All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S05E18.1080p.WEB.h264-DiRT_track3_[eng]

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WATCHING TELEVISION THAT IS
EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL.

THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: HI, EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER, AND IT'S TIME FOR AN

INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY".

TODAY, WE'RE HEADED SOUTH OF THE
EQUATOR TO SEE WHAT SUMMER LOOKS

LIKE IN THE SAVANNAH.

FOR THIS HERON, SUMMER MEANS A
RIVERSIDE BUFFET, AND IT'S

CERTAINLY SINGING SEASON FOR
THIS BEAUTIFUL BEVY OF BIRDS.

LOST IN THE LOW BRUSH, THIS
INFANT GETS A HELPING HAND, OR

HOOF, FROM THE HERD.

BUT FIRST, OUR JOURNEY BEGINS AS
THE DAY IS WINDING DOWN, BUT THE

ANIMAL ENERGY IS ON ITS WAY UP.

THIS AND SO MUCH MORE ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY".

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IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE,
DECEMBER IS A TIME OF COLD

WEATHER, WARM FIRES, AND
HUNKERING DOWN FOR THE WINTER.

BUT FOR THE 32 PERCENT OF
EARTH'S LANDMASS THAT LIES SOUTH

OF THE EQUATOR, SUMMER IS IN
FULL SWING.

WILD FLORA AND FAUNA ARE IN FULL
BLOOM, AND FOR SOME ANIMALS,

IT'S ABOUT BEATING THE HEAT.

THE DAY OFTEN BEGINS WHEN THE
SUN GOES DOWN.

WHEN THE SUN BEGINS TO SET, IT
SEEMS ALL OF THE WILD SHARES AN

EVENING ROUTINE.

ANIMAL FAMILIES HAVE ALL GOT
TOGETHER, AND A WILDLIFE

PROCESSION BEGINS.

BUT THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT ARE
UNITED AND SUPPORTIVE, LIKE THE

ELEPHANTS, WHERE EVERYONE LOOKS
OUT FOR THE SMALLEST

IN THE GROUP...

...AND OTHERS, LIKE THE IMPALAS,
GAZELLES THAT ARE QUITE

INDIFFERENT TO EACH OTHER, ONLY
TRAVELING TOGETHER

OUT OF INSTINCT.

AS NIGHT APPROACHES, THE HYENAS
LEAVE THEIR YOUNG

TO GO OFF HUNTING.

IMPALAS MUST BE DOUBLY ALERT,
ESPECIALLY AS THE VEGETATION IS

DENSE AND CAN EASILY HIDE A
HYENA AMBUSH.

BUT HYENAS AREN'T THE ONLY
THREAT.

THIS IS THE TIME WHEN AN ATTACK
CAN ALSO COME FROM A LEOPARD OR

A LION, SO BEING VIGILANT IS A
MUST.

A NEW DAY HAS BEGUN WITH RAIN
DOMINATING THE SKIES.

IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, DECEMBER
MARKS THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER.

THE DAYS ARE HOT, AND THE AIR IS
SATURATED WITH HUMIDITY.

BUT THIS WATERLOGGED WEATHER
DOESN'T UPSET THE SPIRIT OR

ACTIVITIES OF ANYONE.

IN FACT, IT'S CAUSE FOR A BIT OF
FROLICKING FUN FOR MANY, BUT THE

RAIN CAN STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT
BEGINS.

AND FOR THE IMPALAS WHO STOPPED
THEIR GRAZING IN THE DOWNPOUR,

THEY CAN NOW RESUME THEIR
FEEDING.

NOT FAR AWAY, A LEOPARD IS
KEEPING A CLOSE EYE

ON THE IMPALA.

FOR THE MOMENT, HE HAS NOT YET
MADE THE DECISION TO STRIKE OR

SIMPLY CARRY ON HIS CATNAP.

FOR NOW, FINDING A MORE
COMFORTABLE PLACE TO PERCH IS A

MORE PRESSING MATTER FOR THIS
EYE-CATCHING CAT.

