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♪♪
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Narrator: ANIMALS...
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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 POLAR BEARS KEEP WARM?
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CAN SPIDERS REALLY FLY?
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AND IS YOUR PUG SMARTER
THAN A WOLF?
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[ WOLF HOWLS ]
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THESE WONDERS AND MORE ON...
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--Captions by VITAC--
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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AS RED RIDING HOOD KNOWS,
WOLVES ARE INCREDIBLY CLEVER.
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[ WOLF HOWLS ]
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THEIR CUNNING COMBINED
WITH BREATHTAKING TEAMWORK
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MAKES THEM SUPREME HUNTERS.
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WHAT ABOUT DOMESTIC DOGS?
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THEY'RE DESCENDED FROM WOLVES
AND HAVE BEEN
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SELECTIVELY BRED BY HUMANS
OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS
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SO THAT THEY CAN DO THIS...
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AND THIS.
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WOW!
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DO THEIR SKILLS MEAN OUR DOGS
NOW HAVE MORE SMARTS
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THAN THEIR CANINE ANCESTORS?
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OR HAS GENERATIONS
OF DOMESTICATION
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DRAINED MAN'S BEST BUDDY
OF BRAIN POWER?
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[ WOLF HOWLS ]
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IN A DARK, DARK WOOD
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ON THE OUTSKIRTS
OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA,
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LIVES A PACK OF
NORTH AMERICAN GREY WOLVES.
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[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE,
SMOOCHES ]
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Narrator:
AND ONE LADY HAS KNOWN THEM
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SINCE THEY WERE PUPS.
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NO.
DESPITE THE RED COAT,
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SHE'S NOT
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.
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SHE IS DR. FRIEDERIKE RANGE
FROM THE WOLF SCIENCE CENTER.
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TODAY SHE'S GOING TO PIT THE
BRAIN POWER OF WOLF AGAINST DOG.
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FOR TEAM WOLF,
WE HAVE SHIMA AND ARAGORN.
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MY, WHAT BIG TEETH THEY HAVE.
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REPRESENTING
MAN'S BEST FRIEND --
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FRED AND TOTO.
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TURN.
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FRIEDERIKE WANTS TO TEST
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HOW WELL THE DIFFERENT SPECIES
RESPOND TO COMMANDS.
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SHE'S BEEN TRAINING BOTH
THE DOGS AND WOLVES FOR YEARS.
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STAY.
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FIRST OFF FOR TEAM DOG
IS FRED.
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STAY.
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NOW COME.
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CLEVER BOY!
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STAY.
STAY.
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CAN ARAGORN SHOW THE SAME LEVEL
OF OBEDIENCE AS FRED?
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WHY, HE'S QUITE GOOD
AT IT,
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BUT AS SOON AS
I PUT DOWN MY HAND,
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HE WILL MOVE.
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WE HAVE BEEN TRAINING THIS
ANIMAL TO STAY FOR 10 YEARS,
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AND THIS IS THE RESULT --
WHAT YOU SAW.
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I MEAN, WE CAN'T GET
ANY FURTHER, REALLY.
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SINCE FRED AND ARAGORN HAVE BOTH
HAD THE SAME TRAINING
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SINCE THEY WERE PUPS,
THIS BASIC TEST OF OBEDIENCE
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SEEMS TO GIVE DOMESTIC DOGS
THE EDGE.
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NEXT UP IS
A PROBLEM-SOLVING TEST.
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FOOD WILL BE PLACED OUT OF REACH
ON THE YELLOW PLANKS.
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TO GET IT, OUR CANINE CONTENDERS
NEED TO PULL ON THE ROPES,
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BUT THE TRAY ONLY MOVES
IF THE TWO ROPES
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ARE PULLED AT THE SAME TIME.
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THEY'VE ALL SEEN IT BEFORE,
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BUT LET'S SEE IF
THEY REMEMBER HOW IT WORKS.
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SO IN ORDER THAT
THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL,
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THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO
WORK TOGETHER.
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Narrator: FIRST OUT OF THE GATE
IS ARAGORN.
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HE SMELLS THE TREAT AND QUICKLY
WORKS OUT THAT,
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TO GET IT,
HE NEEDS TO PULL THE ROPE.
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BUT THIS ISN'T A ONE-WOLF JOB.
