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ROSS NOBLE: To survive in nature,
you need an edge.
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A superpower.
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Like sensing
the Earth's geomagnetic currents...
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(BEEPING)
'..to help pinpoint prey.'
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Transforming the meek...
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..into superheroes.
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The harsher their environment,
the weirder their solution.
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Among the fast...
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and fearsome...
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are the astoundingly crazy.
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With strange behaviour...
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and outrageous fashion sense.
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(GRUNTS)
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They're all in a competition
to survive.
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And weirdness always wins.
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Not all superpowers in nature
are easy to spot.
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But some are instantly awe-inspiring.
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Bioluminescence.
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Chemical reactions within living
creatures that make them glow.
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Take these insects.
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When the weather warms,
and rains are plentiful...
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..these tiny beetles
produce light from their rear ends...
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..in a dazzling display
of midnight messaging.
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(BIRD HOOTS)
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For just a few weeks each summer...
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..forests around the world shimmer
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with the incandescent
mating rituals...
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of the firefly.
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Multiple species flash each other
in flirty semaphore.
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These bugs are all single
and ready to mingle.
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As adults-only raves go,
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it's totally lit.
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(ENERGETIC DANCE MUSIC)
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It's a big occasion.
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And they have been prepping for it
their entire lives.
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Born as eggs,
it takes just three short weeks
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for them to become vicious
grub-like larvae.
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For the next two years,
they bulk up on slow-moving snails...
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..and learn how to use
their lightning powers.
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After a short pupation...
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..they emerge as adults...
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..fired up
and ready to take care of business.
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With only two weeks to live,
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this female activates
her lightning superpowers.
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Her night begins...
messaging with five different guys.
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She's looking to hook up
with the best mate she can find.
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Sure, washboard abs might be hot...
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..but when luciferase enzymes
light them up...
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..she's found the real deal.
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(WOLF WHISTLE)
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She likes boys that can flare
the longest and brightest...
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..in rhythm with her own
species-specific flashing.
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It's believed when they flare,
they produce nitric oxide gas...
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..the same as humans
when taking Viagra.
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(HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLE)
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But she has a problem -
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she's not the only female
flashing the guys.
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And the nightclub is emptying
as they all hook up.
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She must choose.
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Finally, they meet...
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and sparks fly.
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But these parents won't live
to see their kids shine.
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The male dies after mating,
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and the female will pass away
after laying eggs.
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One by one...
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every flame in the forest
fades away...
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..until a new generation
sets next summer's night on fire.
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Ninety million years
of evolution and adaptation
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have crafted a creature
that's near indestructible.
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The saltwater crocodile
is the largest reptile on the planet.
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Cold periscope eyes...
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..armoured skin and jaws of death.
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(GROWLING)
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An arsenal of deadly superpowers.
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But crocs have feelings too.
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The dark spots all over their body
are called pressure domes...
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..ten times more sensitive
than human fingertips.
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Like Darth Vader sensing
tiny disturbances in the Force,
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crocs use these pressure domes
to FEEL...
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the location of their prey
in the water.
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They are the Sith Lords
of their domain,
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attuned to all life around them...
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..especially the lives
they want to take.
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Like Force-sensitive Sith and Jedi,
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crocs are born with this power.
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But all young padawans must first
learn how to use their gifts.
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(INSECTS CHIRPING)
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Deep within the swamp nest,
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eggs begin to hatch.
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The hatchlings sense movement nearby.
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An intruder?
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Phew. It was just Mum on guard duty.
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(CHIRPS, GROWLS)
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Jaws that can crush steel
turn into delicate baby holders.
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She'll watch over her kids
for several months as they grow...
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..hunting their own meals from birth.
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But to find food,
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young crocs must rely on
their instincts.
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Their pressure dome sensors
are yet to be finely tuned.
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This mudskipper would make
the perfect prize.
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But they're called mudskippers
for a reason.
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Maybe something easier.
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For the first few years,
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the young crocs stalk insects
and small fish...
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..fine-tuning their sensitivities
as they go.
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But with newfound success...
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..comes ill-found confidence.
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Searching for bigger prey,
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one strays
from Mum's protective circle.
