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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:24,859 --> 00:00:27,487 (WIND WHOOSHING) 2 00:00:38,122 --> 00:00:40,041 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 3 00:00:43,586 --> 00:00:47,715 NARRATOR: China is a land of myth and mystery. 4 00:00:48,341 --> 00:00:52,136 Almost inconceivably vast and diverse. 5 00:00:55,932 --> 00:00:58,184 From the eastern coastal plain... 6 00:00:59,269 --> 00:01:01,980 through mountain ranges and forests... 7 00:01:04,649 --> 00:01:07,652 to the high plateau of Qinghai. 8 00:01:14,576 --> 00:01:16,911 From this magnificent landscape 9 00:01:16,995 --> 00:01:19,205 are born countless lives. 10 00:01:20,957 --> 00:01:24,085 Each of them part of a much larger story. 11 00:01:28,590 --> 00:01:32,176 An all-encompassing circle of life... 12 00:01:32,343 --> 00:01:34,721 that is fueled by the love... 13 00:01:34,887 --> 00:01:37,599 the losses, and the hopes... 14 00:01:37,765 --> 00:01:39,726 of many different creatures. 15 00:01:41,185 --> 00:01:42,854 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 16 00:01:58,077 --> 00:02:01,456 Our story takes place far from the bustling cities... 17 00:02:01,623 --> 00:02:03,833 we often think of as China. 18 00:02:09,714 --> 00:02:12,383 It is a story of cranes... 19 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,344 pandas“... 20 00:02:14,510 --> 00:02:16,054 antelope... 21 00:02:16,220 --> 00:02:17,597 monkeys... 22 00:02:17,764 --> 00:02:19,098 and leopards. 23 00:02:20,266 --> 00:02:24,187 All of whom call China their home. 24 00:02:54,217 --> 00:02:55,426 (WARBLING) 25 00:02:55,510 --> 00:02:58,721 Among all the creatures in Chinese mythology... 26 00:02:58,888 --> 00:03:02,266 the crane holds a very special place. 27 00:03:02,350 --> 00:03:04,310 (CRANES WARBLING) 28 00:03:04,977 --> 00:03:07,730 A symbol of longevity and good fortune... 29 00:03:08,856 --> 00:03:09,899 it is one of the oldest 30 00:03:09,982 --> 00:03:12,735 and most prominent figures in Chinese art... 31 00:03:12,902 --> 00:03:15,446 dating back thousands of years. 32 00:03:17,281 --> 00:03:20,702 It is said that when a crane takes flight... 33 00:03:20,868 --> 00:03:24,330 it carries along the spirit of a departed creature... 34 00:03:25,665 --> 00:03:29,293 from this world to the next. 35 00:03:47,603 --> 00:03:50,231 The Qinghai Plateau in western China... 36 00:03:50,398 --> 00:03:53,317 is the highest mountain plateau on Earth. 37 00:03:53,484 --> 00:03:56,779 And here, the elusive snow leopard... 38 00:03:56,946 --> 00:03:58,740 rules the range. 39 00:03:59,991 --> 00:04:01,868 This is Dawa. 40 00:04:03,161 --> 00:04:06,414 And this incredible dreamscape is her home. 41 00:04:09,667 --> 00:04:13,379 At an altitude of 14,000 feet above sea level... 42 00:04:13,546 --> 00:04:16,883 the climate here is too cold for most mammals. 43 00:04:18,301 --> 00:04:20,845 But Dawa thrives here. 44 00:04:29,145 --> 00:04:32,815 Every part of her body is designed for this unique terrain... 45 00:04:34,192 --> 00:04:36,110 from her exceptionally long tail... 46 00:04:36,277 --> 00:04:38,362 that helps her maintain balance... 47 00:04:38,529 --> 00:04:40,615 to her gray-dappled fur 48 00:04:40,698 --> 00:04:42,700 that provides the perfect camouflage... 49 00:04:42,867 --> 00:04:45,161 in these rocky surroundings. 50 00:04:47,997 --> 00:04:50,583 Dawa is at the top of her food chain... 51 00:04:51,209 --> 00:04:53,336 and at the top of her game. 52 00:04:54,837 --> 00:04:58,466 She knows every crag and cranny of this mountain. 53 00:04:59,342 --> 00:05:02,011 This is her turf. 54 00:05:04,639 --> 00:05:05,640 (GROWLS) 55 00:05:07,058 --> 00:05:09,310 But she's picked up a scent. 56 00:05:10,853 --> 00:05:13,356 An unwelcome visitor. 57 00:05:14,232 --> 00:05:15,775 (SNARLING) 58 00:05:21,239 --> 00:05:24,283 The intruder knows she's in Dawa's territory... 59 00:05:25,409 --> 00:05:27,787 but challenges her, nonetheless. 60 00:05:28,788 --> 00:05:30,748 (GROWLING) 61 00:05:37,255 --> 00:05:40,258 They face off in a chilling test of nerves. 62 00:05:46,097 --> 00:05:50,935 Dawa must convey strength or risk a full-on battle. 63 00:05:50,977 --> 00:05:53,354 (BOTH GROWLING) 64 00:06:05,950 --> 00:06:08,119 (GROWLING CONTINUES) 65 00:06:21,632 --> 00:06:24,218 The intruder finally submits. 66 00:06:31,893 --> 00:06:34,979 Dawa retains her supremacy. 67 00:06:39,734 --> 00:06:41,360 For now. 68 00:06:54,832 --> 00:06:56,167 (GROWLS) 69 00:06:56,542 --> 00:06:59,420 Dawa is not a feline to be messed with... 70 00:07:00,922 --> 00:07:04,091 and right now nothing could shake her resolve. 71 00:07:07,678 --> 00:07:11,015 After all, it's not just her hunting grounds... 72 00:07:11,182 --> 00:07:12,266 she's protecting. 73 00:07:20,441 --> 00:07:21,692 (CUBS GROWLING) 74 00:07:28,032 --> 00:07:31,410 To her, these two little cubs... 75 00:07:31,577 --> 00:07:33,913 are the most important things on Earth. 76 00:07:36,374 --> 00:07:39,710 Providing for them and keeping them safe... 77 00:07:39,877 --> 00:07:41,712 is her life's mission. 78 00:07:57,061 --> 00:07:59,438 Far to the east of Dawa... 79 00:07:59,605 --> 00:08:02,775 in the Sichuan mountain valleys of central China... 80 00:08:02,942 --> 00:08:06,112 a mere 8,000 feet above sea level... 81 00:08:06,612 --> 00:08:10,241 golden snub-nosed monkeys run wild. 82 00:08:10,741 --> 00:08:12,827 (MONKEYS SCREECHING) 83 00:08:13,077 --> 00:08:16,914 Monkeys have long been figures of rebellion and mischief... 84 00:08:17,081 --> 00:08:18,833 in Chinese folk tales. 85 00:08:19,834 --> 00:08:21,669 And one of the most mischievous monkeys 86 00:08:21,752 --> 00:08:23,129 on this mountain... 87 00:08:23,295 --> 00:08:24,797 is Tao Tao. 88 00:08:25,756 --> 00:08:28,092 He's the class clown of his troop... 89 00:08:28,259 --> 00:08:31,429 and an aspiring kung fu master. 90 00:08:33,097 --> 00:08:34,098 At two years old... 91 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,102 Tao Tao no longer needs to be overseen by his parents. 92 00:08:38,644 --> 00:08:41,188 But he still likes to come home to his father's side... 93 00:08:41,355 --> 00:08:44,025 after a long day of adventuring. 94 00:08:48,112 --> 00:08:50,698 (SCREECHING) 95 00:08:51,615 --> 00:08:54,618 Tao Tao just loves his dad. 96 00:08:56,954 --> 00:09:00,541 His dad, however, isn't big on showing affection... 97 00:09:04,128 --> 00:09:08,132 leaving TaoTao feeling a little unappreciated. 98 00:09:10,551 --> 00:09:11,886 Oh, well. 99 00:09:12,136 --> 00:09:15,556 He can always count on his mother to shower him with attention. 100 00:09:16,348 --> 00:09:18,184 (INFANT SQUEALING) 101 00:09:19,060 --> 00:09:22,063 But the recent arrival of a new baby sister in the family... 102 00:09:22,813 --> 00:09:26,776 has spoiled some of that maternal magic on the home front. 