEY.
259
00:15:32,098 --> 00:15:33,066
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
260
00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:35,568
{\an7}THIS ONE IS VERY CRAFTY.
261
00:15:35,601 --> 00:15:38,404
{\an7}IT’S DISAPPEARED.
262
00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:40,106
{\an7}MISSED IT.
263
00:15:40,139 --> 00:15:41,674
{\an7}I SAW HIM RIGHT AT THE SURFACE.
264
00:15:41,707 --> 00:15:45,010
{\an7}DAMN.
265
00:15:45,044 --> 00:15:47,580
{\an7}WELL, I HAVEN’T CAUGHT HIM,
266
00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:50,749
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT THERE’S
SOMETHING ELSE IN THERE.
267
00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:53,085
{\an7}OH, VERY COOL!
268
00:15:53,119 --> 00:15:56,589
{\an7}IT’S A LEAF FISH.
269
00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:59,558
{\an7}\h\h\hHIDDEN AMONG THE LEAVES
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STREAM,
270
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{\an7}HIDING...
271
00:16:02,328 --> 00:16:05,031
{\an7}IS A LEAF FISH.
272
00:16:05,064 --> 00:16:07,733
{\an7}AND, UH, THESE ARE
EXTRAORDINARY FISH.
273
00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:10,503
{\an7}\h\h\hWHERE IS HE NOW?
I SAW HIM A SECOND AGO.
274
00:16:10,536 --> 00:16:12,938
{\an7}THERE IT IS.
275
00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:16,242
{\an7}LOOK AT THAT.
276
00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:18,677
{\an7}OH! IT JUST VIBRATED,
277
00:16:18,711 --> 00:16:20,346
{\an7}LIKE A CELL PHONE.
278
00:16:20,379 --> 00:16:22,948
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHESE THINGS
ARE NOT ELECTRIC FISH.
279
00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,117
{\an7}IT’S ACTUALLY MORE CLOSELY
\h\h\h\hRELATED TO A PERCH.
280
00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:27,620
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S VIBRATING
LIKE A CELL PHONE IN MY HAND.
281
00:16:27,653 --> 00:16:31,957
{\an7}WHAT THEY DO IS THEY COMMUNICATE
WITH SOUNDS, UNDERWATER SOUNDS,
282
00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:34,327
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND THE VIBRATION
IS THE SOUND GENERATION.
283
00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:35,761
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hABSOLUTELY
EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS.
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00:16:35,795 --> 00:16:38,931
{\an7}♪
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00:16:38,965 --> 00:16:41,401
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: NOT ONLY
DOES IT LOOK LIKE A LEAF;
286
00:16:41,434 --> 00:16:43,970
{\an7}IT EVEN BEHAVES LIKE A LEAF,
287
00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:47,406
{\an7}SWIMMING AS THOUGH IT’S DRIFTING
SLOWLY IN THE CURRENT.
288
00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:53,313
{\an7}♪
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00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:55,381
{\an7}BEHIND THIS DEMURE DISGUISE
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00:16:55,414 --> 00:16:58,250
{\an7}HIDES AN INCREDIBLE
\h\hAMBUSH HUNTER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hFLOATING SIDEWAYS,
IT SNEAKS IN CLOSER TO ITS PREY.
293
00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,670
{\an7}\h\hTHIS NEON TETRA
IS TOTALLY UNAWARE.
294
00:17:17,703 --> 00:17:19,371
{\an7}WHAT HE THINKS IS A LEAF
295
00:17:19,405 --> 00:17:23,643
{\an7}IS ACTUALLY A SKILLFULLY
\h\h\hCAMOUFLAGED KILLER.
296
00:17:23,676 --> 00:17:30,583
{\an7}♪
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00:17:30,616 --> 00:17:39,892
{\an7}♪
298
00:17:49,168 --> 00:17:52,238
{\an7}\hWILL CONTINUES TO SEARCH
FOR ELECTRIC FISH SIGNALS.
299
00:18:10,656 --> 00:18:14,059
{\an7}THE FISH FINDER DETECTS
\h\h\hA FAMILIAR PULSE.
300
00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:22,435
{\an7}[POPPING]
301
00:18:22,468 --> 00:18:25,037
{\an7}Will: THAT POPPING SOUND
302
00:18:25,071 --> 00:18:29,342
{\an7}IS THE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE
\h\h\hOF AN ELECTRIC EEL.
303
00:18:29,375 --> 00:18:30,910
{\an7}WOW. HE’S QUITE CLOSE.
304
00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:33,112
{\an7}I SHOULD BE A BIT CAREFUL.
305
00:18:33,145 --> 00:18:35,114
{\an7}UH...
306
00:18:35,147 --> 00:18:38,684
{\an7}I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE
\h\h\hTO CATCH HIM HERE.
307
00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:40,019
{\an7}[CRACKING]
308
00:18:40,052 --> 00:18:42,922
{\an7}OOH. HEAR THAT SORT OF
SUDDEN CRACKING SOUND?
309
00:18:42,955 --> 00:18:44,123
{\an7}THAT’S THE STRONGEST CHARGE.
310
00:18:44,156 --> 00:18:45,624
{\an7}[CRACKING]
311
00:18:45,658 --> 00:18:46,726
{\an7}WHOA! OK.
312
00:18:46,759 --> 00:18:48,294
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
HE NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL.
313
00:18:48,327 --> 00:18:51,797
{\an7}THE EEL’S SHOCK IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO STOP HIS HEART.
314
00:18:53,165 --> 00:18:54,800
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WATERLOGGED RUBBER BOOTS
315
00:18:54,834 --> 00:18:59,839
{\an7}\hPROVIDE NO PROTECTION
FROM THIS LIVING TASER.
316
00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:04,643
{\an7}Will: BAD SHOCKS ARE NASTY
\h\hAND ARE TO BE AVOIDED.
317
00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:09,315
{\an7}ONCE I GOT SHOCKED WHEN WADING
\h\h\hTHROUGH A SHALLOW STREAM,
318
00:19:09,348 --> 00:19:11,383
{\an7}AND THAT WAS VERY, VERY NASTY.
319
00:19:19,558 --> 00:19:24,396
{\an7}\hNarrator: THE EEL HAS LODGED
ITSELF TIGHTLY UNDER THE BANK.
320
00:19:24,430 --> 00:19:25,731
{\an7}Will: HE’S DEEP INSIDE A HOLE.
321
00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:29,269
{\an7}THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY
\hI’M GOING TO GET HIM OUT.
322
00:19:29,301 --> 00:19:33,739
{\an7}\hTHE ONLY THING IS I CAN,
I COULD COME BACK AT NIGHT.
323
00:19:33,773 --> 00:19:36,109
{\an7}\h\h\hHE’LL COME OUT AT NIGHT
AND FORAGE AROUND THE STREAM,
324
00:19:36,142 --> 00:19:38,077
{\an7}MAYBE EVEN GO INTO SIDE STREAMS,
325
00:19:38,110 --> 00:19:40,479
{\an7}\h\hAND I’LL TRY AND FIND HIM
AT NIGHT AND CATCH HIM THEN,
326
00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:43,816
{\an7}BUT RIGHT NOW, NO WAY.
