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(DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

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BENEDICT: <i>Enter a world</i>

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<i>-just beyond your perception.</i>
-(CLICKING)

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<i>A world of extraordinary animals...</i>

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<i>with hidden powers and super senses.</i>

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<i>-If you think you know nature...</i>
-(BELLOWING)

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<i>think again.</i>

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(THEME MUSIC ENDS)

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(BIRD CALL)

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BENEDICT:<i> In the Costa Rican rainforest,</i>

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<i>sometimes the only way to get noticed</i>

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<i>is to move fast</i>

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-(WINGS RATTLING)
<i>-and move...</i>

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<i>with style.</i>

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<i>Of all the amazing animals here,</i>

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<i>of all their unexpected ways</i>
<i>of attracting attention,</i>

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<i>this white-collared manakin…</i>

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(WINGS RATTLING)

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<i>…may just be the greatest showman of all.</i>

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(CHIRPING)

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BENEDICT: <i>His mating display</i>
<i>has to be seen to be believed.</i>

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(WINGS RATTLING)

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BENEDICT:
<i>He spent months preparing his stage.</i>

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<i>A star performer demands perfection.</i>

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<i>Not a single leaf out of place.</i>

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-(CHEEPS)
<i>-Which can be a problem in a rainforest.</i>

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<i>Ah, that's better.</i>

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<i>-Finally, it's showtime.</i>
-(WINGS RATTLING)

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(CLICKING, WHIRRING)

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<i>-A confusing routine of hopping about...</i>
-(RATTLING)

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<i>-strange snaps...</i>
-(HONKING)

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<i>...and bizarre honking sounds.</i>

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(SNAPPING, HONKING)

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<i>-If this appears a bit odd to you...</i>
-(SNAPPING)

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<i>that's because it's for her eyes only.</i>

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<i>Female manakins</i>
<i>can process visual information</i>

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<i>four times faster than a human.</i>

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<i>And now, ultra high-speed cameras</i>

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<i>replay the action</i>

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<i>from her point of view.</i>

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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

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(WHOOSHING)

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(CRACKING)

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-BENEDICT: <i>Leaping across his stage..</i>
-(CRACKING)

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<i>the manakin snaps his wings together,</i>

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<i>creating an awesome crack...</i>

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(CRACK)

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<i>A crack that can be heard 300 yards away.</i>

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-(CRACK)
<i>-As he repeats this display,</i>

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<i>the female's</i>
<i>ultraviolet-intensifying vision</i>

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<i>picks out his plumage,</i>

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<i>and the male's</i>
<i>carefully curated neutral background</i>

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<i>heightens her viewing pleasure.</i>

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<i>Then to finish with a flourish...</i>

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<i>-the incredible, inverted...</i>
-(CRACK)

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<i>crack and flip.</i>

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<i>He bows out by spreading his wing tips</i>

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<i>and flapping as fast as possible,</i>

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(WHIRRING)

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<i>which, to her,</i>
<i>sounds like an irresistible purr.</i>

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(WARBLED PURR)

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<i>Totally seduced.</i>

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(CLICKING, SNAPPING)

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<i>She joins him on stage</i>

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<i>for one last dance.</i>

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(HONKING)

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BENEDICT:
<i>When it comes to competing for a mate,</i>

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<i>each animal has it's own</i>
<i>rules of engagement.</i>

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<i>But only those with</i>
<i>the most enchanting super powers,</i>

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(CRACK)

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<i>will win the ultimate prize.</i>

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(DRAMATIC MUSIC ENDS)

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BENEDICT:<i> The perfect partner rarely</i>
<i>appears out of the blue.</i>

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(CALM MUSIC PLAYING)

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<i>In fact, finding a mate</i>

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<i>is one of the biggest challenges</i>
<i>animals face.</i>

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<i>So, devil rays in Mexico's Sea of Cortez</i>

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<i>increase their chances</i>
<i>with an extraordinary power.</i>

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(LOUD SPLASH)

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BENEDICT: <i>The power of sound.</i>

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(LOUD SPLASH)

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<i>Leaping more than six feet,</i>

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<i>they create sonic waves...</i>

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(MUFFLED SPLASH)

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<i>-And at twice the speed of a bullet...</i>
-(MUFFLED SPLASH)

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<i>the sound radiates across the ocean.</i>

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-(SPLASHING)
<i>-More than two and a half miles away...</i>

