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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, EVERYBODY, I'M
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DYLAN DREYER, AND WELCOME
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TO "EARTH ODYSSEY".
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ON TODAY'S SHOW, WE HEAD
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TO SOUTH AMERICA TO
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EXPLORE THE ISLANDS OF THE
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AMAZON RIVER.
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HERE, ALL TYPES OF EXOTIC
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ANIMALS THRIVE, LIKE THE
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BIGGEST OTTERS IN THE
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WORLD THAT YOU "OTTER"
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KNOW ABOUT.
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AND LATER, WE'LL DISCOVER
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SOME OF THE BEST FISHING
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HOLES FROM THE LOCALS
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THEMSELVES.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: SOUTH AMERICA IS
- HOME TO TWO OF THE WORLD'S
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LARGEST RIVER BASINS, THE
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AMAZON AND THE RIO DE LA
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PLATA.
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THEY'RE FED BY SMALLER
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RIVERS THAT SUPPORT LIFE
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- FOR THE HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL
- SPECIES LIVING IN THIS
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VIBRANT REGION.
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SOUTH AMERICA IS ALSO HOME
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TO ANOTHER WORLD'S LARGEST
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WHO THRIVES IN THESE
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TREMENDOUS TRIBUTARIES.
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- I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT
- AWAY, BUT YOU "OTTER" PAY
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ATTENTION.
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- THE AMAZON RIVER ISLANDS
- ARE THE HEART OF THE
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AMAZON RIVER.
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THESE ANCIENT ISLANDS WERE
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FORMED DURING A TIME OF
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- CHANGE IN THE AMAZON MORE
- THAN 1,500 YEARS AGO.
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THEN THE BLACK WATERS OF
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THE RIO NEGRO DID NOT FLOW
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SO FREELY INTO THE MIGHTY
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AMAZON RIVER.
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CONDITIONS WERE MUCH
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CALMER.
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SEDIMENT ARRIVING FROM THE
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RIO BRANCO TO THE NORTH
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STARTED TO SETTLE.
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JOINED BY WATERS FROM THE
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RIO NEGRO'S UPPER REACHES,
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POCKETS OF FOREST STARTED
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TO FORM.
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- THEY DEVELOPED INTO THE
- ISLANDS WE SEE TODAY.
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OVER TIME, THE RIO NEGRO
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ONCE AGAIN PICKED UP PACE
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- AND STARTED TO FLOW BACK
- INTO THE AMAZON.
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THE ISLANDS WERE LEFT AND
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SURVIVE TO THIS DAY, BUT
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- THEY WOULDN'T EXIST AT ALL
- IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE
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WHITE WATERS OF THE RIO
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BRANCO, WHERE EVEN TO THIS
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DAY, LIFE DOESN'T JUST
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SURVIVE; IT FLOURISHES.
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ONE OF THE RIO BRANCO'S
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MOST CHARISMATIC CREATURES
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IS THE GIANT RIVER OTTER.
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THE OTTERS SPEND MOST OF
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THEIR TIME HUNTING.
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MOVING AS A PACK, THEY'RE
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ABLE TO CORRAL FISH BEFORE
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PICKING THEM OFF
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ONE-BY-ONE.
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FRESH FISH MAKE A FINE
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BREAKFAST.
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OTTERS NEED TO FUEL THEIR
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ENERGETIC LIFESTYLE AND
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CAN CRUNCH THROUGH UP TO
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EIGHT POUNDS OF FISH A
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DAY.
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- CATCHING THE FISH WITH
- THEIR MOUTHS, THEY THEN
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HOLD THEM WITH THEIR
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FOREPAWS AS THEY DEVOUR
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THEIR PREY, SCALES AND
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ALL.
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BUT THESE PREDATORS HAVE A
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SOFTER SIDE, AND WHEN
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- BREAKFAST IS OVER, IT'S
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GIANT RIVER OTTERS LIVE IN
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LARGE FAMILY GROUPS, AND
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IT WILL BE SOME TIME
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BEFORE LAST YEAR'S CUBS
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HEAD OFF TO FORM FAMILIES
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OF THEIR OWN.
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FAMILY LIFE REVOLVES
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AROUND THE DEN.
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- THE MOTHER REMAINS HIDDEN
- WHILE SHE RAISES THE NEXT
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GENERATION.
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WITH SEVERAL DENS DOTTED
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AROUND THEIR TERRITORY,
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THE FAMILY MOVES REGULARLY
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IN SEARCH OF FISH AND TO
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AVOID UNWANTED ATTENTION
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FROM PREDATORS.
