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In the far reaches
of southern India,
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the moonlight conjures up many
wonders of the animal kingdom.
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♪
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Along with
terrifying nightmares.
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In this vast forest
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cut by rivers
like bleeding veins...
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...deadly arenas fill
with violent conflict.
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[screeching]
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In a single night,
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the inhabitants of
this mystical landscape
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fight for their lives.
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This is a wild side of India
that few ever see.
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A wild kind of magic permeates
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one of the planet's
largest biospheres.
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An environment populated
by the wizards and witches
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of the animal kingdom.
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This is the wilderness
of southern India,
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where there's always more
to see than meets the eye.
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As the golden light
of the fading sun
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washes over the landscape,
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the dark magic of the coming
night disrupts the beauty,
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cueing hunters to take to the
skies, the water, and the land.
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[distant screeching]
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This sudden burst
of evening activity
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is a signal to many
to seek shelter.
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[roar]
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Because once night sets in,
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their world
violently transforms.
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Nowhere is the strange magic
here more apparent
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than up in the trees.
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These towering citadels
are home
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to a variety of warring
factions and lone wanderers.
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And the most epic battles
take place on a small stage,
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one you can only see
if you look closely.
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When you're a tiny bug
in a big tree,
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you need unique skills
to give you an edge.
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And few are more unique
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than those possessed
by a master of illusion.
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This bug hunter knows that
the best way to trick his prey
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is to blend in perfectly
with his surroundings.
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This is the Indian
stick mantis.
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But looking like a twig
isn't enough.
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He has to act like one, too.
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So he barely moves,
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waiting for his prey
to come close.
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Lucky for the cockroach,
he's not on tonight's menu.
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The mantis has
spotted something
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a little more his size nearby.
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Moving closer to his target
is risky.
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If the stick mantis
breaks his spell,
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he'll expose himself;
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but some targets are worth it.
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He inches forward...
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...and pays the ultimate price.
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This is the slender loris,
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and he's a bug's
worst nightmare.
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The nocturnal primate gets his
name for his long, lean limbs,
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and few things in the trees
are beyond his reach.
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♪
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To stay hidden from his prey,
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he uses a smelly camouflage,
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masking his scent by bathing
in his own urine.
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He's a small hunter
with a big appetite,
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and he eats up to six
prey items a minute.
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[crunch]
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But there's more than bugs
on his menu.
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He also enjoys reptiles.
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Young tree lizards wake up
to the killing spree
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unfolding in their tree home.
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They need their rest because
they've been up all day.
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But sleep is impossible while
the slender loris hunts nearby.
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The young lizards stick
to the shadows.
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♪
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But the loris won't stop
hunting till sunrise.
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And it's only a matter of time
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before he sees one of these
meatier reptilian options.
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Unfortunately for the lizards,
they can't hide forever.
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♪
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The loris spots
the young reptiles,
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who run for their lives.
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But in the trees, there's not
many avenues of escape.
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And one of the baby tree
lizards reaches a dead end.
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♪
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A young tree lizard awakens
to a living nightmare,
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as a slender loris hunts them
through their tree.
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♪
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There is nowhere else to go.
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And the slender loris sends the
young lizard to an early grave.
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But there are others
in this tree
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just as ravenous
as the predatory primate.
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But he's not sticking around
to meet this ghoulish being.
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It grips the branches
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with skeletal, clawed
hands and feet.
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This is one of the largest
bat species on the planet.
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The Indian flying fox.
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With a 4-foot wingspan
and sharp claws,
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he looks ferocious.
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But he spends his nights
on the hunt
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for a sweeter kind of flesh:
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the flesh of fruit.
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♪
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His diet consists solely of it,
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and these jackfruit trees
are an easy target.
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♪
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♪
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But these huge orbs
of pulpy fruit
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are ground zero for
violent confrontations.
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Flying foxes can't
resist jackfruit,
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as evidenced by
their many scars.
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And territorial male bats
fight each other
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for the best perches.
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This male scrambles
towards his prize,
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but he has to eat fast,
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because at any moment
his competition might swoop in
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and challenge him
for this food-rich branch.
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♪
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The jackfruit makes
a sacrificial offering,
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transferring its offspring
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to one of the best
seed dispersers in the world
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while it's eaten alive.
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♪
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But his feast is about to end.
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[chirping]
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As other bats approach,
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ready to fight for their share
of the bounty.
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[screeching]
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[wings fluttering]
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[screeching]
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The notoriously noisy bats
battle each other upside down.
