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NARRATOR: WHEN YOU SEE THIS
SYMBOL, YOU KNOW YOUโRE WATCHING
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TELEVISION THAT IS 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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ON DECK TODAY, A DEEP DIVE INTO
THE DEEP BLUE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
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WELCOME ABOARD.
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THIS IS "EARTH ODYSSEY".
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TODAY, OCEAN GIANTS TRY TO STEER
CLEAR OF DANGER AS THEY MAKE
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THEIR WAY TO SUMMER WATERS.
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AND IT'S A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK
FOR ONE CLEVERLY DISGUISED FISH.
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PLUS, WE'LL TAKE YOU TO A REAL
OCTOPUS' GARDEN.
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AND WE WITNESS AN ANCIENT
JOURNEY AS THIS OCEAN-DWELLER
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BRAVES THE BEACH FOR THE
SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.
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THIS AND MUCH MORE RIGHT NOW ON
"EARTH ODYSSEY".
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[MUSIC]
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DYLAN: THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS
RELATIVELY SMALL, BUT IT IS
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PACKED WITH MARINE LIFE, ENOUGH
TO BE CONSIDERED A GLOBAL
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DIVERSITY HOTSPOT.
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ITS SHORELINES TOUCH EUROPE,
AFRICA, AND ASIA, CREATING A
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TRUE CROSSROADS OF PEOPLE AND
ANIMAL SPECIES.
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AND ALTHOUGH ITS ISLANDS AND
RESORTS ARE SOME OF THE MOST
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POPULAR IN THE WORLD, UNDER THE
SEA IS WHERE TRULY FABULOUS
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CREATURES CAN BE FOUND.
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THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, EXOTIC
ISLANDS, SANDY COASTLINES,
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AND SERENE WATERS STRETCHING
THOUSANDS OF MILES ACROSS
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22 COUNTRIES, A PARADISE
FULL OF WILD SURVIVORS,
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EACH WITH THEIR OWN CHALLENGES
TO OVERCOME, SPRING IN THE
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STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR, A STORIED
STRIP OF WATER CONNECTING
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MOROCCO AND SPAIN.
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AN OCEAN GIANT IS MAKING HER
ANNUAL MIGRATION FROM THE
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ATLANTIC OCEAN TOWARDS THE
WARMER SHALLOW WATERS OF THE
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
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THIS FIN WHALE IS MORE THAN
70 FEET LONG AND 12 TIMES
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HEAVIER THAN AN AFRICAN
ELEPHANT.
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SHE'S MADE THIS JOURNEY
FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS,
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AND THIS TIME, SHE'S GOT
COMPANY...
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...A SIX-MONTH-OLD CALF.
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ALREADY WEIGHING MORE THAN THREE
TONS, THIS CALF WON'T BE FULLY
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GROWN FOR 25 YEARS.
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IT WILL STAY CLOSE TO ITS MOTHER
FOR SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS WHILE
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NURSING AND DRINK MORE THAN 100
GALLONS OF MILK A DAY.
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ONCE WEANED, MOTHER AND CALF
ALIKE PREFER SCHOOLS OF SMALL
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FISH AND SHRIMP-LIKE CREATURES
CALLED KRILL.
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BOUNTIFUL BLOOMS OF KRILL AWAIT
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
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TO GET THERE, THE WHALES MUST
CROSS ONE OF THE WORLD'S BUSIEST
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SHIPPING LANES.
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[BOAT HORN BLARING]
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DYLAN: MORE THAN 300 CARGO SHIPS
PASS THROUGH THIS 8 MILE WIDE
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CHANNEL BETWEEN THE CONTINENTS
OF EUROPE AND AFRICA EVERY DAY.
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FIN WHALES DO THEIR BEST TO
AVOID COLLISIONS.
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FIN WHALES ARE THE FASTEST
WHALES, ABLE TO TRAVEL AT SPEEDS
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OF ALMOST 30 MILES PER HOUR.
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GUIDING THE CALF, SHE NAVIGATES
HER WAY THROUGH THE BUSTLING
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TRADE ROUTE, BUT THE LOUD
VESSELS CAN BE VERY
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DISORIENTING.
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UNDERWATER NOISE CAN DRIVE THE
WHALES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION,
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AWAY FROM THEIR PREFERRED MATING
AND FEEDING GROUNDS.
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FOR THIS NEW WHALE FAMILY, THE
JOURNEY TO THE MEDITERRANEAN WAS
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WORTH TAKING.
