All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S06E25.1080p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-BTN_track3_[eng]

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THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: HI EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.

WELCOME TO ANOTHER ADVENTURE ON
EARTH ODYSSEY.

TODAY, WE'RE GETTING
A LOOK AT HOW EARTH'S

MOST AMAZING ANIMALS KEEP
THEMSELVES HEALTHY AND HAPPY.

LIKE THESE COLORFUL CHARACTERS,
ALWAYS WORKING TO KEEP

THEIR PLUMAGE PERFECT.

AND A STYLISH SPECIES THAT
MAKES PEST CONTROL A PRIORITY.

LATER, WE'LL WING OUR
WAY TO THE TROPICS

TO MEET SOME
ECO-FRIENDLY FLYERS.

BUT OUR FIRST STOP IS
IN THE HEART OF AFRICA

TO SEE A MONKEY TROOP
IN TIP-TOP SHAPE.

JOIN OUR AMAZING ANIMAL
EXCURSION HERE ON EARTH ODYSSEY.

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DYLAN: A BABOON'S LIFE,
MUCH LIKE OUR OWN,

RELIES HEAVILY ON
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

AND A DEEP SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

NO BABOON CAN SURVIVE
SUCCESSFULLY IN THE WILD

WITHOUT ITS CLAN.

AND THAT MUTUAL
DEPENDENCE ON ONE ANOTHER

HAS FORMED UNIQUE AND
SOMETIMES UNEXPECTED HABITS

FROM THE DAY THEY'RE BORN.

ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT
BATTLES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

IS THE FIGHT AGAINST PESTS.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO
FENDING THEM OFF,

SOME ANIMALS ARE
BETTER EQUIPPED.

MONKEYS, FOR EXAMPLE.

WITH THEIR LONG
ARMS AND FINGERS,

THEY CAN REACH ANY PART OF
THEIR BODY WITH PRECISION

OR EVEN THEIR FRIEND'S BODY.

FOR BABOONS, THERE'S A
BONUS FOR PARASITE REMOVAL,

A TASTY SNACK.

AND THERE'S A GOOD REASON
WHY THEY USE THEIR MOUTHS

INSTEAD OF THEIR FINGERS
TO PICK OFF THE PESTS.

WHILE THEIR THUMBS AND
FINGERS ARE USEFUL,

THEY AREN'T WELL
ENOUGH COORDINATED

TO GRAB THE TINY INSECTS.

THEIR TEETH, ON THE OTHER
HAND, ARE SURGICALLY PRECISE.

WHILE THEY MAY BE THE
MOST FAMOUS FOR IT,

MONKEYS AREN'T THE ONLY ANIMALS
THAT APPRECIATE MUTUAL GROOMING.

IN FACT, IT'S A VERY
WIDESPREAD PRACTICE

AND ITS BENEFITS ARE OBVIOUS.

MUTUAL GROOMING HELPS TO
CLEAN PARTS OF THE BODY

WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE
BE UNREACHABLE.

AND OF COURSE, IT'S A TRIED
AND TESTED BONDING EXERCISE.

BUT FOR THE REALLY
TOUGH TO REACH PLACES,

THERE ARE ALWAYS A FEW
VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE.

THIS YOUNG IMPALA IS ACTING
AS A LIVING BIRD FEEDER

FOR THESE OXPECKERS.

THEY'VE COME FOR THE
BACKSIDE BUFFET OF INSECTS

IN THE IMPALA'S FUR.

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DYLAN: OCCASIONALLY, THE
OXPECKERS CAN BE PRETTY

INTRUSIVE, BORDERING
ON DOWNRIGHT RUDE.

BUT ANIMALS PUT UP WITH
THEIR CHEEKY NATURE

BECAUSE THEY ARE THE
BEST IN THE BUSINESS

AT KEEPING COATS OF ALL
COLORS AND SIZES HEALTHY.

FROM ZEBRAS...

...TO WATER BUFFALO...

...AND ESPECIALLY GIRAFFES.

OXPECKERS AREN'T TOO
PICKY AS LONG AS THERE IS

AMPLE SPACE TO COVER.

AND A GIRAFFE'S NECK IS THE
PERFECT HUNTING GROUND.

THE GIRAFFE IS A WILLING
AND THANKFUL HOST.

HIPPOS ARE ANOTHER
APPRECIATIVE CUSTOMER

OF THE OXPECKER'S
GROOMING SERVICES.

RHINOS ARE A PARTICULARLY
ATTRACTIVE ANIMAL FOR OXPECKERS.

THE LARGE SURFACE
AREA AND MINIMAL HAIR

MAKE THEIR JOBS EASIER.

AND THEY'RE EXTREMELY SAFE
WHILE CLEANING THE RHINO.