103 00:09:30,571 --> 00:09:33,240 While monkey families only have one father... 104 00:09:33,407 --> 00:09:35,451 they each have several mothers, 105 00:09:35,534 --> 00:09:37,745 who all help one another care for their young. 106 00:09:38,788 --> 00:09:39,997 (INFANT SQUEALING) 107 00:09:47,171 --> 00:09:48,380 Tao Tao misses the days 108 00:09:48,464 --> 00:09:50,674 when he used to be the center of attention... 109 00:09:52,593 --> 00:09:55,638 despite the danger involved. 110 00:09:56,764 --> 00:10:00,643 He's quickly coming to the realization that he's no longer... 111 00:10:00,810 --> 00:10:02,561 the darling of his family. 112 00:10:05,231 --> 00:10:09,235 This new little bundle of joy has taken his place. 113 00:10:10,444 --> 00:10:12,404 It seems so unfair... 114 00:10:12,571 --> 00:10:16,033 when all the comfort and acceptance you've gotten used to... 115 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,786 is suddenly stolen from you. 116 00:10:26,418 --> 00:10:28,671 "Fine, forget it, then!" 117 00:10:32,007 --> 00:10:35,970 This is exactly the kind of thing that makes a monkey turn to mischief. 118 00:10:43,060 --> 00:10:44,979 Right next door to Tao Tao... 119 00:10:45,437 --> 00:10:48,983 in a lush bamboo forest on the other side of the mountain... 120 00:10:50,234 --> 00:10:54,405 life is decidedly less stressful. 121 00:10:55,322 --> 00:10:57,449 This is Ya Ya. 122 00:10:58,409 --> 00:10:59,743 A giant panda. 123 00:11:01,078 --> 00:11:04,498 Pandas are basically the opposite of monkeys. 124 00:11:05,082 --> 00:11:07,626 They're not interested in stirring up trouble. 125 00:11:09,170 --> 00:11:12,256 They just wanna be left alone to eat... 126 00:11:13,924 --> 00:11:15,301 and relax... 127 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,097 and scratch... 128 00:11:22,141 --> 00:11:24,602 various, different areas. 129 00:11:27,813 --> 00:11:30,983 And once Ya Ya has completed her morning chores... 130 00:11:31,609 --> 00:11:33,944 she returns to her real focus in life... 131 00:11:34,028 --> 00:11:35,029 (BLEATS) 132 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:39,617 her newborn daughter, MeiMei. 133 00:11:43,996 --> 00:11:45,789 Outside of raising cubs... 134 00:11:45,956 --> 00:11:50,002 adult female pandas live almost completely solitary lives. 135 00:11:50,419 --> 00:11:51,545 (WHIMPERS) 136 00:11:52,796 --> 00:11:54,173 So, for Ya Ya... 137 00:11:54,965 --> 00:11:58,302 this is the most treasured time of her life. 138 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:01,680 (WHIMPERING) 139 00:12:08,312 --> 00:12:11,273 These two will be spending the next several months... 140 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,692 snuggled up here inside this den. 141 00:12:15,945 --> 00:12:18,697 But then they'll step out into the world... 142 00:12:20,991 --> 00:12:24,286 and the real journey will begin. 143 00:12:33,712 --> 00:12:36,507 Up in the higher elevations of western China... 144 00:12:37,091 --> 00:12:40,844 a very different kind of family roams the plateau. 145 00:12:44,390 --> 00:12:46,016 Chiru antelope are worshipped... 146 00:12:46,183 --> 00:12:48,811 as sacred creatures in this region. 147 00:12:50,521 --> 00:12:52,314 They are the living embodiment... 148 00:12:52,481 --> 00:12:55,401 of nature's back-and-forth, seasonal cycle. 149 00:12:55,484 --> 00:12:56,485 (CALLING) 150 00:12:58,237 --> 00:13:01,323 Every spring, thousands of female chiru... 151 00:13:01,490 --> 00:13:03,367 embark on an epic journey. 152 00:13:04,285 --> 00:13:06,620 But it's a bittersweet occasion. 153 00:13:06,787 --> 00:13:08,664 They must bid farewell to the males... 154 00:13:08,831 --> 00:13:11,709 who will not see them again for several months. 155 00:13:11,792 --> 00:13:13,043 (BLEATING) 156 00:13:19,258 --> 00:13:21,010 In the meantime... 157 00:13:21,844 --> 00:13:24,596 these bucks will have to make do on their own. 158 00:13:25,180 --> 00:13:26,181 (HUFFING) 159 00:13:28,434 --> 00:13:31,770 The migration of these revered creatures... 160 00:13:31,937 --> 00:13:35,524 washes across the mountain plains of western China... 161 00:13:35,691 --> 00:13:38,235 like an ocean tide. 162 00:13:40,738 --> 00:13:42,573 Their destination? 163 00:13:43,282 --> 00:13:45,993 The legendary Zhuonai Lake... 164 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,370 in the remote uplands of the Qinghai Plateau. 165 00:13:48,412 --> 00:13:49,413 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 166 00:13:55,002 --> 00:13:56,587 (CUBS GROWLING) 167 00:13:58,922 --> 00:14:00,841 Dawa's cubs are now old enough... 168 00:14:01,008 --> 00:14:04,053 to venture outside their cave into the sunshine. 169 00:14:06,555 --> 00:14:09,683 To them, this vast mountain range... 170 00:14:09,850 --> 00:14:12,644 is just one big rocky playground. 171 00:14:13,562 --> 00:14:15,105 (CUBS GROWLING) 172 00:14:27,409 --> 00:14:28,660 Like pandas, 173 00:14:28,744 --> 00:14:31,413 adult snow leopards live very solitary lives. 174 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:35,167 So with no one infringing on her territory... 175 00:14:35,334 --> 00:14:38,379 no competition for Queen of the Mountain... 176 00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:40,756 she can focus all her attention... 177 00:14:40,923 --> 00:14:42,341 on her young. 178 00:14:56,730 --> 00:14:59,400 Dawa could not be more content. 179 00:15:00,234 --> 00:15:04,947 Nothing compares to being loved by the ones you love most. 180 00:15:10,119 --> 00:15:11,537 (CUBS GROWLING) 181 00:15:14,164 --> 00:15:16,083 And while Dawa would love nothing more... 182 00:15:16,250 --> 00:15:19,628 than to just sit back and watch them climb and play... 183 00:15:20,504 --> 00:15:23,424 she has other responsibilities. 184 00:15:25,217 --> 00:15:27,469 She needs to hunt. 185 00:15:29,304 --> 00:15:31,640 These yaks offer a bounty of meat... 186 00:15:32,808 --> 00:15:36,103 but are far too powerful and dangerous. 187 00:15:37,855 --> 00:15:40,065 She considers this marmot. 188 00:15:40,441 --> 00:15:41,442 (SQUEAKS) 189 00:15:43,110 --> 00:15:44,445 No, she doesn't. 190 00:15:45,070 --> 00:15:47,156 - But these glorious creatures? - (SHEEP BLEATING) 191 00:15:47,865 --> 00:15:50,826 This is what dinner looks like. 192 00:15:54,538 --> 00:15:57,708 Bharal sheep are Dawa's main prey. 193 00:15:59,168 --> 00:16:01,712 (BLEATING CONTINUES) 194 00:16:04,548 --> 00:16:06,717 Her intimate knowledge of her home terrain... 195 00:16:06,884 --> 00:16:09,887 helps her locate her prey and maneuver them... 196 00:16:10,053 --> 00:16:12,097 into rocky narrows and steep slopes... 197 00:16:12,264 --> 00:16:14,975 where they are more vulnerable to attack. 198 00:16:17,060 --> 00:16:20,481 Like Dawa, these sheep are built to survive in these mountains. 199 00:16:22,107 --> 00:16:25,194 Their blanched fur is the ideal camouflage... 