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NARRATOR: WHEN YOU SEE THIS
SYMBOL, YOU KNOW YOU’RE WATCHING
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TELEVISION THAT IS EDUCATIONAL
AND INFORMATIONAL.
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THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: HI, EVERYONE.
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I'M DYLAN DREYER.
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JOIN US FOR A VEGETARIAN
VACATION TO MEET THE WORLD'S
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MOST ICONIC PLANT-EATERS.
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ARE YOU READY?
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THIS IS "EARTH ODYSSEY".
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TODAY, WE'RE SEEING HOW EARTH'S
HUNGRIEST HERBIVORES
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KEEP UP WITH LIFE IN
THE WILD, LIKE THESE
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HEAVYWEIGHTS REACHING FOR
SOME HIGH-END TREATS AND A
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BULKY BUNCH THAT'S GIVING A
CRASH COURSE IN HOW TO
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GRAZE.
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PLUS, THIS LONG-LEGGED LOCAL
IS ONLY INTERESTED IN
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TOP-SHELF SNACKS.
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BUT FIRST, WE MEET AN ANIMAL
WITH AN INCREDIBLY
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FASHIONABLE FORM OF PEST
CONTROL.
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ALL OF THIS COMING UP ON
"EARTH ODYSSEY".
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[MUSIC]
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IN THE WILD, THERE'S NOT
JUST ONE DIET THAT WORKS
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FOR EVERYONE.
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ANIMALS ARE AS DIVERSE IN
THEIR FOOD HABITS AS WE ARE.
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SOME EAT INSECTS, OTHERS
FRUITS.
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THERE ARE THOSE THAT PREFER
MEAT ONLY, AND OF COURSE,
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OMNIVORES, WHO LIKE IT ALL.
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BUT FOR LAND'S BIGGEST
EATERS, IT'S THE HERBIVORE
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DIET THAT TAKES THE CAKE.
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EARTH'S LARGEST TERRESTRIAL
ANIMAL, THE TALLEST AND MOST
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WIDESPREAD, ALL LIVE A
PLANT-BASED LIFE, MAKING FOR
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AN IMPRESSIVE BUNCH.
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ACROSS EVERY LANDSCAPE ON
EARTH, WE CAN SEE A WIDE
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VARIETY OF VEGETARIAN
ANIMALS FROM THE
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WILDEBEEST...
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...TO THE NYALA.
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HERBIVORES COME IN ALL
SHAPES, SIZES, AND COLORS,
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BUT A COMMON THEME YOU MAY
NOTICE IS DARK COATS.
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THE BROWNS, BLACKS, AND
GRAYS GIVE THEM A SUBTLE
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DISGUISE AMONGST THE SHADE
OF TREES AND BUSHES.
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HOWEVER, THERE'S STILL ONE
CONCERN NO MATTER THE COAT'S
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COLOR...
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...PESTS.
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WHETHER LIGHT OR DARK FUR,
ANIMALS IN THE WILD MUST
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CONSTANTLY CONTEND WITH A
BOMBARDMENT OF BUGS, SO THEY
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ALL HAVE THEIR OWN STRATEGIES
OF HOW TO REPEL THEM.
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SOME LICK.
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SOME SCRATCH.
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SOME HIDE.
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BUT THERE'S ONE ANIMAL WHO
USES STYLE TO KEEP THE BUGS
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AT BAY, ZEBRAS.
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THEIR STRIPED HIDE WORKS
LIKE A NATURAL INSECT
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REPELLANT, CONFUSING FLIES
AND DISRUPTING THEIR ABILITY
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TO LAND EFFECTIVELY.
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BUT AMONG ALL THE STRIPES,
ONE DISCREPANCY STICKS OUT,
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A SMALL BLACK PATCH ON THE
INSIDE OF ITS HIND LEGS.
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IT'S AN AREA OF BARE AND
CALLOUSED SKIN WITH A
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CRUCIAL FUNCTION.
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IT PROTECTS THE LEG.
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THIS PATCH STOPS THE SHARP
EDGES OF THE ZEBRA'S HOOF
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FROM INJURING IT WHEN
RESTING.
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THE PAD CUSHIONS THE EXACT
PLACE WHERE THE HOOF MAKES
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CONTACT.
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A ZEBRA'S COAT IS AS
VERSATILE AS IT IS UNIQUE.
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ELSEWHERE IN THE SAVANNAH,
THERE'S TROUBLE BREWING.
