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{\an7}70 MILLION YEARS AGO,
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{\an7}IN THE DARK SWAMPS
OF PRE-HISTORY...
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{\an7}LURKED THE DEVIL FROG.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAN ARMORED BEAST
AS BIG AS A BOWLING BALL--
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{\an7}THOUGHT TO PREY ON DINOSAURS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hOVER THE MILLENNIA,
AMPHIBIANS DOMINATED THE EARTH.
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{\an7}INHABITING ALL CORNERS
\h\h\h\h\hOF THE GLOBE,
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{\an7}FROM THE TROPICAL JUNGLES
\h\h\h\h\hAND DARK SWAMPS
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{\an7}TO THE DESERT WASTELANDS
\h\h\hAND FROZEN TUNDRA,
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{\an7}A SELECT FEW EVOLVED
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{\an7}SOME EXTREME AND BIZARRE
\hADAPTATIONS TO SURVIVE.
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{\an7}A FAMILY OF FREAKS THAT COME
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{\an7}IN MANY WEIRD FORMS,
\hSHAPES AND SIZES.
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{\an7}THERE ARE THE CARNIVOROUS GIANTS
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{\an7}THAT RISE FROM THEIR TOMBS
\h\h\h\hTO FEAST ON FLESH,
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{\an7}THE SLIMY AQUATIC SWIMMERS THAT
USE CLAWS TO TEAR APART PREY.
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{\an7}SOME HAVE LETHAL TOXINS
\h\h\hTO REPEL SNAKES.
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{\an7}WHILE OTHERS DEFY GRAVITY,
\h\h\hRETURN FROM THE DEAD,
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{\an7}AND EVEN FLY.
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{\an7}\h\h\hWITNESS THE INVISIBLE,
THE HAIRY AND THE DISFIGURED,
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{\an7}AND FINALLY, WE’LL REVEAL
\h\h\h\hTHE MONSTER FROG.
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{\an7}FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY,
GRAB FRONT-ROW SEATS
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{\an7}\hTO NATURE’S REAL
HOUSE OF HORRORS.
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{\an7}THIS IS OUR FAMILY OF FREAKS.
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{\an7}NATURE’S SIDESHOW OF THE ADVERSE
AND UNSIGHTLY.
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{\an7}WE’LL SHOW YOU THE BREEDERS,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE KILLERS
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{\an7}AND THE GIANTS AS BIG AS A BABY,
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{\an7}BUT OUR FIRST CALL TO STAGE
\h\h\h\hIS FOR THE MUTANTS.
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{\an7}ARMED WITH REGENERATIVE POWERS
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND BONE CLAWS...
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{\an7}THIS IS THE TERRIFYING
\h\h\h\h\h\hHAIRY FROG.
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{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTER,
MONSTER FROGS! ♪
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{\an7}SIGHTINGS OF A FROG
\h\hCOVERED IN HAIR
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hFIRST EMERGED
OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO,
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{\an7}DEEP IN THE DARK JUNGLES
\h\h\hOF CENTRAL AFRICA.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA HAIRY BEAST
WITH RAZOR SHARP CLAWS
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{\an7}THAT HUNTS BY THE WATER’S EDGE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hOVER THE YEARS
THIS MYTH BECAME LEGEND.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTODAY, LOCAL HUNTERS
DARE NOT FACE THIS CREATURE
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{\an7}WITHOUT SPEARS AND MACHETES.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE HAIRY FROG.
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{\an7}A HORRIFYING AMPHIBIAN
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{\an7}THAT REACHES FOUR INCHES
\h\h\h\hFROM TIP TO TOE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S BROAD HEAD
AND SHORT, ROUNDED SNOUT
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{\an7}MAY APPEAR NORMAL,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT IT’S DOWN BELOW THAT
THIS FREAK TRULY REVEALS ITSELF.
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{\an7}COVERING THE FROG’S
\hFLANKS AND THIGHS
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{\an7}ARE THICK FUR-LIKE TUFTS.
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{\an7}DESPITE ITS APPEARANCE,
\hTHESE ARE NOT HAIRS.
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{\an7}THESE PROTRUSIONS ARE ACTUALLY
\h\h\h\hLONG STRANDS OF SKIN,
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{\an7}PACKED WITH ARTERIES.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS A MALE,
AND HE IS ON GUARD DUTY.
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{\an7}\hHE IS PROTECTING THE NEXT
GENERATION OF HAIRY FROGS.
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{\an7}THIS SPECIES IS TERRESTRIAL,
BUT DURING THE MATING SEASON
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE FROGS RETURN
TO THE WATER TO BREED.
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{\an7}HERE, THE FEMALE LAYS HER EGGS,
TUCKED IN AROUND THE ROCKS,
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{\an7}HIDDEN WITHIN THE STREAM.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE FEMALE LACKS
ANY MATERNAL INSTINCT
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{\an7}AND QUICKLY DISAPPEARS
\hBACK INTO THE JUNGLE.
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{\an7}IT IS NOW UP TO THE MALE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO STAND GUARD
AND PROTECT THE EGGS.
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{\an7}HE WILL WAIT MOTIONLESS,
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{\an7}OFTEN FOR DAYS AT A TIME,
FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS,
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{\an7}UNTIL THE EGGS HATCH.
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{\an7}IT IS DURING THIS LONG WAIT
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{\an7}THAT HIS HAIR-LIKE STRANDS
\hOF SKIN KICK INTO ACTION.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS "HAIR"
IS THOUGHT TO FUNCTION
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{\an7}SIMILARLY TO THE GILLS
\h\h\h\h\h\hON A SHARK.
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{\an7}THE HAIRY FROG CAN ABSORB OXYGEN
FROM THE WATER,
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{\an7}THROUGH THIS PERMEABLE
\h\h\h\hWHISKERED SKIN.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE MORE HAIRS,
THE GREATER THE SURFACE AREA
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{\an7}AND THE MORE OXYGEN
\h\hHE CAN ABSORB.
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{\an7}HOWEVER, DURING THIS SENTRY DUTY
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{\an7}BOTH THE EGGS AND THE MALE
\hARE VULNERABLE TO ATTACK.
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{\an7}INSECTS, SPIDERS AND OTHER FROGS
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{\an7}WILL QUITE HAPPILY
\h\hTAKE ADVANTAGE
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{\an7}OF THIS NUTRITIOUS HATCH.
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{\an7}TO FIGHT OFF ANY THREATS,
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS MUTANT HAS
A TYPE OF WEAPONRY
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{\an7}BETTER SUITED IN THE REALM
\h\h\h\hOF SCIENCE FICTION.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE HAIRY FROG
HAS BUILT-IN BONE CLAWS.
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{\an7}THIS FROG ACTIVELY BREAKS
\h\h\h\h\h\hITS OWN BONES,
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{\an7}WHICH BURST THROUGH ITS TOES.
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{\an7}CONCEALED INSIDE EACH TOE PAD,
\hTHERE IS A SMALL, BONY CLAW.
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{\an7}\hEACH TALON IS ANCHORED
TO A SMALL PIECE OF BONE.
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{\an7}UNDER THREAT, THE FROG
\hCONTRACTS ITS MUSCLES
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{\an7}AND BREAKS THE "SAFETY BONE,"
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{\an7}WHICH FORCES ITS SHARP CLAWS
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE TOE PAD.
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{\an7}UNLIKE THE CLAWS OF A LION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOR A WOLF,
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{\an7}THESE ARE RAW BONE.
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{\an7}TO RETRACT THE CLAWS,
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{\an7}IT’S THOUGHT THE HAIRY FROG
\h\h\h\hRELAXES ITS MUSCLES,
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{\an7}AND THE BONES SLIDE
BACK INTO THE TOE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHANKS TO ITS
SUPER HEALING POWERS,
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{\an7}THE FROG CAN REGENERATE
\h\hITS PUNCTURED SKIN,
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{\an7}\h\hLEAVING BEHIND
NO MARKS OR SCARS.
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{\an7}THESE BUILT-IN GRAPPLING HOOKS
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{\an7}ALSO PROVIDE EXTRA GRIP
ON THE SLIPPERY ROCKS.
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{\an7}ARMED AND SECURE, THE HAIRY FROG
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{\an7}\hIS NATURE’S TRUE
SUPER HERO MUTANT.
