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0:01The bearbab's scrappy branches suddenly

0:04begin to put out a first flush of green

0:06leaves. They're drawing on the precious

0:08water they've stored in their fat

0:10trunks. There will soon be rain here,

0:13and the bearabs sense that it's coming.

0:19There's a scent of rain in the air.

0:23Other life is beginning to stir.

0:28This little chameleon has not long

0:30hatched, but already it's in a race and

0:33it has one of the strangest strategies

0:35of all for dealing with the extreme

0:38dryness.

0:41They are labour's chameleons and they

0:44only live in this part of the island.

0:50This little male already has a voracious

0:53appetite,

0:56although this spider may be beyond him.

1:18These strange little chameleons have the

1:21shortest life cycle of any land

1:24vertebrate in the world. They spent the

1:27last 9 months underground inside an egg

1:30and now they have just 8 weeks to grow

1:33to adult size.

1:49They will have to grow more than a

1:51centimeter a week.

1:58There is no time to waste. Conditions

2:01are so tough that living fast is the

2:04best strategy. By the time the rains

2:06begin, his life will be almost over.

2:20In fact, the rains have already started.

2:23Only a splash, but a sign of a deluge to

2:26come.

2:32For now, it's barely enough to wet the

2:34ground, but it's enough to bring the

2:36mouse lemur females out of hibernation.

2:54And the males are getting themselves

2:56ready for them.

3:11They only have one chance to mate during

3:14the entire year. Tonight's the night,

3:17and they can hardly wait.

3:26It's understandably competitive. These

3:29two males are fighting outside a

3:31female's tree.

3:47One of the males tries his luck with

3:49her.

3:52A swift left hook seems to make her

3:55feelings clear.

4:05But he persists.

4:20And she finally allows him in.

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Субтитры (50)

0:01The bearbab's scrappy branches suddenly

0:04begin to put out a first flush of green

0:06leaves. They're drawing on the precious

0:08water they've stored in their fat

0:10trunks. There will soon be rain here,

0:13and the bearabs sense that it's coming.

0:19There's a scent of rain in the air.

0:23Other life is beginning to stir.

0:28This little chameleon has not long

0:30hatched, but already it's in a race and

0:33it has one of the strangest strategies

0:35of all for dealing with the extreme

0:38dryness.

0:41They are labour's chameleons and they

0:44only live in this part of the island.

0:50This little male already has a voracious

0:53appetite,

0:56although this spider may be beyond him.

1:18These strange little chameleons have the

1:21shortest life cycle of any land

1:24vertebrate in the world. They spent the

1:27last 9 months underground inside an egg

1:30and now they have just 8 weeks to grow

1:33to adult size.

1:49They will have to grow more than a

1:51centimeter a week.

1:58There is no time to waste. Conditions

2:01are so tough that living fast is the

2:04best strategy. By the time the rains

2:06begin, his life will be almost over.

2:20In fact, the rains have already started.

2:23Only a splash, but a sign of a deluge to

2:26come.

2:32For now, it's barely enough to wet the

2:34ground, but it's enough to bring the

2:36mouse lemur females out of hibernation.

2:54And the males are getting themselves

2:56ready for them.

3:11They only have one chance to mate during

3:14the entire year. Tonight's the night,

3:17and they can hardly wait.

3:26It's understandably competitive. These

3:29two males are fighting outside a

3:31female's tree.

3:47One of the males tries his luck with

3:49her.

3:52A swift left hook seems to make her

3:55feelings clear.

4:05But he persists.

4:20And she finally allows him in.

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