All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S05E16.1080p.WEB.h264-DiRT_track3_[eng]

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EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL.

THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: HI, EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.

IT'S TIME FOR AN INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".

TODAY, WE'RE OFF ON A SAFARI TO
FIND THE MOST IMPRESSIVE, FAMOUS

AND WONDERFUL WILDLIFE IN THE
AFRICAN SAVANNAH.

IN THE TALL GRASS, THE WORLD'S
FASTEST FELINE

SHOWS OFF THEIR SPEED.

AND LATER, AN EXPERT FISHERMAN
THAT STEERS CLEAR OF THE WATER.

WE'LL ALSO GET A FRONT-ROW SEAT
TO THE SAVANNAH'S

SMALLEST STRONG MAN COMPETITION.

BUT FIRST, WE LOOK AT ONE OF
AFRICA'S MOST RESILIENT AND

ENDURING SURVIVORS.

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

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DYLAN: AFRICA'S LANDSCAPE IS
HOME TO A BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE

ARRAY OF WILDLIFE.

YET AMONG THE MORE THAN 1
MILLION SPECIES NATIVE TO THIS

INCREDIBLE CONTINENT, THERE ARE
THOSE THAT STAND OUT.

AFRICA IS THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
AND RECORD HOLDERS; THE TALLEST,

THE HEAVIEST, THE FASTEST, AND
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT TITLE

OF ALL, THE GREATEST SURVIVOR.

AMONG THE GREAT ANTELOPE FAMILY
THERE ARE MANY FAMOUS FACES.

THE KUDU HAS THE LARGEST HORNS
AND HE CAN JUMP THE HIGHEST.

THE WILDEBEEST HAS THE BEST
ENDURANCE IN RUNNING.

AND THE STEENBOK IS QUICKEST OUT
OF THE STARTING BLOCKS.

BUT THERE IS ONLY REALLY ONE
CRUCIAL CRITERION TO BEING

CROWNED AS THE BEST IN SHOW, THE
SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.

WHATEVER THE CONDITIONS AND IN
SPITE OF THE NUMBER OF

PREDATORS, THE IMPALA IS
UNBEATABLE.

IT ADAPTS TO THE AVAILABLE
VEGETATION.

DEPENDING ON THE SEASON AND THE
PLACE, IT CAN GRAZE ON GRASSES

ON THE GROUND AND LEAVES FROM
ABOVE.

IT CAN LIVE EQUALLY WELL IN
SPARSE FORESTS OR IN OPEN AREAS.

IT'S A VERY RESILIENT ANTELOPE,
BUT IT HAS A LOT OF PREDATORS.

ALL THE BIG CARNIVORES ARE
INTERESTED IN THE ADULTS.

AS FOR THE YOUNG, THEY'RE AN
EASY CATCH FOR LARGE BIRDS OF

PREY AND EVEN FOR BABOONS.

IT'S EVEN SAID THAT THE IMPALA
IS THE

FAST-FOOD OF THE SAVANNAH.

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DYLAN: EVERY DAY A LEOPARD CAN
CAPTURE SEVERAL YOUNG IMPALA

THAT IT STALKS FROM THE TREES.

NO HARM IS DONE TO THE SPECIES
THOUGH.

WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN A
MILLION, THE IMPALA IS THE MOST

PREVALENT ANTELOPE IN AFRICA.

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DYLAN: THE PREY AND THE
PREDATOR HAVE SOME COMMON

TRAITS, HOWEVER.

THE LEOPARD IS ALSO A CHAMPION
OF ADAPTATION.

IT LIVES IN ALMOST ALL THE
HABITATS, AND ITS DIET RANGES

FROM GAZELLE TO MONKEY, TO BIRD,
DEPENDING ON WHAT'S AVAILABLE.

DESPITE ITS QUALITIES, THE
LEOPARD IS NEXT TO LAST IN THE

HIERARCHY OF BIG PREDATORS.

WITH ALMOST 500 POUNDS OF
MUSCLE, MEASURING 4 FEET FROM

SHOULDERS TO RUMP, THE LION IS
THE UNCONTESTED CHAMPION OF THE

LARGE CARNIVORES.

IT CAN OVERCOME A BUFFALO OR A
GIRAFFE THAT WEIGHS 4 TIMES

MORE, BUT IT WILL RARELY RUN
BEHIND A GIRAFFE BECAUSE THE

GIRAFFE IS A STRONGER RUNNER.