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{\an7}AFTER ALL, THE RAINFOREST CAN BE
A DEADLY PLACE FOR A FROG.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE HAIRY FROG MAY USE
BONE CLAWS TO PROTECT ITS YOUNG,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hWHICH GIVES THEM
THE BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT THERE IS
A MORE HIDEOUS FREAK
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{\an7}THAT TURNS PARENTAL CARE
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{\an7}INTO A GRUESOME AND UNSIGHTLY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHORROR SHOW.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE REPULSIVE
\h\h\h\h\hALIEN FROG.
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{\an7}♪ MONSTER FROGS! ♪
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{\an7}DEEP IN THE DARK, DINGY SWAMPS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF SOUTH AMERICA
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{\an7}HIDES THE SURINAM TOAD,
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{\an7}A WARTY, DISFIGURED FREAK
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{\an7}\hTHAT APPEARS ALMOST PUTREFIED
EVEN AT THE PEAK OF GOOD HEALTH.
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{\an7}IT IS THE FLATTEST AMPHIBIAN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON OUR PLANET
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{\an7}AND LOOKS MORE LIKE ROAD-KILL.
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{\an7}BUT LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING,
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{\an7}\h\hAND THE SURINAM TOAD
IS PERFECTLY CAMOUFLAGED
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{\an7}AS A ROTTING LEAF OR ROCK.
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{\an7}THIS FREAK HAS TINY EYES,
NO TEETH AND NO TONGUE...
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{\an7}SO IT RELIES ON ITS LONG,
\h\h\h\hSENSITIVE FINGERS
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{\an7}TO PROBE AROUND FOR WORMS,
\hINSECTS AND SMALL FISH.
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{\an7}BUT WHEN IT COMES TO RAISING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hITS OFFSPRING,
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{\an7}THINGS GET EVEN MORE HORRIFIC.
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{\an7}\hWHILE MOST FROGS
ABANDON THEIR EGGS
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{\an7}TO HATCH IN THE RIVERS
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND PONDS,
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{\an7}\hTHE SURINAM TOAD
KEEPS HERS CLOSE--
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{\an7}RIGHT UNDER HER SKIN.
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{\an7}THIS FEMALE IS ABOUT
\h\h\hTO GIVE BIRTH.
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{\an7}THE HOLES IN HER BACK ARE WHERE
HER EGGS SUNK INTO HER SKIN,
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{\an7}12 WEEKS AGO.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hUP TO A HUNDRED
FULLY FORMED TOADLETS,
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{\an7}EACH NEARLY AN INCH LONG,
\h\h\hARE READY TO EMERGE.
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{\an7}HER BACK STARTS TO BULGE
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND CONTORT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLIKE A SCI-FI HORROR,
A FOOT BURSTS THROUGH HER BACK,
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{\an7}FOLLOWED BY A HAND, THEN A HEAD,
UNTIL ALL HER YOUNG ARE FREE.
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{\an7}THIS GROTESQUE ADAPTATION
MAY MAKE YOUR SKIN CRAWL,
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{\an7}\hBUT IT DOES GUARANTEE A SAFE
NURSERY FOR HER YOUNG TO RIPEN.
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{\an7}FROGS CAN SURVIVE
\hIN ALL EXTREMES,
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{\an7}FROM THE SCORCHING HEAT
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE SUN
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{\an7}TO THE WINTER WONDERLAND
\h\hOF THE FROZEN TUNDRA.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE GIVE YOU
THE MIRACULOUS FROZEN FROG.
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{\an7}HIBERNATION IS A COMMON RESPONSE
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{\an7}TO THE COLD WINTERS
\hOF NORTH AMERICA.
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{\an7}AS WINTER BITES DOWN,
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{\an7}SOME ANIMALS MIGRATE
\hTO WARMER CLIMATES
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{\an7}WHILE OTHERS BURROW
\hDEEP UNDERGROUND
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{\an7}TO SLEEP UNTIL SPRING.
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{\an7}\hAND SOME CHOOSE TO QUITE
LITERALLY FREEZE TO DEATH.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE WOOD FROG HAS
AN ASTOUNDING ABILITY--
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{\an7}IT CAN PRODUCE ANTIFREEZE!
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{\an7}THIS SEEMINGLY ORDINARY
\hAMPHIBIAN CAN SURVIVE
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{\an7}\h\h\hAT TEMPERATURES AS LOW
AS THREE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
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{\an7}AND THEN COME BACK TO LIFE.
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{\an7}WINTER IS COMING...
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{\an7}[WOLVES HOWLING]
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{\an7}...AND THE WOOD FROG PREPARES
\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE BIG FREEZE.
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{\an7}\hIT STARTS TO PRODUCE
HUGE AMOUNTS OF URINE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT UNLIKE US,
IT DOESN’T DRAIN THIS WASTE--
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{\an7}IT STORES IT IN ITS BLOOD.
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{\an7}\hAS THE FIRST ICE CRYSTALS
CREEP OVER THE FROG’S SKIN,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAN INCREDIBLE
TRANSFORMATION BEGINS.
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{\an7}THE WATER IN THE FROG’S BLOOD
\h\h\h\h\h\hSTARTS TO FREEZE.
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{\an7}THE ICE SUCKS THE PRECIOUS WATER
OUT OF THE FROG’S CELLS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTO PREVENT
FULL-SCALE DEHYDRATION,
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{\an7}THE LIVER BEGINS TO MAKE
LARGE AMOUNTS OF GLUCOSE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAS THE SUGAR MIXES
WITH THE URINE IN THE BLOOD,
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{\an7}IT CREATES HOMEMADE ANTIFREEZE.
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{\an7}\hTHE CONCOCTION PACKS
INTO THE FROG’S CELLS,
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{\an7}PROPPING THEM UP.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE ANTIFREEZE
PREVENTS TOO MUCH WATER
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{\an7}BEING DRAWN OUT OF THE CELLS
\h\h\h\hBY THE ICE OUTSIDE.
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{\an7}IF THEY LOSE MORE THAN 60%
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THEIR WATER,
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{\an7}THE PROCESS BECOMES
\h\h\hIRREVERSIBLE.
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{\an7}THE CELLS WILL CRUMPLE
AND DIE FROM FROSTBITE.
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{\an7}THE FROG’S ANTIFREEZE
\h\h\hKEEPS HIM ALIVE.
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{\an7}THE WOOD FROG ENTERS A STATE
\h\hOF SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
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{\an7}\hIT’S INTERNAL ORGANS
AND METABOLIC ACTIVITY
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{\an7}GRIND TO A NEAR HALT.
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{\an7}THE LUNGS STOP WORKING,
178
00:13:14,661 --> 00:13:18,865
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THE HEART
EVENTUALLY STOPS BEATING.
179
00:13:18,898 --> 00:13:21,334
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE WOOD FROG
CAN SURVIVE FOR MONTHS
180
00:13:21,367 --> 00:13:26,405
{\an7}\hWITH AN INCREDIBLE TWO-THIRDS
OF THEIR BODY COMPLETELY FROZEN,
181
00:13:26,539 --> 00:13:30,977
{\an7}TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE
\hESSENTIALLY "FROGSICLES."
182
00:13:35,515 --> 00:13:40,453
{\an7}AFTER A GRUELING EIGHT MONTHS,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSPRING ARRIVES,
183
00:13:40,486 --> 00:13:44,256
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE TEMPERATURES WARM,
AND THE ICE STARTS TO MELT.
184
00:13:47,193 --> 00:13:49,896
{\an7}HIDDEN WITHIN HIS FROZEN TOMB,
185
00:13:49,929 --> 00:13:53,199
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE WOOD FROG
ALSO BEGINS TO THAW.
186
00:13:55,535 --> 00:13:58,905
{\an7}WATER SLOWLY FLOWS BACK
\h\h\h\hINTO HIS CELLS;
187
00:13:58,938 --> 00:14:02,742
{\an7}THEY REHYDRATE AND RETURN
TO THEIR ORIGINAL SHAPE.
188
00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:08,147
{\an7}WITHIN 30 MINUTES,
THE HEART RE-STARTS
189
00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:10,684
{\an7}AND THE BLOOD BEGINS TO FLOW.
190
00:14:20,727 --> 00:14:24,030
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE WOOD FROG
COMES BACK TO LIFE.
191
00:14:27,266 --> 00:14:30,336
{\an7}\h\hAFTER TWO DAYS,
THE FROG HEADS OUT
192
00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:33,440
{\an7}TO LOOK FOR SOME FOOD,
193
00:14:33,473 --> 00:14:35,408
{\an7}A MATE,
194
00:14:35,441 --> 00:14:37,543
{\an7}AND A MUCH AWAITED PEE!
