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IN A RAIN FOREST

FILLED WITH UNUSUAL
AND EXOTIC CREATURES,

A YOUNG CAPUCHIN MONKEY
TAKES HIS FIRST STEPS.

HE MUST TREAD CAREFULLY.

IT’S A LONG WAY TO FALL.

AS HE EXPLORES HIS WORLD,

HIS LIFE WILL BE
FULL OF CHALLENGES.

HE MUST LEARN TO FIND FEASTS

AND SURVIVE FAMINE.

THERE ARE PRICKLES TO UNPICK
AND PUZZLES TO SOLVE,

ENCOUNTERS WITH STRANGERS,

SOME WIELDING SHARP BEAKS...

OTHERS WITH FEARSOME JAWS.

BUT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF ALL
WILL COME FROM HIS OWN KIND,

AS A RIVAL GANG
MOVES IN FOR A TAKEOVER.

CAN THIS YOUNG CAPUCHIN
SURVIVE THE INVASION

AND MAKE THE LEAP
TO INDEPENDENCE?

♪

♪

[BIRD CHIRPING]

♪

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HIGH IN THE CANOPY,
A YOUNG WHITE-FACED CAPUCHIN

TAKES HIS FIRST TENTATIVE STEPS
OF THE MORNING.

TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR BLANCO.

HE’S SIX MONTHS OLD.

HE HAS SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE
CLINGING TO HIS MOTHER’S BACK.

BUT TODAY HE BEGINS
A JOURNEY OF HIS OWN,

80 FEET UP
ABOVE THE FOREST FLOOR.

FOR BLANCO,
EVERY STEP IS A REVELATION,

THROUGH A GIANT TREEHOUSE
LABYRINTH WITH SO MUCH TO SEE,

HEAR,

AND TASTE.

BUT HIS JOURNEY
IS FULL OF PERIL.

ONE IN THREE CAPUCHIN BABIES

DON’T REACH
THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY.

FOR BLANCO TO BEAT THE ODDS
AND SURVIVE TO ADULTHOOD,

THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS
WILL BE VITAL.

HE NEEDS TO LEARN FAST

WHAT IT TAKES
FOR A BABY CAPUCHIN TO SURVIVE.

[SCREECHES]

HIS MOTHER KEEPS IN TOUCH
USING CONTACT CALLS.

SHE’S NOT GOING
TO LET HIM GO TOO FAR.

IT’S A SMART MOVE.

SHE KNOWS THIS AREA OF FOREST
BETTER THAN ANYONE.

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THEIR RAIN FOREST HOME
LIES IN THE HEART OF COLOMBIA,

NOURISHED
BY THE MAGDALENA RIVER.

HERE, THE FOREST IS SANDWICHED
BETWEEN THE MIGHTY CENTRAL

AND EASTERN CORDILLERA
MOUNTAIN RANGES.

CLOSE TO THE EQUATOR,

THIS FOREST
HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS

IT NEEDS TO THRIVE...

SUN AND WARMTH,

FERTILE SOILS,

FRESH WATER,

AND SEASONAL RAINS.

[THUNDER]

BUT A NOVEMBER DOWNPOUR
MARKS THE END

OF THE EIGHT-MONTH RAINY SEASON.

♪

[SQUAWKING]

FOR BLANCO, THE DRIER
FOUR MONTHS AHEAD WILL BE TOUGH,

BUT HE WON’T FACE THEM ALONE.

HE AND HIS MOTHER BELONG
TO A TROOP OF 25 CAPUCHINS,

AN EXTENDED FAMILY.

SIX ADOLESCENTS
ARE LIKE TEENAGERS

AND CONSTANTLY
PUSH THEIR BOUNDARIES,

WHILE FOUR BABIES,
YOUNGER THAN BLANCO,

STILL RELY ON THEIR MOTHERS
FOR THEIR EVERY NEED.

