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NARRATOR: 600 miles off
the coast of South America...
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castaway in the Pacific Ocean...
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the Galapagos archipelago.
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Straddling the Equator,
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a string of over 120
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tropical islands...
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that erupted
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from the deep ocean floor...
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more than 10 million years ago.
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Those swept here
by storms and currents...
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survived million to one odds...
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to find untouched islands
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free from competition.
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These hardy pioneers...
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evolved in remarkable ways
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in what's known
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as Nature's Greatest Experiment.
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Home to bizarre specialists...
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and unexpected giants...
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the most precious collection...
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of island creatures...
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on Earth.
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There are still places on Earth
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that remain pristine.
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Where wildlife flourishes.
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These are the last regions
that could be called...
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Eden.
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When mariners first set foot
on these isles
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just 500 years ago...
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to find mist-shrouded peaks...
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heavenly beaches...
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and mythical-looking beasts...
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they believed they'd stepped
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into a magical world.
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BIRDS SINGING
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NARRATOR:
To reach these azure shores...
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every colonizer
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survived a 600-mile voyage
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across the Pacific.
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SEA LIONS BARKING
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NARRATOR: Sea lions were
one of the few mammals
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to make it...
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arriving from North America
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two million years ago.
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They quickly learnt
to time pupping
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with plentiful
cold-season waters...
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as hungry newborns
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demand over a pint
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of fatty milk every day.
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And this mother has
an extra mouth to feed.
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Last year's youngster
is still reliant on her too...
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as she nurses her young
four times longer
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than her Californian relatives.
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Just half of pups
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with a competing sibling
survive.
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Every day
she heads out to sea...
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CALLING SOFTLY
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NARRATOR: ...leaving
her helpless pups behind.
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CALLING SOFTLY
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NARRATOR:
Other mothers follow her lead.
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BARKING
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NARRATOR: They're heading
to a mystical place.
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An extinct volcanic island...
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complete with its
own secret cove...
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and a gathering
of expectant brown pelicans.
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As they near the bay,
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the chase is on...
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against a shoal of jacks,
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too fast for a lone sea lion
to catch.
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SQUAWKING
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NARRATOR:
Using the cove as a trap,
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they run the fish aground.
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SEA LIONS BARKING
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In the shallows, the pelicans
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are the first to cash in...
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able to squeeze up to ten fish
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in their expandable throats.
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But the female-led fleet
regroups.
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PELICANS SQUAWKING
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With all exits blocked...
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this time the panicked prey
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are driven right onto the beach.
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SEA LIONS BARKING
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A successful hunt
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yields up to 30 fish
for each sea lion.
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This remarkable technique
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is unique to Galapagos...
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filmed here
for the very first time.
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BARKING
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NARRATOR:
Up to 15 roundups later...
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everyone gets their fill.
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Returning triumphant
to the colony...
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she listens for
the distinctive call...
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CALLING
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...of her hungry youngsters.
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CALLING SOFTLY
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PUP COOING
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NARRATOR: Thanks to
these rich winter seas...
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this mother can provide
enough nutritious milk...
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not just for one pup...
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but two.
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Using intelligence
and teamwork...
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these skillful sea lions
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take advantage of the abundance
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this Eden has to offer.
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Marine life flourishes
in Galapagos...
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thanks to its setting...
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at the heart of four
rich ocean currents.
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As the cold season arrives,
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it's flooded with nutrients...
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attracting sharks in the
world's highest densities
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to feed...
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and gather
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in mesmerizing mating rituals.
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And riding Antarctic ocean
highways long ago...
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even penguins can thrive
at the Equator,
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thanks to unusually cool waters.
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The archipelago's
most plentiful shores
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lie on Fernandina volcano...
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one of the most pristine
islands on Earth.
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This is a land of dragons.
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Home to 120,000
marine iguanas...
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descended from one species
of South American lizard
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which floated here
on rafts of vegetation.
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On this barren rock,
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they adopted a strategy
found nowhere else.
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They returned to the ocean.
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After a morning bask...
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this cold-blooded male
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is now warm enough...