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Pressure domes or not,
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deeper waters
are a dangerous proposition.
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Even with Mum's protection,
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just one baby out of a hundred
reaches adulthood.
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The surviving youngling
grows 30cm every year...
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..until she becomes
a three-metre giant,
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just like her mother.
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The croc padawan now has full control
over all of her powers.
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Mudskippers are a thing of the past.
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(PIGS SNORTING)
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Today, it's bearded pigs.
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The crocodile creates
scarcely a ripple as she hunts.
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(SNORTING)
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She's been following them for days...
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..watching patiently.
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The pigs move to the water's edge.
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The croc can feel even the smallest
disturbance of water.
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She fixes their location.
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She can hold her breath
for over an hour.
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There's no need to rush.
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Even in clear water,
her vision is poor.
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In the murky abyss...
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she's virtually blind.
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So she relies on her pressure domes -
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stretching out with her feelings,
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waiting to strike.
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(SQUEALING)
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Patience, power and super senses.
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(ECHOING) The Force is strong
with this one.
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(GROWLS)
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This reef is home to a universe
of superpowered survivors...
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(RESONANT BELLOWING)
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..armed with secret weapons.
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Case in point - mantis shrimp...
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..punching way above their weight.
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Few creatures are safe
in the octopus's garden.
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Armed to the hilt
with clever weapons.
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Hundreds of sticky suckers
to grip prey.
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And a hidden beak
to crack open obstinate victims.
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Just one problem.
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They're on the menu too.
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This octopus needs
a swift, fuss-free hunt.
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(COMICAL RISING WHISTLE EFFECT)
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A shrimp!
A tasty, low-risk proposition.
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The octopus sneaks in closer.
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(COMICAL DESCENDING WHISTLE EFFECT)
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But the shrimp's got other ideas.
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(DRAMATIC CLASSICAL MUSIC)
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Transforming itself...
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the minute becomes massive.
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The meral spread is a scare tactic,
which says,
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(HUSKILY) 'Go ahead, punk.
Make my day.'
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This is one meal
the octopus shouldn't mess with.
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But hunger clouds his senses.
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(EXAGGERATED GRUMBLING SOUND)
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Seriously, what's a shrimp gonna do?
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It turns out, quite a lot!
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(HIGH-PITCHED MARTIAL ARTS NOISES)
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The octopus doesn't know
that the mantis shrimp...
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is one of the strongest animals
on the planet.
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Not just beautiful and weird...
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..deadly too.
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With super-sensitive cells
in those psychedelic eyes,
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they pick out prey better
than anything else on Earth.
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And then...
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'it's hammer time!'
(BOXING BELL RINGS)
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An 80km/h punch...
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..with the force of a .22 bullet...
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..gives the crab no chance.
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The mantis's club-shaped forelimbs
are like spring-loaded catapults.
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It strikes so fast...
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the pressure wave behind it
is as damaging as the hit.
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This octopus chose the wrong shrimp
to mess with.
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He's not giving up yet.
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But this shrimp is no one-hit wonder.
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Yep! That one stung!
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Time for the eight-legged
walk of shame.
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In this aquatic bout
between arch rivals...
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..the mantis shrimp's superpowers
reign supreme.
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(BIRDS CALL AND SING)
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The rainforests of Southeast Asia.
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Pristine...
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pure...and plentiful.
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(ELEPHANT TRUMPETING)
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But the most nutritious food...
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is over thirty metres high
in the canopy.
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Accessing fresh fruit and leaves...
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is key to survival.
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For climbers...
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it's a case of first in, best fed.
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So arboreal creatures
have learnt to move freely
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through this high-rise habitat.
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Navigating narrow branches...
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..keeping balance...
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..and daring feats.
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All in a day's work.
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And then...
there's the true high-flyers.
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The paradise tree snake
appears ordinary.
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Average-sized, his venom is mild.
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But in these forests...
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anyone can be a superhero.
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The quickest way
to get from tree to tree?
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Wing it.
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In the air,
the snake flattens his body...
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until he's a concave ribbon
with fangs at one end.
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The landing seems rough.
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But he's exactly
where he needs to be.
