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(TENSE MUSIC)
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NARRATOR: In the wild...
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you gotta be gangster
to survive.
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This wobbegong shark
is one cold triggerman.
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When it comes time to get weird...
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(SINGSONG VOICE) "Oh, yeah."
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This G gets the job done.
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Be there one...
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..or be there many...
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..a gangster's gotta own their turf.
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All attitude, no regrets.
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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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..they're all in a competition
to survive.
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And weirdness always wins.
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(TENSE MUSIC)
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They walk through the valley
of the shadow of death.
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They prey on the weak
and thrive on the meek.
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There are no gangs more feared
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than the ones prone to gettin'
Old Testament crazy!
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Behold, the locust army!
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Infamous for wreaking havoc
across the globe...
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(RAPID FLUTTERING)
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..marauding clouds of locusts...
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..and a lone grasshopper...
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are two forms of the same creature.
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Jekyll...
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and Hyde.
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(BIRDS CHIRPING)
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The grasshopper is an introverted
peacenik early in life...
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..enjoying the sedate existence
of a passionate vegetarian.
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(BIRD SCREECHES)
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Dodging predators...
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..and keeping his antennae
out of trouble.
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To survive in the drought-prone
lands he prefers,
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he must attract the least
amount of attention...
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..and eat frugally.
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(THUNDERCLAP)
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But in nature,
things can change quickly.
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(LIGHTNING CRACKLES)
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Rain transforms everything.
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Powering a grand cycle of rebirth.
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With plentiful food,
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the grasshopper
grows stronger and stronger...
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No longer scavenging full-time
for each morsel...
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..grasshoppers
can breed round the clock.
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(SOFT FLUTTERING)
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Their numbers increase.
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The more they socialise,
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the more serotonin is released
in their brains...
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triggering a wicked metamorphosis.
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Their brains enlarge...
and their legs shorten.
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The solitary grasshoppers
transform...
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..into a voracious gang
of crop-destroying locusts.
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The final moult gives them wings.
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They now have all the tools
to wreak havoc.
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(FLUTTERING)
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Pheromones from the leaders
signal the rest to follow.
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Biblical in proportion...
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they are now a plague.
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They can number
in their trillions,
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destroying hundreds of tons
of vegetation every single day.
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The locusts hit every plant
that is vaguely edible.
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If it's green...it's gone.
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Eventually...
there is nothing left to consume.
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Just as suddenly as they'd arrived...
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..they disappear.
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They lived fast, ate quick
and died young.
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The plains return to silence,
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leaving mother nature to restore
the years the locusts have eaten.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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Everyone knows
that gangsters hate a rat.
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But for this wise guy,
a rodent meal is a delicacy.
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Rich in protein,
the rat will satiate the serpent
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for ten long months...
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(DEEP BELCH)
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..before the viper
must find his next easy mark.
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It's finally time for the
gaboon viper to feed once again.
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(SQUAWKS)
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Fuelled by hunger,
this reticulated racketeer
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heads for his favourite jungle
street corner...
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..where he will lay in wait
for his next hold-up.
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At 10kg and 2m in length...
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the viper has an ingenious method
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to hide its heft from prey.
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With a snakeskin jacket,
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patterned
with brown, yellow and white...
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the gaboon blends in
to the forest floor.
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(SOFT RUSTLING)
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Finally, a mark approaches.
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An unassuming quail...
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making the most of its
early evening foraging.
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Huh? Has the viper been spotted?
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(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
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No. His non-reflective,
black markings
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absorb almost the light,
mimicking holes in the leaf litter.
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The viper readies
the tools of his trade...
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..a pair of 5cm-long stilettos
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hidden in fleshy sheaths.
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Finally, the victim is in range.
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(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
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The fangs deliver the highest
venom yield of any terrestrial snake.
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A deadly concoction that
destroys blood cells and tissue.
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Swallowing the bird is a huge job...
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..but the gaboon
is having quail of a time!
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Opening his double-hinged jaws
to their full capacity.
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Shifting his windpipe,
so he can still breathe.
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A made man, the gaboon sinks
back into the jungle floor...
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..wondering how long to wait
before for his next shake-down.
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(DEEP BELCH)
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Deep in the heart
of the Malaysian jungle...
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..there is a cave
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that seethes with subterranean life
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and reeking guano.
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Every day,
the cave grows bigger...
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terraformed by millions
of bats and birds.
