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(dramatic music)
(birds squawking)
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The world is full of giants,
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huge creatures that fill us with awe and wonder.
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(buffalo snorts)
(dramatic music)
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There are different ways of defining big.
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Biggest in volume or the biggest of their kind.
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(triumphant music)
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Some are gentle giants.
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Others are deadly hunters.
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Sometimes titans clash.
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(dramatic music)
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(birds squawking)
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But one thing is for sure,
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the huge animals of this world
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are fascinating, diverse, and beautiful.
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(gentle music)
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(dramatic music)
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(hippo snorting)
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(dramatic music)
(water gurgling)
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A giant looms in the dark.
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(water gurgling)
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A diver seems unaware,
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until a shadow appears from the murk.
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(suspenseful music)
(water gurgling)
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An enormous shark.
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(mysterious music)
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But there is no need to panic.
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Despite being the second biggest fish on the planet,
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it eats only the smallest inhabitants of the sea.
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(mysterious music)
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This is the basking shark.
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It might just fall short of the record for the biggest fish,
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but it's a true giant up to 12 meters long and over 19 tons.
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(gentle music)
(water gurgling)
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And as fish go, its mouth is the biggest,
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a vast sieve, a meter across.
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(mysterious music)
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Its gills, fanned out to the sides,
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not only extract oxygen from the water,
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but they are also modified
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to trap tiny particles from the sea.
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(gentle music)
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It locates and swims through areas of dense plankton,
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sifting through 2,000 cubic meters of water an hour,
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and filtering out the tiny food.
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(gentle music)
(water gurgling)
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Humans seem drawn to the giants that share our world.
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They fascinate and inspire,
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but what is the attraction
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and why are these monsters so huge?
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(gentle music)
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The world can sometimes seem like a big place,
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a land of colossal creatures.
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These multi-ton mammals certainly dominate
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and even alter the landscapes,
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overshadowing their neighbors.
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(gentle music)
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But size isn't everything
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and giants can come in all shapes and sizes.
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(gentle upbeat music)
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(birds chirping)
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Even little things can be giant
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when something's the size of a black rat
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it doesn't sound very big unless it's a spider.
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(dramatic music)
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The world's biggest spiders can be 30 centimeters across
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and weigh 175 grams.
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They can even feed on small birds and mammals.
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(dramatic music)
(birds chirping)
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Despite their fierce reputation,
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this tarantula's a diligent mother.
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She laid eggs on the ground and tended them for a month.
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Now the little ones will continue to live
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under her protection
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until they are ready to fend for themselves.
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(dramatic music)
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These creepy crawly colossi can terrify us.
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Of course, they have no interest in hunting down humans.
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We are the giants to them
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and they'd rather stay out of our way.
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(suspenseful music)
(insects chirping)
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Climbing the size ladder,
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the biggest rodents can be as big as dogs.
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(mysterious music)
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We think of rodents as small, scurrying pests
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that hide in our skirting boards,
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but capybara are like monster mice.
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(mysterious music)
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Over a meter long and 66 kilos, bigger than a Labrador.
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(birds chirping)
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Their chunky bodies is a perfectly designed
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for a semi-aquatic life
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with their eyes, ears and nose high on their heads
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so they can stay submerged to escape the fierce midday sun.
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(birds chirping)
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The social mammals hang out in pods
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with numerous adults watching for danger
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while their youngsters play.
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(birds chirping)
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Capybaras are harmless gentle giants,
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but not all of the biggest are benign.
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(birds chirping)
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Crushing the scales at nearly a ton
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and able to stand upright to a height of 2 1/2 meters,
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as tall as a school bus,
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the lord of the Arctic, the polar bear.
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(birds chirping)
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Most bears are omnivores, but not this one.
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This is a carnivore through and through.
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One of the few creatures on earth that sees humans as food.
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(birds chirping)
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With legendary strength, it can kill whales,
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pulling them from under the ice.
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(birds squawking)
(waves crashing)
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But in this case, he doesn't need to.
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A giant carcass has washed ashore.
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(birds squawking)
(waves crashing)
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Polars can act like bears with sore heads.
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They don't usually like company,
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but when the sea serves up such a feast,
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they congregate in an uneasy truce.
