1 00:00:05,843 --> 00:00:11,082 {\an8}We have explored almost every corner of our planet, 2 00:00:11,083 --> 00:00:15,323 and it's easy to imagine that there's nothing left to discover. 3 00:00:21,163 --> 00:00:24,763 But the natural world can still surprise us... 4 00:00:32,123 --> 00:00:35,243 with astonishing, wild places... 5 00:00:37,003 --> 00:00:39,203 remarkable spectacles... 6 00:00:41,883 --> 00:00:44,603 and breathtaking animal dramas. 7 00:00:50,603 --> 00:00:55,683 In this programme, we celebrate highlights from Planet Earth III. 8 00:00:59,883 --> 00:01:02,522 We travel across the globe, 9 00:01:02,523 --> 00:01:04,603 from hidden forests... 10 00:01:07,923 --> 00:01:10,243 and turbulent coasts... 11 00:01:13,963 --> 00:01:16,923 through vast, unexplored deserts. 12 00:01:20,843 --> 00:01:24,362 We will also see in this changing world 13 00:01:24,363 --> 00:01:28,283 how animals are adapting to new challenges. 14 00:01:34,883 --> 00:01:38,123 This is Planet Earth III. 15 00:02:26,683 --> 00:02:30,323 This is the most ancient desert on the planet. 16 00:02:32,883 --> 00:02:36,243 The Namib, in Southwest Africa. 17 00:02:44,843 --> 00:02:48,363 It is one of the hottest places on earth. 18 00:02:56,043 --> 00:02:59,443 Yet this male ostrich and his mate... 19 00:03:00,803 --> 00:03:03,603 have come here to start a family. 20 00:03:07,483 --> 00:03:11,323 Few predators venture out during the heat of the day. 21 00:03:13,563 --> 00:03:17,083 But such safety comes at a price. 22 00:03:19,283 --> 00:03:22,402 Out in the open, the newly hatched chicks 23 00:03:22,403 --> 00:03:25,883 are exposed to the crushing heat of the sun. 24 00:03:30,123 --> 00:03:32,963 But not all of the brood have hatched. 25 00:03:36,283 --> 00:03:40,323 Until they do, the family will stay here. 26 00:03:50,163 --> 00:03:53,683 The adults take it in turns to protect the brood. 27 00:03:57,163 --> 00:04:01,562 So, whilst the female takes a well-earned break, 28 00:04:01,563 --> 00:04:06,003 the male takes over for the most testing shift. 29 00:04:11,163 --> 00:04:14,643 He gently rolls the unhatched eggs... 30 00:04:16,203 --> 00:04:18,803 calling to the young within them. 31 00:04:21,803 --> 00:04:24,603 He doesn't want to leave anyone behind. 32 00:04:33,883 --> 00:04:39,643 The temperature continues to rise by five degrees Celsius every hour. 33 00:04:43,523 --> 00:04:45,643 CHICK CHIRPS 34 00:04:47,763 --> 00:04:50,603 He protects the chicks that have emerged... 35 00:04:51,883 --> 00:04:54,483 shading them with his own body. 36 00:04:58,523 --> 00:05:01,843 At the end of another gruelling day in the sun... 37 00:05:04,723 --> 00:05:07,643 he's lost almost all his energy. 38 00:05:19,843 --> 00:05:22,723 But he must resist the urge to rest. 39 00:05:42,883 --> 00:05:46,642 The cool of the night brings some relief, 40 00:05:46,643 --> 00:05:50,283 but now, predators are out and about. 41 00:05:54,403 --> 00:05:59,403 JACKAL BARKS 42 00:06:02,523 --> 00:06:05,443 JACKAL MOANS 43 00:06:31,843 --> 00:06:35,483 It's going to be a long night. 44 00:06:47,483 --> 00:06:50,363 Dawn brings a surprise. 45 00:06:54,963 --> 00:06:58,163 Three additions to the family... 