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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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{\an7}CARVES THROUGH OUR LAND
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{\an7}AND WEAVES THROUGH OUR HISTORY.
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{\an7}\hIT’S A JUGGERNAUT THAT
SUPPORTS AND CHALLENGES
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{\an7}BOTH MAN AND BEAST.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hMINNESOTA MARKS
THE HEAD OF THE RIVER,
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{\an7}\hBUT FROM THERE,
DOWN TO ST. LOUIS,
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{\an7}IS THE MISSISSIPPI’S HEART.
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{\an7}[BIRD SCREECHES]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IT BEATS TO A COUNTRY RHYTHM
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{\an7}AND HARBORS HIDDEN WONDERS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}GET YOUR BLUE JEANS ON.
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{\an7}THIS IS A RIDE
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{\an7}DOWN THE WILD SIDE...
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{\an7}[GOBBLING]
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{\an7}[MEOW]
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{\an7}OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
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{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI’S STORY
BEGINS WITH A STREAM...
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{\an7}BABBLING OUT OF LAKE ITASCA
\h\hWITH ELEGANCE AND GRACE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}AS IT FLOWS, IT GROWS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEVENTUALLY
IT LEAVES THE MAJESTIC NORTH
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{\an7}AND ENTERS MIDDLE AMERICA--
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{\an7}THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h674 MILES
FROM WHERE IT STARTS,
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{\an7}THE RIVER BIDS FAREWELL
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO MINNESOTA
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{\an7}AND BECOMES A RIVER OF ISLANDS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}GEOLOGISTS CALL THIS
THE DRIFTLESS AREA.
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{\an7}IT’S THE ONLY PORTION
\h\hOF THE MISSISSIPPI
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{\an7}THAT CUTS THROUGH
\hA HILLY PLATEAU,
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{\an7}AN ISOLATED SECTION
OF THE UPPER MIDWEST
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{\an7}THAT ESCAPED BEING FLATTENED
\h\h\h\hBY ICE-AGE GLACIERS.
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{\an7}\h\hSMALL TOWNS NESTLE
AMONG THE STEEP BANKS,
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{\an7}WHILE THE UNINHABITED ISLANDS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHARBOR WILDLIFE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}EACH SHAPE-SHIFTING ISLE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIS AN OASIS
FOR AQUATIC CREATURES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}AT LEAST UNTIL WINTER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hTEMPERATURES IN DECEMBER
DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE DRIFTLESS AREA ICES OVER.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE ISLANDS
ARE NO LONGER ISOLATED.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}NOW PREDATORS, LIKE THIS COYOTE,
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{\an7}CAN WALK ON WATER...
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{\an7}AND LISTEN FOR ANIMALS HIDING
\h\h\h\h\h\hBENEATH THE SNOW.
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{\an7}NO LUCK.
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{\an7}AND NOW OTHER PREY,
LIKE THIS SQUIRREL,
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{\an7}KNOW HE’S HERE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SMALL PATCHES OF OPEN WATER
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{\an7}ARE PRECIOUS ESCAPE ROUTES
\h\h\h\hFOR THE PANICKED.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}BUT BEWARE.
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{\an7}THERE’S ALSO DANGER BELOW.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[SPLASH]
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS YOUNG MALE
AMERICAN RIVER OTTER
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{\an7}\h\hMUST EAT HIS BODY WEIGHT
EACH WEEK JUST TO STAY WARM.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}HE’LL EAT A SQUIRREL IF HE CAN.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}BUT THERE’S EASIER FOOD TO CATCH
BENEATH THE MISSISSIPPI’S ICE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHE CAN CLOSE
HIS EARS AND NOSTRILS
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{\an7}\h\hAND HOLD HIS BREATH
FOR UP TO EIGHT MINUTES.
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{\an7}[BIRD CALLS]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hOTTERS WILL SWIM
MORE THAN 20 MILES A DAY
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{\an7}IN SEARCH OF FOOD.
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{\an7}[SQUEAK]
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{\an7}THIS YOUNG MALE OTTER
\h\hFINDS HIS WAY HOME
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{\an7}TO A FAMILIAR FACE--
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{\an7}HIS MATE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THEY HAPPILY SPLASH IN AND OUT
\hOF THE FREEZING MISSISSIPPI.
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{\an7}\hOIL IN THEIR COATS
PROVIDES INSULATION
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND MAINTAINS
THEIR CORE TEMPERATURE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE DURABILITY
OF THE WATERPROOF PELTS
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{\an7}HAS ATTRACTED EUROPEAN TRAPPERS
SINCE THE 1700s.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHEIR COATS
ARE THE GOLD STANDARD
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{\an7}FOR THE FUR TRADE’S
\h\h\hRATING SYSTEM.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTRAPPERS NEARLY WIPED OUT
RIVER OTTERS TWO CENTURIES AGO.
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{\an7}[SNIFFING]
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{\an7}NOW, THE AQUATIC WEASELS
\hARE MAKING A COMEBACK.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE FEMALE IS PREGNANT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT HER BODY IS TUNED
TO WAIT UNTIL THE RIGHT TIME.
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{\an7}SHE SUSPENDS THE DEVELOPMENT
\h\hOF HER TWO UNBORN YOUNG
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{\an7}UNTIL THE SPRING...
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{\an7}\h\h\hWHEN THE MISSISSIPPI
WILL ONCE AGAIN FLOW FREE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE RIVER IS 2,300 MILES LONG.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}EVERY YEAR IT FREEZES OVER
\h\h\h\h\hFROM LAKE ITASCA
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{\an7}TO SOMEWHERE AROUND
\hGUTTENBERG, IOWA--
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{\an7}ALMOST A THIRD ITS LENGTH.
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{\an7}THAT INCLUDES MOST OF THE RAISED
PLATEAU AND ISLANDS
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{\an7}OF THE DRIFTLESS AREA.
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{\an7}BUT THIS YEAR, A SEVERE WINTER
\h\hPUSHES EVEN FARTHER SOUTH.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}NEAR DUBUQUE, IOWA,
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{\an7}THE ISLANDS BEGIN TO THIN OUT,
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{\an7}BUT THE BANKS ARE STILL STEEP,
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{\an7}AND THE RIVER REMAINS COVERED
\h\h\hIN A THIN SHEET OF ICE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[TRAIN HORN BLOWS]
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{\an7}IT’S THE SCENIC ROUTE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHROUGH AREAS
OF CHANGING TOPOGRAPHY.
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{\an7}SOON FORESTS INTERSPERSE
\h\h\h\hWITH CLEARINGS,
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{\an7}\h\hWHICH IS JUST HOW
SOME ANIMALS LIKE IT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hRED-TAILED HAWKS
HUNT IN THE OPEN AREAS.
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{\an7}[SCREECHING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS JUVENILE
WEATHERS HER FIRST WINTER
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{\an7}NEAR CLINTON, IOWA.
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{\an7}\h\h\hSHE STILL WEARS
HER YOUTHFUL FEATHERS
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{\an7}AND WON’T GROW HER ADULT PLUMAGE
UNTIL SHE MOLTS IN THE SPRING.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}HER VISION IS AMONG THE BEST
\h\h\hIN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
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{\an7}EACH EYEBALL IS BIGGER
\hTHAN HER OWN BRAIN.
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{\an7}HER SIGHT IS ACUTE ENOUGH
TO SPOT A TINY DEER MOUSE
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{\an7}FROM 100 YARDS AWAY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE MOUSE DOESN’T HIBERNATE.