195
00:14:42,782 --> 00:14:46,886
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSOME PLAY DEAD,
WHILE OTHERS HAVE WEAPONS
196
00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:50,189
{\an7}OR EVEN TAKE TO THE AIR
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO ESCAPE,
197
00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:55,829
{\an7}BUT OUR NEXT MUTANT APPLIES
\hTHE ULTIMATE CAMOUFLAGE.
198
00:14:55,862 --> 00:15:01,434
{\an7}THIS IS THE ASTONISHING
\h\h\h\hINVISIBLE FROG.
199
00:15:01,467 --> 00:15:02,802
{\an7}♪ MONSTER FROGS! ♪
200
00:15:06,873 --> 00:15:12,045
{\an7}SOMEWHERE ON THIS LILY PAD
\h\h\h\hHIDES A REED FROG--
201
00:15:12,145 --> 00:15:14,881
{\an7}A MASTER OF DISGUISE.
202
00:15:16,516 --> 00:15:21,221
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS TINY LITTLE MALE IS
SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT ON A DIME.
203
00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:26,559
{\an7}\hHIS MINIATURE FRAME
AND LIGHT GREEN COLOR
204
00:15:26,592 --> 00:15:31,130
{\an7}ALLOWS HIM TO BLEND PERFECTLY
\h\h\h\h\hWITHIN THE FOREST.
205
00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:36,702
{\an7}\hHOWEVER, IT’S FROM BENEATH THIS
FROG THAT HIS TRUE COLORS SHINE.
206
00:15:37,703 --> 00:15:40,806
{\an7}STRAIGHT THROUGH HIS BODY!
207
00:15:43,209 --> 00:15:47,980
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITH SKIN LIKE GLASS,
YOU CAN SEE THE BLOOD VESSELS;
208
00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:52,184
{\an7}ITS INTESTINES, ITS LIVER,
209
00:15:52,218 --> 00:15:56,289
{\an7}AND DON’T FORGET,
ITS BEATING HEART.
210
00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:58,991
{\an7}[HEART BEATING]
211
00:15:59,025 --> 00:16:01,094
{\an7}EVEN THEIR SKELETON IS VISIBLE,
212
00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:03,896
{\an7}AND IN SOME SPECIES
THE BONES ARE GREEN
213
00:16:03,930 --> 00:16:07,534
{\an7}TO HELP CONCEAL THEM
IN THE UNDERGROWTH.
214
00:16:07,567 --> 00:16:09,702
{\an7}\h\hTHANKS TO SOME
EXTREMELY THIN SKIN
215
00:16:09,735 --> 00:16:12,071
{\an7}ON THEIR STOMACHS
\hAND EXTREMITIES,
216
00:16:12,104 --> 00:16:15,741
{\an7}AND A SEVERE LACK OF PIGMENT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THEIR CELLS,
217
00:16:15,775 --> 00:16:18,811
{\an7}THEIR BODIES DO NOT REFLECT
\h\h\h\h\hTHE INCOMING LIGHT
218
00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:24,584
{\an7}BUT RATHER ALLOW IT TO PASS
\h\h\hSTRAIGHT THROUGH THEM.
219
00:16:24,617 --> 00:16:29,222
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE RESULT IS
A TRANSLUCENT SKIN.
220
00:16:29,255 --> 00:16:31,758
{\an7}PREDATORS DON’T HAVE
\h\h\hA "HOP IN HELL"
221
00:16:31,791 --> 00:16:35,428
{\an7}OF FINDING THIS ELUSIVE GHOST.
222
00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:44,404
{\an7}\hOUR FAMILY OF FREAKS HAS MANY
UNIQUE AND BIZARRE ADAPTATIONS,
223
00:16:44,437 --> 00:16:50,877
{\an7}FROM BONE CLAWS AND LONG HAIR TO
ANTIFREEZE BLOOD AND GLASS SKIN.
224
00:16:50,977 --> 00:16:55,949
{\an7}HOWEVER, ONE OF THEIR FREAKIEST
FEATURES IS THEIR FEET.
225
00:16:55,982 --> 00:17:01,688
{\an7}AND ONE SPECIMEN HAS TAKEN THIS
ALIEN APPENDAGE TO NEW HEIGHTS.
226
00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:05,892
{\an7}THIS IS THE MAGNIFICENT
\h\h\h\h\hFLYING FROG.
227
00:17:05,992 --> 00:17:07,060
{\an7}♪ MONSTER FROGS! ♪
228
00:17:13,132 --> 00:17:16,902
{\an7}\h\hTHE GLIDING TREE FROG
LIVES ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY
229
00:17:16,936 --> 00:17:20,973
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE TREETOPS
OF DENSE TROPICAL JUNGLES.
230
00:17:21,073 --> 00:17:24,243
{\an7}\h\h\hHUNDREDS OF FEET
ABOVE THE FOREST FLOOR,
231
00:17:24,277 --> 00:17:26,346
{\an7}THE TREE FROG SPENDS ITS DAYS
232
00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:30,550
{\an7}AMBLING THROUGH THE CANOPY
\hALONG VINES AND BRANCHES.
233
00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:35,254
{\an7}IT USES ITS LARGE STICKY
\h\h\h\h\hHANDS AND FEET
234
00:17:35,288 --> 00:17:38,291
{\an7}\hTO GRIP ONTO ANY
AVAILABLE FOLIAGE.
235
00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:44,530
{\an7}AT THIS HEIGHT, ANY MISPLACED
\h\h\h\hSTEP COULD BE FATAL,
236
00:17:44,564 --> 00:17:47,967
{\an7}SO SLOW AND STEADY IS THE GAME.
237
00:17:52,104 --> 00:17:53,739
{\an7}BUT FALLING TO THEIR DEATH
238
00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:58,110
{\an7}IS NOT THE TREE FROG’S
\h\h\h\h\hONLY CONCERN.
239
00:17:58,144 --> 00:18:02,882
{\an7}THE CANOPY IS ALSO HOME
\hTO A DEADLY PREDATOR,
240
00:18:02,915 --> 00:18:05,117
{\an7}THE TREE BOA.
241
00:18:05,151 --> 00:18:09,656
{\an7}IT IS THIN, LIGHTWEIGHT
\h\hAND LIGHTNING FAST.
242
00:18:12,291 --> 00:18:16,362
{\an7}THE SUREFOOTED TREE FROG
\h\h\hIS AN EASY TARGET.
243
00:18:19,165 --> 00:18:22,201
{\an7}THE SNAKE MOVES EFFORTLESSLY
\h\h\hTHROUGH THE BRANCHES,
244
00:18:22,234 --> 00:18:24,536
{\an7}CLOSING IN ON THE FROGS.
245
00:18:30,242 --> 00:18:34,913
{\an7}WITH NOWHERE TO HIDE, THE FROGS
TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH.
246
00:18:49,862 --> 00:18:53,065
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAS THEY PLUMMET
TOWARDS THE FOREST FLOOR,
247
00:18:53,099 --> 00:18:55,268
{\an7}THEY EXTEND THEIR HANDS AND FEET
248
00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:58,604
{\an7}TO UNRAVEL THEIR LARGE,
\h\hEXTENSIVE WEBBING.
249
00:19:06,012 --> 00:19:10,817
{\an7}THEY ARE NOT SO MUCH FLYING,
\h\h\hAS FALLING WITH STYLE.
250
00:19:26,032 --> 00:19:29,569
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE THIN LAYER OF SKIN
BETWEEN THEIR FINGERS AND TOES
251
00:19:29,602 --> 00:19:31,904
{\an7}ACTS LIKE A PARACHUTE.
252
00:19:31,937 --> 00:19:35,107
{\an7}\h\h\h\hLATERAL SKIN FLAPS
ALONG THEIR ARMS AND LEGS
253
00:19:35,207 --> 00:19:38,911
{\an7}ALSO CATCH THE AIR
AS THEY FREE-FALL.
254
00:19:46,085 --> 00:19:50,456
{\an7}\hTHIS INCREASED SURFACE AREA
PROVIDES ENOUGH AIR RESISTANCE
255
00:19:50,489 --> 00:19:55,761
{\an7}\h\h\hTO SLOW AN OTHERWISE FATAL
DESCENT INTO A CONTROLLED GLIDE.