46 00:07:00,163 --> 00:07:03,243 to greet the returning female. 47 00:07:09,403 --> 00:07:11,283 But there's a problem. 48 00:07:12,763 --> 00:07:16,923 The chicks won't survive another day in these temperatures. 49 00:07:22,603 --> 00:07:25,763 Yet the male is reluctant to leave. 50 00:07:27,443 --> 00:07:31,203 Some of the eggs have still not hatched. 51 00:07:40,283 --> 00:07:42,763 But time has run out. 52 00:07:51,603 --> 00:07:53,723 They must depart. 53 00:08:21,403 --> 00:08:24,563 Just a few minutes too late. 54 00:08:51,123 --> 00:08:53,523 CHICK CHIRPS 55 00:09:14,483 --> 00:09:18,162 {\an8}Alone and without the protection of its parents, 56 00:09:18,163 --> 00:09:21,123 this hatchling's chances are slim. 57 00:09:33,603 --> 00:09:35,683 CHICK CHIRPS 58 00:09:53,763 --> 00:09:56,123 CHIRPING CONTINUES 59 00:10:12,883 --> 00:10:14,643 OSTRICH CHIRPS 60 00:10:23,443 --> 00:10:25,043 CHIRPING CONTINUES 61 00:10:34,043 --> 00:10:37,523 BOTH CHIRP 62 00:11:07,963 --> 00:11:11,962 {\an8}These ostrich have overcome a battle 63 00:11:11,963 --> 00:11:14,683 {\an8}with the deadly power of the sun. 64 00:11:23,603 --> 00:11:27,643 But its intensity can also be life-giving. 65 00:11:34,083 --> 00:11:38,002 Here in the shallow seas of North America, 66 00:11:38,003 --> 00:11:41,202 the sun fuels the growth 67 00:11:41,203 --> 00:11:43,643 of an underwater forest. 68 00:11:54,043 --> 00:11:55,923 Giant kelp. 69 00:11:58,723 --> 00:12:02,602 One of the fastest-growing organisms on the planet. 70 00:12:02,603 --> 00:12:06,283 It can increase its length by up to two feet a day... 71 00:12:07,723 --> 00:12:11,923 and eventually reach the height of a 12-storey building. 72 00:12:22,483 --> 00:12:27,363 These forests are nurseries for young horn sharks. 73 00:12:30,963 --> 00:12:35,243 As the sun begins to set, they leave their daytime shelter... 74 00:12:36,483 --> 00:12:41,643 and set off into the heart of the kelp forest to find food. 75 00:12:51,963 --> 00:12:54,002 Barely half a metre long, 76 00:12:54,003 --> 00:12:57,883 this little shark is extremely vulnerable. 77 00:13:04,563 --> 00:13:06,483 There are monsters here. 78 00:13:07,523 --> 00:13:10,482 A giant sea bass 79 00:13:10,483 --> 00:13:13,163 weighing over 200kg... 80 00:13:16,523 --> 00:13:20,202 and wolf eels with big teeth 81 00:13:20,203 --> 00:13:23,203 that can crush little red sea urchins. 82 00:13:26,163 --> 00:13:29,883 But the biggest danger comes from other sharks. 83 00:13:33,643 --> 00:13:35,483 Hound sharks... 84 00:13:40,363 --> 00:13:44,163 and huge broadnose sevengills. 85 00:13:56,123 --> 00:14:00,523 In this forest, it pays to keep a low profile. 86 00:14:34,083 --> 00:14:36,363 An angel shark. 87 00:14:39,643 --> 00:14:43,802 One of the most deadly sharks in the kelp forest 88 00:14:43,803 --> 00:14:47,203 and certainly the best camouflaged. 89 00:14:58,083 --> 00:15:01,723 {\an8}An angel shark will lie in wait for days. 90 00:15:12,283 --> 00:15:14,522 But this one 91 00:15:14,523 --> 00:15:18,243 has already attracted too much attention. 92 00:15:24,803 --> 00:15:27,163 It's not welcome here. 93 00:15:34,083 --> 00:15:36,443 Now the coast is clear. 94 00:15:44,843 --> 00:15:47,803 But angel sharks hunt around the clock. 