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{\an7}HE MUST LEAVE HIS BURROW
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{\an7}TO COLLECT THE SEEDS,
\h\h\hGRASS, AND ROOTS
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{\an7}HE NEEDS TO SURVIVE THE COLD.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}COLORED OILS IN THE HAWK’S EYES
INCREASE CONTRAST
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{\an7}AND MAKE HER PREY STAND OUT
\h\hAGAINST ITS BACKGROUND.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SHE LOCKS ON.
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{\an7}IT’S SHOW TIME.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[SHRIEKS]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IT’S THIS RED-TAILED HAWK’S
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFIRST WINTER
ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
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{\an7}SHE MUST LEARN FAST.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}TO SURVIVE THE COLD,
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{\an7}SHE MUST MAKE A KILL
LIKE THIS EVERY DAY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SPRING ON THE MISSISSIPPI
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDRAWS NEAR,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT THE CHANGE IN SEASON
BRINGS A NEW SET OF CHALLENGES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[SHRIEK]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hWINTER LOOSENS ITS GRIP
UP NEAR FERRYVILLE, WISCONSIN.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE MISSISSIPPI
AND ITS MANY TRIBUTARIES
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{\an7}BEGIN TO THAW AND FLOW.
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{\an7}\hHUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF GALLONS OF SNOWMELT
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{\an7}BEGIN THE JOURNEY SOUTH--
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{\an7}A MOSAIC OF ICE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}NEAR PRAIRIE DU CHIEN,
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{\an7}THE RIVER PICKS UP MOMENTUM
\h\h\h\h\hWITH ADDED WEIGHT.
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{\an7}THE WISCONSIN RIVER
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{\an7}FUNNELS WATER FROM MORE THAN
\h\h\h\h12,000 SQUARE MILES
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{\an7}INTO THE MISSISSIPPI.
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{\an7}[GEESE HONKING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}FLOODS HERE ARE A PART OF LIFE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IN 1829, A YOUNG ARMY COLONEL
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{\an7}REBUILT A FLOODED FORT HERE
\h\h\h\h\h\hON HIGHER GROUND
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{\an7}AND STOPPED IT FROM DROWNING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA FOURTH TIME.
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{\an7}THAT MAN TOOK HIS INGENUITY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO WASHINGTON
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{\an7}\h\hAND WENT ON TO BECOME
AMERICA’S 12th PRESIDENT,
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{\an7}ZACHARY TAYLOR.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}WHEN THE SNOW MELTS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAS MANY AS
TWO MILLION GALLONS OF WATER
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00:14:02,775 --> 00:14:05,311
{\an7}PASS THROUGH PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEVERY SECOND.
191
00:14:12,985 --> 00:14:17,656
{\an7}THE RISING WATER STIRS UP
FOREST INSECTS AND WORMS.
192
00:14:20,326 --> 00:14:22,895
{\an7}TIME FOR THE CLEAN-UP CREW.
193
00:14:22,929 --> 00:14:28,835
{\an7}♪
194
00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:30,903
{\an7}UNLIKE THEIR DOMESTIC COUSINS
195
00:14:30,937 --> 00:14:33,440
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT GRACE
OUR THANKSGIVING TABLES,
196
00:14:33,473 --> 00:14:36,076
{\an7}WILD TURKEYS CAN FLY.
197
00:14:36,109 --> 00:14:39,212
{\an7}♪
198
00:14:39,245 --> 00:14:42,682
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT RIGHT NOW,
ALL THEY NEED IS ON THE GROUND.
199
00:14:46,652 --> 00:14:48,988
{\an7}THE BIRDS FATTEN UP FAST
200
00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:51,557
{\an7}\h\hON WORMS, SLUGS,
AND GRASSHOPPERS...
201
00:14:51,591 --> 00:14:54,194
{\an7}[TURKEY CALLING]
202
00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:57,263
{\an7}WITH SEEDS AND BERRIES
\h\h\h\h\hFOR DESSERT.
203
00:14:57,296 --> 00:15:01,133
{\an7}♪
204
00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:03,269
{\an7}THIS MALE, OR TOM,
205
00:15:03,302 --> 00:15:05,471
{\an7}PUSHES 25 POUNDS
206
00:15:05,505 --> 00:15:07,807
{\an7}AND MAY ULTIMATELY GROW
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO OVER 30.
207
00:15:10,176 --> 00:15:14,313
{\an7}THAT BULK MAKES THIS COWBOY
\h\hSTAND OUT TO THE GIRLS.
208
00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:16,115
{\an7}[GOBBLING]
209
00:15:16,149 --> 00:15:19,719
{\an7}BUT SIZE IS NOT ALL THAT COUNTS.
210
00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:21,020
{\an7}[GOBBLING]
211
00:15:21,053 --> 00:15:24,456
{\an7}\h\hEQUALLY IMPORTANT
IN ATTRACTING A FEMALE
212
00:15:24,490 --> 00:15:27,226
{\an7}IS STYLE.
213
00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:32,232
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHE WEARS
6,010 COLORFUL FEATHERS,
214
00:15:32,265 --> 00:15:34,567
{\an7}A BEARD UNDER HIS BEAK,
215
00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,202
{\an7}AND ON TOP,
216
00:15:36,235 --> 00:15:40,873
{\an7}A 9-INCH-LONG MUSTACHE
\h\h\hCALLED A SNOOD.
217
00:15:40,907 --> 00:15:42,275
{\an7}IMPRESSIVE,
218
00:15:42,308 --> 00:15:44,577
{\an7}BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH.
219
00:15:44,610 --> 00:15:48,013
{\an7}♪
220
00:15:48,047 --> 00:15:51,250
{\an7}THIS IS A FICKLE FEMALE.
221
00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:54,154
{\an7}♪
222
00:15:54,187 --> 00:15:57,257
{\an7}[GOBBLING]
223
00:15:57,290 --> 00:15:59,359
{\an7}HE PUFFS UP...
224
00:15:59,392 --> 00:16:04,163
{\an7}♪
225
00:16:04,197 --> 00:16:06,466
{\an7}AND SHAKES A TAIL FEATHER.
226
00:16:06,499 --> 00:16:12,638
{\an7}[GOBBLING]
227
00:16:12,672 --> 00:16:16,142
{\an7}THIS TWO-STEP SHIMMY
\hIS CALLED A STRUT.
228
00:16:16,175 --> 00:16:30,156
{\an7}♪
229
00:16:30,189 --> 00:16:33,826
{\an7}FINALLY HE EARNS HER ATTENTION.
230
00:16:33,860 --> 00:16:39,733
{\an7}[GOBBLING]
231
00:16:39,765 --> 00:16:43,135
{\an7}BUT THERE ARE OTHER TOMS
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE TROOP.
232
00:16:43,169 --> 00:16:49,976
{\an7}[GOBBLING]
233
00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,578
{\an7}ONE IS A CHALLENGER.
234
00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:59,752
{\an7}♪
235
00:16:59,785 --> 00:17:02,288
{\an7}THEY SIZE EACH OTHER UP.
236
00:17:02,321 --> 00:17:09,628
{\an7}[GOBBLING IN THE DISTANCE]
237
00:17:09,662 --> 00:17:12,231
{\an7}♪
238
00:17:12,265 --> 00:17:15,101
{\an7}\h\hWHEN IT’S UNCLEAR
WHO’S THE BETTER MATE,
239
00:17:15,134 --> 00:17:17,803
{\an7}THE TURKEYS TURN VIOLENT.
240
00:17:17,837 --> 00:17:20,340
{\an7}♪
241
00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:32,118
{\an7}[GOBBLING]
242
00:17:32,151 --> 00:17:36,656
{\an7}\h\hA STRUGGLE FOR DOMINANCE
LIKE THIS CAN LAST FOR DAYS.