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UM, IT'S NOT A TUG-OF-WAR, GUYS.
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OKAY, SO IT'S A FAIL THIS TIME,
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BUT LET'S GIVE THEM
A SECOND CHANCE.
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WAY TO GO.
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THE WOLVES HAVE LEARNED
THAT THEY NEED TO COOPERATE
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TO GET THE TREAT.
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GO AHEAD, GUYS.
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YOU'VE EARNED IT.
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Range: THIS REALLY NICELY SHOWS
THAT, OKAY,
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HE KNOWS THAT HE HAS TO WAIT
UNTIL SHE'S THERE,
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AND THEN THEY CAN SOLVE
THE TASK TOGETHER.
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Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME FOR
TEAM DOG TO DO THE SAME THING.
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TREAT, TREAT, TREAT,
TREAT, TREAT!
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Narrator: SURELY, 20,000 YEARS
OF DOMESTICATION
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MUST HAVE ENHANCED
FRED AND TOTO'S BRAIN POWER.
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THEN AGAIN...MAYBE NOT.
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AND ROUND TWO.
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OH, NOW YOU'RE JUST
EMBARRASSING YOURSELVES.
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THEY FAIL.
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Narrator: SO HAS TEAM WOLF
CLAIMED THE CROWN?
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WELL, THE TRUTH IS
THEY'RE BOTH CLEVER.
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THEY JUST HAVE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SMARTS.
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WOLVES ARE PACK HUNTERS.
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THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO
BRING DOWN A BISON
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OR FIGHT OFF A BEAR
THAT'S TWICE THEIR WEIGHT
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AND JUST AS FEROCIOUS.
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THESE CHALLENGES CAN
ONLY BE SOLVED
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THROUGH TEAMWORK
AND COOPERATION.
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BUT AFTER THOUSANDS OF YEARS
OF TREATS AND PATS,
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DOGS DON'T NEED TO WORK
WITH OTHER DOGS TO SURVIVE.
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INSTEAD, THEY NEED
TO WORK WITH US.
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FROM SHEEP-HERDING
TO SEARCH AND RESCUE
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AND WHATEVER THIS TOUGH GUY
DOES,
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DOGS HAVE LEARNED HOW
TO COOPERATE WITH HUMANS
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BUT HAVE LOST THE ABILITY
TO COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER.
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[ WOLF HOWLS ]SO WHO IS SMARTER?
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I THINK WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO CALL IT A TIE.
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[ DOG SIGHS ]
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[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
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THE ARCTIC -- ONE OF THE COLDEST
PLACES ON EARTH.
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TEMPERATURES CAN DROP TO
92 DEGREES BELOW ZERO,
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COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE HUMAN SKIN
IN JUST TWO MINUTES.
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IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
ANYTHING SURVIVING
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IN THIS EXTREME CLIMATE,
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BUT IT'S EXACTLY HOW
ONE MIGHTY MAMMAL LIKES IT --
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THE POLAR BEAR.
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THESE HYPERCARNIVORES
CAN GROW UP TO 9 FEET
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AND WEIGH 1,300 POUNDS.
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THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT
OF FOUR SUMO WRESTLERS.
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THEY CAN SNIFF OUT A SEAL
FROM 20 MILES AWAY
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AND HIT SPEEDS
OF 25 MILES AN HOUR.
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BUT HOW ARE POLAR BEARS
DESIGNED TO SURVIVE
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AN EXTREME ARCTIC WINTER?
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WE ALL KNOW THESE SUPREME
HUNTERS ARE COVERED
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IN A COAT OF FABULOUS FUR,
AND IT'S DOUBLY FABULOUS
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BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT
TWO KINDS OF FUR
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TO KEEP THEM WARM
IN THIS PUNISHING ENVIRONMENT...
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...FIRST, AN OUTER LAYER
MADE UP OF 6-INCH-LONG HAIR
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THAT'S BOTH OILY
AND WATER-REPELLENT.
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IF WE WENT FOR A DIP
IN THIS OCEAN,
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IT'D BE LIGHTS OUT IN MINUTES.
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BUT EVEN IN THESE ICY WATERS,
A POLAR BEAR'S OUTER FUR
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KEEPS ITS BODY TEMPERATURE
AT A CONSTANT 98.6 DEGREES.