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(birds squawking)
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Usually females with cubs
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avoid the big, dangerous males at all costs.
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But with the boys bulging with food,
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they feel safe enough to join in.
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(birds squawking)
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Polar bears can eat two kilos in a sitting,
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and it's not long before they are picking ar the bare bones.
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The Arctic doesn't always lay on such a feast.
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And as the summer draws in bears can go hungry.
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(dramatic music)
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Both their fat reserves and their tolerance wear thin.
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(gentle music)
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The first snowfalls are a sign that winter's coming,
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but it will take weeks for the seas to freeze
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and enable the bears to hunt for seals,
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(bright music)
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They're landlocked and hungry, and now tempers fray.
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This bruiser, missing his ear, is testimony
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to the potential severity of the fights.
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But for the most part,
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it's more like a point-scoring wrestling match.
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(wind whistling)
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(bears huffing)
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It's not to be taken lightly.
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30 centimeter paws are tipped with five centimeter claws.
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(dramatic music)
(bears growling)
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And the skull, nearly half a meter long,
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can bite with 5,000 kilos of force.
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(dramatic music)
(bears growling)
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The bears use their battles to sort out a pecking order.
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The biggest badass bears will dominate the best areas
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and will get to eat first at feasts.
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(dramatic music)
(bears growling)
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The bigger the bear, the harder the fall.
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Big can be deadly, but also beautiful.
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(wind whistling)
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(birds chirping)
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(tiger roaring)
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With looks that can kill,
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the Siberian tiger is the biggest of cats.
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(birds chirping)
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It's so big and scary that it's been hunted by farmers,
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wanting to protect their livestock and families.
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That, combined with the fashion for beautiful furs,
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have pushed these giants to the brink.
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(birds chirping)
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Now they haunt only lonely remote areas
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of the boreal forest.
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(moose bellowing)
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This one follows in the tracks of some giant prey.
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Big cats need big meals.
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Moose, standing over two meters at the shoulders,
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are the largest members of the deer family.
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(birds chirping)
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Moose make their living nibbling twigs
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when no green growth is available
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and their broad hooves can act as snow shovels
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to uncover traces of grass.
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(dramatic music)
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But even when the feeding's hard work, they remain alert.
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(suspenseful music)
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(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
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Their long legs enable them
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to step over the deep snow drifts
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that slow the tiger down.
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(dramatic music)
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Next time, he'll need a stealthier approach.
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(birds chirping)
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Next in line to the throne, the king of beasts.
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(wildebeest bellowing)
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There is no doubt that lions are magnificent cats
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and not exactly small.
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Big males can weigh 270 kilos.
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The characteristic manes of the males can vary
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in different parts of their range
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and can be any shade from black to blonde.
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They also have one of the most impressive voices in Africa,
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deep rumbling sound waves that can be heard
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from eight kilometers away, even by human ears.
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They're not quite as huge as their stripey counterparts,
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but they make up for size with teamwork.
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(dramatic music)
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The plains of Africa have some of the biggest inhabitants.
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As the plant eaters got bigger,
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the predators needed to evolve new strategies to hunt them.
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Lions are the only members of the cat family
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to function in prides.
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(lions growling)
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Prides typically consist of related females
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and the few unrelated males who have claimed the throne.
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Among cubs, only the male's bloodline will be tolerated.
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(hooves thudding)
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With the extra muscle power, there is no giant of the plains
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that's too big for this gang to tackle.
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(dramatic music)
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(dramatic suspenseful music)
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But with their social development,
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lions have also evolved a complex hunting behavior.
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(suspenseful music)
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The pride fans out with flankers moving into position
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to cut off their prey's escape routes.
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(dramatic music)
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While the strikers creep in as close as they can,
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ready to spring the trap.
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(suspenseful music)
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(wildebeest bellowing)
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(suspenseful music)
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(wildebeest bellowing)
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One of the strikers fall short of the mark.
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(dramatic music)
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But the frightened herd's playing into the pride's paws.
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(dramatic music)
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A wildebeest can weigh 250 kilos,
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but it's a push-over for this pussy.
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But despite their strength and pack play,
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still only one in 10 of the big cat's hunts end in success.
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(gentle music)
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A successful hunt largely comes down
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to assessing the strength of prey.
