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{\an7}Narrator: WHEN NIGHT FALLS,
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{\an7}THE SKY COMES ALIVE.
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{\an7}A FLUTTER OF WINGS
\h\hTHAT, FOR SOME,
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{\an7}IS THE STUFF OF NIGHTMARES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hBATS ARE NOT CONFINED
TO DARK UNDERGROUND CAVES.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY THRIVE
IN THE DRIEST OF DESERTS...
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{\an7}SURVIVE MONSOON SEASONS.
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{\an7}THEY RULE TROPICAL JUNGLES,
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{\an7}PATROL WATERWAYS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND HIDE IN PLACES
YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO LOOK.
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{\an7}JUST 45 MILLION YEARS
\h\h\h\hOF EVOLUTION
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hHAS EQUIPPED
THESE FLYING MAMMALS
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{\an7}WITH SOME BIZARRE ADAPTATIONS,
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{\an7}FROM ULTRASONIC HEARING
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{\an7}TO FREAKISHLY LONG TONGUES.
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{\an7}SOME GATHER IN THE MILLIONS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE OTHERS
ARE NEARLY INVISIBLE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND ONE DAREDEVIL
THAT WILL LEAVE YOU SPEECHLESS--
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE MOST HARDCORE BAT
ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET.
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{\an7}FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, TAKE COVER,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THESE
ARE NATURE’S WINGED FREAKS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}COME OUT OF THE DARK
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND ENTER
OUR LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
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{\an7}Man: CRAZY MONSTER BATS!
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{\an7}[CREAKING]
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{\an7}Narrator: FOR CENTURIES,
BATS HAVE HAUNTED DREAMS
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{\an7}AS WINGED BEASTS OF TERROR.
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{\an7}BUT OUR COLLECTION IS AS WEIRD
\h\h\h\hAS IT IS FASCINATING.
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{\an7}THERE’S THE FISHING BAT
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{\an7}THAT USES GIGANTIC CLAWS
\h\h\hTO CATCH ITS PREY,
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{\an7}THE TEQUILA MAKER,
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{\an7}AND AN AGILE ACROBAT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hONE HAS A TONGUE
TWICE AS LONG AS ITS BODY,
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{\an7}WHILE ANOTHER EATS SCORPIONS.
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{\an7}BUT OUR FIRST MONSTER BAT
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{\an7}\hIS RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING
THEM ALL A BAD REPUTATION.
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{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTER, MONSTER BATS ♪
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{\an7}[HORSE WHINNYING]
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{\an7}Narrator: WHEN DARKNESS FALLS,
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{\an7}NOBODY IN THESE STABLES IS SAFE.
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{\an7}[WHINNYING]
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE HORSES HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT’S LURKING IN THE SHADOWS.
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{\an7}[NICKERING]
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{\an7}IT’S THE VAMPIRE,
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{\an7}AND IT’S TIME TO FEED.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
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{\an7}\hVAMPIRE BATS ARE THE ONLY BATS
IN THE WORLD THAT FEED ON BLOOD.
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{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
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{\an7}[HORSE NICKERING]
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{\an7}IT’S A MASTER OF ECHOLOCATION
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND USES BOUNCING
ULTRASONIC SOUND WAVES
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{\an7}TO LOCATE ITS VICTIM.
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{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
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{\an7}[HORSE GRUNTING]
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{\an7}OF COURSE, IT CAN FLY,
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{\an7}\hBUT IT PREFERS TO SNEAK UP
ON ITS PREY FROM THE GROUND.
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{\an7}[GRUNTING]
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{\an7}STRONG HIND LEGS AND WRISTS
\h\h\h\hSUPPORT ITS WEIGHT,
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{\an7}WHILE ELONGATED THUMBS STEER
AND PUSH IT OFF THE GROUND.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND IT CAN JUMP
UP TO THREE FEET HIGH.
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{\an7}THAT’S LIKE A MAN JUMPING OVER
\h\h\hA SEVEN-STORY BUILDING!
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{\an7}[HEART BEATING]
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{\an7}IT CAN TELL WHERE THE WARM BLOOD
RUNS CLOSE TO THE SKIN,
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{\an7}THANKS TO HEAT SENSORS
\h\h\h\hNEAR ITS NOSE.
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{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
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{\an7}DINNER IS SERVED.
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{\an7}BUT THIS VAMPIRE DOESN’T SIMPLY
GULP DOWN HIS VICTIM’S BLOOD.
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{\an7}THERE ARE SPECIAL FORCES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAT WORK.
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{\an7}[CHATTERING]
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{\an7}WITH THE SHARPEST TEETH
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM,
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{\an7}THE VAMPIRE BAT GENTLY SHEARS
AWAY THE HAIRS OF ITS VICTIM
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{\an7}AND MAKES A SMALL INCISION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE SKIN.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE TONGUE SLIPS ALONG
THE FUNNEL-SHAPED BOTTOM LIP,
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{\an7}LAPPING UP THE BLOOD.
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{\an7}FINE MICROSCOPIC GROOVES LINE
THE SOFT TISSUES IN THE MOUTH.
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{\an7}THE BLOOD FLOWS UP
THESE NARROW TUBES
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{\an7}AND POURS INTO THE THROAT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE BAT.
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{\an7}THANKS TO A LOCAL ANESTHETIC
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE BAT’S SPIT,
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{\an7}THE VICTIM DOESN’T FEEL A THING.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND A BLOOD THINNER
KEEPS THE LIFE LIQUID FLOWING.
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{\an7}THE HORSE HAS NO IDEA
\h\hTHE BAT IS THERE.
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{\an7}[WHINNYING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND THE VAMPIRE FEEDS
UP TO 30 MINUTES UNDISTURBED.
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{\an7}IT MAY BE THE SIZE
\h\hOF YOUR THUMB,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT THE VAMPIRE
HAS A LIFE-SIZED APPETITE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN JUST ONE YEAR,
A COLONY OF 100 VAMPIRES
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{\an7}CAN DRAIN THE BLOOD
\h\h\hOF 25 HORSES.
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{\an7}[GRUNTING]
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{\an7}WITHOUT ITS BLOOD FIX
\h\h\h\hEVERY NIGHT,
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{\an7}THE BAT WILL STARVE TO DEATH.
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{\an7}BUT THROUGH SUPER HEARING,
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{\an7}THE VAMPIRE WILL RECOGNIZE
\hTHIS HORSE’S BREATHING,
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND TOMORROW NIGHT
HE WILL RETURN FOR MORE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHILE THIS
HORSE-RIDING BLOODSUCKER
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{\an7}PREFERS TO FEED SOLO,
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{\an7}THERE IS A BAT IN AFRICA
\h\hTHAT IS NEVER ALONE.
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{\an7}[HOWLING]
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{\an7}\hIN THE EVERGREEN SWAMPS
OF KASANKA PARK IN ZAMBIA
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{\an7}IS A SOCIAL GATHERING
\hOF EPIC PROPORTIONS.
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{\an7}[THUNDER]
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{\an7}[SCREECHING]
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{\an7}IT’S A FRUIT FIESTA.