95 00:15:58,683 --> 00:16:02,282 Openings for breathing called spiracles 96 00:16:02,283 --> 00:16:05,523 blow out sand that helps cover its body. 97 00:16:13,163 --> 00:16:15,483 The trap is set. 98 00:16:27,363 --> 00:16:29,762 Staying close to the seabed 99 00:16:29,763 --> 00:16:33,243 is a good way to avoid most predators. 100 00:17:22,963 --> 00:17:25,923 Faster than the blink of an eye. 101 00:17:29,563 --> 00:17:31,643 But it's not over yet. 102 00:17:44,083 --> 00:17:47,363 Horn sharks have a secret weapon. 103 00:17:53,043 --> 00:17:57,243 {\an8}Sharp spikes keep them very much off the menu for most... 104 00:18:00,803 --> 00:18:06,203 so this young horn shark can continue hunting... 105 00:18:08,083 --> 00:18:10,083 safe from attack. 106 00:18:15,923 --> 00:18:18,562 From kelp forests... 107 00:18:18,563 --> 00:18:20,842 to rainforests, 108 00:18:20,843 --> 00:18:25,563 animals must develop remarkable strategies in order to survive. 109 00:18:36,963 --> 00:18:39,323 This is a tree hopper. 110 00:18:41,043 --> 00:18:42,522 Here in the Amazon, 111 00:18:42,523 --> 00:18:45,043 there are hundreds of different species of them... 112 00:18:46,683 --> 00:18:50,762 and they come in an extraordinary variety of shapes. 113 00:18:50,763 --> 00:18:55,083 HOPPER HUMS 114 00:19:00,643 --> 00:19:02,723 But they also communicate... 115 00:19:04,323 --> 00:19:06,362 in a remarkable way. 116 00:19:06,363 --> 00:19:09,043 HOPPERS CHIRP 117 00:19:17,963 --> 00:19:20,602 Most of these calls we can only hear 118 00:19:20,603 --> 00:19:23,083 by using special microphones. 119 00:19:29,403 --> 00:19:33,042 Each tree hopper species has its own repertoire... 120 00:19:33,043 --> 00:19:35,003 HOPPER HOOTS 121 00:19:36,763 --> 00:19:38,762 HOPPER RUMBLES 122 00:19:38,763 --> 00:19:43,803 HOPPER COOS 123 00:19:48,363 --> 00:19:50,082 and every sound... 124 00:19:50,083 --> 00:19:53,402 OVERLAPPING CALLS CONTINUE 125 00:19:53,403 --> 00:19:56,163 has its own particular meaning... 126 00:20:00,243 --> 00:20:03,083 whether it is to attract a mate... 127 00:20:04,283 --> 00:20:05,762 HOPPER BUZZES 128 00:20:05,763 --> 00:20:08,083 share information about food... 129 00:20:11,483 --> 00:20:15,363 or warn each other about the arrival of predators. 130 00:20:23,203 --> 00:20:25,323 HOPPER CHIRPS 131 00:20:30,283 --> 00:20:35,003 This tree hopper mother uses sounds to communicate with her young... 132 00:20:36,523 --> 00:20:39,123 encouraging them to stay together... 133 00:20:41,043 --> 00:20:43,083 so that she can protect them... 134 00:20:47,203 --> 00:20:51,483 for there are plenty here waiting to eat young tree hoppers. 135 00:20:56,443 --> 00:20:59,003 Ants - on the hunt. 136 00:21:05,123 --> 00:21:08,363 Tree hoppers know how to defend themselves. 137 00:21:23,243 --> 00:21:26,803 But not all threats are so easily dealt with. 138 00:21:37,803 --> 00:21:39,803 An assassin bug. 139 00:21:42,883 --> 00:21:45,282 Armed with piercing mouth parts 140 00:21:45,283 --> 00:21:47,803 and sticky front legs. 141 00:21:53,563 --> 00:21:59,003 Capable of literally sucking the life out of her entire brood. 