THE LION AND THE GIRAFFE HAVE
THE SAME TOP SPEED AT ABOUT 35

MILES PER HOUR.

BUT THE LION CAN ONLY KEEP IT UP
FOR A FEW HUNDRED YARDS.

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DYLAN: AS FOR THE PREY, IT HAS
QUITE A CHOICE; A ZEBRA, A

GAZELLE OR A WARTHOG.

LIONS ARE NOT AT ALL FUSSY.

IT HUNTS WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE,
AND ACCORDING TO A SIMPLE RULE,

GO FOR THE EASIEST;

SPEND THE LEAST ENERGY POSSIBLE.

BUT THE REAL HUNTER MAY NOT BE
WHO YOU THINK.

THE KING OF THE SAVANNAH IS
UNQUESTIONABLY A LAZY KING, AND

LEAVES MOST OF THE HUNTING TO
THE FEMALES.

A LION SLEEPS OR DOZES AROUND 20
HOURS A DAY.

HE IS CERTAINLY THE CHAMPION IN
THE DOZING CATEGORY TOO, AND THE

WHOLE PRIDE IS FOLLOWING HIS
LEAD.

COMING UP, IN THE RACE TO CLAIM
THE TITLE OF FASTEST, ONE

FEROCIOUS FELINE OUTSTRIPS THE
REST.

AND HIGH ABOVE THE WATER'S
SURFACE, A PAIR OF IMPRESSIVE

PREDATORS SHOWING OFF THEIR
FISHING SKILLS.

PLUS, POUND-FOR-POUND THIS
INSECT IS THE WORLD'S

WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPION.

THIS AND MORE WHEN "EARTH
ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: WHEN LOOKING AT THE
ESSENCE OF THE PREDATOR, WHAT

MAKES THEM SO DANGEROUS AND
IMPRESSIVE IS ONE TRAIT - ITS

CAPACITY TO CATCH PREY.

THERE IS HIGH COMPETITION IN THE
SAVANNAH TO SEE WHICH PREDATOR

HOLDS THE BEST HUNTING RECORD.

BUT THERE IS A STANDOUT AND HERE
HE IS - THE CHEETAH.

WHEN HE COMPETES, DEPENDING ON
THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE PLACE,

HE WINS 3 TO 7 TIMES OUT OF 10.

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DYLAN: THE LION WINS 1 TIME OUT
OF 3.

AND IT'S ONLY 1 IN 20 FOR THE
LEOPARD.

PROOF THAT IN THE SAVANNAH SPEED
ISN'T EVERYTHING.

RUNNING WHERE LIFE OR DEATH IS
OFTEN AT STAKE IS ALSO A

QUESTION OF ENDURANCE.

THE HYENA STANDS OUT IN TESTS OF
STAMINA.

IT CAN RUN NEARLY 30 MILES PER
HOUR FOR LONG DISTANCES.

THE HERBIVORES ARE
WELL-REPRESENTED

BY THE WILDEBEEST.

IT'S NOT AS FAST AS A GAZELLE,
LIKE THE IMPALA THAT CAN RUN AT

MORE THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR, BUT
IT HAS GREATER ENDURANCE.

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DYLAN: THE ONE WHO FALLS IS THE
WEAKEST, OR THE ONE WHO GOT OFF

TO A BAD START.

THE STARTING LINE FOR THESE
HIGH-RISK COMPETITIONS IS OFTEN

AT THE WATER'S EDGE, IT'S A VERY
DANGEROUS SPOT FOR PREY.

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DYLAN: THEY TEST THEIR SKILLS
HERE WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING

WHETHER IT'S A SIMPLE TRAINING
SESSION OR REAL COMPETITION.

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DYLAN: INCREDIBLE REFLEXES ARE
VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR PREY, BUT

IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE
HUNTERS.

BIRDS ARE THE MOST REMARKABLE IN
THIS DOMAIN.

THIS STRIPED HERON APPROACHES
ITS PREY WITHOUT EVER TAKING ITS

EYES OFF IT.

FOR THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE TO
WORK, THE BIRD'S BEAK MUST MOVE

FASTER THAN THE FISH CAN REACT.

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DYLAN: HERONS ARE IMPRESSIVE
CHAMPIONS OF

PATIENCE AND STILLNESS.

