All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S07E04.1080p.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: I EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.

IT'S TIME FOR A
WILDLIFE ADVENTURE

ALONG EUROPE'S UNTAMED
COASTS, BEGINNING IN THE

SOUTH OF FRANCE.

COMING UP TALL, ELEGANT,
AND PRETTY IN PINK,

THESE MIGRATORY BIRDS ARE
MEETING UP BY THE THOUSANDS.

AND LEARNING TO MOUNTAIN
CLIMB ISN'T EASY,

EVEN WITH FOUR FEET, BUT
THE VIEW IS MAGNIFICENT.

PLUS, WITH EYES LIKE THESE,
WHO NEEDS BINOCULARS?

BUT FIRST, FLYING MANES
AND THUNDERING HOOVES

MEAN AN ANCIENT EQUINE
CHALLENGE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

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DYLAN: FRANCE MAY BE MORE FAMOUS
FOR ITS CULTURE AND CUISINE

THAN FOR ITS WILDLIFE, BUT
ITS MEDITERRANEAN COAST

HAS AN UNMISTAKABLY WILD FEEL.

LONG, HOT SUMMERS
WITH LITTLE RAIN

MEANS ONLY THE TOUGHEST
PLANTS AND ANIMALS

CAN SURVIVE THERE, BUT A
FEW UNFORGETTABLE SPECIES

HAVE LEARNED TO FLOURISH
IN ONE OF THE LEAST

HABITABLE ENVIRONMENTS ON
EARTH, THE SALT FLATS.

THE MEDITERRANEAN
SEA IS REPLENISHED

BY MORE THAN TWO AND A
HALF MILLION GALLONS

OF RIVER WATER EVERY SECOND,
MOSTLY FROM THE RHONE RIVER.

THE RIVER FLOWS
SOUTH FROM THE ALPS

THROUGH SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE
BEFORE REACHING THE COAST.

THERE, IT FORMS THE CAMARGUE,
A BRACKISH WETLAND.

THE SIZE OF NEW YORK
CITY WITH ITS LAGOONS,

MARSHES, AND GRASSLANDS,
IT'S A UNIQUE HOME

FOR MORE THAN 500
DIFFERENT ANIMALS.

HERE, SALT FLATS CAN
TURN INTO GRASSY MARSHES

AND LONG, SWEEPING BEACHES
FULL OF SALT-RESISTANT PLANTS

THAT ARE PERFECT GRAZING FOR
THOSE BUILT FOR THIS TERRAIN.

THIS ANCIENT BREED
IS PERFECTLY ADAPTED

FOR LIFE IN THE DELTA.

THE SMALL, GENTLE
CAMARGUE HORSES

HAVE LIVED HERE FOR MILLENNIA,
AWAY FROM THE PREDATORY

WOLVES AND LYNX THAT
ROAM FARTHER INLAND.

THEY'VE EVOLVED THE ABILITY
TO CLOSE THEIR NOSTRILS

TO KEEP OUT THE SALTY
WATER AS THEY FEED

ON THE TOUGH, NUTRITIOUS PLANTS
THAT THRIVE IN THE SALT MARSHES.

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DYLAN: BUT IN THIS SUMMER
HEAT, THE DOMINANT STALLION

AND HIS HERD ALSO NEED TO DRINK.

ALTHOUGH MOST FRESHWATER
POOLS HAVE DISAPPEARED,

THE STALLION KNOWS A
RELIABLE WATER SOURCE.

ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE DELTA,
LONG LEGS HELP THE HORSES POWER

THROUGH THE TIDAL MARSHLAND.

THEIR WIDE HOOVES ARE UNIQUELY
ADAPTED TO THE BOGGY GROUND.

UNLIKE OTHER HORSES,
THEY CAN STAND FOR HOURS

IN THE MARSH WATER
WITHOUT INJURY.

IT TURNS OUT THIS HORSE'S
FAVORITE WATERING HOLE

IS NO SECRET.

ANOTHER MALE HAS
BEATEN THEM TO IT.

THIS LONE STALLION HASN'T
JUST COME FOR A DRINK,

HE'S LOOKING FOR A MATE.