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DYLAN: THIS SYMBIOTIC
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OXPECKERS

AND THE ANIMALS OF THE SAVANNA
SHOWS THAT EVEN IN THE WILD,

NOTHING BEATS A
SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

AFTER THE BREAK,
WE'LL SEE HOW BIRDS

BRING THEIR OWN PERSONAL
STYLE TO THE WILD,

AND WHY THESE MEMORABLE MAMMALS
ARE A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES.

PLUS, MEET ONE OF
THE CARIBBEAN'S MOST

PROLIFIC POLLINATORS.

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 WIDE ARRAY OF PLUMAGE
AND COLORS WE SEE IN BIRDS

IS NOT ONLY CAPTIVATING TO US,
BUT A CRUCIAL SIGHT FOR SORE

EYES AMONG BIRDS THEMSELVES,
ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO FIND

A MATE.

THEIR BEAUTIFUL PLUMAGE IS
TO ATTRACT AND IMPRESS,

AND IT CERTAINLY
ACCOMPLISHES THAT GOAL.

WHEREAS SOME ANIMALS,
LIKE GAZELLES,

SEEM TO BE THOUSANDS OF VERSIONS
OF THE SAME SHADE AND PATTERN,

BIRDS PARADE AROUND WITH AN
AMAZING PALETTE OF COLORS.

AND FOR MANY, THEIR SONG
MATCHES THEIR UNIQUE LOOK.

WHILE HUNDREDS OF BIRD CALLS
MAY BE HEARD ACROSS THE WILD,

EACH BIRD IS ONLY INTERESTED
IN THAT OF THEIR OWN SPECIES,

A CALLING CARD, IF YOU WILL.

PLACING HIMSELF OUT IN THE
OPEN, THIS WOODLAND KINGFISHER

LISTENS CLOSELY TO THE
SONG OF A RIVAL LOOKING

TO MOVE IN ON HIS TERRITORY.

BUT THERE WILL BE
NO EVICTION TODAY.

SURVEYING THE
LANDSCAPE FROM ABOVE,

THIS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S
LARGEST BIRDS OF PREY,

THE VULTURE.

KNOWN PROBABLY MORE
FOR THEIR SCAVENGING

THAN THEIR HUNTING,
THESE CARNIVOROUS

BIRDS ARE MASTERS
OF MAKING THE MOST

OF THEIR RESOURCES.

WHEN THE TIME TO HUNT COMES,
VULTURES RELY ON THEIR

EXTREMELY ACUTE EYESIGHT
TO FIND THEIR NEXT MEAL.

ABLE TO SPOT PREY OR CARRION
FROM UP TO FOUR MILES AWAY,

THEIR NEXT MEAL SEEMS
TO ALWAYS BE IN SIGHT.

THIS HADADA IBIS IS
ON THE HUNT FOR FOOD.

UNLIKE MOST AVIANS, THIS BIRD
DOESN'T DEPEND ON ITS SIGHT.

INSTEAD, IT'S ALL ABOUT SMELL.

ITS LONG BEAK IS EQUIPPED
WITH SPECIAL SENSORS

THAT DETECT ODORS AND TELL IT
JUST THE RIGHT PLACE TO DIG

FOR A DELICIOUS MORSEL.

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DYLAN: FOR THE YELLOW-BILLED
STORK, THE BEAK CALLS ON

ANOTHER SENSE - TOUCH.

NOT ONLY IS IT A TOOL
THAT THIS BIRD CAN USE

WITH EXTREME PRECISION,
BUT IT'S EQUIPPED

WITH TACTILE SENSORS.

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DYLAN: WHEN THE STORK FISHES,
ITS BEAK IS TRIGGERED BY REFLEX

WHEN IT FEELS A FISH.

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DYLAN: SEEING THESE BIRDS
BROOM, YOU CAN TELL THAT THERE'S

AN ENORMOUS CONNECTION
BETWEEN SIGHT AND TOUCH.

IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF
COORDINATION AND EXPERTISE

THAT SHOWCASES THE
AMAZING SENSES OF THIS

REMARKABLE ANIMAL.

COMING UP, THIS SEA OF STRIPES
IS THE PERFECT PEST REPELLENT.

AND A CURIOUS COLONY
OF CARIBBEAN NATIVES

ARE STAYING UP PAST BEDTIME
WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY RETURNS.

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

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DYLAN: IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH
SUCH INCREDIBLE BIODIVERSITY,

IT CAN BE HARD TO
FIND ONE SPECIES

THAT TRULY STANDS
OUT AMONG THE REST.

A CREATURE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
FROM ITS CO-INHABITANTS

BECAUSE ITS WAY OF THRIVING IN
THE WILD IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.

