All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S06E01.1080p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-BTN_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 THERE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.

GET READY TO SEE THE FASTEST,
STRONGEST, AND CRAFTIEST

CARNIVORES AROUND HERE ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY".

TODAY, WE'RE ON A MISSION TO SEE
WHAT SKILLS AND TRAITS IT TAKES

TO MAKE THE PERFECT PREDATORS.

THIS PRIMATE ISN'T PICKY WHEN IT
COMES TO FINDING SOME

HIGH-PROTEIN PREY.

AND THERE'S NO BUGGING THIS
NIMBLE NIBBLER AFTER A GOOD

HUNT.

PLUS, CLASS IS IN SESSION FOR
THESE COLORFUL WILDCAT CUBS.

BUT FIRST, WE'RE VENTURING INTO
THE LION'S DEN TO SEE HOW LIFE

BEGINS FOR JUNGLE ROYALTY.

ALL OF THIS COMING UP ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY".

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ACROSS THE WORLD, WHETHER A
WOLF IN NORTH AMERICA OR A LION

IN THE SAVANNAH, EARTH'S
PREDATORS HAVE A PRETTY DEADLY

REPUTATION, THOUGH IT'S NO
SURPRISE WHY.

THEIR ENTIRE EXISTENCE RELIES ON
THE ABILITY TO HUNT AND PREY ON

OTHER ANIMALS, YET THIS
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS OFTEN MAKES

US FORGET THAT THERE ARE THREATS
AND DANGERS FOR EVEN THE MOST

COLOSSAL OF CARNIVORES.

PROTECTION, SHELTER, AND
DEFENSIVE TACTICS MUST BE PART

OF THEIR REPERTOIRE, BECAUSE IN
THE WILD, EVEN PREDATORS HAVE

PREDATORS.

PREDATORS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND
SIZES, BUT FOR THE LEOPARD, IT'S

COLOR THAT TRULY CATCHES THE
EYE.

THE SPOTTED PATTERN IS A FORM OF
CAMOUFLAGE, HELPING THEM HIDE

AMONGST THE FLORA AS THEY STALK
THEIR PREY.

HOWEVER, EVEN PREDATORS CAN BE
THE ONES WHO ARE HUNTED.

LEOPARD CUBS CAN FALL PREY TO
HYENAS AND EVEN LIONS.

SO BEING ABLE TO BLEND IN IS A
KEY ASPECT TO THEIR SURVIVAL,

BOTH IN HUNTING AND HIDING.

FOR HYENA CUBS, THE DANGER IS A
LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME.

OCCASIONALLY, THE
ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE BETWEEN

SIBLINGS CAN GO TOO FAR.

LUCKILY, MOM IS RIGHT THERE TO
SETTLE THE ARGUMENT.

HOWEVER, AMONG THESE IMPRESSIVE
YOUNG PREDATORS, IT'S THE LION

CUBS THAT HAVE THE TOUGHEST HILL
TO CLIMB.

THE WEAKEST OF THE LITTER HAVE
TROUBLE FINDING FOOD, SO HUNGER

IS ALWAYS A RISK.

OTHERS DON'T GET ALONG WITH THE
PRIDE'S DOMINANT MALE, WHICH

MAKES FOR A TESTY RELATIONSHIP;
HOWEVER, LION CUBS SHOW A GREAT

DEAL OF RESILIENCE, SURVIVING
THROUGH CHANGES IN CLIMATE,

RESOURCES, AND THREATS FROM
FELLOW ANIMALS, AND DOING ALL OF

THIS TOGETHER.

THESE SIX CUBS ARE ALL PART OF
THE SAME LITTER; HOWEVER, MOM

CAN ONLY FEED FOUR AT A TIME, SO
PATIENCE AND ORGANIZATION IS A

LESSON LEARNED EARLY IN THIS
FAMILY.

EACH MUST WAIT THEIR TURN, WHICH
THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD AT.

LION MOTHERS GIVE BIRTH AFTER
AROUND 110 DAYS OF PREGNANCY.

EACH CUB WEIGHS A MINUTE THREE
POUNDS AT BIRTH, BUT WILL GROW

TO MORE THAN 100 TIMES THAT
WEIGHT AS ADULTS.

THESE FRISKY FELINES ENJOY THEIR
YOUTH, USING THEIR LITTERMATES

AS THE PERFECT TRAINING PARTNERS
TO LEARN THE WAYS OF THE WILD.

UNDER THEIR MOTHER'S WATCHFUL
GAZE, THEY'LL LEARN AND DEVELOP,

ABLE TO START JOINING THE HUNT
AT ABOUT A YEAR OLD.