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[screeching]
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[wings fluttering]
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[screeching]
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And their fighting
rocks the entire canopy.
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[screeching]
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♪
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But this is a turf
that's already claimed,
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and they've awakened
a horrifying threat.
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A couple ants might not
look like much,
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but they're just a small part
of a much larger army.
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And this army can devour just
about anything in its path.
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[chirping]
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Hundreds of giant bats
fight over a tree's bounty
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in the canopy
of southern India.
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The mischievous flying foxes
cause chaos wherever they go.
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This tree is home to
a colony of weaver ants.
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[screeching]
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And the bats have
drawn them out
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from their fortress-like nest.
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Woven together with
silk and leaves,
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their nest can support
an army of ants
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nearly a half a million strong,
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and these warriors will do
anything to protect their own.
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With the troops alerted,
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soldier ants flood
onto the branches
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to battle anything
that's moving nearby.
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The bats leave
other tree dwellers
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who can't fly away
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to deal with the mess
they've created.
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♪
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Everyone from dragonflies
to cockroaches
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suddenly find themselves
fighting for their lives.
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♪
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They seek islands of safety
amongst swarming weaver ants,
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but there are
few places to hide.
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And the ants have
long-range weapons.
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They spray missiles
of caustic acid
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which disorientates and weakens
their targets.
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The slug might have escaped,
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but there are plenty of
other dinner options nearby.
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♪
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To take down prey
many times their size,
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the ants work together as one.
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First, they pin down
the katydid's feet
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so he can't hop away.
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♪
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While some ants keep
a tight grip on his legs,
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others bombard him
with their acid,
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weakening their trophy catch
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before the final phase
of this coordinated assault,
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when more ants move in
to butcher him alive.
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It's a death by
a thousand cuts.
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The ants can carry items
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more than 100 times
their body weight.
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Working together, hauling
this catch back to the nest
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is an easy task.
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But the hunt's not over.
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A gecko's been spotted
by forward scouts.
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♪
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Another gecko watches in horror
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as the assembly line of death
tears apart his relative.
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It's time to get off the tree.
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But there are few avenues
of escape.
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He's run out of options.
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He has to jump.
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The gecko lands safely,
but he's still in danger,
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because a forest floor can be
even deadlier than the trees.
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Creatures rivaling those
from the darkest fantasies
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roam this mysterious terrain.
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And they're always hungry.
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♪
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♪
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00:23:22,705 --> 00:23:28,885
♪
283
00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:39,461
A gecko escapes an army
of death high in the branches,
284
00:23:39,505 --> 00:23:43,465
only to land in
a layer of nightmares
285
00:23:43,509 --> 00:23:48,252
nestled into the base of a tree
in southern India.
286
00:23:48,296 --> 00:23:53,910
♪
287
00:23:53,954 --> 00:23:56,696
The gecko's presence
awakened the inhabitants
288
00:23:56,739 --> 00:23:59,307
of this sinister place.
289
00:23:59,350 --> 00:24:02,658
♪
290
00:24:02,702 --> 00:24:09,360
♪
291
00:24:09,404 --> 00:24:16,280
♪
292
00:24:16,324 --> 00:24:19,066
This massive
eight-legged hunter
293
00:24:19,109 --> 00:24:23,592
quietly maneuvers closer
to its visitor.
294
00:24:23,636 --> 00:24:26,987
♪
295
00:24:27,030 --> 00:24:32,296
♪
296
00:24:32,340 --> 00:24:38,520
♪
297
00:24:38,564 --> 00:24:42,524
This is an Indian ornamental,
a tarantula species
298
00:24:42,568 --> 00:24:46,006
that can grow to be
larger than a human hand.
299
00:24:46,049 --> 00:24:50,706
♪
300
00:24:50,750 --> 00:24:54,928
And she's more than happy
to greet her guests.
301
00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:03,763
The gecko freezes,
but it's only a matter of time
302
00:25:03,806 --> 00:25:06,243
before she makes her move.
303
00:25:06,287 --> 00:25:08,681
♪
304
00:25:08,724 --> 00:25:15,296
♪
305
00:25:15,339 --> 00:25:21,302
♪
306
00:25:21,345 --> 00:25:27,743
♪
307
00:25:27,787 --> 00:25:34,402
♪
308
00:25:34,445 --> 00:25:40,843
♪
309
00:25:40,887 --> 00:25:47,807
♪
310
00:25:47,850 --> 00:25:54,857
♪
311
00:25:54,901 --> 00:25:58,557
This is a threat
the gecko can't escape.