327
00:19:43,849 --> 00:19:46,185
{\an7}Narrator: ELECTRIC EELS PREFER
GENTLE FLOWING STREAMS
328
00:19:46,218 --> 00:19:48,387
{\an7}TO THE VAST OPEN RIVER
329
00:19:48,421 --> 00:19:49,722
{\an7}BECAUSE THEIR LOW PULSE RATE
330
00:19:49,755 --> 00:19:54,526
{\an7}MEANS THEY ARE UNABLE TO TRACK
FAST-MOVING OBJECTS.
331
00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:55,995
{\an7}WHEN NIGHT FALLS,
332
00:19:56,028 --> 00:20:00,900
{\an7}THESE CALM WATERS WILL TURN INTO
AN EEL HUNTING GROUND.
333
00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:05,337
{\an7}[THUNDER]
334
00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:12,411
{\an7}IT’S RAINY SEASON IN THE AMAZON.
335
00:20:12,445 --> 00:20:23,423
{\an7}♪
336
00:20:23,456 --> 00:20:28,261
{\an7}THE DELUGE DRENCHES THE FOREST,
337
00:20:28,294 --> 00:20:32,732
{\an7}TURNING THE LEAFY FLOOR
\h\h\hINTO A GIANT BOG.
338
00:20:33,966 --> 00:20:37,803
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWill: I’M DRINKING
DISGUSTING INSTANT COFFEE,
339
00:20:37,837 --> 00:20:41,507
{\an7}USING COLD WATER.
340
00:20:41,540 --> 00:20:43,809
{\an7}IT’S MISERABLE, IT’S WET.
341
00:20:43,843 --> 00:20:46,145
{\an7}HERZOG WAS RIGHT--
\hIT’S DEPRESSING.
342
00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:53,719
{\an7}\h\hEVEN ON HOT DAYS,
WHEN I’M BOILING HOT
343
00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:56,389
{\an7}AND MOSQUITOS ARE BITING ME
\h\h\h\hOR I GET DRENCHED,
344
00:20:56,422 --> 00:20:58,925
{\an7}\h\hI KEEP GOING BECAUSE
IT’S JUST THAT CHALLENGE
345
00:20:58,958 --> 00:21:03,062
{\an7}\h\h\hOF NEVER KNOWING
WHEN YOU GET SOMETHING.
346
00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:06,198
{\an7}Narrator: THE CONSTANT RAIN
MAKES FIELDWORK UNPLEASANT,
347
00:21:06,232 --> 00:21:07,700
{\an7}AND THE INCREASING WATER LEVELS
348
00:21:07,733 --> 00:21:10,536
{\an7}WILL MAKE FINDING AN EEL
\h\h\h\h\h\hEVEN HARDER.
349
00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:20,146
{\an7}FINALLY THE STORM BREAKS.
350
00:21:20,179 --> 00:21:24,216
{\an7}AT NIGHT, EELS COME OUT TO HUNT
IN THE SWOLLEN CREEKS.
351
00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:32,324
{\an7}Will: FISH FINDER.
352
00:21:32,358 --> 00:21:36,963
{\an7}HEAD TORCH.
353
00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:38,064
{\an7}AND DIP NET.
354
00:21:38,097 --> 00:21:39,565
{\an7}I’M READY.
355
00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:45,271
{\an7}Narrator: WILL IS HOPING TO FIND
A DECENT-SIZED SPECIMEN
356
00:21:45,304 --> 00:21:48,140
{\an7}TO PUT SOME OF HIS THEORIES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE TEST.
357
00:21:48,174 --> 00:22:00,219
{\an7}♪
358
00:22:00,252 --> 00:22:13,232
{\an7}♪
359
00:22:13,265 --> 00:22:17,069
{\an7}\h\h\h90% HUMIDITY
RAISES THE STAKES.
360
00:22:17,102 --> 00:22:20,405
{\an7}SWEAT IS A GOOD CONDUCTOR
\h\h\h\h\hOF ELECTRICITY,
361
00:22:20,439 --> 00:22:23,642
{\an7}AND ANY SHOCK IS MUCH MORE
DANGEROUS WHEN YOU’RE WET.
362
00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:28,748
{\an7}♪
363
00:22:28,781 --> 00:22:31,884
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHE RETURNS
TO THE EEL’S HIDEOUT.
364
00:22:31,917 --> 00:22:36,321
{\an7}♪
365
00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:41,493
{\an7}[CLICKING]
366
00:22:41,527 --> 00:22:43,362
{\an7}THE ULTIMATE STEALTH MACHINE
367
00:22:43,395 --> 00:22:48,367
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS NO MATCH
FOR WILL’S MODERN GADGETRY.
368
00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:49,801
{\an7}Will: THERE’S AN EEL.
369
00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:55,541
{\an7}Narrator: NOW ALL HE HAS TO DO
IS CATCH IT...
370
00:22:55,574 --> 00:22:58,777
{\an7}WITHOUT GETTING SHOCKED.
371
00:22:58,811 --> 00:23:00,713
{\an7}Will: AH. OK.
372
00:23:03,749 --> 00:23:04,717
{\an7}Man: WHEN DO WE START?
373
00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:06,185
{\an7}Will: OK, START.
374
00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:08,287
{\an7}WOW. OH, HERE. YEAH, OK.
375
00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:13,526
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
BIOLOGIST WILL CRAMPTON
376
00:23:13,559 --> 00:23:15,928
{\an7}IS ATTEMPTING TO CATCH
\h\h\hAN ELECTRIC EEL.
377
00:23:15,961 --> 00:23:17,062
{\an7}Will: OK.
378
00:23:20,099 --> 00:23:22,635
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: SPECIAL
ANTI-CONDUCTIVE RUBBER GLOVES
379
00:23:22,668 --> 00:23:26,238
{\an7}\h\hSHOULD STOP THE SHOCK
FROM GOING TO HIS HEART.
380
00:23:26,272 --> 00:23:27,406
{\an7}Will: OK.
381
00:23:27,439 --> 00:23:30,709
{\an7}♪
382
00:23:30,743 --> 00:23:32,211
{\an7}AAH!
383
00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:34,346
{\an7}IT SHOCKED ME.
384
00:23:34,380 --> 00:23:36,048
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
A SHOCK HITS THE METAL NET
385
00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:38,417
{\an7}AND TOUCHES WILL’S WET CLOTHES,
386
00:23:38,450 --> 00:23:40,252
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT THIS TIME
HE GETS OFF LIGHTLY.
387
00:23:40,286 --> 00:23:43,256
{\an7}Will: OH! HA HA! AH.
388
00:23:43,289 --> 00:23:45,792
{\an7}TAKE THAT OFF, YEAH.
389
00:23:45,824 --> 00:23:48,293
{\an7}WOW, LOOK AT THIS.
390
00:23:48,327 --> 00:23:50,996
{\an7}Narrator: WITH THE EEL
\h\hSAFELY IN THE OPEN,
391
00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:52,765
{\an7}WILL FINALLY HAS A CHANCE
392
00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:55,934
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO GET UP CLOSE
TO THIS MYSTERIOUS CREATURE.
393
00:23:55,968 --> 00:23:57,636
{\an7}Will: THAT’S UNBELIEVABLE.
