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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, THERE, I'M DYLAN
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DREYER, AND THIS IS "EARTH
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ODYSSEY".
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TODAY, WE'LL EXPLORE SOME OF THE
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COLDEST PLACES ON EARTH AND WHAT
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FURRY AND FREEZING CREATURES CAN
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WEATHER THE COLD.
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LIKE ONE BEAR WHOSE COAT IS
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WARMER THAN IT LOOKS.
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PLUS, WE LOOK FOR PENGUINS WHERE
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YOU'D LEAST EXPECT THEM.
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- ALL THIS AND MORE ON TODAY'S
- "EARTH ODYSSEY".
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: WHEN YOU THINK OF THE
- EARTH'S FREEZING ENVIRONMENTS,
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- YOU PROBABLY THINK OF THE NORTH
- OR SOUTH POLES, OR SOMEWHERE
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THOUSANDS OF MILES ABOVE SEA
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LEVEL, LIKE MOUNT EVEREST.
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BUT SOME OF THE PLANET'S COLDEST
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PLACES ARE IN SOME OF THE
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- WARMEST CONTINENTS AND THESE ARE
- THE PLACES THAT CAN CONTAIN THE
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MOST LIFE.
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- LIKE ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF
- SOUTH AMERICA, WHERE ALL SPECIES
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OF ANIMALS WARM UP TO
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PATAGONIA'S FREEZING
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TEMPERATURES.
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WELCOME TO THE COLDEST PLACES IN
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THE WORLD.
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- LIKE THE TIP OF SOUTH AMERICA,
- WHERE 20,000 YEARS AGO, THE
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WHOLE OF SOUTHERN CHILE WAS
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COVERED BY ICE.
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TODAY, JUST FOUR PERCENT OF THIS
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ICE SHEET REMAINS IN TWO FIELDS.
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THE LARGER OF THE TWO, THE
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SOUTHERN PATAGONIAN ICE FIELD,
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STILL EXTENDS MORE THAN SIX AND
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A HALF THOUSAND SQUARE MILES.
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IT'S THE SECOND LARGEST EXPANSE
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OF ICE IN THE WORLD, OUTSIDE OF
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THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES.
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DYLAN: AS WINTER
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APPROACHES...MORE AND MORE
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STORMS BRING NEW SNOWFALL TO
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FEED THE ICE FIELD.
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DYLAN: DAYS SHORTEN TO JUST
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SEVEN HOURS OF LIGHT.
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE FREEZING
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PEAKS, FLAMINGOS FUEL UP WHILE
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THEY CAN.
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THEIR TONGUES PUMP UP AND DOWN
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SIX TIMES PER SECOND, PUSHING
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WATER THROUGH THEIR BEAKS,
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ALLOWING THEM TO FILTER OUT
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ALGAE AND INVERTEBRATES.
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- SOON, THE LAKE WILL FREEZE OVER
- AND THE FLAMINGOES WILL BE
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FORCED TO MOVE NORTH TOWARDS THE
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EQUATOR.
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NOT ALL ANIMALS CAN ESCAPE THE
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BRUTAL GRIP OF WINTER.
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THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SIT
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OUT THE SNOWS.
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- DYLAN: THIS GUANACO'S DOUBLE
- COAT OF FUR HELPS IT COPE WITH
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THE COLD.
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A FINE DOWN LAYER CLOSE TO THE
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SKIN INSULATES AGAINST THE
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BITING WIND AND COARSE OUTER
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ITS BODY.
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GUANACOS STICK TOGETHER IN
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HERDS, KEEPING A WARY EYE OUT
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FOR DANGER.
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THE PUMA IS A CONSTANT THREAT.
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- A GRAY FOX WILY ENOUGH TO FOLLOW
- THE HERDS MAKES A MEAGER LIVING
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PICKING UP SCRAPS FROM ANY PUMA
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KILL.
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DYLAN: BUT CLIMATE IS THE
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BIGGEST CHALLENGE HERE.
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NOT ALL ANIMALS WILL SURVIVE THE
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FIVE LONG MONTHS OF WINTER.
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- DYLAN: GUANACOS RECYCLE EACH
- MOUTHFUL OF FOOD, EXTRACTING
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EVERY LAST NUTRIENT AVAILABLE.
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A PUMA IS DESPERATELY HUNGRY.
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BUT THE GUANACOS ARE ON
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HIGH-ALERT.
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- AND WITHOUT THE ELEMENT OF
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CHANCE OF MAKING A KILL.
