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ANNOUNCER: WHEN YOU SEE THIS
SYMBOL YOU KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING
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TELEVISION THAT'S EDUCATIONAL
AND INFORMATIONAL
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THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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DYLAN: I'M DYLAN DREYER,
AND THIS IS "EARTH
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ODYSSEY."
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TODAY, WE EXPLORE JAPAN'S
VOLCANIC ISLANDS, WHERE
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THESE MONKEYS HAVE FOUND A
UNIQUE WAY TO DEFROST WHEN
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THERE'S A BLIZZARD
OUTSIDE.
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THEN, WE FIND OUT WHY THE
JAPANESE CALL THIS
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STRANGE-LOOKING CREATURE
THE PROTECTOR OF THE
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FOREST.
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AND LATER, WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE WHAT'S AT THE END OF
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THESE FISHERMEN'S LINES.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: THERE'S AN AMAZING
CREATURE THAT CAN THRIVE
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ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE
OCEAN REPRESENTED RIGHT
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BEHIND ME.
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IT'S CORAL, WHICH COMES IN
ALL SHAPES AND SIZES AND
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CAN ADAPT TO ALMOST ANY
EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCE THE
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OCEAN THROWS ITS WAY.
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IN FACT, THERE ARE MANY
CORALS THAT CAN SURVIVE IN
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VERY COLD DEPTHS, WHILE
OTHERS PREFER VERY
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SHALLOW, WARM WATER.
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WHEN IT COMES TO LIVING
AMONG EXTREMES, THE
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WILDERNESS OF JAPAN IS
ANOTHER PRIME EXAMPLE.
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LET'S FIND OUT HOW NATIVE
ANIMALS LIKE THE JAPANESE
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SNOW MONKEY COPE WHEN
TEMPERATURES TAKE A DIVE.
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SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC OCEAN, JAPAN
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CONSISTS OF ABOUT SEVEN
THOUSAND ISLANDS, WEATHER
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RANGING FROM ONE EXTREME
TO THE NEXT, FROM
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SUBARCTIC FREEZING
CONDITIONS TO LUSH FORESTS
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AND HUMID SWAMPS.
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ON TOP OF THAT, JAPAN'S
ISLANDS ARE A VOLCANIC
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HOTSPOT WITH MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND EARTHQUAKES
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SHAKING THIS REGION EVERY
YEAR...
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...AND SOMETIMES MASSIVE
TIDAL WAVES CALLED
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TSUNAMIS.
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WITH ALL OF THIS GOING ON,
JAPAN HAS EARNED ITS
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REPUTATION AS BEING ONE OF
THE MOST UNSTABLE AREAS ON
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EARTH.
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TO SURVIVE, JAPAN'S
RESIDENTS HAVE LEARNED TO
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ADAPT TO THESE HOSTILE
ENVIRONMENTS OR RISK
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EXTINCTION.
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THE ISLANDS ARE NOW HOME
TO MANY SPECIES OF
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WILDLIFE FOUND NOWHERE
ELSE IN THE WORLD.
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POSSIBLY ONE OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS
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IN WHICH TO SURVIVE IS
HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
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ONE OF JAPAN'S FOUR MAIN
ISLANDS CALLED HONSHU.
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ITS NAME, JIGOKUDANI,
TRANSLATES TO MEAN "HELL'S
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VALLEY."
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AND WHEN THE SNOW BLOWS
HARD IN THE MIDDLE OF
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WINTER, EVIDENCE OF
VOLCANOES IN THE AREA ARE
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EASY TO SEE.
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BOILING WATER BUBBLES UP
THROUGH THE FROZEN GROUND.
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IT SEEMS NOTHING COULD
SURVIVE OUT HERE, BUT THAT
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COULDN'T BE FARTHER FROM
THE TRUTH.
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MEET THE JAPANESE
MACAQUES, AN ANIMAL THAT
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REALLY DOES MAKE THE MOST
OF ITS SURROUNDINGS.
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THIS SNOW MONKEY LIVES ALL
OVER JAPAN, BUT IT'S THE
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ONLY PRIMATE BESIDES
HUMANS THAT CAN SURVIVE
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THIS FAR NORTH IN THE
SUBARCTIC REGION.
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A THICK, HEAVY COAT OF FUR
HELPS KEEP THEM WARM, EVEN
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WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DIP
WELL BELOW FREEZING.