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DYLAN: THAT MEANS COMPETING
WITH THE HERD'S ALPHA MALE.

BUT THE RULING STALLION
IS BATTLE-HARDENED

AND WEIGHS MORE THAN 800 POUNDS.

HE WON'T GIVE UP
WITHOUT A FIGHT.

THESE STURDY HORSES
HAVE A COMPACT BODY

WITH POWERFUL CHESTS.

BITING AND KICKING THESE CLASHES
CAN INFLICT SERIOUS INJURIES.

BUT THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE KING.

DEFEATED, THE OUTSIDER RETREATS.

IT WON'T BE THE LAST CHALLENGE
FOR THIS STALLION'S CROWN,

BUT WITH HIS HERD SECURED,
HE FINALLY ENJOYS THE

DRINK HE CAME FOR.

THE CAMARQUE HORSES
HAVE INSPIRED LOCALS

AND VISITORS FOR
THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

NAPOLEON CHOSE THEM TO
SERVE IN THE FRENCH ARMY,

AND THEY CLOSELY RESEMBLE
AN EXTINCT STONE AGE HORSE

FOUND IN FAMOUS CAVE PAINTINGS.

TODAY, SOME OF THEM LIVE WILD
IN A PROTECTED BIOSPHERE.

OTHERS ARE SEMI-FERAL AND
USED AS WORKING HORSES.

BUT ALL OF THEM ARE ADMIRED
HERE AS A SYMBOL OF RESILIENCE,

STURDY CREATURES FLOURISHING
IN AN UNFORGIVING LANDSCAPE.

COMING UP, A LOST
CHICK NEEDS RESCUING

IN THE MIDDLE OF A
FLAMBOYANT CROWD.

AND THIS REPTILE'S EMOTIONS
ARE WRITTEN ALL OVER HIS SKIN.

PLUS, FOR THIS SPECIES,
THE HIGHEST CLIFF

IS THE SAFEST PLACE
TO RAISE A FAMILY.

DON'T GO AWAY.

EARTH ODYSSEY WILL
BE RIGHT BACK.

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

AT THE RHONE RIVER DELTA,
SEAWATER FLOWS INTO

THE BIGGEST SALT MARSH
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

IT'S TOO SALTY FOR
MOST PLANTS TO GROW,

BUT IT'S THE IDEAL NESTING
SITE FOR AN AFRICAN SPECIES

THAT'S MADE ITS WAY TO EUROPE.

THE GREATER FLAMINGO,
ONE OF THE CONTINENT'S

LARGEST BREEDING POPULATIONS
IS FOUND HERE IN

THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.

AND MORE THAN 20,000 OF
THESE UNMISTAKABLE BIRDS

HAVE FLOPPED TO A
SHALLOW SALT LAKE.

ONLY A FEW HARDY LIFE
FORMS CAN SURVIVE

IN THIS EXTREME ALKALINE
WATER, INCLUDING PHYTOPLANKTON

AND BACTERIA.

COLONIES OF BRINE SHRIMP FEED
ON THESE MICROORGANISMS,

WHICH IN TURN FEED THE
REGION'S FLAMINGOS.

A DIET OF MAINLY SHRIMP GIVES
FLAMINGOS A LIGHT PINK COLOR,

WHICH CAN FADE TO WHITE
DURING BREEDING SEASON.

THEIR LONG LEGS COVERED
IN TOUGH SCALES

TOLERATE THE HARSH CONDITIONS.

ANY EXCESS SALT CONSUMED
WITH THEIR FOOD

IS EXCRETED THROUGH
GLANDS IN THEIR NOSTRILS,

PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO THIS
CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S THE VERY FIRST BREEDING
SEASON FOR THIS COUPLE,

AND THEIR METICULOUSLY BUILT
MUD NEST IS ALREADY OCCUPIED.

A HEALTHY YOUNG MALE.

HE'S LESS THAN A WEEK
OLD AND ABOUT THE SIZE

OF A TENNIS BALL.

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DYLAN: TODAY, HE'S TAKING HIS
FIRST STEPS OUTSIDE OF THE NEST

AND INTO THE CROWDED COLONY.