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JUST A FEW MONTHS OLD, THE
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CUBS MUST BE CARRIED, AS
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- THEY'RE STILL TOO YOUNG TO
- SWIM.
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- THE FAMILY HEADS OFF
- UPRIVER.
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ARRIVING AT THEIR NEXT
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DEN, THE FIRST PRIORITY IS
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TO GET THE CUBS INSIDE
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WHERE IT'S SAFE.
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- THE FATHER KEEPS WATCH
- WHILE HIS FAMILY SETTLES
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INTO THEIR NEW HOME.
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- THE MALE'S SCENT MARKS THE
- ENTRANCE TO WARN OTHERS
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THAT THEY ARE NOW IN
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RESIDENCE.
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- IT'S A PUNGENT CONCOCTION
- THAT WILL KEEP EVEN THE
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NOSIEST NEIGHBORS AWAY.
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- COMING UP, EVEN THE
- TINIEST INSECT CAN MAKE
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THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON
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THESE ISLANDS.
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- PLUS, WE'RE FISHING FOR
- THE SECRETS THAT KEEP THE
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LOCALS OF THIS ISLAND
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HAPPY AND HEALTHY.
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- NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
- MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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- DYLAN: WELCOME BACK TO
- THE AMAZON RIVER ISLANDS,
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WHERE FLOODS CAN BRING
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CHANGE TO THE SHAPE OF THE
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LAND.
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- THESE FLOODWATERS BRING
- ABOUT A CHANGE IN
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EVERYONE'S LIVES, FROM THE
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BIGGEST TO THE SMALLEST.
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- A COLONY OF FIRE ANTS HAVE
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UNDERGROUND HOME BY THE
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RISING WATER LEVELS...
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...PROVIDING AN EASY MEAL
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DESPITE THEIR PAINFUL
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STING.
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- THIS TREE WILL PROVIDE A
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- WATERS FALL AND THEY CAN
- RETURN TO THE FOREST
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FLOOR.
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THE RESILIENT ANTS QUICKLY
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MOVE IN TO A VACANT CRACK
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IN THE BARK.
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SOME ANIMALS DON'T JUST
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SURVIVE; THEY THRIVE IN
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THE NEW CONDITIONS.
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LEAF-CUTTER ANTS SWARM
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THROUGH THE TREES.
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ABLE TO CARRY PIECES OF
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LEAF WEIGHING 20 TIMES
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THEIR BODY WEIGHT, THEY
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ARE BORN TO WORK.
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THESE ARE NO ORDINARY
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ANTS.
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- IT'S BELIEVED THEY'RE A
- SEPARATE SPECIES TO THE
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ONES WHO NEST UNDERGROUND,
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AND THEY'VE DEVELOPED A
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UNIQUE BEHAVIOR.
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THEY'VE SWAPPED THE FOREST
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FLOOR FOR THE TREETOPS.
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BY BUILDING THEIR NESTS IN
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THE CANOPY, THEY AVOID THE
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ANNUAL FLOODS.
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SO DESPITE THE RISING
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WATERS, THEY CONTINUE
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UNDISTURBED.
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COLONIES CAN CONTAIN UP TO
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EIGHT MILLION INDIVIDUALS,
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- MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST
- DOMINANT CREATURES IN
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SOUTH AMERICA AND ONE OF
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THE RIVER ISLANDS' MOST
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RESILIENT RESIDENTS.
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WORKER ANTS ARE SENT OUT
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TO COLLECT SUPPLIES.
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- FORAGING FAR AND WIDE,
- THEY'RE ABLE TO FIND THEIR
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WAY HOME BY LAYING DOWN A
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PHEROMONE TRAIL.
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THE PHEROMONE IS SO
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POWERFUL, ONE GRAM OF THE
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SCENT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO
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LAY AN ANT TRAIL ALL THE
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WAY AROUND THE WORLD.
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ONLY THE FRESHEST AND
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JUICIEST LEAVES ARE
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SELECTED.
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- POWERFUL JAWS SLICE
- THROUGH THE CELLULOSE WITH
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EASE.
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- ONCE LOADED UP, THE ANTS
- THEN BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY
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BACK TO THE NEST.
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LEAF-CUTTER ANTS CULTIVATE
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A SPECIAL FUNGUS GARDEN
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DEEP WITHIN THE NEST AND
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ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY
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- DEPENDENT ON THE FUNGUS
- FOR FOOD.
