All language subtitles for Americas Mississippi Series 1 1of3 The Headwaters 1080p
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
Estonian
Filipino
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hawaiian
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Igbo
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kannada
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Maori
Marathi
Mongolian
Myanmar (Burmese)
Nepali
Norwegian
Pashto
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sindhi
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Sundanese
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Odia (Oriya)
Kinyarwanda
Turkmen
Tatar
Uyghur
Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:02,769 --> 00:00:09,209
{\an7}\hTHERE IS A LEVIATHAN BELOW
THAT FORGES ACROSS THE LAND.
2
00:00:09,243 --> 00:00:14,582
{\an7}\h\h\h\hITS TWISTS AND TURNS
CARVE THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE
3
00:00:14,615 --> 00:00:20,387
{\an7}\h\hAND WEAVE THROUGH
OUR NATION’S HISTORY.
4
00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:23,790
{\an7}IT IS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
5
00:00:25,325 --> 00:00:28,328
{\an7}IT CONNECTS EAST TO WEST,
6
00:00:28,362 --> 00:00:30,931
{\an7}THE COUNTRY TO THE CITY...
\h\h\h\h[SHIP HORN BLOWS]
7
00:00:30,964 --> 00:00:34,234
{\an7}AND AMERICA TO THE WORLD.
8
00:00:34,268 --> 00:00:36,137
{\an7}[SCREECHING]
9
00:00:36,169 --> 00:00:39,606
{\an7}♪
10
00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:45,012
{\an7}\h\h\hTO KNOW IT IS TO KNOW
THE PROUD RHYTHM OF OUR LAND
11
00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:48,649
{\an7}AND THE NATURE OF OUR WILDLIFE.
12
00:00:48,682 --> 00:00:52,519
{\an7}♪
13
00:00:52,553 --> 00:00:54,889
{\an7}LIFE ALONG THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
14
00:00:54,922 --> 00:00:58,159
{\an7}DANCES TO THE RHYTHMS
\h\h\hOF THE RIVER...
15
00:00:58,191 --> 00:01:01,428
{\an7}A SYMPHONY CONDUCTED
\h\h\hIN THE WILD...
16
00:01:01,461 --> 00:01:02,595
{\an7}[BELLOWING]
17
00:01:02,629 --> 00:01:05,932
{\an7}...ON A STAGE WITH MANY PLAYERS.
18
00:01:05,966 --> 00:01:09,069
{\an7}ITS SCORE BEGINS GENTLY,
19
00:01:09,102 --> 00:01:12,405
{\an7}THEN BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO.
20
00:01:12,439 --> 00:01:14,074
{\an7}[GROWLING]
21
00:01:14,107 --> 00:01:16,242
{\an7}[BELLOWING]
22
00:01:16,276 --> 00:01:19,513
{\an7}THIS IS THE OPENING ACT
23
00:01:19,546 --> 00:01:23,617
{\an7}OF A GREAT JOURNEY
24
00:01:23,650 --> 00:01:26,086
{\an7}DOWN AMERICA’S RIVER.
25
00:01:26,119 --> 00:01:28,121
{\an7}♪
26
00:01:28,155 --> 00:01:43,003
{\an7}♪
27
00:01:43,036 --> 00:01:46,540
{\an7}OUR STORY BEGINS AT A LAKE.
28
00:01:49,810 --> 00:01:53,781
{\an7}\h\hIT SITS IN THE LAND
OF TEN THOUSAND LAKES--
29
00:01:53,814 --> 00:01:55,883
{\an7}MINNESOTA.
30
00:02:00,020 --> 00:02:05,859
{\an7}JUST A FACE IN THE CROWD,
\h\hEXCEPT FOR ONE THING--
31
00:02:05,892 --> 00:02:09,462
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT IS THE BIRTHPLACE
OF AMERICA’S GREATEST RIVER.
32
00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:16,136
{\an7}♪
33
00:02:16,169 --> 00:02:19,706
{\an7}THE CHIPPEWA NAMED IT ELK LAKE,
34
00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:22,676
{\an7}BUT THE ELK WERE HUNTED OUT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLONG AGO.
35
00:02:22,709 --> 00:02:33,353
{\an7}♪
36
00:02:33,387 --> 00:02:36,523
{\an7}NOW IT BEARS THE NAME ITASCA,
37
00:02:36,556 --> 00:02:40,427
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLATIN OF SORTS
FOR TRUE HEAD OF THE RIVER.
38
00:02:40,460 --> 00:02:52,872
{\an7}♪
39
00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:56,243
{\an7}IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE LAKE,
40
00:02:56,276 --> 00:03:02,649
{\an7}ITS OVERFLOW FORMS A STREAM
\h\h\hJUST 25 FEET ACROSS...
41
00:03:02,683 --> 00:03:06,320
{\an7}BARELY A HINT OF WHAT
\h\h\hIT WILL BECOME.
42
00:03:06,353 --> 00:03:11,491
{\an7}♪
43
00:03:11,525 --> 00:03:13,660
{\an7}WHATEVER BABBLES
OVER THESE ROCKS
44
00:03:13,694 --> 00:03:16,830
{\an7}IS INSTANTLY BAPTIZED ANEW.
45
00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:23,403
{\an7}NO LONGER ITASCA,
46
00:03:23,437 --> 00:03:26,540
{\an7}NOW THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
47
00:03:27,574 --> 00:03:34,481
{\an7}♪
48
00:03:34,514 --> 00:03:37,617
{\an7}IT FORGES ITS WAY THROUGH
\h\h\hTHE HEART OF AMERICA
49
00:03:37,651 --> 00:03:42,022
{\an7}FOR 2,300 MILES
50
00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:47,460
{\an7}BEFORE IT SPILLS INTO
\hTHE GULF OF MEXICO.
51
00:03:47,494 --> 00:03:52,032
{\an7}ALONG THE WAY IT DRAWS WATER
\h\h\h\h\hFROM 31 STATES...
52
00:03:54,968 --> 00:03:58,371
{\an7}\h...DRAINING MORE THAN
A MILLION SQUARE MILES.
53
00:03:58,405 --> 00:04:04,912
{\an7}♪
54
00:04:04,945 --> 00:04:08,348
{\an7}NOWHERE IS MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMORE WILD
55
00:04:08,381 --> 00:04:12,352
{\an7}THAN HERE IN MINNESOTA
\h\h\hWHERE IT BEGINS.
56
00:04:12,385 --> 00:04:15,355
{\an7}♪
57
00:04:15,388 --> 00:04:17,423
{\an7}\h\hIT WINDS NORTH
THROUGH WILDERNESS
58
00:04:17,457 --> 00:04:22,529
{\an7}\h\h\hAT A LEISURELY
1.2 MILES AN HOUR--
59
00:04:22,562 --> 00:04:28,101
{\an7}BARELY HALF THE SPEED
\hOF A MORNING STROLL.
60
00:04:28,135 --> 00:04:33,440
{\an7}THIS WATERSHED IS WHERE
NATURE HUMS AND BUZZES.
61
00:04:33,473 --> 00:04:40,513
{\an7}[BIRDS CHIRPING]
62
00:04:40,547 --> 00:04:47,154
{\an7}[DUCKS QUACKING]
63
00:04:47,187 --> 00:04:51,491
{\an7}A MOTHER MOOSE BRINGS HER CALVES
TO THE WATER FOR TWO REASONS--
64
00:04:51,525 --> 00:04:54,528
{\an7}SAFETY AND FOOD.
65
00:04:58,532 --> 00:05:02,469
{\an7}THE RIVER IS AN ESCAPE ROUTE
FROM PREDATORS LIKE WOLVES,
66
00:05:02,502 --> 00:05:06,339
{\an7}AND IT PROVIDES A FEAST.
