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NARRATOR:
More than 70% of our planet
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is covered in water.
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Beneath the wavesare millions of liquid roads
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followed by giant wanderers
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in search of the right placeto perfect their hunting strategies...
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(waves crashing)
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to hone their chops in battle...
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(waves crashing)
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...or to up their game in romance.
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(whale calling)
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Journey into this extraordinary world
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of innovation.
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This is Giants of the Deep Blue.
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Hawaii.
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Palm trees.
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Sandy beaches.
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But there's a hidden world few people see.
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(Hawaiian music playing)
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To get there...
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you go past the reefs...
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past Hawaii's sandy shoals...
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...past her deep-water channels.
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This is where the sea makes roomfor one of the largest of her creatures...
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The humpback whale.
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(ethereal music playing)
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(waves crashing)
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These humpbacks spent their summer months
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feeding in the waters of Alaska.
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(ethereal music playing)
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They've traveled 3,000 miles to get here--
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almost 100 miles a day--
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without food.
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10,000 humpbacks convergefor their Hawaiian luau.
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Their only beacon...
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a song.
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(whales whistle)
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(whale calling)
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Why humpback males sing is a mystery.
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(whales singing)
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Maybe to warn other males to stand down...
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(whale groaning)
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to attract a mate...
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or maybe to draw ladies toa group of eligible bachelors.
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(whales singing)
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Whatever the message,
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it seems to be music to the females' ears.
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(whale purring)
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(whale singing)
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(light music playing)
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She's come here to Hawaii
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to mate, to give birth,and raise her calves.
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(light music playing)
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This mother delivers hernewborn to its first breath.
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(music continues playing )
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It is a whale of a baby.
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15 feet long and weighs a ton.
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But then mom is 40 by 40--feet to tons, that is.
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Her calf learns by playing.
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(sweet music playing)
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And it plays through imitation.
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Its first leap is a sign.
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It will be on its own within a year.
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(horn blows)
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(horn blows)
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Around the planet, the seas churnwith animals driven to move.
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Possessed by the need to feed and breed.
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Far out to sea,the largest brains on Earth
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fix on these mysterious cues.
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The male sperm whale.
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A creature of superlatives.
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It is the largesttoothed predator alive today,
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weighing up to 50 tons.
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It dives deeper and fasterthan any other whale.
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And it undertakes someof the greatest journeys.
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In a lifetime, this whale maylog a million nautical miles.
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The males often circlethe Arctic to feast.
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But for the species to survive,
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their paths must intersectwith the females' own astounding journeys.
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Many meet in the Azores,
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nine tiny islands where clashing currentscreate an explosion of life.
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(dolphins squeaking)
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A mother sperm whaleushers her newborn calf
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into these coastal waters,
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guided by sun, sea currents,
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and perhaps evenmagnetic sensors in her brain.
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She also navigates by sonar,
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bouncing her clicks and creaksoff the sea floor.
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(clicking)
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Some of the loudest soundsmade by any creature on Earth.
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(clicking)
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Females travel in family groups,
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sometimes leading their youngon yearly wanderings
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of up to 20,000 miles.
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Each day, they gatherto reaffirm their bonds.
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They seem to crave physical contact.
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(light music playing)
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(clicking)
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(clicking)
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(clicking)
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(clicking)
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(clicking)
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(clicking)
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Finally, the mothers disperseto feed in shifts.
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They leave their calves forup to 40 minutes of every hour.
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These hungry hunterswill dive up to two miles
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for a daily catch of 300 poundsof octopus and squid.
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(clicking)
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This calf, too young to dive,
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tracks his mother closely from above,
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listening intentlyfor her signature clicks.
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(clicking)
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Chunks of octopus rise to the surfacefrom the matriarchs hunting below,
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like breadcrumbs leading back to safety.
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(clicking)
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From the depths, mom finally returns.
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(clicking)
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All of his young life,the calf has been on the move.
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(light music playing)
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Except for now; his mother and auntsseem to be waiting for something big.
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(dramatic music playing)
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(light music playing)
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Thousands of miles to the west,
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the waters off the coast of Californiaplay host to a giant of the sea...
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the blue whale.
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(light music playing)
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The largest animal on Earth.
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(light music playing)
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(light music playing)
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Despite her size, she feeds on one ofthe smallest animals in the ocean.