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If they pick the right victim,
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there'll be on the fast track to success,
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But they're not the only giants to gang up.
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(buffalo grunting)
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Cape Buffalo are no easy target.
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Giants in their own right,
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these bad tempered, wild cattle can weigh
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nearly a ton topped off with 130-centimeter sharp horns.
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(suspenseful music)
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The most dangerous predators
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are the ones you don't see coming.
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The buffalo prefer to have the upper hand
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and when they spot danger, they present a United front.
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The lion tries to call their bluff,
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but faced with many tons of horned heavyweights,
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his nerves crack.
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(dramatic music)
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Buffalo have been known to disembowel lions
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with a flick of the horns.
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These gangs routinely clash,
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and there can be casualties on both sides.
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(suspenseful music)
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When caught alone or taken by surprise,
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the buffalo can be in trouble.
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(dramatic music)
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For lions, it's worth the risk.
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A carcass this size can keep a family
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in beef dinners for a week.
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Buffalo are formidable foe.
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Their herds can be so huge,
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both in numbers and tonnage
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that they must keep constantly on the move
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so they don't graze themselves out of house and home.
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And when they stand together, they are almost untouchable.
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The titanic battles of predator and prey
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aren't limited to the plains.
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(water whooshing)
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(gentle music)
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Sperm whales are true giants.
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The bulls can be 19 meters long and weigh 50 tons.
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They're enormous heads can make up a third of the length
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and house fist-sized teeth.
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In fact, they're the biggest toothed animals on earth.
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(gentle music)
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(water gurgling)
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They also have the biggest brains.
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At eight kilos, they are five times than our own.
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(gentle music)
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And they use their colossal intellect for social skills,
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but also for their abilities to hunt.
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(water whooshing)
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They are record breaking divers,
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descending two kilometers deep and holding their breath
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for nearly two hours to hunt
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in the cold dark depths of the ocean.
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(gentle music)
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(water whooshing)
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The details of what happens there are lacking,
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but it is known that they hunt and eat giant squid,
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the biggest and most intelligent invertebrates.
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(gentle music)
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(water gurgling)
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Giant squid are rarely seen,
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but they are almost identical to these smaller cousins.
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Fierce predators in their own right, fast and brainy,
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squid are not easy targets and sperm whales carry scars
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that prove giant squid are capable of putting up a fight.
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(water gurgling)
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Every group of animals seems to have tried supersizing.
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The birds have done a pretty good job
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and several giants tower over their peers.
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(birds chirping)
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Male ostriches are bigger than the females.
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They can tower two meters into the air and weigh 130 kilos.
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To a predator, that could equal one big bucket of chicken.
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These giants are too big and heavy to fly.
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But sometimes the benefits of being big outweigh the loss.
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(suspenseful music)
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With the biggest eyes of any land animal,
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the male's quick to spot danger.
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He fans the contrasting white wing feathers,
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showing that while they might not be good for flying,
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the wings can still put on quite a show.
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(suspenseful music)
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(dramatic music)
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He weighs twice as much as a cheetah
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and the hungry cat backs down.
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A wise move.
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An ostrich can kick with bone shattering force.
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(birds chirping)
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Because of their intimidating size and incredible vision,
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ostriches are useful neighbors
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and many hoofed animals stay close
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knowing the ostriches will warn them of approaching danger.
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Their ancestors were large, heavy-bodied flying birds.
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Thanks to their wings, they were able to spread
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and around 70 million years ago,
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colonized new areas of the world.
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(upbeat music)
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But this family of birds had lofty ideas.
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Wherever they landed, they seemed to evolve the same traits.
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The ostriches of Africa have cousins
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in South America, the ria.
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And in Australia, the emu and cassowary.
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(gentle upbeat music)
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Collectively, they are known as the ratites.
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All have abandoned flight in favor of size.
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They have a few other traits in common as well.
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In all species, it's the male
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who does most of the parenting.
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(birds chirping)
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Down under the proud pops go a stage further
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and raise their chicks alone.
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The emu dad leads his chicks to water.
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(birds chirping)
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In the desert,
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a knowledge of water sources is the key to survival
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and the chicks will learn from their parents' guidance.
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(water splashing)
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All ratites are born with humbug striping,
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a useful camouflage against predators.
