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NARRATOR: In the land
of jungles and caves,
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night brings out horrors...
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...beyond imagination.
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Lurking in the filth...
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...creeping in the shadows...
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...killers that have evolved
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to win the nightly game
of death.
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Nowhere is safe,
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not even the city.
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The jungles of Indonesia,
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a world of beauty and mystery.
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As night approaches,
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the jungle's inhabitants
get on edge
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because strange creatures
emerge in the dark.
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[hissing]
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As darkness falls, the cries
of two million winged predators
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pierce the jungle sky.
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[hissing]
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Mammals who fly like birds...
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...wrinkle-lipped bats.
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[squeaking]
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This cave is their dominion.
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While they only average
a foot in length
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from wing tip to wing tip,
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what they lack in size
they make up for in numbers.
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Millions roost
in the darkness of this cave,
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resting and waiting,
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preparing for dusk
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and the chance to feed.
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[screeching]
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Their ceaseless cries
aid them in echolocation.
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[hissing]
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This sixth sense
works like sonar,
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and they use it
to find their prey.
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Echolocation helps
each half-ounce bat
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devour around one ton
of insects per year.
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[water dripping]
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But the bats are not
alone in their cave.
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Others have been waiting
for this moment...
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...water monitors.
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These massive lizards
are usually most active
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during the day,
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but the ones in this cave
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have learned
of the bats' schedule...
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...waiting every night
for their flying neighbors
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to take to the sky.
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Water monitors can grow
over six feet long,
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making them the second largest
lizard species in the world.
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They patrol this lake of guano,
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which the bats overhead
drop a ton into every month.
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The pool of filth
doesn't deter the lizards,
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who are considered one of
the most intelligent reptiles
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on the planet.
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And they are here
for one reason.
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With millions of bats
in a frenzy,
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accidents are bound to happen.
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[splash]
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Every stroke this bat takes
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alerts the monitors
to his position.
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[dripping]
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His only hope for survival,
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reaching shore before
these hunters reach him.
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It's the first bat
to fall tonight.
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The killing has only begun.
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Falling into a lake of guano
is a death sentence,
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and only a lucky few
make it to shore.
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But there is more than
one way to die in this cave.
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Even the ground here
will eat you
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because the nutrient-rich
bat guano
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is home to trillions
of flesh-eating organisms.
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Cockroaches embrace
disease-ridden environments
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like this.
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And the ones in this cave
are hunters.
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Packs of them descend on bats
who wander from the colony,
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to eat them...
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...alive.
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With wings weighed down
by sticky guano,
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flying's not an option,
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but neither is staying
on the cave floor.
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This exhausted female has
only one avenue of escape left.
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She has to climb.
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But the risk is worth it.
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If she can reach
the protection of the colony,
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she has a chance.
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But she has a long way to go.
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Reticulated pythons
and white-lipped pit vipers
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perch in silence
on the cave walls
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to catch unsuspecting prey.
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[screeching]
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To succeed, their timing
must be perfect.
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[screeching]
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The slightest miscalculation
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is the difference
between life and death.
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This python locks on
to a much easier target.
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[screeching]
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But the python is too slow.
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His target disappears
back into the mass of bats...
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...safe within her colony.
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But as long as night
consumes the jungle,
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bats run the gauntlet
as they leave to hunt.
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[hissing]
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The python only has to wait...
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...for the perfect moment...
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...to strike.
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[screeching]
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NARRATOR:
In an Indonesian jungle cave,
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a gauntlet of snakes wait
for the perfect moment
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to strike a flying target.
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This python
constricts its dinner,
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cutting off
the bat's blood flow
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and squeezing
the very life from it
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before swallowing it whole.
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A meal like this could sustain
him for more than a week.
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For the bats who survive
this deadly gauntlet,
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the full moon
hanging above the jungle
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continues to beckon them
into the night sky.
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There are still
several hours before dawn.
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[sniffing]
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And another hunter
looks for her next meal.
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[sniffing]
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This Asian musk shrew
sniffs the air
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with her long nose
to find food.
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And while she's not above
scavenging off the cave floor,
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she prefers fresh meat
only the jungle outside offers.
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[sniffing]
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She can grow to be
almost a half foot long,
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one of the largest
shrew species in the world.
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[sniffing]
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But her large size
requires a ferocious diet,
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eating up to 60 percent
of her body weight every night.
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[sniffing]
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And right now, a delicious
aroma drifts from the jungle.
