All language subtitles for Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer S07E08 1080p WEB h264-DiRT_track3_[eng]

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

TELEVISION THAT'S EDUCATIONAL
AND INFORMATIONAL.

THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: HI EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER.

GET READY TO DISCOVER ONE OF
EUROPE'S WILDEST REGIONS, THE

IBERIAN PENINSULA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW, THIS RARE
FELINE IS ON THE PROWL, BUT CAN

IT CATCH ITS FAVORITE PREY?

AND ONE WET AND WILY FAMILY
SETS OUT TO CLAIM A 12-MILE

STRETCH OF RIVER.

PLUS, THIS IS NO ORDINARY
PREDATOR, BUT JUST WHO IS EATING

WHOM?

AND IT'S OWL OR NOTHING WHEN
THESE LITTLE ONES GET READY TO

FLY.

THIS AND MUCH MORE RIGHT NOW ON
EARTH ODYSSEY.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THERE ARE SOME PLACES ON
EARTH THAT REMAIN REMOTE, EVEN

WHEN SURROUNDED BY CIVILIZATION.

THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE IN
EUROPE'S SOUTHWESTERN CORNER,

THE IBERIAN PENINSULA.

HERE, WILDLIFE SPECIES HAVE
DEVELOPED IN A MYRIAD OF

HABITATS WITH SOME UNFORGETTABLE
RESULTS.

THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS CUT OFF
THE IBERIAN PENINSULA FROM THE

REST OF EUROPE.

AS A RESULT, MANY SPECIES ARE
ENDEMIC ONLY TO IBERIA,

INCLUDING ONE OF THE RAREST
WILDCATS ON THE PLANET.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THE IBERIAN LYNX.

THIS PETITE PREDATOR IS NOW
FOUND IN ONLY TWO AREAS OF

SPAIN.

IN 2002, THERE WERE FEWER THAN
100 LEFT DUE TO EXTENSIVE

HUNTING AND HABITAT LOSS.

SUCCESSFUL CONSERVATION HAS
HELPED THEIR NUMBERS BOUNCE BACK

TO MORE THAN 1,500 INDIVIDUALS.

THIS YOUNG WILDCAT IS
EXPERIENCING HIS FIRST SPRING AS

AN ADULT.

THIS SPECIES HAS A
CHARACTERISTIC BEARD AROUND ITS

FACE, PROMINENT BLACK EAR TUFTS,
AND A BOBBED TAIL.

THE LYNX, ALTHOUGH SMALL FOR A
WILDCAT, IS EUROPE'S THIRD

LARGEST PREDATOR, AFTER THE
BROWN BEAR AND THE WOLF.

FULLY SEPARATED FROM HIS MOTHER,
THIS SOLITARY MALE IS MASTERING

THE ART OF THE HUNT.

AT AROUND 25 POUNDS, HE'S A
SMALL PREY SPECIALIST.

AND ONE ANIMAL MAKES UP
ALMOST 95% OF HIS DIET,

THE EUROPEAN RABBIT.

TO SURVIVE, THE LYNX NEEDS TO
CATCH AT LEAST ONE RABBIT A DAY.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THEY PREFER TO HUNT AT
DUSK, DAWN, OR AT NIGHT.

BUT WHEN FOOD IS SCARCE, ANY
TIME OF DAY WILL DO.

THEIR SPOTTED COAT HAS EVOLVED
TO MATCH THE SPARSE SCRUBLAND.

THERE'S LITTLE COVER, SO STAYING
LOW IS HIS ONLY CHOICE.

IF ONE RABBIT SPOTS HIM, THEY'LL
ALL HEAD UNDERGROUND TO THEIR

NETWORK OF BURROWS CALLED A
WARREN.

IF THE LYNX CAN CATCH JUST ONE,
HE WON'T HAVE TO EAT FOR THE

REST OF THE DAY.

BUT THIS TIME, THE RABBIT
NARROWLY OUTWITS THE NOVICE

PREDATOR.

AS SPRING HEAT RISES, WATER IN
THESE RUGGED MOUNTAINS

SEPARATING FRANCE AND SPAIN WILL
START TO DRY UP.

