All language subtitles for Dead by Dawn s01e03 A Quiet Place.eng

NARRATOR: The quiet
of an African night.

The soft whistle of wind
through the tall grass.

The subtle creaks of the earth
cooling in the dark.

But the calm is an illusion,

and one false step means death.

(growling)

(shrieking)

Over the course
of a single night...

(hisses)

...the quiet
will be shattered...

...as rampaging giants,

cold-blooded killers,

and creatures
with a thirst for flesh...

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...bring death to the savanna.

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The African wilderness--

one of the animal kingdom's
most iconic battlegrounds.

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In this vast,
unforgiving place,

thousands of species of plants,
insects, and wildlife

engage in a never-ending
competition for survival.

But the familiar
daytime savanna

transforms into something
completely different

after the sun goes down.

It's a world witnessed by few

and a world many don't survive.

(shrieking)

In the fading light
of another day's end,

young lion cubs seek comfort
by their mother's side.

(mewing)

She's trying to rest before
leaving for the night's hunt.

But with a litter
of young cubs to care for,

that's not always easy.

(mews)

With less than a half an hour
before sunset,

tensions on the savanna rise.

Predator and prey watch
each other from a distance...

(growls)

...aware of what's to come.

(elephant trumpeting)

The lionesses head out
for the hunt,

a signal to others
that their world

is about
to violently transform.

(roaring)

Out here, predators
own the night,

when the cover of darkness
provides them better chances

against the many prey animals
they seek to take down.

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(howling)

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Darkness sets,

and another countdown
till dawn begins.

While many of the savanna's
predators hunt in packs,

others prefer to work alone.

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This is the assassin
of the grassland--

a caracal.

She's the last thing many
of the creatures here see...

...if they see her at all.

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Her large tufted ears
scan constantly,

picking up
even the faintest sounds.

(hisses)

Caracals can take down prey
twice their size, but tonight,

this female's locked on
to something much smaller...

...sleeping guinea fowl.

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(snap)

The caracal's misstep
alerts her prey...

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...making it
much more difficult

to sneak up on them unaware.

(bird squawking)

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Now that her prey
is awake and alert,

she must choose
her approach carefully.

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(squawking)

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(squawking)

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(squawking)

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(yipping)

The hyena, thief of the night.

(hisses)

(whoops)

(hisses)

He'll steal the caracal's
kill if he can.

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(hisses)

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The hyena's
bold aggression pays off.

(yipping)

(growls)

He reaps the benefits
of another's hard work.

(crunching)

She'll go hungry for now.

(whooping)

But she's not alone.

This savanna brush forest
is brimming with creatures

eager to fill their stomachs.

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The thick-tailed bush baby,

his day begins
when the sun goes down.

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He might look harmless,

but this tiny primate

is one of the most successful
hunters in these trees.

His large eyes are
well-adapted to the darkness

and all the dangers
lurking within it.

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He isn't a picky eater,

and he'll spend
most of his evening

searching for tree gum
and insects to chow down on.

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But a gecko makes
for a rare treat.

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It's a risky,
fast-moving target,

and a misstep up here
could be fatal...

(squeaking)

...especially when others...

(growling)

...watch from below.

NARRATOR:
In an African brush forest,

a bush baby
miscalculates his strength,

and hangs on for his life.

(growling)

With a jaw more powerful
than a lion's,

this hyena would
make short work

of this tiny primate.

But it'll take more
than a little slip

for this expert climber
to fall,

and the hyena leaves
in search of an easier meal.

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The bush baby got lucky,
but the night is still young.

And other hunters lurk
in these trees...

...including a snake, who has
spent months in hibernation,

waiting to hunt a very
specific type of prey.

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He smells
with a special receptor

on the roof of his mouth
called a Jacobson's organ.

This sixth sense works by
detecting the scent particles

he catches on his tongue.

And like sonar with smell,

it allows him to pinpoint
the location of his prey.

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He finds what he's
been looking for--

a bird's nest.

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For him, every hunt is a risk,

because if there
are birds home,

they'll peck him to death.

But it's been months
since his last meal.

Luckily, the coast is clear,

and this egg eater
finds his prey--

the unborn.

But his powerful
sense of smell

tells him something
his eyes can't.

These eggs are rotten,

a possible explanation
for why the nest is abandoned.