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Vampire crabs.
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[sniffing]
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Named for their
bright yellow eyes
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and their penchant
for nightly hunts,
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these tiny, agile crustaceans
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will devour nearly anything
on the forest floor.
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But in the jungle,
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the line between
predator and prey
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is constantly shifting.
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[sniffing]
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The crab's armor
provides little protection
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against the musk shrew's
gnashing teeth.
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But she must finish
her meal quickly
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or become one herself.
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[owl hooting]
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[sniffing]
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[sniffing]
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[owl hooting]
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Tonight, this owl isn't
interested in small mammals.
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He specializes in aquatic prey.
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He's a buffy fish owl.
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[hooting]
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With razor-sharp talons,
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powerful wings,
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and a vicious hooked beak,
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he waits for
the perfect opportunity
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to descend on his prey.
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On tonight's menu,
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one of the oddest creatures
in the entire jungle...
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...a slimy, slithering hunter,
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a true fish out of water.
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The snakehead,
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a fish who can travel for
up to three days across land
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in search
of new hunting grounds.
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But its adventures out of
water expose it to grave risk.
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And this one's wandered
into the wrong neighborhood.
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The buffy fish owl locks on,
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ready to fire like a missile
of sharp beak and talons.
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NARRATOR:
In an Indonesian jungle,
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a buffy fish owl prepares
an aerial assault.
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The target--
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a fish that walks on land,
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the snakehead.
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The snakehead's one chance of
escape is to reach the water.
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The owl blocks
the snakehead's path,
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but he might have bitten off
more than he can chew.
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This snakehead
is nearly two feet long
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and won't give in
without a fight.
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The owl opts for something
a little more bite-size.
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The snakehead slips back
into the pond undetected.
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[splash]
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[splash]
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Another aquatic hunter
stalks nearby.
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[splash]
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For her, death is
nothing more than a game,
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a game she plans on winning.
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She's a versatile hunter,
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both on land
and in the water.
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And this is her playground.
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She's an Asian
small-clawed otter.
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While known for her curiosity
and playfulness,
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don't let her cute face
fool you.
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She's one of the deadliest
creatures in the pond.
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♪
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00:22:46,930 --> 00:22:49,411
[croaking]
286
00:22:51,108 --> 00:22:53,894
She will spend over half
her waking hours
287
00:22:53,937 --> 00:22:56,766
killing and eating.
288
00:22:56,810 --> 00:22:59,900
♪
289
00:22:59,943 --> 00:23:06,472
♪
290
00:23:06,515 --> 00:23:10,432
She uses her dexterous paws
to hold her catch in place...
291
00:23:12,869 --> 00:23:16,786
...while tearing it apart
with sharp canines and molars.
292
00:23:18,875 --> 00:23:22,183
But a small fish won't
satisfy her hunger.
293
00:23:24,533 --> 00:23:29,146
She desires something with a
little more meat on its bones.
294
00:23:30,844 --> 00:23:36,763
♪
295
00:23:36,806 --> 00:23:37,851
♪
296
00:23:37,894 --> 00:23:44,074
♪
297
00:23:44,118 --> 00:23:48,688
The snakehead escaped the owl,
298
00:23:48,731 --> 00:23:52,474
only to land in the center
of the otter's hunting grounds.
299
00:23:52,518 --> 00:23:59,089
♪
300
00:23:59,133 --> 00:24:06,140
♪
301
00:24:06,183 --> 00:24:13,103
♪
302
00:24:13,147 --> 00:24:14,975
The otter uses her whiskers
303
00:24:15,018 --> 00:24:17,978
to detect faint
underwater movements.
304
00:24:18,021 --> 00:24:19,980
♪
305
00:24:20,023 --> 00:24:26,943
♪
306
00:24:26,987 --> 00:24:32,383
If the snakehead is to survive,
it must remain perfectly still.
307
00:24:35,386 --> 00:24:37,127
But she has a plan.
308
00:24:39,521 --> 00:24:41,001
Hoping to spook her prey,
309
00:24:41,044 --> 00:24:42,959
the otter stirs up
the pond water.
310
00:24:43,003 --> 00:24:45,179
[squeaking]
311
00:24:45,222 --> 00:24:49,966
♪
312
00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:51,838
It works.
313
00:24:51,881 --> 00:24:58,845
♪
314
00:24:58,888 --> 00:24:59,889
♪
315
00:24:59,933 --> 00:25:06,243
♪
316
00:25:06,287 --> 00:25:08,245
She's got a prize.