394
00:23:57,670 --> 00:24:01,474
{\an7}\h\hI MEAN, THAT’S A ONE METER,
20 CENTIMETER EEL IN A STREAM.
395
00:24:01,507 --> 00:24:03,209
{\an7}LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS STREAM.
396
00:24:03,242 --> 00:24:06,946
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S ONLY ABOUT
HALF ITS LENGTH IN WIDTH.
397
00:24:06,979 --> 00:24:09,615
{\an7}AND...I THINK WHAT MUST HAPPEN
398
00:24:09,648 --> 00:24:11,683
{\an7}IS THE EELS COME OUT
\h\hOF LARGER STREAMS
399
00:24:11,717 --> 00:24:15,087
{\an7}AND COME UP AT NIGHT,
\hHUNTING SMALL FISH.
400
00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:16,855
{\an7}\hUH, IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE
TO FIND SOMETHING LIKE THAT
401
00:24:16,889 --> 00:24:18,791
{\an7}IN A STREAM THIS SIZE.
402
00:24:18,824 --> 00:24:21,393
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: MOST FISH
CAN’T SURVIVE OUT OF WATER,
403
00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:24,530
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT THE EEL
HAS ANOTHER SUPER POWER.
404
00:24:24,563 --> 00:24:27,466
{\an7}IT CAN BREATHE AIR,
405
00:24:27,499 --> 00:24:30,102
{\an7}WHICH MEANS WILL CAN STUDY IT
\h\h\h\h\h\hOUT OF THE WATER
406
00:24:30,135 --> 00:24:32,137
{\an7}WITHOUT HARMING IT.
407
00:24:34,740 --> 00:24:37,943
{\an7}BUT FOR NOW, IT’S MORE AT HOME
IN AN INFLATABLE POOL.
408
00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:39,111
{\an7}Will: HE’S BIG.
409
00:24:39,144 --> 00:24:44,783
{\an7}♪
410
00:24:44,817 --> 00:24:47,019
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hA GOOD PAIR
OF THICK RUBBER GLOVES.
411
00:24:47,052 --> 00:24:49,054
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS IS A REALLY
ESSENTIAL PIECE OF KIT
412
00:24:49,088 --> 00:24:51,757
{\an7}FOR WORKING WITH ELECTRIC EELS.
413
00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:56,395
{\an7}THESE ONES ARE RATED
\h\hTO 10,000 VOLTS,
414
00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:57,763
{\an7}WHICH IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
415
00:25:01,233 --> 00:25:03,102
{\an7}THIS IS PRETTY HEAVY.
416
00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,583
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIF WE CAN JUST
MOVE HIM AROUND HERE...
417
00:25:17,616 --> 00:25:19,051
{\an7}THESE ARE HIS GUTS,
418
00:25:19,084 --> 00:25:21,453
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND HE,
HE DOESN’T LIKE THAT, OBVIOUSLY.
419
00:25:21,487 --> 00:25:25,491
{\an7}BUT, UM, THE VISCERAL CAVITY
\hIS RESTRICTED TO THIS AREA.
420
00:25:25,524 --> 00:25:27,793
{\an7}ITS STOMACH, ITS LIVER,
421
00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:30,462
{\an7}ALL OF ITS VISCERAL ORGANS
\hARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA.
422
00:25:30,496 --> 00:25:33,399
{\an7}THE ANUS OF THE ELECTRIC EEL
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS LOCATED HERE,
423
00:25:33,432 --> 00:25:34,767
{\an7}UNDERNEATH ITS CHIN.
424
00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,904
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT NEEDS TO DEDICATE
AS MUCH OF ITS BODY AS POSSIBLE
425
00:25:38,937 --> 00:25:40,105
{\an7}TO ELECTRIC ORGANS
426
00:25:40,139 --> 00:25:45,778
{\an7}TO GENERATE THIS ENORMOUS
\h\h\hELECTRICAL OUTPUT.
427
00:25:45,811 --> 00:25:47,780
{\an7}Narrator: PERHAPS THE MOST
\h\h\h\h\hSTARTLING FEATURE
428
00:25:47,813 --> 00:25:49,281
{\an7}OF AN EEL’S BODY
429
00:25:49,314 --> 00:25:51,616
{\an7}IS HIDING INSIDE ITS MOUTH.
430
00:25:51,650 --> 00:25:52,784
{\an7}POP IT OPEN,
431
00:25:52,818 --> 00:25:55,654
{\an7}AND YOU’LL FIND ITS LUNG.
432
00:25:55,687 --> 00:25:57,522
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWill: WE’LL TRY
AND OPEN UP HIS MOUTH.
433
00:25:57,556 --> 00:25:59,425
{\an7}IF HE COOPERATES, THAT IS.
434
00:25:59,458 --> 00:26:02,861
{\an7}THE ENTIRE LINING OF THE MOUTH
OF AN ELECTRIC EEL
435
00:26:02,895 --> 00:26:06,198
{\an7}IS MODIFIED FOR EXTRACTING
\h\h\hOXYGEN FROM THE AIR.
436
00:26:06,231 --> 00:26:07,299
{\an7}ESSENTIALLY IT’S A LUNG.
437
00:26:07,332 --> 00:26:09,467
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIN FACT, BECAUSE
ELECTRIC EELS BREATHE AIR,
438
00:26:09,501 --> 00:26:11,837
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE’RE ABLE TO
KEEP THEM OUT OF THE WATER
439
00:26:11,870 --> 00:26:12,637
{\an7}FOR VERY LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
440
00:26:12,671 --> 00:26:14,039
{\an7}THEY DON’T SEEM TO MIND AT ALL.
441
00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:15,808
{\an7}HERE WE GO.
442
00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:25,483
{\an7}SEE, THERE’S A PINK FOLDED
LINING TO THE ENTIRE MOUTH.
443
00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:26,618
{\an7}OOH, HE BIT ME
444
00:26:26,652 --> 00:26:27,887
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND SHOCKED ME
AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK,
445
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,455
{\an7}BUT I DIDN’T FEEL IT
\hTHROUGH THE GLOVES.
446
00:26:29,488 --> 00:26:31,523
{\an7}CERTAINLY FELT THE BITE.
447
00:26:31,557 --> 00:26:38,197
{\an7}♪
448
00:26:38,230 --> 00:26:40,332
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE EEL
GETS 80% OF ITS OXYGEN
449
00:26:40,365 --> 00:26:42,467
{\an7}BY BREATHING AIR...
450
00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:48,373
{\an7}SURFACING FOR A BREATH
\h\h\hEVERY 10 MINUTES.
451
00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:58,117
{\an7}♪
452
00:26:58,150 --> 00:27:00,986
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hREMARKABLE AS IT IS
TO HAVE A LUNG IN ITS MOUTH,
453
00:27:01,019 --> 00:27:06,858
{\an7}IT’S A DELICATE STRUCTURE THAT
COULD GET DAMAGED BY SPINY PREY.
454
00:27:06,892 --> 00:27:08,861
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSO THE EEL
HAS A HUNTING STRATEGY
455
00:27:08,894 --> 00:27:12,264
{\an7}THAT PROTECTS IT FROM INJURY.
456
00:27:12,297 --> 00:27:15,567
{\an7}IT RELIES ON STEALTH, NOT SPEED.