HE'S BARELY GONE 10
FEET AND ALREADY LOST

SIGHT OF HIS PARENTS.

LOST AND ALONE,
THE YOUNG FLAMINGO

HAS WANDERED INTO THE
WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD.

PICKED ON BY THE LARGER
CHICKS, HE HAS NO IDEA HOW

TO GET BACK HOME.

MOM AND DAD RECOGNIZE
HIS DISTINCTIVE CALL.

REUNITED JUST IN TIME.

THE YOUNG CHICK HAS
LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON.

DON'T TRY TO GROW UP TOO FAST.

STILL AHEAD ON EARTH
ODYSSEY, THERE'S NO EASY

ESCAPE FROM A PREDATOR WHO
HAS A 360 DEGREE VIEW.

AND WHO WILL GET THE HIGH
GROUND IN THIS BATTLE ROYALE?

STAY TUNED FOR MORE
EARTH ODYSSEY.

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

COLOR IN THE ANIMAL WORLD
CAN BE USED TO ATTRACT PREY,

TO PREVENT SUNBURN, OR
TO SIGNAL TO PREDATORS

THAT THIS PREY IS
ACTUALLY POISONOUS.

BUT ANIMALS THAT CAN CHANGE
THEIR COLOR ARE A SPECIAL BREED.

ONE OLD WORLD SPECIES IS FAMOUS
FOR ITS MALLEABLE COLORING,

BUT THAT MAY ACTUALLY BE THE
LEAST OF ITS AMAZING QUALITIES.

MORE THAN 600 MILES WEST OF
THE MARSHY WETLANDS IN FRANCE,

THE MEDITERRANEAN
COAST GIVES WAY

TO A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT TERRAIN.

HERE, THE STRONG WINDS
THAT DOMINATE THIS LAND

HAVE FORMED GIANT DUNES.

FEW LARGE PREDATORS INHABIT
THESE BARREN, SHIFTING SANDS.

BUT ONE SMALL AND UNEXPECTED
HUNTER HAS MADE IT ITS HOME.

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DYLAN: THE COMMON, OR
MEDITERRANEAN CHAMELEON.

OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL FORESTS,

THIS PARTICULAR CHAMELEON
IS A BEACH BUM.

HE'S LEARNED TO SURVIVE
THE PARCHED TERRAIN

OF THESE MEDITERRANEAN
COASTAL DUNES.

HIS FIVE-TOED FEET CAN COPE
WITH THE SANDY CONDITIONS.

BUT THEY'RE REALLY DESIGNED
FOR GRIPPING BRANCHES

WHILE HE HUNTS.

MOST INCREDIBLY, HIS EYES MOVE
INDEPENDENTLY OF ONE ANOTHER,

DOUBLING HIS CHANCES
OF FINDING A MEAL.

AFTER A TARGET IS DETECTED,
THE CHAMELEON'S EYES ALIGN,

CALCULATING THE DISTANCE.

LAUNCHED FORWARD BY LARGE
ACCELERATOR MUSCLES,

HIS TONGUE HITS 13 MILES PER
HOUR IN LESS THAN A SECOND.

HE'LL EAT UP TO 10 LARGE
CRICKETS IN A SINGLE DAY.

HIS UNIQUE TONGUE IS TWICE
THE LENGTH OF HIS BODY,

COVERED IN STICKY MUCUS,
WHICH IS 400 TIMES

THICKER THAN HUMAN SALIVA.

FINALLY, HE'S HAD ENOUGH.

READY TO TAKE IN THE
LAST OF THE EVENING SUN

AND SLEEP OFF HIS MEAL.

IT'S A MYTH THAT CHAMELEONS
CHANGE COLOR FOR CAMOUFLAGE

TO BLEND IN WITH OR
MATCH THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

THEY CHANGE COLOR
BECAUSE OF TEMPERATURE,

LIGHT, AND EVEN EMOTION,
BUT MOSTLY TO COMMUNICATE

WITH OTHER CHAMELEONS.

SCIENTISTS ARE EVEN USING THE
CHAMELEON'S COLOR ADAPTATIONS

AS BIO-INSPIRATION, HOPING
TO FIND NEW DESIGNS

AND SOLUTIONS INSPIRED BY
THIS REMARKABLE REPTILE.

