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A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
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The Earth at Dusk takes us
around the world
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to show incredible stories
wildlife
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that happen at night.
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From the tropical forests
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to the urban jungle.
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From the Arctic ice
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to the African plains.
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The teams worked at night...
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... and they filmed it with a series
innovative technologies.
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And there was light.
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Look.
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Some used ultrasensitive cameras
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who film in color
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with little moonlight.
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Others filmed animals
with thermal imaging
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designed for the battlefield.
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Innovative technology
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it was accompanied by innovative science.
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We use drone technology
to count flamingo nests.
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Biologists provided their knowledge
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about new discoveries
in animal behavior.
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There, the cubs are calling.
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But even they were amazed
with what our cameras revealed.
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Amazing.
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Is that what I think?
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They filmed it in the air...
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...on the ground...
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... and underwater.
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They endured the freezing cold...
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... and the tropical heat.
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Everything it took
to capture the Earth at dusk.
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The moon's light-sensitive cameras
were tested for the first time
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on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.
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The team's mission:
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record nighttime behavior
of flamingos...
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... in a remote lagoon
on the Yucatan peninsula.
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Flamingos nest
in a protected reserve...
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... only accessible with help
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by biologist Alexander Dzib.
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It should be a beautiful night.
There are some clouds, but...
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...not where the Moon will appear.
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His expertise will be essential
to bring our team closer together.
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Even so, it's not easy to get to the place.
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The flamingo colony
It's on a small island...
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CAMERA OPERATOR
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...which provides some protection
against predators.
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We have to cross the lagoon
to get there. It's not very deep, but...
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... we have to get past the crocodiles.
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There are American crocodiles here
and Morelet's crocodiles.
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They eat flamingo chicks
that move away from the colony.
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We put the equipment on a boat.
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It's heavy, we'll have to walk
next to the boat.
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If something happens, we jump on the boat.
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We have to walk to this tower.
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From there, I go to the shelter...
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... advancing slowly.
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I will get as close as possible
without scaring them away from their nests.
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Now, Ralph only has
waiting for it to get dark
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to put the camera to the test
reduced light.
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Specialized technology also has
a role in Alexander's investigation.
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We currently use drones
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to count flamingo nests.
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We count one by one.
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Imagine counting 20 thousand birds.
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It takes at least about a week
to complete this task.
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In times hunted by people,
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the number of birds here was in decline.
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But with protection,
the colony is growing again.
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This year, we have 21,900 nests.
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That means about 44 thousand flamingos.
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Therefore, there was an increase
of 7000 flamingos in recent years.
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Over almost two decades
studying flamingos,
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something that Alexander
couldn't do it
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I went to record what happened
when night falls.
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But Ralph will change that.
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I can't see anything with the naked eye.
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I have to look through the camera.
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It's hard to believe that the light of the Moon
enough to capture a similar color
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and detail.
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The camera is doing
fantastic work.
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I have a beautiful line
pink flamingos standing.
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They look fantastic in this light.
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I see stars in the sky.
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I am impressed with the images.
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The supersensitive camera
proved his worth.
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He showed us a familiar animal
in a completely new light.
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The next step...
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... went to use it,
as well as other innovative cameras,
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to reveal behaviors
never seen before.
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A team followed the trail
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up to one of the reservations
most famous in Africa:
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Masai Mara, Kenya.
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To film wildlife at night,
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set up the moonlight chamber
in a four-wheel drive vehicle.
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For the camera system
work abroad,
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You need a lot of equipment in there.
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It seems like there are wires everywhere,
but everything is in place.
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Go out the window
for gyroscopic system,
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comes forward to the cameraman,
the sound, the GPS...
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Everything has a function,
but it's quite chaotic.
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With the installation ready,
camera operator Jamie McPherson
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sits at the front with the display and controls.
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It's a short trip
to the gates of the reserve...
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... where they collect Dr. Femke Broekhuis,
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director of the Mara Cheetah Project.
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Studying cheetahs for over a decade.
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It's the first time I've been in a vehicle
with a film crew.
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We hope to capture the cheetahs
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and see what they do at night.
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DRIVER AND GUIDE
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We receive information
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that they saw cheetahs,
let's try to find them.
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Location collar data
by GPS they showed Femke
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that, contrary to expectations,
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these cats are very active at night.
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Now you will see for yourself.
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The headlights would disturb the animals,
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that's why Baz wears night vision goggles.
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Driving at night is very difficult
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because you can't see it from afar.
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Sometimes we have to guess our way.
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We don't know if there is a ditch
or a hole.
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It's very dangerous.
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It takes a lot of care.
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With Baz at the wheel,
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the team barely manages
follow the cheetahs.
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The moon's light-sensitive camera
show what you're worth.
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Amazing.
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Seriously, it's like daytime.
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The images are so clear.
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I never thought I'd see any cheetah,
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especially these cheetahs, like this at night.
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I find this incredible.
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As Femke's data indicated,
these cheetahs are on the move.
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The team will stick around
with the camera pointed,
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hoping to capture
more moonlight activity.
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On the other side of the world...
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...without the light of the full moon...
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... another team used a camera
different night vision.
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In the coastal desert of southern Peru...