LUCKILY, THE LYNX HAS FOUND AN
AQUIFER, LEACHING WATER IN HIS

NEW TERRITORY.

IT'S A POTENTIAL LIFESAVER.

HE'S SURVIVED THE MOST DANGEROUS
YEAR IN A LYNX'S LIFE.

ONLY 50% MAKE IT TO ADULTHOOD.

A FEW MILES AWAY, ANOTHER
IBERIAN LYNX IS FOCUSED ON HER

OFFSPRING.

HER SPECIES USUALLY HAS JUST
THREE CUBS, BUT SHE'S GOT FOUR.

THE YOUNG LYNX HAVE SURVIVED ON
THEIR MOTHER'S MILK AND THE

SAFETY OF THEIR DEN.

NOW IT'S TIME TO START
EXPLORING.

AND DO A LITTLE PLAY FIGHTING.

[LYNX KITTENS GROWLING]

DYLAN: IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES,
BUT IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT

SKILL, SINCE THEY'LL NEED TO
DEFEND A TERRITORY WHEN THEY

LEAVE THE DEN.

[GROWLING CONTINUES]

DYLAN: ONE YOUNGSTER IS SHOWING
GOOD INSTINCTS, FOLLOWING HIS

MOTHER ON A HUNT.

LEARNING FROM HER WILL BE KEY.

BUT THE LITTLE CUB'S STRONG PREY
DRIVE IS A DISTRACTION.

HE CAN'T RESIST INVESTIGATING A
TEMPTING BIRD.

GOING OFF COURSE CAN MEAN A
FAILED HUNT OR WORSE.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

DYLAN: NOW HE'S BEEN SEPARATED
FROM HIS MOM.

THE CUB NOW NEEDS TO FIND HIS
WAY BACK TO THE DEN.

HE DETECTS A FAMILIAR SMELL, ONE
OF HIS SIBLINGS.

HE'S HOME.

IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH, BUT
CONQUERING HIS FIRST CHALLENGE

WILL SERVE HIM WELL.

THE CUBS WILL ALL HAVE TO LEAVE
IN JUST FOUR MONTHS.

[LYNX KITTENS GROWLING]

DYLAN: SPREADING FAR AND WIDE IS
CRUCIAL TO CREATING A MORE

DIVERSE GENE POOL FOR ONE OF THE
WORLD'S RAREST SPECIES.

COMING UP, SHE'S GOT A SECRET
SUPERPOWER RIGHT UNDER HER NOSE.

AND INSTEAD OF A PLANT EATING
BUG, WE DISCOVER A BUG EATING

PLANT.

PLUS, FIND OUT WHO IS TAKING
COVER IN A 500-YEAR-OLD TREE.

ALL THAT AND MORE WHEN EARTH
ODYSSEY COMES RIGHT BACK.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: ANDALUSIA IN SOUTHERN
SPAIN HAS MILD WINTERS.

TEMPERATURES RARELY DROP BELOW
40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, SO LIFE

HERE CONTINUES FROST-FREE
YEAR-ROUND.

AND ALL YEAR, ONE AQUATIC
SPECIES IS BUSY LETTING EVERYONE

KNOW THIS 12-MILE STRETCH OF
RIVER IS TAKEN.

THE EURASIAN OTTER IS IN THE
SAME FAMILY AS THE SKUNK,

BADGER, WEASEL, AND WOLVERINE.

SHE'S AN EXTREMELY EFFICIENT
HUNTER, BUT RIGHT NOW, SHE'S A

PARENT FIRST.

IT'S HER KITS' FIRST WINTER
OUTSIDE THE OTTER'S DEN, CALLED

A HOLT, AND THEY'VE GOT A LOT TO
LEARN.

JUST UNDER A YEAR OLD, THEY'RE
BEING TAKEN ON A HUNTING

EXPEDITION.

THEIR THICK, WATERPROOF FUR AND
WEBBED FEET HELP IN THIS WATERY

WORLD, WHICH IS RICH WITH FOOD.

TODAY'S PREY ARE NUMEROUS, BUT
ONE IS HEAVILY ARMORED.

THE CRAYFISH.