457
00:27:15,601 --> 00:27:22,141
{\an7}♪
458
00:27:22,174 --> 00:27:24,209
{\an7}[CLICKING]
459
00:27:24,243 --> 00:27:25,945
{\an7}SENSORY PITS ON ITS SKIN
460
00:27:25,978 --> 00:27:30,649
{\an7}DETECT TINY MOVEMENTS
\h\h\h\hOF ITS PREY.
461
00:27:30,682 --> 00:27:33,118
{\an7}USING LOW VOLTAGE
ELECTRIC PULSES,
462
00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:35,688
{\an7}HE SENSES A FISH NEARBY.
463
00:27:40,893 --> 00:27:44,864
{\an7}WITH ITS ELECTRO VISION,
THERE IS NOWHERE TO HIDE.
464
00:27:44,897 --> 00:27:51,003
{\an7}[CLICKING]
465
00:27:58,777 --> 00:28:04,950
{\an7}[BUZZING]
466
00:28:06,752 --> 00:28:10,189
{\an7}[CLICKING]
467
00:28:10,222 --> 00:28:12,224
{\an7}NOW IT’S IN RANGE.
468
00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:18,263
{\an7}\hHE PREPARES TO UNLEASH
A DEADLY ELECTRIC SHOCK.
469
00:28:21,967 --> 00:28:23,936
{\an7}CLOAKED IN DARKNESS,
470
00:28:23,969 --> 00:28:28,640
{\an7}\h\hTHE ELECTRIC EEL
MOVES IN ON ITS PREY.
471
00:28:28,674 --> 00:28:30,342
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT SENDS OUT
A HIGH-VOLTAGE SHOCK
472
00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:33,211
{\an7}THAT STUNS THE FISH...
473
00:28:33,245 --> 00:28:36,215
{\an7}[BUZZING]
474
00:28:36,248 --> 00:28:39,585
{\an7}ALLOWING THE EEL TO SWALLOW
THE MOTIONLESS FISH WHOLE,
475
00:28:39,618 --> 00:28:42,321
{\an7}WITHOUT DAMAGING ITS MOUTH.
476
00:28:42,354 --> 00:28:45,924
{\an7}A CLOSER LOOK REVEALS HOW,
\h\hAT THE CRUCIAL MOMENT,
477
00:28:45,958 --> 00:28:49,261
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE EEL INHIBITS
THE FLIGHT RESPONSE OF THE FISH,
478
00:28:49,294 --> 00:28:51,596
{\an7}STOPPING IT FROM ESCAPING.
479
00:28:51,630 --> 00:28:54,266
{\an7}[BUZZING]
480
00:28:56,635 --> 00:28:59,271
{\an7}\hTHE EEL MIGHT BE THE ONLY
ELECTRIC FISH IN THE AMAZON
481
00:28:59,304 --> 00:29:02,541
{\an7}THAT CAN KILL WITH ELECTRICITY,
482
00:29:02,574 --> 00:29:05,210
{\an7}BUT IT’S NOT THE MOST BIZARRE.
483
00:29:10,549 --> 00:29:13,952
{\an7}THE DEEP RIVER ECOSYSTEM
IS HOME TO ELECTRIC FISH
484
00:29:13,986 --> 00:29:18,657
{\an7}WITH EVEN STRANGER ADAPTATIONS.
485
00:29:18,690 --> 00:29:19,791
{\an7}WILL’S PLANNED HIS TRIP
486
00:29:19,825 --> 00:29:24,697
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO COINCIDE
WITH THEIR BREEDING SEASON.
487
00:29:24,730 --> 00:29:27,566
{\an7}THE BOTTOM OF THE AMAZON
TEEMS WITH ELECTRIC FISH
488
00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:33,138
{\an7}\h\hBUSY FINDING MATES
AND WARDING OFF RIVALS.
489
00:29:33,171 --> 00:29:35,407
{\an7}HE USES THE FISH FINDER
490
00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,176
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO LISTEN IN
ON THEIR SECRET WORLD.
491
00:29:42,314 --> 00:29:43,549
{\an7}Will: AS IT DROPS DOWN,
492
00:29:43,582 --> 00:29:46,819
{\an7}I CAN SUDDENLY HEAR A LOT
\h\hOF ELECTRIC ACTIVITY.
493
00:29:46,852 --> 00:29:52,524
{\an7}I HEAR TWO OR THREE SPECIES
\h\hAT THE SAME TIME THERE.
494
00:29:52,557 --> 00:29:54,025
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
ONE HUNDRED FEET BELOW,
495
00:29:54,059 --> 00:29:56,428
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMALE KNIFEFISH
ARE OUT IN FULL FORCE,
496
00:29:56,461 --> 00:29:59,264
{\an7}PROTECTING THEIR TURF.
497
00:29:59,298 --> 00:30:04,737
{\an7}[ELECTRICAL FEEDBACK]
498
00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:13,412
{\an7}[BUZZING]
499
00:30:13,445 --> 00:30:17,950
{\an7}THE RIVER IS BUZZING
\h\h\hWITH ACTIVITY.
500
00:30:17,983 --> 00:30:21,954
{\an7}Will: YEAH, THIS IS A VERY, VERY
COOL THING TO LISTEN TO,
501
00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:25,524
{\an7}ALMOST AS BIZARRE AS THE SOUNDS
OF WHALES IN THE OCEANS--
502
00:30:25,557 --> 00:30:29,461
{\an7}JUST A SOUND YOU’D NEVER HEAR
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hANYWHERE ELSE.
503
00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:30,862
{\an7}Narrator: BELOW THE SURFACE,
504
00:30:30,896 --> 00:30:35,200
{\an7}SUITORS SERENADE POTENTIAL MATES
WITH THEIR ELECTRIC SONGS.
505
00:30:35,233 --> 00:30:36,901
{\an7}THE FEMALES PICK THESE UP
506
00:30:36,935 --> 00:30:40,272
{\an7}THROUGH THE ELECTRORECEPTORS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THEIR SKIN.
507
00:30:40,305 --> 00:30:45,944
{\an7}\h\h\h\hA MALE JAW LOCKER IS
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A FEMALE.
508
00:30:45,977 --> 00:30:49,414
{\an7}DURING THE BREEDING SEASON,
\h\h\hTHE MALES’ JAWS GROW.
509
00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:52,284
{\an7}THE MORE TESTOSTERONE,
\h\hTHE BIGGER THE JAW.
510
00:30:52,317 --> 00:30:55,720
{\an7}[HIGH-PITCHED TONE]
511
00:30:55,754 --> 00:30:58,590
{\an7}HIS CALL HAS ATTRACTED
\h\h\h\h\hANOTHER MALE
512
00:30:58,623 --> 00:31:01,059
{\an7}WITH THE SAME GAME PLAN.
513
00:31:01,093 --> 00:31:05,531
{\an7}♪
514
00:31:05,564 --> 00:31:08,700
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNOW HE FIGHTS
FOR BREEDING RIGHTS.
515
00:31:08,734 --> 00:31:18,744
{\an7}♪
516
00:31:18,777 --> 00:31:24,516
{\an7}♪
517
00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:27,352
{\an7}HIS ADVERSARY HAS A THINNER JAW,
518
00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:29,521
{\an7}BUT HE’S MATCHED IN STRENGTH.
