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(lively music)
(water rushing)
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People like to think they control everything
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and they try to.
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Changing the course of water.
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Reclaiming land.
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Replanting deserts.
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But there is one thing we definitely can't control.
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The passing of time.
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Unless we use cameras.
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Then we can really see the world in different timeframes.
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Now even watching the grass grow could be fun.
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We see animals following the sun,
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mass movements with the changing seasons,
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and the impact of weather.
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(rain rumbling)
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Watch what happens
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(gentle orchestral music)
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when time flies.
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(lively lighthearted music)
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In wildlife films, footage is often slowed down
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giving us more details and fast action
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that we'd otherwise miss.
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(birds chirping)
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The slow movers of the world
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are often ignored.
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It's only when sped up that the trekking capabilities
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and near agility of a snail can really be appreciated.
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(lighthearted music)
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Despite slime apparently streamlining its passage,
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(slow lighthearted music)
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most of the snail's locomotion
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comes from a complex array of muscles in its foot.
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(birds chirping)
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It comes to life, albeit slowly,
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when footage is speeded up.
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The muscles contract in waves from back to front
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propelling its slimy owner along.
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With a cruising speed of around 50 centimeters per hour,
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it's not exactly an Olympic contender.
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But still impressive for a creature with no legs.
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Its slimy mucous comes into its own
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on vertical surfaces creating more traction
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as the snail seeks a crevice to rest.
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(lighthearted music)
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(tense music)
(birds chirping)
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With no sense of passing minutes,
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even inanimate objects can come to life.
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We think of plants as constants.
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(gentle music)
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And for many animals, they're convenient places to perch
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thanks to the fact they don't move.
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(ethereal vocalized music)
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Or do they?
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(lively inspirational music)
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Sundew not only provides a perch for bugs
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but it even offers tempting globules of sugary sap treats.
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But as its guests drop in,
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tiny hairs on the plant's leaves
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let them know it's dinnertime.
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The droplets are glue.
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Speeded up, the leaf closes like a fist
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to engulf its prey.
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It secretes enzymes that will dissolve the bug
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so the plant can absorb its juices.
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(gentle music)
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Time-lapse can reveal patterns in nature,
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not just behavior but everything.
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(birds chirping)
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From the turning tides
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to the sun moving across the sky
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and the life that tracks it.
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(birds chirping)
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(gentle music)
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We don't think of flowers on the move.
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But time-lapse tells us otherwise.
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Many flowers tuck themselves away during the night
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but slowly open to welcome the dawn.
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(birds chirping)
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The movements of plants are so slow
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that we don't notice as we dash past.
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(gentle magical music)
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But when hours become seconds,
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the movement is clear.
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(lively vocalized music)
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And far from random, many kinds of flowers
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actively follow the sun.
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(slow gentle music)
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It's a behavior called heliotropism.
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The stem just below each flower
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contains a mobile section that has the ability
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to change the pressure of its cells
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by pumping in potassium.
(gentle magical music)
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(birds chirping)
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It increases the pressure on the shady side
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pushing and tipping the flower towards the sun.
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(ethereal music)
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Why it happens is something of a mystery.
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But there are two likely reasons.
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(gentle music)
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Facing the sun, its warmth can help the production
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of the ripening seeds within the flower.
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(birds chirping)
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(slow gentle music)
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And making sure the flowers are in the light,
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shining like a beacon,
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and with warm welcoming petals,
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they're more likely to attract the insects
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to pollinate them.
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(bee buzzing)
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It's not only plants that track the movements of the sun.
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(lighthearted music)
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Ants nests always seem busy and chaotic.
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Up close, it appears a sea of random movement.
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But time-lapse reveals a pattern.
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The ants build their nest mounds
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with the larger surface facing south
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to get more sun.
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For their eggs and young to develop well inside the nest,
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they need the interior to stay a comfy 30 degrees.
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(tense music)
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Not easy on a cold spring morning.
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(lighthearted music)
So the ants
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bask in the sun, warming their bodies.
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Once they're nice and toasty,
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they head back inside.
