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All around the planet,
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billions of animals are
on the move...
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..making incredible journeys.
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The most amazing of these...
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..are the smallest.
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This series uses
the latest camera technology
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to follow six tiny animals
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on the biggest adventures
of their lives...
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..as they travel through
extraordinary landscapes...
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..where every little step counts.
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In this episode,
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a newly-hatched turtle must travel
through a tangled forest
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to seek the safety of water...
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..and a nocturnal bushbaby
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must venture into
a strange world of light
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to find a new home.
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The greatest adventures
are the smallest.
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This painted turtle hatchling
is the size of a walnut.
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Her nest in Algonquin, Canada,
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has been in the perfect place
for incubation.
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Made of loose, sandy soil
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and bathed in sunshine,
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it has kept her safe
for three months.
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But now, she must leave
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on a mission
to find a lake she can call home...
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..unaware of what lies ahead.
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Only 1% of hatchlings
will make it to adulthood,
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so her destiny is far from certain.
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It is autumn
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and night-time temperatures
are unpredictable,
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so she must make it to water
in just eight hours...
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..because if there is a frost,
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the rapid drop in temperature
will kill her.
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For most hatchlings,
eight hours is plenty of time.
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But her mother selected
an unconventional spot to nest in...
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..the roadside verge of Highway 60.
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Built in 1936,
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it transects the southern portion
of Algonquin Provincial Park.
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The sandy roadside edges have become
favoured sites for nesting turtles.
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But it puts this newly-emerged
hatchling in mortal danger
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as she tries to reach the lake.
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Instinctively, she heads for
the horizon.
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Turtles are hard-wired to associate
horizons with the presence of water.
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Here, it takes her on a direct path
up to the road.
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RAVENS CAW
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It's not just the traffic
she needs to worry about.
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Predators patrol the highway,
searching for an easy meal.
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Her body is adapted for swimming,
not climbing -
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with webbed feet too tiny
to grip the gravel.
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All the slipping wastes
valuable time.
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A red fox.
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BIRDSONG
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Instinct kicks in and she freezes.
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She is camouflaged
amongst the pebbles.
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The forest lies
ten metres ahead of her...
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..the equivalent of half a mile
for a human.
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Out here, there's no hiding.
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On this flat ground,
she can travel much quicker
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at a quarter of a mile an hour.
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But with vehicles travelling
at 50 miles an hour...
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..the odds are stacked against her.
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One lane down.
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One more to go.
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More trouble.
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A raven.
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RAVEN CAWS
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These intelligent predators
have a keen eye.
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Saved...by a truck.
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Sometimes, being little pays off.
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Most hatchlings don't make it
this far.
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Having succeeded against the odds,
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she is about to enter
a completely different world.
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8,000 miles away in South Africa,
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the sun is setting
over a vast acacia forest.
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An old tree hollow
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is home to a family of
pint-sized nocturnal primates...
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..Mohol bushbabies.
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This ten-month-old male is waking up
alongside his mum and twin sister.
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They will soon set off
to scour their territory
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on the hunt for insects.
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But it is winter,
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and with the colder, drier weather,
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food is becoming scarce.
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His mum is also pregnant -
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more than likely with twins again.
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With more mouths to feed,
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the territory cannot support
them all.
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BUSHBABY CHITTERS
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Having done all that she can
and with no other option,
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his mother turns on him...
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BOTH CHITTER AGGRESSIVELY
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..driving him away.
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Now, all alone,
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he must find a new home
before he starves.
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He needs around 200
unclaimed acacia trees
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to create his own territory.
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But first, he must find food
to fuel his journey.
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He has learnt from his mother
where to find
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an important winter food -
acacia gum.
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A large and reliable source
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can be found half a mile away.
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He must navigate through the
dense forest to get there.
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As he goes, he uses another skill
he learnt from his mother -
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to pee on his hands.
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It is a way of scent-marking,
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and the super sticky urine
gives him grip.
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A special membrane
at the back of his eye
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reflects and amplifies the moonlight,
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helping him find his way in the dark.
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He makes fast progress.
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Bushbaby hind legs are superpowered
with stretchy tendons
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and extra-large muscles.
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They catapult him from tree to tree
at two metres a second.
