All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S07E01.1080p.WEB.h264-DiRT_track3_[eng]

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NARRATOR: WHEN YOU SEE THIS
SYMBOL, YOU KNOW YOU’RE WATCHING

TELEVISION THAT IS EDUCATIONAL
AND INFORMATIONAL.

THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: HI THERE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.

GET READY TO SAY G'DAY TO SOME
UNUSUAL ANIMALS THAT ARE FOUND

ONLY IN AUSTRALIA, RIGHT NOW ON
"EARTH ODYSSEY."

LIKE THESE WILD PUPS.

THEY'RE PLAYING WITH A PURPOSE.

THEY'LL GROW UP TO BE APEX
PREDATORS.

AND AN AQUATIC CREATURE SO
STRANGE SOME ZOOLOGISTS THOUGHT

IT COULDN'T BE REAL.

PLUS, THIS FLIRTY FELLOW COMES
BEARING GIFTS, BUT ONLY IN HIS

FAVORITE COLOR.

BUT FIRST, AN ICONIC TREE-HUGGER
BRINGS IN THE NOISE.

YOU MIGHT SAY IT'S HIS
KOALA-THE-WILD.

ALL OF THIS COMING UP ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY."

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THE MAJORITY OF THE
CREATURES LIVING IN AUSTRALIA

ARE FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON THE
PLANET.

ISOLATED FROM THE REST OF THE
WORLD FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS,

THEY'VE DEVELOPED ONE-OF-A-KIND
EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATIONS.

BUT ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST
LOVED ANIMALS IS ALSO ONE OF ITS

MOST MYSTERIOUS, PREFERRING TO
LIVE SAFELY IN THE TALLEST

TREETOPS.

ALTHOUGH AUSTRALIA IS FAMOUS FOR
ITS SCORCHING DESERT INTERIOR,

OFTEN CALLED THE OUTBACK, THIS
VAST COUNTRY IS ALSO RICH WITH

TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL FORESTS,
INCLUDING MILLIONS OF ACRES OF

EUCALYPTUS.

THESE TOUGH TREES HIDE A
DECEPTIVELY TENDER-LOOKING

INHABITANT.

THEY MAY LOOK LIKE TEDDY BEARS,
AND THEY ARE EVEN MISTAKENLY

CALLED BEARS...

...BUT KOALAS ARE MARSUPIALS
AND NOT BEARS AT ALL.

WITH FORMIDABLE CLAWS AND A
SOLITARY LIFESTYLE, THIS MALE IS

NOT AS HUGGABLE AS HE LOOKS.

THE EUCALYPTUS FOREST IS THE
KOALA'S NATURAL HOME.

IT'S ALSO THEIR MAIN FOOD
SOURCE.

THE TREE'S STRONG-SMELLING, OILY
LEAVES REPEL MOST PLANT-EATERS.

IN FACT, THE LEAVES ARE
DOWNRIGHT POISONOUS.

BUT KOALAS CAN'T GET ENOUGH.

[MUSIC - FOREST SOUNDS]

DYLAN: TO DIGEST THIS TOXIC
CUISINE, THEY GRIND THE LEAVES

TO A FINE PASTE.

SPECIAL GUT MICROBES IN THEIR
STOMACHS DETOXIFY THE GOO FOR

HOURS.

ALL THAT CHEWING STILL ONLY
GIVES KOALAS ENOUGH ENERGY FOR 2

HOURS OF ACTIVITY A DAY.

AND RIGHT NOW, THIS LONE MALE
NEEDS ALL THE STAMINA HE CAN

MUSTER.

[KOALA BELLOWING]

DYLAN: HIS LOW-FREQUENCY BELLOW
HAS EVOLVED TO BE HEARD MORE

THAN HALF A MILE AWAY.

[KOALA CONTINUING TO BELLOW]

DYLAN: HE'S CALLING FOR A MATE.

BUT SO FAR, CRICKETS.

IT'S TIME TO WIDEN THE SEARCH.

DOWN ON THE GROUND, KOALAS ARE
EXPOSED TO PREDATORS LIKE

DINGOES AND AUSTRALIA'S MANY
POISONOUS SNAKES.

FORTUNATELY, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO
GO FAR.

HE FINALLY FINDS A TREE THAT HAS
THE SCENT OF WHAT HE'S BEEN

AFTER; A FEMALE.

BUT SHE'S GOT A YOUNG JOEY,
WHICH MEANS SHE WON'T BE MATING

ANY TIME SOON.

BUT THE SOUND OF A FEMALE'S
MATING CALL MEANS HE'S NOT FAR

OFF.

HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO CHECK
EVERY TREE.

AS FOR THE MOTHER KOALA, SHE'S
NOT IN A RUSH.

[MUSIC - FOREST SOUNDS]

DYLAN: SHE SPENDS A WHOLE YEAR
RAISING HER BABY BEFORE IT HEADS

OFF ON ITS OWN.

THIS LITTLE JOEY HAS STARTED
EXPLORING THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF

HIS MOM'S POUCH WHERE HE SPENDS
HIS TIME NURSING AND SLEEPING.

AND NOW HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO TEST
SOLID FOOD.

SOON, HE'LL SET OUT TO ESTABLISH
HIS OWN TERRITORY IN THE TREES.

KOALA NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED
DRASTICALLY IN JUST A FEW YEARS.

WITH AS FEW AS 60,000
INDIVIDUALS LEFT IN THE WILD,

EVERY LITTLE JOEY'S SURVIVAL IS
VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF THE

SPECIES.

COMING UP, IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR
THESE WILD PUPS TO BE VOTED OUT

OF THE PACK.

AND THIS ANIMAL HAS FUR BUT ITS
BABIES HATCH FROM AN EGG; IT'S

TRULY ONE-OF-A-KIND.

PLUS, AN AVIAN DANCE TO IMPRESS
AND MUCH MORE WHEN "EARTH

ODYSSEY" COMES RIGHT BACK.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA, 10
MILES OFF THE COAST OF

QUEENSLAND, LIES GARIE, AN
ISLAND COVERED IN RAINFORESTS,

PINE AND EUCALYPTUS WOODLAND.

IT'S THE LARGEST SAND ISLAND ON
EARTH.

HERE, PLANTS HAVE EVOLVED TO
EXTRACT NUTRIENTS FROM SAND, NOT

SOIL, TURNING THE GREENS A
BRILLIANT WHITE.

AND THIS PICTURE-PERFECT
ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTS AUSTRALIA'S

LARGEST LAND-BASED PREDATOR;
DINGOES.

ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE
DESCENDANTS OF DOMESTIC DOGS,

NEW STUDIES PROVE THE DINGO IS
AN ANCIENT GENETIC LINK BETWEEN

WOLVES AND DOGS.

THEY LIKELY ARRIVED ON THE
CONTINENT WITH HUMAN SEAFARERS

AT LEAST 3,000 YEARS AGO AND
HAVE BEEN AUSSIE MAINSTAYS EVER

SINCE.

ON THE MAINLAND, DINGOES OFTEN
INTER-BREED WITH DOMESTIC DOGS.

BUT ON GARIE, PETS ARE BANNED,
MAKING THE ISLAND'S FERAL

DINGOES GENETICALLY PURE.

THE MAJORITY OF THIS MALE'S DIET
IS SMALL MAMMALS AND REPTILES.

BUT WITH HIS FOREST HOME BACKING
ONTO THE COAST, HE ALSO GETS

PLENTY OF SCAVENGING
OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE SEA.

THE DINGO'S SENSE OF SMELL IS
EXCEPTIONAL.

A GOOD FIND, BUT JUST A SEAFOOD
STARTER.

HIS MATE IS TRYING HER LUCK ON
THE FOREST BORDER.

THEY'LL EACH ROAM AROUND 12
MILES A DAY SCAVENGING AND

HUNTING.

SHE'S LOOKING FOR INSECTS.

DINGOES AREN'T FUSSY; THEY'LL
EAT ALMOST ANYTHING.

FROM PLANTS TO INSECTS, FISH,
REPTILES AND MAMMALS.

BUT RIGHT NOW, SHE NEEDS
SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL.

SHE HAS A LITTER OF PUPS TO
FEED.

WHILE THEIR MOM IS AWAY, THESE
PUPS ARE LEFT IN A SECLUDED DEN

SITE BY THE FOREST EDGE.

BUT THEY AREN'T HOME ALONE.

DINGOES ALWAYS GUARD THEIR DEN.

[DINGOES GROWLING AND
PLAY-FIGHTING]

DYLAN: THE PARENTS' LITTER FROM
LAST YEAR IS STILL PART OF THE

PACK.

DEDICATED FAMILY MEMBERS, THESE
BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS GUARD

THE DEN SITE, HELP PROVIDE FOOD,
AND STILL FIND TIME FOR PLAY

WITH THE YOUNGER PUPS.

AND THIS BEACH LITTER IS A
SOUGHT-AFTER TOY.

THEIR FATHER HAS RETURNED
EMPTY-HANDED, BUT IS HAPPY TO

JOIN THE FRAY.