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Although only the bravest of hunters would try
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and snatch one of these youngsters.
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They're single dad's diligent and blessed
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with eagle eyes, fast speeds, and a powerful kick.
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(birds chirping)
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(water whooshing)
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But moving from the desert to the jungle,
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the ratites have raised the stakes in the arms race.
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The distinctive cassowary, with his bold blue head topped
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with a magnificent helmet style crest
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is often labeled the world's most dangerous bird.
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The first toe on his huge feet is tipped
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with a 12 centimeter claw.
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(water whooshing)
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He won't hesitate to draw this weapon
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on any predator that threatens his brood
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(water gurgling)
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(water whooshing)
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Cassowaries are often likened to the velociraptor
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for their lethal claws.
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And because the meat-eating dinosaurs
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were very closely related to modern birds,
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this is probably as close as you can get
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to watching a living dinosaur.
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(birds chirping)
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His chicks are just a few weeks old.
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They will follow their father for nine months.
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(birds chirping)
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They need this extended field school
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to learn about the dangers of the forest
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and how to identify the 25 different families of plants
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that are safe and nutritious to eat.
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(gentle music)
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The favorite food of these giant birds is fallen fruit
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and they are especially attracted to any food
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that color coordinates with their spectacular necks.
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(gentle music)
(birds chirping)
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The chicks scrutinize his every move,
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mimicking him to get the technique right.
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(gentle music)
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Sometimes they jump the gun
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and bite off more than they can chew.
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(dramatic music)
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But luckily, before they choke, dad comes to the rescue.
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(gentle music)
(birds chirping)
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(bright music)
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They will stay with him for nine months
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and eventually they'll get the hang of things.
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(gentle music)
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Not all giant birds are flightless.
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(dramatic music)
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Hunting the Aussie Outback, a kookaburra,
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the world's biggest kingfisher.
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(mysterious music)
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He's not exactly huge,
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but he's 10 times the size of the European kingfisher
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and with a 10 centimeter beak.
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(gentle music)
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(birds chirping)
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(dramatic music)
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He's good at using that weapon
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against a wide variety of victims.
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(dramatic music)
(birds chirping)
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(water splashing)
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Fishing is a family trait,
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but he'll also turn his attention
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to insects, rodents, lizards, baby birds.
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(dramatic music)
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This time it's a yabby,
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a freshwater crayfish that catches his eye.
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(dramatic music)
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(birds chirping)
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It's a powerful crustacean with vicious claws.
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But the kookaburra is an expert at disarmament.
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(dramatic music)
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The kookaburra shares the bush
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with Australia's largest native mammal.
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(dramatic music)
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The biggest of bouncers, the red kangaroo,
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is the largest marsupial in the world.
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(dramatic music)
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The females are big,
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but the big reds can be twice their size,
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two meters by 90 kilos.
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(triumphant music)
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They're incredible legs can carry them
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a whopping eight meters in a single bounce,
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but thanks to a unique design,
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rubbery tendons stretch and store energy
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from each bounce to propel the next.
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So no matter how fast the kangaroo is traveling,
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it hardly expends any energy.
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(dramatic music)
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Being efficient is vital, both to save energy
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in a scorching landscape where food could be in short supply
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and to cover vast distance on this huge continent
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where it might take days to travel
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from one water source to the next.
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(dramatic music)
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The red giants don't start out that way.
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They begin pink and puny.
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Being marsupials, the babies called joeys,
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are born prematurely and will finish their development
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in their mother's pouch.
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(heartbeat thudding)
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At birth they are barely the size of a kidney bean.
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It will take two years for them to jump up the scales.
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Size is everything in kangaroo society.
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(birds chirping)
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These bouncers are boxers.
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During the breeding season,
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the boys spar to demonstrate their strength,
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hoping to impress the ladies.
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They lock arms and kick.
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(dramatic music)
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Their legs are so powerful
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and tipped with big sharp claws
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that they can disembowel a man.
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But luckily the skin on their bellies is thickened.
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So serious injuries are rare.
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(dramatic music)
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But these roos are just youngsters, practicing,
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ready for the big fight.
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(dramatic music)
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It's a bit more serious when the big boys take the stage.
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(dramatic music)
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Muscles bulge and fur fliers as they battle for supremacy.
