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- NARRATOR: WHEN YOU SEE THIS
- SYMBOL YOU KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING
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TELEVISION THAT IS EDUCATIONAL
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AND INFORMATIONAL.
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THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: HI, I'M DYLAN
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DREYER AND WE'RE ABOUT TO
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EMBARK ON ANOTHER "EARTH
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ODYSSEY."
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TODAY, WE TRAVEL TO THE
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LARGEST WETLAND AREA IN
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THE WORLD, THE PANTANAL
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REGION OF SOUTH AMERICA,
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WHERE THESE BEAUTIFUL BLUE
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WING MACAWS RULE THE
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SKIES.
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PLUS, WE'LL SEE A POWERFUL
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DISPLAY OF PREY VERSUS
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PREDATOR.
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CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONE IS
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WHICH?
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AND LATER, THE AWESOME
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REASON WHY THEY CALL
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PANTANAL A WETLAND.
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- DYLAN: THERE AREN'T MANY
- PLACES IN THE WORLD MORE
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PERFECT FOR ANIMAL REFUGE
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THAN THE GREAT SOUTH
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AMERICAN WETLAND, THE
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PANTANAL.
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THIS LUSH REGION HAS MANY
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QUALIFICATIONS AS THE
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IDEAL SANCTUARY FOR THE
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BIRDS AND MAMMALS WHO LIVE
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HERE.
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NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS
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SHEER SIZE.
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IT'S THE LARGEST WETLAND
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ON EARTH, TEN TIMES BIGGER
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- THAN THE EVERGLADES IN
- FLORIDA.
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- ITS RICH, NATURAL
- RESOURCES MAKE THE
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PANTANAL THE PERFECT HOME
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FOR SOME OF THE MOST
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INTERESTING ANIMALS IN THE
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WORLD.
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LET'S DIVE IN.
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AT THE VERY CENTER OF
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SOUTH AMERICA, THE
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PANTANAL IS A GIANT BASIN.
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THE VAST MAJORITY LIES IN
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BRAZIL, THE REST IN
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BOLIVIA AND PARAGUAY.
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EARLY EXPLORERS THOUGHT IT
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WAS A VAST INLAND SEA.
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IN REALITY, THE PANTANAL
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IS A HUGE INLAND DELTA.
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DYLAN: IT NAME MEANS
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SWAMP, BUT THIS IS A PLACE
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WITH TWO DISTINCT
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PERSONALITIES.
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FOR SIX MONTHS, IT'S WET,
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WITH UP TO 80 PERCENT
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SUBMERGED BY FLOODS.
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THE REST OF THE YEAR, IT'S
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DRY, WITH LITTLE RAIN AND
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SOARING TEMPERATURES, THE
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FLOODWATERS DROP AND THE
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PANTANAL REVERTS TO PART
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SAVANNAH.
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- THE PANTANAL STARTS WHERE
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PLATEAU COMES TO A HALT.
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THE PLATEAU DROPS INTO A
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SERIES OF CANYONS.
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THE BRIDE'S VEIL WATERFALL
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PLUNGES 260 FEET OFF THE
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EDGE OF THE CANYONS.
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IT'S SEPTEMBER, MIDWAY
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THROUGH THE DRY SEASON,
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AND THERE'S BARELY ENOUGH
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WATER TO REACH THE BOTTOM.
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WHITE-EYED PARAKEETS HAVE
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SPENT THE NIGHT ROOSTING
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IN THE SANDSTONE WALLS.
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- THEY'RE PREPARING FOR A
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ENVIRONMENT BY WAITING IN
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LINE FOR AN INVIGORATING
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SHOWER, ONE PAIR AT A
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- WHILE THE PARAKEETS
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RELATIVES GATHER ABOVE
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THEM.
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LIKE MOST PARROTS,
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BLUE-WINGED MACAWS PAIR
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FOR LIFE.
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WHAT SEEMS LIKE SQUABBLING
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IS THEIR WAY OF CEMENTING
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THEIR BOND BEFORE THEY FLY
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OFF TO FORAGE.
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A PAIR OF RED AND GREEN
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MACAWS SHARES THE CANYON.
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- AMONG THE HEAVIEST PARROTS
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PLENTY OF FOOD.
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THEIR LONG, NARROW WINGS
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WILL POWER THEM ON A 60
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MILE ROUND TRIP TO FIND
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THEY WERE BUILT FOR THIS
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JOURNEY AND THEY FLY OFF,
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DISAPPEARING INTO THE
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PANTANAL BREEZE.
