All language subtitles for Parenthood 2025 S01 E01_track3_[eng]

BIRDS CALL

INSECTS CHIRP

A female western lowland gorilla...

SHE SNUFFLES SOFTLY

..and her newborn...

..just moments old.

For his mother,

the arrival of her young baby is

the start of a new chapter in her
adult life.

Parenthood.

Her journey will be challenging...

..full of excitement...

..uncertainty...

..and complete commitment.

There will be mistakes.

There always are.

But success for her, and indeed for
all parents,

has perhaps the greatest of
consequences.

It ensures the future of life on our
planet.

BIRD WARBLES

Parenthood is a journey like no other.

The responsibility of providing
constant food

and safety for offspring can be
extremely challenging.

For most, it all begins with a good
home.

A mother lion in the grasslands of the
Kalahari in Botswana.

Her 20-strong pride is ruled by her

and her sisters...

..who each has her own cubs.

One mighty family who help each other
through thick and thin.

CUBS MEWL

For months, their home is scorched by
45-degree heat.

THUNDER RUMBLES

THUNDER CRACKS

But once a year, their territory is
brought to life by distant rains.

ELEPHANT GRUNTS SOFTLY

Up until now, these cubs have had very
little experience of water.

So their mother will have to guide
them

to get them through the trauma.

CUB MEWLS

MOTHER HISSES

Getting used to swamp living is

a vital part of their cubs'
upbringing...

..because these precious waters
attract animals from miles around.

BUFFALO GRUNT

Cape buffalo.

The smell of fresh water lures them
from the surrounding savanna.

And they come in extraordinary
numbers.

A herd three miles long and full of
one-tonne animals.

They too cannot survive without

the water at the centre of the lions'
territory.

BUFFALO SNORT AND BELLOW

She must show her cubs that patience
is their greatest ally.

Once in the swamp, the buffalo spread
out into smaller groups.

Lionesses will take the lead in any
hunt.

But a mother here has the added
pressure of having

to teach her growing cubs how to
tackle giants.

One swipe of its horns could kill any
one of them.

The cubs must watch and learn.

DEEP RUMBLING GRUNT

BUFFALO GRUNTS

The younger lions are allowed to be
the first to feast.

Hunting giants, however, is not
without its risks.

One of the pride's mothers is missing.

LION CALLS

Contact calls go unanswered.

CALLS CONTINUE

In attempting to provide food for her
young,

she has been gored by a buffalo.

There is nothing the pride can do to
help.

With her cubs too young to hunt for
themselves

her death leaves their future
uncertain.

CUB MEWLS

But they don't have to face it alone.

The matriarchs will take on
responsibility for them.

LION PURRS

In lion society, females often share
the load of parenting.

Related adults will continue to care
for the orphans

alongside their own offspring.

It'll be another year before they're
fully independent.

In that time, they must be taught how
to survive here.

And luckily for them,

the leader of this pride is an
excellent teacher.

Parental investment is a risky
strategy for many animals...

..particularly in the largest of all
habitats -

the ocean.

The sheer diversity of life makes some
parts of

the ocean a highly competitive
environment.

So the animals who choose to raise
their offspring here

need to have an edge.

Here in Indonesia, protected by the
reef,

lives one of the ocean's most
ingenious parents.

A female boxer crab.

Attached to her underside is her brood
of over 1,000 eggs.

Her challenge is to keep them safe
until they hatch

whilst keeping herself well fed.

So, like any good parent, she's come
prepared with a solution.

On her claws are live anemones

that she's collected from the reef
around her.

The anemones filter food from the
surrounding water...

..which the crab mother steals for
herself.

It's an ingenious way to keep
energised while looking after young.

But it's not without risk.

To capture the food she needs

she must take her anemones out in the
open.

A cuttlefish.

A cunning predator that pounces on the
unprepared.

Exposed and alone...

..she is a sitting crab.

But she isn't defenceless.

Her anemones have venomous stings that
can deter most predators.

A very effective weapon for a mother
in need of protection.

In fact, her anemones are such good
tools

that they are highly prized amongst
the crab community.

And this mother has a jealous rival.

Empty-clawed, her opponent will do
anything to secure her own anemone.

She isn't going to surrender them
without a fight.

Overpowered, the mother loses one of
her anemones.

The battle leaves her exhausted and
vulnerable.

She needs to lie low and buy herself
some time...

..because this super mum has yet
another trick.

Slowly and meticulously, she dissects
her remaining anemone,

creating a clone.