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THERE ARE MILLIONS OF KRILL
HERE.
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THESE SMALL CRUSTACEANS ARE A
WELCOME FEAST AFTER A LONG
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VOYAGE.
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THESE GENTLE GIANTS FEAST
WITHOUT TEETH.
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THEY'RE FILTER FEEDERS.
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THE FIN WHALE TAKES ENORMOUS
GULPS OF WATER.
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WHEN SHE CLOSES HER MOUTH,
SPECIAL RAKE-LIKE PLATES ON HER
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JAW CALLED BALEEN ALLOW THE
WATER TO FLOW OUT, LEAVING
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BEHIND A NUTRITIOUS MEAL.
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THANKS TO WATERS LIKE THESE,
THESE GIANT MAMMALS CAN HAVE
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LONG LIFE SPANS, UP TO 80
OR 90 YEARS AND BEYOND,
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PLENTY OF TIME FOR THIS WHALE
FAMILY TO ENJOY THE SAFETY OF
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THE SUMMER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
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AFTER ALL, THERE'S ROOM TO
EXPLORE.
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FROM THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR,
THE SEA STRETCHES 2,500 MILES
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EAST.
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COMING UP, IT'S A LIFE-GIVING
JOURNEY THAT NEVER FAILS TO
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CAPTURE OUR IMAGINATION,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE TINY TOTS
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EMERGE.
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AND A SEAHORSE'S COUSIN IS AN
EXPERT AT HIDING IN THIS
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UNDERSEA FOREST.
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PLUS, WHAT HAS EIGHT ARMS, NINE
BRAINS, AND CAN CHANGE COLOR IN
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UNDER A SECOND?
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MORE UNDERSEA MARVELS WHEN
"EARTH ODYSSEY" COMES RIGHT
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BACK.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: MORE THAN 10,000 SPECIES
LIVE IN THE WATERS OF THE
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MEDITERRANEAN, AND MOST MAKE
THEIR HOME ALONG ITS WILD,
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UNTAMED COASTLINE, INCLUDING ONE
OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST LIVING
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ORGANISMS ON THE PLANET...
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...NEPTUNE GRASS, AN UNDERWATER
PLANT COVERING ALMOST
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17,000 SQUARE MILES.
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IT'S FOUND IN ALMOST EVERY
CORNER OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
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SEA GRASS IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT HABITATS ON EARTH.
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IT ABSORBS MORE CARBON DIOXIDE
THAN AN EQUIVALENT AREA OF THE
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AMAZON RAINFOREST, AND IT'S A
FEEDING GROUND FOR A VULNERABLE
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MARINE SPECIES...
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...THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE.
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CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS MAKE UP
THE MAJORITY OF THIS SPECIES'
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DIET...
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AND THERE ARE PLENTY
HIDING AMONG THE SEA GRASS.
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THIS SEA TURTLE SPENDS HER
ENTIRE LIFE SWIMMING IN THE
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MEDITERRANEAN, SURFACING EVERY
FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES TO BREATHE.
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BUT SHE RETURNS TO LAND BRIEFLY
EVERY THREE YEARS TO SPAWN THE
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NEXT GENERATION.
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SHE'S READY TO LAY HER EGGS, BUT
AS A COLD-BLOODED ANIMAL, SHE'D
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QUICKLY OVERHEAT ON LAND DURING
THE DAY, SO SHE HAS TO WAIT FOR
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THE COOL OF NIGHT.
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FOR SOME CREATURES, NEPTUNE
GRASS IS A SANCTUARY THEY NEVER
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LEAVE.
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SMALL, STEALTHY, AND HIDING IN
PLAIN SIGHT, IT'S THE
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BROAD-NOSED PIPEFISH.
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A RELATIVE OF THE SEAHORSE, IT
HAS EVOLVED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH
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THE SEA GRASS.
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BARELY MOVING THROUGHOUT HER
LIFE, THIS SIX-INCH-LONG FISH IS
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A MASTER OF HIDE-AND-SEEK.
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SHE MIMICS A BLADE OF GRASS BOTH
WITH HER COLOR AND HER LONG,
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SLENDER BODY.
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SHE HAS A GOOD REASON TO BLEND
IN, BARRACUDA.
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THESE OPPORTUNISTIC PREDATORS
HUNT MAINLY BY SIGHT AND ARE
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CONSTANTLY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
PREY.