WHEN WE COME BACK, THIS HUNGRY
HUNTER HAS A TASTE FOR DANGER.

AND LATER, WE'LL LISTEN IN ON
THE SAVANNAH'S

BIGGEST SINGING COMPETITION.

PLUS, A YOUNG IMPALA SEPARATED
FROM THE HERD IS HOMEWARD BOUND.

THIS AND MORE WHEN "EARTH
ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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

DYLAN: A FULL NIGHT OF HEAVY
RAINFALL HAS CAUSED THESE

RIVERBANKS TO OVERFLOW.

BUT THIS FLOOD OFFERS A FEAST OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO AFRICA'S

EXPERT FISHERMEN...

...LIKE THIS WOOLLY-NECKED STORK
LOOKING TO FIND A FROG

TO TUCK INTO.

AS FOR THE MARABOU, HE'S ALREADY
FOUND A LARGE ONE.

AFTER HEAVY RAINS, FROGS ARE NOT
REALLY IN A PARTY MOOD.

PREDATORS ARE COMING FROM
EVERYWHERE, AND EVEN THE

HAMERKOP WREAKS HAVOC IN THEIR
RANKS WITH

ITS TASTE FOR TADPOLES.

WORKING ITS WAY DOWN THE
RIVERBANKS, A GREY HERON IS

WAITING TO AMBUSH ITS PREY, AND
IT'S MAKING

CATCH AFTER CATCH.

THEY HAVE HARDLY SWALLOWED ONE
FROG BEFORE TAKING A FEW STEPS

FARTHER ALONG TO CATCH ANOTHER.

THE SAVANNAH UNFURLS ITS
BEAUTIFUL GREEN COAT IN ALL ITS

SPLENDOR AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN
SEE.

FOOD IS PLENTIFUL ON DAYS LIKE
THIS, EVEN IF THE FULL BELLY OF

SOME IS AT THE COST OF ITS PREY.

THESE SWALLOWS, STUFFED WITH THE
BOUNTY OF INSECTS AVAILABLE, ARE

RED-BREASTED SWALLOWS.

THERE ARE ABOUT 100 SPECIES OF
SWALLOWS, BUT THE RED BELLY, AT

ABOUT EIGHT INCHES LONG, ARE
AMONG THE BIGGEST.

WHILE THE BATTLE BETWEEN PREY
AND PREDATOR MAY DOMINATE THE

LANDSCAPE, INSECTS QUIETLY
DECORATE THE TALL GRASSES,

FLOWERS, LEAVES, AND THE
BRANCHES.

THESE TINY BEINGS DEFEND
THEMSELVES AS WELL AS THEY CAN,

SOMETIMES ADOPTING RATHER UNIQUE
STRATEGIES.

THESE CATERPILLARS HAVE SPINES
AND VIVID COLORS TO DISSUADE

THEIR AGGRESSORS.

ANOTHER USES A MASKING
TECHNIQUE, TAKING ON THE RATHER

UNPLEASANT APPEARANCE OF BIRD
DROPPINGS SO AS NOT

TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.

STRANGE, BUT EFFECTIVE, IT WORKS
PERFECTLY ON THIS BURCHELL'S

CUCKOO, WHO GOES OFF TO LOOK
ELSEWHERE.

IN THE IMPALA HERD, THE YOUNG
ARE SLOWLY WAKING UP.

AND LIKE ALL BABIES, THEIR FIRST
THOUGHT ON WAKING IS TO FIND

THEIR MOTHERS FOR A BIT OF
MORNING MILK.

BUT THIS ONE QUICKLY REALIZES
THAT HE ONLY HAS HIS LITTLE

FRIENDS AROUND HIM AND ONE OR
TWO FEMALE CARERS ON GUARD DUTY.

HIS MOTHER IS NO DOUBT JUST A
LITTLE WAYS AWAY, BUT HE DOESN'T

KNOW WHERE.