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He's nearly made it to
the acacia gum.
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But after the moon sets,
his vision is limited.
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It is risky to keep going
when he can't see.
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ANIMAL HOWLS
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His hearing is now all he has to
keep himself safe from predators.
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HOWLING CONTINUES
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Bushbabies hear higher frequencies
than humans,
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a range that is perfectly attuned
to detecting noises in the forest.
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BIRD CAWS
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ANIMAL JABBERS
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ANIMAL CALLS CONTINUE
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His enormous ears respond
to every sound...
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..every creak...
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..as he tries to work out
who is friend...
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..who is foe...
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LEAVES RUSTLE
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..and what is food.
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The coast appears to be clear,
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and food is just one jump away.
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Acacia gum is formed when a tree
is cut or damaged...
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..as it releases sap
to seal the wound.
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It is a vital food source for
bushbabies during the winter months,
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but it only provides
three calories per gram.
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He must lick a lot
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if he is to replenish
his dwindling energy levels.
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He is distracted enough to
let his guard down...
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..not wise...
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..when danger lurks in the shadows.
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In Canada, the hatchling
has made it across the road...
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..but she has entered
a completely new environment.
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An ancient deciduous forest
lies between her and the lake.
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With only six hours of daylight
remaining,
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it's a huge task to make it
to the lake by nightfall.
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Beech, maple and pine trees
tower 45 metres above her.
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Her minute body
with its cumbersome shell
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isn't adapted
for this assault course.
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But she is resilient.
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Every time she falls over,
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she uses her head
to flip herself back.
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Like her, the animals here
have their own challenges
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before winter sets in.
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A pileated woodpecker feasts on
as many Medeola berries as it can
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before they become buried
by the snow.
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CHIPMUNK CHITTERS
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And chipmunks must stash
up to 150 nuts a day
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to feed on through the winter months.
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But she won't need to eat
until spring.
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She's fuelled by the yolk
she fed upon
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when she was still inside her egg.
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Although she might not be hungry,
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she is at risk of being eaten.
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WOODPECKER PECKS TREE
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There are plenty of predators
here who would snatch her up...
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..so the quicker she can get
through the forest, the better.
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Navigating in the forest is
much harder with no obvious horizon.
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If she could just get
a little higher,
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she might get a better view.
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Digging in with her claws,
she hauls herself to the top.
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After getting her bearings,
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she begins the descent -
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not as easy to control.
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Water - at last...
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..in a black bear's pawprint.
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It gives her skin a welcome refresh,
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but it's no substitute for the lake.
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She must keep moving.
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Time is still her biggest enemy.
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Minutes, then hours, are ticking by.
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The woods at night are no place
for a miniature turtle.
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She risks freezing to death
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or being attacked
by nocturnal predators.
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It is vital she makes it to the lake
by sunset.
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But nightfall is just one hour away,
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and the lake is nowhere to be seen.
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Under a starlit sky
in South Africa...
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..the young male bushbaby
is only half a mile into his journey
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for a new home.
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But, distracted by food,
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he's left himself open to attack.
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In these forests, for one so small,
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danger lurks around every corner.
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His scent has been picked up
by a genet...
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..one of the few predators
adept enough in the trees
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to catch a bushbaby.
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Its flexible, slender body allows it
to creep closer to its prey.
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LEAVES RUSTLE
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BIRDS CALL
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Its tail provides vital balance.
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GENET GROWLS
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If it gets within striking distance,
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it can kill with a single bite
to the neck.
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But it makes one tiny slip.
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Saved by a superpowered jump.
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Using stored energy in his tendons,
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the bushbaby leaps
30 times his body length.
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His rapid response has
saved his life.
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But he's now in a completely
unfamiliar part of the forest.
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An eerie glow in the distance...
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INSECTS BUZZ
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..and the unmistakable buzz
of insects.
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A light outside
a remote bush lodge...
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..surrounded by his favourite food.
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It draws him closer.
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Being a nocturnal animal,
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he is wary of the light.
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But in winter,
with insects harder to find,
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this is a unique opportunity
for the bushbaby.
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Hunger drives him on.
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Moths not only provide the bushbaby
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with twice as many calories
as acacia gum...
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..but also valuable protein
to build and maintain his muscles.