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This chamber of horrors
is not for the faint-hearted.
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They call it...
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Gomantong.
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The daily routine
of Borneo's most infamous cave...
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..is millions of years
in the making.
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(SOFT DRIPPING AND SPLASHING)
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10am.
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Two million wrinkle-lipped bats
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cling to the ceiling
waiting for the sunset.
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(SQUEAKING)
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For company...
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thousands of swiftlets
living and breeding in the darkness.
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Both do two things continually...
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..breathe and defecate...
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depositing acidic guano
on the walls and ground below.
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This crap-fest
eats away at the cave floor...
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..while the carbon dioxide
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from millions of creatures
exhaling en masse
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rises to decay the cave's ceiling.
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1pm.
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(RUSTLING)
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As the guano piles even higher...
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..millions of cockroaches
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and trillions of bacteria
get to work...
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..consuming the faeces
as it rains down.
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A sick bat
has fallen from the ceiling.
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The nutrients
roaches can't get from bat dung...
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..they retrieve from the corpse.
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(RUSTLING AND MUNCHING)
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6pm.
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Gomantong's night shift clocks on.
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Taking to the wing,
the bats are hungry.
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Before they can forage
for fruits and flowers,
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they must run the gauntlet.
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Birds of prey
wait at the cave's entrance.
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This brahminy kite
soars into action.
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The bats fly out in a dense stream
to confuse their predator...
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(BIRDS SCREECH)
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..sacrificing manoeuvrability
for speed.
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In the end,
it's just a matter of time.
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As dawn breaks,
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the survivors will return
to the depths of Gomantong...
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..sculpting the very walls
of this chamber of horrors
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for millennia to come.
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(CHIRRUPING AND SQUAWKING)
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From its vantage,
the future looks bright
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for this baby Nazca booby.
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Learning to fly...
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..plunge diving for sardines
with its pals...
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(CHIRRUPING AND SQUAWKING)
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..and one day, finding a mate.
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Breeding just once a year...
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..these birds couple for life.
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(SCREECHING)
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But...
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there are others
just as attracted to boobies...
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..drinking their blood
behind their backs.
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Welcome to the island
of the vampire finch.
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Wolf Island,
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the remotest
of all Galapagos islands,
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is over a million years old.
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A few hundred years ago,
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this little finch's ancestor
was blown here in a storm.
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The castaway found itself
in a safe haven.
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Like finches on the mainland, it fed
on fruits, seeds, nectar and insects.
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Out here though, food is limited.
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The closest land
is over 1,500 kilometres away...
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..and these small birds don't have
the wing power to fly the distance.
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Out of necessity,
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the finches developed...
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a thirst for blood.
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(INTREPID MUSIC)
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This one is parched.
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Target locked.
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With surgical precision,
the finch makes a tiny cut.
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Blood trickles down
the victim's feathers...
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..and the vampire laps up
the precious fluid.
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(SCREECHES)
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Early in their
evolutionary partnership
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the finches
were just removing parasites,
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so the boobies didn't seem to mind.
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For these little feathered ghouls...
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the blood is a source of protein
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to supplement their diet
on the rocky outcrop.
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A desert island where
bloodsucking vampires hunt boobies.
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Nature's B-grade movie.
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These free-spirited mammals
live a spinful life...
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..here in Brazil's
Fernando de Noronha Marine Park...
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a gangster's paradise.
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And this is one social gang.
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Hanging out below the waves...
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or in the air.
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Welcome to Spin City!
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For this extended dolphin family...
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every leap and splash
serves a different purpose.
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Whether shaking off parasites...
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..letting the family know
which way to go...
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..or telling the others who's boss...
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..these aerial acrobatics
are also a language of love.
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(SOFT CLICKING)
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This female takes to the air...
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..letting the males know
she's ready to breed.
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But these spinners are also swingers.
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(ROMANTIC MUSIC)
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(CLICKING AND SQUEAKING)
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And the female prefers
quantity to quality.
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Every guy's got fin in the game.
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Today, she'll mate
with several different partners...
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..with good reason.
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One year later...
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and the female has produced a calf.
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Her pride and joy.
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The pair share a strong bond.
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For the suite
of last year's partners,
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any one of them
could be the youngster's father.
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They'll all work to protect the calf
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and any others they may have sired.
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As the calf grows,
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he soon gets into the spin of things.
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An unconventional heir...