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Krill.
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(light music playing)
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She can swallow over seven tonsin a single day.
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(light music playing)
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But this doesn't mean she'll go afterany patch of krill she comes across.
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When big animals eat little things...
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(light music playing)
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...the little things have to comein large quantities.
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(light music playing)
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There's a proper ratioof effort to reward.
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She approaches a cloud of krill.
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Is it worth it?
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Apparently not.
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She didn't even open her mouth a crack.
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She spots a bigger patch nearby.
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On approach, she speeds upto almost seven miles an hour.
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And gets a big mouthful.
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(dramatic music playing)
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(whale calling)
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She'll have to do this all dayif she's going to fill her belly.
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(dramatic music playing)
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Not easy for the biggestcreatures in the ocean.
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Especially in these timesof dwindling food sources.
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For some whales, this meanschanging the menu completely.
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When the going gets tough,the tough get creative.
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(dramatic music playing)
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(seagulls calling)
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(light music playing)
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Peninsula Valdes,
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in Argentina's Chubut Province.
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(light music playing)
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A rugged stretch of coast
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where the Earth's broken bonesspill into the Atlantic.
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250 miles of pebbly beach
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mark the boundary betweenocean and desert.
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It's an ideal sea lion breeding colony,
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and the perfect orca hunting grounds.
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At Peninsula Valdes,killer whales have adapted
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to use the combination of deep water
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and steep beaches to their advantage.
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At high tide, the orcascan swim right up to shore
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without running aground.
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The steep pitch of the beachalso works to the orcas' advantage.
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Young sea lions have a hard timescrambling uphill out of the surf.
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And the same round pebbles thatmake a good sea lion nursery
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are also a perfect orca landing pad.
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They roll like ball bearings,
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easing the orcas back into the ocean.
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They launch their great bulkout of the water...
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then waves and gravityhelp pull them back.
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(waves crashing
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Mastering this hunting technique
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takes years of practice, and is dangerous;
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more than half don't bother to attempt it.
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Maybe they're too young,
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and the risk-to-reward ratiois stacked against them.
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(ominous music playing)
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The hunters wait offshorefor the perfect moment.
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Some of the young sea lionsshuffle along the edge of the ocean,
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giving off a distinctive sound.
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(ominous music playing)
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This is what the orcashave waited to hear.
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(ominous music playing)
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The pitter-patter of little flippers.
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The young pup hasto practice swimming.
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And he's learning to keepan eye out for orcas.
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So the orca has to timehis approach just right.
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(ominous music playing)
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He waits for a pup to crossthe attack channel.
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(ominous music playing)
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Approaching at roughlynine miles per hour,
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he builds up a head of steam,
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accelerates at the key moment,
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and grabs lunch.
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Hurtling onto land does notcome naturally to an orca;
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instinct tells himto stay clear of the beach.
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The secrets of the beach assaultare shared among the whales.
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And individuals continueto perfect their own style.
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The result is an ever-evolvingapproach to hunting.
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In time, the elders will pass along
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everything they've learnedto the next generation.
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This hunting method is unusual,
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but not unique.
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Here in the Carolinas,where land meets ocean,
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whales of a different size
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practice their versionof the amphibious landing.
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It's more of a group effort.
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(dramatic music playing)
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It's a mini tsunami of dolphinsseemingly on a suicide run.
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But there's genius behindthis curious act.
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(dramatic music playing)
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Dolphins can huntthe old fashioned way--
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one fish at a time.
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(dramatic music playing)
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But this is the Seabrook Island gang--
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a pod of extraordinarybottlenose dolphins.
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They're lining up foran all-you-can-eat buffet.
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And behind each smilelies a cunning hunter.
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During low tide, schoolsof mullet have nowhere to hide.
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A perfect setting for a dolphin invasion.
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Scouts echolocate the fish,
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which they can sense underwaterfrom a football field away.
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(dramatic music playing)
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They herd the mulletagainst the shoreline...
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(dramatic music playing)
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assemble into formation...
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(dramatic music playing)
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and unleash their amphibious assault.
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(aggressive music playing)
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They rush the shore,always on their right sides.
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Scales and feathersgo flying every which way.
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They're the only podof dolphins that do this here.
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And it's not for amateurs.