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BENEATH THEIR WINTER WETSUIT
IS AN UNDERCOAT
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OF MUCH SHORTER, THICKER HAIR
THAT HELPS THEM STAY WARM
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BY TRAPPING HEAT
CLOSE TO THE SKIN.
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THE SKIN ITSELF
ALSO PLAYS ITS PART
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IN KEEPING THESE BEARS
WARM AND TOASTY.
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UNDER THAT CREAM-COLORED COAT,
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THE POLAR BEAR'S SKIN
IS ACTUALLY BLACK,
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WHICH ABSORBS HEAT
FROM THE RAYS OF THE ARCTIC SUN.
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THESE SUBZERO SURVIVORS HAVE
ONE FINAL BODY-WARMING WEAPON
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IN THEIR IMPRESSIVE ARSENAL --
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A 4-1/2-INCH LAYER OF FAT
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THAT INSULATES THEM
FROM THE COLD ARCTIC AIR
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LIKE A BIG, THICK,
BLUBBERY BLANKET.
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WITH ALL THIS HEAT RETENTION
BUILT IN,
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A POLAR BEAR'S BIGGEST PROBLEM
ISN'T STAYING WARM
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BUT KEEPING COOL.
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IN FACT,
THEY LOSE SO LITTLE HEAT
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THAT ON A THERMAL-IMAGING
CAMERA,
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ONLY THEIR FACE
IS CLEARLY VISIBLE.
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YES, POLAR BEARS CAN ACTUALLY
OVERHEAT,
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BUT IT MEANS THEY CAN HAVE FUN
TRYING TO KEEP COOL.
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ABSOLUTELY FUR-BULOUS.
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[ OWL HOOTING ]
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COMING UP --
EXTRAORDINARY SOARING SPIDERS,
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REMARKABLE RAPTORS,
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AND A DEEP-SEA CLEANING SERVICE.
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Narrator:
WHETHER BIG FEATHERS...
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OR LITTLE FEATHERS...
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OR NO FEATHERS...
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THESE WINGS BELONG TO SOME OF
THE BEST FLIERS ON THE PLANET,
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BUT THERE'S ONE TINY CRITTER
YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT
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TO BE CRASHING
THE PILOT PARTY,
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AND THIS ONE'S GOT
EIGHT LEGS AND ZERO WINGS,
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AND THEY'RE SUCH HIGH ACHIEVERS
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THEY CAN FLY ACROSS
ENTIRE OCEANS.
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THAT'S RIGHT --
ALL EIGHT LEGS CAN GO AIRBORNE.
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THIS MIGHT SOUND LIKE
A FLIGHT OF FANCY,
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BUT THESE SPIDERS AREN'T JUST
BLOWING IN THE WIND.
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SCIENTISTS BELIEVE
THEY MAY ACTUALLY BE ABLE
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TO PERFORM CONTROLLED FLIGHT
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BY USING THEIR SILK
LIKE TINY SPIDER AERONAUTS.
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IN THE U.K., DR. ERICA MORLEY
IS RESEARCHING SPIDER FLIGHT,
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ABLY ASSISTED BY HER COPILOT
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FROM THE LINYPHIIDAE
SPIDER FAMILY.
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THAT'S MONEY SPIDERS
TO YOU AND ME.
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AND THESE CHAPS
ARE REAL HIGH-FLIERS.
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Morley:
YOU MIGHT NOT THINK OF SPIDERS
AS BEING VERY GOOD AT FLYING,
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BUT ACTUALLY, THEY CAN GO FOR
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF MILES,
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SO THEY'RE VERY GOOD
AT TRAVELING THROUGH THE AIR.
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Narrator: TO GO GLOBAL, SPIDERS
ARE USING THEIR VERY OWN VERSION
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OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB,
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SHOOTING OUT
LONG STRANDS OF SILK
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IN A PROCESS KNOWN AS
BALLOONING.
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SO, WHEN A SPIDER
WANTS TO BALLOON,
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YOU CAN SEE STICKING OUT
ITS FRONT PAIR OF LEGS.
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IT'S JUST ABOUT TO TRY
AND TAKE OFF,
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SO IT'S RAISING ITS ABDOMEN,
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AND IT'LL BE LETTING OUT SILK
AND THEN TAKE OFF.
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Narrator: SPIDERS DON'T ACTUALLY
MAKE SILK BALLOONS.