243
00:17:36,689 --> 00:17:44,397
{\an7}♪
244
00:17:44,430 --> 00:17:46,399
{\an7}[GOBBLING]
245
00:17:46,432 --> 00:17:48,935
{\an7}FIGHTS CAN END IN DEATH.
246
00:17:48,968 --> 00:18:02,648
{\an7}♪
247
00:18:02,682 --> 00:18:05,351
{\an7}\h\h\h\hVICTORY GOES
TO THE REIGNING TOM.
248
00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:11,223
{\an7}HE’S QUICK TO SECURE HIS PRIZE.
249
00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:21,300
{\an7}♪
250
00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:26,238
{\an7}♪
251
00:18:26,272 --> 00:18:36,315
{\an7}♪
252
00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:41,253
{\an7}♪
253
00:18:41,287 --> 00:18:55,001
{\an7}♪
254
00:18:55,034 --> 00:19:00,773
{\an7}HENS ONLY NEED TO MATE
\h\h\hONCE PER SEASON.
255
00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:03,709
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT THE TOM
NOW HAS THE OPPORTUNITY
256
00:19:03,743 --> 00:19:05,845
{\an7}TO SOW PLENTY OF OATS.
257
00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:08,581
{\an7}HE NOT ONLY IMPRESSED
\h\h\h\h\hTHIS FEMALE;
258
00:19:08,614 --> 00:19:11,584
{\an7}HE WON OVER HER ENTIRE HAREM.
259
00:19:11,617 --> 00:19:15,721
{\an7}♪
260
00:19:15,755 --> 00:19:19,292
{\an7}\hEACH HEN WILL LAY
AROUND ELEVEN EGGS.
261
00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:23,930
{\an7}\h\hAND TWO MONTHS LATER,
THEIR CLUTCHES WILL HATCH.
262
00:19:23,963 --> 00:19:26,566
{\an7}WITH SO MANY HENS IN THE ROOST,
263
00:19:26,599 --> 00:19:29,602
{\an7}IT WILL SOON BE A FULL HOUSE.
264
00:19:29,635 --> 00:19:32,338
{\an7}THAT’S WHEN SOME MOTHERS
\hWILL TAKE THEIR YOUNG
265
00:19:32,371 --> 00:19:35,441
{\an7}AND MOVE OUT TO FORM
\hTHEIR OWN FLOCKS.
266
00:19:35,474 --> 00:19:45,584
{\an7}♪
267
00:19:45,618 --> 00:19:49,088
{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI’S JOURNEY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCONTINUES.
268
00:19:49,121 --> 00:19:53,258
{\an7}♪
269
00:19:53,292 --> 00:19:55,928
{\an7}FOR NEARLY 100 MILES,
270
00:19:55,961 --> 00:20:01,066
{\an7}\hTHE RIVER RUNS AS THE BORDER
BETWEEN IOWA ON ITS WEST BANK
271
00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:05,071
{\an7}AND WISCONSIN, THEN ILLINOIS,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON ITS EAST.
272
00:20:05,104 --> 00:20:08,941
{\an7}♪
273
00:20:08,974 --> 00:20:12,377
{\an7}IT IS DEEP AND WIDE,
274
00:20:12,411 --> 00:20:14,513
{\an7}NOW A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE
275
00:20:14,547 --> 00:20:17,617
{\an7}THAT HAS LONG CONNECTED
\h\h\h\hNORTH TO SOUTH.
276
00:20:17,650 --> 00:20:22,722
{\an7}♪
277
00:20:22,755 --> 00:20:25,258
{\an7}IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS,
278
00:20:25,291 --> 00:20:26,392
{\an7}THE CITY’S NAMESAKE
279
00:20:26,425 --> 00:20:29,762
{\an7}HOUSES THE GOVERNMENT’S
LARGEST WEAPONS FACTORY.
280
00:20:29,795 --> 00:20:34,800
{\an7}♪
281
00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:36,703
{\an7}IN 1856,
282
00:20:36,736 --> 00:20:39,038
{\an7}THE ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE OPENED
283
00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:42,908
{\an7}AS THE FIRST RAILROAD BRIDGE
\h\hACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI,
284
00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:46,412
{\an7}CONNECTING EAST TO WEST.
285
00:20:46,445 --> 00:20:50,215
{\an7}\h\hTHE INITIAL BRIDGE
ONLY STOOD FOR 15 DAYS
286
00:20:50,249 --> 00:20:52,651
{\an7}\h\hBEFORE THE FASTEST
STEAMBOAT ON THE RIVER
287
00:20:52,685 --> 00:20:56,856
{\an7}ACCIDENTALLY PLOWED
\h\h\hRIGHT INTO IT.
288
00:20:56,889 --> 00:20:59,725
{\an7}THE VERY PUBLIC COURT BATTLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT FOLLOWED
289
00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:03,229
{\an7}INTRODUCED A NEW LAWYER
\h\h\h\h\hTO THE WORLD--
290
00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:04,897
{\an7}ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
291
00:21:07,666 --> 00:21:13,472
{\an7}DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE RIVER
\h\h\hWAS FAST AND FURIOUS,
292
00:21:13,506 --> 00:21:17,910
{\an7}BUT THERE ARE STILL WILD SPACES
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI’S BANKS.
293
00:21:17,943 --> 00:21:28,287
{\an7}♪
294
00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,956
{\an7}NEAR SAVANNA, ILLINOIS,
295
00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:34,794
{\an7}\h\h\h\hA BOBCAT SEARCHES
ALONG THE RIVER FOR A DEN.
296
00:21:34,827 --> 00:21:38,130
{\an7}\h\hSHE’S PREGNANT AND WILL
GIVE BIRTH IN ABOUT A WEEK.
297
00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,804
{\an7}SOON SHE’LL BE BOUND TO HER DEN.
298
00:21:44,837 --> 00:21:48,307
{\an7}\h\hALL HER ENERGY WILL GO TO
PRODUCING MILK FOR HER YOUNG.
299
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:54,981
{\an7}SHE MUST HUNT WHILE SHE CAN.
300
00:21:55,014 --> 00:22:08,361
{\an7}♪
301
00:22:08,394 --> 00:22:11,464
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS SQUIRREL
POSES A UNIQUE CHALLENGE.
302
00:22:11,497 --> 00:22:23,642
{\an7}♪
303
00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:30,349
{\an7}♪
304
00:22:30,382 --> 00:22:33,151
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE BOBCAT IS
AN ACCOMPLISHED CLIMBER.
305
00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:39,358
{\an7}♪
306
00:22:39,391 --> 00:22:42,995
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT THIS IS
NO ORDINARY SQUIRREL.
307
00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:54,873
{\an7}♪
308
00:22:54,907 --> 00:22:56,509
{\an7}WITH THE RIGHT WIND,
309
00:22:56,542 --> 00:22:59,779
{\an7}THE SKIN FLAPS BETWEEN THIS
\h\hFLYING SQUIRREL’S LIMBS
310
00:22:59,812 --> 00:23:02,615
{\an7}CAN CARRY HER 150 FEET.
311
00:23:02,648 --> 00:23:12,424
{\an7}♪
312
00:23:12,458 --> 00:23:14,794
{\an7}SHE’S SAFE FOR NOW.
313
00:23:17,396 --> 00:23:26,071
{\an7}♪
314
00:23:26,105 --> 00:23:29,175
{\an7}THE BOBCAT WILL HAVE
\hTO TRY ELSEWHERE.