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The human world has given him
an opportunity,
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but it also brings new dangers.
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DOG BARKS
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Domestic dogs can kill bushbabies.
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BARKING CONTINUES
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It is too risky for him to stay here.
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But he has made a connection
between light and food.
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And in the distance,
there are more lights to explore.
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The hatchling is three quarters
of a mile into the forest...
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..struggling through
the leaf litter...
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..with no sign of the lake yet.
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Eight hours since she left
her roadside nest,
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and the sun is now setting.
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INSECTS BUZZ
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And without its warmth,
the temperature rapidly drops
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and her pace slows.
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She is out of time.
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The sharp autumn frost
could kill her...
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..if the nocturnal predators
don't sniff her out first.
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At ten degrees, her body temperature
is dangerously low.
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Instinct kicks in
and she buries herself.
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Using the leaf litter as a blanket,
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it will keep her a few degrees
warmer and hide her from predators.
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It is her best chance of surviving
the night.
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RAPID PANTING
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A raccoon.
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With dexterous paws,
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it is skilled at finding food
amongst the leaf litter.
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Being an omnivore,
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it isn't fussy about what it eats.
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It just needs to pile on the pounds
ahead of winter.
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A turtle hatchling
would be a welcome find.
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But nuts are a great
alternative source of protein.
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The hatchling is safe...
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..for now.
260
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In South Africa,
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the bushbaby has travelled
across six miles of Acacia Forest
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00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,080
over three nights.
263
00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,560
Having made a connection
between light and food,
264
00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,000
he is heading in a new direction...
265
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,720
..towards the human world.
266
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,640
Delicious food is laid out
for the taking...
267
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:05,800
..including something he has never
come across before - banana.
268
00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:11,640
This is a safari lodge
where all wildlife is welcome
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to come and dine.
270
00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:17,720
Not only that -
271
00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:21,760
the owners have put up a
specially-designed bushbaby box.
272
00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,360
Another bushbaby.
273
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,480
And another.
274
00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:01,320
A third.
275
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He's stumbled into hostile territory.
276
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,640
An adult male rules this roost
and has no intention
277
00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,400
of letting another male
onto his patch.
278
00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,280
Once they notice him,
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00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:21,920
he'll be in trouble.
280
00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:29,800
BUSHBABIES CHIRP
281
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THEY CHITTER
282
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Their alarm calls are a warning
for him to keep away.
283
00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:01,720
CHITTERING CONTINUES
284
00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:13,960
But the lure of the sweet-smelling
banana is too much to resist.
285
00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:19,080
ALL CHITTER
286
00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:58,040
Having escaped, he takes
his first bite of the stolen banana.
287
00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:00,360
With so much sugar in it,
288
00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,840
it is unlike anything
he has tasted before.
289
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,520
Powered by this new rocket fuel,
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00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:11,560
he can continue his search
for a new home.
291
00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,240
Daybreak in Canada.
292
00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:42,640
The hatchling's instinct to bury
herself overnight has paid off.
293
00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,440
Being cold-blooded,
294
00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,040
she basks in the autumn sunshine.
295
00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:56,040
She must warm up to
at least 15 degrees
296
00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,800
before she can continue
with her journey.
297
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:16,640
There are signs she is close.
298
00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,400
Little did she know last night
299
00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:26,960
that she was only 15 metres
from the lake.
300
00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:37,520
But it still takes her half an hour
to make it to the water.
301
00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:10,360
This is Whitefish Lake.
302
00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,760
Finally, she is somewhere
she belongs.
303
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,880
No longer clumsy and slow,
304
00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:36,440
her streamlined body
and webbed feet enable her to glide
305
00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:37,800
through the water,
306
00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:40,640
much faster than
when she was on land.
307
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:55,800
This could now be her home
for the next 50 years or more.
308
00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:02,520
But she hasn't reached
the end of her journey just yet.
309
00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:09,360
She now needs to find a spot
in which to hibernate.
310
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:16,000
She heads towards
the deeper, darker, cooler waters,
311
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,840
where she will be safe
over the winter.
312
00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:24,640
But she is not alone.
313
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,400
A moose has come to feed here.
314
00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:41,000
The turtle is as small as its eye
315
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,440
and practically invisible
amongst the pond weed.