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FOR THIS ELEPHANT, ITS ODD
STANCE AND BEHAVIOR IS
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CAUSED BY SUDDEN DISCOMFORT.
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TO TRY TO EASE THE PAIN, IT
STRETCHES OUT ON ITS SIDE,
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WHICH IS AN UNUSUAL SIGHT
FOR THESE HEFTY HERBIVORES.
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THIS YOUNG ELEPHANT HAS
GOTTEN THE MESSAGE.
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HE CAN SEE THAT HIS MOTHER
IS NOT DOING WELL AND JUMPS
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INTO ACTION.
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THE LOYALTY AND CONNECTION
BETWEEN ELEPHANTS IS ON FULL
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DISPLAY WITH THIS ATTEMPTED
TREATMENT.
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IT'S HARD TO TELL IF THIS IS
SERIOUS OR IF THE MOTHER IS
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IN DANGER.
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LUCKILY, THE ARRIVAL OF THE
HERD'S MATRIARCH WILL GIVE
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US THE ANSWER.
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LIKE A DOCTOR, SHE MAKES HER
DIAGNOSIS QUICKLY,
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UNDERSTANDING THE NOISES HER
FRIEND IS MAKING.
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THE PROBLEM, A BELLYACHE,
AND A BIG ONE.
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THE MATRIARCH ENJOYS A
LITTLE SNACK WHILE HER
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PATIENT RESTS.
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LOOKS LIKE THE COAST IS
CLEAR, AND THE FEMALE IS
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BACK ON HER FEET, MUCH TO
THE PLEASURE OF HER CALF.
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AND THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO
RECOVERY THAN ENJOYING SOME
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COMFORT FOOD.
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WHEN WE COME BACK, THIS
AFRICAN NATIVE HAS TO GUZZLE
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GALLONS TO QUENCH ITS
THIRST.
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AND A HORNED HULK THAT
"NOSE" ALL ABOUT PROTECTION.
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PLUS, NO TREAT IS OUT OF
REACH FOR THIS GRAZING
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GIANT.
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THERE'S MORE "EARTH ODYSSEY"
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
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.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: AFRICAN ELEPHANTS MAY
HAVE THE BIGGEST APPETITE ON
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LAND, AND THEIR THIRST IS
NOT SO EASILY QUENCHED,
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EITHER.
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CONTRARY TO ITS LOOK, THE
TRUNK DOES NOT ACT AS A
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STRAW.
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INSTEAD, IT'S AN EASY WAY TO
COLLECT AND SPRAY WATER INTO
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THE ELEPHANT'S MOUTH.
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A SINGLE TRUNKFUL CAN CARRY
MULTIPLE GALLONS OF WATER.
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THAT'S SOME SERIOUSLY
HEAVYWEIGHT HYDRATION.
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THIRST TAKEN CARE OF, IT'S
BACK TO THEIR FAVORITE
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PASTIME, GRAZING.
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THIS HERD IS HARD AT WORK
GRABBING LEAVES FROM THE
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HIGH BRANCHES IN THIS TREE.
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AS THEY MUNCH, THEIR
POWERFUL EARS ACT AS A
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COOLING SYSTEM FOR THEM.
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AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE
ELEPHANT, THEIR TAIL IS AN
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EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR
SWATTING AWAY ANY UNWANTED
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PESTS OR BIRDS.
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BUT OF COURSE, EVERY
APPENDAGE PALES IN
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COMPARISON TO THE MOST
VERSATILE OF ALL, THE TRUNK.
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INCREDIBLY MOBILE AND
ACCURATE, TRUNKS CAN ACT AS
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A SNORKEL, ARM, AND
FLYSWATTER AT ANY GIVEN
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MOMENT.
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THE DEXTERITY WITH WHICH
THEY CAN GRAB AND PICK OUT
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FOOD WITH THEIR TRUNK IS
UNMATCHED AMONG ITS FELLOW
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ANIMAL CITIZENS OF THE
SAVANNAH, BUT THERE ARE MORE
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HIDDEN ATTRIBUTES OF THE
ELEPHANT'S MAKEUP.
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THEIR SKIN HAS NO SWEAT
GLANDS, MAKING IT
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UNATTRACTIVE TO MANY PESTS,
LIKE TICKS.
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HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN A
GOOD DUST BATH GOES TO WASTE.
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IT CAN HELP DETRACT MITES
AND OTHER TINY INSECTS.
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SO IN THIS CASE, THE
DIRTIER, THE BETTER.
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WHILE ELEPHANTS ARE ONE OF
THE WILD'S MOST WELL-KNOWN
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ANIMALS, THEY OFTEN RAISE
THE MOST QUESTIONS.
