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We are living in
extraordinary times.
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The pandemic has changed
all our lives.
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But while WE are restricted...
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..wildlife is free.
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SWEEPING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS
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In moments of crisis,
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the natural world can be a source
of both inspiration and escape.
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So we are taking you
on an adventure...
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..to some of the wildest places
on Earth...
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..bringing together spectacular
stories from Planet Earth II...
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..and Blue Planet II.
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And accompanying
this special journey,
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there's a new score created
by Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea,
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who composed the music
for the original series...
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..performed by
the BBC Concert Orchestra,
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and featuring, on piano,
the award-winning artist Dave.
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Working remotely on opposite
sides of the Atlantic,
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they've come together to create
a visual and a musical feast.
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Our adventure will take us
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to some of the most extreme
environments on Earth.
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From the hottest deserts...
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..to the freezing poles...
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..and from highest mountains...
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..to mysterious
kingdoms under water...
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..where, against all odds,
life flourishes...
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..giving us all a message of hope
for the future.
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This is...
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PIANO TINKLES SOFTLY
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STRINGS TRILL
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WAVES CRASH
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The Atlantic.
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Off the coast of South Africa,
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it collides with the warm waters
of the Indian Ocean.
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Spectacular winter storms
create colossal waves.
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But one species turns these
turbulent seas into a playground.
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Bottlenose dolphins.
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They are extremely intelligent...
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..and with this intelligence
comes playfulness.
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JOYOUS, ROUSING MUSIC PLAYS
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They surf...
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..and as far as we can tell,
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they do so for the sheer joy of it.
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MUSIC BUILDS
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MUSIC FADES
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The coastal waters of
South Africa teem with life.
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And below the surface...
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..one of the greatest of all
kelp forests...
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..which is home to some
truly extraordinary creatures...
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..including one smart individual
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who's found rather ingenious ways
to survive.
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Barely visible
except for the pulsating siphon
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through which it breathes,
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a common octopus
waiting for prey to pass by.
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A crab will do.
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The octopus sets off in pursuit.
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OMINOUS STRINGS PLAY
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INTENSE BEAT
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MUSIC QUICKENS
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And then, lurks...
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..with the patience
of an ambush hunter.
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MUSIC FADES
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MUSIC MIMICS STRIKES
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But the octopus
shares the Cape waters
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with a great concentration
of other predators.
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UNNERVING, SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS
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Fur seals...
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..and sharks.
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They all eat octopus...
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..if they can find one.
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And pyjama sharks are experts...
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..at hunting in the undergrowth.
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Time to disappear.
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But these tough-skinned
little sharks are small enough
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to reach deep into crevices.
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FRANTIC MUSIC PLAYS
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MUSIC BUILDS
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DISCORDANT CLIMAX
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MUSIC FADES
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But the octopus is
far from finished.
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She slips her tentacles
in to the shark's gills.
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That prevents the shark
from breathing.
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When caught out in the open,
and vulnerable,
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this octopus does something
truly extraordinary...
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..and never recorded before.
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She disguises herself...
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..with a protective armour
of shells.
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The shark can sense its prey.
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But the shells confuse it.
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SWEEPING MUSIC PLAYS
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In a forest full of hungry mouths,
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superior wits allow this octopus
to stay alive.
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Surviving in this submarine jungle
can be a challenge.
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But above the waves,
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over 700 miles to the north...
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..lies a world with challenges
of a different kind.
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The Namib Desert.
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It's the oldest desert
on the planet...
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..believed to have been dry
since dinosaurs walked the Earth.
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Life here for a hunter is
as hard as it gets.
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A pride of lions.
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One of the very few that endures
this desert's scorching temperatures
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and lack of water.
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A herd of oryx.
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The only prey within 20 miles.
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Out here, there is no cover
for an ambush.
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It will have to be a straight chase.
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INTENSE DRUMBEAT
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DRUMS FADE
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They have failed.
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And each failed hunt brings
the lions closer to starvation.
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To find enough to eat,
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the pride continually searches
an area the size of Switzerland.
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Three days and 100 miles later,
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and still no kill.
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These are desperate times.
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A dry riverbed on the edge
of their territory.
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The only animals here are giraffe,
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but these one-tonne giants could
kill a lion with a single kick.
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Lions seldom tackle
such formidable prey...
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..but this pride can't go on
much longer without food.
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TENSE MUSIC BUILDS
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The whole pride must work together
as a team if they're to succeed.