316
00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:48,560
She dives out of range.
317
00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:05,800
But she must return to the surface
one last time...
318
00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:12,360
..to take her last breath
for five months...
319
00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:20,080
..before diving down to the bottom.
320
00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:31,040
Here, the water won't freeze,
even in the middle of winter.
321
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:40,760
But lurking down here are monsters
1,000 times her size.
322
00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,280
Snapping turtles.
323
00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:14,320
In these waters,
they are the top predators...
324
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:24,200
..and painted turtle hatchlings
are on the menu.
325
00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:38,720
For once, time is on her side.
326
00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:44,640
At 15 degrees, snappers
start to slow down
327
00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:47,000
as their bodies prepare for
hibernation.
328
00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:52,400
It's becoming too cold for
hunting little turtles.
329
00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:58,920
She must hurry to find a good place
to hibernate
330
00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:01,080
before her body shuts down, too.
331
00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:15,920
The cold water is already
taking effect.
332
00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:22,440
But hibernation will trigger
even greater physiological changes.
333
00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:28,560
The heart rate can drop as low
as eight beats an hour...
334
00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:35,760
..and her metabolism will fall
to just 10% of its usual rate.
335
00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:48,560
She finds a sheltered spot.
336
00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:55,560
She'll hibernate here
for five months,
337
00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:59,160
protected from the freezing
temperatures at the surface...
338
00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:07,200
..only becoming active again
when spring brings warmer weather.
339
00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:12,920
And in 12 years,
when she is sexually mature,
340
00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:16,720
she'll venture back out of the lake
to lay her own eggs...
341
00:42:20,280 --> 00:42:23,760
..a journey that may see her make
the same perilous trip
342
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:27,600
through the woodland and across
the road to the nesting grounds
343
00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:29,840
along Highway 60.
344
00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:44,400
Over the last few nights,
345
00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:47,600
the bushbaby has travelled
five miles,
346
00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:50,560
moving closer to the lights
on the horizon.
347
00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:58,160
But he still hasn't found
a new territory.
348
00:43:05,480 --> 00:43:07,080
Unbeknown to him...
349
00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:09,040
SIRENS WAIL
350
00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:11,920
..the lights are those of
a huge city.
351
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:14,520
Pretoria.
352
00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:18,960
Home to nearly three million people.
353
00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:34,600
In the suburbs,
354
00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:37,880
local conservation groups
have created a novel way
355
00:43:37,880 --> 00:43:41,640
for bushbabies to move between
the surrounding patches of forest.
356
00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:48,760
Ropes.
357
00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:57,760
For this bushbaby,
358
00:43:57,760 --> 00:43:59,800
it is a new way to travel.
359
00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:20,320
He catches a whiff of
sweet-smelling banana...
360
00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:26,120
..the rocket fuel he first
encountered at the safari lodge.
361
00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:37,320
It has been left out by
a bushbaby-friendly resident.
362
00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:49,840
He's unaware he is being watched.
363
00:44:56,880 --> 00:45:02,280
A gang of city-savvy bushbabies
regularly feed on this balcony.
364
00:45:05,320 --> 00:45:08,360
He may be driven away yet again.
365
00:45:08,360 --> 00:45:10,360
THEY BARK
366
00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:20,280
But he can tell from their calls
that they are friendly.
367
00:45:22,840 --> 00:45:24,960
Instead of chasing him away,
368
00:45:24,960 --> 00:45:27,760
this time they tolerate
his presence...
369
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:39,240
..even grooming him...
370
00:45:40,760 --> 00:45:43,120
..accepting him into their tribe...
371
00:45:44,760 --> 00:45:49,040
..something that would never happen
in the wild acacia forests.
372
00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:56,840
Although interactions with people,
pets and vehicles
373
00:45:56,840 --> 00:45:59,320
can be stressful for bushbabies...
374
00:46:00,840 --> 00:46:02,960
..there is an abundance of food here.
375
00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:07,360
And urban bushbabies can weigh
a quarter more
376
00:46:07,360 --> 00:46:09,280
than their forest counterparts.
