All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S04E28.1080p.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, EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.

GET READY FOR AN EPIC ADVENTURE.

THIS IS "EARTH ODYSSEY".

TODAY, WE'RE ON A JOURNEY ACROSS
THE WORLD TO FIND THE MOST

ICONIC CREATURES LIVING IN THE
WILD.

LIKE IN THE AFRICAN SAVANNA
WHERE THIS LANKY LOCAL LOOMS

OVER THE WILDLIFE COMMUNITY.

THEN, IN THE HIMALAYAS, WE
FOLLOW THE IMPRESSIVE FOOTSTEPS

OF SOME MAJESTICALLY MASSIVE
MAMMALS.

AND LATER, WE'RE OFF TO THE
FALKLAND ISLANDS, WHERE IT'S

ALWAYS A FORMAL EVENT FOR THESE
TUXEDO CLAD CHARACTERS.

PLUS, HOW THIS FOREST IN ASIA
SEEMS TAILOR MADE FOR THIS

ICONIC INHABITANT, THE RED
PANDA.

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

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DYLAN: EXTRAORDINARY WILD
ANIMALS ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE

WORLD, BUT ONE CONTINENT STANDS
OUT AMONG THE REST: AFRICA.

IT'S HOME TO MORE ICONIC
CREATURES THAN ANY OTHER PLACE

ON EARTH.

A LAND SO LUSH AND DIVERSE THAT
MULTIPLE SPECIES OF THE SAME

ANIMAL CAN THRIVE.

OUR FIRST STOP IS THE VAST
AFRICAN SAVANNA, WHERE ONE

HIGH-PROFILE MAMMAL STANDS HEAD,
NECK, AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE

REST.

WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING FOOD,
LAND LIVING GIANTS HAVE LEARNED

TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR
STATURE.

STANDING UP TO 16 FEET HIGH,
THIS GIRAFFE SEEMS TO HAVE IT

MADE.

WITH FEET THE SIZE OF
DINNERPLATES AND A NECK THAT

STRETCHES TO ALMOST HALF ITS
HEIGHT, BEING HEAD AND SHOULDERS

ABOVE THE REST CERTAINLY HAS ITS
PERKS.

IT MAKES GETTING THE HARDEST TO
REACH LEAVES A BREEZE.

ESPECIALLY WITH AN 18 INCH
TONGUE TO GO THE EXTRA DISTANCE.

JUST AS WELL BECAUSE GIRAFFES
HAVE A SUPERSIZED APPETITE,

CONSUMING UP TO 140 POUNDS A
DAY.

BUT LONG NECKS COME AT A COST.

AS IT STRETCHES UP, THE THICK
MUSCLE WALLS OF ITS SURPRISINGLY

POWERFUL HEART MUST DRIVE BLOOD
UP TO THE BRAIN AT A PHENOMENAL

PRESSURE.

GIRAFFES HAVE THE HIGHEST BLOOD
PRESSURE OF ANY ANIMAL.

WHICH SHOULD CAUSE A PROBLEM
WHEN THEY DROP THEIR HEAD DOWN

TO DRINK.

BUT WHILE OTHER ANIMALS WOULD
FAINT UNDER SUCH PRESSURE,

SPECIALIZED VALVES IN THE
GIRAFFE'S NECK COUNTER THE

POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE EFFECTS OF
GRAVITY.

BLOCKING ALL THIS BLOOD FROM
FLOWING INTO ITS SKULL.

THIS SIMPLE SOLUTION IS NOW USED
IN NASA'S SPACESUITS.

IT MAY BE ONE SMALL STEP IN
EVOLUTION FOR THE GIRAFFE, BUT

IT'S LED TO A GIANT LEAP FOR
MANKIND.

THE GIRAFFE'S LONG NECK AND
UNIQUE ADAPTATIONS ALLOW IT TO

FEED WITH EASE.

BUT MANY OF NATURE'S GIANTS HAVE
TO FIGHT FOR THEIR FOOD.

IT'S SPRING IN TURKEY'S ALPINE
FORESTS.

AND THE REGION'S MIGHTIEST
RESIDENT HAS RECENTLY EMERGED

FROM A LONG HIBERNATION.

AFTER SIX MONTHS WITHOUT FOOD OR
WATER, THE RAIN IS A WELCOME

RELIEF.

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DYLAN: BUT HIS PRIMARY CONCERN
IS FINDING SOMETHING TO EAT.