200 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,363 and their strong legs make them remarkably fast and nimble. 201 00:16:34,203 --> 00:16:35,204 (SQUEAKING) 202 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:42,294 But Dawa is smarter. 203 00:16:45,672 --> 00:16:49,092 Her cubs will go to sleep with full stomachs tonight. 204 00:16:50,802 --> 00:16:54,723 This one meal could tide them over for an entire week. 205 00:16:58,393 --> 00:17:03,440 In Dawa's world, you must take life to give life. 206 00:17:09,863 --> 00:17:13,158 Tao Tao has become increasingly dejected... 207 00:17:13,325 --> 00:17:15,494 and has been spending a lot of time... 208 00:17:15,661 --> 00:17:19,331 just trying to avoid his little sister, and his family. 209 00:17:20,332 --> 00:17:24,002 But today, he's come across some interesting neighbors... 210 00:17:24,503 --> 00:17:25,837 who could change all that. 211 00:17:25,921 --> 00:17:27,548 (MONKEYS SCREECHING) 212 00:17:29,049 --> 00:17:31,426 These are the Lost Boys... 213 00:17:32,052 --> 00:17:34,429 a gang of young male outcasts... 214 00:17:34,596 --> 00:17:37,224 some of them as young as TaoTao. 215 00:17:39,810 --> 00:17:43,522 These guys know all about rejection. 216 00:17:45,899 --> 00:17:48,986 Being a Lost Boy is sort of like running away to join the circus... 217 00:17:49,611 --> 00:17:51,738 except with fewer rules. 218 00:17:53,156 --> 00:17:56,243 These kids don't seem to have a care in the world. 219 00:17:59,371 --> 00:18:01,373 This is Rooster... 220 00:18:03,375 --> 00:18:05,794 the leader of the Lost Boys. 221 00:18:07,879 --> 00:18:09,673 He's been in a lot of battles. 222 00:18:10,424 --> 00:18:12,301 You see that eye? 223 00:18:12,801 --> 00:18:15,470 TaoTao's father had a hand in that. 224 00:18:19,099 --> 00:18:21,852 He's certainly taken notice of Tao Tao. 225 00:18:22,686 --> 00:18:25,939 Maybe Tao Tao reminds him of himself at that age. 226 00:18:27,190 --> 00:18:31,486 Or maybe he just stares at stuff a lot. 227 00:18:33,155 --> 00:18:34,865 In any case, if Tao Tao has been looking... 228 00:18:35,032 --> 00:18:37,242 for a way to vent his frustrations... 229 00:18:37,743 --> 00:18:39,745 he's come to the right place... 230 00:18:39,911 --> 00:18:42,331 because on this sunny afternoon... 231 00:18:42,497 --> 00:18:44,291 the Lost Boys have invited him... 232 00:18:44,458 --> 00:18:47,044 to play an ancient traditional monkey game... 233 00:18:47,836 --> 00:18:50,589 called Let's Break Branches. 234 00:18:50,672 --> 00:18:51,673 (SCREECHING) 235 00:18:51,757 --> 00:18:53,508 (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) 236 00:19:11,777 --> 00:19:15,155 This is exactly what TaoTao needs right now. 237 00:19:17,407 --> 00:19:20,994 Some of their shenanigans, however, go a little too far for Tao Tao. 238 00:19:23,121 --> 00:19:24,956 Like stealing a baby... 239 00:19:25,123 --> 00:19:26,166 for kicks? 240 00:19:28,877 --> 00:19:29,878 But hey... 241 00:19:30,045 --> 00:19:31,838 it's not like it's his sister. 242 00:19:34,299 --> 00:19:36,426 Being mischievous troublemakers... 243 00:19:36,593 --> 00:19:38,637 is exhausting work. 244 00:19:40,138 --> 00:19:43,600 For TaoTao, though, life with the Lost Boys seems... 245 00:19:44,226 --> 00:19:45,811 pretty sweet. 246 00:19:46,645 --> 00:19:47,729 Until... 247 00:19:50,232 --> 00:19:51,983 Goshawks are virtually 248 00:19:52,067 --> 00:19:54,528 the only natural predators these monkeys have. 249 00:19:54,986 --> 00:19:58,573 And they're always on the lookout for abandoned babies. 250 00:20:03,787 --> 00:20:04,788 (SQUEALS) 251 00:20:12,003 --> 00:20:13,004 (MONKEY SQUEALS) 252 00:20:13,672 --> 00:20:14,673 (CALLING) 253 00:20:17,134 --> 00:20:20,512 In the blink of an eye, Tao Tee's world is turned upside down. 254 00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:21,888 (GOSHAWK SCREECHES) 255 00:20:22,431 --> 00:20:24,266 That came out of nowhere. 256 00:20:24,433 --> 00:20:26,977 Why wasn't anyone keeping an eye out? 257 00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:28,228 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 258 00:20:37,154 --> 00:20:38,447 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 259 00:20:42,701 --> 00:20:45,787 It's a harsh dose of reality for Tao Tao. 260 00:20:45,954 --> 00:20:49,458 That easily could have been his little sister. 261 00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:51,835 (THUNDER CRASHING) 262 00:21:01,219 --> 00:21:03,388 (BIRDS SQUAWKING) 263 00:21:17,068 --> 00:21:18,487 The summer winds, 264 00:21:18,570 --> 00:21:21,031 carrying the warm scent of fresh pastures... 265 00:21:21,198 --> 00:21:24,367 have led the chiru to their sacred destination... 266 00:21:25,452 --> 00:21:27,454 Zhuonai Lake. 267 00:21:30,874 --> 00:21:33,794 And the real purpose of their heroic journey... 268 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,213 now reveals itself. 269 00:21:43,553 --> 00:21:46,681 The whole fantastic, continuous cycle... 270 00:21:46,848 --> 00:21:48,809 that is chiru existence... 271 00:21:48,975 --> 00:21:51,478 is built on this first moment of bonding... 272 00:21:51,645 --> 00:21:53,772 between a mother and her baby... 273 00:21:54,523 --> 00:21:56,608 sharing each other's scent. 274 00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:06,159 Miraculously, baby chiru are able to walk... 275 00:22:06,326 --> 00:22:08,954 within 30 minutes of being born. 276 00:22:12,666 --> 00:22:15,585 It's that "standing still" part that's so difficult. 277 00:22:32,853 --> 00:22:34,688 Within a few days, 278 00:22:34,771 --> 00:22:37,148 they can run like their mothers. 279 00:23:06,177 --> 00:23:10,473 As mothers and their calves learn to identify each other by smell... 280 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,144 they're forming the essential, unbreakable connections... 281 00:23:14,311 --> 00:23:15,770 that bind the herd together 282 00:23:15,854 --> 00:23:19,482 and allow it to survive its return migration. 283 00:23:20,442 --> 00:23:22,444 Sometimes, it takes a while... 284 00:23:22,611 --> 00:23:25,864 for calves to figure out whose smell is whose... 285 00:23:26,031 --> 00:23:29,534 and they are gently encouraged to keep sniffing. 286 00:23:49,971 --> 00:23:52,974 The chiru will stay here until the calves are capable... 287 00:23:53,183 --> 00:23:55,352 of making their long return journey. 288 00:23:56,478 --> 00:23:59,564 Then their pendulum will swing back toward home... 289 00:23:59,731 --> 00:24:03,234 where they'll be reunited with the males they left behind. 290 00:24:03,318 --> 00:24:04,819 (BLEATING) 291 00:24:09,199 --> 00:24:11,326 (BIRDS WARBLING) 292 00:24:14,037 --> 00:24:15,872 Up in the mountains of Sichuan... 293 00:24:16,039 --> 00:24:18,208 the turn of seasons unfurls... 294 00:24:18,375 --> 00:24:21,336 in a breathtaking kaleidoscope of color. 