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{\an7}A STRAW-COLORED FRUIT BAT
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{\an7}\h\hWILL CHEW THROUGH
TWICE HIS BODY WEIGHT
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{\an7}IN ONE NIGHT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}BUT AFTER SUCKING OUT
\h\h\hTHE FRUIT JUICE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHE SPITS OUT
THE FIBER PELLETS AND SEEDS,
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{\an7}PLANTING NEW TREES AS HE GOES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}DAWN IS APPROACHING.
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{\an7}[SCREECHING]
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{\an7}\hTHE SWARM SETS OUT
FOR THEIR DAY ROOST.
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{\an7}[SCREECHING]
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{\an7}WITH A WINGSPAN OF 2 1/2 FEET,
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHESE FLYING FOXES ARE
THE BIGGEST BATS IN AFRICA.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hDIFFERENT COLONIES
FROM ACROSS THE CONGO BASIN
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{\an7}\hTRAVEL UP TO 3,000 MILES
TO GATHER HERE EVERY YEAR,
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{\an7}LURED BY ABUNDANT FRUIT CROPS.
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{\an7}THEY ARRIVE IN HUNDREDS,
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{\an7}THEN THOUSANDS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSOON THEY’RE IN
THEIR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE LARGEST MAMMAL
MIGRATION ON THE PLANET...
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{\an7}UNTIL OVER 10 MILLION BATS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSQUEEZE INTO A SWAMP
THE SIZE OF TEN FOOTBALL FIELDS.
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{\an7}[CHATTERING]
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{\an7}DAYLIGHT MEANS BEDTIME.
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{\an7}TWO AND A HALF THOUSAND TONS
\h\h\h\h\hOF SNOOZING BATS.
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{\an7}[SQUEAKING AND CHATTERING]
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{\an7}\hBRANCHES GIVE IN
UNDER THE WEIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT’S ONLY NATURAL
THAT OTHER WINGED BEASTS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS SOCIAL GATHERING.
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{\an7}[SCREECHING]
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{\an7}[EAGLE CALLING]
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{\an7}[CHIRPING]
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{\an7}THE BATS ARE BLISSFULLY UNAWARE
OF THE LOOMING DANGER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE FISH EAGLE
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{\an7}PLUCKS THE SLEEPING BATS
\h\h\hFROM THEIR DAYBEDS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hHE HAS ONLY TWO MONTHS IN WHICH
TO FATTEN UP ON THIS BAT BUFFET.
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{\an7}\h\hWHEN THE FRUIT RUNS OUT,
THE BATS MOVE FURTHER NORTH.
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{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hONE BY ONE
THEY GET READY TO LEAVE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THEY FREE-FALL OVER 6 FEET
\hBEFORE CATCHING FLIGHT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE AN UNLUCKY FEW
WON’T JOIN THE MASS EXODUS,
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{\an7}THE EAGLE HASN’T MADE A DENT
\h\hIN THE SWARM’S NUMBERS.
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{\an7}[SCREECHING]
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE BAT BLIZZARD
IS BUILDING UP AGAIN...
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{\an7}UNTIL OVER 20 MILLION WINGS
\h\h\h\h\hBLACK OUT THE SKY.
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{\an7}[SCREECHING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hFROM SWARMING BEASTS
AND BLOODSUCKING VAMPIRES,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWE NOW TURN TO A BAT
THAT BUILDS ITS OWN SHELTER,
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{\an7}AND YOU WON’T BELIEVE
\h\hWHERE IT’S HIDING.
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{\an7}[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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{\an7}THE DENSE JUNGLES
OF CENTRAL AMERICA
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{\an7}\h\hARE FILLED WITH
STRANGE ANIMALS...
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{\an7}AND PECULIAR BEHAVIORS.
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{\an7}NOT TO MENTION COUNTLESS DANGERS
LURKING IN THE SHADOWS.
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{\an7}AND OUR NEXT ODDBALL BAT
HAS A SIMPLE PHILOSOPHY:
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{\an7}\h\hIF YOU CAN’T FIND
THE PERFECT HIDEAWAY,
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{\an7}YOU BUILD YOUR OWN.
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{\an7}THE HONDURAN WHITE BAT
IS A TENT-BUILDING BAT.
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{\an7}[SCREECH]
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{\an7}HE’S A MICRO-BAT,
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{\an7}\hAND HIS LARGE EARS
AND POINTY NOSE-LEAF
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{\an7}ARE PERFECTLY ADAPTED
\h\hFOR ECHOLOCATION,
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{\an7}WHICH HE’LL USE TO NAVIGATE
\hTHROUGH THE DENSE JUNGLE,
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{\an7}OR TO HUNT FOR INSECTS.
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{\an7}BUT THIS FUZZ BALL’S
\h\h\hFAVORITE FOOD
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{\an7}IS BLOOD-RED BERRIES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hHE’S BUILDING UP ENERGY
FOR THE DAUNTING TASK AT HAND.
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{\an7}AND BEST HE GETS GOING.
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{\an7}[THUNDER]
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{\an7}A STORM IS BREWING.
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{\an7}[THUNDER]
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{\an7}HE SEEKS OUT THE PERFECT LEAF.
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{\an7}AND WITH HIS TEETH, HE STARTS
\h\h\hGNAWING AT THE MIDRIB.
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{\an7}THIS WILL TAKE HIM ALL NIGHT.
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{\an7}HE FINISHED JUST IN TIME.
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{\an7}THE RAIN FINALLY SUBSIDES,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND THANKS TO
OUR BUILDER’S SKILLS,
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{\an7}\hHE AND HIS HAREM
ARE SAFE AND DRY.
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{\an7}THE MASTER CRAFTER
HAS TURNED A LEAF
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{\an7}INTO A WAXY WATERPROOF HOUSE,
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{\an7}COMPLETE WITH TINY FOOTHOLDS
\h\h\h\hFOR THEIR BAT CLAWS.
197
00:14:45,685 --> 00:14:48,188
{\an7}BY GNAWING THROUGH THE VEINS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE LEAF,
198
00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:52,792
{\an7}THE SIDES HAVE FLOPPED DOWN
\h\h\h\h\hAND MADE A TENT...
199
00:14:52,825 --> 00:14:55,995
{\an7}THE PERFECT HIDEOUT.
200
00:14:56,028 --> 00:14:58,864
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT FOR A BAT
THAT LIKES TO COVER UP,
201
00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:02,034
{\an7}WHY BE BRIGHT WHITE?
202
00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:04,304
{\an7}AS THE SUN HEATS UP
203
00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:07,607
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND FORCES ITS WAY
THROUGH THE FOREST CANOPY,
204
00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:12,678
{\an7}THE BUILDER CHANGES COLOR.
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00:15:12,712 --> 00:15:15,148
{\an7}IN AN INGENIOUS TRICK OF LIGHT,
206
00:15:15,181 --> 00:15:19,052
{\an7}\h\hTHE LEAFY GREEN REFLECTION
CONCEALS THE BRIGHT WHITE BATS
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00:15:19,085 --> 00:15:21,454
{\an7}EVEN MORE.
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00:15:21,487 --> 00:15:29,762
{\an7}♪
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00:15:29,796 --> 00:15:35,268
{\an7}\hBUT THIS HOUSE IS NOT JUST
FOR SHELTER AND CAMOUFLAGE.
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00:15:35,301 --> 00:15:38,838
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE STEM OF THE LEAF
IS A BUILT-IN ALARM SYSTEM.
