1 00:00:16,891 --> 00:00:18,226 [water dripping] 2 00:00:24,983 --> 00:00:26,985 [seagulls coo] 3 00:00:29,237 --> 00:00:31,239 [buzzing] 4 00:00:32,782 --> 00:00:35,035 ♪ I'm a proud Black Yolngu boy With the killer flow ♪ 5 00:00:35,118 --> 00:00:37,203 ♪ Listen to the yidaki Listen to it blow ♪ 6 00:00:37,287 --> 00:00:38,455 [Zac] We're back. 7 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:39,539 Really? 8 00:00:42,250 --> 00:00:44,586 [Zac] Get ready for all-new adventures. 9 00:00:44,669 --> 00:00:46,880 We will only have a couple of chances for this. 10 00:00:46,963 --> 00:00:50,550 [Zac] It's been a crazy few years, so let me get you up to speed. 11 00:00:51,217 --> 00:00:53,678 Darin's house burned down in the Malibu fires, 12 00:00:53,762 --> 00:00:57,515 but he's building a new eco-friendly dream home from the ground up. 13 00:00:57,599 --> 00:00:59,726 I'm gonna let the land speak to me. 14 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:06,107 As crazy as that may sound, and then create the best place ever. 15 00:01:06,649 --> 00:01:07,984 [Zac] And in the meantime, 16 00:01:08,651 --> 00:01:10,111 that's his yurt. 17 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:11,362 ♪ ...with the killer flow ♪ 18 00:01:11,446 --> 00:01:13,448 ♪ Listen to the yidaki Listen to it blow ♪ 19 00:01:14,824 --> 00:01:18,244 [Zac] In early 2020, I left the US to visit some friends for a couple of weeks. 20 00:01:18,328 --> 00:01:20,663 Relax, get in some surfing. 21 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:22,582 And then, boom! 22 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:26,377 They said I would be extending my vacation for a few more weeks. 23 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:28,213 And that turned into a few months. 24 00:01:28,296 --> 00:01:30,548 And what started as me being stuck here 25 00:01:30,632 --> 00:01:33,051 has turned into me falling in love with this country, 26 00:01:34,552 --> 00:01:36,833 and wanting my friends and family to experience the beauty 27 00:01:36,888 --> 00:01:38,431 that I've been enjoying ever since. 28 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:40,100 [folk music playing] 29 00:01:43,645 --> 00:01:46,106 [Zac] On this continent, it's been a little different. 30 00:01:46,189 --> 00:01:47,190 It's an island. 31 00:01:47,273 --> 00:01:51,194 They took an aggressive approach with lockdowns, restrictions, and masking. 32 00:01:51,694 --> 00:01:52,612 Hey. 33 00:01:52,695 --> 00:01:53,905 [whimpers] 34 00:01:53,988 --> 00:01:54,989 Settle down. 35 00:01:55,073 --> 00:01:58,576 [Zac] Which all resulted in relatively low infection rates and deaths. 36 00:01:59,202 --> 00:02:00,954 So at the time of filming, 37 00:02:01,037 --> 00:02:03,832 it seemed the safest thing to do was have everyone come to me. 38 00:02:05,917 --> 00:02:07,544 And so they did. 39 00:02:09,295 --> 00:02:11,798 It's day nine of my hotel quarantine. 40 00:02:11,881 --> 00:02:13,383 It's like Groundhog Day. 41 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:15,134 [spitting] 42 00:02:15,927 --> 00:02:16,927 I ate some of that. 43 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:18,638 [Zac] This time, 44 00:02:18,721 --> 00:02:21,808 we're taking a deep dive into the sixth largest country in the world... 45 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:26,729 with a unique variety of biomes, climates, and organisms. 46 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:27,813 Jeez! 47 00:02:27,856 --> 00:02:28,898 [laughing] 48 00:02:28,982 --> 00:02:31,943 [Zac] We're covering as much territory as we can, from mountaintops... 49 00:02:32,026 --> 00:02:33,026 I like your office. 50 00:02:33,069 --> 00:02:36,865 [Zac] ...to barrier reefs, all while trying some of the best local foods... 51 00:02:36,948 --> 00:02:37,782 Oh, my gosh. 52 00:02:37,866 --> 00:02:39,659 ...as close to their sources as we can get. 53 00:02:39,742 --> 00:02:40,869 [man] Here's to good water. 54 00:02:40,952 --> 00:02:42,871 [Zac] We'll visit some of the top innovators... 55 00:02:42,954 --> 00:02:45,165 And it will collect and aggregate, 56 00:02:45,248 --> 00:02:48,126 desegregate and redistribute to all the parts of the biosphere. 57 00:02:48,209 --> 00:02:50,420 [Zac] ...all seeking to find cleaner, better, 58 00:02:50,503 --> 00:02:51,963 and more sustainable ways of living. 59 00:02:52,046 --> 00:02:54,340 And using the lessons learned on this continent 60 00:02:54,424 --> 00:02:57,218 to serve as the microcosm for the entire planet. 61 00:02:57,302 --> 00:03:00,346 Our focus on this episode is habitat conservation. 62 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:01,639 You're so tiny! 63 00:03:01,723 --> 00:03:03,933 We'll meet Australia's leading eco-warriors... 64 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:05,518 [man] This is our Jurassic Park. 65 00:03:05,602 --> 00:03:09,856 [Zac] ...to watch how they work protecting everything from animals to agriculture. 66 00:03:09,939 --> 00:03:12,734 - Your last... little bumpy road. - Hey, buddy. 67 00:03:12,817 --> 00:03:15,737 [Zac] And see how it all connects directly back to us 68 00:03:15,820 --> 00:03:19,199 because we all have to share this habitat. 69 00:03:19,282 --> 00:03:22,118 See that? That's Earth. We all live there. 70 00:03:22,202 --> 00:03:24,282 ♪ I'm a proud Black Yolngu boy With the killer flow ♪ 71 00:03:24,329 --> 00:03:26,706 ♪ Listen to the yidaki Listen to it blow ♪ 72 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:30,210 [vocalizing] 73 00:03:35,715 --> 00:03:36,716 [man] Speed. 74 00:03:36,799 --> 00:03:37,800 Speed. 75 00:03:37,884 --> 00:03:39,344 AV marker. 76 00:03:39,427 --> 00:03:40,470 [Zac] It's reunion time! 77 00:03:40,553 --> 00:03:43,473 Two weeks have passed, and everyone is out of quarantine. 78 00:03:43,556 --> 00:03:44,682 Yeah! 79 00:03:44,766 --> 00:03:46,434 [Zac] The Down to Earth family's back. 80 00:03:46,517 --> 00:03:50,146 Yo! Hey, what's up, man? How are you? 81 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:52,774 - Good to see you. Yeah. - Good to see you too. 82 00:03:52,857 --> 00:03:55,193 I'm stoked man. Let's get out there, turn it up a notch. 83 00:03:55,276 --> 00:03:57,195 What's up, guys? I saw you over the camera. 84 00:03:57,278 --> 00:03:58,738 Good to see you, buddy. 85 00:03:58,821 --> 00:04:00,406 - How you doing? - Long time, no see. 86 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:02,130 - Still got hair under there? - Of course. 87 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,035 [Darin] Yeah! [laughs] 88 00:04:05,411 --> 00:04:07,038 [Zac] Quick history lesson here. 89 00:04:07,121 --> 00:04:09,165 The culture of Aboriginal people in Australia 90 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:11,542 dates back around 60,000 years, 91 00:04:11,626 --> 00:04:14,462 and today's generations continue the customs and rituals 92 00:04:14,545 --> 00:04:18,258 handed down through time to honor and maintain their history. 93 00:04:18,341 --> 00:04:21,803 There are about 500 different Aboriginal groups in this country, 94 00:04:21,886 --> 00:04:24,138 each with their own language and customs, 95 00:04:24,222 --> 00:04:27,183 but one tradition most have is a welcome ceremony. 96 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:30,979 As the custom goes, before you go forth on a community's land, 97 00:04:31,062 --> 00:04:34,148 you first introduce yourself, state your purpose, 98 00:04:34,232 --> 00:04:37,193 and ask for permission, all as a sign of respect. 99 00:04:37,694 --> 00:04:39,487 Prior to British colonization, 100 00:04:39,570 --> 00:04:45,159 Australia was once composed of 100% various indigenous nations, or mobs, 101 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:47,787 as the different Aboriginal communities call themselves. 102 00:04:48,454 --> 00:04:50,415 These people are of the Darug nation, 103 00:04:50,498 --> 00:04:53,501 tracing their roots to the very beginnings of this continent. 104 00:04:54,669 --> 00:04:57,088 We do this now to acknowledge their country 105 00:04:57,171 --> 00:05:00,008 and recognize them as the First People of this land. 106 00:05:03,344 --> 00:05:05,555 [honks] 107 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:07,223 [grunts] 108 00:05:07,849 --> 00:05:09,475 Welcome to the circle, brothers. 109 00:05:09,559 --> 00:05:10,828 - Thank you. - [Darin] Thank you. 110 00:05:10,852 --> 00:05:14,105 When you come into my camp, you're under my protection. 111 00:05:14,772 --> 00:05:16,566 Once you cross that border, 112 00:05:17,066 --> 00:05:18,693 then you go through the smoke, 113 00:05:18,776 --> 00:05:19,944 you're one of us. 114 00:05:20,528 --> 00:05:24,490 Can I please ask for you to introduce yourself to the uncles 115 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:27,577 and also share with us why are you here. 116 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:31,998 My name is Zac. I was born in San Luis Obispo County, California. 