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THE PIPEFISH RESTS VERTICALLY,
SWAYING GENTLY IN THE CURRENT.
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TO THE BARRACUDA, SHE'S JUST
ANOTHER BLADE OF GRASS.
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BUT ANOTHER PREDATOR
HERE HAS A SUPER SENSE,
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A MARBLED ELECTRIC RAY.
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IT'S ALSO ON THE HUNT.
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SENSORS IN ITS HEAD DETECT
MINUTE ELECTRICAL FIELDS
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PRODUCED BY THE MOVEMENTS OF ITS
PREY.
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ANOTHER TEST OF THE PIPEFISH'S
STEALTH, HER ONLY HOPE,
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DON'T MOVE A MUSCLE.
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NO ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FOR THE RAY
TO PICK UP.
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THANKS TO THE PIPEFISH'S
EXTRAORDINARY CAMOUFLAGE, SHE'S
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ONE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN'S TRUE
SURVIVORS.
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AS DAY SHIFTS TO NIGHT,
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THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE
MAKES HER MOVE.
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IT'S COOL ENOUGH FOR HER TO HAUL
HER 300-POUND BODY ONTO THE
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BEACH.
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SHE'S TRAVELED MORE THAN A
THOUSAND MILES TO COMPLETE A
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REMARKABLE LIFE CYCLE, RETURNING
TO THE SAME BEACH WHERE SHE
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HATCHED.
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SHE USES POWERFUL FLIPPERS
STRENGTHENED BY A LIFE AT SEA TO
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DIG TWO-AND-A-HALF FEET INTO THE
SAND.
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AND THEN THE NEXT CYCLE OF LIFE
CAN BEGIN.
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THE WARMTH OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
BEACH WILL INCUBATE HER EGGS.
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SHE'LL VISIT THIS BEACH FIVE
SEPARATE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE
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SEASON TO DIG A NEW NEST AND LAY
MORE THAN A HUNDRED EGGS IN
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EACH.
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IN TWO MONTHS' TIME, WHEN ALL
THE TINY HATCHLINGS EMERGE,
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THEY'LL FIND SAFETY IN NUMBERS
AS THEY TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE
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SEA.
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COMING UP, SHE MAY BE ONLY A
MOLLUSK, BUT SHE'S GOT MOXIE.
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WE UNCOVER ONE COLORFUL
CEPHALOPOD.
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AND JUST HOW DO THESE TINY
TURTLE HATCHLINGS KNOW WHEN TO
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LEAVE THE NEST?
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FIND OUT WHEN "EARTH ODYSSEY"
COMES RIGHT BACK.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
COAST, WE'VE SEEN HOW THE
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LOGGERHEAD TURTLE MAKES A NEST
FOR HER EGGS, THEN HEADS BACK TO
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SEA, LEAVING THE EGGS
UNATTENDED.
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BUT ANOTHER UNDERWATER SPECIES
REFUSES TO LEAVE THE SURVIVAL OF
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HER OFFSPRING TO CHANCE.
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JUST OFF THE COAST, AMONG MORE
THAN 200 SPECIES OF CORAL
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LIES A BREEDING GROUND FOR
PERHAPS THE PLANET'S MOST
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DEVOTED PARENT...
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...THE COMMON OCTOPUS.
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AT ABOUT 32 INCHES LONG, SHE'S
90 PERCENT MUSCLE.
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SHE'S NOT ONLY STRONG, SHE'S
CONSIDERED TO BE AMONG THE MOST
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INTELLIGENT OF ALL
INVERTEBRATES,
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BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE
COMMON OCTOPUS ISN'T DARING.
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NORMALLY, THIS ACCOMPLISHED
SHAPE-SHIFTING PREDATOR ROAMS
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HER TERRITORY ON THE HUNT FOR
CRABS, BUT TODAY, SHE'S NOT
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STRAYING FAR FROM HER DEN.
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DUSKY GROUPERS ARE PATROLLING
NEARBY.
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OCTOPUS AND SQUID MAKE UP THE
BULK OF THE FISH'S DIET.
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WHEN SHE'S THREATENED BY A
PREDATOR, THE QUICK-MOVING
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OCTOPUS CAN SQUIRT INK AND
ESCAPE AS A LAST RESORT,
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BUT RIGHT NOW, SHE CAN'T LEAVE.
