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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: THEY COME
IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES...
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hDOMINATING THE AIR
AND THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN.
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{\an7}BUT THEY’VE ALL GOT SOMETHING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN COMMON.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hMONSTROUS MOUTHS
AND VORACIOUS APPETITES!
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{\an7}THESE ARE NATURE’S GARGOYLES.
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{\an7}THEY’RE CAPABLE OF DEVOURING
\h\h\h\hTHEIR PREY WHOLE...
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{\an7}OFTEN WHILE STILL ALIVE!
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{\an7}SOME OF THESE GULPING GUZZLERS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHAVE TEETH;
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{\an7}OTHERS DON’T NEED THEM.
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{\an7}[SQUAWK]
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{\an7}BAD TABLE MANNERS ABOUND,
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{\an7}\hAS THEY STUFF THEIR FACES
WITH MILLIONS OF VICTIMS...
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{\an7}\h\hTHEIR EYES TOO BIG
FOR THEIR STOMACHS...
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{\an7}OR NOT.
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{\an7}[THUNDER]
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{\an7}[HOWLING]
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{\an7}Man: CRAZY MONSTER GULPERS!
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{\an7}Narrator: COME OUT OF THE DARK
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{\an7}AND ENTER OUR LITTLE SHOP
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF HORRORS.
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{\an7}\h\hBEWARE OF GAPING MOUTHS
THAT CAN SWALLOW YOU WHOLE.
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{\an7}LOOK OUT FOR ARMORED,
\h\hTOOTHY STALKERS...
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{\an7}AND INNOCENT-LOOKING MISFITS!
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{\an7}\hA FEW HAVE SOFTER SIDES
TO THEIR CAVERNOUS MOUTHS.
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{\an7}SOME HAVE ELASTIC JAWS.
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{\an7}OTHERS HAVE RAZOR-SHARP
\h\hEATING UTENSILS...
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS ONE SUCKS!
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{\an7}WE’LL SHOWCASE THE GREATEST
\h\h\h\hGULPERS ON EARTH...
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT FOR NOW,
IT’S THIS SHADOWY MONSTER
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{\an7}YOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR EYE ON!
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{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTER GULPERS! ♪
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{\an7}IT’S THE RAINY SEASON
IN SOUTHERN AFRICA...
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{\an7}HUNTING TIME FOR THE SWAMP’S
\h\h\hCOLD-BLOODED KILLERS.
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{\an7}THIS SPLIT-SKIN TOAD ISN’T
\hTHE MOST SKILLED HUNTER.
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{\an7}HE’S A LOUSY STALKER.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHIS COLORING ISN’T
THE SUBTLEST IN THE BUSH...
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{\an7}AND HE HAS NO TEETH OR CLAWS.
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{\an7}[SPLASH]
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{\an7}BUT HE HAS TWO TRUMP CARDS:
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{\an7}A FREAKISHLY LONG, STICKY TONGUE
TO FIRE AT HIS PREY...
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND A HUGE MOUTH
TO SWALLOW IT WHOLE...
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{\an7}IF HE CAN GET CLOSE ENOUGH.
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{\an7}BUT HE’S NOT THE ONLY HUNTER
\h\h\h\hOUT AND ABOUT TODAY.
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{\an7}[CROAKING]
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{\an7}THERE’S SOMETHING BIGGER...
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{\an7}MUCH BIGGER!
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{\an7}WITH INCREDIBLY POWERFUL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHIND LEGS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHIS GIANT BULLFROG
HAS DUG HIMSELF AN AMBUSH,
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{\an7}USING SPADE-LIKE GROWTHS
\h\h\h\hON HIS HIND LEGS
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{\an7}JUST LIKE A BACKHOE.
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{\an7}IT’S A BIG JOB!
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAT A WEIGHT
OF OVER THREE POUNDS,
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{\an7}HE’S THE SIZE OF A SMALL DOG!
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBOTH HE AND
THE MUCH SMALLER TOAD
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{\an7}ARE AMBUSH HUNTERS...
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{\an7}AND THIS BULLFROG WILL EAT
\h\h\h\h\hALMOST ANYTHING!
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{\an7}[SNIFFING]
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{\an7}[HISS]
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{\an7}BUT HE’S BLOWN HIS COVER.
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{\an7}HE’LL HAVE TO FIND
ANOTHER LUNCH SPOT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHESE RUBBERY BLOBS
ARE AS COMFORTABLE ON LAND
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{\an7}AS THEY ARE ON WATER...
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{\an7}WHEN IT’S AROUND.
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{\an7}A SEASONAL POND NEARBY
PROVIDES PERFECT COVER.
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{\an7}ON THE OPPOSITE BANK,
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{\an7}THE SPLIT-SKIN TOAD THINKS
\hHE’S GOT IT IN THE BAG!
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{\an7}\h\h\hGRASSHOPPERS MAKE FOR
A NUTRITIOUS, CRUNCHY TREAT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT’S ALL EYES
AS THE WAIT BEGINS...
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{\an7}BUT WHO’S WATCHING WHO?
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IT’S A BAD MOVE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THAT’S RIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHIS BULLFROG BEAST
ISN’T AFTER A MERE NIBBLE...
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{\an7}HE’D RATHER GO STRAIGHT
\hFOR THE MAIN COURSE.
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{\an7}BULLFROGS CAN CATCH AND SWALLOW
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{\an7}ANYTHING THAT CAN BE SQUEEZED
INTO THEIR HUMUNGOUS MOUTHS,
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{\an7}EVEN SOMETHING THE SIZE
\h\hOF A SMALL CHICKEN!
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{\an7}\h\hTINY TEETH ON THE SIDES
OF THE BULLFROG’S UPPER JAW
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{\an7}HELP HIM KEEP A HOLD
\h\h\hON HIS VICTIM.
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{\an7}BUT IT’S A SPECIAL ADAPTATION
THAT TURNS THIS FIRM GRASP...
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{\an7}INTO A VISE-LIKE GRIP!
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE THEY LOOK
LIKE BIG, SHARP TEETH,
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{\an7}THESE PROTRUSIONS
ON HIS LOWER JAW,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCALLED ODONTOIDS,
ARE ACTUALLY MADE OF BONE.
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{\an7}PAIRED WITH HIS THICK,
\h\h\h\h\h\hBONY SKULL
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND THREE
HEAVY-DUTY MUSCLES,
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{\an7}HIS BITE CRUSHES HIS VICTIMS.
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{\an7}HE’S GOT NO NEED TO CHEW WITH
HIS WEIRD COLLECTION OF TEETH.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY’RE SIMPLY THERE
TO HOLD HIS VICTIMS IN PLACE
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{\an7}\hAS HE SQUASHES THEM TO DEATH
BEFORE HE SWALLOWS THEM WHOLE.
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{\an7}BUT THEY DON’T ALWAYS DIE.
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{\an7}BULLFROGS SOMETIMES GULP
\h\h\h\hTHEIR PREY ALIVE;
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE VICTIMS DROWN
IN THE DIGESTIVE JUICES
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{\an7}OF THE FROG’S STOMACH.
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{\an7}AN EQUALLY NIGHTMARISH CREATURE
LURKS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR.
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{\an7}SHE DOESN’T HAVE MASSIVE JAWS
\h\h\h\h\hLIKE THE BULLFROG.
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{\an7}INSTEAD SHE USES HER WHOLE BODY
TO ENGULF HER VICTIMS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S HARD TO HIDE
IN THIS BARREN LANDSCAPE...
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{\an7}WITH THIS MANY ARMS.
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{\an7}BUT EVEN EASIER THAN BURROWING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hINTO THE SAND
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{\an7}IS BUILDING A FORTRESS!
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hFOUND THROUGHOUT
THE TROPICAL SHALLOWS
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{\an7}\h\hOF THE PACIFIC
AND INDIAN OCEANS,
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS MULTI-ARMED WEIRDO
IS CALLED A VEINED OCTOPUS.
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{\an7}BUT SHE ALSO GOES BY THE ALIAS
\h\h\h\h\h\h"COCONUT OCTOPUS"
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{\an7}FOR HER HABIT OF COLLECTING THEM
TO BUILD HIDEOUTS.
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{\an7}BUT WHEN EMPTY COCONUT HUSKS
\h\h\h\h\hAREN’T AVAILABLE,
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{\an7}SHELLS WORK JUST AS WELL.
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{\an7}HER ODD BEHAVIOR IS HARD WORK,
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT IT’S FOR A PURPOSE
MORE COMPLEX THAN IT SEEMS.
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{\an7}OCTOPI ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE MOST INTELLIGENT
INVERTEBRATES ON THE PLANET,
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{\an7}BUT COCONUT OCTOPI ARE TOP AMONG
THEIR EIGHT-TENTACLED RELATIVES.
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{\an7}\h\hWHILE MANY CREATURES
USE OBJECTS FOR SHELTER,
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{\an7}ONLY A FEW USE TOOLS TO ACHIEVE
A CERTAIN OBJECTIVE...
