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ANNOUNCER: WHEN YOU SEE
THIS SYMBOL YOU KNOW YOU'RE
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WATCHING TELEVSION THAT'S
EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL.
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THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: HEY THERE, I'M
DYLAN DREYER, AND THIS IS
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"EARTH ODYSSEY."
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ON TODAY'S EPISODE, WE
TRAVEL DOWN THE GANGES
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RIVER IN INDIA, MEETING
ALL SORTS OF ANIMALS ALONG
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THE WAY, INCLUDING THE
MYSTERIOUS SNOW LEOPARD.
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PLUS, WE DIVE INTO THE
RIVER WITH SOME
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STRANGE-LOOKING CREATURES,
LIKE THIS COUSIN OF THE
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CROCODILE.
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AND LATER, WHO SAYS CATS
DON'T LIKE TO SPLASH
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AROUND?
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THIS TIGER IS HAPPY TO
SWIM FOR HIS SUPPER.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: SEA KELP FORESTS
LIKE THE ONE YOU SEE
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BEHIND ME IN THIS EXHIBIT
AT RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM OF
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CANADA ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE
THE POWER TO CLEAN WATER.
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THEY DO THIS SIMPLY BY
FILTERING OUT SOME OF THE
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NUTRIENTS TO KEEP FOR
THEMSELVES.
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KELP'S NATURALLY OCCURRING
PURIFICATION SYSTEM CAN
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HELP CLEAN RIVERS, LAKES,
AND EVEN OCEANS.
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OUR DESTINATION TODAY, THE
GANGES RIVER IN INDIA,
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ALSO HAS A UNIQUE
SELF-CLEANING MECHANISM
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THAT'S BEEN ADMIRED BY
SCIENTISTS FOR DECADES.
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LET'S HEAD OVER TO INDIA
TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT
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THIS UNIQUE RIVER SYSTEM.
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THE GANGES RIVER IS
LOCATED IN THE ASIAN
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COUNTRY OF INDIA.
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THIS RIVER IS CONSIDERED
SACRED IN THE HINDU
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RELIGION.
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IT'S NAMED AFTER THE HINDU
GODDESS GANGA.
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THE GANGES RIVER FLOWS
MORE THAN 1,500 MILES
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ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE
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MAKING ITS WAY TO THE
OCEAN, BUT THE GANGES
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RIVER IS MORE THAN JUST A
BODY OF WATER.
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IT'S THE LIFEBLOOD FOR
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND
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ANIMALS WHO LIVE AROUND
IT.
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NATURAL FILTRATION
PROPERTIES KEEP INDIA'S
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POPULATIONS THRIVING.
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THE GANGES STARTS HERE,
15,000 FEET HIGH IN THE
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HIMALAYAS.
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THESE ARE SOME OF THE
WORLD'S TALLEST MOUNTAINS.
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THEIR PEAKS STAY COVERED
WITH SNOW AND ICE
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YEAR-ROUND.
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THAT SNOW MELT
CONTINUOUSLY SUPPLIES THE
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GANGES WITH FRESH WATER.
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HIGH IN THE HIMALAYAS, FEW
ANIMALS CAN WEATHER THE
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FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
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A HIMALAYAN BLUE SHEEP
WEARS A THICK COAT OF FUR
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TO WARD OFF THE COLD.
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THEY SUPPLEMENT THE LITTLE
FOOD THEY CAN FIND BY
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EATING MINERALS IN THE
ROCKS.
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ROCKFALLS FROM THESE
DIZZYING HEIGHTS CAN BE
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DANGEROUS FOR BLUE SHEEP
BELOW.
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BUT UP HERE, THE SHEEP
MUST WATCH OUT FOR MORE
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THAN ROCKS.
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SNOW LEOPARDS CAN LIVE UP
HERE, TOO.
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THIS CAT IS WELL-ADAPTED
FOR THE YEAR-ROUND WINTER
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WILDERNESS.
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FOR ADDED PROTECTION, A
SNOW LEOPARD EVEN HAS FUR
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ON THE BOTTOM OF ITS FEET.
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AS THE RIVER MAKES ITS WAY
DOWN TO THE FOOTHILLS OF
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THE HIMALAYAS, THE WEATHER
WARMS UP SIGNIFICANTLY.
