All language subtitles for The.Aquarium.S01E01.WEBRip.x264-ION10

Kelly: TANK IS
OUR GREEN SEA TURTLE.

WE WILL BE ADDING A NEW
INSTALLATION INTO THE EXHIBIT:

OCEAN VOYAGER.

TANK MIGHT REALLY LIKE IT.

IT MIGHT GIVE HIM A PLACE
TO SCRATCH HIS BACK.

WE'LL HAVE TO JUST WAIT AND SEE.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

Chelsea:
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

WE'RE GONNA CHECK UP
ON THOSE PUPS,

MAKE SURE WE SEE THEM ACTIVE
AND MOVING AND GROWING

AND MAKE SURE THAT MOM
IS DOING FINE.

THEY'RE LIKE
FULL ANIMALS.

-RIGHT?
-I KNOW.

♪♪

AFRICAN PENGUINS
CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD

WHEN THEY FIND OUT THAT THERE
ARE PENGUINS IN AFRICA.

WHILE WE'RE IN AFRICA,

WE'LL BE PRESENT FOR A RELEASE
OF ANIMALS BACK INTO THE WILD.

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

OVER 70% OF OUR PLANET

IS BELOW THE SURFACE
OF THE OCEAN.

FOR US TO HAVE A FACILITY
TO CONNECT PEOPLE

TO THAT ECOSYSTEM IS AMAZING.

♪♪

I LOVE YOU TOO,
BUT YOU GOTTA STAY

IN THE POOL.

[ LAUGHING ]

♪♪

How's the view down there?

[ Laughs ]
The view's great.

THERE WE GO.

Woman:
TO BRING THESE ANIMALS
TO PEOPLE

THAT MAY NOT HAVE A CHANCE
TO SEE THEM, OTHERWISE.

OHHHHH!

Woman #2:
PRETTY COOL, HUH?

YOU CARE SO MUCH MORE
FOR THIS PLANET,

ONCE YOU LOVE ANIMALS
THIS WAY.

[ CHEEPING ]

Woman #3:
ALL OF THE WORK
THAT THE TEAM DOES HERE,

WE TAKE THOSE SAME PRINCIPLES
OUT INTO THE FIELD

TO ULTIMATELY HELP THE
ECOSYSTEMS OUT IN THE WILD.

[ Laughing ] IT'S A LITTLE
TIGHT IN HERE.

I LIKE THEM BEING LESS
OBVIOUSLY CUTE.

SLIMY IS THE NEW FUZZY.

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[ MELLOW TUNE PLAYS ]

HI, THERE...CRABS.

[ CHILD SHRIEKING
IN DISTANCE ]

♪♪

AHH.

♪♪

SO CUTE!

♪♪

WE'RE HEADING UP
TO GO SEE THE PENGUINS,

JUST SORTA DOIN' ROUNDS
AND GO POP IN

AND SEE HOW THINGS
ARE GOIN' UP THERE.

[ CHIME ]
[ WHISTLE TWEETS ]

[ CREATURE BLEATS ]

♪♪

HI, BUDDY.

WE'RE BEHIND OUR
AFRICAN PENGUIN EXHIBIT

AND WE'RE IN THE
ANIMAL CARE SPACE

THAT'S DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO THE HABITAT.

THE ANIMALS ARE PROVIDED --
WE CALL 'EM A HUT.

IT'S A PLASTIC-LUMBER HOUSE

THAT THESE GUYS WILL USE
AS A NESTING AREA

AND SO THEY FIND IT
VERY COMFORTING.

I BUILT THESE IN MY GARAGE
WITH MY SON A COUPLE YEARS AGO

AND THEY'VE WORKED OUT
REALLY WELL.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

MY SON, WHEN HE COMES TO VISIT,

LIKES TO BRAG THAT
HE HELPED WITH THAT, SO.

AFRICAN PENGUINS
CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUARD

WHEN THEY FOUND OUT JUST THAT
THERE ARE PENGUINS IN AFRICA.

THEY THINK OF PENGUINS
AS BEING ON SNOW AND ICE

AND IN COLD WEATHER.

THEY'RE MORE OF A TEMPERATE
SPECIES OF PENGUIN.

YOU FIND THEM OFF THE COAST
OF SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA.

♪♪

YOU GOT LOST IN THE CROWD, KID.

♪♪

GOOD GIRL.

COME ON. BOO-BOOP.

♪♪

BOO-BOOP.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.
THIS IS AKILAH

AND THE LITTLE NUGGET
BEHIND THE DOOR IS RAFIKI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

HI. WHY ARE YOU BEIN' SHY?
-[ High-pitched voice ] RAFIKS!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MISTER?!
-HE'S AVOIDING THE CAMERA.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

-HE SAW IT AND WENT LIKE THIS.
-[ LAUGHS ]

HE WOULD BE WHAT WE CALL
A JUVENILE,

SO HE'S ALREADY FLEDGED

THOSE DOWNY FEATHERS
THAT CHICKS WILL HAVE.

COME ON, BUDDY.

[ LAUGHS ]

COME ON.

WORKING WITH AFRICAN PENGUINS
IS THE BEST FEELING.

-COME ON.
-THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO. YOU KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE GOIN'.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE
YOUR ANIMAL AT HOME.

THEY CAN BECOME
YOUR BEST FRIEND,

BUT IT'S AT WORK, SO YOU'RE
GETTING PAID TO DO THIS.

GOOD JOB!

♪♪

KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM.
[ LAUGHS ]

[ WHISTLE TWEETS ]

[ Chuckling ]
THERE YOU GO.

♪♪

COME OVER HERE.

♪♪

[ WHISTLE TWEETS ]
WHEN THEY HEAR THAT WHISTLE,

PRETTY MUCH INDICATES
TO THE ANIMAL THAT

THEY'VE DONE SOMETHING
THAT IS DESIRABLE

AND TO EXPECT
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

AS A RESULT OF THAT.

SO IF YOU WANNA REACH OUT
AND GIVE HIM

A LITTLE RUB ON THE BACK.