295 00:24:24,589 --> 00:24:26,091 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 296 00:24:26,216 --> 00:24:27,717 (WATER TRICKLING) 297 00:24:40,188 --> 00:24:41,606 (MEIMEI WHIMPERING) 298 00:24:41,898 --> 00:24:46,569 Ya Ya and her baby have finally emerged from their den of solitude. 299 00:24:48,279 --> 00:24:51,408 It's time for MeiMei to meet the world. 300 00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:52,867 (WHIMPERING) 301 00:25:31,406 --> 00:25:34,784 "Well, the baby's been fed... 302 00:25:36,161 --> 00:25:37,954 "and cuddled... 303 00:25:38,997 --> 00:25:40,623 "and put to bed." 304 00:25:44,461 --> 00:25:46,254 "Time for lunch." 305 00:25:48,673 --> 00:25:51,301 (LEAVES RUSTLING) 306 00:25:58,808 --> 00:26:03,104 Pandas in the wild eat almost nothing but bamboo. 307 00:26:03,646 --> 00:26:05,857 Up to 40 pounds per day. 308 00:26:09,027 --> 00:26:10,445 40... 309 00:26:10,612 --> 00:26:11,988 pounds... 310 00:26:12,697 --> 00:26:14,491 of bamboo... 311 00:26:14,949 --> 00:26:16,493 per day. 312 00:26:18,369 --> 00:26:19,829 (SQUEAKS) 313 00:26:22,957 --> 00:26:25,794 MeiMei, however, has a belly full of mother's milk... 314 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,629 and is fully rested. 315 00:26:28,963 --> 00:26:31,841 And there's a whole new world to explore. 316 00:26:39,724 --> 00:26:41,476 Right. 317 00:26:41,643 --> 00:26:43,228 She can't really go anywhere. 318 00:26:43,394 --> 00:26:47,190 At this age, panda cubs have barely learned to crawl. 319 00:26:47,732 --> 00:26:48,983 (SQUEAKING) 320 00:26:50,527 --> 00:26:52,695 But that doesn't diminish her fascination... 321 00:26:52,862 --> 00:26:55,323 with all these new sights and sounds. 322 00:26:58,827 --> 00:27:00,370 Like this guy. 323 00:27:02,580 --> 00:27:03,581 (WHIMPERS) 324 00:27:05,875 --> 00:27:07,544 A red panda. 325 00:27:08,211 --> 00:27:10,672 He's not really a panda at all. 326 00:27:10,839 --> 00:27:13,383 He's actually closer to a raccoon. 327 00:27:14,217 --> 00:27:16,553 MeiMei doesn't care what he is. 328 00:27:16,719 --> 00:27:19,681 She just wants to climb up there and say hello. 329 00:27:20,348 --> 00:27:23,726 Red pandas spend almost all their time up in trees... 330 00:27:23,893 --> 00:27:26,604 which makes him a perfect role model for MeiMei. 331 00:27:27,272 --> 00:27:29,357 Because climbing trees... 332 00:27:29,524 --> 00:27:32,235 is all baby pandas dream about. 333 00:27:38,241 --> 00:27:40,869 There's so much beauty. 334 00:27:43,121 --> 00:27:44,622 It's entrancing. 335 00:27:47,917 --> 00:27:49,919 But behind the beauty... 336 00:27:51,754 --> 00:27:53,381 lurks danger. 337 00:27:53,631 --> 00:27:54,632 (SQUEAKS) 338 00:27:56,593 --> 00:27:58,094 (SQUEAKING) 339 00:28:06,269 --> 00:28:08,813 "Okay?" 340 00:28:11,941 --> 00:28:14,736 "And here we go again." 341 00:28:17,488 --> 00:28:18,781 (SQUEALS) 342 00:28:24,245 --> 00:28:25,246 (GROWLS) 343 00:28:25,663 --> 00:28:27,248 (WHIMPERING) 344 00:28:33,963 --> 00:28:35,506 "Oh, my gosh. 345 00:28:35,673 --> 00:28:39,260 "That was so embarrassing." 346 00:28:47,268 --> 00:28:49,354 (HUFFING) 347 00:29:00,156 --> 00:29:01,824 (MEIMEI WHIMPERING) 348 00:29:11,376 --> 00:29:12,377 (WHIMPERS) 349 00:29:16,547 --> 00:29:20,343 Moms are always there to pick you up when you fall down. 350 00:29:22,679 --> 00:29:25,890 And to drag you around by the neck afterward. 351 00:29:36,985 --> 00:29:38,528 If she could... 352 00:29:38,695 --> 00:29:42,198 Ya Ya would stay in this moment forever. 353 00:29:42,740 --> 00:29:43,741 (LOW BARK) 354 00:29:44,867 --> 00:29:46,703 All she wants to do is hold onto her baby... 355 00:29:46,869 --> 00:29:49,372 and smother her with love. 356 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:52,041 (SQUEAKS) 357 00:29:55,044 --> 00:29:58,214 But MeiMei has had a taste of freedom. 358 00:30:02,051 --> 00:30:03,761 And she likes it. 359 00:30:04,345 --> 00:30:05,763 (SQUEALING) 360 00:30:22,405 --> 00:30:25,116 Pine nuts are only available in the fall... 361 00:30:25,283 --> 00:30:27,118 and today Rooster and the Lost Boys... 362 00:30:27,285 --> 00:30:29,704 have found a nice patch all to themselves. 363 00:30:31,414 --> 00:30:34,917 And Tao Tao is making sure he gets his fair share. 364 00:30:35,126 --> 00:30:36,586 (MONKEYS SCREECHING) 365 00:30:36,794 --> 00:30:38,087 "Whoops." 366 00:30:40,298 --> 00:30:42,925 He's been spending almost all his time with the Lost Boys... 367 00:30:43,426 --> 00:30:47,138 ever since his cute little baby sister swallowed up his family. 368 00:30:52,268 --> 00:30:54,312 (MONKEYS SCREECHING) 369 00:30:55,730 --> 00:30:58,316 But when TaoTao's father shows up... 370 00:30:58,483 --> 00:31:00,401 with the whole family in tow... 371 00:31:00,985 --> 00:31:03,321 the festive mood changes... 372 00:31:04,405 --> 00:31:06,657 to less festive. 373 00:31:14,499 --> 00:31:16,626 (MONKEY SQUEALING) 374 00:31:17,460 --> 00:31:20,630 Rooster probably still has a chip on his shoulder... 375 00:31:20,797 --> 00:31:22,799 about that whole eye thing. 376 00:31:27,470 --> 00:31:28,471 (SCREECHES) 377 00:31:30,098 --> 00:31:33,142 Looks like it's time for some long-awaited payback. 378 00:31:36,104 --> 00:31:37,522 (SCREECHING) 379 00:31:40,191 --> 00:31:42,693 (SNARLING) 380 00:31:46,155 --> 00:31:47,532 Tao Tao can't believe this. 381 00:31:49,659 --> 00:31:52,662 Why is Rooster picking a fight with his father? 382 00:31:58,042 --> 00:32:01,879 The females in Tao Tao's family rally around their man. 383 00:32:02,672 --> 00:32:04,006 (SCREECHING) 384 00:32:09,345 --> 00:32:12,056 Rooster, however, is on his own. 385 00:32:12,682 --> 00:32:15,518 The Lost Boys only look out for themselves. 386 00:32:16,561 --> 00:32:18,187 With nobody to back him up... 387 00:32:18,646 --> 00:32:20,815 Rooster beats a hasty retreat. 388 00:32:31,033 --> 00:32:32,368 (SCREECHES) 389 00:32:35,621 --> 00:32:37,123 Tao Tao is torn. 390 00:32:38,458 --> 00:32:42,920 These new pals of his are turning out to be a bunch of self-centered brats. 391 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:53,764 Is there anybody in this crazy world you can actually depend on? 392 00:33:00,438 --> 00:33:02,648 (BLEATING) 393 00:33:04,150 --> 00:33:05,985 Up on the high plains... 394 00:33:06,152 --> 00:33:08,279 the chiru have embarked on their journey back home 395 00:33:08,404 --> 00:33:09,822 to rejoin the males. 396 00:33:12,283 --> 00:33:16,662 But the smell of young calves has attracted followers. 397 00:33:26,088 --> 00:33:27,757 (BLEATING) 398 00:33:31,010 --> 00:33:33,012 This wolf tests the herd... 399 00:33:33,179 --> 00:33:35,264 trying to separate the little ones. 400 00:33:38,351 --> 00:33:40,520 By now, luckily, those baby legs... 401 00:33:40,686 --> 00:33:43,022 are strong and fast, just like their mothers'. 402 00:33:43,481 --> 00:33:44,857 (ANTELOPE BLEATING) 403 00:33:47,860 --> 00:33:49,487 The chiru are united. 