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-Narrator: ANIMALS...
[ ROARS ]
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DO THE MOST INCREDIBLE THINGS.
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[ GOAT BLEATS ]
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LIKE THIS...
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AND THIS.
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I BET YOU'RE WONDERING,
"HOW DO THEY DO THAT?"
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WE'RE REVEALING ANIMALS'
BIGGEST SECRETS, LIKE...
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HOW DO SWARMS OF BLIND BATS
AVOID COLLISIONS,
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WHAT MAKES THIS CAT
THE ULTIMATE HIGH-FLIER,
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AND WHAT'S SO SPECIAL
ABOUT MANATEES'...
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GAS?
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THESE WONDERS AND MORE ON...
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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OKAY, MICE ARE CUTE,
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BUT THE WILD ONES
BELONG OUTSIDE,
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NOT SEARCHING FOR SNACKS
IN OUR HOMES.
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THEIR NIBBLE OF CHOICE --
CHEESE, OF COURSE.
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THEY LOVE IT, RIGHT?
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RISKING LIFE AND LIMB
TO STEAL A CRUMB OF CHEDDAR
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OR A MORSEL OF MONTEREY JACK?
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BUT...
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[ SQUEAKING ]
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THERE ARE 1,300 SPECIES
OF MICE AROUND THE WORLD.
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THE MOST COMMON
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IS THE HOUSE MOUSE.
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IN THE WILD, THEIR DIET
ISN'T CHEESE, OF COURSE,
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BUT GRAINS AND FRUIT.
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SO, WHY DO WE THINK MICE
ARE OBSESSED WITH CHEESE?
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WELL, FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
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WE'VE KEPT OUR FOOD
IN CLOSED CONTAINERS.
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BUT ONE FOOD -- CHEESE --
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WAS LEFT IN THE OPEN
TO BREATHE AND AGE.
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OVER THE MILLENNIA, THE CONSTANT
TELL-TALE NIBBLE MARKS
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LED TO THE BELIEF THAT MICE ARE
CRAZY FOR THIS CURDY DELIGHT.
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BUT IT TURNS OUT MICE MAY HAVE
BEEN GOING AFTER OUR CHEESE
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AS A LAST RESORT.
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MICE HAVE EXTREMELY
SENSITIVE NOSES,
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AND RECENT RESEARCH SUGGESTS
FINDS STRONG ODORS REPULSIVE.
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SO, JUST LIKE SOME OF US,
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THEY'LL TURN THEIR WHISKERS
UP AT A STINKY STILTON
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OR A PUNGENT CAMEMBERT.
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INSTEAD, THESE NIBBLY CRITTERS
ACTUALLY HAVE A SWEET TOOTH.
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THEY MUCH PREFER SUGARY TREATS
LIKE MARSHMALLOWS
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AND MAPLE SYRUP.
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BUT THERE IS ONE THING THEY SEEK
OUT ABOVE ALL ELSE --
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♪♪
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CHOCOLATE.
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EVEN THEN, THEY'RE PICKY EATERS.
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THEY ONLY LIKE MILK CHOCOLATE
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BECAUSE DARK IS TOO BITTER
FOR THEIR TINY TASTE BUDS.
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SO, NEXT TIME YOU'RE OUT TO TRAP
A MIDNIGHT THIEF,
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FORGET THE CHEESE.
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TEMPT IT WITH CHOCOLATE INSTEAD.
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NO, SIR.
THAT'S NOT FOR YOU.
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♪♪
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[ BUZZING ]
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BRACKEN CAVE, TEXAS --
THE ULTIMATE BAT CAVE.
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THIS PLACE IS HOME TO
THE LARGEST COLONY
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OF FLYING FURBALLS
ON THE PLANET,
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NEARLY 20 MILLION OF THEM.
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IT TAKES FOUR HOURS
FOR THIS SWARM TO STREAM OUT,
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AND YET, SOMEHOW THEY ALL MANAGE
TO MAINTAIN THEIR PERSONAL SPACE
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WITHOUT A BUMP.
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GO JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ON EARTH
AND YOU'LL FIND BATS.
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FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE TIP
OF SOUTH AMERICA,
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MORE THAN 1,300 SPECIES OF BATS
ARE HANGING AROUND.