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{\an7}AND THESE CREATURES ARE THE ONLY
INVERTEBRATES KNOWN TO DO SO.
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{\an7}THEY GATHER AND CARRY
\h\h\h\hTHEIR SHELTERS
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{\an7}AND KEEP THEM FOR FUTURE USE!
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS CONSIDERED
VERY SOPHISTICATED BEHAVIOR.
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{\an7}IN FACT, COCONUT OCTOPUSES
\h\h\h\h\h\hARE SO REFINED,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY DON’T JUST CRAWL,
SWIM AND JET-PROPEL THEMSELVES
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{\an7}LIKE OTHER CEPHALOPODS.
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{\an7}NO, THESE TENTACLED CREATURES
\h\h\h\h\hWALK ON TWO LEGS...
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{\an7}ALMOST LIKE A HUMAN DOES!
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{\an7}\hBUT UNLIKE HUMANS, OCTOPI
DON’T HAVE A RIGID SKELETON
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{\an7}\h\hOR OPPOSING MUSCLES
TO ALLOW FOR WALKING...
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{\an7}BUT WHO CARES HOW THEY DO IT?
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{\an7}\hFOR THEY’VE GOT A MUCH MORE
TERRIFYING USE FOR THESE LEGS.
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{\an7}HIDDEN IN AMBUSH, SHE HAS ONLY
TO WAIT FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SHE USES HER WHOLE BODY
TO OVERWHELM HER PREY.
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{\an7}[CRUNCHING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN PLACE OF A MOUTH,
SHE HAS A RAZOR-SHARP BEAK,
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{\an7}IN THE CENTER OF HER TENTACLES.
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{\an7}AS POWERFUL SUCKERS
RESTRAIN THE CRAB,
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{\an7}SHE PIERCES ITS BODY,
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{\an7}INJECTING A VENOMOUS COMPOUND
\h\h\h\hTO PARALYZE HER PREY
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{\an7}AND DIGESTIVE ENZYMES
\h\h\hTO SOFTEN IT UP.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHEN DINNER’S READY,
SHE’LL SUCK OUT THE SOFT BITS.
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{\an7}\hALL THAT WILL REMAIN
WILL BE AN EMPTY SHELL.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}FROM BONE-CRUSHING AMPHIBIANS
\h\hTO MULTI-LIMBED LURKERS,
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{\an7}WE LEAVE THESE AMBUSH PREDATORS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO MEET KILLERS
WHO HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT.
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{\an7}\hIT’S SAID SOMETIMES
IT TAKES A WRONG TURN
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{\an7}TO GET YOU TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
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{\an7}\hBUT LANDING UP IN THIS
NIGHTMARISH NEIGHBORHOOD
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{\an7}IS PURELY A STROKE
\h\hOF BAD LUCK...
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{\an7}FOR THESE VENUS FLYTRAPS
\h\hARE HUNGRY FOR FLESH.
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{\an7}\h\hTHEY’RE THE WORLD’S MOST
INFAMOUS CARNIVOROUS PLANTS,
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{\an7}BUT FLYTRAPS ARE ONLY ONE
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{\an7}OF HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT KINDS
\h\h\hOF MEAT-EATING GREENIES.
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{\an7}THEY’RE JUST PLANTS, REALLY,
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{\an7}BUT THEIR FIENDISH CRAVINGS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR LIVE PREY
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{\an7}HAS PETRIFIED PEOPLE
\h\h\hFOR CENTURIES.
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{\an7}TALES OF HUMAN-DEVOURING
\hGIANT STICKY LEAF JAWS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHAVE INSPIRED
EVEN A HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER
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{\an7}FEATURING ONE OF THE CREEPIEST
\h\h\h\hPOTTED PLANTS AROUND.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}WITH JUST A TOUCH TO ONE,
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{\an7}AND THEN TWO OF THE MICROSCOPIC
HAIR TRIGGERS,
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{\an7}THE PLANT’S JAWS
TRAP THE PREY...
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{\an7}SETTING IN MOTION A BIZARRE
ALL-IN-ONE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
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{\an7}THE SEALED POD FLOODS
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{\an7}\hWITH A LETHAL BREW
OF DIGESTIVE JUICES.
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{\an7}ITS MOUTH BECOMES ITS STOMACH,
\h\hAND FINALLY ITS INTESTINES
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{\an7}AS IT ABSORBS THE NUTRIENTS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hALL THAT’S LEFT
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS...
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{\an7}[BURP]
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{\an7}IS A DRIED-UP EXOSKELETON.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT THIS ISN’T
THE MOST EFFICIENT SYSTEM...
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{\an7}FOR A MISSED MEAL MEANS
\h\h\h\hENERGY WASTED.
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{\an7}HIGH UP ABOVE THE FLYTRAPS,
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{\an7}FELLOW CARNIVORES
THE PITCHER PLANTS
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{\an7}ARE A LITTLE MORE PROFICIENT.
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{\an7}\hTHEY’RE PASSIVE HUNTERS
FIRMLY ROOTED IN ONE SPOT,
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{\an7}BUT INSECTS NAVIGATING
\h\h\h\hTHEIR AIRSPACE
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{\an7}UNINTENTIONALLY RUN A GAUNTLET
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{\an7}BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH!
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{\an7}THESE PLANTS MAKE NO ATTEMPT
\h\h\h\h\hTO HIDE IN AMBUSH.
184
00:13:36,582 --> 00:13:40,953
{\an7}\h\hINSTEAD, EVERY PLANT
IS A SULTRY TEMPTRESS...
185
00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:43,790
{\an7}OFFERING A SHADY SPOT TO REST.
186
00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:49,896
{\an7}THE SWEET SMELL OF HER NECTAR
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTANTALIZES...
187
00:13:49,929 --> 00:13:53,800
{\an7}THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS MESMERIZE.
188
00:13:55,435 --> 00:14:00,941
{\an7}ONCE ON THE LIP, THE INSECT
\h\h\h\hIS AS GOOD AS DEAD.
189
00:14:03,242 --> 00:14:08,748
{\an7}\h\hDOWNWARD-FACING HAIRS
PREVENT A GOOD FOOTHOLD.
190
00:14:08,781 --> 00:14:09,482
{\an7}[SPLASH]
191
00:14:12,819 --> 00:14:16,723
{\an7}THE TOXIC NECTAR DRUGS THEM.
192
00:14:16,756 --> 00:14:17,557
{\an7}[SPLASH]
193
00:14:19,792 --> 00:14:20,993
{\an7}[SPLASH]
194
00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:25,631
{\an7}\hDEEP WAXY WALLS MAKE IT
TOO SLIPPERY TO CRAWL OUT.
195
00:14:28,901 --> 00:14:32,505
{\an7}OTHERS ARE ALSO FIGHTING
\h\h\h\hFOR THEIR LIVES.
196
00:14:34,407 --> 00:14:37,310
{\an7}\h\h\h\hALL THE WHILE,
WITHOUT THEIR KNOWING,
197
00:14:37,343 --> 00:14:42,348
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY’RE ALREADY PART
OF THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS.
198
00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:48,221
{\an7}\hTHEIR REMAINS WILL SOON BECOME
PART OF THE EXISTING GRAVEYARD.
199
00:14:50,456 --> 00:14:56,963
{\an7}THE GREATEST GUZZLERS BELONG TO
THE TROPICAL PITCHER FAMILY...
200
00:14:56,996 --> 00:14:59,432
{\an7}SPORTING DEEP TUBULAR PITS,
201
00:14:59,465 --> 00:15:02,134
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFILLED WITH
FLESH-DISSOLVING ENZYMES...
202
00:15:02,168 --> 00:15:05,271
{\an7}IT’S LIKE AN OPEN-ENDED STOMACH!
203
00:15:08,941 --> 00:15:10,676
{\an7}ANY ANIMAL SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT
204
00:15:10,710 --> 00:15:12,512
{\an7}THROUGH THE MOUTH
\hOF THE DEATH PIT
205
00:15:12,545 --> 00:15:14,447
{\an7}IS FAIR GAME.
206
00:15:16,783 --> 00:15:17,584
{\an7}♪
207
00:15:17,617 --> 00:15:21,454
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
208
00:15:21,487 --> 00:15:26,192
{\an7}[SNIFFING]
209
00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:35,067
{\an7}♪
210
00:15:35,101 --> 00:15:37,804
{\an7}[SNIFFING]
211
00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:46,112
{\an7}♪
212
00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:47,246
{\an7}[SQUEAK]
213
00:15:50,183 --> 00:15:54,954
{\an7}VICTIMS DIE BY DROWNING...
214
00:15:54,987 --> 00:15:58,524
{\an7}WHILE THEIR FLESH
SLOWLY DISSOLVES.
215
00:16:00,593 --> 00:16:06,532
{\an7}♪
216
00:16:06,566 --> 00:16:11,237
{\an7}OUR GULPERS ALL SEEM
TO FOLLOW ONE RULE:
217
00:16:11,270 --> 00:16:17,610
{\an7}IF IT CAN FIT IN YOUR MOUTH,
\h\h\h\h\hIT’S GOOD TO EAT.