256
00:19:58,664 --> 00:20:03,035
{\an7}\h\hLIKE A SKYDIVER, THE FROG
MAKES SMALL, SUBTLE MOVEMENTS
257
00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:07,574
{\an7}TO STEER ITS WAY TO SAFETY,
\h\h\h\hUP TO 50 FEET AWAY.
258
00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:11,644
{\an7}THEIR FLEXIBLE SKELETONS
\h\h\h\h\h\hARE MODIFIED
259
00:20:11,677 --> 00:20:17,082
{\an7}TO ABSORB THE SHOCK ON LANDING,
260
00:20:17,116 --> 00:20:20,753
{\an7}WHILE THEIR OVERSIZED
\h\h\hSTICKY TOE PADS
261
00:20:20,786 --> 00:20:23,889
{\an7}ONCE AGAIN GRIP ON
\h\hFOR DEAR LIFE.
262
00:20:27,493 --> 00:20:30,162
{\an7}\h\hWITH THE SNAKE
LEFT HIGH AND DRY,
263
00:20:30,262 --> 00:20:34,800
{\an7}THE GLIDING TREE FROG DISAPPEARS
BACK INTO THE JUNGLE.
264
00:20:38,170 --> 00:20:41,206
{\an7}\hTHESE AERIAL ACROBATS
AREN’T THE ONLY FREAKS
265
00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:45,311
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITH EXTREME
AND UNUSUAL APPENDAGES.
266
00:20:45,344 --> 00:20:50,149
{\an7}THIS IS NATURE’S FEARLESS
\h\h\h\h\h\hFREE CLIMBER.
267
00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:53,886
{\an7}THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN FROG.
268
00:20:57,022 --> 00:20:59,725
{\an7}\h\h\h\hUNLIKE THEIR
FREE-FALLING COUSINS,
269
00:20:59,825 --> 00:21:03,729
{\an7}THIS TREE FROG DOESN’T HAVE
\h\h\h\hBUILT-IN PARACHUTES.
270
00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:06,199
{\an7}FOR THESE DAREDEVILS
WHO SPEND THEIR LIFE
271
00:21:06,232 --> 00:21:08,267
{\an7}HIGH IN THE TREETOPS,
272
00:21:08,300 --> 00:21:12,838
{\an7}THERE IS ONE VERY IMPORTANT
FEATURE TO THEIR SURVIVAL--
273
00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:17,810
{\an7}A GOOD GRIP.
274
00:21:17,843 --> 00:21:19,912
{\an7}THE FOREST TREE FROG IS CAPABLE
275
00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:22,748
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hOF INCREDIBLE
GRAVITY-DEFYING FEATS,
276
00:21:22,782 --> 00:21:25,685
{\an7}THANKS TO MILLENNIA
\h\h\hOF EVOLUTION.
277
00:21:35,995 --> 00:21:38,965
{\an7}THIS EXTREME FREE CLIMBER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS TINY,
278
00:21:39,064 --> 00:21:42,601
{\an7}LESS THAN TWO INCHES, IN FACT.
279
00:21:42,701 --> 00:21:45,871
{\an7}AFTER ALL, THEIR LIGHT FRAME
\h\h\h\h\hHAS TO BE CARRIED
280
00:21:45,905 --> 00:21:48,574
{\an7}\hBY THE THIN TWIGS
AND FLEXIBLE LEAVES
281
00:21:48,607 --> 00:21:50,609
{\an7}IN THEIR TREETOP HIDEOUT.
282
00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:56,248
{\an7}THE TREE FROG’S DIGITS,
AS WELL AS THEIR LIMBS,
283
00:21:56,282 --> 00:22:01,020
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hARE LONG AND SLIGHT,
RESULTING IN A SUPERIOR GRASP.
284
00:22:03,088 --> 00:22:06,391
{\an7}\h\hBUT THE TRUE SECRET
TO THEIR VISE-LIKE GRIP
285
00:22:06,425 --> 00:22:11,630
{\an7}\hIS HIDDEN WITHIN THE TIPS
OF THEIR FINGERS AND TOES.
286
00:22:18,938 --> 00:22:23,543
{\an7}\h\h\hHIGH UP IN THE CANOPY,
THE TREE FROG HOLDS ON TIGHT.
287
00:22:23,576 --> 00:22:24,844
{\an7}TO THE NAKED EYE,
288
00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:27,980
{\an7}HIS ROUND TOE PADS
\h\hAPPEAR NORMAL,
289
00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:31,750
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT IF WE ZOOM IN
A BILLIONTH OF A METER,
290
00:22:31,784 --> 00:22:34,420
{\an7}WE REVEAL THE FROG’S SECRET.
291
00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:39,392
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEIR TOE PADS
ARE ACTUALLY MADE UP
292
00:22:39,425 --> 00:22:42,595
{\an7}OF HUNDREDS OF HEXAGONAL CELLS,
293
00:22:42,628 --> 00:22:47,433
{\an7}AND EACH CELL IS TIGHTLY PACKED
WITH THOUSANDS OF FIBERS.
294
00:22:49,001 --> 00:22:51,337
{\an7}THESE STRANDS MOVE AND BEND,
295
00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:54,707
{\an7}TO MIRROR THE CONTOURS
\h\h\h\hOF THE SURFACE.
296
00:22:54,740 --> 00:22:58,010
{\an7}ITS GRIP IS SO STRONG
\h\hTHAT TO BREAK IT,
297
00:22:58,110 --> 00:23:03,382
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE FROG MUST PEEL OFF
EACH TOE PAD AS THEY CLIMB.
298
00:23:03,515 --> 00:23:05,150
{\an7}TO FURTHER IMPROVE THEIR GRIP,
299
00:23:05,184 --> 00:23:10,656
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE TREE FROG SECRETES
A THIN LAYER OF STICKY MUCUS.
300
00:23:10,689 --> 00:23:14,793
{\an7}ONLY ONE AND A HALF TIMES
MORE VISCOUS THAN WATER,
301
00:23:14,827 --> 00:23:18,564
{\an7}IT ACTS LIKE GLUE.
302
00:23:18,597 --> 00:23:21,700
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS WET ADHESIVE
TRANSFORMS THE TOE PADS
303
00:23:21,734 --> 00:23:24,804
{\an7}INTO SELF-CLEANING SUCTION CUPS.
304
00:23:24,837 --> 00:23:27,707
{\an7}THE TREE FROG CAN STICK
\h\h\h\hTO ANY SURFACE,
305
00:23:27,740 --> 00:23:32,111
{\an7}FROM TREE TRUNKS AND WET LEAVES
TO A PANE OF GLASS
306
00:23:32,144 --> 00:23:36,782
{\an7}AND EVEN UPSIDE DOWN.
307
00:23:36,815 --> 00:23:40,952
{\an7}\h\hOUR FAMILY OF FREAKS HAVE
SOME EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES,
308
00:23:40,986 --> 00:23:42,788
{\an7}FROM FIGHT TO FLIGHT,
309
00:23:42,821 --> 00:23:47,826
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT NOW IT IS THE TURN
OF THE DISGUSTING AND UNNATURAL.
310
00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:50,763
{\an7}YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS
\h\hTHE PRIMEVAL BEHAVIOR
311
00:23:50,796 --> 00:23:54,333
{\an7}OF THE VOMIT FROG.
312
00:23:57,870 --> 00:24:02,108
{\an7}THIS GENETIC FREAK SEPARATED
\hFROM THE FROG FAMILY TREE
313
00:24:02,141 --> 00:24:05,244
{\an7}\hAROUND THE TIME
OF THE DINOSAURS.
314
00:24:05,277 --> 00:24:09,882
{\an7}\h\h\hITS REAL NAME
IS THE DARWIN FROG.
315
00:24:09,915 --> 00:24:14,486
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEIR LONG, FLESHY SNOUT
MAY RESEMBLE PINOCCHIO’S NOSE,
316
00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:18,457
{\an7}YET IT GIVES THEM THE APPEARANCE
OF A DEAD LEAF.
317
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:20,292
{\an7}AND AT ONLY AN INCH LONG,
318
00:24:20,326 --> 00:24:24,397
{\an7}THE DARWIN FROG CAN BE
\h\hVERY HARD TO SPOT.
319
00:24:26,532 --> 00:24:31,637
{\an7}POTENTIAL PREDATORS
SIMPLY PASS ON BY.
320
00:24:31,670 --> 00:24:36,975
{\an7}HOWEVER, IT’S THIS FROG’S HIGHLY
UNUSUAL FORM OF DADDY DAY CARE
321
00:24:37,009 --> 00:24:40,880
{\an7}THAT TRULY MAKES IT STAND OUT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM THE CROWD.
