All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S04E17.1080p.WEB.h264-DiRT_track3_[eng]

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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'LL SOAR ACROSS OUR
PLANET TO FIND THE MOST

INCREDIBLE BIRDS FLYING IN THE
SKY.

WE'LL HEAD TO THE FROZEN TUNDRA
OF SIBERIA WHERE THESE GRAY OWLS

ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT.

AND WE'LL FLOCK TO FAR EAST ASIA
TO HEAR THESE SWANS HAVE A

HONKING GOOD TIME.

PLUS, THESE CRANES WILL TRAVEL
FAR AND HIGH FOR THEIR ANNUAL

MIGRATION.

BUT FIRST, WE HEAD TO TURKEY
WHERE THESE PINK AND PECKISH

BIRDS ARE ON THE PROWL.

ALL OF THIS AND MORE TODAY ON
"EARTH ODYSSEY".

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DYLAN: FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS
BIRDS HAVE BEEN THRIVING ON OUR

PLANET; DIVERSIFYING AND
ADAPTING.

TODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN
10,000 SPECIES ON EARTH AND WE

ARE HEADING INTO THE SKIES TO
FIND SOME OF THE MOST

FASCINATING FEATHERED FLIERS IN
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

AND WHERE BETTER TO BEGIN THAN
THE NATION OF TURKEY.

THIS IS A LAND FULL OF WONDER.

A COUNTRY OF EXTREME CONTRASTS

WHERE EAST MEETS WEST.

SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST
SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES HAVE

FORMED.

DENSE FORESTS.

VAST WETLANDS.

AND RUGGED MOUNTAINS.

SURROUNDED BY COLORFUL SEAS.

THIS STAGGERING ARRAY OF
ENVIRONMENT HAS RESULTED IN A

MELTING POT OF LIFE.

BUT THIS COUNTRY'S FRAGILE
ECOSYSTEMS AND THE WILDLIFE THAT

INHABITS THEM ARE NOW BEING
PUSHED TO THE VERY BRINK.

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DYLAN: CLIMATE CHANGE IS
FORCING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST

ICONIC SPECIES TO FIGHT HARDER
THAN EVER TO SURVIVE.

WELCOME TO THE WILD EDEN OF
TURKEY.

AT THE FOOT OF TURKEY'S
ANTI-TAURUS MOUNTAINS, COMPLEX

WETLANDS AT THE BASE OF THE
MOUNTAIN STRETCH FOR NEARLY 100

SQUARE MILES; RESULTING IN ONE
OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST PRECIOUS

HABITATS.

REED BEDS DOMINATE THE
LANDSCAPE, PROVIDING A HAVEN FOR

A VAST ARRAY OF BIRD LIFE.

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DYLAN: INCLUDING A COLONY OF
TURKEY'S QUIRKIEST CREATURES

THE GREATER FLAMINGO.

THESE COLORFUL CHARACTERS OFTEN
CONGREGATE IN FLOCKS REACHING

THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.

HERE ON THE FLATS OF SULTIN
SASSLEI

AROUND 80 INDIVIDUALS MAKE UP
THIS RELATIVELY SMALL COLONY ALL

YEAR ROUND.

THEY REMAIN HERE THANKS TO THE
ABUNDANCE OF FOOD IN THESE SALTY

WATERS.

IN SEARCH OF A GOOD MEAL, IT'S
EASY TO STEP ON EACH OTHERS'

TOES.

BUT THE REAL COMPETITION IS A
MUCH MORE ELEGANT AFFAIR.

THIS SYNCHRONIZED MARCH HELPS
INDIVIDUALS DETERMINE WHO IS IN

THE BEST SHAPE FOR MATING.

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DYLAN: ONCE A SUITABLE PARTNER
IS FOUND, CHICKS ARE SOON TO

FOLLOW.

FLAMINGOS FEED THEIR YOUNG BY
SECRETING NUTRITIOUS MILK FROM

THEIR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

AND THIS CHICK WILL HAVE PLENTY
OF SUPPORT.

FLAMINGOS LOOK AFTER ONE
ANOTHER'S OFFSPRING.

THIS COMMUNAL PARENTING ENSURES
THE NEXT GENERATION WILL GROW UP

STRONG ENOUGH AND GIVE THEM THE
BEST POSSIBLE CHANCE WHEN IT'S

TIME TO MOVE ON.

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DYLAN: THESE BIRDS AREN'T
TYPICALLY MIGRATORY; PREFERRING

TO STICK CLOSE TO RELIABLE FOOD
AND OF COURSE, WATER SOURCES.

COMING UP, THESE CRANES PROVE
THAT BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK

TOGETHER.

THEN, THESE GEESE MIGRATE
SUCCESSFULLY ON MORE THAN JUST A

WING AND A PRAYER.

PLUS, THIS RARE AND ELUSIVE
SIBERIAN OWL IS ON THE PROWL.

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

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

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DYLAN: THE HIMALAYAS STRETCH
FOR 1,500 MILES ACROSS ASIA.

THE TALLEST PEAK RISES ALMOST 5
MILES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

EVEREST.