218
00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:23,516
{\an7}AND PELICANS GREEDILY GULP
ANYTHING THEY CAN CATCH...
219
00:16:23,549 --> 00:16:25,985
{\an7}EVEN EACH OTHER.
220
00:16:26,018 --> 00:16:28,621
{\an7}♪
221
00:16:33,693 --> 00:16:38,498
{\an7}WITH SOME SPECIES’ BILLS GROWING
NEARLY TWO FEET LONG,
222
00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:45,405
{\an7}THESE GAPING GUZZLERS HAVE THE
BIGGEST BEAKS ON THE PLANET...
223
00:16:45,438 --> 00:16:49,575
{\an7}BUT THEY’RE NO ORDINARY
\hKERATIN-MADE NIPPERS!
224
00:16:52,311 --> 00:16:57,616
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE HOOKED TOP BILL IS
A STANDARD AVIAN-ISSUE BEAK.
225
00:16:57,650 --> 00:17:03,289
{\an7}\h\hBUT IT’S THE BOTTOM HALF
THAT SETS THESE BIRDS APART.
226
00:17:03,389 --> 00:17:06,158
{\an7}MADE UP OF TWO LONG, THIN BONES,
227
00:17:06,192 --> 00:17:11,764
{\an7}THE LOWER JAW PROVIDES A FRAME,
JUST LIKE A FISHING NET,
228
00:17:11,797 --> 00:17:15,701
{\an7}\h\hOFF OF WHICH HANGS
A HUGE FLESHY POUCH...
229
00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:18,504
{\an7}STRETCHY ENOUGH TO SCOOP UP
\h\h\h\hTHREE TIMES AS MUCH
230
00:17:18,538 --> 00:17:23,176
{\an7}AS THE PELICAN CAN FIT
\h\h\h\hIN HIS STOMACH!
231
00:17:23,209 --> 00:17:26,112
{\an7}\hJUST A TINY TONGUE
AND GROUP OF MUSCLES
232
00:17:26,145 --> 00:17:28,681
{\an7}CONTROL THIS LIVING BALLOON...
233
00:17:30,316 --> 00:17:34,187
{\an7}ACTIVELY CONTRACTING
TO PUSH WATER OUT...
234
00:17:36,956 --> 00:17:39,625
{\an7}OR GIVE A GOOD WOBBLY RIPPLE
235
00:17:39,659 --> 00:17:42,996
{\an7}\hTO LOOK ATTRACTIVE
TO A POTENTIAL MATE!
236
00:17:46,165 --> 00:17:49,869
{\an7}\hTHEIR OVERSIZED BILLS
MAY LOOK RIDICULOUS...
237
00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:52,071
{\an7}\hBUT THEY’RE ACTUALLY
MULTIFUNCTIONAL TOOLS
238
00:17:52,104 --> 00:17:54,974
{\an7}OF GREAT USE TO THEIR OWNERS...
239
00:17:55,007 --> 00:17:56,575
{\an7}FOR FIGHTING...
240
00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:58,244
{\an7}[SQUAWK]
241
00:17:58,277 --> 00:18:01,480
{\an7}TO COOL DOWN...
242
00:18:01,514 --> 00:18:04,851
{\an7}FOR SHOWING OFF...
243
00:18:04,884 --> 00:18:08,354
{\an7}OH, AND TO BREATHE!
244
00:18:08,487 --> 00:18:10,723
{\an7}THEY’RE ALWAYS LEFT
\h\hSLIGHTLY OPEN,
245
00:18:10,756 --> 00:18:15,361
{\an7}TO COMPENSATE FOR THE BIRDS’
\h\h\hLACK OF REAL NOSTRILS.
246
00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:17,162
{\an7}BUT IT’S AT FEEDING TIME
247
00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:20,066
{\an7}THAT THESE FLESHY POUCHES
\h\h\h\hEARN THEIR KEEP...
248
00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:23,436
{\an7}\h\hAND TURN THE PELICAN
FROM COMICAL CARICATURES
249
00:18:23,569 --> 00:18:26,205
{\an7}INTO GREEDY GULPERS...
250
00:18:26,238 --> 00:18:32,478
{\an7}♪
251
00:18:32,511 --> 00:18:36,281
{\an7}FOR THEIR HAPLESS VICTIMS
\h\h\hFACE A CRUEL DEATH.
252
00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:43,022
{\an7}♪
253
00:18:43,055 --> 00:18:46,759
{\an7}THE POUCHES CAN STRETCH
\h\hIN ALL DIRECTIONS,
254
00:18:46,926 --> 00:18:51,197
{\an7}TO FIT SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLY
\h\hSHAPED AND SIZED MEALS.
255
00:18:53,265 --> 00:18:55,033
{\an7}IT TAKES A LOT OF MANEUVERING
256
00:18:55,067 --> 00:19:00,673
{\an7}TO GET HIS OVERSIZED VICTIM
\h\hINTO POSITION TO EAT...
257
00:19:00,706 --> 00:19:03,008
{\an7}\hBUT HE CAN’T EAT
WHAT HE’S CAUGHT,
258
00:19:03,042 --> 00:19:06,946
{\an7}OR FLY AWAY, WHILE HIS POUCH
\h\h\h\h\hIS FULL OF WATER.
259
00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:10,382
{\an7}WITH BILL SLIGHTLY OPEN,
\h\hHE PULLS HIS HEAD UP,
260
00:19:10,449 --> 00:19:15,721
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hLETTING IT DRAIN
AS HIS TONGUE PUSHES UPWARDS.
261
00:19:15,755 --> 00:19:19,325
{\an7}NOW, JUST TO DODGE THE POACHERS.
262
00:19:19,358 --> 00:19:23,162
{\an7}[GRUNTING]
263
00:19:23,195 --> 00:19:30,135
{\an7}♪
264
00:19:30,236 --> 00:19:32,505
{\an7}LUNCH IS READY!
265
00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:37,376
{\an7}BUT ARE HIS EYES, OR BEAK,
266
00:19:37,410 --> 00:19:42,982
{\an7}JUST TOO BIG FOR HIS STOMACH
\h\h\h\hTHIS TIME AROUND...
267
00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:46,252
{\an7}OR MAYBE NOT.
268
00:19:46,285 --> 00:19:49,054
{\an7}WITH A GULLET AS ELASTIC
\h\h\h\h\h\hAS HIS POUCH,
269
00:19:49,088 --> 00:19:52,158
{\an7}THE FISH IS SWALLOWED ALIVE,
270
00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:55,494
{\an7}PASSED ALL THE WAY DOWN
\h\h\h\hTHE ESOPHAGUS.
271
00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:59,766
{\an7}IT WILL MERELY SUFFOCATE
\h\h\h\hALONG THE WAY...
272
00:19:59,799 --> 00:20:03,503
{\an7}\h\h\h\hOR DROWN INSIDE
THE PELICAN’S STOMACH.
273
00:20:05,337 --> 00:20:09,241
{\an7}BEWARE THE GAPING BEAK
\hOF THIS GREEDY-GUTS;
274
00:20:09,275 --> 00:20:11,210
{\an7}AND DON’T BE FOOLED
\h\h\hBY THE BEAUTY
275
00:20:11,243 --> 00:20:14,279
{\an7}OF THESE BOTANICAL DEATH PITS.
276
00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:20,519
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTRUST NO ONE,
OR YOU MAY END UP AS DINNER!
277
00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:26,159
{\an7}IN THE HEART OF AFRICA
STRETCHES LAKE MALAWI,
278
00:20:26,192 --> 00:20:29,929
{\an7}ONE OF THE LONGEST AND DEEPEST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD.
279
00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:35,000
{\an7}\hJUST BELOW ITS SURFACE, THIS
SPECTACULAR AQUATIC WONDERLAND
280
00:20:35,034 --> 00:20:39,705
{\an7}IS HOME TO THE LARGEST NUMBER
OF FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES--
281
00:20:39,739 --> 00:20:42,976
{\an7}MORE SO THAN ANY LAKE ON EARTH!
282
00:20:43,109 --> 00:20:48,715
{\an7}♪
283
00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:52,352
{\an7}BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FAMILY
\hOF THEM ALL, THE CICHLIDS,
284
00:20:52,384 --> 00:20:54,620
{\an7}HAVE A DIRTY SECRET.
285
00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:58,925
{\an7}THEY’RE PEDOPHAGES!
286
00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:05,798
{\an7}THEY FEED ON FISH EGGS...
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND BABIES...
287
00:21:07,666 --> 00:21:10,736
{\an7}EVEN THOSE OF THEIR OWN KIND!
288
00:21:10,770 --> 00:21:16,709
{\an7}♪
289
00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:20,813
{\an7}HIS MOUTH IS DECEPTIVELY SMALL.
290
00:21:20,846 --> 00:21:24,917
{\an7}HE CAN DEVOUR HIS LIVE PREY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH ONE GULP.