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THERE ARE SO MANY,
THEY MAKE UP ALMOST 20%
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OF ALL MAMMALS ON EARTH.
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EACH ONE IS A MASTER FLIER.
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JUST ASK BIOLOGIST
DR. SHARON SWARTZ.
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SHE KNOWS EVERY BAT IS SPECIAL.
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Swartz: YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL.
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Narrator: SEE?
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SHARON AND HER LITTLE BUDDY,
AN EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT,
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ARE GOING TO LET US
IN ON A SECRET.
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YOU KNOW THE OLD SAYING
"BLIND AS A BAT"?
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WELL, GUESS WHAT? NOT TRUE.
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Swartz:
BATS HAVE VERY GOOD EYESIGHT.
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LIKE MANY NOCTURNAL ANIMALS,
BATS SUCH AS THIS ONE
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ARE NAVIGATING THE WORLD
USING SPECIALLY TUNED,
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LOW-LIGHT VISION,
EVEN AS THEY FLY AT HIGH SPEEDS.
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Swartz:
BATS' EYES ARE PACKED WITH MORE
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LIGHT-SENSITIVE CELLS THAN OURS,
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SO THEY CAN SEE MUCH BETTER
THAN US IN THE DARK.
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BUT WHEN IT GETS TOO DARK
TO SEE ANYTHING,
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OFF GOES THE NIGHT VISION
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AND ON
COMES THE SOUND VISION --
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ECHOLOCATION.
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THEY CREATE A CLICKING SOUND
AT UP TO 130 DECIBELS.
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THAT'S LOUDER THAN
A THUNDERCLAP,
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BUT SO HIGH-PITCHED,
HUMANS CAN'T HEAR IT.
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WHEN THOSE CLICKS HIT AN OBJECT,
THE SOUNDWAVES BOUNCE BACK,
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AND THIS ECHO CAN TELL THE BAT
NOT JUST WHERE,
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BUT WHAT THE OBJECT IS.
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AND RECENTLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED
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THEY CAN CONTROL
AND CHANGE THOSE CLICKS.
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SAY THEY'RE SEARCHING
FOR FOOD OUT IN THE OPEN.
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THEY USE A CLICK
THAT CAN TRAVEL FURTHER,
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BUT DON'T NEED SO MANY OF THEM.
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BUT IF THEY'RE TRYING TO
DODGE THEIR WAY
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THROUGH A SWARM OF BATS,
THEY NEED RAPID-FIRE CLICKS
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THAT WILL BOUNCE BACK
LOTS OF INFORMATION SUPER-FAST.
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THIS WAY, THEY CAN AVOID
BUMPING INTO THEIR BAT BUDDIES.
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SO, THAT SOUND...
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[ SQUEAKING ]
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...IS MILLIONS OF BATS TRYING TO
GET OUT OF EACH OTHER'S WAY.
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BUT AS EFFECTIVE
AS ECHOLOCATION IS,
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SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED BATS
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DO SOMETIMES
CRASH INTO EACH OTHER.
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SO, WHY DO WE NEVER SEE THEM
FALL OUT OF THE SKY?
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WELL, IT'S BECAUSE SOMETHING
AMAZING HAPPENS --
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TOO FAST FOR THE HUMAN EYE,
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BUT NOT TOO FAST
FOR HIGH-SPEED CAMERAS.
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BACK TO SHARON IN THE BAT LAB.
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Swartz:
WE'RE GONNA RELEASE THIS BAT.
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IT'S GONNA FLY ALONG
OUR SPECIAL FLIGHT CORRIDOR.
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AS THE BAT MOVES ALONG,
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IT'S GONNA ENCOUNTER
A BIG GUST OF AIR,
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AND THIS GUST WILL MIMIC
A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER ANIMAL.
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♪♪
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SO, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN WE LET THE BAT GO.
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Narrator: SHARON REVIEWS
THE FLIGHT IN SUPER-SLOW MOTION.
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Swartz:
SHE'S RIGHT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
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UGH. THERE'S THE BLAST.
IT'S HUGE.
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Narrator:
THE BAT IS HIT WITH THE FORCE OF
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2 1/2 TIMES ITS OWN BODY WEIGHT.
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THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT
OF AN ADULT GETTING BLASTED
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BY A PAIR OF LINEBACKERS.