404 00:33:49,654 --> 00:33:53,115 The bonds between moms and babies hold strong. 405 00:33:53,282 --> 00:33:55,952 Each calf glued to its mother's scent. 406 00:34:01,958 --> 00:34:03,125 (BLEATING) 407 00:34:04,835 --> 00:34:06,963 The herd is many... 408 00:34:08,297 --> 00:34:10,800 but the herd is one. 409 00:34:29,652 --> 00:34:31,654 The sheer beauty of China... 410 00:34:31,821 --> 00:34:35,366 manifests itself in so many different ways... 411 00:34:35,533 --> 00:34:38,077 in so many remote corners. 412 00:34:41,664 --> 00:34:44,667 It sometimes feels like another world. 413 00:34:50,715 --> 00:34:52,550 Under Dawa's nurturing... 414 00:34:52,717 --> 00:34:56,095 her cubs are growing into two impressive young cats. 415 00:34:58,347 --> 00:35:01,350 And she's just had a successful hunt... 416 00:35:01,517 --> 00:35:03,853 which comes none too soon. 417 00:35:04,353 --> 00:35:08,858 Her cubs are now fully weaned and hungry for some fresh meat. 418 00:35:09,525 --> 00:35:13,529 They've been watching and learning the ways of the great hunter... 419 00:35:14,864 --> 00:35:16,073 their morn. 420 00:35:16,616 --> 00:35:18,260 - (LEOPARD SNARLS IN DISTANCE) - But suddenly... 421 00:35:18,284 --> 00:35:21,287 across the valley, the intruder has returned. 422 00:35:21,954 --> 00:35:25,458 This time, with her three grown sons. 423 00:35:32,381 --> 00:35:35,885 Scarcity of prey has brought them into Dawa's territory... 424 00:35:36,052 --> 00:35:40,222 and they are more than prepared to take all that is hers. 425 00:35:46,395 --> 00:35:49,148 Dawa's old rival is much more emboldened... 426 00:35:49,315 --> 00:35:51,275 now that she has reinforcements. 427 00:35:51,734 --> 00:35:53,986 She and Dawa both know... 428 00:35:54,153 --> 00:35:57,948 Dawa would never survive a fight against all four leopards. 429 00:36:03,996 --> 00:36:05,289 (GROWLING) 430 00:36:14,924 --> 00:36:16,175 (SNARLING) 431 00:36:24,350 --> 00:36:27,687 Dawa can't bring herself to abandon this precious food, though. 432 00:36:31,190 --> 00:36:35,611 Her cubs must eat, and when it comes to their survival... 433 00:36:35,778 --> 00:36:37,947 Dawa would fight almost any foe. 434 00:36:44,286 --> 00:36:46,789 The trade-off between life and death... 435 00:36:46,956 --> 00:36:50,126 is sometimes a very difficult calculation. 436 00:37:01,011 --> 00:37:02,304 (SNARLING) 437 00:37:08,060 --> 00:37:10,312 But then the sons move in. 438 00:37:19,488 --> 00:37:21,991 Outnumbered and out-fanged... 439 00:37:22,158 --> 00:37:25,411 Dawa must retreat to guard her cubs. 440 00:37:33,210 --> 00:37:36,505 Not satisfied with merely stealing Dawa's kill... 441 00:37:36,672 --> 00:37:40,009 the interlopers now pursue her to let her know... 442 00:37:40,176 --> 00:37:42,344 they're here to stay. 443 00:37:49,018 --> 00:37:50,686 To save her young... 444 00:37:50,853 --> 00:37:53,689 Dawa must take them and leave the area. 445 00:38:13,292 --> 00:38:16,378 Expelled from their own home. 446 00:38:19,548 --> 00:38:21,801 (WIND WHISTLING) 447 00:38:23,969 --> 00:38:26,347 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 448 00:38:28,891 --> 00:38:30,226 (WHIMPERING) 449 00:38:34,355 --> 00:38:37,733 When your baby is the cutest, fuzziest creature... 450 00:38:37,900 --> 00:38:39,401 this side of the Yangtze River... 451 00:38:40,402 --> 00:38:44,156 it's not easy to just leave it alone. 452 00:38:45,658 --> 00:38:47,493 (SQUEALING) 453 00:39:03,926 --> 00:39:05,928 At six months old, MeiMei is thinking... 454 00:39:06,095 --> 00:39:08,764 she's ready to move about on her own. 455 00:39:10,391 --> 00:39:11,767 Her mother is thinking... 456 00:39:12,768 --> 00:39:14,520 "Yeah, not so much." 457 00:39:15,563 --> 00:39:17,231 That's a tall tree. 458 00:39:17,398 --> 00:39:20,067 And MeiMei is no expert climber. 459 00:39:20,568 --> 00:39:21,694 Yet. 460 00:39:21,777 --> 00:39:23,863 (MEIMEI SQUEALING) 461 00:39:31,787 --> 00:39:34,582 (SQUEALING CONTINUES) 462 00:39:36,917 --> 00:39:41,422 "Come on! Mom! I just wanna... Argh!" 463 00:39:45,718 --> 00:39:46,719 (SQUEALS) 464 00:39:48,387 --> 00:39:52,766 Being a helicopter mom can suffocate a cub's curiosity, though. 465 00:39:52,933 --> 00:39:55,978 For young pandas, tree climbing is a rite of passage. 466 00:39:56,812 --> 00:39:59,481 When a cub is able to successfully climb a tree... 467 00:39:59,648 --> 00:40:02,151 it means it can be safe from predators. 468 00:40:04,278 --> 00:40:05,654 A cub that can climb a tree... 469 00:40:06,739 --> 00:40:09,783 is a cub that no longer needs its mother. 470 00:40:13,245 --> 00:40:16,248 "Mom, relax. I got this." 471 00:40:20,252 --> 00:40:21,253 (SQUEALS) 472 00:40:22,338 --> 00:40:23,339 (THUD) 473 00:40:24,924 --> 00:40:25,925 (SQUEALS) 474 00:40:35,601 --> 00:40:36,852 On the plains of Qinghai... 475 00:40:37,353 --> 00:40:40,272 the male chiru stand guard on the home front... 476 00:40:40,439 --> 00:40:43,943 awaiting the return of their far-roving females. 477 00:40:45,611 --> 00:40:48,489 (ANTELOPE BLEATING) 478 00:40:50,366 --> 00:40:51,367 (SNORTS) 479 00:40:55,621 --> 00:40:58,374 The females have traveled long and far... 480 00:40:58,540 --> 00:41:00,960 to be reunited with their partners. 481 00:41:02,378 --> 00:41:04,171 (BLEATING) 482 00:41:10,552 --> 00:41:11,637 Unfortunately... 483 00:41:11,887 --> 00:41:15,057 after being away from each other for so long... 484 00:41:15,224 --> 00:41:18,018 neither the males nor the females... 485 00:41:18,185 --> 00:41:21,313 have the slightest idea who their partners are. 486 00:41:22,898 --> 00:41:24,483 But not to worry... 487 00:41:24,692 --> 00:41:25,734 (SNORTS) 488 00:41:25,818 --> 00:41:29,363 the males are more than happy to impress new females... 489 00:41:29,530 --> 00:41:31,240 and start new families. 490 00:41:32,408 --> 00:41:34,076 (HUFFING) 491 00:41:37,037 --> 00:41:39,999 They've spent the entire spring and summer bulking up... 492 00:41:40,165 --> 00:41:42,751 and vying with each other for supremacy. 493 00:41:42,918 --> 00:41:46,422 And they're raring to show off their masculinity. 494 00:41:50,718 --> 00:41:52,928 "Problems with wolves, ladies?" 495 00:41:53,887 --> 00:41:56,598 "Fear not. I'll deal with this scoundrel." 496 00:42:00,102 --> 00:42:01,687 (SNORTING) 497 00:42:03,022 --> 00:42:05,733 One glance at that imposing male physique... 498 00:42:05,899 --> 00:42:09,403 and this scrappy little predator is soon sent on his way. 499 00:42:09,570 --> 00:42:11,905 "Hey! 500 00:42:11,947 --> 00:42:13,407 (SNORTING) 501 00:42:14,616 --> 00:42:16,035 "It's all good." 502 00:42:17,578 --> 00:42:19,913 "The ice causes a bit of a... whoa!" 503 00:42:23,917 --> 00:42:25,544 (WOLF WHIMPERING) 504 00:42:41,477 --> 00:42:43,729 Regardless of how they accomplish it... 505 00:42:43,896 --> 00:42:48,776 the herd always comes together again as one great big family. 