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to tolerate 30 minutes
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in the 60-degree winter sea.
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But chilled,
nutrient-rich waters
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provide
the perfect conditions...
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for luxuriant gardens
of marine algae.
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Paradise for
a vegetarian lizard.
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Diving to more than 50 feet
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on a single 12-minute breath...
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and anchored
by hook-like claws...
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he grazes just an ounce
of seaweed a day.
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But these fertile waters
come with a catch.
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Pacific storms fuel
15-foot-high breakers.
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Struggling through
his final mouthfuls...
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with a body temperature
that's plummeted
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by 20 degrees...
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he must head back to shore,
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or risk hypothermia.
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In the roughest storms,
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some are lost at sea.
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Collision with razor-sharp lava
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can inflict lethal injuries.
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And as muscles sapped
of strength by the cold
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begin to seize up...
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it takes one last effort.
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With a bask in
the tropical Galapagos sun...
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he'll quickly recharge.
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Just got to get rid
of all that sea salt.
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A good sneeze
should do the trick.
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FLY BUZZING
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NARRATOR:
It does draw in the flies...
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FLIES BUZZING
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NARRATOR:
...but luckily this coastal spa
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offers a premium service...
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Lava lizards.
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They're a little heavy-handed...
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but they do a great job
at pest control.
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Making for happy customers...
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at least most of the time.
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BIRD CACKLING
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NARRATOR: At the climax
of the cold season...
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SQUAWKING
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NARRATOR: ...boobies also profit
from these rich waters.
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Divebombing from
up to 100 feet...
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they hit the surface at 60 mph.
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Nourished with fish,
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now is the perfect time
to breed.
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At the most northerly tip
of the archipelago...
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Wolf Island provides
a remote sanctuary...
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for nesting Nazca boobies.
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Just half a square mile...
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supports around 10,000.
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SQUAWKING
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NARRATOR:
They're a lifeline
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for an innocent-looking
land bird...
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A finch, just 4 inches tall.
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Its ancestors were marooned
here millennia ago...
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and without enough
wing power to escape...
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they turned
to a life of crime...
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stealing eggs
from their neighbors.
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BOOBY CROAKS
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NARRATOR: But they're guarded
around the clock...
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by protective parents
nine times their size.
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Luckily, what this little bird
lacks in stature...
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he makes up for...
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in cunning.
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Darker with age,
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this finch is the brains
of the outfit.
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BOOBY SQUAWKS
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NARRATOR: He pecks
at a booby's wing feathers...
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armed with the sharpest beak
of any Galapagos finch.
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Perfect for drawing blood.
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Living up to his name...
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the vampire finch.
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Such rich pickings
don't go unnoticed.
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Though it's little more
than a nuisance...
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BOOBY SQUAWKING
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NARRATOR: ...it's enough
to drive her away.
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Just what he's been waiting for.
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But that shell is too thick
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for even the sharpest
finch beak.
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He needs to hatch a plan.
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Using his beak for leverage...
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this wily ringleader
sets things in motion.
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He's cracked it.
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Though unfortunately for him,
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there's no honor
amongst thieves.
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Now one of the Earth's
newest species,
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the vampire finch
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has triumphed
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in this far-flung frontier.
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SQUAWKING
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NARRATOR: As the hot season
arrives in Galapagos...
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temperatures soar
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into the nineties.
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And the world's only
Equatorial penguins
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have evolved tricks
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to withstand
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the tropical sun.
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Now just 20 inches tall...
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to lose heat,
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they've shrunk to half
the size of their ancestors...
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PANTING
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NARRATOR: ...they pant,
just like dogs...
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and take advantage
of the shade...
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that lava caves provide.
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As the heat intensifies...
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evaporating seawater
forms storm clouds.
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Gathering at the islands'
volcanic peaks...
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they create the ideal conditions
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for verdant forests.
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On these far-away isles,
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nothing is quite
as it first appears.
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These are groves
of giant daisies.
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Their seeds were small enough
to hitch a ride on birds...
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and with little competition
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grew into 50-foot-high trees...