377
00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:14,080
Because there is less competition,
378
00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:18,680
their social system has adapted
to be more welcoming to strangers
379
00:46:18,680 --> 00:46:21,720
and unrelated bushbabies
band together
380
00:46:21,720 --> 00:46:24,120
to form a different type of family.
381
00:46:25,880 --> 00:46:27,520
THEY BARK
382
00:46:45,240 --> 00:46:47,800
The bushbaby follows his new gang...
383
00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:54,760
..and they lead him deeper
into the metropolis.
384
00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:10,000
They are taking him to
a secret location.
385
00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:20,680
A place with 24/7 security...
386
00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:24,800
..fortified with high walls...
387
00:47:26,680 --> 00:47:28,200
..razor wire...
388
00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:31,760
..and CCTV.
389
00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:43,600
The gang are undeterred.
390
00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:47,440
This is somewhere worth
breaking into.
391
00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:52,480
Once inside...
392
00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:56,680
..he discovers what the gang
have come to raid.
393
00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:01,800
Pristine white bird of paradise
flowers...
394
00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:07,480
..full of nutritious nectar and still
blooming in the middle of winter.
395
00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:22,640
Busted.
396
00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:33,160
ELEPHANT GRUNTS
397
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:41,080
As they flee, he jumps past
some familiar-looking animals...
398
00:48:44,640 --> 00:48:47,600
..and some less familiar.
399
00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:56,280
This is Pretoria Zoo,
400
00:48:56,280 --> 00:49:00,560
a 200-acre site
in the middle of the city
401
00:49:00,560 --> 00:49:04,440
where the gardens are watered
year round,
402
00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:07,760
giving the bushbaby gang
access to nectar,
403
00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:09,440
even in the winter.
404
00:49:13,160 --> 00:49:15,440
With sunrise fast approaching...
405
00:49:17,120 --> 00:49:19,360
..he joins his new bushbaby gang
406
00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:22,280
as they follow
their urine scent trail home.
407
00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:25,080
PEACOCK CAWS
408
00:49:25,080 --> 00:49:26,960
BUSHBABIES CHITTER
409
00:49:42,320 --> 00:49:45,520
Located at the top of
a huge palm tree,
410
00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:48,240
their nest is quite
the penthouse suite.
411
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:05,200
The male bushbaby ventures inside.
412
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:14,320
Having travelled 15 miles
from his natal home...
413
00:50:16,760 --> 00:50:20,880
..he has ended up in a very
different place to where he grew up.
414
00:50:22,880 --> 00:50:27,400
But finally, he has food
on tap year round,
415
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:30,440
a new family and a new home.
416
00:50:31,720 --> 00:50:34,840
Everything he could ever need.
417
00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:48,400
To film the tiny animals featured
in this series,
418
00:50:48,400 --> 00:50:52,160
the Big Little Journeys team
needed specialist camera technology.
419
00:50:55,240 --> 00:50:57,760
And for the two animals
in this episode,
420
00:50:57,760 --> 00:51:00,440
very different approaches
were needed.
421
00:51:01,600 --> 00:51:05,320
Painted turtles and bushbabies
couldn't be more different.
422
00:51:05,320 --> 00:51:07,840
Bushbabies are very unpredictable.
423
00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:12,400
They're like ping-pong balls
pinging from tree to tree.
424
00:51:13,520 --> 00:51:15,640
You think they're going to land in
a certain place,
425
00:51:15,640 --> 00:51:17,840
and then they land
somewhere completely different.
426
00:51:19,720 --> 00:51:23,480
And then the painted turtles
are incredibly slow-moving.
427
00:51:25,120 --> 00:51:27,000
They only move
when they want to move,
428
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:28,960
which is absolutely fair enough.
429
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:31,400
So they just go
whichever way they want.
430
00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:37,880
Arriving in South Africa,
431
00:51:37,880 --> 00:51:41,440
the team set about filming
the bushbaby's journey first.
432
00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:49,440
They are equipped with a five-metre
long gyrostabilised camera crane.
433
00:51:50,720 --> 00:51:53,240
It allows us to get into the
bushbaby's world,
434
00:51:53,240 --> 00:51:55,720
up into the canopy
and follow them smoothly,
435
00:51:55,720 --> 00:51:57,560
as if we're travelling
alongside them.
436
00:51:58,760 --> 00:52:01,960
Such complex moves
require two people.
