All language subtitles for Earth.Odyssey.With.Dylan.Dreyer.S08E23.1080p.WEB.h264-DiRT_track3_[eng]

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TELEVISION THAT'S EDUCATIONAL
AND INFORMATIONAL.

THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

DYLAN: HI EVERYONE, I'M DYLAN
DREYER AND WE'RE OFF ON A

COASTAL ADVENTURE TO MEET
AMAZING ANIMALS.

THIS IS EARTH ODYSSEY.

COMING UP, SEAGULLS WITH A
STRATEGY.

HOW MUSSEL BOMBING KEEPS CITY
BIRDS FED.

AND DON'T MIND THE WATER, WE GO
SWIMMING WITH THE OTTERS.

PLUS, SOME PLAYFUL DIVERS COME
NOSING INTO SHORE.

AND THIS MYSTERIOUS UNDERSEA
CREATURE KEEPS US GUESSING.

WATER WONDERS JUST AHEAD ON
EARTH ODYSSEY.

[MUSIC]

WE'RE FASCINATED BY THE WILD
ANIMALS THAT SHARE OUR TOWNS AND

CITIES, BUT IT'S EASY TO FORGET
THAT THE ANIMALS ARE WATCHING US

TOO.

AND THAT INCLUDES SPOTTING THE
BEST RESOURCES PEOPLE CAN

PROVIDE.

WE BEGIN WITH AN ATTENTIVE
SEABIRD THAT HUNTS AND SCAVENGES

ON EVERY COAST AND CONTINENT IN
THE WORLD.

IN PORTUGAL, THE CAPITAL CITY OF
LISBON SITS ON THE BIGGEST

ESTUARY IN WESTERN EUROPE, THE
TAGUS ESTUARY.

CITIES THIS BIG CAN SEEM LIKE A
TOUGH PLACE FOR WILDLIFE TO

SURVIVE.

FOOD, ALTHOUGH ABUNDANT, CAN BE
DIFFICULT TO GET.

BUT FOR THE MOST ADAPTABLE
ANIMALS, CITIES ARE AN

OPPORTUNITY.

ALONG THIS DOCK, ONE SHARP-EYED
SPECIES HAS DEVELOPED AN

INCREDIBLE BEHAVIOR.

SEAGULLS ARE KNOWN TO BE FOND OF
HUMAN LEFTOVERS, BUT THE GULLS

HERE ALSO LIKE NATURAL FOODS,
LIKE MUSSELS.

THESE BIVALVE MOLLUSKS ARE
COLLECTED BY PEOPLE AND THESE

VERY DETERMINED BIRDS.

MUSSELS HAVE A POWERFUL SHELL
THAT PROTECTS THEM FROM THE

OUTSIDE WORLD.

THAT DEFENSE IS ALMOST
IMPENETRABLE.

BUT THE BIRDS ARE DETERMINED TO
BREAK THROUGH THAT NATURAL

BARRIER.

[QUIRKY MUSIC]

SEAGULLS DON'T HAVE A
SPECIALIZED BILL ABLE TO CRACK

THE MUSSEL SHELL, SO THEY HAD TO
FIND A BETTER SOLUTION.

THESE GULLS HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CITY

SURFACES LIKE CONCRETE.

THEY FLY OVER THE DOCK SEARCHING
FOR THE BEST DROP ZONE.

AND THEN THEY LET GRAVITY DO THE
WORK.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

MUSSEL BOMBING IS AN EXAMPLE OF
TOOL USE.

OF COURSE, GETTING TO THE GOOD
STUFF INSIDE ISN'T EASY.

THE SEAGULL KEEPS ON TRYING.

OVER AND OVER AGAIN, SHE DROPS
THE MUSSEL TO THE GROUND.

FINALLY, SHE GETS THE RICHES
INSIDE.

BUT OPPORTUNISTS ARE EVERYWHERE.

[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]

IT'S A HIGH PROTEIN MEAL,
DEFINITELY WELCOME AFTER ALL

THAT EFFORT.

THESE JUVENILE GULLS ARE
WATCHING CAREFULLY, TRYING TO

LEARN THE TECHNIQUE.

ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES IT SEEMS
EASIER TO JUST STEAL FROM

SOMEONE ELSE.

THESE TWO YOUNGSTERS ARE WORKING
TO GET SOME SEAFOOD ON THEIR

OWN, WHICH CAN PROVE
CHALLENGING.

THE EDGES OF THE RIVER ARE
SURPRISINGLY SLIPPERY.