WITH 15 ADULTS, THERE ARE A LOT
OF EXPERIENCED MONKEYS HERE

FOR BLANCO
AND THE OTHER YOUNGSTERS

TO WATCH AND LEARN FROM...

[SCREECHING]

ESPECIALLY MIGUEL,

ALPHA MALE, LEADER OF THE TROOP,
AND BLANCO’S FATHER.

AS THE BIGGEST AND STRONGEST
OF THE TROOP,

HE COMMANDS RESPECT AND LOYALTY.

HE HAS MATING RIGHTS
WITH ALL THE FEMALES,

AND, IN RETURN,
PROTECTS AND LEADS THE TROOP.

MIGUEL IS ALWAYS READY TO FIGHT
FOR HIS TERRITORY,

ALMOST ONE SQUARE MILE
OF PRIME RAIN FOREST,

WHICH NEIGHBORING TROOPS
WOULD BE PREPARED TO BATTLE FOR.

HIS BIGGEST THREAT IS
A RIVAL GANG OF MALE CAPUCHINS

LURKING JUST OVER A MILE AWAY.

THEY HAVE THEIR EYES ON
HIS TERRITORY AND HIS FEMALES.

A TAKEOVER WOULD BE FATAL
FOR BLANCO.

ANY NEW ALPHA MALE
WOULD KILL ALL MIGUEL’S BABIES

TO GAIN MATING RIGHTS
WITH THE FEMALES.

FOR NOW, MIGUEL HAS
THE HOME ADVANTAGE,

AND HE HAS BACKUP.

HIS TROOP INCLUDES FOUR STRONG
SUBORDINATE MALES.

THEY ARE HIS ALLIES
AND WILL SUPPORT HIM IN BATTLE.

TEN ADULT FEMALES MAKE UP
THE NEXT LINE OF DEFENSE.

THEY WERE BORN INTO THIS TROOP

AND WILL DO ALMOST ANYTHING
TO PROTECT THEIR YOUNG.

AS PART OF SUCH A STRONG TROOP
COMMANDING A RICH TERRITORY,

BLANCO HAS A STRONG
HEAD START IN LIFE.

HE’S SPOTTED SOMETHING.

BUT IS IT FRIEND OR FOE?

GIANT EYES STARE BACK AT HIM.

THE OTHER CAPUCHINS
HAVE NOTICED THEM, TOO.

WHO ARE THESE
UNFAMILIAR CREATURES?

THERE’S A CLUE IN THEIR EYES.

♪

IT’S A FAMILY OF NIGHT MONKEYS.

UNUSUALLY, THEY’RE OUT
IN THE LIGHT OF DAY.

SOMETHING MUST BE AMISS.

♪

BLANCO HANGS BACK,

BUT ALPHA MIGUEL GOES IN
FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

♪

HE’S NOT WORRIED
ABOUT THE NIGHT MONKEYS.

THEY MAY EAT THE SAME FRUIT
AS CAPUCHINS,

BUT THIS IS THEIR SLEEPING TIME.

THEY WON’T HEAD OUT FORAGING
UNTIL AFTER DARK,

SO SOMETHING
MUST HAVE SPOOKED THEM...

SOMETHING LURKING
IN THE CANOPY ABOVE.

♪

STANDING
TWO AND A HALF FEET TALL

AND WEIGHING UP TO TEN POUNDS,

THE KING VULTURE
IS A FORMIDABLE SCAVENGER

AND PREDATOR.

THE SAME TOOLS IT USES TO FIND
AND TEAR APART ROTTING CARCASSES

CAN EASILY BE TURNED
ON A BABY MONKEY.

KEEN EYESIGHT AND SENSE OF SMELL
HELP IT TO PINPOINT A MEAL.

A POWERFUL HOOKED BEAK
HELPS IT TO TEAR OPEN TOUGH HIDE

OR SOFT MONKEY.

AND ITS BALD HEAD AND NECK
HELP IT STAY CLEAN

AS IT TUCKS INTO ROTTING FLESH.