Her remarkable problem-solving allows
her to keep herself

and her young alive for a few more
days...

..until, eventually, she's ready to
let them go.

Climbing to the top of her coral home,

she begins to release her tiny
offspring into the current...

..a few at a time...

..until all her crablets are
independent.

Thanks to her care and attention,

she has given them an excellent start
in life.

Raising offspring alone is extremely
challenging...

..so many parents resort to teamwork.

A female burrowing owl is looking

for a partner amongst the wild lands
of Arizona.

And this young male seems eager to
please.

To win her over, he must first find a
decent burrow.

And that is proving tricky.

Burrowing owls use holes abandoned by
other animals.

But the ones he has found are either
still in use...

..or already have well-established
families.

Her patience is running thin.

When finally he's found one,

she flies in for a closer inspection.

The hallway clearly requires a little
housekeeping.

Though small inside, it's deep enough
underground

to keep her chicks cool in the midday
heat.

Returning to await her verdict...

..he receives a less-than-enthusiastic
yes.

Over the coming weeks, she will lay
one egg a day

and then incubate them all until they
hatch.

His responsibility now

is to provide her with a constant
supply of food...

..until, eventually, their teamwork
pays off.

CHICKS SQUEAL

At first, the father's food supplies

are enough to keep their chicks
growing.

But soon, both parents will have

to work to put enough food on the
table.

All this constant activity inevitably
attracts attention.

COOS SOFTLY

A roadrunner.

Fast and wily, this opportunist could
kill

an entire brood of young chicks.

Their burrow has been chosen to keep
them hidden from predators.

But at the first sign of danger, the
chicks create a deterrent.

HIGH-FREQUENCY RATTLING

Their call mimics the sound of an
angry rattlesnake.

But rattlesnakes are one of the
roadrunner's favourite prey.

Returning with takeaway,

the father is alerted to the danger.

SQUAWKING

Disaster averted.

OWL SCREECHES

OWL COOS

But now both parents are caught
between keeping

a watchful eye on their chicks and
providing enough food for them

to grow large enough to defend
themselves.

They work around the clock.

And their chicks' expectations are
seemingly never ending.

The parents' lives soon reach a
turning point.

The growing chicks begin spending more
and more time

exploring their surroundings.

And there are less demands on the
parents,

as a few of the chicks become capable
of finding their own snacks.

For the parents, that is a welcome
relief.

Parenthood is even harder

when the environment is working
against you.

And for those parents

who need reliable fresh water to raise
their young,

the conditions are rarely perfect.

The Ruaha River in Tanzania.

For most of the year, it provides a
lifeline to those that live here.

But during the dry season, this refuge
almost disappears...

ELEPHANT GRUNTS

..leaving this mother hippo and her
calf with a dilemma.

He was born just two months ago, at a
time when water was plentiful.

But now there are only a few pools
left where the water

is still deep enough to shield him
from the harsh sun.

HIPPOS HUFF

The other hippos in the area have

had the same idea,

so her new-found nursery

has become...

..a little crappy.

For now, though, hygiene is the least
of the mother's worries.

These enormous fountains of fertiliser

require 50kg of vegetation every day.

And now, in the dry season, that is a
problem.

Good grazing is nearly one-and-a-half
miles

from the safety of the river.

But it's too hot to make the journey
in daytime.

She must wait until nightfall.

In the cool of the night, the
surrounding bush comes alive.

But with darkness comes the unknown.

Like it or not,

the hippos must leave the safety of
their pool...

..and head into the night in search of
food.

The mother must not leave her calf
alone.

So the pair begin the slow and
uncertain certain walk

to find distant grazing.

CREATURES SQUAWK, GRUNT AND ROAR

CALLS CONTINUE

There is some safety in numbers close
to the water.

But this far into the dry season, the
best food is further away.

Their size offers them some
protection.

The hippo mother is a formidable
bodyguard.

Her mouth is filled with 20cm ivory
tusks

that serve only for defence.

But a young hippo is vulnerable.

So the calf must never stray too far
from his mother.

LOW BELLOW

THEY MUNCH VEGETATION

There is an unnerving quietness to the
bush around her.

But now they are too far from the
water to seek refuge there.

And their stalkers know this.

A nearby male also senses danger, and
he joins the mother.

Even in small groups,

hippos can defend themselves against a
single lion...

..but not against a pride.

The mother knows if they all hold
their ground

they might have a chance.

HIPPO GROWLS

The less experienced male panics...

HIPPO BELLOWS

..and they lose their advantage.