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DOWN HERE, THIS BEAST
REALLY KNOWS HOW TO THROW
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ITS WEIGHT AROUND.
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INDIA'S FLOOD PLAINS ARE
HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST
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ANIMALS IN THE WORLD.
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THE INDIAN RHINO CAN WEIGH
UP TO SIX THOUSAND POUNDS.
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THAT'S AS MUCH AS TWO
FAMILY CARS.
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THIS HEFT BRUTE SPORTS A
HORN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS
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HEAD.
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THE HORN CAN GROW TO BE
TWO FEET AND CAN BE USED
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AS A WEAPON AGAINST
INVADERS.
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THEY HAVE UNUSUAL MOUTHS,
TOO.
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THEIR LIPS GRIP TUFTS OF
GRASS LIKE A HUMAN HAND.
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THESE RHINOS SUFFER FROM
TERRIBLE EYESIGHT AND MUST
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RELY ON THEIR SHARP SENSE
OF SMELL TO GET AROUND.
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GLANDS IN THEIR FEET
RELEASE A STRONG ODOR AS
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THEY STEP THROUGH THE
GRASSLANDS, MARKING THEIR
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TERRITORY FOR OTHER
RHINOS.
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THESE PREHISTORIC
CREATURES ALSO HAVE THICK
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ARMORED FOLDS THAT SHIELD
THEIR BODIES IN A
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POTENTIAL FIGHT.
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AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB WELL
ABOVE ONE HUNDRED DEGREES,
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COOLING OFF THESE MASSIVE
BODIES IS CRITICAL.
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THE RHINOS HEAD FOR THE
GANGES RIVER.
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FOR RHINO CALVES, LEARNING
TO SWIM IS ONE OF THEIR
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FIRST LESSONS IN LIFE.
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THEY'RE USUALLY HAPPY TO
SHARE THE WATER WITH EACH
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OTHER, TOO.
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THE GANGES CONTAIN PLENTY
OF NUTRIENT-RICH SEDIMENT
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FROM HIGH IN THE
HIMALAYAS.
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RELEASED INTO THESE FLOOD
PLAINS, THE GANGES IS
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RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF
THE MOST FERTILE SOIL IN
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THE WORLD.
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AS A RESULT, IT'S A
HEAVILY POPULATED AREA.
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MORE THAN HALF-A-BILLION
PEOPLE LIVE HERE.
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THAT'S EIGHT PERCENT OF
THE WORLD'S POPULATION.
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HINDU PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS
BELIEVED THE GANGES RIVER
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POSSESSES AMAZING HEALING
PROPERTIES.
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RIGHT NOW, THE RIVER IS
UNDER A GREAT STRAIN TO
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SUPPORT BOTH WILDLIFE AND
HUMANS, BUT EVEN IN ITS
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MURKY DEPTHS, LIFE
CONTINUES TO FLOURISH IN
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THE RIVER.
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COMING UP, WATCH AS THIS
INDIAN NATIVE MAKES A RARE
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APPEARANCE, AND THEN, MY,
WHAT SHARP TEETH YOU HAVE.
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MEET ANOTHER RIVER-DWELLER
WHO SHOWS OFF HIS TOOTHY
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GRIN.
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THAT'S NEXT ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY."
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ANNOUNCER: WE NOW RETURN
TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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ANNOUNCER: THIS EPISODE OF
"EARTH ODYSSEY WITH DYLAN
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DREYER" IS BROUGHT TO YOU
BY RIPLEY'S AQUARIUMS.
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DYLAN: IN THE GANGES RIVER
BASIN OF INDIA, THE WATER
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IS NATURALLY MUDDY.
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FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY
WASTE FROM NEIGHBORING
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INDUSTRIES, IT'S
INCREDIBLE THAT ANYTHING
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COULD LIVE IN ITS MURKY
DEPTHS, BUT LIFE ALWAYS
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FINDS A WAY.
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HERE ON THE RIVER, THERE'S
ONE ANIMAL THAT'S A RARE
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SIGHT TO SEE...
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...THE GANGETIC RIVER
DOLPHIN.
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DUE TO EXTREMELY LOW
VISIBILITY IN THE GANGES,
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THE DOLPHINS ARE ALMOST
TOTALLY BLIND.
