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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".

ON TODAY'S SHOW WE HEAD TO SOUTH
AMERICA TO EXPLORE ALL TYPES OF

EXOTIC ANIMALS FROM CROCS TO
CAPYBARAS.

WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THRIVES THE
MOST FROM THIS RICH AND FERTILE

ECOSYSTEM.

THEN, WE MARCH DOWN TO THE
FOREST FLOOR TO SALUTE ONE OF

THE HARDEST WORKING CREATURES IN
THE WORLD.

AND LATER, JAGUARS AND MONKEYS
DON'T MAKE THE HUNTING TEAM, BUT

THERE ARE TWO SPECIES THAT HELP
EACH OTHER FROM THE WATER TO THE

SKY.

AND LATER, THESE MASSIVE MAMMALS
CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH THE

SMALLEST STREAMS.

ALL THIS AND MORE COMING UP ON
"EARTH ODYSSEY."

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DYLAN: SOUTH AMERICA HAS AN
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF DIVERSITY

IN ITS PHYSICAL FEATURES FROM
ANCIENT MOUNTAINS TO ENORMOUS

RIVERS.

THESE REGIONS ARE A CRADLE OF
LIFE FOR BOTH HUMANS AND

ANIMALS.

AND ONE FEATURE THAT'S NO
EXCEPTION IS THE GREAT GRASSLAND

PLAIN OF LOS LLANOS.

STRETCHING OVER VENEZUELA AND
COLUMBIA, THIS NORTHWEST REGION

OF SOUTH AMERICA HAS THE WATER
AND SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE THAT'S

PERFECT FOR ANIMALS WITH SCALES,
FUR AND FEATHERS.

TAKE A LOOK.

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DYLAN: WELCOME TO LOS LLANOS.

THIS WETLAND IS ABOUT THE SIZE
OF ITALY AND COVERS A THIRD OF

VENEZUELA.

THE DESCENDANTS OF THE SPANISH
INVADERS KNOWN AS LLANEROS STILL

LIVE HERE.

MAINTAINING HUGE HERDS OF CATTLE
IN THIS SEASONAL SWAMP.

DESPITE HUNGRY CATTLE, LOS
LLANOS IS ONE OF SOUTH AMERICA'S

WILDLIFE HOTSPOTS.

HOME TO MORE THAN 100 SPECIES OF
MAMMALS AND AROUND 700 SPECIES

OF BIRD.

AND IT'S THE REALM OF THE
LARGEST RODENT ON EARTH; THE

CAPYBARA.

A LARGE AMPHIBIUS GRAZER.

THE SOUTH AMERICAN EQUIVALENT OF
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS.

WITH BROAD FEET AND ITS EYES AND
NOSE ON TOP OF ITS HEAD, IT'S

PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO LIFE IN A
SWAMP.

BUT WHERE THERE ARE RODENTS,
EVEN GIANT ONES, THERE ARE

ANIMALS TO EAT THEM.

GREEN ANACONDAS, CROCODILES AND
CAIMAN ABOUND.

AND THESE PREDATORS RARELY GO
HUNGRY.

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DYLAN: DURING THE 6-MONTH RAINY
SEASON, LOS LLANOS IS BOMBARDED

BY DOWNPOURS.

THE WATER LEVEL RISES BY UP TO 3
FEET; HUGE TRACTS OF LAND

DISAPPEAR.

BUT THE GROWING FLOODS OPEN NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE SWAMP'S

LEGION OF AQUATIC CREATURES.

NORMALLY SHY TERRAPINS EMERGE
FROM DRY SEASON REFUGES AND

DISPERSE ACROSS THE WETLANDS.

THE RAINS AFFECT EVERY ASPECT OF
LOS LLANOS ANIMALS' LIVES.

FOR MANY, THEY SIGNAL THE TIME
TO BREED.

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DYLAN: LEAFY NESTS CAREFULLY
CONSTRUCTED 3 MONTHS AGO ARE

ROTTING AWAY, LEAVING LEATHERY
EGGS EXPOSED AT THE SURFACE.

THE NEST BUILDER KEEPS A CLOSE
EYE, BUT THE MOTHER CAIMAN WON'T

GET INVOLVED UNLESS SHE MUST.

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF STRUGGLE,
THE EGG'S INHABITANT TEARS FREE.

WITHIN MINUTES, MORE AND MORE
SIBLINGS EMERGE.

THERE COULD BE 60 EGGS IN THIS
ONE BATCH.

NEWBORN CAIMAN HAVE MANY
PREDATORS.

THEIR SURVIVAL INSTINCT TELLS
THEM TO HEAD STRAIGHT FOR WATER.

EVEN HERE, THE TINY REPTILES
AREN'T SAFE.