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MAINTAINING THE GARDEN IS
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CRUCIAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF
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THE COLONY.
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ONLY THE QUEEN IS ABLE TO
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PRODUCE OFFSPRING.
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SHE'S CAPABLE OF LAYING
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THOUSANDS OF EGGS PER DAY,
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MOST OF WHICH ARE DESTINED
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TO BECOME WORKERS.
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THE ANTS ARE TRUE FOREST
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SPECIALISTS, AND OUT OF
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- THE REACH OF THE
- FLOODWATERS, THEY CONTINUE
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TO DOMINATE.
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COMING UP, THESE INSECTS
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MIGHT WANT YOU TO THINK
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TWICE BEFORE VENTURING
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AWAY FROM LAND.
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PLUS, THESE MASSIVE
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MAMMALS CAN NAVIGATE
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THROUGH THE SMALLEST
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STREAMS, NEXT ON "EARTH
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ODYSSEY".
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[BREAK]
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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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THE RIO NEGRO SITUATED IN
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THE MIDDLE OF THE AMAZON
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REGION OF SOUTH AMERICA
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SEES ITS FAIR SHARE OF
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CHANGING WEATHER.
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THE DRY INTERVAL USUALLY
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OCCURS FROM JULY TO
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OCTOBER, GIVING WILDLIFE A
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CHANCE TO RECOVER FROM THE
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GRUELING FLOOD SEASON.
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THIS RIVER SEES ABOUT 54
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INCHES OF RAIN A YEAR, AND
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MOST OF THAT COMES DURING
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FEBRUARY TO JULY, WHERE
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THE FLOODING CAN EXCEED 30
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FEET.
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AND FROM THIS DELUGE, LIFE
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IN THE RIVERS IS SWIMMING
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WITH ACTION.
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TAKE A LOOK.
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- MOST INSECTS IN THE AMAZON
- RIVER ISLANDS HAVE NOT
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QUITE ADAPTED TO THEIR
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AQUATIC HOME.
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SOME ARE FORCED TO VENTURE
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ACROSS THE WATER'S SURFACE
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IN SEARCH OF DRY LAND.
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IT'S A CROSSING FRAUGHT
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WITH DANGER.
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AROWANA LURK BENEATH.
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THE FISH PATROL CLOSE TO
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THE SURFACE, SCANNING FOR
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PREY.
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NO INSECT IS SAFE.
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AS THE FLOODWATERS RISE,
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MORE AND MORE GET WASHED
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INTO REACH.
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IT'S A TIME FOR THE
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AROWANA TO FATTEN UP
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- BEFORE THE LONG DRY SEASON
- RETURNS.
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SOME OF THE WATERWAY'S
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MORE UNUSUAL CREATURES ARE
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ALSO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
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THE NEW FOOD AVAILABLE.
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NEEDLEFISH LIE JUST
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BENEATH THE SURFACE.
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THEIR SLIM PROFILE HELPS
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THEM TO AVOID DETECTION.
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THEY HUNT BY SIGHT AND ARE
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READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
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ANY STRAGGLERS.
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UNLUCKY SPIDERS ARE PICKED
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OFF WITH EASE.
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- CARNIVOROUS FISH ARE NOT
- THE ONLY UNDERWATER
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- ANIMALS ENJOYING A GLUT OF
- FOOD.
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ONE OF SOUTH AMERICA'S
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LARGEST ANIMALS LURKS IN
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THESE WATERS.
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THE AMAZONIAN MANATEE IS
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AN ICONIC SYMBOL.
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- HIDING OUT IN THE QUIET
- BACKWATERS, THEY GORGE ON
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THE FOOD THAT ARRIVES WITH
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THE FLOODWATERS.
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FOR THE MANATEE, THIS IS A
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TIME OF PLENTY.
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AND ALSO A TIME TO REAR
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THEIR YOUNG.
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THESE SHY MAMMALS GIVE
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BIRTH TO A SINGLE CALF
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ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.
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- THE MOTHER WILL SPEND TIME
- TEACHING THE YOUNGSTER THE
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BEST ROUTE THROUGH THE
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MAZE OF RIVER CHANNELS.
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- THE CALF WILL NEED ALL ITS
- MOTHER'S KNOWLEDGE AND
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SUPPORT WITH THE DRY
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00:13:57,738 --> 00:13:59,105
SEASON FAST APPROACHING.
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WHEN WE RETURN, WE TRY TO
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STAY DRY IN THE WETTEST
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SEASON IN ONE OF EARTH'S
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WETTEST REGIONS.