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THEY DEPEND ON
ECHOLOCATION, OR SOUND
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WAVES, TO LOCATE OTHER
OBJECTS IN THE WATER,
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INCLUDING FOOD.
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AND LIKE MOST ANIMALS,
THEY SPEND A LOT OF THEIR
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TIME HUNTING DOWN THEIR
NEXT MEAL.
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TO STIR UP A LITTLE
DINNER, THESE DOLPHINS
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SWIM ON ONE SIDE WITH A
FLIPPER SWEEPING THE MUDDY
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BOTTOM.
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THERE'S ANOTHER EVEN
STRANGER-LOOKING ANIMAL
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THAT'S ON THE HUNT IN THE
INDIAN RIVER AS WELL.
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ONE OF THE LARGEST
CROCODILE SPECIES IN THE
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WORLD AND ONE OF THE
OLDEST, THE GHARIAL IS 60
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MILLION YEARS IN THE
MAKING.
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A MALE GHARIAL CAN GROW TO
20 FEET LONG WITH AN
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ARMORED PLATE AND A LONG
SNOUT FULL OF RAZOR SHARP
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TEETH.
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THESE CREATURES LOOK LIKE
THEY COULD TEAR ANYTHING
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IN TWO, BUT HERE IN THE
GANGES, THINGS ARE NOT
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ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM.
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THE GHARIAL'S SLIM JAWS
ARE TOO FRAGILE TO ATTACK
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ANY LARGE ANIMALS.
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THAT INCLUDES HUMANS.
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INSTEAD, THEY PREFER
SNACKING ON SMALL FISH
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THAT GET TRAPPED IN THEIR
SNOUTS.
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A MALE GHARIAL HAS A LARGE
BUMP ON THE END OF HIS
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NOSE.
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THIS BUMP ACTS LIKE A
HORN, ANNOUNCING HIS
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PRESENCE TO FEMALES
NEARBY.
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THE NOISE CAN BE HEARD AS
FAR AS HALF-A-MILE AWAY.
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A FEMALE GHARIAL WILL
CLIMB ONTO THE SANDY BANKS
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OF THE GANGES TO LAY HER
EGGS.
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SHE'LL BURY AS MANY AS ONE
HUNDRED EGGS UNDER THE
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COVER OF NIGHT.
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THE SAND KEEPS THE EGGS
WARM AND SAFE UNTIL
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THEY'RE READY TO HATCH.
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AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
THE BABIES ARE READY TO
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EMERGE.
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THESE HATCHLINGS CALL TO
THEIR MOTHER.
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THEY NEED HELP DIGGING
OUT.
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A TINY EGG TOOTH AT THE
TIP OF THEIR SNOUTS HELPS
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THEM CRACK THE SHELLS.
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UNLIKE OTHER CROCS WHO
CARRY THEIR YOUNG TO THE
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WATER, THE GHARIAL'S TEETH
ARE TOO SHARP.
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THESE YOUNGSTERS HAVE TO
FIND THEIR OWN WAY BEFORE
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ANY PREDATORS APPEAR.
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THE NUMBERS OF WILD
GHARIAL HAVE DWINDLED DOWN
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TO JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED,
BUT THESE BABIES MAY
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SIGNAL A NEW START FOR
THIS SPECIES.
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THESE CROCS HAVE
REAPPEARED ON A
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LONG-FORGOTTEN STRETCH OF
THE GANGES RIVER AND SHOW
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW
THIS RIVER CONTINUES TO
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OFFER HOPE DESPITE THE
OVERWHELMING DEMANDS
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PLACED ON IT EVERY DAY.
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WHEN "EARTH ODYSSEY"
RETURNS, WE'LL MEET ONE
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COOL CAT WHO'S NOT AFRAID
TO GET A LITTLE WET, AND
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THEN, A FISH OUT OF WATER?
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FIND OUT HOW THIS
MUDSKIPPER SURVIVES ON
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LAND.
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ANNOUNCER: WE NOW RETURN
TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: WELCOME BACK TO
"EARTH ODYSSEY."
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I'M DYLAN DREYER.
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DESPITE THEIR NAME AND
TOOTHY APPEARANCE, SAND
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TIGER SHARKS ARE DOCILE
CREATURES.
