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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: WELCOME TO "EARTH
- ODYSSEY".
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I'M DYLAN DREYER.
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GET READY TO TRAVEL AROUND
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THE WORLD ON TODAY'S SHOW,
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WE EXPLORE THAILAND'S
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INCREDIBLE LANDSCAPE AND
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ITS MOST EXOTIC ANIMALS.
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WE'LL TRY TO GET A GLIMPSE
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OF THE ALWAYS ELUSIVE AND
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ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL CLOUDED
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LEOPARD.
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PLUS, WE HEAD TO THE SEA
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AND EXPLORE WHAT LIVES IN
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THAILAND'S MOST ACTIVE
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REEFS.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: PART OF THAILAND'S
- BEAUTY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED
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TO ITS TROPICAL CLIMATE.
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IT'S OFTEN WET AND RARELY
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COLD, WHICH EQUALS LUSH,
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VIBRANT JUNGLES AND
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HEALTHY PLANT LIFE.
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THAT BEAUTY EXTENDS TO
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THAILAND'S WILDLIFE AS
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WELL.
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- THE NATIVE CLOUDED LEOPARD
- IS ONE OF THE MOST
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CAPTIVATING CREATURES ON
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THE PLANET CONSIDERED THE
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SMALLEST OF THE WORLD'S
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BIG CATS, AND THERE'S A
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BIG, IF NOT HUGE, ANIMAL
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THAT SHARES THIS EXQUISITE
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ECOSYSTEM, THE ASIAN
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ELEPHANT.
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LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW
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THIS TIED TWOSOME LIVES
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SIDE-BY-SIDE.
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WELCOME TO THAILAND, WHERE
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THE JUNGLES ARE FULL OF
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PREY AND PREDATORS.
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THIS MEANS THAT SENSES
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HAVE TO BE FINELY TUNED TO
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LIVE HERE, AND IN THE
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SURROUNDING ANCIENT
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RAINFOREST, THEY ARE
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EQUALLY CRITICAL.
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- THE CLOUDED LEOPARD IS A
- SKILLFUL, BUT SECRETIVE
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PREDATOR.
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SHE HAS AN ARSENAL OF
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SENSES.
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ABLE TO SEE SIX TIMES
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BETTER THAN HUMANS AT
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NIGHT, SHE IS ALSO ARMED
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WITH EXTREMELY ACCURATE 3D
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VISION THAT HELPS GAUGE
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DISTANCE OF PREY IN THE
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CANOPY.
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HEARING AND SMELL ARE JUST
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AS IMPORTANT FOR HER, AND
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SHE IS CONSTANTLY ALERT TO
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THE SOUNDS OF THE JUNGLE.
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[MONKEYS HOWLING]
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DYLAN: BUT THIS MASTER OF
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THE SHADOWS ISN'T HUNTING.
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SHE HAS OTHER PRIORITIES.
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- SCENT MARKING, IT IS AN
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COMMUNICATION FOR THESE
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TYPICALLY SOLITARY CATS.
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MARKING HER TERRITORY, SHE
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ALSO LEAVES A SIGNAL TO
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ANY POTENTIAL MATE.
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- FOR THE MALE, PATROLLING
- HIS PATCH AND LEAVING HIS
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MARK IS ALSO ESSENTIAL.
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- NOT ONLY IS IT PRECIOUS
- HUNTING GROUND, MORE THAN
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HALF OF HIS TERRITORY
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OVERLAPS WITH FEMALE
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RANGES.
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- RUBBING UP AGAINST
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SCENT FROM THE GLANDS IN
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HIS FACE, AND USING THIS
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TECHNIQUE, HE MAY FIND A
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MATE.
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- SURVIVAL DOESN'T JUST COME
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HUNTER.
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- BREEDING IS ALSO CRITICAL,
- AND THE CLOUDED LEOPARD'S
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SENSES ARE VITAL.
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BUT WITH NUMBERS DWINDLING
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IN THE WILD, HOW THEY
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- SELECT EACH OTHER ISN'T
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THESE ELUSIVE CATS STILL
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HIDE MANY SECRETS.
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- LIKE THE CLOUDED LEOPARD,
- THE DIVERSITY OF THE FLORA
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AND FAUNA IN THE AREA IS
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YET TO BE FULLY
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UNDERSTOOD, BUT ONE THING
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IS FOR SURE;
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JUNGLE GIANTS STAMP THEIR MARK
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ON IT.