117 00:05:32,081 --> 00:05:34,042 - Yep. - I guess the reason that I'm here 118 00:05:34,125 --> 00:05:39,297 is to learn, and to gain perspective and insight into your culture, 119 00:05:39,380 --> 00:05:42,508 into your people, and to become present and one with it all. 120 00:05:43,343 --> 00:05:45,470 Beautiful. Thank you, brother. [trilling] 121 00:05:45,553 --> 00:05:47,013 [chanting] 122 00:05:47,847 --> 00:05:51,351 My name is Olien. First name's Darin. 123 00:05:51,434 --> 00:05:55,855 I was born in Minnesota, United States. 124 00:05:57,482 --> 00:05:59,025 Super honored to be here. 125 00:05:59,108 --> 00:06:02,111 I can feel the elements here are really strong, 126 00:06:02,195 --> 00:06:08,368 and super humbled by the presence here and grateful to be here. 127 00:06:10,495 --> 00:06:13,581 [trilling, chanting] 128 00:06:14,957 --> 00:06:18,252 [Zac] This ritual is connected to the original ceremonies, 129 00:06:18,336 --> 00:06:21,672 where those from neighboring tribes would pass through other camps. 130 00:06:22,590 --> 00:06:25,718 The fire is spiritual, and the smoke is cleansing. 131 00:06:26,552 --> 00:06:29,055 Any bad spirits the visitors may be carrying 132 00:06:29,138 --> 00:06:30,932 are wafted away by the smoke. 133 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:36,145 The travelers are left clean and welcome to go along their journey. 134 00:06:37,647 --> 00:06:42,235 [Jie] Cleanse your connections, Darin and Zac, to Father Sky. 135 00:06:47,865 --> 00:06:50,076 So, we put the smoke over our heads. 136 00:06:56,833 --> 00:07:00,878 We cleanse our connections to Mother Earth, so we cleanse our feet. 137 00:07:02,171 --> 00:07:04,132 We cleanse all the parts on our bodies 138 00:07:04,215 --> 00:07:07,510 where we feel like it is time for a new beginning. 139 00:07:11,764 --> 00:07:14,434 The smoke only goes to where it needs to go. 140 00:07:19,981 --> 00:07:24,110 I'd like to offer you a piece of material which is a ceremonial head tie. 141 00:07:24,610 --> 00:07:28,030 The color is orange, symbolizing that blood is from the country, 142 00:07:28,990 --> 00:07:32,535 and Grandfather Sun is our almighty grandfather, 143 00:07:33,327 --> 00:07:34,704 to bring everyone together, 144 00:07:34,787 --> 00:07:38,541 and I'd like to protect you while you're here now. 145 00:07:39,083 --> 00:07:41,461 Zac and Darin, if you'd like to just stand up. 146 00:07:42,128 --> 00:07:43,463 [somber music playing] 147 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:52,972 So, the ceremony head tie is an offering from us to you welcoming you to us, 148 00:07:53,055 --> 00:07:55,516 and you to the country where we walk. 149 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,853 This is ochre. It's going to protect harm from you. 150 00:07:59,437 --> 00:08:02,607 In my language, we say Warami. That's "Welcome." 151 00:08:12,909 --> 00:08:15,036 [Zac] The elders have given us all their blessing, 152 00:08:15,119 --> 00:08:18,164 and some words of advice to consider as we start our adventure. 153 00:08:20,875 --> 00:08:24,337 I want to put my most valuablest organ next to yours, 154 00:08:24,420 --> 00:08:25,500 which is my heart to yours. 155 00:08:25,546 --> 00:08:26,380 Love that. 156 00:08:26,464 --> 00:08:28,864 - [Jie] I want to say welcome, brother. - Thank you, brother. 157 00:08:28,925 --> 00:08:31,552 - Thank you. - [Jie] Welcome, brother. 158 00:08:31,636 --> 00:08:33,513 And to you, Zac, same thing, brother. 159 00:08:33,596 --> 00:08:35,264 - I put my heart to yours. - Thank you. 160 00:08:35,348 --> 00:08:37,391 [Jie] Leading with love, that's where we rise above. 161 00:08:37,475 --> 00:08:38,559 I know. 162 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:40,561 - [Jie] Welcome to me, brother. - Thanks. 163 00:08:41,062 --> 00:08:43,397 We're welcome. We are all welcome. 164 00:08:45,191 --> 00:08:49,487 Our entire crew went through the ceremony, and everyone felt moved. 165 00:08:52,490 --> 00:08:54,158 And here's another fresh start. 166 00:08:54,242 --> 00:08:56,452 In an effort to improve our carbon footprint 167 00:08:56,536 --> 00:08:58,412 during the production of this series, 168 00:08:58,496 --> 00:09:01,374 and to do our part in habitat conservation of this planet, 169 00:09:01,457 --> 00:09:03,167 we're switching things up a bit. 170 00:09:03,251 --> 00:09:04,794 That's fully electric, huh? 171 00:09:04,877 --> 00:09:05,877 It is? 172 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,088 That's amazing. 173 00:09:07,171 --> 00:09:08,171 [Zac] New wheels. 174 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:11,259 For some trips and terrains, we'll have to use hybrid vehicles, 175 00:09:11,342 --> 00:09:14,220 but this new toy is sure to put a charge in our Aussie travels. 176 00:09:14,303 --> 00:09:15,805 Crispy. This is sick, dude. 177 00:09:15,888 --> 00:09:18,933 [Darin] Amazing. You're gonna drive us? 178 00:09:19,016 --> 00:09:20,016 Oh, yeah. 179 00:09:20,059 --> 00:09:21,143 Oh! 180 00:09:23,771 --> 00:09:25,314 We just run over Mitch? 181 00:09:25,398 --> 00:09:27,858 [Zac chuckles] No, we're not gonna run over Mitch. 182 00:09:27,942 --> 00:09:29,402 AV marker. 183 00:09:30,152 --> 00:09:32,947 We ready to roll there, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah? 184 00:09:33,030 --> 00:09:35,533 [Zac] Just remember to stay on the right side of the road, 185 00:09:35,616 --> 00:09:39,120 or in this case, I mean the left side of... You know what I mean. 186 00:09:39,203 --> 00:09:41,998 - This thing's amazing. - [Darin] You can drive and I can sleep. 187 00:09:44,959 --> 00:09:46,127 [Zac] Sleep tight, buddy. 188 00:09:48,671 --> 00:09:51,382 As we embark on this journey of habitat conservation, 189 00:09:51,465 --> 00:09:54,427 we want to first appreciate more pristine parts of the Earth 190 00:09:54,510 --> 00:09:55,886 as nature intended. 191 00:09:55,970 --> 00:09:58,347 Just 100 kilometers west of Sydney 192 00:09:58,431 --> 00:10:02,727 lies a World Heritage protected area known as the Greater Blue Mountain. 193 00:10:03,311 --> 00:10:04,937 Aside from the majestic beauty, 194 00:10:05,021 --> 00:10:08,399 it's home to a vast number of rare and threatened species. 195 00:10:08,482 --> 00:10:09,609 Wow. Look at that. 196 00:10:10,318 --> 00:10:12,445 [Darin] Look at this place. This is great. 197 00:10:13,154 --> 00:10:15,698 [Zac] And there's an area reserved as a protected park, 198 00:10:15,781 --> 00:10:18,784 available for camping, hiking, and other tourism. 199 00:10:18,868 --> 00:10:21,787 [Darin] The Ioniq got us to the Blue Mountains. 200 00:10:23,456 --> 00:10:25,750 [Zac] And if you're really adventurous like we are, 201 00:10:25,833 --> 00:10:28,711 you can meet up with Dan for an experience you'll never forget. 202 00:10:28,794 --> 00:10:31,088 - Zac. Nice to meet you, man. - Dan. 203 00:10:31,172 --> 00:10:34,216 - Hey, Dan. I like your office. - [Dan] Yeah, it's pretty nice. 204 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:36,927 [Zac] This is beyond hiking. It's canyoning. 205 00:10:37,011 --> 00:10:41,140 Feels like an absolute privilege to live and work here in the Blue Mountains. 206 00:10:41,223 --> 00:10:43,643 This is the Jamison Valley below us here. 207 00:10:44,268 --> 00:10:46,896 Um, and, yeah, just like to say, Warami mittigar. 208 00:10:46,979 --> 00:10:49,440 "Welcome, friends" in the language of the Darug people, 209 00:10:49,523 --> 00:10:51,817 Traditional Owners of this part of the Blue Mountains. 210 00:10:51,901 --> 00:10:55,196 - [Darin] This is... really incredible. - [Zac] These cliff faces are unreal. 211 00:10:55,279 --> 00:10:57,198 We're gonna go do Empress Canyon. 212 00:10:57,281 --> 00:10:59,784 It's one of the best canyons in the Blue Mountains. 213 00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:02,119 We've got hundreds of beautiful slot canyons, 214 00:11:02,203 --> 00:11:05,665 very narrow crack through these massive sandstone cliffs. 215 00:11:05,748 --> 00:11:07,375 Got water rushing through it. 216 00:11:07,458 --> 00:11:10,628 We're gonna put on wet suits, helmets, and harnesses 217 00:11:10,711 --> 00:11:12,588 and drag some big, heavy ropes in there. 218 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:15,383 We're gonna be jumping off rocks. We're gonna be swimming. 219 00:11:15,466 --> 00:11:18,260 And then, the grand finale, we gotta abseil, 220 00:11:18,344 --> 00:11:20,971 or rappel as you guys call it, down a 30-meter waterfall. 221 00:11:21,055 --> 00:11:23,224 [Zac] Sure. Sounds simple enough. Let's hit it. 222 00:11:23,307 --> 00:11:26,477 - Let's do it. Right on. - Cool. 223 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:28,854 [Zac] Wow. This is great. 