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00:15:38,871 --> 00:15:46,512
{\an7}♪
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00:15:46,546 --> 00:15:48,882
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
213
00:15:50,416 --> 00:15:54,987
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hONE TOUCH
BY AN UNWELCOME PREDATOR,
214
00:15:55,021 --> 00:15:57,390
{\an7}AND THE BATS ARE OUT OF THERE.
215
00:16:00,893 --> 00:16:04,196
{\an7}\h\hBUT THE BUILDER
IS NOT THE ONLY BAT
216
00:16:04,230 --> 00:16:07,200
{\an7}THAT HAS FOUND A WELCOME RETREAT
IN THE LEAFY SHADOWS.
217
00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:17,043
{\an7}OUR NEXT MISFIT HAS EVOLVED
CRAZY FEET FOR ITS HANGOUT.
218
00:16:17,076 --> 00:16:25,952
{\an7}♪
219
00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:28,754
{\an7}IT’S THE SUCKER-FOOTED BAT.
220
00:16:32,091 --> 00:16:35,127
{\an7}\hAND IT’S TAKING
THE EASY WAY OUT.
221
00:16:39,899 --> 00:16:42,402
{\an7}INSTEAD OF BUILDING
\hITS OWN SHELTER,
222
00:16:42,435 --> 00:16:46,839
{\an7}\hTHE SUCKER BAT USES
A READY-MADE HIDEOUT:
223
00:16:46,873 --> 00:16:49,876
{\an7}THE COILED-UP LEAVES
\hOF BANANA PLANTS.
224
00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:04,089
{\an7}\h\hTHE BAT’S TOES
HAVE FUSED TOGETHER
225
00:17:04,123 --> 00:17:06,359
{\an7}TO FORM FREAKISH SUCKERS
226
00:17:06,392 --> 00:17:10,396
{\an7}WITH WHICH IT CAN STICK
TO A VERTICAL SURFACE.
227
00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:14,733
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND A BIT OF SPIT
STRENGTHENS THE STICKY SEAL.
228
00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:22,508
{\an7}THE SUCTION CUPS ARE SO STRONG
229
00:17:22,542 --> 00:17:26,780
{\an7}\hTHAT JUST ONE DISC CAN HOLD
THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE BAT.
230
00:17:29,181 --> 00:17:33,452
{\an7}THE SUCKER BAT’S FACE AND BUTT
\h\h\h\h\hARE COVERED IN WARTS
231
00:17:33,486 --> 00:17:38,191
{\an7}THAT PICK UP TINY VIBRATIONS
\h\hON THE LEAF’S SURFACE...
232
00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:40,893
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
233
00:17:40,927 --> 00:17:45,799
{\an7}SO THE BAT IS ALWAYS AWARE
\h\h\h\h\hOF HIS NEIGHBORS.
234
00:17:45,831 --> 00:17:50,302
{\an7}\h\hTHE ROLLED-UP LEAF ALSO
COMES IN HANDY AS A TRUMPET
235
00:17:50,336 --> 00:17:54,140
{\an7}TO AMPLIFY THEIR CALLS AS THEY
TALK TO THEIR ROOST BUDDIES...
236
00:17:54,173 --> 00:17:57,043
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
237
00:17:57,076 --> 00:18:01,480
{\an7}\h\h\hAND LISTEN FOR CALLBACKS
WITH THEIR FUNNEL-SHAPED EARS.
238
00:18:01,514 --> 00:18:05,051
{\an7}[DISTANT SQUEAKING]
239
00:18:05,084 --> 00:18:09,488
{\an7}WHILE THE SUCKER BAT CAN ATTACH
TO THE LEAF IN ANY DIRECTION,
240
00:18:09,522 --> 00:18:15,862
{\an7}IT IS ONE OF ONLY SIX SPECIES OF
BATS TO ROOST WITH ITS HEAD UP.
241
00:18:15,895 --> 00:18:19,399
{\an7}THIS MAKES IT EASY TO ESCAPE
\h\h\h\h\hFROM THAT PREDATOR
242
00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:21,935
{\an7}THAT’S STILL SKULKING ABOUT.
243
00:18:21,968 --> 00:18:22,969
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
244
00:18:24,870 --> 00:18:26,605
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
245
00:18:26,639 --> 00:18:34,580
{\an7}♪
246
00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:37,584
{\an7}FROM THE SUCKERS
AND THE BUILDERS
247
00:18:37,617 --> 00:18:40,653
{\an7}AND THE THIRSTY BLOOD DRINKERS,
248
00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:43,923
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hWE NOW TURN TO
A PROMISCUOUS CIRCUS FREAK
249
00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:48,260
{\an7}\hTHAT TAKES TUMBLING
TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
250
00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:51,497
{\an7}THIS IS THE ACROBAT.
251
00:18:51,530 --> 00:18:53,165
{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTERS ♪
252
00:18:53,199 --> 00:18:57,937
{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE WET TROPICAL JUNGLES
\hOF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA,
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00:19:02,842 --> 00:19:06,546
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hHOME TO AN ORGY
OF LITTLE RED FLYING FOXES.
255
00:19:08,114 --> 00:19:16,522
{\an7}[BIRDS CALLING]
256
00:19:16,555 --> 00:19:20,793
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLONG CLAWED THUMBS
MAKE IDEAL CLAMBERING HOOKS
257
00:19:20,826 --> 00:19:25,264
{\an7}FOR WALKING THE TIGHTROPE.
258
00:19:25,297 --> 00:19:27,800
{\an7}AND A GOOD GRIP IS IMPORTANT
259
00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:31,003
{\an7}WHEN YOU’RE AS HYPERACTIVE
\h\h\h\h\h\hAS THE ACROBAT.
260
00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:37,377
{\an7}\h\hTHESE TRAPEZE ARTISTS
HAVE A 40-INCH WINGSPAN.
261
00:19:41,213 --> 00:19:44,083
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE WINGS
ARE TECHNICALLY WEBBING
262
00:19:44,116 --> 00:19:47,686
{\an7}BETWEEN ELONGATED FINGERS.
263
00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:52,658
{\an7}AND SPECIAL GLANDS SECRETE OILS
TO NOURISH AND HEAL THE SKIN
264
00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:55,028
{\an7}AND INCREASE ELASTICITY.
265
00:19:57,830 --> 00:20:05,938
{\an7}♪
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00:20:05,971 --> 00:20:08,240
{\an7}IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERE,
267
00:20:08,274 --> 00:20:11,210
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND THE WINGS
ARE HANDY COOLING FANS.
268
00:20:18,484 --> 00:20:21,988
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSPECIAL MUSCLES KEEP
THE STRETCHY WING MEMBRANES
269
00:20:22,021 --> 00:20:23,756
{\an7}STIFF IN FLIGHT.
270
00:20:28,094 --> 00:20:33,633
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE LITTLE RED SPENDS
A THIRD OF ITS DAY GROOMING
271
00:20:33,666 --> 00:20:37,870
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND ANOTHER
LARGE CHUNK OF IT SLEEPING.
272
00:20:37,903 --> 00:20:41,707
{\an7}\hAND THEY’LL NEED
THEIR ENERGY LATER.
