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The lions are surrounded by wilderbeast
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on their annual migration.
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A quarter ton bull would make a good
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meal for all 10 of the pride.
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But even though charm is an experienced
0:33
hunter,
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most attempts end in failure.
1:06
Charm uses her hind legs to knock the
1:09
wilderbeast off balance.
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Yeah, I know.
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The smallest cubs won't be able to catch
2:10
food for themselves for another 12
2:12
months.
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Their
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ever growing appetites mean that charm
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and Sienna have to hunt around the
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clock.
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The females are often forced to head out
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alone.
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Tonight it's Sienna's turn.
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Sunrise.
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Sienna is seriously injured.
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She's too weak to move.
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A lone lion is always at risk of attack
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by buffalo, hyenas,
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even other lion prides.
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It's evening
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and Siona hasn't returned to her family.
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Now everything depends on charm.
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>> They're setting off on the greatest
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overland trek made by any animal.
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But wherever grass eaters travel,
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predators lie in weight.
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Here
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they are.
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Arctic wolves.
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They must seize their chance while the
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caribou pass through their territory.
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The wolf runs at the herd.
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trying to flesh out the weak or the
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slow.
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A calf is separated
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at full tilt, 60 km an hour. The Wolf is
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just faster.
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But the calf has stamina.
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only a few weeks old and this calf's
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will to survive is remarkable.
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And it needs to be for these young
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caribou have now started a journey that
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will last a lifetime.
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Forever chasing the seasonal growth of
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the grass on which they depend.
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Like all grassland creatures, they are
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at the mercy of these unpredictable but
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ultimately bountiful mans.
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Grass can survive some of the harshest
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conditions on Earth, flood, fire, and
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frost, and still flourish.
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So it is that grasslands provide a stage
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for the greatest gatherings of wildlife
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on planet Earth.
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But leopards are the most versatile of
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all the big cats. Adept at finding cover
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in the most unpromising places.
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The steep walls of the gully are now her
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cover for an ambush.
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The male puku is close enough, but he's
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too big to tackle.
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She needs to slip past him without being
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seen.
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If he spots her, he'll blow her cover.
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Slowly does it.
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To succeed here, she needs to find prey
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grazing close to the edge
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or better still in the gully itself.
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frustration.
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Success would have saved off hunger for
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a week.
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But while there's prey around, there's
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hope.
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Peeking over the top is a risk, but it's
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the quickest way to find a new target.
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A burst of speed of 65 km an hour and
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it's all over in less than 6 seconds.
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Except it isn't.
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Dazed and disorientated, the impala
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makes a miraculous escape.
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As they mature, young males begin to
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explore the boundaries of the pride's
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territory.
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Red has ventured out alone.
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and blondes straight into the middle of
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the hyena clam.
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He's trapped by over 20 of them.
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The pack tries to wear him down.
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This number of hyenas could kill him.
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It's impossible to fight them all at
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once.
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He can't keep them at bay for much
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longer.
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He's tiring fast.
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His ally Tatu has heard the commotion.
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Now the odds have changed.
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Even for 20 hyenas,
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a pair of male lions is too much to take
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on.
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Red is lucky.
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Tatu has saved his cousin's life.
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And now the snakes are on the alert.
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This is the best feeding opportunity
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they will get all year.
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On flat ground, a baby iguana can outrun
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a race of snake.
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But others are waiting in ambush.
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Another hatchling has its first glimpse
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of a dangerous world.
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A snake's eyes aren't very good, but
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they can detect movement.
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So, if the hatchling keeps its nerve, it
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may just avoid detection.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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Heat. Heat.
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A near miraculous escape.
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The lucky survivors could begin learning
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the unique way of life demanded by this
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hostile island.
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Mother is after eggs,
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but getting them is not going to be
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easy.
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The geese will risk their lives to
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protect their eggs.
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If they lose them, they can't produce
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another clutch this season.
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The fox wins.
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She gives the first eggs to her young
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pups
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and then heads back for more.
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Some of the eggs she stashes away.
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They will be food to help her through
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the coming winter.
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In just 3 weeks, she will steal over 800
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eggs from the geese.
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But eating a big egg is not easy if one
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is rather small.
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It's a technique the pups haven't quite
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yet cracked.
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Mom shows how it's done.
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It's coming.
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And this bobcat may be in luck.
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for this particular valley is blessed.
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A river here never freezes.
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It's fed by a volcanic hot spring that
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heats these waters to 50° warmer than
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the surrounding air.
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Hungry animals of all kinds come here to
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feed.
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Throughout the winter, the river is full
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of food for those who know how to catch
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it.
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Here even the coyotes have become
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fishermen.
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But hunting is hard for a cat that's not
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used to getting its feet wet.
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So he must choose his target with care.
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Golden eye ducks.