437
00:52:01,960 --> 00:52:05,920
One operates the crane,
while the other controls the camera.
438
00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:10,520
So, to be able to control the crane,
I've got focus on this hand
439
00:52:10,520 --> 00:52:12,800
and a joystick on this hand.
440
00:52:12,800 --> 00:52:16,000
Thankfully, 15 years of playing
computer games
441
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:17,680
are finally paying off.
442
00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:21,400
It's quite a challenge trying
to follow them
443
00:52:21,400 --> 00:52:24,360
and sort of cross-coordinate
all the different moves.
444
00:52:26,920 --> 00:52:29,160
But once you get that shot
445
00:52:29,160 --> 00:52:32,680
where the bushbaby's moving,
the camera's following it...
446
00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:37,240
..you can't beat that.
447
00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:44,040
In Canada, getting into
the painted turtles' world
448
00:52:44,040 --> 00:52:46,480
presents the team
with the opposite challenge
449
00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:49,840
and requires a totally different
camera set-up.
450
00:52:49,840 --> 00:52:54,560
You get what we're getting,
but as long as it's level this way.
451
00:52:56,000 --> 00:52:57,400
We turned it upside down
452
00:52:57,400 --> 00:53:00,200
so that we can actually push forward
on the slider.
453
00:53:00,200 --> 00:53:02,280
So this allows us to follow
the turtle
454
00:53:02,280 --> 00:53:04,560
as she goes through the undergrowth.
455
00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:07,800
So, I can try...
456
00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:11,280
But the team must constantly
reset and re-level the rig
457
00:53:11,280 --> 00:53:13,200
over and over again
458
00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:16,800
in order to capture every stage
of a turtle's journey.
459
00:53:23,360 --> 00:53:26,840
In South Africa, bushbabies are
not the only animals
460
00:53:26,840 --> 00:53:28,600
the crew need to watch out for.
461
00:53:29,760 --> 00:53:33,080
There have been reports of lions
in the area.
462
00:53:33,080 --> 00:53:36,040
We're in the pitch-black filming,
463
00:53:36,040 --> 00:53:39,360
you know, looking up
in the trees for our bushbabies
464
00:53:39,360 --> 00:53:42,240
and not on the ground for lions.
465
00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:45,880
So, it is a little bit stressful.
466
00:53:45,880 --> 00:53:47,560
But the crew must keep filming,
467
00:53:47,560 --> 00:53:51,120
as this is the peak time
for bushbaby activity.
468
00:53:51,120 --> 00:53:54,240
Right now,
it's super dark.
469
00:53:54,240 --> 00:53:56,720
We can't see anything.
470
00:53:56,720 --> 00:53:59,720
So we're using
really low-light cameras
471
00:53:59,720 --> 00:54:02,880
to suck in as much light
as possible
472
00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:05,320
into this world
that the bushbabies live in.
473
00:54:06,520 --> 00:54:09,920
16 times more sensitive
than human vision,
474
00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:13,840
the cameras are able to see the world
as if through the bushbabies' eyes.
475
00:54:21,800 --> 00:54:26,360
They're just so intriguing
and so engaging to watch.
476
00:54:26,360 --> 00:54:28,600
It's such an amazing challenge.
477
00:54:35,280 --> 00:54:38,000
But just as the crew
are making progress,
478
00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:40,560
news comes in that the lions
have been spotted
479
00:54:40,560 --> 00:54:42,600
only 300 metres away.
480
00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:46,760
ANIMALS CALL OUT
481
00:54:46,760 --> 00:54:48,520
Did you hear that?
482
00:54:48,520 --> 00:54:51,000
CALLS CONTINUE
483
00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:56,080
We're filming the bushbabies.
484
00:54:56,080 --> 00:54:57,960
We kept hearing
all these alarm calls.
485
00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:00,800
The rangers have said, you know,
it's getting a bit dodgy.
486
00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:03,960
We've got some lovely shots,
but we're just going to pull out now
487
00:55:03,960 --> 00:55:06,880
and we think that's
the safest decision.
488
00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:09,000
The team retreat to the vehicle,
489
00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:12,160
and once the lions move on,
will carry on filming.
