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NARRATOR: WHEN YOU SEE THIS SYMBOL, YOU KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING

TELEVISION THAT IS EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL.

THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: HI, EVERYBODY, I'M DYLAN DREYER AND THIS IS "EARTH

ODYSSEY".

TODAY, WE JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD TO FIND THE MOST

INCREDIBLE ANIMALS THAT SPEND THEIR LIVES IN THE TREES.

WE'LL BEGIN IN NEW ZEALAND WHERE THESE PENGUINS MAKE A SURPRISING

TRIP INLAND TO LIVE IN THE FOREST.

THEN, THIS UNUSUAL MAMMAL HAS FULLY ADAPTED TO THE HIGH LIFE

IN THE PHILIPPINES.

AND LATER, FOR THESE LION-TAILED MACAQUES, SEARCHING FOR FOOD IS

NOT ALWAYS A SWINGING GOOD TIME.

PLUS, THIS YOUNG FAMILY IN THE INDONESIAN FOREST USES OLD

TRICKS TO PROTECT ITS HUNGRY AND HOPEFUL CHICKS.

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DYLAN: THERE ARE MORE THAN THREE TRILLION TREES ON OUR

PLANET, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT STORY TO TELL.

FROM SMALL WOODED FORESTS TO THE WORLD'S GREATEST JUNGLES, THESE

ENVIRONMENTS SUPPORT AN IMMENSE DIVERSITY OF ICONIC ANIMALS,

EACH BUILT FOR LIFE IN THE CANOPY.

BUT YOU'LL ALSO FIND SOME SPECIES WHO RATHER UNEXPECTEDLY

DECIDED TO MAKE THEIR HOME AMONG THIS ELEVATED ECOSYSTEM,

STARTING WITH ONE VERY UNUSUAL FLIGHTLESS BIRD IN THE

RAINFORESTS OF NEW ZEALAND.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE RUGGED COAST OF THE SNARES ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND HOME TO A

VERY SPECIAL COLONY OF BIRDS.

SNARES PENGUINS.

SNARES PENGUINS MAY BE BUILT FOR A LIFE AT SEA, BUT THIS COLONY

HAS CARVED A UNIQUE EXISTENCE ON THESE FORESTED ISLANDS.

AFTER A BUSY DAY CATCHING FISH, THIS FEMALE IS ON HER WAY BACK

HER NEST TO FEED HER YOUNG.

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DYLAN: BUT THIS PENGUIN'S DAILY COMMUTE IS NO ORDINARY JOURNEY.

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DYLAN: THE FIRST THINGS SHE MUST OVERCOME IS A SHEER ROCK

FACE.

DESPITE HAVING NO ARMS, PENGUINS ARE SURPRISINGLY GOOD CLIMBERS.

BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET.

NOW, SHE MUST VENTURE INTO HIGHLY UNUSUAL TERRITORY,

ESPECIALLY FOR A PENGUIN.

HER HOME IS HIDDEN DEEP IN THIS FOREST.

THESE PENGUINS HAVE ESTABLISHED A LARGE COLONY AMONGST THE

TREES, WHERE THEY CAN FIND SHELTER AND BUILD THEIR NESTS.

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DYLAN: THIS SECRET WORLD PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE TO RAISE

THEIR YOUNG, AWAY FROM THE DANGERS OF THE COAST.

BUT HER JOURNEY IS STILL NOT OVER.

SHE FINDS HER WAY THROUGH THE MAZE OF WELL-WORN PATHS.

REMEMBERING EVERY TWIST AND TURN.

SHE'S FINALLY MADE IT.

AFTER WADDLING MORE THAN HALF A MILE INLAND, SHE REACHES THE

FOREST CLEARING WHERE HER PARTNER AND CHICK AWAIT.

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DYLAN: AFTER HER EPIC JOURNEY, SHE'S FINALLY HOME.

AND SOMEONE IS VERY PLEASED TO SEE HER.

SHE MUST MAKE THIS TRIP EVERYDAY FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

BUT IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR THIS SAFE HAVEN IN THE

FOREST.

COMING UP, THIS YOUNG LION-TAILED MACAQUE IS ON THE

PROWL FOR ITS NEXT MEAL, BUT HUNTING IN THE TREES CAN BE

TRICKY.

PLUS, WHY DOES THIS FAMILY OF KNOBBED HORNBILLS CHOOSE TO LIVE

IN CLOSE QUARTERS IN THE VAST INDONESIAN FOREST?

BUT FIRST, JUST BECAUSE THIS MAMMAL DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT,

DOESN'T MEAN IT'S BINTURONG.

WE'LL EXPLORE THE INCREDIBLE ADAPTATIONS TO ONE OF THE

PHILIPPINES MOST UNUSUAL MAMMALS.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

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DYLAN: WELCOME BACK TO "EARTHY ODYSSEY", WHERE THE JUNGLES OF

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS OF PALAWAN HIDE A VERY UNUSUAL

LOOKING CREATURE.