THE GREY HERON CAN STAY
COMPLETELY STILL FOR MANY

MINUTES, WAITING FOR ITS PREY TO
COME INTO ITS FIELD OF ATTACK.

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DYLAN: THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE
TODAY LUCK WASN'T

ON THE HERON'S SIDE.

WHEN WE RETURN, A FISHING
COMPETITION HAS RUFFLED THE

FEATHERS OF THESE 2 HIGH-FLYING
HUNTERS.

AND WE'LL SEE THE WORLD'S
MIGHTIEST MINI-BEAST WHO LOVES

TO ROCK-AND-ROLL.

ALL COMING UP ON "EARTH ODYSSEY"

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: IN THE WILD, THE WATER'S
EDGE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR

MEETING SPOTS FOR A MAJORITY OF
SPECIES.

THE RIVERBANKS OF THE AFRICAN
SAVANNAH CAN SEE UP TO 100

DIFFERENT TYPES OF REPTILE,
MAMMAL AND BIRDS ALL GATHERING

TOGETHER AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

THIS SEEMINGLY CALM COMMUNITY OF
CRITTERS CAN DISGUISE THE

EVER-PRESENT DANGER OF
PREDATORS, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL

STALKING THE BANKS FOR A
BEACH-SIDE MEAL.

THE RIVER'S WATERS ARE SO FULL
OF MUD AND SO OPAQUE THAT THE

CROCODILE IS ALMOST ENTIRELY
INVISIBLE.

THIS EGYPTIAN GOOSE IS LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING TO EAT NEAR THE

WATER'S EDGE AND IS IN FOR QUITE
A FRIGHT.

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DYLAN: ON A LITTLE ISLAND IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER, THE

GOLIATH HERON DOES A LITTLE
PREENING WHILE WAITING FOR THE

WATER TO CLEAR.

THIS BIRD IS 5 FEET LONG, MAKING
IT THE LARGEST HERON

IN THE WORLD.

ITS LONG, STREAMLINED BEAK
ALLOWS IT TO SPEAR ITS PREY,

WHICH CAN BE UP TO AN ENTIRE
FOOT LONG; AN IMPRESSIVE MEASURE

FOR THIS CHAMPION OF THE HERONS.

IN THE COMPETITION TO CATCH BIG
FISH, THERE ARE 2 HEAVYWEIGHT

CONTESTANTS; THE AFRICAN FISH
EAGLE,

AND THE OSPREY.

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
RIVER NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON THE

SAME TREE SITS 2 OF THESE VERY
PREDATORS WITH THE CATCH.

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DYLAN: ON THE LOWER BRANCH, THE
LARGE BIRD OF PREY WITH BROWN

FEATHERS IS THE SAME SPECIES AS
THE ONE SITTING ON THE UPPER

BRANCH; THEY ARE BOTH FISH
EAGLES.

ON TOP, THE ADULT WITH ITS
CHARACTERISTIC WHITE HEAD.

ON THE BOTTOM, A YOUNG ANIMAL.

IF THE SIZE OF HIS CATCH IS
ANYTHING TO GO BY, HE'S ALREADY

AN EXCELLENT FISHERMAN.

IN THE FISHING DIVISION THERE
ARE AS MANY CHAMPIONS AS THERE

ARE CATEGORIES.

AND AS MANY CATEGORIES AS THERE
ARE FISHING TECHNIQUES.

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DYLAN: THE RIVER HAS CLEARED
AGAIN, AND THAT MAKES THE GREAT

EGRET'S FISHING A LITTLE EASIER.

UNDER THE VERY EYES OF A SMALL
HERON, AN ENORMOUS NILE

CROCODILE APPEARS.

ITS SIZE, ITS POWER, ITS
PREDATORY CAPACITY, ITS STAMINA,

AND ITS LONGEVITY WIN ALL THE
PRIZES IN THE REPTILE CATEGORY.

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DYLAN: AMONG THE MAMMALS, THE
HIPPOPOTAMUS TAKES THE LEAD IN

HOLDING ITS BREATH.

ITS RECORD IS 6 MINUTES.

BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT
REMAINS ONLY

2 MINUTES UNDER WATER.

WHEN THE HIPPOPOTAMUS DIVES
BELOW THE WATER'S SURFACE ITS

HEART GOES FROM 60 TO 20 BEATS A
MINUTE.