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THEY RELEASE STRANDS OF SILK
SO LIGHT AND THIN --
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250 TIMES THINNER
THAN A HUMAN HAIR --
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THAT THE STRANDS
CATCH THE WIND LIKE A KITE.
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IN A BREEZE, THE AIR CARRIES
THE SILK THREADS,
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BUT THEY'RE STRONG ENOUGH
TO CARRY THE SPIDER,
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WHO GOES ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
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AND USING THE EARTH'S
AIR CURRENTS,
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SPIDERS HAVE BEEN FOUND UP TO
2 1/2 MILES UP IN THE AIR
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AND 1,000 MILES OUT TO SEA.
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SPIDERS USE BALLOONING
TO SEEK FOOD,
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AVOID DANGER, AND FIND A MATE,
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BUT WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THERE'S NO WIND?
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ARE ALL SPIDERS GROUNDED?
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VERY RECENTLY, ERICA HAS
DISCOVERED THAT SPIDERS
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COULD BE HARNESSING
ANOTHER POWER TO TAKE OFF --
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ELECTRICITY.
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THERE'S ALWAYS AN ELECTRIC FIELD
IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
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WE ONLY NOTICE IT
WHEN IT'S STRONG,
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SO IN THUNDERSTORMS,
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CAN CLEARLY SEE
THERE'S ELECTRICITY THERE.
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BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THERE
ALL THE TIME.
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EVEN ON A SUNNY DAY, THERE
WILL BE A SMALL ELECTRIC FIELD.
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Narrator:
AND ERICA BELIEVES THAT
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BY USING THEIR SPIDEY SENSES,
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ARACHNIDS MIGHT BE HARNESSING
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THE EARTH'S NATURAL
ELECTRICAL FIELD
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TO CREATE ENOUGH FORCE
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TO LAUNCH THEMSELVES
INTO THE AIR WITHOUT WIND.
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TO PUT THIS ZAPPY THEORY
TO THE TEST,
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ERICA HAS BUILT A UNIQUE CHAMBER
THAT CAN SIMULATE
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THIS PLANETARY PHENOMENON
ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE.
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THIS BOX HAS A METAL PLATE
AT THE TOP
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AND A METAL PLATE AT THE BOTTOM,
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AND WE CAN PRODUCE AN ELECTRIC
FIELD BETWEEN THE TWO PLATES.
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IF WE SEE BALLOONING,
WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE WIND.
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IT'S THE ELECTRIC FIELD
THAT'S CAUSING THIS BEHAVIOR.
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Narrator:
CAN OUR SPIDER GET AIRBORNE
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USING THE POWER
OF ELECTRICITY ALONE?
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AND THERE IT GOES.
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Narrator:
INCREDIBLY, BY HARNESSING
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THIS AIRTIGHT CONTAINER'S
ELECTRICAL FIELD,
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ERICA IS PROVING
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THAT SPIDERS DON'T NEED A BREEZE
TO BLAST OFF,
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AND THERE'S A HAIR-RAISING
REASON WHY.
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THEY'RE USING TINY, TINY HAIRS
ON THEIR LEGS
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TO DETECT THESE ELECTRIC FIELDS.
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IF YOU RUB A BALLOON
ON YOUR HEAD
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AND THEN HOLD IT UP,
YOUR HAIR WILL STAND ON END.
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IT'S A SIMILAR THING
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THAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THE SPIDER LEG HAIRS.
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Narrator: ONCE THEY'VE DETECTED
AN ELECTRICAL FIELD,
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SPIDERS SHOOT SILK STRANDS
OUT OF THEIR BODIES
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WHICH HAVE A NEGATIVE
ELECTRICAL CHARGE.
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THIS PUSHES AGAINST
A NEGATIVE CHARGE
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GENERATED BY THE SURFACE
THEY'RE ON,
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CREATING ENOUGH FORCE
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TO PROPEL THE SPIDER
INTO THE AIR LIKE A CATAPULT.
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ONCE AIRBORNE, THE ELECTRICAL
ACTIVITY IN THE AIR
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PULLS THE SPIDER EVEN HIGHER.
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OUT IN THE WILD, THE AMOUNT OF
ELECTRICITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE
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INCREASES THE HIGHER YOU GO,
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AND SPIDERS USE A MIXTURE
OF ELECTRICITY
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AND WIND
TO NOT JUST LAUNCH BUT FLY.