490
00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:25,240
In Canada, despite the slow progress,
491
00:55:25,240 --> 00:55:27,800
the turtle is finally
nearing the lake.
492
00:55:30,440 --> 00:55:33,160
The challenge is how to film
the incredible moment
493
00:55:33,160 --> 00:55:37,800
that the hatchling enters the water
for the first time in her life.
494
00:55:37,800 --> 00:55:41,160
Using a newly-developed
Periscope probe lens,
495
00:55:41,160 --> 00:55:45,080
the hatchling can be filmed
as she travels from land into water.
496
00:55:45,080 --> 00:55:47,440
There she comes.
497
00:55:47,440 --> 00:55:50,040
Come on, little one! Whoops!
498
00:56:05,720 --> 00:56:07,000
Nice.
499
00:56:09,560 --> 00:56:11,720
The team can now capture
the final chapter
500
00:56:11,720 --> 00:56:14,040
in the hatchling's remarkable journey
501
00:56:14,040 --> 00:56:17,000
as she tries to find somewhere
to hibernate.
502
00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:24,080
In Pretoria Zoo, to film the end
of the bushbaby's story,
503
00:56:24,080 --> 00:56:27,640
the team need to work out how
the gang are getting into the zoo.
504
00:56:30,040 --> 00:56:31,760
We know that they're
coming into the zoo
505
00:56:31,760 --> 00:56:34,280
and they're feeding
from the birds of paradise flowers,
506
00:56:34,280 --> 00:56:36,760
so we're just popping up
a camera trap.
507
00:56:36,760 --> 00:56:38,120
That's great.
508
00:56:38,120 --> 00:56:41,360
But this is a very long wall,
so it's quite difficult to pick
509
00:56:41,360 --> 00:56:44,480
the exact spot
that they might be coming in.
510
00:56:44,480 --> 00:56:48,600
It is over to camera operator Ben
to apply some analytical thinking
511
00:56:48,600 --> 00:56:50,040
to the situation.
512
00:56:51,840 --> 00:56:56,000
Essentially, I've got to think that
the bushbaby's like a burglar
513
00:56:56,000 --> 00:56:58,000
and they're breaking into the zoo.
514
00:57:05,840 --> 00:57:08,520
SIRENS WAIL
515
00:57:10,840 --> 00:57:13,560
FLAMINGOS SQUAWK
516
00:57:13,560 --> 00:57:15,240
I'm excited.
517
00:57:15,240 --> 00:57:17,000
This is the thing about
camera traps.
518
00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:19,200
You never know what you're
going to get,
519
00:57:19,200 --> 00:57:21,360
and sometimes, it's disappointment.
520
00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:27,040
Bushbaby! Bushbaby!
AMY GASPS
521
00:57:27,040 --> 00:57:28,720
Whoa! That's cool.
522
00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:32,520
Wow!
523
00:57:32,520 --> 00:57:35,360
It means that we know genuinely
this is how the bushbabies
524
00:57:35,360 --> 00:57:38,160
are breaking into the zoo
and this has just proved it.
525
00:57:41,000 --> 00:57:43,920
With knowledge of the bushbabies'
entry point,
526
00:57:43,920 --> 00:57:46,920
the team are able
to film the bushbaby gang
527
00:57:46,920 --> 00:57:48,960
as they jump around the zoo...
528
00:57:50,200 --> 00:57:54,240
..before retreating to their home
deep in the urban jungle.
529
00:57:55,600 --> 00:57:57,480
For the Big Little Journeys team,
530
00:57:57,480 --> 00:58:00,920
it took specialist kit, perseverance
531
00:58:00,920 --> 00:58:04,880
and a bit of luck to film
these two very different animals
532
00:58:04,880 --> 00:58:08,480
in their own unique worlds
on their epic journeys.
533
00:58:11,120 --> 00:58:12,760
Next time,
534
00:58:12,760 --> 00:58:15,360
a pangolin in Taiwan
535
00:58:15,360 --> 00:58:18,640
and a family of lion tamarins
in Brazil
536
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:23,160
must travel through a land of giants
to discover a new world
537
00:58:23,160 --> 00:58:26,760
and a future for the next generation.
538
00:58:26,760 --> 00:58:28,480
TAMARIN SQUEAKS
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