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Two lionesses lead the chase,
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others race to cut off
possible escape routes.
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The giraffe has the speed
and stamina to outrun the pride...
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..but it's being chased into a trap.
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Up ahead, the lead female waits.
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It's now up to her.
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DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS
MUSIC STOPS
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HOOVES THUD
LION GROANS
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Most lion hunts end in failure...
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..but no lions fail more often
than those that live in the desert.
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And yet, for generations,
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despite overwhelming adversity,
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they have managed to endure.
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Dawn breaks in the Andes.
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Here, high altitudes bring
their own set of trials.
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Wildlife faces scorching days
and perishing nights.
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Mountain viscacha are up early
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to claim the best places
to catch the sun's first rays.
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PEACEFUL MUSIC PLAYS
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For others up here,
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the sunrise is even more welcome.
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At over 4,000 metres,
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this is the highest flamingo colony
in the world.
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At night, it gets so cold that even
this salty water freezes over...
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..and now the flamingos
are trapped in the ice.
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Eventually, the sun thins the ice,
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but it's still a struggle
for the flamingos to break free.
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COMICAL, CHEERY MUSIC PLAYS
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Walking on thin ice is always risky.
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And it's hard to retain
one's dignity...
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..especially when
you're wearing stilts.
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At these altitudes,
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the sun's power can quickly turn
from salvation...
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..to threat.
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The atmosphere is so thin,
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there is very little protection
from ultraviolet radiation.
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By mid-morning, it's risky
to linger out in the open.
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Out on the lake,
there is nowhere to hide.
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The white crust of the soda lake
reflects the sun's glare
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and increases the impact
of its ultraviolet rays.
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By midday, uncovered human skin
will burn in four minutes.
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But this doesn't seem
to bother the flamingos...
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..in fact, they are on parade.
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COMICAL MARCHING MUSIC PLAYS
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MUSIC QUICKENS
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During the breeding season,
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the flamingos perform
these peculiar courtship dances,
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even through the hottest time
of the day.
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They're so eager,
they don't even pause to feed.
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The rules are something
of a mystery.
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But after a month of dancing,
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all the birds will have paired off
and will be getting ready to mate.
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MUSIC STOPS
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Up here, there are few other
creatures to bother the flamingos,
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but then few other creatures could
even tolerate these conditions.
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Wildlife has colonised
almost every corner of our planet...
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..even the slopes of
its highest mountains.
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AWE-INSPIRING MUSIC PLAYS
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The Himalayas.
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Lethally cold...
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..scarred by gales and blizzards...
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..these mountains are among
the most hostile places on Earth...
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..yet a few special animals
manage to live here.
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The snow leopard.
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Seldom seen,
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the detail of their lives
has long been a mystery.
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But now, at last, helped by
the latest remote camera technology,
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we are getting closer to them
than ever before.
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They're very rare,
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only about four of them
in 40 square miles.
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There is simply not enough prey
to sustain more.
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LEOPARD SNIFFS
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They live solitary lives.
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Nonetheless, they are
well aware of the presence
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and the movements
of their neighbours,
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because they leave messages
in a few special places.
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They rub particular rocks
with their cheeks...
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..and then spray them with urine.
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The two perfumes create
a unique signature.
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Any other leopard can know which
of its neighbours passed this way
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without ever making direct contact.
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But there are times when
snow leopards must come together,
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and the event is often violent.
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LEOPARD YOWLS
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An adult female and her daughter.
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She has devoted the last two years
to raising her cub
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and very soon it will be weaned.
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For now, the cub is still
entirely dependent on its mother.
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But staying together as long as this
could cause problems.
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The female is now in heat again,
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and any male that smells
her signature will know that.
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LEOPARD SPRAYS
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From this moment on,
her cub's life is at risk.
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Males kill cubs that
are not their own.
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But the mother is now driven
by an urge that she cannot control.
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She lets the males know
exactly where she is.
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LEOPARD CALLS ECHO
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From up here, she can be heard
for miles around.
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LEOPARD CALLS
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A young male emerges
from the wilderness,
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eager to find her.
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Snow leopards meet so infrequently
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that there is uncertainty
and tension.
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LEOPARDS SNARL AND HISS
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LOW GROWLING
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And it's about to get worse...
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..another bigger male has arrived.
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GROWLING
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HISSING
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The mother and cub are trapped
between the rivals.
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The cub is now in danger.