♪

THE KING VULTURE
HAS SPOTTED BLANCO,

WHO’S VENTURED
A LITTLE TOO FAR FROM MOM.

ALPHA MALE MIGUEL MUST ACT FAST

TO PROTECT
HIS TROOP OF CAPUCHINS.

HE NEEDS TO HEAD OFF
THE THREATENING VULTURE.

♪

[SCREECHING]

[SCREECHING]

MIGUEL’S CHARGE HAS WORKED.

IT’S A LUCKY ESCAPE FOR BLANCO,

AND HE’S LEARNED
TO KEEP AN EYE OUT

FOR STRANGE-LOOKING GIANT BIRDS.

♪

WITH THE COAST CLEAR,

THE CAPUCHINS CAN GET ON
WITH THEIR DAILY MISSION,

THE SEARCH FOR FOOD.

THE TROOP MAKES MOVING AROUND
IN THE TREES LOOK EASY.

THEY DASH ACROSS BRANCHES
ON ALL FOURS

AND OCCASIONALLY USE
THEIR PREHENSILE TAILS

FOR A BIT OF EXTRA CONTROL.

WHEN THE TROOP MOVES SO QUICKLY,
YOUNG BLANCO MUST HITCH A RIDE.

♪

LIKE HUMANS,
CAPUCHINS ARE OMNIVORES.

THEY’LL EAT PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING
THEY CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON,

BE IT PLANT OR ANIMAL.

MIGUEL LEADS THE TROOP

TO A PARTICULARLY RICH CORNER
OF HIS TERRITORY

IN SEARCH OF CHONTA FRUIT.

AS THE DRY SEASON TAKES HOLD,

RICH PICKINGS LIKE THESE
WILL BE HARDER TO FIND.

♪

THESE JUICY BLACK FRUIT
CONTAIN SO MUCH SUGAR,

THEY CAN BE USED TO MAKE RUM.

THEY’RE A NUTRIENT-RICH FEAST.

UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE CAPUCHINS,

THEY GROW ON THE PRICKLY
POLE PALM TREE,

WHICH, AS ITS NAME SUGGESTS,
IS COVERED IN SPINES.

♪

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TREE,

ONE OF BLANCO’S OLDER BROTHERS
ASSESSES THE CHALLENGE.

♪

THE SPIKES
SEEM TO HAVE PUT HIM OFF.

BUT BLANCO IS UNDETERRED.

♪

HE’S LIGHT ENOUGH
TO STAND ON THE SPIKES

WITHOUT TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

CAREFUL FOOTWORK
GETS HIM TO THE PRIZE.

♪

BLANCO’S BROTHER
GIVES IT ANOTHER GO.

HE’S HAVING
A BIT MORE LUCK THIS TIME.

BUT HE STILL HAS TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO AVOID THOSE NASTY THORNS,

ALL PART OF THE STEEP
LEARNING CURVE OF LIFE.

♪

A SMARTER CAPUCHIN HAS TAKEN
HER BUNCH OF CHONTA FRUIT

TO A THORNLESS TREE.

HERE, HER BABY HAS THE PERFECT
VANTAGE POINT TO SEE HER BOUNTY.

♪

BUT RIGHT NOW, DESPITE
HIS MOTHER’S BEST EFFORTS,

HE SEEMS TO BE SHOWING
MORE INTEREST

IN THE TWIGS AND LEAVES.

♪

NEARBY, ANOTHER ANIMAL
IS ON THE HUNT FOR A MEAL.

♪

A SCREECH OWL IS WATCHING
THEIR EVERY MOVE.

♪

ITS LARGE EYES CAN DETECT THE
SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT IN THE BRUSH,

AND IT CAN PINPOINT
CREATURES IT CAN’T SEE

WITH ITS ACUTE SENSE OF HEARING.