♪♪

[ WHISTLE TWEETS ]

OH, YOU ARE HUNGRY, HUH?[ LAUGHS ]

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE ANIMALS
TO BE NICE AND CALM, COLLECTED,

AND NOT TRYING TO CROWD,

TRYING TO PECK OTHER ANIMALS
AROUND THEM

WHILE THEY'RE EATING,
AND THAT JUST MAKES

FOR A MUCH MORE
CALM ENVIRONMENT.

SEEMS A LITTLE CALMER
IN HERE

THAN I ANTICIPATED.
MM-HMM.

TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST,

I HAD NEVER BEEN A BIG
BIRD PERSON, SO --

[ SQUAWKING ]

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOIN'?

OKAY.
CAN I TALK NOW?

I'D ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK
WITH DOLPHINS.

I DIDN'T REALLY
LIKE BIRDS.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE LOUD.

I THOUGHT THEY
WERE SMELLY.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE DIRTY.

[ SQUAWKING ]

AND THEY ARE ALL THOSE THINGS,
[laughs]

BUT I HAD ONE JUMP ON MY LAP
AND SHE MELTED MY HEART

AND SO, NOW, I'M A PENGUIN GUY,
THROUGH AND THROUGH.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL END THERE.

SEEMED LIKE
RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL.

[ METAL CLACKS ]

RAFIKS, COME ON.

YES, HE IS A YOUNGSTER.

[ LAUGHS ]

COME ON.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ MID-TEMPO TUNE PLAYS ]

YEAH-EAH-EAH-EAH!

OO-OO-OO-OOH!

HI!

WOW-OW.

GEORGIA AQUARIUM
IS DEFINITELY ONE

OF THE PREMIER AQUARIUMS
IN THE WORLD.

I MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY
BIASED, SAYING THAT,

BUT IT IS THE LARGEST AQUARIUM
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

AND OCEAN VOYAGER IS PRETTY MUCH
THE CROWN JEWEL OF THIS PLACE,

BECAUSE OF THE SIZE.

LOOK AT THOSE FISH.

OCEAN VOYAGER IS ABOUT
6.3 MILLION GALLONS.

IT'S ABOUT 120 FEET WIDE
AND 284 FEET LONG,

SO IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE
OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.

♪♪

IT'S WHALE SHARKS AND MANTA RAYS
AND HOW COULD YOU NOT LOVE THAT?

♪♪

HERE COMES TANK.

HE'S COMING UP
FOR A BREATH OF AIR.

TANK IS OUR
GREEN SEA TURTLE.

HE WEIGHS CLOSE TO 500 POUNDS.

I LOVE HIM.

I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF TAKING CARE OF HIM

THE WHOLE TIME HE'S BEEN HERE.

IS HIS FOOD
OVER THERE ALREADY?

YEAH.
I'LL GO GRAB IT.

SO THIS IS OUR MORNING FOOD
FOR OUR SEA TURTLE TANK,

AND, BASICALLY, WHAT WE'LL DO
IS WE'LL BANG ON THIS.

THIS IS HIS SIGNAL
TO COME AND EAT.

HE HEARS THIS NOISE.

HOPEFULLY, THAT MEANS
HE COMES OVER.

♪♪

[ CLANGING ]

HE'S PROBABLY WANDERING AROUND
OVER THERE, STILL.

HE JUST KINDA DOES
WHAT HE WANTS.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

GREEN SEA TURTLES ARE ONE
OF SEVEN SPECIES OF SEA TURTLE.

THEY'RE GONNA BE MOSTLY
IN TROPICAL WATERS.

THEY'RE ONE OF THE MORE
COMMON TURTLES,

BUT THEY ARE STILL
CONSIDERED ENDANGERED.

TANK WAS BROUGHT
INTO THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM

IN 1990 WITH A SHARK BITE.

HE STAYED THERE FOR A WHILE,
THEN HE CAME TO US.

HE'S ABOUT 30, 35 YEARS OLD.

HERE HE COMES.

♪♪

FOR THE MOST PART,
HE'S JUST VERY CURIOUS.

HE WANTS TO INVESTIGATE.

HE WANTS TO SEE --
ANYTIME THERE'S SOMETHING NEW.

HE WANTS TO GO SEE IT.

HE PRETTY MUCH USES
THE ENTIRE EXHIBIT AS HIS OWN.

THESE GUYS ARE MOSTLY
HERBIVORES.

NO ONE HAS TOLD TANK THAT
HE'S AN HERBIVORE,

SO HE CHOOSES TO EAT
WHATEVER HE WANTS.

TODAY, HE REALLY LIKES
THE ENDIVES, SO, I LIKE --

OH!

AND THE MANTA RAY SCARED HIM.

HE LEFT AND MAY OR MAY NOT
COME BACK OVER HERE.

♪♪

[ MELLOW TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

LOOK AT THAT FISH.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ACTUALLY
IN OUR CULTURE ROOM.

WE HAVE A FRIDGE WITH ALL
OF OUR FOOD

AFTER WE PREP IT
IN THE MORNING.

RIGHT HERE, I HAVE ALL
THE ZEBRA-SHARK FOOD.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE INDIVIDUAL
DIETS FOR ALL OF THESE GUYS.

SINCE THEY ARE PUPS, THEY GET
A PRETTY HIGH PERCENTAGE

OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT PER WEEK.

TODAY, THEY'RE GETTING
CLAM AND SHRIMP.

AND THEN, I ALSO HAVE
OUR STINGRAY FOOD,

SO THEY'RE GETTING
SILVERSIDES AND SHRIMP.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

ALL OF OUR GUYS ARE RIGHT HERE,
SO I'M JUST GONNA GO OVER

A LITTLE BIT FURTHER
TO GET AWAY FROM THEM,

SO I'M NOT STEPPIN'
ON ANYBODY.

♪♪

SINCE WE DO HAVE
MULTIPLE SPECIES IN HERE,

WE TRY TO FEED IN A WAY THAT
EVERYONE CAN GET THEIR DIETS,

SO, I DO FEED
THE ZEBRA SHARKS FIRST.

THAT WAY, THEY DON'T STEAL ANY
OF THE FOOD FROM THE STINGRAYS.

ALL OF OUR SHARKS ARE ACTUALLY
VERY WELL FED,

SO THEY USUALLY
AREN'T HUNTING IN ANY WAY.

