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The earth is so magnificent

that we have fewer things in life they slip away easily.

But if we take a closer look...

We see an as yet undiscovered world.

A world where tiny heroes...

And little things...

They need extraordinary superpowers...

That help them overcome many dangers.

Caribbean Islands

NARRATED BY PAUL RUDD

It looks like paradise.

And it seems like a nice home for pygmy hummingbirds.

They are not much bigger than a bee.

These are the smallest birds in the world.

These special animals

they somehow found their way to these islands.

Many are the smallest of their kind and cannot be found anywhere else.

Food and space are limited on the islands.

They are often the most successful even the smallest animals.

But paradise also has a dark side.

When hurricane season begins,

tiny animals have to cope with the most powerful forces on the planet.

THE ISLAND

There is life on sunny days full of possibilities in the Caribbean islands.

Male Dwarf Hummingbird.

Looking for a female...

...and it's all Gizdalian.

But this female is busy.

Caring for the young,

barely hatched from the egg, as big as a coffee bean.

In a home as big as an espresso cup.

After four days of feeding with źelki and medicine will be twice as large.

To provide so much food is a very demanding stock.

Hummingbirds use energy faster than other creatures.

Therefore, the female must visit a day hundreds of flowers.

She is so tiny that female students are great rivals.

While feeding, the nest is unprotected.

Even a single ant is dangerous.

More than they come, young people are at greater risk.

Just at the right time.

The mother saved them in time.

The animals of the Caribbean were together

decreased, that they can survive with so little food.

blind snake,

thin as �paget...

...and only half as long.

She is an ant hunter...

In his own way.

Adult ants are too big for her tiny jaws.

Their larvae are not a problem.

Many of these miniature miracles are characteristic of a certain island.

It is half the size of a plug.

The dwarf gecko is one of the smallest reptiles in the world.

The right size for hunting micro-breams among the fallen leaves.

But maybe a little too small, to resist a tropical storm.

Raindrops hit like bombs.

The female hummingbird does what she can, to protect the youth.

Others fly for cover.

But the storm is so powerful...

The female has no other choice. He has to leave the nest.

On the forest floor the water turns into a tidal wave.

But the size is a superpower for a dwarf gecko.

It is so small and light, that he literally walks on water.

And stays above the water, until he withdraws.

Caribbean Islands every year affected by more than 15 tropical storms,

therefore paradise can quickly turn into hell.

The young hummingbird was swept away by the water.

The female must start over.

Before the next storm.

There is a lot of vegetation after a storm swept into the sea.

And some creatures with her.

Sometimes a passenger is lucky, to land on a new shore.

This is how new islands are settled many animals.

Small and brave anoles they are successful stowaways.

But others came long before him.

False rats and iguanas survive with what washes up the sea.

Anoles must be picked up from the shore.

It takes him to a safe place of refuge just a few meters.

For the formation of a new colony a few courageous pioneers are enough.

The storm brought a reward chatterbox of all kinds...

From rogue rats to sidekicks.

But not everyone is hunting for food.

This loner crab is looking for a new home.

His is in very bad shape.

The storm washed away a new supply of �pins.

But the right size is not easy to find.

It's the size of a golf ball.

Loner Cancer can reach the size of a coconut.

That's why he has to look for bigger cones.

Loner Cancers constantly they need a bigger home,

that's why they came up with an ingenious solution.

When one crab finds a snail, which does not suit him...

She beckons the others to come see her.

And when a cancer of the right size comes along…

...they form a residential chain.

From the largest to the smallest.

The biggest move in first.

Then take turns everyone moves to a bigger home.

He's late to the party.

But there is always one shell left.

The least.

Cancer somehow knows when it has found the right home.

Finally a suitable shelter.

He will need it.

At this time of year the weather can deteriorate at any moment.

Rivers inland after the last storm They are still raging.

And they take the rainbow into the sea.

Some, however, are headed in the other direction.

Heads travel up the river, to find the best place for spawning.

Some males go to great lengths to to avoid competition.

It is smaller than a coffee cup,

but with the fins he uses like suction cups, and mouths for grasping,

it can overcome hard water.

But that's easy...

A bigger problem.

Glavo�i can climb up to 350 meters high waterfall.

It is almost as tall as the Empire State Building.

The ascent takes several days.

There are a lot of them climbing.

However, less than a percent of them survive.

Caution pays off.

Success.

Spawning opportunity.

And a new generation shipment down the river.

The humidity in the storm season is released the flowering of life.

Jamaican crab it's the size of a sugar cube.

It does not have to be in water to survive.

But the female needs it for reproduction.

In small rock basins is a trapped virgin,

but raising a family is risky here.

But the principle is the solution.

With special bristles covers the armor with water.

Now he just needs to store it somewhere.

An empty field house in the size of a box of matches.

Great for a few drops of water.

And safe enough for a new family.

Twenty crabs,

each only as big as a grain of sand.

The next three months

it will nourish, moisturize and protect them

in their small home.

Storm season continues and there is so much moisture in the air,

so that the coqui can reproduce out of the water.

The miracle of life begins with a single cell.

Their devoted father watches over them.

No bigger than a strawberry,

but he will defend the family against all danger.

Light half.

Twice as tall as him.

The male cannot withdraw the eggs.

There is no way out.

Defend yourself...

But half is unyielding.

The fearless father has to protect for another two weeks,

until the tadpoles hatch.

A female hummingbird is looking for a new male.

Such a small male could be hard to find.

If you didn't desperately want to be noticed.

He will have to work hard to win her over.

A petite dancer.

Finally, persistence pays off.

Because the female will soon be a mother again, must make a new nest.

Spider webs are an ideal glue, that will hold everything together.

Start by knitting the base.

The nest will be in just a few days

ready for new precious eggs.

But something big is brewing at sea.

Because the water in it heats up throughout the year,

this causes even stronger tropical storms.

Caribbean anoles they are incredibly well adapted

to extreme weather conditions.

Very large feet help them, to keep

even if the wind blows 200 kilometers per hour.

But this storm is still gathering pace.

This is Hurricane Dorian.

A storm the size of Kansas.

When they strike the most powerful weather phenomena in the world...

They are small creatures to them at the mercy of mercy.

Wind speed increases at 300 kilometers per hour.

A direct hit brings complete destruction.

Hurricanes Caribbean Islands they devastate every year.

But of the thousand islands only a few may be affected.

The survivors are decided by luck...

And the size.

Small animals often have the best opportunities to hide from the storm

and recover quickly.

In the middle of storm season, come sun or rain,

hermit crabs are returning to shore.

Mlaj initiates a mass migration.

In three days and nights thousands of them gather.

All are females and all carry eggs.

Eggs in contact with water...

They sing.

Millions of microscopic organisms carried away by the sea.

They are carried by the currents, but in the meantime they grow.

Until it's time to return to shore

and settlement of new territories.

The smallest animals make the best use

limited possibilities of the Caribbean islands.

The "coqui" mushrooms are already fully developed...

And ready to hatch.

Father's devotion

she enabled them to find themselves

in this big, wide world.

But this mother is stubborn earned a new start.

A new generation of tiny miracles,

which can only be found...

...on these wonderful islands.

Translated by Lidija P. �erni

Taken from www.titlovi.com