THANKFULLY,
CAPUCHINS ARE TOO BIG

TO BE ON THE SCREECH OWL’S MENU,

SO IT’LL STICK TO LIZARDS,
INSECTS, AND SMALLER MAMMALS.

WITH BLANCO AND THE ADULTS
FULL UP ON CHONTA FRUIT,

IT’S THE BABIES’ TURN
TO HAVE BREAKFAST.

DURING THE FIRST EIGHT WEEKS
OF ITS LIFE,

A BABY CAPUCHIN WILL
MORE THAN DOUBLE IN WEIGHT...

WHICH MEANS A LOT OF TIME
SPENT NURSING.

♪

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE WHOLE TROOP

TO SPEND QUALITY TIME TOGETHER.

AND FOR CAPUCHINS,
THAT MEANS GROOMING.

ONCE THEY’VE PICKED
A GROOMING BUDDY,

THEY CHOOSE ONE OF TWO TACTICS.

IT’S EITHER
THE TEETH TECHNIQUE...

♪

OR THE FINGERS METHOD.

♪

GROOMING REQUIRES CONCENTRATION.

♪

BUT THEN SO DOES BEING GROOMED,
AS BLANCO IS LEARNING.

♪

THE ACT OF GROOMING
HAS A STRONG CALMING INFLUENCE

ON THOSE INVOLVED.

IT’S LIKE MINDFULNESS
FOR MONKEYS.

[GONG SOUNDS]

IT ALSO CEMENTS RELATIONSHIPS

AND REINFORCES WHO’S WHO
IN THE TROOP’S HIERARCHY.

FOR MONKEYS OF SIMILAR STATUS,

IT’S "YOU SCRATCH MY BACK,
I’LL SCRATCH YOURS."

♪

LOW-RANKING MONKEYS SPEND
THE MOST TIME GROOMING OTHERS...

WHILE AN ALPHA LIKE MIGUEL
GETS GROOMED THE MOST.

THE REST OF THE TROOP QUEUES UP
TO GIVE BLANCO’S DAD A SCRATCH.

IN RETURN, THEY GAIN HIS FAVOR
AND PROTECTION.

ALL THIS PAMPERING MEANS
HE CAN CONSERVE HIS ENERGY

FOR WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS...

LIKE RIGHT NOW.

[SCREECHING]

AN ALARM CALL.

SOMETHING HAS SPOOKED THE TROOP:

AN UNKNOWN CAPUCHIN.

♪

[SCREECHING]

IT’S ONE OF THE RIVAL GANG.

MIGUEL AND THE OTHER MALES
LEAP INTO ACTION.

IF THIS IS A TAKEOVER BID,
BLANCO COULD BE IN REAL DANGER.

MIGUEL SEES OFF THE INTRUDER.

♪

BUT IT WON’T BE LONG

BEFORE THE RIVAL RETURNS
WITH REINFORCEMENTS.

AN ATTEMPT AT A TAKEOVER
IS INEVITABLE.

♪

THE MAGDALENA RIVER
MARKS THE EASTERN EDGE

OF MIGUEL’S TROOP’S TERRITORY.

TO THE WEST, COMPETITION BETWEEN
CAPUCHIN TROOPS IS INTENSIFYING

AS THEIR FOREST HOME SHRINKS.

OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS,

VAST TRACTS OF FERTILE FORESTS
IN THE MAGDALENA VALLEY

HAVE DISAPPEARED,

TRANSFORMED INTO FIELDS
FOR CATTLE TO GRAZE ON.

♪

IF DEFORESTATION CONTINUES
AT THE SAME RATE,

IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE THESE ALREADY ENDANGERED
CAPUCHINS HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.

♪

THEY’RE NOT THE ONLY PRIMATES
IN DANGER OF LOSING THEIR HOME.

THIS BROWN SPIDER MONKEY
IS ANOTHER TREE-DWELLER

AND A SUBSPECIES
UNIQUE TO COLOMBIA.