142 00:22:06,523 --> 00:22:10,403 She uses her body to block the assassin's path... 143 00:22:13,523 --> 00:22:15,683 but she can't guard them all. 144 00:22:19,003 --> 00:22:23,803 She needs help from friends in high places. 145 00:22:26,883 --> 00:22:29,403 BEES BUZZ 146 00:22:39,603 --> 00:22:41,642 Bees. 147 00:22:41,643 --> 00:22:43,162 They're very aggressive. 148 00:22:43,163 --> 00:22:47,523 MUSIC: Ride Of The Valkyries by Richard Wagner 149 00:22:49,883 --> 00:22:53,323 This is more than the assassin bargained for. 150 00:23:07,163 --> 00:23:09,043 Mission accomplished. 151 00:23:11,403 --> 00:23:13,843 Her brood are safe... 152 00:23:17,923 --> 00:23:20,803 and the bees claim a reward. 153 00:23:24,763 --> 00:23:27,683 A little tickle on a tree hopper's back... 154 00:23:30,003 --> 00:23:34,723 and the hopper excretes some of its partly digested plant sap... 155 00:23:35,803 --> 00:23:39,843 which we call, rather flatteringly, honeydew. 156 00:23:42,723 --> 00:23:45,563 A sweet reward for protecting them. 157 00:24:00,683 --> 00:24:04,603 In the Amazon, it pays to work together. 158 00:24:18,163 --> 00:24:20,843 On the open grasslands of Africa... 159 00:24:22,723 --> 00:24:25,403 where many eyes watch for danger... 160 00:24:28,963 --> 00:24:33,443 hunters are driven to new heights to gain the advantage. 161 00:24:39,403 --> 00:24:42,362 This leopardess, believe it or not, 162 00:24:42,363 --> 00:24:45,363 is ready to hunt at a moment's notice. 163 00:24:49,283 --> 00:24:51,882 She is one of the few special leopards 164 00:24:51,883 --> 00:24:54,362 {\an8}that have learnt to hide in the tree tops 165 00:24:54,363 --> 00:24:57,403 and wait for their prey to come to them. 166 00:25:03,083 --> 00:25:06,082 Without making a sound, 167 00:25:06,083 --> 00:25:08,243 she gets into position. 168 00:26:38,283 --> 00:26:40,163 Not this time. 169 00:26:47,043 --> 00:26:50,523 And now her presence is known to all. 170 00:26:52,323 --> 00:26:54,163 BABOON BARKS 171 00:27:04,323 --> 00:27:08,763 But leopards will go to astonishing lengths to succeed... 172 00:27:14,803 --> 00:27:17,643 and some are more daring than others. 173 00:27:42,483 --> 00:27:45,122 This leopard climbs up to a branch 174 00:27:45,123 --> 00:27:48,243 nine metres above the ground. 175 00:27:53,723 --> 00:27:57,163 She's higher than the roof of a two-storey house. 176 00:28:02,403 --> 00:28:06,603 Leopards have killed themselves jumping from these heights. 177 00:29:00,443 --> 00:29:04,162 To succeed on these equatorial grasslands, 178 00:29:04,163 --> 00:29:06,163 you must be adaptable... 179 00:29:09,083 --> 00:29:11,243 and sometimes brave. 180 00:29:20,203 --> 00:29:22,322 Here in southern Africa, 181 00:29:22,323 --> 00:29:27,363 the lives of animals are driven by huge seasonal changes. 182 00:29:38,363 --> 00:29:42,602 Every year, over 5,000 square miles of grassland 183 00:29:42,603 --> 00:29:45,003 are transformed by water. 184 00:29:47,563 --> 00:29:50,323 The Okavango in flood... 185 00:29:53,003 --> 00:29:55,563 attracts millions of animals. 186 00:30:20,643 --> 00:30:22,562 And for some, 187 00:30:22,563 --> 00:30:26,763 now is the perfect time to raise a family. 188 00:30:40,043 --> 00:30:41,803 {\an8}A lily-trotter. 