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KNOWN AS MEGA HERBIVORES,
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ASIAN ELEPHANTS CERTAINLY
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HAVE A MEGA APPETITE.
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FEEDING ON MORE THAN 60
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SPECIES OF PLANTS IN SOME
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PLACES, THEY ARE THE
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GARDENERS OF THE FOREST.
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- THEIR HEALTHY APPETITE
- MEANS THEY DISPERSE SEEDS
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FROM MANY PLANTS.
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BUT THEY AREN'T CAREFUL
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CULTIVATORS.
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THEY ARE EXTREME
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LANDSCAPERS.
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THEY SHAPE THEIR HABITATS,
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PRUNING AS THEY ROAM AND
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ALLOWING PLANTS TO GROW
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BACK STRONGER AND THICKER
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THAN BEFORE.
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MORE SUNLIGHT ACCESSES THE
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GROUND, AND GRASSES GROW
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CREATING NEW HOMES FOR
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OTHER ANIMALS AND PLANTS.
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USING POWER AND STRENGTH,
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THEY TRANSFORM THEIR
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HABITAT AND HELP SUSTAIN
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ECOSYSTEMS AS THEY
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MIGRATE.
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COMING UP, WE GO ON ONE OF
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THE MOST INCREDIBLE
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FISHING EXPEDITIONS IN THE
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WORLD WHERE BIRDS AND
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HUMANS TEAM UP, AND LATER,
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WE MEET THAILAND'S MOST
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POPULAR MONKEYS.
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- ALL OF THIS AND MORE
- COMING UP ON "EARTH
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ODYSSEY".
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
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MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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DYLAN: WELCOME TO THE
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MANGROVES OF THAILAND.
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THE SHELTERED ROOT SYSTEMS
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ACT AS NURSERIES FOR FISH,
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- BUT THIS PROVIDES AN
- OPPORTUNITY FOR AN AERIAL
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PREDATOR.
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THE BRAHMINY KITE IS KING
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OF THESE SKIES AND AN
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OPPORTUNIST.
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HE SURVEYS THE WATERS FROM
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MANGROVE HUNTING PERCHES
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IN SEARCH OF A MEAL, BUT
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IT'S ON THE WING WHERE HE
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REALLY COMES INTO HIS OWN.
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- DROPPING FROM THE SKY, HE
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- BUT EVEN FOR ELITE AERIAL
- COMMANDOES, FISH ARE
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SOMETIMES JUST TOO FAST.
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THE PEOPLE OF INDOCHINA
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HAVE ALSO FACED SIMILAR
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CHALLENGES.
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THE FINE BALANCE BETWEEN
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CLIMATE, GEOGRAPHY, AND
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WILDLIFE HAS CREATED
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COMPLEX HABITATS.
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LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE BECOME
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PART OF THIS RELATIONSHIP,
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- AND THE MANGROVE PROVIDE
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FOOD FOR THEM.
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- THIS HAS LED TO AN ALMOST
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THE BRAHMINY KITE.
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LACKING THE KITE'S VISION
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AND SPEED, HE LAYS HIS NET
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- WHERE THESE BIRDS HAVE
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- THE MANGROVE ACTS AS AN
- ANCHOR AS HE SETS HIS
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TRAP.
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- SLOWLY DRIFTING, THE NET
- ENCIRCLES FISH.
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NOTHING WILL GO TO WASTE
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HERE.
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KITES ARE NOT ONLY
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COMMANDERS OF THE SKY;
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- THEY ARE ALSO MASTERS OF
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- BUT NEWS SPREADS FAST ON
- THE WING, AND THESE
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NORMALLY SOLITARY BIRDS
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FLOCK IN THE HUNDREDS.
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- WING-EYE COORDINATION HAS
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- AS THEY HURDLE TOWARDS
- EACH OTHER.
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[BIRDS SQUAWKING]
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- DYLAN: CIRCLING AND
- SPOTTING, OTHERS DROP FROM
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THE SKY.
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- THEY KNOW IT'S A RACE
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FREE MEAL SINKS AND
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BECOMES RECLAIMED BY THE
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MANGROVE THAT HELPED
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NURTURE IT.
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- THESE MANGROVE WATERS HAVE
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FOOD, BUT THEY ARE ALSO
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DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE
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DIVERSITY OF THE SEAS, AND
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IN SOME PARTS OF THE
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WORLD, THERE ARE AS MANY
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AS 25 TIMES MORE FISH ON
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- REEFS CLOSE TO MANGROVE
- AREAS.
