All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S06E13.1080p.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: WELCOME EVERYONE.

I'M DYLAN DREYER AND WE'RE GOING
GREEN TO SEE THE ANIMALS WHO

LOVE LIFE IN THE FORESTS,
GRASSES AND JUNGLES.

THIS IS "EARTH ODYSSEY."

TODAY, IT'S OFF TO THE FORESTS
AND WOODLANDS SO WE CAN FIND

SOME OF THE COOLEST CREATURES
THAT MAKE THEIR HOME AMONG THE

TREES.

LIKE THIS TINY TREE-HUGGER
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT JUMPY.

THESE CANOPY CRUISERS ARE TRYING
TO RELAX 60 FEET OFF THE GROUND.

AND LATER, WE'LL MEET A FISHING
EXPERT THAT DOESN'T MIND GETTING

ITS FEET WET.

BUT FIRST, WE'RE SLOWING THINGS
DOWN TO CATCH UP WITH THIS

SLUGGISH SPECIMEN ON THE FOREST
FLOOR.

THERE'S A LOT MORE TO DISCOVER
RIGHT HERE ON "EARTH ODYSSEY."

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DYLAN: THERE ARE FEW MORE
MAGICAL AND LUSH LANDSCAPES THAN

THOSE OF EARTH'S FORESTS.

FROM TROPICAL JUNGLES TO ALPINE
WOODLANDS, OUR FORESTS BRING

WITH THEM AN ABUNDANCE OF
RESOURCES, COLOR AND

BIODIVERSITY.

ANIMALS HERE HAVE LEARNED TO
THRIVE AT EVERY LEVEL WHETHER IN

THE CANOPY OR ON THE FOREST
FLOOR.

THESE WOODED PLAYGROUNDS CREATE
A BEAUTIFUL TAPESTRY OF UNIQUE

HABITATS WHERE LIFE CAN
FLOURISH.

IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LIES AN
ISLAND OF MAJESTIC NATURAL

BEAUTY.

VANCOUVER ISLAND.

THIS LUSH LOCALE IS SEPARATED
FROM THE MAINLAND ONLY BY NARROW

STRAITS.

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DYLAN: WITH NUMEROUS RIVERS ON A
RUGGED TERRAIN, IT'S COVERED BY

DENSE AND SOMETIMES EVEN
IMPENETRABLE FORESTS.

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DYLAN: 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.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THIS IS THE HOME OF
CANADA'S LARGEST LAND MOLLUSK;

MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE
BANANA SLUG.

ABLE TO GROW UP TO 10 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.

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DYLAN: 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 - MUCUS, OR

SLIME.

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DYLAN: 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.

UP NEXT, WE'LL MEET AN EXPERT IN
AMPHIBIAN CAMOUFLAGE.

AND THIS TREETOP TROOP IS
SPENDING THE NIGHT ON A BED OF

BRANCHES.

PLUS, THERE'S A FEAST OF FISH IN
THIS FOREST FOR ALL TO ENJOY.

THIS AND MORE WHEN "EARTH
ODYSSEY" RETURNS.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST
REMARKABLE GRASSLANDS RESIDES IN

THE HEART OF AFRICA - THE
SAVANNA.

AT SUNRISE, THIS WILD KINGDOM
BEGINS TO STIR.

THE WET SEASON HAS ARRIVED AND
BRINGS WITH IT A TON OF BOUNTY

AND REVIVAL IN THE WILD.

ONE OF THE MOST TELLING SIGNS
ARE THESE LUSH ACACIAS GROWING

AND GLOWING IN FULL FORCE.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: AROUND THE SAVANNA, THERE
ARE MANY LITTLE CLUES THAT

SUGGEST THIS SEASON IS INDEED A
SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

DYLAN: HANGING FROM PARASITIC
CREEPERS TANGLED UP IN THE

FOLIAGE, THESE FRUITS ARE NOT
MERELY FOR DECORATION.

[MUSIC AND FOREST SOUNDS]

DYLAN: EVERYWHERE ARE SIGNS THAT
THE WET SEASON HAS BROUGHT LUSH

BLOOMS.

THESE ARE THE FLOWERS OF A
MIMOSA.

THE MIMOSA CINEREA.

THEY FLOWER AT PRECISELY THIS
TIME OF YEAR.

AND THEY MAKE SUCH A GOOD
DISPLAY THAT THE SHRUB IS

SOMETIMES CALLED THE KALAHARI
CHRISTMAS TREE.

BUT THERE'S ONE THING MORE
NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PICTURE

AND CREATE THE ILLUSION.