291
00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:33,258
{\an7}BUT LAKE MALAWI CICHLID MOMS
\h\h\h\hARE FIGHTING BACK...
292
00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:36,762
{\an7}WITH A BIZARRE FORM
\h\h\hOF CHILDCARE.
293
00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:41,267
{\an7}♪
294
00:21:41,367 --> 00:21:46,906
{\an7}MALAWI CICHLIDS ONLY PRODUCE
\hUP TO 180 EGGS AT A TIME,
295
00:21:46,939 --> 00:21:50,643
{\an7}INSTEAD OF THOUSANDS.
296
00:21:50,676 --> 00:21:56,448
{\an7}\h\hTHEY CAN’T PROTECT THEIR
OFFSPRING OUT IN THE OPEN...
297
00:21:56,549 --> 00:22:01,454
{\an7}\h\hBUT THEY CAN PROVIDE
AN UNUSUAL SAFE HAVEN...
298
00:22:01,487 --> 00:22:04,223
{\an7}IN THEIR OWN MOUTHS!
299
00:22:06,392 --> 00:22:10,930
{\an7}THESE FISH ARE KNOWN
\hAS MOUTH-BROODERS.
300
00:22:11,096 --> 00:22:14,232
{\an7}\h\hTHEY CARRY AND INCUBATE
THEIR EGGS IN THEIR MOUTHS,
301
00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:18,070
{\an7}UNTIL THEY HATCH.
302
00:22:18,103 --> 00:22:22,107
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSHE WON’T EAT
WHILE SHE’S GOT HER EGGS,
303
00:22:22,141 --> 00:22:26,412
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND SHE’S GOT TO KEEP
A LOW PROFILE FROM PREDATORS.
304
00:22:28,380 --> 00:22:31,450
{\an7}THE BABY-KILLERS WILL RAM MOMS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THEIR THROATS
305
00:22:31,550 --> 00:22:36,255
{\an7}TO FORCE THEIR EGGS OUT
\hSO THEY CAN EAT THEM!
306
00:22:36,288 --> 00:22:38,590
{\an7}IT MAY LOOK LIKE SHE’S CHEWING,
307
00:22:38,624 --> 00:22:42,695
{\an7}BUT SHE’S JUST ROLLING THE EGGS
AROUND IN HER THROAT POUCH,
308
00:22:42,728 --> 00:22:44,964
{\an7}AERATING THEM.
309
00:22:44,997 --> 00:22:49,134
{\an7}\hBUT THESE SUPERMOMS
TAKE IT EVEN FURTHER.
310
00:22:49,168 --> 00:22:51,303
{\an7}ONCE THE EGGS HAVE HATCHED...
311
00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:54,874
{\an7}AS LONG AS THE BABIES CAN FIT
\h\hIN THEIR MOTHERS’ MOUTHS,
312
00:22:54,907 --> 00:22:57,343
{\an7}THEY’LL FIND REFUGE THERE.
313
00:22:59,178 --> 00:23:03,115
{\an7}WHEN SHE SENSES A THREAT,
\h\h\h\hSHE SUCKS THEM UP.
314
00:23:07,219 --> 00:23:10,255
{\an7}IT CAN MAKE HER A TARGET
\h\h\h\h\hFOR PREDATORS,
315
00:23:10,289 --> 00:23:14,326
{\an7}BUT IT’S WORTH IT
FOR HER OFFSPRING.
316
00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:20,833
{\an7}SHE MAY BE A CRAZY GULPER,
BUT THIS MOM’S NO MONSTER.
317
00:23:26,071 --> 00:23:29,141
{\an7}THIS GUY DOESN’T LOOK
\h\h\h\hBIG-MOUTHED...
318
00:23:29,174 --> 00:23:32,844
{\an7}BUT IS HE A MONSTER?
319
00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:36,616
{\an7}OH, YES.
320
00:23:36,715 --> 00:23:40,552
{\an7}THIS IS A KING COBRA...
321
00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:44,023
{\an7}AND HIS SCIENTIFIC NAME,
\h\h\h\h\h\hOPHIOPHAGUS,
322
00:23:44,156 --> 00:23:46,959
{\an7}MEANS SNAKE EATER!
323
00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:50,963
{\an7}LIKE THE CICHLIDS,
\h\hHE HAS A TASTE
324
00:23:50,996 --> 00:23:54,766
{\an7}FOR THOSE OF HIS OWN KIND...
325
00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,736
{\an7}BUT HE DOESN’T BOTHER
\h\h\h\hWITH BABIES;
326
00:23:57,770 --> 00:24:00,273
{\an7}\h\h\hHE GOES STRAIGHT
FOR THE LION’S SHARE...
327
00:24:00,306 --> 00:24:01,507
{\an7}[HISSING]
328
00:24:01,540 --> 00:24:06,712
{\an7}\h\h\hWHETHER IT FITS
IN HIS MOUTH OR NOT.
329
00:24:06,812 --> 00:24:11,083
{\an7}FOR KING COBRAS, THERE’S NO WAY
TO MEASURE A SUITABLE MEAL,
330
00:24:11,250 --> 00:24:14,053
{\an7}BECAUSE THEY CAN DEVOUR PREY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE SAME SIZE,
331
00:24:14,086 --> 00:24:19,158
{\an7}OR EVEN BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES,
IN ONE GO!
332
00:24:19,191 --> 00:24:27,232
{\an7}[BIRD SQUAWKING]
333
00:24:27,266 --> 00:24:35,407
{\an7}♪
334
00:24:37,643 --> 00:24:41,413
{\an7}CAPABLE OF INJECTING ENOUGH
\hVENOM TO KILL AN ELEPHANT,
335
00:24:41,447 --> 00:24:45,718
{\an7}A KING COBRA’S BITE IS ONE
OF THE DEADLIEST ON EARTH.
336
00:24:48,354 --> 00:24:51,057
{\an7}ONCE THE VENOM HAS TAKEN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEFFECT...
337
00:24:51,090 --> 00:24:53,292
{\an7}IT’S TIME TO EAT.
338
00:24:55,361 --> 00:24:58,865
{\an7}\hAT LEAST KING COBRAS DON’T
SWALLOW THEIR VICTIMS ALIVE,
339
00:24:58,897 --> 00:25:03,468
{\an7}LIKE MANY OF OUR OTHER GULPERS.
340
00:25:03,602 --> 00:25:06,071
{\an7}THEN AGAIN, THEY PROBABLY WOULD
341
00:25:06,105 --> 00:25:10,376
{\an7}\hIF EATING FOR THEM
WAS A QUICK PROCESS.
342
00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:14,780
{\an7}INSTEAD, IT’S RATHER SLOW.
343
00:25:16,782 --> 00:25:21,020
{\an7}FIRST, HE’S GOT TO LOCATE AND
LINE UP THE HEAD OF HIS MEAL.
344
00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:26,726
{\an7}\h\hHAVING NO LIMBS,
HE USES HIS MOUTH...
345
00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:30,129
{\an7}SLOWLY WALKING HIS FANGS
\h\h\h\hTOWARD THE HEAD.
346
00:25:30,195 --> 00:25:39,705
{\an7}♪
347
00:25:39,805 --> 00:25:42,908
{\an7}\h\h\h\hONCE LINED UP,
HE STARTS TO SWALLOW.
348
00:25:43,008 --> 00:25:53,218
{\an7}♪
349
00:25:53,252 --> 00:25:56,822
{\an7}HE’S GOT A DECEPTIVELY
\h\h\h\h\hSMALL MOUTH,
350
00:25:56,855 --> 00:26:00,225
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT LIKE ALL SNAKES,
ELASTIC TENDONS ALLOW HIM
351
00:26:00,259 --> 00:26:03,062
{\an7}TO STRETCH HIS MOUTH
\h\h\hINCREDIBLY WIDE
352
00:26:03,095 --> 00:26:05,931
{\an7}TO ACCOMMODATE BIG MEALS.
353
00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:14,840
{\an7}UNLIKE OTHER GULPERS, IT’S NOT
ABOUT WHAT FITS IN HIS MOUTH,
354
00:26:14,873 --> 00:26:17,809
{\an7}BUT WHAT FITS THROUGH...
355
00:26:17,910 --> 00:26:20,780
{\an7}FOR HE CAN STUFF HIS BODY.
356
00:26:26,652 --> 00:26:30,322
{\an7}WHEN YOUR MEAL’S THE SAME SIZE
\h\h\h\h\hAND SHAPE AS YOU...
357
00:26:30,355 --> 00:26:34,059
{\an7}WHERE ON EARTH DOES IT GO?
358
00:26:34,093 --> 00:26:37,530
{\an7}A SNAKE’S INTERNAL ORGANS
\h\hARE SPECIALLY ADAPTED
359
00:26:37,563 --> 00:26:41,600
{\an7}TO FIT INTO THEIR LONG
\h\h\hTUBE-LIKE BODIES.