DANGER LURKS BENEATH THE SURFACE
TOO.

PIRANHAS.

UNTIL THEY OUTGROW THEIR
PREDATORS, THESE CAIMAN WILL

ALWAYS BE IN DANGER.

SOME DON'T MAKE IT THIS FAR.

PREDATORS WILL KILL THOUSANDS OF
YOUNG CAIMANS IN THE COMING

WEEKS.

BUT THOUSANDS MORE WILL SURVIVE
THE ONSLAUGHT.

COMING UP, WE CLIMB DOWN THE
TREE AND ONTO THE FOREST FLOOR

WHERE WE'LL MEET SOME OF THE
STRONGEST INSECTS ON EARTH.

PLUS, WE HIT THE RIVER AND JOIN
LOCALS AS THEY EMBARK ON ONE OF

THE MOST FASCINATING FISHING
TRIPS YOU'LL EVER SEE.

AND LATER, THESE INSECTS MIGHT
WANT YOU TO THINK TWICE BEFORE

VENTURING AWAY FROM LAND.

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

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DYLAN: THE AMAZON IS A
MULTILEVEL WORLD.

ANIMALS LIVING AT OPPOSITE ENDS
OF ONE TREE LEAD SUCH

CONTRASTING LIVES THEY MAY AS
WELL BE AT DIFFERENT ENDS OF THE

EARTH.

THE FOREST FLOOR IS A VERY
DIFFERENT WORLD FROM THE CANOPY

ABOVE.

ONLY 2 PERCENT OF THE SUNLIGHT
THAT SATURATES THE CANOPY

FILTERS DOWN TO THE GROUND.

IT'S HOT AND MUGGY; PERFECT FOR
SOME OF THE AMAZON'S MOST

DANGEROUS CREATURES.

IT'S MOVING DAY FOR THIS COLONY
OF ARMY ANTS.

SCOUTS BEAT A PATH THROUGH THE
UNDERGROWTH, LEAVING A CHEMICAL

SCENT TRAIL FOR THE REST OF THE
SWARM TO FOLLOW.

WORKERS LINK TOGETHER TO BUILD
LIVING BRIDGES.

SOLDIERS STAND GUARD OVER THE
ANT HIGHWAY.

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DYLAN: ARMY ANT COLONIES CAN
CONTAIN AS MANY AS 2 MILLION

INDIVIDUALS, AND A LINE OF THEM
CAN STRETCH FOR MORE THAN 200

YARDS.

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DYLAN: THESE ANTS MAKE THEIR
NEW NEST INSIDE A HOLLOWED-OUT

TREE.

AS MORE ANTS ARRIVE, THEY CLING
TOGETHER, FORMING A PROTECTIVE

FRAME AROUND THE ENTRANCE.

BUT THIS NEST IS JUST TEMPORARY.

ARMY ANTS CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY
IN ONE PLACE FOR LONG.

WITH THE NEW CAMP ESTABLISHED,
THE ANTS' BEHAVIOR CHANGES.

THE MARCHING COLUMN DISPERSES
AND WORKERS FAN OUT ACROSS THE

FOREST FLOOR.

IT'S TIME TO HUNT.

THE RAIDING ANTS SYSTEMATICALLY
SWEEP THROUGH A PATCH OF FOREST,

SEARCHING EVERY SURFACE FOR
FOOD.

THE SWARM CAN CATCH AS MANY AS
100,000 PREY ITEMS IN A SINGLE

DAY.

THE ANTS COMMUNICATE WITH EACH
OTHER USING PHEROMONES, WHICH

ARE CHEMICALS RELEASED INTO THE
AIR THAT SEND INSTANT MESSAGES

CALLING FOR REINFORCEMENTS.

THEY CARRY THEIR FOOD BACK TO
THEIR NESTS TO SHARE WITH THEIR

COLONY.

WHEN THEY ARE DONE WITH ONE
PATCH OF FOREST, THE WHOLE

COLONY MOVES ON TO A FRESH
HUNTING GROUND.

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DYLAN: ARMY ANTS ARE SOME OF
THE MOST FORMIDABLE CREATURES IN

THE AMAZON.

BUT THERE ARE ANIMALS THAT BEAT
THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME.

AT THE HEAD OF THE HUNTING
PARTY, ANT BIRDS PICK UP INSECTS

FLUSHED OUT BY THE ADVANCING
SWARM.

THESE BIRDS SURVIVE BY LETTING
ARMY ANTS DO THE HARD WORK FOR

THEM.

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DYLAN: AND THEN THEY GO IN FOR
THE FEAST.

INCREDIBLY, SOME BUTTERFLIES
ONLY EAT ANT BIRD WASTE.