HIPPO CALF YELPS

ROARING AND SQUEALING

The body of a young male hippo will
keep

a pride fed for a week.

The mother and her calf return to the
protection of their pool.

They have had a lucky escape.

But the mother hippo's remaining
refuge will soon dry out.

And she and her calf will have

to travel further and further into the
unknown.

They'll need to do this every night.

All parents need dedication in the
face of adversity.

The quest for food can be

a seemingly never-ending commitment
for many parents.

And here in Namibia, one takes that
commitment to extremes.

This female African social spider laid
her eggs just days ago.

And now her brood of 30 spiderlings
are dependent on her for food.

So, in their early life, she
regurgitates a milky liquid

which the spiderlings drink directly
from her mouth.

They will grow to ten times this size
in the coming weeks.

To fuel such growth, she will need to
leave her nursery to hunt.

Luckily, this mother has family she
can rely on.

50 fully grown adult sisters who share
her nest...

..and who hunt in perfect unison.

By stopping simultaneously, they can
listen with their feet

to detect the whereabouts of their
prey in their vast nest.

Within weeks, her spiderlings

are ready to start hunting for
themselves.

And as they grow, her offspring and
all their cousins become insatiable.

They're born with the ability to hunt
together as a pack,

just like their mothers.

Only now, there are over 1,000 of
them.

FLYING INSECT BUZZES

Her role is almost over, which is just
as well.

Since laying her eggs,

the mother's condition has been
deteriorating

and her movements have become
laboured.

The demands of parenthood are finally
taking their toll.

But she has one more gift for her
offspring.

The only thing she has left.

Her struggling appears to mimic

the vibrations of a distressed prey
insect.

And her hungry spiderlings descend en
masse

to their mother's dinner table one
last time.

Only this time,

she is the main course.

Hers is the ultimate sacrifice,

born out of a need to ensure the
survival of the next generation.

But the spiderlings are not yet
finished.

They turn on their surviving
relatives,

eating every adult in the colony one
by one...

..until the next generation is all
that is left.

Parental sacrifice on this scale is
rare in the natural world...

..though there comes a time in a
parent's journey when

all that effort seems worth it.

A female western lowland gorilla in
Gabon.

She will help her young for almost
four years to learn

the complexities of living in their
jungle home.

But as he becomes more independent,

she must let go and allow him to
acquire

the rules of a gorilla's social life.

His new-found independence triggers

a crucial moment in his mother's
journey.

It gives her the chance to think about
her next stage of parenthood.

The father of her young one is
reaching the end of his prime.

At 34, he's old for a silverback.

And unbeknownst to him, he is under
constant assessment.

Female lowland gorillas will leave
their troop

if they think there might be better
options.

And that decision all boils down to
one thing.

Has he still got it?

GORILLA GRUNTS SOFTLY

Hmm...not bad.

Her offspring will inherit his
excellent physique,

giving them a good head start in life.

Brawn isn't the only thing she
considers.

Though males play little part in
raising their offspring,

females nonetheless prefer males with
a degree of tolerance.

And the old silverback has always been
good with kids.

On top of his physique and character,

she's also constantly assessing what
his territory has to offer.

Wherever it comes from...

..good and plentiful food is crucial

for any mother trying to raise her
young.

And variety helps parents

teach their young about what to eat
and where to find it.

In the food department, he scores
highly.

He even has a swamp...

..which might not sound like much...

..but the grasses here provide
much-needed protein

to a lowland gorilla's diet.

She also is looking for protection
when life gets risky.

ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

GORILLA GROWLS

A forest elephant is not immediate
competition,

but a threat to young gorillas
nonetheless.

Willingness to stand up to those
bigger than him

is certainly attractive in a partner.

If she chose to leave, however, there
would be significant risks.

Any new male with whom she associates

could kill infants that aren't his
own.

So she'll have to leave her child
behind.

And it would take months to establish
herself

within a new troop.

Here, at least,

she already has a partner.

Just a slightly mature one.

For now, it seems he has passed her
test.

But there's still time to change her
mind!

GORILLA BREAKS WIND

Parental strategies have evolved over
millennia.

But now over 80% of the Earth's
landmass is affected

by human activity...

..and animal parents are having to
adapt to this new world.

An endangered Iberian lynx...

..known as Audrina.

This abandoned barn is the best place
left for Audrina

to raise her five kittens.

SHE PURRS

It's an excellent refuge for her
growing family -

cool, sheltered and full of activities
for soft play.