273
00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:46,079
{\an7}BUT JUST HOW DO THESE ACROBATS
\h\h\hHANG AROUND UPSIDE-DOWN
274
00:20:46,112 --> 00:20:48,281
{\an7}WITHOUT EVER FALLING,
275
00:20:48,314 --> 00:20:50,616
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNOT EVEN WHEN
THEY’RE HAVING A NAP?
276
00:20:52,885 --> 00:20:57,723
{\an7}\h\hTHE ANSWER LIES
INSIDE THEIR FEET.
277
00:20:57,757 --> 00:21:01,394
{\an7}AS THE WEIGHT OF THE BAT’S BODY
PULLS DOWN WITH GRAVITY,
278
00:21:01,427 --> 00:21:04,030
{\an7}THE TENDONS IN THE FEET
\h\h\hARE PULLED BACK,
279
00:21:04,063 --> 00:21:07,533
{\an7}\h\h\hCURLING THE TOES
WITHOUT USING MUSCLES.
280
00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:10,602
{\an7}THE TENDONS ATTACHED TO THE TOES
HAVE A ROUGH PATCH
281
00:21:10,636 --> 00:21:14,874
{\an7}\h\hWITH WARTY OUTGROWTHS
THAT SLOT INTO A SHEATH.
282
00:21:14,907 --> 00:21:17,276
{\an7}THE TWO PARTS FORM A LOCK,
283
00:21:17,309 --> 00:21:22,781
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND THE TENDON
IS LATCHED INTO PLACE.
284
00:21:22,815 --> 00:21:24,450
{\an7}WITH CURVED CLAWS,
285
00:21:24,483 --> 00:21:28,220
{\an7}THE FEET BASICALLY BECOME
\h\h\h\hBAT COAT HANGERS.
286
00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:30,056
{\an7}WHEN THE BAT WANTS TO TAKE OFF
287
00:21:30,089 --> 00:21:32,224
{\an7}\h\hAND ITS WEIGHT
IS BROUGHT BACK UP,
288
00:21:32,258 --> 00:21:34,393
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE TENDON
IS FREED FROM THE LATCH
289
00:21:34,426 --> 00:21:38,530
{\an7}AND THE BENT CLAWS ARE RELEASED.
290
00:21:38,564 --> 00:21:40,833
{\an7}THE MECHANISM IS SO EFFECTIVE
291
00:21:40,866 --> 00:21:45,571
{\an7}\h\h\hTHAT EVEN DEAD BATS
REMAIN HANGING IN PLACE.
292
00:21:45,604 --> 00:21:48,073
{\an7}[SCREECHING]
293
00:21:48,107 --> 00:21:51,077
{\an7}WHEN YOU’RE ALWAYS UPSIDE-DOWN,
294
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:53,879
{\an7}YOU NEED A TRICK MOVE
\h\hWHEN NATURE CALLS.
295
00:21:53,913 --> 00:21:57,950
{\an7}♪
296
00:21:57,983 --> 00:22:05,824
{\an7}♪
297
00:22:05,858 --> 00:22:19,472
{\an7}♪
298
00:22:19,505 --> 00:22:24,810
{\an7}BUT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY MOVE
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT COUNTS HERE.
299
00:22:24,844 --> 00:22:31,984
{\an7}THE ACROBATS COMPETE FOR FEMALES
IN UPSIDE-DOWN BOXING MATCHES.
300
00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:34,453
{\an7}THEY’RE SKILLFUL FIGHTERS...
301
00:22:34,486 --> 00:22:37,456
{\an7}AND GIFTED LOVERS.
302
00:22:41,994 --> 00:22:44,096
{\an7}IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA,
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00:22:44,129 --> 00:22:47,399
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE ACROBATIC
LITTLE RED FLYING FOX MALES
304
00:22:47,433 --> 00:22:50,069
{\an7}ARE FIGHTING OVER TERRITORY
305
00:22:50,102 --> 00:22:54,039
{\an7}AND FEMALES.
306
00:22:54,073 --> 00:22:56,842
{\an7}\h\h\hIT’S INVERTED
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.
307
00:22:59,478 --> 00:23:03,382
{\an7}THEY CLAW, BOX, AND BITE.
308
00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:08,287
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
309
00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,989
{\an7}\h\hTHE VICTORIOUS
PROMISCUOUS GYMNAST
310
00:23:11,023 --> 00:23:14,593
{\an7}WILL MATE WITH ANY FEMALE
\h\h\hTHAT WILL HAVE HIM.
311
00:23:14,627 --> 00:23:21,067
{\an7}♪
312
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,336
{\an7}AND IT’S A TRICKY AFFAIR,
313
00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:26,539
{\an7}EVEN IF YOU’RE HUNG LIKE A BAT.
314
00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:39,552
{\an7}♪
315
00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:49,929
{\an7}♪
316
00:23:49,962 --> 00:23:55,301
{\an7}\h\hAFTER ALL THIS ACTION,
OUR ACROBAT NEEDS A DRINK.
317
00:24:04,076 --> 00:24:08,881
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND THERE’S A SURPRISE
WELCOMING PARTY LYING IN WAIT.
318
00:24:14,019 --> 00:24:15,888
{\an7}TO QUENCH THEIR THIRST,
319
00:24:15,921 --> 00:24:18,657
{\an7}THEY’LL LICK THE WATER
\h\h\hFROM THEIR FUR...
320
00:24:23,796 --> 00:24:26,432
{\an7}IF THEY ARE ACROBATIC ENOUGH
321
00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:29,969
{\an7}\hTO ESCAPE THE NIMBLE
FRESHWATER CROCODILES.
322
00:24:44,717 --> 00:24:51,123
{\an7}♪
323
00:24:51,156 --> 00:24:54,426
{\an7}SOME BATS ARE GOOD AT SWINGING,
324
00:24:54,460 --> 00:24:58,164
{\an7}WHILE OTHERS GIVE US
\h\hDRUNKEN DELIGHT.
325
00:24:58,197 --> 00:25:03,936
{\an7}BUT OUR NEXT FREAK-FOOTED FLIER
IS A SPECIALIST HUNTER.
326
00:25:03,969 --> 00:25:06,071
{\an7}IT’S THE FISH MONGER.
327
00:25:06,105 --> 00:25:08,207
{\an7}♪
328
00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,375
{\an7}[INSECTS CHIRPING]
329
00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:12,211
{\an7}AS NIGHT FALLS
330
00:25:12,244 --> 00:25:15,881
{\an7}ON THE SPOOKY WATERWAYS
\h\h\h\hOF COSTA RICA,
331
00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:18,784
{\an7}A BIZARRE-LOOKING CREATURE
\h\h\h\hCOMES OUT TO PLAY.
332
00:25:23,489 --> 00:25:27,259
{\an7}IT’S THE GREATER BULLDOG BAT,
333
00:25:27,292 --> 00:25:31,163
{\an7}NAMED FOR HIS DROOPING LIPS
\hAND FLAT, SQUARE MUZZLE,
334
00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:36,468
{\an7}\h\h\h\hRESEMBLING THAT
OF HIS CANINE NAMESAKE.
335
00:25:36,502 --> 00:25:40,840
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THAT’S WHERE
THE SIMILARITIES END.
336
00:25:40,873 --> 00:25:43,209
{\an7}HE’S ONE OF THE BIGGEST BATS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD,
337
00:25:43,242 --> 00:25:46,445
{\an7}\h\hWITH A WINGSPAN
OF OVER THREE FEET.