189 00:30:43,483 --> 00:30:45,443 EGGSHELL CRACKS 190 00:30:48,363 --> 00:30:51,683 And he is a father on duty. 191 00:31:02,683 --> 00:31:05,843 TROTTER CHIRPS LOUDLY 192 00:31:11,203 --> 00:31:13,563 He has not just one... 193 00:31:15,803 --> 00:31:19,043 but four newly-hatched chicks. 194 00:31:34,923 --> 00:31:39,042 They won't be able to fly for another six weeks... 195 00:31:39,043 --> 00:31:40,603 CHICK CHIRPS 196 00:31:42,203 --> 00:31:43,962 so, until then, 197 00:31:43,963 --> 00:31:46,483 he alone is their protector. 198 00:31:53,563 --> 00:31:57,563 Walking on water is not straightforward... 199 00:32:00,243 --> 00:32:04,483 so he must show them how to be a lily-trotter. 200 00:32:26,083 --> 00:32:30,083 The floodwaters make the perfect training ground. 201 00:32:46,363 --> 00:32:48,723 And in two weeks... 202 00:32:50,123 --> 00:32:53,283 his chicks not only double in size... 203 00:32:54,883 --> 00:32:57,123 they grow in confidence. 204 00:33:08,803 --> 00:33:12,643 But this is a dangerous place to stray. 205 00:33:20,003 --> 00:33:22,002 HE CHIRPS 206 00:33:22,003 --> 00:33:24,322 He sounds the alarm 207 00:33:24,323 --> 00:33:27,003 and his chicks instantly freeze. 208 00:33:29,523 --> 00:33:31,963 They can't yet fly to safety. 209 00:33:35,203 --> 00:33:38,482 But there is one thing he can do to protect them... 210 00:33:38,483 --> 00:33:41,082 TROTTER SQUAWKS 211 00:33:41,083 --> 00:33:42,763 and it's risky. 212 00:33:46,043 --> 00:33:48,803 Get close enough to distract... 213 00:33:49,883 --> 00:33:53,003 and hopefully divert the crocodile. 214 00:33:57,843 --> 00:34:00,523 SQUAWKING CONTINUES 215 00:34:23,243 --> 00:34:25,283 Mission accomplished. 216 00:34:38,163 --> 00:34:40,322 HE CHIRPS LOUDLY 217 00:34:40,323 --> 00:34:42,603 He signals the all-clear... 218 00:34:46,923 --> 00:34:49,683 CHICK CHIRPS 219 00:34:55,763 --> 00:34:58,323 but one chick is missing. 220 00:35:00,523 --> 00:35:04,283 HE CHIRPS LOUDLY 221 00:35:21,923 --> 00:35:24,202 His calls... 222 00:35:24,203 --> 00:35:26,283 go unanswered. 223 00:35:28,843 --> 00:35:31,363 HE CHIRPS LOUDLY 224 00:36:08,163 --> 00:36:11,563 CHICK CHIRPS 225 00:36:19,643 --> 00:36:23,203 A little bedraggled, but alive and well. 226 00:36:29,883 --> 00:36:32,923 This chick just hadn't heard his call. 227 00:36:34,563 --> 00:36:36,402 And when danger threatens, 228 00:36:36,403 --> 00:36:39,723 it's always better to be safe than sorry. 229 00:37:08,283 --> 00:37:11,122 He's brought his chicks - all four of them - 230 00:37:11,123 --> 00:37:14,003 to the verge of independence. 231 00:37:29,523 --> 00:37:34,483 The early stages of any animal's life are their most vulnerable... 232 00:37:37,603 --> 00:37:40,162 and in the treacherous coastal waters 233 00:37:40,163 --> 00:37:43,282 of South Africa's Robberg Peninsula, 234 00:37:43,283 --> 00:37:47,243 Cape fur seals face an unexpected challenge. 235 00:37:48,683 --> 00:37:51,323 SEALS BARK AND GRUNT 236 00:37:53,803 --> 00:37:57,683 This pup was born into a crowded world. 237 00:38:01,963 --> 00:38:04,802 But now, at nearly a year old, 238 00:38:04,803 --> 00:38:07,243 he can escape to the water. 239 00:38:18,483 --> 00:38:20,842 There is no question 240 00:38:20,843 --> 00:38:23,323 as to where this pup belongs. 