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... looking for something sinister.
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Biologist Marco Cardeña
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leads the long walk
to the sea caves
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where your targets are.
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To be safe, go down the cliff during the day...
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... along paths covered with millions
from seabird feathers.
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It looks like there was a huge fight
of pillows, but it smells really bad.
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It's full of dust,
It's not the best place.
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Dust gets everywhere...
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... and its origin becomes apparent.
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Four hundred thousand cormorants
nesting.
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Care is needed
so as not to scare them away from the nest.
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If we do,
predators like seagulls will come
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catch the young or eggs.
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We try to get down
so as not to break the horizon line.
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If we do, we become very visible.
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We waited a few minutes.
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Residents have priority.
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We're waiting for some penguins.
Nothing unusual...
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But it wasn't because of the birds
that Marco brought them here.
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These caves shelter
a colony of bats.
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To see the dark interior,
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Luke uses a thermal imaging camera...
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... which detects heat instead of seeing light.
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I look up and only see black,
but in the camera...
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Well, there they are.
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- Amazing.
- Yes.
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These bats are vampires.
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Marco, I have a question.
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When they come out, will they try to bite me?
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I don't know if it's in the neck.
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It's usually in the hands.
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- Try to cover....
- Right.
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Spending a few nights
in the vampire cave,
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Luke takes excellent images.
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With arteries intact, the next mission
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is filming the bats where they feed,
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a colony of sea lions nearby.
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Luke is going to use this crane
to gettravellings by the beach.
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The entire colony of sea lions
came out of the water to rest.
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They're relaxing at night.
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Mothers breastfeed their young.
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Vampires must be
emerging from the darkness.
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Their arrival makes Luke nervous.
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It's a scary place at night because...
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... I only see this screen.
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All around me there is only darkness.
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The sounds echo off the cliff behind me.
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A rat climbed up above me at night,
I thought it was a vampire.
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I just hope the bats
don't like my taste.
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Luke is still on alert
when, suddenly...
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... the beach becomes chaotic.
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A huge male sea lion
came along the beach.
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It's full of testosterone and anger
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and just wants to grab the babies and kill them.
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I hope they run away.
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We didn't expect this when we arrived.
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We came to see vampires, but I see this animal
terrorize the beach at night.
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The cubs flee up the slope.
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Up there,
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vampires come to feed on them.
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They think they went there
to stay safe,
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but the poor are being attacked
by vampires.
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I feel very sorry for the cubs.
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I hope they go back to their mothers.
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The thermal imaging camera
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showed more than this team expected.
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The team in Kenya
followed the group of cheetahs for hours.
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Only a few nights around the full moon
they will have enough light to film.
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They need action.
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Femke sees a movement.
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There are some...
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Is it a lion, a hyena or something?
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Yes, something is coming.
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Lions?
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She will attack the cheetah.
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The strength and excellent night vision of the lion
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mean that encounters like this
can be fatal to cheetahs.
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Poor cheetahs.
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Traveling at night is risky
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because the probability of finding
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other predators,
like hyenas and lions, it is much larger.
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That's when the lions and hyenas
are more active.
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This time, the cheetah escapes,
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but the nocturnal hierarchy is confirmed.
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Just after midnight
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the Moon reaches its highest point.
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That's when it shines brightest...
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... lighting the cheetahs better
and Jamie's chamber.
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This is the best time for hunting.
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Coordination is essential.
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Just turn the car or camera
the wrong way
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and miss the pivotal moment.
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Go, Baz, a little faster.
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The five cheetahs separated.
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One walked away from the group.
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- Do the others run?
- No, they are quiet.
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- Keep this one.
- We only see one now.
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Slowly.
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We are very close.
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It is good. Maintain that speed.
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He's chasing the wildebeest.
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In front.
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In front.
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Left.
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Left.
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Yes, there he goes.
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Right. Go ahead.
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Right. Go after that zebra.
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- He gave up.
- He's very optimistic.
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You are alone
and goes after an adult zebra.
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Although the hunt was unsuccessful,
Femke is excited.
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For me, as a researcher,
It's very exciting,
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because one of the things I discovered
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was that the cheetahs
are very active at night,
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but everything was based
in collar data.
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Many researchers have questioned this,
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because it went against everything
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what was said until now.
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Therefore, the possibility of seeing
how active they are with these cameras
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confirms my investigation.
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It's a worldwide exclusive
fromThe Earth at Dusk.
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It changed what scientists knew
about these iconic felines.
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But not even this camera could penetrate
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some of the darkest places on Earth.
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Filming nightlife
in the treetops
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required more ingenious solutions.
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In the forests of Chaco,
in northern Argentina...
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... the team faces
a plague of mosquitoes...
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... full of summer...
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... and a tiny object of study
in a maze of leaves and branches.
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Fortunately, you have expert help.
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Over 20 years ago
that the scientists at the Owl Monkey Project
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study these little primates...
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... and placed locators
radio in some of them.
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But despite two decades of data,
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researchers had never caught it
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nightlife
of your study objects on video.
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That's why they want to place our team
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in the best place to film them.
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A family of night monkeys sleeping.
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At this time, it's hot.
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It's over 40 degrees Celsius.