322
00:24:40,913 --> 00:24:43,182
{\an7}\h\h\hAFTER MATING,
IT’S UP TO THE MALE
323
00:24:43,215 --> 00:24:47,252
{\an7}TO FERTILIZE AND GUARD THE EGGS.
324
00:24:47,286 --> 00:24:50,523
{\an7}THE MALE PICKS UP HIS YOUNG,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hONE BY ONE,
325
00:24:50,556 --> 00:24:54,460
{\an7}AND PLACES THEM IN HIS MOUTH.
326
00:24:56,362 --> 00:24:59,365
{\an7}HE MANEUVERS THEM
INTO A VOCAL SAC,
327
00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:03,502
{\an7}THROUGH THE SLITS
UNDER HIS TONGUE.
328
00:25:03,535 --> 00:25:07,906
{\an7}THIS LARGE, FLEXIBLE SAC EXTENDS
FROM BENEATH HIS THROAT,
329
00:25:08,007 --> 00:25:11,477
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hOVER HIS BELLY,
ALL THE WAY TO HIS GROIN.
330
00:25:13,178 --> 00:25:16,048
{\an7}ONCE SAFELY COCOONED
WITHIN THEIR FATHER,
331
00:25:16,081 --> 00:25:20,319
{\an7}THE TADPOLES CONTINUE TO GROW.
332
00:25:20,486 --> 00:25:23,656
{\an7}NOW THAT HE IS CARRYING
\hSUCH PRECIOUS CARGO,
333
00:25:23,756 --> 00:25:28,127
{\an7}THE MALE MUST BE EXTRA VIGILANT
FOR PREDATORS.
334
00:25:28,227 --> 00:25:30,196
{\an7}A LARGE RODENT OR SNAKE
335
00:25:30,229 --> 00:25:33,899
{\an7}\h\hWILL GET QUITE A MEAL
OUT OF THIS FROG PIÑATA.
336
00:25:37,403 --> 00:25:41,207
{\an7}IT’S TIME TO TAKE HIS STRATEGY
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE NEXT LEVEL.
337
00:25:44,476 --> 00:25:48,347
{\an7}HE LEAPS INTO THE WATER,
\h\hROLLS ONTO HIS BACK,
338
00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:52,384
{\an7}AND PLAYS DEAD.
339
00:25:52,418 --> 00:25:55,588
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE RIGID FROG
FLOATS DOWN THE STREAM
340
00:25:55,621 --> 00:25:59,959
{\an7}LEAVING THE SNAKE BEHIND,
\h\h\hCONFUSED AND HUNGRY.
341
00:26:03,495 --> 00:26:06,531
{\an7}THIS EXTRAVAGANT THESPIAN
\h\h\h\h\hCAN FEIGN DEATH
342
00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:08,767
{\an7}FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES.
343
00:26:10,569 --> 00:26:15,340
{\an7}\h\h\hONCE SAFELY DOWN RIVER,
THE FROG SPRINGS BACK TO LIFE.
344
00:26:17,476 --> 00:26:22,247
{\an7}\hDESPITE HIS CALM DEMEANOR,
DEEP WITHIN THE DARWIN FROG,
345
00:26:22,281 --> 00:26:25,084
{\an7}IT’S A HIVE OF ACTIVITY.
346
00:26:28,187 --> 00:26:30,990
{\an7}[CROAKING]
347
00:26:31,023 --> 00:26:34,960
{\an7}THE TINY TADPOLES ARE NOW
\hFULLY FORMED FROGLETS--
348
00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:38,097
{\an7}DEVELOPING LIMBS,
\hDIGESTIVE TRACTS
349
00:26:38,130 --> 00:26:41,600
{\an7}AND EVEN A SET OF JAWS.
350
00:26:41,633 --> 00:26:44,936
{\an7}THEIR FATHER’S INTERNAL ORGANS
\h\h\h\h\h\hDISTORT AND SHIFT
351
00:26:44,970 --> 00:26:47,773
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO ACCOMMODATE
HIS GROWING OFFSPRING.
352
00:26:49,508 --> 00:26:52,978
{\an7}IT’LL SOON BE TIME
TO SET THEM FREE.
353
00:26:55,647 --> 00:26:58,483
{\an7}50 DAYS AFTER CONSUMING
\h\h\h\h\h\hHIS YOUNG,
354
00:26:58,517 --> 00:27:04,423
{\an7}THE MALE FINDS A SAFE, SECLUDED
SPOT AND BRACES HIMSELF.
355
00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:08,760
{\an7}ONE BY ONE THE DARWIN FROG
\h\hVOMITS UP HIS YOUNG...
356
00:27:12,731 --> 00:27:15,133
{\an7}UP TO 19 OF THEM!
357
00:27:23,242 --> 00:27:25,711
{\an7}THESE PERFECT LITTLE REPLICAS
358
00:27:25,744 --> 00:27:28,780
{\an7}ARE NOW LEFT TO FEND
\h\h\hFOR THEMSELVES.
359
00:27:31,216 --> 00:27:35,253
{\an7}WHETHER YOU INGEST YOUR YOUNG OR
LET THEM LIVE UNDER YOUR SKIN,
360
00:27:35,287 --> 00:27:37,055
{\an7}THESE EXTREME BEHAVIORS
361
00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:40,459
{\an7}DO ENSURE THE OFFSPRING’S
BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
362
00:27:40,559 --> 00:27:43,195
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT HOW DO FROGS
IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
363
00:27:43,295 --> 00:27:45,597
{\an7}PROTECT THEIR YOUNG?
364
00:27:45,631 --> 00:27:48,334
{\an7}THIS IS THE KINKY FOAM FROG.
365
00:27:48,367 --> 00:27:50,035
{\an7}♪ MONSTER FROGS! ♪
366
00:27:53,038 --> 00:27:56,909
{\an7}AFRICA IS AN UNFORGIVING HOME
\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR AN AMPHIBIAN,
367
00:27:57,009 --> 00:27:58,377
{\an7}WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING
368
00:27:58,410 --> 00:28:01,647
{\an7}OVER 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE DAY
369
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,917
{\an7}AND BELOW 40 DEGREES AT NIGHT.
370
00:28:04,950 --> 00:28:10,088
{\an7}HERE, ONLY THE STRONGEST
\hAND STRANGEST SURVIVE.
371
00:28:11,623 --> 00:28:15,360
{\an7}\hTHE FOAM NEST FROG HAS
MANY TRICKS UP ITS SLEEVE
372
00:28:15,394 --> 00:28:18,497
{\an7}TO ENDURE THIS HOT,
\hARID ENVIRONMENT,
373
00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:20,866
{\an7}BUT IT’S HOW THEY PROTECT
\h\h\h\h\hTHEIR OFFSPRING
374
00:28:20,899 --> 00:28:24,136
{\an7}THAT IS TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.
375
00:28:24,169 --> 00:28:28,006
{\an7}IT’S TIME FOR A FROG FOAM PARTY.
376
00:28:29,608 --> 00:28:31,743
{\an7}IT ALL BEGINS WITH THE FEMALE
377
00:28:31,777 --> 00:28:35,447
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSELECTING A TREE
CLOSE TO A WATER SOURCE.
378
00:28:40,152 --> 00:28:42,087
{\an7}SHE CLIMBS INTO POSITION
379
00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:45,757
{\an7}ON A BRANCH SEVERAL FEET
\h\h\h\h\hABOVE THE WATER
380
00:28:45,791 --> 00:28:50,429
{\an7}AND STARTS RELEASING EGGS,
\h\h\h\hUP TO 1,200 IN ALL.
381
00:28:55,601 --> 00:29:01,340
{\an7}IT’S NOT LONG BEFORE THE MALES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSTART TO ARRIVE,
382
00:29:01,373 --> 00:29:03,642
{\an7}AND THE FEMALE PRODUCES
\h\h\hA STICKY MIXTURE
383
00:29:03,709 --> 00:29:07,079
{\an7}OF UREA AND MUCUS
\hAROUND THE EGGS.
384
00:29:09,314 --> 00:29:14,085
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hEACH MALE RELEASES
HIS "DONATION" INTO THE FOAM.
385
00:29:14,853 --> 00:29:19,424
{\an7}[CROAKING]
386
00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,396
{\an7}ALL THE KICKING, WRIGGLING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND RUBBING
387
00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:27,465
{\an7}WHIPS THE "EGG WHITES"
\h\h\h\hINTO A LATHER.
