All language subtitles for Spy in the Ocean S01E04 Deep Trouble

The world's oceans
are full of wonder.

An alien world,
waiting to be explored.

A place of
extraordinary life forms...

..with intriguing social lives...

..and incredible intelligence.

To reveal their secrets,

a hidden team goes undercover.

Spy creatures.

The most innovative
undersea robots in the world.

They not only look like
the animals they film,

they interact with
them as no human can.

Equipped with hidden cameras...

..they reveal their
astonishing lives.

As our spies join
their undersea world...

..they shed light on some
of the mysteries of the deep.

The ocean is a beautiful
and mysterious place

but as our spies discover,

trouble can lie
just below the surface.

For a humpback calf,

the first few months of life
are the most dangerous.

And in the seas of French Polynesia,

a mother with young
has a lot to worry about.

Spy Humpback and Spy Dolphin

are discovering what
she fears the most.

WHALES MURMUR

To avoid drawing attention,
they communicate only in whispers.

MURMURING CONTINUES

Conversations picked
up by hydrophones in our spies.

RUMBLING AND SQUEAKING

Above, Spy Frigate is also on duty.

It's soon clear a calf has
other ways to make a noise!

Below, his splashes travel far.

Our spies' hydrophones pick up
another sound...

RUMBLING

..a call not far away.

Spy Dolphin investigates.

A male humpback.

WHALE SINGS

He's what's known as a singer -

a male looking for a mate.

With the singer so close,
the calf should stay silent.

But like any youngster,
he can't keep still

and certainly can't keep quiet.

Spy Dolphin is
still with the singer.

The whale heard the leaps and sets
course to find where they came from.

Aware of the danger,
the mother guides her calf away.

But it's already too late.

The singer circles the
pair as they try to get away.

All the calf can do is
stay close to his mother,

but even this won't
keep him from harm.

The male wants to mate,

and that's where the danger lies.

She slaps him away...

..and keeps herself
between him and her calf.

He wouldn't knowingly harm her baby,
but courtship can be a rough affair.

As things escalate,
the calf stays even closer.

It's about to get worse.

Other males are arriving.

They heard the singer's song,

now they've heard the commotion.

The calf is in grave danger and
there's little his mother can do.

As the whales circle,
there's no escape.

But the newcomers are
now the singer's rivals.

His warning - a bubble blast.

But they aren't scared off easily.

A second warning from the singer.

A dangerous moment -
things could spiral out of control.

The mother pushes her
calf to the surface,

protecting him as best she can.

The singer issues his
third and final warning.

He's bigger than any of them,
and ready to fight.

The threat's enough
to drive the males away.

The calf is now safe
to return to the water.

The singer's behaviour
seems to have changed.

With his rivals gone,
he now keeps a respectful distance.

Accepted by the mother,

he'll stay by their side
and protect them from danger.

In return, one day he should
win the mother's affections.

Until then, he'll be their escort.

On this remote
island in the South Atlantic,

there's trouble on the beaches.

Each year, South Georgia
is invaded by elephant seals.

They are the
heavyweights of the seal world.

For a pup, it's a
tough place to be born.

Fighting is all around.

GRUNTING

The pup is blissfully
unaware of the risks he's facing.

It takes a battle-hardened
spy to survive here.

Bouldercam - a souped-up version
of the first spycam ever made.

SEALS SNORT

Its rock-hard exterior
offers some protection

from these mountains of blubber.

The pup's only
defence is his mother.

But despite the current calm, she
can't stop danger coming to them.

The Beachmaster -

the largest seal in the colony

and the father of the pups.

GRUNTING

Weighing nearly 4 tonnes,

he's ten times heavier than the
females...

..and doesn't know his own weight!

He has plenty else to worry about...

..such as a male cavorting
with one of his females.

Not the wisest move.

An outrage for the Beachmaster...

..a danger for the pup.

SQUEALING

He has nowhere to hide.

When 8 tonnes collide,

the risk is for those
who are in the way.

This time, it's an easy
win for the Beachmaster.

But this clash of the titans
separated the pup from his mother.

If he doesn't find her soon,

he won't survive.

Approach the wrong mother

and you learn the hard way.

PUP SQUEALS

But he still tries each in turn.

Just when it seems things
couldn't get any worse,

a skua arrives.

PUP BARKS

But this pup is a fighter...

..and won't give up.

Then a familiar figure...

..the Beachmaster fresh from battle.

Approaching him could be
a big mistake.

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

But the Beachmaster has a more
sensitive side.

TENDER MUSIC PLAYS

BEACHMASTER GRUNTS

A father and son moment.

He may be welcoming, but
beachmasters have other priorities.