EVEREST IS KNOWN IN TIBET AS THE
MOUNTAIN SO HIGH NO BIRD CAN FLY

OVER IT.

BUT ONE REMARKABLE SPECIES HAS
PROVEN OTHERWISE;

THE DEMOISELLE CRANE.

TO ESCAPE ASIA'S BITTER WINTERS,
THE CRANES TAKE ON THE PLANET'S

ULTIMATE MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE.

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DYLAN: THESE DELICATE-LOOKING
BIRDS FIND THE STRENGTH TO

BATTLE FREEZING WINDS AND AIR SO
THIN, THEY ARE LITERALLY STARVED

OF OXYGEN.

FLYING ALONGSIDE THEIR PARENTS
ARE JUVENILES WHOSE FEATHERS

HAVE ONLY RECENTLY APPEARED.

BUT THEIR PARENTS CAN'T PROTECT
THEM FROM MASTERFUL MOUNTAIN

PREDATORS.

THE FLOCKS FLY 2,000 MILES
NONSTOP IN JUST 7 DAYS TO GET

HERE; THE TINY DESERT TOWN OF
KHICHAN.

THE TOWNSPEOPLE ARE HONORED TO
WELCOME THE SURVIVORS AND FEED

THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR 6-MONTH
STAY.

THEIR GENEROSITY IS A MARK OF
THEIR RESPECT FOR THE CRANES AND

IT IS JUSTLY REWARDED.

9,000 CRANES FLOCK TO KHICHAN,
ONE OF THE LARGEST CONGREGATIONS

IN THE WORLD.

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DYLAN: IT'S A SAFE, WARM PLACE
TO WINTER, AND THERE'S ENOUGH

FOOD TO RECOVER FROM THEIR
ARDUOUS TRIP.

THE PEOPLE OF KHICHAN CONSIDER
IT A PRIVILEGE TO HOST THESE

BRAVE TRAVELERS DURING THEIR
INCREDIBLE MIGRATION THROUGH ONE

OF THE WORLD'S MOST ICONIC
LANDSCAPES, THE THAR DESERT.

JUST LIKE ITS AVIAN VISITOR,
TEMPERATURES SOAR HERE, REACHING

MORE THAN 120 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.

LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF RAIN FALLS
EACH YEAR.

IT'S ONE OF THE HARSHEST
ENVIRONMENTS ON THE PLANET, BUT

SOMEHOW LIFE HAS EXISTED HERE
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

BEYOND THE DUNES LIES A TAPESTRY
OF LANDSCAPES; WOODLANDS,

DESERT SCRUB, SALT PANS,

GRASSY PLAINS, DRY FORESTS

AND EVEN CITIES.

THESE HABITATS PROVIDE HOMES FOR
AN INCREDIBLE ARRAY OF ANIMALS.

EXPLORING INDIA'S GREAT DESERT
REVEALS ITS HIDDEN SECRETS AND

THE UNIQUE SPIRITUAL
RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST HERE.

ON THESE DESERT SANDS, THE LIVES
OF MAN AND BEAST ARE SO CLOSELY

CONNECTED THAT THEY OWE THEIR
SURVIVAL TO EACH OTHER.

ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY THE
LOCAL KHICHAN PEOPLE WELCOME THE

VISITING CRANES WITH OPEN ARMS.

COMING UP, FIND OUT HOW THESE
GEESE MAKE THEIR NESTS IN THE

FAR, FAR EAST.

PLUS, WE'LL DISCOVER WHO IS OUT
AND ABOUT IN ONE OF THE PLANET'S

MOST DANGEROUS REGIONS.

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

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DYLAN: MORE THAN 700 SPECIES OF
BIRDS CAN BE FOUND IN JAPAN.

BUT VERY FEW ARE NATIVE TO THE
ISLAND.

MOST BIRDS MIGRATE THERE, USING
IT AS A TEMPORARY HOME FOR THE

WINTER SEASON.

AND WHILE IT MAY NOT BE THEIR
FINAL STOP ON THE JOURNEY, JAPAN

IS A PERFECT PLACE TO NEST AND
REST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE

MAJESTIC BIRD YOU'RE ABOUT TO
MEET.

WELCOME TO THE FAR EAST OF ASIA.

THE FAR EAST INCLUDES SOME
PRISTINE HABITATS, STRETCHING AS

FAR NORTH AS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

NORTH OF JAPAN LIES THE SEA OF
OKHOTSK.

IN WINTER, AIR TEMPERATURES DIP
TO MINUS 9 DEGREES.

AND ICE CLOAKS THE COAST.

WITH THE REGION'S RIVERS
GRADUALLY FREEZING, JUVENILE FAR

EASTERN SALMON HEAD TOWARDS THE
NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH THE SEA OF

OKHOTSK TO ESCAPE THE SEA ICE.

BUT ONE SPECIES HAS FOUND
ANOTHER WAY TO SURVIVE THIS

REGION'S BRUTAL CLIMATE.

WHILE MANY OF JAPAN'S RIVERS AND
LAKES ARE STILL FROZEN, LAKE

KUSSHARO IN EASTERN HOKKAIDO IS
A FAR EASTERN REFUGE.