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Humidity is between 95 and 100%.
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They are doing
what any intelligent primate
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would do under these conditions,
unlike us.
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They're numb, hanging from a branch.
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They look like bean bag chairs with tails.
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It's really cool.
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To face the monkeys face to face...
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...James will have to level up.
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Our secret weapon
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It's a scaffold that I can use
to elevate myself a little and reach...
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... at the level of monkeys
to film them in their natural habitat,
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instead of trying to get an angle
from the ground.
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After guiding you to a privileged location
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in the territory of the night monkeys,
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scientists help James
assembling the scaffolding.
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In the coming weeks,
James will spend every night here.
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I don't see anything around me.
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Fortunately, this camera
detects infrared light,
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that the human eye cannot see.
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We have infrared lights mounted
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in the center of the territory.
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Emilio, can you call
infrared lights please?
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Understood, James.
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Let's go.
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There you go, James.
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They are connected.
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And there was light.
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Look. Incredible.
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Like infrared light
it is also invisible to monkeys,
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when you get to these trees,
they will behave normally.
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We'll be up here
for six or seven hours.
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Therefore...
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... I keep my fingers crossed.
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As long as there is life, there is hope.
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On the other side of the world,
the challenge is different...
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... in the forests of Borneo.
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Here, the biggest trees
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can be five times higher than
the ones James found in Argentina.
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Camera operator Justine Evans
you will have to climb to the top of the trees
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to see what goes on there at night.
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Something that has been little investigated.
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The naturalists Denny Aloysius
and Cede Prudente
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find you a suitable tree.
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- There are a lot of epiphytes up there.
- Yes.
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I think the main trunk...
330
00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,320
- Can we climb them?
- Yes.
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What's the view from up there?
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That valley.
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From its robust and straight trunk,
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she will be able to see, right in front of her,
a huge fig tree with fruit.
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Next, the climbing experts
Tim Fogg and Gibby Madran
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set up a filming platform
at a height of more than ten stories.
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We have already decided where we want the platform.
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Now we have to send a line
up the tree
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and Gibby is doing
a large catapult.
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This is a big lead
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that will fly to the tree.
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It takes a strong arm...
343
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... good aim...
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It didn't get there.
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... and persistence.
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00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,040
- I did it!
- No.
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He hit the branch below.
348
00:24:08,120 --> 00:24:09,040
On the fly!
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Go!
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00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:12,800
Yes!
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Yes.
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Once the ropes are in place, hoist the platform.
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When Tim rests
that is safe...
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00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,400
...it's Justine's turn.
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00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,360
I'm starting my first climb...
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00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:39,000
... to a large dipterocarp
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that stands out from the forest.
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I must be 30 m from the platform.
359
00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,160
The view from up here is amazing.
360
00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,240
Even though it's difficult to climb the ropes,
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It's a relief when you climb,
with the view, the breeze
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00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,800
and the expectation of good things
that will happen.
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00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,000
It's very loud.
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00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,960
I believe I will always stay
attached to the ropes.
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00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,640
I don't want to fall asleep
and falling off the platform in the middle of the night.
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00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:36,960
Infrared lights do not reach
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to illuminate such large trees.
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00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,560
That's why Justine uses it
the thermal imaging camera.
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00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,600
I will see everything that is hot-blooded.
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00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,440
You should hear it working.
It is not a silent chamber.
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00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,360
With the forest in darkness,
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something will soon appear.
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00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:03,240
It looks like a civet.
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00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:04,760
Yes.
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00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,880
The first visit to the fig tree.
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00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,920
It is devouring the fruits
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00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,560
and has the whole tree to herself.
378
00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:16,600
But when the civet leaves,
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00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,720
the night continues
without any other activity.
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00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,080
It's almost two in the morning...
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00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:25,760
... and everything is very still.
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00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,520
The hardest thing about night work
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00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,760
It's when it's late...
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00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:38,920
... and the body wants to sleep.
385
00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:43,080
You need to keep the stimulus going...
386
00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,520
...what does it mean
I'm going to make another cup of tea.
387
00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,000
In Argentina...
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00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,440
... the furry beanbags
they've been making fun of James.
389
00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,160
It's a real challenge.
390
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:07,680
It's not easy at all.
391
00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:12,200
These monkeys pass
most of the day quiet and sleeping,
392
00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:17,320
but at night they become
in manic climbers
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00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:21,440
and shoot through the trees
at a speed I've never seen, at night.
394
00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,120
It's like trying to follow an Olympic sprinter
395
00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,640
on a three-dimensional climbing route.
396
00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,760
They are very difficult to film.
397
00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:35,200
It's not just night monkeys
that cause you problems.
398
00:27:36,120 --> 00:27:39,600
There are more mosquitoes here
than I've seen anywhere else.
399
00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,520
Therefore, each filming...
400
00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,640
I think we lost a thimbleful of blood
401
00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,680
and half a liter of sweat.
402
00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,080
But it's all worth it
403
00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:54,320
when we finally got it
some images of these animals.
404
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:55,680
Without this special camera
405
00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,240
that sees more than the human eye,
406
00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:01,200
We wouldn't have a chance.