Like snoozing.

But could there be hope?

After the fight, the Beachmaster
returned to the mother.

A reunion against the odds.

A tender moment
in an inhospitable land.

In the colony,
harmony briefly restored.

Wherever serenity seems to reign,

trouble is rarely far away.

And finding food is
often at the heart of it.

To find a creature
with a killer solution,

Spy Crab embarks on
a dangerous mission.

It's after a creature
with a fearsome reputation.

Plumes of sand are the giveaway.

Spy Crab risks all by
taking a closer look.

It's wise to be cautious.

For this creature in
hiding has deadly powers.

It's a peacock mantis shrimp.

Despite its size,

it packs a killer punch.

This was just a warning.

Best stay back.

Fortunately,
the mantis has a job to do.

A spot of housekeeping.

His next task is to find food.

While he's away, his lifelong
partner guards the nest.

She's carrying their eggs.

So it's up to her mate
to bring home a meal.

Spy Crab will join him to
find out how he catches it.

The mantis hunts with
cunning and initiative.

He uses the coral as
cover to stage an ambush.

He's helped by the most
complex eyes of any creature.

They see colours
invisible to most other life.

They even move independently,
useful for targeting prey.

He aims to take it by surprise.

Our spy moves in for a closer angle.

This is the moment.

He strikes!

The most powerful
punch in the world.

Faster than a bullet from a gun.

A force 1,700 times his weight.

Even the locals seem impressed!

With his victim out cold,
he carries it home.

Spy Crab dares to move closer.

It's a meal that will
last them for days.

After a bit of dismantling,

shell fragments are discarded.

It's tempting to move closer still.

WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYS

But is this wise?

Our spy is a crab, after all!

You can't say it wasn't warned.

For ingenious ways of catching prey,

few can beat a mantis shrimp.

But even the greatest hunters
can find themselves in trouble.

This Galapagos sealion has
the odds stacked against him.

The rest of his hunting team have
been killed by a pod of orcas.

Not only that,
in the fighting, he lost an eye.

But every day,
he still needs to feed.

To see the challenges he faces,

Spy Frigate is deployed once more.

Spy Sealion captures
the view from below.

Despite his problems,

the sealion is fit and healthy.

But he's after one of the
most challenging fish of all.

A tuna.

To hunt it alone
is almost impossible.

Our spies will see how he fares.

Without his team behind him,
it's all down to him,

with our spy just an observer.

His best hope is to trap
it against the rocks.

But as soon as it's cornered,

it finds a way out.

The chase goes on.

Again, he has it trapped...

..again, it breaks free.

The sealion cuts off its escape.

Spy Sealion picks up the chase.

Once more, it's cornered.

Once more, it escapes.

It's now a test of endurance,
and the sealion is tiring.

But it's not his only problem.

A Galapagos shark...

..and not just one!

They aim to steal his catch.

He drives them away...

..and is back in pursuit.

Our spy is in the heart
of the action...

SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS

..with the overview captured above.

Close but not close enough.

Then...he has it...

..and drags it to the shallows.

But it's not over.

It's what the sharks
were waiting for.

The sealion is outnumbered.

They steal his tuna away.

But the sealion won't give up.

He steals it back!

And takes what's left to the rocks.

With the tuna out of reach,
the sharks retreat.

His sheer tenacity made
the impossible possible.

Tomorrow, he'll have
to do it all over again.

If you're looking for trouble,

the coast of California
is the place to be.

Here lives
the Sarcastic Fringehead.

Better known for its aggression
rather than its sarcastic nature.

But he does use
his mouth as a weapon.

A way to guard his home.

A new spy is up for the challenge.

Its subject of interest is close by.

As our spy approaches,
it films his threat display.

This is what a rival sees.

Our spy's no match
for the real thing.

Another fringehead
is seeking a new home.

But this one is
considerably smaller than our spy.

He soon has second thoughts.

He tries the neighbour instead.

SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS

Again, they use their
mouths as a threat.

The neighbour's gape is
far bigger than his rival.

And he's ready to
fight for his home.

He sees off the competition...

..and returns to his burrow.

Safe once more.

The loser is still searching.

He finds a vacant home...

WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYS

..or so he thought.

An octopus was already in residence.

Eviction over, he finally moves in.

Back with the winner,

our spy discovers
why he's so defensive.

He's guarding eggs
his mate has laid.

Fanning them keeps
them well oxygenated.

Spy Fringehead will leave him to it.

But things aren't over for our spy.

A crab is curious
about this new fringehead.

Could it be food?

But our spy can be a big mouth too.

Enough to keep the crab at bay!