338
00:25:46,478 --> 00:25:50,282
{\an7}\h\hHE’S HUGE AND HAS
AN APPETITE TO MATCH.
339
00:25:53,519 --> 00:25:57,390
{\an7}THIS BAT HAS DEVELOPED
\h\hA TASTE FOR SUSHI.
340
00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:02,494
{\an7}THROUGH ECHOLOCATION,
341
00:26:02,528 --> 00:26:08,534
{\an7}HE LISTENS FOR RIPPLES CAUSED BY
FISH SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS.
342
00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:13,872
{\an7}THAT’S ALL HE NEEDS TO SET HIS
HUNTING REPERTOIRE IN MOTION.
343
00:26:13,906 --> 00:26:17,543
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
344
00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:21,146
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hHIS HIND FEET
ARE LIKE GRAPPLING HOOKS,
345
00:26:21,180 --> 00:26:27,353
{\an7}FOUR TIMES AS BIG AS THE FEET
\h\h\h\hOF NON-FISHING BATS.
346
00:26:27,386 --> 00:26:39,632
{\an7}♪
347
00:26:39,665 --> 00:26:43,569
{\an7}HE DRAGS HIS GIANT CURVED CLAWS
THROUGH THE WATER.
348
00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:50,742
{\an7}♪
349
00:26:50,776 --> 00:26:52,444
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
350
00:26:52,478 --> 00:27:00,353
{\an7}♪
351
00:27:00,385 --> 00:27:05,390
{\an7}HE IMPALES ANY UNLUCKY FISH
\hIN THE DEADLY RAKE’S PATH.
352
00:27:15,033 --> 00:27:16,401
{\an7}[CRUNCH]
353
00:27:18,937 --> 00:27:22,641
{\an7}NOT EVEN THE SLIPPERIEST
\h\h\h\h\hSUCKERS ESCAPE.
354
00:27:33,218 --> 00:27:37,756
{\an7}WITH FORMIDABLE TEETH, HE BITES
THROUGH SCALES AND FISH BONES.
355
00:27:45,197 --> 00:27:48,967
{\an7}HE DEVOURS UP TO 40 FISH
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN ONE NIGHT.
356
00:27:51,370 --> 00:27:53,305
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
357
00:27:53,338 --> 00:27:57,542
{\an7}\h\h\hHE STORES LEFTOVERS
IN HIS STRETCHY CHEEKS...
358
00:27:57,576 --> 00:27:59,912
{\an7}♪
359
00:27:59,945 --> 00:28:03,382
{\an7}WHILE HE CONTINUES
HIS FISHING BINGE
360
00:28:03,415 --> 00:28:05,384
{\an7}DEEP INTO THE NIGHT.
361
00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:11,323
{\an7}♪
362
00:28:11,356 --> 00:28:13,225
{\an7}AWAY FROM THE WATERWAYS,
363
00:28:13,258 --> 00:28:15,227
{\an7}ON THE OUTER EDGES
\h\hOF THE JUNGLE,
364
00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:18,463
{\an7}ANOTHER MONSTER HUNTER
\hIS STARTING TO STIR.
365
00:28:21,099 --> 00:28:25,170
{\an7}IT’S THE FRINGE-LIPPED BAT.
366
00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:27,973
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHE WEIGHS
AS MUCH AS A GOLF BALL,
367
00:28:28,006 --> 00:28:31,142
{\an7}WHICH IS HEAVY FOR A BAT.
368
00:28:31,176 --> 00:28:33,045
{\an7}BUT HIS STRONG CLAWED FEET
369
00:28:33,078 --> 00:28:37,082
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEASILY COPE
WITH THIS HANGING HEAVYWEIGHT.
370
00:28:37,115 --> 00:28:39,684
{\an7}HE’S EQUIPPED WITH A FEW
OTHER CLEVER ACCESSORIES
371
00:28:39,718 --> 00:28:43,355
{\an7}TO EASE UP DINNER TIME.
372
00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:46,391
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hENLARGED EARS
LISTEN OUT FOR FROG CALLS...
373
00:28:46,425 --> 00:28:48,928
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
374
00:28:48,961 --> 00:28:51,964
{\an7}THE FLUTTER OF INSECT WINGS...
375
00:28:51,997 --> 00:28:53,599
{\an7}[FLUTTERING]
376
00:28:53,632 --> 00:28:57,903
{\an7}\hOR THE PITTER PATTER
OF LITTLE LIZARD FEET.
377
00:28:57,936 --> 00:29:00,639
{\an7}[RUSTLING]
378
00:29:00,672 --> 00:29:05,110
{\an7}SHARP-CLAWED THUMBS ARE PERFECT
FOR MANIPULATING PREY.
379
00:29:08,113 --> 00:29:12,684
{\an7}\hTEETH BITE THROUGH
BODY ARMOR AND BONE,
380
00:29:12,718 --> 00:29:17,523
{\an7}\hAND A WARTY FACE IS NOT
JUST FOR MONSTROUS APPEAL.
381
00:29:17,556 --> 00:29:22,528
{\an7}THE BUMPS ON HIS LIPS AND CHIN
\h\h\h\h\hACT LIKE TASTE BUDS.
382
00:29:22,561 --> 00:29:26,498
{\an7}THE FRINGE-LIPPED BAT LEARNS
\h\h\hWHICH PREY TASTES GOOD
383
00:29:26,531 --> 00:29:28,767
{\an7}AND WHICH ARE POISONOUS.
384
00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,702
{\an7}[CHATTERING]
385
00:29:33,972 --> 00:29:38,310
{\an7}\hAND AN ALL-DAY SNOOZE
HAS LEFT HIM STARVING.
386
00:29:41,346 --> 00:29:45,150
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITH STRONG WINGS,
HE WEAVES THROUGH THE FOREST,
387
00:29:45,183 --> 00:29:47,886
{\an7}LOOKING AND LISTENING FOR PREY.
388
00:29:47,919 --> 00:29:57,962
{\an7}♪
389
00:29:57,963 --> 00:30:03,802
{\an7}♪
390
00:30:03,835 --> 00:30:06,638
{\an7}♪
391
00:30:06,672 --> 00:30:10,075
{\an7}\h\h\hWHILE YOU ARE
BLISSFULLY SLEEPING,
392
00:30:10,108 --> 00:30:12,677
{\an7}BATS ARE ON THE HUNT,
393
00:30:12,711 --> 00:30:15,280
{\an7}\hAND SOME DEVELOP
GENIUS ADAPTATIONS
394
00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:18,083
{\an7}FOR DEALING WITH THE DARK,
395
00:30:18,116 --> 00:30:21,286
{\an7}LIKE OUR NEXT CRAZY MONSTER BAT.
396
00:30:25,057 --> 00:30:28,427
{\an7}\h\h\hSOME BATS ARE
SPECIALIST KILLERS,
397
00:30:28,460 --> 00:30:32,898
{\an7}WHILE OTHERS ARE LEAF LOVERS.
398
00:30:32,931 --> 00:30:38,470
{\an7}BUT OUR NEXT BAT IS KNOWN
\h\h\h\hFOR ITS UGLY FACE,
399
00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:41,473
{\an7}NICKNAMED THE MEGAPHONE.
