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NARRATOR: WHEN YOU SEE THIS
SYMBOL, YOU KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING
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TELEVISION THAT'S EDUCATIONAL
AND INFORMATIONAL.
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THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: HI EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.
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WE'RE OFF TO INDIA TO
EXPLORE THE MYSTERIES
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OF THE MONSOON FOREST.
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COMING UP, POWERFUL
PACHYDERMS SET OUT ON AN
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EPIC MIGRATION TO FIND WATER.
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BUT WILL THEY FIND THEIR WAY?
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AND AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
HELPS KEEP THESE JUNGLE
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FRIENDS SAFE FROM DANGER.
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PLUS A SOLITARY SPECIES
THAT'S SAFEST AND DEADLIEST
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WHEN HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.
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BUT FIRST, WE'LL DISCOVER WHAT
MAKES THE LARGEST FELINE ON
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EARTH SUCH A COOL CAT
WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE.
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OUR ADVENTURE IS JUST BEGINNING
HERE ON EARTH ODYSSEY.
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DYLAN: 1.9 BILLION PEOPLE LIVE
ON THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT,
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ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTH ASIA.
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EVEN WITH ALL THOSE HUMANS,
THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR
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WILDLIFE IN ABUNDANCE.
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IN FACT, MANY OF THE REGION'S
MOUNTAINS, JUNGLES, AND
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MONSOON FORESTS ARE CONSIDERED
BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS.
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INDIA IS HOME TO SOME OF THE
WORLD'S MOST ICONIC ANIMALS,
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INCLUDING ONE WILD CAT THAT
HAS AN OUTSIZED EFFECT
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ON ITS ENVIRONMENT.
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DYLAN; THIS IS ONE OF THE
GREATEST MONSOON FORESTS ON
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EARTH, DOMINATED BY THE EBB AND
FLOW OF THE SEASONS.
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BATTLES FOR SURVIVAL
PLAY OUT DAILY.
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BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S THE
PEAK OF THE DRY SEASON.
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SIX MONTHS WITHOUT RAIN
PUTS STRESS ON ALL
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THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
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MOVING SILENTLY THROUGH
THESE TREES IS ASIA'S
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LARGEST PREDATOR.
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DYLAN: THE BENGAL TIGER.
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THIS FEMALE CONTROLS THIS
PRIME WOODLAND TERRITORY, A
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THIRD THE SIZE OF MANHATTAN.
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BUT SHE HASN'T EATEN
IN MORE THAN A WEEK.
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BENGAL TIGERS CAN WEIGH UP
TO 500 POUNDS, WITH BODIES
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MORE THAN SIX FEET LONG.
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THE DRY SEASON'S SPARSE
FOLIAGE MAKES IT HARDER TO
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HIDE WHILE SHE LIES IN WAIT.
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AND THESE SPOTTED DEER HAVE
EXCELLENT 310-DEGREE VISION.
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IN FULL FLIGHT, HER PREY
ARE FASTER THAN SHE IS.
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SHE MUST GET CLOSER.
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DYLAN: STRIPES HELP BREAK
UP HER BODY SHAPE.
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SHE APPROACHES DOWNWIND TO AVOID
THE DEER'S POWERFUL SENSE OF
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SMELL FOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN.
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DYLAN: BUT THE DEER SENSE THE
TIGER'S PRESENCE AND
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START SOUNDING THE ALARM.
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THE CALL ALERTS THE HERD.
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THE CHASE IS ON.
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DYLAN: ALTHOUGH THE BENGAL
TIGER CAN RUN UP TO 40 MILES
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PER HOUR, THE DEER, THIS
TIME, ARE FASTER.
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ANOTHER MISS.
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THE UNSUCCESSFUL CHASE HAS USED
UP THE TIGER'S PRECIOUS ENERGY.
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IT'S ALMOST 100 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT, AND
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TIGERS CAN'T SWEAT.
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SO SHE NEEDS TO COOL DOWN.
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HER FAVORITE WATERING HOLE
PROVIDES A MUCH-NEEDED DRINK.
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AND A COOLING SPA.