388
00:29:30,002 --> 00:29:33,539
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA NEST MAY TAKE
UP TO SEVEN HOURS TO COMPLETE,
389
00:29:33,572 --> 00:29:36,008
{\an7}BUT THEY CAN CREATE
A HUGE FOAM BUBBLE
390
00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:38,677
{\an7}UP TO FOUR FEET ACROSS.
391
00:29:42,581 --> 00:29:44,950
{\an7}AS MORE MALES JOIN THE PARTY,
392
00:29:44,983 --> 00:29:49,154
{\an7}THEY SMOTHER THE FEMALES,
\h\h\hUP TO 12 AT A TIME.
393
00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:54,592
{\an7}AND BEFORE LONG, THE BRANCH IS
AMASSED WITH WRITHING BODIES.
394
00:30:04,303 --> 00:30:06,939
{\an7}AS THE ORGY DRAWS TO AN END,
395
00:30:06,972 --> 00:30:09,508
{\an7}THE FROGS RELEASE
A SPECIAL PROTEIN,
396
00:30:09,541 --> 00:30:12,911
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHICH FORMS A CRUST
ON THE SURFACE OF THE FOAM.
397
00:30:12,944 --> 00:30:16,014
{\an7}\h\hIT ACTS AS A KIND
OF BIOLOGICAL TEFLON,
398
00:30:16,048 --> 00:30:21,587
{\an7}PROTECTING THE EGGS INSIDE,
\h\h\h\h\hUNTIL THEY HATCH.
399
00:30:24,556 --> 00:30:28,693
{\an7}\hIT’S BEEN AROUND FIVE DAYS
SINCE THE FROGS’ FOAM PARTY,
400
00:30:28,727 --> 00:30:32,431
{\an7}AND THE TINY TADPOLES
\hARE READY TO EMERGE.
401
00:30:36,568 --> 00:30:38,637
{\an7}FREE FROM THEIR FOAM NURSERY,
402
00:30:38,737 --> 00:30:40,839
{\an7}THE TADPOLES ARE NOW
\h\h\hEASY PICKINGS
403
00:30:40,872 --> 00:30:44,209
{\an7}FOR FISH, INSECTS AND BIRDS...
404
00:30:47,713 --> 00:30:51,016
{\an7}AS WELL AS OTHER FROGS.
405
00:30:57,055 --> 00:31:02,594
{\an7}WE HAVE WITNESSED THE MUTANTS,
\hTHE FREAKS AND THE BREEDERS.
406
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:07,499
{\an7}\h\hIT IS NOW TIME TO TURN
TO THE KILLERS AND GIANTS.
407
00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:12,971
{\an7}BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BIG
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO BE DANGEROUS.
408
00:31:13,004 --> 00:31:17,642
{\an7}THIS IS THE DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPOISON FROG.
409
00:31:17,676 --> 00:31:19,244
{\an7}♪ MONSTER FROGS! ♪
410
00:31:24,316 --> 00:31:27,252
{\an7}KNOWN AS THE JEWELS
OF THE RAINFOREST,
411
00:31:27,285 --> 00:31:28,820
{\an7}THESE ASSASSINS SPORT
412
00:31:28,854 --> 00:31:33,826
{\an7}\h\hSOME OF THE MOST BRILLIANT
AND BEAUTIFUL COLORS ON EARTH.
413
00:31:33,859 --> 00:31:36,028
{\an7}THERE ARE MORE THAN 100
\h\h\hDIFFERENT SPECIES
414
00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:38,030
{\an7}OF POISON DART FROG,
415
00:31:38,063 --> 00:31:43,502
{\an7}YET EACH PATTERN IS UNIQUE,
\hLIKE A HUMAN FINGERPRINT,
416
00:31:43,535 --> 00:31:48,440
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THESE ELABORATE SHADES
AND HUES ARE NOT JUST FOR SHOW.
417
00:31:48,473 --> 00:31:52,477
{\an7}\hIT IS A WARNING FLAG
TO POTENTIAL PREDATORS.
418
00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:59,351
{\an7}THEY MAY ONLY BE THE SIZE
\h\h\h\h\hOF A BOTTLE CAP,
419
00:31:59,384 --> 00:32:05,223
{\an7}BUT POISON FROGS ARE AMONG THE
MOST TOXIC CREATURES ON EARTH.
420
00:32:05,257 --> 00:32:08,994
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITHIN THEIR SKIN,
SOME SPECIES STORE A TOXIN
421
00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:12,230
{\an7}200 TIMES STRONGER
\h\hTHAN MORPHINE.
422
00:32:12,264 --> 00:32:17,102
{\an7}\hA POISON SO LETHAL
IT CAN KILL TEN MEN.
423
00:32:18,703 --> 00:32:24,442
{\an7}SO HOW CAN SOMETHING SO SMALL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBE SO DEADLY?
424
00:32:24,476 --> 00:32:27,346
{\an7}YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
425
00:32:27,379 --> 00:32:29,815
{\an7}\h\hSURPRISINGLY,
POISON DART FROGS
426
00:32:29,848 --> 00:32:32,684
{\an7}DON’T USE THEIR POISON TO HUNT.
427
00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:36,221
{\an7}INSTEAD, THEY LURE
THEIR PREY TO THEM
428
00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:39,958
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBY TAPPING THEIR LONG
MIDDLE TOES AGAINST THE GROUND.
429
00:32:39,991 --> 00:32:43,761
{\an7}[TAPPING]
430
00:32:43,795 --> 00:32:46,331
{\an7}THIS PITTER-PATTER OF VIBRATIONS
431
00:32:46,431 --> 00:32:49,200
{\an7}IS THOUGHT TO MIMIC
THE SOUND OF RAIN,
432
00:32:49,301 --> 00:32:51,770
{\an7}DRAWING THE INSECTS FROM HIDING.
433
00:32:52,737 --> 00:32:58,376
{\an7}[TAPPING]
434
00:32:58,477 --> 00:33:02,881
{\an7}\h\hONCE OUT IN THE OPEN,
THE FROGS PICK THEM OFF.
435
00:33:06,918 --> 00:33:09,788
{\an7}[TAPPING]
436
00:33:09,888 --> 00:33:12,591
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY SHOOT OUT
THEIR LONG, STICKY TONGUES
437
00:33:12,624 --> 00:33:15,427
{\an7}AND DEVOUR THEIR PREY WHOLE.
438
00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:21,700
{\an7}AND THIS IS THE SECRET
\h\hTO THEIR TOXICITY.
439
00:33:23,468 --> 00:33:27,572
{\an7}THE FROGS ABSORB PLANT POISONS
\h\h\hINGESTED BY THEIR PREY,
440
00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:31,843
{\an7}\hWHICH INCLUDES ANTS,
TERMITES AND BEETLES.
441
00:33:37,649 --> 00:33:41,987
{\an7}WHEN THREATENED, THE POISON
\hOOZES OUT OF THEIR SKIN,
442
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:46,558
{\an7}MAKING THEM TOXIC TO THE TOUCH.
443
00:33:46,691 --> 00:33:51,262
{\an7}IT APPEARS LOOKS CAN KILL...
444
00:33:51,429 --> 00:33:54,098
{\an7}AND SO CAN SIZE.
445
00:33:54,132 --> 00:33:59,604
{\an7}\hTHIS IS THE SUMO WRESTLER
OF THE AMPHIBIAN FREAK SHOW.
446
00:33:59,638 --> 00:34:01,673
{\an7}THE KILLER FROG.
447
00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:03,074
{\an7}♪ MONSTER FROGS! ♪
448
00:34:05,110 --> 00:34:09,348
{\an7}THIS DESOLATE AFRICAN WETLAND
WILL SOON BE THE BATTLEGROUND
449
00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:12,918
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFOR THOUSANDS
OF BLOODTHIRSTY FROGS.
450
00:34:15,487 --> 00:34:19,291
{\an7}HIDDEN BENEATH THE EARTH,
\h\hAN ARMY OF THE UNDEAD
451
00:34:19,324 --> 00:34:21,927
{\an7}AWAITS THE FIRST RAINS.
452
00:34:25,630 --> 00:34:28,133
{\an7}THIS GIANT MALE BULLFROG
453
00:34:28,166 --> 00:34:31,302
{\an7}\h\h\hHAS LAIN DORMANT
IN HIS UNDERGROUND TOMB
454
00:34:31,336 --> 00:34:33,505
{\an7}FOR NEARLY A YEAR.