THIS BINTURONG IS ON THE PROWL FOR FOOD.

WITH HIS STOCKY BODY AND SMALL TUFTED EARS, HE'S ALSO KNOWN

AS A BEARCAT.

BUT HE'S NOT BUILT FOR LIFE ON THE FOREST FLOOR.

INSTEAD, HE'S MORE AT HOME IN THE BRANCHES ABOVE.

SEMI-RETRACTABLE CLAWS MAKE SCALING TALL TREES LOOK EASY.

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DYLAN: HE ALSO HAS A PREHENSILE TAIL, ONE OF ONLY TWO CARNIVORES

IN THE WORLD WITH THIS UNUSUAL FEATURE.

THE TAIL WORKS LIKE A FIFTH HAND, HELPING HIM GRIP, BALANCE,

AND MOVE THROUGH THE CANOPY.

BUT HIS KEEN SENSE OF SMELL IS WHAT MAKES CANOPY LIVING A

BREEZE.

HE HAS SNIFFED OUT A POTENTIAL MEAL.

POWERFUL JAWS SHRED BARK EASILY, REVEALING THE GRUBS HIDDEN

UNDERNEATH.

FRUIT, BIRDS, AND SMALL RODENTS ARE ALSO ON THE MENU.

HOWEVER, HE'S CAUGHT THE SCENT OF HIS FAVORITE SNACK, EGGS.

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DYLAN: LONG, SENSITIVE WHISKERS AND HIS NATURAL AGILITY HELP HIM

TO TRACK DOWN TREATS LIKE THIS HIDDEN HIGH UP AMONG THE

BRANCHES.

IN FACT, HIS FEET WILL RARELY TOUCH THE GROUND.

THIS BINTURONG'S ANATOMY AND DEXTERITY MAKE HIM PERFECTLY

ADAPTED TO LIFE IN THE CANOPY.

COMING UP, SWINGING AROUND HIGH UP IN INDIA'S THICK FORESTS CAN

BUILD UP A LION-TAILED MACAQUE'S APPETITE AND FINDING FOOD IS NO

MONKEY BUSINESS.

PLUS, LIFE IN THE TREES OF INDONESIA CAN BE DANGEROUS, SO

THIS FATHER KEEPS HIS KIDS LOCKED UP SAFE AND SOUND.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

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DYLAN: AN ARBOREAL ANIMAL IS ONE THAT SPENDS ITS ENTIRE LIFE

IN THE TREES.

THESE ARE ANIMALS LIKE TREEFROGS, SLOTHS, AND THE

SPECIAL SPECIES OF MONKEY YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET.

THESE BEAUTIFUL LION-TAILED MACAQUE LOVE THE HIGH VANTAGE

POINT TO HELP THEM KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR PREDATORS AND SAFELY

START A FAMILY.

BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES A LITERAL BUILT IN JUNGLE GYM FOR WHEN

THEIR BABIES SWING INTO ACTION.

TAKE A LOOK.

INDIA IS NOW HOME TO MORE THAN A BILLION PEOPLE.

AS ITS CITIES GROW AND AGRICULTURAL LAND SPREADS EVEN

FARTHER, MANY OF ITS FORESTS ARE BEING REPLACED BY PLANTATIONS.

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DYLAN: WHICH IS BAD NEWS FOR THE ANIMALS WHO CALL THEM A

HOME, INCLUDING THE LION-TAILED MACAQUE.

THESE PRIMATES LIVE IN TROOPS OF UP TO 20 INDIVIDUALS.

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DYLAN: AND THIS FAMILY HAS RECENTLY WELCOMED A NEW

ADDITION...A BABY FEMALE.

SHE WILL STAY WITH THE TROOP ALL HER LIFE, FITTING INTO THE

HIERARCHY AS SHE GETS OLDER.

BUT IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FOR THE MALE OFFSPRING.

THIS YOUNG MALE WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BREAK AWAY FROM HIS

FAMILY AND JOIN A BACHELOR GROUP.

BUT WITH THE FORESTS BECOMING EVERMORE FRAGMENTED, FINDING HIS

OWN PATCH IS ONLY GOING TO GET HARDER.

HE'S ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF INDEPENDENCE BY INVESTIGATING

EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY IN THE CANOPY FOR THINGS TO EAT.

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DYLAN: TREE BARK CAN HIDE NUTRITIOUS INSECTS.

AND HE'S LEARNING WHICH TREES PROVIDE THE TASTIEST FRUITS.

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DYLAN: THE FOREST SHOULD PROVIDE HIM WITH EVERYTHING

HE'LL NEED.

A MORE EXPERIENCED BACHELOR MALE IS ONE STEP AHEAD OF HIM AND HAS

ALREADY FOUND A GOOD MEAL.

BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.

HE IS LOWER DOWN IN THIS HIERARCHY, SO HE MUST QUICKLY

AND QUIETLY GATHER AS MUCH FOOD AS POSSIBLE BEFORE A MORE

DOMINANT MEMBER ARRIVES.