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COMING UP, TWO BEASTS GO
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HEAD TO HEAD IN THIS
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JAGUAR VERSUS CAIMAN
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SHOWDOWN.
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THEN, WHICH LITTLE INSECT
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IS ANNOYING ENOUGH TO GET
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UNDER THESE GIANT'S SKIN?
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THAT'S NEXT ON "EARTH
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ODYSSEY."
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- NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
- MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: WELCOME BACK.
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- ON EVERY "EARTH ODYSSEY,"
- WE FIND A DIVERSE GROUP OF
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WILDLIFE, ALL WITH UNIQUE
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TRAITS THAT SERVE THEM IN
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THE WILD.
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WELL, YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET
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ANOTHER ANIMAL WITH A
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- SPECIAL TALENT FOR
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TAKE A LOOK.
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- MANY OF THE STREAMS AND
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CENTRAL BRAZIL FIND THEIR
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WAY HERE BEFORE TUMBLING
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INTO THE PANTANAL BELOW.
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A GIANT PATCHWORK OF
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FOREST, SAVANNAHS, AND
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SWAMPS, IT TILTS GENTLY
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SOUTH, SO ITS NORTHERN
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REACHES ARE THE FIRST TO
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DRY OUT.
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- DYLAN: SHRINKING POOLS
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FOR THE REGION'S
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WATER-LOVING REPTILES.
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AND VULNERABLE WILDLIFE IS
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AN IRRESISTIBLE LURE TO
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LARGE PREDATORS.
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THIS IS THE JAGUAR'S
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KINGDOM.
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AT OVER 220 POUNDS, IT'S
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ONE OF THE HEAVIEST CATS
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ONLY TIGERS AND LIONS ARE
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BIGGER.
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ITS NAME MEANS THE BEAST
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THAT KILLS IN ONE BOUND.
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RANGE.
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TO EVADE THEM.
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- DYLAN: THE JAGUAR WILL
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OPPORTUNITIES.
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ABUNDANT CAIMAN IS JUST
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ONE REASON WHY PANTANAL'S
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JAGUARS ARE TWICE THE SIZE
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LATIN AMERICA.
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EUROPEANS FIRST CAME TO
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THE PANTANAL IN SEARCH OF
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GOLD.
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- FAILING TO FIND EL DORADO,
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NOW, 95 PERCENT OF THE
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PANTANAL IS OWNED BY
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RANCHERS.
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UP TO EIGHT MILLION CATTLE
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GRAZE HERE.
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IN PARTS OF THE PANTANAL,
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CATTLE MAKE UP A THIRD OF
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THE JAGUAR'S PREY, FUELING
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THE PREDATOR'S GROWTH.
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COME NIGHTFALL, THIS
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RANCHER CAN ONLY HOPE THAT
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HIS ANIMALS ARE THE LUCKY
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ONES.
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- THE COWBOYS AND THEIR
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FACE OF THE PANTANAL, TO
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MAKE SPACE FOR GRAZING,
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TREES ARE REMOVED.
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BUT THE CATTLES' PRESENCE
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HAS UNEXPECTED BENEFITS
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FOR OTHER ANIMALS.
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COMING UP, MACAWING ALL
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BIRD LOVERS.
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WE FIND OUT WHO BENEFITS
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THE MOST FROM THE PRESENCE
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OF RANCHERS AND CATTLE.
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PLUS, WE VISIT THE WETTEST
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REGION IN THE WETTEST TIME
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OF YEAR FOR SOUTH AMERICA.
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- NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
- MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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DYLAN: WELCOME BACK.
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AS THE LARGEST WETLAND ON
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EARTH, THE PANTANAL IS
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HOME TO A REMARKABLE
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NUMBER OF FISH SPECIES
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- THAT RULE THE RIVERS IN
- BOTH THE DRY AND FLOOD
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SEASONS.
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- WITH ALL OF THIS WATER,
- YOU MIGHT EXPECT THERE ARE
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- MORE FISH SPECIES IN THE
- PANTANAL THAN ANY OTHER
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ANIMAL, BUT THERE ARE
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ACTUALLY TWICE AS MANY
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BIRD SPECIES.
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- LET'S HEAD BACK TO THE
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EYE VIEW OF THE FEATHERED
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FRIENDS WHO POPULATE THE
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PANTANAL.
