All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S06E03.1080p.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, EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO

VENTURE INTO THE WILD WILDERNESS
OF NORTH AMERICA.

THIS IS "EARTH ODYSSEY".

TODAY, WE'RE HEADED TO THE LUSH
LANDSCAPES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

TO MEET THE INCREDIBLE CREATURES
OF CANADA...

...LIKE THESE OVERLY
AFFECTIONATE MOUNTAINTOP

MAMMALS.

FOR THIS MOLLUSK, LIFE IS LIVED
IN SLOW MOTION.

AND LATER, NOT SURE YOU'D WANT A
BEAR HUG FROM THIS WILD

WANDERER.

BUT FIRST, WE'LL MEET A NORTH
AMERICAN WHO'S AS HUNGRY AS A

BEAR.

THIS AND SO MUCH MORE ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY".

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ONE OF OUR PLANET'S MOST
DRAMATIC COLLECTIONS OF

BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES IS
UNDOUBTEDLY THE CANADIAN

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

ITS BRIGHT FORESTS AND
STAGGERING MOUNTAINS GIVE A

SENSE OF WONDER TO THIS UNTAMED
WILD.

SUCH EXPANSIVE WILDERNESS MEANS
THAT ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS CAN

THRIVE HERE.

ON PEAKS OR IN VALLEYS, WHETHER
FLORA OR FAUNA, IN THIS REGION,

THE BEAUTY OF NATURE IS ON FULL
DISPLAY.

AWE-INSPIRING, DIVERSE,

AND EXTRAORDINARY, THESE
TERRAINS

MAKE UP AN INCREDIBLE REGION
KNOWN AS BRITISH COLUMBIA.

COVERING MORE THAN 360,000
SQUARE MILES, THIS LAND IS AS

UNIQUE AS IT IS UNEXPECTED.

THIS SPOTTED LAKE IS A PERFECT
EXAMPLE.

IT'S THE RESULT OF HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF VARIOUS

MINERALS LEFT IN POOLS WHEN THE
HEAT OF SUMMER EVAPORATES THE

LAKE.

THIS LAKE IS SEEN AS A SACRED
PLACE FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

OF THE REGION WHO REGARD IT AS
HAVING HEALING POWERS, YET NO

MATTER WHAT ONE BELIEVES, THIS
REMARKABLE PLACE HAS AN

UNDENIABLE SENSE OF MAGIC TO IT,
AND THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE NEARBY

HAVE A SIMILAR SENSE OF MAJESTY
ABOUT THEM.

IT'S SALMON SEASON, AND THE
RIVERS ON VANCOUVER ISLAND ARE

FILLED WITH POTENTIAL MEALS.

THIS BUFFET BRINGS OUT A MYRIAD
OF OPPORTUNISTIC PESCATARIANS.

HOWEVER, THERE'S ONE THAT TAKES
PRIDE OF PLACE AMONG THESE

RIVERBANKS...

...THE BLACK BEAR.

THESE BEARS ARE VERY COMMON ON
THE ISLAND.

WHILE THEY SHARE THEIR TERRITORY
WITH OTHER BEARS ON THE

MAINLAND, HERE, THEY ARE MASTERS
OF THEIR DOMAIN...

...WHICH MEANS GRABBING A MEAL
IS USUALLY A PEACEFUL ENDEAVOR.

ALTHOUGH THEY ARE MOSTLY
VEGETARIAN, THIS AMPLE SUPPLY OF

FISH CAN'T BE IGNORED.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T
BE PICKY.

BLACK BEARS WILL CHOSE ONLY THE
GAMIEST FARE.

BUT BLACK BEARS AREN'T THE ONLY
ONES OUT FOR A FREE MEAL.

THIS BALD EAGLE LOOKS ON
GREEDILY, EAGER FOR THEIR OWN

FISHY FEAST.

ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A BIT OF
PRIVACY, THE BLACK BEAR LEAVES

THE RIVER WITH ITS CATCH.

EATING AMONG THE TREES SPREADS
MINERALS FROM THE LEFTOVERS

ALONG THE FOREST FLOOR,
ENRICHING THE SOIL.

HERE, EVERYONE MUST CHIP IN TO
KEEP THEIR HABITAT HEALTHY.