241 00:38:31,243 --> 00:38:32,682 In the water, 242 00:38:32,683 --> 00:38:35,683 he's fast and agile... 243 00:38:48,163 --> 00:38:50,483 and he needs to be. 244 00:38:54,123 --> 00:38:58,723 The rolling surf conceals life-threatening dangers. 245 00:39:30,763 --> 00:39:33,083 The great white shark. 246 00:39:50,763 --> 00:39:54,643 This young pup has had a very lucky escape. 247 00:40:11,163 --> 00:40:13,402 SEALS BARK AND GRUNT 248 00:40:13,403 --> 00:40:15,962 Here on Africa's southern coast, 249 00:40:15,963 --> 00:40:20,283 seals risk their lives every time they set out to eat. 250 00:40:26,523 --> 00:40:30,563 {\an8}Powerful ocean currents attract huge shoals of fish. 251 00:40:39,803 --> 00:40:42,082 But in recent years, 252 00:40:42,083 --> 00:40:46,763 this stretch has attracted increased numbers of great whites, too. 253 00:40:50,403 --> 00:40:52,802 The great whites are shrewd hunters 254 00:40:52,803 --> 00:40:55,723 and use whatever cover is available. 255 00:41:24,843 --> 00:41:28,483 This shark won't need to eat for another few days... 256 00:41:30,283 --> 00:41:32,882 SEAGULLS CAW 257 00:41:32,883 --> 00:41:34,803 but he's not alone. 258 00:41:38,563 --> 00:41:41,242 {\an8}These usually solitary hunters 259 00:41:41,243 --> 00:41:44,523 {\an8}are gathering in unprecedented numbers... 260 00:41:46,683 --> 00:41:48,843 a dozen at a time. 261 00:42:01,403 --> 00:42:03,203 The seals are nimble... 262 00:42:09,003 --> 00:42:11,243 but great whites are patient... 263 00:42:17,763 --> 00:42:20,163 and have explosive acceleration... 264 00:42:23,243 --> 00:42:27,523 {\an8}hitting top speed with just five swipes of their tails. 265 00:42:38,483 --> 00:42:43,643 {\an8}Cornered, the seals keep close to the jagged cliffs. 266 00:42:50,443 --> 00:42:52,203 They're trapped. 267 00:43:36,523 --> 00:43:39,523 But as the great whites move in for the kill... 268 00:43:41,443 --> 00:43:44,003 the seals do something astonishing. 269 00:43:48,043 --> 00:43:49,723 Together... 270 00:43:50,763 --> 00:43:52,883 they turn on their enemy. 271 00:44:05,603 --> 00:44:08,883 As more join, the mob grows... 272 00:44:10,683 --> 00:44:13,643 in both number and confidence. 273 00:44:26,643 --> 00:44:29,283 The tables are turning. 274 00:44:54,883 --> 00:44:58,762 By sheer force of numbers, these fur seals 275 00:44:58,763 --> 00:45:01,923 drive the world's most notorious predator... 276 00:45:04,123 --> 00:45:06,323 back out to sea. 277 00:45:15,083 --> 00:45:18,002 These seals have found a remarkable way 278 00:45:18,003 --> 00:45:21,203 to meet the demands of life in the wild. 279 00:45:23,083 --> 00:45:27,283 But many animals must now rise to a new challenge... 280 00:45:29,283 --> 00:45:31,643 living alongside us... 281 00:45:42,883 --> 00:45:47,322 and few have managed to exploit this more brazenly 282 00:45:47,323 --> 00:45:51,443 than this troop of long-tailed macaques in Bali. 283 00:45:57,803 --> 00:46:00,843 They have everything they could want for... 284 00:46:04,883 --> 00:46:08,083 and that is thanks to us. 285 00:46:11,643 --> 00:46:16,083 The troop heads for a building in the centre of their territory. 286 00:46:28,003 --> 00:46:30,322 Uluwatu Temple. 