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Just below, there's potential prey...
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..two lizards in the midst
of a lover's quarrel.
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(HOOTS NOISILY)
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(HOOTS NOISILY)
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The male Draco wants just one thing.
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The bachelor flicks his dewlap.
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'It's a kind of a love flag.'
(HOOTS NOISILY)
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It tells her he's up for it.
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(HOOTS NOISILY)
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But this girl isn't interested.
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(COMICAL WHISTLE EFFECT)
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(HOOTS NOISILY)
'It's a case of reptile dysfunction.'
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Could anything get worse
for this lovelorn male?
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His display hasn't landed a date.
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But it has attracted attention.
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The paradise tree snake
must get closer for the final ambush.
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(HOOTS NOISILY)
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He'll need stealth and cunning
to succeed.
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(EXAGGERATED NERVOUS GULP)
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Stealth seems optional.
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Just a lunge away now.
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A dead end.
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The Draco's doomed.
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Or is he?
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The lizard transforms
into dragon-lite.
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Extended ribs hold folds of skin,
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which unfurl to become wings...
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..carrying him over the length
of a basketball court...
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away from the jaws of danger.
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(BIRD TWEETS)
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Only in the deepest,
darkest rainforests...
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..do airborne snakes get trumped
by flying mini-dragons.
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(HISSES)
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In this evolutionary arms race...
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..there's one winner.
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But in the game of love...
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..the Draco clearly
has more to learn.
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(BIRD CAWS)
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(PLAYFUL JAZZY MUSIC)
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Since the days of old,
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the red fox has had a bad reputation.
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Wily...
259
00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:17,960
..a deceitful trickster.
260
00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:26,560
(ANIMAL SHRIEKS)
'It seems nobody trusts foxes.'
261
00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,080
But the red fox is a true survivor...
262
00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:42,760
..and one of the most weirdly gifted
predators on the planet.
263
00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:58,760
A metre of snow
blankets northern Canada...
264
00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,640
..making winter travel a challenge.
265
00:27:06,360 --> 00:27:10,440
But the red fox
is a hunter for all conditions.
266
00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,880
During the long, bleak months...
267
00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,040
prey is scarce.
268
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:27,320
So the fox has an array of
superpowered survival strategies...
269
00:27:28,120 --> 00:27:30,720
..like no other animal on Earth.
270
00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:45,040
Beneath the snow...
271
00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,840
this field mouse
constructs tunnels...
272
00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,480
to cloak its movements as it forages.
273
00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,480
The fox's keen nose
picks up on the mouse's scent.
274
00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,680
(SNIFFING)
275
00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,480
Using multidirectional ears...
276
00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:16,200
..he hears movement over 30m away.
277
00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:24,840
The fox tunes his senses
to detect the tiniest of clues.
278
00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:33,120
Focus on any extraneous sounds
must now stop.
279
00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:35,920
(NEARBY SQUEAKING)
280
00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,560
Yes, that's better.
281
00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,360
(NEARBY SQUEAKING, SCRABBLING)
282
00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,840
But he needs
to pinpoint it precisely.
283
00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,720
The snow crunches underfoot.
284
00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:11,920
The burrowing rodent
has high-powered hearing too.
285
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,920
And each step from the fox...
286
00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:19,680
..is an alarm bell for the mouse.
287
00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,040
The rodent should have
the upper hand.
288
00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,080
But it's up against a hunter...
289
00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:38,560
that can pull success
from the jaws of failure.
290
00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,080
Repositioning...
291
00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,280
the fox faces north.
292
00:29:55,800 --> 00:30:00,480
He's aligning himself
with the Earth's geomagnetic field.
293
00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,120
Because he has a secret power.
294
00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:10,040
He can see what no other mammal can.
295
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:15,800
When facing north,
296
00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:20,240
Earth's geomagnetic field
appears as spots in his vision.
297
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:27,520
The fox can align those spots with
the apparent source of the sound...
298
00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:36,600
..giving him
a perfect target to aim for.
299
00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,440
Bull's-eye.
300
00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,560
When hunting stealthy mice,
301
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:55,160
foxes succeed
less than 20% of the time.