224 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:31,315 [soft music playing] 225 00:11:33,067 --> 00:11:36,779 Fellas, one of the reasons why the Blue Mountains got World Heritage status 226 00:11:36,862 --> 00:11:39,490 is because of the diversity of life we've got here. 227 00:11:39,573 --> 00:11:43,744 And in particular, Australia's most iconic tree, the eucalypt, yeah? 228 00:11:43,828 --> 00:11:46,831 We've got about 100 species of eucalypt here in the Blue Mountains, 229 00:11:46,914 --> 00:11:50,793 which is an astonishing variety for a relatively small part of Australia. 230 00:11:50,876 --> 00:11:53,671 - So, yeah, pretty cool tree. - Unreal. 231 00:11:54,255 --> 00:11:57,758 Is there a good amount of natural springs around the area? 232 00:11:57,842 --> 00:12:00,469 [Dan] In the Blue Mountains, we have things called hanging swamps 233 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:02,638 which can even occur on sheer vertical cliffs. 234 00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:06,767 These things are a massive water storage area, and they filter the water. 235 00:12:06,851 --> 00:12:08,936 I don't know if you've drunk tap water in Sydney, 236 00:12:09,019 --> 00:12:13,274 but it has some of the sweetest drinking water you'll find in the world, 237 00:12:13,357 --> 00:12:15,735 and that's 'cause it all comes from right here. 238 00:12:15,818 --> 00:12:18,529 [Zac] This is a different type of habitat conservation, 239 00:12:18,612 --> 00:12:21,741 a protected area preserved for generations to appreciate 240 00:12:21,824 --> 00:12:24,160 by simply walking through the beauty of it all. 241 00:12:24,243 --> 00:12:27,413 Most countries have some sort of national park system, 242 00:12:27,496 --> 00:12:30,082 and as of now, about 15% of the Earth 243 00:12:30,166 --> 00:12:33,711 is set aside and safeguarded from being developed in any way. 244 00:12:33,794 --> 00:12:38,048 So, fellas, before, we were up there in that beautiful, dry eucalypt forest, 245 00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:42,219 but you can feel now we're in a... and see that we're in a totally different place. 246 00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:44,180 Now, we're in temperate rain forest. 247 00:12:44,263 --> 00:12:47,767 It's still cool and wet like ancient Gondwana used to be, 248 00:12:47,850 --> 00:12:51,145 and so the ancient Gondwana vegetation hangs on here, 249 00:12:51,228 --> 00:12:54,732 the coachwoods, the ferns, the sassafras. 250 00:12:54,815 --> 00:12:57,151 This is our Jurassic Park. 251 00:12:57,234 --> 00:12:59,361 This is the Australia dinosaurs roamed through. 252 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:04,074 We've only dropped a few hundred meters but gone back 100 million years in time. 253 00:13:04,158 --> 00:13:07,745 [Zac] He had me at Jurassic Park. "We've spared no expense." 254 00:13:07,828 --> 00:13:12,333 To go canyoning is the best way to explore that story. 255 00:13:12,416 --> 00:13:13,793 - Get right in it. - Yeah. 256 00:13:16,086 --> 00:13:19,632 [Dan] I reckon we should go up, pull up a flat bit of ground here. 257 00:13:19,715 --> 00:13:23,928 And this is where we're gonna get our wet suits and helmets and harnesses on. 258 00:13:24,970 --> 00:13:26,530 [Zac] Dan gave us a long safety meeting 259 00:13:26,555 --> 00:13:29,391 and ran through how to properly use all of the equipment. 260 00:13:29,475 --> 00:13:32,353 Trust me, don't do something like this without a professional. 261 00:13:32,436 --> 00:13:34,271 Canyoning can be incredibly dangerous, 262 00:13:34,355 --> 00:13:36,395 or even deadly, if you don't know what you're doing. 263 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,776 I'm not saying we know exactly what we're doing either, 264 00:13:39,276 --> 00:13:41,195 but, hey, at least Dan does. 265 00:13:42,029 --> 00:13:44,824 Okay, guys, you gotta be 100% committed to it. 266 00:13:44,907 --> 00:13:46,747 - Gotta be full doing it, okay? - [Darin] Yeah. 267 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:47,827 [Dan] One, two, three! 268 00:13:47,910 --> 00:13:50,162 [Zac] This is like one of those team building activities 269 00:13:50,246 --> 00:13:53,290 where you build trust by falling back and letting people catch you. 270 00:13:54,083 --> 00:13:55,668 But there's no people to catch you. 271 00:13:56,168 --> 00:13:57,795 It seems like a bad idea. 272 00:13:58,587 --> 00:14:00,214 Anyway, here goes nothing. 273 00:14:00,297 --> 00:14:01,966 [upbeat music playing] 274 00:14:12,309 --> 00:14:13,394 [Dan] Go slow. 275 00:14:19,149 --> 00:14:20,359 [cheers] 276 00:14:21,193 --> 00:14:22,193 [Zac] Yoo! 277 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:28,033 All right, head count. 278 00:14:28,534 --> 00:14:29,952 Yep. We're all here. 279 00:14:30,452 --> 00:14:31,871 [Darin] That's what the cup's for. 280 00:14:31,954 --> 00:14:34,456 [Zac] And I'm happy to report that no one was lost or injured. 281 00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:36,709 Man, thank you. Great. 282 00:14:36,792 --> 00:14:39,420 We celebrate surviving all of that with a toast of warm tea 283 00:14:39,503 --> 00:14:41,463 and prepare for the grand finale, 284 00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:43,173 abseiling down this 285 00:14:43,674 --> 00:14:45,801 100-foot waterfall? 286 00:14:46,385 --> 00:14:47,261 Yikes. 287 00:14:47,344 --> 00:14:48,888 [soft guitar playing] 288 00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:56,395 [Dan] Hoist yourself down now. Feet first. 289 00:14:57,396 --> 00:14:59,231 That's it. Away we go. 290 00:15:10,117 --> 00:15:11,702 ♪ Come home ♪ 291 00:15:12,536 --> 00:15:13,996 ♪ Shine a light ♪ 292 00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:18,500 ♪ Lose control in your emotion tonight ♪ 293 00:15:19,001 --> 00:15:21,045 ♪ This is how you see ♪ 294 00:15:21,128 --> 00:15:23,213 ♪ Not how you feel ♪ 295 00:15:23,797 --> 00:15:27,343 ♪ Watching the world turn again ♪ 296 00:15:27,426 --> 00:15:29,345 - [Dan] Are we ready to go? - [Zac] Yep. 297 00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:30,262 Okay. 298 00:15:30,346 --> 00:15:33,766 [Dan] All right, Zac, I want you to start slowly walking backwards. 299 00:15:34,308 --> 00:15:36,685 And I want you to sit back in that harness now, okay? 300 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:37,769 [Zac] Okay. 301 00:15:38,228 --> 00:15:41,315 Okay, feet nice and wide. Okay. There you go. 302 00:15:41,398 --> 00:15:42,650 [Zac] It's right here I wonder 303 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:45,361 what terrible decisions in life got me to this point. 304 00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:48,989 Whatever they were, there's no turning back now. 305 00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:51,075 [Dan] Right! Down you go! 306 00:15:51,575 --> 00:15:52,952 ♪ Spin with the world ♪ 307 00:15:53,035 --> 00:15:55,537 ♪ And let your conscience release ♪ 308 00:15:55,621 --> 00:15:57,706 ♪ How do you feel ♪ 309 00:15:57,790 --> 00:16:00,084 ♪ When direction is lost? ♪ 310 00:16:00,167 --> 00:16:02,378 ♪ Tell me what do you see ♪ 311 00:16:05,005 --> 00:16:06,590 ♪ Where do you go ♪ 312 00:16:06,674 --> 00:16:09,093 ♪ When you've lost your control? ♪ 313 00:16:09,593 --> 00:16:10,928 ♪ What do you feel? ♪ 314 00:16:23,691 --> 00:16:25,442 - [Dan] Good going. Great! - Whoo! 315 00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:27,987 Oh my God. I did it. 316 00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:29,780 We all did it! 317 00:16:30,739 --> 00:16:31,949 Great job, team. 318 00:16:33,701 --> 00:16:35,828 Most countries have protected areas 319 00:16:35,911 --> 00:16:38,414 designed to keep a good percentage of land undeveloped 320 00:16:38,497 --> 00:16:41,125 and clean for all to enjoy, yet still available 321 00:16:41,208 --> 00:16:43,836 to be explored and appreciated in one way or another. 322 00:16:43,919 --> 00:16:46,296 But there are plenty who would like to change that. 323 00:16:46,380 --> 00:16:49,842 Commercial developers, fossil fuel industries, and others 324 00:16:49,925 --> 00:16:53,303 are always looking for areas holding untapped resources. 325 00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:57,808 National parks all over the world can be protected by donating time or money. 326 00:16:57,891 --> 00:17:00,644 And, of course, make sure to visit them when you can. 327 00:17:00,728 --> 00:17:03,147 The experience you have will last a lifetime. 328 00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:07,985 We drive an hour and a half, circumventing the mountains, 329 00:17:08,068 --> 00:17:09,987 to reach another protected park. 330 00:17:10,738 --> 00:17:13,657 There are a few animals synonymous with Australia, 331 00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:15,576 starting with the koala. 332 00:17:15,659 --> 00:17:18,620 Inappropriately called "koala bears" at times, 333 00:17:18,704 --> 00:17:20,456 they aren't really bears, 334 00:17:20,539 --> 00:17:22,833 but they certainly look like cute cuddly toys. 335 00:17:22,916 --> 00:17:25,753 Even before losing so many to the recent wildfires, 336 00:17:26,378 --> 00:17:28,881 the species has been listed as vulnerable. 