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DYLAN: AS THE WATER EVAPORATES
FROM HER BODY, IT REDUCES
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HER BODY TEMPERATURE.
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TIGERS CAN SPEND UP TO
20 HOURS A DAY RESTING.
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UNLESS SHE'S MATING OR
HAS CUBS, HER DAY IS
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SPENT ENTIRELY ALONE.
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WITH THE TIGER DOZING, A
PAIR OF THIRSTY MONGOOSE
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DECIDE TO RUN THE GAUNTLET.
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A BRAVE MOVE, EVEN FOR
THESE PLUCKY CARNIVORES.
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THEY'RE SAFE, BUT NOT FOR LONG.
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FOR AS SOON AS THE TIGRESS HAS
RECOVERED, SHE'LL BE READY
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TO HUNT AGAIN AMONG THE TREES.
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STILL TO COME, HOW CAN YOU
TELL IF AN ELEPHANT'S HAPPY?
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IT'S ALL IN THE TRUNK AT AN
EMOTIONAL FAMILY REUNION.
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THIS PETITE PREDATOR'S
SUCCESS DEPENDS ON
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THE POWER OF PATIENCE.
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PLUS, AS THIS BIRD IS ENJOYING
THE FRUITS OF ITS LABOR, GUESS
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WHO ELSE IS COMING TO DINNER?
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EARTH ODYSSEY WILL
BE RIGHT BACK.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: SPANNING MORE THAN 2,000
SQUARE MILES, ONE OF THE LARGEST
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PROTECTED WOODLANDS IN INDIA IS
THE NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE.
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DYLAN: AS YOU CLIMB IN
ELEVATION, THE TROPICAL
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RAINFORESTS GIVE WAY TO
DECIDUOUS MONSOON FORESTS.
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AND HERE, YOU WILL FIND MORE
THAN 1,000 ANIMAL SPECIES.
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IT'S A PLACE OF
SANCTUARY AND EXTREMES.
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[THUNDER AND RAIN SOUNDS]
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DYLAN: FROM THE MONSOON DELUGE
TO THE DRY SEASON DROUGHTS.
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AND IT'S THIS SEASONAL
LACK OF WATER THAT FORCES
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INDIA'S BIGGEST ANIMAL TO
MAKE THEIR YEARLY MIGRATION.
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THIS INDIAN ELEPHANT IS
THE MATRIARCH OF HER HERD.
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MADE UP MOSTLY OF HER
DAUGHTERS AND THEIR OFFSPRING.
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THIS LATE IN THE DRY
SEASON, THEIR HOME RANGE
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CAN'T SUPPORT THEIR HUGE
APPETITE FOR FOOD AND WATER.
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THEIR DESTINATION NOW
IS THE KABINI RIVER.
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STILL MORE THAN 30 MILES
AWAY, IT'S ONE OF THE
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REGION'S LAST REFUGES
WITH FRESH FLOWING WATER.
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DYLAN: THIS FEMALE LEADER
CARRIES A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE
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AND INHERITED WISDOM.
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WHERE TO FIND WATER, FOOD,
AND HOW TO AVOID DANGER.
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SHE INTENTIONALLY LEADS THE
HERD ALONG FOREST MIGRATION
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ROUTES PASSED DOWN BY HER
ANCESTORS THAT SHE NOW SHARES
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WITH THE NEW GENERATION.
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DYLAN: FOR HER YOUNGEST
DAUGHTER, IT'S HER FIRST
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JOURNEY.
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STILL WEANING AND LEARNING FROM
HER MOTHER WHAT'S EDIBLE.
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WHEN FULLY GROWN, SHE'LL
EAT MORE THAN 300 POUNDS
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OF VEGETATION A DAY.
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WEIGHING UP TO FIVE AND A HALF
TONS, WALKING IN THIS SEARING
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HEAT MAKES THIRSTY WORK.
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EACH ADULT INDIAN
ELEPHANT NEEDS UP TO 50
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GALLONS OF WATER A DAY.
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AND THEY ARE STILL DAYS
AWAY FROM THE RIVER.