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IT MIGHT LEVEL US,
BUT NOT A BAT.
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Swartz: THE ENTIRE ANIMAL'S BODY
IS ROTATED WAY OVER,
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YET SHE IS FLYING STABLY IN LESS
THAN A SINGLE WINGBEAT
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AFTER THAT HUGE BLAST.
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AN INSECT CAN'T DO THAT.
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I DON'T KNOW OF ANY BIRD
THAT'S ABLE TO DO THAT.
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IT'S REALLY
A REMARKABLE CAPABILITY.
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Narrator: A FORCE LIKE THIS
WOULD KNOCK A BIRD
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STRAIGHT OUT OF THE SKY
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BECAUSE ITS RIGID WINGS MEANS
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IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO CORRECT ITSELF QUICKLY.
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BUT A BAT'S WING
HAS OVER TWO DOZEN JOINTS,
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WHICH MAKES THEM
INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE,
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AND THAT'S BECAUSE WHAT LOOKS
LIKE A WING IS ACTUALLY A HAND.
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Swartz:
IF WE SPREAD OUT HER WING,
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WE CAN SEE ALL THE FINGERS
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THAT MAKE UP HER WING.
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THERE'S A THUMB UP AT THE FRONT
OF THE WING,
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AND THEN THE REST OF THE WING
IS MADE OF FINGERS.
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BUT BATS HAVE A SECRET WEAPON.
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BATS HAVE MUSCLES THAT SIT RIGHT
IN THE SKIN OF THE WING.
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WHAT THOSE LITTLE MUSCLES
CAN DO, THEN,
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IS CHANGE
THE NATURE OF THAT WING
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BY CONTROLLING
HOW STIFF THE WING IS.
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Narrator:
THESE HANDS, UH, WINGS,
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ARE THE REASON
WHY EVEN IF THEY DO COLLIDE,
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BATS CAN RECOVER
IN MILLISECONDS.
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Swartz: NO OTHER ANIMAL WE KNOW
HAS THE SPECIAL KINDS OF MUSCLES
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THAT THESE BATS HAVE
IN THEIR WING SKIN.
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Narrator: BAT WINGS ARE SO AGILE
AND SO POWERFUL,
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THEY EVEN LEAVE BIRDS
IN THEIR WAKE.
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THE SWIFT, THE FASTEST BIRD
TO FLY IN A HORIZONTAL LINE,
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CLOCKS 70 MILES PER HOUR.
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HOWEVER, THE BRAZILIAN
FREE-TAILED BAT
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WAS RECENTLY RECORDED
IN HORIZONTAL FLIGHT
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AT 100 MILES AN HOUR,
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SMASHING THE SWIFT
BY A MASSIVE 30 MILES AN HOUR.
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IT SEEMS THE REAL MASTERS
OF THE SKIES
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AREN'T BIRDS AFTER ALL,
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BUT FABULOUS, FURRY,
FINGER-FLYING BATS.
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[ HOOTING ]
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COMING UP...
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GAS-PROPELLED MANATEES...
[ BUBBLING ]
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HIGH-FLYING FELINES...
-[ ROARS ]
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AND SUPER-POWERED SLUG SLIME.
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Narrator: PASSING GAS,
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FARTING,
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FLATULENCE,
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BREAKING WIND,
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CUTTING THE CHEESE...
[ ELEPHANT ROARS ]
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WHATEVER YOU CALL IT,
WE ALL DO IT.
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BUT THE MANATEE IS ONE OF
THE GASSIEST ANIMALS
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ON THE PLANET.
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FOR THIS SACK OF GAS,
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PASSING WIND IS NOT JUST
AN AFTER-DINNER ACTIVITY.
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IT'S A MATTER OF SURVIVAL.
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THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, THERE ARE
THREE DIFFERENT TYPES
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OF MANATEE.
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HERE IN NORTH AMERICA
LIVES THE FLORIDA MANATEE.
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TO GIVE PEOPLE A CLOSER LOOK
AT THESE FASCINATING CREATURES,
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STACY AND MIKE DUNN
HAVE BEEN RUNNING MANATEE TOURS
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ON THE CRYSTAL RIVER
IN SOUTH FLORIDA
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FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS.