337 00:17:28,964 --> 00:17:29,882 - Hey, guys. - [woman] Hi. 338 00:17:29,965 --> 00:17:31,192 - How's it going? - Good, thanks. 339 00:17:31,216 --> 00:17:33,635 [Zac] Here to help monitor the koala population 340 00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:35,079 and hopefully bring the numbers up 341 00:17:35,137 --> 00:17:39,308 are these incredible conservationists from the nonprofit Science For Wildlife. 342 00:17:39,391 --> 00:17:40,851 - Smudge. - [Zac] Smudge? Hi, Smudge. 343 00:17:40,934 --> 00:17:42,495 - [Darin] Hey, there. - Nice to meet you. 344 00:17:42,519 --> 00:17:44,313 Oh, hi, Smudge! 345 00:17:44,396 --> 00:17:45,397 The Smudginator. 346 00:17:45,981 --> 00:17:49,234 [Zac] I should explain upfront. Smudge is a very good boy. 347 00:17:49,318 --> 00:17:51,904 But due to some possible poisons in the area, 348 00:17:51,987 --> 00:17:55,783 he's wearing this Hannibal Lecter muzzle for his own protection, not ours. 349 00:17:55,866 --> 00:17:58,160 So, Smudge has some ability? 350 00:17:58,243 --> 00:18:02,081 He does, yes. So, his ability is finding the koala poops. 351 00:18:02,664 --> 00:18:03,749 [Zac] Wow. 352 00:18:04,291 --> 00:18:08,170 That's right. Smudge's superpower is being able to sniff out koala poops. 353 00:18:08,796 --> 00:18:11,799 Because where there's koala poops, there's koalas. 354 00:18:11,882 --> 00:18:13,509 And that's what we're looking for. 355 00:18:13,592 --> 00:18:16,345 What are you finding? Has there been a lot of displacement? 356 00:18:16,428 --> 00:18:18,764 Eighty per cent of the World Heritage area was hit by fire, 357 00:18:18,847 --> 00:18:20,933 so we were worried we'd lost all of them. 358 00:18:21,016 --> 00:18:22,976 I think because it's so hilly and steep, 359 00:18:23,060 --> 00:18:25,187 the fire trickled through some of the areas 360 00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:26,855 and didn't always burn the canopy. 361 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:30,901 It can be hard to see them, so the trees at this particular site, not too bad, 362 00:18:30,984 --> 00:18:34,655 and habitat that's got the most poop in it is something the koalas prefer. 363 00:18:34,738 --> 00:18:37,658 [Zac] By finding the highest concentrations of koala scat, 364 00:18:37,741 --> 00:18:40,494 they're able to study what habitats the koalas prefer. 365 00:18:40,577 --> 00:18:42,204 Ultimately, they hope to create 366 00:18:42,287 --> 00:18:45,124 more koala-friendly habitats based on their findings. 367 00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:48,252 We're gonna do the survey by going this way, 368 00:18:48,335 --> 00:18:51,755 so it's a one-hectare area that he searches in like 15 minutes. 369 00:18:51,839 --> 00:18:53,048 He does it very quickly. 370 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:57,136 - So, that's 2.5. acres in 15 minutes? - Yeah. 371 00:18:57,219 --> 00:18:58,219 - Yeah. - Wow. 372 00:18:58,262 --> 00:18:59,930 Way to go, Smudge. 373 00:19:00,013 --> 00:19:04,601 Part of what we're doing is measuring if koalas in this landscape survived, why? 374 00:19:04,685 --> 00:19:07,354 What is it about the terrain, habitat, and conditions? 375 00:19:07,437 --> 00:19:11,733 Then try and protect some of those areas so that they can bounce back after fires. 376 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:13,861 It's a fragment of what there used to be. 377 00:19:13,944 --> 00:19:15,988 Coming to places like this, we have hope. 378 00:19:16,071 --> 00:19:19,074 Hope is a driver, and we need more of it. For sure. 379 00:19:19,158 --> 00:19:22,411 - And this guy's ready to drive. - [Victoria] He is, isn't he? 380 00:19:22,494 --> 00:19:23,871 [Kim] Ready? Okay, work! 381 00:19:23,954 --> 00:19:29,626 [Zac] It's time for Smudge to do his stuff by sniffing out the koalas'... stuff. 382 00:19:29,710 --> 00:19:30,544 [barks] 383 00:19:30,627 --> 00:19:33,088 - [Kim] You got one? Good boy! - [Darin chuckles] 384 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:35,212 - No way! What? - [Victoria] He was on that already. 385 00:19:35,257 --> 00:19:36,466 [Darin] What? 386 00:19:36,550 --> 00:19:37,384 [Zac] That was fast. 387 00:19:37,467 --> 00:19:39,845 - [barks] - Gosh, you... Yah! Yeah. 388 00:19:39,928 --> 00:19:42,389 - [Victoria] Good boy, Smudge! - [Kim] That's a big one, yeah. 389 00:19:42,931 --> 00:19:44,641 - Oh, yes. - [Victoria] There it is. 390 00:19:44,725 --> 00:19:47,144 - [Darin chuckles] - Nice one, Smudge. Good boy! 391 00:19:47,227 --> 00:19:50,022 - Good boy! Good boy. - Whoa! So good! 392 00:19:50,105 --> 00:19:51,106 What? 393 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:52,941 - That's amazing! - Not even a full one. 394 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:56,987 - [Kellie] Just a fragment. - [Darin] No way humans are gonna see that. 395 00:19:57,070 --> 00:19:57,905 [Kellie] No. 396 00:19:57,988 --> 00:20:00,365 - That was so cool. - [all laugh] 397 00:20:00,449 --> 00:20:03,076 [Victoria] Makes our job a lot easier. It's not a very strong one. 398 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:04,870 Yeah, it's a bit washed out. 399 00:20:04,953 --> 00:20:07,140 - [Victoria] Should we keep going? - See what we can find. 400 00:20:07,164 --> 00:20:08,332 - Buddy. Smudge. - Okay. 401 00:20:08,415 --> 00:20:09,249 That's amazing. 402 00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:13,795 So, it's a bit of an older... piece. Smudge can do better. 403 00:20:17,007 --> 00:20:17,841 [Smudge barks] 404 00:20:17,925 --> 00:20:20,510 - [Kim] You got another one? Good job. - [Darin] Found one. 405 00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:23,263 - It's actually quite a strange one. - [Kellie] A skinny one. 406 00:20:23,347 --> 00:20:26,642 Yeah. But the inside's right, and it's got good smell. 407 00:20:27,142 --> 00:20:30,771 One of the ways to tell it from possum, if you smell a possum poop, 408 00:20:30,854 --> 00:20:32,606 you go, "Oh my God." 409 00:20:32,689 --> 00:20:35,234 Whereas, koala poop... [sniffs] ...it's sort of musty eucalypts. 410 00:20:35,317 --> 00:20:39,071 So, what can you tell about the actual koala from this one? 411 00:20:39,154 --> 00:20:41,615 It's a smaller koala, so probably a youngster. 412 00:20:41,698 --> 00:20:43,075 Just by the size of it. 413 00:20:43,158 --> 00:20:46,453 [Zac] Man, these ladies really know their... [bleep]. 414 00:20:46,536 --> 00:20:49,456 - Didn't think I'd be smelling poop today. - [Zac] Neither did I, buddy. 415 00:20:49,539 --> 00:20:51,059 - [Darin] It's cool. - [Kim] All right. 416 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:52,793 A little bit with the little poop. 417 00:20:52,876 --> 00:20:54,562 - [Kellie] Slightly musty, no? - A poop tent. 418 00:20:54,586 --> 00:20:58,006 Smells different than eucalyptus. This smells like [bleep]. 419 00:20:58,090 --> 00:20:59,299 - [all laugh] - It doesn't! 420 00:20:59,383 --> 00:21:00,592 Come on. 421 00:21:00,676 --> 00:21:01,927 We should find you a possum. 422 00:21:02,010 --> 00:21:04,137 - Let's find a possum. - [Victoria] Do a comparison. 423 00:21:04,221 --> 00:21:07,182 Here you go. Camera guy. Smell? 424 00:21:07,766 --> 00:21:08,642 [sniffs] 425 00:21:08,725 --> 00:21:10,227 [Darin] Oh, you didn't commit! 426 00:21:10,310 --> 00:21:11,770 - [Zac] He didn't commit! - Oh yeah. 427 00:21:11,853 --> 00:21:14,815 [Zac] With confirmation that koalas are inhabiting the area, 428 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,236 it's time for a more high-tech approach to zeroing in on some actual koalas. 429 00:21:19,319 --> 00:21:20,153 [Kellie] Hey, guys. 430 00:21:20,237 --> 00:21:21,154 - Hi! - Hi! 431 00:21:21,238 --> 00:21:23,740 How's it going? You found any Teds for us? 432 00:21:23,824 --> 00:21:29,413 Yeah, it looks like we have a koala whose triangulation is in this direction. 433 00:21:29,496 --> 00:21:31,873 Wow. How do you discern the direction on that? 434 00:21:31,957 --> 00:21:35,752 [Lacey] So, you see here, it's like a digital indicator. 435 00:21:36,461 --> 00:21:40,299 Where it's actually detecting the koala via its VHF frequency. 436 00:21:40,382 --> 00:21:42,301 [Zac] Okay, so it's climbing to 98. 437 00:21:42,384 --> 00:21:45,178 - That means our koala's in that direction. - Yeah. 438 00:21:45,262 --> 00:21:47,556 What's on the koala that's sending back the signal? 439 00:21:47,639 --> 00:21:49,891 It has a collar, and it's just like a VHF. 440 00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:52,436 Oh wow. So they're all properly collared? 441 00:21:52,519 --> 00:21:53,353 Yeah. 442 00:21:53,437 --> 00:21:57,149 [Zac] I get it. It's pretty much exactly like the tracking device in Robocop. 443 00:21:57,232 --> 00:21:59,026 - Should we head in? - Wanna walk in? 444 00:21:59,109 --> 00:22:02,904 - [Darin] It's super exciting. - [Kellie] We're gonna find actual koala. 