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The beauty of
a Costa Rican rain forest.
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A place full of life...
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and death.
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In a single night,
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nightmarish hunters
stalk the darkness.
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Armed with everything
from dagger-like claws
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to poisonous secretions,
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they're ready to strike,
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ready to feed.
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[growling]
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Ready to make a colorful
and dense wilderness
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run red with blood.
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[distant whooping, screeching]
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The rainforests
of Costa Rica...
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are alive.
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♪
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Like a bustling human city,
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every square inch
of this wilderness
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is crowded with a wide variety
of animal life.
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And for the creatures
that live here,
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maintaining one's personal
space can be a challenge.
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And you never know
who you'll bump into.
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With all these neighbors
living together
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in such close proximity,
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confrontations break out
in a blink of an eye,
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especially in the dark.
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With the sun setting
on the horizon,
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another countdown
until dawn begins.
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Once darkness falls, some of
the most dangerous characters
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in this jungle metropolis
emerge to do their business.
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[chirping]
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One of the strangest
neighborhoods
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is the high-rises
of the forest canopy.
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A woolly possum navigates
this maze of branches,
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sneaking through the shadows
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while keeping an eye out
for predators.
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[squeak]
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The mean streets of the forest
floor are so dangerous
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that many creatures
have evolved
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to spend the majority
of their lives in the trees.
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♪
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[hiss]
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From aggressive jaguarundi...
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[hiss]
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...to over 20 species
of venomous snakes...
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leaving the branches
can be a death sentence.
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And while no neighborhood
in the rain forest is safe,
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these arboreal animals prefer
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taking their chances
in the trees.
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♪
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And one of them
spends the night
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looking for something
very specific.
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The kinkajou,
a tree-bound mammal
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who only grows to be
two feet long.
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But even though he's small,
he's not afraid of the dark,
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especially when it holds the
promise of a delicious treat.
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[sniffing]
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He sniffs the air,
looking for a fix
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on the sweet nectar
of flowering plants.
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♪
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♪
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These jewels of the forest
are irresistible
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to a kinkajou
with a sweet tooth.
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It's a win-win for both
plant and animal,
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because as he feeds on
the sugar-dealing flowers,
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they transfer pollen
onto his fur,
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which he'll spread
throughout the forest.
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♪
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But his sugar addiction
could get him in trouble.
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[chirping]
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Snakes utilize the plant life
of the canopy
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for entirely different reasons.
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And they perch
in strategic positions
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that they know prey
will pass by.
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Every night the kinkajou plays
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the deadly game
of Russian roulette,
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going from one
potentially lethal flower
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to another for his fix.
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♪
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[screech]
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The kinkajou narrowly
escaped a strike
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from an eyelash pit viper.
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♪
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These venomous arboreal snakes
are known
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for the eyelash-like scales
above their eyes
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and their wide range
of bright colors,
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which are thought
to help them blend in
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with the alleyways
of the trees.
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While a kinkajou isn't
on their menu,
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a defensive strike from
an eyelash pit viper
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could kill him nonetheless.
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♪
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He got lucky, but the night
is still young.
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♪
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And for the eyelash vipers,
the hunt is just beginning.
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♪
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[distant whooping]
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[screeching]
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[low growling]
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Against the noisy backdrop
of another jungle night,
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these flowers remain quiet hubs
of insect activity,
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which attract others
from far and wide.
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Including this hungry gecko.
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♪
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All the eyelash pit viper
has to do is sit and wait.
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Death hides in the beauty
of a Costa Rican rain forest.
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The eyelash pit viper strikes
with lethal precision,
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winning herself
fresh gecko for dinner.
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Her venom floods through
the gecko's veins,
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destroying the gecko's
red blood cells
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and damaging its muscles.
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[distant whooping]
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♪
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The eyelash pit viper lives
her entire life in the trees,
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so she maintains
a tight grip on her prey
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to avoid losing it
to the forest floor.
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♪
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Using her long fangs,
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she maneuvers her meal
into position
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so she can swallow it
headfirst.
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♪
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The gecko's fate
serves as a reminder
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to other tree dwellers:
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even high off the forest floor,
no one's safe.