67
00:05:06,373 --> 00:05:10,277
{\an7}\h\hSUBMERGED WATER LILIES
HELP THEM PACK ON WEIGHT.
68
00:05:13,180 --> 00:05:17,584
{\an7}MOM CAN EAT UP TO
\h60 POUNDS A DAY.
69
00:05:17,617 --> 00:05:29,395
{\an7}♪
70
00:05:29,429 --> 00:05:33,700
{\an7}[BELLOWING]
71
00:05:33,733 --> 00:05:38,104
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S FALL, AND
SHE’S READY TO MATE AGAIN.
72
00:05:38,138 --> 00:05:47,280
{\an7}[BELLOWING]
73
00:05:47,314 --> 00:05:52,786
{\an7}\hHER BELLOWS SUMMON A BULL
FROM THE COOLER HIGH GROUND.
74
00:05:52,819 --> 00:05:54,654
{\an7}[BELLOWING]
75
00:06:00,493 --> 00:06:03,696
{\an7}HE’S NOT THE ONLY ONE
\h\h\hWITHIN EARSHOT.
76
00:06:07,067 --> 00:06:08,735
{\an7}[SNORTS]
77
00:06:08,768 --> 00:06:14,173
{\an7}THE RESIDENT CHAMP
HAS A CHALLENGER.
78
00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:18,111
{\an7}OCTOBER IS THE RUT.
79
00:06:18,144 --> 00:06:20,947
{\an7}A FIGHT IS COMING.
80
00:06:20,981 --> 00:06:24,618
{\an7}♪
81
00:06:24,651 --> 00:06:26,987
{\an7}IN SPRING THEIR RACKS
\h\hWERE NOTHING MORE
82
00:06:27,020 --> 00:06:29,589
{\an7}THAN SMALL, SOFT NUBS,
83
00:06:29,623 --> 00:06:34,261
{\an7}BUT ANTLERS GROW FASTER THAN
\hANY OTHER MAMMALIAN BONE.
84
00:06:34,294 --> 00:06:37,931
{\an7}NOW THEY ARE 40-POUND
\h\h\hBATTERING RAMS.
85
00:06:37,964 --> 00:06:48,975
{\an7}♪
86
00:06:49,009 --> 00:06:52,513
{\an7}♪
87
00:06:52,545 --> 00:07:06,926
{\an7}[GRUNTING]
88
00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,897
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE BULLS POSTURE
AND SIZE EACH OTHER UP.
89
00:07:14,501 --> 00:07:18,271
{\an7}IT’S A LAST CHANCE TO BACK DOWN.
90
00:07:18,305 --> 00:07:20,474
{\an7}BUT NEITHER TAKES IT.
91
00:07:20,507 --> 00:07:22,509
{\an7}♪
92
00:07:22,542 --> 00:07:37,223
{\an7}♪
93
00:07:37,257 --> 00:07:42,696
{\an7}A DIRECT HIT CAN BLIND, MAIM,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEVEN KILL.
94
00:07:42,729 --> 00:07:44,731
{\an7}♪
95
00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:59,245
{\an7}♪
96
00:07:59,279 --> 00:08:01,148
{\an7}[GRUNTING]
97
00:08:01,181 --> 00:08:04,518
{\an7}THIS KING’S CROWN FITS WELL.
98
00:08:04,551 --> 00:08:09,956
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHE’LL KEEP HIS PATCH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED.
99
00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:14,828
{\an7}THE CHALLENGER MOVES ON TO TRY
\hHIS LUCK FARTHER DOWNSTREAM.
100
00:08:14,861 --> 00:08:24,838
{\an7}[BIRDS CHIRPING]
101
00:08:24,871 --> 00:08:32,645
{\an7}♪
102
00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:37,517
{\an7}THE RIVER SOON TURNS EAST.
103
00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:40,987
{\an7}[CAW]
104
00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:47,928
{\an7}THEN, JUST 40 MILES FROM ITASCA,
A NEW TWIST.
105
00:08:47,961 --> 00:08:52,032
{\an7}\hNATURE’S ENGINEERS
HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY.
106
00:08:52,065 --> 00:08:57,871
{\an7}♪
107
00:08:57,904 --> 00:09:01,007
{\an7}TWO BEAVERS PREPARE FOR WINTER.
108
00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:05,012
{\an7}♪
109
00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:07,915
{\an7}\h\hTHE COUPLE MUST STORE
ENOUGH FOOD IN THEIR LODGE
110
00:09:07,947 --> 00:09:11,617
{\an7}TO GET THEM THROUGH FOUR MONTHS
OF BITTER COLD.
111
00:09:11,651 --> 00:09:23,696
{\an7}♪
112
00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:26,299
{\an7}THEY HAVE HUNGRY MOUTHS TO FEED.
113
00:09:29,102 --> 00:09:31,538
{\an7}THE THREE KITS ARE
\hFOUR MONTHS OLD.
114
00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:33,506
{\an7}THEY WERE WEANED WEEKS AGO.
115
00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:39,880
{\an7}NOW THEY EAT THE SOFT
\hINNER LAYER OF BARK.
116
00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:41,948
{\an7}[MOANING]
117
00:09:45,452 --> 00:09:48,956
{\an7}THEIR DAM KEEPS THE WATER HIGH,
118
00:09:48,988 --> 00:09:53,459
{\an7}WHICH STOPS THEIR ENTRANCE
\h\h\hFROM FREEZING OVER.
119
00:09:53,493 --> 00:09:57,130
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT IT REQUIRES
CONSTANT MAINTENANCE.
120
00:10:00,366 --> 00:10:06,072
{\an7}THE PARENTS WORK 20 HOURS A DAY,
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
121
00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:10,177
{\an7}♪
122
00:10:10,210 --> 00:10:15,282
{\an7}[SCRAPING]
123
00:10:15,315 --> 00:10:28,428
{\an7}♪
124
00:10:28,461 --> 00:10:33,166
{\an7}A BEAVER FAMILY WILL FELL AROUND
A HUNDRED TREES EVERY FALL,
125
00:10:33,199 --> 00:10:36,869
{\an7}AN ANNUAL RACE TO BUILD UP
\hTHEIR DAM BEFORE WINTER.
126
00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:48,782
{\an7}♪
127
00:10:48,815 --> 00:10:53,720
{\an7}EARLY SETTLERS CAME HERE TO TRAP
BEAVERS BY THE THOUSAND,
128
00:10:53,753 --> 00:10:56,656
{\an7}DRIVEN BY A LUCRATIVE FUR TRADE.
129
00:10:56,689 --> 00:11:01,594
{\an7}♪
130
00:11:01,628 --> 00:11:04,231
{\an7}AS RECENTLY AS 1976,
131
00:11:04,264 --> 00:11:08,902
{\an7}HALF A MILLION BEAVERS WERE
\hKILLED IN A SINGLE SEASON.
132
00:11:13,072 --> 00:11:17,043
{\an7}MOST OF THOSE VALUABLE PELTS
\hMADE THEIR WAY TO MARKET,
133
00:11:17,076 --> 00:11:21,180
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSHIPPED SOUTH
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
134
00:11:21,214 --> 00:11:27,754
{\an7}♪
135
00:11:27,787 --> 00:11:29,889
{\an7}BEAVERS ARE SECOND
\h\hONLY TO HUMANS
136
00:11:29,923 --> 00:11:35,729
{\an7}IN THEIR ABILITY TO MANIPULATE
AND CHANGE THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
137
00:11:35,762 --> 00:11:38,598
{\an7}BUT SOON THIS YOUNG RIVER
\h\h\hWILL BE A CHALLENGE
138
00:11:38,631 --> 00:11:41,767
{\an7}TO MAN AND BEAST ALIKE.
139
00:11:41,801 --> 00:11:46,172
{\an7}\hA POWERFUL FORCE
AND FROZEN THICK.