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THE SNOW MONKEYS HAVE
FINGERS MUCH LIKE HUMANS.
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THEY USE THEIR HANDS TO
DIG DEEP INTO THE SNOW AND
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FIND FOOD.
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THICK PADS ON EACH HAND
ACT LIKE WARM MITTENS,
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AND THERE'S ONE FEATURE OUT
HERE IN THIS WINTERY WORLD
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THAT KEEPS THE MACAQUES IN
GOOD SHAPE...
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...HOT SPRINGS HEATED FROM
THE EARTH'S INNER CORE,
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REACHING MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED DEGREES.
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THESE WARM VOLCANIC POOLS
ARE CALLED ONSENS.
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THE WATER IS PACKED WITH
MINERALS, AN EXCELLENT WAY
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TO RELAX AFTER A STRESSFUL
DAY IN THE SNOW.
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THESE MONKEYS TAKE FULL
ADVANTAGE, TOO, SPENDING
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AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE
IN THE HEALING WATERS.
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IT'S HERE THAT THEY GROOM
EACH OTHER AND BOND.
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SPENDING QUIET TIME
TOGETHER IS AN IMPORTANT
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PART OF THEIR CULTURE.
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THE HEAD MALE STANDS GUARD
AT THE POOLS.
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ONLY THE MOST IMPORTANT
FEMALES IN THE GROUP AND
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YOUNGSTERS ARE ALLOWED TO
BATHE.
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ANY INTRUDER IS SENT ON
HIS WAY.
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[MONKEYS SCREECHING]
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AS THE SUN SETS, THE
TROOP HEADS BACK INTO THE
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FOREST FOR THE NIGHT.
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IT'S A DANGEROUS TIME TO
BE ON YOUR OWN.
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THE TEMPERATURES PLUNGE.
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TO STAY WARM, THE TROOP
WILL HUDDLE TOGETHER,
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USING BODY WARMTH TO KEEP
OUT THE COLD.
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AS SOON AS THE SUN COMES
BACK UP, THEY COUNT THE
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MINUTES BEFORE THEY CAN GO
BACK TO THE SANCTUARY OF
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THE WARM POOLS.
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THESE SNOW MONKEYS RELY ON
THEIR INSTINCTS FOR
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SURVIVAL, BUT THEIR DEEP
TIES TO EACH OTHER CREATE
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A HOME EVEN IN THE MOST
UNLIKELY OF PLACES.
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COMING UP, MEET A JAPANESE
TRIBE THAT CAN SURVIVE IN
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SOME OF THE HARSHEST
CONDITIONS ON EARTH.
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AND THEN, THEY'RE CALLED
THE PROTECTORS OF THE
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FORESTS.
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FIND OUT WHY 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: WELCOME BACK TO
"EARTH ODYSSEY."
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WINTER STILL HAS ITS GRIP
ON JAPAN.
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THE AINU PEOPLE WHO CALL
THIS HARSH LANDSCAPE HOME
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MUST BE AWARE OF THEIR
SURROUNDINGS AT ALL TIMES.
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IT'S A WAY OF LIFE THAT
THIS ANCIENT TRIBE HAS
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PERFECTED OVER THOUSANDS
OF YEARS, SHARPENING THEIR
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INSTINCTS TO SURVIVE EVEN
THE COLDEST WINTERS.
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THE AINU DEEPLY RESPECT
NATURE AND THE ANIMALS WHO
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LIVE WITH THEM.
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THEY BELIEVE THAT GODS
EXIST IN ALL CREATURES.
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THE RED-CROWNED CRANE IS
NO EXCEPTION.
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THIS IS THE LARGEST BIRD
IN JAPAN.
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THE AINU PEOPLE CALL IT
THE GOD OF THE MARSHES.
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THE RED-CROWNED CRANE
SHOWS OFF WITH ITS
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MAJESTIC WHITE FEATHERS.
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LOCALS SAY THESE BIRDS
LOOK LIKE THEY ARE DRESSED
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IN CLOTHES FROM HEAVEN.
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IT'S PART OF THEIR NATURAL
APPEAL,
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ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY START
LOOKING FOR A PARTNER.