Life on the beach isn't always
the paradise it's cracked up to be.

When hermit crabs gather
to swap their shells,

things can go very wrong,
very quickly.

Spy Hermit Crab is back
to find out the trouble

they sometimes get into.

When things go to plan,

they line up in order of
size and the swap begins.

But leaving one shell
and entering the next is tricky.

This crab has missed
the new shell completely!

And someone's taken
the one he was after.

She won't be giving it back!

Left naked and exposed,

he's in serious danger.

At the worst possible time,

a ruddy turnstone arrives.

An unfortunate name, and no
fun for the hermit crabs either!

Their best defence is
to hide in their shells.

TURNSTONE CHIRPS

An option not
available to the naked crab.

For the rest,
it's everyone for themselves.

CHIRPING

Fortunately for the naked crab,

the turnstones are still
focused on the gathering.

CHIRPING

But these crabs have all
the protection they need.

It's those that don't
who are in trouble.

The naked crab must
think on its feet.

WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYS

His solution is certainly
innovative!

He's found the cap
of a sunscreen bottle.

It's not the perfect solution.

It isn't a good fit and will
act like a greenhouse in the sun.

What he really needs
is in short supply.

Could he be in luck?

He's happened on a shell exchange

and takes his place in the queue.

Or rather tries to jump it!

And comes away with nothing.

But what's this?

A shell far from the crowd,

with just Spy Hermit Crab on guard.

Has he found himself a home?

It's an easy fit.

Now he has the protection he needs,

the ruddy turnstones
must look elsewhere.

While hermit crabs must
fend for themselves,

others face trouble together.

Swathes of kelp and sea grass

draw visitors to
America's Pacific Northwest.

Pacific herring come here to spawn.

They arrive in astonishing numbers.

Spy Bald Eagle captures the
true scale of the spectacle.

They are here in their millions.

Joining them is
another spy creature.

With its fish-like
movement and onboard camera,

it homes in on the shoals.

As Spy Herring nears,

it detects a strange sound...

CLICKING

..and slips into
the shoal unnoticed.

The clicking is made by the herring.

As the shoals build, so do
the clicks.

They're from bubbles squeezed
from their swim bladders.

A flatulence thought to guide others
following in their wake.

The most experienced
herring lead the way.

The commotion soon
attracts predators.

Sealions herd the
herring toward the shore.

Spy Bald Eagle shows
their technique in action.

They trap them in the shallows,
where they're easier to pick off.

The survivors head for the kelp.

Here, they'll lay their eggs.

Soon, the kelp
is completely covered.

They race to finish laying
before the sealions take them.

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

There's more trouble ahead.

Surf scoters time their
arrival to feed on the eggs.

The ducks can dive 20 metres
as they take what they can.

Six million eggs
smother every square metre.

Enough for billions upon billions
to survive the onslaught.

Having also run the gauntlet
of the sealions,

the males take over.

As they fertilise the eggs,

their milt clouds the bay.

Spy Herring is vanishing from view.

Above, a clear and
beautiful scene...

..the sea turned turquoise
by the spawning males.

While herring confront
danger with sheer numbers,

cuttlefish rely on subterfuge.

They need to. They spend
their lives under fire.

But they are experts at disguise.

For Spy Cuttlefish,
a new investigation.

As well as creating
patterns to communicate,

they use them for camouflage too.

Just as well...

..New Zealand fur seals
are an ever present danger.

As they go on the hunt,
Spy Seal is among them.

To escape their beady eye,

cuttlefish have some tricks to play.

Under the skin, muscles
contract and cause it to rise.

These papillae
break up their outline.

Add some colour changing
and he soon blends in.

Enough to fool the fur seal.

A truly life-saving transformation.

All our spy can do is hide...

..while cuttlefish
vanish before its camera eyes.

But it only works for those
who see the seal coming.

He spots it too late.

The seal doesn't hesitate.

All the cuttlefish can do is
release an inky smokescreen.

The seal tries to stun him.

But he has another secret weapon.

Jet propulsion!

Then hide among the ink clouds.

But it's not over...

..grabbed again.

More ink clouds...

..more battering.

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

This time, the ink clouds worked.

Then amazingly, he morphs
into the surrounding seaweed.

To the seal, he's totally vanished.

Being attacked by predators
is an occupational hazard

for many of our spies.

In Indonesia, Spy Pufferfish is
a frequent target!

SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS

But it's found an escape route...

..a secret channel
that leads inland.

Only a few jellyfish
find their way through.

They are making a journey that
others made thousands of years ago.

It leads to an inland lake that
now has just one link to the sea.

All who enter are trapped.