519
00:31:29,554 --> 00:31:36,394
{\an7}♪
520
00:31:36,428 --> 00:31:41,867
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE IMPOSTER
HAS HIM IN A LOCKDOWN.
521
00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:43,902
{\an7}HE’S LOST THE CHALLENGE.
522
00:31:43,935 --> 00:31:48,473
{\an7}[HIGH-PITCHED TONE]
523
00:31:48,507 --> 00:31:52,878
{\an7}HIS PENALTY IS TO CHANGE
\hHIS ELECTRIC FREQUENCY,
524
00:31:52,911 --> 00:31:56,815
{\an7}GIVING THE VICTOR FREE REIN
OVER THE ELECTRIC CHANNEL.
525
00:32:00,018 --> 00:32:02,120
{\an7}THE INCREASED ACTIVITY
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WATER
526
00:32:02,154 --> 00:32:04,556
{\an7}DOESN’T GO UNNOTICED.
527
00:32:09,060 --> 00:32:11,496
{\an7}\h\h\h\hELECTRIC FISH
ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES
528
00:32:11,530 --> 00:32:14,967
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT THRIVE
IN THE AMAZON’S DARK WATERS.
529
00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:22,908
{\an7}♪
530
00:32:22,941 --> 00:32:25,944
{\an7}\h\hCATFISH AND RAYS
HAVE ELECTRORECEPTORS
531
00:32:25,977 --> 00:32:27,412
{\an7}WHICH SENSE ELECTRIC FIELDS
532
00:32:27,446 --> 00:32:30,482
{\an7}CREATED BY MUSCLE MOVEMENTS
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THEIR PREY,
533
00:32:30,515 --> 00:32:33,585
{\an7}ALLOWING THEM TO HUNT
\h\h\h\hIN THE DARK.
534
00:32:39,391 --> 00:32:42,895
{\an7}THE ELECTRIC FISH ARE SO FOCUSED
ON FINDING A MATE,
535
00:32:42,928 --> 00:32:47,800
{\an7}THEY BECOME EASY TARGET
\hFOR HUNGRY PREDATORS.
536
00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:50,369
{\an7}COURTSHIP COULD COME AT A COST.
537
00:32:50,402 --> 00:33:00,846
{\an7}♪
538
00:33:00,879 --> 00:33:04,049
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS TIME,
THE ELECTRIC FISH ESCAPES.
539
00:33:04,082 --> 00:33:08,386
{\an7}LUCKY FOR HIM, CATFISH DON’T
\h\h\hNEED TO EAT EVERY DAY.
540
00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:17,296
{\an7}WILL HAS SCOURED THE JUNGLE
\hSTREAMS AND DEEP RIVERS,
541
00:33:17,329 --> 00:33:21,133
{\an7}BUT THERE’S STILL ONE MORE
ECOSYSTEM LEFT TO EXPLORE.
542
00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:27,372
{\an7}THE AMAZON’S GIANT FLOODPLAIN
IS AN ELECTRIC FISH HOTSPOT.
543
00:33:27,405 --> 00:33:30,108
{\an7}Will: THIS TIME OF THE YEAR
\hIN THE AMAZON FLOODPLAIN,
544
00:33:30,141 --> 00:33:32,577
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE FLOATING MEADOWS
REACH THEIR MAXIMUM EXTENT,
545
00:33:32,611 --> 00:33:34,713
{\an7}\hAND THAT’S WHEN
THE ELECTRIC FISH
546
00:33:34,746 --> 00:33:37,082
{\an7}REACH THEIR HIGHEST DENSITIES.
547
00:33:40,385 --> 00:33:42,621
{\an7}Narrator: FLOATING RAFTS
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF PLANT LIFE
548
00:33:42,654 --> 00:33:44,756
{\an7}\h\h\hBORDER THE EDGE
OF THE MAIN CHANNEL.
549
00:33:44,789 --> 00:33:48,359
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
550
00:33:48,393 --> 00:33:53,331
{\an7}THEY PROVIDE A HIDEOUT
\h\h\h\hFOR SMALL FISH.
551
00:33:53,365 --> 00:33:56,468
{\an7}THE FLOODPLAIN IS HOME TO SOME
OF THE MOST FEROCIOUS PREDATORS
552
00:33:56,501 --> 00:33:58,370
{\an7}IN THE AMAZON.
553
00:34:03,241 --> 00:34:06,244
{\an7}GIANT RIVER OTTERS
\h\hHUNT IN PACKS.
554
00:34:06,278 --> 00:34:08,347
{\an7}WOLVES OF THE RIVER.
555
00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:12,317
{\an7}WHEN THEY ARE ON THE HUNT,
\h\h\h\h\hNOTHING IS SAFE,
556
00:34:12,350 --> 00:34:15,854
{\an7}\h\hNOT EVEN THE AMAZON’S
NOTORIOUS SUPER PREDATOR.
557
00:34:19,824 --> 00:34:24,862
{\an7}PIRANHAS CAN RIP PREY
TO SHREDS IN SECONDS,
558
00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:29,167
{\an7}\hBUT THEY’RE NO MATCH FOR
HUNGRY GIANT RIVER OTTERS.
559
00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:36,741
{\an7}♪
560
00:34:36,775 --> 00:34:38,210
{\an7}[OTTER BARKS]
561
00:34:38,243 --> 00:34:49,421
{\an7}♪
562
00:34:55,827 --> 00:34:57,896
{\an7}OUT OF THE PREDATORS’ REACH,
563
00:34:57,929 --> 00:35:01,466
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE MEADOWS ARE
AN ELECTRIC FISH SANCTUARY.
564
00:35:01,499 --> 00:35:04,202
{\an7}WITH SO MANY OF THEM
\h\h\h\hIN ONE PLACE,
565
00:35:04,235 --> 00:35:06,437
{\an7}THE CHANCE OF FINDING
\h\h\h\hA NEW SPECIES
566
00:35:06,471 --> 00:35:09,140
{\an7}BECOMES A REAL POSSIBILITY.
567
00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:13,979
{\an7}\hWill: THERE’S NO HABITAT LIKE
THIS ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
568
00:35:14,012 --> 00:35:16,882
{\an7}THE ENTIRE RAFT OF VEGETATION
569
00:35:16,915 --> 00:35:21,086
{\an7}\h\hRISES UP AND DOWN
WITH THE FLOODWATERS.
570
00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:23,555
{\an7}\hTHE ROOTS OF THESE PLANTS
JUST DANGLE INTO THE WATER
571
00:35:23,588 --> 00:35:24,923
{\an7}AND EXTRACT NUTRIENTS
\h\hOUT OF THE WATER
572
00:35:24,956 --> 00:35:26,958
{\an7}INSTEAD OF FROM THE SOIL.
573
00:35:26,992 --> 00:35:29,361
{\an7}AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY
\h\h\hWONDERFUL PLACES
574
00:35:29,394 --> 00:35:30,695
{\an7}TO FIND ELECTRIC FISH.