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- DYLAN: A HARE IS HARDLY MORE
- THAN A MOUTHFUL, BUT IN THESE
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LEAN TIMES, IT COULD BE THE
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND
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DEATH.
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- DYLAN: BUT THIS TIME, THE HARE
- HAS HOPPED AWAY TO SAFER
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GROUNDS.
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COMING UP, WE HOP OVER TO THE
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ANDES MOUNTAINS, WHERE THE COLD
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CAN BE UNBEARABLE.
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- PLUS, WE HEAD TO PENGUIN LAND IN
- PENINSULA VALDES.
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- NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
- MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: THE ANDES WERE FORMED BY
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THE FORCES OF PLATE TECTONICS
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MORE THAN 65 MILLION YEARS AGO.
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- THE MOUNTAINS ARE STILL
- GEOLOGICALLY ACTIVE, CAUSING
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EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANIC
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ERUPTIONS ALL DOWN THE CHAIN.
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ON THE BORDER BETWEEN BOLIVIA
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AND CHILE IS A SERIES OF HOT
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VENTS AND MUD POTS KNOWN AS SOL
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DE MANANA.
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SULFUR AS STEAM BELCHES 150 FEET
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INTO THE AIR FROM A SUBTERRANEAN
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PRESSURE COOKER.
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THE EARTH'S INNER FIRES SURFACE
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HERE AT NEARLY 16,000 FEET ABOVE
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SEA LEVEL.
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BUT AT LOWER ALTITUDES, THE
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HABITATS ARE MORE STABLE.
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3,000 FEET DOWN VOLCANICALLY
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ACTIVE ALTIPLANO, THE PREVAILING
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WIND PUSHES MOISTURE-LADEN AIR
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UP AGAINST THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
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THIS WATER VAPOR COOLS AND
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CONDENSES INTO A COLD FOG.
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HERE AT AROUND 10,000 FEET ABOVE
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SEA LEVEL ARE THE ALPINE
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GRASSLANDS OF THE ANDEAN PUNA.
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- DYLAN: THE MOUNTAINS MELT WATER
- CREATES FRESHWATER STREAMS,
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WHICH FEED MARSHES.
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VISCACHAS ARE RABBIT-LIKE
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RODENTS, WHICH GRAZE THE BOGGY
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GRASSES.
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- THEY HAVE THIN MUSCLE WALLS IN
- THEIR LUNGS TO MAXIMIZE OXYGEN
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UPTAKE.
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- AN ADAPTATION TO LIVING AT SUCH
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ANDEAN FOXES PATROL THE PUNA.
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NOT AN EASY THING TO DO IN THIS
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OPEN MARSH.
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DESPITE THEIR ADAPTED LUNGS,
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RUNNING EXHAUSTS THE VISCACHA.
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- DYLAN: BUT THE FOX TIRES
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- FEW TREES CAN GROW IN THE SOIL
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- ONE OF THE TALLEST PLANTS IS
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IT GROWS FOR DECADES BEFORE
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SENDING UP A TALL SPIKE COVERED
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IN HUNDREDS OF TINY FLOWERS.
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THIS RICH FOOD SOURCE IS SOUGHT
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AFTER BY ONE OF THE ANDES MOST
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ICONIC ANIMALS.
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EVERY SUMMER, ANDEAN BEARS
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VENTURE UP FROM THE FORESTS
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BELOW TO THESE SOGGY GRASSLANDS.
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- THIS MOTHER BEAR FINDS THE SUGAR
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IRRESISTIBLE.
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HER LONG CLAWS RIP THROUGH TO
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THE SUGARS OF THE PUYA'S BASE.
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HER CUBS ARE KEEN TO COPY HER,
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BUT IT TAKES YEARS OF PRACTICE
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TO GET THE TECHNIQUE JUST RIGHT.
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- DYLAN: FLAT MOLARS ALLOW THE
- MOTHER TO CHEW THROUGH FIBERS
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TOO TOUGH FOR MOST ANIMALS.
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DYLAN: PUYA GROW TO BE MORE
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THAN 30 FEET TALL.
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THESE ANCIENT LOOKING PLANTS
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RELY ON THE ANDEAN HILLSTAR
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HUMMINGBIRDS TO POLLENATE THEM.
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THE AIR IS SO THIN, IT'S HARD TO
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PERCH ON THE PUYA'S SPINES TO
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FEED ON ITS NECTAR.
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THE ANDEAN HILLSTAR IS THE MOST
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SPECIALLY ADAPTED HUMMINGBIRD TO
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AT NIGHT, IT MUST GO INTO A
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STATE OF INACTIVITY TO SURVIVE
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THE COLD.