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to become the most
species-rich habitat
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in the archipelago.
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80% of Galapagos land birds...
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and half of its insects...
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are found nowhere else
on Earth...
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including its only native
bee species...
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the Galapagos carpenter bee...
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BUZZING
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NARRATOR:
...whose affinity for yellow...
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make this one of the most
popular flower colors...
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blooming with
the seasonal rains.
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Beyond the forests...
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at the very roof of Galapagos...
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its 21 volcanic summits...
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tower up to 6,000 feet.
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Lush and rain-drenched...
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Alcedo's crater
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provides a fertile
summer oasis...
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for 15,000 of the island's
largest land resident...
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the giant tortoise...
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surviving a year
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without food or water.
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Their substantial size
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allowed them to float here
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from South America.
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And with no competition,
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they became the only
large herbivore here.
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Across Galapagos,
drinking pools allow
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these normally solitary giants
to gather...
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and mate.
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With males double the size
of females,
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it's a clumsy affair...
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MALE GRUNTING
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NARRATOR: ...and one
of the only occasions...
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GRUNTING
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NARRATOR:
...the impassioned males
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ever vocalize.
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MALE GRUNTING
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GRUNTS
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NARRATOR:
It's now that pregnant females
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begin an epic trek...
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to their nesting grounds...
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in the arid plains below.
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At tortoise speed...
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this pilgrimage of many miles
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will take almost a month.
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SEABIRDS SQUAWKING
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NARRATOR:
40 miles away...
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marine iguana mothers
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are on their own
nesting journey...
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as the Galapagos summer
warms the sand
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to the perfect temperature
for their eggs.
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This five-year-old female
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is eager to secure
the best nesting site.
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The first task is to dig
a two-foot-deep burrow.
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But rivals are eyeing up
her hard work.
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With a head bob...
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00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,200
battle lines are drawn.
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Skill and experience
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allows this mother
to come out on top...
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and precious eggs can be laid.
308
00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,320
But now, the females' every move
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is being watched...
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by the island's apex predator...
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Galapagos hawks.
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But they know the most
effective way to tackle
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these two-foot-long reptiles...
314
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is to bide their time...
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00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:36,320
and wait
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for the battling females
to tire.
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Once the iguanas
are exhausted...
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the hunters move in
for the kill...
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with a precise incision
to the jugular.
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The smaller, slower females
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are the first to fall.
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SCREECHING
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NARRATOR: Those who take cover
should be protected.
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But these clever raptors
have acquired
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a deadly new tactic...
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00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:40,120
Plucking the iguanas
right from their burrows.
327
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Now, the shelter
and camouflage of the rocks
328
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:11,960
is the only hope.
329
00:36:03,720 --> 00:36:05,800
Thanks to sheer determination...
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she's safeguarded
her next generation.
331
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By taking advantage of
the warming Galapagos sands...
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and its life-giving waters...
333
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marine iguanas are one of
the most successful creatures
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on these distant isles.
335
00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,120
As the hot season fades,
336
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signaling the return of the
cold, nutrient-rich waters...
337
00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:53,720
the sea lion colony
is anticipating
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the plentiful
hunting season ahead.
339
00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:03,400
And its juveniles
are eager to join in.
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BARKING
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NARRATOR:
Until now,
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they've spent
much of their time...
343
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:16,080
cooped up
in a natural play pool...
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00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:20,840
under the ever-watchful eye
345
00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:23,360
of the beachmaster bull.
346
00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:27,840
BULL BARKING
347
00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:31,320
NARRATOR: But soon,
they'll be catching fish
348
00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:32,840
by themselves...
349
00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:37,800
so it's time to sharpen
their skills in open water.
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Out here...
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there's infinite space
for acrobatics...
352
00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:09,720
peculiar neighbors...
353
00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:16,800
and endless curiosities
to investigate...
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00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,240
which help to hone dexterity
355
00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,320
for hunting agile prey.
356
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,000
But life on the wild side
357
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comes with its dangers.
358
00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,360
Sharks up to eight feet long...