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Mother must act fast.
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To divert the males' attention
from her cub,
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she rolls over submissively.
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DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS
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MUSIC BUILDS
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With the males fixed on the female,
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the cub has a chance to escape.
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LEOPARD SNARLS
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The males close in on the mother
from both sides,
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keen to claim her for their own.
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A fight is inevitable.
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LEOPARDS ROAR
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The female moves to escape
and protect her cub,
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but the big male follows her.
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SNARLING AND ROARING
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He will not let her leave
until he has mated with her.
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GENTLE STRINGS PLAY
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With the males gone,
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the female is, at last, reunited
with her cub...
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..but she has been injured.
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The cub, however, is alive
thanks to its mother.
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Until her injury heals,
she won't be able to hunt.
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Mountain animals survive
on the very edge of existence.
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Mother and cub were not seen again.
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MUSIC BECOMES MELANCHOLIC
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Until over a month later,
high on a ridge,
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a remote camera was triggered.
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The female cat.
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She's no longer limping,
but she's now alone.
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Then an hour after
the female has left,
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the camera is triggered again.
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ROUSING, VICTORIOUS MUSIC PLAYS
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LEOPARD SNIFFS
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It's her cub.
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Taking her first steps towards
adulthood and independence.
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She is unlikely to
see her mother again...
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..but every now and then,
they will be reunited
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through the messages they leave
on the marking rocks.
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Her mother has succeeded
in raising her,
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but life ahead will be challenging,
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and she will spend
nearly all of it alone.
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Existence
in these unforgiving mountains
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is fraught with difficulty...
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..but surviving on remote islands
can also be tough.
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The Galapagos lie in
the Pacific Ocean,
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600 miles from the coast
of South America.
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This is Fernandina Island -
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volcanic, harsh and desolate.
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To survive here, wildlife has
had to evolve specific skills...
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..and that has made the iguanas here
different from all their relatives.
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These are marine iguanas.
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They are vegetarians,
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but since there's little food
for them on the land,
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marine iguanas graze
on the sea floor.
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A big male like this one
can dive to 30 metres
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and hold his breath
for half an hour.
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There are more than 7,000
individuals on Fernandina alone.
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And by bringing nutrients
from the sea to the land,
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the iguanas help other animals
to survive here too.
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Crabs feed on dead skin
on the iguanas' back,
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and in turn provide a welcome
exfoliation service.
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FLY BUZZES
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While smaller lizards prey on
the flies that pester the colony.
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But not all the relationships
on this island are so harmonious.
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Marine iguanas lay
their eggs in sand.
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In June, when the hatchlings emerge,
they're vulnerable.
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They must join the adults
at the edge of the sea...
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..but the journey
will be a dangerous one.
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Racer snakes.
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TENSE MUSIC BUILDS
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MUSIC CALMS
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The snakes miss their chance...
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MOROSE MUSIC PLAYS
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..but more babies are hatching...
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..and now the snakes are
on the alert.
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This is the best feeding opportunity
they will get all year.
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MUSIC BUILDS
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MUSIC STOPS
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FRANTIC MUSIC PLAYS
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On flat ground, a baby iguana
can outrun a racer snake...
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..but others are waiting in ambush.
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MUSIC SLOWS AND QUIETENS
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Another hatchling has its first
glimpse of a dangerous world.
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DISCORDANT CLATTER
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TENSE MUSIC BUILDS
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MUSIC STOPS
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MOURNFUL MUSIC PLAYS
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A snake's eyes aren't very good,
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but they can detect movement.
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So if the hatchling keeps its nerve,
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it may just avoid detection.
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MUSIC BUILDS
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DISCORDANT MUSIC BUILDS
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MUSIC FADES
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FRANTIC CHASE MUSIC PLAYS
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STRINGS INTENSIFY
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FRANTIC MUSIC RESUMES
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A near-miraculous escape.
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The lucky survivors
can begin learning
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the unique way of life here.
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Other islands may seem
more welcoming places to grow up...
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..but appearances can be deceiving.
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BIRDS CALL
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During the dry season,
over half a million terns
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crowd onto this remote atoll
in the Indian Ocean.
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Their chicks are still in
their dark juvenile plumage.
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COMICAL, CHEERY MUSIC PLAYS
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They vary in age.
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Whilst the more advanced chicks
take to the air...
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SOFT, INSPIRING MUSIC PLAYS
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..others aren't quite ready yet.