506 00:42:50,569 --> 00:42:55,240 And the never-ending tide of chiru life flows on. 507 00:42:55,991 --> 00:42:59,161 (ANTELOPE BLEATING) 508 00:43:05,584 --> 00:43:07,169 (BIRD CAWING) 509 00:43:08,128 --> 00:43:10,589 As the temperatures begin to plummet... 510 00:43:10,756 --> 00:43:13,342 the once mighty Queen of the Mountain... 511 00:43:13,509 --> 00:43:16,178 hasn't made a kill in over a week. 512 00:43:16,512 --> 00:43:20,849 Now, she's forced to share her unfamiliar new territory... 513 00:43:21,016 --> 00:43:23,352 with more successful rivals. 514 00:43:34,738 --> 00:43:36,990 She must survey the area constantly... 515 00:43:37,157 --> 00:43:40,869 to get the lay of the land and reestablish her dominion... 516 00:43:41,036 --> 00:43:42,538 with scent markings. 517 00:43:45,207 --> 00:43:47,876 But she's been spotted by this area's male. 518 00:43:56,260 --> 00:43:58,345 (GROWLING AND SNARLING) 519 00:44:02,057 --> 00:44:04,393 She defends her ground bravely... 520 00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:07,229 but is forced to retreat back to her cubs. 521 00:44:15,529 --> 00:44:17,531 Those playful days of summer... 522 00:44:17,698 --> 00:44:20,909 seem very far away to Dawa right now. 523 00:44:31,086 --> 00:44:35,465 If only a family's love could determine its fate. 524 00:44:40,804 --> 00:44:42,222 (WIND WHOOSHING) 525 00:44:42,264 --> 00:44:43,557 (BIRD WARBLING) 526 00:44:53,442 --> 00:44:56,570 YaYa's instinct is to keep her cub safe. 527 00:45:05,162 --> 00:45:08,081 But she can't protect MeiMei forever. 528 00:45:08,790 --> 00:45:10,250 At some point... 529 00:45:10,417 --> 00:45:12,502 she's going to have to let go. 530 00:45:17,341 --> 00:45:18,592 (SQUEALS) 531 00:45:22,012 --> 00:45:23,764 (WHIMPERING) 532 00:45:23,889 --> 00:45:25,599 Just... maybe not today. 533 00:45:32,689 --> 00:45:35,359 Winter turns the dense forest... 534 00:45:35,525 --> 00:45:38,862 into a majestic crystal fantasy land. 535 00:45:41,865 --> 00:45:45,619 This is the first snowfall Tao Tao's sister has ever seen. 536 00:45:46,703 --> 00:45:49,957 Her pure amazement is a welcome distraction... 537 00:45:50,123 --> 00:45:52,000 from the hardships of winter. 538 00:45:54,044 --> 00:45:56,338 "What is this stuff?" 539 00:45:57,172 --> 00:45:59,883 (MONKEYS SCREECHING) 540 00:46:01,843 --> 00:46:04,805 "Whatever it is, it's cold." 541 00:46:06,181 --> 00:46:08,684 "Must get to higher ground!" 542 00:46:10,727 --> 00:46:12,688 Yes, snow is a bummer... 543 00:46:12,854 --> 00:46:15,565 and it's really cold on your hands. 544 00:46:15,732 --> 00:46:17,067 The one upside is... 545 00:46:17,234 --> 00:46:20,696 it's a perfect excuse to walk like this. 546 00:46:21,405 --> 00:46:23,365 (SCREECHING) 547 00:46:29,538 --> 00:46:32,708 (MONKEYS SQUEALING) 548 00:46:48,849 --> 00:46:50,684 The cold and scarcity of winter... 549 00:46:50,851 --> 00:46:54,021 has brought the various groups within the troop together again. 550 00:46:54,896 --> 00:46:56,940 They're so hungry... 551 00:46:57,107 --> 00:46:58,567 they'll eat anything. 552 00:46:58,734 --> 00:47:01,069 (SCREECHING) 553 00:47:01,236 --> 00:47:04,906 Rooster certainly isn't giving Tao Tao any handouts. 554 00:47:05,073 --> 00:47:06,533 Or warmth. 555 00:47:06,950 --> 00:47:08,702 Or support. 556 00:47:12,122 --> 00:47:13,457 This is what you get... 557 00:47:13,623 --> 00:47:15,792 when you're hooked up with the Lost Boys. 558 00:47:17,252 --> 00:47:18,920 (SQUEALING) 559 00:47:19,755 --> 00:47:21,131 (SCREECHING) 560 00:47:21,590 --> 00:47:22,758 Whoa! 561 00:47:23,592 --> 00:47:25,427 Rooster is scrapping over food again. 562 00:47:26,094 --> 00:47:27,888 (SCREECHING) 563 00:47:30,932 --> 00:47:32,934 And the hostility is spreading. 564 00:47:35,562 --> 00:47:38,565 Before you know it, Tao Tao gets drawn into the fray. 565 00:47:39,483 --> 00:47:41,943 Even his little sister gets caught up in it. 566 00:47:44,988 --> 00:47:47,783 She tries to help her brother and stop them from fighting... 567 00:47:47,949 --> 00:47:50,994 but there's just no reasoning with these animals. 568 00:47:52,496 --> 00:47:53,580 (SCREECHING) 569 00:47:53,622 --> 00:47:56,666 TaoTao's father wants nothing to do with it. 570 00:47:57,459 --> 00:48:00,420 There's barely any food here to fight over anyway. 571 00:48:01,922 --> 00:48:02,923 (SCREECHING) 572 00:48:03,006 --> 00:48:05,133 He packs up his family and heads off... 573 00:48:05,300 --> 00:48:07,511 to lower, warmer territory. 574 00:48:11,848 --> 00:48:14,476 With the cold biting at his bones... 575 00:48:14,643 --> 00:48:17,604 Tao Tao is longing for some comfort. 576 00:48:17,771 --> 00:48:21,691 For someone, anyone, to just keep him warm. 577 00:48:24,444 --> 00:48:26,488 He misses his family. 578 00:48:27,989 --> 00:48:30,867 Up until now, he's resisted going back to them. 579 00:48:33,161 --> 00:48:35,664 Maybe he's still bitter about his sister. 580 00:48:36,665 --> 00:48:39,167 Maybe he's trying to prove something to his father. 581 00:48:39,668 --> 00:48:40,877 Who knows? 582 00:48:41,670 --> 00:48:43,171 (YAWNS) 583 00:48:44,005 --> 00:48:47,050 Right now, he needs warmth. 584 00:48:49,886 --> 00:48:52,055 He abandons the Lost Boys... 585 00:48:54,558 --> 00:48:56,977 and follows his family. 586 00:49:01,857 --> 00:49:02,858 (SCREECHES) 587 00:49:07,863 --> 00:49:08,864 (MONKEY SQUEALS) 588 00:49:18,498 --> 00:49:20,709 His sister welcomes him back. 589 00:49:22,752 --> 00:49:25,422 But life isn't always that simple. 590 00:49:25,547 --> 00:49:27,757 (SQUEALING) 591 00:49:31,219 --> 00:49:33,388 His father won't let him in. 592 00:49:35,098 --> 00:49:37,726 TaoTao has no one to turn to. 593 00:49:43,106 --> 00:49:45,066 He's run out of options. 594 00:49:55,911 --> 00:49:57,579 (WIND WHOOSHING) 595 00:49:59,623 --> 00:50:01,583 Between winter's wrath... 596 00:50:01,750 --> 00:50:03,668 and plain old bad luck... 597 00:50:03,835 --> 00:50:07,589 Dawa's hunting successes have been few and far between. 598 00:50:07,672 --> 00:50:08,673 (SHEEP BLEATING) 599 00:50:10,091 --> 00:50:12,928 But these sheep, seeking shelter from the weather... 600 00:50:13,512 --> 00:50:16,139 have just moved within range. 601 00:50:17,432 --> 00:50:18,433 (BLEATING) 602 00:50:39,663 --> 00:50:41,706 (BLEATING CONTINUES) 603 00:51:03,853 --> 00:51:06,147 Something terrible happens, though. 604 00:51:15,991 --> 00:51:20,036 The snow has concealed jagged rocks, and Dawa has injured her paw. 605 00:52:04,748 --> 00:52:09,252 Dawa knows if she and her cubs are to survive... 606 00:52:09,419 --> 00:52:12,714 she must be in top physical condition to hunt. 607 00:52:13,715 --> 00:52:15,884 (WIND WHOOSHING) 608 00:52:29,147 --> 00:52:31,149 (BIRDS WARBLING) 609 00:52:51,252 --> 00:52:52,253 (SQUEALING) 610 00:52:54,172 --> 00:52:56,132 It looks like Tao Tao has finally... 611 00:52:56,299 --> 00:52:59,427 been allowed to rejoin the family furball. 