575
00:35:30,729 --> 00:35:33,632
{\an7}THERE ARE ENTIRE SPECIALIZED
\h\hCOMMUNITIES OF KNIFEFISH
576
00:35:33,665 --> 00:35:35,066
{\an7}THAT LIVE HERE,
577
00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:37,502
{\an7}AND, UM, THERE’S AN ENORMOUS
\h\h\h\hAMOUNT OF DIVERSITY,
578
00:35:37,535 --> 00:35:42,607
{\an7}\h\h\h\hINCLUDING MANY SPECIES
THAT ARE YET TO BE DISCOVERED.
579
00:35:42,641 --> 00:35:44,042
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IT’S IN MEADOWS LIKE THESE
580
00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:46,344
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT WILL HAS FOUND
MANY OF HIS NEW DISCOVERIES.
581
00:35:46,378 --> 00:35:53,218
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
582
00:35:53,251 --> 00:35:56,287
{\an7}SOME OF THE ELECTRIC WAVE FORMS
ARE SO DISTINCT,
583
00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:57,622
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHE CAN TELL
IF IT’S SOMETHING NEW
584
00:35:57,656 --> 00:35:59,091
{\an7}JUST BY LISTENING.
585
00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:03,395
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
586
00:36:03,428 --> 00:36:09,935
{\an7}Will: I CAN HEAR AT LEAST THREE
DIFFERENT SPECIES JUST HERE,
587
00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:12,103
{\an7}BUT IF WE MOVE THE ELECTRODE
\h\hOUT INTO THE OPEN WATER,
588
00:36:12,137 --> 00:36:13,205
{\an7}THERE’S NOTHING.
589
00:36:13,238 --> 00:36:15,373
{\an7}\hTHEY’RE ALL INSIDE
THE FLOATING MEADOW.
590
00:36:15,407 --> 00:36:17,976
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
591
00:36:18,009 --> 00:36:20,078
{\an7}Narrator: THE FISH USE
DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES,
592
00:36:20,111 --> 00:36:22,146
{\an7}LIKE RADIO STATIONS.
593
00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:24,349
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS ALLOWS THEM
TO IDENTIFY EACH OTHER
594
00:36:24,382 --> 00:36:25,450
{\an7}AND AVOID INTERFERENCE.
595
00:36:25,483 --> 00:36:30,254
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
596
00:36:30,288 --> 00:36:33,158
{\an7}\h\h\hWILL RECOGNIZES
MOST OF THE SIGNALS,
597
00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:36,428
{\an7}BUT THERE ARE ONE OR TWO
\hHE HASN’T HEARD BEFORE.
598
00:36:36,461 --> 00:36:41,766
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
599
00:36:47,372 --> 00:36:50,976
{\an7}Will: OOH, SOMETHING
\h\hMOVING IN THERE.
600
00:36:51,009 --> 00:36:53,645
{\an7}HE’S IN THERE. YEP.
601
00:36:53,678 --> 00:36:56,548
{\an7}\h\hAH, FANTASTIC.
THIS IS A BIG ONE.
602
00:36:56,581 --> 00:36:58,016
{\an7}OH, YES, THIS IS A,
603
00:36:58,049 --> 00:37:02,320
{\an7}THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING
\h\h\h\h\h\hELECTRIC FISH.
604
00:37:02,353 --> 00:37:06,757
{\an7}LIKE THE ELECTRIC EEL,
\h\h\hAN AIR BREATHER.
605
00:37:06,791 --> 00:37:08,226
{\an7}ACTUALLY FROM THE SAME FAMILY.
606
00:37:08,259 --> 00:37:10,128
{\an7}WHOA, HE’S GOING TO ESCAPE.
607
00:37:10,161 --> 00:37:13,064
{\an7}OH.
608
00:37:13,098 --> 00:37:14,566
{\an7}HERE WE GO.
609
00:37:14,599 --> 00:37:15,967
{\an7}MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN.
610
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:20,471
{\an7}ONE OF THE BANDED KNIFEFISHES.
611
00:37:20,505 --> 00:37:22,674
{\an7}Narrator: WILL BAGS IT,
READY TO RETURN TO CAMP
612
00:37:22,707 --> 00:37:25,243
{\an7}WHERE HE CAN STUDY IT FURTHER.
613
00:37:25,276 --> 00:37:27,378
{\an7}Will: HE’S A LOVELY SPECIMEN.
614
00:37:27,412 --> 00:37:29,381
{\an7}I SAY HE. IT COULD BE A SHE.
615
00:37:29,414 --> 00:37:34,486
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
616
00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:36,688
{\an7}GROUND ZERO RIGHT HERE.
617
00:37:36,721 --> 00:37:37,989
{\an7}OK.
618
00:37:44,696 --> 00:37:48,967
{\an7}Narrator: THE MEADOW IS PACKED
FULL OF ELECTRIC FISH.
619
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:52,770
{\an7}\h\h\hWILL CATCHES AS MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES AS HE CAN.
620
00:37:55,573 --> 00:37:58,276
{\an7}WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT
\h\h\h\h\h\hVARIATIONS,
621
00:37:58,309 --> 00:38:01,612
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE ONLY DEFINITIVE WAY
TO TELL IF HE HAS A NEW SPECIES
622
00:38:01,646 --> 00:38:04,782
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIS TO RECORD
THEIR ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS.
623
00:38:04,816 --> 00:38:09,788
{\an7}[THUNDER]
624
00:38:13,424 --> 00:38:15,760
{\an7}WILL’S GOT A SCHEDULE PLANNED,
625
00:38:15,794 --> 00:38:21,266
{\an7}BUT THE AMAZON PLAYS
\h\hBY ITS OWN RULES.
626
00:38:21,299 --> 00:38:25,537
{\an7}Will: STORMS ARE A REAL WORRY.
627
00:38:25,570 --> 00:38:28,506
{\an7}ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS
IN THE AMAZON
628
00:38:28,540 --> 00:38:31,510
{\an7}\h\h\hIS THE RISK OF A TREE
FALLING ON YOU IN A STORM.
629
00:38:43,254 --> 00:38:46,958
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA GIANT TREE JUST
CRASHED DOWN INTO THE RIVER
630
00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:50,895
{\an7}IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAD JUST
\h\h\hPASSED SECONDS EARLIER.
631
00:38:50,929 --> 00:38:52,464
{\an7}ONE DAY YOUR NUMBER’S
\h\h\hGONNA COME UP,
632
00:38:52,497 --> 00:38:56,234
{\an7}BUT WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO
\hGETTING IT RIGHT THEN.
633
00:38:56,267 --> 00:38:57,935
{\an7}THAT WAS SCARY.
634
00:39:00,471 --> 00:39:10,014
{\an7}♪
635
00:39:10,048 --> 00:39:16,821
{\an7}♪
636
00:39:16,855 --> 00:39:19,458
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWill: THE STORM’S
REALLY MESSED UP THE CAMP.
637
00:39:19,490 --> 00:39:23,027
{\an7}[BOOTS SLOSHING]
638
00:39:29,734 --> 00:39:31,569
{\an7}Narrator: WILL STARTS
TO ANALYZE HIS CATCH
639
00:39:31,603 --> 00:39:34,106
{\an7}TO SEE IF HE’S FOUND
\h\h\hSOMETHING NEW.