ALSO, THESE GUYS ARE VERY,
VERY FRIENDLY.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN MORE ATTRACTED
TO FISH, FOR SOME REASON.

I THINK I LIKE THE IDEA

OF THEM BEING A LITTLE BIT
MORE MYSTERIOUS,

LESS OBVIOUSLY CUTE,
BARBS AND TEETH AND ALL THAT.

[ Laughing ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

THERE YOU GO. [ CHUCKLES ]

OKAY, SO NOW THAT ALL
OF OUR ZEBRA SHARKS ARE FED,

WE CAN GO AHEAD
AND BROADCAST SOME FOOD IN

FOR OUR STINGRAYS
THAT ARE IN HERE.

THERE'S ONE BLUESPOT RIBBONTAIL
RAY THAT IS PREGNANT.

SHE'S READY TO EAT, TOO.

THEY'RE CONSTANTLY LIKE MOVING
THEIR WINGS WHEN THEY'RE EATING,

SO, THEY'RE DOING THAT JUST TO
MOVE THE FOOD CLOSER TO THEM.

TO ME, IT ALSO JUST LOOKS LIKE

THEY'RE LIKE EXCITED TO EAT,
WHICH IS FUN. [ CHUCKLES ]

IT'S VERY EXCITING THAT WE HAVE
A PREGNANT BLUESPOT RIBBONTAIL.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A BIRTH
FROM THIS SPECIES

AT THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM,
SO FAR,

SO IT'S PRETTY COOL
TO BE PART OF THE FIRST ONE.

♪♪

SHE'S SUPER-SMART,
REALLY FEISTY.

SHE'LL GET IN THERE AND EAT
WITH ALL THE SHARKS.

SHE DOESN'T CARE.

SHE'LL PUSH EVERYONE
OUT OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE

SHE'S GETTING FOOD FOR HER
AND HER PUPS. [ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

PEOPLE ALWAYS MAKE IT SEEM LIKE

THEY CAN JUST SHOOT
THEIR BARB AT PEOPLE,

BUT IT'S JUST THERE
FOR PROTECTION,

BUT THEY CAN'T ACTIVELY USE
OR LIKE COME AT YOU WITH IT.

AS LONG AS YOU KNOW
WHERE IT IS --

WHICH, HERS IS RIGHT ON THE
END OF HER TAIL, THERE --

YOU CAN EASILY BE AROUND THEM
AND OBSERVE THEM

AND NOT GET HURT AT ALL.

♪♪

SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE
NICE, BIG LUMPS

ON EITHER SIDE OF HER BACK.

THOSE ARE HER TWO PUPS.

[ POIGNANT TUNE PLAYS ]

ONCE THEY COME OUT, THE MOTHER
WILL HAVE NO PARENTAL CARE...

♪♪

...AND THE PUPS ARE ON THEIR OWN
TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ SHRIEKING ]
Dennis: HOLY SMOKES!

THEY'RE HUNGRY.

-[ LAUGHS ]
-OH, CRAP.

SO THEY'VE ALL ESCAPED
FROM WHERE WE HAD THEM.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

LOOK! PENGUINS?

[ RATTLING ]

WHAT DO YOU SEE, BUD?
YOU SEE THAT?

OH, I JUST SAW IT, TOO.

THERE'S A FLY IN HERE.

HE'S TRYING TO TRACK IT.

THEY'RE VERY, VERY INQUISITIVE,
VERY CURIOUS ANIMALS,

AND THEY PICK UP ON VERY SUBTLE
THINGS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

AND HE'S GONNA GET IT, TOO.

HE'S VERY GOOD AT THAT.

♪♪

AFRICAN PENGUINS ARE CONSIDERED
AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.

MOST OF THE THREATS THAT AFRICAN
PENGUINS FACE IN THE WILD

ARE ENVIRONMENTAL, THE BIGGEST
ONE BEING A LACK OF FOOD.

WE'RE FINDING THAT PENGUINS
HAVE TO SWIM FURTHER AND FURTHER

TO FIND THE TYPES OF FISH
THAT THEY'RE EATING

AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY
IN DIRECT COMPETITION

WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERIES.

GEORGIA AQUARIUM IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT AFRICAN PENGUINS

AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE DOING OUR PART.

IF WE DON'T DO
SOMETHING TO HELP,

THEN THESE ANIMALS
WON'T BE AROUND.

THERE'S A FACILITY
IN SOUTH AFRICA CALLED SANCCOB.

ONE OF THE THINGS SANCCOB
DOES IS RESCUES,

REHABILITATES, AND RELEASES
AFRICAN PENGUINS.

THEY WORK WITH RANGERS

THAT PATROL THE
AFRICAN PENGUIN COLONIES

AND, IF THEY FIND ANIMALS
THAT NEED HELP,

THEY'LL RESCUE THEM UP
AND THEY'LL TAKE 'EM

OVER TO SANCCOB
FOR REHABILITATION.

THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR
WHERE THE SANCCOB FACILITY

IS RECEIVING
A NUMBER OF PENGUINS,

SO I'LL BE HEADING
TO SOUTH AFRICA,

ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES
JASON AND STEPHANIE,

SO THAT WE CAN HELP THE TEAM
AT SANCCOB AND LEARN FROM THEM.

[ BRIGHT TUNE TRIPS ]

♪♪

[ CHIRPING ]

[ CACOPHONY OF CHEEPING ]

[ CHEEPING ]

♪♪

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]
[ CACOPHONY OF CHEEPING ]

SO THIS IS
OUR PEN AREA.

♪♪

HOW MANY BIRDS DO YOU RESCUE
EVERY YEAR, ON AVERAGE?

-TYPICALLY, IT'S 2,500 BIRDS.
-[ Laughing ] 2,500.

THAT COME TO OUR
CENTER EVERY YEAR.

[ SHRIEKING ]

TYPICALLY,
WHEN THEY COME IN,

THEY'RE DEBILITATED
AND THEY CAN'T SWIM

FOR AN HOUR, LIKE THE
STRONGER ONES CAN,

SO, THAT'S WHERE
WE WANNA GET THEM,

SO WE KIND OF
PUSH THEM A BIT

-YEAH.
-TO GET STRONGER

AND IT CAN TAKE ANYTHING
FROM TWO WEEKS

TO A FEW MONTHS

AND THEN, EVENTUALLY,
BE RELEASED.