BROWN BEARS CAN LOSE UP TO 40
PERCENT OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT

DURING HIBERNATION.

WHILE ON THE MOVE, HE RUBS
AGAINST TREES, LEAVING A CLEAR

MESSAGE OF HIS SIZE AND STATUS.

HOPEFULLY WARDING OFF ANY
WOULD-BE INTRUDERS, HE'S ON A

COUNTDOWN TO BREEDING SEASON.

AND IF HE IS TO STAKE A CLAIM TO
ANY FEMALES IN HIS HOME RANGE,

HE NEEDS TO BULK UP.

LARGER MALES HAVE BETTER MATING
SUCCESS.

BUT HE'S NOT THE ONLY HUNGRY ONE
IN THE FOREST.

A RIVAL.

HE'S SMALLER BUT HE'S NOT
BACKING DOWN.

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DYLAN: SIZE MATTERS HERE.

AND IT'S WON HIM THE RIGHT TO
THE AREA.

HE CAN NOW GET BACK TO THE VERY
IMPORTANT JOB OF FINDING FOOD.

SADLY, THE BEST PICKINGS ARE OUT
OF REACH.

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DYLAN: SURPRISINGLY, FOR A
BEAST WEIGHING ALMOST 900

POUNDS, BROWN BEARS ARE
EXCELLENT CLIMBERS.

HIS GIANT CLAWS AND PAWS ALLOW
HIM A SECURE GRIP AND HE FINALLY

GETS A CHANCE TO ENJOY HIS
WINNINGS.

WHILE BROWN BEARS USE THEIR SIZE
TO THEIR ADVANTAGE, THERE ARE

SOME NEGATIVES TO LIFE ON THE
LARGER SIDE.

CARRYING EXTRA WEIGHT REDUCES
BOTH SPEED AND AGILITY.

BUT HE WON'T LET THAT STOP HIM.

COMING UP, WE'LL SEE HOW THESE
MEGA MAMMAL'S VOICES ARE AS BIG

AS THEIR SIZE.

AND SURF'S UP IN THE SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERE FOR THESE COLD

WEATHER WATERBIRDS.

PLUS, WE'LL SPEND SOME TIME IN
THE TREETOPS WITH A RARE RED

RASCAL.

THIS WHEN "EARTH ODYSSEY"
RETURNS.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC
ANIMALS IN THE WORLD LIVES HERE

IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
HIMALAYAS.

WITH THE LARGEST BRAIN OF ANY
LAND ANIMAL EVER TO HAVE LIVED,

THEY HAVE A NOTORIOUSLY LONG
MEMORY AND THE ABILITY TO FEEL

EMOTIONS.

ALTHOUGH EACH OF THESE ASIAN
ELEPHANTS WEIGHS ALMOST FIVE

TONS, THEY ARE GENTLE GIANTS.

THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A SUBTLE AND
INTRICATE LANGUAGE.

ENABLING THEM TO COMMUNICATE
THEIR COMPLEX EMOTIONS.

FROM HIGH-FREQUENCY CALLS TO
SEISMIC RUMBLES, ELEPHANTS USE

DOZENS OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS TO
EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS.

THEIR HUGE BRAINS ARE ALSO MOST
FAMOUS FOR THEIR POWERFUL

MEMORY.

ENABLING THIS HERD TO NAVIGATE
BACK TO THE SAME WATERING HOLES

FOR CENTURIES.

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DYLAN: FOLLOWING THE MONSOON TO
THEIR NORTHERN FEEDING GROUNDS,

THE HERD IS LED BY THE OLDEST
FEMALE.

IT'S HER JOB TO REMEMBER HOW TO
GET THERE.

HAVING BEEN SHOWN THE WAY BY HER
OWN ANCESTORS.

HER EXTRAORDINARY MEMORY NOW
ALLOWS HER TO LEAD THE OTHERS

ALONG THIS ANCIENT MIGRATORY
ROUTE.

THIS MEMORY REQUIRES REMARKABLE
BRAINPOWER.

BUT IT'S THE SOCIAL AND
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE THAT

BINDS THEIR FAMILY GROUPS
TOGETHER.

HERE IN TANZANIA, NOTHING
DEMONSTRATES THEIR APPARENT

INTELLIGENCE MORE THAN THESE
AFRICAN ELEPHANT'S ABILITY TO

MOURN THE DEATH OF ANOTHER
ELEPHANT.