640
00:39:38,209 --> 00:39:39,811
{\an7}EVERY SPECIES HE FINDS
641
00:39:39,844 --> 00:39:42,980
{\an7}\h\h\h\hADDS TO THE PUZZLE
OF ELECTRIC FISH RESEARCH.
642
00:39:46,417 --> 00:39:48,920
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWill:
YEAH, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE.
643
00:39:50,021 --> 00:39:53,925
{\an7}[INSECTS BUZZING]
644
00:39:53,958 --> 00:39:55,126
{\an7}GOT IT.
645
00:39:59,030 --> 00:40:02,367
{\an7}Narrator: WILL TURNS A COOLER
\h\h\h\hINTO A MINI AQUARIUM
646
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,736
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO RECORD
THE ELECTRIC FISH SIGNALS.
647
00:40:04,769 --> 00:40:07,739
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
648
00:40:07,772 --> 00:40:10,908
{\an7}WHAT HE FINDS IS SURPRISING.
649
00:40:10,942 --> 00:40:15,146
{\an7}ONE OF THE WAVEFORMS IS UNLIKE
ANYTHING HE HAS EVER SEEN.
650
00:40:15,179 --> 00:40:16,947
{\an7}\h\h\hWill: AND THIS SPECIES,
WHICH I THINK IS UNDESCRIBED,
651
00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:18,216
{\an7}I’VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE,
652
00:40:18,249 --> 00:40:21,786
{\an7}HAS A VERY DISTINCTIVE WAVEFORM
WITH FOUR PHASES.
653
00:40:21,819 --> 00:40:24,588
{\an7}\hIT’S SHORTER, SO IT SOUNDS
LIKE IT’S A HIGHER FREQUENCY.
654
00:40:24,622 --> 00:40:26,591
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IT’S AN EXCITING DISCOVERY
655
00:40:26,624 --> 00:40:30,161
{\an7}\hAND COULD BE A VALUABLE
ADDITION TO HIS RESEARCH.
656
00:40:30,194 --> 00:40:31,929
{\an7}IF THIS IS A NEW SPECIES,
657
00:40:31,963 --> 00:40:34,966
{\an7}WILL CAN FORMALLY NAME IT
\hAND ADD IT TO HIS LIST,
658
00:40:34,999 --> 00:40:39,370
{\an7}ALONG WITH THE 50 OTHERS
\h\hTHAT HE’S DESCRIBED.
659
00:40:39,404 --> 00:40:42,040
{\an7}\hBUT NOW WILL HAS
BIGGER FISH TO FRY.
660
00:40:45,777 --> 00:40:47,579
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWill:
HERE’S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
661
00:40:47,612 --> 00:40:49,848
{\an7}424 VOLTS.
662
00:40:49,881 --> 00:40:53,218
{\an7}424 VOLTS COMING FROM A FISH.
663
00:40:53,251 --> 00:40:55,653
{\an7}THAT’S PRETTY AMAZING.
664
00:40:55,687 --> 00:40:59,691
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT’S ALMOST
FOUR TIMES THE VOLTAGE
665
00:40:59,724 --> 00:41:03,161
{\an7}OF A MAINS ELECTRICAL OUTLET
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE U.S.
666
00:41:03,194 --> 00:41:06,464
{\an7}IT JUST NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME
667
00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:09,900
{\an7}THAT A FISH CAN GENERATE
\h\h\hAN ELECTRIC VOLTAGE
668
00:41:09,934 --> 00:41:11,335
{\an7}THAT’S THAT HIGH.
669
00:41:13,938 --> 00:41:16,207
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WHEN THE ELECTRIC EEL ATTACKS,
670
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:19,877
{\an7}IT BLASTS OUT A SERIES
OF HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSES.
671
00:41:19,911 --> 00:41:23,481
{\an7}AROUND 400 PER SECOND.
672
00:41:23,514 --> 00:41:27,284
{\an7}THEY TRAVEL THROUGH WATER
\h\h\h\hINSTANTANEOUSLY.
673
00:41:27,318 --> 00:41:33,491
{\an7}ANYTHING WITHIN RANGE WILL
RECEIVE AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
674
00:41:33,524 --> 00:41:37,028
{\an7}WILL SETS UP AN L.E.D. LIGHT
\hHOOKED UP TO TWO ELECTRODES
675
00:41:37,061 --> 00:41:41,132
{\an7}\h\h\hTO VISUALLY SHOW HOW MUCH
ELECTRICITY THE EEL GENERATES.
676
00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:44,235
{\an7}[CLICKING]
677
00:41:44,268 --> 00:41:47,972
{\an7}BUT EVEN THE WORLD’S LEADING
\h\hEXPERTS ON ELECTRIC FISH
678
00:41:48,006 --> 00:41:50,509
{\an7}CAN GET SOME NASTY SURPRISES.
679
00:41:50,541 --> 00:41:53,577
{\an7}Will: AHH! DAMN.
680
00:41:53,611 --> 00:41:56,747
{\an7}GOT SHOCKED BY THE BLOODY EEL.
681
00:41:56,781 --> 00:41:59,784
{\an7}OH!
682
00:41:59,817 --> 00:42:01,218
{\an7}Narrator: THE EEL’S SHOCK
683
00:42:01,252 --> 00:42:02,854
{\an7}\h\h\hIS STRONG ENOUGH
TO GIVE WILL A FRIGHT,
684
00:42:02,887 --> 00:42:06,090
{\an7}BUT DOESN’T LAST LONG ENOUGH
\h\hTO HEAT A CUP OF COFFEE.
685
00:42:06,124 --> 00:42:08,860
{\an7}Will: HE MUST HAVE MADE A LUNGE
TOWARDS THE TWO WIRES,
686
00:42:08,893 --> 00:42:10,228
{\an7}THE TWO ELECTRODES IN THE WATER.
687
00:42:10,261 --> 00:42:13,097
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND I JUST GOT
THE FULL BRUNT OF THE SHOCK.
688
00:42:13,131 --> 00:42:15,700
{\an7}I DROPPED THE CIRCUIT BOARD,
\h\h\h\h\hIT FELL IN THE MUD,
689
00:42:15,733 --> 00:42:18,869
{\an7}\hAND I WAS OUT OF IT
FOR A COUPLE SECONDS.
690
00:42:18,903 --> 00:42:22,440
{\an7}THE THING ABOUT PAIN IS THAT
IT’S THE ANTICIPATION OF PAIN
691
00:42:22,473 --> 00:42:23,774
{\an7}THAT’S THE WORST THING,
692
00:42:23,808 --> 00:42:26,944
{\an7}SO I ALWAYS TRY VERY HARD
TO AVOID GETTING SHOCKED.
693
00:42:26,978 --> 00:42:30,048
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI REALLY,
I REALLY DON’T LIKE IT.
694
00:42:30,081 --> 00:42:31,849
{\an7}Narrator: NOW THAT WILL
\h\hHAS AN ELECTRIC EEL
695
00:42:31,883 --> 00:42:33,852
{\an7}AND A SMALL ELECTRIC FISH,
696
00:42:33,885 --> 00:42:35,387
{\an7}HE HAS THE CHANCE TO FIND OUT
697
00:42:35,420 --> 00:42:38,356
{\an7}HOW THE TWO INTERACT
\h\hWITH EACH OTHER.