315
00:23:29,208 --> 00:23:35,915
{\an7}♪
316
00:23:35,948 --> 00:23:37,983
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE SQUIRREL
WAITS OUT THE DANGER
317
00:23:38,017 --> 00:23:40,086
{\an7}INSIDE A TREE CAVITY.
318
00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:46,158
{\an7}♪
319
00:23:46,191 --> 00:23:50,696
{\an7}\h\hSHE HAS THREE YOUNG
DEPENDENT ON HER RETURN.
320
00:23:50,729 --> 00:23:56,034
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
321
00:23:56,068 --> 00:23:58,370
{\an7}THEY’RE EIGHT WEEKS OLD,
322
00:23:58,404 --> 00:24:00,973
{\an7}WITH ANOTHER EIGHT TO GO BEFORE
THEY LEAVE THE NEST
323
00:24:01,006 --> 00:24:04,610
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND START TO GLIDE
THROUGH THE FOREST THEMSELVES.
324
00:24:04,643 --> 00:24:08,914
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
325
00:24:08,948 --> 00:24:10,149
{\an7}♪
326
00:24:10,182 --> 00:24:11,884
{\an7}OUTSIDE THE NEST,
327
00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:15,287
{\an7}OTHER ANIMAL FAMILIES
\hALSO EMBRACE SPRING.
328
00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:20,960
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWOOD DUCKS THAT
PARTNERED UP IN JANUARY
329
00:24:20,993 --> 00:24:23,329
{\an7}NOW PREPARE TO START A FAMILY.
330
00:24:23,362 --> 00:24:26,765
{\an7}♪
331
00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:29,602
{\an7}THEY NEED A TREE CAVITY
\h\h\h\h\hOF THEIR OWN.
332
00:24:29,635 --> 00:24:33,139
{\an7}[BIRDS CHIRPING]
333
00:24:33,172 --> 00:24:35,007
{\an7}THIS ONE WILL DO NICELY.
334
00:24:39,778 --> 00:24:42,414
{\an7}A HOLE HIGH ABOVE THE WATER
335
00:24:42,448 --> 00:24:46,686
{\an7}WILL PROVIDE RELATIVE SAFETY
\h\h\h\h\hFROM PREDATORS...
336
00:24:46,719 --> 00:24:49,255
{\an7}\hAND EASY ACCESS
TO THE MISSISSIPPI
337
00:24:49,288 --> 00:24:52,191
{\an7}WHEN THE CHICKS ARE READY
\h\hTO TAKE TO THE WATER.
338
00:24:56,628 --> 00:25:00,198
{\an7}THE FEMALE LAYS 14 EGGS.
339
00:25:00,232 --> 00:25:01,467
{\an7}FOR THE NEXT MONTH,
340
00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:05,804
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’LL BE HER JOB
TO KEEP THEM WARM AND SAFE.
341
00:25:05,838 --> 00:25:15,781
{\an7}♪
342
00:25:15,814 --> 00:25:17,182
{\an7}THE PREGNANT BOBCAT
343
00:25:17,216 --> 00:25:19,285
{\an7}HAS ALSO FOUND A HOME
\h\h\h\hNEAR THE RIVER
344
00:25:19,318 --> 00:25:21,120
{\an7}FOR HER FUTURE FAMILY.
345
00:25:21,153 --> 00:25:25,858
{\an7}♪
346
00:25:25,891 --> 00:25:30,162
{\an7}BOBCATS OFTEN HAVE SEVERAL DENS
IN THEIR TERRITORY,
347
00:25:30,195 --> 00:25:34,433
{\an7}FROM HOLLOW TREES
TO BEAVER LODGES.
348
00:25:34,466 --> 00:25:38,603
{\an7}THE MOST PRIZED SIT UNDERGROUND
IN ROCKY CREVICES.
349
00:25:38,637 --> 00:25:50,182
{\an7}♪
350
00:25:50,215 --> 00:25:51,783
{\an7}JUST A WEEK LATER...
351
00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:58,090
{\an7}THREE KITTENS.
352
00:25:58,123 --> 00:26:00,158
{\an7}♪
353
00:26:00,192 --> 00:26:04,596
{\an7}[MEWING]
354
00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:08,367
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’LL BE TEN DAYS
BEFORE THEY OPEN THEIR EYES,
355
00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,403
{\an7}BUT MOM’S MILK IS EASY TO FIND.
356
00:26:11,437 --> 00:26:16,375
{\an7}♪
357
00:26:16,408 --> 00:26:19,611
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY WILL GAIN
ALMOST HALF AN OUNCE A DAY,
358
00:26:19,645 --> 00:26:22,181
{\an7}\hWHILE MOM FASTS
TO STAY WITH THEM.
359
00:26:22,214 --> 00:26:29,188
{\an7}[MEWING]
360
00:26:32,891 --> 00:26:36,128
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNO SUCH COMFORT
FOR THE FUTURE WOOD DUCKS.
361
00:26:38,163 --> 00:26:41,833
{\an7}THEIR MOTHER MUST VENTURE OUT
\h\h\h\h\hEVERY DAY TO EAT...
362
00:26:44,937 --> 00:26:47,506
{\an7}LEAVING THE UNBORN YOUNG
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hVULNERABLE
363
00:26:47,539 --> 00:26:50,142
{\an7}FOR 30 MINUTES AT A TIME.
364
00:26:50,175 --> 00:26:53,912
{\an7}♪
365
00:26:53,946 --> 00:26:57,917
{\an7}BEING NESTLED IN A TREE...
366
00:26:57,950 --> 00:27:00,419
{\an7}DOESN’T MEAN THEY ARE SAFE.
367
00:27:00,452 --> 00:27:08,060
{\an7}♪
368
00:27:08,093 --> 00:27:11,263
{\an7}\h\hALONG THE BANKS
OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
369
00:27:11,296 --> 00:27:15,066
{\an7}A BLACK RAT SNAKE IS HUNGRY
\h\h\hAFTER A HARSH WINTER,
370
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:17,202
{\an7}AND DESPERATE FOR CALORIES.
371
00:27:17,236 --> 00:27:26,812
{\an7}♪
372
00:27:26,845 --> 00:27:31,950
{\an7}RIDGED, OR KEELED, SCALES
\h\h\h\h\h\hGRIP THE BARK
373
00:27:31,984 --> 00:27:35,287
{\an7}AND GIVE HIM THE TRACTION
\hHE NEEDS TO PUSH UPWARD.
374
00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:39,491
{\an7}♪
375
00:27:39,525 --> 00:27:43,262
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITH NO MOTHER
TO FEND OFF THE SNAKE,
376
00:27:43,295 --> 00:27:45,297
{\an7}IT’S AN OPEN BUFFET.
377
00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:58,143
{\an7}♪
378
00:27:58,177 --> 00:28:03,783
{\an7}♪
379
00:28:03,815 --> 00:28:06,418
{\an7}HIS JAWS UNHINGE.
380
00:28:06,451 --> 00:28:12,857
{\an7}♪
381
00:28:12,891 --> 00:28:18,363
{\an7}\hHE CAN SWALLOW FOOD
LARGER THAN HIS HEAD.
382
00:28:18,397 --> 00:28:22,134
{\an7}130 CALORIES DOWN THE HATCH.
383
00:28:22,167 --> 00:28:26,004
{\an7}♪
384
00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:30,342
{\an7}IT’S A HEARTY COUNTRY BREAKFAST.
385
00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:31,309
{\an7}ONE EGG...
386
00:28:31,343 --> 00:28:33,579
{\an7}[CRACK]
387
00:28:33,612 --> 00:28:35,180
{\an7}SCRAMBLED.