407
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,680
Scientists here study these monkeys
more than 20 years ago
408
00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:08,880
and they didn't even have the chance
409
00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:12,800
to observe the nightlife
of these monkeys in this way.
410
00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:14,240
It's a privilege.
411
00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:31,720
Returning to Borneo,
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00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,040
Justine is in trouble too
pest control.
413
00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,160
Yes, there are a lot.
414
00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:44,800
There are lots.
415
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:48,880
I tried to stop the ants
to walk on top of everything.
416
00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:50,880
Of my bags, of me,
417
00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:53,280
from the platform, from the camera.
418
00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,560
It's a war of attrition,
but I think they are winning.
419
00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,320
I'm... freaking out a little about this.
420
00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:08,120
Despite the distractions
421
00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,240
and after many long nights,
422
00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:13,920
Justine begins to see more life
in the trees.
423
00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,720
Civets marking their territory.
424
00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:24,800
Flying squirrels.
425
00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:33,920
And then...
426
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:34,920
What is that?
427
00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:40,160
... the camera shows you something
truly amazing.
428
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,720
I don't believe it.
429
00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,200
The next morning, without saying anything,
430
00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,240
she shows the images to Denny and Cede.
431
00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:56,320
What is that?
432
00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:58,560
What is that? It's...
433
00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:01,760
Is that what I think?
434
00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,360
- It's an orangutan.
- It's an orangutan.
435
00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,920
What time did you film this?
436
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,200
Around midnight.
437
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:10,680
Amazing.
438
00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,800
30 years ago
I photograph wild animals.
439
00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:20,640
Nobody told me, that I knew,
nor did I read it in any report,
440
00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:22,360
that orangutans eat at night.
441
00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,440
- No.
- It was the first time I saw it,
442
00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,000
in these images.
443
00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:27,560
I'm shocked.
444
00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,200
It's an amazing...
445
00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:30,640
- Discovery.
- ... discovered.
446
00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,480
From the absolute darkness of the jungle...
447
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:57,440
... to the city,
where the lights shine all the time.
448
00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,440
For the animals that live among us,
449
00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:04,880
this artificial light has a huge impact.
450
00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,920
To discover how pollution
urban light affects animals,
451
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,000
our team traveled to Thailand,
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00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,040
to Lopburi City...
453
00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,520
... where the crab-eating monkeys
live in the city center.
454
00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:25,840
It's our first day in Thailand
455
00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:29,000
and we look for the best places
to film monkeys,
456
00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,440
but we won't have any problems,
because they are everywhere.
457
00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:45,840
Camera operator Ian Llewellyn
it doesn't take long to get into trouble.
458
00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,000
Go grab my glasses or hat.
459
00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,960
It's nice, but soon
take my hat.
460
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,640
Is he biting?
It looks like he's nibbling.
461
00:31:57,640 --> 00:31:58,840
It was interesting.
462
00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:02,120
I sat down for a second
and one jumped on my back.
463
00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:04,840
It will be interesting to film on the streets.
464
00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:06,640
I think they're going to set me up.
465
00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:22,320
In the forest, monkeys would go to bed.
466
00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,120
But the city doesn't sleep.
467
00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,360
The team came for this reason,
468
00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:34,880
but filming is so complicated
as Ian suspected.
469
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:38,560
Big plans are good,
470
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:40,400
but not that big, no.
471
00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:43,400
They love to jump on the head
472
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,760
which makes stable filming difficult.
473
00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:54,000
Suddenly, the situation worsens.
474
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,320
Filming is over for tonight.
475
00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,240
It's no cause for concern,
476
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,720
but I was bitten by one of the smaller monkeys
when we film.
477
00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:11,440
They are bones of the trade.
478
00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:15,080
It's not a serious bite,
but it reached the bloodstream,
479
00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:19,240
therefore, just in case,
I took a booster of anti-rabies serum.
480
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,560
- Ready. It's done.
- Fix it. Thanks.
481
00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,840
Monkeys live
daily food offerings.
482
00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:40,680
Buddhists believe that treating people well
animals ensure good karma...
483
00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,800
... and the monkeys
they are linked to deities.
484
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,360
But, although everyone respects them...
485
00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,120
...not everyone likes them.
486
00:33:59,920 --> 00:34:03,720
I scare the monkeys with this...
487
00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:07,040
...otherwise they damage the cars.
488
00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:12,720
We usually pretend to scare them
and they disappear.
489
00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,400
I find some to be very irritating.
490
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:17,480
They scare me a little.
491
00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:19,960
I'm not afraid of them.
492
00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:23,080
They just steal things
to people who are afraid of them.
493
00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:24,200
I am scared.
494
00:34:25,240 --> 00:34:30,800
People on the outside, like me,
They are afraid of being bitten.
495
00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:34,000
They don't usually bite...
496
00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:37,560
... but they jump on us.
497
00:34:39,720 --> 00:34:41,720
Despite some occasional fears,
498
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,160
humans and monkeys
they learned to live together.
499
00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,960
Fight with the monkeys?
500
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,160
No, we are friends.
501
00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:56,880
In time, Ian and Jo
502
00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:00,160
they also make truces
with its protagonists...
503
00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:04,560
... which allows them to capture the highs...