360
00:26:41,633 --> 00:26:45,270
{\an7}THEY’RE ELONGATED AND SQUEEZED
\h\h\hINTO THE LIMITED SPACE,
361
00:26:45,304 --> 00:26:48,174
{\an7}TO ALLOW ROOM FOR FOOD.
362
00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:53,212
{\an7}BUT WHILE THE DIGESTIVE TRACT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS LONG,
363
00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:57,283
{\an7}THE STOMACH ONLY GOES SO FAR.
364
00:26:57,382 --> 00:27:00,485
{\an7}THEY CAN’T MAKE THEMSELVES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLONGER,
365
00:27:00,586 --> 00:27:03,756
{\an7}BUT THEY CAN STRETCH WIDER!
366
00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:05,024
{\an7}THE KING COBRA
367
00:27:05,057 --> 00:27:09,261
{\an7}GRADUALLY CONCERTINAS
THE BODY OF ITS PREY,
368
00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:14,332
{\an7}STUFFING IT IN AND SLOWLY
\h\h\hEXPANDING OUTWARDS.
369
00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:16,501
{\an7}THIS WAY, IT CAN SWALLOW A MEAL
370
00:27:16,602 --> 00:27:20,673
{\an7}THE SAME LENGTH, OR EVEN LONGER,
THAN ITSELF.
371
00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:27,078
{\an7}EYES TOO BIG FOR ITS STOMACH?
372
00:27:27,112 --> 00:27:32,985
{\an7}\h\h\hNOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN
WITH THIS FREAK OF NATURE!
373
00:27:33,018 --> 00:27:36,054
{\an7}AND WITH THAT...DINNER’S DONE!
374
00:27:36,221 --> 00:27:37,856
{\an7}[HISSING]
375
00:27:37,890 --> 00:27:40,593
{\an7}♪
376
00:27:40,626 --> 00:27:42,361
{\an7}FROM OVERPROTECTIVE MOTHERS
377
00:27:42,394 --> 00:27:43,929
{\an7}TO PICKY EATERS
378
00:27:43,962 --> 00:27:46,198
{\an7}WHO CAN STUFF THEMSELVES
\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH FOOD...
379
00:27:46,231 --> 00:27:50,001
{\an7}NEITHER HAS INSIDES BUILT
LIKE A CRUSHING PLANT...
380
00:27:50,035 --> 00:27:52,671
{\an7}LIKE OUR NEXT BIZARRE GULPER.
381
00:27:52,704 --> 00:27:54,139
{\an7}♪ MONSTER GULPERS! ♪
382
00:27:56,808 --> 00:27:58,877
{\an7}THESE ARE CREATURES
\h\h\hOF THE NIGHT
383
00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:03,415
{\an7}\h\h\hWHOSE TABLE MANNERS
LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED.
384
00:28:03,448 --> 00:28:05,250
{\an7}UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS
385
00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:09,487
{\an7}\hTHEY CAN INDULGE THEIR
PECULIAR FEEDING HABITS.
386
00:28:11,623 --> 00:28:16,528
{\an7}SLENDER, SLINKY, SHY...
387
00:28:16,562 --> 00:28:18,497
{\an7}AND HIGHLY SPECIALIZED...
388
00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:20,665
{\an7}THIS PICKY EATER FEEDS ONLY
389
00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:25,837
{\an7}ON THE RICHEST SOURCE OF ENERGY
TO BE FOUND IN THE WILD--
390
00:28:25,871 --> 00:28:27,473
{\an7}EGGS!
391
00:28:35,581 --> 00:28:39,685
{\an7}EGGS ARE HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS...
392
00:28:39,718 --> 00:28:42,187
{\an7}AND CAN’T FIGHT BACK.
393
00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:48,460
{\an7}LEFT ALONE WHILE THEIR PARENTS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFORAGE FOR FOOD,
394
00:28:48,493 --> 00:28:50,662
{\an7}THEY’RE FAIR GAME TO PREDATORS
395
00:28:50,696 --> 00:28:54,533
{\an7}LIKE THIS RHOMBIC EGG-EATER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN AFRICA.
396
00:28:54,566 --> 00:29:03,775
{\an7}♪
397
00:29:03,809 --> 00:29:07,746
{\an7}EVEN THOUGH THE EGG IS SEVERAL
\hTIMES THE SIZE OF HER HEAD,
398
00:29:07,779 --> 00:29:11,182
{\an7}SHE’S GOT SOME SNEAKY TRICKS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUP HER SLEEVE.
399
00:29:14,586 --> 00:29:16,888
{\an7}HER ACUTE SENSE OF SMELL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTELLS HER
400
00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:19,191
{\an7}THESE EGGS ARE EITHER ROTTEN
401
00:29:19,291 --> 00:29:23,061
{\an7}OR ALREADY TOO FAR DEVELOPED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR HER TASTE.
402
00:29:40,379 --> 00:29:41,981
{\an7}AHHH...
403
00:29:42,147 --> 00:29:44,149
{\an7}THAT’S BETTER.
404
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,023
{\an7}\h\hTAKING MORE THAN
AN ELEGANT MOUTHFUL,
405
00:29:51,056 --> 00:29:55,227
{\an7}TINY RIDGES ON THE INSIDE OF
HER OTHERWISE TOOTHLESS MOUTH
406
00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:58,864
{\an7}HELP GRIP THE EGG.
407
00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:03,735
{\an7}HER FLEXIBLE SKULL IS GROTESQUE
AS IT DISTENDS.
408
00:30:03,769 --> 00:30:09,141
{\an7}♪
409
00:30:09,174 --> 00:30:13,445
{\an7}RARELY SEEN SNAKESKIN IS VISIBLE
BETWEEN ROWS OF SCALES
410
00:30:13,545 --> 00:30:18,383
{\an7}AS IT STRETCHES, LOOKING
\h\hALMOST READY TO TEAR.
411
00:30:18,417 --> 00:30:30,396
{\an7}♪
412
00:30:30,495 --> 00:30:34,165
{\an7}HER SPECIALLY FLATTENED TRACHEA
ALLOWS HER TO BREATHE
413
00:30:34,199 --> 00:30:39,037
{\an7}\h\h\hAS SHE TAKES HER TIME
SWALLOWING HER MASSIVE MEAL.
414
00:30:41,907 --> 00:30:45,411
{\an7}\hSHE CAN FIT IT IN HER MOUTH
AND FORCE IT DOWN HER THROAT,
415
00:30:45,444 --> 00:30:48,681
{\an7}\hBUT EVEN HER HARDCORE
SNAKE DIGESTIVE JUICES
416
00:30:48,714 --> 00:30:51,050
{\an7}\h\h\hWILL NEED TIME
TO DISSOLVE EGGSHELL
417
00:30:51,083 --> 00:30:54,553
{\an7}TO GET TO THE GOOD BITS INSIDE.
418
00:30:58,523 --> 00:31:03,428
{\an7}THIS IS WHERE AN EGG-EATER’S
\h\h\h\hSPECIAL SKILLS LIE.
419
00:31:08,834 --> 00:31:12,438
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE VERTEBRAE
RIGHT ON TOP OF HER ESOPHAGUS,
420
00:31:12,604 --> 00:31:17,843
{\an7}\hSHARP SPIKES PROTRUDE
FROM BENEATH HER SPINE.
421
00:31:17,876 --> 00:31:23,382
{\an7}AS THE EGG IS FORCED DOWN,
\hTHESE PIERCE THE SHELL,
422
00:31:23,415 --> 00:31:26,652
{\an7}CRUSHING IT SMALLER AND SMALLER,
423
00:31:26,818 --> 00:31:29,554
{\an7}GRADUALLY SQUEEZING
THE EGG CONTENTS OUT
424
00:31:29,688 --> 00:31:33,392
{\an7}AND INTO HER STOMACH.
425
00:31:33,425 --> 00:31:36,028
{\an7}IT’S SUCH AN EFFICIENT
\h\h\h\hFEEDING SYSTEM
426
00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:39,364
{\an7}THAT NOTHING NUTRITIOUS
\h\h\h\hGOES TO WASTE.
427
00:31:40,932 --> 00:31:43,935
{\an7}WHY SPEND WEEKS TRYING
\h\h\hTO DIGEST A SHELL
428
00:31:44,069 --> 00:31:46,338
{\an7}\h\h\hTHAT HAS LITTLE
NUTRITIONAL VALUE...
429
00:31:46,371 --> 00:31:48,940
{\an7}WHEN YOU CAN VOMIT IT UP?
430
00:31:54,980 --> 00:31:58,050
{\an7}\h\hBUT SHE’S NOT THE ONLY
DECEPTIVELY SMALL-MOUTHED,
431
00:31:58,083 --> 00:32:01,820
{\an7}\hREGURGITATING GULPER
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
432
00:32:10,595 --> 00:32:11,463
{\an7}[SQUEAK]
433
00:32:11,496 --> 00:32:14,199
{\an7}[SNIFFING]
434
00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:19,137
{\an7}LONG GRASS PROVIDES EXCELLENT
COVER FOR LITTLE CREATURES...