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00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:03,800
SEA LIONS BARKING
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00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:05,920
NARRATOR:
...have timed their appearance
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00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,160
with the arrival
of novice youngsters.
362
00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:19,360
GRUNTING
363
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:21,680
BARKING
364
00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:23,760
NARRATOR:
As the bull sounds the alarm...
365
00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:30,760
the rest of the colony
hangs back.
366
00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:39,720
But the boisterous play...
367
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:44,720
acts like a dinner bell
to the hungry shark.
368
00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,840
With little experience
of predators,
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they're oblivious of the threat.
370
00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,880
SEA LIONS BARKING
371
00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:22,880
NARRATOR: As more sharks
are drawn to the commotion...
372
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the bull sea lion launches
a counter-attack.
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He may be smaller...
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00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:52,800
but by nipping at their tails...
375
00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:59,040
and using his agility
to avoid razor-sharp teeth...
376
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,880
he drives them from the bay.
377
00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:26,400
SEA LIONS BARKING
378
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NARRATOR: Though some
are left with scars...
379
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their lucky escape
leaves them wiser
380
00:41:36,240 --> 00:41:38,440
in the ways of the ocean...
381
00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:53,360
allowing them to make the most
382
00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,520
of their paradise home.
383
00:41:59,880 --> 00:42:01,680
Catching a wave...
384
00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:05,720
for the sheer joy of it.
385
00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:39,400
Thanks to its
extreme isolation...
386
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the Galapagos remained
unsettled by humans
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until just 200 years ago.
388
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:03,720
But on Santa Cruz island...
389
00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:09,760
everything has changed...
390
00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:16,360
in just one tortoise lifetime.
391
00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:23,000
This female is on her own
weeks-long trek
392
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:24,360
from the highlands...
393
00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:28,040
to lay her eggs.
394
00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:34,360
But today a third of her home...
395
00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:38,400
is farmland.
396
00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:48,840
Though they're one inch thick,
397
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:52,720
tortoises can still feel
398
00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:54,800
though their armored shells.
399
00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:19,800
20,000 people now live
on Santa Cruz.
400
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:29,640
Since humans first arrived,
401
00:44:30,760 --> 00:44:33,240
over 90% of the island's
tortoises...
402
00:44:35,240 --> 00:44:36,320
have been lost.
403
00:44:47,400 --> 00:44:50,560
Still, maternal instinct
404
00:44:50,600 --> 00:44:52,240
drives this mother on...
405
00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:03,400
to the lowland clearing...
406
00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:07,840
where she herself was born...
407
00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:11,360
up to 100 years ago.
408
00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:18,920
These are the perfect
sandy conditions...
409
00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:24,400
to excavate a 12-inch-deep hole.
410
00:45:30,720 --> 00:45:32,840
And under the cover of darkness,
411
00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:37,280
she deposits
her precious cargo...
412
00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:46,880
of around 16
tennis ball-sized eggs...
413
00:45:51,720 --> 00:45:53,400
which will mature
414
00:45:53,440 --> 00:45:55,640
over the next four months.
415
00:46:20,320 --> 00:46:21,640
Finally...
416
00:46:23,560 --> 00:46:25,680
hatchlings emerge.
417
00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:31,520
More than a thousand times
smaller than their mother...
418
00:46:33,480 --> 00:46:35,600
they're just three inches long.
419
00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,360
Thanks to recent
conservation efforts,
420
00:46:43,720 --> 00:46:47,400
this nesting ground
is now protected...
421
00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:51,840
and the tortoise population
422
00:46:52,600 --> 00:46:55,320
is starting to rebound.
423
00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:04,000
With 97% of its land
now preserved...
424
00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:07,800
the Galapagos is the world's
425
00:47:07,840 --> 00:47:11,080
most pristine
tropical archipelago...
426
00:47:13,840 --> 00:47:16,680
home to more than 2,000 species
427
00:47:18,760 --> 00:47:21,320
found nowhere else on Earth.
428
00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:27,880
With our continued help,
429
00:47:29,440 --> 00:47:32,200
these irreplaceable
island creatures
430
00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:34,520
will endure...