140
00:11:51,678 --> 00:11:54,381
{\an7}80 MILES FROM LAKE ITASCA,
141
00:11:54,414 --> 00:11:57,884
{\an7}\h\hTHE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
PICKS UP VOLUME AND TEMPO
142
00:11:57,917 --> 00:12:00,520
{\an7}AS IT CARVES THROUGH MINNESOTA.
143
00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:08,628
{\an7}♪
144
00:12:08,661 --> 00:12:12,565
{\an7}AS FALL GROWS OLD,
\hTHE WINDS BITE.
145
00:12:14,934 --> 00:12:17,703
{\an7}[BIRD SCREECHES]
146
00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:20,206
{\an7}NIGHTS GROW LONGER.
147
00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:25,746
{\an7}♪
148
00:12:25,778 --> 00:12:30,016
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTIME IS RUNNING OUT
TO STORE FOOD AND FATTEN UP.
149
00:12:30,049 --> 00:12:39,592
{\an7}♪
150
00:12:39,626 --> 00:12:43,763
{\an7}A RACCOON FINDS TREASURE
\hIN A RIVERSIDE PARK--
151
00:12:43,796 --> 00:12:48,634
{\an7}\h\h\h\hA FATTENING PICNIC
OF PEANUTS AND LEFTOVERS.
152
00:12:48,668 --> 00:12:51,171
{\an7}BUT HE’S NOT ALONE.
153
00:12:54,374 --> 00:12:58,511
{\an7}[GRUNTING]
154
00:12:58,544 --> 00:13:00,312
{\an7}[RACCOON CHATTERING]
155
00:13:00,346 --> 00:13:06,152
{\an7}[BEARS GRUNTING]
156
00:13:06,185 --> 00:13:11,223
{\an7}A BLACK BEAR’S SENSE OF SMELL
IS TEN TIMES THAT OF A DOG’S,
157
00:13:11,257 --> 00:13:14,727
{\an7}\h\hAND THEY’LL EAT
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
158
00:13:14,761 --> 00:13:18,198
{\an7}NUTS, BUGS, BERRIES, OR MEAT.
159
00:13:18,231 --> 00:13:22,135
{\an7}\h\hTHEIR DIVERSE DIET IS ONE
OF THE KEYS TO THEIR SUCCESS.
160
00:13:24,737 --> 00:13:28,808
{\an7}THE RACCOON’S WINDFALL
\h\hWILL DO JUST FINE.
161
00:13:32,945 --> 00:13:34,113
{\an7}EASY COME...
162
00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:35,882
{\an7}[GROWLING]
163
00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:38,117
{\an7}EASY GO.
164
00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:39,486
{\an7}[RACCOON CHATTERING]
165
00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:44,224
{\an7}[BEAR GROWLING]
166
00:13:44,257 --> 00:13:48,795
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE STOLEN STASH HELPS
ADD INCHES TO THEIR BELLIES.
167
00:13:52,098 --> 00:13:56,069
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hEVERY BITE COUNTS AS
THEY PREPARE FOR A DEEP SLEEP
168
00:13:56,102 --> 00:14:00,840
{\an7}AND AN ANNUAL FAST THAT MAY LAST
AS LONG AS SEVEN MONTHS.
169
00:14:00,873 --> 00:14:08,447
{\an7}♪
170
00:14:08,481 --> 00:14:11,017
{\an7}200 MILES FROM ITASCA,
171
00:14:11,050 --> 00:14:15,187
{\an7}\hTHE RIVER STILL FLOWS EAST
TOWARD THE WISCONSIN BORDER.
172
00:14:15,221 --> 00:14:17,023
{\an7}[MOOSE BELLOWS]
173
00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:20,460
{\an7}MOST NIGHTS THROUGH NOVEMBER,
174
00:14:20,493 --> 00:14:23,730
{\an7}THE TEMPERATURE SINKS
\h\h\hBELOW FREEZING.
175
00:14:26,599 --> 00:14:30,503
{\an7}\hBY THE END OF THE MONTH,
EVEN THE DAYS GROW FRIGID.
176
00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:35,207
{\an7}♪
177
00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:38,111
{\an7}AND THEN IT COMES.
178
00:14:38,144 --> 00:14:44,851
{\an7}♪
179
00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:50,423
{\an7}[WIND HOWLING]
180
00:14:55,928 --> 00:14:58,431
{\an7}DECEMBER HITS HARD.
181
00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:03,235
{\an7}[QUACKING]
182
00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:07,039
{\an7}♪
183
00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:09,909
{\an7}NATIVE AMERICANS HUNKERED DOWN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN MINNESOTA
184
00:15:09,942 --> 00:15:12,044
{\an7}IN WINTER HUNTING CAMPS.
185
00:15:12,078 --> 00:15:15,882
{\an7}THEY FACED TEMPERATURES
\h50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
186
00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:18,384
{\an7}WITH NOTHING MORE THAN
\h\hDEERSKIN CLOTHING
187
00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:22,355
{\an7}AND WIGWAMS MADE FROM
\h\hIRONWOOD SAPLINGS.
188
00:15:25,425 --> 00:15:28,561
{\an7}ANIMALS MUST ALSO ADAPT.
189
00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:32,165
{\an7}[HONKING]
190
00:15:32,198 --> 00:15:35,635
{\an7}\h\hTHOSE WITH WINGS CAN
SIMPLY ESCAPE THE COLD.
191
00:15:35,668 --> 00:15:37,870
{\an7}AND THEY DO SO EN MASSE.
192
00:15:39,872 --> 00:15:43,843
{\an7}MORE THAN 325 BIRD SPECIES
\h\h\h\hPASS THROUGH HERE
193
00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:46,579
{\an7}ON THEIR WINTER MIGRATION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSOUTH--
194
00:15:46,612 --> 00:15:51,083
{\an7}60% OF ALL NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.
195
00:15:52,518 --> 00:15:57,189
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S CALLED
THE MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY.
196
00:15:57,223 --> 00:16:01,260
{\an7}BUT THE FREEZE COMES FAST
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN MINNESOTA.
197
00:16:06,332 --> 00:16:10,203
{\an7}SOME WATERBIRDS MUST SUDDENLY
\h\h\h\h\h\hCONTEND WITH ICE.
198
00:16:10,236 --> 00:16:18,678
{\an7}[QUACKING]
199
00:16:18,711 --> 00:16:26,285
{\an7}♪
200
00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:31,024
{\an7}\h\h\h\hABOVE THEM, AMERICA’S
NATIONAL BIRD, THE BALD EAGLE,
201
00:16:31,057 --> 00:16:32,859
{\an7}RULES THE SKY.
202
00:16:32,892 --> 00:16:36,129
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
203
00:16:36,162 --> 00:16:40,933
{\an7}[QUACKING]
204
00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:45,738
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
205
00:16:49,442 --> 00:16:53,046
{\an7}WHEN THE ICE SURROUNDS
\h\h\hTHE STRAGGLERS,
206
00:16:53,079 --> 00:16:57,050
{\an7}DEADLY TALONS SWOOP DOWN.
207
00:16:57,083 --> 00:17:07,393
{\an7}♪
208
00:17:07,426 --> 00:17:11,363
{\an7}ALL A DUCK CAN DO IS...
\h\h\h\h\h\hWELL, DUCK.
209
00:17:13,666 --> 00:17:22,675
{\an7}♪
210
00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:27,546
{\an7}♪
211
00:17:27,580 --> 00:17:35,721
{\an7}[QUACKING]
212
00:17:35,755 --> 00:17:50,303
{\an7}♪
213
00:17:50,336 --> 00:17:55,474
{\an7}JUVENILE EAGLES LEARN
\h\h\h\hTO HUNT HERE.
214
00:17:55,508 --> 00:17:57,744
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHEY GO FOR
THE SEASONAL SPECIAL.