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THE RED-CROWNED CRANES PUT
ON A PERFORMANCE FOR EACH
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OTHER, LEAPING UP AND
DOWN, POINTING BEAKS TO
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THE SKY.
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THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
DECISION.
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THESE BIRDS CAN LIVE FOR
50 YEARS, AND THEY MATE
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FOR LIFE.
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THE EFFORT IS NOT LOST ON
HIS POTENTIAL PARTNER.
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SHE COPIES HIS DANCE.
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THESE TWO SEEM TO BE MADE
FOR EACH OTHER.
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[BIRDS SQUAWKING]
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THE EXCITEMENT IS
CATCHING.
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NOW ALL OF THE RED-CROWNED
CRANES ARE PAIRING UP.
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IT'S A MATCH MADE IN
HEAVEN.
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THE BIRDS CRY OUT IN
APPROVAL.
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THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC CALLS
CAN BE HEARD FROM NEARLY
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TWO MILES AWAY.
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[BIRDS SQUAWKING]
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RED-CROWNED CRANES WILL
STAY CLOSE TOGETHER NOW TO
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KEEP OUT THE WINTERY COLD.
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THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE
BRUTAL FOR EVEN THE
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ISLAND'S STRONGEST
ANIMALS.
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SOME ARE EVEN FORCED TO
COME OUT OF THEIR NICE,
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WARM HIDING PLACES TO HUNT
FOR FOOD.
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THE JAPANESE SEROW IS
BRAVELY MAKING HIS WAY OUT
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NOW TO FIND HIS NEXT MEAL.
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FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
THE JAPANESE HAVE HIGHLY
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REGARDED THESE UNUSUAL
ANIMALS AS PEACEFUL
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CREATURES.
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ALSO KNOWN AS THE WOLF
DEER, THEY SAY THEY HAVE
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THE LEGS OF A GOAT, THE
BODY OF A DEER, AND THE
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FUR OF A WOLF, BUT THEIR
EXISTENCE IS A LONELY ONE,
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WANDERING OUT IN THE COLD,
EATING ANY SHOOTS OR
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LEAVES THEY MAY FIND IN
THE SNOW.
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THEY'LL KEEP LOOKING
THROUGH THE DAY AND NIGHT
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UNTIL SOMETHING FINALLY
APPEARS.
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THESE CREATURES ONLY LIVE
ON THREE OF THE SEVEN
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THOUSAND JAPANESE ISLANDS,
INCLUDING HONSHU, BUT TO
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THE JAPANESE PEOPLE, THEY
ARE THE PROTECTORS OF THE
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FORESTS, THE PERFECT MIX
OF STRENGTH AND KINDNESS
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TO OVERSEE THE REST OF
NATURE THROUGH THE
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BRUTALLY COLD SEASON.
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WHEN "EARTH ODYSSEY"
RETURNS, FISHING IS FOR
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THE BIRDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT COMES TO THIS HIGHLY
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SKILLED FLOCK, AN ANCIENT
FISHING TRADITION FOR A
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GROUP OF JAPANESE
ISLANDERS.
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THAT'S NEXT.
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ANNOUNCER: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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DYLAN: THE
JELLYFISH-REARING PROGRAM
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HERE AT RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM
OF CANADA IS AN EXAMPLE OF
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CONSERVATION EFFORTS THAT
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE
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OF JELLYFISH, WHICH ARE
CRITICAL TO DELIVERING
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MUCH-NEEDED CARBON TO
MARINE LIFE DEEP IN THE
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OCEAN.
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IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A
HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP
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BETWEEN HUMANS AND
ANIMALS, AND NOW LET'S SEE
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ANOTHER, JAPANESE USHO
FISHERMEN WHO TRAIN BIRDS
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TO HUNT FISH.
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THE WEATHER IS FINALLY
WARMING UP IN JAPAN.
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LET'S HEAD OUT WITH THESE
ANGLERS AS THEY PREPARE
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FOR AN EXPEDITION WITH
THEIR BRILLIANT BIRDS.
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SPRING FINALLY THAWS THE
FROZEN RIVERS AND STREAMS
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THAT FLOW THROUGH SOME OF
JAPAN'S LUSH ISLAND
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CENTERS.
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AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP,
FISH RETURN IN HUGE
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NUMBERS.
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IT'S TIME FOR THESE BIRDS
TO GET TO WORK.