317
00:25:11,161 --> 00:25:14,295
But her meal isn't
going down without a fight.
318
00:25:17,428 --> 00:25:18,865
[squeaking]
319
00:25:21,432 --> 00:25:23,870
[squeaking]
320
00:25:23,913 --> 00:25:30,833
♪
321
00:25:30,877 --> 00:25:31,921
♪
322
00:25:31,965 --> 00:25:38,275
♪
323
00:25:38,319 --> 00:25:41,931
For the snakehead,
the night is over.
324
00:25:41,975 --> 00:25:47,850
♪
325
00:25:47,894 --> 00:25:51,158
The otter eats quickly.
326
00:25:51,201 --> 00:25:53,726
While she feeds,
she's vulnerable.
327
00:25:57,512 --> 00:26:02,865
There are much larger
predators stalking nearby,
328
00:26:02,909 --> 00:26:05,694
strange solitary creatures...
329
00:26:09,785 --> 00:26:14,094
...who will eat
almost anything on the ground
330
00:26:14,137 --> 00:26:16,139
or in the trees.
331
00:26:20,056 --> 00:26:23,103
They're unlike anything else
in the animal kingdom...
332
00:26:28,064 --> 00:26:31,677
...and one is on the hunt.
333
00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:36,595
♪
334
00:26:42,949 --> 00:26:46,300
NARRATOR:
Only four hours until dawn,
335
00:26:46,343 --> 00:26:49,782
and in the canopy
above the jungle floor,
336
00:26:49,825 --> 00:26:54,047
one of nature's most bizarre
creatures is on the prowl.
337
00:26:54,090 --> 00:27:00,967
♪
338
00:27:01,010 --> 00:27:07,016
[growling]
339
00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:10,629
This jungle dweller looks
like a creature of fantasy.
340
00:27:12,935 --> 00:27:16,330
With a tail like a monkey,
341
00:27:16,373 --> 00:27:20,813
a body like a bear,
342
00:27:20,856 --> 00:27:24,991
and the face of a cat.
343
00:27:25,034 --> 00:27:29,169
But he's real as can be.
344
00:27:29,212 --> 00:27:32,520
He's a binturong,
345
00:27:32,563 --> 00:27:35,828
the jungle's bearcat.
346
00:27:35,871 --> 00:27:38,395
[growling]
347
00:27:40,310 --> 00:27:44,575
Even though he smells
like buttered popcorn,
348
00:27:44,619 --> 00:27:48,188
he is armed
with powerful, sharp claws
349
00:27:48,231 --> 00:27:50,581
that shouldn't
be taken lightly.
350
00:27:53,497 --> 00:27:54,585
[squeaking]
351
00:27:54,629 --> 00:27:59,373
The otter's not on his menu,
352
00:27:59,416 --> 00:28:03,464
but there are plenty of
other options in the trees.
353
00:28:03,507 --> 00:28:10,079
♪
354
00:28:10,123 --> 00:28:13,996
Life up here can be hard,
355
00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:17,304
especially when you're
less than a half a foot long.
356
00:28:17,347 --> 00:28:22,439
♪
357
00:28:22,483 --> 00:28:27,314
This gecko can remain
motionless for hours,
358
00:28:27,357 --> 00:28:32,275
relying on its camouflage
skin to keep it hidden.
359
00:28:32,319 --> 00:28:36,279
But the bearcat can smell
what it cannot see.
360
00:28:36,323 --> 00:28:41,371
♪
361
00:28:41,415 --> 00:28:45,724
♪
362
00:28:45,767 --> 00:28:49,162
This gecko has one more trick
up its sleeve.
363
00:28:53,906 --> 00:28:55,908
An emergency escape plan.
364
00:28:55,951 --> 00:29:01,043
♪
365
00:29:01,087 --> 00:29:08,094
♪
366
00:29:08,137 --> 00:29:09,617
He can fly.
367
00:29:12,359 --> 00:29:18,582
He's a Kuhl's flying gecko,
a jungle daredevil.
368
00:29:18,626 --> 00:29:21,803
As he leaps,
flaps of skin on his sides
369
00:29:21,847 --> 00:29:24,066
deploy like a parachute.
370
00:29:26,634 --> 00:29:29,506
But this is a leap of faith.
371
00:29:29,550 --> 00:29:32,248
He has little control
over where he lands.
372
00:29:39,342 --> 00:29:42,998
A deadly tokay gecko
occupies this branch...