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- WHEN WE RETURN, IT'S ALL
- BUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO
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THAILAND'S HUNGRY MONKEYS.
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- PLUS, WE TAKE A DIP WITH
- THAILAND'S MOST EXOTIC SEA
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CREATURES COMING UP ON
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"EARTH ODYSSEY".
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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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- IN THE JUNGLES, WE'VE SEEN
- SOME OF THE BIGGEST
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MAMMALS ON EARTH, BUT
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ELEPHANTS AREN'T THE ONLY
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GIANTS IN THAILAND.
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JUST OFF THE BEACHES ARE
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REEFS TEEMING WITH SEA
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CREATURES, AND THE BIGGEST
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OF THEM ALL IS THE LARGEST
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KNOWN FISH IN THE WORLD,
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THE WHOPPING 20-TON FILTER
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FEEDING WHALE SHARK.
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LET'S TAKE A DIP TO GET A
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CLOSER LOOK.
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- THAILAND'S COASTAL WATERS
- ARE BOARDED BY A RANGE OF
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EXTREME HABITATS.
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ROCKY SHORES BARRICADE
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IDYLLIC ISLANDS THAT
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PEPPER THE SEA.
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- BUT PARADISE HIDES SOME OF
- THE MOST CHALLENGING
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ENVIRONMENTS.
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THIS ISLAND IS HOME TO A
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TROOP OF INVENTIVE
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CASTAWAYS.
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LONG-TAILED MACAQUES
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FORAGE FOR THEIR SURVIVAL,
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- BUT NOT BEING TOO PICKY,
- THEY WILL EAT WHATEVER IS
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AVAILABLE, AN ADAPTABILITY
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THAT IS CRUCIAL ON A SMALL
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ISLAND.
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BUT THE TROOP AREN'T THE
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ONLY CASTAWAYS HERE.
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A MONITOR LIZARD ALSO
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ROAMS, AND THIS CARNIVORE
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IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A
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QUICK BITE.
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[MONKEY SCREECHING]
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- DYLAN: VENTURING TO THE
- SHORE MAY BE A SAFER BET
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- AND PROVIDE ANOTHER
- OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TROOP
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TO FEED.
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FED BY TWO OCEANS, THE
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PACIFIC AND INDIAN,
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THAILAND'S WATERS SUPPORT
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A TENTH OF THE WORLD'S
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MARINE FISH.
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THE ANDAMAN SEA AND THE
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GULF OF THAILAND BUFFER
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THE COUNTRY, AND CORAL
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REEFS FORM THE BASIS OF
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COMPLEX ECOSYSTEMS.
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COVERING AN AREA 24 TIMES
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THE SIZE OF MANHATTAN,
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THEY ARE REFUGES IN THE
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OCEAN'S DESERT AND ABLE TO
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SUPPORT UP TO FOUR
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THOUSAND INDIVIDUAL
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SPECIES.
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THESE WATERS ARE ALSO
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PERFECT FOR MICROSCOPIC
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ORGANISMS CALLED PLANKTON,
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WHICH FORM A STAPLE FOOD
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FOR MANY FISH OF ALL
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SHAPES AND SIZES.
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- AND THAT INCLUDES THE
- WORLD'S BIGGEST FISH AND
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MONSTER OF THE DEEP, THE
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WHALE SHARK.
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- MIGRATING THROUGH THE
- OCEANS, WHERE THEY GO AND
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COME FROM IS STILL
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UNCLEAR, BUT HERE, THEY
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- MAKE THE MOST OF PLANKTON
- BLOOMS...
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- ...ESCORTED BY REMORA FISH
- THAT CLEAN THEM, HOOVERING
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UP ANY PARASITES.
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- WITH MOUTHS OVER A METER
- WIDE, THESE SHARKS COULD
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DEVOUR MOST FISH, BUT IT'S
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THE SMALLEST CREATURES
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THAT THEY FEED ON.
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- TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
- PLANKTON ARE INGESTED IN
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ONE GULP.
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- BAIT FISH ARE SCHOOLING
- FOR PROTECTION AS
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YELLOWFIN TUNA ATTACK.
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SAFETY IN NUMBERS IS
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USUALLY A GOOD DEFENSE OUT
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HERE.
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- BUT EMERGING FROM BELOW,
- THE WHALE SHARK HEADS
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STRAIGHT FOR THEM.
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IT'S NOT JUST PLANKTON
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THAT HE FEEDS ON.
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- LIKE THOSE ON LAND, THE
- CREATURES HERE MUST MAKE
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THE MOST OF ANY
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OPPORTUNITY TO SURVIVE.