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And their sun-kissed bodies help to warm up the nest.
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As the day progresses,
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the sunbathing insects move around the anthill
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to catch the best rays.
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(birds cawing and chirping)
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Birds also welcome the sun
(gentle music)
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with their dawn chorus,
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(birds chirping)
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singing with all their might to proclaim their territories.
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(gentle lilting music)
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In spring, plants are on hyper-drive.
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The increasing hours of daylight
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trigger leaves to unfurl.
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Bare trees are blanketed in green.
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Forests come back to life after a winter slumber.
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(birds chirping)
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(gentle music)
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(bird chattering)
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(bird cawing)
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The lengthening days trigger animal behavior too.
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(frogs croaking)
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Frogs gather to spawn.
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(lighthearted music)
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(birds honking)
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Birds begin elaborate courtship rituals.
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Flowers bloom...
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splattering their spectacular colors across every landscape.
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(birds chirping)
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(gentle music)
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Magnolias and azaleas can turn the mountainsides
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of Asian into a sea of pink.
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The vibrant display doesn't just attract insects
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but nectar-loving birds.
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Even a squirrel gets in on the act.
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(dramatic music)
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All thanks to the passing sun.
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(lighthearted music)
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Not all plants produce flowers or the seeds that follow.
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Once mosses are fertilized, they send up sporophytes,
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which, like a pot of pepper, shake their spores into the air
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to drift off and begin a new colony.
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(birds chirping)
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(toad gulping)
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All of this breeding behavior is triggered
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by the lengthening hours of day.
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(gentle inspirational music)
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(birds chirping)
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The sun shines longer as spring passes into summer.
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(lively inspirational music)
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Not all parts of the world
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experience the same doses of sunlight.
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(tense music)
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Close to the equator, the length of day
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is similar throughout the year.
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(ominous music)
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There's little seasonal change.
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(water whooshing)
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But because the world sits at a tilted angle,
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the north and south are more exposed to the sun
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at different times of the year.
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(tense music)
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(tense ethereal music)
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During winter, barely any sunlight
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reaches the extreme north.
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(wind whistling)
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(eerie music)
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Because of the world's shallow axis, by summer,
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the sun doesn't set at all.
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(wind whistling)
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It just makes a dip towards the horizon
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but rises again.
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(wind whistling)
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(gentle music)
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Sunlight is the key to life.
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Plants use its energy to make food,
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laying the foundations of a food chain
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on which everything survives.
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(birds chirping)
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Because the Arctic summers are non-stop party in the sun,
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its very productive.
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So much so that animals from all over the world
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travel here to raise families during the time of abundance.
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(birds chirping)
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Birds in particular use the long hours for child-rearing
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knowing there will be plenty of food
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for their young families.
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(birds chirping)
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(inspirational music)
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(lighthearted music)
(birds chattering)
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The increased sunlight brings riches to the world.
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(birds chirping)
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(chicks cheeping)
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But it can also bring hardship.
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(somber music)
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At its hottest, the sun's heat dries the land.
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Water evaporates and small pools are in danger of drying up.
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(insects chirping)
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Aquatic creatures are stranded
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(lighthearted music)
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and make easy pickings for predators.
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(tense music)
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For birds, its a seasonal treat.
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(water splashing)
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(upbeat lighthearted music)
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(gentle piano music)
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As the season progresses,
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plants are working on new offerings too.
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(gentle music)
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Few things are more beautiful than the emergence of blossom.
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(birds chirping)
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But it's just the forerunner,
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the prelude to the real gift.
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(bee buzzing)
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Once flowers are fertilized, they produce seeds.
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And in the case of fruits like apples, pears, and cherries,
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wrap their seeds in tasty food parcels
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(lighthearted music)
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to entice others to eat them
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helping to spread their seeds.
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(light upbeat music)
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By the end of summer,
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they're ripe and ready for harvest.
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(gentle inspirational music)
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But as summer progresses, the evenings slowly creep back in.
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(birds cackling)
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The shorter days again trigger the movement
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of animals and birds clearing out before winter.