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MOST OF THE OTHER FISH WHO
SHARE THEIR MARINE HABITAT
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HAVE LITTLE TO FEAR UNLESS
THEY'RE THE SMALLER ONES
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WHO MAY END UP AS THE
SHARK'S DINNER; HOWEVER,
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THIS SHARK'S NAMESAKE WHO
LIVES IN INDIA'S GANGES
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RIVER DELTA IS AN ENTIRELY
DIFFERENT STORY.
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YOU ARE ABOUT TO MEET A
DANGEROUS PREDATOR WHO
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WILL GO TO GREAT LENGTHS
TO HUNT DOWN ANIMALS EVEN
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FOUR TIMES ITS SIZE, THE
BENGAL TIGER.
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INDIA'S GANGES RIVER JOINS
TWO OTHER RIVERS TO CREATE
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THE LARGEST EXPANSE OF
MANGROVE SWAMPS AND
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FORESTS IN THE WORLD.
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THE MANGROVE IS CALLED THE
SUNDARBANS.
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IT'S A MAZE OF WATERY
CANALS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY
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CHANGING WITH THE TIDES.
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IT'S THE PERFECT HIDING
SPOT FOR A NATURAL BORN
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LEADER.
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[TIGER GROWLING]
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THE TIGER REIGNS SUPREME
HERE AS THE KING OF THE
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JUNGLE.
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THE ROYAL BENGAL TIGER IS
THE NATIONAL ANIMAL OF
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INDIA, BOTH REVERED AND
FEARED.
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THESE GREAT CATS ARE AMONG
THE HEAVIEST FELINES ON
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EARTH.
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THEY CAN EASILY WEIGH
THREE TIMES AS MUCH AS AN
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AVERAGE HUMAN.
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WELL-CAMOUFLAGED, THE
STRIPES ON THIS TIGER HELP
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HIM BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO
THE JUNGLE.
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THEIR ENORMOUS PAWS
BALANCE THEIR WEIGHT AND
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HELP THEM CREEP SILENTLY
ACROSS THE FOREST FLOOR.
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A RUTHLESS PREDATOR, A
BENGAL TIGER HAS SHARP
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TEETH THAT CAN GROW TO
FOUR INCHES.
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THAT'S LONGER THAN ANY
OTHER CAT, INCLUDING A
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LION.
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CONSTANTLY ON THE PROWL,
BENGAL TIGERS HAVE AN
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ADVANTAGE THAT MOST CATS
DON'T POSSESS.
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THESE TIGERS BORN IN THE
DELTA OF THE SUNDARBANS
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DON'T MIND GETTING WET.
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IN FACT, THEY SPEND A
GREAT DEAL OF TIME CHASING
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PREY THROUGH THE WATER.
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CHITAL DEER THAT LIVE IN
THESE FORESTS ARE A
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00:13:55,201 --> 00:13:59,873
FAVORITE IF THE LUMBERING
CATS CAN CATCH UP TO THEM.
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A WARNING GOES OUT ACROSS
THE DEER HERD ALLOWING FOR
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00:14:02,442 --> 00:14:04,511
A QUICK ESCAPE THIS TIME.
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00:14:17,557 --> 00:14:19,859
TODAY, THE TIGER WILL HAVE
TO MAKE DUE WITH FISH AND
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CRABS.
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00:14:21,728 --> 00:14:22,929
[DEER CHIRPING]
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NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED
TIGERS LIVE IN THIS
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CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT.
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00:14:34,307 --> 00:14:36,309
VILLAGERS WHO ALSO LIVE
HERE MUST STAY ALERT AT
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ALL TIMES.
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00:14:44,684 --> 00:14:47,320
THE LOCALS LIVE OFF THE
LAND BY COLLECTING WILD
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HONEY AND FISHING.
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00:14:53,930 --> 00:14:57,969
THESE TIGERS ARE KNOWN TO
ATTACK HUMANS.
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00:14:57,970 --> 00:14:59,899
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS RUN
BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
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00:14:59,933 --> 00:15:02,602
WORK HARD TO KEEP THE
PEACE BETWEEN THE PEOPLE
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00:15:02,635 --> 00:15:05,171
WHO LIVE HERE AND THESE
BEAUTIFUL, BUT DANGEROUS
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00:15:05,205 --> 00:15:06,272
WILD CATS.