312
00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:03,562
♪
313
00:26:03,605 --> 00:26:07,435
The tarantula injects him
with her venom,
314
00:26:07,478 --> 00:26:11,134
a paralyzing toxin that
immobilizes her prey,
315
00:26:11,178 --> 00:26:14,573
making it easier
for her to dig in.
316
00:26:14,616 --> 00:26:17,053
♪
317
00:26:17,097 --> 00:26:24,060
♪
318
00:26:24,104 --> 00:26:28,064
[roar]
319
00:26:28,108 --> 00:26:32,373
Sunrise is still
two hours away,
320
00:26:32,416 --> 00:26:37,421
and other nightmares lurk in
the heart of the rotting tree.
321
00:26:41,251 --> 00:26:46,692
One that beats to the rhythm
of a busy colony.
322
00:26:46,735 --> 00:26:51,348
This tribe isn't as ferocious
as the weaver ants,
323
00:26:51,392 --> 00:26:57,616
but they attract a killer
that's even more terrifying,
324
00:26:57,659 --> 00:27:02,577
including one
who wears a disguise.
325
00:27:02,621 --> 00:27:05,014
♪
326
00:27:05,058 --> 00:27:10,672
♪
327
00:27:10,716 --> 00:27:17,679
♪
328
00:27:17,723 --> 00:27:23,685
This diabolical hunter wasn't
born with his camouflage.
329
00:27:23,729 --> 00:27:27,210
He made it with
dirt and debris.
330
00:27:27,254 --> 00:27:31,650
♪
331
00:27:31,693 --> 00:27:38,526
♪
332
00:27:38,569 --> 00:27:40,659
He's an assassin bug.
333
00:27:43,139 --> 00:27:45,664
But he has a way to go
334
00:27:45,707 --> 00:27:50,930
before he's a master
of his camouflage craft.
335
00:27:50,973 --> 00:27:54,673
Unlike another
of his kind nearby
336
00:27:54,716 --> 00:27:58,720
who's taken their art
of concealment
337
00:27:58,764 --> 00:28:01,636
to a gruesome level.
338
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,508
This more experienced
assassin bug
339
00:28:04,552 --> 00:28:10,732
builds his disguise with
the corpses of his victims.
340
00:28:10,776 --> 00:28:13,430
♪
341
00:28:13,474 --> 00:28:18,914
♪
342
00:28:18,958 --> 00:28:21,525
The rookie observes the master
343
00:28:21,569 --> 00:28:25,747
whose cloak of rotting flesh
also hides his scent.
344
00:28:25,791 --> 00:28:30,534
♪
345
00:28:30,578 --> 00:28:35,670
And he's looking for others
to add to his twisted tapestry.
346
00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:42,155
♪
347
00:28:42,198 --> 00:28:48,074
♪
348
00:28:48,117 --> 00:28:50,380
He captures an ant
349
00:28:50,424 --> 00:28:55,211
and injects it with enzymes
that dissolves its organs.
350
00:28:55,255 --> 00:28:57,823
♪
351
00:28:57,866 --> 00:29:02,784
♪
352
00:29:02,828 --> 00:29:06,092
Once fed, the veteran
adds another carcass
353
00:29:06,135 --> 00:29:08,834
to his terrifying armor.
354
00:29:08,877 --> 00:29:13,969
♪
355
00:29:14,013 --> 00:29:20,933
♪
356
00:29:20,976 --> 00:29:25,589
The stench of death also
shields him from predators.
357
00:29:28,941 --> 00:29:31,291
Like the huntsman spider.
358
00:29:31,334 --> 00:29:33,902
♪
359
00:29:33,946 --> 00:29:40,169
♪
360
00:29:40,213 --> 00:29:45,348
The veteran's suit
of the dead hides him.
361
00:29:45,392 --> 00:29:48,743
But the rookie's exposed.
362
00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:52,312
Because the huntsman spider
isn't fooled
363
00:29:52,355 --> 00:29:54,575
by just a little dirt.
364
00:29:54,618 --> 00:30:01,147
♪
365
00:30:01,190 --> 00:30:08,328
♪
366
00:30:08,371 --> 00:30:10,983
Membership in this
league of assassins
367
00:30:11,026 --> 00:30:16,249
doesn't mean a place at
the top of the food chain.