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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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DYLAN: WELCOME BACK TO
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THE AMAZON RIVER ISLANDS.
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- IT'S NOW AUGUST, AND THE
- RAINY SEASON IS COMING TO
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AN END.
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WATER LEVELS ARE FINALLY
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STARTING TO FALL.
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- THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS
- THAT HAVE SURVIVED THE
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00:14:52,929 --> 00:14:54,261
FLOODS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO
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DRYER TIMES AHEAD.
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00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:02,936
- EKING OUT A LIVING ON THE
- EVER-CHANGING ISLANDS CAN
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00:15:02,939 --> 00:15:04,838
BE A CHALLENGE, BUT THERE
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00:15:04,839 --> 00:15:06,739
ARE ALWAYS WAYS AND MEANS
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00:15:06,740 --> 00:15:10,776
OF DOING SO.
321
00:15:10,777 --> 00:15:12,162
AS THE FLOODWATERS START
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00:15:12,163 --> 00:15:13,545
TO FALL, SPECTACULAR FISH
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00:15:13,546 --> 00:15:16,016
BEGIN TO APPEAR IN THE
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00:15:16,017 --> 00:15:18,484
SHALLOWS OF THE FOREST.
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00:15:18,485 --> 00:15:20,013
CARDINAL TETRAS ARE FOUND
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00:15:20,014 --> 00:15:21,539
DEEP IN THE HEART OF PALM
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00:15:21,540 --> 00:15:23,790
- FORESTS ALONG THE BLACK
- WATERS OF THE RIO NEGRO.
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00:15:35,669 --> 00:15:37,190
THIS FAMILY MAKES THE
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00:15:37,191 --> 00:15:38,709
EIGHT-HOUR ROUND TRIP FROM
330
00:15:38,710 --> 00:15:40,674
- THE VILLAGE EACH DAY IN
- ORDER TO GATHER THE TINY
331
00:15:40,677 --> 00:15:42,742
FISH.
332
00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:56,556
- THEIR CATCH IS DESTINED
- FOR EXOTIC FISH TANKS
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00:15:56,559 --> 00:15:58,058
AROUND THE WORLD AND
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00:15:58,059 --> 00:15:59,558
PROVIDES THE FAMILY WITH A
335
00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:01,628
VITAL SOURCE OF INCOME.
336
00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:06,833
COME MIDDAY, IT'S TIME TO
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00:16:06,834 --> 00:16:08,201
HEAD BACK TO THE VILLAGE.
338
00:16:28,321 --> 00:16:29,946
ON THEIR RETURN, THE FISH
339
00:16:29,947 --> 00:16:31,570
ARE QUICKLY SORTED.
340
00:16:34,961 --> 00:16:36,296
THE HIGHLY PRIZED CARDINAL
341
00:16:36,297 --> 00:16:37,629
TETRAS ARE SEPARATED AND
342
00:16:37,630 --> 00:16:40,966
PILED INTO BOXES.
343
00:16:40,967 --> 00:16:42,335
A THOUSAND FISH SELLS FOR
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AROUND FIVE DOLLARS, A
345
00:16:47,730 --> 00:16:48,942
- DECENT INCOME THAT THE
- FAMILY SUPPLEMENTS BY
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00:16:48,945 --> 00:16:51,770
HUNTING AND FISHING.
347
00:16:58,685 --> 00:16:59,948
ONCE THE MORNING'S WORK IS
348
00:16:59,949 --> 00:17:01,209
DONE, THE PACE OF VILLAGE
349
00:17:01,210 --> 00:17:05,858
LIFE SLOWS.
350
00:17:05,859 --> 00:17:07,344
BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER,
351
00:17:07,345 --> 00:17:08,827
THE HEAVY RAINS CEASE, AND
352
00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:09,996
THE WATER ENGULFING THE
353
00:17:09,997 --> 00:17:11,163
RIVER ISLANDS HAS FALLEN
354
00:17:11,164 --> 00:17:13,233
BY ALMOST A THIRD.
355
00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:20,357
AS THE LEVELS DROP,
356
00:17:20,358 --> 00:17:22,441
BEACHES REAPPEAR.
357
00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:25,121
FOR MANY, LIFE STARTS TO
358
00:17:25,122 --> 00:17:27,799
BECOME EASIER.
359
00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,859
BUTTERFLIES FEED ON
360
00:17:29,860 --> 00:17:31,917
FRESHLY EXPOSED LAND.
361
00:17:31,918 --> 00:17:33,753
- MIGRANT BIRDS RETURN TO
- NEST.