435
00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:25,210
{\an7}FROM PREDATORY EYES IN THE SKY.
436
00:32:28,513 --> 00:32:35,120
{\an7}\h\hBUT THIS SILENT ASSASSIN
HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY SKILL...
437
00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:38,223
{\an7}ONE THAT ALLOWS HIM
TO HUNT HIS QUARRY
438
00:32:38,256 --> 00:32:41,192
{\an7}WITHOUT THE NEED FOR SIGHT.
439
00:32:43,728 --> 00:32:47,398
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA CAPE EAGLE OWL’S
ALMOST SUPERNATURAL HEARING
440
00:32:47,432 --> 00:32:50,402
{\an7}MEANS THAT PREY CAN HIDE,
441
00:32:50,535 --> 00:32:54,539
{\an7}\hBUT IF IT RUNS,
IT WON’T GET FAR.
442
00:33:06,051 --> 00:33:12,357
{\an7}\hTHE OWL GLIDES SOUNDLESSLY FROM
PERCH TO PERCH IN HIS TERRITORY,
443
00:33:12,390 --> 00:33:14,492
{\an7}CAREFULLY LOOKING AND LISTENING
444
00:33:14,526 --> 00:33:18,597
{\an7}FOR THE SAVORY SIGNS
OF A POTENTIAL MEAL.
445
00:33:18,630 --> 00:33:19,431
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
446
00:33:19,464 --> 00:33:23,001
{\an7}[RUSTLING]
447
00:33:23,034 --> 00:33:27,839
{\an7}HE CAN HEAR EVEN THE TINIEST
\h\h\hSCRATCH IN THE GRASS.
448
00:33:27,873 --> 00:33:29,975
{\an7}[RUSTLING]
449
00:33:30,008 --> 00:33:33,011
{\an7}PECULIAR HEAD TURNS
HELP HIM TRIANGULATE
450
00:33:33,044 --> 00:33:35,947
{\an7}THE EXACT POSITION
\h\hOF HIS TARGET.
451
00:33:36,047 --> 00:33:37,215
{\an7}[SQUAWK]
452
00:33:37,249 --> 00:33:40,819
{\an7}[BIRD CALLING]
453
00:33:40,852 --> 00:33:43,455
{\an7}WHEN THE PREY GETS
\hWITHIN ONE YARD,
454
00:33:43,488 --> 00:33:47,292
{\an7}THE FAR-SIGHTED BIRD’S VISION
\h\h\h\h\hBECOMES IMPAIRED--
455
00:33:47,325 --> 00:33:50,461
{\an7}HE CAN’T FOCUS THIS CLOSE UP.
456
00:33:50,495 --> 00:33:52,497
{\an7}WHEN THE TIME COMES TO POUNCE,
457
00:33:52,597 --> 00:33:56,067
{\an7}\h\h\h\hHE MUST RELY
PURELY ON HIS HEARING
458
00:33:56,101 --> 00:33:59,037
{\an7}TO PUT HIM RIGHT ON THE MARK.
459
00:34:11,249 --> 00:34:15,253
{\an7}THE FIELD MOUSE IS PINNED DOWN
\h\h\h\hAND THROTTLED TO DEATH
460
00:34:15,353 --> 00:34:18,122
{\an7}IN THE OWL’S POWERFUL TALONS.
461
00:34:18,290 --> 00:34:20,559
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
462
00:34:20,592 --> 00:34:25,897
{\an7}\h\h\hHIS MOUTH LOOKS SMALL,
BUT LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING.
463
00:34:31,636 --> 00:34:34,939
{\an7}WHY CHEW IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO?
464
00:34:37,309 --> 00:34:41,480
{\an7}THE GULPER RULE OF THUMB
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hREMAINS...
465
00:34:41,513 --> 00:34:45,384
{\an7}IF IT FITS, SWALLOW IT WHOLE!
466
00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:53,057
{\an7}LIKE THE EGG-EATER, HIS BODY
\hWILL DIGEST THE GOOD BITS,
467
00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:57,028
{\an7}AND HE’LL VOMIT UP THE REST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN SECRET...
468
00:35:00,031 --> 00:35:04,235
{\an7}\h\h\hJUST A GRISLY PELLET
OF HAIR AND BONE REMAINS.
469
00:35:04,369 --> 00:35:09,441
{\an7}♪
470
00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:13,312
{\an7}\h\hTHESE DINING-ROOM REBELS
WHO SPIT OUT THEIR LEFTOVERS
471
00:35:13,378 --> 00:35:15,580
{\an7}WON’T BE ASKED BACK FOR DINNER,
472
00:35:15,647 --> 00:35:17,616
{\an7}BUT WILL A STEEL-JAWED MONSTER
473
00:35:17,682 --> 00:35:19,817
{\an7}WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER
\h\h\hTABLE MANNERS
474
00:35:19,851 --> 00:35:21,753
{\an7}RECEIVE AN INVITATION?
475
00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:25,390
{\an7}♪ MONSTER GULPERS! ♪
476
00:35:25,423 --> 00:35:29,627
{\an7}THEY’RE NICKNAMED "FLATDOGS"
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN AFRICA.
477
00:35:29,694 --> 00:35:32,830
{\an7}BUT THIS 14-FOOT-LONG
\h\h\h\hNILE CROCODILE
478
00:35:32,864 --> 00:35:35,633
{\an7}IS NO FRIENDLY PET.
479
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:41,506
{\an7}[WILDEBEEST LOWING]
480
00:35:52,717 --> 00:36:00,291
{\an7}♪
481
00:36:00,325 --> 00:36:03,461
{\an7}HE’S GOT MASSIVE JAWS...
482
00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:07,099
{\an7}THE STRONGEST BITE FORCE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON EARTH...
483
00:36:07,132 --> 00:36:10,235
{\an7}AND ROWS OF DEADLY SHARP TEETH
484
00:36:10,268 --> 00:36:15,707
{\an7}FOR KEEPING A VISE-LIKE GRIP
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON HIS VICTIMS.
485
00:36:15,740 --> 00:36:19,477
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE CROC’S TEETH
ARE NO GOOD FOR CHEWING...
486
00:36:19,611 --> 00:36:21,179
{\an7}BUT THAT’S NOT A PROBLEM
487
00:36:21,212 --> 00:36:25,149
{\an7}FOR THIS GRUESOME GULPER
\h\h\h\h\hAND HIS GANG...
488
00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:30,288
{\an7}FOR THEY JUST RIP THEIR PREY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLIMB FROM LIMB.
489
00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:37,562
{\an7}AND UNLIKE THE EGG-EATER
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THE OWL,
490
00:36:37,595 --> 00:36:41,299
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCROCS DON’T NEED
TO REGURGITATE LEFTOVERS,
491
00:36:41,332 --> 00:36:45,570
{\an7}FOR THEY’VE GOT THE MOST ACIDIC
STOMACHS OF ANY ANIMAL ON EARTH
492
00:36:45,603 --> 00:36:49,407
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND CAN DIGEST
PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING--
493
00:36:49,441 --> 00:36:51,109
{\an7}HORNS...
494
00:36:51,209 --> 00:36:52,544
{\an7}HAIR...
495
00:36:52,644 --> 00:36:54,513
{\an7}HOOVES...
496
00:36:54,579 --> 00:36:56,247
{\an7}BONES.
497
00:36:59,317 --> 00:37:04,055
{\an7}ACROSS THE GLOBE, THE WORLD’S
\h\hLARGEST LIVING REPTILES,
498
00:37:04,089 --> 00:37:06,558
{\an7}THE AUSTRALIAN SALTWATER CROCS,
499
00:37:06,591 --> 00:37:09,627
{\an7}\h\h\h\hARE NO LESS BRUTAL
IN THEIR FEEDING STRATEGY.
500
00:37:12,597 --> 00:37:17,402
{\an7}WITH NO CLAWS TO GRIP
AND NO CHEWING TEETH,
501
00:37:17,435 --> 00:37:20,705
{\an7}THEY THRASH AND DROWN
\h\h\h\hTHEIR VICTIMS,
502
00:37:20,805 --> 00:37:23,341
{\an7}RIPPING THEM INTO CHUNKS.
503
00:37:27,412 --> 00:37:29,648
{\an7}\h\h\hCROCODILES MAY BE
THE GREATEST PREDATORS
504
00:37:29,681 --> 00:37:32,517
{\an7}IN EARTH’S RIVERS AND POOLS,
505
00:37:32,550 --> 00:37:37,855
{\an7}BUT THIS COLD-BLOODED FAMILY
\h\h\hHAS A SECRET WEAKNESS.
506
00:37:37,889 --> 00:37:39,891
{\an7}EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE MOST
\h\h\hCOMFORTABLE LURKING
507
00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:42,126
{\an7}IN TROPICAL LAKES AND RIVERS,
508
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,896
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIF IT WEREN’T
FOR A SPECIAL ADAPTATION,
509
00:37:44,996 --> 00:37:49,033
{\an7}THEY WOULD DROWN!