612 00:53:04,683 --> 00:53:06,601 (SQUEALING) 613 00:53:07,018 --> 00:53:10,355 Or more like cling onto the outside of it. 614 00:53:11,940 --> 00:53:14,943 As long as he's willing to help protect the family against the cold... 615 00:53:15,694 --> 00:53:17,946 his father will let him stay. 616 00:53:19,197 --> 00:53:21,616 It's better than freezing all alone. 617 00:53:23,159 --> 00:53:26,454 At least his little sister looks happy to see him. 618 00:53:28,998 --> 00:53:33,002 Maybe Tao Tao is finally learning the true value of family. 619 00:53:34,546 --> 00:53:35,630 (SQUEALS) 620 00:53:35,672 --> 00:53:39,467 Or maybe he's just really cold. 621 00:53:55,316 --> 00:53:56,735 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 622 00:53:58,987 --> 00:54:01,030 (MUSIC PLAYING) 623 00:54:17,839 --> 00:54:19,674 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 624 00:54:21,760 --> 00:54:23,178 In China... 625 00:54:23,678 --> 00:54:26,055 some believe the panda to be the living embodiment... 626 00:54:26,222 --> 00:54:28,099 of the yin and yang concept... 627 00:54:28,516 --> 00:54:31,352 the curved black-and-white patterns of its fur... 628 00:54:31,519 --> 00:54:33,521 mimicking the symbol itself. 629 00:54:34,063 --> 00:54:36,524 (SQUEALING) 630 00:54:38,735 --> 00:54:42,739 This duality of opposing forces exists everywhere in nature. 631 00:54:46,534 --> 00:54:48,870 But perhaps nowhere more so... 632 00:54:49,037 --> 00:54:53,041 than in the mounting relationship between Ya Ya and MeiMei. 633 00:54:56,544 --> 00:55:00,048 The push and pull between freedom and protection... 634 00:55:00,215 --> 00:55:02,217 is coming to a head. 635 00:55:02,258 --> 00:55:03,259 (SQUEALS) 636 00:55:06,095 --> 00:55:08,264 Ya Ya wants so badly... 637 00:55:08,431 --> 00:55:11,392 to hold on to her precious daughter and keep her safe. 638 00:55:11,893 --> 00:55:14,938 But MeiMei has an uncontrollable... 639 00:55:15,104 --> 00:55:18,566 evolutionary urge to just climb. 640 00:55:22,612 --> 00:55:26,241 And yeah, sure, the kid has some issues with gravity. 641 00:55:28,159 --> 00:55:30,787 But so what? Life is risky. 642 00:55:30,954 --> 00:55:33,081 She's going to fall down. 643 00:55:33,832 --> 00:55:35,917 (SQUEALING) 644 00:55:39,420 --> 00:55:41,840 And then, she'll get back up. 645 00:55:46,761 --> 00:55:48,179 (SQUEALING) 646 00:55:50,974 --> 00:55:54,519 But at some point, she has to do it on her own. 647 00:56:01,609 --> 00:56:04,779 And today is that day. 648 00:56:06,614 --> 00:56:07,615 (SQUEALS) 649 00:56:14,163 --> 00:56:15,456 (SQUEALING) 650 00:56:16,666 --> 00:56:19,961 As deep as YaYa's love for her daughter is... 651 00:56:21,296 --> 00:56:23,298 there is a force that is stronger. 652 00:56:23,464 --> 00:56:25,466 A force of nature. 653 00:56:30,513 --> 00:56:32,557 And it's pulling them apart. 654 00:56:48,740 --> 00:56:50,450 She's going for it. 655 00:56:58,082 --> 00:56:59,667 (SQUEALING) 656 00:57:23,399 --> 00:57:24,400 (SQUEALS) 657 00:57:27,904 --> 00:57:30,156 (SQUEALING) 658 00:57:40,208 --> 00:57:43,169 The day you climb a tree on your own... 659 00:57:44,545 --> 00:57:46,589 without falling out of it... 660 00:57:48,424 --> 00:57:50,718 is a big day. 661 00:57:55,890 --> 00:57:57,433 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 662 00:58:04,691 --> 00:58:07,986 Ya Ya may be a slightly overprotective mother... 663 00:58:09,070 --> 00:58:12,573 but she's raised one extraordinary little panda. 664 00:58:16,703 --> 00:58:18,871 She also knows... 665 00:58:19,038 --> 00:58:21,374 it will soon be time to say goodbye. 666 00:58:26,546 --> 00:58:29,173 The joy a mother receives... 667 00:58:29,340 --> 00:58:32,093 from raising a cub from birth, however... 668 00:58:32,260 --> 00:58:35,263 is worth a thousand farewells. 669 00:58:37,140 --> 00:58:39,142 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 670 00:58:48,484 --> 00:58:50,236 (MONKEYS SQUEALING) 671 00:58:50,319 --> 00:58:52,822 Springtime means more food. 672 00:58:58,077 --> 00:58:59,537 More fleas. 673 00:59:04,917 --> 00:59:06,502 And more babies. 674 00:59:06,586 --> 00:59:08,504 (MONKEYS SQUEALING) 675 00:59:12,383 --> 00:59:14,218 Which, in turn, means... 676 00:59:14,719 --> 00:59:16,679 more baby fever. 677 00:59:20,683 --> 00:59:22,769 (SQUEALING) 678 00:59:32,028 --> 00:59:33,446 (SQUEALING) 679 00:59:36,032 --> 00:59:39,827 Though Tao Tao is getting along better with his family lately... 680 00:59:39,994 --> 00:59:43,706 he's understandably been spending less time around his father. 681 00:59:45,124 --> 00:59:47,919 And a lot more time by himself. 682 00:59:54,050 --> 00:59:56,385 Tao Tao's sister is growing up, too. 683 01:00:01,307 --> 01:00:04,268 She's starting to show off her own personality. 684 01:00:20,451 --> 01:00:23,496 She's at an age now where her mother can leave her alone... 685 01:00:23,663 --> 01:00:25,414 to go forage for food. 686 01:00:27,125 --> 01:00:29,752 Or for someone else's baby. 687 01:00:33,506 --> 01:00:34,507 (SQUEALS) 688 01:00:34,924 --> 01:00:37,343 But wherever there are little babies... 689 01:00:38,427 --> 01:00:41,180 goshawks are not far away. 690 01:00:47,645 --> 01:00:50,022 Tao Tao spots the predator and sounds the alarm. 691 01:00:50,106 --> 01:00:51,107 (SCREECHES) 692 01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:54,735 The troop scrambles for cover. 693 01:00:54,819 --> 01:00:56,487 (MONKEYS SCREECHING) 694 01:00:56,571 --> 01:00:58,156 All little ones are accounted for. 695 01:00:59,365 --> 01:01:01,784 Except for one. Tao Tao's sister. 696 01:01:01,868 --> 01:01:02,869 (SCREECHING) 697 01:01:05,788 --> 01:01:07,915 But Tao Tao has been keeping an eye on her... 698 01:01:08,082 --> 01:01:09,917 and leaps into action. 699 01:01:19,427 --> 01:01:22,221 He reaches her just in time. 700 01:01:24,640 --> 01:01:26,309 (GOSHAWK SCREECHES) 701 01:01:36,485 --> 01:01:37,528 (SQUEALS) 702 01:01:37,612 --> 01:01:40,531 Tao Tao has never felt so valued. 703 01:01:40,698 --> 01:01:44,535 He acted on pure instinct to protect his sister. 704 01:01:44,702 --> 01:01:48,289 And that brave act has made him realize... 705 01:01:48,789 --> 01:01:50,458 that he's grown up. 706 01:01:50,625 --> 01:01:51,626 A lot. 707 01:01:51,709 --> 01:01:52,710 (SCREECHES) 708 01:01:53,294 --> 01:01:57,048 His dad is definitely happy to have him back in the fold. 709 01:02:00,218 --> 01:02:02,845 The young outcast without a care in the world... 710 01:02:03,596 --> 01:02:06,849 has grown up into the family hero. 711 01:02:10,269 --> 01:02:13,564 He's certainly a hero in his sister's eyes. 712 01:02:19,570 --> 01:02:21,239 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 713 01:02:21,322 --> 01:02:23,866 (WIND WHOOSHING) 714 01:02:33,668 --> 01:02:35,753 Back up on the high plateau... 715 01:02:35,920 --> 01:02:39,215 the winter snow lingers well into spring... 