445 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:06,825 They'll be out on really fine branches where you think it won't support them, 446 00:22:06,908 --> 00:22:08,618 and they just go out there eating. 447 00:22:10,912 --> 00:22:13,081 Stand here and you should be able to see her. 448 00:22:14,291 --> 00:22:15,667 [squeaking] 449 00:22:16,835 --> 00:22:18,211 [Zac] Oh, there it is. 450 00:22:18,295 --> 00:22:19,671 [all chuckle] 451 00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:20,964 - [Lacey] Got her? - [Zac] Wow. 452 00:22:22,090 --> 00:22:25,135 Oh my gosh. There he is. No wonder they're hard to spot. 453 00:22:25,218 --> 00:22:28,013 [Kellie] Up this tree, straight up in the middle. 454 00:22:29,473 --> 00:22:31,475 - She's over there. - Your lens protector's on. 455 00:22:31,558 --> 00:22:34,728 - [Lacey laughs] - Oh gosh. I don't see anything. 456 00:22:34,811 --> 00:22:37,272 [Zac] For the most part, koalas do very little 457 00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:41,318 but eat eucalyptus leaves and sleep for about 20 hours a day. 458 00:22:41,401 --> 00:22:43,403 [Darin] Aww! She's looking right at us. 459 00:22:43,487 --> 00:22:47,491 [Zac] So, if nothing else, you have to really appreciate their ability to chill. 460 00:22:47,574 --> 00:22:49,409 It's so neat to see 'em in the wild. 461 00:22:49,493 --> 00:22:51,036 [Darin] Yeah. See ya, buddy. 462 00:22:51,953 --> 00:22:54,206 Thanks for hanging out with us. 463 00:22:54,289 --> 00:22:56,041 [Zac] Ensuring koalas have a better future 464 00:22:56,124 --> 00:22:59,169 in the wake of wildfires and climate change is no easy task. 465 00:22:59,252 --> 00:23:00,337 Thank you so much. 466 00:23:00,420 --> 00:23:02,100 - [Darin] This was amazing. - Our pleasure. 467 00:23:02,172 --> 00:23:03,965 [Zac] But thanks to generous donations 468 00:23:04,049 --> 00:23:06,927 and the hard work of conservationists like these, it's possible. 469 00:23:07,010 --> 00:23:08,512 Cool. Awesome, guys. 470 00:23:08,595 --> 00:23:11,473 And Smudge. Smudge is a big help too. 471 00:23:11,556 --> 00:23:13,683 - [Smudge barks] - [Zac] Who's a good boy? 472 00:23:17,354 --> 00:23:18,772 The conservation of cultures 473 00:23:18,855 --> 00:23:21,942 is just as important as the conservation of habitats. 474 00:23:22,025 --> 00:23:24,653 In fact, here, they go hand-in-hand. 475 00:23:24,736 --> 00:23:27,489 We're headed to Bargo, New South Wales for lunch, 476 00:23:27,572 --> 00:23:29,157 and we're gonna have to work for it. 477 00:23:29,241 --> 00:23:30,575 A little. You'll see. 478 00:23:31,493 --> 00:23:34,162 Yerrabingin is an Aboriginal-owned company 479 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:37,416 dedicated to conserving the land and passing on the knowledge 480 00:23:37,499 --> 00:23:39,835 of the original people to a younger generation, 481 00:23:39,918 --> 00:23:42,504 so they too can become guardians of the Earth. 482 00:23:42,587 --> 00:23:45,924 While they also do an Aboriginal-influence landscape design, 483 00:23:46,007 --> 00:23:49,845 we're here to visit the Yerrabingin farm for a tour with the founder and owner. 484 00:23:49,928 --> 00:23:51,972 [man] Hey, brother. Welcome to Yerrabingin Farm. 485 00:23:52,055 --> 00:23:54,224 - Thank you. - You found us okay? 486 00:23:54,307 --> 00:23:56,852 Yeah, we did. Great to be here. 487 00:23:57,978 --> 00:24:02,441 [Zac] In his ancestors' language, the word yerrabingin means "we walk together." 488 00:24:03,316 --> 00:24:04,943 We're walking with Christian now 489 00:24:05,026 --> 00:24:07,821 to learn more about the history of farming on this land. 490 00:24:07,904 --> 00:24:11,283 [Christian] You'll see this entire paddock is all full of native grasses. 491 00:24:11,366 --> 00:24:13,577 I'm not sure why it's called kangaroo grass. 492 00:24:13,660 --> 00:24:16,538 Some English botanist probably saw a kangaroo amongst it 493 00:24:16,621 --> 00:24:19,708 and thought, "It's kangaroo grass." I haven't seen kangaroos eat it. 494 00:24:19,791 --> 00:24:22,252 It doesn't look like a kangaroo, so it's not that. 495 00:24:22,335 --> 00:24:24,754 This is essentially an ancient grain? 496 00:24:24,838 --> 00:24:25,964 [Christian] Yes, yeah. 497 00:24:26,047 --> 00:24:29,176 [Zac] Indigenous grains are incredibly undemanding plants, 498 00:24:29,259 --> 00:24:30,927 meaning they are drought-tolerant 499 00:24:31,011 --> 00:24:34,014 and grow easily, without fertilizers or even much water. 500 00:24:34,097 --> 00:24:37,517 And for our mob, we use seed in particular for making our own bread. 501 00:24:37,601 --> 00:24:40,604 Didn't they realize too, like, the Aboriginals have been farming 502 00:24:40,687 --> 00:24:43,064 a lot longer than what they originally thought? 503 00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:46,860 That's what they didn't understand. They went, "Nothing here. It's barren." 504 00:24:46,943 --> 00:24:49,946 In many cases, early colonists starved right next to heaps of food. 505 00:24:50,030 --> 00:24:53,492 - 'Cause it was foreign to what they knew. - [Christian] Yeah, exactly. 506 00:24:53,575 --> 00:24:57,996 [Zac] While the original colonists mistook this area for an overgrown field of weeds, 507 00:24:58,079 --> 00:25:02,250 what's actually growing is a natural and abundant crop of kangaroo grass, 508 00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:04,169 which is great for making flour. 509 00:25:04,836 --> 00:25:08,882 Part of conserving the land means utilizing it to its fullest potential, 510 00:25:08,965 --> 00:25:11,176 and the potential here is that kangaroo grass 511 00:25:11,259 --> 00:25:14,804 can be a sustainable food source that grows easily in this region. 512 00:25:14,888 --> 00:25:17,390 Our mate came up with a thing called the Grass Grabber. 513 00:25:17,474 --> 00:25:21,311 Often what would happen is we'd collect all this kangaroo grass by hand, 514 00:25:21,394 --> 00:25:24,689 and then this way, what we can do is we can actually go and collect seed 515 00:25:24,773 --> 00:25:27,901 around a lot of the other species without impacting them. 516 00:25:27,984 --> 00:25:28,985 Nothing gets wasted. 517 00:25:29,069 --> 00:25:33,615 It's really just a very high, very delicate... lawnmower. 518 00:25:33,698 --> 00:25:37,077 And yet, it sure beats pulling up all this kangaroo grass by hand. 519 00:25:37,661 --> 00:25:39,579 So... it's cool. 520 00:25:39,663 --> 00:25:40,663 [engine running] 521 00:25:43,208 --> 00:25:44,918 - Wanna have a go? - Yeah. 522 00:25:45,752 --> 00:25:47,128 Whoo! 523 00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,508 And cue funny music. 524 00:25:52,259 --> 00:25:54,219 [funny music playing] 525 00:25:54,302 --> 00:25:55,302 [Zac laughs] 526 00:25:57,222 --> 00:26:00,725 As far as I'm concerned, this could be the rest of the show right here. 527 00:26:00,809 --> 00:26:02,727 He's in his element right now. Look at him. 528 00:26:02,811 --> 00:26:05,188 Dylan and I watching Darin push a lawnmower. 529 00:26:05,272 --> 00:26:07,023 - Two hours later. - Yeah. 530 00:26:07,107 --> 00:26:09,234 [Zac] Look at him. He's in his happy place. 531 00:26:09,317 --> 00:26:11,027 - Hey. - [Christian] That's cool. 532 00:26:11,695 --> 00:26:13,822 - Gonna have a look inside. - [Darin] Logging out. 533 00:26:14,614 --> 00:26:15,448 Oh wow! 534 00:26:15,532 --> 00:26:17,993 - [Darin] You gotta check on your bread. - Look at that. 535 00:26:18,076 --> 00:26:21,204 [Christian] The green stuff's paspalum, but you've got the stuff underneath it. 536 00:26:21,705 --> 00:26:23,790 This guy's stoked, man. This thing works great. 537 00:26:23,873 --> 00:26:26,835 [Christian] These are a couple of... Five little ones are test ones here. 538 00:26:26,918 --> 00:26:29,754 [Zac] They're experimenting with other indigenous food sources as well. 539 00:26:29,838 --> 00:26:32,465 [Christian] Like a pine needle. That real sort of lemongrass... 540 00:26:32,549 --> 00:26:35,135 - Wow! That's fantastic. - [Christian] Yeah. They're amazing. 541 00:26:35,218 --> 00:26:36,344 It's like tom yum soup. 542 00:26:36,428 --> 00:26:38,096 [Christian] We can smell something good. 543 00:26:38,179 --> 00:26:41,266 Good thing about having a farm is there's always something to eat. 544 00:26:41,349 --> 00:26:42,559 - Sweet! - Nice. 545 00:26:42,642 --> 00:26:44,144 - [Zac] Lunchtime! - What do you got? 546 00:26:44,227 --> 00:26:46,021 [Simon] We've got some little damper breads 547 00:26:46,104 --> 00:26:48,231 that we're gonna have a little cook with. 548 00:26:48,315 --> 00:26:51,067 [Zac] The fruits of our labor. Mostly Darin's labor. 549 00:26:51,151 --> 00:26:52,527 - Cheers, guys. - Cheers. 550 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:55,113 [Zac] This bread is made from kangaroo grass seeds. 551 00:26:55,196 --> 00:26:56,865 Wow. I can't believe that. 552 00:26:56,948 --> 00:26:58,658 All the grain in there too, eh? 553 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:01,953 Mmm. 554 00:27:02,037 --> 00:27:04,164 - Wow. That's delicious. - [Christian] Oh yeah. 555 00:27:04,247 --> 00:27:05,915 [Zac] Also, that's fresh pumpkin. 