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Autumn sees some of the most dramatic changes of all.
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For spring and summer, the trees have used green pigment
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called chlorophyll to help in their production of food.
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But as the trees sense the shorter daylight hours,
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they stop producing chlorophyll.
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(birds squawking)
(gentle music)
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There are two there pigments that are always in the leaves,
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but they're not visible until the green ebbs away.
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The leaf is full of carotenes
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and as the green pigments fade,
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its yellows and oranges are revealed.
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(water splashing)
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(gentle music)
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The trees are preparing to shed their leaves
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and so block the base of each stalk
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basically killing off their foliage,
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(birds cawing)
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an unmistakable signal that winter is returning.
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(slow gentle music)
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The trees are cutting their losses
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and shutting up shop,
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storing what they need in their trunks
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and ready to lie dormant until spring
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when they will repeat the full cycle.
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(wind whistling)
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(gentle somber music)
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(birds chirping)
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Low, cold clouds roll over the landscape
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leaving in their wake the first winter frosts.
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(wind whistling)
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(somber horns music)
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(bird chirping)
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(gentle somber music)
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(birds chirping)
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(wind whistling)
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Small bodies of water and the creatures in them
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are brought to a standstill,
(slow inspirational music)
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(tense music)
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transforming water into sculptures of solid ice.
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(gentle majestic music)
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Time-lapse reveals our non-stop, ever-changing world.
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(birds chirping)
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Daily shifts that we barely notice fly by
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and their effects become obvious.
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(wind rustling)
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(birds chirping)
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(wind whistling)
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(somber music)
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Speeding up time makes the patterns in nature
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easier to observe.
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And not all revolve around the sun.
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(bird chirping)
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Our planet circles the sun
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but as it does
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the moon orbits around Earth.
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Its impact on life is dramatic.
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(water splashing)
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(gentle music)
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Just like the sun, we witness
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a daily moonrise and moonset.
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And its height and trajectory change throughout the year.
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(birds chirping)
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We also see its monthly phases from new moon,
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the thin crescent,
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(gentle music)
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through full and old moon.
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The so-called waxing and waning
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is caused by the angle of the Earth to the sun
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with Earth casting a shadow
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over varying parts of the moon's surface.
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(gentle emotional music)
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The moon's journey around Earth
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causes one of the biggest changes of all.
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(gentle music)
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The moon has gravity just as Earth does
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and as it passes
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over our landscape,
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its gravity is pulling against ours.
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It's not powerful enough to lift against the stronger forces
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of the Earth's gravity,
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(light magical music)
but it is strong enough
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to pull water.
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The result is the ever-changing tide.
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The rising and falling waters
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present great challenges for creatures
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living in the so-called intertidal zone.
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(lighthearted music)
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Shellfish and crustaceans are adapted for marine life.
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They are used to being surrounded by salty water.
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(gentle magical music)
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But when the tide retreats, they're left high and dry.
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(light upbeat music)
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(birds chirping)
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(tense music)
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They dig themselves into the wet sand.
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Or seal themselves into their shells
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to avoid desiccation.
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(birds chirping)
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(wind rustling)
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(tense music)
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(gentle music)
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(gull squawking)
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With mud flats exposed, birds dash in
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to pry the hiding shellfish from the sand,
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their only chance to enjoy seafood
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that's otherwise submerged.
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(birds chirping and squawking)
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It's only when the waves again roll in,
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that the tidal wildlife
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can get back to business.
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The creatures of the coast must keep busy.
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They get two windows a day
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between the tides so feed fast.
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(water splashing)
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Time-lapse reveals other movements of water.
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The endless water cycle that brings it to dry places
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and gives us and our crops the watering we need.
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(gentle violin music)
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(thunder rumbling)
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(thunder cracking)
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(rain pattering)
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(birds chirping)
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(birds chirping)
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Evaporation happens as the sun warms bodies of water.
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(gentle somber music)
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Even wet Earth when mist can be seen rising
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from the damp ground after morning dew.