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Whether mammals or birds, the world is full of giants.
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(wind whistling)
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Some of the biggest fliers are birds of prey.
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One meter 30 from wingtip to wingtip,
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the Stella's sea eagle could have inspired dragon myths,
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a true monster of the skies.
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(triumphant music)
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It pays to be big in this toughest of environments.
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The ice floes of northeast Asia
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will be their home for winter.
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(birds squawking)
(dramatic music)
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The flock together, not to be social,
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but to cash in on an abundance of fish,
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which they catch with fist-sizes talons.
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(dramatic music)
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At nearly a kilo in weight, they are the heaviest of eagles.
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They can carry fish almost as heavy as they are.
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(dramatic music)
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(water splashing)
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(birds squawking)
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But despite the abundance,
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there are always some that would rather avoid the hard work
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and take advantage of someone else's catch.
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(wind whooshing)
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Ravens join the buffet.
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(birds squawking)
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(dramatic music)
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But as bird numbers grow, so does the tension.
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(dramatic music)
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Though they appear to have meat cleaver beaks,
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that tool's saved for eating.
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Their talons of our primary weapon.
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(birds squawking)
(dramatic music)
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(wind howling)
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(gentle music)
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The biggest bird of prey has a very different disposition,
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soaring over massive mountains, the colossal Andean condor.
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Nesting high above the world,
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these huge vultures exhibit their tender side,
532
00:37:38,720 --> 00:37:42,171
performing a courtship ritual before heading off to feed.
533
00:37:42,171 --> 00:37:44,838
(birds hooting)
534
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:55,590
They use the thermals,
535
00:37:55,590 --> 00:37:58,030
drafts of hot air rising from the land,
536
00:37:58,030 --> 00:38:02,123
to lift their 15 kilo bodies on 3.3 meter wings.
537
00:38:06,250 --> 00:38:07,760
So despite their weight,
538
00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:10,973
they barely need to flap and hardly expend any energy.
539
00:38:13,270 --> 00:38:15,590
The giant condors take their time,
540
00:38:15,590 --> 00:38:17,703
scanning the area to make sure it's safe.
541
00:38:19,430 --> 00:38:21,680
It's sometimes hours or even days
542
00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:23,730
before they are confident enough to land.
543
00:38:24,671 --> 00:38:26,800
(birds chirping)
544
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:30,030
But once they have, all manners go out the window.
545
00:38:30,030 --> 00:38:31,503
They gorge themselves.
546
00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:39,787
They can eat over a kilo of flesh in a sitting.
547
00:38:39,787 --> 00:38:42,360
(birds squawking)
548
00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:44,200
They need to eat quickly.
549
00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,450
They never know when they might be disturbed.
550
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,400
(guanaco squawking)
551
00:38:58,280 --> 00:38:59,840
It doesn't take much,
552
00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:01,910
even some squabbling guanaco can be enough
553
00:39:01,910 --> 00:39:03,710
to panic the birds and send them back
554
00:39:03,710 --> 00:39:05,424
to the safety of the skies.
555
00:39:05,424 --> 00:39:08,007
(gentle music)
556
00:39:12,340 --> 00:39:14,750
Bird's truly rule the air.
557
00:39:14,750 --> 00:39:17,000
There's very little competition.
558
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:20,090
Mammals don't come close to outsizing condos,
559
00:39:20,090 --> 00:39:21,656
but they do try.
560
00:39:21,656 --> 00:39:24,489
(dramatic music)
561
00:39:26,170 --> 00:39:29,543
The biggest bats barely weigh 1.6 kilos.
562
00:39:30,987 --> 00:39:33,580
But with wings spanning nearly two meters,
563
00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:36,040
they are an intimidating sight.
564
00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:39,020
These gray-headed flying foxes are from Down Under,
565
00:39:39,020 --> 00:39:40,283
in more ways than one.
566
00:39:41,270 --> 00:39:44,150
They spend most of the day hanging by their feet,
567
00:39:44,150 --> 00:39:46,393
using their wings as a huge fitted sheet.
568
00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:51,290
Like all bats, they are mostly active by night.
569
00:39:51,290 --> 00:39:54,070
Smaller insect eating bats have poor eyesight
570
00:39:54,070 --> 00:39:58,175
and find that way and their prey with echolocation.