VOLCANIC WATERS HAVE KEPT PART
OF THIS LAKE ICE-FREE ALL

WINTER.

ATTRACTING THESE DEAFENING
WHOOPER SWANS.

NAMED AFTER THEIR LOUD, HONKING
CALLS, HUNDREDS WILL SPEND THE

WINTER HERE AT THE LAKE IN PAIRS
THAT WILL MATE FOR LIFE.

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DYLAN: THEIR HONKING CALLS ARE
USED AS SIGNALS TO THE REST OF

THE FLOCK; COORDINATING THE
MASSES SO THAT THEY WILL ALL

TAKE OFF TOGETHER.

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DYLAN: BUT WITH SO MANY BIRDS,
ACCESS TO THE WARM WATER IS

LIMITED.

SO, SQUABBLES ARE FREQUENT.

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DYLAN: HE MAY HAVE WON THIS
BATTLE, BUT AS SPRING

APPROACHES, TEMPERATURES ARE
RISING AND IT'S ALMOST TIME TO

MOVE ON.

TRAVELING THOUSANDS OF MILES
BACK TO THEIR BREEDING GROUNDS

IN SIBERIA.

MARKING THE END OF WINTER AT
THIS VERY NORTHERN EDGE OF THE

FAR EAST.

IN ITS FORESTS AND COASTLINE,

ANIMALS HAVE ADAPTED TO THE FAR

EAST'S RICH VARIETY OF HABITATS
AND HARNESSED NEW SKILLS.

IN THESE TROPICAL LANDS SHROUDED
IN MYSTERY, SOME OF NATURE'S

STRANGEST CREATURES CONTINUE TO
THRIVE.

ALL FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL

HERE AT THE VERY EDGE OF
THE EARTH.

COMING UP, HOW DOES THIS SPECIES
SURVIVE IN SIBERIA'S BRUTAL

CLIMATE?

WE'LL TELL YOU OWL YOU'LL NEED
TO KNOW WHEN WE RETURN ON "EARTH

ODYSSEY."

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

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DYLAN: STRETCHING MORE THAN
6,000 MILES FROM EAST TO WEST,

THIS IS THE BIGGEST COUNTRY ON
OUR PLANET.

BUT IT'S ALSO A LAND OF MYSTERY.

WITH SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME
HABITATS ANYWHERE ON EARTH.

WELCOME TO THE WILD EDEN OF
RUSSIA.

ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN
THREE-QUARTERS OF ITS TOTAL LAND

MASS, SIBERIA IS A BRUTAL BUT
FRAGILE WILDERNESS.

THE MAJORITY OF ITS 5 MILLION
SQUARE MILES ARE COVERED IN SOME

OF THE PLANET'S MOST IMPORTANT
FORESTS.

CO2 EMISSIONS ARE THE MAIN CAUSE
OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND

SIBERIA HOLDS MOST OF RUSSIA'S
640 BILLION TREES THAT REMOVE

HALF A BILLION TONS OF CO2 FROM
THE ATMOSPHERE AND HARBORS SOME

OF RUSSIA'S DEADLIEST AND MOST
ELUSIVE PREDATORS.

INCLUDING THE LARGEST SPECIES OF
OWL IN THE WORLD.

FOUND IN FORESTS RIGHT ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, GREAT

GRAY OWLS HAVE EVEN ADAPTED TO
THE PUNISHING WINTERS OF

SIBERIA.

THIS FEMALE NESTS IN THE DENSE
SIBERIAN FOREST.

BUT WHEN SHE NEEDS TO HUNT, SHE
MOVES INTO POSITION ON THE EDGE

OF THE TREE LINE.

THE OWL'S SUPER-POWERED HEARING
CAN DETECT PREY UNDER 2 FEET OF

SNOW.

BUT IN SUMMER, SHE ALSO USES HER
POWERFUL BINOCULAR VISION TO

SCAN THE MEADOW FOR ANY SIGNS OF
LIFE.

A LEMMING VENTURING OUT OF ITS
BURROUGH.

HE'S SEARCHING FOR FRESH GRASS.

INITIALLY, THE CAUTIOUS LEMMING
STAYS CLOSE TO THE COVER OF ITS

BURROUGH.

BUT GROWING IN CONFIDENCE,
GRADUALLY HE VENTURES FARTHER

FROM SAFETY.

MORE THAN 150 FEET AWAY, THE OWL
WAITS FOR THE PERFECT MOMENT.

EVENTUALLY, THE LEMMING WANDERS
TOO FAR AND THE OWL MAKES HER

MOVE.

AFTER CRUSHING THE LEMMING IN
HER TALONS, SHE SIMPLY SWALLOWS

IT WHOLE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY
AS WE TOOK TO THE SKIES TO MEET

SOME AMAZING AVIANS.

THIS CLASS OF ANIMALS HAS
LEARNED HOW TO USE ENTIRE

CONTINENTS AS THEIR HABITAT,
TRAVELING THOUSANDS OF MILES TO

FIND THE PERFECT PLACE TO CALL
HOME.

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

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