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..that loves the air.
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Borneo's elephants
are one of a kind.
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Only 1,500 left in the wild...
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(TRUMPETING)
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..these are the smallest
elephants on the planet.
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(TRUMPETING)
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But if there was a prize
for family spirit...
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..this gang of pint-sized pachyderms
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would take the trophy.
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(RAIN PATTERS)
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It's a very wet day
in the Malaysian jungle.
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16cm of rain in 24 hours
drenches the forest...
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..and swells the island's
rivers and streams.
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Old news to a species highly evolved
to live in these jungles.
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(TRUMPETING)
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Led by the oldest and largest
female, the matriarch,
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this group depend
on each other to survive.
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Swollen rivers are usually
no obstacle for elephant gangs...
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..but today is different.
259
00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:58,560
There's a newcomer to consider.
260
00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:04,920
Just days old, he hasn't even
had his first swimming lesson.
261
00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,440
An older cousin rumbles in first...
262
00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,800
..gouging out a clear path
for those to follow.
263
00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,280
Aunts and sisters are next.
264
00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,000
But the little one hesitates.
265
00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:30,240
(TRUMPETING)
266
00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,880
His mum, the matriarch,
coaxes him in.
267
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,240
The undercurrent is strong.
268
00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,640
(TRUMPETING)
269
00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,280
His trunk is not yet strong enough
to hold up as a snorkel.
270
00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,240
The herd prop him up.
271
00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:11,040
20m across, for a small calf,
272
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this river
might as well be the Amazon.
273
00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:24,000
But with guidance from the family,
274
00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:27,960
instinct kicks in
and the calf finds his groove.
275
00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,560
Solid ground.
276
00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,040
(TRUMPETING)
277
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,000
This
crossing is the first of thousands
278
00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:53,040
the calf will make in his lifetime.
279
00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,960
Thanks to the protection of the herd,
280
00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,600
he'll one day grow into his tusks...
281
00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,000
..as one of the most unique
elephant species on earth.
282
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,400
(EERIE MUSIC)
283
00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,200
Peer into this face
and you are seeing the world
284
00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:27,320
as it was 50 million years ago.
285
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:38,240
That's how long
this bird has stalked these forests.
286
00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:47,160
It's known as
the most dangerous bird alive.
287
00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,880
The last surviving dinosaur.
288
00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:04,040
Living in Northern Australia and
New Guinea's ancient rainforests...
289
00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:10,560
..the cassowary, like the love child
of a peacock and a velociraptor,
290
00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:14,120
is a dangerous collage of weirdness.
291
00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,800
But just because
they're badass bush bandits
292
00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,280
doesn't
mean they can't be kickass fathers.
293
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:37,000
The cassowary is undoubtedly
one of nature's greatest dads.
294
00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,000
This one
is preparing for a first date.
295
00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,200
And if it works out,
296
00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,920
he's gonna have his hands full
for the next 12 months.
297
00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,480
(RAUNCHY MUSIC)
What a sight!
298
00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,680
His girl is dressed to kill.
299
00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:14,480
She moves like a dream.
300
00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,880
With stately long legs
301
00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:21,920
and oh-so-perfect nails.
302
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:29,600
One swift kick with her talons
and she can disembowel him.
303
00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,400
So, he plays coy.
304
00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,680
He's always had a thing
for taller birds.
305
00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:48,920
(DEEP CLUCKING)
306
00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:52,560
What comes next...comes natural.
307
00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,240
Months later, he may be single
308
00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:16,040
and his girl may be off with
other eligible bachelors -
309
00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,280
doing her bit for the species
according to her socials...
310
00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,400
..but he's not alone.
311
00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,960
Under his bristly, black feathers...
312
00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,040
..his kids.
313
00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:42,760
For the next 12 months,
314
00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:47,560
it's Dad's job to school them
in all things cassowary.
315
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,280
Lesson one:
Cassowaries are frugivores.
316
00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:02,120
So, over 150 types of forest fruit
317
00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:04,600
make for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
318
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,240
As self-appointed forest cultivators,
319
00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,960
this is a cassowary's
nine-to-five job.
320
00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:16,760
Swallow the fruit whole
321
00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,160
and let digestion do its thing.
322
00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,400
Some seeds only germinate
323
00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,360
once passing through
the cassowary's gut.