HOWEVER, YOU'RE ABOUT
TO SEE AN ANIMAL

THAT CERTAINLY MEETS
THAT CRITERIA,

LIVING IN THE SPOTLIGHT
THANKS TO THEIR

ONE-OF-A-KIND LIFESTYLE.

THE WILD IS FULL OF
MEMORABLE MAMMALS

THAT HAVE LOOKS AND HABITS
THAT ARE HARD TO MISS.

FROM THE WILDEBEEST
TO THE NYALA.

THEY COME IN ALL SHAPES,
SIZES, AND COLORS.

BUT A COMMON THEME YOU
MAY NOTICE IS DARK COATS.

THE BROWNS, BLACKS, AND GRAYS
GIVE THEM A SUBTLE DISGUISE

AMONGST THE SHADE OF
TREES AND BUSHES.

HOWEVER, THERE'S
STILL ONE CONCERN

NO MATTER THE COAT'S
COLOR, PESTS.

WHETHER LIGHT OR DARK
FUR, ANIMALS IN THE WILD

MUST CONSTANTLY CONTEND
WITH A BOMBARDMENT OF BUGS.

SO THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN
STRATEGIES OF HOW TO REPEL THEM.

SOME LICK, SOME
SCRATCH, SOME HIDE.

BUT THERE'S ONE
ANIMAL WHO USES STYLE

TO KEEP THE BUGS AT BAY, ZEBRAS.

THEIR STRIPED HIDE WORKS LIKE
A NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT,

CONFUSING FLIES AND
DISRUPTING THEIR ABILITY

TO LAND EFFECTIVELY.

BUT AMONG ALL THE STRIPES,
ONE DISCREPANCY STICKS OUT.

A SMALL BLACK PATCH ON THE
INSIDE OF ITS HIND LEGS.

IT'S AN AREA OF BARE
AND CALLOUSED SKIN

WITH A CRUCIAL FUNCTION.

IT PROTECTS THE LEG.

THIS PATCH STOPS THE SHARP
EDGES OF THE ZEBRA'S HOOF

FROM INJURING IT WHEN RESTING.

THE PAD CUSHIONS THE EXACT PLACE
WHERE THE HOOF MAKES CONTACT.

A ZEBRA'S COAT IS AS
VERSATILE AS IT IS UNIQUE.

BUT HERBIVORES
AREN'T THE ONLY ONES

WITH STYLISH LOOKS AND
SOCIAL SENSIBILITIES.

AFRICAN PAINTED DOGS ARE MORE
THAN UP TO THE CHALLENGE.

THESE EXPERT HUNTERS
LIVE AND HUNT IN GROUPS,

EPITOMIZING THE
SUCCESS OF TEAMWORK.

OTHER ANIMALS ARE CONSTANTLY ON
ALERT WHEN WILD DOGS ARE AROUND,

ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE NEWBORNS
LIKE THIS BABY WILDEBEEST.

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DYLAN: WILD DOGS ARE THE LEAST
DEMANDING OF ALL AFRICAN DOG

FAMILIES IN TERMS OF HABITAT.

BUT THERE'S ONE THING THEY
APPRECIATE MORE THAN ANYTHING,

ACCESS TO A POND.

WHEN THEY GET TO
THE WATER'S EDGE,

THEY CAN'T RESIST THE
TEMPTATION TO GET IN.

THE PAINTED DOG HAS IN ITS
ARSENAL STAMINA AND SPEED.

IT CAN RUN AT NEARLY 30 MILES
PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL MILES.

THIS GIVES IT A MASSIVE
ADVANTAGE WHEN HUNTING.

BUT FOR NOW, REST IS ON THE
MINDS OF BOTH PREDATOR AND PREY,

MAKING FOR A PEACEFUL AFTERNOON.

WHEN WE COME BACK, WE VISIT
A CREATURE OF THE NIGHT

THAT NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION.

STICK AROUND FOR 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: DEEP IN THE TROPICAL
ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN,

THERE'S ONE TYPE OF
MAMMAL, INDIGENOUS,

THAT'S ROLE IS PARAMOUNT
TO THE SURVIVAL

OF A VAST ARRAY OF BOTH
PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES.

A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE
PROLIFERATION OF SEEDS

AND THE POLLINATION OF PLANTS,
BATS ARE A KEY SPECIES

IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

THEY ARE, IN A WAY, THE
FOREST'S LITTLE HELPERS.

THE ANTILLEAN FRUIT-EATING
BAT LIVES ONLY HERE.

THESE MEDIUM-SIZED BATS
LIVE IN TIGHTLY KNIT GROUPS

IN GROTTOS AND
CAVES UPSIDE DOWN.

WHEN THEIR WINGS ARE
SPREAD, THEY HAVE A SPAN

OF ALMOST TWO FEET,
DESPITE WEIGHING

LESS THAN TWO OUNCES.