HABITAT LOSS AND HUNTING

HAVE SENT THE POPULATION
PLUMMETING,

LEAVING THE SPECIES
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

LIKE THE CAPUCHIN, IT IS
A MASTER ACROBAT IN THE TREES,

BUT WHERE A CAPUCHIN
WEIGHS AROUND SEVEN POUNDS,

THIS GUY TIPS THE SCALES
AT 19.

SO WHILE BLANCO LEARNS
TO CLIMB ALONG BRANCHES,

THE SPIDER MONKEY
TENDS TO HANG OFF THEM.

♪

ITS LONG SPIDER-LIKE LIMBS
GIVE IT A MASSIVE REACH,

AND HOOK-LIKE HANDS
HELP IT SWING

THROUGH THE CANOPY WITH EASE.

♪

AN EVEN LONGER FLEXIBLE TAIL
ACTS LIKE A FIFTH LIMB.

HAIRLESS AT THE TIP,

THIS PREHENSILE TAIL
HAS THE GRIP IT NEEDS

TO SUPPORT
ALL THE MONKEY’S WEIGHT.

IT’S PERFECT FOR JUST
HANGING OUT HANDS-FREE...

♪

[CHATTERING]

OR TO REACH THOSE PARTS
OF THE TREES

WHERE OTHERS FEAR TO TREAD.

♪

[SCREECHING]

SPIDER MONKEYS SPEND
MOST OF THEIR TIME

UP IN THE CANOPY
LOOKING FOR FRUIT.

THEY EAT LITTLE ELSE.

♪

BUT AS THEIR HABITAT
CONTINUES TO SHRINK,

FINDING ENOUGH TO EAT
BECOMES EVER MORE CHALLENGING.

♪

[HOOTING]

IT’S THE SAME PROBLEM
FOR MIGUEL’S TROOP,

ESPECIALLY IN DECEMBER
WHEN THE FOREST DRIES OUT

AND FRUITING TREES
ARE HARDER TO COME BY.

BUT CAPUCHINS ARE SOME OF THE
CLEVEREST MONKEYS ON THE PLANET

AND EXPERTS WHEN IT COMES
TO EXPLOITING

EVERY POSSIBLE
FORAGING OPPORTUNITY.

THEY’VE LEARNED THAT MANY A
TASTY FEAST HIDES IN THE FOREST.

YOU’VE JUST GOT TO KNOW
WHERE TO LOOK.

BLANCO IS LEARNING BY WATCHING
HIS TROOP IN ACTION.

A TREE HOLE LOOKS PROMISING.

DEXTEROUS HANDS ARE IDEAL
FOR PRIZING OUT BUGS AND GRUBS.

NOTHING YET.

♪

TIME TO TRY
A DIFFERENT NOOK OR CRANNY.

IT’S A BIT LIKE A LUCKY DIP.

♪

THE TREE-HOLE PLUNDERER
HAS FOUND A FAT SPIDER,

BUT HE’S NOT SHARING.

♪

ONE OF BLANCO’S AUNTS
HAS HER OWN TECHNIQUE.

SHE’S SCOURING
THE UNDERSIDE OF LEAVES

FOR GRUBS AND CATERPILLARS.

BUT BLANCO IS TOO OLD TO BE FED.

HE HAS TO FIND HIS OWN FOOD.

♪

THERE’S NO SHORTAGE OF LEAVES
TO CHOOSE FROM.

♪

BUT HE’S NOT HAVING MUCH LUCK.

FINDING A SNACK ON THE BACK
OF A LEAF TAKES PRACTICE.

YOU NEED TO GET AN EYE IN.

♪

THAT’S NOT EVEN A LEAF!

NOT MUCH THERE.

♪

MAYBE THIS ONE.

ANOTHER EMPTY LEAF.

BLANCO’S AUNT
MAKES IT LOOK EASY.

SHE’S FOUND
A HUGE JUICY CATERPILLAR.