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THE BIRDS ARE CALLED SEA
CORMORANTS AND ARE CAUGHT
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IN THE WILD, THEN TRAINED
TO CATCH FISH.
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THIS CUSTOM IS CALLED USHO
FISHING AND IS AN ANCIENT
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TRADITION THAT'S BEEN
PRACTICED FOR MORE THAN A
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THOUSAND YEARS ON THE
NAGARA RIVER IN CENTRAL
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HONSHU.
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IT'S TIME FOR THESE
FISHERMEN TO GET THEIR
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BIRDS READY.
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EACH BIRD IS CLOSELY
INSPECTED.
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THE FISHERMAN GENTLY
EXAMINES THE BIRD'S THROAT
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TO SEE IF IT'S HEALTHY
ENOUGH TO MAKE THE JOURNEY
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TO THE RIVER.
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ONCE CHECKED, THE BIRDS
WILL BE RELEASED INTO
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THEIR PRIVATE SANCTUARY.
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THE BIRDS COULD EASILY
ESCAPE IF THEY WANTED, BUT
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WHY BOTHER WHEN THEY ARE
SO WELL FED AND LOOKED
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AFTER?
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THESE CAPTIVE CORMORANTS
CAN LIVE TWICE AS LONG AS
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THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE
WILD.
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EACH BIRD WAS CAUGHT BY
THESE ISLANDERS,
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HAND-RAISED, AND TRAINED
TO CATCH FISH IN FRESH
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WATER.
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IT'S SOON TIME TO SEE IF
ALL OF THAT TRAINING HAS
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PAID OFF.
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00:12:55,475 --> 00:12:57,977
THE FISHERMEN TAKE THE
CORMORANTS DOWN THE RIVER
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00:12:58,110 --> 00:13:00,680
IN SPECIAL HANDMADE
BASKETS.
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00:13:00,714 --> 00:13:02,816
THEY ARE GIVEN A LAST
CHECKUP TO MAKE SURE ALL
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00:13:02,849 --> 00:13:05,618
OF THE BIRDS ARE STILL IN
GOOD SHAPE.
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00:13:05,652 --> 00:13:08,388
THEIR MISSION IS TAKEN
VERY SERIOUSLY, AS IS
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THEIR HEALTH.
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00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:14,694
AS THE SUN SETS, THE
FISHERMEN GATHER TO
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DISCUSS THE PLAN.
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EACH BIRD IS GIVEN A LEASH
SO THEY CAN BE PULLED
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00:13:24,738 --> 00:13:26,806
SAFELY BACK ON BOARD.
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00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,759
THE FISHERMEN GENTLY TIE
ROPES AT THEIR THROAT SO
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THAT THE BIRDS WON'T
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOW ANY
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00:13:31,945 --> 00:13:34,881
OF THEIR CATCH.
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IRON BASKETS FILLED WITH
FIRES HANG OFF THE FRONT
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00:13:37,384 --> 00:13:40,620
OF EACH FISHING BOAT.
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THE LIGHT GUIDES THE WAY
AND ATTRACTS FISH JUST
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BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE
WATER.
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00:13:48,595 --> 00:13:52,665
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE
BIRDS TO GO TO WORK.
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00:13:52,699 --> 00:13:55,802
THEY QUICKLY HUNT FOR FISH
AS THE FISHERMEN BATTLE TO
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KEEP THE LINES FROM
GETTING TANGLED.
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00:14:12,686 --> 00:14:15,880
THE CORMORANTS CAN HOLD AS
MANY AS SIX FISH IN THEIR
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MOUTHS AT ONE TIME.
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ONCE FULL, THE FISHERMEN
WILL PULL THE BIRDS BACK
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ON BOARD, DISLODGE THE
FISH, AND THEN SEND THE
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BIRDS BACK IN FOR ANOTHER
HUNT.
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THE SEA CORMORANTS ARE
NATURALLY EXPERTS AT
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00:14:30,737 --> 00:14:32,339
FISHING.
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CATCHING THESE SMALL TROUT
IS QUICK WORK.
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00:14:37,811 --> 00:14:40,747
IN JAPAN, FISH CAUGHT BY
CORMORANTS ARE A HIGHLY
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PRIZED SPECIALTY.