215
00:17:57,777 --> 00:18:01,481
{\an7}CANVASBACK DUCKS,
SLIGHTLY CHILLED.
216
00:18:01,514 --> 00:18:03,616
{\an7}[QUACKING]
217
00:18:03,649 --> 00:18:09,321
{\an7}♪
218
00:18:09,355 --> 00:18:13,993
{\an7}[QUACKING]
219
00:18:14,026 --> 00:18:17,863
{\an7}♪
220
00:18:17,897 --> 00:18:22,835
{\an7}♪
221
00:18:22,868 --> 00:18:26,438
{\an7}[SCREECHING]
222
00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:34,113
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
223
00:18:34,146 --> 00:18:37,016
{\an7}[QUACKING]
224
00:18:37,049 --> 00:18:44,990
{\an7}[CHIRPING AND QUACKING]
225
00:18:45,024 --> 00:18:46,459
{\an7}♪
226
00:18:46,492 --> 00:18:48,995
{\an7}IT’S WINNER TAKES ALL.
227
00:18:49,028 --> 00:18:57,036
{\an7}♪
228
00:18:57,069 --> 00:19:02,041
{\an7}\hAND THERE’S NO ESCAPE FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI’S NUMBER ONE RAPTOR.
229
00:19:02,074 --> 00:19:12,384
{\an7}♪
230
00:19:12,418 --> 00:19:14,954
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
231
00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:16,589
{\an7}FROM WHERE IT BEGAN,
232
00:19:16,622 --> 00:19:19,058
{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI HAS
\h\hTRAVELED NORTH,
233
00:19:19,091 --> 00:19:22,995
{\an7}THEN EAST FOR ABOUT 160 MILES.
234
00:19:23,029 --> 00:19:25,632
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNOW NEAR
GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA,
235
00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:28,835
{\an7}THE RIVER FINALLY TURNS SOUTH.
236
00:19:33,339 --> 00:19:36,676
{\an7}\hTHE MISSISSIPPI IS
100 FEET WIDE HERE.
237
00:19:36,709 --> 00:19:41,147
{\an7}YET BY JANUARY, IT CAN BE
\hENTIRELY ENCASED IN ICE.
238
00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:48,521
{\an7}♪
239
00:19:48,554 --> 00:19:51,090
{\an7}SOME MAY VENTURE ACROSS.
240
00:19:51,123 --> 00:20:00,299
{\an7}♪
241
00:20:00,332 --> 00:20:01,667
{\an7}ALONG ITS BANKS,
242
00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:07,440
{\an7}THE BRUTAL COLD AND FRIGID WINDS
WEED OUT THE WEAK.
243
00:20:07,473 --> 00:20:11,944
{\an7}[CAWING]
244
00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:21,887
{\an7}A HARSH WINTER CAN FELL
\h\h\h\hONE IN TEN DEER.
245
00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:30,729
{\an7}IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY
\hFOR SCAVENGERS...
246
00:20:33,199 --> 00:20:35,401
{\an7}AND PREDATORS.
247
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:38,971
{\an7}WHEN THE WIND BLOWS RIGHT,
248
00:20:39,004 --> 00:20:42,374
{\an7}WOLVES CAN SMELL DEATH
FROM OVER A MILE AWAY,
249
00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:47,613
{\an7}AND THEY CAN EASILY COVER THAT
\hDISTANCE WITHIN TEN MINUTES.
250
00:20:47,646 --> 00:20:52,284
{\an7}\hTODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN
400 WOLF PACKS IN MINNESOTA.
251
00:20:52,318 --> 00:20:56,289
{\an7}\h\h\h\hCOMPETITION AROUND
THE MISSISSIPPI IS FIERCE.
252
00:20:57,990 --> 00:21:00,593
{\an7}THIS PACK HAS BEEN HUNTING
\h\h\hIN THE AREA FOR DAYS
253
00:21:00,626 --> 00:21:02,828
{\an7}WITHOUT A KILL.
254
00:21:05,965 --> 00:21:10,603
{\an7}THE CARCASS COULD FEED THEM FOR
A WEEK--IF THEY CAN REACH IT.
255
00:21:10,636 --> 00:21:17,042
{\an7}♪
256
00:21:17,076 --> 00:21:20,012
{\an7}[WHIMPERING]
257
00:21:20,045 --> 00:21:26,118
{\an7}♪
258
00:21:26,152 --> 00:21:28,454
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY MAY BE
THE TOP PREDATORS HERE,
259
00:21:28,487 --> 00:21:30,356
{\an7}BUT ONE MISSTEP THROUGH THE ICE
260
00:21:30,389 --> 00:21:33,192
{\an7}COULD BE THEIR OWN
\hDEATH SENTENCE.
261
00:21:36,695 --> 00:21:46,838
{\an7}[CAWING]
262
00:21:46,872 --> 00:21:49,508
{\an7}[GROWLS]
263
00:22:00,386 --> 00:22:03,422
{\an7}[WHIMPERING]
264
00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:06,158
{\an7}[GRUNTS]
265
00:22:06,192 --> 00:22:10,396
{\an7}CAUTION IS A VIRTUE.
266
00:22:10,429 --> 00:22:17,436
{\an7}♪
267
00:22:17,469 --> 00:22:23,342
{\an7}[BIRD SQUAWKING]
268
00:22:23,375 --> 00:22:27,779
{\an7}♪
269
00:22:27,813 --> 00:22:30,516
{\an7}SO IS VALOR.
270
00:22:30,549 --> 00:22:42,161
{\an7}♪
271
00:22:42,194 --> 00:22:45,130
{\an7}[GROWLS]
272
00:22:45,164 --> 00:22:47,466
{\an7}SUCCESS.
273
00:22:47,499 --> 00:22:51,636
{\an7}♪
274
00:22:51,670 --> 00:22:55,140
{\an7}RETRIEVING THE PRIZE
\h\h\hIS ONE THING;
275
00:22:55,174 --> 00:22:57,910
{\an7}KEEPING IT IS ANOTHER.
276
00:22:57,943 --> 00:23:06,752
{\an7}♪
277
00:23:06,785 --> 00:23:11,757
{\an7}[SNARLING]
278
00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:17,129
{\an7}\h\h\hEVERYONE GETS A SHARE,
BUT ALPHAS ALWAYS EAT FIRST.
279
00:23:17,162 --> 00:23:31,877
{\an7}[GROWLING]
280
00:23:31,911 --> 00:23:34,614
{\an7}[SNARLING]
281
00:23:36,148 --> 00:23:40,052
{\an7}[CROW CAWING]
282
00:23:40,085 --> 00:23:45,624
{\an7}THE INCH-LONG CANINES TEAR FLESH
AND SORT OUT THE HIERARCHY.
283
00:23:45,658 --> 00:23:51,464
{\an7}♪
284
00:23:51,497 --> 00:23:54,333
{\an7}THERE’S A STRICT PROTOCOL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR DINING.
285
00:23:54,366 --> 00:24:07,880
{\an7}♪
286
00:24:07,913 --> 00:24:10,516
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWOLF POPULATIONS
IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
287
00:24:10,549 --> 00:24:14,420
{\an7}WERE NEARLY WIPED OUT
\h\h\h\hA CENTURY AGO.
288
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:19,491
{\an7}NOW THEIR NUMBERS GROW AND THEY
MOVE FURTHER SOUTH EACH YEAR.
289
00:24:22,294 --> 00:24:26,465
{\an7}♪
290
00:24:26,498 --> 00:24:29,501
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBY MID-WINTER,
ICE CLOSE TO TWO FEET THICK
291
00:24:29,535 --> 00:24:32,104
{\an7}WEIGHS HEAVY ON THE RIVER.
