All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S06E24.1080p.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.

GET READY FOR ANOTHER
ADVENTURE INTO THE WILD

ON EARTH ODYSSEY.

TODAY, WE'RE HEADED TO AFRICA
TO SEE WHAT LIFE IS LIKE

FOR THE WILD'S MOST
GREGARIOUS ANIMAL GROUPS.

LIKE THIS HEAVYWEIGHT HERD WITH
A STRICT SOCIAL STRUCTURE.

AND A NEW ADDITION TO THE
FAMILY THAT'S ALREADY

EARNED ITS STRIPES.

LATER, WE'LL GO FOR A DIP
WITH THE WILDEST CAST

OF CHARACTERS ON THE
AFRICAN CONTINENT.

BUT FIRST, WE'RE HEADED TO
THE HEART OF THE SAVANNA

WHERE THERE'S ANTELOPES APLENTY.

WE'VE GOT AN ACTION-PACKED
ADVENTURE, SO JOIN US HERE

ON EARTH ODYSSEY.

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DYLAN: FOR WILD ANIMALS, BEING
SOCIAL ISN'T JUST ABOUT

HAVING A GOOD TIME.

IT'S A CRUCIAL SURVIVAL
TACTIC THAT OFFERS A WIDE

RANGE OF BENEFITS
FOR BOTH YOUNG AND

MORE MATURE CREATURES.

MAINTAINING SOCIAL
BONDS MEANS PROTECTION,

SHARING RESOURCES, AND
CELEBRATING COMPANIONSHIP.

BUT EVERY ANIMAL SHOWS THEIR
AFFECTION DIFFERENTLY.

AND FOR SOME, THE BEST
WAY IS TO GET UP CLOSE

AND EXTREMELY PERSONAL.

THE AFRICAN SAVANNA IS A
REGION BURSTING WITH LIFE.

SUCH VARIETY IN SIZE,
SHAPE, AND COLOR

CAN MAKE STANDING
OUT A TOUGH TASK,

ESPECIALLY AMONG FAMILY.

BUT SOME PREFER BLENDING IN
WITH THE REST OF THE GROUP.

IN SPECIES LIKE THE WILDEBEEST,
BOTH MALES AND FEMALES HAVE

HORNS AND LOOK VERY SIMILAR.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER ANTELOPES
WHERE THE DIFFERENTIATION

BETWEEN THE TWO SEXES IS
PUSHED TO AN EXTREME.

AS, FOR EXAMPLE,
WITH THE NYALAS.

THE MALE, WHICH IS MUCH BIGGER,
HAS AN ALMOST PLAIN, DARK COAT,

WHEREAS THE FEMALE'S HAIR IS
LIGHTER AND CLEARLY STRIPED.

THE COLOR OF THE COAT
AND THE MARKINGS

HAVE PRECISE FUNCTIONS
TO MAKE THE ANIMAL

AS INVISIBLE AS POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR THE
CAMOUFLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

IN THE GAZELLE CATEGORY
IS THE BUSHBUCK.

AND HERE'S THE FEMALE
WITH HER LONG EYELASHES

THAT PROTECT HER EYES FROM
THE LEAVES AND BRANCHES

WHEN SHE'S WANDERING
IN THE UNDERGROWTH.

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DYLAN: THIS ANTELOPE HAS A
VERY SUBTLE COAT.

HER FUR OF ALTERNATING
DARKISH TONES

IS PUNCTUATED HERE AND THERE
BY A FEW WHITE MARKS AND SPOTS

THAT WE CAN ALSO FIND ON THE
BODY AND HEAD OF THE MALE.

THIS RATHER UNREMARKABLE
COAT HAS A MIRACULOUS EFFECT

IN THE UNDERGROWTH, WHERE
THE FUR OF THE BUSHBUCK

MELDS WITH THE LIGHT AND
SHADE OF THE FOLIAGE.

WHEN THE WIND IS FAVORABLE
FOR THE GAZELLE,

EVEN LIONS AND HYENAS
HAVE BEEN SEEN

TO PASS WITHIN 30 FEET
OF A MOTIONLESS ANIMAL

WITHOUT NOTICING IT.

THE ABILITY TO ESCAPE
FROM PREDATORS

IS ONE OF THE FACTORS NECESSARY
TO ESTABLISH A HIERARCHY IN

THE GREAT FAMILY OF GAZELLES.

BUT WE ARE MORE LIKELY TO
REMEMBER THE SIZE OF THE HORNS.

THE REDUNCA HORNS ARE ABOUT A
FOOT LONG, A RESPECTABLE SIZE,

BUT THAT'S NOTHING IN COMPARISON
WITH THOSE OF ITS COUSIN,

THE WATERBUCK, WHICH GROW TO
MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT SIZE.