400
00:30:41,506 --> 00:30:44,642
{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTERS ♪
401
00:30:44,676 --> 00:30:47,579
{\an7}Narrator: IN A DESERTED CAVE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN SOUTH AFRICA
402
00:30:47,612 --> 00:30:50,482
{\an7}\h\hLIVES OUR NEXT
CRAZY MONSTER BAT.
403
00:30:55,454 --> 00:31:00,659
{\an7}\hTHE HORSESHOE BAT WEIGHS AS
LITTLE AS AN EMPTY PAPER CUP,
404
00:31:00,692 --> 00:31:04,029
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT DON’T LET
ITS SMALL SIZE FOOL YOU.
405
00:31:04,062 --> 00:31:10,001
{\an7}[CLICKING]
406
00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:14,840
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hROOSTING COLONIES
ARE MADE OF DOZENS OF BATS.
407
00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:19,344
{\an7}\hAND THESE CAVE DWELLERS
SLEEP, FLY, HUNT, AND EAT
408
00:31:19,378 --> 00:31:22,181
{\an7}IN COMPLETE DARKNESS.
409
00:31:22,214 --> 00:31:28,020
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
410
00:31:31,289 --> 00:31:34,425
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE SECRET TO THIS
INSECT-EATING BAT’S SUCCESS
411
00:31:34,459 --> 00:31:38,129
{\an7}LIES IN THE BIZARRE STRUCTURE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON ITS FACE,
412
00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:40,098
{\an7}CALLED A NOSE-LEAF.
413
00:31:43,535 --> 00:31:48,373
{\an7}\h\h\hIT MAY LOOK LIKE SOMETHING
STRAIGHT OUT OF YOUR NIGHTMARES,
414
00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:52,011
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT THIS UGLY MUG
HAS A VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
415
00:31:55,046 --> 00:31:57,949
{\an7}THE HORSESHOE BAT’S
\hFLESHY NOSE LEAF
416
00:31:57,983 --> 00:32:02,254
{\an7}\h\h\hCAN MOVE AND CURVE
TO MODIFY ITS ACOUSTICS.
417
00:32:02,287 --> 00:32:07,025
{\an7}THE BAT RELEASES SOUND PULSES
\h\h\h\hTHROUGH ITS NOSTRILS.
418
00:32:07,058 --> 00:32:09,060
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE STRUCTURE
AROUND THE NOSTRILS
419
00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:15,367
{\an7}ACTS LIKE A MEGAPHONE TO AMPLIFY
AND DIRECT CERTAIN FREQUENCIES.
420
00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,870
{\an7}THE SOUND WAVES MOVE OUT,
AND AS THEY HIT OBJECTS,
421
00:32:18,904 --> 00:32:22,074
{\an7}THEY ECHO BACK TO THE BAT.
422
00:32:22,107 --> 00:32:26,078
{\an7}THESE ECHOES FALL ON THE BAT’S
\h\h\h\hENORMOUS DYNAMIC EARS
423
00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:29,181
{\an7}\h\hTHAT CAN ADJUST
IN SHAPE AND ANGLE
424
00:32:29,214 --> 00:32:32,284
{\an7}TO FILTER THE SOUND
\hMORE EFFICIENTLY.
425
00:32:32,317 --> 00:32:34,853
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hFASTER THAN
YOU CAN BLINK YOUR EYE
426
00:32:34,886 --> 00:32:37,489
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE BAT CAN TELL
HOW FAR THE OBJECT IS,
427
00:32:37,522 --> 00:32:39,190
{\an7}WHAT SHAPE IT IS,
428
00:32:39,224 --> 00:32:41,793
{\an7}AND IF IT’S MOVING OR NOT.
429
00:32:41,827 --> 00:32:43,429
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
430
00:32:43,462 --> 00:32:45,798
{\an7}AND THIS HAS TURNED
\hTHE HORSESHOE BAT
431
00:32:45,831 --> 00:32:49,368
{\an7}INTO A RULER OF DARKNESS.
432
00:32:49,401 --> 00:32:52,004
{\an7}THE BAT’S HEARING
\hIS SO SENSITIVE
433
00:32:52,037 --> 00:32:54,540
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT IN ORDER
NOT TO DEAFEN ITSELF,
434
00:32:54,573 --> 00:32:58,210
{\an7}\h\h\hIT DROPS ITS HEARING
SENSITIVITY WHILE CALLING.
435
00:32:58,243 --> 00:33:02,681
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT WITHIN MILLISECONDS,
THE EAR IS BACK ON FULL POWER,
436
00:33:02,714 --> 00:33:06,885
{\an7}\h\h\hREADY TO RECEIVE
THE ECHO OF AN INSECT.
437
00:33:06,918 --> 00:33:18,696
{\an7}♪
438
00:33:18,730 --> 00:33:25,203
{\an7}♪
439
00:33:25,237 --> 00:33:28,273
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND IF YOU THINK
THE INSECT-HUNTING ABILITIES
440
00:33:28,306 --> 00:33:31,810
{\an7}OF THE HORSESHOE BAT
\h\h\hIS IMPRESSIVE,
441
00:33:31,843 --> 00:33:35,513
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT
OUR NEXT WINGED FREAK FEEDS ON.
442
00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:42,121
{\an7}[BIRDS CHIRPING]
443
00:33:42,153 --> 00:33:46,891
{\an7}ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET,
IN ARID MEXICO,
444
00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:49,161
{\an7}IS A VERY PECULIAR BAT.
445
00:33:49,194 --> 00:33:59,905
{\an7}♪
446
00:33:59,938 --> 00:34:06,678
{\an7}♪
447
00:34:06,711 --> 00:34:10,281
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S NOT INSECTS
THAT BRING THE BATS HERE.
448
00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:13,451
{\an7}IT’S THE SWEET SCENT OF NECTAR.
449
00:34:13,485 --> 00:34:16,221
{\an7}[MAN LAUGHING]
450
00:34:16,254 --> 00:34:17,455
{\an7}[MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYING]
451
00:34:17,489 --> 00:34:21,093
{\an7}THE LESSER LONG-NOSED BAT.
452
00:34:21,126 --> 00:34:23,562
{\an7}HE’S AN EXPERT AT HOVERING
453
00:34:23,595 --> 00:34:28,266
{\an7}AND AVOIDS GETTING IMPALED
\h\h\h\h\hBY SPIKEY CACTUS.
454
00:34:28,300 --> 00:34:32,504
{\an7}THIS NECTAR SPECIALIST
\hISN’T ALWAYS AROUND.
455
00:34:32,537 --> 00:34:35,940
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hHE TRAVELS
UP TO 700 MILES A YEAR,
456
00:34:35,974 --> 00:34:39,077
{\an7}FOLLOWING THE NECTAR TRAIL
\h\h\h\h\hOF CACTUS BLOOMS
457
00:34:39,110 --> 00:34:41,813
{\an7}BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE U.S.,
458
00:34:41,846 --> 00:34:43,081
{\an7}AND EVOLUTION
459
00:34:43,114 --> 00:34:47,251
{\an7}HAS HELPED HIM MAKE THE MOST
\h\h\h\hOF THIS SWEET FEST.