THERE'S NOT
A BETTER FEELING

THAN, WHEN THEY LEAVE
THE CENTER

AND THEY ENTER THE WATER
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

-YEAH.
-IT'S REALLY GREAT.

[ SHRIEKING ]

SO YOU HAVE
24 BIRDS HERE TODAY?

-23.
-23?

[ SHRIEKING ]

HOLY SMOKES!

THEY'RE HUNGRY.

SO YOU HAVE 357.

OKAY.

[ SHRIEKING CONTINUES ]

WE ARE FEEDING THE BIRDS
THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS SESSION,
THESE CHICKS GET

A COMBINATION
OF FORMULA AND FISH.

THESE GUYS GET A MAX
OF FOUR FISH A DAY,

SO, YOU CAN SEE THIS GUY
IS A LITTLE HUNGRY.

[ SHRIEKING ]

SANCCOB HAS HAD A WONDERFUL
PARTNERSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP,

IN FACT, WITH GEORGIA AQUARIUM
FOR MANY YEARS.

THE KEEPERS COME WITH
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

THEY ARE COMING OVER
TO THIS REHABILITATION CENTER

IN SOUTH AFRICA WHERE
THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW

TO WORK WITH AFRICAN
PENGUINS THAT ARE WILD.

WHAT WE GAIN FROM THEM
IS SOME INSIGHT INTO BEHAVIORS,

ENRICHMENT IDEAS,
THINGS THAT THEY WORK WITH

MORE SPECIFICALLY
IN THEIR INSTITUTION,

SO, IT REALLY IS
AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS

AND WE BOTH BENEFIT FROM IT.

433.

[ SHRIEKING CONTINUES ]

THE TUBE FEEDING OF THE CHICKS

ACTUALLY GIVES THEM
A LOT OF EXTRA CALORIES.

BASICALLY, KINDA LIKE
A FISH SMOOTHIE.

[ SHRIEKING ]

I'M LEARNING SO MUCH
FROM EVERYBODY,

THE HANDLING, YOU KNOW,
EVEN JUST, YOU KNOW,

THE PRACTICE OF DOING IT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

♪♪

GOOD STUFF.

FOOD COMA.

[ LAUGHING ]

[ SHRIEKING CONTINUES ]

THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN FEEDING HERE AT SANCCOB

AND FEEDING
THE AFRICAN PENGUINS

THAT WE HAVE
IN THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM

IS THE AMOUNT OF INTERACTION
THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM.

WE DON'T WANT AFRICAN PENGUINS
HERE AT SANCCOB

TO BECOME USED TO PEOPLE

BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM
TO SEEK PEOPLE OUT,

OUT THERE IN THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

[ LAUGHING ]

Dennis: OH, CRAP.

♪♪

"EMPTY BOXES
CAN'T HOLD US."

COME ON, BABIES,
OTHER WAY.

UH-OH.
UM, DENNIS.

OKAY.

-YOU NEED HELP?
-YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY.

SO THEY'VE ALL ESCAPED
FROM WHERE WE HAD THEM,

WHICH IS FUNNY,
BUT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT

TO FEED THE ONE
THAT I'M TRYING TO FEED,

WHICH IS THE ONE I'M --

[ LAUGHING ]

[ SHRIEKING CONTINUES ]

[ CONTINUES LAUGHING ]

♪♪

YOU HAVE TO GO NOW.
SORRY.

♪♪

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ SHRIEKING INTENSIFIES ]

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ MID-TEMPO TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

♪♪

Chelsea:
SIX FOUR FIVE TO KELSEY.

WE'RE JUST HEADIN'
UP THE STAIRS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE GONNA DO A REPRODUCTIVE
ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT

ON ONE OF THE
BLUESPOTTED RAYS.

MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?

HEY!

ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU THINK SHE'S BIGGER
THAN THE LAST TIME?

YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA PUT
THE ULTRASOUND PROBE ON HER

AND JUST CHECK UP ON THOSE PUPS,

MAKE SURE WE SEE THEM ACTIVE
AND MOVING AND GROWING

AND MAKE SURE THAT MOM
IS DOING FINE.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

AN ULTRASOUND ON A STINGRAY
IS VERY SIMILAR TO A HUMAN.

ONE THING THAT ACTUALLY HELPS US
IS THAT THE RAY IS IN WATER

AND IT MAKES THE CONTACT OF THE
PROBE ONTO THE ANIMAL BETTER,

SO IT PRODUCES
AN IMAGE A LOT EASIER.

♪♪

♪♪

THEY'RE LIKE
FULL ANIMALS.

-RIGHT?
-I KNOW.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN
IT'S GONNA BE HER TIME,

SO WE JUST WANNA LET HER
TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS SHE NEEDS,

SO LONG AS EVERYTHING INSIDE
LOOKS GOOD.

-OH.
-EXCELLENT. GOOD JOB, MAMA.

SO SHE GIVES LIVE BIRTH, SO,
WHEN SHE'S READY TO PUP,

IT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN
OVERNIGHT,

WHEN IT'S A LITTLE BIT
MORE CALM UP HERE.

♪♪

AND THEIR GESTATION IS ANYWHERE
FROM 4 MONTHS TO 12 MONTHS,

SO, IT COULD BE A VERY LONG
TIME BEFORE SHE PUPS,

OR IT COULD BE TOMORROW.

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

LET'S GEAR UP
AND GET IN.

WE'RE INSTALLING
A SHIPWRECK FEATURE

INTO OCEAN VOYAGER EXHIBIT.

SOME ANIMALS COULD
POTENTIALLY HURT YOU.

Hold on.
Shark above us.

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

♪♪

SO I HAVE TO FIND
THESE FIVE BIRDS IN...

THAT GROUP OF 25 BIRDS.

SO THE BANDS ARE NUMBERED,
SO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH

AND LOOK FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PUT
INTO THE NEBULIZER.

♪♪

THE VETS OR VET TECHS
WILL COME DOWN

AND DO A WEEKLY CHECK ON THEM.