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♪
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[squeak]
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While the vipers of the trees
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wait for their meals
to come to them,
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down on the forest floor,
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another predator
searches for his.
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[grunting]
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This sturdy ground-dweller only
grows to be two feet long.
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But he's fearless.
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And he'll eat just
about anything.
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This is a greater grison.
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He covers the terrain
in a zigzag pattern,
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sniffing as he goes,
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leaving no leaf or stone
unturned
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in his endless search for food.
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And in this crowded
animal metropolis,
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it's only a matter of time
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before he finds
someone to hunt.
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But this is no normal frog.
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[grunting]
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[grunting]
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[grunting]
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The grison catches up
with his target,
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one of the strangest
frog species on the planet:
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the smoky jungle frog.
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This large amphibian
possesses many tricks
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to ward off attackers.
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[meow]
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First, she emits a croak
that sounds like a cat,
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to confuse the grison.
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[meow]
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For her second trick,
she rises on her legs
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to create the illusion that
she's bigger than she is.
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But these bluffs aren't enough
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to keep the relentless grison
at bay.
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♪
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So she resorts
to her final trick.
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Her skin emits a noxious toxin
that hurts to breathe.
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♪
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The grison retreats
into the forest
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in search of an easier meal.
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With dawn more than
six hours away,
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the grison will have
other chances to feed.
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But for one of the smallest
and strangest predators
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in the forest,
six hours is an eternity.
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♪
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This is the wolfsnail,
and she's a cannibal.
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Every night she hungers for
the flesh of her own kind.
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And she hunts them
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by tracking the slime trails
they leave behind.
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She zeros in on a juicy target.
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But hunting at a snail's pace
has its disadvantages.
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And unbeknown to her,
another predator is closing in.
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One who also has
a taste for escargot.
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In this rain forest,
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even cannibalistic killers
can become the hunted.
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With six hours till sunrise,
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a wolfsnail stalks
others of her kind,
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unaware that another predator
is tracking her.
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This is the cloudy snail-eater.
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And he specializes in hunting
slugs and snails.
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He tracks the wolfsnail
onto a mossy mound
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and maneuvers into position
to intercept his prey.
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♪
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The snail-eater remains
completely still,
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waiting for his target
to come just a little closer.
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♪
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His patience pays off,
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and the snail climbs
right onto his back.
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♪
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But even at this range,
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the snake has to wait for
the perfect moment to strike.
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♪
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Wolfsnails are some
of the fastest gastropods
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on the planet,
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and they can quickly retract
their heads to avoid strikes.
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♪
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To prevent the snake
from getting another shot,
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she climbs onto his head.
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♪
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Her daring defense works,
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and while he works
to regain his composure,
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she makes her escape.
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♪
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♪
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But it's not long before he's
distracted by another target:
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a fat, juicy slug.
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♪
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♪
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And he finally wins a meal.
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The wolfsnail has dodged death,
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but her escape leads her
into strange new terrain.
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She's not the only creature
in the forest
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moving at a snail's pace.
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[groan]
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♪
282
00:21:38,427 --> 00:21:44,999
♪
283
00:21:45,042 --> 00:21:49,133
This is the two-toed sloth.
284
00:21:49,177 --> 00:21:53,486
With a top speed
of eight feet per minute,
285
00:21:53,529 --> 00:21:57,054
he's one of the slowest animals
in the forest.
286
00:21:57,098 --> 00:21:59,492
♪
287
00:21:59,535 --> 00:22:04,061
♪
288
00:22:04,105 --> 00:22:06,325
His slimy hitchhiker hangs on
289
00:22:06,368 --> 00:22:10,720
for the slowest ride
of her life,
290
00:22:10,764 --> 00:22:13,680
as he travels to the vegetation
291
00:22:13,723 --> 00:22:17,814
he devours for dinner.
292
00:22:17,858 --> 00:22:20,426
This low-calorie diet demands
293
00:22:20,469 --> 00:22:24,647
that he conserve energy
however possible.
294
00:22:24,691 --> 00:22:30,436
♪
295
00:22:30,479 --> 00:22:34,614
For the snail,
it's an unexpected trip
296
00:22:34,657 --> 00:22:37,181
to a new part of the forest.