324
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:28,840
(GRUMBLING)
325
00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:32,080
(SQUELCHING)
326
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,120
Lesson two:
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00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,160
Keeping cool.
328
00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:45,120
A luxurious bath and a cold drink
is just the start you need.
329
00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,360
Lesson three: Stay safe.
330
00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:58,320
Keeping boisterous kids alive
is a real challenge.
331
00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,080
(SINISTER MUSIC)
332
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:07,480
Try as he might, he can't always
keep his eyes peeled for danger...
333
00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:11,640
protecting all the kids at once.
334
00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,720
But when in doubt... Run, guys!
335
00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:39,120
A year later,
despite his best efforts,
336
00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,320
only two chicks survive.
337
00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,080
Dad's done all he can.
338
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:49,800
And now it's up to them
339
00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:53,360
to find their path
and fulfil their own destiny.
340
00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:00,640
#BestDadEver!
341
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:23,160
When your family has been evolving
for over 400 million years...
342
00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:28,600
..weird cousins are gonna be a thing.
343
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:33,400
Sharks are one of the oldest
gang of animals on the planet.
344
00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:39,280
Seemingly
with one for every occasion.
345
00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:43,840
True giants that oddly eat
only microscopic fish.
346
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:48,400
Mallet-shaped gawkers
with an appetite for stingrays.
347
00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,400
Sharks with leopard spots.
348
00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,560
And the brutes, of course.
349
00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:05,280
Then there's the deep thinkers...
350
00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,680
..who never say much
351
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:11,640
and always seem to be watching you.
352
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:16,080
This is cousin wobbegong.
353
00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:30,240
Tucked into their shallow water caves
around Australia and Indonesia,
354
00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:33,600
the world view
of this tasselled wobbegong
355
00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:37,320
is not unlike that of a zen hermit.
356
00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:41,560
The art of stillness
357
00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,240
opens the door to being.
358
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:49,680
Unlike some of his cousins,
359
00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,720
he doesn't need to keep moving
to breathe.
360
00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:58,640
He pumps water over his gills
with his cheek muscles,
361
00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,480
keeping his blood oxygenated.
362
00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:06,520
Meditating on his next meal
for hours at a time,
363
00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:09,880
he becomes one with everything.
364
00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:20,120
Covered in mottled skin
and weed-like tassels...
365
00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:25,840
..he looks more like
the coral surrounding him
366
00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:28,000
than what he is...
367
00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:29,719
a deadly shark.
368
00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,880
(SINISTER MUSIC)
369
00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:41,040
Flicking his tail, he mimics
the movements of smaller fish.
370
00:34:46,639 --> 00:34:49,840
The wobbegong
focuses only on the now.
371
00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:59,120
His tail and markings arouse the
precise amount of curiosity needed.
372
00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:09,840
But intrigue doesn't always
end in enlightenment.
373
00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:22,840
Another fish falls prey
to the wobbegong's will.
374
00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:29,040
Steeped in self-mastery,
375
00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:34,040
the tasselled wobbegong
stays still 90% of its life.
376
00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:41,280
But when it attacks
it does so with explosive speed.
377
00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:47,400
Its gaping mouth
alters the water pressure...
378
00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:52,960
..transforming into
a vacuum chamber...
379
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,920
..consuming meals
in a fraction of a second.
380
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,800
Everything must pass,
381
00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:06,840
including the small fish.
382
00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,280
The wobbegong, in zen balance,
383
00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,000
wastes no time thinking otherwise.
384
00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:31,000
When it comes to macho
"I've got a big rig" displays...
385
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:37,720
..the schnoz on this male monkey
is one for the ages.
386
00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:42,320
A nose that's the longest
of all primates...
387
00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:43,960
(HONKING)
388
00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,160
..complimented
by a massive pot belly.
389
00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,080
But for promiscuous females...
390
00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:57,200
these attributes are dead sexy.
391
00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:01,320
(GROWLING)
392
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,080
In fact,
if his nose and belly impress...
393
00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:06,840
(CHITTERING)
394
00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:10,520
..he might even attract
a whole gang of female groupies...
395
00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:16,520
..roaming the jungles together
396
00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:19,680
as he fathers children at will.
397
00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:24,320
It may sound like a cult...
398
00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:27,040
but it's just the way this guy
and his harem roll.
399
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:40,360
The male proboscis monkey
has a weirdly cushy marital life.