IF THEY HEAR ANY CONGESTION
OR ANY CRACKLING OR WHEEZING

WHILE THEY BREATHE, THEN THEY
WILL BE PRESCRIBED NEBULIZER.

SO IT'S A 10-MINUTE, POTENTIALLY
TWICE-A-DAY, PRESCRIPTION

WHERE THEY GO
INTO THIS LITTLE BOX

AND SMOKE AND FOG
KINDA COMES OUT

AND IT KIND OF HELPS THEM
CLEAR OUT THEIR LUNGS.

SO HE'S LOOKIN'
FOR FIVE BIRDS?

WHICH I, OF COURSE,
WROTE ON THIS HAND,

WHICH I NEED TO GLOVE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

IT IS GOING TO BE
A CHALLENGE.

♪♪

-OKAY.
-THEY ARE...

PERFECT.

♪♪

IT'S LIKE A NEEDLE
IN A HAYSTACK HERE.

♪♪

MAN, SOME OF THESE GUYS
ARE SAUCY.

THESE GUYS ARE...
GETTIN' READY TO BE RELEASED,

SO, THIS IS EXACTLY
THE KIND OF BEHAVIOR

THAT WE WANT TO SEE FROM THEM.

OOH!
LITTLE NEEDLES.

THEY'RE REALLY FEISTY.
THEY'RE REALLY WIGGLY.

THEY'RE KIND OF BITING
AT US, FIGHTING US.

THAT MEANS THEY HAVE NOT
BECOME HABITUATED TO PEOPLE,

VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE
EXPECT TO SEE AT THE AQUARIUM.

-440?
-YEAH.

407?

-JUST ONE.
-JUST ONE.

THEY ALL KEEP MOVIN',
KEEP BITIN'.

[ Groaning ] OH!
THAT HURT.

390!

WHOOF! OKAY.

TOMORROW IS RELEASE DAY.

LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE
ABOUT 12 TO 15 ON THE LIST

THAT ARE GONNA BE RELEASED,
SO, WE'RE GETTIN' THEM READY.

TOMORROW, WE'LL CHECK OUT
THEIR HEALTH, MAKE SURE THEY GET

ANY LAST DOSE OF THE MEDICATION
THAT THEY NEED,

AND THEN, WE'LL BRING 'EM
OUT TO THE BEACH AND LET 'EM GO,

WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE
AND WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME.

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

WORKED UP A SWEAT.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

Child: HI, TANK.

♪♪

Coco:
WELL, WE'RE AT THE TOP

OF THE OCEAN VOYAGER EXHIBIT
HABITAT RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS OUR NEW
HABITAT STRUCTURE

THAT'S BASICALLY MODELED
AFTER A, UH,

AN OLD SHIP THAT'S BEEN RUSTING
OR DECAYING IN THE WATER

AS PART OF A SHIPWRECK

AND SO ANIMALS WILL BE ABLE
TO SWIM IN AND OUT

AS THEY DO
ON A REAL SHIPWRECK

AND IT'S MADE MOSTLY OUT OF
FIBERGLASS-REINFORCED PLASTIC,

SO IT'S STRUCTURALLY SOUND.

♪♪

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE OUT

AND WE'RE GONNA BRING
OUR NEW SHIPWRECK FEATURE IN

AND WE'RE GONNA
INSTALL RIGHT DOWN HERE.

THE EXHIBIT WAS DESIGNED
TO LOOK LIKE THE OPEN SEA,

BUT, THERE ARE
LITTLE NICHES AND AREAS

WHERE SMALLER ANIMALS,
LIKE CORAL-REEF FISH

AND SEA TURTLES CAN HANG OUT
AND MOVE AROUND AS THEY NEED TO,

NOT NECESSARILY GET IN THE WAY
OF WHAT'S GOING ON

IN THE WATER COLUMN ABOVE THEM.

HABITAT DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
ARE AN ONGOING EFFORT HERE

AT GEORGIA AQUARIUM.

WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING
TO TINKER AROUND

WITH HOW THE EXHIBITS LOOK,

GIVE OUR GUESTS AN INTERESTING
LOOK OR A FEEL FOR AN EXHIBIT,

MAKE SURE THAT HABITATS REMAIN

APPROPRIATE FOR THE ANIMALS
THAT LIVE AMONGST THEM.

WE'RE NOW ABOUT TWO STORIES
BELOW WHERE WE WERE EARLIER,

LOOKING AT THE TOP
OF THE EXHIBIT HABITAT.

♪♪

THIS PVC STRUCTURE,
IT'S GOING TO BE REMOVED

AND THEN WE'LL CAREFULLY INSTALL
THE NEW SHIPWRECK FEATURE.

♪♪

Schreiber:
NOW, WE NEED ALL THE
DIVE OPS CREW OVER HERE.

♪♪

THIS SHIPWRECK FEATURE
WEIGHS 1,600 POUNDS.

THAT MEANS IT TAKES A TEAM
OF OVER 20 PEOPLE

TO GET THIS DONE.

THIS IS QUITE
THE PARADE.

EIGHT OR SO WILL BE
ON THE TOP.

WE'RE GONNA PUT OVER A DOZEN
PEOPLE IN THE WATER.

WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE
CARRYING IT THROUGH THE WATER

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TEAM
OF SAFETY DIVERS

SURROUNDING THEM,

MAKING SURE THE ANIMALS
MOVE SMOOTHLY AROUND.

ONCE IT IS SITTING IN POSITION
NEXT TO THE HOISTWAY,

YOU GUYS CAN ALL START GETTIN'
GEARED UP AND GET IN THE WATER.

LAST THING I'LL SAY IS
PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

NICE AND BORING.

ALL RIGHT. WE READY?LET'S DO THIS.

♪♪

Kelly:
TANK MIGHT REALLY LIKE

THE SHIPWRECK FEATURE.

IT MIGHT GIVE HIM A PLACE
TO SCRATCH HIS BACK.

WE'LL HAVE TO JUST WAIT AND SEE.

Schreiber:
BACKIN' UP.

WE'RE GETTIN' THERE.

ALL RIGHT. CLEAR!

NO, NOT RIGHT THERE.

WE CAN GO LEFT MORE, KELLY.

[ CREAKING ]

YOU GUYS, STRAIGHT UP.
-GO. GO STRAIGHT.