571
00:39:58,175 --> 00:40:00,230
(bats squawking)
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00:40:00,230 --> 00:40:02,690
But the biggest bats are fruit eaters.
573
00:40:02,690 --> 00:40:04,390
They like to see where they are going
574
00:40:04,390 --> 00:40:07,250
and have big eyes giving them fox-like faces,
575
00:40:07,250 --> 00:40:08,100
hence their name.
576
00:40:09,156 --> 00:40:11,906
(bats squawking)
577
00:40:12,850 --> 00:40:14,720
Baby bats are cling-ons,
578
00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:16,340
they'll ride their mothers for three weeks
579
00:40:16,340 --> 00:40:19,190
until they are old enough for their first flying lessons.
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00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,210
As the sun begins to set,
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00:40:23,210 --> 00:40:24,220
they stretch their wings
582
00:40:24,220 --> 00:40:26,193
and prepare to take to the night skies.
583
00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:30,040
When they eat fruit bats,
584
00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:32,780
bats disperse and help fertilize seeds.
585
00:40:32,780 --> 00:40:34,360
And when they feed on nectar,
586
00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:36,310
they do the same job as bees,
587
00:40:36,310 --> 00:40:38,873
transporting pollen from one flower to the next.
588
00:40:40,390 --> 00:40:42,123
They are vital to the ecosystem.
589
00:40:43,337 --> 00:40:45,510
(birds chirping)
590
00:40:45,510 --> 00:40:48,950
Most mammals like to keep their feet on firm ground.
591
00:40:48,950 --> 00:40:51,600
Though, there are a few giants that prefer to paddle.
592
00:40:53,830 --> 00:40:56,240
These are the biggest otters on earth,
593
00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:59,533
not surprisingly known as giant otters.
594
00:40:59,533 --> 00:41:02,010
(otters grunting)
595
00:41:02,010 --> 00:41:04,603
The largest males can be the size of a man.
596
00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:09,500
These fishy carnivores build dens
597
00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:11,150
on the banks of the Amazon River.
598
00:41:11,990 --> 00:41:13,770
When the family's coming and going,
599
00:41:13,770 --> 00:41:14,790
they spend a great deal
600
00:41:14,790 --> 00:41:16,880
of time scent marking the neighborhood,
601
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,883
signposting their boundary lines.
602
00:41:20,605 --> 00:41:23,930
(otters chattering)
603
00:41:23,930 --> 00:41:26,430
They live in close-knit family clans,
604
00:41:26,430 --> 00:41:28,313
up to 20 animals in each group.
605
00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:32,820
The gang are at their most happy in the water.
606
00:41:35,861 --> 00:41:38,694
(otters grunting)
607
00:41:41,020 --> 00:41:43,640
The giants are often known as a river horse,
608
00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:46,930
not just because of their large size and fearsome jaws,
609
00:41:46,930 --> 00:41:49,901
but also because they hunt in packs.
610
00:41:49,901 --> 00:41:52,734
(water splashing)
611
00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:56,980
After a bit of playful banter in the water,
612
00:41:56,980 --> 00:41:58,640
they set out to hunt,
613
00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:01,413
working together to flush out fish from the vegetation.
614
00:42:06,050 --> 00:42:07,970
(otters grunting)
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00:42:07,970 --> 00:42:09,820
Through teamwork, they can tackle pray
616
00:42:09,820 --> 00:42:12,440
as big and dangerous as caiman.
617
00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:14,040
But today it's fish on the menu.
618
00:42:16,128 --> 00:42:18,878
(water gurgling)
619
00:42:21,970 --> 00:42:25,080
By working together, they are efficient hunters
620
00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:26,830
and can quickly fill their bellies.
621
00:42:30,500 --> 00:42:32,960
Birds follow the otter's antics.
622
00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:34,800
They know the otters are messy eaters
623
00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:36,463
and hang around to tidy up.
624
00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:41,370
The hopefuls are also useful to the otter.
625
00:42:41,370 --> 00:42:44,910
Their keen eyes can also spot danger and sound the alarm.
626
00:42:44,910 --> 00:42:47,660
(dramatic music)
627
00:42:52,662 --> 00:42:55,412
(otter grunting)
628
00:42:57,380 --> 00:42:59,533
The big, just keep on getting bigger.