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AS THE SUN SETS, THE TEMPERATURE
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DROPS.
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THIN AIR DOESN'T HOLD ONTO THE
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- WITHIN THREE HOURS, THE
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MINUS FOUR DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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- SO, THESE HUMMINGBIRDS LOWER
- THEIR HEARTRATE AND DROP THEIR
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BODY TEMPERATURE BY UP TO 20
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DEGREES TO CONSERVE ENERGY.
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EVERY NIGHT IS LIKE A 12 HOUR
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WINTER.
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EVEN THE WATER FREEZES.
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AND FOR THE HILLSTAR, IT IS A
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NIGHTLY BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL.
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THE HIGH-ALTITUDE HABITATS OF
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THE ANDES ALSO UNDERGO A TRUE
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SEASONAL WINTER.
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MANY ANIMALS DESCEND TO LOWER
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SLOPES TO SURVIVE.
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BUT SOME WILL SIT IT OUT.
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- MOST YEARS, EVEN THE SALT LAKES
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- ANY BIRDS LEFT BEHIND RISK BEING
- FROZEN INTO THE LAKE.
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COMING UP, HOW DO THESE SEA
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EAGLES STAY SO WARM IN THE
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FREEZING WATER?
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PLUS, WE EXPLORE WHAT'S SLIDING
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AROUND IN PENINSULA VALDES.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
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MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: IF YOU ENJOY WARM
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WEATHER, YOU MIGHT WANT TO AVOID
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THE ANTARCTIC PLATEAU.
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THAT'S WHERE THE COLDEST
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TEMPERATURE WAS EVER RECORDED,
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AT MINUS 128 DEGREES.
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AND THE HOTTEST WAS JUST 10
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DEGREES.
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- VERY LITTLE LIFE CAN SURVIVE
- THERE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER
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PLACES ON EARTH WHERE PLANTS AND
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ANIMALS THRIVE IN THE COLD, LIKE
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THIS ISLAND IN JAPAN WHERE FOOD
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MIGHT BE SCARCE, BUT LIFE IS
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DOING JUST FINE.
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JAPAN IS A LAND OF WILDLY
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DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS.
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DYLAN: FROM SNOW-COVERED
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MOUNTAINS TO STEAMY SUBTROPICAL
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MANGROVES.
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- ANIMALS HAVE ADAPTED TO SURVIVE
- IN THEM ALL.
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THIS IS HOME TO WILDLIFE FOUND
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NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.
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UNIQUE RESIDENT AND MYSTERIOUS
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VISITORS ARE FOUND HERE IN
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JAPAN'S ISLANDS OF EXTREMES.
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THE SHIRETOKO PENINSULA IN
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NORTHERN HOKKAIDO BORDERS THE
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COLDEST SEA IN EAST ASIA.
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THE SEA OF OKHOTSK.
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- DYLAN: DURING WINTER, IT
- BECOMES ALMOST COMPLETELY
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COVERED WITH ICE.
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THE ICE ORIGINATES IN EASTERN
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RUSSIA AND IS PULLED SOUTH BY
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OCEAN CURRENTS.
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IN EARLY WINTER, THE ICE AROUND
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THE SHIRETOKO PENINSULA CAN
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REACH ALMOST TWO MILES WIDE AND
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30 MILES LONG.
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- DYLAN: AT THE SAME TIME COLD
- CURRENTS ARRIVE HERE FROM
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RUSSIA, WARM TROPICAL CURRENTS
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ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH.
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- AS THESE CURRENTS COLLIDE, THE
- NUMBER OF PLANKTON LITERALLY
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EXPLODES.
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HUGE SHOALS OF FISH COME HERE TO
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FEED.
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- THESE WATERS BECOME SOME OF THE
- RICHEST FISHING GROUNDS IN THE
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WORLD.
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AND THEY PROVE IRRESISTIBLE TO
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SOME OF NATURE'S MOST SKILLFUL
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HUNTERS.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: A THIRD OF THE WORLD'S
- POPULATION OF STELLER'S SEA
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- EAGLES MIGRATE HERE FROM RUSSIA
- EVERY WINTER.
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STELLER'S SEA EAGLES ARE AMONG
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THE LARGEST EAGLES IN THE WORLD.