IT ONLY LASTS A FEW DAYS AND
ALWAYS AT THIS EXACT TIME OF THE

YEAR.

HERE AND THERE AS YOU APPROACH
THE AREA WHERE THE TERRAPIN

LIVES.

YOU CAN SEE A FEW PATCHES OF
WHAT SURPRISINGLY LOOKS LIKE

SNOW.

IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY AT THIS
ODD, FOAM-LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT IS

ATTACHED TO THE TRUNKS, THE
GRASSES AND THE BRANCHES, YOU'LL

NOTICE THAT IN EVERY CASE, IT IS
ABOVE WATER.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

DYLAN: WE OWE THESE UNUSUAL
PATCHES TO AN ANIMAL WHICH, LIKE

THE PYTHON, CAN DISAPPEAR INTO
THE BACKGROUND AND WHICH IS ALSO

A COLD-BLOODED ANIMAL.

THIS IS THE GRAY TREEFROG.

IN NORMAL TIMES, IT'S HARD TO
SEE AGAINST THE BRANCHES.

IN THE PERIOD OF REPRODUCTION,
IT SHOWS ITSELF SPECTACULARLY.

THANKS TO THESE ADHESIVE DISCS,
THE TREEFROG HANGS ON VERY

TIGHTLY IN A VERTICAL POSITION.

THE MALES, ALWAYS SMALLER THAN
THE FEMALE, HANG ONTO HER BACK;

OFTEN SEVERAL AT A TIME.

WHAT THEY ARE CREATING IS A
NEST, THOUGH IT MAY LOOK MORE

LIKE THEY ARE WHIPPING EGG
WHITES.

THE MORE THEY BEAT, THE MORE THE
FOAM RISES.

IT WILL HARDEN IN CONTACT WITH
THE AIR AND THE FEMALE WILL LAY

HER EGSS IN IT.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

DYLAN: THE TADPOLES WILL BE BORN
INSIDE THIS FOAM NEST AND THEN

FALL INTO THE WATER BELOW TO
CONTINUE THEIR TRANSFORMATION.

THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE SEVERAL
WEEKS FOR THE TADPOLES TO FULLY

MATURE INTO THEIR TREE-DWELLING
ADULT COUNTERPARTS.

IN THE SAVANNA, THERE IS ONE
ASPECT OF THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT

APPEALS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.

IT'S THE SAME EVERY YEAR AND
YET, EVERY YEAR THE ANIMALS

WELCOME IT WITH THE SAME JOY.

THIS IS IT - LOTS AND LOTS OF
GREEN GRASS.

THE ADULTS LOVE IT AS MUCH AS
THE YOUNG.

FOR THE RED-BILLED BUFFALO
WEAVER, THIS TALL GRASS HIDES

WITHIN IT A MORE APPEALING FEAST
- YUM.

THE VIBRANT GREENS AND BEVY OF
ACTIVITY THAT THE WET SEASON

BRINGS TO THE GRASSLANDS IS A
TRULY REMARKABLE SIGHT TO SEE.

COMING UP, FOR THESE PRIMATES,
NOTHING BEATS A GOOD TREEHOUSE.

AND SALMON SEASON IS THIS
FOREST-DWELLER'S FAVORITE

TIME OF YEAR.

NEXT ON "EARTH ODYSSEY."

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THEY MAY NOT HAVE 4
WALLS AND A ROOF, BUT TREES CAN

CERTAINLY ACT AS A WELCOME HOME
AND REFUGE FOR MANY ANIMALS IN

THE WILD.

THESE ARBOREAL HAVENS CAN
PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM

PREDATORS AS WELL AS THE
ELEMENTS WHILST ALSO BEING A

RICH SOURCE OF FOOD AND
NUTRIENTS.

LIFE AMONG THE TREES MAY NOT BE
FOR EVERYONE.

BUT FOR A CERTAIN GROUP OF
BABOONS, IT'S THE PERFECT

PRIMATE PARADISE.

A FRUIT TREE ALONG THE RIVERBANK
MEANS A CHANCE FOR THIS BABOON

TROOP TO RELAX AND ENJOY A
FEAST.

THIS MOTHER HAS TAKEN HER BABY
RIGHT TO THE TOP WHERE SHE CAN

FEED IN SAFETY.

BEING SO HIGH OFF THE GROUND
DOESN'T PHASE THEM.

THE BABIES HAVE TOTAL CONFIDENCE
IN THEIR MOTHER'S GRIP.

THIS IS A REAL PARADISE FOR
BABOONS.