297
00:22:39,314 --> 00:22:40,402
[groan]
298
00:22:40,446 --> 00:22:43,971
And as her ride
makes a pit-stop,
299
00:22:44,014 --> 00:22:47,670
she disembarks
to continue her hunt.
300
00:22:50,456 --> 00:22:51,935
[groan]
301
00:22:51,979 --> 00:22:57,245
Sloths rarely descend
to the forest floor
302
00:22:57,288 --> 00:22:59,595
because of all the danger
it holds.
303
00:22:59,639 --> 00:23:01,075
[groan]
304
00:23:01,118 --> 00:23:04,774
Leaving the safety of the trees
is only risked
305
00:23:04,818 --> 00:23:08,038
when absolutely necessary.
306
00:23:08,082 --> 00:23:10,650
For the two-toed sloth,
307
00:23:10,693 --> 00:23:14,393
this happens once a week...
308
00:23:14,436 --> 00:23:15,611
[groan]
309
00:23:15,655 --> 00:23:17,657
...when nature calls.
310
00:23:22,313 --> 00:23:25,273
Unfortunately for the sloth,
311
00:23:25,316 --> 00:23:28,711
the restrooms here
are very public.
312
00:23:28,755 --> 00:23:31,975
♪
313
00:23:32,019 --> 00:23:35,849
And he has to do his business
out in the open,
314
00:23:35,892 --> 00:23:39,287
where all his neighbors
can see,
315
00:23:39,330 --> 00:23:42,464
even the more dangerous ones.
316
00:23:42,508 --> 00:23:44,074
[groan]
317
00:23:44,118 --> 00:23:47,730
Out here, getting caught
with your pants down
318
00:23:47,774 --> 00:23:51,604
can cost you your life.
319
00:23:51,647 --> 00:23:56,783
And the[squish]
is about to hit the fan.
320
00:23:56,826 --> 00:23:58,219
[growl]
321
00:24:01,657 --> 00:24:03,442
[groan]
322
00:24:03,485 --> 00:24:08,403
A two-toed sloth is risking his
life to take a bathroom break.
323
00:24:11,406 --> 00:24:14,061
This is one of the only reasons
324
00:24:14,104 --> 00:24:18,152
he ever descends
from the trees,
325
00:24:18,195 --> 00:24:22,548
because the forest floor
of a Costa Rican rain forest
326
00:24:22,591 --> 00:24:29,380
is where some of the deadliest
predators in the world hunt.
327
00:24:29,424 --> 00:24:34,690
And one of them approaches
in the shadows.
328
00:24:36,649 --> 00:24:38,302
[groan]
329
00:24:42,219 --> 00:24:47,007
This cat is
a master of stealth.
330
00:24:47,050 --> 00:24:50,010
And while she isn't
as big as a jaguar,
331
00:24:50,053 --> 00:24:52,708
she's just as ferocious.
332
00:24:57,496 --> 00:24:59,628
The ocelot.
333
00:25:01,412 --> 00:25:05,373
A jungle cat with advanced
binocular night vision.
334
00:25:08,463 --> 00:25:13,250
In the moonlight, the sloth
sticks out like a sore thumb.
335
00:25:16,558 --> 00:25:20,214
A big target for
a small ocelot.
336
00:25:23,173 --> 00:25:26,742
But one she can't resist.
337
00:25:26,786 --> 00:25:28,222
Her best hope for success
338
00:25:28,265 --> 00:25:32,313
is to maintain
the element of surprise.
339
00:25:32,356 --> 00:25:37,710
♪
340
00:25:37,753 --> 00:25:39,712
[howling]
341
00:25:39,755 --> 00:25:46,501
[howling]
342
00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:51,724
♪
343
00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:56,424
[howling]
344
00:25:56,467 --> 00:25:59,993
[whooping]
345
00:26:00,036 --> 00:26:05,389
[howling]
346
00:26:05,433 --> 00:26:10,960
The ocelot's misstep alerts
a troop of howler monkeys.
347
00:26:11,004 --> 00:26:13,833
[howling]
348
00:26:13,876 --> 00:26:19,186
And these defensive primates
have learned to use weapons,
349
00:26:19,229 --> 00:26:23,190
throwing branches at any threat
in their area.