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TODAY, WE'RE GONNA VENTURE
OUT AND LOOK FOR MANATEES,
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AND WE'RE GONNA GO INTO
A PLACE CALLED
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"HUNTER'S SPRINGS,"
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AND THAT'S WHERE THE MANATEES
HAVE BEEN HERE ALL SUMMER,
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HAVE BEEN FEEDING.
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Narrator: AND THESE GUYS KNOW
THERE IS ONE SUREFIRE WAY
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OF FINDING THESE
MYSTERIOUS CREATURES.
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BUBBLES.
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Narrator: YEP.
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THAT'S A MANATEE FART,
AND IT SMELLS LIKE ONE, TOO.
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Mike: IT'S PRETTY FOUL.
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Narrator: STACY HAS VOLUNTEERED
TO GET IN AMONGST THE BUBBLES
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TO FILM THESE
GASSY GUYS IN ACTION.
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GET READY.
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Narrator: MANATEES
ARE WARM-BLOODED MAMMALS
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THAT COME HERE FOR
THE NATURAL HOT SPRING WATERS
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THAT FEED THIS BAY
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AND NOURISH
ITS ACRES OF SEA-GRASS.
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Mike: THIS IS A PLANT THEY'RE
EATING CALLED A ROCK STAR.
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SO, IF YOU'RE A VEGETARIAN,
YOU CAN BE LIKE THE MANATEE,
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AND THIS IS A DELICACY.
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Narrator:
IT MAY BE A DELICACY,
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BUT MANATEES ARE DEFINITELY
NOT DELICATE EATERS.
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THEY DEVOUR UP TO 100 POUNDS
OF SEA-GRASS EVERY DAY.
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IT'S NO WONDER THEY CAN WEIGH
AS MUCH AS A GRAND PIANO.
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WHEN YOU GET YOUR EARS
IN THE WATER, YOU CAN HEAR
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A CRUNCH,
CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH.
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THEY ACT LIKE
AQUATIC LAWNMOWERS.
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YOU CHOP IT OFF ABOUT TWO
TO FOUR INCHES,
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JUST LIKE YOU CUTTING
YOUR GRASS AT HOME.
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Narrator:
AS ALL VEGETARIANS KNOW,
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THERE'S A COMMON SIDE EFFECT
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TO EATING ALL THESE GREENS --
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GAS.
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METHANE IS A BYPRODUCT
OF BACTERIA INSIDE THE MANATEE'S
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GUT BREAKING DOWN
ALL THIS FIBER.
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WHEN YOU SEE BIG BUBBLES
OUT THERE,
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THEY'RE RELEASING THEMSELVES.
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WE DO, TOO,
WHEN WE EAT CABBAGE.
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[ LAUGHS ]
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Narrator: FOR HUMANS,
FARTING IN PUBLIC
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IS ALMOST ALWAYS BAD FORM,
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BUT FOR A MANATEE,
THERE ARE BOTH UPS AND DOWNS
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TO BREAKING WIND, LITERALLY.
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LIKE A SUBMARINE BLOWING
COMPRESSED AIR
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INTO ITS BALLAST TANKS TO RISE,
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THE MANATEE USES GAS POUCHES
IN ITS INTESTINES,
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WHERE THEY CONTROL
THE AMOUNT OF GAS THEY MAKE
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AND WHEN TO RELEASE IT.
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PUT SIMPLY, IF THEY WANT TO
FLOAT TO THE SURFACE TO BREATHE,
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THEY HOLD EVERYTHING IN.
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AND IF THEY WANT TO SINK
TO THE BOTTOM TO EAT,
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THEY LET ONE RIP.
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NO OTHER ANIMAL ON THE PLANET
DOES THIS,
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OR PERHAPS THEY JUST
DON'T OWN UP TO IT.
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COMING UP, THE ULTIMATE
FELINE HIGH-JUMPER,
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AND SUPER-SLUG SCIENCE.
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Narrator:
CATS ARE THE ULTIMATE HUNTERS.
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THEY'RE GREAT AT STALKING,
GREAT AT RUNNING,
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AND SOME ARE GREAT AT JUMPING.
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WOW, REALLY JUMPING.
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DOMESTIC KITTIES CAN LEAP OVER
EIGHT FEET INTO THE AIR,
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AND THE LARGEST CAT
ON THE BLOCK -- THE TIGER --
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CAN LAUNCH
AN INCREDIBLE 12 FEET.