PLAY IS IMPORTANT FOR
ESTABLISHING DOMINANCE IN THIS

PACK OF PREDATORS.

WHILE THEY SOCIALIZE, THEIR MOM
IS DELIVERING A SEABIRD DINNER

TO THE LITTER.

THE PUPS ARE OLD ENOUGH NOW TO
EAT MEAT.

THAT MEANS THE PARENTS' NEXT
BREEDING CYCLE IS ONLY MONTHS

AWAY.

FOR THE OLDER OF THE PUPS, THEIR
PARENTS' NEW MATING SEASON WILL

BE THEIR CUE TO LEAVE HOME.

THEY WON'T LEAVE THE ISLAND, BUT
THEY'LL SEPARATE FOR GOOD FROM

THEIR FAMILY.

IT'S ALL PART OF BECOMING AN
ADULT.

ON THEIR OWN, THESE WILD YOUNG
DOGS WILL ESTABLISH NEW PACKS IN

THIS PROTECTED AUSTRALIAN
HABITAT.

CONTINUING THE LEGENDARY LIVES
OF THE GARIE DINGOES.

WHEN WE COME BACK, THIS BIRD
BUILDS LIKE AN ARCHITECT AND

DANCES LIKE A STAR.

AND LATER, WHAT HAS WEBBED FEET,
A DUCK BILL AND A TAIL LIKE A

BEAVER?

THE ANSWER IS COMING UP ON
"EARTH ODYSSEY."

STAY TUNED.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: WELCOME BACK TO OUR
EXPLORATION OF AUSTRALIA, WHERE

THE WORD "EXTRAORDINARY" IS NO
EXAGGERATION.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
FOR MANY SPECIES' SURVIVAL IS

FINDING A MATE.

ONE RAINFOREST DWELLER WAITS 7
YEARS TO START LOOKING FOR A

PARTNER.

BUT WHEN HE DOES, HIS COURTSHIP
STYLE IS IMPRESSIVELY CREATIVE.

NEAR THE EASTERN WOODLANDS OF
AUSTRALIA IS A SUBTROPICAL AND

TEMPERATE RAINFOREST.

A REMNANT OF A TIME WHEN
AUSTRALIA WAS STILL PART OF A

GIANT SUPER CONTINENT.

ANCIENT SPECIES OF CONIFERS,
BEACH TREES AND FERNS

STILL TAKE ROOT.

THE GONDWANA FORESTS HAVE
REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED SINCE

PREHISTORIC TIMES.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN HERE,
SIGNS OF MODERN HUMAN IMPACT CAN

BE FOUND.

BUT ONE WILD SPECIES HAS TURNED
OUR TRASH INTO TREASURE.

AS LONG AS IT'S TRASH OF A
CERTAIN COLOR.

THIS SATIN BOWERBIRD IS PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON A

BOWER, WHICH IS A LEAFY,
PROTECTED SPACE, OR ENCLOSURE,

LIKE AN ARBOR.

METICULOUSLY, HE PLACES STICKS
TO CREATE 2 CURVED WALLS.

HIS COMPLEX STRUCTURE REALLY
SHOWS OFF HIS LOOKS, BUT THE

SATIN BOWERBIRD STRICTLY PREFERS
HIS FAVORITE ACCENT COLOR, BLUE.

IT'S THOUGHT TO SHOW OFF THE
MALE'S OWN BLUE IRIDESCENT

PLUMAGE.

TALK ABOUT MATCHY-MATCHY.

THIS BIRD HAS CREATED AN
ARTISTIC BOWER THAT DOUBLES AS A

STAGE.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ELABORATE
DECORATIVE STRUCTURES DESIGNED

TO WOO A FEMALE IN THE ANIMAL
KINGDOM.

EVERY ARTIST NEEDS AN AUDIENCE.

A FEMALE.

HE'S PLAYING IT COOL.

BUT TO WIN HER OVER, HE'LL HAVE
TO PUT ON A PERFORMANCE OF A

LIFETIME.

HIS BOWER IS NOT THE ONLY ONE
SHE'LL VISIT.

SHE'LL CHECK SEVERAL BEFORE
CHOOSING HER FAVORITE.

LET THE SHOW BEGIN.

WATCHING THROUGH HIS BOWER,
SHE'LL JUDGE HIS PERFORMANCE.

[MUSIC - FOREST SOUNDS]

DYLAN: A STRUT, A BOW...

...AND A TRADEMARK WING QUIVER.

AND EVEN A FLORAL ACCENT.