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ONE ANIMAL THAT BENEFITS
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FROM THE RANCHERS IN THE
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PANTANAL REGION OF SOUTH
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AMERICA IS THE LARGEST
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PARROT ON THE PLANET.
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THE HYACINTH MACAW.
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IT FEEDS ALMOST
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EXCLUSIVELY ON PALM NUTS.
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AND IT PREFERS THOSE WHOSE
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HUSKS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
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DIGESTED BY CATTLE.
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EVEN DE-HUSKED, THESE ARE
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PARTICULARLY HARD NUTS TO
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CRACK.
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SO HARD THAT A THIRD OF
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ALL THE MACAW'S MUSCLES
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ARE CONCENTRATED IN ITS
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HEAD TO POWER ITS
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MONSTROUS MANDIBLES.
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BUT BRUTE STRENGTH IS NOT
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ENOUGH.
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AS WELL AS ITS BEAK, THE
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HIGHLY INTELLIGENT PARROT
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USES ITS HAND-LIKE FEET,
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FLEXIBLE TONGUE, AND
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AWESOME BRAINPOWER TO
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HARVEST THE NUTRITIOUS
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KERNELS HIDDEN INSIDE.
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THREE QUARTERS OF ALL
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HYACINTH MACAWS LIVE IN
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THE PANTANAL.
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- THEY THRIVE ONLY WHERE
- THERE ARE PLENTY OF PALM
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NUTS AND PLENTY OF CATTLE
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TO HELP PREPARE THEM.
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EVERY CATTLE PASTURE HAS A
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WATER HOLE.
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AS THE DRY SEASON TIGHTENS
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ITS GRIP, STRANGE NOISES
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EMANATE FROM WITHIN.
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CAIMAN ARE FORCED TOGETHER
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IN THESE DWINDLING POOLS.
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BEING SO TIGHTLY PACKED
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PROVOKES PRIMAL INSTINCTS.
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THE GRUNT OF A SINGLE
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FEMALE SPARKS THE CHORUS.
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THE MALE RESPONDS WITH
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INFRASONIC BOOMS, POWERFUL
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ENOUGH TO MAKE THE WATER
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DANCE.
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THEY'RE ESTABLISHING A
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HIERARCHY.
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- THE BIGGER THE MALE, THE
- MORE IMPRESSIVE THE
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DISPLAY.
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- WHEN IT COMES TO COURTING,
- THE FEMALES WILL KNOW WHO
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TO PICK.
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FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR, THE
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CAIMAN HUNT UNDER THE
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COVER OF DARKNESS.
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BUT NOW, WITH PREY
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STRANDED IN INCREASINGLY
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SHALLOW WATER, FISHING IS
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EASY.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: AS THE SUN RISES,
- THE CAIMAN COME OUT TO
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BASK, THEY MUST RAISE
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THEIR BODY TEMPERATURE TO
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86 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT TO
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BETTER DIGEST THEIR
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BREAKFAST.
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AS MANY AS 35 MILLION
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CAIMAN LURK HERE.
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THE BIGGEST CONCENTRATION
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OF REPTILES ON THE PLANET.
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THE PANTANAL WOULD SEEM TO
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BE A CAIMAN PARADISE, BUT
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THE TEMPERATURE SOON SOARS
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TO MORE THAN 104 DEGREES.
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AND BITING FLIES FIND
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VULNERABILITIES IN THE
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REPTILE'S ARMOR.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: THE INSECTS FORCE
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THEM TO RETREAT.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: THE WARMING WATER
- IN THE PANTANAL'S POOLS
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GRADUALLY GIVES UP ITS
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OXYGEN, LEAVING TRAPPED
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FISH EXPOSED TO PREY.
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BIRDS FLY IN FROM FAR AND
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WIDE TO JOIN THE FEAST.
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WOOD STORKS, WORKING IN
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TEAMS, PROBE FOR PREY WITH
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BEAKS AND FEET.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: JABIRU STORKS WORK
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ALONE, USING SIGHT AS WELL
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AS TOUCH TO DOUBLE THEIR
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CHANCES.
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THEY CARE LITTLE ABOUT
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PASSING CAIMAN, THEY JUST
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NEED TO CATCH AS MANY FISH
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AS POSSIBLE.
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- AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,
- THEY'LL WORK AS LONG AS
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THERE'S LIGHT TO FISH BY
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BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A NEST
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FULL OF GIANT CHICKS TO
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FEED.
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- JABIRUS COINCIDE THEIR
- BREEDING WITH THIS
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SEASONAL BOUNTY.