-OOH!
-STRAIGHT!

YEAH, YEAH, IT CRACKED.

I SAW A BUNCH
OF FIBERGLASS DUST GO.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT.
DRIVE THAT HANDLE THIS WAY.

[ CLACK ]

BROKEN. BROKEN.

♪♪

Schreciber:
EVERYBODY, PLEASE SECURE THIS.

LET ME TRY AND GRAB IT
WITH THE FORKLIFT.

LET'S GET THE CART SQUARED UP.

STAY BACK, PLEASE.

WE CUT THE TURN
A LITTLE BIT TOO TIGHT.

WE TRIED TO MAKE THE CART
DO TOO MUCH.

ONE WHEEL OF ABOUT 10
WENT OFF THE SIDE

AND ACTUALLY BROKE THE CART.

[ WHIMSICAL TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

ALL RIGHT.

STRAIGHT.

WE GET IT ALL BACK ON

AND WE'RE ABLE
TO SLIDE IT DOWN,

MAKE A SAFE TURN,
AND PUT IT INTO POSITION.

JUST THE WAY WE PLANNED IT.

Jeff:
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET IN.

WE'RE GONNA GO OVER
AND GET STARTED,

WORKIN' ON THE OLD PIECE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL-WHIMSICAL
TUNE PLAYS ]

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
LET'S GEAR UP AND GET IN.

♪♪

Are we ready?
Yep.

Roger.

♪♪

There you go.
Good.

OH, MY GOSH.
LOOK AT THAT.

♪♪

Roger.

♪♪

All right.
We got the old one out.

♪♪

[ MUSIC CLIMBS, CHORD STRIKES ]

TOPSIDE, IT WEIGHED
OVER 1,500 POUNDS,

BUT, WHEN YOU PUT
FIBERGLASS UNDERWATER,

IT WEIGHS A LOT LESS.

WE'RE GUESSING, UNDERWATER,

IT REALLY ONLY WEIGHS
ABOUT 400 POUNDS,

BUT IT'S STILL
A BIG BEAST OF A THING.

We're ready
for the new one.

-All yours.
-Let's bring 'er down.

♪♪

ANIMALS ARE ALWAYS
AN INTERESTING PIECE OF THIS

BECAUSE IT'S THEIR HOME.

WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM
THE SPACE THAT THEY NEED.

ON THE SAME TOKEN, WE ALSO DO
HAVE TO GET THIS JOB DONE,

SO, IF AN ANIMAL IS
A LITTLE TOO CURIOUS,

THEY'LL SWIM INTO YOU
OR RIGHT AROUND YOU

OR RIGHT ON TOP OF YOU

AND SOME ANIMALS THAT
COULD POTENTIALLY HURT YOU

IF YOU GOT IN THEIR WAY
OR BUMPED INTO 'EM.

SO, SOMETIMES, WE HAVE
TO GENTLY MOVE THEM

OR TRY TO DISTRACT THEM TO GET
THEM TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.

♪♪

[ LAUGHTER ]

THIS IS NOT REALLY THE WAY
THAT WE [laughs] PLANNED IT,

SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO FLIP THIS

ABOUT 20'x20' OBJECT
COMPLETELY OVER UNDERWATER

AND, YEAH, SO IT'S VERY HEAVY.

How you guys doin'
over here?

Could be better.

PHYSICS WORKS A LITTLE
DIFFERENTLY UNDERWATER.

THE SIMPLEST OF TASKS IS QUITE
A BIT MORE COMPLICATED,

JUST BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING
THAT'S WORKING AGAINST YOU.

Copy that.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

♪♪

Clear the tunnel.
Clear the tunnel.

♪♪

Schreiber:
OH, HERE THEY COME
OVER THE TUNNEL.

♪♪

I bet these people think

we're like James Bond
or somethin'.

♪♪

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

WOW.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

OH, WOW.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S AWESOME.

♪♪

Copy that.

♪♪

Copy.

[ JAUNTY TUNE PLAYS ]

Hold on.
Shark above us.

♪♪

-Roger.
-Roger.

THAT'S AWESOME.

♪♪

Jim: OVERALL,
IT WENT REALLY GREAT.

WITH A JOB OF THIS SIZE,

YOU ALWAYS HAVE
A COUPLE SMALLER ISSUES.

THERE'S A LOTTA PROBLEM-SOLVING
THAT GOES INTO THIS

AND EVERYONE STAYED SAFE.

THEY DID A GOOD JOB,

COMMUNICATED WELL
WITH EACH OTHER,

AND THEY HAD A LOT
OF FUN WITH IT,

AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT THE ANIMALS DO

WHEN THEY SWIM
AROUND THIS THING.

IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL-WHIMSICAL
MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪♪

GOOD.

♪♪

Nathan:
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

SOUNDS LIKE WE GOT
SOME PUPS IN HERE.

WE'RE EXCITED TODAY
BECAUSE, OVERNIGHT,

WE HAD TWO BLUESPOT RIBBONTAIL
STINGRAY PUPS COME OUTTA MOM.

THIS SPECIES IS BEAUTIFUL
AND VERY UNCOMMON,

SO IT'S REALLY,
REALLY EXCITING FOR US

TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO RAISE TWO PUPS

THAT WERE BORN RIGHT HERE
AT GEORGIA AQUARIUM.

MOM'S DOIN' GREAT.
SHE SEEMS TO BE

PERFECTLY HEALTHY
AFTER GIVING BIRTH,

SO WE'RE HAPPY
WITH WHAT WE SEE.

THE PLAN FOR THE NEW PUPS IS
TO MOVE THEM FROM THIS LAGOON

TO A HOLDING HABITAT
DOWNSTAIRS,

SO THAT WILL ALLOW US
TO MONITOR THEIR GROWTH RATE,

HOW MUCH DIET
THEY GET EVERY DAY,

AND TO MAKE SURE THEY
DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE

WITH THE OTHER SHARKS AND RAYS

THAT ARE IN THIS
HABITAT RIGHT NOW.

♪♪

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS ]

♪♪

GOT ANY EYES ON 'EM,
CAROLYN?

NOT YET.