IF HE DOES WIN HER AFFECTION,
FEMALES ARE KNOWN TO VISIT THE

SAME BOWERS ANNUALLY TO MATE.

BUT ONLY THE BEST ARE SELECTED.

THE FINAL MOVE, AN OFFERING OF
ONE OF HIS FAVORITE TREASURES.

IT'S A NO.

SOMETHING WAS OFF.

IT'S BACK TO PERFECTING HIS ART.

COMING UP, IT'S TIME TO MEET ONE
OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST ASTONISHING

ANIMALS.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE "EARTH
ODYSSEY."

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO THE
MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: RAINFORESTS COVER LESS
THAN 1 PERCENT OF AUSTRALIA.

BUT THOSE FORESTS ARE HOME TO
ONE-THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S

MAMMAL AND BIRD SPECIES.

RIVERS FEED THE LUSH FOLIAGE AND
PROVIDE A HUNTING GROUND FOR ONE

OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF
AUSTRALIA'S EVOLUTIONARY

ISOLATION.

THE PLATYPUS.

THIS AUSTRALIAN NATIVE HAS A
DUCK BILL, WEBBED FEET, A TAIL

LIKE A BEAVER, AND SHE LAYS
EGGS.

SCIENTIFICALLY CLASSIFIED AS A
MAMMAL BECAUSE SHE ALSO NURSES

HER YOUNG.

THIS SPECIES' EVOLUTIONARY PATH
DIVERGED FROM OTHER MAMMALS MORE

THAN 165 MILLION YEARS AGO.

THE MALES CAN BE MORE THAN 20
INCHES LONG AND ARE PERFECTLY

ADAPTED TO AN AQUATIC LIFESTYLE.

A BOTTOM FEEDER, THE PLATYPUS
CLOSES HIS EYES, EARS AND NOSE

AS HE DIVES.

BUT THIS ANIMAL ISN'T SWIMMING
BLIND.

THE PLATYPUS HAS A SUPER SENSE;
HIS UNIQUE BILL IS PACKED WITH

THOUSANDS OF
ELECTRICALLY-SENSITIVE

RECEPTORS.

HE USES IT TO SCAN THE RIVERBED
FOR ELECTRICAL SIGNALS PRODUCED

BY THE MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS OF
PREY LIKE CRUSTACEANS AND WORMS

HIDING IN THE MUD.

HE'LL STORE HIS CATCH IN HIS
CHEEK POUCHES.

THIS MALE WILL SPEND MORE THAN
10 HOURS HUNTING, EATING AROUND

HALF HIS BODY WEIGHT EVERY DAY.

IF ALL THESE PLATYPUS FEATURES
WEREN'T UNIQUE ENOUGH, HE'S ALSO

ONE OF THE FEW MAMMALS ARMED
WITH POISON.

PLATYPUS MALES HAVE HIND LEG
SPURS LOADED WITH VENOM TO FEND

OFF RIVALS.

ANOTHER RIVER PREDATOR IS
TRACKING HIS EVERY MOVE, WAITING

FOR THE PERFECT MOMENT TO
STRIKE.

AN AZURE KINGFISHER, A RIVERSIDE
HUNTER AND A KEEN OBSERVER OF

THE PLATYPUS.

THE MAMMAL'S HUNTING TECHNIQUE
MAKES HIM A FISHERMAN'S BEST

FRIEND.

AS HE STIRS UP THE RIVERBED, THE
PLATYPUS FLUSHES FISH TO THE

SURFACE.

QUEUE THE KINGFISHER.

SCIENTISTS SAY THE ELUSIVE
PLATYPUS IS HARD TO COUNT AND

STUDY, BUT THEY KNOW PLATYPUS
NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED BY A THIRD

IN THE LAST 30 YEARS.

THIS PROTECTED RAINFOREST IS ONE
OF THE LAST PLACES THIS UNIQUELY

AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL CAN SURVIVE.

WE'VE SEEN HOW AUSTRALIA'S
ISOLATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR

SOME VERY UNUSUAL ANIMALS.

80 PERCENT OF THE MAMMALS IN
AUSTRALIA ARE ENDEMIC, MEANING

THEY ARE FOUND NOWHERE ELSE.

AND MANY OF THOSE MAMMALS ARE
MARSUPIALS LIKE THE WORLD-FAMOUS

KOALAS.

BUT ONE THING IS CLEAR,
DIVERSITY OF SPECIES IS ONE OF

THE MOST FASCINATING ASPECTS OF
LIFE ON OUR PLANET.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON "EARTH
ODYSSEY."

[MUSIC]