504
00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:12,440
... and lows of your urban lifestyle.
505
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,480
All over the world
as urban jungles grow...
506
00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:22,880
... humans will have to get used to it...
507
00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:25,920
... living with wildlife.
508
00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,760
Far from the comfort of cities...
509
00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:46,480
... some teams
they were taken to extremes...
510
00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:52,280
... faced harsh climates
and negative temperatures.
511
00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:56,720
But resistance and determination...
512
00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:00,760
... had fantastic results.
513
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,000
In the heart of the Arctic Circle
514
00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:26,600
are the remote islands of Svalbard.
515
00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:33,640
Here, the team's mission
it's filming polar bears
516
00:36:33,720 --> 00:36:36,000
during the long, cruel northern night.
517
00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,000
Expedition guide Tom Foreman
518
00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:43,760
and the director
and camera operator Mateo Willis
519
00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:45,880
adjust the camera for low light.
520
00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:49,400
Preparation is essential.
521
00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:52,920
On the ice, in the dark,
522
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,240
help is a long way away.
523
00:36:57,480 --> 00:36:59,320
Tom's experience is vital.
524
00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:03,520
He knows the area and he knows
how to survive brutal conditions.
525
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,920
They are ready for the long journey.
526
00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,240
Only an hour to go
527
00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:26,080
and they have a stroke of bad luck.
528
00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,840
This broke.
529
00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:34,800
It's our main snowmobile
530
00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,360
and it stopped working.
531
00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:41,320
It's hard to imagine worse conditions
532
00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:43,240
to carry out a mechanical repair.
533
00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:45,520
Doesn't want to work.
534
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:49,040
Unfortunately,
I think we have to leave her here.
535
00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:52,440
Let's call via satellite phone
to support in Longyearbyen.
536
00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:54,600
Let's hope they fix it.
537
00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:01,920
Eleven hours after leaving,
538
00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,840
they arrive, exhausted, at base camp.
539
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,120
Pyramiden,
a former Soviet mining colony,
540
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,080
Today it is an icy ghost town
541
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:14,520
with a single habitable building.
542
00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:26,520
This sinister place brings them closer
as much as possible
543
00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:29,960
sea ice
where polar bears hunt.
544
00:38:36,720 --> 00:38:39,000
But the nights and days pass
545
00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:41,160
and the bears don't appear.
546
00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,920
They are already difficult to see
with ideal conditions.
547
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,720
In the dark of night,
it's almost unimaginable.
548
00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:55,280
I try to be optimistic about these things,
549
00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:58,360
but a white polar bear
in a white landscape...
550
00:38:58,440 --> 00:38:59,560
Look at this.
551
00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:13,520
Find camouflaged predators
552
00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:14,960
it's a common theme.
553
00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:21,120
In Torres del Paine National Park
in southern Chile...
554
00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:28,080
... the rugged mountains are a refuge
for the Cougars.
555
00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:33,840
It's not easy to do a search
in this vast landscape.
556
00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:42,120
Fortunately, our team can trust
in the tracking expertise of Nico Lagos,
557
00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:44,120
an abundance of cougars.
558
00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:54,320
It doesn't take long
until Nico gets a result.
559
00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:56,080
Stop, James.
560
00:39:57,240 --> 00:39:58,680
There's a cougar there.
561
00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:00,640
Lying on the grass.
562
00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:02,480
- Can you see?
- No.
563
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,200
It's crazy, I don't see it.
564
00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:07,080
Only the ears and head are visible.
565
00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:09,440
- I've seen it.
- There, in the grass.
566
00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:11,640
- I don't believe.
- She knows we're here,
567
00:40:11,720 --> 00:40:13,280
but it's very calm.
568
00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:17,120
Nico, just like that,
found a cougar.
569
00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:20,080
It looked like a stone.
I have no idea how he saw it.
570
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:23,080
It is the result of seven years
tracking.
571
00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:27,400
By appearance
572
00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:30,320
Nico is convinced
that she is breastfeeding babies
573
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:32,200
and there must be a lair nearby.
574
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:38,120
But in the twilight, they lose sight of her.
575
00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:45,240
They return at dawn
with the camera ready...
576
00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:48,200
... and prepare to wait.
577
00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:50,560
If we are very lucky,
578
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:54,560
Maybe we'll find the den with the cubs.
579
00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:56,160
It never happened to me.
580
00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:58,640
It would be my first time.
581
00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:00,200
It would be amazing.
582
00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:20,720
Pete. It's right there.
583
00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:37,040
There, the cubs are calling.
584
00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:41,600
It's the female.
585
00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:42,720
My God.
586
00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:46,200
Finally, we have the female.
587
00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:47,760
Did you hear?
588
00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:50,480
The cubs are calling.
589
00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:53,680
And the mother responds.
590
00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:55,400
Fantastic.
591
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:03,880
It's really incredible.
592
00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:07,040
I can see it in the bushes.
593
00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:08,760
the tiny offspring.
594
00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:14,080
It looks like they still have spots,
595
00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:16,080
so they must be very young.
596
00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:21,840
Filming puma cubs so young
597
00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:23,680
it is extremely rare.
598
00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:29,200
But they didn't come to film felines
during the day.