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00:14:45,151 --> 00:14:47,587
AS THE CORMORANTS FINISH
UP THEIR SUCCESSFUL
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00:14:47,620 --> 00:14:50,156
FISHING EXPEDITION,
ANOTHER RIVER CREATURE IS
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JUST STARTING HIS TRIP OUT
FOR THE NIGHT.
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00:14:55,950 --> 00:14:57,931
COMING IN AT A WHOPPING
SIX-AND-A-HALF FEET, THE
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JAPANESE GIANT SALAMANDER
IS THE LARGEST AMPHIBIAN
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IN THE WORLD.
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00:15:03,303 --> 00:15:06,840
IT LIVES IN FLOWING
RIVERS, CRAWLING ON THE
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00:15:06,873 --> 00:15:08,908
RIVERBED.
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00:15:16,583 --> 00:15:20,820
IT HAS POOR EYESIGHT, BUT
IT'S RESOURCEFUL.
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00:15:20,854 --> 00:15:23,123
THE SLIGHTEST SHIFT IN
WATER PRESSURE COULD BE A
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00:15:23,156 --> 00:15:25,125
PASSING FISH.
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00:15:25,158 --> 00:15:28,128
THAT'S WHEN THESE RIVER
GIANTS MAKE THEIR MOVE,
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00:15:28,161 --> 00:15:32,198
LUNGING AT ANYONE WHO
MIGHT SWIM BY.
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00:15:39,873 --> 00:15:42,876
UNCHANGED FOR NEARLY 30
MILLION YEARS, THESE GIANT
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00:15:42,909 --> 00:15:46,312
SALAMANDERS RELY ON
PREHISTORIC SENSES AND ARE
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF JAPAN'S
UNIQUE CREATURES WHO FOUND
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00:15:49,649 --> 00:15:54,120
A HOME ON THESE ANCIENT
VOLCANIC ISLANDS.
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00:15:54,154 --> 00:15:56,322
COMING UP, IT'S HEATING UP
OUT THERE.
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00:15:56,356 --> 00:15:58,958
SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING IN
JAPAN.
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00:15:58,992 --> 00:16:01,828
TIME TO HIT THE BEACH FOR
A LITTLE MONKEYING AROUND.
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00:16:01,861 --> 00:16:05,650
AND THEN, FIND OUT WHO
KEEPS THESE WHITE SANDS
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LOOKING SO PRISTINE.
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00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:10,403
THAT'S NEXT ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY."
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.
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ANNOUNCER: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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DYLAN: IN JAPAN, THERE IS
AN ANIMAL THAT DEFIES ALL
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00:16:37,630 --> 00:16:38,531
DESCRIPTION.
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00:16:38,565 --> 00:16:41,101
IT'S SO ADAPTIVE TO THE
EXTREME WEATHER, THAT IT
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00:16:41,134 --> 00:16:44,304
CAN SURVIVE ALMOST
ANYWHERE, INCLUDING HERE
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00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,706
ON THESE ISLAND BEACHES,
WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN
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00:16:46,740 --> 00:16:50,810
EASILY REACH 80 DEGREES ON
A HOT SUMMER'S DAY.
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00:16:50,844 --> 00:16:53,279
THESE JAPANESE MACAQUES
DON'T NEED HEAVY WINTER
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00:16:53,313 --> 00:16:55,949
COATS LIKE THEIR COUSINS,
THE SNOW MONKEYS.
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00:16:55,982 --> 00:16:59,152
INSTEAD, THEY PREFER TO
KEEP CLOSE TO THE WATER,
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00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:01,254
WHERE THEY'RE MORE LIKELY
TO CATCH A GENTLE SEA
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00:17:01,287 --> 00:17:03,560
BREEZE.
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00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:05,558
THIS TROOP OF ABOUT 80
MACAQUES HAVE ANOTHER
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00:17:05,592 --> 00:17:09,289
REASON WHY THEY LIKE TO
HANG OUT BY THE WATER.
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00:17:09,290 --> 00:17:11,931
THE MONKEYS LIKE TO CLEAN
THEIR FOOD, WASHING THE
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00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,601
SAND OFF, A SIMPLE ACT
THAT'S KEPT SCIENTISTS
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00:17:14,634 --> 00:17:17,370
GUESSING FOR A LONG TIME.