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CATS ALL SHARE
THE AMAZING ABILITY
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TO LAUNCH THEMSELVES
FEET-FIRST INTO THE AIR
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FROM A STANDING START,
NO RUN-UP NEEDED.
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THEIR SECRET --
EXTREMELY POWERFUL HIND LEGS.
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LONGER AND MORE MUSCULAR
THAN THEIR FORELEGS,
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THESE SPRING-LOADED LIMBS
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GIVE CATS A UNIQUE ABILITY
TO POUNCE.
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TIGERS HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL
HIND LEGS IN THE FELINE FAMILY.
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THEIR RAW STRENGTH CAN PROPEL
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THESE HEAVYWEIGHTS
HIGHER THAN A BASKETBALL HOOP,
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AND THEY CAN LEAP
TWICE THEIR BODY LENGTH.
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THE DOMESTIC CAT, HOWEVER,
KNOCKS STRIPES OFF A TIGER.
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IT CAN LEAP FOUR TIMES
THE LENGTH OF ITS OWN BODY.
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THAT'S LIKE A BASKETBALL PLAYER
MAKING A 25-FOOT-HIGH SLAM DUNK.
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WHOO!
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YOU DON'T SEE THAT PLAY
EVERY DAY.
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BUT THERE'S ONE CAT THAT CAN
LAUNCH ITSELF LIKE NO OTHER --
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THE CARACAL.
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♪♪
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THIS BEAUTIFUL WILD CAT
IS THE ULTIMATE FELINE JUMPER,
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AND THIS ONE'S CALLED MISTY.
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Massier:
COME, MISTY! OKAY, BUBBY!
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Narrator: 3-YEAR-OLD MISTY
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LIVES AT NAMIBIA'S
NAANKUSE WILDLIFE RESERVE
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WITH WARDEN JOHANNES HEPINI
AND CONSERVATIONIST
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COLETTE MASSIER.
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Massier:
SHE'S HIGHLY INTELLIGENT.
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SHE LOVES INTERACTION
WITH PEOPLE. SHE LOVES IT.
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Narrator:
THEY'RE GOING TO TEST MISTY
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AND SEE JUST HOW HIGH
THIS YOUNG CARACAL CAN JUMP.
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OH, THAT'S A HUNGRY GIRL.
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COME. BRR.
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Narrator: TO DO THIS,
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SHE NEEDS A LITTLE
BIT OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
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MISTY? COME, MISTY.
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COME.
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OKAY, SHE'S ABOUT TO JUMP.
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Narrator:
FROM A STANDING STILL POSITION,
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HER POWERFUL SPRING-LOADED HIND
LEGS PROPEL HER INTO THE AIR.
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SHE REACHES THE LURE
DANGLING AT FIVE FEET
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WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT.
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Massier:
AND SHE'S GOING TO DO IT AGAIN.
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AND UP SHE GOES. WHOO!
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Narrator:
SHE HITS SEVEN FEET...
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Massier: THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
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Narrator:
...AND MAKES IT LOOK EFFORTLESS.
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THIS TIME,
A WHOPPING EIGHT FEET.
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THEY JUST SHOOT UP.
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IT'S QUITE INCREDIBLE.
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Narrator: MISTY IS LEAPING OVER
FIVE TIMES HER BODY LENGTH,
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AND CREDIT GOES
TO HER PERFECT PROPORTIONS.
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SHE'S AROUND DOUBLE THE LENGTH
AND WEIGHT OF A DOMESTIC CAT,
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BUT HAS PROPORTIONALLY LONGER
AND STRONGER HIND LEGS.
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THIS COMBINATION OF POWER
AND LIGHTNESS MAKES HER,
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POUND FOR POUND,
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THE HIGHEST-JUMPING FELINE
ON THE PLANET.
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AND SHE NEEDS TO BE.
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IN THE WILD, CARACALS SURVIVE
ON SMALL MAMMALS ON THE GROUND,
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BUT THESE FELINES
ALSO HAVE HIGH-FLYING TASTES,
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USING THEIR SUPREME JUMPING
SKILLS TO SNATCH BIRDS
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IN MID-AIR.