THE FRESHWATER CRUSTACEAN IS
RELATED TO THE LOBSTER AND

PERFECT FOR THE OTTER'S
SEAFOOD-LOVING TASTE BUDS.

THE MOTHER OTTER IS A SEASONED
PRO.

HER MUSCULAR TAIL HELPS STEER
AND GLIDE THROUGH THE WATER,

ACTING LIKE A BUILT-IN BOAT
RUDDER.

THESE OTTERS NORMALLY DIVE
UNDERWATER FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS

BEFORE SURFACING FOR ANOTHER
BREATH.

THE OTTER NEEDS TO MAKE CAREFUL
CHOICES ABOUT WHERE TO DIVE.

LUCKILY, IT HAS A SECRET WEAPON.

WHISKERS.

LONG, SENSITIVE WHISKERS DETECT
VIBRATIONS UNDERWATER FOR DIVING

AND HUNTING WITH PINPOINT
ACCURACY.

IT'S CRITICAL FOR THE KITS TO
USE THIS TIME TO LEARN FROM

THEIR MOTHER WHAT TO EAT AND
WHERE TO FIND IT.

SINCE THEY'RE NOT AS SKILLED AS
THEIR TEACHER, THEY STICK TO THE

SHALLOWS.

IT'S NOT ELEGANT, BUT IT'S A
GOOD START.

CRAYFISH, INSECTS, AND OTHER
CRUSTACEANS ARE HIDING UNDER

ROCKS.

BUT ONCE THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN,
THESE ADAPTABLE PREDATORS WILL

EAT ANYTHING THEY CAN GET THEIR
PAWS ON.

THEY MIGHT BE STARTING TO GET
THE HANG OF IT, BUT THESE YOUNG

ONES ARE STILL EASILY
DISTRACTED.

AND THEIR PLAY FIGHTING HAS
ATTRACTED AN AUDIENCE.

A COLORFUL KINGFISHER.

THE OTTER SPLASHING SCARCE FISH
TO THE SURFACE.

AN EXPERT HUNTER, THE KINGFISHER
DIVES STRAIGHT FROM HIS PERCH

WITH A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
WEDGE-SHAPED BEAK.

THE OTTER YOUNG WILL ONLY HAVE
THREE MORE MONTHS WITH THEIR

MOTHER TO FINE-TUNE THEIR
HUNTING.

IT'S TIME TO CRAM IN AS MUCH
PRACTICE AS THEY CAN.

BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, THEY'LL
BE DUCKING AND DIVING IN THEIR

OWN SECTION OF THE RIVER.

COMING UP, THIS SPECIES COMES TO
LIFE ONLY AFTER A FIRE.

AND WHAT'S A PARENT TO DO WITH
THREE HUNGRY BEAKS TO FEED?

SEE HOW THEY MANAGE WHEN EARTH
ODYSSEY COMES RIGHT BACK.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: NATURE HAS INGENIOUS
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF

SURVIVAL, BUT SOME SOLUTIONS ARE
DOWNRIGHT MIND-BENDING,

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
PLANTS TURNING OUT TO BE

PREDATORS.

TAKE A LOOK.

AS WEATHER PATTERNS CHANGE, MANY
PARTS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL NOW

GO FOR MONTHS WITHOUT RAIN.

AND AS SUMMER TEMPERATURES
RISE, GRASS AND WOODLANDS CAN

IGNITE.

[MUSIC AND FIRE ROARING]

DYLAN: THE BLAZING SCRUB CAN
BURN AT 2,000 DEGREES

FAHRENHEIT.

AND WHILE FIRES ARE DEVASTATING
TO MANY SPECIES, SOME DEPEND ON

IT.

THIS LAND THAT WAS SCORCHED BY
FIRE A YEAR AGO HAS HAD A

REVIVAL.

THE EXTREME HEAT TRIGGERS
PORTUGUESE SUNDEW SEEDS TO

GERMINATE.

THIS RESILIENT PLANT IS FOUND
ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON LAND

DECIMATED BY FIRE.

BUT THE POOR QUALITY OF THE SOIL
MEANS THIS PLANT MUST GET ITS

NUTRIENTS ELSEWHERE.

SO IT RELEASES A SWEET SMELL,
LURING INSECTS TO COME CLOSER.