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SO, DOES ALL THIS MEAN
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A TARANTULA COULD BE
SOARING SOMEWHERE OVERHEAD?
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NOT TO WORRY.
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SCIENTISTS THINK ONLY TINY
SPIDERS ARE CAPABLE OF FLIGHT.
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♪♪
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COMING UP --
THE ULTIMATE AERIAL ACROBAT
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AND A DRIVE-THROUGH WASH
FOR FISH.
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Narrator: ONE OF THE LEAST-KNOWN
BIRDS OF PREY, THE GOSHAWK,
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HAS BEEN CALLED
THE CHEETAH OF THE SKIES.
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AND LIKE ITS BIG-CAT NAMESAKE,
IT'S AMONG THE FASTEST
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AND MOST AGILE PREDATORS
ON THE PLANET.
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GOSHAWKS CAN WEAVE THROUGH
DENSE FORESTS
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PURSUING PREY AT SPEEDS
OF 40 MILES AN HOUR.
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BUT WITH SOME ALREADY REMARKABLE
RAPTORS IN THE RUNNING...
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THIS IS ELLIE, A 15-YEAR-OLD
NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
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AND WITH THE HELP OF
HER WINGMAN AND TRAINER,
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LLOYD BUCK,
AND THIS PLASTIC FOREST,
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SHE'S HOPING TO SHOW US
WHY SHE'S THE BADDEST BIRD
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ON THE BLOCK.
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Buck:
THIS IS ELLIE.
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SHE'S A BIRD OF PREY THAT HUNTS
OTHER BIRDS AND MAMMALS.
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MOSTLY, THEY'RE IN HEAVY FOREST
AND WOODED AREAS --
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DENSE COVER --
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SO THEY'VE GOT TO BE ABLE
TO CATCH THEIR PREY
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IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.
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THAT'S NOT EASY.
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Narrator: LLOYD IS GOING TO TEST
HOW QUICKLY ELLIE CAN NAVIGATE
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AND REACT TO OBSTACLES
OF DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES.
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SHE'LL NEED TO WING HER WAY
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THROUGH THIS TANGLED FOREST
OF PIPES
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AND FINISH BY SQUEEZING
THROUGH A NARROW GAP.
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IF YOU HOLD HER UP TO THAT --
LOOK.
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THAT'S NARROWER
THAN HER BODY WIDTH AT REST,
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SO SHE'S GOT TO DO
SOMETHING SPECIAL
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TO FIT THROUGH THERE
AND AT SPEED.
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SHE'S NOT ONLY JUST TRYING
TO FLY THROUGH THAT GAP.
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SHE'S GOT AN OBJECTIVE,
OR TARGET.
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SHE WANTS TO GET THAT LURE.
THAT'S HER PREY.
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Narrator:
IN A REAL HUNT SITUATION,
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A 4-INCH OPENING WOULD BE ENOUGH
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TO PUT OFF EVEN THE MOST
DETERMINED BIRD OF PREY,
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BUT WHAT WILL ELLIE MAKE OF IT?
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[ ELLIE SQUAWKS ]
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RIGHT.
LET'S GIVE HER A GO.
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♪♪
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GOOD GIRL.
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[ ELLIE SQUAWKS ]
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Narrator:
FLYING AT OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR,
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ELLIE USES
LIGHTNING-FAST REACTIONS
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TO ADJUST HER WINGS
AND BODY POSITION.
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THEN, WITHIN A FRACTION
OF A SECOND,
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SHE CALCULATES A WAY
TO SQUEEZE THROUGH THE GAP.
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SHE PUT HER WINGS ABOVE HERSELF.
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IT MAKES HER BODY PROFILE LESS
SO SHE CAN FIT THROUGH.
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THEY JUST ARE
INCREDIBLE PREDATORS, AMAZING.
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GOOD GIRL.
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Narrator: LLOYD IS TAKING
ELLIE'S TEST ONE STEP FURTHER.
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Buck: WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER
DIMENSION NOW.
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WE'VE GOT THIS TUBE,
AND ITS DEPTH SIMULATES
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JUST WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
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IF SHE WAS GOING THROUGH
DENSE COVER.
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Narrator:
WHAT'S MORE CHALLENGING --
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ELLIE HAS NO IDEA
HOW DEEP THE TUBE IS.