302
00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:03,040
But when a fox faces north,
its success rate quadruples.
303
00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,960
This superpowered Arctic hunter...
304
00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,000
..is truly magnetic.
305
00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:33,400
(INSECTS CHIRPING)
306
00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:42,960
In the forests of the Philippines...
307
00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:45,800
..the night is waning.
308
00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,840
(ANIMAL HOOTS)
309
00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,160
But in the dim light,
310
00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:56,080
a vampire-like gremlin
stalks the living.
311
00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:13,200
This tarsier is one of
the world's smallest primates...
312
00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,200
..and a baseball-sized
killing machine.
313
00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:23,960
To survive, he must eat
a tenth of his body weight...
314
00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:26,840
..every night.
315
00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:30,360
Though tonight, he ain't even close.
316
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,920
Dawn is an hour away.
317
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,640
And he's running out of time.
318
00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:47,680
Foraging after sunup
is just tempting fate.
319
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,800
Because at just over 15cm long...
320
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,680
..he's easy picking
for vampire hunters.
321
00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,560
It's going to be a race against time.
322
00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:15,760
(FAINT RUSTLING)
323
00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:21,640
His super-sensitive ears
pick up the faintest rustle.
324
00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:26,920
And with superpowered eyes...
325
00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:30,080
the largest relative
to body size of any mammal...
326
00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:35,960
..he can see 100 times better
in the dark than humans.
327
00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:40,880
Last chance.
328
00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:50,720
It's his first taste
of flesh tonight.
329
00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:58,600
And it rouses the killer deep inside.
330
00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,480
(EERIE CACKLING)
331
00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:05,480
Able to turn his head in nearly
180 degrees in each direction...
332
00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:07,720
(COMICAL RISING WHISTLE EFFECT)
333
00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,600
..nothing escapes his ravenous gaze.
334
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,400
Lock, load...and fire!
335
00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:21,000
(NOISY CHOMPING)
336
00:34:24,199 --> 00:34:27,239
Sticky padded fingers
help him grab prey.
337
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,800
Powerful legs launch him
60 times his body length.
338
00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,639
Only one thing
can halt his killing spree...
339
00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,120
..the sun.
340
00:34:42,159 --> 00:34:44,840
(BIRDS TWEETING)
341
00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,760
But there just might be time...
342
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:50,679
for one more meal.
343
00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,040
There! That one looks...
344
00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,239
Oh!
(NOISY CLATTERING)
345
00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:10,840
Wild Australia.
346
00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:13,320
It's a chamber of horrors.
347
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:14,640
(ROARS)
348
00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:19,520
It's where the dangerous
and the bizarre cross over.
349
00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:21,840
(HOOTING)
350
00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:23,640
Days are weird.
351
00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:26,880
But it's at dusk
the real action unfolds.
352
00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:30,520
(HONKING)
353
00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:39,800
This fly needs a safe spot
to retire for the night.
354
00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,560
Easier said than done
on these mean streets.
355
00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,600
(ALARM WAILS)
356
00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:53,520
The water's edge is a hunting ground.
357
00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,240
(EXAGGERATED NERVOUS GULP)
358
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,560
The territory of a silent stalker...
359
00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:05,040
..that loves fly-fishing.
360
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:18,680
The water spider...
361
00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:22,120
is equipped with super-sensitive
hairs on its legs,
362
00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:24,160
that detect vibrations.
363
00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:32,240
This arachnid
doesn't need a web to ensnare prey.
364
00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:37,760
The water IS its web.
365
00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:45,800
Surface tension
between liquid and air...
366
00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,520
acts like an elastic membrane.
367
00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:57,960
Spidey senses pick up clues
from every ripple.
368
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,640
When to jump and how high.
369
00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:13,560
(JAUNTY MUSIC)
370
00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:17,360
The fly's compound eyes
are not well-suited for seeing water.
371
00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:24,480
Incoming!
372
00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,320
Surfing its water web like a boss...
373
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,400
..it snatches the fly.
374
00:37:59,720 --> 00:38:03,920
Water-repellent hair and long legs
spread the spider's weight...
375
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,800
..keeping it afloat.
