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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 DYLAN
- DREYER, AND THIS IS "EARTH
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ODYSSEY".
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- ON TODAY'S EPISODE, WE HEAD TO
- VANCOUVER ISLAND, WHERE ONE FISH
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IS VITAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF ALL
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LIVING THINGS.
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WE'LL MEET THE GIANTS ON BOTH
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LAND AND IN THE WATER AND
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DISCOVER HOW THEY ARE ALL
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CONNECTED.
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PLUS, WE'LL EXPLORE JUST OFF
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VANCOUVER'S SHORE AND QUICKLY
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FIND OUT WHO IS THE CHIEF OF
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THIS REEF.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: CANADA'S VANCOUVER
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ISLAND IS HOME TO SOME OF THE
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WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE AND
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EXTRAORDINARY WILDLIFE, BUT THE
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WATER THAT SURROUNDS THE ISLAND
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IS EQUALLY ABUNDANT.
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- ALONG TWO THOUSAND MILES OF
- COASTLINE, YOU'LL SEE EVERYTHING
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FROM SEA LIONS TO GIANT
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OCTOPUSES, AND IT'S HOME TO ONE
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- ANIMAL THAT'S BIGGER THAN
- ANYTHING WITH FOUR LEGS ON LAND
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OR EIGHT LEGS IN THE SEA.
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LET'S EXPLORE THE LIFE OF
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VANCOUVER ISLAND'S GENTLE GIANT,
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THE HUMPBACK WHALE.
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- VANCOUVER ISLAND IS HOME TO ONE
- OF THE WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE
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ECOSYSTEMS, GLACIER-CAPPED
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MOUNTAINS, ANCIENT FORESTS,
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NUTRIENT-RICH OCEANS, AND A
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NETWORK OF RIVERS AND CREEKS
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- THAT SUPPORT A WILDERNESS LIKE
- NO OTHER.
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BUT ONE CREATURE STANDS OUT
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ABOVE ALL THE REST, THE PACIFIC
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SALMON.
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VIRTUALLY ALL LIFE HERE RELIES
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ON ITS EXISTENCE,
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LIKE THIS GENTLE GIANT.
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HUMPBACK WHALES CAN REACH 52
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FEET IN LENGTH AND WEIGH MORE
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THAN 36 TONS, MAKING THEM THE
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FIFTH LARGEST ANIMAL ON THE
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PLANET.
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AND SALMON AREN'T ON THEIR MENU.
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- THE HUMPBACKS' ENORMOUS FRAMES
- ARE FUELED BY SMALL SCHOOLING
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FISH LIKE HERRING AND SWARMS OF
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TINY SHRIMP-LIKE CRUSTACEANS
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KNOWN AS KRILL.
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THESE TOOTHLESS WHALES USE A
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MASS OF BRISTLES CALLED BALEEN
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- PLATES TO FILTER FOOD FROM THE
- WATER.
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THE HUMPBACKS ARE ABOUT TO
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EMBARK ON A MAMMOTH JOURNEY.
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- THEY SPEND EACH WINTER IN THE
- WARMER SOUTHERN WATERS OFF
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MEXICO AND HAWAII, MORE THAN
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THREE THOUSAND MILES AWAY.
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THIS IS WHERE THEY'LL BREED
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BEFORE RETURNING TO VANCOUVER
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ISLAND'S FOOD-RICH WATERS WITH
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THEIR CALVES IN TOW.
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BUT ONE WHALE NEVER LEAVES THE
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REGION, AND THIS PREDATOR CAN
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HAVE A TASTE FOR SALMON.
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KILLER WHALES WEIGH UP TO NINE
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TONS AND ROAM THE ISLAND'S COAST
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IN PODS OF UP TO 30 INDIVIDUALS.
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- UNLIKE HUMPBACKS, THEY HAVE MORE
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INTERLOCKING TEETH.
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ALSO KNOWN AS ORCAS, NAMED AFTER
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THE ROMAN GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD,
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THEY HUNT IN PACKS AND ARE OFTEN
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REFERRED TO AS THE WOLVES OF THE
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SEA.
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BUT THIS PARTICULAR POD POSES NO
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THREAT TO THE SALMON.
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THESE KILLER WHALES HUNT
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MAMMALS.
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- WHILE THE RESIDENT PODS OF ORCAS
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GROUP GOES FOR MUCH LARGER PREY,
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SUCH AS SEA LIONS.
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THESE SEA LIONS WERE LUCKY TO
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GET AWAY.
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- AND AS SHOALS OF SALMON COMMENCE
- THEIR RETURN TO VANCOUVER
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ISLAND, ANOTHER CREATURE
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PREPARES TO LEAVE ITS NEST.