He'll have to wait
a little longer

before breaking his fast.

While he continues
to search for food,

others on the savanna look for
something entirely different.

Some are looking for love.

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(chirping)

This Romeo is a king cricket,

and he sends his love song
into the night sky.

Distances on the savanna
can be vast,

especially for
a ground-dwelling insect.

If he's going to have
any chance at romance,

he'll have to sing
his heart out all night long.

This female hears the call,

but she has a long way to go
before finding him.

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The king crickets risk
everything for love,

because others can also
hear his romantic ballad.

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She makes it back to her burrow

as a crafty killer
arrives on the scene.

He gives up on the crickets

and moves on to his
preferred hunting grounds...

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...the marshy areas
of the grassland.

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This is the water mongoose...

...and in the wetlands,

he'll eat just about anything
he can get his paws on.

But he has a special
affinity for frog meat.

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He'll spend most of the evening

combing the muddy shallows
with his paws,

looking for plump
amphibian meals.

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(crash)

(branches breaking)

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(branches breaking)

NARRATOR: In the dark of night
on the African savanna,

a giant approaches.

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(crash)

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(trumpeting)

(branches breaking)

(grumbling)

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(squawking)

(grumbling)

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The African elephant,

the titan of the savanna.

(grumbling)

Some of them weigh
more than five tons,

and their strength
and power is unmatched.

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Even though
they are plant eaters,

African elephants
can be extremely aggressive

to any perceived threat.

Even lions keep their distance.

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(growling)

The herd grazes
in relative peace,

safe in their size
and strength.

(growling)

But while most
keep their distance,

one hunter senses
an opportunity.

With everyone else
out of the way,

the path is cleared.

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(roars)

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The elephant has frightened
the guinea fowl away,

leaving their nest unguarded.

The egg eater has a window,
but he has to act now.

If the guinea fowl return
while he's still in their nest,

they will attack and rip
him apart with their beaks.

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(squawking)

He makes his move,

but swallowing an egg several
times the size of his head

will take time.

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He's now
at his most vulnerable,

and the guinea fowl
could return at any moment.

(squawking)

By stretching elastic
ligaments in his mouth,

he engulfs the egg.

(squawking)

But ingesting the egg
is only half the battle.

Now he has to crack it

so he can drink
the yolk within.

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When he contracts,

sharp bones lining the back
of his throat pierce the egg.

(cracking)

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The only evidence
he leaves behind,

a regurgitated shell.

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(squawking)

His gamble pays off.

Before the guinea fowl returns,
he's back in the trees.

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While the trees provide
safety for some,

they're a hunting ground
for others...

...like the predatory katydid,

known as the lion
of the insect world.

It impales its prey
on its spiked legs.

But even this
nightmarish hunter

must be mindful
of the hungry bush baby.

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This praying mantis
stays still,

allowing its camouflage
to blend into the tree bark.

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The mantis' camouflage works,

or does it?

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The mantis escapes...

...but this is a case
of out of the frying pan

and into the fire.

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Something deadly
hides in the dark...

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...an African tree scorpion.

Armed with his venomous stinger
and two powerful front claws,

he's a natural-born killer.

But like the mantis,

the African tree scorpion
is an expert in camouflage.

He waits patiently,

letting his prey come
just a little closer.

NARRATOR:
Night on the African savanna.

A caracal roams hungry
after a hyena steals her meal.

(whoops)

An egg eater risks everything

for his first feeding
in months.

(crash)

(grumbling)

Giants patrol the grasslands,

and on a smaller stage,
a deadly face-off unfolds.

A tree scorpion prepares
to battle a praying mantis.

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This mantis isn't
going down without a fight.

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But few escape
the scorpion's claws,

and he's saved his
deadliest weapon for last.

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A dose of venom
from his stinger

subdues the praying mantis,
and the scorpion feeds.

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He tears apart his victim

with tiny, claw-like
appendages in his mouth

called chelicerae.

As he eats, he spits up
digestive juices,

dissolving the organs of the
mantis into a slurpable stew.

While scorpion devours
his prey in the trees,

another small savanna resident
navigates the undergrowth.

(squeaking)

(squeaking)

The South African
soft-furred rat

emerges at night
to scavenge for food,

while trying to avoid becoming
someone else's meal himself.