388
00:28:42,387 --> 00:28:45,590
{\an7}THIS MEAL WILL KEEP HIM GOING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR A WEEK,
389
00:28:45,624 --> 00:28:48,393
{\an7}BUT HE’LL BE BACK FOR MORE.
390
00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:54,499
{\an7}THE REMAINING 13 EGGS
391
00:28:54,533 --> 00:28:57,669
{\an7}ARE IN A DEVELOPMENTAL RACE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAGAINST TIME.
392
00:28:57,703 --> 00:29:05,377
{\an7}♪
393
00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:10,949
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBY LATE JUNE,
30 DAYS AFTER THEY WERE LAID,
394
00:29:10,983 --> 00:29:16,222
{\an7}A DOZEN SURVIVING WOOD DUCKS
\h\h\h\hARE READY TO HATCH.
395
00:29:16,255 --> 00:29:23,596
{\an7}♪
396
00:29:23,629 --> 00:29:26,098
{\an7}[PEEPING]
397
00:29:26,131 --> 00:29:31,703
{\an7}♪
398
00:29:31,737 --> 00:29:34,173
{\an7}ALL THE CHICKS ARE BORN ALERT.
399
00:29:36,842 --> 00:29:39,378
{\an7}AND WITH A FULL COAT OF DOWN.
400
00:29:39,411 --> 00:29:41,780
{\an7}[PEEPING]
401
00:29:41,813 --> 00:29:47,519
{\an7}♪
402
00:29:47,552 --> 00:29:49,421
{\an7}THEY CAN’T FLY YET...
403
00:29:49,454 --> 00:29:52,023
{\an7}[PEEPING]
404
00:29:52,057 --> 00:29:55,093
{\an7}\h\hBUT THEY CAN’T STAY
CRAMPED UP HERE EITHER.
405
00:29:58,297 --> 00:30:00,566
{\an7}AFTER ONLY ONE DAY,
406
00:30:00,599 --> 00:30:02,701
{\an7}MOM CALLS FOR THEM TO BOLDLY GO
407
00:30:02,734 --> 00:30:06,871
{\an7}WHERE THEY’VE NEVER
\h\h\hGONE BEFORE--
408
00:30:06,905 --> 00:30:10,242
{\an7}TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
409
00:30:10,275 --> 00:30:14,813
{\an7}[QUACKING]
410
00:30:14,846 --> 00:30:19,317
{\an7}♪
411
00:30:19,351 --> 00:30:22,521
{\an7}EVEN AT THIS YOUNG AGE,
\h\h\h\hTHEY UNDERSTAND
412
00:30:22,554 --> 00:30:26,058
{\an7}\h\h\hIT’S TIME TO JUMP
INTO A BRAVE NEW WORLD.
413
00:30:26,091 --> 00:30:31,797
{\an7}[QUACKING]
414
00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:35,267
{\an7}♪
415
00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:38,870
{\an7}IT’S A 30-FOOT LEAP OF FAITH.
416
00:30:38,904 --> 00:30:48,947
{\an7}♪
417
00:30:48,947 --> 00:30:54,853
{\an7}♪
418
00:30:54,886 --> 00:30:58,590
{\an7}\hTHE FIRST BRAVE SOUL
PREPARES FOR LIFTOFF.
419
00:30:58,623 --> 00:31:03,361
{\an7}♪
420
00:31:03,395 --> 00:31:06,765
{\an7}[PEEPING]
421
00:31:06,798 --> 00:31:16,841
{\an7}♪
422
00:31:16,842 --> 00:31:21,847
{\an7}♪
423
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:31,923
{\an7}♪
424
00:31:31,923 --> 00:31:36,928
{\an7}♪
425
00:31:36,962 --> 00:31:39,097
{\an7}[SPLASH]
426
00:31:39,131 --> 00:31:43,402
{\an7}♪
427
00:31:43,435 --> 00:31:45,637
{\an7}ONE DOWN.
428
00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:47,872
{\an7}♪
429
00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:52,444
{\an7}AND ITS BROTHERS AND SISTERS
\h\h\h\h\hWAIT IN THE WINGS.
430
00:31:52,477 --> 00:31:55,146
{\an7}♪
431
00:31:55,180 --> 00:31:57,416
{\an7}[SPLASH]
432
00:32:01,086 --> 00:32:15,100
{\an7}♪
433
00:32:15,133 --> 00:32:19,404
{\an7}\h\hTYPICALLY, ALL THE CHICKS
WILL JUMP JUST MINUTES APART.
434
00:32:19,438 --> 00:32:29,481
{\an7}♪
435
00:32:29,481 --> 00:32:34,586
{\an7}♪
436
00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:38,389
{\an7}\h\hBUT EVERY NOW AND THEN,
THERE’S A FAILURE TO LAUNCH.
437
00:32:38,423 --> 00:32:42,861
{\an7}♪
438
00:32:42,894 --> 00:32:46,598
{\an7}[QUACKING]
439
00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:52,737
{\an7}♪
440
00:32:52,771 --> 00:32:55,907
{\an7}HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
441
00:32:55,941 --> 00:33:09,922
{\an7}♪
442
00:33:09,955 --> 00:33:13,625
{\an7}[SPLASH]
443
00:33:13,658 --> 00:33:15,894
{\an7}THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.
444
00:33:15,927 --> 00:33:21,766
{\an7}♪
445
00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:25,971
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
446
00:33:26,004 --> 00:33:39,818
{\an7}[QUACKING]
447
00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:42,120
{\an7}AFTER THE HARROWING DEPARTURE,
448
00:33:42,153 --> 00:33:45,490
{\an7}THEY FACE AN ENTIRELY
NEW WORLD OF DANGERS.
449
00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:51,529
{\an7}ONLY ABOUT HALF THE DUCKLINGS
\h\hWILL MAKE IT TO ADULTHOOD.
450
00:33:54,065 --> 00:33:57,135
{\an7}[QUACKING]
451
00:33:57,168 --> 00:34:03,675
{\an7}♪
452
00:34:03,708 --> 00:34:08,246
{\an7}\h\hWITH THE ARRIVAL OF SO MANY
NEW LIVES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI,
453
00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:11,884
{\an7}SPRING IS A GOOD TIME
\h\h\h\hFOR PREDATORS.
454
00:34:11,917 --> 00:34:17,656
{\an7}♪
455
00:34:17,689 --> 00:34:20,458
{\an7}\h\hWITH HER KITTENS
NOW FOUR WEEKS OLD,
456
00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:23,128
{\an7}\hTHE MOTHER BOBCAT
RETURNS TO THE HUNT.
457
00:34:30,335 --> 00:34:43,114
{\an7}[GROWLING]
458
00:34:43,148 --> 00:34:48,220
{\an7}THEY WON’T BE WEANED
\hFOR ANOTHER MONTH,
459
00:34:48,253 --> 00:34:51,923
{\an7}\hBUT THEY’RE READY
TO EXPLORE A LITTLE.
460
00:34:51,957 --> 00:34:57,162
{\an7}[GROWLING]
461
00:34:57,195 --> 00:35:03,601
{\an7}♪
462
00:35:03,635 --> 00:35:06,404
{\an7}WHILE MOM’S OUT DOING THE WORK,
463
00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:09,574
{\an7}\hTHEY GET THEIR FIRST GLIMPSE
OF LIFE ALONG THE RIVER BANK.
464
00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:19,918
{\an7}♪
465
00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:20,952
{\an7}[SNARL]
466
00:35:20,986 --> 00:35:24,156
{\an7}THIS YOUTHFUL EXPLORING
\h\h\h\h\h\hWITHOUT MOM
467
00:35:24,189 --> 00:35:26,892
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIS A BIG STEP
TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE.