[IMPALA GRUNTING]

IT'S SURPRISING THAT SHE
APPEARS SO UNCONCERNED WITH SUCH

A SMALL BABY.

IN ANY CASE, SHE'S IN NO HURRY
TO FEED HIM...

...SO HE TRIES HIS LUCK WITH ONE
OF THE OTHER DUTY FEMALES.

BUT IT'S A FRUITLESS ENDEAVOR.

HE'S NOT HER BABY, SO HE CAN'T
SUCKLE.

[IMPALA GRUNTING]

IN THE WILD, SOMETIMES EVEN THE
YOUNGEST HAVE TO LEARN SOME

TOUGH LOVE.

[IMPALA GRUNTING]

COMING UP, A COLORFUL CHOIR OF
CHARACTERS GETS IN TUNE WITH

THEIR SURROUNDINGS.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

AND THIS YOUNG BUCK IS TRYING
OUT SOME INDEPENDENT LIVING.

THIS AND MORE WHEN WE COME BACK
ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".

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

DYLAN: IN PLACES LIKE THE
AFRICAN SAVANNAH, WE OFTEN THINK

OF THE INCREDIBLE BEAUTY WE CAN
SEE; HOWEVER, SOMETIMES IT'S THE

SOUNDS OF THE WILD THAT TRULY
CAPTURE ATTENTION, LIKE THE

ELEPHANT'S TRUMPETING CALL THAT
CAN BE HEARD A MILE AWAY OR THE

LAUGH OF A PACK OF HYENAS THAT
CAN ECLIPSE EVEN A LION'S ROAR.

BUT THE MOST IMPRESSIVE AND
DIVERSE SOUND IN THE SAVANNAH IS

A SONG BEING SUNG BY THOUSANDS
ALL AT ONCE.

THE CONSISTENT MELODY OF THE
SAVANNAH IS A DIVERSE, BUT

SINGULAR TUNE...

...BIRDSONG.

FIRST, A VERY DISTINCTIVE ONE IN
TWO CLEAR BEATS, THE

BLACK-BELLIED BUSTARD.

[BIRD SQUAWKING]

EVEN THIS YOUNG IMPALA IS
IMPRESSED.

[BIRD SQUAWKING]

AND THEN THERE'S THE SONG OF
THE FRANCOLIN, WHICH IS MORE

LIKE A SHOUT THAN A SONG.

[BIRD SQUAWKING]

AS THERE ARE NEARLY 300 SPECIES
OF BIRDS IN THE SAVANNAH AND

THEY OFTEN SING AT THE SAME
TIME, IT GIVES THE IMPRESSION

THAT EVERYONE IS SINGING THEIR
OWN VERSE AS PART OF A

CAPTIVATING CHOIR.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

THE TRUTH IS FAR MORE
STRAIGHTFORWARD.

IT'S MATING SEASON.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

AND ALL THESE BIRDS ARE LOOKING
FOR A PARTNER.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

FOR WOODLAND KINGFISHERS, WHEN
THE PAIR HAVE GOT TOGETHER, IT'S

IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE MALE FROM
THE FEMALE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S EASIER
WITH THE LESSER MASKED WEAVER

WHEN THEY FIND A MATE.

THE MALE IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS
CHARACTERISTIC BLACK MASK.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

FOR THE WEAVERS, THIS TIME OF
YEAR IS ALL ABOUT

PREPARING FOR NEWBORNS.

THE MALES GATHER IN DOZENS, IF
NOT HUNDREDS, IN THE SAME TREE

TO BUILD THEIR NESTS DESPITE THE
RIVALRY BETWEEN THEM.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

BECAUSE WITH THESE BIRDS, THE
FEMALE DOESN'T CHOOSE A PARTNER.