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But his constant scurrying

inevitably attracts
unwanted attention.

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(growls)

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A puff adder,

one of the most dangerous
snakes in Africa.

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The caracal knows there are
some fights not worth picking.

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The puff adder is
a perfect ambush hunter.

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She's a nearly silent stalker

with two powerful camouflages,

one visual and
the other chemical,

as she gives off
no perceptible scent,

making her virtually invisible.

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Camouflaged against
the forest floor,

the adder settles
into position and watches.

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Curled up by this log,

she waits for
the perfect opportunity

to pass right in front of her.

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The puff adder can lie in wait
for weeks, hardly moving.

This is why so many don't
see her until it's too late.

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(squeaking)

But when she strikes,

few snakes on the planet
are faster.

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(squeaks)

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NARRATOR: In an African
savanna, a puff adder,

one of the fastest-striking
snakes on the planet,

prepares to attack.

(squeaking)

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(squeaking)

(squeaking)

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If the adder's bite doesn't
kill her prey, her venom will.

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The rat is lucky.

Better to be dead
than eaten alive.

She can go months
without eating,

and tonight
her patience pays off.

(crunching)

And though few snakes
strike faster,

swallowing her prey whole
takes some time.

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Back near the marsh,
the coast is finally clear,

and this male king cricket
tries again to attract a mate.

(chirping)

His potential queen
has been waiting

for his love ballad to return.

The star-crossed lovers
are close at last.

But a voracious
African bullfrog

has other plans
for this love story.

This Casanova doesn't realize

he's leading
potential partners

to the killing floor.

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At least his love song
worked for someone.

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While the bullfrog digests,

life by the water goes on.

And a snake who specializes
in amphibians

eyes a tasty-looking reed frog.

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A young herald snake,

small but deadly.

His venom is harmless
to humans,

but it's more than enough
to take out a frog.

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The frog senses danger,

but he might
already be too late.

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The young snake
is still learning

that the slightest hesitation
when hunting frogs

can cost you dinner.

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This serpent is a snake hunter,

the file snake,

and its sudden appearance
sends the herald on the run.

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In this case,

the more skilled hunter wins,

teaching his prey
a final, deadly lesson.

The herald snake struggles
against the file snake's grip,

but there's no escaping now.

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And because
he's a snake hunter,

the file snake is immune
to even the deadliest venom...

...allowing him to swallow
his prey alive without worry.

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Dawn is just an hour away,

and the bush baby still
hasn't had any luck.

If he doesn't make a kill now,
he may not feed before sunrise.

But the savanna offers
plenty of second chances.

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For the bush baby,

sometimes the hardest part
of his hunt

is finding a route through
the maze of branches...

...to reach his prey.

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His persistence
finally pays off,

and the bush baby enjoys
a nice plump gecko for dinner.

But while he eats,

something stirs
in the grass nearby.

(mewing)

A scared lion cub
searches for his mother,

who's out on her nightly hunt.

(mewing)

He doesn't realize
that his every cry

exposes him to others
looking for a meal.

(mewing)

(mewing)

(mewing)

(mewing)

(mewing)

NARRATOR: Moments before dawn,

a lost lion cub's cries
attract a terrible danger.

The hyena won't hesitate
to kill this defenseless cub.

(mews)

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(mews)

Being in the open
is a death sentence.

(mewing)

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(barking)

And its only chance
of survival is to hide...

...and be silent.

(yipping)

(mewing)

(mewing)

He locks onto
the young one's calls,

but so does a mother lion.

(mewing)

(growling)

(mewing)

(growling)

(whoops)

(mewing)

The hyena knows this is
a fight he can't win.

(mewing)

The distracted predators
give this duiker

an opportunity
to graze in peace.

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He's almost made it
through another night,

but others haven't
been so lucky.

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Rather than being
frightened or repulsed,

the sight of carrion
lures him in,

and he begins to feed.

These gentle grazers are,
surprisingly, omnivores

and will occasionally eat
small animals and the dead.

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But he's not the only one
looking for meat.

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(growling)

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(growling)

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(growling)

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First light.

Death can no longer
hide in the darkness.

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Exhausted mother lions
return to their cubs

after the violence
of the night.

But the hunt never truly ends.

The ongoing struggle
to survive continues...

...because out here,

death never sleeps.

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