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THERE'S ANOTHER RESIDENT
OF THE SUNDARBANS, BUT
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00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:15,480
IT'S HARDLY A THREAT TO
HUMANS.
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00:15:15,810 --> 00:15:17,350
THESE ARE FISH WHO CAN'T
MAKE UP THEIR MINDS IF
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00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:20,954
THEY WANT TO SWIM OR SKIP
ACROSS THE MUDDY SWAMP.
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00:15:22,489 --> 00:15:25,910
APTLY CALLED MUDSKIPPERS,
THEY SPEND MORE TIME ON
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00:15:25,911 --> 00:15:28,661
LAND THAN THEY DO IN THE
WATER.
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00:15:28,695 --> 00:15:31,798
THEIR GILLS HAVE POUCHES
THAT STORE WATER.
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00:15:31,831 --> 00:15:33,900
THEY CAN CONTINUE TO
BREATHE AS LONG AS THEIR
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00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:36,369
SKIN STAYS WET.
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00:15:36,403 --> 00:15:39,572
SPECIAL FINS PULL THE FISH
OVER THE LAND.
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00:15:39,606 --> 00:15:41,808
A MIGHTY SWIPE OF THEIR
TAILS CAN PROPEL
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00:15:41,841 --> 00:15:46,579
MUDSKIPPERS TWO FEET
ACROSS THE GROUND.
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00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:48,748
WHEN LOOKING FOR A
PARTNER, THESE MALES SHOW
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00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:51,618
OFF THEIR BRIGHT BLUE
SPOTS BY WAVING THEIR FINS
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00:15:51,651 --> 00:15:55,388
IN THE AIR.
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00:15:55,422 --> 00:15:58,909
WHEN THREATENED BY
ANOTHER, THE ONLY WAY TO
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00:15:58,910 --> 00:16:01,661
DEFEND ITSELF IS BY
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH COMBAT.
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00:16:10,700 --> 00:16:11,771
TO SURVIVE ON THE
CONSTANTLY CHANGING
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00:16:11,805 --> 00:16:14,307
LANDSCAPE OF THE
SUNDARBANS, THESE ANIMALS
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00:16:14,341 --> 00:16:17,177
ADAPT TO THEIR
SURROUNDINGS, WHETHER IT'S
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00:16:17,210 --> 00:16:20,447
LEARNING TO SWIM OR TO
SKIP.
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00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:24,284
THE SUCCESS OF THEIR
SPECIES DEPENDS ON IT.
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00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:26,653
COMING UP, IT'S NOT ALL
FUN AND GAMES OUT THERE.
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00:16:26,686 --> 00:16:30,559
MEET A WILY FISHERMAN
READY TO CHASE DOWN HIS
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00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:32,625
MEAL NEXT ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY."
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00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:40,266
.
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00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:43,670
ANNOUNCER: WE NOW RETURN
TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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00:16:56,616 --> 00:16:58,518
DYLAN: HAPPIEST
UNDERWATER, THESE
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00:16:58,551 --> 00:17:01,788
SMOOTH-COATED OTTERS ENJOY
CHASING DOWN DINNER ON THE
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00:17:01,821 --> 00:17:04,657
GANGES RIVER IN INDIA.
278
00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:07,127
QUICK AS A FLASH, THESE
CLEVER FISHERMEN CAN CATCH
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00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,163
THE FISH AS THEY SWIM BY.
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00:17:10,196 --> 00:17:12,432
THEIR EARS AND NOSTRILS
KEEP WATER OUT AS THEY
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00:17:12,465 --> 00:17:16,336
PERFORM THEIR OWN VERSION
OF AN UNDERWATER BALLET.
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00:17:16,369 --> 00:17:19,506
SLICK, HEAVY COATS KEEP
THE WATER OFF THEIR BACKS,
283
00:17:19,539 --> 00:17:22,308
ALLOWING THEM TO MOVE
QUICKLY IN THE WATERS.
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00:17:22,342 --> 00:17:25,712
THEIR WHISKERS SENSE A
FISH NEARBY AND THEY
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00:17:25,745 --> 00:17:28,314
SWITCH DIRECTIONS TO CHASE
HIM.