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- COMING UP ON "EARTH ODYSSEY",
- WE'LL FLY HEAD-FIRST INTO THESE
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TURKEY VULTURES' CULTURE.
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PLUS, THIS FISH MAY BE A STAR,
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BUT ITS' HARDLY THE BIGGEST SEA
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CREATURE IN VANCOUVER'S REEFS.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
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MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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- DYLAN: IN EAST SOOKE PARK ON
- THE SOUTHERN TIP OF VANCOUVER
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ISLAND, THOUSANDS OF TURKEY
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VULTURES GATHER, CREATING A
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UNIQUE SPECTACLE.
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- THEY ARE THE MASTERS OF SOARING
- FLIGHT.
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TURKEY VULTURES BREED ALONG THE
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ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE ISLAND, BUT
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DURING WINTER, THEY HEAD FARTHER
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SOUTH TO MAINLAND AMERICA.
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- ON REACHING THE COOLER COASTAL
- AIR, THEY FORM LARGE FLOCKS, OR
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KETTLES, WAITING FOR THE RIGHT
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CONDITIONS TO CROSS THE SEA.
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- TURKEY VULTURES AREN'T STRONG
- FLIERS, SO THEY RELY ON WINDS
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AND THERMAL CURRENTS TO KEEP
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THEM ALOFT.
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THIS EFFICIENT WAY OF TRAVELING
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USES JUST A FRACTION MORE ENERGY
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- THAN WHEN THEY'RE STANDING
- STILL.
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LIKE ALL VULTURES, THEY HAVE
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EXCELLENT EYESIGHT, BUT THIS
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PARTICULAR SPECIES ALSO HAS AN
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EXTRAORDINARY SENSE OF SMELL.
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- THE PART OF THEIR BRAIN
- CONTROLLING THIS SENSE IS THREE
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TIMES LARGER THAN SOME OTHER
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VULTURE SPECIES.
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TURKEY VULTURES ALSO LACK A
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NASAL SEPTUM, THE WALL THAT
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SEPARATES THE NOSTRILS.
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THIS ALLOWS MORE AIR TO PASS
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THROUGH, HELPING THEM TO DETECT
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A DECAYING CARCASS.
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CARRION MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF
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THEIR DIET.
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- THEY LACK THE SHARP BEAK AND
- TALONS USED BY OTHER BIRDS OF
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PREY TO MAKE A KILL.
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THEIR FEET MORE RESEMBLE THOSE
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OF A CHICKEN.
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- ACIDS INSIDE THEIR STOMACHS ARE
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- HELPING TO CURB THE SPREAD OF
- DISEASE.
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EVEN ANTHRAX BACTERIA IS KILLED
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OFF AFTER BEING CONSUMED.
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DESPITE THEIR DECAYING DIET,
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TURKEY VULTURES ARE ONE OF THE
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CLEANEST ANIMALS AROUND.
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- CONSTANT PREENING AND A
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MICROBES TO A MINIMUM.
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- ALONG WITH DRYING AND WARMING
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STANCE IN THE SUN ALSO BAKES OFF
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BACTERIA.
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WITH STOMACH REFUELED AND WINGS
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WARMED UP, IT'S TIME TO REJOIN
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THE FLOCK AHEAD OF THE JOURNEY
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SOUTH.
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ABOUT 60 MILES FARTHER NORTH
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ALONG THE ENGLISHMAN RIVER, ONE
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CREATURE IS BUSY STOCKPILING
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FOOD FOR THE WINTER AHEAD.
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BEAVERS ARE NORTH AMERICA'S
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LARGEST RODENTS AND CAN REACH
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MORE THAN THREE FEET LONG.
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- MOST OF THE TIME IS SPENT
- BUILDING DAMS ALONG THE REGION'S
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FAST-FLOWING STREAMS.
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THE RIVERS EVENTUALLY FLOOD,
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CREATING ENORMOUS PONDS.
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- THIS WAY, THE BEAVERS CAN REMAIN
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- FAVORITE TREES WITHOUT HAVING TO
- TRAVEL ON LAND.
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BEAVERS ONLY EAT THE INNER BARK
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OF TREES AND SHRUBS, BUT WILL
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GNAW THROUGH HUGE TRUNKS TO
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CREATE A DAM.
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- THEIR FRONT TEETH NEVER STOP
- GROWING, AND THIS CONSTANT
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CHEWING PREVENTS THEM FROM
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BECOMING TOO LONG.
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BEAVER PONDS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN
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THE LIFE OF PACIFIC SALMON.
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THESE VAST, CALM STRETCHES OF
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WATER TRAP NUTRIENTS FLOWING
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THIS CREATES A PERFECT HABITAT
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FOR AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, WHICH
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- IN TURN PROVIDES FISH WITH
- FORAGING OPPORTUNITIES NOT FOUND
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IN FAST-FLOWING STREAMS.