373
00:29:44,739 --> 00:29:47,786
...a giant compared
to his smaller relative.
374
00:29:51,354 --> 00:29:55,141
The tokay won't hesitate
to devour his own kind.
375
00:29:55,184 --> 00:30:01,364
♪
376
00:30:01,408 --> 00:30:04,977
The flying gecko has to risk
another leap of faith.
377
00:30:05,020 --> 00:30:11,505
♪
378
00:30:11,548 --> 00:30:18,468
♪
379
00:30:18,512 --> 00:30:24,518
♪
380
00:30:24,561 --> 00:30:31,351
♪
381
00:30:31,394 --> 00:30:33,614
Not the most graceful
landing...
382
00:30:35,877 --> 00:30:41,187
...but he's escaped the jaws
of the tokay and the binturong.
383
00:30:41,230 --> 00:30:48,020
♪
384
00:30:48,063 --> 00:30:50,892
The binturong settles
on a piece of fruit
385
00:30:50,936 --> 00:30:53,025
to satisfy its hunger.
386
00:30:53,068 --> 00:30:58,682
♪
387
00:30:58,726 --> 00:31:03,296
The Kuhl's flying gecko escaped
from the predators above.
388
00:31:04,297 --> 00:31:05,994
[rustling]
389
00:31:06,038 --> 00:31:09,345
But the forest floor
isn't much safer.
390
00:31:09,389 --> 00:31:12,218
[grunting]
391
00:31:15,569 --> 00:31:19,051
[grunting]
392
00:31:21,967 --> 00:31:25,187
Warty pigs travel in groups...
393
00:31:25,231 --> 00:31:26,972
[grunts]
394
00:31:27,015 --> 00:31:32,020
...some armed with sharp tusks.
395
00:31:32,064 --> 00:31:34,544
But even
with these protections,
396
00:31:34,588 --> 00:31:37,547
they're always on edge.
397
00:31:37,591 --> 00:31:43,945
[squealing]
398
00:31:43,989 --> 00:31:45,599
♪
399
00:31:45,642 --> 00:31:52,562
♪
400
00:31:52,606 --> 00:31:55,478
[grunting]
401
00:31:55,522 --> 00:31:59,613
These scales belong to one
of the most prolific killers
402
00:31:59,656 --> 00:32:03,443
in the jungle,
403
00:32:03,486 --> 00:32:05,619
and she's come to feed.
404
00:32:07,142 --> 00:32:08,491
[pig squeals]
405
00:32:11,842 --> 00:32:13,366
NARRATOR:
The nightly dance with death
406
00:32:13,409 --> 00:32:16,238
unfolds in the jungles
of Indonesia...
407
00:32:22,505 --> 00:32:24,812
...home to some
of the deadliest predators
408
00:32:24,855 --> 00:32:26,553
on the planet.
409
00:32:31,427 --> 00:32:35,475
Sunrise is quickly approaching,
410
00:32:35,518 --> 00:32:38,869
but there will be more death
411
00:32:38,913 --> 00:32:40,567
before the light of day.
412
00:32:40,610 --> 00:32:47,574
♪
413
00:32:47,617 --> 00:32:50,664
♪
414
00:32:50,707 --> 00:32:56,844
♪
415
00:32:56,887 --> 00:32:58,585
Fierce competition for food
416
00:32:58,628 --> 00:33:01,762
leads to many
unique adaptations.
417
00:33:07,898 --> 00:33:12,947
But few compare to those of one
of the most prolific killers
418
00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:14,296
in the jungle...
419
00:33:14,340 --> 00:33:20,955
♪
420
00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:24,741
...the only mammal
on the planet with scales.
421
00:33:28,876 --> 00:33:30,791
A pangolin,
422
00:33:30,834 --> 00:33:35,622
whose armored
hide is made of keratin,
423
00:33:35,665 --> 00:33:38,451
the same material
as human nails.
424
00:33:41,497 --> 00:33:46,633
She spends her nights searching
for colonies of insects
425
00:33:46,676 --> 00:33:50,115
that she slurps up
with her long, sticky tongue.
426
00:33:50,158 --> 00:33:56,164
♪
427
00:33:56,208 --> 00:34:02,388
♪
428
00:34:02,431 --> 00:34:08,176
Relying more on her sense
of smell than eyesight,
429
00:34:08,220 --> 00:34:10,570
her nose leads her
through the jungle.