BUT THE RECORD FOR
IMPRESSIVE HEADWEAR

GOES TO THIS ANTELOPE,
THE GREATER KUDU.

ONLY THE MALES HAVE HORNS.

WHEN YOUNG, THEY'RE
SMALL AND STRAIGHT,

BUT THEY GROW INTO SPIRALS.

THEY WILL REACH
THEIR MAXIMUM SIZE

WHEN THE ANIMAL IS SIX YEARS
OLD AND IS ABLE TO REPRODUCE.

AT THAT POINT, THEY
WILL SPIRAL UPWARDS

FOR AN AVERAGE LENGTH
OF ABOUT FOUR FEET.

THE RECORD IS JUST
UNDER SIX FEET.

AS THEY GROW, THE HORNS
GRADUALLY BRING ABOUT

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIERARCHY
AMONG YOUNG RIVAL MALES.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
THE MORE THEY GROW,

THE MORE VULNERABLE
THE KUDU BECOMES.

THEIR SIZE AND WEIGHT
BECOME A TERRIBLE HANDICAP,

SLOWING DOWN THE MALES IF THEY
ARE CHASED BY A PREDATOR.

IN FACT, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY
OF A FEMALE KUDU IS 14 YEARS,

ALMOST DOUBLE THAT OF MALES.

IN THE SAVANNA, THE
TITLE OF CHAMPION

IS ALWAYS VERY RELATIVE.

IT'S OFTEN IN RELATION
TO THE GROUP.

WHAT IS MOST OFTEN AT STAKE
IS ACCESS TO THE FEMALES.

THE IMPALA HAS TO FACE
A LOT OF CONFLICTS

FOR A HIERARCHY TO BECOME CLEAR.

THE CANDIDATES FOR THE
TITLE OF LEADER OF THE HERD

CONFRONT EACH OTHER
IN SINGLE COMBAT.

IT'S A KNOCKOUT COMPETITION.

THEIR IMPRESSIVE HORNS
ARE NO MERE ORNAMENTS,

BUT A DECIDING FACTOR IN WHO
WILL BE CROWNED CHAMPION

AND RULE THEIR DOMAIN.

WHEN WE COME BACK, EVEN
THE MOST STUBBORN SPECIES

WON'T TURN THEIR
NOSE UP AT FAMILY.

AND THE BEAUTY OF
BLACK AND WHITE

IS ON FULL DISPLAY
IN THE HIGH GRASS.

PLUS, WE'LL SEE WHAT'S
GOT THIS BEEFY BEAST

READY TO MAKE A SPLASH.

ALL THIS NEXT ON EARTH ODYSSEY.

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

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DYLAN: EVERY WILD COMMUNITY HAS
THOSE THAT PREFER A MORE

SOLITARY LIFESTYLE.

FOR RHINOS, THEY'RE
OFTEN SEEN ON THEIR OWN

AND DON'T MIND
KEEPING IT THAT WAY.

HOWEVER, SOMETIMES THE URGE
TO BE WITH KINDRED SPIRITS

JUST CAN'T BE IGNORED.

FEMALES AND THEIR YOUNG WILL
LIVE AS A GROUP CALLED A CRASH.

THOUGH WITH NOSE WEAR LIKE
THAT, A CRASH SHOULD BE

AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.

ANOTHER ANIMAL KNOWN FOR
ITS HELPFUL HEADWEAR

IS THE ELEPHANT, ONE OF THE
WILD'S MOST SOCIAL SPECIES.

THESE CREATURES FORM
TIGHT KNIT GROUPS

THAT GENERATE DEEP
EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS.

WHETHER BATHING,
PLAYING, OR EATING,

ELEPHANTS STICK TOGETHER.

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DYLAN: IT'S NO SURPRISE
THESE MAMMOTH CREATURES

DON'T HAVE MUCH TO FEAR
IN THE WAY OF PREDATORS.

THEIR SIZE AND STRENGTH
IS EXPONENTIAL

BECAUSE OF THEIR CONSTANT
PROXIMITY TO THE GROUP.

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DYLAN: IT'S FAR MORE THAN JUST
A HERD OF HERBIVORES,

IT'S A FAMILY.

THEY'RE ALL SENSITIVE,
INTELLIGENT,

AND ORGANIZED INDIVIDUALS.

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DYLAN: EVERY DAY, WITHOUT
FAIL, THE WHOLE HERD

GATHERS AND HEADS FOR THE
WATERING HOLE TO DRINK.

DESPITE ITS HUGE DAILY
NEEDS FOR WATER AND FOOD,

THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT
HAS MANAGED TO SURVIVE

IMPRESSIVELY IN THE SAVANNA.