400
00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:44,200
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
401
00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:45,960
But once every year,
402
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:50,080
the monsoon pours water
over the whole affair.
403
00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:52,560
(RAIN PATTERS)
404
00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:02,920
15cm of rain in just a single day
spells trouble.
405
00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,400
(GRUNTING AND SCREECHING)
406
00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:09,080
The gang usually dine
on tender leaves
407
00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:11,240
that grow at the edge of rivers.
408
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,520
But when the waterways flood
409
00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:22,840
the troop must journey for food
410
00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:24,960
via aerial highway.
411
00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:47,280
Arriving at the river, the male keeps
watch as the youngsters cross first.
412
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:05,680
The females follow.
413
00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:16,880
But the swollen river
has a hidden danger.
414
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:22,920
An ancient adversary stirs.
415
00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:31,520
Crocodiles are proboscis monkeys'
greatest predators.
416
00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,160
The hunter
waits for a monkey misstep.
417
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,640
Close.
418
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,120
Ooh. Good recovery.
419
00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:01,120
But the next young female
miscalculates her jump.
420
00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,200
(HEAVY SPLASH)
421
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:07,680
(TENSE MUSIC)
422
00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:20,160
She's completely unaware
of the imminent danger.
423
00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:27,400
But the male proboscis monkey
spots the croc.
424
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:31,360
(SCREECHES)
His nose amplifies his alarm calls.
425
00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:35,960
(GRUNTS AND BARKS)
426
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:38,640
The female now knows
she must get out of there quick.
427
00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:40,280
(SCREECHES)
428
00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:46,320
Just in the nick of time.
429
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:52,360
(GROWLS SOFTLY)
430
00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:56,760
Luckily, the alpha male
has a nose for danger.
431
00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:15,520
Life in the tropics gets
a lot of good PR in the brochures.
432
00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:26,120
Warm twinkling meadows of seagrass...
433
00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:33,440
..and colourful locals
cavorting amongst the mangroves.
434
00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:42,240
But the truth is, tropical waters
have some rough neighbourhoods...
435
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,440
..and shady characters.
436
00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:47,480
(SINISTER MUSIC)
437
00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:55,280
This crab
is either incredibly brave...
438
00:41:56,720 --> 00:41:58,720
..or remarkably foolish.
439
00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:05,080
Because foraging
in these vacant sand flats
440
00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:07,360
is a great way to get mugged...
441
00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:12,560
..by this guy.
442
00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:22,400
(CRUNCHING)
443
00:42:25,600 --> 00:42:28,760
This coconut octopus
has captured dinner...
444
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:30,600
(CRUNCHING)
445
00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:34,800
..and blown his cover.
446
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,640
A risky move in this food chain.
447
00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:50,920
It's all well and good
for his pimped-up cousins
448
00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:52,960
who run the reef rackets.
449
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:58,840
Thousands of colour-changing cells
help them blend right in.
450
00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:10,560
But in these barren badlands,
451
00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:13,080
hideouts are hard to come by.
452
00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:27,400
But a mugger's gotta mug, right?
453
00:43:28,720 --> 00:43:31,200
So, he improvises.
454
00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:37,320
With hundreds of thousands of
neurons running down each tentacle,
455
00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:41,000
the coconut octopus
literally thinks on his feet.
456
00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:47,600
A plastic cup
could keep him safe.
457
00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:52,920
But sharks and other shylocks
aren't stupid.
458
00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:04,160
One of his crew makes do
with a broken bottle.
459
00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:12,400
But none of these lairs
provide enough protection.
460
00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:28,720
(NEW YORK ACCENT)
"What's a guy gotta do
461
00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:31,920
to find a hideout around here?
462
00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:33,880
Clamshells?
463
00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:36,280
Now this has potential!"
464
00:44:38,240 --> 00:44:40,040
Faced with two options,
465
00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:42,800
octopus street smarts come naturally.
466
00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:58,800
Two shells are better than one.
467
00:44:59,960 --> 00:45:01,960
It pays to have a plan.
468
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:05,200
Now, put it to the test.
469
00:45:12,240 --> 00:45:14,520
This crab has no idea
470
00:45:14,560 --> 00:45:17,800
that the clamshells
hide its nemesis.
471
00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:23,400
This kind of caper is all...
472
00:45:23,440 --> 00:45:25,320
about...timing.
473
00:45:28,080 --> 00:45:32,200
A 50km-per-hour jet burst
gave the crab no chance.