556 00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:09,836 I've had this pumpkin on with some wattleseed, cooking since this morning. 557 00:27:09,919 --> 00:27:13,089 So, we've also got some more barramundi fillets here. 558 00:27:13,673 --> 00:27:15,634 Pop these fillets right on top of that. 559 00:27:15,717 --> 00:27:18,762 It's similar to using banana leaves in Asian cuisine, where... 560 00:27:18,845 --> 00:27:19,679 [Darin] Yeah. 561 00:27:19,763 --> 00:27:23,224 This is so crazy. It's neat to see it cooked over a flame like this. 562 00:27:23,308 --> 00:27:24,768 But that's not the main course. 563 00:27:24,851 --> 00:27:26,131 [Simon] We got Moreton Bay bugs. 564 00:27:26,186 --> 00:27:28,355 - [Darin] Oh cool. - Mixed with lemon myrtle leaves. 565 00:27:28,438 --> 00:27:30,982 [Zac] Wow. Bugs are one of the coolest things I've ever seen. 566 00:27:31,066 --> 00:27:33,860 "Bugs." That's the slang name for this flat crustacean 567 00:27:33,943 --> 00:27:36,738 that's part lobster and part science fiction monster. 568 00:27:39,282 --> 00:27:41,660 [Christian] Oh my God. I'm so hungry. 569 00:27:41,743 --> 00:27:43,804 - [Zac] What a weird... - [Christian] Careful, it's hot. 570 00:27:43,828 --> 00:27:45,428 It's like where Alien was inspired from. 571 00:27:46,873 --> 00:27:48,583 - Yeah. - Have you got anything else? 572 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,001 Like a big prawn. 573 00:27:50,877 --> 00:27:54,005 [Zac] One of the best ways to connect with culture is through the food. 574 00:27:54,089 --> 00:27:55,799 [sighs] Oh my gosh. 575 00:27:55,882 --> 00:27:58,510 This is the best bug I've ever had, for sure. 576 00:27:58,593 --> 00:28:02,055 And Yerrabingin Farms offers a completely immersive experience. 577 00:28:02,138 --> 00:28:03,473 Want to dig in? Who's hungry? 578 00:28:03,556 --> 00:28:06,351 Not only with the land and the food that it provides, 579 00:28:06,434 --> 00:28:09,729 but the culturally significant history that holds it all together. 580 00:28:10,230 --> 00:28:11,648 It's so sweet. 581 00:28:11,731 --> 00:28:14,275 [Zac] Who knew conservation could taste so good? 582 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,862 This has been unbelievable. Thanks for showing us around. Thanks for the feed. 583 00:28:17,946 --> 00:28:19,572 Good luck with everything, guys. 584 00:28:23,827 --> 00:28:27,288 We've saved the most Australian conservation activity possible 585 00:28:27,372 --> 00:28:28,248 for the end. 586 00:28:28,331 --> 00:28:30,709 We're headed a little over 200 miles north of Sydney 587 00:28:30,792 --> 00:28:33,712 to see one of the most iconic creatures that comes to mind 588 00:28:33,795 --> 00:28:35,422 when most people think of Australia. 589 00:28:35,505 --> 00:28:36,840 No, it's not the kangaroo. 590 00:28:36,923 --> 00:28:41,678 What was it? Roadrunner? A little Tasmanian Devil and Roadrunner? 591 00:28:41,761 --> 00:28:43,555 [Zac] No, Darin, it's not a roadrunner. 592 00:28:43,638 --> 00:28:44,931 The old cartoon? 593 00:28:45,014 --> 00:28:47,559 - That was Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner. - [Darin] Was it? 594 00:28:47,642 --> 00:28:51,062 The tornado guy? I can't remember. I think he was his own thing, wasn't he? 595 00:28:51,146 --> 00:28:53,398 No. He was a part of Yosemite Sam. 596 00:28:53,481 --> 00:28:55,817 - Yosemite S... Remember Yosemite Sam? - Mm-hmm. 597 00:28:56,401 --> 00:29:00,321 Saturday morning cartoons, man. I would race down. 598 00:29:00,405 --> 00:29:01,614 Oh, me too. 599 00:29:01,698 --> 00:29:05,493 Okay, admittedly, most of what Darin and I know about Tasmanian devils 600 00:29:05,577 --> 00:29:07,162 is based solely off cartoons. 601 00:29:07,245 --> 00:29:08,246 [laughing] 602 00:29:08,329 --> 00:29:09,689 [Zac] What I can tell you is this, 603 00:29:09,748 --> 00:29:14,127 there are only about 25,000 of the creatures left on Tasmania, 604 00:29:14,210 --> 00:29:16,463 and a private conversation group called Aussie Ark 605 00:29:16,546 --> 00:29:18,965 is here to save the species from total extinction 606 00:29:19,048 --> 00:29:20,967 and reintroduce them to the mainland. 607 00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:24,763 Aussie Ark was founded to protect the Tasmanian devil population, 608 00:29:24,846 --> 00:29:28,600 but they also work to conserve any and all endangered animals in the area, 609 00:29:28,683 --> 00:29:30,935 because if just one species vanishes, 610 00:29:31,019 --> 00:29:34,606 it could have a drastic effect on the entire surrounding ecosystem. 611 00:29:35,106 --> 00:29:36,149 Welcome to the Ark. 612 00:29:36,232 --> 00:29:37,150 - Hey, man. - Hey. 613 00:29:37,233 --> 00:29:38,902 [Zac] This is the founder, Tim Faulkner. 614 00:29:38,985 --> 00:29:39,903 - Welcome. - [Darin] Hey. 615 00:29:39,986 --> 00:29:42,586 - [Zac] That is not a Tasmanian devil. - Welcome. This is Charlie. 616 00:29:42,655 --> 00:29:44,592 - [Darin] Hey, Charlie. Hi. - [Zac] That's a koala. 617 00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:45,450 Hi. 618 00:29:45,533 --> 00:29:47,118 [Tim] Here, actually, grab those here. 619 00:29:47,827 --> 00:29:50,014 - [Zac] What is that? - Two endangered squirrel gliders. 620 00:29:50,038 --> 00:29:51,706 - Marsupials. - Oh, what the hell. 621 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:56,169 [Zac] And another little random animal in his pocket. Okay. No big deal. 622 00:29:56,252 --> 00:29:58,630 - You got pockets... - That's little Petey. 623 00:29:58,713 --> 00:30:00,215 What's in your pants pockets? 624 00:30:00,298 --> 00:30:03,218 Yeah, I know. This is his sister Gumnut. 625 00:30:03,301 --> 00:30:04,941 - [Zac] Hi, Gumnut. - [Darin] Hi, boo-boo. 626 00:30:05,011 --> 00:30:06,805 Wow. You're so tiny. 627 00:30:06,888 --> 00:30:08,181 You're a good boy. 628 00:30:08,264 --> 00:30:10,308 - How many animals do you have? - You're leaking. 629 00:30:10,391 --> 00:30:11,391 [Darin] He's peeing. 630 00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:13,561 Oh, yeah! That's a good... [laughs] 631 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:16,022 First for everything. Wow. 632 00:30:16,105 --> 00:30:17,190 [Darin] "I just gotta pee." 633 00:30:17,273 --> 00:30:18,900 Can I give you Charlie? 634 00:30:19,776 --> 00:30:21,361 [chuckling] 635 00:30:21,444 --> 00:30:23,238 This is their little artificial pouch. 636 00:30:23,321 --> 00:30:25,198 We might give you a little wipe up. 637 00:30:25,281 --> 00:30:27,033 - He's taking off. - Pop 'em inside. 638 00:30:27,116 --> 00:30:29,035 Oh, wow. You know you're home. 639 00:30:29,118 --> 00:30:30,453 - Yeah, they do. - There you go. 640 00:30:30,537 --> 00:30:33,456 That's what they'd be living in with mom. A lot of leaves. 641 00:30:34,290 --> 00:30:37,627 Let's jump in anyway. You got everything? 642 00:30:38,419 --> 00:30:40,171 Ooh! They'll be all right. 643 00:30:40,255 --> 00:30:42,024 - [Darin] They gonna get dirty? - [Tim] Just... 644 00:30:42,048 --> 00:30:45,426 It's the bite I worry about, not the dirt. But you'll be all right. 645 00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:47,136 - Jump on in. - The Tazzy devils bite? 646 00:30:47,220 --> 00:30:49,347 They do. Very hard. 647 00:30:49,430 --> 00:30:50,890 [Zac] Yoo! [grunts] 648 00:30:51,474 --> 00:30:52,809 - Sweet! - [engine starts] 649 00:30:52,892 --> 00:30:54,269 - I'm so stoked. - [Tim] Good. 650 00:30:54,352 --> 00:30:55,603 [Darin] How many do you have? 651 00:30:55,687 --> 00:30:57,355 There's about 200 here now, 652 00:30:58,314 --> 00:31:02,068 and, you know, we've bred over 450, but they only live for six years. 653 00:31:02,151 --> 00:31:02,986 What? 654 00:31:03,069 --> 00:31:05,321 Lifespan for devils is... 655 00:31:06,239 --> 00:31:10,535 born, mature by two, they can breed at two, three, four, 656 00:31:10,618 --> 00:31:11,953 but they're dead by six. 657 00:31:12,036 --> 00:31:14,163 Aussie Ark was originally Devil Ark, 658 00:31:14,664 --> 00:31:18,167 and on its success, we expanded from devils to 15 other species 659 00:31:18,251 --> 00:31:21,504 and entire habitats and ecosystems. 660 00:31:21,588 --> 00:31:24,549 - But the devils got a disease in 1996. - Wow. 661 00:31:24,632 --> 00:31:28,303 And it annihilated them. 90% of devils are now gone from Tasmania. 662 00:31:28,386 --> 00:31:29,888 So, we intervened. 663 00:31:29,971 --> 00:31:33,182 If extinction happens in the wild, we're the backup. 664 00:31:33,766 --> 00:31:37,270 [Zac] An important part of habitat conservation is the protection of wildlife 665 00:31:37,353 --> 00:31:39,480 especially endangered species. 666 00:31:39,564 --> 00:31:41,357 Why protect endangered species? 667 00:31:41,441 --> 00:31:44,027 To begin with, most are endangered due to human activity, 668 00:31:44,110 --> 00:31:48,239 like hunting, deforestation, climate change, pollution, or other causes. 