♪♪

IT'S ACTUALLY ENCOURAGING
THAT REGGIE'S HAVIN'

A LITTLE TROUBLE CATCHING
THESE LITTLE GUYS BECAUSE

THEY ARE QUITE ENERGETIC,
VERY SPUNKY,

AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT WE WANT TO SEE

OUT OF A WELL-DEVELOPED PUP
THAT WAS JUST BORN HOURS AGO.

THERE'S ONE.

REGGIE, IF YOU
WANNA COME UP

FROM UNDER THE BRIDGE,
THERE'S ONE BEHIND YOU.

JUST FOLLOW YOUR LINE.

♪♪

I THINK HE'S GOT 'IM.
EXCELLENT. WELL DONE.

♪♪

SO, THIS'LL BE
OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY

TO GET A REALLY GOOD LOOK.

YOU SEE THOSE BLUE
POLKA DOTS.

THAT'S NATURAL
FOR THIS SPECIES.

EXCELLENT.

AND HERE'S THE SECOND PUP.

SO FAR,
THEY LOOK SPECTACULAR.

♪♪

OKAY.
I'M COMIN' BEHIND YOU.

BECAUSE THESE GUYS ARE
AS ENERGETIC AS THEY ARE,

WE'LL HAVE TO DO OUR BEST
TO GO GENTLY UP THIS HILL

AND NOT SLOSH TOO MUCH
'CAUSE THEY CAN

LAUNCH THEMSELVES,
IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

I THINK WE'RE ABOUT READY
TO MOVE 'EM.

[ MUSIC-BOX LULLABY PLAYS ]
BRILLIANT.

THIS IS THEIR NURSERY,

SO WE CAN MONITOR THEM
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS

TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE EATING ON TIME,

MAKE SURE THEIR GROWTH
RATE IS PERFECT.

WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT HAVING

THESE NEW MEMBERS
OF THE FAMILY.

SO WE'LL JUST BE WATCHING
BEHAVIOR AND FEEDING DRIVE

AND THOSE ARE GONNA BE THE
TWO MOST IMPORTANT BENCHMARKS.

♪♪

[ CHORD STRIKES ]

WE'RE HEADED TO CHECK OUT
THE SHIPWRECK INSTALLATION.

♪♪

SO HERE COMES ONE
OF OUR GIANT GROUPER.

HE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY HAPPY
WITH THE SPACE.

♪♪

[ BLEATING ]

[ Chuckling ]
THAT'S AWESOME.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

MORNING.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Antipodean accent ]
I'M JUST TAPING UP
SOME FRESH BOXES HERE

FOR OUR RELEASE,
SO THAT NOBODY FALLS

OUT THE BOTTOM OF THESE BOXES.

[ WHIMSICAL OUTRO PLAYS ]

MM, EXCITING DAY.YEAH.

[ CHIRPING ]

OKAY.

AND ALL OF THEM
NEED TO BE WEIGHED?

-OKAY.
-Stephanie: OKAY.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

♪♪

FIVE FISH, AND THEN YOU CAN
GO TO THE RELEASE SIDE.

OKAY.

THEY NEED TO WEIGH
2.6 KILOS BEFORE RELEASE.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON,
SO WE'RE PREPARING BIRDS,

BUT WE HAVE TO SEPARATE
THE ONES THAT ARE GOING

OUT TO BE RELEASED
AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT.

WE'LL BE DRIVING ABOUT TWO HOURS
TO THE RELEASE SITE, SO,

WANNA GET THEM FED,
GET THEM A LITTLE BIT CALM,

AND THEN GET THEM INTO THEIR
BOXES BEFORE THEY GO.

-4.
-2.6.

2.6? HE CAN GO STRAIGHT
OVER TO THAT SIDE.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ PENGUIN CAWING ][ LAUGHING ]

GONNA BE RELEASING 14
OF THE SUPPOSED 16

THAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR.

TWO OF THE GUYS WERE JUST
A LITTLE BIT UNDERWEIGHT

AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE A REALLY HEALTHY WEIGHT

BEFORE WE RELEASE THEM,
SO THAT THEY'RE NICE AND FAT,

THEY GOT A GOOD CUSHION.

THIS IS THE LAST FREE MEAL
YOU'RE GONNA GET.

YOU BETTER EAT.

[ CHORD STRIKES ]

[ CHEEPING ]

JUST GONNA CUT
THE TAG OFF.

I NEED
THE OTHER SIDE.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GOOD.

JUST MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T
BITE ME, PLEASE.

NOW, I'M GONNA CHECK
THE TRANSPONDER.

NOW, THE HEAD
MEASUREMENTS.

OKAY, AND HE CAN GO

INTO THAT BOX OVER THERE.
-OKAY.

♪♪

[ baby voice ] OH, BABY.
[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

Jason:
I'M SUPER-EXCITED
FOR OUR RELEASE.

I'VE BEEN IN THE FIELD
FOR ALMOST A DECADE

AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
THAT I'M GOING TO BE

EXPERIENCING SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.

♪♪

OKAY.
HE'S GOOD TO GO.

YOU CAN POP HIM
IN THERE.

THINK WHERE
WE'RE GOING NOW.

ISN'T THIS EXCITING?

-I'M GONNA CRY.
-I KNOW.

[ SNIFFLE ]

♪♪

♪♪

Dennis:
IT'S A LITTLE CHAOTIC.
THE ANIMALS ARE

A LITTLE BIT OUT OF THEIR
ELEMENT RIGHT NOW,

BUT IT'S SHORT-TERM STRESS
FOR A LONG-TERM GAIN

AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED
TO GET TO THIS POINT.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ BEEP ]

♪♪

-HEY THERE.
-HEY, REGGIE.

♪♪

THE MALE ATE REALLY
WELL THIS MORNING.

-EXCELLENT.
-SHE'S SHOWING SOME INTEREST.

SHE'S KINDA
TENDING OVER.

I DO SEE SOME CHEWING,

BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN
HER ACTUALLY

INGEST ANYTHING YET, SO.
-OKAY.

IN UTERO, THEY HAVE A LOT
OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION,

SO IT'S NORMAL FOR THEM
TO TAKE ABOUT A WEEK OR SO

TO START EATING, YOU KNOW,

FOOD ITEMS THAT THEY FIND
IN THE WILD.