SHE CHOOSES A NEST, AND IT'S THE
BUILDER OF THE BEST NEST WHO

WINS THE FEMALE'S AFFECTION.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

YOU CAN SEE WHY THE MALES
CHOOSE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IT PROVIDES THE BIRDS WITH
PRECIOUS RAW MATERIAL, LONG

STEMS OF GREEN GRASS WHOSE
FLEXIBILITY IS

JUST RIGHT FOR WEAVING.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

THEIR EXPERT TECHNIQUE NEVER
CHANGES AND BEGINS WITH THE

CHOICE OF A BRANCH ALWAYS
POINTING TOWARDS THE GROUND.

THE BIRD CLEARS AWAY THE LEAVES
AND STARTS ON

THE BUILDING OF A COOP,

WHOSE LOWER PART WILL
SERVE AS A PERCH

THROUGHOUT THE WORKS.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

THOSE BIRDS WHO FINISHED
BUILDING PLACE THEMSELVES AT THE

ENTRANCE OF THE NEST AND START
TO BEAT THEIR WINGS FURIOUSLY.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

THIS IS A SIGNAL TO FEMALES
THAT THERE'S A HOME TO VISIT AND

AN AVAILABLE PARTNER.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

DECEMBER IN THE SAVANNAH MEANS
AN ENVIRONMENT FULL OF ANIMALS

WHO ARE WELCOMING IN THE NEWEST
GENERATION.

AND THAT KEEPS THEM BUSY.

BABOON PARENTS ARE BY NATURE
ATTENTIVE AND VIGILANT.

THE YOUNG ARE A LITTLE MORE
CHAOTIC, EXPLORING THEIR NEW

WORLD WITH ENERGETIC CURIOSITY.

THE PUPS OF THIS SPOTTED HYENA
DON'T GO FAR FROM THE BURROW.

THEY CAN PLAY OUTSIDE, BUT ONLY
IF THEIR MOTHER IS THERE.

THE MOTHER IS FAIRLY TOLERANT OF
HER TWO UNRULY CHILDREN, WHO

SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME
ROUGHHOUSING.

THESE TWO ARE BROTHER AND
SISTER.

WHEN THE YOUNG ARE NOT FIGHTING,
THEY'RE TRAINING,

EXERCISING THEIR JAWS.

BY BITING ON WOOD FROM THEIR
VERY FIRST DAYS, THEIR JAWS WILL

DEVELOP PHENOMENAL STRENGTH.

WHEN THEY'RE ADULTS, THEY WILL
BE ABLE TO BREAK ANY BONES.

IT IS THOUGHT THAT THIS IS WHY
THE HYENAS HAVE SUCH A LONG

LACTATION PERIOD, TO GIVE THE
PUPS TIME TO DEVELOP THEIR

NEXT-LEVEL GNAWING.

ONE THING IS CLEAR; THESE YOUNG
ONES DON'T MIND AND WILL

CONTINUE TO SNUGGLE UP AND ENJOY
THEIR MOTHER'S MILK FOR A YEAR

UNTIL THEY'RE READY FOR A MORE
WILD FARE.

COMING UP NEXT, AN INFANT IMPALA
IS ON THE HUNT FOR ITS HERD WHEN

"EARTH ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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

DYLAN: AS THE NEW YEAR
APPROACHES, A CELEBRATORY FEAST

IS ALWAYS WELCOME.

THE MENU MAY NOT LOOK TOO
APPETIZING, BUT THE ATMOSPHERE

IS CERTAINLY LIVELY.

WHILE THE DUNG BEETLES ARE BUSY
AT THE BUFFET, A BLISTER BEETLE

IS QUIETLY DEVOURING FLOWER
PETALS A LITTLE WAYS AWAY.

THIS LARGE, BRIGHTLY COLORED
BEETLE HAS NOTHING TO FEAR FROM

BIRDS OR OTHER POSSIBLE
PREDATORS.

IF ATTACKED, IT RELEASES A
POISON FROM ITS JOINTS WHICH IS

STRONG ENOUGH TO DETER EVEN THE
MOST DETERMINED PREDATOR.