IT'S JUST ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES
OF HOW THESE ANIMALS RELY ON

EACH OTHER.

MORE THAN 300 SPECIES OF BIRDS
AND BUTTERFLIES RELY ON ARMY

ANTS FOR SURVIVAL.

ALL OF THESE ANIMALS CAN SURVIVE
IN THE AMAZON BECAUSE IT'S SUCH

A STABLE ENVIRONMENT.

THIS IS VASTLY DIFFERENT FROM
OTHER AREAS ON EARTH LIKE THE

NORTH AND SOUTH POLE WHERE
ANIMALS ARE FACED WITH EXTREME

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SEASONS.

WINTER IS DARK AND FROZEN SOLID.

AND IN SUMMER, THE SUN NEVER
SETS; SO, 24 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT

MELTS THE FROZEN WORLD.

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DYLAN: FEW ANIMALS EVOLVE TO
COPE WITH SUCH EXTREMES.

BUT AS YOU TRAVEL TOWARDS THE
EQUATOR, CONDITIONS STABILIZE.

THE LENGTH BETWEEN DAYS AND
NIGHTS ARE MORE EQUAL, WHILE THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEASONS IS
LESS EXTREME.

ANIMALS NO LONGER NEED TO
HIBERNATE OR MIGRATE FOR WINTER.

BUT CAN SPEND THEIR ENERGY
EXPLOITING THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

SO, IN THE AMAZON RIGHT ON TOP
OF THE EQUATOR, ALMOST NOTHING

CHANGES FROM ONE DAY TO THE
NEXT, YEAR-IN AND YEAR-OUT.

AND CREATURES LIKE ARMY ANTS CAN
CONTINUE TO RULE THE AMAZON'S

FLOOR.

COMING UP, YOU WON'T WANT TO
MISS THE RELATIONSHIP THESE

LOCALS HAVE WITH BIRDS, AND HOW
THEY HELP EACH OTHER CATCH ONE

OF PANTANAL'S BIGGEST FISH.

PLUS, THESE MASSIVE MAMMALS CAN
NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SMALLEST

STREAMS.

NARRATOR: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: WELCOME BACK.

THE PANTANAL IS HOME TO MORE
THAN 300 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF

FISH.

SOME ARE BIG, SOME ARE SMALL,
BUT ALL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE

IN SUSTAINING THE RICH LIFE THAT
LIVES IN AND AROUND THE REGION'S

WATERWAYS.

JUST ASK THE LOCALS WHO USE
FISHING NOT ONLY AS A SOURCE OF

FOOD, BUT AS THEIR LIVELIHOOD.

LET'S JUMP ABOARD A LOCAL
ANGLING EXPEDITION TO SEE IF WE

CAN HOOK ONE OF THE BIGGEST FISH
IN THE PANTANAL.

IT'S BARELY RAINED IN 4 MONTHS
AND THE PANTANAL'S WATER LEVEL

HAS FALLEN 9 FEET ALREADY.

ALONG THE RIVERBANKS, STRANGE
HOLES APPEAR.

DUG NOT BY BIRDS, BUT BY FISH
EXCAVATING SAFE REFUGES AS THE

WATERS DROPPED.

BLACK-COLLARED HAWKS ARE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR OXYGEN-STARVED PREY.

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DYLAN: BLACK SKIMMERS HAVE
TAKEN OVER A WHOLE BEACH.

THE ADULTS USUALLY FISH AT
NIGHT, BUT RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE

HUNGRY MOUTHS TO FEED, SO
THEY'RE WORKING A DOUBLE-SHIFT.

THE BREEDING SEASON IS IN FULL
FLOW.

NESTS ARE SIMPLE SCRAPES IN THE
SAND.

THE ADULTS CAN'T STAY AWAY FOR
LONG; THEY MUST SHELTER THEIR

CHICKS FROM THE BLAZING SUN.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

THE SKIMMERS WILL HAVE TO FLEDGE
WITHIN 2 MONTHS WHEN THE RAINS

WILL RETURN AND THE RIVER LEVEL
RISE AGAIN.

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DYLAN: GONZAGA HAS WAITED UNTIL
DUSK TO SET HIS HOOKS.

ANY EARLIER AND PIRANHAS WOULD
DEMOLISH HIS BAIT.

A PINTADO OR TIGER CATFISH.

THEY CAN GROW TO A MONSTROUS 55
POUNDS.

THIS IS JUST A YOUNGSTER.

AT LEAST 5,000 TONS OF FISH ARE
PULLED OUT OF THE PANTANAL EVERY

YEAR.

CATFISH ARE DECLINING IN NUMBER
AND SIZE.