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AND AS THE TIDES SHIFT, SO
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MUST HE TO SEARCH FOR MORE
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FOOD.
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COMING UP, WE SWING BY TO
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SEE WHAT'S UP WITH
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THAILAND'S LONG-TAILED
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MACAQUES.
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[BREAK]
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.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
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MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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- DYLAN: BACK ON LAND, THE
- TIDE RECEDES AND REVEALS
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ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, THIS
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TIME FOR ISLAND CASTAWAYS.
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- TO CONQUER THE CHALLENGES
- OF THEIR HABITAT, THESE
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LONG-TAILED MACAQUES HAVE
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HAD TO USE EVOLUTIONARY
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INTELLIGENCE.
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ALONG THIS ROCKY COASTLINE
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LIES SUCCULENT SHELLFISH
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FOR THEM TO HARVEST, BUT
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EVERYTHING HERE COMES
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HEAVILY ARMORED.
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STRONG JAWS TRY TO PRY
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OPEN SOME OF THE MOLLUSKS.
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OTHERS HAVE DECIDED
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SLAMMING CLAMS AGAINST
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ROCKS IS THE ONLY OPTION.
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- BUT THESE TECHNIQUES ARE
- SLOW, AND WITH TIDES
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CHANGING, TIME IS
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CERTAINLY AGAINST THEM.
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- TO MAKE THE MOST OF THIS
- HEARTY MEAL, A NEW
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STRATEGY IS CALLED FOR...
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...STONE TOOLS.
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COLLECTED FROM THE SHORE,
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THESE LONG-TAILED MACAQUES
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- HAVE LEARNED TO USE STONES
- AS WE WOULD HAMMERS OR
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AXES.
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THE TROOP FORAGE
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INDIVIDUALLY, TIRELESSLY
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CHIPPING AWAY THROUGHOUT
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THE ROCK POOLS.
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- THE LOW TIDE EXPOSES
- OYSTERS, BUT THE
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DIFFICULTY HERE IS ALSO
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PRYING THEM AWAY.
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- DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF
- MOLLUSK, HE APPEARS TO
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ACTUALLY SELECT THE BEST
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STONE FROM HIS PALETTE.
352
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FOR OYSTERS, LONGER
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POINTED STONES PROVIDE
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ACCURATE AND TARGETED
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PRESSURE.
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- FOR CLAMS, A FLATTER,
- HEAVIER STONE IS NEEDED TO
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POUND THE SHELL.
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- THIS EXTRAORDINARY
- BEHAVIOR HAS ONLY EVER
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BEEN WITNESSED IN A
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HANDFUL OF PRIMATES.
361
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- THESE MACAQUES LITERALLY
- CARVE OUT THEIR SUCCESS IN
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THAILAND'S ARMORED
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COASTLINE.
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- WHERE THE NATURAL WORLD IS
- LEFT TO FORGE ITS
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SURVIVAL, EXTRAORDINARY
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ADAPTATIONS, BEHAVIOR, AND
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EVOLUTIONARY TRICKS OCCUR.
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- THE FINE BALANCE BETWEEN
- LIFE AND DEATH IS
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- CONSTANTLY PLAYED OUT IN
- THAILAND'S DIVERSE
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HABITATS.
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FROM THE FAR NORTH TO
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EXTREME SOUTH, CLIMATE AND
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GEOGRAPHY CREATE ANCIENT
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RAINFORESTS...
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...COOL HIGHLAND PLAINS...
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...AND EVER-CHANGING
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COASTLINES...
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- ...HARBORING ICONIC
- PREDATORS AND INVENTIVE
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SCAVENGERS.
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THESE WORLDS BRING
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CONSTANT CHALLENGES.
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THOSE WHO ADAPT REAP THE
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REWARDS...
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[BATS CHIRPING]
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DYLAN: ...AND HAVE BECOME
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NATURE'S SURVIVORS.
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- THANKS FOR JOINING US ON
- THIS INCREDIBLE
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EXPLORATION OF THE
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WILDLIFE THAT LIVES IN
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THAILAND.
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ALTHOUGH IT'S A RELATIVELY
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SMALL COUNTRY, THAILAND IS
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HOME TO SOME OF THE
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BIGGEST ANIMALS IN THE
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WORLD, ALL WORKING
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TOGETHER TO KEEP THE
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CIRCLE OF LIFE IN MOTION.
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WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME
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FOR ANOTHER "EARTH
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ODYSSEY".
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