350
00:26:23,233 --> 00:26:27,803
[howling, whooping]
351
00:26:27,847 --> 00:26:34,288
[howling, whooping]
352
00:26:34,331 --> 00:26:38,640
The ocelot retreats
to safer hunting grounds.
353
00:26:38,684 --> 00:26:41,512
♪
354
00:26:41,556 --> 00:26:46,953
♪
355
00:26:46,996 --> 00:26:52,741
♪
356
00:26:52,785 --> 00:26:55,483
With a neighborhood watch
like this,
357
00:26:55,526 --> 00:27:02,142
the sloth can safely return
to the trees, fully relieved.
358
00:27:02,185 --> 00:27:04,753
[whooping]
359
00:27:04,797 --> 00:27:08,801
But the flying branches
aren't welcomed by everyone.
360
00:27:08,844 --> 00:27:11,499
♪
361
00:27:11,542 --> 00:27:16,156
♪
362
00:27:16,199 --> 00:27:20,508
This gladiator tree frog
can leap distances
363
00:27:20,551 --> 00:27:24,164
more than 30 times
its body length.
364
00:27:24,207 --> 00:27:29,386
This male uses his springiness
to escape the chaos.
365
00:27:33,521 --> 00:27:37,525
But there are far worse things
in this jungle.
366
00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:46,186
Like the deadliest snake in
Costa Rica, the fer-de-lance.
367
00:27:46,229 --> 00:27:51,757
♪
368
00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:56,587
The gladiator frog freezes
to avoid detection.
369
00:27:56,631 --> 00:28:00,287
♪
370
00:28:00,330 --> 00:28:02,898
But with death closing in,
371
00:28:02,942 --> 00:28:09,209
he has to make a choice
between fight or flight.
372
00:28:09,252 --> 00:28:15,824
♪
373
00:28:15,868 --> 00:28:22,483
♪
374
00:28:22,526 --> 00:28:28,402
♪
375
00:28:28,445 --> 00:28:31,405
The fer-de-lance can only watch
376
00:28:31,448 --> 00:28:35,539
as the frog escapes
back into the trees.
377
00:28:38,281 --> 00:28:41,632
Only two hours of night remain,
378
00:28:41,676 --> 00:28:45,332
and day-walkers try to get
a little more rest
379
00:28:45,375 --> 00:28:49,075
before sunrise.
380
00:28:49,118 --> 00:28:54,384
[distant growling]
381
00:28:54,428 --> 00:28:58,301
But this rain forest
never sleeps,
382
00:28:58,345 --> 00:29:00,782
and some of the busiest
creatures here
383
00:29:00,826 --> 00:29:04,612
work around the clock.
384
00:29:04,655 --> 00:29:09,486
And they make the very trees
ripple with energy.
385
00:29:12,968 --> 00:29:15,928
Billions of termites live here,
386
00:29:15,971 --> 00:29:20,584
and they labor insistently
to devour wood.
387
00:29:24,850 --> 00:29:30,290
But this massive colony
has no idea
388
00:29:30,333 --> 00:29:34,468
their world is about
to be torn apart.
389
00:29:41,910 --> 00:29:48,395
Thousands of lives
are about to end,
390
00:29:48,438 --> 00:29:54,140
as one of the strangest
predators in Costa Rica
391
00:29:54,183 --> 00:29:58,100
approaches a massive
termite colony.
392
00:30:00,711 --> 00:30:03,018
[growling]
393
00:30:03,062 --> 00:30:09,677
♪
394
00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,114
♪
395
00:30:12,158 --> 00:30:17,119
♪
396
00:30:17,163 --> 00:30:20,514
This is the tamandua.
397
00:30:20,557 --> 00:30:23,473
A creature with
the singular devotion
398
00:30:23,517 --> 00:30:27,826
to hunting termites
and their kind.
399
00:30:30,698 --> 00:30:36,182
He rips into their nest
with ravenous enthusiasm.
400
00:30:36,225 --> 00:30:38,967
And while he doesn't
have teeth,
401
00:30:39,011 --> 00:30:40,882
he doesn't need them,
402
00:30:40,926 --> 00:30:45,147
because his foot-long tongue
is perfectly designed
403
00:30:45,191 --> 00:30:47,976
for slurping up bugs.