292
00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:36,675
{\an7}♪
293
00:24:36,709 --> 00:24:38,110
{\an7}WHEN SPRING COMES,
294
00:24:38,143 --> 00:24:41,613
{\an7}IT’LL TAKE A FULL MONTH
OF WARM WEATHER TO THAW.
295
00:24:41,647 --> 00:24:55,227
{\an7}♪
296
00:24:55,260 --> 00:24:56,828
{\an7}AN EARLY GLIMPSE OF SUN
297
00:24:56,862 --> 00:25:00,566
{\an7}ENTICES A YOUNG BLACK BEAR
\h\h\h\h\hOUT OF HIS DEN.
298
00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:08,173
{\an7}♪
299
00:25:08,207 --> 00:25:11,711
{\an7}THE TIME FOR HIS DEEP WINTER
\h\h\hSLEEP ISN’T OVER YET,
300
00:25:11,744 --> 00:25:14,981
{\an7}BUT THE EAGER TWO-YEAR-OLD
\h\h\hCAN’T HELP HIMSELF.
301
00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:25,724
{\an7}♪
302
00:25:25,758 --> 00:25:29,762
{\an7}HE VENTURES OUT, HOPING FOR
\h\h\h\hA LATE-WINTER SNACK.
303
00:25:29,795 --> 00:25:41,807
{\an7}♪
304
00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:56,388
{\an7}♪
305
00:25:56,422 --> 00:26:00,526
{\an7}IT’S TOO SOON.
306
00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:02,928
{\an7}THE SNOW IS STILL TOO DEEP,
307
00:26:02,961 --> 00:26:06,064
{\an7}NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE.
308
00:26:06,098 --> 00:26:09,101
{\an7}[GROWLS]
309
00:26:09,134 --> 00:26:12,671
{\an7}MOM STIRS TO CALL HIM
\h\h\h\h\hBACK TO BED.
310
00:26:12,704 --> 00:26:15,307
{\an7}[GRUNTING]
311
00:26:21,947 --> 00:26:25,384
{\an7}[GRUNTING]
312
00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:32,424
{\an7}♪
313
00:26:32,458 --> 00:26:43,636
{\an7}♪
314
00:26:47,139 --> 00:26:50,009
{\an7}WINTER’S SONG IS
NOT YET THROUGH.
315
00:26:50,042 --> 00:26:59,385
{\an7}♪
316
00:26:59,418 --> 00:27:06,825
{\an7}♪
317
00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:09,395
{\an7}AND SOME ARE READY FOR THAT.
318
00:27:09,428 --> 00:27:17,002
{\an7}♪
319
00:27:17,035 --> 00:27:18,403
{\an7}[SNIFFING]
320
00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:22,875
{\an7}A LONG-TAILED WEASEL STILL
\h\hWEARS HIS WINTER COAT.
321
00:27:22,908 --> 00:27:28,447
{\an7}♪
322
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:33,118
{\an7}HE CATCHES THE SCENT
\h\hOF FRESH MEAT--
323
00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:35,254
{\an7}A DEER MOUSE.
324
00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:42,961
{\an7}HE’S AN AMBUSH HUNTER AND RELIES
ON THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.
325
00:27:42,995 --> 00:27:55,007
{\an7}♪
326
00:27:55,040 --> 00:28:05,017
{\an7}♪
327
00:28:05,017 --> 00:28:10,689
{\an7}♪
328
00:28:10,722 --> 00:28:14,593
{\an7}TOO LATE.
329
00:28:14,626 --> 00:28:19,431
{\an7}\h\hBLOW THE SURPRISE,
AND YOU BLOW THE MEAL.
330
00:28:19,464 --> 00:28:21,933
{\an7}BUT NOT TO WORRY,
331
00:28:21,967 --> 00:28:26,472
{\an7}HE KEEPS A FOOD STASH FOR WHEN
\hFRESH MEAT IS HARD TO FIND.
332
00:28:29,508 --> 00:28:33,112
{\an7}MOST WEASELS WON’T EAT ANIMALS
\h\h\h\h\h\hKILLED BY OTHERS,
333
00:28:33,145 --> 00:28:35,881
{\an7}SO THEY STORE THEIR OWN.
334
00:28:39,618 --> 00:28:41,854
{\an7}WITH SMALL PREY LIKE THIS RAT,
335
00:28:41,887 --> 00:28:44,022
{\an7}HE’LL EVENTUALLY EAT IT ALL--
336
00:28:44,056 --> 00:28:49,194
{\an7}FLESH, FUR, BONE, AND TAIL.
337
00:28:50,862 --> 00:28:57,435
{\an7}♪
338
00:28:57,469 --> 00:29:00,505
{\an7}\hTHE MELODY OF WINTER HAS
PLAYED OUT ALONG THE RIVER
339
00:29:00,539 --> 00:29:03,909
{\an7}FOR 300 MILES.
340
00:29:03,942 --> 00:29:08,013
{\an7}NOW SPRING BRINGS
A DIFFERENT TUNE,
341
00:29:08,046 --> 00:29:12,450
{\an7}\hAS NEW MEMBERS OF NATURE’S
ORCHESTRA COME OUT TO PLAY.
342
00:29:12,484 --> 00:29:18,457
{\an7}♪
343
00:29:18,490 --> 00:29:24,363
{\an7}[BEAR GRUNTING]
344
00:29:24,396 --> 00:29:29,635
{\an7}♪
345
00:29:29,668 --> 00:29:31,270
{\an7}EACH NEW DAY IN MARCH
346
00:29:31,303 --> 00:29:35,641
{\an7}\h\h\hBRINGS AN ADDITIONAL
THREE MINUTES OF DAYLIGHT.
347
00:29:35,674 --> 00:29:39,178
{\an7}THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI MELT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBEGINS.
348
00:29:39,211 --> 00:29:45,217
{\an7}♪
349
00:29:45,250 --> 00:29:58,296
{\an7}♪
350
00:29:58,330 --> 00:30:01,700
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE THAW REVEALS
A WELCOME SURPRISE...
351
00:30:06,672 --> 00:30:09,275
{\an7}FROZEN FOOD.
352
00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:16,048
{\an7}♪
353
00:30:16,081 --> 00:30:19,918
{\an7}A FEW GIZZARD SHAD GET TRAPPED
\h\h\h\hIN THE ICE EVERY YEAR,
354
00:30:19,951 --> 00:30:23,288
{\an7}BUT THIS TIME IS SPECIAL.
355
00:30:23,322 --> 00:30:30,029
{\an7}AN UNUSUALLY FAST FREEZE BACK
IN DECEMBER CAUGHT THOUSANDS.
356
00:30:30,062 --> 00:30:38,637
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
357
00:30:38,670 --> 00:30:40,805
{\an7}GULLS FLY IN FROM
\hTHE GREAT LAKES
358
00:30:40,839 --> 00:30:43,375
{\an7}TO ENJOY THE FEAST.
359
00:30:43,408 --> 00:30:50,348
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
360
00:30:50,382 --> 00:30:53,552
{\an7}IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER
\h\h\h\h\hFOR A SCAVENGER.
361
00:30:53,585 --> 00:31:01,560
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
362
00:31:01,593 --> 00:31:05,530
{\an7}EXCEPT THE GULLS HAVE ENTERED
\h\h\h\hSOMEONE ELSE’S DOMAIN.
363
00:31:05,564 --> 00:31:12,137
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
364
00:31:12,170 --> 00:31:16,207
{\an7}AMERICA’S RIVER BELONGS
\h\h\hTO THE BALD EAGLE.
365
00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:21,613
{\an7}TRESPASSERS BEWARE.