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USUALLY, THEY'LL REAR JUST
335
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TWO CHICKS, FOUR SIGNALS A
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PARTICULARLY DRY YEAR.
337
00:13:25,939 --> 00:13:28,308
- IT'S A BIG COMMITMENT FOR
- THEIR HARD-WORKING
338
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PARENTS.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: AS WELL AS
- FERRYING FISH, THEY NEED
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TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE
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NEST.
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SUCH A LARGE, PRECARIOUS
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PLATFORM NEEDS CONSTANT
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REBUILDING.
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00:14:02,208 --> 00:14:03,543
ESPECIALLY AS NOISY
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NEIGHBORS SEEM INTENT ON
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DISMANTLING IT.
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MONK PARAKEETS HAVE MOVED
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IN DOWNSTAIRS.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: THEIR SQUABBLING
- DOESN'T GIVE THE STORKS
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MUCH PEACE, BUT AT LEAST
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THE MOTHER JABIRU LEAVES
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HER YOUNG IN A WELL
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ALARMED HOME.
357
00:14:25,980 --> 00:14:27,834
- COMING UP, THE PANTANAL IS
- DRY FOR NOW, BUT WHAT DOES
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00:14:27,837 --> 00:14:29,169
IT LOOK LIKE WHEN THE
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RAINS START TO FALL IN THE
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- WETTEST REGION OF SOUTH
- AMERICA?
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NEXT ON "EARTH ODYSSEY."
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[BREAK]
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.
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- NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
- MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: THE PANTANAL,
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WHICH HAS BEEN SO DRY, IS
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TRANSFORMED INTO A WATER
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WORLD ONCE MORE.
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00:15:07,707 --> 00:15:08,975
ITS SWOLLEN RIVERS FUNNEL
371
00:15:08,976 --> 00:15:10,242
SOUTH, JOINING THE
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PARAGUAY RIVER, THEN MERGE
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WITH THE PARANA, THE
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SECOND LONGEST RIVER IN
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SOUTH AMERICA.
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TOGETHER, THEY DRAIN A
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FIFTH OF THE ENTIRE
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CONTINENT.
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- ONE OF THE TRIBUTARIES
- PASSES THROUGH IGUAZU
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FALLS.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: THE MIGHTIEST
- WATERFALLS IN THE
383
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AMERICAS.
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- SHAPED LIKE A GIANT
- HORSESHOE, THEY'RE A
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SERIES OF 275 FALLS,
386
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DROPPING 260 FEET INTO A
387
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NARROW CHASM.
388
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NEARLY TWO MILES ACROSS,
389
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THE IGUAZU FALLS ARE WIDER
390
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THAN THE VICTORIA FALLS
391
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AND DWARF NIAGARA.
392
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IN THE WET SEASON, UP TO
393
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THREE MILLION GALLONS FLOW
394
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OVER THE EDGE EVERY
395
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SECOND.
396
00:16:31,570 --> 00:16:33,499
18,000 OLYMPIC SWIMMING
397
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POOLS EVERY HOUR.
398
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[MUSIC]
399
00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:56,516
DYLAN: BLACK VULTURES
400
00:16:56,517 --> 00:16:58,484
GATHER.
401
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THEY KNOW THAT ANYTHING
402
00:16:59,687 --> 00:17:00,886
SWEPT OVER THE EDGE WILL
403
00:17:00,887 --> 00:17:02,722
- BE DASHED ON THE ROCKS
- BELOW.
404
00:17:02,725 --> 00:17:05,291
AN EASY MEAL ON TAP.
405
00:17:09,629 --> 00:17:11,305
HUGE FLOCKS OF GREAT DUSKY
406
00:17:11,306 --> 00:17:12,979
SWIFTS SWIRL THROUGH THE
407
00:17:12,980 --> 00:17:13,600
MISTS.
408
00:17:13,601 --> 00:17:15,669
THEY'VE COME TO BREED.
409
00:17:22,575 --> 00:17:25,277
BUT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.
410
00:17:25,278 --> 00:17:27,447
- THE LUSCIOUS FORESTS THAT
- CLOAK THE FALLS ARE FULL
411
00:17:27,450 --> 00:17:29,516
OF THIEVES.
412
00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:36,840
TOUCANS, SPECIALIST NEST
413
00:17:36,841 --> 00:17:38,291
RAIDERS.