510
00:37:49,067 --> 00:37:51,770
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hRIGHT AT THE BACK
OF THEIR MOUTHS IS A VALVE
511
00:37:51,803 --> 00:37:54,439
{\an7}CALLED THE PALATAL FLAP.
512
00:37:54,472 --> 00:37:57,976
{\an7}WHEN OPEN, THIS LEADS STRAIGHT
\h\hDOWN THEIR GAPING GULLETS,
513
00:37:58,009 --> 00:38:03,348
{\an7}\h\hALLOWING THEM TO SWALLOW
HUGE GULPS OF FLESH AND BONE.
514
00:38:03,381 --> 00:38:06,851
{\an7}BUT TAKING HUGE MOUTHFULS
\h\h\hLIKE THIS UNDERWATER
515
00:38:06,885 --> 00:38:10,222
{\an7}COULD BE FATAL.
516
00:38:10,255 --> 00:38:12,324
{\an7}THEIR MOUTHS AREN’T WATERTIGHT,
517
00:38:12,357 --> 00:38:18,063
{\an7}SO AS SOON AS THEY SUBMERGE,
\h\h\h\h\h\hWATER FLOODS IN.
518
00:38:18,096 --> 00:38:21,299
{\an7}THIS IS WHERE THE FLAP
\h\h\h\hEARNS ITS KEEP.
519
00:38:21,332 --> 00:38:24,368
{\an7}WHEN A CROC GOES UNDER,
THE FLAP SHUTS TIGHTLY,
520
00:38:24,402 --> 00:38:29,107
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSEALING THE THROAT,
PREVENTING DEATH BY DROWNING.
521
00:38:29,207 --> 00:38:31,576
{\an7}BUT WHILE IT CAN’T SWALLOW
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUNDERWATER,
522
00:38:31,609 --> 00:38:33,878
{\an7}\h\h\h\hANOTHER VALVE
THAT REDIRECTS OXYGEN
523
00:38:33,912 --> 00:38:35,714
{\an7}TO BYPASS THE THROAT FLAP
524
00:38:35,747 --> 00:38:37,916
{\an7}\h\hMEANS THE CROC
CAN STILL BREATHE
525
00:38:37,949 --> 00:38:40,919
{\an7}EVEN WHEN ALMOST
FULLY SUBMERGED,
526
00:38:40,952 --> 00:38:46,791
{\an7}AS LONG AS THE CROC’S NOSTRILS
\h\h\h\hARE ABOVE THE SURFACE.
527
00:38:46,858 --> 00:38:50,128
{\an7}THIS ALLOWS THEM TO KEEP
\h\h\h\hA LOW PROFILE...
528
00:38:50,195 --> 00:38:55,000
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND ALWAYS READY
FOR A GOOD GULPING OPPORTUNITY.
529
00:38:55,033 --> 00:38:57,269
{\an7}♪
530
00:38:57,302 --> 00:39:01,373
{\an7}WE’VE MET BAD-MANNERED
REGURGITATING GUZZLERS
531
00:39:01,472 --> 00:39:03,774
{\an7}AND STEEL-JAWED GIANTS...
532
00:39:03,808 --> 00:39:07,045
{\an7}BUT EVEN THEIR MONSTROUS MOUTHS
PALE IN COMPARISON
533
00:39:07,111 --> 00:39:09,313
{\an7}TO THE GREATEST GULPERS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON EARTH.
534
00:39:09,347 --> 00:39:11,382
{\an7}♪ MONSTER GULPERS! ♪
535
00:39:12,617 --> 00:39:16,020
{\an7}THE LAND AND AIR TEEMS
WITH GULPING GUZZLERS,
536
00:39:16,054 --> 00:39:18,089
{\an7}BUT IT’S THE OPEN OCEANS
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT ARE HOME
537
00:39:18,122 --> 00:39:21,826
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO THE PLANET’S
BIGGEST-MOUTHED MONSTERS!
538
00:39:21,926 --> 00:39:25,396
{\an7}THEY FORAGE ALONE...
539
00:39:25,430 --> 00:39:28,133
{\an7}OR FEED IN FRENZY.
540
00:39:28,166 --> 00:39:30,635
{\an7}THEY COME IN ALL SHAPES
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND SIZES,
541
00:39:30,668 --> 00:39:33,838
{\an7}BUT THEY ALL HAVE ONE THING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN COMMON--
542
00:39:33,872 --> 00:39:36,508
{\an7}THESE GIANTS WITH MASSIVE MOUTHS
543
00:39:36,608 --> 00:39:39,711
{\an7}ALL FEED ON THE TINIEST
CREATURES IN THE SEA...
544
00:39:39,811 --> 00:39:43,181
{\an7}AND INHALE MILLIONS
\h\hWITH EACH GULP.
545
00:39:44,949 --> 00:39:48,719
{\an7}\h\h\hMEET THESE FASCINATING
FILTER FEEDERS OF THE DEEP...
546
00:39:48,753 --> 00:39:52,790
{\an7}AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THE GREATEST
GULPERS ON EARTH!
547
00:39:56,194 --> 00:39:59,864
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hA BASKING SHARK,
MEASURING OVER 30 FEET LONG,
548
00:39:59,898 --> 00:40:01,967
{\an7}WITH A MOUTH THREE FEET WIDE,
549
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:03,835
{\an7}ROAMS THE COLD-WATER OCEANS
550
00:40:03,868 --> 00:40:09,073
{\an7}\h\h\hAT A SNAIL’S PACE
OF TWO MILES PER HOUR.
551
00:40:09,173 --> 00:40:15,079
{\an7}\h\h\hIN ORDER TO BREATHE,
HE CAN NEVER STOP MOVING.
552
00:40:15,113 --> 00:40:19,084
{\an7}\h\h\hHIS MASSIVE MOUTH
IS ALMOST ALWAYS OPEN,
553
00:40:19,183 --> 00:40:23,721
{\an7}FILTERING UP TO 1,500 TONS
\h\h\hOF WATER EACH HOUR...
554
00:40:23,755 --> 00:40:29,828
{\an7}CONSUMING UP TO 15,000 CALORIES
IN KRILL AND PLANKTON A DAY!
555
00:40:32,030 --> 00:40:33,498
{\an7}ACROSS THE OCEANS,
556
00:40:33,631 --> 00:40:35,466
{\an7}\hTHE TROPICAL SEAS
ARE THE PLAYGROUNDS
557
00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:39,537
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THESE GIANT,
WEIRDLY SHAPED ACROBATS...
558
00:40:39,570 --> 00:40:42,540
{\an7}MANTA RAYS!
559
00:40:42,573 --> 00:40:46,243
{\an7}\h\h\hRANKING IN THE SAME SIZE
CATEGORY AS THE BASKING SHARK,
560
00:40:46,277 --> 00:40:49,547
{\an7}THESE RAYS ARE AS WIDE
AS THE SHARKS ARE LONG,
561
00:40:49,647 --> 00:40:55,086
{\an7}\h\hWITH WINGSPANS
OF 30 FEET ACROSS.
562
00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:57,188
{\an7}THEY TOO MUST STAY ON THE MOVE
563
00:40:57,221 --> 00:41:00,124
{\an7}\h\h\hTO SATE THEIR
VORACIOUS APPETITES.
564
00:41:02,293 --> 00:41:04,962
{\an7}SPONGY HORIZONTAL PLATES FILTER
565
00:41:04,996 --> 00:41:09,367
{\an7}\hTHE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER
PASSING THROUGH THEIR MOUTHS.
566
00:41:11,502 --> 00:41:13,771
{\an7}BUT UNLIKE OTHER FILTER FEEDERS,
567
00:41:13,838 --> 00:41:17,141
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hMANTA RAYS HAVE
BUILT-IN FEEDING UTENSILS.
568
00:41:17,241 --> 00:41:19,610
{\an7}\h\h\h\hLOBES IN FRONT
OF THEIR PECTORAL FINS
569
00:41:19,644 --> 00:41:22,514
{\an7}CURL AROUND TO HELP CHANNEL
\h\h\h\hMORE WATER AND FOOD
570
00:41:22,547 --> 00:41:25,483
{\an7}INTO THEIR MOUTHS.
571
00:41:25,516 --> 00:41:27,651
{\an7}BUT THE BIGGEST FISH IN THE SEA
572
00:41:27,752 --> 00:41:30,388
{\an7}DON’T NEED FANCY TOOLS
\h\h\h\h\hFOR FISHING.
573
00:41:30,455 --> 00:41:38,496
{\an7}♪
574
00:41:38,529 --> 00:41:41,699
{\an7}TIPPING THE SCALES
AT OVER 20 TONS...
575
00:41:41,733 --> 00:41:47,439
{\an7}\h\hWHALE SHARKS GROW
UP TO 40 FEET LONG...