431
00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:39,320
in this enchanted Eden.
432
00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:03,360
NARRATOR:
For the Galapagos episode,
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the Eden team were faced
with filming
434
00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:08,720
in one of the most isolated...
435
00:48:10,360 --> 00:48:13,400
and inaccessible locations
on the planet.
436
00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:20,440
With the help of the latest
camera technologies,
437
00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:23,840
the crew captured previously
unseen behaviors...
438
00:48:25,640 --> 00:48:27,360
and found new ways
439
00:48:27,400 --> 00:48:30,120
to tell
the extraordinary stories
440
00:48:31,160 --> 00:48:34,760
of the islands'
remarkable inhabitants,
441
00:48:35,960 --> 00:48:39,880
many of whom
have no fear of humans.
442
00:48:41,720 --> 00:48:43,360
The sea lions are all over us,
443
00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:44,800
tugging on my fins.
444
00:48:44,840 --> 00:48:46,800
The stories about
Galapagos wildlife
445
00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:48,720
being exceptionally tame
are certainly true.
446
00:48:53,080 --> 00:48:56,880
But the team were about to face
a much bigger challenge...
447
00:49:00,440 --> 00:49:02,320
Covid-19.
448
00:49:04,240 --> 00:49:06,840
Everything closed down.
449
00:49:08,640 --> 00:49:10,560
No one was allowed in...
450
00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:14,920
or out of the islands.
451
00:49:17,320 --> 00:49:19,040
Six months later,
452
00:49:19,080 --> 00:49:21,920
when the crew
are allowed to return...
453
00:49:21,960 --> 00:49:26,280
travel protocols are
a little more invasive.
454
00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:27,760
Don't make me cry.
455
00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:30,760
NURSE:
Close your eyes. Relax.
456
00:49:31,400 --> 00:49:33,680
[COUGHS] Ah!
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00:49:33,720 --> 00:49:37,360
NARRATOR: With tests results
giving them the all-clear...
458
00:49:37,400 --> 00:49:39,120
MAN:
Yeah!
459
00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:41,880
NARRATOR: ...they've got a lot
of lost time to make up.
460
00:49:46,600 --> 00:49:49,760
Heading to the exposed coast
of Fernandina Island...
461
00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:55,600
they've saved one of their
toughest shoots till last.
462
00:49:57,800 --> 00:50:01,520
A journey only the largest
male iguanas dare to make.
463
00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:04,680
JO:
The dream shot we want
464
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is an iguana in a roller
465
00:50:07,720 --> 00:50:11,000
similar to the classic, kind of,
surfer shot that you might see.
466
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:13,560
That involves
the underwater team
467
00:50:13,600 --> 00:50:15,480
basically going
into a washing machine.
468
00:50:19,520 --> 00:50:22,080
JAVIER: We're in
a pretty remote location,
469
00:50:22,120 --> 00:50:24,560
so if we would get
washed offshore,
470
00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:26,760
then we would be facing
471
00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:28,480
high chances of getting lost.
472
00:50:29,840 --> 00:50:31,880
NARRATOR:
Safety is paramount...
473
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and the South American
dive team are well versed
474
00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:39,920
in the challenges
of the pounding Pacific surf.
475
00:50:41,600 --> 00:50:44,200
SANTI:
Our tactics are based on
476
00:50:44,240 --> 00:50:46,600
being as close to the waves
as we can,
477
00:50:47,560 --> 00:50:49,320
so we're gonna go very light
478
00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:52,040
with fins just
to kick around the waves
479
00:50:52,080 --> 00:50:54,720
and try not to get dragged.
480
00:50:57,920 --> 00:51:00,400
NARRATOR: With tons of water
breaking over them
481
00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:02,000
every few seconds...
482
00:51:04,520 --> 00:51:07,040
even with their
extensive experience...
483
00:51:08,040 --> 00:51:10,040
they struggle to film.
484
00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:18,080
JAVIER: Each big wave made
everything turn white.