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WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY RETURNS, HOW
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DOES A BLACK BEAR GET SO BIG OFF
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OF JUST BERRIES, GRASS, AND
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SALMON?
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PLUS, WE SWIM WITH THE GIANTS OF
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VANCOUVER ISLAND.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
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MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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- DYLAN: IF YOU LIKE SALMON,
- YOU'RE NOT ALONE, ESPECIALLY
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AMONG THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
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IT'S THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF
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PROTEIN FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN
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BLACK BEAR.
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- THEY'LL SNATCH HUNDREDS OF
- SALMON FRESH OUT OF THE STREAMS
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- AND LEAVE THE REMAINS SCATTERED
- THROUGHOUT THEIR SURROUNDINGS,
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- BUT THESE ARE MORE THAN JUST
- LEFTOVERS.
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- THEY'RE THE MAIN COURSE FOR THE
- FOREST AROUND THEM.
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LET'S EXPLORE THE DELICATE
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLACK
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BEARS, SALMON, AND THEIR
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ECOSYSTEM.
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VANCOUVER ISLAND HAS THE DENSEST
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POPULATION OF BLACK BEARS IN THE
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WORLD.
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- THEY'RE DARKER THAN MAINLAND
- BEARS AND SLIGHTLY LARGER,
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WEIGHING UP TO SIX HUNDRED
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POUNDS.
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ALTHOUGH LARGELY VEGETARIAN,
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FEEDING ON GRASSES AND BERRIES
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FOR MOST OF THE YEAR, THEY ARE
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THE ISLAND'S LARGEST PREDATOR.
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- THE ANNUAL SALMON RUN PROVIDES A
- MAJOR FOOD SOURCE FOR MANY
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BEARS.
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THE BRAIN, EGG, SKIN, AND BACK
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MUSCLES CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF
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FAT, AND IT'S THESE PARTICULAR
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AREAS THE BEARS FOCUS ON.
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THEY CAN EACH EAT UP TO 15
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SALMON A DAY.
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ONE-AND-A-HALF-INCH CURVED CLAWS
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AND A SET OF FLESH-TEARING TEETH
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AREN'T THE ONLY QUALITIES
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KEEPING BLACK BEARS AT THE TOP
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OF THE FOOD CHAIN.
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THEY CAN ALSO SCALE TREES WITH
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EASE, RUN AT MORE THAN 30 MILES
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PER HOUR, AND SWIM LONG
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DISTANCES.
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TO TOP IT OFF, THEIR SENSE OF
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SMELL IS SEVEN TIMES SHARPER
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THAN A BLOODHOUND'S.
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- DESPITE THESE IMPRESSIVE
- ATTRIBUTES, CATCHING LIVE SALMON
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- IN THESE DEEPER WATERS IS EASIER
- SAID THAN DONE.
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- FARTHER UPSTREAM, THE WATER
- LEVELS ARE TOO LOW FOR THE
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SALMON TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY
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HOME.
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- UNTIL THE HEAVY AUTUMN RAINS
- ARRIVE, THEY'LL JUST HAVE TO SIT
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- TIGHT, AS WILL THE ISLAND'S MANY
- BEARS.
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BLACK BEARS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN
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VANCOUVER ISLAND'S ECOSYSTEM.
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NOT ALL SALMON ARE COMPLETELY
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CONSUMED AFTER BEING CARRIED
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INTO THE FORESTS, AND THIS HAS A
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SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE
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SURROUNDING LAND.
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WHEN THESE CARCASSES BREAK DOWN,
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NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND OTHER
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NUTRIENTS ARE ABSORBED BY THE
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SURROUNDING VEGETATION.
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UP TO 70 PERCENT OF THE NITROGEN
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IN SOME AREAS COMES DIRECTLY
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FROM THE FISH.
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TREES TAKING ROOT CLOSE TO
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SALMON RIVERS GROW THREE TIMES
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FASTER THAN THOSE NEXT TO
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FISH-FREE STREAMS.
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HERE, SITKA SPRUCE TAKE JUST 86
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YEARS TO REACH A THICKNESS OF 20
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INCHES RATHER THAN THE USUAL
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THREE HUNDRED YEARS.
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VANCOUVER ISLAND IS HOME TO THE
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TALLEST SITKA SPRUCE TREES IN
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CANADA, POSSIBLY THE WORLD.
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SOME REACH HEIGHTS OF MORE THAN
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THREE HUNDRED FEET.
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SITKA SEEDLINGS, HOWEVER, HAVE A
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DIFFICULT TIME STARTING OUT.