But is it a blessing in disguise?

Here, they left
their predators behind.

Over generations,
they even lost their sting.

What was once a prison
is now a paradise.

Under the right conditions,
they appear in huge numbers.

With no predators to take them,

they multiply in their thousands.

Each day, the sun
draws them to the surface

to feed on the
plankton gathering there.

As the sun goes down,

they return to the depths.

In this isolated lake,

what once seemed like trouble,

ultimately became
a way to escape it.

Today, on the shores of Mexico,
there's no refuge from predators.

To find out more needs a spy
that fits in with the locals.

The crabs are a pugnacious bunch.

Despite the size difference,
they stand up to our spy.

But it isn't here to film crabs.

It's the highest tide of the month,

and the tide is turning.

Time for the crabs to seek shelter.

Our spy is about to witness
an extraordinary event.

The first arrivals are already here.

They're the frontrunners
of what will become an invasion.

Our crab is not filming alone.

Spy Pelican is already
capturing what's happening.

These are grunion - fish with
an extraordinary way of spawning.

It's a race against the tide...

..for grunion lay their
eggs on the high tide line.

Just once a month
does it reach this far.

By laying in the sand, their eggs
are safe from predators in the sea.

The females use their
tails to drill deep.

The males coil around them,

fertilising
the eggs as they're laid.

By spawning together,

each reduces its
chances of being eaten.

Spy Pelican has already
been joined by a hungry flock.

It's now part of a fishing party...

SQUAWKING

..one that's growing in size...

..just as spawning reaches its peak.

The grunion must lay their
eggs before the tide turns.

But time is running out
and they've nowhere to hide.

For the pelicans,
it's an all-you-can-eat buffet.

At least it should be!

But despite the feast
laid out before them,

their bill is now their handicap.

It wasn't designed for this.

What scoops up shoals in the sea

is useless on the sand.

But as the tide retreats,

so do the grunion.

This is what the
pelicans were waiting for.

In deeper water,
the fish are easy game.

The onslaught begins.

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

Then, on its own accord,

Spy Pelican takes a dive.

A catastrophic malfunction.

Our crab is now the
last spy standing.

It captures the last
grunion returning to the sea,

having left their
legacy in the sand.

The eggs they leave will
hatch on the next high tide.

As the tide retreats,

it gives back what it's taken.

Our spies' mission is over.

It looks like it's
Spy Pelican's last!

Of all the problems
faced by ocean life,

few are as
unpredictable as the weather.

In the Galapagos,
sealions see it as an opportunity.

Like dolphins, they surf the waves.

For marine iguanas,
it's a test of survival.

Whatever the weather,
they must face the waves to feed.

Spy Iguana will
attempt to join them,

despite the worsening condition.

It won't be easy,
even the fish are in trouble.

It's even harder for the iguanas.

They must somehow feed,
without being washed away.

Our spy also needs a foothold, fast.

A little too fast!

Secure for a moment,

it can see how the
iguanas are coping.

Their claws act like crampons,

but they can only do so much.

They must eat as fast as
they can, while they can.

Even a turtle is struggling.

One by one, the iguanas yield
to the swell.

Those that give up the fight
head to the surface.

Our spy hangs on with
the still undaunted.

In the end, it's not up to our spy.

The swell has the last say.

As with all our spies,
it keeps filming till the end.

THUD!

CRACKLING

In Indonesia, others too will
soon be weathering the storms.

Spy Octopus discovers what happens
when it takes a turn for the worse.

In calm conditions, the reef
is a place for relaxation...

..and green turtles
certainly know how to chill out.

Even Spy Octopus
hardly creates a stir.

But conditions are changing...

..and the swell is building.

Our spy braves the growing storm

to track down the
coconut octopus again.

He's already in a spot of bother.

Being small,
he can easily be swept away.

He must find refuge - fast.

Already, our spy is
feeling the swell.

So, too, is a passing lionfish.

The octopus finds cover of sorts.

He can't be choosy.
A discarded sack will have to do.

But was this the right decision?

It seems not.

He tries to hold it down...

..but it's a losing battle.

Spy Octopus is faring even worse.

The octopus needs an alternative.

What better than the
shelter that gives it its name?

A coconut shell for
a coconut octopus.

Something that will weigh it down.

But our spy is still in trouble.

What it needs is a helping hand.

Or an arm, to be precise.

WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYS

A perfect way to
end their partnership.

On their journeys,
our spies found many ocean wonders.

They revealed their
emotional lives...

..and their
extraordinary intelligence too.

They also discovered
their social nature...

..and even got into
trouble themselves.

Wherever they went,

they shed light on some
of the mysteries of the deep.