368
00:30:16,292 --> 00:30:20,731
And the huntsman devours
the smaller killer.
369
00:30:20,775 --> 00:30:26,346
♪
370
00:30:26,389 --> 00:30:31,394
Every tree in the forest
is a unique battleground.
371
00:30:33,875 --> 00:30:38,967
But they're a part of
a much larger landscape.
372
00:30:39,011 --> 00:30:43,580
And the horrors of the forest
floor have fewer boundaries.
373
00:30:43,624 --> 00:30:48,890
♪
374
00:30:48,934 --> 00:30:55,070
♪
375
00:30:55,114 --> 00:30:59,596
Scavenging under the moonlight
is a double-edged sword,
376
00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:04,384
because while the darkness
provides cover,
377
00:31:04,427 --> 00:31:06,952
it also conceals one
of the deadliest hunters
378
00:31:06,995 --> 00:31:09,476
on the planet.
379
00:31:09,519 --> 00:31:14,481
♪
380
00:31:21,836 --> 00:31:24,752
Assassins and
diabolical tricksters
381
00:31:24,795 --> 00:31:27,624
hunt in the trees
of southern India.
382
00:31:31,237 --> 00:31:36,372
But the deadliest predators
lurk below them
383
00:31:36,416 --> 00:31:39,941
in the dark shadows
of the forest floor.
384
00:31:39,985 --> 00:31:46,295
♪
385
00:31:46,339 --> 00:31:53,346
♪
386
00:31:53,389 --> 00:31:55,565
With an hour left till sunrise,
387
00:31:55,609 --> 00:31:58,133
a bandicoot rat risks her life
388
00:31:58,177 --> 00:32:01,789
to forage through
this dangerous terrain.
389
00:32:03,269 --> 00:32:05,880
She works hard all night
390
00:32:05,924 --> 00:32:09,275
because she has
other mouths to feed.
391
00:32:09,318 --> 00:32:11,755
[squeaking]
392
00:32:11,799 --> 00:32:14,019
[squeaking]
393
00:32:17,718 --> 00:32:21,200
[sniffing]
394
00:32:21,243 --> 00:32:23,680
♪
395
00:32:23,724 --> 00:32:30,687
♪
396
00:32:30,731 --> 00:32:34,082
It's tough being
a single mother out here,
397
00:32:34,126 --> 00:32:37,999
because she has to consume
more than 5% of her body weight
398
00:32:38,043 --> 00:32:41,698
to sustain herself
while nursing her young.
399
00:32:44,484 --> 00:32:47,095
The baby bandicoots
are most vulnerable
400
00:32:47,139 --> 00:32:49,532
while she's out scavenging.
401
00:32:49,576 --> 00:32:52,013
♪
402
00:32:52,057 --> 00:32:58,585
♪
403
00:32:58,628 --> 00:33:05,374
Even though she stays close
to the entrance of their home,
404
00:33:05,418 --> 00:33:10,249
there are hunters
who can slip by undetected.
405
00:33:10,292 --> 00:33:17,125
♪
406
00:33:17,169 --> 00:33:20,781
The mother bandicoot
continues her foraging
407
00:33:20,824 --> 00:33:27,396
unaware of the deadly invader
slithering nearby.
408
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,573
[sniffing]
409
00:33:30,617 --> 00:33:37,493
♪
410
00:33:37,537 --> 00:33:44,587
♪
411
00:33:44,631 --> 00:33:49,114
This venomous serpent can grow
to be almost 7 feet long.
412
00:33:49,157 --> 00:33:51,594
♪
413
00:33:51,638 --> 00:33:56,512
♪
414
00:33:56,556 --> 00:33:58,949
And his scent receptors
have picked up
415
00:33:58,993 --> 00:34:02,562
on an irresistible aroma.
416
00:34:02,605 --> 00:34:05,043
♪
417
00:34:05,086 --> 00:34:10,483
♪
418
00:34:10,526 --> 00:34:15,966
♪
419
00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:22,930
♪
420
00:34:22,973 --> 00:34:29,937
♪
421
00:34:29,980 --> 00:34:37,118
♪
422
00:34:37,162 --> 00:34:41,340
The mother bandicoot spots
the threat on her doorstep.
423
00:34:41,383 --> 00:34:48,303
♪
424
00:34:48,347 --> 00:34:55,223
♪
425
00:34:55,267 --> 00:35:02,230
♪
426
00:35:02,274 --> 00:35:05,929
The spectacled cobra.