AND HOW ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR?

ARE THEY SPENDING
A LOTTA TIME HIDING

OR ARE THEY
SWIMMIN' AROUND SOME?

HE SEEMS TO BURY MORE
THAN SHE DOES.

SHE SEEMS TO BE
A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE,

KINDA SWIMMING AROUND.
-OKAY.

HE'S IN HIS NORMAL
POSITION THERE,

KINDA BURIED, BUT.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND, HOPEFULLY, WE GET
THAT FEMALE ON FOOD.

[ OUTRO PLAYS ]

WE'RE GONNA GO
TO THE COMMISSARY

AND PREP SOME FOOD
FOR THE BABY STINGRAYS,

PROBABLY GET A LITTLE S KRILL,
MAYBE SOME P KRILL.

♪♪

MORNING, JULIA.

AU REVOIR.

♪♪

SO WE ALWAYS TRY TO GRAB
A VARIETY OF DIET ITEMS

FOR EVERYTHING,
ESPECIALLY WITH PUPS.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE GONNA WANNA EAT

OR WHAT THEY LIKE.

RIGHT NOW, THEIR MOUTH
IS PROBABLY ONLY

ABOUT THE SIZE
OF OUR LIKE PINKY NAIL, SO,

WE TRY TO CUT EVERYTHING
AS SMALL AS WE CAN.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY
WANNA EAT TODAY.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL TRY TO DO
A TARGET FEED, FIRST,

SO, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THIS
LITTLE POLE THAT WE MADE.

WE'LL TRY TO PUT THE LITTLE
PIECES ON THE END HERE

AND, THAT WAY, WE CAN FEED
THEM ONE PIECE AT A TIME

AND KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH
EACH OF THEM ARE EATING.

LET'S SEE IF OUR FEMALE EATS.

SHE LOOKS PRETTY EAGER.

WHEN THEIR FACE AND LITTLE WINGS
ARE MOVING LIKE THAT,

IT MEANS THAT THEY'RE
DEFINITELY INTERESTED.

SHE'S NOT SWIMMING AWAY
FROM IT, SO THAT'S GOOD.

CAN USUALLY FEEL THEIR LITTLE
MOUTH BITE DOWN ON IT.

THIS PIECE MIGHT BE
A LITTLE TOO BIG,

SO LET'S ACTUALLY SWAP IT OUT

AND SEE IF WE CAN
GET SOMETHING SMALLER.

SO WE'LL SEE IF MAYBE SHE WANTS
THIS S KRILL, INSTEAD.

AND SHE TOOK IT,
SO THAT'S AWESOME!

[ BRIGHT TUNE PLAYS ]

AND NOW FEED THE MALE.

HE'S CHOMPIN'. YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]

SO YOU CAN SEE
HIS LITTLE WINGS GOIN'

AND DEFINITELY SITTIN'
RIGHT ON TOP OF THE FOOD.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

BOTH OF 'EM ARE DEFINITELY
EATING AND THEY LOOK GREAT.

YES, THEY DO.

YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOTTA
PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME

THINKING THAT WE THINK
FISH AND STINGRAYS

AND EVERYTHING ARE CUTE, BUT,

I MEAN, JUST LOOK
AT THEIR LITTLE FACES.

HOW CAN YOU NOT THINK
THEY'RE CUTE?

THEY'RE JUST LITTLE ROOMBAS,
MOVIN' AROUND.

SLIMY IS THE NEW FUZZY.

♪♪

Dennis:
THESE GUYS WOULDN'T HAVE
ANY OTHER CHANCE,

SO TO SEE THEM RELEASED BACK
INTO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,

IT'S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

♪♪

♪♪

WE'RE HEADED TO CHECK OUT
THE SHIPWRECK INSTALLATION

THAT WE JUST PUT IN.

♪♪

LITTLE SOLDIERFISH ARE
HANGIN' OUT UNDERNEATH HERE.

I GUESS THEY LIKE THE DARK,
WHICH IS COOL.

BLACK BLOTCH RIGHT THERE.

♪♪

SO HERE COMES ONE OF OUR
GIANT GROUPER COMIN' THROUGH.

HE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY HAPPY
WITH THE SPACE.

GROUPER REALLY LIKE
TIGHT SPACES.

LOOK AT THE BIG ONE.

OH.LOOK AT THAT ONE.

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

WOW!

CUTE!

YOU REALLY JUST FEEL LIKE
A PART OF THE EXHIBIT,

JUST SEEING DIFFERENT THINGS

THAT YOU MAYBE DIDN'T
NOTICE FROM BEFORE.

-HONEY, LOOK.
-Voice nearby: THE BIG ONE!

THE BIG ONE.THE BIG ONE.

[ LAUGHTER ]
OHH!

I KNEW TANK WOULD BE CURIOUS

AND WOULD WANNA COME
AND CHECK THIS THING OUT.

HE'S EXCITED TO EXPLORE.

♪♪

HE SEEMS TO LIKE IT.

♪♪

♪♪

WE'RE GOING TO STONY POINT
IN BETTY'S BAY

AND STONY POINT'S
A NATURE PRESERVE

WHERE THERE'S AN ACTIVE COLONY
OF AFRICAN PENGUINS.

♪♪

[ CAWING ]

♪♪

Stephanie:
TO BE ABLE TO SEE BIRDS
THAT GET TO GO BACK

TO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

I'M GETTING GOOSEBUMPS,

[ Laughing ]
JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.

♪♪

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ DENNIS CLEARS THROAT ]

[ TENDER TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

♪♪

-[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S AWESOME.
-PRETTY COOL.

YEAH, IT'S WORKING.

♪♪

Dennis:
THIS IS AMAZING.
THIS IS THE CULMINATION

OF ALL THESE GREAT PEOPLE
DOING SUCH GREAT WORK AT SANCCOB

AND DOING THINGS
FOR THESE ANIMALS.

THESE GUYS WOULDN'T HAVE
ANY OTHER CHANCE, RIGHT?

SO TO SEE THEM GET TO THIS
POINT AND RELEASED BACK

INTO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
IS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE

AND I'M GRATEFUL
TO BE PART OF IT.

♪♪