WHEN WE RETURN, THESE RUGGED
RODENTS HAVE A CHEEKYWAY OF

SAYING HELLO.

LATER, WE'LL SEE THE SLIMIEST
WAY TO STRUT YOUR STUFF.

PLUS, THERE'S NOTHING SWEET
ABOUT THESE BEAR CLAWS WHEN

THEY'RE ON THE HUNT, COMING UP
ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".

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

DYLAN: ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC
FEATURES OF CANADA'S EXPANSIVE

DOMAIN IS ITS MOUNTAINS.

THESE NATURAL SKYSCRAPERS FORMED
BY THE MEETING OF TECTONIC

PLATES DOMINATE THE HORIZON IN
THIS PART OF THE CANADIAN

WILDERNESS.

MANY OF THESE PEAKS REACH WELL
OVER 10,000 FEET AND PRESENT

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT LIVING
CONDITIONS FOR BOTH PLANTS AND

ANIMALS.

BUT THERE ARE THOSE THAT HAVE
FOUND A WAY TO THRIVE IN THIS

HIGH-ALTITUDE HOME.

RIGHT ON CUE.

THIS IS A HOARY MARMOT...

...PERFECTLY AT EASE IN THIS
RUGGED, ROCKY ENVIRONMENT.

THEIR SLOW METABOLISM, WHICH
ALLOWS THEM TO CONSERVE ENERGY,

REQUIRES THAT THEY BASK IN THE
SUN EACH MORNING TO PERK UP AND

ACCUMULATE HEAT.

MARMOTS FORM CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY
CLANS AND HAVE A RATHER PECULIAR

WAY OF GREETING EACH OTHER.

THEY SNIFF EACH OTHER'S CHEEKS
IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE EACH

OTHER'S SCENT.

IT'S ODOR ID.

[MARMOT WHISTLING]

AN ALARM.

THE WHISTLING OF A NEIGHBOR IS
HEARD ACROSS THE ROCKS.

[WHISTLING CONTINUES]

WEIGHING ONLY FIVE OUNCES AND
MEASURING LESS THAN EIGHT INCHES

FROM NOSE TO TAIL, THIS IS THE
AMERICAN PIKA, THE SMALLEST

RABBIT IN THE WORLD.

IT'S ONE OF THE RARE MAMMALS
THAT MANAGES TO LIVE AT THIS

ALTITUDE THROUGH EVERY SEASON.

UNLIKE MARMOTS, WHO HIBERNATE IN
THE WINTER, THE PIKA STAYS

ACTIVE ALL YEAR ROUND.

NOW THAT'S MASTER OF THE
MOUNTAIN.

PIKAS LIVE ABOVE THE TREE LINE
AT ABOUT 8,000 FEET IN THE COLD

AND WINDY ALPINE ZONE.

HERE, NOTHING GROWS BUT GRASSES,
WHICH SUITS THIS LITTLE

MOUNTAIN-DWELLER JUST FINE.

WITH A STRICT VEGETARIAN DIET,
THESE ALPINE GRASSLANDS PROVIDE

AN ABUNDANCE OF NOURISHMENT FOR
THE PIKA.

WHILE OTHER ANIMALS REDUCE THEIR
BIOLOGICAL ENERGY LEVELS TO

SURVIVE THE HARSH WINTERS, THE
PIKA CONFRONTS THE COLD HEAD-ON.

ITS SMALL ROUND SHAPE IS IDEAL
FOR CONSERVING BODY HEAT, AND

THOSE FURRY FEET ACT LIKE
SNOWSHOES SO IT CAN MOVE EASILY

ACROSS THE SNOW.

LIFE SEEMS IDYLLIC FOR THIS
MINI-MAMMAL, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS

A CATCH.

FINDING FOOD IN THE WINTER
MONTHS CAN PROVIDE DIFFICULT AS

THE GRASSES ARE HEAVY SNOWFALL,
BUT THIS LITTLE ROCK RABBIT HAS

GOT THE ANSWER.

AT THE END OF SUMMER, THEY START
HAYMAKING.

LOOK AT THEM GO.

QUICK...

...AGILE...

...AND EFFECTIVE...

...ABLE TO GATHER AND STORE FOOD
WITH INCREDIBLE EFFICIENCY.

[PIKA WHISTLING]

EVEN THE MARMOTS LOOKING ON
CAN'T HELP BUT BE IMPRESSED.