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A FULLY GROWN CARACAL
HAS BEEN SPOTTED
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LEAPING MORE THAN 14 FEET,
AND ALTHOUGH YOUNG MISTY HERE
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MAY HAVE SOME WAY
TO GO TO HIT THOSE HEIGHTS,
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THERE'S NO DENYING SHE'S WELL
ON HER WAY TO THE TOP.
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IT'S PHENOMENAL.
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YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE HER
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
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♪♪
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Narrator: COMING UP,
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SLUGS AND THEIR AMAZING,
MAGICAL SLIME.
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♪♪
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Narrator: SLUGS ARE EVERY
GARDENER'S WORST NIGHTMARE.
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THEY MUNCH THROUGH YOUR ROSES,
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LEAVING TELLTALE TRAILS
OF GOO WHEREVER THEY GO.
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♪♪
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BUT...
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LIFE FOR A SLUG ISN'T EASY.
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THESE SHELL-LESS GASTROPODS
ARE IN CONSTANT DANGER
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OF BECOMING BREAKFAST,
OR BEING TRAMPLED ON.
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BUT SURPRISINGLY, AN EVEN
BIGGER DANGER IS DRYING OUT.
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WITH NO HARD SHELL
TO PROTECT THEM,
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A SLUG'S SKIN
IS PRONE TO DEHYDRATION.
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SO, WHAT STOPS THEM FROM
SHRIVELING UP?
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YOU GUESSED IT --
SLIPPERY SUPERPOWER SLIME.
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WHEN THIS MARVELOUS MUCUS
COMES INTO CONTACT WITH WATER,
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IT EXPANDS 100 TIMES,
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TAKING IN ANY SURROUNDING
MOISTURE.
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THE SLIME ACTS LIKE
A HOMEMADE MOISTURIZER,
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KEEPING MR. AND MRS. SLUG HERE
LUBRICATED AND ALIVE.
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♪♪
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BUT HYDRATING IS JUST THE START
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OF WHAT THEIR INCREDIBLE
SLIME CAN DO.
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YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT SLUGS
HAVE NO LEGS OR WHEELS,
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SO HOW DO THEY GET AROUND?
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AGAIN, IT'S THE SUPER-SLIME.
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A SLUG MOVES BY RIPPLING
THE MUSCLES ON ITS UNDERSIDE
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AS IT TRAVELS ACROSS
A LAYER OF SLIME
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THAT IS CONSTANTLY
BEING PRODUCED FROM MUCUS GLANDS
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ALL OVER ITS BODY.
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THE SLIME ALLOWS THE SLUG
TO GLIDE EFFORTLESSLY,
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OR SHOULD I SAY
"SLUGGISHLY" ACROSS ANY TERRAIN.
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BUT THE SLIME ALSO SEEMS TO DEFY
THE LAWS OF PHYSICS.
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LOOK AT THESE TWO CLIMBING
A SHEER WALL LIKE SPIDER-MAN.
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IT'S NOT SOME SUPER-SPIDER SILK
KEEPING THEM FROM FALLING OFF.
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IT'S THEIR SLIME, OF COURSE.
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BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST SMOOTH.
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WEIRDLY, IT CAN
BECOME STICKY, TOO.
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ON THE MOVE, THE SLUG'S MUSCLE
CONTRACTIONS PLACES PRESSURE
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ON THE SLIME TO MAKE IT
LIQUID-LIKE AND SLIPPERY.
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BUT WITH NO PRESSURE
FROM THE MUSCLES,
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THE STRUCTURE
OF THE MUCUS CHANGES.
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IT BECOMES STICKY, LIKE A GLUE.
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AND THIS INCREDIBLE SLIME
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MAY EVEN CHANGE OUR LIVES
FOR THE BETTER, TOO.
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SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO
SYNTHESIZE THIS SLIPPY
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AND ADHESIVE SLIME
FOR USE IN SURGERY,
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TO CLOSE WOUNDS INSIDE THE BODY
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AND POTENTIALLY PLUG UP A HOLE
IN A HUMAN HEART.
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SO, NEXT TIME YOU ALMOST STEP
ON A SLUG, REMEMBER --
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THERE'S MORE TO THIS
SLIMY CUSTOMER
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THAN MEETS THE EYE.
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