376
00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:11,840
Mission accomplished.
377
00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,200
Rest?
378
00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:22,360
Not for this water spider.
379
00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:30,160
It must eat five times its weight
every single day just to survive.
380
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,560
This spider
needs to smash a burger...
381
00:38:36,720 --> 00:38:39,160
..not just a side order of flies.
382
00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:51,840
But fillet of fish will do.
383
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:05,880
The water spider's neurotoxic venom
dissolves the fish's innards.
384
00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:13,600
Now for a luxurious few hours...
385
00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:18,320
slurping the life juices
of his hard-earned meal.
386
00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:36,200
(CHIMPANZEES HOOTING AND SHRIEKING)
387
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,440
(EPIC MUSIC)
388
00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:47,160
In the wilds of Africa...
389
00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:50,600
a brainiac troop of chimpanzees...
390
00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:54,320
..lead their species in intellect.
391
00:39:57,040 --> 00:40:00,960
All hail the chimps
of Senegal's Fongoli clan...
392
00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:07,640
..the greatest problem solvers
and innovators in the animal kingdom.
393
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:09,720
(EXAGGERATED FARTING SOUND)
394
00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:17,480
(HOOTING, SHRIEKING)
395
00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:28,840
Chimpanzees wield one of nature's
most formidable superpowers...
396
00:40:31,240 --> 00:40:33,720
..intelligence.
397
00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:39,720
Fongoli chimps use their genius
to solve a supersized problem...
398
00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:46,360
..surviving Senegal's harsh jungles.
399
00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:53,960
Fongoli supplement their diet
400
00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,760
by capturing and consuming
smaller mammals by hand.
401
00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:02,040
(SHRIEKING AND HOOTING)
402
00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:06,560
The biggest, fastest males
dominate with this method of hunting.
403
00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:12,360
But the smaller, slower chimps
have used their smarts
404
00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:14,400
to level the playing field.
405
00:41:17,720 --> 00:41:20,160
They hunt with spears.
406
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:26,720
The omnivorous Fongoli
use sharp sticks as tools
407
00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:30,480
to capture nocturnal,
tree-dwelling galagos.
408
00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:31,960
(EXAGGERATED NERVOUS GULP)
409
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:48,320
This method of hunting
is preferred by Fongoli females.
410
00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:57,520
But the art of hunting with spears
isn't just a girl thing.
411
00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:07,560
This young male is hungry.
412
00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:11,080
He's seen Mom do it.
413
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,280
Surely it's not that hard.
414
00:42:17,720 --> 00:42:20,200
But patience is not his forte.
415
00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:27,200
He can smell something tasty
deep in the tree trunk.
416
00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:31,360
He just can't get to it.
417
00:42:33,720 --> 00:42:35,840
No, try again.
418
00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:37,560
(PANTING)
419
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,000
A smaller spear, perhaps?
420
00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:51,480
No dice.
421
00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:54,400
But a valuable lesson.
422
00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:56,440
(PANTING)
423
00:42:56,480 --> 00:42:58,600
Maybe Mom knows something he doesn't.
424
00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:02,920
Because she has other ways
of putting food on the table.
425
00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:09,720
Nutritious termites and ants
are a hassle-free delicacy.
426
00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:17,280
Bespoke cutlery is a must
for this meal.
427
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:23,920
Older chimps
teach younger ones the ABCs...
428
00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:26,000
of bug-dining etiquette.
429
00:43:29,480 --> 00:43:31,800
Fashion one long stick...
430
00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:35,120
poke it deep into
the termite mound...
431
00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:39,640
..wait for the insects to latch on.
432
00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:44,840
And gobble them up in one swift move.
433
00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:56,320
It's a long-standing tradition that's
been passed down through generations.
434
00:44:00,600 --> 00:44:04,640
It seems a small step
from hunting termites with a stick...
435
00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:08,520
..to spearing galagos in their dens.
436
00:44:09,720 --> 00:44:13,320
But the Fongoli are the only chimps
that have cottoned on.
437
00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:22,000
They say
necessity is the mother of invention.
438
00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:26,080
Among the Senegal chimps...