455
00:34:42,047 --> 00:34:44,950
{\an7}COCOONED IN A BLANKET
\h\h\h\hOF OLD SKIN,
456
00:34:45,050 --> 00:34:48,554
{\an7}WITH MOST OF HIS INTERNAL ORGANS
IN STASIS,
457
00:34:48,653 --> 00:34:51,623
{\an7}IT WILL SOON BE TIME TO FEED.
458
00:34:54,659 --> 00:34:58,029
{\an7}\h\h\hABOVE GROUND,
A STORM APPROACHES.
459
00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:03,702
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE DRY SEASON
IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END.
460
00:35:05,670 --> 00:35:10,241
{\an7}\hTHE LONG AWAITED RAINS SEEP
THROUGH THE DRY, CRACKED EARTH
461
00:35:10,342 --> 00:35:14,680
{\an7}AND AWAKEN AN ARMY
OF SLEEPING GIANTS.
462
00:35:17,182 --> 00:35:18,884
{\an7}THE EARTH BEGINS TO MOVE
463
00:35:18,917 --> 00:35:23,288
{\an7}AS HUNDREDS OF KILLER FROGS
\h\h\hBURST FROM THE DEPTHS.
464
00:35:29,561 --> 00:35:34,132
{\an7}\h\hTHEY ARE HUNGRY
AND READY TO FEED.
465
00:35:34,165 --> 00:35:35,767
{\an7}THE GIANT BULLFROG
466
00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,636
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIS AN AGGRESSIVE
AND CARNIVOROUS PREDATOR
467
00:35:38,670 --> 00:35:40,939
{\an7}THAT WILL CONSUME
NEARLY ANY ANIMAL
468
00:35:41,039 --> 00:35:43,942
{\an7}THAT CAN FIT IN ITS HUGE MOUTH,
469
00:35:44,042 --> 00:35:49,548
{\an7}INCLUDING RATS, LIZARDS
\h\h\h\hAND EVEN BIRDS.
470
00:35:49,648 --> 00:35:52,284
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS POWERFUL,
MUSCULAR HEAVYWEIGHT
471
00:35:52,317 --> 00:35:55,420
{\an7}CAN GROW TO THE SIZE
\h\h\hOF A FOOTBALL.
472
00:35:58,023 --> 00:36:01,994
{\an7}AS THE PLAGUE OF MALE BULLFROGS
RISE FROM BELOW,
473
00:36:02,127 --> 00:36:05,764
{\an7}THE LOCAL INHABITANTS
\h\hEVACUATE THE AREA.
474
00:36:08,700 --> 00:36:12,504
{\an7}\h\hTHE GIANT BULLFROG
IS AN AMBUSH PREDATOR.
475
00:36:25,050 --> 00:36:29,087
{\an7}ITS STRIKE IS AS FAST
\h\hAS IT IS POWERFUL.
476
00:36:36,928 --> 00:36:41,199
{\an7}ONCE IN RANGE, THE BULLFROG
\h\h\h\h\hUNFURLS ITS TONGUE
477
00:36:41,232 --> 00:36:43,534
{\an7}AND SNATCHES ITS MEAL.
478
00:36:46,671 --> 00:36:48,473
{\an7}THEIR ENORMOUS MOUTH,
479
00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:51,977
{\an7}ARMED WITH SHARP FANG-LIKE TEETH
IN THE LOWER JAW,
480
00:36:52,010 --> 00:36:54,613
{\an7}SNAPS SHUT LIKE A BEAR TRAP.
481
00:36:57,615 --> 00:37:02,887
{\an7}PREY IS OFTEN SEVERED IN TWO
\h\h\h\h\hOR CONSUMED WHOLE.
482
00:37:05,390 --> 00:37:10,028
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEVEN SNAKES GIVE
THE GIANT BULLFROG A WIDE BERTH.
483
00:37:17,135 --> 00:37:20,338
{\an7}THE FROG STALKS ITS PREY
\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE A LION,
484
00:37:20,371 --> 00:37:25,042
{\an7}\h\hMOVING FROM COVER TO COVER
AND STAYING LOW TO THE GROUND.
485
00:37:30,715 --> 00:37:35,286
{\an7}IT CREEPS INTO POSITION
AND SETS UP THE AMBUSH.
486
00:37:43,394 --> 00:37:45,997
{\an7}[CROAKING]
487
00:38:01,746 --> 00:38:03,982
{\an7}THE SNAKE’S DESPERATE BITES
488
00:38:04,015 --> 00:38:07,118
{\an7}\h\h\hFAIL TO PENETRATE
THE FROG’S THICK SKIN.
489
00:38:11,656 --> 00:38:14,559
{\an7}THE SNAKE’S STRUGGLE IS OVER.
490
00:38:22,333 --> 00:38:26,804
{\an7}ONCE FED, THE MALES PREPARE
\h\h\h\hFOR ANOTHER BATTLE,
491
00:38:26,838 --> 00:38:29,174
{\an7}AGAINST EACH OTHER.
492
00:38:31,709 --> 00:38:35,379
{\an7}THE GIANT BULLFROG
HEADS INTO COMBAT.
493
00:38:35,413 --> 00:38:36,948
{\an7}[CROAKING]
494
00:38:44,055 --> 00:38:47,592
{\an7}\h\hTHE VICTOR OF THESE
VIOLENT CONFRONTATIONS
495
00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:51,395
{\an7}WINS THE TERRITORY
\h\hAND THE GIRLS.
496
00:38:53,131 --> 00:38:56,034
{\an7}THESE DUELS CAN BE
\h\hTO THE DEATH...
497
00:39:00,371 --> 00:39:03,708
{\an7}\h\hBUT GREAT RISKS
REAP GREAT REWARDS.
498
00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:09,547
{\an7}\h\hTHE BULLFROG MAY BE
A COLD-BLOODED KILLER,
499
00:39:09,581 --> 00:39:12,851
{\an7}BUT IT DOES HAVE A SOFTER SIDE.
500
00:39:12,884 --> 00:39:16,488
{\an7}\h\hREPTILES RARELY CARE FOR
THEIR YOUNG AFTER THEY HATCH,
501
00:39:16,521 --> 00:39:22,027
{\an7}BUT THIS DOTING FATHER
\h\h\hIS AN EXCEPTION.
502
00:39:22,060 --> 00:39:25,797
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE FEMALES LAY
AROUND 4,000 EGGS AT A TIME
503
00:39:25,830 --> 00:39:28,800
{\an7}IN SHALLOW NURSERY PONDS.
504
00:39:28,833 --> 00:39:30,601
{\an7}IF LEFT UNATTENDED,
505
00:39:30,635 --> 00:39:34,339
{\an7}PREDATORS WILL QUICKLY DEVOUR
\h\hTHESE DEFENSELESS YOUNG.
506
00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:38,076
{\an7}SO THE FATHER ACTS
\h\hAS BABYSITTER,
507
00:39:38,109 --> 00:39:42,280
{\an7}DILIGENTLY WATCHING
OVER HIS OFFSPRING.
508
00:39:42,313 --> 00:39:45,283
{\an7}BUT ONE THREAT THE TADPOLES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCANNOT ESCAPE
509
00:39:45,316 --> 00:39:48,319
{\an7}IS THE HEAT OF THE AFRICAN SUN.
510
00:39:49,354 --> 00:39:51,223
{\an7}AS TEMPERATURES SOAR,
511
00:39:51,256 --> 00:39:55,393
{\an7}\hTHE NURSERY POOL STARTS
TO EVAPORATE AND SHRINK.
512
00:39:55,426 --> 00:39:59,764
{\an7}THE DEVOTED FATHER
MUST ACT QUICKLY.
513
00:39:59,797 --> 00:40:01,999
{\an7}HE USES HIS POWERFUL HIND LEGS
514
00:40:02,033 --> 00:40:05,336
{\an7}\h\hTO DIG A CHANNEL
TO THE MAIN WETLAND.
515
00:40:09,207 --> 00:40:11,910
{\an7}AS THE DAM WALL BREAKS,
516
00:40:11,943 --> 00:40:16,581
{\an7}\h\hTHOUSANDS OF TADPOLES ARE
SET FREE INTO THEIR NEW HOME.
517
00:40:16,614 --> 00:40:20,084
{\an7}HERE, THEY MUST FEND
\h\h\hFOR THEMSELVES.