DASHING ACROSS THE GRASSLAND,
THE PIKA RARELY TAKES A BREAK

FROM ITS MISSION TO GATHER FOOD.

THE ONLY STOPS IT MAKES ARE TO
QUICKLY SURVEY THE SURROUNDING

AREA FOR ANY PESKY PREDATORS.

ONE CAN EVER BE TOO CAREFUL.

[PIKA WHISTLING]

AFTER GETTING THE ALL CLEAR,
THEY CAN DASH BACK TO A

STOREHOUSE, WHERE THEIR BOUNTY
IS KEPT SAFE.

BUT IN SUCH A HARSH ENVIRONMENT,
THE WORK IS NEVER DONE.

UP NEXT, A FOREST INHABITANT
WHO'S FEELING A BIT SLUGGISH

THIS AFTERNOON.

AND SOME MOUNTAIN CLIMBING HAS
GIVEN THIS BIG BEAR A BIGGER

APPETITE.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE "EARTH
ODYSSEY" RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

DYLAN: OFF OF CANADA'S WESTERN
COAST IS AN ISLAND UNLIKE ANY

OTHER.

VANCOUVER ISLAND IS HOME TO THE
CAPITAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND

ALMOST ONE MILLION PEOPLE, BUT
ALSO HOSTS ONE OF THE RICHEST

AND MOST VIBRANT WILD HABITATS
IN NORTH AMERICA.

ONE OF THE LARGEST ISLANDS ON
EARTH, VANCOUVER ISLAND

STRETCHES ALMOST 300 MILES ALONG
THE PACIFIC OCEAN, FEATURING

THICK FORESTS AND WATERWAYS
TEEMING WITH WILDLIFE.

THIS EXQUISITE POCKET OF THE
WORLD IS A PLACE WHERE BOTH

FLORA AND FAUNA CAN TRULY
FLOURISH.

IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LIES AN
ISLAND OF MAJESTIC NATURAL

BEAUTY...

...VANCOUVER ISLAND.

THIS LUSH LOCAL IS SEPARATED
FROM THE MAINLAND ONLY BY NARROW

STRAITS.

WITH NUMEROUS RIVERS AND A
RUGGED TERRAIN, IT'S COVERED BY

DENSE AND SOMETIMES EVEN
IMPENETRABLE FORESTS.

THE WEST COAST OF THE ISLAND
RECEIVES UP TO 200 DAYS OF RAIN

EVERY YEAR.

THIS WET WEATHER CREATES THE
CONDITIONS FOR A TEMPERATE

RAINFOREST IN ONE OF THE WETTEST
NON-TROPICAL ZONES IN THE WORLD.

YET ONLY A FEW SPECIES OF TREES
CAN SURVIVE THE ENVIRONMENT.

WESTERN HEMLOCK, PACIFIC RED
CEDAR, AND DOUGLAS FIR ARE THE

MOST COMMON AND WIDESPREAD.

IN THE UNDERGROWTH, EVEN THE
SMALLEST SURFACES ARE COVERED BY

MOSSES AND LICHENS.

RECORD LEVELS OF HUMIDITY ALLOW
PLANT LIFE TO FLOURISH IN THIS

AREA.

BUT PLANTS AREN'T THE ONLY
ORGANISMS THAT THRIVE IN THESE

CONDITIONS.

THIS IS THE HOME OF CANADA'S
LARGEST LAND MOLLUSK, MORE

COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE
BANANA SLUG.

ABLE TO GROW UP TO TEN INCHES
LONG, THIS EYE-CATCHING

INVERTEBRATE IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS
A DECOMPOSER.

IT FEEDS ON THE AMPLE AMOUNTS OF
DECAYING MATTER ON THE FOREST

FLOOR, BUT ITS FAVORITE FOOD IS
MUSHROOMS.

FOR FEEDING, BANANA SLUGS ARE
EQUIPPED WITH A RIBBON OF TINY

HARD TEETH CALLED A RADULAR.

IT ALLOWS THEM TO CUT AND SCRAPE
EVEN THE LARGEST PIECES OF FOOD,

SO THEIR EYES ARE RARELY BIGGER
THAN THEIR STOMACHS.

SLUGS ACTUALLY COME FROM A
MARINE ORIGIN, OR FROM THE

OCEAN.