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At nearly 400 pounds apiece,
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they could get stuck onthe beach and die from sunburn,
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or just their own crushingweight out of the water.
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But the risks are worth it.
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This astounding predatorytechnique is not instinctual,
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it is learned.
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These dolphins have a hunting culture.
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Mothers pass down the secretsto their children.
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(light music playing)
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Half a world away in Hawaii,
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the main thing that'sbeing passed down is genes.
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At least that's the hope of thetitans preparing for battle.
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Humpback mom and calfaren't alone anymore.
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An escort now shadows them--
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a male with amorous intentions.
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(ominous music playing)
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For rights to sire offspring,humpback males go to war.
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(dramatic music playing)
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(ominous music playing)
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Most females with calves arenow being followed by a male.
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He's waiting forhis chance to mate.
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(light music playing)
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But so are other males,
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straggling alongside;
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up to 20 per female.
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Aggression begins to escalate.
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A straggler challengesthe escort.
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It starts with crowdingthe escort's space.
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(dramatic music playing)
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He blows a screen of bubblesfor cover.
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They slap tails and snap fins.
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(dramatic music playing)
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Warning shots overeach other's bows.
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(dramatic music playing)
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Then the head lunge.
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Humpbacks inflatetheir throats with water.
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Making them appear largerand more intimidating.
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(dramatic music playing)
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The bluster and bravadoare not enough.
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(dramatic music playing)
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Time for a knockout punch:
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a 40-ton ramming...
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that can kill.
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(dramatic music playing)
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(dramatic music playing)
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(dramatic music playing)
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(waves crashing)
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Battered and bruised forthe sake of his bloodline,
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the escort has fended offhis challenger-- so far.
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While male competition isfierce in most whale species,
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sperm whales display an unusualkind of male bonding.
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(whale clicking)
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A cacophony of clicks announcesa return of these giants to the Azores.
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(whale clicking)
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Mother and calf listen intently.
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(whale clicking)
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Only she knows what these clicks mean.
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The males have arrived.
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Stupendous, battle-scarred bullsback from epic wanderings.
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The oldest may be 70 years old
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and have traveled 60 timesthe circumference of the Earth.
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Most of the time, utterly alone.
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Now, gentle greetings take place.
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(clicking)
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The whales seem to revelin displays of affection.
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Even with each other.
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Young males bounce sounds offeach other's bodies.
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And not just sounds--their eager appendages.
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(whales clicking)
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The curious calf joins in.
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(whales clicking)
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Soon there may be violence.
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Like humpbacks,sperm whale males joust
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to win female affections.
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But for now, everyone participatesin a touching reunion.
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(soft music playing)
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The calf, out of his depthamong these Goliaths,
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returns to the mentoring eyeof his mother.
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He may not leave herfor another ten years,
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to join other young malesin wandering bachelor groups.
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With luck, he'll return tothese same waters to meet and mingle.
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(soft music playing)
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(dramatic music playing)
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Back in Hawaii, the escort hassuccessfully defended his turf.
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He does a victory lap.
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His reward: the chanceto maintain his lineage.
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Every calf is a bidfor the future, hard-won.
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A future that takes thesemigrating behemoths north
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towards winter feeding grounds in Alaska.
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Along the way the ocean offersan endless buffet of food.
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(light music playing)
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But the mothers will not stopto snack at any time
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during their voyage north.
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Weighing as much as 40 tons,
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she has enough energystored in her blubber
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to fuel her for her journey.
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Her calf however, is stillonly a few months old,
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and even though its motherslows down to compensate,
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it's often a struggle forthe young whale to keep up,
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who has to surface morefrequently to catch his breath.
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(soft music music)
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(squealing)
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Her enormous appetite propels her
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through thousands of miles ofopen ocean to northern waters.
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Here the frozen seas havestarted to melt and retreat.
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Wind and currents shift theloosening ice and break it up.
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Forming pools across the ice's surface...
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opening new feeding grounds...
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and creating a pathway for new arrivals.
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Like the mysterious narwhal,
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who's been waitingfor this all year.
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(light music playing)
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Known as the unicorn of the sea
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because of its strange spiral tusk...
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The narwhal is one of the mostelusive animals on Earth.
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(light music playing)
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They follow along the cracks in the iceto reach rich feeding grounds.
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Each summer they migrate to this area.