BLANCO NEEDS TO LEARN QUICKLY
BECAUSE IN LEANER TIMES,

THESE HIDDEN SNACKS COULD BE ALL
THAT KEEPS HIM ALIVE.

[CHITTERING]

BY JANUARY, A MONTH WITHOUT RAIN

HAS CHANGED COLOMBIA’S
LOWLAND FOREST.

♪

FRUITING TREES ARE NOW
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN,

AND FALLEN LEAVES
COVER THE FOREST FLOOR.

FOR MANY ANIMALS, THIS IS A TIME
OF HARDSHIP AND HUNGER.

[CHITTERING]

SOUTH AMERICAN RACCOONS
RIFLE THROUGH THE UNDERGROWTH,

LOOKING FOR INSECTS

AND PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING ELSE
THEY CAN DIG UP.

THE TEMPERATURE IS STIFLING,
MORE THAN 90 DEGREES.

A LEAF-NOSED BAT TAKES SHELTER

IN THE SCANT SHADE
OF A PALM LEAF.

EVERYONE IS FEELING THE HEAT.

♪

THE CAPUCHINS SAVE THEIR ENERGY,

SLEEPING AWAY
THE HEAT OF THE DAY.

♪

[HOOTING]

WHILE THE TROOP RESTS,

SOME MEMBERS ARE CONSTANTLY
ON THE LOOKOUT,

KEEPING WATCH FOR ANY DANGERS.

[HOOTING]

BLANCO IS WIDE-AWAKE
AND LOOKING FOR FUN.

PLAY IS A GREAT WAY FOR BLANCO
TO HONE HIS MONKEY SKILLS,

LIKE TREE GYMNASTICS,

TOOL USE AND ENGINEERING,

SOCIAL SKILLS,

AND THE ART OF COMBAT...

EVEN IF IT’S UPSIDE DOWN.

♪

FOR NOW, ROUGH AND TUMBLE
WRESTLING IS JUST FOR FUN,

BUT ONE DAY,
BLANCO MAY NEED THESE SKILLS

TO FEND OFF A REAL ATTACK
OR STAKE HIS OWN CLAIM

TO A PIECE
OF RAIN FOREST TERRITORY,

JUST LIKE HIS FATHER, MIGUEL.

AT EIGHT MONTHS OLD,
BLANCO IS GROWING IN CONFIDENCE,

BUT HE’S STILL NOT TOO OLD
FOR A CUDDLE WITH MOM.

♪

THE TROOP HAS COMPANY.

BUT IT’S NOT THE RIVAL GANG.

IT’S A SQUIRREL MONKEY.

THESE LITTLE COUSINS OF
THE CAPUCHINS AREN’T A THREAT,

AND THE TWO SPECIES OFTEN
SPEND TIME FORAGING TOGETHER.

♪

THEY RECOGNIZE
EACH OTHER’S ALARM CALLS,

AND THERE’S NO HARM
IN HAVING MORE EYES

ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DANGER.

BUT AS THE DRY SEASON
TIGHTENS ITS GRIP,

FRUIT IN THE SAFETY
OF THE CANOPY IS HARDER TO FIND.

MIGUEL MUST LEAD HIS TROOP
IN SEARCH OF FOOD

IN MORE DANGEROUS PLACES.

♪

BY MID-FEBRUARY,

THE FOREST FLOOR
IS COVERED WITH DEAD LEAVES,

BUT THERE IS FOOD
TO BE HAD HERE--

INSECTS AND PLANTS THAT COULD
PROVIDE RICH PICKINGS

FOR THE HUNGRY TROOP.

MIGUEL BRINGS THEM TO THE
REMNANTS OF A SMALL WATER HOLE.

BUT AT GROUND LEVEL,

THE TASTE OF OPPORTUNITY
COMES PEPPERED WITH DANGER.

♪

A SPECTACLED CAIMAN...