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FORTUNATELY, THIS ISN'T THE
MATRIARCH'S FIRST MIGRATION.
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THE ROUTE IS CAREFULLY PLANNED.
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AND WELCOME HEAD START.
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THE HERD CONTINUES THEIR FOREST
MARCH TOWARDS THE KABINI RIVER.
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THE ARDUOUS JOURNEY HAS
TAKEN MORE THAN A MONTH.
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FINALLY, THE FAMILY
EMERGES FROM THE TREES.
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AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.
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OTHER HERDS ARRIVE FROM
ALL OVER THE REGION.
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ONE OF INDIA'S LARGEST ELEPHANT
CONGREGATIONS HAS BEGUN.
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[ELEPHANTS TRUMPETING ANDGROANING]
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DYLAN: LITTLE ONES MEET DISTANT
RELATIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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AND ADULTS REUNITE
WITH OLD FRIENDS.
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ELEPHANTS CAN'T SHAKE HANDS, SO
TRUNK TOUCHING WILL HAVE TO DO.
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SCIENTISTS DON'T FULLY
UNDERSTAND YET ALL THE WAYS
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THAT ELEPHANTS COMMUNICATE.
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BUT IT'S EASY TO SEE SOME OF THE
WAYS THAT WE SHARE EMOTIONS.
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BY SAFELY GUIDING HER WHOLE
HERD TO THE WATER, THIS
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MATRIARCH HAS GIVEN HER
FAMILY THE BEST CHANCE OF
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SURVIVAL FOR ONE MORE SEASON.
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STILL TO COME ON EARTH
ODYSSEY, WHEN A REPTILIAN
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BOSS SHOWS UP, A WELL-TIMED
WARNING MIGHT SAVE A LIFE.
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AND TALK ABOUT A
HIDDEN OBJECT GAME.
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CAN YOU FIND THE PREDATOR
WITH THE SUPER-SIZED EYES?
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STAY TUNED.
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EARTH ODYSSEY WILL
BE RIGHT BACK.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF
AN INSECT AS CHARMING?
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WELL, THE SCIENTISTS WHO
STUDY THEM, BETTER KNOWN AS
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ENTOMOLOGISTS, HAVE BEEN
KNOWN TO PRAISE NOT JUST AN
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INSECT'S SURVIVAL SKILLS,
BUT, WELL, THEIR LOOKS.
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HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF AN UNUSUAL
FOREST DWELLER WHOSE LOOKS
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CAN BE DOWNRIGHT DECEIVING.
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IN THIS BIOSPHERE RESERVE
IN SOUTHERN INDIA, A
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LONG-LIMBED CLIMBER IS
LOOKING FOR HER NEXT MEAL.
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THIS ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTS ALL
KINDS OF CREATURES IN ITS
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CIRCLE OF LIFE, INCLUDING
THE POETICALLY NAMED
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WANDERING VIOLIN MANTIS,
SO-CALLED BECAUSE ITS HEAD
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AND BODY ARE THOUGHT TO
RESEMBLE THE SHAPE OF A VIOLIN.
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SHE'S A MARVEL OF CAMOUFLAGE.
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DYLAN: THIS YOUNG FEMALE NEEDS
TO FIND A GOOD VANTAGE
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POINT TO CATCH HER PREY,
WHICH ARE MAINLY FLIES.
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UNLIKE THE MALES OF THE SPECIES,
SHE CAN'T FLY, SO POSITION
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AND PERSEVERANCE ARE KEY.
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UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S NOT
THE FIRST MANTIS TO ARRIVE.
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THESE FULLY GROWN ADULTS
ARE MUCH BIGGER THAN
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THE WIDE-EYED NEWCOMER.
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THESE MANTIS CAN TURN
CANNIBALISTIC WHEN FOOD
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IS IN SHORT SUPPLY.
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BUT IN THE DENSE FOREST,
THERE'S PLENTY TO GO AROUND
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FOR THESE INSECTIVORES.
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SHE'S EVOLVED TO
HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT.
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DYLAN: GENTLY SWAYING, HER
BODY MIMICS DRY LEAVES.