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FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY HAVE NO
SWEAT GLANDS, WHAT'S THAT
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LIQUID WE SEE TRICKLING
BETWEEN THE EYE AND THE EAR?
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IT'S FROM THE ELEPHANT'S
TEMPORAL GLAND.
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ON FEMALES, OR THE YOUNG,
IT'S SIMPLY CAUSED BY A
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STATE OF STRESS OR
EXCITEMENT.
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BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE
MATURE MALES, IT MEANS THEY
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ARE IN A PERIOD KNOWN AS
MUSTH.
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MUSTH IS A CONDITION IN MALE
ELEPHANTS THAT SEES A
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MASSIVE INCREASE IN THEIR
REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES...
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...A TIME WHEN OTHER ANIMALS
KNOW THEY MUST BE CAREFUL.
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THEIR TESTOSTERONE LEVELS
CAN REACH MORE THAN 60 TIMES
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THE USUAL AMOUNT, AND
USUALLY, THAT MEANS SOME
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HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR.
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THIS BULL CAN SENSE IT IN
HIS COMPATRIOT AND PREFERS
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TO AVOID CONTACT ALTOGETHER.
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WHEN IN THIS MOOD, AN
ELEPHANT CAN CHASE OFF ALL
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THE MALES IN THE VICINITY TO
BE ALONE WITH THE FEMALES.
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BUT STRANGELY, THIS
PHENOMENON IS NOT ENTIRELY
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LINKED TO REPRODUCTION.
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MALES CAN MATE PERFECTLY
WELL WITHOUT EVER GOING INTO
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THIS MUSTH STATE, SO ITS
TRUE REASON REMAINS A TRUE
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MYSTERY.
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JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
NATURE'S ABILITY TO KEEP US
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GUESSING.
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UP NEXT, THESE BIG BEAUTIES
ARE BULKING UP IN THE
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GRASSLANDS, AND WE'LL MEET
THE LIVING, BREATHING
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SKYSCRAPER OF THE SAVANNAH
WHEN "EARTH ODYSSEY"
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RETURNS.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: WHILE THEY ALL MAY
HAVE A SIMILAR PENCHANT FOR
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PLANTS IN THEIR DIET,
HERBIVORES ARE AN INCREDIBLY
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DIVERSE GROUP OF ANIMALS,
AND FOR MANY, IT'S THEIR
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SHAPE THAT HELPS THEM STAND
OUT.
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FEW ARE MORE RECOGNIZABLE
AND REVERED FOR THEIR BUILD
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THAN THE WHITE RHINOCEROS.
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THEIR IMPRESSIVE HORNS
IMMEDIATELY CATCH THE EYE,
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BUT A STRONG BODY AND
SQUARED LIPS GIVE A POWERFUL
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PROFILE FOR THESE GENTLE
GIANTS OF AFRICA.
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TAKE A LOOK.
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ELEPHANTS AREN'T THE ONLY
HEAVYWEIGHT HERBIVORES
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ROAMING THE WILD.
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THESE WHITE RHINOS ARE AN
IMPRESSIVE ADDITION TO THE
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VEGGIE GROUP.
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THEY TRAVEL IN SMALL GROUPS
CALLED A CRASH, AND YOU'D
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CERTAINLY WANT TO AVOID
CRASHING INTO ANY OF THESE
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WANDERING HULKS.
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HERE ARE THREE FEMALES AND
ONE OF THEIR YOUNG.
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LIKE MOST MOTHERS IN THE
WILD, THEY'RE VERY
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PROTECTIVE OF THEIR YOUNG,
EVEN IF IT MEANS STEPPING IN
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FRONT OF THE ONLY ANIMAL
BIGGER THAN THEM IN THE
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SAVANNAH...
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...THE ELEPHANT.
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THE RHINOS HAVE THEIR HORNS.
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THE ELEPHANT, ITS SIZE, BUT
A BATTLE BETWEEN THEM WOULD
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BE BAD FOR ALL PARTIES
CONCERNED.
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ALTHOUGH RARE, ELEPHANTS
HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO GO AFTER
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RHINOS, SO THIS GROUP IS
TREADING CAREFULLY.
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[ELEPHANT GRUNTING]
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LOOKS LIKE A SMART MOVE.
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LESS CONCERNED WITH A COSTLY
CONFRONTATION, THIS
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WILDEBEEST IS ENJOYING A
NICE MUD BATH.