460
00:34:47,285 --> 00:34:50,522
{\an7}HIS TONGUE IS AS LONG
\h\h\h\h\hAS HIS BODY
461
00:34:50,555 --> 00:34:54,559
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND REACHES DEEP
INTO THE SAGUARO BLOOMS.
462
00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:57,763
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHIS PALE FUR
GETS COVERED IN POLLEN,
463
00:34:57,796 --> 00:35:00,866
{\an7}AND HE TRANSFERS THIS
\h\h\h\hAS HE FEEDS,
464
00:35:00,899 --> 00:35:03,902
{\an7}FROM FLOWER TO FLOWER.
465
00:35:03,935 --> 00:35:08,506
{\an7}♪
466
00:35:08,540 --> 00:35:14,279
{\an7}HE VISITS UP TO 100 BLOOMS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN ONE NIGHT.
467
00:35:14,312 --> 00:35:17,282
{\an7}\h\h\hAND THE SAGUARO
IS NOT THE ONLY PLANT
468
00:35:17,315 --> 00:35:19,117
{\an7}THAT THESE HOVERING FREAKS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPOLLINATE.
469
00:35:21,386 --> 00:35:25,323
{\an7}♪
470
00:35:25,357 --> 00:35:28,660
{\an7}AGAVES.
471
00:35:28,693 --> 00:35:30,728
{\an7}INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP OF PLANTS
472
00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:34,899
{\an7}\h\hIS THE ONE THAT
BRINGS US TEQUILA.
473
00:35:34,933 --> 00:35:48,680
{\an7}♪
474
00:35:48,713 --> 00:35:51,983
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE SWEET NECTAR
ATTRACTS MANY ANIMALS,
475
00:35:52,017 --> 00:35:54,753
{\an7}AND THE BATS ARE NO DIFFERENT.
476
00:35:54,786 --> 00:36:03,361
{\an7}♪
477
00:36:03,395 --> 00:36:11,370
{\an7}♪
478
00:36:11,403 --> 00:36:13,805
{\an7}WITHOUT THESE TEQUILA BATS,
479
00:36:13,838 --> 00:36:17,608
{\an7}MEXICO’S SIGNATURE HOOCH
\h\h\h\h\hWOULDN’T EXIST.
480
00:36:17,642 --> 00:36:28,753
{\an7}♪
481
00:36:28,787 --> 00:36:33,158
{\an7}AND WHEN THE BLOOMING TRAIL
MOVES ALONG, SO DO THE BATS.
482
00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:35,827
{\an7}[MAN LAUGHING]
483
00:36:35,860 --> 00:36:37,362
{\an7}♪
484
00:36:37,395 --> 00:36:43,234
{\an7}THE TEQUILA BAT IS NOT THE ONLY
NECTAR-LOVING BEAST.
485
00:36:43,268 --> 00:36:49,107
{\an7}\h\h\hIN ECUADOR, ANOTHER
IS LAPPING UP THE LIQUID.
486
00:36:49,140 --> 00:36:53,311
{\an7}\hAND YOU WON’T BELIEVE
THE SIZE OF ITS TONGUE.
487
00:36:57,415 --> 00:37:00,952
{\an7}IN SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE
\h\h\hCORNERS OF THE GLOBE,
488
00:37:00,985 --> 00:37:04,622
{\an7}ANIMALS AND PLANTS
\hEVOLVE TOGETHER,
489
00:37:04,656 --> 00:37:09,394
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE ONE NOT BEING ABLE
TO EXIST WITHOUT THE OTHER.
490
00:37:09,427 --> 00:37:13,364
{\an7}♪
491
00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:15,800
{\an7}LIKE THIS FLOWER
492
00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:18,637
{\an7}AND A PARTICULARLY BIZARRE BAT.
493
00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:28,713
{\an7}♪
494
00:37:28,713 --> 00:37:34,152
{\an7}♪
495
00:37:34,185 --> 00:37:38,289
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE NECTAR OF THIS PLANT
IS HIDDEN SO DEEP IN THE BLOOM
496
00:37:38,323 --> 00:37:41,293
{\an7}THAT ONLY ONE ANIMAL
\h\hCOULD REACH IT--
497
00:37:41,326 --> 00:37:44,963
{\an7}THE BAT WE CALL "THE TONGUE."
498
00:37:44,996 --> 00:37:59,310
{\an7}♪
499
00:37:59,344 --> 00:38:03,348
{\an7}ENDEMIC TO THE CLOUD FORESTS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF ECUADOR,
500
00:38:03,381 --> 00:38:08,653
{\an7}\hTHE TUBE-LIPPED NECTAR BAT WAS
UNKNOWN TO THE WORLD UNTIL 2005.
501
00:38:08,686 --> 00:38:20,998
{\an7}♪
502
00:38:21,032 --> 00:38:25,670
{\an7}IT HAS SHORT, STRONG WINGS,
\h\h\hPERFECT FOR HOVERING.
503
00:38:25,703 --> 00:38:29,774
{\an7}♪
504
00:38:29,808 --> 00:38:36,181
{\an7}ITS DARK FUR KEEPS IT HIDDEN
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE SHADOWS...
505
00:38:36,214 --> 00:38:38,950
{\an7}WHILE ITS FREAKISHLY LONG TONGUE
506
00:38:38,983 --> 00:38:43,120
{\an7}\h\h\hCAN DIP INTO A FLOWER
SEVEN TIMES IN ONE SECOND.
507
00:38:43,154 --> 00:38:47,125
{\an7}♪
508
00:38:47,158 --> 00:38:51,796
{\an7}PROTRUSIONS FROM THE TIP GIVE IT
A BRUSH-LIKE APPEARANCE,
509
00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:54,933
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND THIS HELPS
IN LAPPING UP THE NECTAR
510
00:38:54,966 --> 00:38:57,302
{\an7}\h\hAND GETTING IT
TO THE BAT’S MOUTH.
511
00:38:57,335 --> 00:39:02,674
{\an7}♪
512
00:39:02,707 --> 00:39:09,480
{\an7}ITS TONGUE IS ONE AND A HALF
TIMES THE LENGTH OF ITS BODY.
513
00:39:09,514 --> 00:39:14,219
{\an7}THAT’S EQUIVALENT TO A HUMAN
\h\h\hWITH A 9-FOOT TONGUE.
514
00:39:15,787 --> 00:39:17,956
{\an7}COMPARED TO BODY LENGTH,
515
00:39:17,989 --> 00:39:23,394
{\an7}THAT MAKES THIS THE LONGEST
\h\h\hTONGUE OF ALL MAMMALS.
516
00:39:23,428 --> 00:39:28,700
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND IT STARTS
IN THE BAT’S RIB CAGE.
517
00:39:28,733 --> 00:39:32,470
{\an7}AS THE BAT REACHES IN DEEP
\h\h\hFOR THE SWEET TREAT,
518
00:39:32,503 --> 00:39:34,939
{\an7}POLLEN STICKS TO HIS FUR
519
00:39:34,973 --> 00:39:36,975
{\an7}\h\hAND IS CARRIED
TO THE NEXT BLOOM.
520
00:39:37,008 --> 00:39:40,311
{\an7}♪
521
00:39:40,345 --> 00:39:45,383
{\an7}\hIT’S THE ONLY ANIMAL THAT
CAN POLLINATE THIS FLOWER.