599
00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:32,840
You have to follow them when it gets dark.
600
00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:41,720
In Svalbard, the team made little progress.
601
00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:47,000
It's a never-ending search
602
00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,320
back and forth on sea ice.
603
00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:58,240
Some nights are wasted.
604
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:10,520
Finally, they have a stroke of luck.
605
00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:22,360
There are the mother and the two cubs
606
00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:24,080
looking for seal dens
607
00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:26,760
in the ice crevasses around here.
608
00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:38,880
You can't imagine how difficult it must be
609
00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:43,000
a polar bear raises two cubs
in such an environment.
610
00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:45,680
I have all the respect for her.
611
00:43:46,560 --> 00:43:49,560
In my eyes,
I look around here and don't see anything.
612
00:43:49,640 --> 00:43:51,360
It's an icy desert.
613
00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:53,720
But for a polar bear,
It is the time of plenty.
614
00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:55,800
It is now that they find seals.
615
00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:59,320
They need this sea ice
616
00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:02,000
how we need supermarkets.
617
00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:10,040
Now that you've found the bears,
618
00:44:10,120 --> 00:44:12,240
the hard work begins.
619
00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:17,600
At a respectful distance,
620
00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:20,400
they have to accompany the family day and night.
621
00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:29,320
The team in Chile uses the same tactic
with the cougars...
622
00:44:30,200 --> 00:44:31,680
...following them during the day...
623
00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:33,880
... and at night.
624
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:34,880
Turn off the light, Pete.
625
00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:45,520
Filming in a vehicle keeps the operator
mobile Luke Barnett camera...
626
00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:47,000
Lower your left hand.
627
00:44:47,080 --> 00:44:48,240
... and hidden.
628
00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:52,640
The cougar will return. Will come back.
629
00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:54,800
Okay, I'm going to cover up.
630
00:44:57,440 --> 00:44:59,720
I don't want the cougar to see me
looking at her,
631
00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:01,600
so I covered my face.
632
00:45:05,680 --> 00:45:08,280
But when they lose sight of the cougars,
633
00:45:08,360 --> 00:45:11,440
they have a new technology to test.
634
00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:17,440
This must be the first time this camera
thermographic image is placed on a drone.
635
00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:20,920
The camera was designed
to be used in the laboratory.
636
00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:25,200
Pete had to create a frame
special to attach it to thedrone.
637
00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:26,520
Let's get this on the air.
638
00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:29,800
And he's temperamental.
639
00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:34,240
Sometimes all it takes is a loose thread
so he can fly blind.
640
00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:39,040
But when it works,
641
00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:42,680
reveals a new facet
from the mountains at night.
642
00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:48,240
There is a herd of guanacos
in front of me.
643
00:45:48,320 --> 00:45:49,480
Who knew?
644
00:45:49,560 --> 00:45:52,400
You can only see it through the camera.
645
00:45:59,840 --> 00:46:03,360
And thermal imaging
allows them to locate the cougar
646
00:46:03,440 --> 00:46:05,440
notwithstanding the camouflage.
647
00:46:08,200 --> 00:46:11,280
With cameras in the air and on the ground,
648
00:46:11,360 --> 00:46:14,360
the team becomes familiar
with the mother and cubs...
649
00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:19,000
... and captures the difficulties...
650
00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:25,200
... and their tenderness in the dark.
651
00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:31,200
Amazing!
She really needed to feed.
652
00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:34,440
The cubs will grow quickly.
653
00:46:41,800 --> 00:46:43,640
The day is finally breaking
654
00:46:43,720 --> 00:46:45,640
after the long arctic night...
655
00:46:46,600 --> 00:46:50,720
... and the persistence of the Svalbard team
it also paid off.
656
00:46:56,800 --> 00:46:57,800
You know what else?
657
00:46:57,880 --> 00:47:00,800
My heart still beats a lot.
658
00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:05,040
I felt my body vibrating like this
with suspense.
659
00:47:06,040 --> 00:47:07,680
The most incredible
660
00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:10,280
was that, at a certain point,
the cubs were ahead.
661
00:47:12,040 --> 00:47:14,560
She saw the seal she wanted to attack...
662
00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:18,560
... and must have given them some order,
because they sat down.
663
00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:21,240
She was the one who went into hunting mode.
664
00:47:21,320 --> 00:47:23,280
Said, "Kids, I'll handle this.
665
00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:24,720
I'll get lunch."
666
00:47:32,720 --> 00:47:36,400
We are always in a dilemma
when we see a scene like that.
667
00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:39,320
On the one hand, we are very sorry
668
00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:42,200
of the animal that was caught and hunted.
669
00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:44,920
On the other hand, we know that,
670
00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:47,040
for the family
of polar bears survive,
671
00:47:47,120 --> 00:47:49,240
it was an absolute necessity.
672
00:47:56,080 --> 00:48:01,200
Exhausted and cold, but euphoric,
team members enjoy
673
00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:04,360
what's left of daylight
to return to civilization.
674
00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:06,960
Nights on the ice...
675
00:48:07,520 --> 00:48:08,960
...belong to bears.
676
00:48:15,080 --> 00:48:19,040
Our teams also faced it
the challenge of filming at night...