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DYLAN: ITS LIFE AND BUILD IS
SO FAMILIAR TO US,

WE OFTEN FORGET JUST HOW
UNIQUE ELEPHANTS ARE.

IT'S A TRULY MAJESTIC EXAMPLE
OF THE BEAUTY IN AFRICA.

THE GREAT HERD IS MADE UP
OF SMALL FAMILY GROUPS

OF ABOUT A DOZEN MEMBERS.

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DYLAN: THEY'VE COME TOGETHER TO
BATHE, AND AFTERWARDS, EACH

GROUP WILL GO THEIR OWN WAY.

BUT ALWAYS MAKING SURE
NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND.

AFTER THE BREAK,
THIS STYLISH SPECIES

IS WELCOMING ITS LATEST
ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.

AND WE'RE INVITED TO THE WILDEST
POOL PARTY IN THE SAVANNA.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE
"EARTH ODYSSEY."

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

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DYLAN: THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
FOR ANY YOUNG ANIMAL

IS A SIMPLE ONE, SURVIVAL.

BUT A SIMPLE CHALLENGE DOESN'T
MEAN A SIMPLE SOLUTION.

ANIMALS WORK EXTREMELY
HARD TO PROTECT

AND NURTURE THEIR YOUNG, TO
GIVE THEM THEIR BEST CHANCE

AT MAKING IT TO ADULTHOOD.

AND THIS NEVER-ENDING
SAFETY MISSION

HAS PRODUCED SOME HIGHLY
UNIQUE METHODS FOR PROTECTION.

SOME RELY ON
NEIGHBORING SPECIES,

WHILE OTHERS UTILIZE
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.

TAKE A LOOK.

EVERY HERD IN THE WILD
IS ALWAYS LOOKING

TO EXPAND ITS NUMBERS,
AND NEWBORNS ARE

THE BEST ADDITIONS.

MOST ZEBRAS ARE BORN WHEN
THE GRASS IS HIGH AND GREEN.

THIS IS GOOD FOR THE MOTHERS
THAT HAVE BEEN CARRYING

THEIR BABY FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

THE GRASS IS VERY NUTRITIOUS,
SO THEY RECOVER FASTER

FROM THE LONG PREGNANCY.

IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG
AFTER BIRTH FOR THE FOALS

TO START EXPLORING.

THE ARRIVAL OF A WARTHOG PEAKS
THIS YOUNG ZEBRA'S CURIOSITY.

IS IT FRIEND OR FOE?

BETTER STICK WITH
MOM, JUST IN CASE.

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DYLAN: WHEN IT COMES TO
STRETCHING THEIR LEGS,

YOUNG ZEBRAS PRACTICE
BY GALLOPING.

BUT THESE LITTLE GAMES
ARE JUST EARLY TRAINING.

THERE'S STILL A WHILE BEFORE
THEY BECOME INDEPENDENT.

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DYLAN: THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN A MARE AND HER FOAL

IS A CLOSE-KNIT ONE.

IF ANY UNEXPECTED
VISITOR GETS TOO CLOSE,

THEY'RE CHASED OFF IMMEDIATELY.

ALL BABIES BORN IN THE HERD
MUST BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY

THEIR OWN MOTHER.

BUT IN THIS MONOCHROME
MAZE, THAT CAN BE TOUGH.

MOST OF THE TIME, THEY
RECOGNIZE MOM THROUGH HER SMELL

OR THE SOUND OF HER VOICE.

YOUNG ZEBRAS ALSO RELY
ON THEIR EYESIGHT

AND CAN ACTUALLY PICK OUT
THE INDIVIDUAL PATTERN

OF THEIR MOTHER'S COAT.

EVEN SO, PROTECTION
OF THE YOUNG IS A JOB

SHARED BY THE ENTIRE
GROUP, AS THEY ALL FOSTER

THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS
OF THIS NEW GENERATION.

FOR WILDEBEEST, YOUNG LIVES
ARE ESPECIALLY PRECIOUS

DUE TO THEM BEING A COMMON
TARGET FOR PREDATORS.

THOSE WHO MAKE IT PAST
THE FIRST FEW MONTHS

ARE NO LONGER BABIES,
BUT BIG-TIME TODDLERS.

THEIR HORNS HAVE
STARTED TO GROW IN,

BUT THEY'RE STILL
GETTING MILK FROM MOM.

FOR GREATER SAFETY, THIS
HERD IS BRANCHING OUT

ACROSS SPECIES, JOINING UP
WITH A GROUP OF ZEBRAS.

THIS MEANS THERE ARE MORE GUARDS
ON THE LOOKOUT AT ALL TIMES.