404
00:30:52,241 --> 00:30:56,202
The insectivore has his fill,
405
00:30:56,245 --> 00:31:02,425
and the termites finally get
a reprieve from his invasion.
406
00:31:03,949 --> 00:31:08,344
The tamandua has poor eyesight.
407
00:31:08,388 --> 00:31:11,739
So he relies on
his sense of smell
408
00:31:11,782 --> 00:31:15,047
to navigate through
the thick jungle.
409
00:31:17,571 --> 00:31:21,575
And while he's well adapted
for hunting termites,
410
00:31:21,618 --> 00:31:25,753
with no teeth and poor vision,
411
00:31:25,796 --> 00:31:29,583
he's especially vulnerable
to others.
412
00:31:31,977 --> 00:31:37,330
Including a predator
who is still on the hunt.
413
00:31:37,373 --> 00:31:39,506
[grunting]
414
00:31:41,812 --> 00:31:43,075
The grison.
415
00:31:46,469 --> 00:31:49,646
[grunting]
416
00:31:51,822 --> 00:31:53,346
[grunting]
417
00:31:53,389 --> 00:31:56,610
But the tamandua has
a nasty surprise
418
00:31:56,653 --> 00:31:59,830
for anyone he perceives
as a threat.
419
00:32:03,747 --> 00:32:08,404
The odd-looking furball
is armed and dangerous.
420
00:32:08,448 --> 00:32:12,974
♪
421
00:32:13,018 --> 00:32:18,284
Massive four-inch-long claws
grow from the third digit
422
00:32:18,327 --> 00:32:20,851
on each of his paws.
423
00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:25,769
And they're sharp enough
to disembowel
424
00:32:25,813 --> 00:32:28,947
anything that comes too close.
425
00:32:31,297 --> 00:32:33,821
The grison gets the message
426
00:32:33,864 --> 00:32:38,217
and will have to go
a little longer without a meal.
427
00:32:38,260 --> 00:32:40,871
♪
428
00:32:40,915 --> 00:32:46,747
♪
429
00:32:46,790 --> 00:32:51,317
The tamandua's claws
have another advantage,
430
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:53,145
and he uses them to climb
431
00:32:53,188 --> 00:32:58,063
back into the relative safety
of the trees.
432
00:33:01,892 --> 00:33:04,852
With only an hour left
till sunrise,
433
00:33:04,895 --> 00:33:06,593
many rain forest creatures
434
00:33:06,636 --> 00:33:10,553
hang on to whatever they can
for safety.
435
00:33:12,164 --> 00:33:17,082
But some do so in
a stranger fashion than others.
436
00:33:17,125 --> 00:33:21,216
♪
437
00:33:21,260 --> 00:33:26,395
These gelatinous blobs...
438
00:33:26,439 --> 00:33:28,658
are alive.
439
00:33:31,835 --> 00:33:34,621
These are frog eggs.
440
00:33:36,927 --> 00:33:40,366
This gelatinous coating
offers limited protection
441
00:33:40,409 --> 00:33:43,543
to the frog spawn inside,
442
00:33:43,586 --> 00:33:47,199
while allowing gases
like oxygen to enter,
443
00:33:47,242 --> 00:33:50,680
and carbon dioxide to exit.
444
00:33:53,988 --> 00:33:57,774
These globular clusters
can sense vibrations
445
00:33:57,818 --> 00:34:01,213
on the leaves
they are mounted on,
446
00:34:01,256 --> 00:34:06,696
and might hatch early if they
detect a predator approaching.
447
00:34:09,743 --> 00:34:12,789
Amphibians like
these hourglass frogs
448
00:34:12,833 --> 00:34:15,792
lay their eggs on these plants,
449
00:34:15,836 --> 00:34:19,100
and it can take less than
a week for the young to hatch
450
00:34:19,144 --> 00:34:23,713
before falling
to the pond below.
451
00:34:23,757 --> 00:34:27,587
But a week is a long time
in the wild,
452
00:34:27,630 --> 00:34:32,200
especially as these gooey sacs
of frog spawn
453
00:34:32,244 --> 00:34:37,858
are an irresistible treat
to many prowling hunters.