MORE THAN SIX FEET LONG,

WITH JAWS STRONG ENOUGH
TO CRUSH A MONKEY.

ITS RAISED EYES ARE FINE-TUNED
FOR LURKING AT THE SURFACE

TO WATCH FOR PREY.

A SPECIAL STREAK
OF PHOTORECEPTORS

ALLOWS IT TO SCAN THE SHORELINE
WITHOUT MOVING ITS HEAD.

♪

IT WAITS PATIENTLY
FOR ITS MOMENT TO STRIKE.

MIGUEL LEADS THE HUNGRIEST
AND BRAVEST MEMBERS OF THE TROOP

DOWN ONTO THE FOREST FLOOR.

BLANCO IS MORE CAUTIOUS.

HE WATCHES AND WAITS.

[SCREECHING]

HIS AUNT WADES RIGHT IN.

SHE’S TRYING HER "INSECT
UNDER THE LEAF TRICK" AGAIN.

ANOTHER FEMALE USES THE POOL TO
COOL DOWN FROM THE SEARING HEAT.

BLANCO EDGES CLOSER,

CURIOUS AND HUNGRY.

♪

♪

FORAGING HERE
IS A RISKY BUSINESS.

BUT BLANCO IS DETERMINED
TO PERFECT THE LEAF TECHNIQUE.

♪

♪

GOT ONE!

AND GOT AWAY WITH IT!

[DISTANT HOOTING]

THE REST OF TROOP JOINS IN
ON THE FOREST FLOOR.

[SCREECHING]

BUT SOMETHING’S
CAUGHT BLANCO’S ATTENTION.

♪

HE’S LETTING HIS CURIOSITY
GET THE BETTER OF HIM.

♪

IT’S JUST A LOG!

THEY’VE HAD A GOOD FEED,

AND BLANCO AND HIS PLAYMATES
HAVE A NEW BURST OF ENERGY.

[SCREECHING]

♪

♪

BUT THERE’S DANGER
IN THE UNDERGROWTH.

♪

A JAGUAR’S ON THE PROWL,

ONE OF COLOMBIA’S MOST ELUSIVE
AND DANGEROUS PREDATORS.

IT IS THE LARGEST CAT
IN THE AMERICAS,

WEIGHING UP TO 330 POUNDS.

ITS SPOTTED COAT PROVIDES
THE PERFECT CAMOUFLAGE

IN THE DAPPLED LIGHT
OF THE FOREST.

THE MONKEYS HAVE NO IDEA
IT’S THERE.

♪

[SCREECHING]

A LOOKOUT IN THE TREES
SOUNDS THE ALARM JUST IN TIME,

AND THEY SPRING TO SAFETY.

[SCREECHING]

CAPUCHINS HAVE DIFFERENT ALARM
CALLS FOR DIFFERENT PREDATORS,

SO WHILE THE JAGUAR ALARM CALL

SENDS THEM DASHING UP
THE NEAREST TREE,

AN EAGLE ALARM CALL WOULD
SEND THEM DIVING FOR COVER.

IT’S ONE OF MANY CALLS
THAT BLANCO MUST LEARN.

AS THE DRY SEASON
ENTERS ITS FINAL MONTH,

SOME FOREST TREES
COME INTO BLOOM.

THE HUNGRY CAPUCHINS HAVE BEEN
WAITING FOR THIS LIFELINE.

TODAY MIGUEL LEADS HIS TROOP

TO ANOTHER SEASONAL GEM
WITHIN HIS TERRITORY,

A BÚCARO TREE.

LIKE THE BUTTERCUP,

THE BÚCARO FLOWERS TOWARD
THE END OF THE DRY SEASON.

THE RESOURCEFUL CAPUCHINS DRINK
THE NECTAR FROM THE FLOWERS.

BY HOLDING ON WITH THEIR TAILS,
THEY CAN SEIZE THE FLOWERS

WITH THEIR NIMBLE FINGERS
AND EXTRACT THE NECTAR.