366
00:31:21,646 --> 00:31:25,750
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
367
00:31:25,784 --> 00:31:29,621
{\an7}♪
368
00:31:29,654 --> 00:31:37,795
{\an7}[CHIRPING AND SQUAWKING]
369
00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:40,165
{\an7}♪
370
00:31:40,198 --> 00:31:44,669
{\an7}BALD EAGLES STAKE THEIR CLAIM
\h\h\hTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
371
00:31:44,703 --> 00:31:48,407
{\an7}AND ITS FEAST OF DEFROSTED FISH.
372
00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:57,816
{\an7}♪
373
00:31:57,849 --> 00:32:03,221
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
374
00:32:03,255 --> 00:32:05,390
{\an7}\h\h\hGULLS MUST YIELD TO
THE MORE POWERFUL RAPTORS.
375
00:32:05,424 --> 00:32:11,096
{\an7}♪
376
00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:13,431
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
377
00:32:13,465 --> 00:32:27,245
{\an7}♪
378
00:32:27,279 --> 00:32:40,793
{\an7}♪
379
00:32:40,826 --> 00:32:50,869
{\an7}♪
380
00:32:50,869 --> 00:32:56,441
{\an7}♪
381
00:32:56,475 --> 00:33:00,379
{\an7}THE GORGING CONTINUES
\h\h\hTHROUGHOUT MARCH
382
00:33:00,412 --> 00:33:04,283
{\an7}WHILE THE ICE SLOWLY
\hRELEASES ITS HOLD.
383
00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:08,587
{\an7}[GULLS SQUAWKING]
384
00:33:08,620 --> 00:33:14,025
{\an7}[CRACKLING]
385
00:33:14,059 --> 00:33:17,429
{\an7}\h\h\hA MISSISSIPPI
LONG GRIPPED BY ICE
386
00:33:17,462 --> 00:33:21,266
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSHAKES LOOSE
THE SHACKLES OF WINTER.
387
00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:30,008
{\an7}\hIT GUZZLES THE SNOWMELT AND
ONCE AGAIN RUNS FREE AND FAST.
388
00:33:30,041 --> 00:33:39,551
{\an7}♪
389
00:33:39,584 --> 00:33:43,755
{\an7}HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF GALLONS
OF MELTED ICE AND SNOW
390
00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:46,958
{\an7}SURGE THROUGH MINNESOTA
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN SPRING.
391
00:33:46,992 --> 00:33:54,833
{\an7}♪
392
00:33:54,866 --> 00:33:58,937
{\an7}\hTHE BEAVER’S DAM WASHES
DOWNSTREAM WITH THE FLOOD.
393
00:34:03,708 --> 00:34:06,010
{\an7}THEY MUST BUILD AGAIN.
394
00:34:11,283 --> 00:34:14,019
{\an7}EVEN THE KITS PITCH IN.
395
00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:23,629
{\an7}THE BEAVERS ARE VULNERABLE
\h\h\h\h\hWITHOUT SHELTER,
396
00:34:23,662 --> 00:34:25,297
{\an7}AND AT ANY SIGN OF TROUBLE
397
00:34:25,330 --> 00:34:29,668
{\an7}THEY SPLASH AN ALARM
TO WARN THE FAMILY.
398
00:34:29,701 --> 00:34:44,049
{\an7}♪
399
00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:58,597
{\an7}♪
400
00:34:58,630 --> 00:35:02,501
{\an7}\h\h\h\hOTHERS ARE UNFAZED
BY THE RISING MISSISSIPPI
401
00:35:02,534 --> 00:35:05,037
{\an7}AND RELISH THE SPRING SURGE.
402
00:35:05,070 --> 00:35:12,277
{\an7}♪
403
00:35:12,310 --> 00:35:15,113
{\an7}SPRING MEANS NEW GROWTH...
404
00:35:18,984 --> 00:35:20,919
{\an7}NEW BABIES...
405
00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:25,090
{\an7}AND FOR ONE CREATURE,
406
00:35:25,123 --> 00:35:29,194
{\an7}A SPECTACULAR CHANGE
\h\h\h\hIN WARDROBE.
407
00:35:29,227 --> 00:35:31,996
{\an7}[BIRDS CHIRPING]
408
00:35:32,030 --> 00:35:43,475
{\an7}♪
409
00:35:43,508 --> 00:35:46,578
{\an7}THE LONG-TAILED WEASEL
SPROUTS A NEW FUR COAT
410
00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:49,581
{\an7}TO MATCH THE SEASON.
411
00:35:49,614 --> 00:35:53,785
{\an7}THE NEW COLOR MAKES IT EASIER
FOR HIM TO HIDE FROM PREDATORS
412
00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:56,888
{\an7}AND SNEAK UP ON PREY.
413
00:35:56,921 --> 00:36:02,794
{\an7}♪
414
00:36:02,827 --> 00:36:07,432
{\an7}THE MEADOW VOLE WOULD BE SAFE IN
HIS BURROW FROM MOST PREDATORS--
415
00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:09,467
{\an7}BUT NOT THIS ONE.
416
00:36:09,501 --> 00:36:24,182
{\an7}♪
417
00:36:24,215 --> 00:36:28,753
{\an7}♪
418
00:36:28,787 --> 00:36:30,922
{\an7}[SNIFFING]
419
00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:45,503
{\an7}♪
420
00:36:45,537 --> 00:36:49,307
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
421
00:36:49,340 --> 00:36:52,743
{\an7}HE KILLS WITH PRECISION.
422
00:36:52,777 --> 00:36:55,013
{\an7}\h\h\h\hA CRUSHING BITE
TO THE BACK OF THE NECK,
423
00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:58,016
{\an7}SEVERING THE SPINAL CORD.
424
00:37:02,787 --> 00:37:04,255
{\an7}THIS APPETITE FOR RODENTS
425
00:37:04,289 --> 00:37:09,694
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMAKES WEASELS A FRIEND
TO THE MISSISSIPPI’S FARMERS.
426
00:37:09,728 --> 00:37:12,798
{\an7}THEY’RE CRUCIAL IN CONTROLLING
\hTHE NUMBER OF MICE AND RATS
427
00:37:12,831 --> 00:37:15,634
{\an7}THAT INFEST CROPS.
428
00:37:18,937 --> 00:37:27,679
{\an7}♪
429
00:37:27,712 --> 00:37:30,815
{\an7}450 MILES FROM WHERE IT BEGAN,
430
00:37:30,849 --> 00:37:33,952
{\an7}FARMS LINE THE BANKS
\h\h\hOF THE RIVER.
431
00:37:37,922 --> 00:37:39,490
{\an7}IT’S STILL IN MINNESOTA,
432
00:37:39,524 --> 00:37:42,794
{\an7}WITH ALMOST 200 MILES
\h\h\h\h\hLEFT TO GO.
433
00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:49,467
{\an7}JUST AROUND THE BEND, THE RIVER
REACHES ITS FIRST MAJOR CITY,
434
00:37:49,501 --> 00:37:51,503
{\an7}MINNEAPOLIS.
435
00:37:51,536 --> 00:37:57,909
{\an7}♪
436
00:37:57,942 --> 00:38:00,511
{\an7}\hA COMPLEX SYSTEM
OF LOCKS AND DAMS
437
00:38:00,545 --> 00:38:04,015
{\an7}KEEPS THE MELTING MISSISSIPPI
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN CHECK.
438
00:38:04,048 --> 00:38:11,355
{\an7}♪
439
00:38:11,389 --> 00:38:14,025
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS IS AS CLOSE AS
THE MISSISSIPPI EVER GETS
440
00:38:14,058 --> 00:38:16,427
{\an7}TO HAVING A WATERFALL.
441
00:38:16,461 --> 00:38:21,733
{\an7}♪
442
00:38:21,766 --> 00:38:25,570
{\an7}AS THE RIVER LEAVES THE CITY,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT GETS A BOOST.
443
00:38:29,007 --> 00:38:31,309
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE MURKY WATERS
OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER
444
00:38:31,342 --> 00:38:33,845
{\an7}FLOW IN FROM THE WEST.