677
00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:22,000
...underwater...
678
00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:28,360
... to reveal incredible stories
679
00:48:28,440 --> 00:48:31,200
hidden in the darkness at the bottom of the sea.
680
00:48:37,720 --> 00:48:40,240
Off the islands of Palau,
in the Pacific...
681
00:48:40,760 --> 00:48:43,160
... the spawning of the giant parrotfish
682
00:48:43,240 --> 00:48:45,800
only happens during the new moon,
683
00:48:45,880 --> 00:48:48,160
when the nights are darkest.
684
00:48:54,240 --> 00:48:56,040
When the team entered the water...
685
00:48:58,160 --> 00:49:02,920
... the glow of underwater lanterns
it was the only source of light.
686
00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:13,920
Just before dawn
687
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:16,400
hundreds of fish gather.
688
00:49:21,960 --> 00:49:23,400
It was very beautiful.
689
00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:25,760
They're all around us, it's beautiful.
690
00:49:25,840 --> 00:49:30,320
They filmed the mating ritual
like it had never been seen before.
691
00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:43,520
We almost don't know where to look.
692
00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:45,000
CAMERA OPERATOR
693
00:49:45,080 --> 00:49:46,880
Like fireworks everywhere.
694
00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:05,880
In Mossel Bay, South Africa,
695
00:50:05,960 --> 00:50:08,280
conventional diving is prohibited.
696
00:50:09,040 --> 00:50:10,400
There's a good reason.
697
00:50:16,240 --> 00:50:18,640
Fearsome hunters live there.
698
00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:27,200
It's a complicated job,
especially in the dark. It's a nightmare,
699
00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:29,400
because we only see the shark
at the last minute.
700
00:50:29,880 --> 00:50:34,120
The cameraman entered the water
in a shark-proof cage.
701
00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:41,640
With so little light down there...
702
00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:45,280
... only specialized cameras
penetrated the gloom...
703
00:50:46,120 --> 00:50:49,400
... to see the great white sharks
in its natural habitat.
704
00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:08,560
But perhaps the biggest challenge of all...
705
00:51:10,120 --> 00:51:14,440
... has been facing the icy waters
from the arctic fjords of Norway.
706
00:51:21,760 --> 00:51:25,400
Cameraman Mark Sharman
get ready to face off
707
00:51:25,480 --> 00:51:28,120
with one of the largest predators on the planet.
708
00:51:30,440 --> 00:51:33,320
More than twice the size
of a great white shark,
709
00:51:33,400 --> 00:51:37,720
orcas are intelligent,
powerful and deadly.
710
00:51:42,200 --> 00:51:43,600
The search begins.
711
00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:49,280
First, they need
of a fishing boat hoisting its nets.
712
00:51:53,320 --> 00:51:54,200
Now.
713
00:51:55,240 --> 00:51:57,280
We wait for the fishing boats
714
00:51:57,360 --> 00:51:59,480
Hoist the nets and collect the haul.
715
00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:02,000
When they do this, it attracts whales.
716
00:52:02,080 --> 00:52:03,520
At that point, we entered the water.
717
00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:07,360
But until then, let's get the dronein the air
and capture some brutal images.
718
00:52:10,360 --> 00:52:12,640
There's something big in the water.
719
00:52:12,720 --> 00:52:15,320
We can see them coming,
the waves here.
720
00:52:15,400 --> 00:52:18,680
It's so calm that we see them coming
over many kilometers.
721
00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:20,880
I'm sure they're orcas.
722
00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:22,960
Well, folks, here come the orcas.
723
00:52:23,720 --> 00:52:25,880
It's an excellent example
what we came to film.
724
00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:27,960
- The nets are being raised...
- Check it out.
725
00:52:28,040 --> 00:52:29,720
The nets are being raised.
726
00:52:29,800 --> 00:52:32,080
It's the dinner bell for these animals.
727
00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:41,360
The fishing boat sets sail at full steam
with a full basement...
728
00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:44,600
... but others arrive to replace him.
729
00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:47,640
It is an abundant fishing area.
730
00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:50,640
We are moving through the darkness.
731
00:52:50,720 --> 00:52:54,320
All the fishing boats we see
have the lights off.
732
00:52:54,400 --> 00:52:55,880
Because they are fishing boats.
733
00:52:55,960 --> 00:52:57,640
They don't want to scare the fish.
734
00:52:57,720 --> 00:53:00,960
We are waiting
let one of them turn on the lights.
735
00:53:01,040 --> 00:53:03,640
It means he's going to raise the nets.
736
00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:11,880
This fishing boat has its lights on
737
00:53:11,960 --> 00:53:15,440
and we're going to look for orcas here.
738
00:53:18,080 --> 00:53:19,360
Here they are. I see one.
739
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:24,440
Next, you have to ask the captain for permission.
740
00:53:24,520 --> 00:53:26,440
We need authorization to enter.
741
00:53:28,520 --> 00:53:30,640
Conditions seemed perfect.
742
00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:35,120
But news of an impending storm
forces a change of plan.