430
00:34:10,613 --> 00:34:16,663
♪
431
00:34:16,706 --> 00:34:21,494
♪
432
00:34:21,537 --> 00:34:22,973
For termites and ants,
433
00:34:23,017 --> 00:34:25,933
there are few creatures
more ferocious.
434
00:34:29,589 --> 00:34:32,070
It's estimated that
a single pangolin consumes
435
00:34:32,113 --> 00:34:36,204
up to 70 million termites,
ants, and larvae a year.
436
00:34:41,992 --> 00:34:46,649
But insects are not the only
thing hiding in these logs.
437
00:34:46,693 --> 00:34:53,352
♪
438
00:34:53,395 --> 00:35:00,315
♪
439
00:35:00,359 --> 00:35:07,322
♪
440
00:35:07,366 --> 00:35:13,372
♪
441
00:35:13,415 --> 00:35:18,420
♪
442
00:35:18,464 --> 00:35:21,162
[hissing]
443
00:35:21,206 --> 00:35:28,126
♪
444
00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:35,089
♪
445
00:35:35,133 --> 00:35:42,096
♪
446
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:44,098
♪
447
00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:50,974
♪
448
00:35:51,018 --> 00:35:54,282
A spitting cobra.
449
00:35:54,326 --> 00:35:57,720
He sprays venom
up to eight feet away,
450
00:35:57,764 --> 00:36:00,245
and he aims for the eyes.
451
00:36:00,288 --> 00:36:01,985
♪
452
00:36:02,029 --> 00:36:08,905
♪
453
00:36:08,949 --> 00:36:12,474
The cobra's venom temporarily
blinds the pangolin.
454
00:36:16,391 --> 00:36:19,394
She curls into
a defensive ball,
455
00:36:19,438 --> 00:36:21,701
waiting for the threat
to pass.
456
00:36:21,744 --> 00:36:22,919
♪
457
00:36:22,963 --> 00:36:29,839
♪
458
00:36:29,883 --> 00:36:31,667
[sniffs]
459
00:36:31,711 --> 00:36:37,499
With the cobra gone, she seeks
safety deeper into the jungle.
460
00:36:41,416 --> 00:36:45,638
But a far greater threat lurks
in this dense wilderness.
461
00:36:50,556 --> 00:36:54,255
The reticulated python,
462
00:36:54,299 --> 00:36:57,084
the longest snake species
in the world.
463
00:37:02,481 --> 00:37:06,920
This female can grow to be
more than 20 feet long,
464
00:37:06,963 --> 00:37:08,487
and, at that size,
465
00:37:08,530 --> 00:37:12,230
she could swallow
an adult human whole.
466
00:37:16,625 --> 00:37:20,325
She slithers
along the jungle floor,
467
00:37:20,368 --> 00:37:22,327
searching for her next meal.
468
00:37:22,370 --> 00:37:24,285
[pig grunts]
469
00:37:24,329 --> 00:37:26,766
[hisses]
470
00:37:30,378 --> 00:37:31,640
[grunting]
471
00:37:38,081 --> 00:37:41,346
A moving mass
of bone and muscle,
472
00:37:41,389 --> 00:37:44,523
she kills
by constricting her prey
473
00:37:44,566 --> 00:37:49,179
in powerful crushing hugs
of death.
474
00:37:49,223 --> 00:37:51,704
[hisses]
475
00:37:51,747 --> 00:37:53,488
♪
476
00:37:53,532 --> 00:38:00,452
♪
477
00:38:00,495 --> 00:38:02,889
She's feared
throughout the jungle.
478
00:38:06,980 --> 00:38:09,635
But tonight,
her appetite leads her
479
00:38:09,678 --> 00:38:13,291
to strange
new feeding grounds.
480
00:38:26,956 --> 00:38:30,743
NARRATOR: In the last
remaining hours before dawn,
481
00:38:30,786 --> 00:38:33,572
a fierce predator
heads into the city.
482
00:38:33,615 --> 00:38:40,100
♪
483
00:38:40,143 --> 00:38:43,669
As human populations
continue to expand,
484
00:38:43,712 --> 00:38:48,674
the boundaries between
urban areas and the wild blur.
485
00:38:48,717 --> 00:38:51,981
♪
486
00:38:52,025 --> 00:38:58,945
♪
487
00:38:58,988 --> 00:39:01,513
For this reticulated python,
488
00:39:01,556 --> 00:39:05,865
the world of humans provides
new opportunities...