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ALSO KNOWN AS BRINDLED GNUS,
THESE HERD-BASED HERBIVORES
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USE THE MUD FOR TWO MAIN
REASONS, ONE, TO CALM ITS
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ITCHING, AND TWO, TO CLEAN
ITSELF.
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THESE DIRT RUBDOWNS ARE A
COMMON SIGHT AMONG ANIMALS,
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EVEN AMONG BIRDS.
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THIS TURACO IS DIVING
HEADFIRST INTO THE DUST.
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BUFFALOES ARE ALSO BIG FANS
OF MUD BATHS.
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THEY'RE ONE OF THE ANIMALS
IRRITATED MOST BY PESTS, BUT
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THE MUD CREATES A SHORT OF
SHELL TO PROTECT THEM.
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THAT'S WHY BUFFALOES ARE
NEVER AFRAID TO DO THE DIRTY
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WORK WHEN IT COMES TO
KEEPING CLEAN.
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[BUFFALO GROANING]
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AFTER THE BREAK, FEEDING FOR
THIS
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HIGH-CLASS HERBIVORE IS A
TALL ORDER.
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WE'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE
RIGHT HERE ON "EARTH
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ODYSSEY".
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.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: EACH FAMILY OF
ANIMALS IS TIED TOGETHER BY
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COMMON TRAITS THAT MAKE THEM
UNIQUE, SETTING THEM APART
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FROM OTHER ANIMALS.
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LET'S USE THE GREAT FAMILY
OF BOVIDAE AS AN EXAMPLE.
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THERE'S THE BUFFALO AND THE
ANTELOPES, 75 SPECIES IN
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ALL, VARYING IN SHAPE, SIZE,
AND COLOR.
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00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:18,518
BUT WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN
COMMON?
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00:15:19,886 --> 00:15:22,288
TO START, THEY HAVE TWO-TOED
HOOVES.
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00:15:28,661 --> 00:15:32,432
THERE'S HORNS ON ALL THE
MALES, AND EVERY ONE OF THEM
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IS ON THE MENU OF THEIR
CARNIVOROUS CO-INHABITANTS.
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00:15:37,704 --> 00:15:40,407
BUT EVEN WITH THEIR
SIMILARITIES, EACH SPECIES
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00:15:40,507 --> 00:15:43,743
IS ORGANIZED DIFFERENTLY,
CHOOSING EITHER TO LIVE IN
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GROUP OR ALONE.
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IT'S ALMOST HALF-AND-HALF.
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00:15:48,281 --> 00:15:51,317
FORTY-THREE SPECIES LIVE IN
COMMUNITIES, WHILE 32 OF
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00:15:51,418 --> 00:15:53,086
THEM KEEP TO THEMSELVES.
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00:15:57,424 --> 00:15:59,592
BUFFALOES CERTAINLY PREFER
THE FORMER.
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00:15:59,693 --> 00:16:02,228
FOR THEM, LIVING IN GROUPS
IS A KEY TO THEIR SURVIVAL
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00:16:02,328 --> 00:16:03,430
STRATEGY.
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00:16:03,530 --> 00:16:06,032
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO
KEEP OUT OF SIGHT,
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00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:08,068
ESPECIALLY AS THEY HAVE TO
KEEP MOVING DUE TO THEIR
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00:16:08,168 --> 00:16:09,436
MASSIVE APPETITE.
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00:16:11,338 --> 00:16:14,040
AT ANY MOMENT, THEY COULD
COME UPON A PREDATOR ON THE
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00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:14,774
PROWL.
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00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:17,777
SO HOW DO THEY PREPARE FOR
THIS?
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00:16:21,881 --> 00:16:25,085
THEY LIVE IN GROUPS, WHICH
TURNS OUT TO BE AN EFFECTIVE
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00:16:25,185 --> 00:16:26,052
STRATEGY.
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00:16:36,096 --> 00:16:39,199
THEIR NUMBER AND THEIR MASS
CAN BE A STRONG DETERRENT
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00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:42,902
FOR ANY PREDATOR, ESPECIALLY
IN THIS HERD, WHERE EVERY
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00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:45,205
ANIMAL IS KEEPING WATCH FOR
EACH OTHER.
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00:16:46,740 --> 00:16:49,809
IN A HERD OF SEVERAL HUNDRED
MEMBERS LIKE THIS ONE, THE
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00:16:49,909 --> 00:16:53,313
RISK OF BEING A PREDATOR'S
NEXT VICTIM IS DEFINITELY
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00:16:53,413 --> 00:16:54,247
LESS OF A WORRY.