414
00:17:43,797 --> 00:17:45,599
AND COATIS, THEY'LL EAT
415
00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,399
ANYTHING THEY CAN FIND,
416
00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,302
- BUT EGGS ARE A
- PARTICULARLY VALUABLE
417
00:17:49,305 --> 00:17:51,970
PRIZE.
418
00:17:51,971 --> 00:17:53,857
BANDS PATROL EVERY LEVEL
419
00:17:53,858 --> 00:17:55,741
OF THE FOREST.
420
00:17:55,742 --> 00:17:57,777
- THE SWIFTS HAVE COME UP
- WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY
421
00:17:57,780 --> 00:17:59,846
SOLUTION.
422
00:18:09,289 --> 00:18:10,824
AS DUSK ARRIVES, THEY FLY
423
00:18:10,825 --> 00:18:12,358
EVER CLOSER TO THE FALLS,
424
00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,594
- LOOKING FOR A CHANCE TO
- PENETRATE THE THUNDERING
425
00:18:14,597 --> 00:18:16,663
CURTAIN OF WATER.
426
00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:23,019
THEN, ONE BY ONE, THEY
427
00:18:23,020 --> 00:18:24,404
SWOOP THROUGH.
428
00:18:29,876 --> 00:18:31,945
- ONCE THEY'VE MADE IT TO
- THE SLIPPERY CLIFF FACE,
429
00:18:31,948 --> 00:18:33,397
THEIR LONG CLAWS ENABLE
430
00:18:33,398 --> 00:18:34,848
THEM TO CLING ON.
431
00:18:39,486 --> 00:18:41,287
- THEN THEY CLAMBER TOWARDS
- THEIR NESTS AND PRECIOUS
432
00:18:41,290 --> 00:18:42,906
EGGS ARE SAFELY DEPOSITED
433
00:18:42,907 --> 00:18:44,524
OUT OF DANGER'S REACH.
434
00:18:48,895 --> 00:18:51,364
- ALL OF THE RIVERS FROM THE
- PANTANALS EVENTUALLY FLOW
435
00:18:51,367 --> 00:18:52,582
INTO THE RIO PLATA,
436
00:18:52,583 --> 00:18:53,799
CREATING THE SECOND
437
00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,118
LARGEST RIVER BASIN ON
438
00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:56,435
EARTH.
439
00:18:56,436 --> 00:18:57,537
THE PANTANAL PLAYS A
440
00:18:57,538 --> 00:18:58,637
CRUCIAL ROLE IN
441
00:18:58,638 --> 00:18:59,873
CONTROLLING THIS MASSIVE
442
00:18:59,874 --> 00:19:01,106
VOLUME OF WATER, ACTING
443
00:19:01,107 --> 00:19:04,099
LIKE A GIANT SPONGE.
444
00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:05,323
DURING THE WET SEASON, IT
445
00:19:05,324 --> 00:19:06,545
WORKS AS A NATURAL BREAK,
446
00:19:06,546 --> 00:19:08,515
- PREVENTING FLASH FLOODS
- FROM HITTING SOUTHERN
447
00:19:08,518 --> 00:19:10,017
BRAZIL, PARAGUAY, AND
448
00:19:10,018 --> 00:19:11,517
ARGENTINA.
449
00:19:11,518 --> 00:19:13,036
AND DURING THE DRY, IT
450
00:19:13,037 --> 00:19:14,553
BECOMES A VITAL RESERVOIR,
451
00:19:14,554 --> 00:19:16,006
SLOWLY RELEASING ITS
452
00:19:16,007 --> 00:19:17,457
CONTENTS.
453
00:19:19,626 --> 00:19:20,927
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
454
00:19:20,928 --> 00:19:22,227
ON OUR TRIP TO THE
455
00:19:22,228 --> 00:19:24,197
- PANTANAL REGION OF SOUTH
- AMERICA.
456
00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:25,449
FROM TALL STANDING STORKS
457
00:19:25,450 --> 00:19:26,699
TO LOW CRAWLING
458
00:19:26,700 --> 00:19:28,502
CROCODILES, THIS WONDERFUL
459
00:19:28,503 --> 00:19:30,302
WETLAND IS HOME TO AMAZING
460
00:19:30,303 --> 00:19:33,205
ANIMALS OF EVERY SPECIES.
461
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- BE SURE TO JOIN US WAS WE
- TRAVEL TO ANOTHER
462
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FASCINATING PART OF THE
463
00:19:36,825 --> 00:19:38,439
WORLD ON THE NEXT "EARTH
464
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ODYSSEY."
465
00:19:39,879 --> 00:19:39,946
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