669 00:31:48,323 --> 00:31:50,617 But regardless of how they became threatened, 670 00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:54,829 it just makes good ecological sense to help save endangered species. [yelps] 671 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,623 [growling] 672 00:31:56,706 --> 00:31:57,706 G'day, mate! 673 00:31:57,749 --> 00:32:00,585 Ah, hey, buddy. Take this Tasmanian devil here. 674 00:32:00,668 --> 00:32:03,504 From creatures like him to the koala and the giant panda, 675 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:06,549 we need to protect endangered species to maintain biodiversity. 676 00:32:06,633 --> 00:32:09,552 Thanks. It's not always the case, 677 00:32:09,636 --> 00:32:13,097 but in some areas, by removing just one critter, 678 00:32:13,181 --> 00:32:17,810 it could have a domino effect on the rest and undermine the entire ecosystem. 679 00:32:17,894 --> 00:32:19,437 [Zac] With greater biodiversity, 680 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:23,149 we maintain a healthier balance in our air, water, and soil, 681 00:32:23,232 --> 00:32:24,901 thus protecting our entire planet. 682 00:32:24,984 --> 00:32:27,362 So for those that need a little help, we get it. 683 00:32:27,445 --> 00:32:30,657 Through legislation, providing protected reserves, 684 00:32:30,740 --> 00:32:33,034 conservation breeding programs... 685 00:32:33,117 --> 00:32:34,118 [giggles] 686 00:32:34,202 --> 00:32:35,912 ...and a variety of other methods, 687 00:32:35,995 --> 00:32:39,123 all to help increase the populations back to normal levels. 688 00:32:39,207 --> 00:32:41,250 - Ah, thanks, buddy. - Yeah! 689 00:32:45,004 --> 00:32:46,631 - Jump on out. - All right. 690 00:32:46,714 --> 00:32:49,467 [Tim] Zac, can you grab that bucket on the back, please? 691 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:52,428 Whoa! Jeez! 692 00:32:52,512 --> 00:32:55,556 - Mm-mm. A bucket of old meat. - Oh, yeah. 693 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:58,101 [Zac] Darin Special. Look. 694 00:32:58,184 --> 00:33:00,186 - [Tim] This is... - That was that smell. 695 00:33:00,269 --> 00:33:02,647 I was sitting back there going, "What is that smell?" 696 00:33:02,730 --> 00:33:06,192 This is who we're gonna head in with. Let me give you the Devil 101. 697 00:33:06,275 --> 00:33:08,236 [Zac] Important safety tips coming up. 698 00:33:08,319 --> 00:33:11,531 Uh, so, when we go in, fingers do not go near their mouths. 699 00:33:11,614 --> 00:33:15,535 If they come close, just be aware of it, just put your foot up a little bit. 700 00:33:15,618 --> 00:33:18,621 If it comes closer, move your foot, or it's gonna grab it. 701 00:33:18,705 --> 00:33:22,208 We're talking about the third strongest jaw pressure on Earth, pound for pound. 702 00:33:22,291 --> 00:33:25,044 - We don't want things in their mouths. - Third strongest? 703 00:33:25,128 --> 00:33:27,588 Correct. Yep, they're bone crushers. And so... 704 00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:29,090 [Zac] So why are we going in here? 705 00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:31,300 This is called a social feed. 706 00:33:31,384 --> 00:33:34,804 If they've got a carcass in the wild or like this, we mimic the wild. 707 00:33:34,887 --> 00:33:36,514 One devil shakes it, nothing happens. 708 00:33:36,597 --> 00:33:39,142 When two devils shake it, bits start to come off. 709 00:33:39,225 --> 00:33:41,561 We're gonna have 10 or 12 devils shaking it. 710 00:33:41,644 --> 00:33:44,397 So, to get it in, you've got to stick that through 711 00:33:44,897 --> 00:33:47,275 and let probably three or four devils grab it. 712 00:33:47,358 --> 00:33:49,402 We'll keep eyes and ears out for you. 713 00:33:49,485 --> 00:33:51,085 [Zac] Wait. Why am I the one doing this? 714 00:33:51,112 --> 00:33:52,572 - Um... - You got the meat, dude. 715 00:33:52,655 --> 00:33:53,698 Watch your feet. 716 00:33:53,781 --> 00:33:57,243 When you get in, walk backwards and lure them with you. 717 00:33:57,326 --> 00:33:58,161 Okay. 718 00:33:58,244 --> 00:33:59,495 Are we ready? 719 00:33:59,579 --> 00:34:02,290 [Zac] Ready to be mauled by a pack of Tasmanian devils? 720 00:34:02,373 --> 00:34:04,083 No, not at all. Not really... No. 721 00:34:04,667 --> 00:34:06,127 Come take this. 722 00:34:06,210 --> 00:34:08,755 - See the little metal stake in the ground? - [Zac] Yeah. 723 00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:11,591 - You've gotta get that over it. - [Zac] Wait, wait... 724 00:34:11,674 --> 00:34:13,634 - Let it hang? - [Tim] Yeah. 725 00:34:13,718 --> 00:34:15,094 [Zac] This smells delicious. 726 00:34:16,429 --> 00:34:18,681 [Tim] One tick, in his mouth. Watch your feet. 727 00:34:18,765 --> 00:34:19,807 Let him grab on. 728 00:34:19,891 --> 00:34:22,852 Okay, now back up. We're all right. Come in. Slow. 729 00:34:22,935 --> 00:34:24,395 Slow, slow. Turn around. 730 00:34:25,813 --> 00:34:30,777 One sec. Okay, mate, slowly take 'em over. Just slow. That's it. 731 00:34:30,860 --> 00:34:31,944 Ahh! 732 00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:37,492 Slow up. And when you put your hand down, be careful, all right? 733 00:34:37,575 --> 00:34:39,243 [Darin] So you put it over it? 734 00:34:39,327 --> 00:34:41,329 Yep. Slow, slow. Try and keep 'em on it. 735 00:34:42,497 --> 00:34:44,040 - That's intense, man. - Yep. 736 00:34:44,707 --> 00:34:45,707 Nice and slow. 737 00:34:45,750 --> 00:34:48,086 Watch this back one doesn't have a go for your hand. 738 00:34:48,169 --> 00:34:49,003 Oh! [bleep] 739 00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:52,757 [Tim] That's okay. Let 'em pull it a bit. Yep. Get it on. 740 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,967 - Yay, well done! - [Darin] Watch behind you. 741 00:34:55,051 --> 00:34:56,051 Whoa! 742 00:34:57,553 --> 00:34:59,972 Yeah... just like the cartoon. 743 00:35:00,056 --> 00:35:04,268 [Tim] This is why you don't want to have a drunken sleep under a tree in Tasmania. 744 00:35:04,352 --> 00:35:06,354 [laughing] 745 00:35:07,188 --> 00:35:09,982 Think about the effectiveness of these as bush garbage cleaners. 746 00:35:10,066 --> 00:35:10,900 [Darin] My God. 747 00:35:10,983 --> 00:35:14,987 Anything that died of age, disease... Poof! It's gone, and it's clean. 748 00:35:15,071 --> 00:35:17,740 - [Darin] You can hear that. - Come on in, have a look. 749 00:35:17,824 --> 00:35:19,117 Come and have a look. 750 00:35:19,742 --> 00:35:22,662 This scene, it's been playing out in Australia since, 751 00:35:23,329 --> 00:35:24,789 you know, for all of history. 752 00:35:25,289 --> 00:35:28,126 And it's at risk right now of being lost forever. 753 00:35:28,209 --> 00:35:29,043 Right. 754 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:31,796 [Zac] Feel like I'm at risk now of being lost forever. 755 00:35:31,879 --> 00:35:33,756 [Tim] Not only here do we prevent extinction 756 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:36,509 by keeping an insurance population of the species, 757 00:35:37,510 --> 00:35:40,304 - but we can improve our overall ecology. - [Darin] Heads up. 758 00:35:40,388 --> 00:35:42,473 [Tim] Come on, you lot. Play nice. 759 00:35:42,557 --> 00:35:44,267 [Zac] Right. Play nice. 760 00:35:45,017 --> 00:35:47,019 [Tim] He's trying to run off with it, or get a bit. 761 00:35:47,103 --> 00:35:48,646 [Zac] That's Ned Flanders. 762 00:35:50,231 --> 00:35:52,817 - Are you ready to do some work? - [Zac] That wasn't work? 763 00:35:53,568 --> 00:35:54,568 [Darin] Yeah. 764 00:35:54,902 --> 00:35:56,988 [Darin] Dude, you are brave, man. 765 00:35:57,071 --> 00:35:58,114 [Tim] Kell. 766 00:35:58,197 --> 00:35:59,657 - Hey. - [Darin] How are you? 767 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:01,826 - Zac, Darin. - [Darin] Kell, how are you? 768 00:36:01,909 --> 00:36:04,162 - Kell's one of the supervisors. - Nice to meet you. 769 00:36:04,245 --> 00:36:07,456 [Zac] This is the breeding area, where all the magic happens. 770 00:36:07,540 --> 00:36:09,542 [Tim] To start with, grab all the traps. 771 00:36:09,625 --> 00:36:13,421 [Zac] They have traps set to humanely capture the devils in the area. 772 00:36:13,504 --> 00:36:16,465 Oh yeah. I got one. A live one. [chuckles] Yeah. 773 00:36:16,549 --> 00:36:19,093 All have RFID tags to monitor the animals 774 00:36:19,177 --> 00:36:22,054 for health, breeding success, and to track the birth date. 775 00:36:22,138 --> 00:36:24,223 So, in here, please. 776 00:36:24,307 --> 00:36:26,767 [Zac] I should note the name Tasmanian devil 777 00:36:26,851 --> 00:36:29,145 was given to this animal by early European settlers 778 00:36:29,228 --> 00:36:31,814 because of the horrific screams and howls they make. 779 00:36:31,898 --> 00:36:33,191 [Tasmanian devil howls] 780 00:36:33,274 --> 00:36:35,401 [Zac] As they're handled, they might seem annoyed, 781 00:36:35,484 --> 00:36:38,821 but they aren't in pain or being harmed in any way, so keep that in mind. 782 00:36:38,905 --> 00:36:40,865 This is all being done to save the species. 