454
00:34:37,901 --> 00:34:43,559
♪
455
00:34:43,603 --> 00:34:48,347
And one of them is
slithering nearby.
456
00:34:48,390 --> 00:34:54,004
♪
457
00:34:54,048 --> 00:35:00,489
♪
458
00:35:00,533 --> 00:35:02,926
The cat-eyed snake.
459
00:35:02,970 --> 00:35:05,277
♪
460
00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:10,978
♪
461
00:35:11,021 --> 00:35:17,419
♪
462
00:35:17,463 --> 00:35:19,856
The frog parents
are ill-equipped
463
00:35:19,900 --> 00:35:22,468
to deal with the threat.
464
00:35:22,511 --> 00:35:25,688
And in their defenseless state,
465
00:35:25,732 --> 00:35:29,779
the only choice they have
is to watch.
466
00:35:33,218 --> 00:35:36,873
But another dangerous hunter
close by
467
00:35:36,917 --> 00:35:42,009
has other plans
for the cat-eyed snake:
468
00:35:42,052 --> 00:35:44,229
the grison whose stomach
is still empty
469
00:35:44,272 --> 00:35:48,189
after several failed attempts
to catch food.
470
00:35:50,148 --> 00:35:53,325
A tender snake
would hit the spot.
471
00:35:53,368 --> 00:35:54,456
[grunting]
472
00:35:57,590 --> 00:35:58,982
[hiss]
473
00:36:02,377 --> 00:36:04,423
[grunting]
474
00:36:04,466 --> 00:36:10,211
[screeching]
475
00:36:10,255 --> 00:36:13,083
[hissing]
476
00:36:13,127 --> 00:36:16,913
[grunting]
477
00:36:18,088 --> 00:36:21,440
The hungry grison eats at last.
478
00:36:25,008 --> 00:36:28,403
And the hourglass frogs
are safe,
479
00:36:28,447 --> 00:36:31,711
but only for the moment.
480
00:36:31,754 --> 00:36:34,322
Because there are things
far scarier
481
00:36:34,366 --> 00:36:39,022
than snakes in their corner
of the rain forest.
482
00:36:46,595 --> 00:36:51,383
Death on eight legs stalk
a group of hourglass frogs.
483
00:36:55,038 --> 00:36:58,738
And with less than an hour
left of night,
484
00:36:58,781 --> 00:37:02,524
they may not live
to see another sunrise.
485
00:37:02,568 --> 00:37:08,182
♪
486
00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:14,580
♪
487
00:37:14,623 --> 00:37:21,239
♪
488
00:37:21,282 --> 00:37:27,984
♪
489
00:37:28,028 --> 00:37:34,556
♪
490
00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:39,474
This nightmarish hunter is
a wandering spider.
491
00:37:41,476 --> 00:37:48,222
And on this bromeliad,
she has many places to hide.
492
00:37:50,659 --> 00:37:56,274
And she satisfies her hunger
with insects and amphibians.
493
00:37:56,317 --> 00:38:01,670
♪
494
00:38:01,714 --> 00:38:08,242
♪
495
00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:13,595
The frogs sense the presence
of something close by.
496
00:38:13,639 --> 00:38:19,384
But this eight-legged hunter
knows how to approach unseen.
497
00:38:19,427 --> 00:38:24,040
♪
498
00:38:24,084 --> 00:38:30,482
♪
499
00:38:30,525 --> 00:38:37,097
♪
500
00:38:37,140 --> 00:38:44,060
♪
501
00:38:44,104 --> 00:38:50,545
♪
502
00:38:50,589 --> 00:38:56,377
The hourglass frog leaps away
just in time.
503
00:38:56,421 --> 00:39:00,599
But there are other options
close by.
504
00:39:00,642 --> 00:39:07,257
♪
505
00:39:07,301 --> 00:39:13,699
♪
506
00:39:13,742 --> 00:39:20,314
♪
507
00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:26,712
♪
508
00:39:26,755 --> 00:39:33,414
♪
509
00:39:33,458 --> 00:39:40,029
♪
510
00:39:40,073 --> 00:39:44,077
The spider's venom contains
a cocktail of toxins
511
00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:47,123
that work by immobilizing
her catch;
512
00:39:47,167 --> 00:39:51,040
stopping its breathing;
and liquefying its insides
513
00:39:51,084 --> 00:39:55,436
by breaking down
cellular structures.