468
00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:30,829
{\an7}♪
469
00:35:30,862 --> 00:35:33,131
{\an7}[SNARL]
470
00:35:33,164 --> 00:35:37,368
{\an7}IN FOUR MORE MONTHS, THEY’LL
HAVE TO HUNT FOR THEMSELVES.
471
00:35:37,402 --> 00:35:39,037
{\an7}[SNARL]
472
00:35:39,070 --> 00:35:40,738
{\an7}♪
473
00:35:40,772 --> 00:35:42,540
{\an7}[SNARL]
474
00:35:45,377 --> 00:35:48,881
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE MISSISSIPPI
WILL BECOME THEIR CAREGIVER.
475
00:35:48,913 --> 00:35:51,282
{\an7}THEY’LL DRINK MISSISSIPPI WATER
476
00:35:51,316 --> 00:35:54,386
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND PATROL
THE RIVER’S BANKS FOR FOOD.
477
00:35:54,419 --> 00:35:58,223
{\an7}♪
478
00:35:58,256 --> 00:36:00,525
{\an7}IT WILL BE HOT WORK.
479
00:36:00,558 --> 00:36:05,563
{\an7}♪
480
00:36:05,597 --> 00:36:09,334
{\an7}IT’S NOW LATE SUMMER.
481
00:36:09,367 --> 00:36:11,970
{\an7}AS THE RIVER FLOWS SOUTH
\h\h\h\h\hINTO MISSOURI,
482
00:36:12,003 --> 00:36:13,972
{\an7}TEMPERATURES SOAR.
483
00:36:14,005 --> 00:36:19,978
{\an7}♪
484
00:36:20,011 --> 00:36:24,282
{\an7}A WELCOME TREAT FOR SOME
WELL-HIDDEN SLOW MOVERS.
485
00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:30,755
{\an7}LOOK CAREFULLY.
486
00:36:30,789 --> 00:36:38,930
{\an7}♪
487
00:36:38,963 --> 00:36:42,200
{\an7}THIS IS A SOFTSHELL TURTLE.
488
00:36:42,233 --> 00:36:50,241
{\an7}♪
489
00:36:50,275 --> 00:36:53,245
{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI CLOAKS IT WELL.
490
00:36:53,278 --> 00:37:04,723
{\an7}♪
491
00:37:04,756 --> 00:37:11,563
{\an7}ITS DELICATE ARMOR IS MORE LIKE
THICK SKIN THAN BONE.
492
00:37:11,596 --> 00:37:15,934
{\an7}THAT MAKES IT VULNERABLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO ATTACK,
493
00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:17,202
{\an7}BUT ALSO LIGHTER
494
00:37:17,235 --> 00:37:18,903
{\an7}AND MORE FLEXIBLE.
495
00:37:21,139 --> 00:37:23,608
{\an7}IT BUYS THIS TURTLE
\h\hAN ADVANTAGE...
496
00:37:26,377 --> 00:37:28,379
{\an7}SPEED.
497
00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:38,456
{\an7}♪
498
00:37:38,490 --> 00:37:41,994
{\an7}IT CAN REACH 15 MILES AN HOUR.
499
00:37:42,026 --> 00:37:47,298
{\an7}♪
500
00:37:47,332 --> 00:37:50,435
{\an7}BUT IT’S STILL A TURTLE.
501
00:37:50,468 --> 00:38:01,179
{\an7}♪
502
00:38:01,212 --> 00:38:05,416
{\an7}IN THE WATER, HE CAN USE
HIS NOSE LIKE A SNORKEL
503
00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:09,287
{\an7}TO BREATHE FOR DAYS AT A TIME.
504
00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:12,957
{\an7}IF NECESSARY, HE CAN STAY
\h\h\hCOMPLETELY SUBMERGED
505
00:38:12,991 --> 00:38:14,626
{\an7}FOR UP TO FIVE HOURS
506
00:38:14,659 --> 00:38:16,661
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBY ABSORBING
THE OXYGEN IN THE WATER
507
00:38:16,694 --> 00:38:18,863
{\an7}THROUGH HIS SKIN.
508
00:38:21,399 --> 00:38:26,170
{\an7}JUVENILES LIKE THIS
NEED MAXIMUM PROTEIN
509
00:38:26,204 --> 00:38:30,208
{\an7}AND ARE ENTIRELY CARNIVOROUS.
510
00:38:30,241 --> 00:38:32,043
{\an7}BY HOLDING STILL,
511
00:38:32,076 --> 00:38:35,880
{\an7}HE HOPES TO AMBUSH
\hA PASSING FISH.
512
00:38:35,914 --> 00:38:37,749
{\an7}LITTLE DOES HE KNOW
513
00:38:37,782 --> 00:38:41,619
{\an7}THAT JUST DOWNSTREAM
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS,
514
00:38:41,653 --> 00:38:44,756
{\an7}\hCATCHING DINNER IS LIKE
SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL.
515
00:38:49,394 --> 00:38:52,898
{\an7}THESE ARE ASIAN CARP.
516
00:38:52,931 --> 00:38:58,503
{\an7}\hFISH FARMERS IMPORTED CARP
IN THE ’70s TO CLEAN PONDS,
517
00:38:58,536 --> 00:38:59,837
{\an7}AND THEY ESCAPED.
518
00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:03,308
{\an7}♪
519
00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:07,979
{\an7}\h\hTHEY HAVE SINCE
SPREAD TO 31 STATES,
520
00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:11,349
{\an7}OUTCOMPETING NATIVE SPECIES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR HABITAT.
521
00:39:11,382 --> 00:39:17,922
{\an7}♪
522
00:39:17,956 --> 00:39:20,826
{\an7}THE TINY TOWN OF BATH, ILLINOIS,
523
00:39:20,859 --> 00:39:23,895
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSITS ON A TRIBUTARY
THAT FEEDS THE MISSISSIPPI.
524
00:39:27,065 --> 00:39:30,869
{\an7}\h\hHERE, FISHERMEN
PREPARE FOR BATTLE--
525
00:39:30,902 --> 00:39:34,105
{\an7}A FIST-TO-FIN FIGHT
\hFOR THE WATERSHED.
526
00:39:34,138 --> 00:39:35,806
{\an7}[POP]
527
00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:38,009
{\an7}♪
528
00:39:38,042 --> 00:39:43,748
{\an7}\h\hIT’S CALLED THE ORIGINAL
REDNECK FISHING TOURNAMENT.
529
00:39:43,781 --> 00:39:46,350
{\an7}FOR TWO DAYS EVERY YEAR,
530
00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:50,054
{\an7}HUNDREDS GATHER TO FACE OFF
AGAINST INVASIVE ASIAN CARP.
531
00:39:50,088 --> 00:40:02,767
{\an7}♪
532
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:05,202
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S NOT
YOUR TYPICAL TOURNAMENT.
533
00:40:05,236 --> 00:40:06,471
{\an7}[YELLING]
534
00:40:06,504 --> 00:40:09,674
{\an7}♪
535
00:40:09,707 --> 00:40:13,678
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hALL IT TAKES
IS A GOOD STURDY NET,
536
00:40:13,711 --> 00:40:16,380
{\an7}A GOOD OL’ SENSE OF FUN,
537
00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:18,917
{\an7}AND PLENTY OF HORSEPOWER.
538
00:40:18,950 --> 00:40:31,629
{\an7}♪
539
00:40:31,663 --> 00:40:33,698
{\an7}[ENGINES RUMBLING]
540
00:40:33,731 --> 00:40:35,833
{\an7}THE SOUND OF RUMBLING ENGINES
541
00:40:35,867 --> 00:40:39,371
{\an7}TRIGGERS A DEFENSE MECHANISM
IN THE CARP’S TINY BRAIN...