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DYLAN: THEIR WINGS ARE, IN
FACT, THEIR HANDS,

BUT BETWEEN THEIR
ELONGATED FINGERS,

THERE'S A FINE MEMBRANE OF
SKIN WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO FLY.

AS NIGHT FALLS, THESE
LITTLE FINGER WINGS

ALLOW THEM TO FLY OFF
TO FEED ON SWEET FRUIT

AND NECTARS RICH IN SUGAR,
THE PERFECT FUEL FOR THEIR

METABOLISM.

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DYLAN: THESE SMALL MAMMALS
MAY UNDENIABLY BE DEPENDENT

ON THE FOREST, BUT
THEY RETURN THE FAVOR

BY BEING THE MOST LOYAL
ALLIES TO THE ISLAND'S

FLOWERING PLANTS.

THIS CARIBBEAN TREE IS
THE PERFECT EMBODIMENT

OF THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN
PLANTS AND BATS.

THE KAPOK TREE IS
A VEGETAL MONSTER.

A NATIVE OF THIS
PART OF THE WORLD,

IT DOMINATES ITS
REALM LIKE A MONARCH.

ITS TRUNK GIVES IT AN
ANIMAL-LIKE APPEARANCE,

AND ALONG WITH ITS
INTIMIDATING SPINES,

HAS GIVEN IT PRIDE OF PLACE
AT THE HEART OF CARIBBEAN

BELIEFS AND LEGENDS,
WHERE IT'S OFTEN

ASSOCIATED WITH DEATH
AND THE SPIRIT WORLD,

A TREE WHICH IS BOTH
VENERATED AND FEARED.

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DYLAN: IN THE DRY SEASON, THE
KAPOK LOSES ALL OF ITS LEAVES.

IT THEN STARTS TO FLOWER.

DURING THE DAY, ONLY THE FULLY
CLOSED BUDS ARE VISIBLE.

THE TREE KING HAS DECIDED
TO WAIT UNTIL NIGHT FALLS

BEFORE ITS RETINUE OF LITTLE
CREATURES TAKES THE STAGE.

IT'S NOW DARKEST NIGHT,
AND HUNDREDS OF BATS

FLUTTER FRANTICALLY
AROUND THE GIANT TREE.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT
SPECIES OF BAT

COMMON THROUGHOUT THE CARIBBEAN.

THE JAMAICAN FRUIT BAT
HAS STAKED EVERYTHING

ON THE KAPOK TREE.

THEY'RE ALL WAITING
FOR ONE THING,

FOR THE FLOWERS TO FINALLY OPEN.

THAT'S WHEN THE MAGIC HAPPENS.

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DYLAN: WITH THE FLOWERS NOW
ACCESSIBLE, THE FRUIT BATS THROW

THEMSELVES ONTO THE BLOOMS,
GREEDILY LAPPING THE NECTAR

WITH THEIR TONGUES.

ALMOST EVERY VISIT
IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

THE FRUIT BATS GUZZLE THE
SWEET LIQUID FROM THE TREE,

AND IN RETURN, THEY POLLINATE
EACH AND EVERY FLOWER.

TIME GOES BY, BUT THE
FRENZY DOESN'T END.

THE BAT'S BROWN PELT
IS NOW STAINED WITH

THE FLOWER'S POLLEN.

THE HARVEST IS
TURNING INTO A PARTY.

ON THIS CARIBBEAN NIGHT, THE
FRUIT AND NECTAR-EATING BATS

ARE PERFORMING AN ACT
CRUCIAL TO THE SURVIVAL

AND WELL-BEING OF THESE
TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS.

THEIR ROLE, WHILE
ALMOST INVISIBLE TO US,

IS NONETHELESS VITAL.

WITHOUT THE BATS,
THESE TROPICAL FORESTS

WOULD BE QUITE DIFFERENT.

THESE TROPICAL FORESTS
COULD NOT SURVIVE

WITHOUT THE WORK OF BATS.

AND THEY'RE COMMITTED
TO THEIR TASK

WITHOUT BATTING AN EYE.

AS WE LOOK BACK AT
THE UNIQUE, WEIRD,

AND WONDERFUL ANIMALS
WE'VE SEEN TODAY,

IT'S CLEAR THAT IT TAKES ALL
KINDS OF LOOKS AND TALENTS

TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD.

WHILE EACH MAY HAVE THEIR OWN
INDIVIDUAL WAY OF GETTING BY,

ONLY TOGETHER CAN THEY
CREATE A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM

THAT SUPPORTS SUCH A RICH
AND DIVERSE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

THANK YOU FOR COMING
ALONG ON TODAY'S JOURNEY.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT
TIME ON EARTH ODYSSEY.

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