ITS SLOWER METABOLISM ALLOWS IT
TO REDUCE FOOD

REQUIREMENTS CONSIDERABLY.

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DYLAN: THE HIPPOPOTAMUS LIVES
ON 3 TIMES LESS FOOD THAN OTHER

ANIMALS OF THE SAME SIZE.

AN IMPRESSIVE FEAT FOR SUCH A
MASSIVE MAMMAL.

COMING UP NEXT, WE MEET A
CREATURE WITH OVERWHELMING

STRENGTH FOR THEIR UNDERWHELMING
SIZE.

THIS AND MORE WHEN "EARTH
ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: TO OBTAIN AND HOLD ONTO
ITS TITLE OF LARGEST TERRESTRIAL

MAMMAL, THE ELEPHANT MUST PUT IN
OVERTIME WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING

THEIR MEALS COUNT.

WITH ITS STAGGERING SIZE, AND
CONSTANT MOVEMENT, AN ELEPHANT

MUST EAT 200 TO 600 POUNDS OF
FRESH FOOD A DAY,

AND THAT'S AN
UNCHALLENGEABLE RECORD.

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DYLAN: AN ADULT ELEPHANT IS
CAPABLE OF UPROOTING A TREE AND

CLEARING AWAY BRANCHES THAT
MIGHT BLOCKS ITS PASSAGE.

THIS BABY ELEPHANT IS ALREADY
AWARE OF ITS STRENGTH, AND HAS

THE FEELING THAT NOTHING CAN
STOP IT.

BUT IT'S AT THE FOOT OF THE
ELEPHANT THAT WE FIND A CHAMPION

OF PURE STRENGTH.

FOR ITS SIZE, THE DUNG BEETLE IS
THE STRONGEST INSECT IN THE

WORLD; CAPABLE OF SHIFTING A
MASS

1141 TIMES ITS OWN WEIGHT.

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DYLAN: THESE BEETLES ARE
ROLLING AS BEST THEY CAN A BALL

MADE UP OF ANIMAL WASTE AND
CLAY.

WHATEVER OBSTACLE IT MAY
ENCOUNTER, THE DUNG BEETLE

ALWAYS MAKES A STRAIGHT LINE
TOWARDS ITS OBJECTIVE, TAKING

THE SHORTEST PATH.

THE DUNG BEETLE'S JOURNEY
CROSSES THE HUNTING GROUND OF A

VERVET MONKEY, WHO IS HARD AT
WORK FEASTING ON WINGED INSECTS.

THIS DINNER PARTY ATTRACTS A
STRIPED CUCKOO,

AND A MONITOR LIZARD AS WELL.

AND WE ARE WATCHING A VERITABLE
COMPETITION BETWEEN A REPTILE, A

BIRD AND A MAMMAL.

THE WINNER IS THE ONE THAT SHOWS
THE MOST SKILL IN CATCHING THE

MOST VICTIMS.

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DYLAN: THERE ARE SO MANY
INSECTS THAT STATISTICALLY THEY

HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF ESCAPING
FROM THEIR GREEDY PREDATORS,

HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT OUT OF
TROUBLE YET.

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DYLAN: THIS TRAP WAS LAID BY
THE TROPICAL TENT-WEB SPIDER, A

SPECIES OF COMMUNAL SPIDER.

WHEN AN INSECT IS CAPTURED, AN
ENTIRE LITTLE TEAM WORKS ON

BRINGING THE VICTIM INTO THE
HEART OF THE NEST.

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DYLAN: THESE SPIDERS THAT ARE
LESS THAN AN INCH LONG, BUILD

GIGANTIC WEBS THAT ARE SEVERAL
SQUARE FEET ACROSS.

A PERFORMANCE THAT ENTITLES
THEM, CONSIDERING THEIR SIZE, TO

BE MEMBERS OF A GREAT TEAM, THE
CHAMPIONS OF THE SAVANNAH.

THE AFRICAN SAVANNAH IS TEEMING
WITH CELEBRITY CREATURES.

SO ICONIC AND LOVED, SO UNIQUE
AND ASTOUNDING.

THEY HAVE DAZZLED HUMANS SINCE
THE DAWN OF HISTORY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON OUR
AFRICAN SAFARI.

I HOPE YOU'LL COME ALONG FOR THE
NEXT ADVENTURE ON

"EARTH ODYSSEY".

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