698
00:42:41,592 --> 00:42:43,928
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHE WANTS TO SEE
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WATER
699
00:42:43,961 --> 00:42:47,498
{\an7}\h\h\hWHILE THE ELECTRIC EEL
IS HUNTING AN ELECTRIC FISH.
700
00:42:47,532 --> 00:42:49,067
{\an7}HE WAITS FOR NIGHTFALL.
701
00:42:49,100 --> 00:42:56,107
{\an7}♪
702
00:42:56,140 --> 00:43:01,912
{\an7}HE’S PUT A SMALL KNIFEFISH
\h\h\h\h\hIN WITH THE EEL.
703
00:43:01,946 --> 00:43:03,147
{\an7}Will: THERE’S THE EEL’S PULSING.
704
00:43:03,181 --> 00:43:05,250
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
705
00:43:05,283 --> 00:43:06,484
{\an7}THE KNIFEFISH PULSING.
706
00:43:06,517 --> 00:43:10,254
{\an7}[CLICKS PULSING]
707
00:43:10,288 --> 00:43:13,091
{\an7}\hNarrator: AS WILL LISTENS
TO THE SOUNDS OF THE HUNT,
708
00:43:13,124 --> 00:43:15,727
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hHE NOTICES
SOME UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR.
709
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:19,097
{\an7}Will: THE PREY FISH IS ACTUALLY
SWITCHING SIGNAL ON AND OFF.
710
00:43:19,130 --> 00:43:21,232
{\an7}\hNOW, FOR EXAMPLE,
HE’S SWITCHED OFF.
711
00:43:21,265 --> 00:43:23,000
{\an7}\h\hI HAVE THE ELECTRODE
RIGHT NEAR THE PREY FISH,
712
00:43:23,034 --> 00:43:26,271
{\an7}AND IT’S NOT GENERATING
\h\hANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
713
00:43:26,304 --> 00:43:28,173
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AS THE EEL COMES CLOSE,
714
00:43:28,206 --> 00:43:31,843
{\an7}THE PREY SWITCHES OFF
\hITS ELECTRIC FIELD.
715
00:43:31,876 --> 00:43:33,444
{\an7}IT SENSES DANGER
716
00:43:33,478 --> 00:43:37,048
{\an7}AND CAN HIDE FROM THE EEL
BY GOING UNDER THE RADAR.
717
00:43:40,952 --> 00:43:43,922
{\an7}EVEN IN THE WIDER SURROUNDINGS
OF ITS NATURAL HABITAT,
718
00:43:43,955 --> 00:43:46,391
{\an7}THE EEL HAS A COUNTERMEASURE.
719
00:43:50,228 --> 00:43:53,531
{\an7}WHEN PREY STOPS SENDING OUT
\h\h\hELECTRICAL IMPULSES,
720
00:43:53,564 --> 00:43:55,566
{\an7}IT’S INVISIBLE TO THE EEL.
721
00:43:58,102 --> 00:44:00,137
{\an7}[CLICKING]
722
00:44:00,171 --> 00:44:03,207
{\an7}\hBUT BY SENDING OUT
A SMALL DOUBLE SHOCK,
723
00:44:03,241 --> 00:44:06,077
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE EEL CAN TRIGGER
THE PREY’S NERVOUS SYSTEM,
724
00:44:06,110 --> 00:44:07,945
{\an7}MAKING IT TWITCH
AND REVEAL ITSELF
725
00:44:07,979 --> 00:44:10,715
{\an7}THROUGH VIBRATIONS IN THE WATER.
726
00:44:12,049 --> 00:44:16,053
{\an7}[CLICKING]
727
00:44:16,087 --> 00:44:18,456
{\an7}THE EEL USES ITS SUPER POWER
728
00:44:18,489 --> 00:44:20,758
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO REMOTELY CONTROL
ITS PREY’S NERVOUS SYSTEM,
729
00:44:20,791 --> 00:44:22,926
{\an7}FORCING IT TO GIVE UP
\h\h\hITS POSITION...
730
00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:26,464
{\an7}♪
731
00:44:26,497 --> 00:44:29,200
{\an7}READY FOR AN EEL TAKEDOWN.
732
00:44:29,233 --> 00:44:39,643
{\an7}♪
733
00:44:39,677 --> 00:44:42,914
{\an7}\h\hIF YOU THOUGHT THERE WAS
NOWHERE WILD LEFT TO EXPLORE,
734
00:44:42,947 --> 00:44:45,817
{\an7}THINK AGAIN.
735
00:44:45,850 --> 00:44:48,219
{\an7}HERE IN THE DEPTHS
\h\hOF THE AMAZON,
736
00:44:48,252 --> 00:44:51,756
{\an7}WILL HAS UNLOCKED AN INCREDIBLE
\h\h\hWORLD OF ELECTRIC POWERS
737
00:44:51,789 --> 00:44:55,860
{\an7}AND HIGH-TECH COMMUNICATION.
738
00:44:55,893 --> 00:44:59,463
{\an7}HE’S POTENTIALLY FOUND
\h\h\h\hA NEW SPECIES,
739
00:44:59,497 --> 00:45:04,168
{\an7}WITNESSED RARE ELECTRIC EEL
\h\h\h\h\hHUNTING BEHAVIOR,
740
00:45:04,202 --> 00:45:09,007
{\an7}\hAND COLLECTED INVALUABLE
ELECTRIC SIGNAL RECORDINGS.
741
00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:13,144
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWill: I THINK THE,
THE THING THAT DRIVES ME MOST
742
00:45:13,177 --> 00:45:16,414
{\an7}IS UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITY,
743
00:45:16,447 --> 00:45:21,652
{\an7}MAKING SENSE OF WHAT INITIALLY
\h\h\h\hIS JUST ALMOST CHAOTIC,
744
00:45:21,686 --> 00:45:24,022
{\an7}BUT WITH TIME AND PATIENCE
745
00:45:24,055 --> 00:45:25,456
{\an7}\h\hAND THE COLLECTION
OF MORE AND MORE DATA,
746
00:45:25,489 --> 00:45:27,624
{\an7}EVENTUALLY YOU START
\h\hTO SEE PATTERNS.
747
00:45:27,658 --> 00:45:29,760
{\an7}AND THE LONGER I’VE BEEN
\hSTUDYING ELECTRIC FISH,
748
00:45:29,794 --> 00:45:33,097
{\an7}THE MORE I’VE BEGUN TO UNRAVEL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS COMPLEXITY,
749
00:45:33,130 --> 00:45:35,699
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THAT’S
TREMENDOUSLY SATISFYING.
750
00:45:35,733 --> 00:45:37,702
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
EVERY TRIP INTO THE RAINFOREST
751
00:45:37,735 --> 00:45:41,105
{\an7}\hIS AN ADVENTURE
INTO THE UNKNOWN,
752
00:45:41,138 --> 00:45:45,275
{\an7}INTO A WORLD THAT WE ARE ONLY
JUST STARTING TO UNDERSTAND.
753
00:45:48,145 --> 00:45:52,816
{\an7}WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE SECRETS
\hLIE IN THIS ELECTRIC AMAZON,
754
00:45:52,850 --> 00:45:55,920
{\an7}WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED?
755
00:45:55,953 --> 00:45:59,390
{\an7}♪
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