518
00:40:22,587 --> 00:40:26,391
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hFED AND BRED,
THE MALE BULLFROGS RETURN
519
00:40:26,424 --> 00:40:29,093
{\an7}TO THEIR UNDERGROUND CRYPTS,
520
00:40:29,127 --> 00:40:33,498
{\an7}WHERE THEY WILL HIDE UNTIL
\hTHE NEXT BREEDING SEASON.
521
00:40:36,134 --> 00:40:38,436
{\an7}OVER THE MILLENNIA, AMPHIBIANS
522
00:40:38,469 --> 00:40:42,873
{\an7}FROM THE VERY SMALL AND DEADLY
\h\h\h\hTO THE LARGE AND UGLY
523
00:40:42,907 --> 00:40:44,475
{\an7}DOMINATED THE EARTH,
524
00:40:44,509 --> 00:40:47,145
{\an7}BUT THE MEANEST AND BADDEST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THEM ALL
525
00:40:47,178 --> 00:40:49,580
{\an7}WAS THE PRIMEVAL DEVIL FROG.
526
00:40:49,614 --> 00:40:50,815
{\an7}♪ MONSTER FROGS! ♪
527
00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:57,589
{\an7}70 MILLION YEARS AGO,
528
00:40:57,622 --> 00:41:00,425
{\an7}IN THE DARK SWAMPS
\h\hOF PRE-HISTORY,
529
00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:05,096
{\an7}A MONSTER FROG IS ON THE HUNT
\h\h\h\h\hFOR ITS NEXT MEAL.
530
00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:16,774
{\an7}[CHATTERING]
531
00:41:33,591 --> 00:41:38,596
{\an7}THIS ARMORED BEAST REACHES
\h\hOVER SEVEN INCHES LONG
532
00:41:38,629 --> 00:41:42,299
{\an7}\h\h\hAND WEIGHS IN
AT OVER TEN POUNDS.
533
00:41:43,768 --> 00:41:48,606
{\an7}A CARNIVORE BELIEVED TO PREY
\h\h\h\hON YOUNG DINOSAURS.
534
00:42:16,034 --> 00:42:17,736
{\an7}[CHATTERING]
535
00:42:23,941 --> 00:42:27,144
{\an7}THIS IS THE DEVIL FROG.
536
00:42:28,613 --> 00:42:33,451
{\an7}A BRUTE MEANER THAN ANY FROG
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLIVING TODAY,
537
00:42:33,484 --> 00:42:36,520
{\an7}IT’S THE SIZE OF A BOWLING BOWL.
538
00:42:38,623 --> 00:42:44,963
{\an7}NOT ONLY IS THE DEVIL FROG HUGE,
IT’S POWERFUL AND AGGRESSIVE.
539
00:42:45,063 --> 00:42:48,633
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA THICK SKULL,
LINED WITH RIDGES AND GROOVES,
540
00:42:48,666 --> 00:42:50,902
{\an7}ACTS LIKE AN ARMORED SHIELD,
541
00:42:50,935 --> 00:42:53,571
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHILE ITS WIDE
AND ILL-TEMPERED GRIMACE
542
00:42:53,604 --> 00:42:58,075
{\an7}HIDES A POWERFUL SET
\hOF JAWS AND TEETH.
543
00:42:58,109 --> 00:43:00,912
{\an7}THIS TERRITORIAL AMBUSH PREDATOR
544
00:43:00,945 --> 00:43:06,150
{\an7}IS EAGER TO SNAP AT JUST ABOUT
\h\h\hANYTHING THAT PASSES BY.
545
00:43:06,184 --> 00:43:09,521
{\an7}ALTHOUGH THE DEVIL FROG
\hVANISHED INTO HISTORY
546
00:43:09,654 --> 00:43:12,223
{\an7}ALONG WITH THE REST
\hOF THE DINOSAURS,
547
00:43:12,256 --> 00:43:17,128
{\an7}ITS LEGACY CONTINUES.
548
00:43:17,161 --> 00:43:19,897
{\an7}\h\hA MONSTER FROG
STILL LIVES TODAY,
549
00:43:19,997 --> 00:43:24,535
{\an7}HIDDEN DEEP IN THE RAINFORESTS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF WEST AFRICA.
550
00:43:24,569 --> 00:43:31,176
{\an7}\h\hTHIS SECRET KINGDOM IS
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT,
551
00:43:31,209 --> 00:43:34,012
{\an7}\h\h\hA DENSE, LUSH
AND TROPICAL JUNGLE
552
00:43:34,045 --> 00:43:38,216
{\an7}THAT IS REFUGE TO THE LAST
\h\h\hOF THE MONSTER FROGS.
553
00:43:38,249 --> 00:43:40,752
{\an7}A LIVING GIANT.
554
00:43:40,918 --> 00:43:43,587
{\an7}THIS IS THE GOLIATH FROG.
555
00:43:46,858 --> 00:43:50,261
{\an7}THEY ARE THE LARGEST LIVING
\h\h\h\h\hFROGS EVER KNOWN,
556
00:43:50,294 --> 00:43:55,766
{\an7}REACHING OVER TWELVE INCHES LONG
AND WEIGHING OVER SEVEN POUNDS.
557
00:43:56,734 --> 00:44:00,571
{\an7}IT’S THE SIZE OF A BABY.
558
00:44:00,605 --> 00:44:02,640
{\an7}THIS HUGE PREDATOR PATROLS
559
00:44:02,740 --> 00:44:05,076
{\an7}THE FAST-FLOWING RIVERS
\h\h\h\hAND WATERFALLS,
560
00:44:05,143 --> 00:44:10,882
{\an7}\h\h\h\hFOREVER ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR CRABS, FISH AND EVEN BATS.
561
00:44:10,915 --> 00:44:15,586
{\an7}\h\hWITH EYES AS BIG AS OUR OWN
AND FEET THE SIZE OF YOUR HAND,
562
00:44:15,620 --> 00:44:21,192
{\an7}YOU’D THINK THAT SUCH A BEAST
WOULD HAVE A CROAK TO MATCH.
563
00:44:21,225 --> 00:44:24,395
{\an7}YET THE GOLIATH FROG IS A MUTE.
564
00:44:24,428 --> 00:44:29,900
{\an7}IT DOESN’T POSSESS A VOCAL SAC,
RENDERING IT COMPLETELY SILENT.
565
00:44:29,934 --> 00:44:34,572
{\an7}BUT WHAT IT LACKS IN NOISE,
\hIT MAKES UP FOR IN LEAP.
566
00:44:36,340 --> 00:44:40,010
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE GOLIATH FROG
HAS ENORMOUS, POWERFUL LEGS,
567
00:44:40,044 --> 00:44:44,215
{\an7}WHICH CATAPULT IT OVER TEN FEET
IN A SINGLE BOUND.
568
00:44:51,923 --> 00:44:56,327
{\an7}ONCE IN THE WATER, THIS BEHEMOTH
DEPLOYS ITS HUGE WEBBED FEET
569
00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:59,964
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND TRANSFORMS
INTO AN OLYMPIC SWIMMER.
570
00:45:13,010 --> 00:45:16,914
{\an7}\h\hALTHOUGH THESE GOLIATH FROGS
HAVE BEEN AROUND LONGER THAN US,
571
00:45:16,948 --> 00:45:18,983
{\an7}SIGHTINGS ARE RARE,
572
00:45:19,016 --> 00:45:22,186
{\an7}AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT
\hTO LEARN ABOUT THEM.
573
00:45:28,993 --> 00:45:34,866
{\an7}OUR FAMILY OF FREAKS HAS MANY
WEIRD AND WONDERFUL ABILITIES,
574
00:45:34,966 --> 00:45:37,802
{\an7}FROM BONE CLAWS AND GLASS SKIN
575
00:45:37,902 --> 00:45:41,539
{\an7}\hTO ANTIFREEZE BLOOD
AND DEADLY POISONS...
576
00:45:41,639 --> 00:45:47,211
{\an7}\hFROM THE JUMPERS AND CLIMBERS
TO THE KILLERS AND HIGH FLYERS.
577
00:45:47,245 --> 00:45:49,481
{\an7}SO NEXT TIME YOU’RE
DOWN AT THE CREEK,
578
00:45:49,513 --> 00:45:54,284
{\an7}\h\h\h\hREMEMBER, THIS IS NO
CARDBOARD HOUSE OF HORRORS,
579
00:45:54,485 --> 00:45:57,822
{\an7}IT’S NATURE’S REAL FREAK SHOW.
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