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Buck: IT'S ALL ABOUT HER
ANTICIPATING THE TUBE
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AND THE HOLE
AS SHE APPROACHES IT.
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WITHOUT GETTING THAT RIGHT,
SHE'LL NEVER GET THROUGH.
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Narrator: ON APPROACH,
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ELLIE WILL HAVE TO CHANGE
THE SHAPE OF HER BODY AND WINGS
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AND CALCULATE
HOW LONG THE TUBE IS
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AND HOW TO MANEUVER THROUGH IT.
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NAILED IT.
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Buck: AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THEY HAVE TO DO ALL THE TIME.
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YOU KNOW, IF A HARE
OR A RABBIT OR A BIRD
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GETS INTO THICK UNDERGROWTH,
THEY HAVE GOT TO CRASH THROUGH
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AND MAYBE GO THROUGH A TUNNEL
JUST LIKE THIS.
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Narrator: OTHER BIRDS WOULD
LIKELY CRASH INTO THIS HOLE,
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BUT NOT ELLIE.
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Buck:
LOOK AT WHAT SHE'S DOING.
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THE DECISION-MAKING,
THE EVALUATING --
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THAT'S WHAT SETS THEM APART.
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THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM
PRETTY MUCH
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THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BIRD OF PREY
IN THE WORLD.
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[ ELLIE SQUAWKS ]
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[ FROG CROAKING ]
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Narrator: COMING UP --
THE ULTIMATE ACT OF FAITH
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BETWEEN PREDATOR AND PREY.
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Narrator:
PREENING, GROOMING, CLEANING --
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SOME ANIMALS USE THEIR TRUNKS,
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OTHERS THEIR TONGUE.
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THAT GUY LIKES
A ROLL IN THE MUD.
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THIS ONE PREFERS
A NICE, LONG SOAK.
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FISH NEED A SCRUBBING, TOO,
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BUT DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS
FOR THE JOB, SO...
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FISH, LIKE ANY OTHER ANIMAL,
GET DIRTY.
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COVERED IN PARASITES
AND DEAD SKIN CELLS,
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EVEN THESE BEAUTIES NEED
A GOOD SCRUB UNDER THE FINS.
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AND ONE FISH HAS FOUND
AN INGENIOUS WAY
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TO GET THE JOB DONE --
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GOAT FISH.
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THESE STRIKING STRIPED GUYS
ARE FOUND
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IN TEMPERATE WATERS
ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
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THEY'RE BOTTOM-FEEDERS
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WHO LOVE NOTHING MORE
THAN A GOOD SHRIMP COCKTAIL.
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BUT WHEN THE MEAL'S OVER,
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AND THE GOAT FISH
IS READY FOR A WASH,
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A PECULIAR DEAL IS MADE BETWEEN
THE DINER AND ITS DINNER.
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THE GOAT FISH FINDS A SHRIMP,
AND INSTEAD OF ATTACKING,
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THE FISH WAITS IN A POSITION
CALLED POSING.
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LOOKING GOOD, BUDDY.
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THEN THE GOAT FISH
CHANGES COLOR.
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THE APTLY NAMED CLEANER SHRIMP
SEES THIS AS A SIGNAL
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THAT THE FISH WANTS
TO BE CLEANED,
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AND, AMAZINGLY, THE SHRIMP
WAVES ITS ANTENNAE
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BACK TO THE FISH
TO AGREE TO THE JOB.
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ONCE HE'S SURE
HE'S NOT ON THE MENU,
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00:20:16,068 --> 00:20:18,655
THE MINI POWER WASHER
GETS TO WORK
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EATING UP ALL THE DEAD SKIN
AND PARASITES ON THE GOAT FISH.
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IT WILL EVEN SWIM INSIDE
THE GILLS,
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SCRUBBING IN ALL THOSE
HARD-TO-REACH PLACES,
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BUT IT'S NOT JUST GOAT FISH
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THAT'S DONE A DEAL
WITH ITS DINNER.
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CLEANER SHRIMP ARE ALSO EMPLOYED
BY OTHER FISHY CLIENTS,
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LIKE THIS GROUPER.
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00:20:43,413 --> 00:20:46,137
I HOPE THIS LITTLE FELLOW
GETS HAZARD PAY.
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