WITH ENORMOUS HORIZONTAL
BRANCHES THAT ARE WELL-SPACED,

EASY TO CLIMB AND OFTEN FULL OF
FOOD, FEW SPOTS IN THE SAVANNA

ARE BETTER FOR THIS TROOP.

TREES PROVIDE A HAVEN UNLIKE ANY
OTHER FOR THESE MONKEYS, GIVING

THEM SAFETY AND SUSTENANCE.

THOUGH NOT EVERY TREE PROVIDES
THE SAME RESOURCES, THEY ALL

CONNECT AS A SORT OF
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE TROOP.

[MUSIC AND FOREST SOUNDS]

DYLAN: AND THAT MEANS THE AREA
IS ALWAYS HIGHLY SOCIAL.

AS THE SUN BEGINS TO LOWER, THE
TROOP GATHERS TOGETHER ENSURING

EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IS
ACCOUNTED FOR.

SOON, THEY'LL MAKE THEIR WAY TO
THE TREE WHERE THEY'LL SLEEP.

BUT BEFORE HEADING OFF TO BED,
THE LAST HOURS OF DAYLIGHT ARE A

GOOD TIME TO RELAX BY THE RIVER
NEAR THEIR HOME TREE.

IT IS CALM; EACH MEMBER OF THE
TROOP IN THEIR OWN BUBBLE AS THE

DAY'S ENERGY WINDS DOWN.

THOUGH THEY MAY TAKE A LITTLE
TIME FOR THEMSELVES THROUGHOUT

THE DAY, THESE MONKEYS ARE NEVER
FAR FROM THE TROOP.

THEIR SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND BOND
IS AS IMPORTANT AS ANY SHELTER

OR PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTE.

SO, EVEN WHILE THEY'RE ALONE,
THE REST OF THE FAMILY IS NEVER

OUT OF SIGHT.

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DYLAN: FINALLY, A FEMALE GIVES
THE SIGNAL IT'S TIME TO SLEEP.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, AND ALL THE
BABOONS ARE SETTLED INTO THEIR

COMMUNAL TREE.

EACH TRIES TO FIND THE BEST SPOT
TO BED DOWN.

BUT THE TASK ISN'T ALWAYS EASY.

BABOONS USE TREES IN PART FOR
THEIR PROTECTION FROM ANY

PREDATORS OR UNWANTED GUESTS.

SO, THEY HAVE TO FIND A PLACE
THAT'S WELL AND TRULY HARD TO

REACH.

A HIGH AND MORE SECURE POSITION
MEANS THE BRANCHES ARE MORE

SUPPLE AND YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON
TIGHTLY.

THAT GOES DOUBLE FOR THE
YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE TROOP.

WITH MOM SITTING NEAR THE TOP,
HE HAS TO HANG ON TIGHT BECAUSE

HIS MOTHER IS USING BOTH ARMS TO
SNEAK IN A LATE-NIGHT SNACK.

WHEN WE COME BACK, THIS FOREST
RIVER COMES COMPLETE WITH ALL

THE BEAR NECESSITIES.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE "EARTH
ODYSSEY."

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: AWE-INSPIRING.

DIVERSE.

AND EXTRAORDINARY.

THESE WOODED 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.

AT THE EDGE OF THE FOREST, THIS
SPOTTED LAKE IS A CURIOUS

EXAMPLE.

IT'S THE RESULT OF HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF VARIOUS

MINERALS LEFT IN POOLS WHEN THE
HEAT OF SUMMER EVAPORATES THE

LAKE.

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DYLAN: 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 RUNNING THROUGH THE

FORESTS 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.

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DYLAN: 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 CHOOSE 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.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

DYLAN: ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A BIT
OF PRIVACY, THE BLACK BEAR

LEAVES THE RIVER WITH ITS CATCH.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

DYLAN: 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.

THANK YOU FOR COMING ALONG ON
OUR FORAY INTO THE FORESTS AND

WOODLANDS.

THESE LUSH AND UNIQUE LANDSCAPES
PROVIDE A WEALTH OF HABITATS

THAT SUPPORT ALL MANNER OF LIFE.

HUNDREDS OF FEET UP A SEQUOIA OR
UNDER THE FALLEN FOLIAGE, THESE

TREESCAPES BREATHE LIFE INTO THE
ANIMAL KINGDOM AND PROVIDE A

COLLECTION OF WILD WONDERS THAT
YOU NEVER WANT TO MISS.

WE HOPE YOU'LL COME ALONG ON OUR
NEXT ADVENTURE HERE ON "EARTH

ODYSSEY."

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