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00:17:17,700 --> 00:17:19,172
WITH FINGERS AND OPPOSABLE
THUMBS, THEY ARE QUITE
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00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:23,243
CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING THE
FRUIT CLEAN.
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00:17:24,911 --> 00:17:26,946
NOT ONLY THAT, THESE
MONKEYS EVEN LIKE TO
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00:17:27,470 --> 00:17:30,830
SEASON THEIR FOOD WITH A
LITTLE SALT WATER, DUNKING
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00:17:30,831 --> 00:17:33,153
THE FRUIT BETWEEN BITES.
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00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:43,430
SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THAT
THE MONKEYS AT SOME POINT
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00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:46,659
LEARNED TO WASH THEIR
FOOD.
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00:17:46,660 --> 00:17:48,679
YOUNGER MONKEYS USUALLY
MASTER THIS SKILL BY THE
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00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:53,106
TIME THEY ARE ABOUT
TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS OLD.
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00:17:55,942 --> 00:17:58,578
THE BABIES WILL JUST GO
AFTER THE SCRAPS AS THEY
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00:17:58,611 --> 00:18:01,414
FIND THEM, SOMETIMES
HAVING TO DEAL WITH OLDER
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00:18:01,448 --> 00:18:04,484
MONKEYS STEALING WHAT
LITTLE THEY HAVE.
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00:18:12,158 --> 00:18:14,594
BUT THE MONKEYS ARE NOT
THE ONLY ONES ATTRACTED BY
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00:18:14,627 --> 00:18:17,630
ALL OF THIS FOOD.
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00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:22,569
THESE ARE THE SEA SLATERS.
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00:18:22,602 --> 00:18:25,405
THESE ISOPODS CAN GROW UP
TO AN INCH LONG.
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00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:28,842
THEY SWARM THE BEACH,
LOOKING FOR LEFTOVERS, BUT
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00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:33,446
UNKNOWINGLY, THEY SERVE A
GREATER PURPOSE AS WELL.
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00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,515
BY EATING ALL OF THE MESS
LEFT BEHIND BY THE
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00:18:35,548 --> 00:18:39,586
MACAQUES, THEY SWEEP THE
BEACH CLEAN OF ANY TRASH.
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00:18:44,190 --> 00:18:47,529
WHILE THE SEA SLATERS ARE
BUSY AT WORK, THE MACAQUES
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00:18:47,530 --> 00:18:52,165
REST ON THE HOT ROCKS,
LETTING THE WORLD GO BY.
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00:18:53,667 --> 00:18:56,569
MACAQUES ARE BY FAR ONE OF
THE MOST HIGHLY ADAPTABLE
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00:18:56,603 --> 00:19:00,807
ANIMALS IN JAPAN.
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00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,576
THEY NOT ONLY SURVIVE, BUT
THRIVE IN THE HARSHEST
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00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:05,109
CONDITIONS.
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00:19:05,110 --> 00:19:07,347
IN THE DEPTHS OF WINTER,
THEY FOUND SAFETY IN THE
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00:19:07,380 --> 00:19:10,283
HOT SPRINGS, ON THE
BEACHES, A WAY TO ENJOY
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00:19:10,316 --> 00:19:13,853
THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR,
ALWAYS WORKING WITH NATURE
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00:19:13,887 --> 00:19:17,390
TO FIND A BETTER LIFE FOR
THE TROOP.
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00:19:17,424 --> 00:19:19,526
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
ON "EARTH ODYSSEY."
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TODAY, WE'VE SEEN
FIRSTHAND HOW JAPAN'S
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00:19:22,195 --> 00:19:25,565
ANCIENT CUSTOMS HAVE
ENSURED THEIR SURVIVAL,
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00:19:25,598 --> 00:19:27,667
EVEN IN THE HARSHEST OF
ENVIRONMENTS.
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00:19:27,701 --> 00:19:29,536
IT'S AMAZING HOW THE
KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN PASSED
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00:19:29,569 --> 00:19:32,305
DOWN THROUGH TRIBES AND
WITHIN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM,
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00:19:32,339 --> 00:19:35,108
ALL WORKING TOGETHER WITH
NATURE TO HELP THE NEXT
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00:19:35,141 --> 00:19:36,543
GENERATION.
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00:19:36,576 --> 00:19:40,780
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON
ANOTHER "EARTH ODYSSEY."
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