474
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,720
Powerful tentacles
crunch through the shell.
475
00:45:38,760 --> 00:45:39,800
(CRUNCHING)
476
00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:46,560
Then...an injection of venom
dissolves the crab's innards.
477
00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:56,760
Coconut octopuses
that stalk the open sand flats
478
00:45:56,800 --> 00:45:58,680
work hard for their quarry.
479
00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:04,760
But this kind of tool use
means they work smart too.
480
00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:10,200
Joining chimpanzees, monkeys,
dolphins and crows...
481
00:46:11,800 --> 00:46:16,560
..in an ever-expanding gang
of non-human tool masters.
482
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:33,720
The bugs of New Caledonia
have it extraordinarily good.
483
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:37,200
No mammals to feast on them
484
00:46:37,240 --> 00:46:39,640
and no reptiles
to keep them in check.
485
00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:42,640
(SOFT CHITTERING)
486
00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:46,160
This island, it seems,
487
00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:51,360
is an insectoid paradise.
488
00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:54,360
But the wood-borer beetle
ain't buying it.
489
00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:56,800
(CRUNCHING AND SQUELCHING)
490
00:46:58,120 --> 00:47:01,720
As it feasts,
it deposits its eggs and larvae
491
00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:03,840
deep within the trees...
492
00:47:06,520 --> 00:47:10,280
..protected from the world
in wooden vaults.
493
00:47:11,720 --> 00:47:17,040
But a predator vacuum never goes
unnoticed for too long in nature.
494
00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:20,360
(SQUAWKING) There's a roving gang
of safe crackers
495
00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:23,640
who've perfected the art
of the larvae heist.
496
00:47:23,680 --> 00:47:25,440
(SQUAWKING)
497
00:47:26,280 --> 00:47:30,280
Introducing the New Caledonian crow.
498
00:47:38,200 --> 00:47:42,000
This bird has never met a code
it can't crack.
499
00:47:45,120 --> 00:47:48,760
When nature throws curveballs,
like, say, a tough nut...
500
00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:53,720
..this egghead has all the smarts
to find a solution.
501
00:47:58,160 --> 00:47:59,760
Too easy.
502
00:48:01,560 --> 00:48:03,480
But busting open a wooden vault
503
00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:05,800
full of protein-rich beetle larvae
504
00:48:05,840 --> 00:48:09,080
is a challenge worthy
of his pilfering genius.
505
00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:15,800
With powers of reasoning
rivalling a seven-year-old child...
506
00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:17,240
(FAINT CREAKING)
507
00:48:17,280 --> 00:48:20,680
..his keen ears pick up sounds
of the prize within.
508
00:48:20,720 --> 00:48:22,960
(FAINT CREAKING)
509
00:48:24,360 --> 00:48:29,000
Through a tiny cavity,
he can just about see it too.
510
00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:32,560
Chipping away at the wood is tedious,
511
00:48:32,600 --> 00:48:36,120
especially when your bill isn't
reinforced for the impact
512
00:48:36,160 --> 00:48:38,160
like a woodpecker's beak.
513
00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:42,400
This problem...
514
00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:45,320
..needs a smart solution.
515
00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:52,480
A carefully selected tool might
be just the key to this conundrum.
516
00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:02,960
Wielding a twig in his bill, he
inserts it into the tree cavity.
517
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:05,000
(INTREPID MUSIC)
518
00:49:09,720 --> 00:49:11,800
He's fishing for grub.
519
00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:16,720
Forward-pointing eyes
help him manoeuvre the stick within.
520
00:49:19,480 --> 00:49:22,480
It helps that his bill is smaller
than other crows
521
00:49:22,520 --> 00:49:24,520
and doesn't obstruct his vision.
522
00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:31,160
Prodding over and over,
he irritates the grub.
523
00:49:35,720 --> 00:49:41,160
He can feel it biting back
on the stick.
524
00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:43,200
He's snagged a big one.
525
00:49:46,800 --> 00:49:49,920
Like any angler knows,
the proof of the catch
526
00:49:49,960 --> 00:49:51,720
is when you've reeled the fish in.
527
00:49:55,440 --> 00:49:58,360
There won't be any catch-and-release
with this one...
528
00:50:00,200 --> 00:50:04,640
..because on Planet Weird,
there's no bag limit.
529
00:50:05,560 --> 00:50:09,000
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