716 01:02:41,217 --> 01:02:44,845 and Dawa is still fighting to provide for her cubs. 717 01:02:45,930 --> 01:02:47,932 (BLEATING) 718 01:02:49,350 --> 01:02:50,768 The injury to her foot 719 01:02:50,851 --> 01:02:52,937 has greatly hampered her hunting ability... 720 01:02:53,104 --> 01:02:56,190 and she no longer has the speed to chase down prey... 721 01:02:56,357 --> 01:02:58,359 as fast as these wild sheep. 722 01:03:01,570 --> 01:03:03,739 (BELLS TINKLING) 723 01:03:07,034 --> 01:03:09,245 But an opportunity arises. 724 01:03:11,539 --> 01:03:14,417 In springtime, domesticated yaks are released... 725 01:03:14,583 --> 01:03:17,211 to graze in the higher elevations. 726 01:03:19,797 --> 01:03:22,800 These beasts are 10 times as heavy as Dawa... 727 01:03:23,634 --> 01:03:27,805 and one blow from those powerful horns could be fatal. 728 01:03:30,808 --> 01:03:34,228 Going up against a whole herd is like attacking an army. 729 01:03:34,270 --> 01:03:35,271 (LOW GROWL) 730 01:03:36,564 --> 01:03:39,066 But her cubs are relying on her. 731 01:03:43,487 --> 01:03:45,239 (YAKS GRUNTING) 732 01:03:47,074 --> 01:03:48,993 (BELLS TINKLING) 733 01:03:51,454 --> 01:03:53,956 It's now or never. 734 01:04:02,340 --> 01:04:03,341 (GRUNTING) 735 01:04:03,424 --> 01:04:04,842 (BELLS TINKLING) 736 01:04:08,971 --> 01:04:11,932 (YAKS GRUNTING) 737 01:04:14,518 --> 01:04:17,271 The calf's mother rallies to save her baby. 738 01:04:22,777 --> 01:04:24,987 Dawa refuses to let go. 739 01:04:25,488 --> 01:04:27,656 She knows this is her last chance. 740 01:04:35,122 --> 01:04:37,625 But a yak mother's will to protect her young... 741 01:04:37,792 --> 01:04:39,627 is just as strong as Dawa's. 742 01:04:46,008 --> 01:04:49,470 The yak strikes Dawa hard with her horns. 743 01:04:51,972 --> 01:04:53,474 (DAWA SNARLS IN PAIN) 744 01:04:55,643 --> 01:04:57,395 Dawa is injured badly. 745 01:04:57,895 --> 01:04:59,647 (GRUNTING) 746 01:05:09,073 --> 01:05:11,992 One mother's brave rescue of her baby... 747 01:05:13,911 --> 01:05:17,248 is another's tragic failure to feed hers. 748 01:05:18,082 --> 01:05:20,501 (YAKS GRUNTING) 749 01:05:27,258 --> 01:05:29,885 (LOW GROWL) 750 01:05:35,933 --> 01:05:37,518 (CUBS GROWLING FAINTLY) 751 01:05:40,354 --> 01:05:42,565 (BELLS TINKLING) 752 01:05:53,534 --> 01:05:55,578 (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) 753 01:06:59,975 --> 01:07:02,436 (CRANES WARBLING) 754 01:07:24,792 --> 01:07:28,462 In Chinese mythology, when a life ends... 755 01:07:29,171 --> 01:07:31,549 a crane carries that soul... 756 01:07:31,715 --> 01:07:35,302 to rejoin the cycle of birth and rebirth. 757 01:07:40,891 --> 01:07:44,019 From the end to the beginning. 758 01:07:51,569 --> 01:07:54,822 Time pushes this cycle ever forward. 759 01:07:59,577 --> 01:08:01,829 The young become adults. 760 01:08:03,539 --> 01:08:05,666 The adults grow old. 761 01:08:06,834 --> 01:08:10,087 And the old are reborn. 762 01:08:14,675 --> 01:08:17,177 Death is not the end. 763 01:08:18,178 --> 01:08:22,391 It is merely a waypoint in a circle that continues endlessly. 764 01:08:38,198 --> 01:08:39,199 (SCREECHES) 765 01:08:47,458 --> 01:08:49,460 (CUB WHIMPERING) 766 01:09:03,557 --> 01:09:04,558 (CUB SQUEALS) 767 01:09:06,435 --> 01:09:08,145 (CRANES CAWING) 768 01:09:27,498 --> 01:09:30,084 (CRANES WARBLING) 769 01:09:32,127 --> 01:09:34,254 (YAWNING) 770 01:09:48,102 --> 01:09:50,437 Every creature plays its part... 771 01:09:50,604 --> 01:09:53,607 in this great cyclical symphony. 772 01:09:57,778 --> 01:09:59,113 Each life lived... 773 01:09:59,279 --> 01:10:03,158 is just one beat in the larger beautiful rhythm. 774 01:10:14,795 --> 01:10:19,550 This vast land breeds both love and hardship. 775 01:10:20,801 --> 01:10:23,011 But in the hardship... 776 01:10:23,554 --> 01:10:25,347 there is hope. 777 01:10:29,184 --> 01:10:31,353 (MONKEYS SCREECHING) 778 01:10:34,648 --> 01:10:36,734 This is where they live. 779 01:10:44,658 --> 01:10:47,244 This is where they die. 780 01:10:54,251 --> 01:10:56,503 This is where they grow. 781 01:11:05,596 --> 01:11:07,848 (UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING) 782 01:11:30,871 --> 01:11:34,208 This is where they are born. 783 01:11:37,211 --> 01:11:39,087 In China. 784 01:11:43,717 --> 01:11:45,719 (LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING) 785 01:11:50,390 --> 01:11:51,391 (SQUEALS) 786 01:12:04,696 --> 01:12:05,823 (SCREECHES) 787 01:12:11,662 --> 01:12:14,998 We tried to take some time-lapses of the landscape. 788 01:12:15,582 --> 01:12:17,668 As you might see right now... 789 01:12:17,835 --> 01:12:20,420 the light is not very interesting. 790 01:12:20,671 --> 01:12:23,048 But the good thing is... 791 01:12:23,215 --> 01:12:26,009 the weather is changing every half an hour. 792 01:12:26,176 --> 01:12:28,720 So, if you don't like the weather or the light... 793 01:12:28,887 --> 01:12:29,906 you just have to wait a little bit 794 01:12:29,930 --> 01:12:31,932 and everything changes again. (CHUCKLES) 795 01:12:35,686 --> 01:12:38,063 Got a snow leopard sneaking up on blue sheep. 796 01:12:38,230 --> 01:12:39,940 It doesn't get any better than this! 797 01:13:00,586 --> 01:13:02,546 CREW MEMBER: Now it's hailing. 798 01:13:02,713 --> 01:13:06,466 Perhaps in half an hour, it will be beautiful sunshine. 799 01:13:06,633 --> 01:13:09,261 So, it's just a waiting game. 800 01:13:28,906 --> 01:13:30,782 (PUPS SQUEALING) 801 01:13:39,833 --> 01:13:40,834 (CHUCKLING) 802 01:14:01,188 --> 01:14:02,332 CREW MEMBER 1: I'm done With it. 803 01:14:02,356 --> 01:14:03,583 CREW MEMBER 2: (ON RADIO) Go ahead. 804 01:14:03,607 --> 01:14:04,667 CREW MEMBER 3: (ON RADIO) Hello? 805 01:14:04,691 --> 01:14:05,692 CREW MEMBER 4: Okay. 806 01:14:06,526 --> 01:14:08,862 (LAUGHING) He's looking at the monitor. 807 01:14:09,529 --> 01:14:11,323 (CREW MEMBERS LAUGHING) 808 01:14:11,365 --> 01:14:12,449 (SCREECHES) 809 01:14:12,532 --> 01:14:14,576 (CHUCKLES) Oh! The camera moves. 810 01:14:25,212 --> 01:14:27,047 - (WIND WHOOSHING) - Okay, it's, again, 811 01:14:27,172 --> 01:14:28,173 half an hour later. 812 01:14:28,715 --> 01:14:30,634 - And now it's snowing. - (THUNDER RUMBLING) 813 01:14:30,801 --> 01:14:34,388 We have rolling mist and a proper thunderstorm. 814 01:14:35,472 --> 01:14:39,184 But I'm still convinced that if we wait another half an hour... 815 01:14:39,351 --> 01:14:42,646 we will have best conditions for my time-lapse. 816 01:15:05,002 --> 01:15:07,421 It's really wonderful getting so intimate... 817 01:15:07,587 --> 01:15:11,675 with the early family life of such a rare and beautiful bird. 818 01:15:15,554 --> 01:15:17,264 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 819 01:15:56,678 --> 01:15:58,305 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 820 01:16:03,185 --> 01:16:05,395 (WIND WHOOSHING) 62507

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