629
00:43:01,870 --> 00:43:03,670
This is just the tip of the iceberg.
630
00:43:04,808 --> 00:43:07,980
(dramatic music)
631
00:43:07,980 --> 00:43:10,577
Every animal's family has its giants,
632
00:43:10,577 --> 00:43:12,380
but there are some outstanding animals
633
00:43:12,380 --> 00:43:15,319
that take size to the extreme.
634
00:43:15,319 --> 00:43:18,152
(dramatic music)
635
00:43:22,248 --> 00:43:25,030
Hippos are the fourth largest land animals,
636
00:43:25,030 --> 00:43:27,270
but though they might not be at the top,
637
00:43:27,270 --> 00:43:29,198
they make up for it in mouth.
638
00:43:29,198 --> 00:43:32,800
(dramatic music)
(hippo grunting)
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00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:36,910
The biggest, widest gape, 150 degrees,
640
00:43:36,910 --> 00:43:39,373
exposes enormous canine teeth,
641
00:43:40,210 --> 00:43:43,836
ivory blades that can reach half a meter.
642
00:43:43,836 --> 00:43:46,669
(dramatic music)
643
00:43:49,860 --> 00:43:52,810
Though the fangs can be used in fierce battles,
644
00:43:52,810 --> 00:43:54,690
they are mostly for show.
645
00:43:54,690 --> 00:43:57,913
The giants gape at one another to enforce personal space.
646
00:43:58,964 --> 00:44:01,714
(dramatic music)
647
00:44:04,035 --> 00:44:05,400
Though when bulls go head-to-head,
648
00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:08,162
those colossal teeth can tear through flesh.
649
00:44:08,162 --> 00:44:10,995
(water splashing)
650
00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:15,690
The victor will rule the roost,
651
00:44:15,690 --> 00:44:17,510
calling the shots in his kingdom,
652
00:44:17,510 --> 00:44:19,003
a stretch of African river.
653
00:44:19,948 --> 00:44:23,090
(water splashing)
654
00:44:23,090 --> 00:44:25,480
Hippos might have weight behind them,
655
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:27,640
but three would have to stack on top of each other
656
00:44:27,640 --> 00:44:29,113
to look a giraffe in the eye.
657
00:44:30,783 --> 00:44:34,060
(birds chirping)
658
00:44:34,060 --> 00:44:36,410
Though, they are mostly neck and legs,
659
00:44:36,410 --> 00:44:39,610
these lanky herbivores can still weigh close to two tons
660
00:44:40,750 --> 00:44:44,083
and look down on the world from a height of 5.7 meters.
661
00:44:47,290 --> 00:44:48,820
Of course, the number one advantage
662
00:44:48,820 --> 00:44:51,930
of their lofty position is that they can pluck vegetation
663
00:44:51,930 --> 00:44:54,410
from the trees, picking tender growth
664
00:44:54,410 --> 00:44:56,260
that's out of reach of other animals.
665
00:44:57,777 --> 00:45:00,360
(gentle music)
666
00:45:11,290 --> 00:45:14,010
Social by nature, their gathering seem
667
00:45:14,010 --> 00:45:15,603
to attract quite a crowd,
668
00:45:19,240 --> 00:45:21,310
But the zebras and other creatures of the plains
669
00:45:21,310 --> 00:45:24,560
don't gather for the giraffes' bubbling personalities,
670
00:45:24,560 --> 00:45:27,704
but more to use them as mobile lookout towers.
671
00:45:27,704 --> 00:45:30,287
(gentle music)
672
00:45:37,140 --> 00:45:39,893
The African plains are full of danger,
673
00:45:39,893 --> 00:45:42,620
but with their huge eyes positioned so high,
674
00:45:42,620 --> 00:45:44,425
they have a bird's eye view
675
00:45:44,425 --> 00:45:46,503
and are usually the first to spot danger.
676
00:45:47,344 --> 00:45:50,094
(dramatic music)
677
00:45:51,510 --> 00:45:53,103
Lions try to ambush the group.
678
00:45:54,218 --> 00:45:57,010
(suspenseful music)
679
00:45:57,010 --> 00:45:58,260
But their cover is blown.