BUT THAT CAN BE A FATAL MISTAKE.

THE PORTUGUESE SUNDEW IS A
CARNIVORE, A PERFECT PREDATORY

PLANT.

STICKY GLOBULES ARE SECRETED
FROM SPECIAL GLANDS, AND THE

MORE THE INSECT MOVES, THE MORE
ENSNARED IN THE PLANT IT

BECOMES.

ENZYMES DISSOLVE THE VICTIM SO
THE PLANT CAN ABSORB ITS

NUTRIENTS.

DIGESTION CAN TAKE SEVERAL DAYS.

IT MIGHT BE NUTRITIOUS, BUT IT'S
NOT A PRETTY SIGHT.

PORTUGUESE SUNDEW PREFER DRY
REGIONS WHERE FIRES COME EVERY

YEAR.

BUT MOST PREDATORY PLANTS PREFER
MOIST OR TROPICAL HABITATS.

IN FACT, THERE ARE MORE THAN 700
OTHER CARNIVOROUS PLANT SPECIES

ON EARTH JUST WAITING FOR THEIR
NEXT MEAL.

COMING UP, WHO GIVES A HOOT IF
IT'S AFTER MIDNIGHT?

NOT THESE LITTLE ONES.

FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE AFTER WHEN
EARTH ODYSSEY RETURNS.

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

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: ALL LIFE HAS TO ADAPT TO
THE EXTREMES OF THE SEASONS,

INCLUDING THE OLIVE TREE.

THIS PLANT IS A DROUGHT
SURVIVOR.

THE OLIVE HAS SPECIALIZED ROOTS
TO ABSORB THE SPORADIC RAINFALL

IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION.

THE TREES HAVE BEEN CULTIVATED
FOR MILLENNIA WITH AN AVERAGE

LIFESPAN OF 500 YEARS.

THE TRUNKS WARP AS THEY GROW,
CREATING PLENTY OF HIDING SPACES

FOR OTHER SPECIES.

LIKE THE LITTLE OWL.

AT JUST EIGHT INCHES TALL, THIS
SPECIES LIVES UP TO ITS

NAMESAKE.

WITH YELLOW EYES AND WHITE
BROWS, THE LITTLE OWL IS A REAL

LOOKER.

RIGHT NOW, SHE'S BUSY KEEPING
HER THREE CHICKS FED.

AND AT THREE WEEKS OLD, THEY'RE
CONSTANTLY HUNGRY.

[LITTLE OWL CHICKS TWEETING]

DYLAN: LITTLE OWLS TYPICALLY
PERCH UNTIL READY TO SWOOP DOWN

ON THEIR PREY.

LUCKILY, SHE'S NOT WORKING
ALONE.

AT FIRST, THE MALE OWL BRINGS IN
FOOD TO THE BROOD, WHICH THE

FEMALE THEN DOLES OUT.

BUT AS THE CHICKS GROW AND
DEMAND MORE, IT TAKES TWO TO GET

THE JOB DONE.

LIKE A TAG TEAM, MOM AND DAD
HUNT ALL DAY AND NIGHT.

FROM DUSK TO DAWN, IT'S A RACE
TO FATTEN THE LITTLE OWL CHICKS

WITH INSECTS, EARTHWORMS, AND
SMALL MAMMALS.

AND A GOOD THING, TOO, IN JUST
FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS, IT WILL BE

TIME FOR THESE LITTLE WISE GUYS
TO HUNT ON THEIR OWN.

WILD ANIMALS ARE IMPORTANT TO
PEOPLE FOR PRACTICAL AND

SYMBOLIC REASONS.

THE IBERIAN SPECIES WE MET TODAY
ARE NO EXCEPTION.

THE LYNX IS A KEYSTONE SPECIES
IN SPAIN, CRUCIAL TO THE

WELL-BEING OF OTHER SPECIES.

AND THE LITTLE OWL REPRESENTS
WISDOM IN BOTH THE ANCIENT GREEK

AND ROMAN CULTURES.

BE SURE TO JOIN US NEXT TIME TO
MEET MORE INTRIGUING SPECIES

HERE ON EARTH ODYSSEY.

I'M DYLAN DREYER.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

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