THE MUSSEL'S SHELL IS HELD
TIGHTLY TOGETHER WITH STRONG,

PROTEIN-RICH THREADS, FORMING AN
ADHESIVE.

AFTER A WHILE, THIS GULL GETS
HIS PRIZE, BUT THE SLIPPERY WALL

IS A BOTHER.

NOW HE HAS TO PASS THE FINAL
TEST.

HE EXECUTES EVERYTHING
PERFECTLY.

BUT ANOTHER BIRD IS READY TOO.

[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]

LUCKILY, THE MUSSEL WILL STILL
BE THERE TOMORROW.

AND SO WILL THESE REMARKABLE
FLIERS, READY WITH A PLAN.

COMING UP, THESE UNDERWATER
ACROBATS ARE ON A MISSION TO GO

FISHING.

PLUS, WHAT'S BEHIND A DOLPHIN'S
FOREVER SMILE?

AND WE DIVE INTO AN UNDERSEA
PARADISE FILLED WITH COLORFUL

CHARACTERS AND JUMBO TRAVELERS.

MORE WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY COMES
RIGHT BACK.

NARRATOR: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: THESE MOUNTAINS ARE THE
BIRTHPLACE OF SOME OF THE

BIGGEST RIVERS IN THE COUNTRY.

NOURISHED BY A NEAR CONSTANT
SOURCE OF WATER, THE RIVER

BEGINS ITS INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY HERE AT AN ALTITUDE OF

6,000 FEET.

IT STARTS SLOWLY AS A SMALL
STREAM, BUT GRAVITY TAKES OVER

ON THE WAY DOWN.

[ADVENTUROUS MUSIC, WATER
TRICKLING]

IN THE UPPER REACHES, MOUNTAIN
STREAMS ARE FULL OF STRENGTH.

ALL OF THIS WATER JOINS TO FORM
RIVERS, BUILDING IN POWER TO

CREATE RAPIDS.

THE WATERS ARE RICH IN OXYGEN
AND THE IDEAL PLACE FOR INSECTS

TO REPRODUCE.

IN SPRING, THEY FILL THE AIR
WITH THEIR PRESENCE.

[WHIMSICAL MUSIC]

THIS ATTRACTS SPECIALIZED
HUNTERS.

BEFORE THE INSECTS GET THEIR
WINGS, THEY MUST COMPLETE THEIR

METAMORPHOSIS UNDERWATER.

FOR SOME, THIS WILL NEVER
HAPPEN.

A DIPPER.

THEY ARE CUNNING HUNTERS.

NOTHING ESCAPES THEIR EYES.

DIPPERS ARE PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO
THESE TURBULENT WATERS WHERE

THEY ACTIVELY SEARCH FOR FOOD.

THEIR STREAMLINED BODY MAKE THEM
EXCELLENT DIVERS.

THEY FEED MOSTLY ON INSECTS,
LARVAE AND SMALL FISH.

THIS AQUATIC ROCKY WORLD IS THE
DIPPER'S DOMAIN.

EVERY SPRING, THEY NEST IN
NEARBY WATERFALLS, IN PLACES

INACCESSIBLE TO MOST ANIMALS.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

HIDDEN IN THE HOLE, THE CHICKS
ARE STILL TOO SMALL TO LEAVE THE

NEST.

HERE, THEY ARE MORE PROTECTED
FROM PREDATORS THAT ARE ALWAYS

LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY.

THE DIPPER MUST CONTINUE ITS
SEARCH FOR FOOD TO BE SUCCESSFUL

IN RAISING ITS OFFSPRING.

THESE ROUGH WATERS ARE POPULATED
BY MANY SPECIES OF FISH.

INCLUDING TROUT.

[LIGHT MUSIC]

THEY JOIN HERE TO FEED AND
REPRODUCE.

THE SHALLOW, COLD WATERS ARE
IDEAL FOR THE FIRST YEARS OF

THEIR OFFSPRING, BEFORE THEY
START THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS THE

SEA.

BUT THEIR PRESENCE ALSO ATTRACTS
OTHER SPECIES.

FOR THE OTTER, THIS CAN BE A
FEAST.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

BUT FIRST IT HAS TO CATCH THE
FISH, WHICH MAY NOT BE EASY.

OTTERS ARE AMAZING ACROBATS.

THEY SEEM TO GLIDE EFFORTLESSLY
UNDERWATER.