THIS SUGAR-RICH DRINK IS
A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST OF ENERGY.

♪

EXPERIENCED MIGUEL
HAS TIMED THE VISIT PERFECTLY.

THE FLOWERS WILL ONLY LAST
A MATTER OF DAYS,

SO THE TROOP MAKES THE MOST
OF THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

♪

POLLEN-STAINED FACES REVEAL

WHO’S BEEN DEVOURING
THE BLOSSOMS.

THIS FEEDING FRENZY
IS ALSO GOOD FOR THE TREE,

AS THE MONKEYS
HELP POLLINATE THE FLOWERS.

THIS MAY BE JUST THE BREAK
THE TROOP NEEDS

TO SEE IT THROUGH TO THE END
OF THE DRY SEASON.

♪

BUT THEY AREN’T THE ONLY ONES

WITH THEIR EYES
ON THESE BLOSSOMS.

♪

MIGUEL’S TROOP HAS SPIED
AN UNKNOWN CAPUCHIN.

AND HE’S NOT ALONE.

♪

IT’S THE RIVAL GANG.

THEY’RE FINALLY LAUNCHING
THEIR TAKEOVER BID.

[HOOTING]

BLANCO CAN SENSE THE DANGER.

THIS BATTLE
WILL DETERMINE HIS FATE.

[SCREECHING]

THE MOTHERS
AND YOUNGSTERS SCATTER,

WHILE THE MALES
PREPARE TO DO BATTLE.

IF THE RIVAL GANG SUCCEEDS,

THEN BLANCO
AND THE OTHER YOUNGSTERS

WILL BE LUCKY TO SURVIVE.

MIGUEL AND HIS ALLIES RUSH IN
FOR A PREEMPTIVE ATTACK.

THEY MUST KEEP THE INTRUDERS
AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE TROOP.

[SCREECHING]

THIS IS THEIR TURF.

THEY MOVE QUICKLY,

LEAPING BETWEEN TREES
WITH AN INSIDER’S KNOWLEDGE,

CLOSING IN ON THE ENEMY.

MIGUEL DRIVES THE RIVAL
RINGLEADER TO THE GROUND.

♪

BLANCO COWERS
IN THE UNDERGROWTH.

IF HE’S NOT CAREFUL, HE COULD
GET CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE.

♪

HE ESCAPES...

JUST IN TIME.

IT’S OVER.

THEY’VE CHASED OFF THE ENEMY.

THANKS TO MIGUEL AND HIS TROOP’S
UNITED DISPLAY OF STRENGTH,

THE RIVALS WON’T BE
IN ANY RUSH TO RETURN.

BLANCO SHOULD BE SAFE,

AT LEAST FOR A WHILE.

♪

AS APRIL APPROACHES,
SO DO THE RAINS.

♪

MIGUEL’S ABILITY
TO PROTECT HIS TERRITORY

HAS KEPT HIS TROOP SAFE AND FED
THROUGHOUT THE DRY SEASON.

♪

BLANCO HAS LEARNED THE LENGTHS

TO WHICH
A CAPUCHIN TROOP MUST GO

TO SURVIVE
THE HARSHEST TIME OF YEAR.

♪

HE’S COME A LONG WAY
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

HE’S MASTERED
HIS CLIMBING SKILLS...

FIGURED OUT WHO’S FRIEND

AND FOE,

LEARNED TO BE RESOURCEFUL.

[SCREECHING]

AND NOW HE’S JUST SURVIVED
A BIG THREAT TO HIS LIFE.

IT’S BEEN
A ROLLERCOASTER JOURNEY,

BUT HE’S COME THROUGH

AND MOVED ONE STEP CLOSER
TO INDEPENDENCE.

IF HE CARRIES ON LIKE THIS,

PERHAPS ONE DAY HE WILL FOLLOW
IN MIGUEL’S FOOTSTEPS

AND LEAD A TROOP OF HIS OWN.

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