BUT FISHING HAS SUSTAINED PEOPLE
HERE FOR LONGER THAN ANYONE CAN

REMEMBER.

AROUND 8,000 YEARS AGO BAND OF
NATIVE AMERICANS FIRST ARRIVED

IN THE PANTANAL.

THEY FOUND A PLENTIFUL HUNTING
GROUND.

TODAY, FEW NATIVE COMMUNITIES
REMAIN; MOST WIPED OUT BY THE

DISEASES AND WEAPONS OF EUROPEAN
CONQUISTADORS.

BUT THE FRINGES OF THE PANTANAL
ARE THE LAST STRONGHOLD OF THE

BORORO.

ONLY AROUND 1,000 ARE LEFT.

THE BORORO MAY HAVE EMBRACED
MODERN CLOTHING, BUT THEY STILL

HOLD ON TO THEIR MOST IMPORTANT
TRADITIONS.

THIS ELDER OF THE VILLAGE LEADS
THE FISHING TEAM.

IT'S A 2-DAY PROCESS AND STARTS
WITH HARVESTING PALM FRONDS.

GETTING THE RIGHT LENGTH AND
STRENGTH IS CRUCIAL.

THE BORORO METHOD IS A
FINELY-TUNED TECHNIQUE.

ONCE THEY'VE GATHERED THE RAW
MATERIALS, THE MEN TAKE IT IN

TURNS TO WEAVE A GIANT SIV.

NEXT, THEY BUILD THE DAM.

THE VILLAGERS HAVE CHOSEN THE
LOCATION CAREFULLY.

THIS TRIBUTARY HASN'T BEEN
FISHED IN MORE THAN A YEAR.

THE ELDERS ARE INTENT ON GETTING
EVERY DETAIL JUST RIGHT.

SONS AND GRANDSONS LOOK ON,
SOAKING UP THE TRADITIONS OF

THEIR FOREFATHERS.

SKILLS LIKE THESE ARE WHAT MAKE
THEM A BORORO.

COMING UP, THESE INSECTS MIGHT
WANT YOU TO THINK TWICE BEFORE

VENTURING AWAY FROM LAND.

PLUS, THESE MASSIVE MAMMALS CAN
NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SMALLEST

STREAMS.

NEXT ON "EARTH ODYSSEY."

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: MOST INSECTS IN THE
AMAZON RIVER ISLANDS HAVE NOT

QUITE ADAPTED TO THEIR AQUATIC
HOME.

SOME ARE FORCED TO VENTURE
ACROSS THE WATER SURFACE IN

SEARCH OF DRY LAND.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: IT'S A CROSSING FRAUGHT
WITH DANGER.

AROWANA LURK BENEATH.

THE FISH PATROL CLOSE TO THE
SURFACE, SCANNING FOR PREY.

NO INSECT IS SAFE.

AS THE FLOODWATERS RISE, MORE
AND MORE GET WASHED INTO REACH.

IT'S A TIME FOR THE AROWANA TO
FATTEN UP BEFORE THE LONG DRY

SEASON RETURNS.

SOME OF THE WATERWAY'S MORE
UNUSUAL CREATURES ARE ALSO

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW FOOD
AVAILABLE.

NEEDLEFISH LIE JUST BENEATH THE
SURFACE.

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DYLAN: THEY HUNT BY SIGHT AND
ARE READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

ANY STRAGGLERS.

UNLUCKY SPIDERS ARE PICKED OFF
WITH EASE.

CARNIVOROUS FISH ARE NOT THE
ONLY UNDERWATER ANIMALS ENJOYING

A GLUT OF FOOD.

ONE OF SOUTH AMERICA'S LARGEST
ANIMALS LURKS IN THESE WATERS.

THE AMAZONIAN MANATEE IS AN
ICONIC SYMBOL.

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DYLAN: HIDING OUT IN THE QUIET
BACKWATERS, THEY GORGE ON THE

FOOD THAT ARRIVES WITH THE
FLOODWATERS.

FOR THE MANATEE, THIS IS A TIME
OF PLENTY.

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DYLAN: AND ALSO, A TIME TO REAR
THEIR YOUNG.

THESE SHY MAMMALS GIVE BIRTH TO
A SINGLE CALF ONCE EVERY 2

YEARS.

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DYLAN: THE MOTHER WILL SPEND
TIME TEACHING THE YOUNGSTER THE

BEST ROUTES THROUGH THE MAZE OF
RIVER CHANNELS.

THE CALF WILL NEED ALL ITS
MOTHER'S KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT

WITH THE DRY SEASON FAST
APPROACHING.

THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON THIS
SPECTACULAR JOURNEY THROUGH THE

GREATEST PLACES ON EARTH.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR
ANOTHER "EARTH ODYSSEY".

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