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HIDDEN IN HER OCTOPUS' DEN ARE
CLOSE TO HALF-A-MILLION EGGS.
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HER SOLE DUTY IS TO PROTECT HER
FRAGILE OFFSPRING.
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HIDING IS THE MOTHER OCTOPUS'
ONLY OPTION.
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SHE HAS A VAST NETWORK OF
PIGMENT CELLS HELPING HER MATCH
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THE ROCKS AND CORRAL.
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SHE CAN CHANGE HER SKIN COLOR
AND TEXTURE IN LESS THAN A
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SECOND TO PROTECT HERSELF.
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IT'S THE PERFECT DISGUISE.
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BUT HER PARENTING DUTIES ARE FAR
FROM OVER.
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HER YOUNG WON'T SPAWN FOR
ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS.
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CONSTANTLY FLUSHING WATER FROM
HER FUNNEL, SHE KEEPS THE EGGS
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OXYGENATED.
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SHE WON'T LEAVE THE DEN OR EVEN
EAT UNTIL THEY HATCH.
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THIS WILL BE THE ONE AND ONLY
TIME THE COMMON OCTOPUS WILL
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REPRODUCE.
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AND HER HATCHLINGS' SURVIVAL IS
HER FINAL GOOD DEED.
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SHE'LL PASS AWAY NOT LONG AFTER
HER EGGS HATCH.
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SCIENTISTS ARE ONLY JUST
BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THESE
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SOLITARY, BUT ALWAYS SURPRISING
CREATURES AND THEIR REMARKABLE
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BEHAVIORS.
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COMING UP, IT'S TIME FOR THESE
HATCHLINGS TO LEAVE THE NEST AND
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FOLLOW THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
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FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN
THIS INCREDIBLE WILDLIFE STORY
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WHEN "EARTH ODYSSEY" RETURNS.
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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.
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DYLAN: BY LATE SUMMER,
TEMPERATURES ARE AT THEIR PEAK
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IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
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AFTER TWO MONTHS, THE LOGGERHEAD
TURTLE'S DIFFICULT JOURNEY OUT
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OF THE SEA AND UP THE BEACH TO
BUILD A NEST IS FINALLY PAYING
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OFF.
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HER HATCHLINGS ARE DIGGING OUT
OF THEIR SANDY NEST.
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TEN TIMES LIGHTER THAN HER
MOTHER, THE TINY ONE-OUNCE
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HATCHLING FOLLOWS IN HER
FOOTSTEPS, GUIDED BY THE LIGHT
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OF THE MOON.
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TO THIS LITTLE ONE, A JOURNEY
DOWN TO SEA LEVEL IS A DANGEROUS
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MARATHON...
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...WITH HUNGRY GHOST CRABS
SEARCHING FOR STRAGGLERS.
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BUT THE CRABS ARE PICKING FIGHTS
WITH EACH OTHER.
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IT'S THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE TURTLE HATCHLINGS TO SNEAK
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BY.
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THE SHALLOWS ARE ONLY A FEW FEET
AWAY NOW.
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ONE FINAL PUSH, SAFE.
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THE BABY TURTLES HEAD STRAIGHT
INTO THE WAVES, ORIENTING
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THEMSELVES FOR THE SEA BEYOND.
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BY DAYBREAK, THE NEST IS EMPTY.
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MORE THAN 200,000 HATCHLINGS
MAKE IT INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN
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EACH YEAR.
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BUT THEIR FIRST FEW MONTHS WILL
BE THE MOST PERILOUS.
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ONLY ONE IN EVERY THOUSAND
SURVIVE TO ADULTHOOD IN THE BUSY
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA BECAUSE OF NET
FISHING, POLLUTION, AND SHIP
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TRAFFIC.
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THANKFULLY, THESE BEAUTIFUL
WATERS STILL NURTURE SOME OF THE
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MOST FASCINATING MARINE
CREATURES ON EARTH.
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A WIDE RANGE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL
LIFE FLOURISH IN THE
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA, FROM THE TINY
PLANKTON THAT FEED THE PIPEFISH
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TO THE MIGHTY FIN WHALE GUIDING
HER CALF.
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MARINE BIOLOGISTS ARE WORKING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW ALL THESE SPECIES
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INTERACT AND THRIVE IN OUR
PLANET'S OCEANS.
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WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISCOVERING
MORE AMAZING CREATURES NEXT TIME
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ON "EARTH ODYSSEY".
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[MUSIC]
19889
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