542
00:40:39,404 --> 00:40:43,041
{\an7}♪
543
00:40:43,074 --> 00:40:46,311
{\an7}RESULTING IN THIS.
544
00:40:51,249 --> 00:40:56,788
{\an7}♪
545
00:40:56,821 --> 00:40:59,090
{\an7}RESIDENTS OF BATH, ILLINOIS,
546
00:40:59,123 --> 00:41:01,058
{\an7}\hLEAD THE ASSAULT
AGAINST ASIAN CARP
547
00:41:01,092 --> 00:41:03,695
{\an7}INVADING THE MISSISSIPPI
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWATERSHED.
548
00:41:06,631 --> 00:41:11,503
{\an7}\hTHE FISH HURL THEMSELVES
EN MASSE OUT OF THE WATER,
549
00:41:11,536 --> 00:41:14,639
{\an7}\hAWAY FROM THE SOUND
OF APPROACHING BOATS.
550
00:41:14,672 --> 00:41:25,917
{\an7}♪
551
00:41:25,950 --> 00:41:27,885
{\an7}HEADS UP, FOLKS!
552
00:41:27,919 --> 00:41:37,529
{\an7}♪
553
00:41:37,562 --> 00:41:40,698
{\an7}BLACK EYES, BROKEN BONES,
554
00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:42,267
{\an7}COMPLETE KNOCK-OUTS.
555
00:41:44,969 --> 00:41:47,638
{\an7}ALL STANDARD EVENT HAZARDS.
556
00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:55,146
{\an7}♪
557
00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:58,416
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTAKING PART
IS A RITE OF PASSAGE.
558
00:41:58,449 --> 00:42:06,324
{\an7}♪
559
00:42:06,357 --> 00:42:09,560
{\an7}[HOLLERING]
560
00:42:09,594 --> 00:42:15,967
{\an7}♪
561
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:19,804
{\an7}THEY’LL CATCH MORE THAN 2,000
\h\h\hASIAN CARP THIS WEEKEND.
562
00:42:22,407 --> 00:42:25,410
{\an7}BUT THERE’LL BE NO FISH FRY.
563
00:42:25,443 --> 00:42:29,781
{\an7}THEY’RE ONLY CONSIDERED GOOD
\hAS FERTILIZER OR CAT FOOD.
564
00:42:29,814 --> 00:42:31,049
{\an7}Man: THAT’S EIGHT.
565
00:42:31,082 --> 00:42:32,884
{\an7}Woman: HEY, WILL YOU SELL
\hTWO OF YOUR BUSCH LIGHTS
566
00:42:32,917 --> 00:42:34,819
{\an7}FOR 5 BUCKS?
567
00:42:34,852 --> 00:42:38,956
{\an7}♪
568
00:42:38,990 --> 00:42:41,259
{\an7}[HORN TOOTS]
569
00:42:41,292 --> 00:42:44,662
{\an7}♪
570
00:42:44,695 --> 00:42:47,831
{\an7}\hNarrator: THE PEOPLE OF BATH
DO THE MISSISSIPPI A SERVICE.
571
00:42:50,034 --> 00:42:54,005
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THIS IS JUST
A DROP IN THE BUCKET.
572
00:42:54,038 --> 00:42:58,142
{\an7}IN SOME PLACES, THE INVADERS
DOUBLE IN NUMBER EVERY YEAR.
573
00:43:00,778 --> 00:43:03,648
{\an7}THIS WILL BE A LONG WAR.
574
00:43:07,385 --> 00:43:11,022
{\an7}♪
575
00:43:11,055 --> 00:43:14,225
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAMERICANS HAVE
A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
576
00:43:14,258 --> 00:43:15,960
{\an7}WITH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
577
00:43:18,729 --> 00:43:20,664
{\an7}IT MOVES US.
578
00:43:22,366 --> 00:43:24,869
{\an7}IT FEEDS US.
579
00:43:24,902 --> 00:43:27,371
{\an7}AND IT HELPS DEFINE
\h\h\hOUR HERITAGE.
580
00:43:27,405 --> 00:43:32,176
{\an7}♪
581
00:43:32,210 --> 00:43:37,015
{\an7}NOWHERE IS THIS MORE EVIDENT
\h\hTHAN HANNIBAL, MISSOURI,
582
00:43:37,048 --> 00:43:39,918
{\an7}THE BIRTHPLACE OF MARK TWAIN.
583
00:43:41,752 --> 00:43:45,689
{\an7}THE RIVER WAS HIS MUSE--
584
00:43:45,723 --> 00:43:49,660
{\an7}THE SETTING FOR HIS ADVENTURES
\hOF HUCK FINN AND TOM SAWYER.
585
00:43:53,164 --> 00:43:59,303
{\an7}AS AN AUTHOR, HE HELPED SHAPE
\h\hTHE MISSISSIPPI’S LEGACY.
586
00:43:59,337 --> 00:44:02,073
{\an7}\h"IT WILL ALWAYS HAVE
ITS OWN WAY," HE SAID.
587
00:44:02,106 --> 00:44:06,744
{\an7}\h\h"NO ENGINEERING SKILLS CAN
PERSUADE IT TO DO OTHERWISE."
588
00:44:06,777 --> 00:44:09,813
{\an7}[STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS]
589
00:44:11,616 --> 00:44:15,320
{\an7}\h\h\hTWAIN WAS ALSO
A STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN.
590
00:44:17,255 --> 00:44:20,925
{\an7}\hHE HELPED FERRY GOODS
TO PORTS FARTHER SOUTH.
591
00:44:20,958 --> 00:44:27,631
{\an7}♪
592
00:44:27,665 --> 00:44:32,003
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEVEN TODAY, 60%
OF THE NATION’S GRAIN EXPORTS
593
00:44:32,036 --> 00:44:33,971
{\an7}TRAVEL DOWN THE RIVER.
594
00:44:36,240 --> 00:44:39,009
{\an7}♪
595
00:44:39,043 --> 00:44:41,178
{\an7}[HORN BLOWS]
596
00:44:43,047 --> 00:44:47,385
{\an7}\hAND NO YEAR IS COMPLETE
WITHOUT THE FALL HARVEST.
597
00:44:47,418 --> 00:44:52,857
{\an7}♪
598
00:44:52,890 --> 00:44:58,062
{\an7}FARMERS SOUTH OF HANNIBAL
\h\h\hBRING IN THEIR CROPS
599
00:44:58,095 --> 00:45:00,431
{\an7}AND SEND FIELD MICE
\hAND OTHER RODENTS
600
00:45:00,464 --> 00:45:02,766
{\an7}SCURRYING TO THE RIVER BANKS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR COVER.
601
00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:06,237
{\an7}[BIRDS CHIRPING]
602
00:45:06,270 --> 00:45:09,373
{\an7}EVEN THERE, PREDATORS AWAIT.
603
00:45:09,407 --> 00:45:23,655
{\an7}♪
604
00:45:23,688 --> 00:45:28,693
{\an7}\h\h\h\hANIMALS MUST
FATTEN UP FOR WINTER
605
00:45:28,726 --> 00:45:31,295
{\an7}WHILE THERE’S STILL FOOD
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO BE HAD.
606
00:45:33,664 --> 00:45:37,701
{\an7}BUT TIME SPENT FORAGING
LEAVES THEM VULNERABLE.