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DYLAN: WHENEVER ELEPHANTS
ENCOUNTER THE BONES OF ANOTHER

ELEPHANT, THE WHOLE GROUP WILL
GATHER, USING THEIR SENSITIVE

TRUNKS TO INVESTIGATE THE
REMAINS.

SOLEMNLY THE WHOLE GROUP APPEARS
TO MOURN THE LOSS, SOMETIMES FOR

HOURS, BEFORE MOVING OFF.

AND IT'S ONLY ELEPHANT BONES AND
TUSKS THAT ELICITS THIS

RESPONSE, WHICH APPEARS TO
DEMONSTRATE THAT ELEPHANTS HAVE

A CONCEPT OF DEATH.

IT WAS THOUGHT ONLY HUMANS AND
APES HAD SUCH EMOTIONAL

INTELLIGENCE, THANKS TO A PART
OF THE BRAIN KNOWN AS SPINDLE

CELLS.

BUT SPINDLE CELLS HAVE NOW BEEN
FOUND IN ELEPHANTS, WHICH HELPS

EXPLAIN THEIR ABILITY TO DISPLAY
EMPATHY.

FEELING SADNESS AT THE DEATH OF
ANOTHER ANIMAL PLACES THE

ELEPHANT AMONG NATURE'S MOST
EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT

CREATURES.

COMING UP, WE HEAD TO THE
FALKLAND ISLANDS TO SPEND TIME

WITH THESE PAMPERED PENGUINS.

PLUS, THE INCREDIBLY SECLUDED
LIFE OF THIS ICONIC MAMMAL.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: ONE OF THE MOST
RECOGNIZABLE AND BEST DRESSED

ANIMALS ON EARTH IS THE PENGUIN.

ALL OF THE 18 DIFFERENT SPECIES
OF PENGUINS ARE FOUND IN THE

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, PREFERRING
HOMES IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES.

BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR HAS AN
OBSESSION WITH CLEANLINESS THAT

SETS IT APART FROM THE REST OF
ITS FLIGHTLESS FAMILY.

WE'RE HEADING TO THE FALKLAND
ISLANDS TO SEE WHAT MAKES THESE

PECULIAR PENGUINS THE KINGS
AND QUEENS OF PRISTINE.

JUST 300 MILES OFF THE COAST OF
SOUTH AMERICA, YOU'LL FIND THE

CHAIN OF FALKLAND ISLANDS, 700
IN TOTAL.

WINDSWEPT AND WILD, THESE
ISLANDS LOOK AS IF NOTHING COULD

SURVIVE AND IT'S TRUE.

THERE ARE NO NATIVE LAND MAMMALS
OR REPTILES, BUT NATURE STILL

FINDS A WAY.

EVERY YEAR, THE ISLANDS TURN
INTO A VACATION DESTINATION FOR

MORE THAN A MILLION OF THESE
PECULIAR-LOOKING ANIMALS.

YOU COULD SAY THEY FLOCK HERE.

THE FALKLANDS ARE A PENGUIN
PARADISE.

OF THE 18 SPECIES OF PENGUINS IN
THE WORLD, NEARLY ONE THIRD

VISIT THE FALKLANDS TO LAY THEIR
EGGS AND RAISE THEIR YOUNG.

THROUGHOUT THE ARCHIPELAGO,
AMONGST THE RUGGED MOUNTAINS AND

CROWDED COASTLINES, EACH OF
THESE SEASONAL VISITORS MUST

COME UP WITH UNIQUE WAYS TO
ENSURE THEIR CHICKS ARE SAFE.

ON SAUNDERS ISLAND, ONE SPECIES
OF PENGUIN HAS TAKEN A PECULIAR

APPROACH TO LIFE ON THE ROCKS.

AFTER SPENDING SEVERAL MONTHS AT
SEA, THESE ROCKHOPPERS MAKE

THEIR WAY ACROSS THE TREACHEROUS
COAST.

THEY'RE ON A MISSION TO REACH
THE COLONY BEYOND THE CLIFFS.

AND RETURN TO THEIR CHICKS WITH
A MUCH-NEEDED MEAL.

BUT THE ROCKHOPPERS ARE TIRED
AND WEATHER-BEATEN.

SO FIRST, THEY MAKE A STOP AT A
PENGUIN PAMPERING SERVICE LIKE

NO OTHER.