489
00:39:09,956 --> 00:39:11,392
...and dangers.
490
00:39:11,436 --> 00:39:15,440
♪
491
00:39:15,483 --> 00:39:21,228
♪
492
00:39:21,271 --> 00:39:22,708
[meow]
493
00:39:22,751 --> 00:39:24,884
♪
494
00:39:24,927 --> 00:39:30,977
[motor scooter starts]
495
00:39:31,020 --> 00:39:37,418
♪
496
00:39:37,462 --> 00:39:41,422
[motor scooter passing]
497
00:39:41,466 --> 00:39:42,380
[meows]
498
00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:47,428
Stray cats dominate
this urban jungle...
499
00:39:47,472 --> 00:39:49,256
[cat growls]
500
00:39:49,299 --> 00:39:51,432
...and are potential prey.
501
00:39:51,476 --> 00:39:57,090
♪
502
00:39:57,133 --> 00:39:59,397
[car starts]
503
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:05,315
[motor scooter passing]
504
00:40:05,359 --> 00:40:12,279
♪
505
00:40:12,322 --> 00:40:19,242
♪
506
00:40:19,286 --> 00:40:25,901
♪
507
00:40:25,945 --> 00:40:27,425
Jackpot.
508
00:40:31,211 --> 00:40:33,909
A nice cool bath.
509
00:40:36,651 --> 00:40:42,962
Pythons soak in water to help
shed old skin and hydrate.
510
00:40:43,005 --> 00:40:47,053
♪
511
00:40:47,096 --> 00:40:52,972
♪
512
00:40:53,015 --> 00:40:57,411
Her detour to this bowl
places her near a house
513
00:40:57,455 --> 00:41:00,458
with the enticing scent
of prey.
514
00:41:00,501 --> 00:41:05,506
♪
515
00:41:05,550 --> 00:41:08,988
[muffled voices on television]
516
00:41:27,615 --> 00:41:34,579
♪
517
00:41:34,622 --> 00:41:37,973
While the home's
human inhabitants sleep,
518
00:41:38,017 --> 00:41:40,672
the giant enters for a kill.
519
00:41:42,848 --> 00:41:45,981
[baby crying]
520
00:41:46,025 --> 00:41:49,550
But people aren't on the menu.
521
00:41:49,594 --> 00:41:52,597
She's come here
for pest control.
522
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:58,907
♪
523
00:41:58,951 --> 00:42:02,302
♪
524
00:42:02,345 --> 00:42:05,218
[squeaking]
525
00:42:05,261 --> 00:42:11,311
Disease-carrying rats
thrive in urban environments,
526
00:42:11,354 --> 00:42:14,183
and these ones
have fattened themselves
527
00:42:14,227 --> 00:42:17,317
on the bounty
of human civilization.
528
00:42:19,624 --> 00:42:22,540
Perfect targets
for a giant python.
529
00:42:22,583 --> 00:42:29,503
♪
530
00:42:29,547 --> 00:42:36,466
♪
531
00:42:36,510 --> 00:42:43,430
♪
532
00:42:43,473 --> 00:42:50,350
♪
533
00:42:50,393 --> 00:42:57,313
♪
534
00:42:57,357 --> 00:43:04,364
♪
535
00:43:04,407 --> 00:43:11,327
♪
536
00:43:11,371 --> 00:43:18,291
♪
537
00:43:18,334 --> 00:43:20,119
♪
538
00:43:20,162 --> 00:43:27,039
♪
539
00:43:27,082 --> 00:43:30,216
Her trip to the city paid off,
540
00:43:30,259 --> 00:43:36,048
but with sunrise
just moments away,
541
00:43:36,091 --> 00:43:39,573
it's time to return
to her jungle home.
542
00:43:39,617 --> 00:43:43,664
♪
543
00:43:43,708 --> 00:43:47,407
♪
544
00:43:47,450 --> 00:43:49,539
[birds chirping]
545
00:43:49,583 --> 00:43:52,064
Dawn breaks,
546
00:43:52,107 --> 00:43:55,241
ending the nocturnal hunt.
547
00:43:55,284 --> 00:44:00,333
For those who survived another
violent night in the jungle,
548
00:44:00,376 --> 00:44:02,248
it's cold comfort
549
00:44:02,291 --> 00:44:07,427
because here, there is always
someone ready to strike.
550
00:44:07,470 --> 00:44:09,385
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551
00:44:09,435 --> 00:44:13,985
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