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DYLAN: LUCKILY, HIS EXTENDABLE CHEEK POUCHES CAN HOLD AS MUCH

FOOD AS HIS STOMACH.

SO THIS BACHELOR CAN ENJOY HIS MEAL IN PEACE.

NEGOTIATING THE STRICT HIERARCHY OF MACAQUE SOCIETY CAN BE TOUGH.

BUT IT'S A USEFUL LESSON THE YOUNG MALE WILL HAVE TO LEARN.

AS LONG AS THIS FOREST REMAINS UNTOUCHED, THE TREES WILL

PROVIDE HIM AND THE OTHER MACAQUES WITH EVERYTHING THEY

NEED.

COMING UP, THE KNOBBED HORNBILL IS A MASTER AT USING THE FOREST

TO HIDE AWAY FROM PREDATORS.

PLUS, THIS SPECIES HAS MASTERED HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

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DYLAN: FORESTS COVER A THIRD OF ALL LAND.

THEY ARE VITAL TO THE HEALTH OF OUR ENTIRE PLANET.

REGULATING OUR CLIMATE AND CREATING MUCH OF THE OXYGEN THAT

ALL SPECIES NEED TO BREATHE.

HOWEVER, SOME DON'T JUST LIVE AMONGST THE TREES, SOME LIVE

INSIDE THEM.

IN THE DEPTHS OF THE INDONESIAN ISLAND OF SULAWESI LIVES ONE

VERY UNUSUAL BIRD, UNIQUE TO THIS AREA.

THE KNOBBED HORNBILL.

THIS MALE IS NOT ALONE.

JUST A FEW YARDS AWAY IS HIS MATE.

HOWEVER, SHE'S CAREFULLY HIDDEN OUT OF SIGHT, LOCKED AWAY INSIDE

THE CAVITY OF THIS TREE.

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DYLAN: SHE VOLUNTARILY HOPPED INSIDE, THEN SEALED THE ENTRANCE

WITH A CLAY-LIKE MIXTURE MADE OF FOOD, FEATHERS, AND WASTE.

AND IT'S ALL IN THE NAME OF SAFETY.

SHARING THIS SMALL SPACE ARE HER TWO CHICKS.

THANKS TO ITS TINY ENTRANCE, THE NEST IS INACCESSIBLE TO

PREDATORS.

BUT IT MEANS THE FEMALE IS COMPLETELY RELIANT ON HER

PARTNER.

DUTIFULLY, HE FINDS AND REGURGITATES FOOD FOR HER.

FIGS ARE THEIR STAPLE DIET.

HE FLIES OFF TO FIND MORE FOR HIS GROWING FAMILY.

COVERING UP TO NINE MILES TO FIND THE RIPEST FRUIT.

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DYLAN: YEAR AFTER YEAR, THIS PAIR WILL RETURN TO THIS AREA OF

THE FOREST AND EVEN THE SAME TREE TO RAISE MORE CHICKS.

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DYLAN: HORNBILLS BUILD A FORTRESS IN THE TRUNK TO DEFEND

THEIR FAMILY, BUT OTHER ANIMALS USE TREES OF ANOTHER FORM OF

PROTECTION.

THE FORESTS OF MADAGASCAR ARE HOME TO A DIVERSE RANGE OF

WILDLIFE.

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DYLAN: IN THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WORLD, SURVIVAL

REQUIRES SOME EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS.

SO THE ISLAND'S CREATURES HAVE EVOLVED A WIDE RANGE OF DEFENSE

TACTICS.

BUT THERE'S ONE THAT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SPOT.

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DYLAN: THE LEAF-TAILED GECKO.

THIS REPTILE CAN SIT COMPLETELY MOTIONLESS ALL DAY.

THEY EVEN CHOOSE THEIR OWN TREE TO MATCH THEIR UNIQUE

COLORATION.

THEY'VE EVOLVED ROUGH SKIN AROUND THEIR BODIES TO HELP HIDE

THEIR OUTLINE.

AND DESPITE GROWING TO ALMOST A FOOTLONG, THEY'RE TRUE MASTERS

OF CAMOUFLAGE.

EVEN THE MOST PERCEPTIVE OF HUNTERS, LIKE THIS CAT-EYED

SNAKE HAS THEIR WORK CUT OUT SPOTTING THIS UNDERCOVER

CREATURE.

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DYLAN: HE CAN HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT.

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DYLAN: AND LET THE SNAKE JUST PASS RIGHT BY.

FOR LEAF-TAILED GECKOS, BLENDING INTO THE TREES IN WHICH THEY

LIVE OFFERS THEM THE ULTIMATE PROTECTION FROM PREDATORS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING OUR JOURNEY TO FIND THE MOST

INCREDIBLE TREE-LOVING ANIMALS ON THE PLANET.

THESE DENDROPHILES HAVE ADAPTED TO A FANTASTIC LIFE IN THE

CANOPY AND THEY'RE ALWAYS REACHING NEW HEIGHTS.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON OUR NEXT ADVENTURE ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".

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