485
00:51:18,120 --> 00:51:22,200
I was trying to hold shots,
but at the same time
486
00:51:22,240 --> 00:51:24,320
you're kind of looking around
to see where you are.
487
00:51:25,880 --> 00:51:28,840
SANTI: You end up fighting
all the water movement.
488
00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:32,120
We were bracing ourselves
with our feet, with our hands,
489
00:51:32,160 --> 00:51:34,160
and just leaving one hand
to hold the camera.
490
00:51:34,200 --> 00:51:37,880
It's, uh...
a bit nerve-wracking,
491
00:51:37,920 --> 00:51:39,840
so it wasn't ideal.
492
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:47,880
NARRATOR: The team need
to rethink their plan.
493
00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:53,040
It's just finding the balance
and the right spots
494
00:51:53,080 --> 00:51:54,440
where we can see this happening
495
00:51:54,480 --> 00:51:56,320
without us ending
496
00:51:56,360 --> 00:51:58,320
dragged down the shore
by these big waves.
497
00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:03,160
NARRATOR: With their limited
filming days running out,
498
00:52:03,200 --> 00:52:05,600
the crew scour
iguana-feeding haunts
499
00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:07,560
along the jagged coastline.
500
00:52:09,840 --> 00:52:11,960
They need to find
the perfect spot...
501
00:52:13,840 --> 00:52:15,720
with deep enough water
to protect them
502
00:52:15,760 --> 00:52:17,720
from the breaking waves above.
503
00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:24,560
SANTI: We finally came
across this place
504
00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:26,400
that it's sheltered for us
505
00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:29,120
but the waves are still huge
and breaking over us,
506
00:52:29,160 --> 00:52:31,760
so, yeah,
hopefully we can manage
507
00:52:31,800 --> 00:52:33,680
to get the most out of this.
508
00:52:35,560 --> 00:52:37,640
NARRATOR:
Santi and Javier prepare to make
509
00:52:37,680 --> 00:52:39,800
one of their very last dives.
510
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:50,000
Sheltered by a reef edge,
511
00:52:50,040 --> 00:52:52,800
the team finally stand a chance
512
00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:55,280
of capturing the shots
they came here for.
513
00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:26,040
SANTI:
It's been amazing.
514
00:53:26,080 --> 00:53:29,560
It's just, yeah, so beautiful
and so much going on.
515
00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:34,240
SANTI:
The big waves come in and
516
00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:38,000
there's so much water
being moved around,
517
00:53:38,040 --> 00:53:40,920
some iguanas get turned out
of their feeding place
518
00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:42,680
and they just come
out of nowhere
519
00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:44,240
in every direction,
520
00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:47,840
and you see them,
like, upside down,
521
00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:50,800
trying to brace themselves
against things.
522
00:53:53,240 --> 00:53:55,920
It cost me a fin, a boot,
523
00:53:55,960 --> 00:53:58,160
but it's totally worth it
524
00:53:58,200 --> 00:54:01,880
getting to film stuff
that nobody has seen.
525
00:54:04,040 --> 00:54:06,960
It's nerve-wracking,
but at the same time
526
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:09,320
it's been a really
fulfilling experience.
527
00:54:13,480 --> 00:54:17,040
JAVIER: Actually getting to see
them struggling in and out,
528
00:54:17,080 --> 00:54:19,040
it's really humbling
529
00:54:19,080 --> 00:54:21,000
to see what iguanas
have to go through.
530
00:54:23,800 --> 00:54:26,360
NARRATOR: These ground-breaking
images illustrate
531
00:54:26,400 --> 00:54:29,040
the remarkable adaptability
532
00:54:29,080 --> 00:54:30,560
and endurance
533
00:54:30,600 --> 00:54:32,960
of Galapagos creatures...
534
00:54:34,080 --> 00:54:38,160
in their efforts to make
these far-flung islands home.
535
00:54:39,800 --> 00:54:42,920
With its unique collection
of creatures..
536
00:54:44,680 --> 00:54:47,040
this place will continue
537
00:54:47,080 --> 00:54:49,240
to captivate...
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