522
00:39:45,416 --> 00:39:49,687
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITHOUT THE BAT,
THE PLANT WOULDN’T EXIST.
523
00:39:49,721 --> 00:39:51,356
{\an7}AND WITHOUT THE FLOWER,
524
00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:54,893
{\an7}THE BAT WOULDN’T HAVE
\h\hITS FREAKY TONGUE.
525
00:39:54,926 --> 00:40:00,999
{\an7}♪
526
00:40:01,032 --> 00:40:05,370
{\an7}FROM WEIRD TONGUES
AND STRANGE FACES,
527
00:40:05,403 --> 00:40:11,142
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE NOW TURN
TO THE ULTIMATE BAD-ASS BAT.
528
00:40:11,175 --> 00:40:14,478
{\an7}HE HAS NO FEAR!
529
00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:16,981
{\an7}THIS IS THE DAREDEVIL.
530
00:40:17,015 --> 00:40:20,652
{\an7}\h\h\h♪ CRAZY MONSTER,
CRAZY MONSTER BATS! ♪
531
00:40:20,685 --> 00:40:26,858
{\an7}♪
532
00:40:26,891 --> 00:40:32,330
{\an7}Narrator: IT’S PITCH-BLACK
\hIN THE SONORAN DESERT...
533
00:40:32,363 --> 00:40:35,032
{\an7}AND A DAREDEVIL IS ON THE HUNT.
534
00:40:35,066 --> 00:40:49,380
{\an7}♪
535
00:40:49,414 --> 00:40:51,950
{\an7}IT’S THE PALLID BAT.
536
00:40:51,983 --> 00:40:54,853
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
537
00:40:54,886 --> 00:40:58,556
{\an7}HE HUNTS USING ECHOLOCATION,
538
00:40:58,589 --> 00:41:01,592
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT CAN ALSO
SWITCH THIS ABILITY OFF
539
00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:04,629
{\an7}AND INSTEAD, WITH ENORMOUS EARS,
540
00:41:04,662 --> 00:41:09,133
{\an7}\h\h\hJUST LISTEN OUT
FOR HIS DEADLY PREY.
541
00:41:09,167 --> 00:41:12,671
{\an7}THIS CREEP CRAWLS ACROSS
\h\h\h\hTHE DESERT FLOOR,
542
00:41:12,704 --> 00:41:15,440
{\an7}LOOKING FOR A SNACK IN HIDING.
543
00:41:15,473 --> 00:41:22,814
{\an7}♪
544
00:41:25,283 --> 00:41:30,155
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
545
00:41:30,188 --> 00:41:33,658
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE PALLID BAT
IS A VERY SOCIAL ANIMAL.
546
00:41:41,766 --> 00:41:46,304
{\an7}IT EMBRACES OTHER PALLIDS
AND EVEN SHARES ITS FOOD.
547
00:41:46,337 --> 00:41:49,340
{\an7}[CLICKING AND POPPING]
548
00:41:49,374 --> 00:41:52,978
{\an7}\hBUT THAT’S WHERE
ITS SOFT SIDE ENDS.
549
00:42:02,086 --> 00:42:05,056
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT NEGOTIATES
ITS HARSH ENVIRONMENT
550
00:42:05,089 --> 00:42:07,358
{\an7}WITH A 16-INCH WINGSPAN.
551
00:42:17,368 --> 00:42:22,139
{\an7}ITS STRONG THUMBS HELP IT
\h\hCLAMBER ON THE GROUND
552
00:42:22,173 --> 00:42:26,577
{\an7}\hAND ARE FINISHED OFF
WITH SUPER SHARP CLAWS.
553
00:42:26,611 --> 00:42:30,715
{\an7}AND ITS GRIPPING FEET CAN GRAB
\hHOLD OF WRIGGLING CREATURES.
554
00:42:35,386 --> 00:42:40,925
{\an7}ITS OVERSIZED EARS CAN PICK UP
\h\hTHE FAINTEST OF FOOTSTEPS.
555
00:42:43,461 --> 00:42:44,862
{\an7}[RUSTLING]
556
00:42:44,896 --> 00:42:46,831
{\an7}SCORPIONS!
557
00:42:51,803 --> 00:42:53,772
{\an7}[CLICKING]
558
00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:57,842
{\an7}[CLICKING]
559
00:43:02,713 --> 00:43:07,785
{\an7}\hOTHERS ARE PUT OFF BY THE
STINGER AND ITS NASTY VENOM,
560
00:43:07,819 --> 00:43:10,422
{\an7}BUT NOT OUR DAREDEVIL.
561
00:43:10,455 --> 00:43:12,490
{\an7}[CLICKING]
562
00:43:51,129 --> 00:44:00,138
{\an7}♪
563
00:44:00,171 --> 00:44:06,044
{\an7}THE SCORPION DESPERATELY
\hJABS AT ITS ASSAILANT,
564
00:44:06,077 --> 00:44:09,447
{\an7}BUT THIS BAT HAS A SECRET...
565
00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:10,781
{\an7}ANTI-VENOM.
566
00:44:13,818 --> 00:44:17,555
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE PALLID
BATTENS DOWN THE HATCHES.
567
00:44:17,588 --> 00:44:23,594
{\an7}HE USES HIS WINGS AND TAIL FLAP
TO CONTAIN THE SQUIRMING PREY.
568
00:44:23,628 --> 00:44:25,897
{\an7}THERE’S NO ESCAPING.
569
00:44:32,737 --> 00:44:37,675
{\an7}\hHEAVY, ROBUST TEETH MAKE
MINCEMEAT OF THIS SCORPION.
570
00:44:37,708 --> 00:44:45,482
{\an7}♪
571
00:44:45,516 --> 00:44:58,496
{\an7}♪
572
00:44:58,529 --> 00:45:06,604
{\an7}♪
573
00:45:06,637 --> 00:45:09,607
{\an7}THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG,
574
00:45:09,640 --> 00:45:14,945
{\an7}AND THE DAREDEVIL’S HUNT
\h\h\h\h\hHAS JUST BEGUN.
575
00:45:14,979 --> 00:45:21,486
{\an7}♪
576
00:45:21,519 --> 00:45:24,155
{\an7}OUR COLLECTION OF WINGED BEASTS
577
00:45:24,188 --> 00:45:28,125
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHAS MANY WEIRD
AND WONDERFUL ABILITIES,
578
00:45:28,159 --> 00:45:32,630
{\an7}FROM SHAPE-SHIFTING FACES
\hAND SUPER STICKY FEET,
579
00:45:32,663 --> 00:45:36,734
{\an7}\h\hTO THE POLLINATORS
AND THE BLOODSUCKERS,
580
00:45:36,767 --> 00:45:39,370
{\an7}FROM CLIMBERS AND ASSASSINS
581
00:45:39,403 --> 00:45:43,240
{\an7}TO BUILDERS AND SWARMS.
582
00:45:43,274 --> 00:45:47,378
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHESE FLYING MAMMALS
DON’T BELONG IN YOUR NIGHTMARES;
583
00:45:47,411 --> 00:45:51,682
{\an7}THEY’VE GOT THEIR SPOT OF HONOR
IN OUR HOUSE OF HORRORS,
584
00:45:51,716 --> 00:45:56,287
{\an7}\h\hHOME TO NATURE’S
TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.
585
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