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But can he get close enough to pounce?
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Perhaps you'll have more luck on the
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other sideep
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here. Steam from the river warms the
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surrounding trees,
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so up in the branches there could be
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prey.
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If only he could get to it.
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It's 6 m up.
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At last, a squirrel.
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Not much, but enough to keep him going.
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To survive a winter in these mountains
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takes tenacity.
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And bobcats have that in abundance.
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Somewhere along this seemingly barren
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stretch of sand, there is food
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in great quantity.
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Cape furs.
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There are around 10,000 of them here.
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Adult seals are large and strong,
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but their pups are neither.
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The youngsters are closely guarded by
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their mothers.
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A hyena, however, knows to be patient.
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Sooner or later, seal mothers must
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return to the ocean to cool off.
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A single seal pup could feed a hyena and
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her family for days.
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But finding food is only half the
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battle.
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It now has to be carried back.
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a jackal is here, too.
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And it's not alone.
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If a hyena loses her kill, she'll have
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nothing with which to feed her cubs.
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The jackals won't follow her very far
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from the coast.
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It's too hot for them in the desert
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interior.
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Only by making these long journeys can
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brown hyenas manage to survive in the
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middle of the Namib.
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Losing its fear of humans has enabled
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one animal to spread into cities
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everywhere and in huge numbers.
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Pigeons are by far the most successful
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urban bird.
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Here in Albi in the south of France, the
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pigeons come to the river to bathe.
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They need to pre their flight feathers,
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clean off the city dust,
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and cool themselves down.
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But death lies in weight.
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A predator that has taken advantage of
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the very thing that has led to the
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pigeon's success,
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their lack of fear.
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As the pigeons bathe, oil from their
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plumage flows downstream and is
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detected.
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A monstrous wells catfish
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introduced here just 40 years ago. They
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have proliferated,
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virtually exterminated the local fish
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stocks,
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and they've now developed a taste for
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pigeon.
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Their eyesight is poor, so they use
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their barbles to sense the movements of
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their victims.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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This is A radical new hunting strategy
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for what is normally a bottomdwelling
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fish.
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After a thousand years of living in this
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city, pigeons are now having to learn to
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avoid a fish.
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In just 3 weeks, half a million calves
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are born on these ashri plains.
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That's 24,000 a day.
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A thousand an hour.
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Calves stand up within a few minutes of
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being born.
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Though some need a little more time to
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find their feet,
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but a mother won't let her calf suckle
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until it's mastered a few physical
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skills.
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Walking
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Shorting
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and running.
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Wilderbeast calves must run if they're
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to stay alive.
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For these planes also support the
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greatest assembly of hunters on the
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planet.
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Each species has its own special hunting
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technique,
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but all have the same aim.
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to make the most of this brief super
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abundance of life.
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Heat. Heat.
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Only one in 10 wilderbeast calves will
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survive to adulthood.
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But that is enough to maintain the
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million strong herd of wilderbeast.
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and the planet's highest density of
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predators.
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It's July in the deserts of Nevada in
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the western United States,
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the hottest time of the year.
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Bands of wild horses mustang are
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converging on one of the last remaining
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water holes around.
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Now, water not only offers them the
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chance to drink, it can also bring
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power.
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If a stallion can control access to
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water, he will have secured mating
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rights to the entire herd.
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So, stallions try to dominate these
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pools, fighting off rivals who venture
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too close.
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a stranger.
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He's traveled 15 kilometers to be here
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because the pools where he's come from
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have already dried up.
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With him come his females.
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If he can't provide them with water,
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they will leave him for the white
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stallion, who already dominates this
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pool.
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>> So he will have to fight.
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Fire.
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There is everything to lose.
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A broken leg or a shattered jaw would
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mean a slow and painful death.
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A missed kick and it's all over.
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The new arrival has won.
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And his prize is more than just a chance
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to drink. He has provided for his herd
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and in the process stolen his rivals
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females.
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The White Stallion's rule is over.
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She enters into the maze of gullies.
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The damp channel margins are carpeted
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with grass
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that lures in grazing antelope.
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Still they remain on high alert.
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Stealth is the best weapon.
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Placing faith in perfect camouflage.
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The trap is set.
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Just a few more careless steps and
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they'll be inside the required 30 ft
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range.
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Clamping her jaws over both nose and
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mouth,
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she can stay clear of those stiletto
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horns
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and cut off its airflow.
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But a spotted hyena is drawn to the
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commotion.
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close to twice the weight of a leopard.
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Armed with bone crushing jaws,
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this opportunist won't pass up the
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chance to cash in on the hard work of
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others.
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This time,
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one very lucky implorer gets a second
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chance at life.
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For many years, Blacktip has lived in
43:46
peaceful coexistence with her mother,
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each with enough territory to survive.