445
00:38:35,647 --> 00:38:39,084
{\an7}DAKOTA SIOUX INDIANS NAMED IT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMINNI-SOTAH,
446
00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:41,453
{\an7}MEANING "CLOUDY WATER."
447
00:38:41,486 --> 00:38:51,296
{\an7}♪
448
00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:56,234
{\an7}\h\h\hON THE EASTERN BANK
LIES THE CITY OF ST. PAUL.
449
00:38:56,267 --> 00:39:00,004
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT DON’T LET THIS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOOL YOU.
450
00:39:00,038 --> 00:39:04,009
{\an7}THE WILD SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI
IS NOT OVER YET.
451
00:39:04,042 --> 00:39:11,216
{\an7}♪
452
00:39:11,249 --> 00:39:12,984
{\an7}JUST OUT OF THE TWIN CITIES,
453
00:39:13,017 --> 00:39:18,923
{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI PICKS UP
\hTHE SAINT CROIX RIVER,
454
00:39:18,957 --> 00:39:22,360
{\an7}AND OTHER TRIBUTARIES
\h\hBEGIN POURING IN.
455
00:39:24,829 --> 00:39:27,732
{\an7}AS IT FLOWS ALONG THE BORDER
\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH WISCONSIN,
456
00:39:27,765 --> 00:39:30,067
{\an7}THE RIVER QUICKLY BECOMES
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE JUGGERNAUT
457
00:39:30,101 --> 00:39:35,139
{\an7}\hTHAT WILL ULTIMATELY DRAIN
40% OF THE LOWER 48 STATES.
458
00:39:35,173 --> 00:39:45,216
{\an7}♪
459
00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:50,488
{\an7}♪
460
00:39:50,521 --> 00:39:54,091
{\an7}FOR ALL THE LOCKS AND DAMS,
461
00:39:54,125 --> 00:39:57,862
{\an7}THIS WATERSHED IS STILL
\h\h\hA FORCE OF NATURE.
462
00:39:57,896 --> 00:40:04,169
{\an7}♪
463
00:40:04,202 --> 00:40:07,605
{\an7}AND NATURE CLINGS TO IT
\h\h\h\h\hFOR SURVIVAL.
464
00:40:14,145 --> 00:40:18,383
{\an7}ENORMOUS STURGEON HAVE INHABITED
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERSHED
465
00:40:18,416 --> 00:40:21,786
{\an7}FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
466
00:40:21,819 --> 00:40:24,288
{\an7}THESE PREHISTORIC FISH
\h\h\h\hARE AS MIGHTY
467
00:40:24,322 --> 00:40:28,059
{\an7}AS THE RIVER THAT HOLDS THEM.
468
00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:31,362
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSTURGEON CAN GROW
MORE THAN SEVEN FEET LONG,
469
00:40:31,396 --> 00:40:34,232
{\an7}WEIGH MORE THAN 200 POUNDS,
470
00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:39,237
{\an7}AND THE FEMALES CAN LIVE
\h\h\h\h\hFOR 150 YEARS.
471
00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:43,508
{\an7}EVERY SPRING THEY SURGE
\h\h\hUPRIVER TO SPAWN.
472
00:40:47,345 --> 00:40:49,414
{\an7}WHEN THEY CAN’T SWIM
\h\h\h\hANY FARTHER,
473
00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:53,885
{\an7}THEY FIND CALM WATER NEARBY.
474
00:40:53,918 --> 00:41:06,697
{\an7}♪
475
00:41:06,731 --> 00:41:20,712
{\an7}♪
476
00:41:20,745 --> 00:41:23,615
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hFEMALES EMIT
INFRASONIC MATING CALLS,
477
00:41:23,648 --> 00:41:26,784
{\an7}\h\h\hWHICH ATTRACT
A CROWD OF MALES...
478
00:41:26,818 --> 00:41:30,522
{\an7}♪
479
00:41:30,555 --> 00:41:44,936
{\an7}♪
480
00:41:44,969 --> 00:41:48,573
{\an7}...THEN RELEASE HUNDREDS
\hOF SMALL, ROUND EGGS.
481
00:41:48,606 --> 00:41:57,548
{\an7}♪
482
00:41:57,582 --> 00:41:59,451
{\an7}THE MALES RELEASE THEIR SPERM
483
00:41:59,484 --> 00:42:01,686
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND FERTILIZE
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER’S
484
00:42:01,719 --> 00:42:06,157
{\an7}\h\h\hNEXT GENERATION
OF PREHISTORIC GIANTS.
485
00:42:08,092 --> 00:42:13,464
{\an7}♪
486
00:42:13,498 --> 00:42:15,967
{\an7}CREATURES OF ALL
SHAPES AND SIZES
487
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:19,804
{\an7}RELY ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
488
00:42:19,837 --> 00:42:21,739
{\an7}SO DO PEOPLE.
489
00:42:21,773 --> 00:42:23,742
{\an7}AS IT FLOWS AND GROWS,
490
00:42:23,775 --> 00:42:27,846
{\an7}IT BECOMES AMERICA’S LIFELINE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE WORLD.
491
00:42:27,879 --> 00:42:32,617
{\an7}THE RIVER CARRIES MORE THAN HALF
OF OUR GRAIN EXPORTS TO MARKET.
492
00:42:32,650 --> 00:42:40,391
{\an7}♪
493
00:42:40,425 --> 00:42:45,430
{\an7}WE RIDE IT, SHAPE IT,
494
00:42:45,463 --> 00:42:50,101
{\an7}AND BUILD BRIDGES OVER IT.
495
00:42:50,134 --> 00:42:54,171
{\an7}IT CONNECTS US TO COMMERCE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND NATURE.
496
00:42:58,109 --> 00:43:01,779
{\an7}THE OLD I-90 BRIDGE IN DRESBACH,
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA,
497
00:43:01,813 --> 00:43:06,451
{\an7}\h\hHAS BEEN HOME TO AS MANY
AS 4,000 LITTLE BROWN BATS.
498
00:43:10,888 --> 00:43:14,692
{\an7}\hTHE BRIDGE’S SMALL, COVERED
CREVICES FORM A PERFECT ROOST
499
00:43:14,725 --> 00:43:19,296
{\an7}\hAND ALLOW QUICK ACCESS TO THE
INSECTS SWARMING OVER THE RIVER.
500
00:43:22,467 --> 00:43:25,570
{\an7}NOW THE BRIDGE HAS TO COME DOWN.
501
00:43:27,505 --> 00:43:31,743
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT IF THE BATS GO,
THE INSECT POPULATION WILL RISE.
502
00:43:31,776 --> 00:43:38,916
{\an7}[BATS SQUEAKING]
503
00:43:38,950 --> 00:43:43,988
{\an7}BATS EAT HALF THEIR BODY WEIGHT
IN BUGS EVERY NIGHT.
504
00:43:44,021 --> 00:43:47,925
{\an7}THAT’S 1,200 INSECTS
\h\hAN HOUR PER BAT!
505
00:43:47,959 --> 00:43:54,299
{\an7}♪
506
00:43:54,332 --> 00:43:59,737
{\an7}THE SOLUTION--BAT CONDOS.
507
00:43:59,770 --> 00:44:02,973
{\an7}STATE OFFICIALS BUILT THE COLONY
A NEW HOME,
508
00:44:03,007 --> 00:44:05,309
{\an7}WITH A RIVERSIDE VIEW.
509
00:44:05,343 --> 00:44:07,478
{\an7}♪
510
00:44:07,512 --> 00:44:12,150
{\an7}[BATS SQUEAKING]
511
00:44:12,183 --> 00:44:18,356
{\an7}♪
512
00:44:18,389 --> 00:44:25,529
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
513
00:44:25,563 --> 00:44:29,300
{\an7}♪
514
00:44:29,333 --> 00:44:30,835
{\an7}[CHIRP]
515
00:44:32,436 --> 00:44:34,972
{\an7}BATS AREN’T THE ONLY CREATURES
\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE MISSISSIPPI
516
00:44:35,006 --> 00:44:37,208
{\an7}WHO FEAST AT NIGHT.