NOTHING LIKE TEAMWORK TO ENSURE
THE WHOLE FAMILY'S SURVIVAL.

COMING UP, IT'S TIME
TO SPLISH, SPLASH,

AND JUMP IN THE BATH
FOR THESE BUFF BOVINES.

THERE'S MORE EARTH
ODYSSEY RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

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DYLAN: BEING SOCIAL IS A TRAIT
SHARED BY A VAST ARRAY OF

SPECIES.

AND THERE'S A PLACE
IN THE SAVANNA

WHERE IT'S ON FULL
DISPLAY, THE WATER HOLE.

THIS PLACE IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT,
ONE OF THE BEST PRESENTS

THAT AN ELEPHANT CAN ASK FOR.

COOL OFF BY IMMERSING ITSELF
COMPLETELY AND USING ITS TRUNK

AS A SNORKEL.

IF ONE OF ITS FRIENDS JOINS
IN ON THESE WATER SPORTS.

THE PLEASURE IS COMPLETE.

BETWEEN THESE TWO MALES OF
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME SIZE,

THE HIERARCHY HASN'T BEEN
CLEARLY ESTABLISHED.

BATH TIME IS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET A FEW

DEMONSTRATIONS OF STRENGTH
AND SHOW A SPIRIT

OF COMPETITION.

NOT FAR AWAY, THESE BUFFALO
HAVE NO HESITATION DIVING IN.

ABLE TO WEIGH UP
TO 2,000 POUNDS,

NOT MANY WOULD DARE TO
MESS WITH THIS HERD

AS THEY ENJOY A MORNING SHOWER.

THE AFRICAN BUFFALO IS THE
LARGEST OF THE BOVINE FAMILY.

ITS SOLID AND POWERFUL
BUILD MAKES THEM KING OF

THIS VERSATILE GROUP.

THE DIKA, WHO WEIGHS ABOUT
A TENTH OF THE BUFFALO,

IS ACTUALLY ITS COUSIN.

AS IS THIS NIMBLE
CHARACTER, THE BUSHBUCK.

BUT IT'S THE BUFFALO
THAT TRULY IMPRESSES

AS ONE OF THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL MAMMALS

ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

ITS SIZE, POPULATION, AND
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

ARE ALL CLUES OF ITS PROSPERITY.

ONE REASON FOR THIS SUCCESS
IS A FLEXIBLE DIET.

THE BUFFALO EATS TALL
GRASSES THAT ARE TOO TOUGH

FOR OTHER ANIMALS.

THIS ALLOWS IT TO SATISFY
ITS DIETARY NEEDS

WITH RELATIVE EASE.

THE ONLY TRULY STRICT
LIVING CONDITION THEY HAVE

IS A NEED FOR FRESH WATER.

THEY CAN NEVER BE TOO
FAR FROM A WATER SOURCE

AS THEY NEED TO DRINK
ALMOST EIGHT GALLONS A DAY.

TALK ABOUT A THIRST QUENCHER.

UNLIKE THE FEMALES
THAT STOP GROWING

WHEN THEY REACH MATURITY,
MALES GROW INDEFINITELY,

AND FOR GOOD REASON.

HIERARCHY AMONG THE GROUP
IS DECIDED BY SIZE.

THESE CONFRONTATIONS
ARE EXHIBITIONS

IN POWER AND BRUTE FORCE.

THIS TIME, THE FIGHT IS
JUST A TRAINING SESSION

BETWEEN A FEW MALES LIVING
AWAY FROM THE HERD.

BUFFALOS RARELY USE THEIR HORNS,
BUT WHEN THEY DO, LOOK OUT.

THIS SPECIES THRIVES THANKS
TO THE COHESION IN THE HERD,

CONTINUALLY COMMUNICATING,
LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR

WELL-BUILT COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE LIKE SO MANY
IN THE SAVANNA,

THESE INCREDIBLE CREATURES KNOW
THAT HOME IS WHERE THE HERD IS.

IN EVERY ENVIRONMENT,
WATER PLAYS ITS PART

AS ONE OF THE MOST
VITAL BUILDING BLOCKS

TO CREATE AND FOSTER LIFE.

SO IT'S LITTLE WONDER WHY
WATERING HOLES AND RIVERBANKS

ARE SUCH POPULAR
GATHERING PLACES.

THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND
COOPERATION AT THESE HOTSPOTS

IS A REMINDER THAT EVEN
AMIDST ALL THE DIFFERENCES,

EVERY ANIMAL IS WORKING WITH
ONE GOAL IN MIND, SURVIVAL.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, AND WE'LL
SEE YOU AGAIN ON EARTH ODYSSEY.

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