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But Blacktip's pack has grown huge. It's
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now 30 strong.
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For the first time, she needs more
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territory if she's to feed her growing
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family.
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Normally, a daughter would not invade
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her mother's territory.
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However, with hyenas ruling to the south
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and humans having taken the hunting
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lands to the west,
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Blacktip has no choice
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but to turn her sights east,
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towards her mother's lands,
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where after a morning's hunt, Tate and
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her back are resting.
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Blacktip's pack outnumbers her mothers
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by more than 2 to one.
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An ambush.
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Against these odds, Tate is powerless.
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Retreat is the only option.
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This has now become Blacktip's
46:54
territory.
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A brief but bloody battle.
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Tate and her pack are now homeless.
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She retreats eastwards.
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But this is dangerous country. Blacktip
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reef sharks.
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They are bigger and more powerful than
47:36
Tvali,
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but not as fast or as agile.
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The hardyheads are well aware of them,
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but so long as they stay just out of
47:51
reach, they have little to fear.
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But now the sharks and the Tbali join
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forces.
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Together they enter the shallows, each
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looking for a chance to attack.
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The Trali make the first move
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and the hardyheads take refuge again in
48:45
the waves.
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And this is what the sharks have been
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waiting for.
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Surging forwards, they chase the hardy
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heads out of the water,
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beating themselves in a daring bid to
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hoover up their prey.
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The hardy heads that escaped the sharks
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swim back out to deeper water,
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but into the mouths of the trapali.
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Now the receding waves help to pull the
49:31
sharks back into deeper water.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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In the chaos, the seabirds get their
50:07
chance.
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It's a feeding frenzy.
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in only 10 cm of water. Lions will
50:20
normally avoid hunting in such heat,
50:25
but they're also opportunists.
50:49
The lions will need to bring him down
50:51
quickly before they overheat.
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Even away from the herd, a bull is a
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formidable opponent.
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He could gore and kill a lion.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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close to overheating, they finally
52:32
succeed in bringing him to the ground.
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But the massive bull is not giving up.
53:03
Against the odds and the full weight of
53:06
the lions, he regains his feet.
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And it is now that the tables turn.
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The lions are exhausted.
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After a 20inut struggle, only the bull
53:31
has the energy to finish the fight.
53:56
In such exposed and extreme conditions,
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the challenge for predators and their
54:02
prey is at its most intense.
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The forests of central China,
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home to the golden snub-nosed monkey.
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They will not survive the fast
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approaching winter unless they stock up
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on calorier rich food.
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Top of their autumn menu, pine cones.
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They grow during the summer sunlight and
54:41
are rich in fats.
54:48
Few are now left and time to gather them
54:51
is running out.
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Dominant males patrol the troop, making
55:03
sure they get the pick of the crop.
55:08
As the number of pine cones dwindles,
55:11
tensions between rival families
55:13
increase.
55:22
Mere threats between two males may not
55:25
be enough to settle disputes.
55:35
Conflict is in the air.
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There's going to be a fight.
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Vital food is at stake. So every pine
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cone is worth fighting for.
56:44
The victor and his family enjoy the
56:47
spoils of war.
56:53
The losers get no more than a few dead
56:56
leaves and will have fewer energy
56:58
reserves for the coming winter.
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Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
57:20
For millions of years, this remote speck
57:23
of land has been ruled by crabs.
57:29
Their
57:33
ancestors came from the sea, but most
57:36
have now adopted a landbased existence.
57:49
Given there are so many of them, they
57:51
get along relatively harmoniously.
57:56
They're the gardeners and caretakers of
57:59
a tiny crab utopia.
58:05
Once a year, they must all return to the
58:07
sea to breed. And the March of the Red
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Crabs is one of the greatest natural
58:13
spectacles on Earth.
58:26
There are 50 million of them.
58:36
It's an event that has brought the
58:38
island worldwide fame.
58:51
But in recent years, millions of red
58:54
crabs haven't managed to reach the sea.
59:02
An invader has occupied this island.
59:08
Yellow crazy ants.
59:12
They escaped from visiting ships and
59:14
with no predators to control them, they
59:16
have now created fast super colonies in
59:19
the forest.
59:26
When migrating red crabs march into
59:28
their territory, the ants attack,
59:32
squirting acid into the crab's eyes and
59:35
mouths.
59:46
The crabs have no defense.
59:52
Blinded and confused,
59:55
they're doomed.
60:07
Humans brought these ant invaders here
60:11
and now humans are having to control
60:13
them.
60:17
Isolated communities may evolve for
60:20
millions of years in relative peace,
60:24
but when new challenges arrive, they can
60:27
struggle to cope.
60:31
Of all the species that have become
60:33
extinct in recent years,
60:36
around 80% have been islanders.