514
00:39:55,480 --> 00:40:01,921
[slurping]
515
00:40:01,964 --> 00:40:09,276
This creates a nutritious stew
that she sucks out of her prey.
516
00:40:09,319 --> 00:40:12,671
[slurping]
517
00:40:12,714 --> 00:40:19,373
[slurping]
518
00:40:19,417 --> 00:40:22,985
♪
519
00:40:23,029 --> 00:40:28,556
Having had her fill,
she wraps up the leftovers.
520
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:31,211
♪
521
00:40:31,254 --> 00:40:36,608
♪
522
00:40:36,651 --> 00:40:43,266
♪
523
00:40:43,310 --> 00:40:45,312
She heads back
into the rain forest
524
00:40:45,355 --> 00:40:48,489
to scout for
new hunting grounds.
525
00:40:48,533 --> 00:40:50,883
♪
526
00:40:50,926 --> 00:40:56,236
♪
527
00:40:56,279 --> 00:41:00,893
Wandering spiders rarely stay
in one place for long.
528
00:41:00,936 --> 00:41:06,681
♪
529
00:41:06,725 --> 00:41:11,773
But her wanderlust brings her
into close proximity
530
00:41:11,817 --> 00:41:14,689
with a ravenous stranger.
531
00:41:14,733 --> 00:41:21,696
♪
532
00:41:21,740 --> 00:41:28,660
♪
533
00:41:28,703 --> 00:41:30,357
[crunch]
534
00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:37,103
♪
535
00:41:37,146 --> 00:41:41,803
The cane toad,
one of the largest and toughest
536
00:41:41,847 --> 00:41:45,459
toad species on the planet.
537
00:41:48,593 --> 00:41:50,812
[croak]
538
00:41:50,856 --> 00:41:53,162
This amphibian is adapted
539
00:41:53,206 --> 00:41:57,732
for life on the mean streets
of a forest floor.
540
00:42:01,475 --> 00:42:05,871
He rarely returns to water,
except to breed.
541
00:42:05,914 --> 00:42:11,572
♪
542
00:42:11,616 --> 00:42:17,883
♪
543
00:42:17,926 --> 00:42:23,758
He'll eat just about anything
he can fit into his mouth.
544
00:42:23,802 --> 00:42:29,372
♪
545
00:42:29,416 --> 00:42:32,985
But he's hopped right
into the strike zone
546
00:42:33,028 --> 00:42:35,161
of the fer-de-lance.
547
00:42:37,772 --> 00:42:41,820
And she isn't letting
another meal escape.
548
00:42:41,863 --> 00:42:44,474
♪
549
00:42:44,518 --> 00:42:50,393
♪
550
00:42:50,437 --> 00:42:54,006
She hits the cane toad
with a powerful strike.
551
00:42:54,049 --> 00:42:58,619
♪
552
00:42:58,663 --> 00:43:03,406
But bony ridges on his forehead
protect him from her fangs.
553
00:43:05,191 --> 00:43:09,412
And he leaves her
with a nasty surprise.
554
00:43:09,456 --> 00:43:15,114
[hissing]
555
00:43:15,157 --> 00:43:18,857
The cane toad secretes
a nasty toxin
556
00:43:18,900 --> 00:43:23,470
which stuns the snake
and allows him to escape.
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♪
558
00:43:29,345 --> 00:43:32,479
Just as dawn arrives.
559
00:43:35,700 --> 00:43:41,793
A violent night in the
rain forest reaches its end.
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00:43:41,836 --> 00:43:43,359
[bird singing]
561
00:43:43,403 --> 00:43:49,539
And exotic bird songs celebrate
the return of the sun.
562
00:43:49,583 --> 00:43:54,370
But its warm glow is
no guarantee of safety.
563
00:43:54,414 --> 00:44:00,202
♪
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00:44:00,246 --> 00:44:07,166
And thousands of daytime
hunters prepare to feed.
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[hissing]
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