OVER TIME, THEY ADAPTED TO DRY
LAND, DEVELOPING ONE LUNG, A

MUSCULAR FOOT, AND OF COURSE
THEIR CALLING CARD, MUCOUS, OR

SLIME.

THIS FLUID OVER THEIR ENTIRE
BODY ALLOWS THEM TO MOVE WITH

RELATIVE EASE.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY'RE GLIDING
ON AIR AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE

FLOOR, TREES, OR ANY OTHER
OBSTACLE IN THEIR WAY.

CLEARLY, THE TEMPERATE
RAINFORESTS OF VANCOUVER ISLAND

ARE THE PERFECT PLACE TO
FLOURISH FOR THIS SLIPPERY

CUSTOMER.

COMING UP, AN UNBEARABLE ARRIVAL
SCARES AWAY THE NEIGHBORS WHEN

"EARTH ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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

[MARMOT WHISTLING]

DYLAN: A WARNING SIGNAL RINGS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

THIS IS AN ALARM BELL FOR THE
MARMOTS AND PIKAS, AND THE

MESSAGE IS CLEAR, RUN.

AN UNFAMILIAR FACE IS COMING
THIS WAY.

GRIZZLY BEARS ARE COMING FROM
THE COAST TO THE ALPINE ZONES.

CAPABLE OF TRAVELING GREAT
DISTANCES, GRIZZLIES CAN MIGRATE

FROM THE HIGH MOUNTAINS TO THE
LOW VALLEYS WHENEVER THEY NEED.

THIS ONE IS MERELY PASSING
THROUGH THE AREA, BUT THAT

DOESN'T MEAN OTHER CREATURES CAN
BE AT EASE.

THERE AREN'T MANY THINGS OR
ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT ON A

GRIZZLIES MENU.

AS OMNIVORES, THEY EAT PLENTY OF
VEGETATION, FISH, AND MEAT.

FOR NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS BEAR
IS HAPPY TO SEEK OUT ITS MEAL

SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WITH DANGER AVERTED, THE
AMERICAN PIKA GETS STRAIGHT BACK

TO WORK FORAGING.

DESPITE THEIR CUTE AND CUDDLY
APPEARANCE, PIKAS ARE ACTUALLY

ONE OF THE REGION'S TOUGHEST
CHARACTERS.

VERY FEW ANIMALS CAN SURVIVE
LIVING THEIR ENTIRE LIVES IN

ALPINE TERRAIN DUE TO ITS HARSH
CONDITIONS AND EXTREME ALTITUDE,

YET THIS ROCK-RUNNING RABBIT
DOES IT IN STYLE.

THEY WATCH OVER THEIR DOMAIN
WITH FERVENT ATTENTION.

WHILE THEY LIVE IN COLONIES,
THEY DEFEND THEIR TERRITORY

FIERCELY, KNOWING THE DANGERS OF
BEING LEFT WITHOUT SHELTER OR

FOOD STORES WHEN WINTER COMES.

[PIKA WHISTLING]

THESE DRAMATIC LANDSCAPES MAY
PAINT A PICTURE OF BEAUTY, BUT

LIFE HERE CAN BE WROUGHT WITH
CHALLENGES.

[BEARS GROWLING]

EVERY CREATURE BIG AND SMALL
MUST SHOW THEIR RESOURCEFULNESS

AND RESILIENCE TO SURVIVE IN
THIS REMARKABLE NORTH AMERICAN

WILD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON OUR
JOURNEY INTO CANADA'S UNTAMED

WILD TO SEE BOTH THE CREATURES
AND NATURAL FEATURES THIS REGION

HAS TO OFFER.

BEING THE SECOND LARGEST COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD, IT'S EASY TO SEE

HOW SO MANY UNIQUE AND
MAGNIFICENT LIFE FORMS HAVE

FOUND REFUGE HERE.

FROM MOUNTAINS RISING THOUSANDS
OF FEET ABOVE THE GROUND TO

MINI-MAMMALS THAT HAVE BECOME
MASTERS OF THEIR DOMAIN, CANADA

IS CERTAINLY A ONE-OF-A-KIND
WILDERNESS.

WE'LL SEE YOU FOR THE NEXT
EPISODE OF "EARTH ODYSSEY".

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