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00:16:57,384 --> 00:17:00,253
WHILE THE BUFFALO MAKE UP A
STABLE AND TIGHT-KNIT GROUP,
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00:17:00,353 --> 00:17:04,057
GIRAFFES ARE A DIFFERENT
STORY ENTIRELY.
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00:17:04,157 --> 00:17:07,027
IN GENERAL, THEY ARE
PHYSICALLY AND SOCIALLY
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00:17:07,093 --> 00:17:08,361
APART FROM ONE ANOTHER.
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00:17:12,032 --> 00:17:15,802
YET THEY ARE A GREGARIOUS
ANIMAL THAT ENJOYS THE
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00:17:15,902 --> 00:17:18,371
COMPANY OF OTHERS, BUT
GIRAFFES NEVER STAY WITH THE
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00:17:18,471 --> 00:17:21,107
SAME INDIVIDUALS FOR LONG.
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00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:24,678
GROUPS FORM AND BREAKUP WITH
NO LOVE LOST.
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00:17:26,846 --> 00:17:30,216
THEY'RE INFORMAL, OPEN TO
ALL, AND THERE'S NOT ANY
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00:17:30,316 --> 00:17:31,418
SINGLE LEADER.
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00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:42,529
AS FOR THE INDIVIDUALS
THEMSELVES, THEY HAVE A FEW
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00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:45,665
SURPRISES HIDDEN UP THEIR
VERY LONG SLEEVES.
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00:17:47,534 --> 00:17:51,371
FOR EXAMPLE, GIRAFFES ARE
WHAT'S CALLED RUMINANT,
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00:17:51,471 --> 00:17:54,407
MEANING THEY CAN GET
NUTRIENTS BY FERMENTING FOOD
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00:17:54,507 --> 00:17:55,809
IN THEIR STOMACHS...
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00:18:09,456 --> 00:18:12,025
...OR HOW ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THEY HAVE CLOVEN HOOVES
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00:18:12,058 --> 00:18:13,693
LIKE GAZELLES OR GOATS?
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00:18:15,195 --> 00:18:18,598
ANOTHER INTERESTING FACT IS
THAT THE MALE'S COAT DARKENS
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00:18:18,698 --> 00:18:20,667
WITH AGE, WHILE THE FEMALE'S
DON'T.
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00:18:21,868 --> 00:18:24,738
HOWEVER, WHAT TRULY SETS
GIRAFFES APART IS THEIR
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00:18:24,838 --> 00:18:26,940
IMPRESSIVE REACH.
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00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,410
SOME AS TALL AS 18 FEET,
THEY'RE MASTERS OF PICKING
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00:18:30,510 --> 00:18:32,846
THEIR FOOD FROM THE TOP
SHELF.
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00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:35,815
ADDING SOME EXTRA REACH
THEIR NEARLY TWO-FOOT-LONG
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00:18:35,915 --> 00:18:39,886
TONGUES, THESE GRAZERS CAN
FEED WHERE NO ONE ELSE CAN.
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00:18:43,523 --> 00:18:45,392
GORGEOUS, BUT A BIG GAWKY.
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00:18:45,492 --> 00:18:48,161
ODD, BUT UNDOUBTEDLY
AWE-INSPIRING.
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00:18:49,229 --> 00:18:52,198
THE GIRAFFE IS AN ANIMAL
THAT TOWERS OVER THE AFRICAN
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00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:55,835
LANDSCAPE AS A TRULY
HIGH-CLASS HERBIVORE.
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00:18:57,804 --> 00:19:01,675
THERE ARE CONSTANT DANGERS FOR
OUR PLANET'S WILD VEGETARIANS.
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00:19:01,775 --> 00:19:05,111
FROM PREDATORS TO LIMITED
RESOURCES, HERBIVORES NEED
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00:19:05,211 --> 00:19:08,281
TO KNOW HOW TO COMBAT ANY
CHALLENGES THROWN AT THEM,
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00:19:08,381 --> 00:19:11,151
BUT THEIR VERSATILITY AND
UNIQUE BRAND OF SURVIVAL
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00:19:11,251 --> 00:19:13,887
HAVE CREATED A MAJESTIC
GROUP OF CREATURES THAT ARE
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00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:17,157
STUNNING IN LOOK AS WELL AS
BEHAVIOR.
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WE'RE SO GLAD YOU COULD COME
ALONG TODAY AND HOPE YOU'LL
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JOIN US NEXT TIME ON "EARTH
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