BUT FOR NOW, AT ONLY A FEW
MONTHS OLD, ANY PASSING PREY

FALLS UNDER THE LOOK-DON'T-TOUCH
CATEGORY.

WARTHOGS LIKE THESE ARE A
PARTICULAR FAVORITE OF LIONS, SO

MOM AND DAD MUST TAKE EXTRA
CAUTION WITH THEIR OWN LITTLE

ONES RUNNING AROUND.

LUCKILY, THESE PINT-SIZED PIGS
ARE FAST AND NIMBLE, GIVING THEM

AN EDGE.

WHILE AS ADULTS THEY ARE EXPERT
FORAGERS, BABY WARTHOGS STILL

RELY ON THEIR MOTHER FOR MILK.

MOMS CAN HAVE UP TO EIGHT KIDS
IN A SINGLE LITTER.

TALK ABOUT A FULL-TIME JOB.

BUT IN THIS FORAGING FAMILY,
IT'S ONLY FOUR, THE PERFECT

NUMBER TO MAKE SURE ENOUGH LOVE,
CARE, AND OF COURSE, MILK, GOES

AROUND.

AT FIVE MONTHS, THEY ARE ABLE TO
FEED THEMSELVES ON A DIET OF

MOSTLY GRASSES, ROOTS, BERRIES,
AND OTHER PLANTS.

HOWEVER, THEY'VE ALSO BEEN KNOWN
TO SCAVENGE MEAT WHEN IT'S

AVAILABLE, ALWAYS THE
OPPORTUNISTS.

BUT FOR NOW, SOME NICE SHRUBS
MAKE A DELICIOUS LUNCHTIME

BUFFET.

COMING UP, THESE PREDATOR
PRIMATES LOVE TO MONKEY AROUND.

AND A SQUIRREL-SIZED HUNTER
SHOWS US THEIR SKILLS.

PLUS, SEE IF YOU CAN SPOT WHAT
PUTS THESE COOL CATS IN A LEAGUE

OF THEIR OWN.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY".

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

DYLAN: A NEW MEMBER OF THE
ANIMAL KINGDOM HAS JUST ARRIVED.

JUST A WEEK AGO, THIS MAMA
BABOON GAVE BIRTH TO HER TROOP'S

LATEST ADDITION.

WEIGHING IN AT ONLY A FEW OUNCES
WITH BIG EARS AND A BLACK COAT,

THIS LITTLE ONE HAS NO INTENTION
OF LEAVING MOM JUST YET, AND FOR

GOOD REASON.

FROM THE MOMENT IT WAS BORN,
THIS YOUNG PRIMATE HAS BEEN THE

CENTER OF ATTENTION.

BABOONS LOVE BABIES.

WHO CAN BLAME THEM?

IN THEIR FIRST FEW DAYS, THESE
MINI-MONKEYS CAN'T YET WALK.

THEY STILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH
COORDINATION, TRYING TO GET

COMFORTABLE WITH SUCH LONG
LIMBS.

LUCKILY, MOM HAS HER BABY
COVERED.

SOON ENOUGH, THE BABY WILL BE
STRIDING ALONG STEP-FOR-STEP

WITH THE TROOP, BUT FOR NOW, A
FREE RIDE IS THE PREFERRED

METHOD.

YOUNG BABOONS INSTINCTIVELY KNOW
TO HANG TIGHT TO THEIR MOM'S

COAT TO MAKE FOR A SAFE AND
SECURE RIDE.

THEY USE THEIR HANDS, FEET, AND
EVEN THEIR MOUTHS TO HOLD ON.

TALK ABOUT A FIRM GRIP.

IT'S QUITE THE EFFICIENT SYSTEM.

MOM CAN KEEP AN EYE ON HER BABY,
PROTECT, AND FEED IT WITHOUT

HAVING TO STOP HER OWN HUNT FOR
FOOD.

THIS ARRANGEMENT DOESN'T HAMPER
THE MOTHER'S MOVEMENTS AT ALL.

IN FACT, SHE CAN RUN AT FULL
SPEED WITH HER LITTLE ONE IN

TOW.

NOW, THAT'S AN IMPRESSIVE
CONNECTION.

UNSURPRISINGLY, THESE BABY
BABOONS GO EVERYWHERE WITH THEIR

HERD.

IT'S EARLY TRAINING FOR THE LIFE
THAT LIES AHEAD OF THEM.

HERE'S AN UNEXPECTED LESSON.

A SPIDER'S NEST IS A GREAT
SOURCE OF PROTEIN IF YOU CAN

STOMACH IT.

AT THIS AGE, MILK IS STILL THIS
YOUNG BABOON'S ONLY FOOD, SO

MAKING SURE THEY GET ENOUGH IS
MOM'S TOP PRIORITY.

IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO WEAN
THE YOUNG COMPLETELY, AND OFTEN

TIMES OLDER KIDS WILL WANT TO
JOIN IN ON THE MILK ACTION.

IT CAN BE STIFF COMPETITION.

BABOONS GROW UP IN A COMPLEX
SOCIETY BASED ON A VERY STRICT

HIERARCHY.

AND AT ABOUT THREE MONTHS WHEN
THIS BABY STARTS TO PLAY AND

TUSSLE WITH THE OTHERS, THEY
QUICKLY LEARN THEIR PLACE IN THE

GROUP.

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THE LARGER ONE HERE IS AT LEAST
SIX MONTHS OLD.

THE GIVEAWAY IS ITS LIGHTER
COLORING, WHICH ONLY BEGINS TO

CHANGE AFTER A BABY TURNS THREE
MONTHS OLD.

THEY STILL LOVE TO CATCH RIDES
WITH MOM, BUT THEY'VE CHANGED

TRANSPORTATION TACTICS,
PREFERRING TO RIDE PIGGYBACK

THAN ON THE BELLY.

THIS SHIFT IN POSITION COMES
WITH ITS SHARE OF BENEFITS.

NOW THE BABY CAN SLEEP AFTER A
LONG DAY OF LEARNING AND GROWING

AMONG THIS COMMUNITY OF
INCREDIBLE CREATURES.

WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL MEET
SOME ULTRA-PROTECTIVE PREDATOR

PARENTS.

AND LATER, AN AFRICAN HUNTER WHO
CAN BE AS LAZY AS THEY ARE

LETHAL.

THIS AND MORE WHEN "EARTH
ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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

DYLAN: WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
EARTH'S MOST PROFICIENT

PREDATORS, IT'S EASY TO THINK
BIG, BIG TEETH, BIG CLAWS, BIG

APPETITES, BUT NOT EVERY HUNTER
RELIES ON SUPERIOR SIZE.

THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF SMALL
CREATURES WITH TALENTS AND

TRICKS THAT MAKE THEM JUST AS
DANGEROUS AS ANY HULKING BEAST.

IN FACT, FOR SOME, BEING SMALL
IS ONE OF THEIR BEST ATTRIBUTES,

ABLE TO NIMBLY STALK AND POUNCE,
REACHING PLACES NO LARGER

HUNTERS CAN GO.

THESE PINT-SIZED PREDATORS PROVE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE BIGGEST

TO BE THE BEST.

HIDING AMONGST THE VEGETATION,
THESE DWARF MONGOOSES ARE ON

HIGH-ALERT.

BUT IT'S NOT THE WARTHOG THAT
HAS THEM SPOOKED.

IT'S THEIR CARGO.

EVEN FOR SKILLED HUNTERS LIKE
THESE, WHEN THEIR BABIES ARE

TRAVELING ALONGSIDE THEM, EVERY
MOVE MUST BE MADE WITH CAUTION.

AT ONLY EIGHT INCHES LONG,
WEIGHING IN AT AROUND 14 OUNCES,

THE DWARF MONGOOSE IS A
SURPRISING ADDITION TO EARTH'S

ELITE HUNTERS.

THEIR YOUNG ARE THE SPITTING
IMAGE OF THEM, MERELY A MINI

VERSION.

PARENTING FOR THESE UNIQUE
MAMMALS IS A TEAM JOB.

THE DOMINANT MALE OF THE GROUP
OR ANOTHER FEMALE WILL

CONSISTENTLY HELP OUT AS A
TRUSTWORTHY BABYSITTER.

IT'S A SERIOUS JOB.

NOT ONLY DO THEY KEEP THE BABIES
SAFE, THEY ALSO ACT AS TEACHER,

SHOWING THEM HOW TO HUNT AND
EAT.

THIS MILLIPEDE IS A DELECTABLE
EXAMPLE.

AT JUST FOUR MONTHS OLD, THIS
LITTLE ONE WILL BE ABLE TO HUNT

FOR HIMSELF.

WHILE THE SMALLEST OF AFRICA'S
CARNIVORES MAY GROW UP FAST, THE

SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR AFRICA'S
LARGEST.

LIONS, ON THE OTHER HAND, DO NOT
BECOME INDEPENDENT UNTIL ABOUT

12 TO 18 MONTHS OLD.

FOR MALES, WHEN THEY LEAVE HOME,
THEY OFTEN DO IT WITH A BROTHER.

THIS INCREASES THEIR CHANCES OF
GAINING CONTROL OF A PRIDE ONE

DAY.

BUT THEY'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
THEY'RE IN THEIR PRIME AT TWO TO

THREE YEARS OLD.