In fact, this place is so good that
Audrina is not alone.

Both her mother and her daughter

have chosen to raise their kittens
here.

Three generations raising their young
together.

A rare phenomenon and a sign of hope.

But the recovery of lynx here has only
been possible by

what has happened outside the barn.

ENGINE CHUGS

Less than a decade ago, the farmers
here chose

to change their practice to suit the
native wild animals.

They stopped hunting and began
creating habitat

amongst their crops.

And quicker than anyone had imagined,

the native animals moved back in.

First prey...

..then predators.

Soon, the farm became a safe refuge
for parents like Audrina

to introduce their kittens to

a world that had been redesigned with
them in mind.

One where kittens have room to
explore...

..play...

..and hunt.

And they thrived.

We're beginning to understand

that it's possible to use our world
for our needs

whilst also providing for wild
animals.

And we are discovering that by doing
so

it's possible to help other species.

Iberian lynx have begun a remarkable
recovery,

but their fate still remains in the
balance.

The future is uncertain for all
parents across our world.

But what is clear is that for all of
us to survive

we will need to help each other.

The Parenthood team relied on experts
all over the world.

HE MIMICS ANIMAL CALL

And in Loango National Park in Gabon,

primatologist Dr Martha Robbins and
her team came with

20 years of crucial expertise.

- The idea behind this project is to
link research

and conservation of western gorillas.

For this project to succeed,

we need to work together with Gabonese
people.

And the Babongo have remarkable
tracking abilities

where they can see things in the
forest that we can't see.

- TRANSLATION:

The Babongo trackers take the lead
daily into the forest,

and by snapping twigs as they go
along,

they leave themselves a trail to
follow back.

But it is their carefully crafted

relationship with the gorillas that is
key.

The trackers know they must first

help the crew gain the silverback's
trust.

- Whoa.

You could feel the power of this
massive creature.

Silverbacks are probably the most
powerful of all primates.

- And they warn the crew it isn't
going to come easy.

- The gorillas really like the swamps

because it's full of tasty gorilla
food.

The swamps don't pose a challenge for
the gorillas.

The swamps pose one of many challenges
for us!

- Uh-oh.

- You OK?
- Nope.

- The team try as best they can to
keep up,

and just as they reach dry land...

..the gorilla family have other ideas.

- So just crossed the swamp.

We have managed to find the gorillas,
which is great.

The gorillas have decided that they're
going to

go back across the same swamp that
we've just crossed.

So, yeah, we're going to follow them
across and do it all again.

- Back on the other side, they catch a
fleeting glimpse,

but the gorillas have yet to accept
the crew's presence,

and disappear into the forest.

- So, back to searching.

- They tracked down the gorillas once
again,

but if the crew thought the swamps
were hard work,

the mangroves are even trickier.

And once again, the crew are left
trailing in the gorillas' wake.

Frustratingly, they decide to abandon
the day's search.

A new day, a new lead.

The trackers' familiarity with the
gorillas' movements

continues to be essential.

But the silverback is still unsure
about the cameras

and keeps his family moving.

- I have seen the silverback's bum -
quite special already, I guess.

- The science team spot a potential
obstacle on the path ahead.

ELEPHANT GROWLS

- There's nothing worse than an angry
elephant.

So now we're just making our way
around

so that we don't get in their way or
disturb them.

- ELEPHANT GROWLS

Luckily, it isn't a problem

for the trackers to pick up the trail
again.

- Faustin just pointed out a track
that he just found,

and this is the trace that he sees.

- A moment of calm in the forest
allows the crew to finally set up.

But just as they do so, the rains
arrive.

A wet camera could spell the end of
their filming trip.

So they're forced to retreat once
more.

- Ah, it's so wet!

- Overnight, the rains have washed
away the tracks of the gorillas.

But the trackers pick up another sign.

The freshly stripped twigs

indicate gorillas have recently been
feeding here.

And now it seems the silverback

is willing to finally allow the crew
access.

INFANT COOS

- So cool. So cool.

- Over the following weeks, the
science team helps

the crew to understand the gorillas'
behaviour.

- A big reward is discovering new
things

that we don't know about these
animals.

There's something every day

that the gorillas do that can put a
smile on your face.

- This shoot would have obviously been
impossible

for us without the help of

all the amazing guides and trackers
that we had.

- Next time...

..oceans.

# Go steady You can take your time

# You're ready It'll all be fine

# And whatever you face

# There's a bond you can't break

# Cos I'll love you

# And that'll never change
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