743
00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:38,560
Time has changed radically
and the storm heads towards us,
744
00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:40,800
so let's go back
as quickly as possible
745
00:53:40,880 --> 00:53:44,600
to try to reach safe waters
before it hits us,
746
00:53:44,680 --> 00:53:46,080
because it doesn't look good.
747
00:53:49,000 --> 00:53:53,160
When they arrive at the port,
it's already a storm.
748
00:53:58,080 --> 00:54:00,320
In the morning, the storm continues.
749
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:04,400
As you can see,
conditions did not improve.
750
00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:05,880
In fact, they only got worse.
751
00:54:05,960 --> 00:54:09,800
The wind speed
and the size of the waves doubled.
752
00:54:09,880 --> 00:54:13,520
For now, we stop here.
753
00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:20,280
Unfortunately, the storm continues.
754
00:54:24,120 --> 00:54:26,840
It takes a week to calm down.
755
00:54:31,560 --> 00:54:35,160
At nightfall,
the bonanza seems to continue.
756
00:54:43,400 --> 00:54:45,720
The storm may have passed...
757
00:54:46,920 --> 00:54:49,520
... but the weather is not good.
758
00:54:49,600 --> 00:54:52,160
It's about two degrees
negatives out there.
759
00:54:52,240 --> 00:54:53,680
It's snowing a lot...
760
00:54:54,400 --> 00:54:56,320
...and the water is freezing.
761
00:54:56,400 --> 00:54:58,480
I don't even feel like being out of the house,
762
00:54:58,560 --> 00:55:00,800
the more diving
in that dark darkness
763
00:55:00,880 --> 00:55:03,200
and being in the water with giant predators.
764
00:55:03,280 --> 00:55:06,160
But sometimes,
we have to roll up our sleeves
765
00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:08,560
and get to work.
766
00:55:13,840 --> 00:55:16,360
Then the lights come on...
767
00:55:17,560 --> 00:55:19,640
... the networks begin to tighten
768
00:55:19,720 --> 00:55:21,200
and at the right time...
769
00:55:21,760 --> 00:55:23,880
... the orcas appear.
770
00:55:23,960 --> 00:55:25,240
The time has finally come.
771
00:55:35,160 --> 00:55:38,200
I'm more worried
with industrial fishing,
772
00:55:38,280 --> 00:55:40,560
to be honest.
They are here working.
773
00:55:40,640 --> 00:55:42,160
There is heavy machinery
774
00:55:42,240 --> 00:55:43,880
and they won't pay attention to me.
775
00:55:44,800 --> 00:55:47,800
They are unpredictable animals
and I will be cautious,
776
00:55:47,880 --> 00:55:49,880
but let's try.
777
00:55:56,920 --> 00:55:58,200
It's cold...
778
00:55:58,760 --> 00:56:00,080
...dark...
779
00:56:00,800 --> 00:56:01,920
... and it's dangerous.
780
00:56:11,720 --> 00:56:13,160
But the results...
781
00:56:14,280 --> 00:56:16,480
... they are spectacular.
782
00:56:40,440 --> 00:56:41,720
My God.
783
00:56:43,120 --> 00:56:44,160
It was unbelievable.
784
00:56:44,240 --> 00:56:47,160
It was one of the things
most exciting things I've ever done.
785
00:56:47,240 --> 00:56:49,840
Right at the beginning, there was a time
786
00:56:49,920 --> 00:56:53,400
when some looked at me
and they thought, "What the hell is that?"
787
00:56:53,480 --> 00:56:55,160
Fortunately, they are not sharks
788
00:56:55,240 --> 00:56:58,160
and don't bite things
to know what they are,
789
00:56:58,240 --> 00:57:01,160
That's why they didn't bite me
to find out what I was.
790
00:57:01,240 --> 00:57:03,360
They continued to behave naturally.
791
00:57:03,440 --> 00:57:05,560
It's the best situation.
792
00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:07,760
But it's so strange,
793
00:57:07,840 --> 00:57:11,040
the herring dying around us.
794
00:57:11,120 --> 00:57:13,760
We get hit by the fish
that struggle on the surface.
795
00:57:13,840 --> 00:57:15,280
It's a very sinister scene.
796
00:57:15,840 --> 00:57:17,520
I only saw scales.
797
00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:19,120
The water sparkled.
798
00:57:19,200 --> 00:57:22,160
It looked like a mirror ball
in a 70s nightclub.
799
00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:24,280
Everything is shining, shining
800
00:57:24,360 --> 00:57:28,160
and there are some huge mammals
swimming and eating fish.
801
00:57:28,240 --> 00:57:29,840
I've never seen anything like this.
802
00:57:29,920 --> 00:57:31,480
What an experience.
803
00:57:32,320 --> 00:57:34,720
My face is numb, I can barely speak.
804
00:57:34,800 --> 00:57:36,520
I don't feel anything.
805
00:57:36,800 --> 00:57:39,120
But I don't care,
I've never been so happy.
806
00:57:39,200 --> 00:57:40,680
It was unbelievable.
807
00:57:41,440 --> 00:57:44,760
Another success
against all odds
808
00:57:44,840 --> 00:57:47,920
and more revealing images
809
00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:51,160
to illuminate the Earth at dusk.
810
00:58:50,720 --> 00:58:53,600
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