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SHE'S ALSO EQUIPPED WITH
UNUSUALLY LARGE COMPOUND EYES
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WITH 9,000 PHOTORECEPTORS
FOR TARGETING PREY.
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AND SHE HAS EXCEPTIONALLY
STRONG ARMS ADORNED
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WITH SERRATED BLADES.
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PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
FOR A MANTIS.
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BUT SHE'S STILL HONING
HER HUNTING SKILLS.
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OFF BY A FRACTION IN
HER FIRST ATTEMPT, SHE
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ADJUSTS HER TARGETING.
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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
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COMING UP, THE LARGEST POISONOUS
SNAKE IN INDIA IS ON THE MOVE.
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BUT EVEN THE KING CAN'T
ALWAYS GET WHAT HE WANTS.
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EARTH ODYSSEY WILL
BE RIGHT BACK.
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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: IN SOME PARTS OF SOUTHERN
INDIA, UP TO THREE FEET OF
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RAIN CAN FALL IN ONE DAY.
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THE SUN-BAKED PATCHES
TRANSFORM INTO A GREEN OASIS.
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THE REPLENISHED WOODLAND
SUPPORTS NEW ARRIVALS.
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WATERFALLS AND RIVERS
SWELL, EXPANDING
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AQUATIC HUNTING RANGES.
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THERE'S AN EXPLOSION IN PLANT
GROWTH AND FOOD FOR THOUSANDS
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OF FOREST INHABITANTS,
AS WELL AS NEW
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREDATORS.
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NEW WATERWAYS HAVE FORMED
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOREST,
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BECOMING A HUNTING GROUND FOR
THE WORLD'S LARGEST VENOMOUS
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SNAKE.
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THE KING COBRA GROWS
TO A FORMIDABLE LENGTH
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OF UP TO 16 FEET.
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ON THE HUNT, THIS MALE USES
HIS FORKED TONGUE TO DETECT
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SCENTS CARRIED BY THE BREEZE.
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HIS FANGS ARE LOADED
WITH POTENT NEUROTOXINS,
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WHICH ARE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
IMMOBILIZE AN ADULT ELEPHANT.
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DURING THE MONSOON, AMPHIBIANS
MAKE UP A PART OF HIS DIET,
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WHEN HE CAN ACTUALLY CATCH THEM.
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TIME TO CHANGE STRATEGY.
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A HIGHLY VERSATILE HUNTER,
COBRAS EAT OTHER SNAKES AND
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REPTILES, MAMMALS, AND BIRDS.
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NO PART OF THE JUNGLE IS
OFF-LIMITS, INCLUDING THE TREES.
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THE GIANT HORNBILL TRAVELS FAR
AND WIDE IN SEARCH OF FOOD.
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THESE BIRDS CAN LIVE TO
35 YEARS OLD AND BEYOND.
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AS IT FEEDS ON ITS FAVORITE
FOREST FRUIT, THIS BIRD
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HAS NO IDEA THAT THE SERPENT
IS SILENTLY ASCENDING.
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BUT THERE ARE WATCHMEN ON DUTY.
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THE SNAKE'S ELEMENT OF
SURPRISE IS RUINED.
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IT'S A VICTORY FOR
INTERSPECIES COMMUNICATION.
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TUFTED GRAY LANGURS SPEND MOST
OF THEIR TIME IN THE TREETOPS.
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THEIR SUPERIOR EYESIGHT AND
VOCALIZATIONS MAKE FOR AN
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EXCELLENT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.
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DESPITE TODAY'S SETBACK,
THE GIANT KING COBRA IS
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STILL KING IN THESE PARTS.
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LARGE MAMMALS LIKE THE
BENGAL TIGER AND THE
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INDIAN ELEPHANT ARE FACING
DRASTIC POPULATION DECLINES.
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THANKFULLY, BIOSPHERE RESERVES
LIKE THE ONES WE'VE JUST
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SEEN ARE NOW HELPING TO
PROTECT ENDANGERED PLANTS
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AND ANIMALS ALL ACROSS INDIA.
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I'M DYLAN DREYER.
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SEE YOU NEXT TIME
ON EARTH ODYSSEY.
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