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(wind rustling)
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Water also gets into the atmosphere through transpiration.
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(birds chirping)
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Surplus water absorbed by plants passes through tiny pores
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in their leaves
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and into the atmosphere.
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It's why rainforests are often shrouded in mist.
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(birds chirping)
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Living in wet soils, they have plenty of excess water.
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Time-lapse shows it rising up through the branches
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and into the atmosphere.
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(gentle music)
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All of this moisture in the air accumulates.
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(gentle orchestral music)
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Close to the warm ground, the moisture is invisible.
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(birds chirping)
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Very fine steam.
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But as it rises,
(gentle inspirational music)
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it hits colder air in the atmosphere and expands.
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The cooler air can't support the liquid so well.
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It reaches a saturation point and the water
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begins to condense into larger droplets.
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They cling to each other forming clouds.
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As clouds become thicker and thicker,
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they get darker and grayer.
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(thunder cracking)
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(rain pattering)
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The water is now too heavy for the air to support.
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Gravity brings it back down to Earth.
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(thunder cracking)
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Because warm air can hold more water than cold,
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the tropics see the biggest cloud formations
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resulting in the heaviest rain.
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(gentle somber music)
(wind whistling)
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Rainfall can have dramatic consequences.
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(rain rumbling)
(wind whistling)
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Too much falling at once
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results in flooding.
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Fresh water falling from the skies
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can change the chemistry of the sea.
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Sensitive animals like starfish and sea urchins
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flee from the diluted lower concentrations of salt.
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(tense music)
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At first glance, they don't seem capable
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of dashing from the scene,
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but time-lapse reveals their marathon.
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(tense music)
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Water doesn't always fall as rain.
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If the air is cold enough, the water particles freeze
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and stick together eventually falling as snow.
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Over time it builds.
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In mountains, after periods of warm and cold weather,
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dangerous instability creeps
(thunder cracking)
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through the stacks of snow with dramatic consequences.
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(tense vocalized music)
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(snow rumbling)
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Avalanche.
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(slow gentle music)
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(birds chirping)
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(gentle piano music)
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Time-lapse reveals the great systems
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that drive the planet
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but also the details of daily life,
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growth, and recovery,
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offering a glimpse of recycling in action.
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Stag beetles.
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(tense music)
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Their elaborate head gear isn't for feeding or biting
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just wrestling like the antlers of a deer.
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(ominous music)
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The beetles jostle,
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trying to throw their opponent off balance.
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(dramatic music)
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(eerie music)
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It looks like a tragic end.
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(magical music)
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But speed up what happens next
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and reveal that this is only the beginning.
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We view slime molds as inanimate.
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But sped up, they pulse
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like a living mutant science experiment.
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(gentle music)
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This kind is nicknamed scrambled egg slime
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for its vivid hue.
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(slow gentle music)
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Molds and fungi grow fast.
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And its lucky that they do.
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They make their living breaking down and consuming
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dead and decaying matter.
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(gentle magical music)
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Without them, we'd be drowning in death.
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But instead, they bring new life.
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(slow magical vocalized music)
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Time-lapse provides a way to see nature's ability
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to recover and rejuvenate.
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(lively music)
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We can speed up what we've seen
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but we can't bend time to see what's coming next.
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If we could fast-forward looking into the future,
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would we see the world becoming a drier, hotter place?
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(people chattering)
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Would humans still be there?
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Looking at the changes over our lives
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and the lives of our parents and grandparents,
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we can take a time-lapse view
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imagining slow changes over a short period of time,
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perhaps giving us the chance to learn from the past
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and predict the future.
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(lively upbeat music)
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As human numbers have grown and development has reigned,
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particularly the consumption of energy
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and the burning of fossil fuels,
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(gentle music)
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we can clearly see the impact it has on our world.
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(insects chirping)
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It's a privileged view and a warning.
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We can choose whether to ignore it or change our ways.
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(birds chirping)
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Technology allows multiple views of the world
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and the greatest treasure we have,
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our time on planet Earth.
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(lively inspirational music)
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