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Those just starting to learn
to fly use the shallow lagoon
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that occupies the centre of
the atoll as their training ground.
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It's difficult for some of them
to stay aloft for long.
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DISCORDANT MUSIC PLAYS
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Giant trevallies.
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QUIET, EERIE MUSIC PLAYS
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Usually, they are solitary hunters,
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but about 50 of them have come here
from neighbouring reefs,
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attracted by this abundance
of potential prey.
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The fledglings stay out
of the water if they can.
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They even drink on the wing.
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If the trevally are
to catch one now...
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..they have to up their game.
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So there is a fish here
that, amazingly, has a brain
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capable of calculating the airspeed,
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altitude and trajectory of a bird.
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The time comes when every fledgling
has to take to the air
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and collect food for itself.
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TRIUMPHANT MUSIC BUILDS
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Their parents lead them
to the training grounds.
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INSPIRING, SWEEPING MUSIC PLAYS
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MUSIC FADES
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TERN SQUAWKS
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TERN CALLS
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MUSIC BUILDS
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EERIE, ETHEREAL MUSIC PLAYS
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If they are to survive...
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..they must learn quickly.
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After a month of practising
over the lagoon,
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the youngsters start to leave
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and take their chances
out over the open sea.
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6,000 miles to the north,
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and the warm waters of the tropics
become a distant memory.
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The Arctic.
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For millennia,
animals have survived in a world
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where temperatures can fall
to below 50 degrees.
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And every winter,
the Norwegian fjords
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in the Arctic Circle are crowded
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by one of the most spectacular
assemblies of fish
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to be seen anywhere.
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Herrings.
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Billions of them.
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And following them...
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..orca.
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There are up to a thousand of them.
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It's possibly the greatest gathering
of orca on the planet.
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ORCA SQUEAK
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The herring may be plentiful,
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but in these winding fjords, they're
not always easy to track down.
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These particular orca, however,
are fish-hunting specialists.
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They work as a team,
coordinating their approach
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by calling loudly to one another.
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ORCA SQUEAK
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They herd the herring into
tighter and tighter shoals.
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They swim below them, trapping them
against the surface of the sea.
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And now the orca deploy
their special weapon.
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They beat their tails
with such force
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that the shock waves
stun the herring.
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And then the senseless victims
are easily collected.
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But all this underwater noise
attracts others.
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WHALE GROANS
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Humpback whales.
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They move in on the action.
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They approach the shoal
from beneath,
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and then lunge upwards...
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..gathering up to 100 kilos
of herring in a single mouthful.
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The humpbacks are
comparative newcomers.
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They only started coming here
within the last decade.
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But these polar seas are so rich
that there appears
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to be enough food for everyone.
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We share our planet with
spectacular wild animals...
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..which have adapted to live
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in the strangest
and harshest of environments.
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Now, more than ever,
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they are an inspiration for us all.
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For this special Planet Earth
musical celebration,
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to raise our spirits
during the pandemic,
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we brought together
composer Hans Zimmer
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and top-selling artist Dave.
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..quarantine, whatever happens,
you know,
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that's the composer's life.
Yeah, yeah.
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I couldn't have seen the world
ever stopping, ever,
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if it wasn't for something
like this, you know...
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They're both passionate
about the natural world.
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Anything I write,
in one way or the other,
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is determined, in one way
or the other, by nature.
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You know, that episode
everybody's always talking about
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was the iguanas and the snakes.
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Every director I've ever worked with
only wished that they could have
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had a car chase like that,
or an action scene like that.
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We're trying to provide you
with an experience.
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COMICAL MARCHING MUSIC PLAYS
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An experience
which gets under your skin,
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and you start to understand
a little bit more
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what this world is all about
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and how we fit into this world.
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To be performing with an orchestra
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as talented as the one
that I did today - amazing.
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I get a lot of inspiration from
the natural world for my music.
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ELEPHANTS RUMBLE
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Music is everywhere.
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There's a tone to the birds
when they sing.
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BIRDS CALL
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The air, the wind, the trees.
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The elements.
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The soundtrack to nature...
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..is a beautiful thing.
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Music and images can create
an experience
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that can teach us something
on a profound level.
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Make us feel...
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..a hope.
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Let's look forward,
let's look towards the future.
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Let's make a better future.
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Never before in the history
of humankind...
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..has it been more critical
to protect
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and nurture the natural world...
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..which is, after all, our home too.
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ROUSING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS
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