287 00:46:30,323 --> 00:46:32,603 MACAQUE CHITTERS 288 00:46:33,843 --> 00:46:37,683 Tourists come here every day in crowds... 289 00:46:41,483 --> 00:46:45,083 so the temple grounds are full of opportunities... 290 00:46:46,723 --> 00:46:48,643 if you know where to look. 291 00:47:15,683 --> 00:47:17,362 TOURIST GASPS 292 00:47:17,363 --> 00:47:20,843 There is a constant supply of hats... 293 00:47:22,003 --> 00:47:23,723 and sunglasses... 294 00:47:28,483 --> 00:47:31,723 and, if you've mastered the element of surprise... 295 00:47:33,723 --> 00:47:36,003 it's easy to get them. 296 00:47:41,643 --> 00:47:43,203 CELL CAMERA CLICKS 297 00:47:49,363 --> 00:47:52,043 But this harvest is not for eating. 298 00:47:53,283 --> 00:47:56,043 It's for bargaining. 299 00:48:04,123 --> 00:48:06,363 Seems like a fair trade. 300 00:48:11,883 --> 00:48:15,042 But there are greater rewards to be had 301 00:48:15,043 --> 00:48:17,883 for those who know how to get them... 302 00:48:19,803 --> 00:48:22,323 PHONE CAMERAS CLICK 303 00:48:24,043 --> 00:48:27,683 and this old male appears to be doing... 304 00:48:29,043 --> 00:48:30,883 very well. 305 00:48:36,563 --> 00:48:40,002 He and the other elders in this troop 306 00:48:40,003 --> 00:48:43,883 have both experience and knowledge. 307 00:48:48,883 --> 00:48:53,722 They've been working the temple for over ten years, 308 00:48:53,723 --> 00:48:56,483 and now concentrate on the big stuff... 309 00:49:02,683 --> 00:49:06,763 things that human beings just can't do without. 310 00:49:10,803 --> 00:49:12,403 TOURIST GASPS 311 00:49:14,243 --> 00:49:17,923 No-one wants to walk home with just one shoe. 312 00:49:21,483 --> 00:49:23,203 MACAQUE CHITTERS 313 00:49:24,963 --> 00:49:30,403 And these old boys can't wait to get their hands on the latest tech. 314 00:49:39,003 --> 00:49:41,083 TOURIST GASPS 315 00:49:48,443 --> 00:49:52,362 They've worked out that we simply can't survive 316 00:49:52,363 --> 00:49:54,683 without our phones... 317 00:49:57,723 --> 00:50:00,283 or our wallets. 318 00:50:11,203 --> 00:50:12,923 MACAQUE SCREECHES 319 00:50:18,723 --> 00:50:20,562 TOURIST GASPS 320 00:50:20,563 --> 00:50:25,603 The older males understand something the youngsters have yet to learn... 321 00:50:28,363 --> 00:50:31,723 the art of the deal. 322 00:50:34,963 --> 00:50:36,643 A banana? 323 00:50:38,123 --> 00:50:39,842 How dare you? 324 00:50:39,843 --> 00:50:41,403 MACAQUE SCREECHES 325 00:50:43,483 --> 00:50:45,482 A bar of chocolate? 326 00:50:45,483 --> 00:50:47,003 That's better. 327 00:50:50,403 --> 00:50:54,443 The real skill is in the negotiations. 328 00:50:59,603 --> 00:51:03,843 The macaques are playing us at our own game. 329 00:51:06,843 --> 00:51:08,203 They demand... 330 00:51:09,923 --> 00:51:11,563 whatever they want. 331 00:51:20,243 --> 00:51:23,362 A lucky few are able to succeed 332 00:51:23,363 --> 00:51:25,523 in a human world... 333 00:51:29,963 --> 00:51:34,722 but our impact now extends to even the most remote corners 334 00:51:34,723 --> 00:51:36,323 of the planet. 335 00:51:39,483 --> 00:51:41,203 Raine Island. 336 00:51:42,483 --> 00:51:45,803 One of the planet's most important breeding sites... 