576
00:41:47,538 --> 00:41:53,277
{\an7}AND THEY’RE ARMED WITH MOUTHS
\h\hLIKE 5-FOOT-WIDE HOOVERS!
577
00:41:53,311 --> 00:41:55,413
{\an7}THEY’VE GOT A SHARKY NAME,
578
00:41:55,446 --> 00:41:58,316
{\an7}BUT THEY’RE ACTUALLY
\h\h\hGENTLE GIANTS.
579
00:42:00,351 --> 00:42:03,921
{\an7}\hTHESE SUBMARINE GRAZERS
PLACIDLY ROAM THE OCEANS,
580
00:42:03,955 --> 00:42:07,025
{\an7}SUCKING UP MASSIVE MOUTHFULS
\h\h\h\hOF PLANKTON, KRILL,
581
00:42:07,091 --> 00:42:09,594
{\an7}OR SMALL FISH AND JELLIES...
582
00:42:11,229 --> 00:42:13,264
{\an7}THEIR SPONGY FILTER PLATES
583
00:42:13,297 --> 00:42:17,168
{\an7}TRAPPING ANYTHING LARGER
\h\hTHAN A GRAIN OF SAND.
584
00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:20,438
{\an7}BUT THE GULPER RULE OF THUMB
585
00:42:20,471 --> 00:42:25,009
{\an7}\h\h\h\hDOESN’T QUITE HOLD
WITH THESE FILTER FEEDERS.
586
00:42:25,043 --> 00:42:27,612
{\an7}JUST BECAUSE IT FITS
\hTHROUGH THEIR JAWS
587
00:42:27,645 --> 00:42:30,948
{\an7}DOESN’T MEAN THEY CAN EAT IT.
588
00:42:30,982 --> 00:42:33,885
{\an7}WHILE A WHALE SHARK COULD EASILY
SUCK AN ADULT HUMAN
589
00:42:33,918 --> 00:42:35,553
{\an7}INTO ITS MOUTH...
590
00:42:35,586 --> 00:42:38,556
{\an7}WITH A THROAT ROUGHLY THE SIZE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF A QUARTER,
591
00:42:38,589 --> 00:42:42,259
{\an7}IT DEFINITELY CAN’T SWALLOW
\h\h\h\hTHE UNLUCKY VICTIM!
592
00:42:44,762 --> 00:42:46,163
{\an7}BUT HOW ABOUT BEASTS
593
00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:50,034
{\an7}THAT CAN TAKE MOUTHFULS
AS BIG AS SCHOOL BUSES?
594
00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:51,536
{\an7}WOULD THEY BE SATISFIED
595
00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:55,073
{\an7}WITH JUST TINY ORGANISMS
\hLIKE PLANKTON AND KRILL
596
00:42:55,106 --> 00:42:59,077
{\an7}OR SMALL SHOALING FISH
\h\h\h\hLIKE SARDINES?
597
00:42:59,110 --> 00:43:03,715
{\an7}OH, YES, AS LONG AS THERE
\h\hARE THOUSANDS OF THEM
598
00:43:03,748 --> 00:43:07,719
{\an7}TO SWALLOW WITH EACH GULP!
599
00:43:07,752 --> 00:43:11,089
{\an7}THESE ARE BALEEN WHALES.
600
00:43:11,122 --> 00:43:14,125
{\an7}\h\h\hSOME OF THE WORLD’S
MOST COLOSSAL CREATURES,
601
00:43:14,158 --> 00:43:16,360
{\an7}THIS GROUP’S MEMBERS
\h\hINCLUDE MAMMOTHS
602
00:43:16,394 --> 00:43:18,763
{\an7}LIKE THE HUMPBACK
603
00:43:18,796 --> 00:43:21,465
{\an7}AND THE BRYDE’S WHALES...
604
00:43:21,566 --> 00:43:27,505
{\an7}AND THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL,
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE BLUE WHALE...
605
00:43:27,538 --> 00:43:30,875
{\an7}A GIANT THAT CAN GROW
UP TO 90 FEET LONG...
606
00:43:30,908 --> 00:43:34,545
{\an7}AND WEIGH OVER 150 TONS.
607
00:43:34,579 --> 00:43:36,314
{\an7}[SQUEALING]
608
00:43:40,151 --> 00:43:43,087
{\an7}\h\hLIKE MANTA RAYS
AND BASKING SHARKS,
609
00:43:43,121 --> 00:43:45,490
{\an7}THEY’RE FILTER FEEDERS,
610
00:43:45,523 --> 00:43:47,992
{\an7}BUT SUPERSIZED!
611
00:43:50,895 --> 00:43:52,730
{\an7}WHEN YOU’RE THIS BIG,
612
00:43:52,830 --> 00:43:55,633
{\an7}YOU NEED A FOOD STORE
THE SIZE OF THE OCEAN
613
00:43:55,666 --> 00:43:58,502
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO SUPPLY YOUR
VORACIOUS APPETITE...
614
00:43:58,536 --> 00:44:02,573
{\an7}\h\h\hAND THE ONLY WAY TO GET
YOUR RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE
615
00:44:02,607 --> 00:44:04,909
{\an7}IS TO GULP!
616
00:44:07,979 --> 00:44:11,182
{\an7}SKIMMING AND LUNGING THEIR WAY
\h\h\h\h\hACROSS THE OCEANS...
617
00:44:11,215 --> 00:44:16,620
{\an7}\hTHEY TAKE MASSIVE,
MONSTROUS MOUTHFULS.
618
00:44:17,889 --> 00:44:21,226
{\an7}HUGE COMB-LIKE FRINGES,
\hCALLED BALEEN PLATES,
619
00:44:21,292 --> 00:44:22,960
{\an7}MADE OF KERATIN,
620
00:44:22,994 --> 00:44:29,767
{\an7}\hHANG FROM THEIR UPPER JAWS,
FILTERING THE WATER AND PREY.
621
00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:31,869
{\an7}THE ABILITY TO OPEN THEIR MOUTHS
622
00:44:31,903 --> 00:44:35,106
{\an7}\hUP TO FOUR TIMES
THEIR NORMAL SIZE
623
00:44:35,139 --> 00:44:38,442
{\an7}ALLOW BALEEN WHALES,
\hLIKE THE HUMPBACK,
624
00:44:38,476 --> 00:44:43,081
{\an7}TO SWALLOW UP TO 3,000 POUNDS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF FOOD A DAY.
625
00:44:44,916 --> 00:44:47,819
{\an7}WE’VE SEARCHED THE PLANET,
\h\h\h\h\h\hDAY AND NIGHT,
626
00:44:47,852 --> 00:44:51,856
{\an7}SCOURED THE AIR AND EXPLORED
\hTHE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN...
627
00:44:51,889 --> 00:44:54,158
{\an7}BUT ONE THING IS CLEAR:
628
00:44:54,258 --> 00:44:57,628
{\an7}WITH SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE THIS,
629
00:44:57,662 --> 00:45:02,567
{\an7}\h\h\hBODIES BUILT FOR TRAVELING
VAST DISTANCES IN SEARCH OF FOOD
630
00:45:02,600 --> 00:45:06,037
{\an7}AND MONSTROUS MOUTHS CAPABLE
\h\h\h\hOF FILLING STOMACHS
631
00:45:06,070 --> 00:45:09,507
{\an7}WITH THOUSANDS OF POUNDS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF PREY...
632
00:45:09,540 --> 00:45:14,245
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHALES TRULY ARE
THE GREATEST GULPERS ON EARTH!
633
00:45:15,913 --> 00:45:18,349
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS GROUP
OF BIG-MOUTHED MONSTERS
634
00:45:18,382 --> 00:45:20,451
{\an7}HAS GUZZLED THEIR WAY
\h\h\h\hINTO THE LEAD
635
00:45:20,518 --> 00:45:24,122
{\an7}AS EARTH’S GREATEST GULPERS.
636
00:45:24,155 --> 00:45:29,427
{\an7}FROM TENTACLED WEIRDOS
\h\hAND GREEDY GULPERS,
637
00:45:29,460 --> 00:45:32,730
{\an7}TO THOSE THAT TAKE
THEIR MEALS ALIVE
638
00:45:32,763 --> 00:45:35,165
{\an7}AND RIP THEM APART...
639
00:45:35,266 --> 00:45:40,037
{\an7}\h\hFROM TINY DEATH TRAPS
TO THE BIGGEST ON EARTH,
640
00:45:40,071 --> 00:45:42,774
{\an7}THEY’RE A FREAK SHOW
\hOF PECULIAR SHAPES
641
00:45:42,807 --> 00:45:46,878
{\an7}AND DISTURBING HABITS.
642
00:45:46,911 --> 00:45:50,948
{\an7}\hBEWARE THE GAPING JAWS
OF THESE CRAZY MONSTERS,
643
00:45:50,982 --> 00:45:56,387
{\an7}\h\h\hFOR THEY COULD MAKE YOU
DISAPPEAR WITH JUST ONE GULP.
644
00:45:56,420 --> 00:45:58,055
{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTER! ♪
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