THEY CAN ONLY STAY SUBMERGED
FOR AS MUCH AS EIGHT MINUTES,

SO THEY HAVE TO COME UP TO
BREATHE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

FOR THE FISH, IT MIGHT BE A
CHANCE TO ESCAPE.

BUT LIFE HERE CAN CHANGE IN AN
INSTANT.

COMING UP, HIGH-SPEED DOLPHINS
GIVE US A THRILL WHEN THEY COME

FISHING IN FRESH WATER.

AND THEY HAVE SUPERIOR BRAINS
INSIDE SQUISHY BODIES.

HOW THESE INCREDIBLE ANIMALS
SURVIVE WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY

RETURNS.

NARRATOR: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
TO THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: DOLPHINS ARE POWERFUL
SWIMMERS, KNOWN TO TRAVEL GREAT

DISTANCES ACROSS THE WORLD'S
OCEANS.

BUT ONE SPECIES HAS FOUND
FERTILE FEEDING GROUNDS ALONG

PORTUGAL'S COAST.

FOR DOLPHIN BIOLOGISTS AND
EVERYDAY ADMIRERS, IT'S A GOLDEN

OPPORTUNITY TO SPOT THESE
HUNTERS CLOSE TO THE SHORE.

[BRIGHT MUSIC]

AFTER A LONG JOURNEY FROM
IBERIA'S HIGHLANDS, SOME RIVERS

FORM DELTAS AND ESTUARIES RIGHT
BEFORE REACHING THEIR FINAL

DESTINATION.

WETLANDS ARE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE
HABITATS ON THE PLANET.

TWO OF THE LARGEST ESTUARIES IN
THE IBERIAN PENINSULA ARE FOUND

HERE IN THE SOUTH OF PORTUGAL.

DESPITE THE STRONG HUMAN
PRESENCE IN THE REGION, WILDLIFE

HAS ADAPTED AND THRIVED.

THESE ALLUVIAL PLAINS ARE
INTERTIDAL ZONES WHERE THE

RHYTHM OF THE SEA SETS THE PACE
OF LIFE.

HERE WE CAN FIND A VERY SPECIAL
MAMMAL,

A GROUP OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS.

THIS PARTICULAR GROUP LIVES IN
THESE WATERS BETWEEN THE RIVER

AND THE SEA.

[MUSIC CONTINUES, WATER
SPLASHING]

IT'S THE ONLY GROUP THAT IS
KNOWN TO DO IN THE ENTIRE

PENINSULA.

THEY ARE THE BRIGHTEST STARS OF
THE ESTUARY.

THEIR PRESENCE CONTRIBUTES A LOT
TO THE CONSERVATION OF THIS

PROTECTED AREA.

FARTHER TO THE NORTH, THE
ESTUARY OF THE LONGEST RIVER ON

THE PENINSULA IS HOME TO AN
ASTONISHING VARIETY OF BIRDS.

THE LAND HERE IS EXTREMELY
FERTILE, AND HUMAN INTERVENTION

IS VERY INTENSE.

[ADVENTUROUS MUSIC]

THE BIRDS THAT LIVE HERE AND
THOSE WHO ARE PASSING BY KNOW

THAT THESE EXPOSED SOILS ARE
RICH IN LARVAE, INSECTS, AND

CRAYFISH.

SPOONBILLS, WITH THE HELP OF
THEIR SPECIALIZED SPOON-SHAPED

BEAKS, ARE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE
HUNTERS.

FOR THEM, THIS IS A FEAST.

BUT AT THE MOMENT, FOOD IS NOT
THEIR ONLY CONCERN.

IT'S EARLY SPRING, AND THE
SPOONBILLS ARE STARTING TO THINK

ABOUT MATING.

THIS COUPLE WILL FORM A SOLID
BOND, AND THEY WILL BUILD A NEST

TOGETHER TO CARE FOR THEIR
SOON-TO-BE YOUNGSTERS.

BUT FOR THAT, THEY MUST FIRST
FIND THE IDEAL LOCATION.

AND FARTHER UPSTREAM, THERE IS
JUST THE PERFECT PLACE.

THIS SMALL ISLAND HAS BECOME A
TRUE SANCTUARY, A BIRD HAVEN.

IT IS HOME TO HUNDREDS OF BIRDS
OF MANY DIFFERENT SPECIES.

THERE ARE NO PREDATORS HERE.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF
SPACE.

THIS IS A CROWDED NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE SPOONBILL COUPLE MANAGES TO
FIND A SPOT.