439
00:44:27,040 --> 00:44:30,000
..the mothers
are the mothers of invention.
440
00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:34,280
(HOOTING, SHRIEKING)
441
00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:37,640
So, if there's a lesson
for humanity...
442
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:41,160
it may be that mother knows best.
443
00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:43,680
(HOOTING)
444
00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:07,080
Hidden in the African savanna...
445
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:13,480
..an unassuming assassin
wields an arsenal of secret weaponry.
446
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:23,640
This chameleon's mission...
447
00:45:24,760 --> 00:45:27,440
..take down some bugs for breakfast.
448
00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:36,720
To get closer,
she slowly stalks her prey.
449
00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:38,760
(INSECTS CHIRPING)
450
00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:42,240
But there's slow...
451
00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:44,400
and then there's...chameleon.
452
00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:54,960
She is
an evolutionary master of disguise...
453
00:45:55,880 --> 00:45:57,880
..able to change colour...
454
00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:01,240
..until nearly invisible.
455
00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:08,800
Roving eyes constantly scan
almost 360 degrees.
456
00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:10,840
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
457
00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:19,520
Because at just 35cm long...
458
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:21,640
it pays to be cautious.
459
00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:32,960
Close enough now.
460
00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:36,880
The target is in sight.
461
00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:40,760
There's no escaping
what happens next!
462
00:46:43,720 --> 00:46:48,400
A tongue fired at almost
2,600 metres per second...
463
00:46:51,600 --> 00:46:56,000
..and spit 400 times thicker
than human saliva...
464
00:46:59,360 --> 00:47:01,920
..rips bugs off their perches.
465
00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:11,360
But karma quickly catches up
with this karma chameleon.
466
00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:13,840
(EXAGGERATED NERVOUS GULP)
467
00:47:14,960 --> 00:47:16,960
She's blown her cover...
468
00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:25,280
..alerting another superpowered
predator in desperate need of a kill.
469
00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:34,080
This boomslang hasn't fed in days.
470
00:47:34,120 --> 00:47:36,920
(EXAGGERATED SIGHING)
471
00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:40,520
Trust those large Bambi eyes
at your peril.
472
00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:46,320
Because amongst
its battery of superpowers,
473
00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:50,920
this snake wields two of
the most effective hunting weapons...
474
00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:53,280
on the planet.
475
00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:55,720
Venom so potent...
476
00:47:55,760 --> 00:47:59,000
that less than a drop
could kill a human.
477
00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:14,760
Compromised, the chameleon
must hold her nerve.
478
00:48:16,920 --> 00:48:20,880
Stressed, she darkens her skin
to disguise herself.
479
00:48:26,120 --> 00:48:28,560
So long as she stays put...
480
00:48:28,600 --> 00:48:33,200
the boomslang can't distinguish
the chameleon from the foliage.
481
00:48:37,840 --> 00:48:41,080
The snake deploys
its next superpower...
482
00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:47,640
..a forked tongue that collects
chemical signals from the air.
483
00:48:50,680 --> 00:48:52,720
He smells lizard.
484
00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:56,600
It smells like victory.
485
00:48:57,880 --> 00:49:02,520
This is usually the moment
for the lightning-fast attack scene.
486
00:49:03,960 --> 00:49:06,440
But not in this weird little story.
487
00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:10,920
Boomslang versus chameleon...
488
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:14,840
is more like
a slow-motion kiss of death.
489
00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:26,280
The boomslang pumps its super venom
into his victim,
490
00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:29,120
destroying red blood cells.
491
00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:35,360
The chameleon's camouflage abilities
are legendary,
492
00:49:35,400 --> 00:49:38,200
but in this battle of superpowers...
493
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:41,800
..the legend has become lunch.
494
00:49:50,840 --> 00:49:54,960
Nature has engineered
an endless parade of animals
495
00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:57,600
with something strange going on.
496
00:50:04,280 --> 00:50:06,280
The wilder their world...
497
00:50:08,520 --> 00:50:10,520
..the weirder their solution.
498
00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:14,680
(EXAGGERATED BURPING SOUND)
499
00:50:16,280 --> 00:50:19,880
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