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IN FULL FLIGHT, THEIR WINGSPAN
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REACHES AROUND EIGHT FEET.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: SLOWLY CIRCLING THE ICE,
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RAZOR SHARP EYES SCAN THE SEA
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FOR ANY SIGN OF PREY.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: ONE FLICKER OF MOVEMENT
- IS ALL IT TAKES.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: BUT CATCHING A FISH DOES
- NOT GUARANTEE A MEAL.
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THERE ARE JEALOUS EYES
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EVERYWHERE.
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WITH UP TO 2,000 SEA EAGLES
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GATHERING HERE, COMPETITION IS
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FIERCE AMONG THESE NORMALLY
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SOLITARY BIRDS.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: FIGHTS OVER FOOD ARE
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COMMON.
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BEAKS, TALONS, AND WINGS ARE ALL
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USED AS WEAPONS.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: EVENTUALLY, THE HUNTER
- PREVAILS.
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- AFTER THE EFFORT IT TOOK TO KEEP
- HOLD OF ITS PREY, THE EAGLE IS
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HUNGRIER THAN EVER.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: WHITE-TAILED EAGLES ARE
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ON PATROL, TOO.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: IN MANY PLACES, THE
- WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE WOULD BE
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KING, BUT HERE STELLER'S SEA
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EAGLES ARE VICTORIOUS.
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COMING UP, IT'S PENGUIN TIME IN
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PATAGONIA.
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NEXT ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".
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[BREAK]
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.
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- NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
- MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: 500 MILES EAST OF THE
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ANDES AND BEYOND PATAGONIA'S
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VAST PLAINS LIES PENINSULA
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VALDES.
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- IT STICKS OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC
- OCEAN TO FORM TWO SHELTERED
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BAYS.
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PROVIDING A WELCOME RESTING
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PLACE FOR OCEAN FRIENDS.
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THESE MAGELLANIC PENGUINS HAVE
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BEEN AT SEA FOR SIX MONTHS, BUT
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THEY MUST COME TO THE SHORE TO
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BREED.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: PENGUIN COUPLES RETURN
- TO THE SAME NEST YEAR AFTER
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YEAR.
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- THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
- OF PENGUIN NESTS IN SEVERAL
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COLONIES ALONG THIS COAST.
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IN THESE LARGE ROOKERIES, SOME
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PENGUINS MUST WALK OVER A MILE
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INLAND TO REACH THEIR BURROW.
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- NOT EASY FOR AN ANIMAL ADAPTED
- TO LIFE IN THE OCEAN.
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- PENGUIN BODIES ARE BUILT FOR THE
- SEA.
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TIGHTLY PACKED FEATHERS ARE
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COATED IN WATER-RESISTANT OIL,
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- SECRETED BY A GLAND ABOVE THE
- TAIL.
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AND WITH FLIPPER-LIKE WINGS,
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THEY FLY THROUGH THE WATER.
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LIFE ON LAND IS MUCH HARDER
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WORK.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: EVEN ON PATAGONIA'S COOL
- SPRING DAYS, A PENGUIN CAN
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OVERHEAT.
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THEY CAN'T SWEAT, BUT PATCHES
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AROUND THEIR EYES HELP BREAK
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- DOWN THE HEAT, AND THEY CAN EVEN
- PANT TO KEEP COOL.
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- COLONIES DISPERSE WHEN THEY'RE
- AT SEA AND THESE PENGUIN PAIRS
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HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER FOR SIX
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MONTHS.
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THEY'RE DESPERATE TO FIND THEIR
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PARTNERS.
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BUT FINDING YOUR MATE AMONG THE
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MULTITUDE CAN BE TRICKY.
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- BILL FENCING IS A WAY OF
- GREETING OLD ACQUAINTANCES, LIKE
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A HANDSHAKE OR A PENGUIN POUND.
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: BUT NOT ALL PENGUINS ARE
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PLEASED TO SEE EACH OTHER.
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SQUABBLES OVER NEST SITES ARE
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COMMON.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: LOUD CRIES CARRY RIGHT
- ACROSS THE COLONY AND EACH
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PENGUIN RECOGNIZES THE
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DISTINCTIVE CALL OF ITS PARTNER.
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[MUSIC]
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- DYLAN: THESE LONG-DISTANCE
- RELATIONSHIPS SEEM TO WORK AND
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THESE LOVEBIRDS ARE READY TO
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SETTLE DOWN FOR THE LONG SUMMER.
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AS WE
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TRAVEL TO SOME OF THE COLDEST
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PLACES ON OUR PLANET.
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WHERE THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES
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CAN SOMETIMES BE A HOTSPOT FOR
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LIFE.
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WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON
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ANOTHER "EARTH ODYSSEY".
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