517
00:44:43,147 --> 00:44:46,250
{\an7}\h\h\hAS THE RIVER WINDS
THROUGH POPULATED AREAS,
518
00:44:46,284 --> 00:44:50,455
{\an7}IT FAVORS ANIMALS THAT USE
\h\hTHE COVER OF DARKNESS.
519
00:44:55,293 --> 00:45:00,532
{\an7}A NORTHERN WATER SNAKE VENTURES
OUT AFTER A DAY SPENT SLEEPING.
520
00:45:05,836 --> 00:45:09,273
{\an7}IT’S NON-VENOMOUS, BUT FAST.
521
00:45:09,307 --> 00:45:19,050
{\an7}♪
522
00:45:19,083 --> 00:45:20,618
{\an7}WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN,
523
00:45:20,651 --> 00:45:26,724
{\an7}IT HEADS INTO THE RIVER TO HUNT
FOR ITS FAVORITE FOOD--
524
00:45:26,757 --> 00:45:28,759
{\an7}FISH.
525
00:45:28,793 --> 00:45:34,032
{\an7}♪
526
00:45:34,065 --> 00:45:37,569
{\an7}IT CAN HOLD ITS BREATH
FOR UP TO 90 MINUTES.
527
00:45:37,602 --> 00:45:52,016
{\an7}♪
528
00:45:52,049 --> 00:45:54,618
{\an7}AND IT’S EXTREMELY PATIENT.
529
00:45:54,652 --> 00:46:05,096
{\an7}♪
530
00:46:05,129 --> 00:46:18,142
{\an7}♪
531
00:46:18,175 --> 00:46:33,123
{\an7}♪
532
00:46:33,157 --> 00:46:38,663
{\an7}ITS VISE-LIKE JAWS TIGHTEN,
533
00:46:38,696 --> 00:46:41,799
{\an7}AND THIS NIGHT HUNTER
\h\h\h\hHAS ITS FILL.
534
00:46:41,832 --> 00:46:45,436
{\an7}♪
535
00:46:45,469 --> 00:46:54,878
{\an7}♪
536
00:46:57,214 --> 00:47:00,951
{\an7}♪
537
00:47:00,985 --> 00:47:05,723
{\an7}\h\hTHE RIVER PREPARES TO EXIT
MINNESOTA AND THE GREAT NORTH.
538
00:47:08,259 --> 00:47:11,829
{\an7}\hBUT IT HAS ONE LAST GIFT
TO OFFER ON THE BORDER...
539
00:47:11,862 --> 00:47:16,934
{\an7}♪
540
00:47:16,967 --> 00:47:20,103
{\an7}A FEAST ON A BIBLICAL SCALE...
541
00:47:23,341 --> 00:47:26,411
{\an7}THE GRAND FINALE OF SUMMER.
542
00:47:26,444 --> 00:47:31,015
{\an7}♪
543
00:47:31,048 --> 00:47:34,451
{\an7}\h\hAFTER TWO YEARS FORMING ON
THE BOTTOM OF THE GREAT RIVER,
544
00:47:34,485 --> 00:47:38,322
{\an7}\h\h\hAN ENORMOUS SWARM
WAKES FROM HIBERNATION.
545
00:47:41,225 --> 00:47:48,699
{\an7}♪
546
00:47:48,733 --> 00:47:53,404
{\an7}BILLIONS OF ADULT MAYFLIES
RISE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI.
547
00:47:55,740 --> 00:48:00,044
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY OPEN THEIR WINGS
FOR THE FIRST AND LAST TIME.
548
00:48:00,077 --> 00:48:06,617
{\an7}♪
549
00:48:06,650 --> 00:48:12,022
{\an7}\hIT IS THE FOURTH OF JULY, AND
THIS IS THEIR INDEPENDENCE DAY.
550
00:48:12,056 --> 00:48:14,692
{\an7}\h\hTHEY WILL LIVE
ONLY TILL MORNING.
551
00:48:14,725 --> 00:48:25,469
{\an7}♪
552
00:48:25,503 --> 00:48:27,538
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE BANKS OF
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
553
00:48:27,571 --> 00:48:31,141
{\an7}ARE HOME TO THE WORLD’S
\hLARGEST MAYFLY HATCH.
554
00:48:31,175 --> 00:48:43,087
{\an7}♪
555
00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:57,368
{\an7}♪
556
00:48:57,401 --> 00:48:59,837
{\an7}BILLIONS OF THESE
INCH-LONG INSECTS
557
00:48:59,870 --> 00:49:04,074
{\an7}SWARM IN A SEXUAL FLURRY.
558
00:49:04,108 --> 00:49:08,179
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO A WEATHER SATELLITE
IT LOOKS LIKE A THUNDERSTORM.
559
00:49:08,212 --> 00:49:11,582
{\an7}A ONE-DAY-A-YEAR DELUGE.
560
00:49:11,615 --> 00:49:15,252
{\an7}♪
561
00:49:15,286 --> 00:49:20,057
{\an7}BY NIGHTFALL, IT’S ALMOST OVER.
562
00:49:20,090 --> 00:49:21,391
{\an7}ONCE THEY’VE MATED,
563
00:49:21,425 --> 00:49:25,162
{\an7}FEMALES DESCEND INTO THE RIVER
\h\h\h\hTO DEPOSIT THEIR EGGS,
564
00:49:25,196 --> 00:49:27,965
{\an7}EACH LAYING UP TO ONE THOUSAND.
565
00:49:29,900 --> 00:49:34,638
{\an7}THEY HAVE LIVED A LIFETIME
\hIN JUST ONE CROWDED DAY.
566
00:49:37,408 --> 00:49:41,279
{\an7}\h\h\hNOW THE FRENZY FADES
AS MALES AND FEMALES ALIKE
567
00:49:41,312 --> 00:49:45,883
{\an7}UNWITTINGLY COMMIT THEIR BODIES
TO THE GREAT BOUNTY OF SUMMER.
568
00:49:45,916 --> 00:49:49,420
{\an7}♪
569
00:49:49,453 --> 00:49:52,690
{\an7}[BIRD SQUAWKING]
570
00:49:52,723 --> 00:49:57,094
{\an7}ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT MAYFLIES,
571
00:49:57,127 --> 00:50:01,064
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCOURTESY OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
572
00:50:01,098 --> 00:50:09,073
{\an7}♪
573
00:50:09,106 --> 00:50:12,776
{\an7}\hTHE RIVER LEAVES
MINNESOTA BEHIND,
574
00:50:12,810 --> 00:50:15,613
{\an7}\h\hAND HEADS INTO
IOWA AND ILLINOIS.
575
00:50:15,646 --> 00:50:21,685
{\an7}♪
576
00:50:21,719 --> 00:50:26,157
{\an7}THE NORTHERN SYMPHONY ENDS,
577
00:50:26,190 --> 00:50:31,062
{\an7}AND A NEW TUNE BEGINS,
\h\h\hLOUD AND PROUD.
578
00:50:31,095 --> 00:50:38,135
{\an7}♪
579
00:50:38,168 --> 00:50:42,673
{\an7}FROM HERE ON DOWN, THE RIVER
DANCES TO A DIFFERENT TUNE.
580
00:50:42,706 --> 00:50:50,247
{\an7}♪
581
00:50:50,281 --> 00:50:56,254
{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI IS READY TO ROAR
INTO AMERICA’S HEARTLAND.
582
00:50:56,287 --> 00:50:59,490
{\an7}♪
60576