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00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,195
AFTER A GOOD HUNT, THE
LARGE GROUPS WILL GET
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00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:44,931
TOGETHER FOR A LITTLE
DOWNTIME.
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00:17:44,964 --> 00:17:47,701
15 OR MORE OTTERS WILL
GATHER TOGETHER UNDER ONE
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00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:48,802
FEMALE LEADER.
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00:17:58,411 --> 00:18:00,480
RUBBING AGAINST EACH
OTHER'S COATS HELPS DRY
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00:18:00,513 --> 00:18:03,316
THE OTTERS, BUT IT ALSO
CREATES A SPECIAL BOND OF
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00:18:03,350 --> 00:18:05,919
LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR EACH
OTHER.
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00:18:09,289 --> 00:18:11,458
THIS CAMARADERIE IS AN
IMPORTANT BOND THAT HELPS
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00:18:11,491 --> 00:18:14,627
THESE RIVER-DWELLERS WORK
TOGETHER TO HUNT FOR LARGE
295
00:18:14,661 --> 00:18:16,229
SCHOOLS OF FISH.
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00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:21,468
THE GANGES RIVER
CONSTANTLY DEFIES
297
00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:23,136
EXPECTATIONS.
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00:18:23,169 --> 00:18:25,271
DESPITE THE HEAVY TOLL OF
HUMANS RELYING ON THIS
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00:18:25,305 --> 00:18:28,508
RIVER FOR FARMING AND
INDUSTRY, THE GANGES RIVER
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00:18:28,541 --> 00:18:32,946
STILL CONTINUES TO FLUSH
AWAY THE WASTE.
301
00:18:33,460 --> 00:18:35,682
BUT DESPITE THE OBVIOUS
POLLUTION, ANIMALS AND
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00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:39,486
PLANTS THRIVE IN THE
REGION.
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00:18:39,519 --> 00:18:41,788
THE HINDU PEOPLE WHO
WORSHIP THIS RIVER SAY IT
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00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:45,892
HAS HEALING PROPERTIES,
AND SCIENTISTS AGREE.
305
00:18:45,925 --> 00:18:47,694
THEY SAY THE GANGES
CONTAINS A NATURAL
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00:18:47,727 --> 00:18:51,598
DISINFECTANT THAT STOPS
THE SPREAD OF DISEASE.
307
00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:53,833
TESTS REVEAL THAT IT ALSO
HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF
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00:18:53,867 --> 00:18:56,302
UNDISSOLVED OXYGEN.
309
00:18:56,336 --> 00:18:59,105
THAT OXYGEN HELPS BREAK
DOWN HUMAN AND ANIMAL
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00:18:59,139 --> 00:19:00,874
POLLUTANTS.
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00:19:00,907 --> 00:19:04,444
THIS RIVER PROCESSES
POLLUTANTS 25 TIMES FASTER
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00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:08,615
THAN ANY OTHER RIVER ON
EARTH.
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00:19:08,648 --> 00:19:11,418
HIGH OXYGEN LEVELS ALSO
HELP THE MARINE LIFE STAY
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00:19:11,451 --> 00:19:12,719
HEALTHY.
315
00:19:12,752 --> 00:19:15,588
IN FACT, THE SECRET TO
SURVIVAL MAY WELL BE IN
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00:19:15,622 --> 00:19:20,293
THESE MYSTERIOUS WATERS OF
INDIA.
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00:19:20,326 --> 00:19:22,228
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON
THIS AMAZING TRIP DOWN THE
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00:19:22,262 --> 00:19:24,129
GANGES RIVER OF INDIA.
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00:19:24,130 --> 00:19:26,833
WE'VE SEEN HOW THIS UNIQUE
WATERWAY HAS SUPPORTED
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00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:29,336
LIFE FOR MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS WHO
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00:19:29,369 --> 00:19:32,706
LIVE IN ITS PATH, JUST
ANOTHER AMAZING EXAMPLE OF
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00:19:32,739 --> 00:19:35,842
HOW NATURE TRULY TAKES
CARE OF ITS OWN.
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00:19:35,875 --> 00:19:39,145
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR
ANOTHER "EARTH ODYSSEY."
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