680
00:46:00,092 --> 00:46:02,842
(dramatic music)
681
00:46:04,251 --> 00:46:07,084
(zebra squealing)
682
00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:14,940
The lioness falls short of her mark,
683
00:46:14,940 --> 00:46:16,654
thanks to the noisy neighbors.
684
00:46:16,654 --> 00:46:19,321
(lion growling)
685
00:46:22,513 --> 00:46:25,263
(birds chirping)
686
00:46:29,110 --> 00:46:30,810
Nobody likes being looked down on.
687
00:46:37,649 --> 00:46:40,810
(hooves thudding)
688
00:46:40,810 --> 00:46:43,120
But on the plains, there is one clear winner
689
00:46:43,120 --> 00:46:45,270
in the size sweepstakes,
690
00:46:45,270 --> 00:46:48,060
the largest land animal on earth,
691
00:46:48,060 --> 00:46:49,493
the African elephant,
692
00:46:50,345 --> 00:46:54,510
(elephant trumpeting)
(dramatic music)
693
00:46:54,510 --> 00:46:57,640
The record breaker was nearly four meters at the shoulder
694
00:46:57,640 --> 00:46:59,653
and a colossal 11 tons.
695
00:47:00,860 --> 00:47:03,610
(dramatic music)
696
00:47:05,310 --> 00:47:07,883
The biggest tusks were 3 1/2 meters.
697
00:47:08,889 --> 00:47:11,722
(dramatic music)
698
00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:18,563
He shows off the biggest ears, some two meters across.
699
00:47:24,840 --> 00:47:28,948
And he has a five kilo brain, the biggest on land.
700
00:47:28,948 --> 00:47:31,615
(gentle music)
701
00:47:32,510 --> 00:47:34,310
Elephants are so huge
702
00:47:34,310 --> 00:47:37,410
that their presence shapes the land around them.
703
00:47:37,410 --> 00:47:39,360
They control the growth of vegetation
704
00:47:39,360 --> 00:47:41,963
by tearing down trees and flattening grass.
705
00:47:43,206 --> 00:47:45,956
(dramatic music)
706
00:47:48,110 --> 00:47:51,400
Elephants can bring water to other animals by digging wells
707
00:47:57,258 --> 00:47:59,841
(gentle music)
708
00:48:01,591 --> 00:48:02,840
and can transport soil
709
00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:05,909
by walking off with mud on their bodies.
710
00:48:05,909 --> 00:48:08,492
(gentle music)
711
00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:13,270
In the past, the world was dominated by giants,
712
00:48:13,270 --> 00:48:16,260
but as humans evolved and spread around the globe,
713
00:48:16,260 --> 00:48:18,630
they hunted the biggest animals for food
714
00:48:18,630 --> 00:48:21,260
and to get rid of dangerous competition,
715
00:48:21,260 --> 00:48:25,540
mammoths, giant cats, camels, sloths,
716
00:48:25,540 --> 00:48:30,118
birds, lizards, all were removed by human hunters.
717
00:48:30,118 --> 00:48:33,630
(dramatic music)
718
00:48:33,630 --> 00:48:36,117
Today there is still a huge trade in giant animals
719
00:48:36,117 --> 00:48:39,833
and their body parts like polar bear skins,
720
00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:44,680
hippo's teeth, rhino's horn
721
00:48:47,220 --> 00:48:49,070
and of course the tusks of elephants.
722
00:48:51,407 --> 00:48:54,157
(dramatic music)
723
00:48:57,280 --> 00:48:59,080
But perhaps humans are slowly learning
724
00:48:59,080 --> 00:49:02,030
to recognize the importance of our giant wild neighbors
725
00:49:02,030 --> 00:49:06,667
on the environment and the inspiration they can bring to us.
726
00:49:06,667 --> 00:49:09,250
(gentle music)
727
00:49:16,030 --> 00:49:19,520
Perhaps enlightened, we can look with awe
728
00:49:19,520 --> 00:49:23,320
and set aside space for these most wonderful creatures,
729
00:49:23,320 --> 00:49:26,513
keeping the world big and beautiful.
730
00:49:28,299 --> 00:49:31,216
(triumphant music)
731
00:49:53,908 --> 00:49:56,491
(lion roaring)
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