427
00:35:05,973 --> 00:35:07,453
The bandicoot is no match
428
00:35:07,496 --> 00:35:11,892
for the most iconic snake
on the planet.
429
00:35:11,935 --> 00:35:16,549
♪
430
00:35:16,592 --> 00:35:23,121
♪
431
00:35:23,164 --> 00:35:25,297
She leads him on a chase.
432
00:35:25,340 --> 00:35:27,777
♪
433
00:35:27,821 --> 00:35:33,522
♪
434
00:35:33,566 --> 00:35:35,524
But she can't run forever.
435
00:35:35,568 --> 00:35:42,270
♪
436
00:35:42,314 --> 00:35:46,274
She has to make a choice:
437
00:35:46,318 --> 00:35:49,190
face the mysteries
of the deep...
438
00:35:53,977 --> 00:35:57,677
...or death by venom.
439
00:35:57,720 --> 00:36:00,506
♪
440
00:36:04,379 --> 00:36:07,643
Faced with certain death
on shore,
441
00:36:07,687 --> 00:36:11,299
the desperate mother
takes her chances
442
00:36:11,343 --> 00:36:15,042
in an Indian river,
443
00:36:15,085 --> 00:36:18,828
a place of strange new dangers.
444
00:36:22,310 --> 00:36:23,355
[squeak]
445
00:36:27,315 --> 00:36:32,233
A mother bandicoot rat
leaps into a dark abyss
446
00:36:32,277 --> 00:36:36,194
to escape the strike
of a spectacled cobra.
447
00:36:36,237 --> 00:36:41,808
♪
448
00:36:41,851 --> 00:36:44,941
But this snake can swim.
449
00:36:44,985 --> 00:36:51,948
♪
450
00:36:51,992 --> 00:36:55,300
The bandicoot rat climbs
onto a life raft.
451
00:36:58,433 --> 00:37:02,132
But it barely keeps her
above the water.
452
00:37:02,176 --> 00:37:05,658
[squeaking]
453
00:37:05,701 --> 00:37:08,443
And monsters lurk below.
454
00:37:08,487 --> 00:37:10,880
♪
455
00:37:10,924 --> 00:37:15,668
♪
456
00:37:15,711 --> 00:37:18,975
The spectacled cobra
senses their presence
457
00:37:19,019 --> 00:37:21,500
and returns to shore,
458
00:37:21,543 --> 00:37:26,069
leaving the bandicoot rat to
deal with this new danger...
459
00:37:29,159 --> 00:37:32,772
A school of African
sharptooth catfish.
460
00:37:32,815 --> 00:37:35,427
♪
461
00:37:35,470 --> 00:37:40,127
♪
462
00:37:40,170 --> 00:37:41,911
[squeaking]
463
00:37:41,955 --> 00:37:49,005
♪
464
00:37:49,049 --> 00:37:54,924
This invasive species can grow
to be nearly 6 feet long,
465
00:37:54,968 --> 00:37:59,189
and their whiskers are
covered in tastebuds,
466
00:37:59,233 --> 00:38:02,018
allowing them
to sample their prey
467
00:38:02,062 --> 00:38:04,847
before moving in for the kill.
468
00:38:04,891 --> 00:38:06,414
[squeaking]
469
00:38:06,458 --> 00:38:11,071
♪
470
00:38:11,114 --> 00:38:14,640
The bandicoot rat clings
to her precarious perch.
471
00:38:14,683 --> 00:38:16,598
[squeaking]
472
00:38:16,642 --> 00:38:21,386
And as long as she's above
water, she has a chance.
473
00:38:21,429 --> 00:38:24,084
♪
474
00:38:24,127 --> 00:38:30,569
♪
475
00:38:30,612 --> 00:38:33,311
[squeaking]
476
00:38:36,226 --> 00:38:39,273
But as the catfish investigate,
477
00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:42,624
bubbles from their gills and
the splashing of their fins
478
00:38:42,668 --> 00:38:44,844
rock the branch.
479
00:38:47,934 --> 00:38:53,418
And if the rat falls off,
she's as good as dead.