FOR NOW, THEY'RE PERFECTLY HAPPY
TO JUST ENJOY EACH OTHER'S

COMPANY.

THAT'S WHAT I CALL BROTHERLY
LOVE.

WHETHER RIVALS OR FAMILY,
FIGHTING IS ALWAYS FOR THE SAME

OLD REASONS.

AND THESE CHEETAHS ARE NO
DIFFERENT.

[CHEETAHS SCREECHING]

WHETHER TO WIN THE AFFECTIONS
OF A MATE OR TO DEFEND

TERRITORY, EVEN IN THE WILD,
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.

UP NEXT, CATCH UP WITH SOME
CURIOUS KITTENS THAT ARE

ANYTHING BUT CUDDLY WHEN "EARTH
ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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

DYLAN: ACROSS THE AFRICAN
CONTINENT, ONE FELINE STANDS OUT

FROM THE REST WITH ITS
UNDENIABLY UNIQUE COAT,

THE LEOPARD.

HOWEVER, WHILE THEY MAY BE THE
MOST COMMON WILD CAT IN AFRICA,

YOU'D BE HARD-PRESSED TO SPOT
THEM.

LEOPARDS PREFER A SOLITARY
LIFESTYLE AND ARE EXPERTS AT

STAYING INCOGNITO.

AND IF THEY HAVE ONE WEAKNESS,
IT'S THIS...

THEIR YOUNG.

ADOLESCENT LEOPARDS ARE
EXTREMELY VULNERABLE.

THEY SPEND THE FIRST FEW WEEKS
OF THEIR LIFE IN A CAREFULLY

CHOSEN HAVEN UNDER CONSTANT
SUPERVISION FROM THEIR MOTHER.

LIONS AND HYENAS POSE A CONSTANT
THREAT, SO AVOIDING ATTENTION IS

CRUCIAL TO THEIR SURVIVAL, EVEN
AS FORMIDABLE PREDATORS

THEMSELVES.

AND WHEN THE TIME COMES TO RUN
AND HIDE, LEOPARDS ARE MASTERS

OF THE DISAPPEARING ACT.

FOR WARTHOGS, ON THE OTHER HAND,
HIDING ISN'T THEIR FORTE, SO

THEY KEEP EXTREMELY MOBILE.

WHEN IT'S TIME TO MOVE OUT,
INSTINCTIVELY, YOUNG WARTHOGS

WILL FOLLOW THEIR MOTHER CLOSELY
IN TIGHT FORMATION.

THIS REGIMENTED GAME OF
FOLLOW-THE-LEADER MAKES SURE NO

PIGLET IS LEFT BEHIND.

SPENDING SO MUCH TIME WITH ONE
ANOTHER, IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT A

TUSSLE BREAKS OUT EVERY NOW AND
THEN.

HOWEVER, THIS PLAYFIGHTING IS AS
IMPORTANT AS ANY OTHER EARLY

EDUCATION TO ENSURE THEY CAN
LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES AS ADULTS.

WE'VE FOUND THE LEOPARD CUBS
AGAIN, AND THEY'RE GETTING AN

EDUCATION OF THEIR OWN.

THEIR MOTHER WATCHES OVER THEM
FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR TO ENSURE

THEY DEVELOP THE TOOLS AND
TRAITS TO SURVIVE.

SHE'LL MAKE SURE THEY CAN HUNT
AND FEED THEMSELVES BEFORE

LEAVING THEM.

ONE REASON THIS SPECIES THRIVES
IS THE WIDE VARIETY OF FOOD THEY

EAT, BUT FOR NOW, THIS CUB STILL
PREFERS ITS MOTHERS MILK.

BUT A PRACTICE HUNT IS NEVER A
BAD IDEA.

SURPRISE!

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE HAD A
HUNT OF THEIR OWN IN MIND.

WHILE MOM EATS, IT'S THE PERFECT
TIME TO PLAY...

...GETTING THEMSELVES READY FOR
A LIFE OF HUNTING, BREEDING, AND

THRIVING ON THEIR OWN IN THE
WILD.

EARTH'S PREDATORS ARE AN
IMPRESSIVE REMINDER OF WHAT IT

TAKES TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD.

THEY MUST DEVELOP THE STRENGTH
AND SKILLS TO CATCH THEIR PREY

IN COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTS,
ADAPT TO CHANGING CLIMATES AND

RESOURCES, AND WORK HARD EVERY
DAY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND

SUCCESS OF THE NEXT GENERATION.

THANK YOU FOR COMING ALONG ON
TODAY'S JOURNEY.

WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US FOR THE
NEXT ONE RIGHT HERE ON "EARTH

ODYSSEY".

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