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DENSE MOSSES AND SMALLER PLANTS
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CARPET THE FOREST FLOOR, MAKING
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IT DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO TAKE
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ROOT, BUT MANY ARE GIVEN A
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HELPING HAND.
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FALLEN TREES REPAY HUNDREDS OF
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YEARS' WORTH OF BENEFITS BY
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ACTING AS NURSE LOGS.
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SEEDS LANDING ON THESE DOWNED
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GIANTS ALREADY HAVE A HEIGHT
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HEAD START, AS WELL AS AN OPEN
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AREA TO GERMINATE AND DEVELOP.
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MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF SITKA
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SEEDLINGS HERE START OUT THIS
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WAY.
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FUNGI ALSO FEED ON THE DECAYING
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TREES AND PLAY THEIR PART IN
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RECYCLING NUTRIENTS.
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- AND JUST AS THE LAND BENEFITS
- OFF OF EACH LIVING ORGANISM, THE
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OCEAN SEES ITS FAIR SHARE OF
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NUTRIENTS ITSELF.
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COMING UP, WE EXPLORE THE OCEAN
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ONE LAST TIME TO SEE IF WE CAN
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FIND, OR AVOID, VANCOUVER
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ISLAND'S UNDERWATER GIANTS.
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[BREAK]
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
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MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC
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- DYLAN: VANCOUVER ISLAND HAS
- SOME OF THE MOST FOOD-RICH
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SHORES ON THE PLANET, WHICH ARE
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HOME TO AN ABUNDANCE OF MARINE
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CREATURES.
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THIS INTERTIDAL ZONE IS A
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COLORFUL COLD-WATER PARADISE
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- THAT PUTS MANY TROPICAL REEFS TO
- SHAME.
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IN SUMMER, SUPER RICH PLANKTON
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BLOOMS GIVE AQUATIC CREATURES A
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HUGE STEROID BOOST.
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DURING WINTER, THE WATER
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TEMPERATURE DROPS TO JUST 41
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DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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- THIS ALLOWS DEEPER OCEAN OXYGEN
- AND NUTRIENTS TO RISE TO THE
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SURFACE AND BE WASHED CLOSER TO
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SHORE.
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BARNACLES SWEEP FOR PLANKTON
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WITH THEIR FAN-LIKE FEET.
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- FEATHER DUSTER WORMS WAVE THEIR
- STICKY TENTACLES, TRAPPING
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EDIBLE DEBRIS MUCH LIKE A
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SPIDER'S WEB.
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STARFISH HERE GROW TO ENORMOUS
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SIZES.
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SOME, LIKE THE SUNFLOWER STAR,
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REACH UP TO THREE FEET ACROSS.
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THESE GIANTS CAN HAVE UP TO
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15,000 TUBE FEET.
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THEY CAN MOVE AT MORE THAN A FEW
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FEET A MINUTE.
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MANY TIDAL CREATURES PREFER TO
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KEEP A LOW PROFILE.
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CAMOUFLAGE IS OFTEN KEY TO
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SURVIVAL.
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FOR A CRAB, BREAKING COVER IS A
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DANGEROUS DECISION.
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THE INTERTIDAL ZONE IS PATROLLED
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BY A MONSTER, AND CRUSTACEANS
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ARE ALWAYS ON THE MENU.
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- THE GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUS IS THE
- LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
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IT CAN HAVE AN ARM SPAN OF MORE
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THAN 30 FEET AND WEIGH MORE THAN
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FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS.
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FISH, SHARKS, EVEN BIRDS ARE
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SOMETIMES EATEN.
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PREDATORS ASIDE, THE INTERTIDAL
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ZONE CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST
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DANGEROUS HABITATS.
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HIGH TIDES BRING CRASHING WATERS
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CAPABLE OF CRUSHING ANYTHING
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UNTETHERED OR NOT GLUED TO THE
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ROCKS.
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LOW TIDES CAN EXPOSE PLANTS AND
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ANIMALS TO HOT SUN, FRESH WATER,
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AND DEHYDRATING AIR.
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- BUT WITH THE NUTRIENTS THAT
- VANCOUVER ISLAND RECEIVES FROM
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THE LIFE CYCLE FROM ALL LIVING
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THINGS, ANIMALS CONTINUE TO
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THRIVE IN THIS UNBELIEVABLE
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HABITAT.
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THANK YOU FOR TRAVELING TO
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VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH US.
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IT'S A REGION FULL OF GIANTS
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BOTH ON LAND AND IN THE OCEAN
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WHO HAVE LEARNED TO MASTER THE
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COLD AND THE ELEMENTS TO MAKE A
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HAPPY HOME FOR THEMSELVES AND
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THEIR OFFSPRING.
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- WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISCOVERING
- MORE WITH YOU ON OUR NEXT "EARTH
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ODYSSEY".
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