480
00:38:53,461 --> 00:38:56,159
[squeaking]
481
00:38:56,203 --> 00:38:58,597
♪
482
00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:05,343
♪
483
00:39:05,386 --> 00:39:12,306
♪
484
00:39:12,350 --> 00:39:13,742
[squeaking]
485
00:39:13,786 --> 00:39:20,140
♪
486
00:39:20,183 --> 00:39:21,576
[squeaking]
487
00:39:21,620 --> 00:39:28,061
♪
488
00:39:28,104 --> 00:39:34,763
♪
489
00:39:34,807 --> 00:39:41,727
♪
490
00:39:41,770 --> 00:39:42,945
[squeaking]
491
00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:54,261
But the catfish
mysteriously descend;
492
00:39:54,304 --> 00:39:56,916
a calm before a storm.
493
00:40:00,310 --> 00:40:02,878
Because something else
approaches.
494
00:40:02,922 --> 00:40:06,534
[sniffing]
495
00:40:06,578 --> 00:40:09,015
♪
496
00:40:09,058 --> 00:40:13,846
♪
497
00:40:13,889 --> 00:40:15,978
[heavy breathing]
498
00:40:16,022 --> 00:40:18,459
The mugger crocodile.
499
00:40:21,810 --> 00:40:24,378
[squeaking]
500
00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:30,558
These massive reptiles
rule the river,
501
00:40:30,602 --> 00:40:34,301
and they can't resist
a school of catfish.
502
00:40:34,344 --> 00:40:40,699
♪
503
00:40:40,742 --> 00:40:47,662
♪
504
00:40:47,706 --> 00:40:50,404
The mother rat is
caught in the middle.
505
00:40:50,448 --> 00:40:54,843
♪
506
00:40:54,887 --> 00:40:56,715
[hiss]
507
00:40:56,758 --> 00:40:59,413
♪
508
00:40:59,457 --> 00:41:05,941
♪
509
00:41:05,985 --> 00:41:12,382
♪
510
00:41:12,426 --> 00:41:13,558
[squeak]
511
00:41:13,601 --> 00:41:17,039
♪
512
00:41:17,083 --> 00:41:23,437
♪
513
00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:25,265
[squeaking]
514
00:41:25,308 --> 00:41:27,702
♪
515
00:41:27,746 --> 00:41:32,446
♪
516
00:41:32,490 --> 00:41:35,188
[squeaking]
517
00:41:35,231 --> 00:41:39,279
And she sees a narrow avenue
of escape through the chaos.
518
00:41:41,847 --> 00:41:44,458
♪
519
00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:49,942
♪
520
00:41:49,985 --> 00:41:56,731
♪
521
00:41:56,775 --> 00:41:58,820
[squeaking]
522
00:41:58,864 --> 00:42:01,475
♪
523
00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:06,828
♪
524
00:42:06,872 --> 00:42:08,395
[squeaking]
525
00:42:08,438 --> 00:42:12,834
♪
526
00:42:12,878 --> 00:42:19,493
♪
527
00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:25,891
♪
528
00:42:25,934 --> 00:42:30,417
[growling]
529
00:42:30,460 --> 00:42:32,898
Despite her valiant efforts,
530
00:42:32,941 --> 00:42:37,946
the mother rat's luck
finally wears out.
531
00:42:37,990 --> 00:42:42,603
♪
532
00:42:42,647 --> 00:42:49,610
♪
533
00:42:49,654 --> 00:42:53,005
The circle of life
extracts a heavy toll,
534
00:42:53,048 --> 00:42:56,312
as her death leaves
her young orphaned
535
00:42:56,356 --> 00:43:01,535
and doomed to starvation.
536
00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:05,452
But the wild isn't
without mercy,
537
00:43:05,495 --> 00:43:07,323
and the spectacled cobra
returns
538
00:43:07,367 --> 00:43:09,935
to the unguarded burrow...
539
00:43:14,504 --> 00:43:19,988
...to put these young bandicoot
rats out of their misery.
540
00:43:20,032 --> 00:43:24,645
♪
541
00:43:24,689 --> 00:43:29,868
♪
542
00:43:29,911 --> 00:43:31,609
[squeaking]
543
00:43:36,831 --> 00:43:40,443
Sunrise breaks
the incantations of darkness.
544
00:43:42,924 --> 00:43:48,713
And another night in the
forests of southern India ends.
545
00:43:48,756 --> 00:43:53,587
But in a magical world where
few things are as they seem...
546
00:43:57,373 --> 00:44:01,247
...danger forever lurks
in the open
547
00:44:01,290 --> 00:44:05,164
and in the shadows,
548
00:44:05,207 --> 00:44:09,472
ready to cast
its deadly spells.
549
00:44:09,516 --> 00:44:10,517
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