STILL TO COME, FROM THE
SMALLEST MEMBER OF THE HERD

TO THE BIGGEST, IT'S A
GET-TOGETHER TO REMEMBER

WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY RETURNS.

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

SURROUNDING THE SPECIES-RICH
WATERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN,

28,500 MILES OF COASTLINE
CURVE AROUND 22 COUNTRIES

ACROSS AFRICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA.

RUGGED SHORELINES,
ISOLATED COVES,

PRISTINE BEACHES, AND TOWERING
SEA CLIFFS DEFINE THE WESTERN

MEDITERRANEAN COAST.

LIVING HERE REQUIRES CLIMBING
SKILLS USUALLY ADAPTED FOR

MOUNTAINS.

BUT IT'S THE PERFECT
SEASONAL TERRITORY

FOR THE IBERIAN IBEX.

A MATURE MALE AND HIS FEMALE
HERD ARE USUALLY FOUND HIGH UP

IN THE SURROUNDING
MOUNTAIN RANGES.

BUT IT'S WINTER, AND THE
COAST'S WARMER WEATHER

AND VEGETATION HAVE BROUGHT
THESE WILD GOATS HERE.

PLANTS HERE ARE
SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO

THE SAILING ENVIRONMENT
AND ARE HIGH IN

SALT, AN ESSENTIAL BUT
OFTEN HARD TO FIND MINERAL.

THE DRAMATIC LANDSCAPE
IS ALSO A SAFE PLACE

TO RAISE THEIR YOUNG, AS FEW
PREDATORS CAN SCALE THE CLIFFS.

THESE HUGE HORNS ADVERTISE
THE ALPHA MALE'S STATUS.

THE BREEDING SEASON
IS ALMOST OVER,

BUT THERE'S STILL
TIME FOR A CHALLENGE.

THE 170-POUND MALE
PATROLS HIS TERRITORY.

SHORT LEGS AND LARGE,
FLEXIBLE HOOVES

ALLOW THIS WILD GOAT TO CLIMB
THE SEA CLIFFS WITH EASE.

HIS HOOVES ACTUALLY EXPAND AND
RETRACT LIKE SUCTION CUPS,

HELPING HIM GET A FOOTHOLD.

FROM UP HERE, HE CAN SURVEY
HIS TERRITORY AND LOOK FOR

TRESPASSERS.

A YOUNG BACHELOR.

THIS MEANS ONE MORE
FIGHT FOR THE ALPHA MALE

TO HOLD ON TO HIS POSITION.

THE BATTLE-WORN MALE
KEEPS THE HIGH GROUND,

FORCING HIS OPPONENT DOWNHILL.

HE'S RULED THESE CLIFFS
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE

AND IS DETERMINED NOT TO
GIVE IT ALL UP TODAY.

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DYLAN: THE YOUNG CONTENDER
IS OUTMATCHED.

THIS ALPHA MALE WILL KEEP
HIS BREEDING RIGHTS,

AT LEAST UNTIL THE
SAME TIME NEXT YEAR.

UNTIL THEN, HE'LL LIVE ALONE
OR IN A BACHELOR HERD OF MALES

CALLED BUCKS OR BILLY GOATS.

IT'S THE FEMALES, KNOWN
AS DOES OR NANNY GOATS,

WHO FEED AND LEAD THE
KIDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

SO THAT THIS VENERABLE SPECIES
CAN KEEP ITS MAJESTIC PLACE

IN THE IBERIAN MOUNTAINS.

TODAY, WE'VE SEEN HOW THE
UNTAMED MEDITERRANEAN COASTS

NURTURE A REMARKABLE
VARIETY OF WILDLIFE.

30% OF THE ANIMALS HERE ARE
FOUND NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

INCREASINGLY, THESE UNIQUE
SPECIES ARE FINDING NEW SHELTER

IN WELL-PROTECTED
PRESERVES AND HABITATS.

THANKS FOR WATCHING
EARTH ODYSSEY.

I'M DYLAN DREYER.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

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