337 00:51:47,483 --> 00:51:50,603 {\an8}for one particularly precious species... 338 00:52:04,043 --> 00:52:05,883 the green turtle. 339 00:52:10,283 --> 00:52:13,002 On a few special nights each year, 340 00:52:13,003 --> 00:52:16,963 as many as 20,000 females come ashore here. 341 00:52:19,883 --> 00:52:22,363 Their instinct to nest is strong... 342 00:52:24,563 --> 00:52:30,203 {\an8}and many haul themselves far inland in search of nesting space. 343 00:52:32,963 --> 00:52:34,802 In a single night, 344 00:52:34,803 --> 00:52:38,403 they may lay as many as two million eggs. 345 00:52:51,523 --> 00:52:53,083 Dawn. 346 00:52:55,843 --> 00:52:58,962 This exhausted female has nested, 347 00:52:58,963 --> 00:53:02,202 but now she faces a long return journey 348 00:53:02,203 --> 00:53:04,563 through the dunes to the sea. 349 00:53:17,803 --> 00:53:19,803 As the sun rises... 350 00:53:21,803 --> 00:53:25,043 she's at risk of being baked alive. 351 00:53:33,043 --> 00:53:36,843 Every inch she travels is gruelling... 352 00:53:45,003 --> 00:53:49,283 and the ebbing tide has exposed a rocky reef. 353 00:53:54,403 --> 00:53:57,323 It has already claimed many lives... 354 00:54:02,083 --> 00:54:06,523 other females overcome by heat and exhaustion. 355 00:54:16,683 --> 00:54:19,162 Her temperature is rising. 356 00:54:19,163 --> 00:54:21,243 She has to keep going. 357 00:54:37,763 --> 00:54:39,683 SHE EXHALES 358 00:54:46,043 --> 00:54:49,682 As many as 2,000 female turtles 359 00:54:49,683 --> 00:54:52,483 may die here each year. 360 00:54:55,683 --> 00:54:57,883 SHE GRUNTS 361 00:55:10,483 --> 00:55:12,603 TIDE APPROACHES 362 00:55:13,963 --> 00:55:16,523 But the coast is always changing... 363 00:55:26,003 --> 00:55:28,922 and the turning tide 364 00:55:28,923 --> 00:55:31,003 may yet save her. 365 00:55:59,723 --> 00:56:03,042 Half of all the green turtles in the Pacific 366 00:56:03,043 --> 00:56:04,842 come here to nest, 367 00:56:04,843 --> 00:56:08,723 as they have done for at least a thousand years. 368 00:56:17,123 --> 00:56:19,563 But for how much longer? 369 00:56:25,243 --> 00:56:28,522 If sea levels rise as predicted, 370 00:56:28,523 --> 00:56:31,082 within the next 30 years, 371 00:56:31,083 --> 00:56:35,163 Raine Island will disappear beneath the waves. 372 00:56:42,843 --> 00:56:46,803 We have reached a crucial time in our planet's history. 373 00:56:49,563 --> 00:56:52,323 Life faces many challenges... 374 00:56:57,563 --> 00:57:00,883 but the natural world is remarkably resilient... 375 00:57:02,883 --> 00:57:05,763 and many great wonders still remain... 376 00:57:07,883 --> 00:57:09,643 The question is... 377 00:57:10,923 --> 00:57:12,883 for how much longer? 378 00:57:22,603 --> 00:57:26,322 Habitat Explorer brings animals and their habitats to life. 379 00:57:26,323 --> 00:57:29,762 Explore this free interactive and make origami animals. 380 00:57:29,763 --> 00:57:31,803 Go to... 381 00:57:33,803 --> 00:57:36,242 {\an8}and follow the link to the Open University. 382 00:57:36,243 --> 00:57:38,482 Or to order a free printed version, 383 00:57:38,483 --> 00:57:42,043 visit the website or call the numbers on the screen. 384 00:57:45,243 --> 00:57:49,963 MUSIC: Pompeii by Bastille