THE RELEASED DOSE IS SO INTENSE,
THAT IT LEAVES ASSAILANTS WITH

NO CHANCE.

IN ANY CASE, THIS GO-AWAY BIRD
IS NOT TEMPTED, STICKING TO A

FRUIT-ONLY DIET.

AS IT HAS TO DRINK FREQUENTLY,
THE GO-AWAY BIRD SPENDS ITS DAYS

BY THE WATER ALONG WITH THE
FISH-EATING BIRDS, AS WELL AS A

FEW THAT PREFER ALTERNATIVE
EATS.

CONTRARY TO ITS NAME, THE
WOODLAND KINGFISHER IS AN

INSECTIVORE, A KINGFISHER THAT
DOESN'T FISH.

IF YOU SEE IT DIVING INTO THE
WATER, IT'S JUST TAKING A QUICK

DIP TO CLEAN ITSELF.

THIS LEOPARD IS KEEPING AN EYE
OUT FOR A POTENTIAL MEAL.

HE THINKS ABOUT COMING DOWN FROM
HIS PERCH, BUT FINALLY DECIDES

TO STAY IN HIS TREE AND RELAX.

AFTER ALL, IT'S DECEMBER, AND
THE HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME FOR A

LITTLE R-AND-R.

IN SEARCH OF ITS MOTHER, THIS
YOUNG IMPALA HAS MOVED AWAY FROM

THE GROUP.

WITH NO MILK ON TAP, IT IS
ALREADY QUITE INTERESTED IN THE

TASTE OF THE LEAVES AND GRASSES
THAT WILL BE THEIR

DIET AS AN ADULT.

BUT FORAGING FOR THEMSELVES
COMES AT FOUR-AND-A-HALF MONTHS.

SO, WITHOUT MILK FROM ITS
MOTHER, THIS LITTLE IMPALA

WON'T SURVIVE.

LUCKILY, THE HERD ISN'T FAR
AWAY, AND AMONG ALL THOSE

FEMALES, THERE IS BOUND TO BE
ITS MOTHER AWAITING ITS RETURN

TO THE GROUP.

TIME TO GO BACK AND JOIN THE
OTHERS.

THE LITTLE IMPALA CAN'T GET
DISCOURAGED, BECAUSE SOMEWHERE

AMONG THE THRONG OF THESE
INCREDIBLE ANIMALS,

ITS MOTHER AWAITS.

BEFORE LONG, THEY ARE REUNITED,
AND THE BABY CAN FEAST ON THE

MILK THAT IT'S BEEN CRAVING.

LIFE IN THE SAVANNAH IS NO EASY
FEAT, BUT WITH THE HELP OF THE

HERD AND MOTHER'S BEST BREW,
THIS LITTLE IMPALA WILL GROW

STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ITS OWN
WAY IN THE WILD.

A LITTLE EXCITEMENT PULSES
THROUGH THE HERD AS THE ALPHA

MALE SPRINTS AROUND, CHASING OFF
A RIVAL.

FOR EVERY YOUNG IMPALA BACHELOR,
THEY'LL HAVE TO GROW A BIT

STRONGER BEFORE THEY CAN
CHALLENGE FOR CONTROL

OF THE HERD.

BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN, LIKE
THE OTHER ANIMALS OF THE

SAVANNAH, THESE IMPALA ARE ALL
PART OF THE INCREDIBLE

COLLECTION OF CREATURES THAT
MAKE THIS REGION ONE OF A KIND.

THANKS FOR JOINING US AS WE
JOURNEYED SOUTH TO SEE THE

ANIMALS WHO THRIVE IN THE SUMMER
SUN.

LIFE BELOW THE EQUATOR MAY SEEM
UPSIDE-DOWN, BUT FOR THESE

INCREDIBLE CREATURES, IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FIND THEIR MATE,

FILL THEIR BELLIES, AND LEARN
THE WAYS OF THE WILD.

I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US FOR THE
NEXT ADVENTURE ON

"EARTH ODYSSEY".

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