783 00:36:40,948 --> 00:36:43,326 - [Tim] I got another one here. - [Zac] He's pissed off. 784 00:36:43,409 --> 00:36:46,120 If it's a female that has joeys, we don't give that. 785 00:36:46,204 --> 00:36:47,038 Yep. 786 00:36:47,121 --> 00:36:49,457 - We have to find that out first. - [Tim] Correct. 787 00:36:50,625 --> 00:36:52,835 Okay, what do you reckon? Male or female? 788 00:36:53,544 --> 00:36:55,880 - Bit of attitude. - Female. 789 00:36:55,963 --> 00:36:57,548 [howling] 790 00:36:58,132 --> 00:36:59,217 Female. 791 00:36:59,300 --> 00:37:00,676 - [Tim] Okay. Same again. - Wow. 792 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:03,429 [Tim] So, Zac, can you please hop on the back there? 793 00:37:03,512 --> 00:37:05,592 - You'll have to lift that up for us. - [Zac] Oh God. 794 00:37:08,351 --> 00:37:10,519 Well, you can't get this from a book anyway. 795 00:37:11,437 --> 00:37:13,356 [Tasmanian devil howls] 796 00:37:13,439 --> 00:37:15,024 [Tim] Got it. Last four digits? 797 00:37:15,107 --> 00:37:16,609 "4223." 798 00:37:16,692 --> 00:37:17,610 Crookshanks. 799 00:37:17,693 --> 00:37:18,921 - [Tim] Male or female? - Female. 800 00:37:18,945 --> 00:37:20,988 Yeah, her head and skull is very strong, 801 00:37:21,072 --> 00:37:23,824 so put a bit of pressure on and try not to let her move. 802 00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:27,119 Replace my hands. Come and have a look at this, Darin. 803 00:37:28,579 --> 00:37:29,497 [Darin] That's a face. 804 00:37:29,580 --> 00:37:31,165 [Tim] That's good, mate. So hold. 805 00:37:31,249 --> 00:37:32,351 - [Darin] Got it, Zac? - I do. 806 00:37:32,375 --> 00:37:35,503 [Tim] Hold her, mate. You got probably another minute or two, and you'll be... 807 00:37:35,586 --> 00:37:37,004 [howls] 808 00:37:40,091 --> 00:37:41,425 You're not going anywhere. 809 00:37:41,509 --> 00:37:43,469 [howling] 810 00:37:45,179 --> 00:37:47,014 [Tim] One second. Let her go for a sec. 811 00:37:47,098 --> 00:37:48,098 [grunts] 812 00:37:48,557 --> 00:37:51,560 - [Tasmanian devil howls] - [Tim] Okay. Plan B. 813 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:55,982 So, see here? When we lift this, what I want you to do is pinch that lip. 814 00:37:56,065 --> 00:37:58,067 She's still got another estrus to go. 815 00:37:58,651 --> 00:38:00,111 Um, but she's good. 816 00:38:00,194 --> 00:38:01,070 - Yeah. - [Zac] Wow. 817 00:38:01,153 --> 00:38:03,239 So no joeys. That's okay. 818 00:38:03,322 --> 00:38:05,533 Would be pretty obvious if there was a joey. 819 00:38:05,616 --> 00:38:08,327 Yes, you'd have a joey. It'd look like a little pink peanut. 820 00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:10,927 [Zac] All right, we have one for release. 821 00:38:11,664 --> 00:38:12,498 [Tim] Yeah. 822 00:38:12,581 --> 00:38:14,181 - Next one. - [Darin] One for relocation. 823 00:38:14,709 --> 00:38:15,543 [Zac] That's a male. 824 00:38:15,626 --> 00:38:16,877 [Tim] It looks like it. 825 00:38:16,961 --> 00:38:19,171 So, we can actually see with him too, 826 00:38:19,255 --> 00:38:21,590 that his condition is not as good as the girls. 827 00:38:21,674 --> 00:38:26,220 So, a male has to show his strength over a female, and she will fight. 828 00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:28,306 He's gotta bite her on the back of the neck. 829 00:38:29,098 --> 00:38:30,933 Show her how strong and dominant he is. 830 00:38:31,017 --> 00:38:35,479 Drag her to a den, and he stays there, doesn't eat for 10 days and guards her. 831 00:38:35,563 --> 00:38:38,065 Fights off every male. So, to see him... 832 00:38:38,149 --> 00:38:41,235 He looks great physically, but he's a bit light on. 833 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:43,195 That says he's had a great breeding season. 834 00:38:43,279 --> 00:38:44,488 - [Darin] Nice. - That's good. 835 00:38:45,072 --> 00:38:47,366 [Zac] Not a lot of romance in this species. 836 00:38:47,450 --> 00:38:50,244 - Settle... How old is he, Kell? Five? - [howling] 837 00:38:50,995 --> 00:38:53,748 Hey, settle. Settle. 838 00:38:54,332 --> 00:38:55,166 [Kelly] Yeah, five. 839 00:38:55,249 --> 00:38:58,461 He's gotta come with us as well. Wow, that's fantastic. 840 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:01,756 [howls] 841 00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:02,840 [Tim] Get out of there. 842 00:39:03,632 --> 00:39:05,801 [Tasmanian devil howls aggressively] 843 00:39:09,847 --> 00:39:12,767 [Zac] This one seems... extra devil-y. 844 00:39:12,850 --> 00:39:17,063 No joes. Um, Sorry, sweetie. [groans] 845 00:39:17,146 --> 00:39:20,024 I'm not gonna lift her up. One of you lot give it a go. Please. 846 00:39:20,107 --> 00:39:22,151 Grab down low. That's it, nice and low. 847 00:39:22,234 --> 00:39:26,030 [Zac] This female is not pregnant, but she shows great fertility promise, 848 00:39:26,113 --> 00:39:28,324 and so we release her back into the breeding area 849 00:39:28,407 --> 00:39:30,326 and wish her luck in her future endeavors. 850 00:39:30,826 --> 00:39:33,204 - [howls fiercely] - [Darin laughs] 851 00:39:34,330 --> 00:39:35,581 She did a little check. 852 00:39:35,664 --> 00:39:39,085 [Zac] Oh my God! I'm so happy to still be alive after this. 853 00:39:39,668 --> 00:39:42,296 What started as 44 Tasmanian devils 854 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:45,591 has turned into 390 successful births, 855 00:39:45,674 --> 00:39:49,845 and the very first to be born on mainland Australia in 3,000 years. 856 00:39:49,929 --> 00:39:52,181 Once ready, the devils and other animals bred here 857 00:39:52,264 --> 00:39:53,599 are eventually re-wilded, 858 00:39:53,682 --> 00:39:57,978 sent off to live completely free in the 1,000-acre sanctuary. 859 00:39:58,062 --> 00:40:02,733 [Tim] Every animal that has thus far been released in here is on that wall. 860 00:40:02,817 --> 00:40:04,985 [Zac] With another two from today added to the board. 861 00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:06,195 Congratulations, devils. 862 00:40:06,278 --> 00:40:09,657 It's your last... little bumpy road. 863 00:40:11,534 --> 00:40:14,161 You can have a peek in there, just to see what he's doing. 864 00:40:14,245 --> 00:40:16,163 - Hey, there he goes. - [Darin] Hey, bud. 865 00:40:17,123 --> 00:40:18,290 Look at that. 866 00:40:19,375 --> 00:40:21,168 - Here he comes. - Aw! Hey, buddy. 867 00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:22,336 [Tim] He's heading home. 868 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:24,356 - [Zac] He's going back. - [Darin] He's taking off. 869 00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:25,214 [Tim] Yep. 870 00:40:25,297 --> 00:40:27,234 - [Darin] Holy cow. - [Zac] That's pretty awesome. 871 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:29,844 The work you've done, it's just so special. 872 00:40:29,927 --> 00:40:31,554 We're a small nation, 873 00:40:31,637 --> 00:40:34,432 but with some incredibly unique animals, and they need help. 874 00:40:34,515 --> 00:40:36,559 - Thanks. Really appreciate it. - Thank you. 875 00:40:36,642 --> 00:40:38,769 - That was an amazing day. Thank you. - Well done. 876 00:40:38,853 --> 00:40:41,415 - [Darin] Right on, bud. - Makes my day having you here, you know? 877 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:42,648 It's good to share it. 878 00:40:42,731 --> 00:40:44,608 [Zac] Thanks for letting us be a part of it. 879 00:40:44,692 --> 00:40:46,569 It's good to be back with family and friends 880 00:40:46,652 --> 00:40:49,447 in a place I call my new habitat, Australia. 881 00:40:50,739 --> 00:40:54,660 And the lessons we've learned about conserving various species, biomes, 882 00:40:54,743 --> 00:40:57,288 cultures, those are all universal ideas. 883 00:40:57,913 --> 00:41:01,167 As the poem says, "No man is an island." 884 00:41:01,250 --> 00:41:04,462 No island is an island because it's all connected. 885 00:41:04,545 --> 00:41:06,881 We are all connected. There's a balance. 886 00:41:07,381 --> 00:41:10,926 The land we walk on, the water we drink, the air we breathe, 887 00:41:11,010 --> 00:41:14,430 it's all one big habitat, and we're here to conserve it. 888 00:41:14,513 --> 00:41:18,142 Enjoy it to its fullest, of course, but responsibly, 889 00:41:18,225 --> 00:41:20,811 leaving it as good or better than how we found it 890 00:41:21,395 --> 00:41:23,314 for the next generation and the next. 891 00:41:24,106 --> 00:41:26,025 Hey, we're just getting started here. 892 00:41:26,108 --> 00:41:27,693 So strap in and join us. 893 00:41:28,194 --> 00:41:29,487 It's gonna be a fun trip. 894 00:41:29,570 --> 00:41:31,822 [Darin] Whoa! [laughs] 895 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,505 [soft guitar playing] 896 00:41:47,588 --> 00:41:50,049 [man whistling tunes of "How You See the World"]