362
00:17:33,756 --> 00:17:35,822
[BIRD SQUAWKING]
363
00:17:40,427 --> 00:17:42,362
- DYLAN: NEWLY EXPOSED
- PLANTS BURST BACK INTO
364
00:17:42,365 --> 00:17:43,397
LIFE WITH A FLUSH OF
365
00:17:43,398 --> 00:17:44,431
GREEN.
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00:17:49,135 --> 00:17:51,604
- SQUIRREL MONKEYS ARE LESS
- FEARFUL OF THE WORLD BELOW
367
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AS THE RETREATING
368
00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:53,672
FLOODWATERS LEAD THE
369
00:17:53,673 --> 00:17:55,675
DANGERS AWAY...
370
00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:03,116
- ...WHICH IS ALSO GOOD NEWS
- FOR THE SLOTHS.
371
00:18:08,722 --> 00:18:09,981
BUT FOR THE ISLAND'S WET
372
00:18:09,982 --> 00:18:11,239
SEASON VISITORS, IT'S TIME
373
00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:15,928
TO MOVE OUT.
374
00:18:15,929 --> 00:18:17,864
- THE MANATEE MOTHER AND
- CALF HAVE FEASTED FOR THE
375
00:18:17,867 --> 00:18:22,634
PAST FOUR MONTHS.
376
00:18:22,635 --> 00:18:24,270
- THEY MUST NOW PREPARE TO
- RETURN TO THE MAIN
377
00:18:24,273 --> 00:18:25,835
CHANNELS AND BEGIN THEIR
378
00:18:25,836 --> 00:18:27,400
DRY SEASON FAST, AND FISH
379
00:18:29,676 --> 00:18:31,778
- ARE ALSO FORCED TO LEAVE
- THE ISLANDS' FLOODED
380
00:18:31,781 --> 00:18:33,146
FOREST AND RETURN TO THE
381
00:18:33,147 --> 00:18:34,514
DEEPER RIVER CHANNELS.
382
00:18:41,388 --> 00:18:43,289
- SPREAD OVER A
- SIX-HUNDRED-MILE STRETCH
383
00:18:43,292 --> 00:18:44,591
OF THE RIO NEGRO, THE
384
00:18:44,592 --> 00:18:45,891
ISLANDS OF THE AMAZON
385
00:18:45,892 --> 00:18:47,077
RIVER PROVIDE A HOME FOR
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00:18:47,078 --> 00:18:48,260
SOME OF THE HEARTIEST
387
00:18:48,261 --> 00:18:50,330
ANIMALS IN THE WORLD.
388
00:18:58,304 --> 00:18:59,522
AS FLOODWATERS ENGULF THE
389
00:18:59,523 --> 00:19:00,739
ISLANDS EACH YEAR, THOSE
390
00:19:00,740 --> 00:19:02,108
THAT LIVE HERE ARE FORCED
391
00:19:02,109 --> 00:19:03,475
TO ENDURE INCREDIBLE
392
00:19:03,476 --> 00:19:05,545
EXTREMES.
393
00:19:09,349 --> 00:19:11,618
- BUT ANIMALS HAVE DEVELOPED
- WAYS OF COPING AND HAVE
394
00:19:11,621 --> 00:19:12,986
LEARNED TO MASTER THEIR
395
00:19:12,987 --> 00:19:14,354
EVER-CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.
396
00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:21,925
IT'S EITHER SINK OR SWIM
397
00:19:21,926 --> 00:19:23,289
HERE IN THE FLOATING
398
00:19:23,290 --> 00:19:25,650
FORESTS OF THE AMAZON.
399
00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:31,671
- THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
- ON OUR ADVENTURE TO THE
400
00:19:31,674 --> 00:19:33,206
HEART OF THE AMAZON, WHERE
401
00:19:33,207 --> 00:19:34,740
HUNDREDS OF RIVER ISLANDS
402
00:19:34,741 --> 00:19:35,926
SUPPORT LIFE FOR AN
403
00:19:35,927 --> 00:19:37,109
ASTOUNDING NUMBER OF
404
00:19:37,110 --> 00:19:38,310
SPECIES.
405
00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:39,429
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME
406
00:19:39,430 --> 00:19:40,546
FOR ANOTHER INCREDIBLE
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00:19:40,547 --> 00:19:41,865
JOURNEY ON "EARTH
408
00:19:41,866 --> 00:19:43,182
ODYSSEY".
409
00:19:43,183 --> 00:19:45,251
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