THERE WITH TWO HUNGRY CHICKS,
THE COUPLE FEEDS THEM CONSTANTLY

BY TAKING TURNS.

EVEN SO, THE CHICKS NEVER SEEM
TO BE SATISFIED.

AND THEY KEEP ASKING FOR MORE.

IT SEEMS THAT THIS STRATEGY DOES
YIELD RESULTS.

SOME SPECIES LIVE HERE
PERMANENTLY, WHILE OTHERS ARE

JUST PASSING THROUGH.

THIS ISLAND IS A STRIKING
EXAMPLE OF THE EXPLOSION OF LIFE

ONE CAN FIND AROUND THE IBERIAN
PENINSULA, WHERE NATURE SHOWS

ONCE AGAIN HER EXTRAORDINARY
RESILIENCE.

COMING UP, THESE TURQUOISE
WATERS LIE FARTHER NORTH

THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

WE EXPLORE A MAGICAL KELP FOREST
WHEN EARTH ODYSSEY RETURNS.

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NARRATOR: WE NOW RETURN TO
THE MORE YOU KNOW ON NBC.

[MUSIC]

DYLAN: NEAR PORTUGAL'S CAPITAL
LIES ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

SHORELINES ON THE IBERIAN
PENINSULA.

[MAJESTIC MUSIC]

CHALK CLIFFS AND GREEN FORESTS
MERGE WITH TURQUOISE WATERS.

IT'S AN UNUSUALLY CALM SPOT ON
THE TUMULTUOUS ATLANTIC COAST.

KELP AND CORAL REEFS HERE ARE
KEY TO SUSTAINING THIS UNUSUALLY

RICH ENVIRONMENT.

THE WATERS HERE ARE NURSERIES
FOR MANY SPECIES OF FISH.

AQUATIC STORIES ARE WRITTEN
EVERY DAY FROM THE MOMENT OF

BIRTH TO THE LAST MOMENTS OF
LIFE.

GREAT SCHOOLS OF FISH CAN BE
FOUND HERE ALL YEAR ROUND.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

PLANTS NORMALLY FOUND ON THE
WARMER MEDITERRANEAN COASTS ALSO

GROW IN THIS PROTECTED BAY.

A CUTTLEFISH IS ON THE HUNT.

THIS IS AN AMBUSH PREDATOR.

DESPITE THEIR NAME, THE
CUTTLEFISH AREN'T FISH.

THEY'RE MOLLUSKS CLOSELY RELATED
TO OCTOPUS AND SQUID.

[CURIOUS MUSIC]

FOR THIS SPECIES, PATIENCE PAYS
OFF.

THE CUTTLEFISH REMAINS PERFECTLY
STILL.

A CLOUD OF SHRIMP IS
APPROACHING.

THE UNSUSPECTING SHRIMP ARE ALL
AROUND HIM AND THEY'RE RIPE FOR

THE PICKING.

THE SHRIMP RELY ON AN OLD
STRATEGY: SAFETY IN NUMBERS.

BUT AGAINST SUCH A STEALTHY
PREDATOR, THERE IS NOTHING THEY

CAN DO.

IT'S A LUCKY FEAST FOR THE
CUTTLEFISH.

FARTHER OUT TO SEA, AN IMMENSE
OCEAN TRAVELER HAS REACHED THE

ATLANTIC COAST.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

FOR MILLENNIA, GREAT OCEANIC
CURRENTS HAVE BROUGHT ALL KINDS

OF WANDERERS TO THESE COASTS.

THEY COME HERE FOR THE PROMISE
OF FOOD.

IN WARMER MONTHS AND WITH THE
INCREASING WATER TEMPERATURES

KRILL AND SQUID ARE PLENTIFUL.

IN FACT THERE'S ENOUGH FOOD HERE
FOR THE LARGEST AMONG THE ANIMAL

KINGDOM.

WHALES.

THE IBERIAN WATERS WORK AS A
HIGHWAY FOR SEVERAL SPECIES OF

WHALES, INCLUDING SPERM WHALES
AND BLUE WHALES.

AFTER FEEDING HERE, THEY'LL
CONTINUE THEIR LONG-DISTANCE

JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD'S
OCEANS AND HOPEFULLY RETURN.

IT'S AMAZING HOW FISH,
REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS

ALL NAVIGATE WILDLY DIFFERENT
AQUATIC HABITATS.

THANKS FOR SHARING OUR WATER
WORLD ADVENTURES TODAY.

I'M DYLAN DREYER.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON EARTH
ODYSSEY.

[MUSIC]