607
00:45:41,906 --> 00:45:45,843
{\an7}NO RODENT IS SAFE,
608
00:45:45,876 --> 00:45:49,380
{\an7}NEITHER DAY...
609
00:45:49,413 --> 00:45:51,315
{\an7}NOR NIGHT.
610
00:45:51,349 --> 00:45:59,724
{\an7}♪
611
00:45:59,757 --> 00:46:07,898
{\an7}♪
612
00:46:07,932 --> 00:46:11,169
{\an7}\h\hA DEER MOUSE USES
THE COVER OF DARKNESS
613
00:46:11,202 --> 00:46:13,438
{\an7}TO SEARCH FOR SNAILS
\h\h\hAND EARTHWORMS
614
00:46:13,471 --> 00:46:15,740
{\an7}\h\hALONG THE BANKS
OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
615
00:46:15,773 --> 00:46:18,943
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
616
00:46:18,976 --> 00:46:21,812
{\an7}IT USES ITS ACUTE SENSE OF SMELL
617
00:46:21,846 --> 00:46:24,682
{\an7}TO PINPOINT FOOD
IN THE DAMP SOIL
618
00:46:24,715 --> 00:46:26,417
{\an7}AND STOCK UP FOR WINTER.
619
00:46:32,290 --> 00:46:35,960
{\an7}\h\h\hA SILENT ASSASSIN
WATCHES ITS EVERY MOVE.
620
00:46:39,230 --> 00:46:41,532
{\an7}A GREAT HORNED OWL.
621
00:46:46,137 --> 00:46:48,706
{\an7}THIS LETHAL AERIAL HUNTER
622
00:46:48,739 --> 00:46:53,944
{\an7}HAS THE MOST DIVERSE DIET
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF ANY OWL.
623
00:46:53,978 --> 00:46:56,547
{\an7}HE IS ABLE TO KILL OTHER RAPTORS
624
00:46:56,580 --> 00:46:59,049
{\an7}AND WILL EVEN TAKE OUT
\h\h\h\h\hA PORCUPINE.
625
00:47:04,855 --> 00:47:09,159
{\an7}\h\hCAMOUFLAGE FEATHERS MAKE HIM
VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE FROM BELOW.
626
00:47:13,564 --> 00:47:17,468
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHIS FACIAL DISK
FUNNELS SOUND RIGHT TO HIS EARS.
627
00:47:17,501 --> 00:47:19,570
{\an7}[BOOM]
628
00:47:22,873 --> 00:47:26,844
{\an7}HE CAN HEAR A MOUSE
\hFROM 75 FEET AWAY.
629
00:47:26,877 --> 00:47:37,388
{\an7}♪
630
00:47:37,421 --> 00:47:40,491
{\an7}HIS EYES ARE BUILT
FOR NIGHT VISION--
631
00:47:40,524 --> 00:47:45,963
{\an7}\h\h\hSO LARGE, THEY CAN’T MOVE
BACK AND FORTH LIKE HUMAN EYES.
632
00:47:45,996 --> 00:47:49,433
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hINSTEAD,
HE SILENTLY TURNS HIS HEAD
633
00:47:49,467 --> 00:47:52,236
{\an7}UP TO 270 DEGREES.
634
00:47:52,269 --> 00:48:00,577
{\an7}♪
635
00:48:00,611 --> 00:48:09,420
{\an7}♪
636
00:48:09,453 --> 00:48:11,922
{\an7}PATIENCE PAYS OFF.
637
00:48:14,792 --> 00:48:18,429
{\an7}HE CAN REACH 40 MILES PER HOUR,
638
00:48:18,462 --> 00:48:20,831
{\an7}BUT HE DOESN’T RELY ON SPEED.
639
00:48:20,865 --> 00:48:24,836
{\an7}♪
640
00:48:24,869 --> 00:48:28,005
{\an7}\h\h\h\hHE’S THE MASTER
OF THE SURPRISE ATTACK.
641
00:48:32,810 --> 00:48:34,679
{\an7}HIS FLIGHT IS SILENT.
642
00:48:34,712 --> 00:48:43,054
{\an7}♪
643
00:48:43,087 --> 00:48:54,332
{\an7}♪
644
00:48:54,365 --> 00:48:57,368
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBY THE TIME
THE MOUSE SEES HIM...
645
00:48:57,401 --> 00:49:02,706
{\an7}♪
646
00:49:02,740 --> 00:49:05,142
{\an7}IT’S ALREADY TOO LATE.
647
00:49:07,511 --> 00:49:11,648
{\an7}HE CAN KILL HALF A DOZEN RODENTS
IN A SINGLE NIGHT.
648
00:49:11,682 --> 00:49:16,887
{\an7}♪
649
00:49:16,921 --> 00:49:18,489
{\an7}GREAT HORNED OWLS
650
00:49:18,522 --> 00:49:24,795
{\an7}\hPATROL THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER,
651
00:49:24,829 --> 00:49:27,999
{\an7}\h\h\hHUNTING RODENTS
ALONG ITS HEADWATERS,
652
00:49:28,032 --> 00:49:31,235
{\an7}ITS HEARTLAND, AND THE BAYOU.
653
00:49:31,268 --> 00:49:38,742
{\an7}♪
654
00:49:38,776 --> 00:49:41,345
{\an7}\hTHE RIVER LEAVES
NORTHERN MISSOURI,
655
00:49:41,378 --> 00:49:45,816
{\an7}\h\hTHEN, 1,170 MILES
FROM WHERE IT STARTED,
656
00:49:45,850 --> 00:49:47,218
{\an7}AT LAKE ITASCA,
657
00:49:47,251 --> 00:49:49,587
{\an7}IT REACHES ST. LOUIS.
658
00:49:52,656 --> 00:49:55,592
{\an7}THIS IS WHERE LEWIS AND CLARK
659
00:49:55,626 --> 00:49:58,062
{\an7}BEGAN THEIR FAMOUS
\hEXPEDITION WEST,
660
00:49:58,095 --> 00:50:01,699
{\an7}ON MAY 14, 1804.
661
00:50:01,732 --> 00:50:07,238
{\an7}THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT HERE
IS FIRM AND IN CONTROL.
662
00:50:07,271 --> 00:50:08,973
{\an7}BUT NOT SO FAST.
663
00:50:11,308 --> 00:50:15,412
{\an7}\h\h\h\hFROM ST. LOUIS
TO THE GULF OF MEXICO,
664
00:50:15,446 --> 00:50:20,451
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE MISSISSIPPI
PLAYS A DIFFERENT TUNE.
665
00:50:20,484 --> 00:50:22,653
{\an7}ONE WITH DRAMA...
666
00:50:22,686 --> 00:50:24,354
{\an7}AND DANGER.
667
00:50:24,388 --> 00:50:27,424
{\an7}♪
668
00:50:27,458 --> 00:50:31,295
{\an7}WE’VE TRACKED THIS RIVER
\h\h\h\h\hFROM ITS HEAD
669
00:50:31,328 --> 00:50:32,896
{\an7}AND EXAMINED ITS HEART.
670
00:50:34,865 --> 00:50:38,168
{\an7}NOW, TIME FOR ITS SOUL.
671
00:50:38,202 --> 00:50:45,276
{\an7}♪
672
00:50:45,309 --> 00:50:49,613
{\an7}PREPARE FOR A JOURNEY
\h\h\hWITH DEEP WATER,
673
00:50:49,647 --> 00:50:51,616
{\an7}DEEP TROUBLE,
674
00:50:51,649 --> 00:50:54,819
{\an7}AND INTO THE DEEP SOUTH.
675
00:50:54,852 --> 00:50:59,457
{\an7}♪
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