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(light music playing)
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Usually moving in groupsof two or three.
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But when fishing is good,hundreds may come together.
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(light music playing)
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These hunters take a risk.
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With the summer melt in full swing,
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the ice is still shifting,
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and like all whales,they need air to breathe.
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At least every 25 minutes.
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If the ice closes, they could suffocate.
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They look for holes where they can surfacefor a single breath.
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(light music playing)
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The farther they go, the harderit is to find holes in the ice.
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This pod snatches a quickbreath wherever they can.
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But the problem is getting worse.
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Ahead the ice formsan impenetrable barrier;
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but they've got a plan.
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It is believed that they usetheir heads and long tusk
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to break the ice andwiden the breathing holes.
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Bobbing up and down,
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they're careful not to goreeach other with their tusk.
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And just as suddenly as thecrack closed, it opens again,
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releasing the trapped whalesinto the open waters.
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(soft music playing)
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Here they can use their spiraled tuskfor its primary purpose: spearfishing.
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But it doesn't skewer theirprey as much as knock it out.
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Like a taser, it stuns,rendering the fish helpless.
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(soft music playing)
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Now the narwhals are free to huntwith their perfect, peculiar weapon.
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(dramatic music playing)
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The ocean offers a million ways to hunt.
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But sometimes the smartest wayis to let others do it for you.
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Summer in Alaska has arrived,
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and so have our humpbacks.
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These icy waters are a buffetto countless ocean wanderers.
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But their fates can also affectthe fortunes of those on land.
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Here an astounding dramais about to unfold.
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This huge brown bear's lifemay depend on the outcome.
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He's lost nearly a third of hisbody weight during hibernation.
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He's not the only starving bearhoping for a meal.
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(dramatic music playing)
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So he parks himself in a prime spot.
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(dramatic music playing)
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Right on schedule,
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orcas, the sea's top predators,arrive from hundreds of miles away.
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The orcas are hereto hunt other whales,
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including humpbacks who've just arrivedto these feeding grounds.
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It's the perfect place for an ambush.
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(dramatic music playing)
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(seagulls calling)
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(dramatic music playing)
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The hunters circle in for the kill,separating a calf from its mother.
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From the grandstands,the famished bears watch.
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The orcas hold the calf under...
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to drown it.
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The predators are hungry,
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but in a hurry to hunt for more,
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so they go for the easy pickings--
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the calf's tender tongue and lips.
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(soft music playing)
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Then, they do something extraordinary.
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The cunning orcasdismantle the carcass,
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and head to the bottom
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to store it for later.
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But not all goes as planned.
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After stashing their kill,the orcas return to the hunt.
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(dramatic music playing)
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But not all their victims stay under.
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(dramatic music playing)
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Some pop to the surfaceas they decompose.
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(dramatic music playing)
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And this is exactly what the spectatorshave been banking on.
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The strategic choices whales make
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profoundly affect lifebelow the water and above.
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When whales strategize together,
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remarkable things can happen.
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Our humpback mom and babymanaged to swim past the orcas' trap.
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(dramatic music playing)
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And now the huntedbecome the hunters.
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They are here to feed and fatten upafter their long journey.
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Renowned collaborators,
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they use sophisticatedcommunication skills
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to hunt as a group.
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(whales singing)
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Each member within the hunting partyis given specific assignments.
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(whales singing)
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These are not instinctive abilities;
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they are learned.
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(whales singing)
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As in many whale families,
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mom teaches her calf the necessary skills.
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(soft music playing)
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(horn blows)
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Today is the calf's first try
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at the spectacular humpbackgroup hunting ritual--
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bubble net feeding.
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Just as the whales havearrived, so have the herring.
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(dramatic music playing)
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The lead whale dives under the fish.
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She is the fish scoutand bubble blower.
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When she locates the fish,she blows a net of bubbles,
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completely encircling theherring in a curtain of air.
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Bubbles and whale callsconfuse and disorient the fish.
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(whales clicking)
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Then the pod leader signals theothers to lunge to the surface,
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in unison, jaws agape,
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scooping up their prey.
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By working collaboratively,
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each whale can consumethousands of fish in a single gulp.
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(soft music playing)
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This inventive way of fishingis unique to humpbacks,
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allowing them to fuel up
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for their next great adventure
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through the deep blue.
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