A NATURAL SPRING FEEDS INTO THIS
FRESHWATER SHOWER.

WHERE ROCKHOPPERS WASH AWAY SALT
AND DIRT FROM THEIR TIME AT SEA.

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DYLAN: TAKING A SHOWER IS
BEHAVIOR NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, BUT FOR THIS
ISLAND'S PENGUINS, IT'S PART OF

THEIR DAILY ROUTINE.

LINES OFTEN FORM FOR THE HIGHLY
SOUGHT-AFTER SHOWER.

AND AFTER A LONG WAIT, TEMPERS
CAN BEGIN TO FRAY.

ONE ROCKHOPPER HAS EXCEEDED HIS
TIMESLOT.

AND THE NEXT IN LINE IS QUICK TO
MOVE HIM ALONG.

HE'LL THINK TWICE BEFORE HOLDING
UP THE GROUP NEXT TIME HE NEEDS

A WASH.

NOW, REVITALIZED, THE
ROCKHOPPERS CAN CONTINUE THEIR

JOURNEY UP THE SEA CLIFFS AND
FINALLY FEED THEIR CHICKS.

IT'S BEEN A LONG, ARDUOUS
JOURNEY FOR THE PENGUINS BUT YOU

WOULD NEVER KNOW IT WITH SUCH
IMMACULATE COATS.

COMING UP, WE SEEK OUT THE
SECRET LIFE OF THIS TREE-DWELLER

IN THE SECLUDED FORESTS OF
INDIA.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
HIMALAYAS ARE ONE OF THE MOST

REMOTE REGIONS ON EARTH.

SO, IT'S THE PERFECT HOME FOR
ONE THE WORLD'S MOST SECRETIVE

ANIMALS.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THE RED PANDA.

NO BIGGER THAN A DOMESTIC CAT,
THIS MALE LEADS A SOLITARY LIFE.

HE SPENDS THE MAJORITY OF HIS
DAY FEEDING.

BUT LIKE THEIR GIANT BLACK AND
WHITE NAMESAKES, RED PANDAS ARE

UNABLE TO DIGEST THE CELLULOSE
FOUND IN MOST PLANTS.

SO, THEIR DIET IS ALMOST
ENTIRELY MADE UP OF BAMBOO.

THESE FORESTS, WITH THEIR
UNDERSTORIES THICK WITH BAMBOO,

ARE THE ONLY PLACE ON EARTH
WHERE HE CAN SURVIVE.

HOWEVER, HE CAN DIGEST JUST 24
PERCENT OF WHAT HE CONSUMES.

SO, HE MUST SPEND UP TO 13 HOURS
A DAY EATING, TO ENSURE HE GETS

ENOUGH NUTRIENTS.

ONCE HE'S HAD HIS FILL, IT'S
BACK TO THE CANOPY FOR SOME

IMPORTANT PAMPERING.

WITH FUR COVERING HIS ENTIRE
BODY, THIS CAT-LIKE CLEANING IS

ONE ACTIVITY THAT CANNOT BE
RUSHED.

WHEN HE'S NOT EATING OR
GROOMING, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING

THAT CAN ENTICE HIM DOWN FROM
HIS PERCH.

THE PROMISE OF A POTENTIAL MATE.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: TIME FOR A SPOT OF
SEDUCTION.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: HE LAYS A TRAIL OF
SCENT, HOPING TO ENTICE A

PARTNER.

DYLAN: BUT DESPITE HIS
PERSISTENCE, HIS EFFORTS ARE

FUTILE.

HE'S MISSED HIS CHANCE.

FEMALE RED PANDAS ARE ONLY
FERTILE FOR ONE 24 HOUR WINDOW

PER YEAR.

AND THAT'S USUALLY AT THE
BEGINNING OF SPRING.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: HE'LL JUST HAVE TO HOPE
HIS VISITOR PASSES BY A LITTLE

EARLIER NEXT YEAR.

IN THE MEANTIME, HE'S GOT SOME
IMPORTANT BAMBOO EATING TO CATCH

UP ON.

THANKS FOR JOINING US ON OUR
JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD TO MEET

SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC
CREATURES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

FROM THE AFRICAN SAVANNA TO THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF THE AMERICAS,

THESE WILD WONDERS OF THE WORLD
GIVE EARTH'S CONTINENTS THEIR

UNIQUE CHARACTER.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON
"EARTH ODYSSEY".

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