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<i>other devil rays,</i>

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<i>using specialized hearing organs</i>
<i>with hyper sensory hairs, lock on.</i>

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(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)

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BENEDICT:<i> Numbers grow...</i>

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<i>until they're gathered in the thousands.</i>

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<i>These spectacular aggregations</i>

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<i>give each ray the best chance</i>
<i>to pair up,</i>

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<i>but now the battle</i>
<i>to breed really begins.</i>

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<i>Male rays chase females</i>

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<i>and compete with each other</i>
<i>to be the first in line.</i>

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<i>All this activity</i>
<i>also attracts trouble.</i>

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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

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(ORCAS VOCALIZING)

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BENEDICT:<i> This is the first time orcas</i>
<i>have been filmed catching devil rays.</i>

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<i>Gathering together</i>
<i>makes the rays easy targets.</i>

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(SQUEAKING)

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<i>The opportunity to pass on their genes,</i>

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<i>is worth dying for.</i>

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<i>When the fight for mates</i>
<i>gets fierce...</i>

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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

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<i>it could take super strength...</i>

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(BELLOWS)

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<i>and secret powers</i>

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<i>just to keep rivals at bay.</i>

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(THUDS)

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(THUDS)

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<i>Two tons of blubber</i>

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-(THUDS)
<i>-...send a shockwave</i>

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<i>a hundred miles per hour</i>
<i>across the sand.</i>

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<i>With amazing seismic sensitivity,</i>

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(GRUNTS)

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<i>the dominant male elephant seal</i>
<i>detects a rival making his move.</i>

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(SQUEALS)

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(BELLOWS LOUDLY)

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(BELLOWS ECHOING)

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BENEDICT: <i>One of the loudest calls</i>
<i>of any animal...</i>

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(BELLOWS)

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<i>-a signature bellow...</i>
-(BELLOWS LOUDLY)

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<i>-roars across the beach...</i>
-(BELLOWING CONTINUES)

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<i>-reminding the competition...</i>
-(BELLOWS)

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<i>who's in control.</i>

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(BELLOWS)

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(STOPS)

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<i>On the California coast,</i>
<i>the colony's undisputed heavyweight</i>

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<i>is known as the beachmaster.</i>

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(GRUNTS)

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<i>He's battled for the breeding rights</i>
<i>to over 100 females,</i>

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<i>but keeping guard of his harem</i>
<i>in one of the noisiest places</i>

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<i>on Earth...</i>

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-(SQUAWKING)
-(WAVES CRASHING)

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(LOUD SQUAWKING)

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<i>...is a real headache.</i>

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-(GRUNTS)
-(DISTANT THUDDING)

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BENEDICT:<i> It's almost impossible</i>
<i>to hear his rivals coming.</i>

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-(GRUNTING)
<i>-Up to 60 challengers every day</i>

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<i>from every angle.</i>

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(GRUNTING)

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<i>But thanks to his amazing ability</i>
<i>to detect vibrations,</i>

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(THUDS)

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<i>like a spider in a web,</i>

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<i>he can monitor an area</i>
<i>of six tennis courts</i>

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<i>from his central position,</i>

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(BELLOWS AGGRESSIVELY)

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<i>His warning is usually enough</i>
<i>to scare rivals into submission.</i>

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(BELLOWS)

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<i>But every now and then,</i>

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<i>a real contender emerges.</i>

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(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)

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<i>-He's just as big...</i>
-(THUDDING)

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<i>just as powerful,</i>

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(SEAGULLS SQUAWKING)

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<i>...and just as determined to breed.</i>

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<i>The beachmaster has no choice</i>

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<i>but to stand...</i>

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<i>and fight.</i>

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(GRUNTING)

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BENEDICT:
<i>Two-inch scar tissue shields the blows.</i>

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<i>Still, these bloody clashes take a toll.</i>

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(GROANING, BARKING)

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(BELLOWS)

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(GRUNTS)

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<i>After two years</i>
<i>and more than 300 fights...</i>

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(GRUNTS)

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(GRUNTS)

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<i>the beachmaster... is finished.</i>

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(GROWLS)

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(BARKING)

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BENEDICT:<i> Time for a new heavyweight</i>
<i>to take his title.</i>

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(GRUNTING)

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<i>Defeated, exhausted,</i>

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<i>the old beachmaster</i>
<i>is unlikely to see</i>

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<i>another mating season.</i>

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(GROWLING)

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<i>But he can rest in peace.</i>

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<i>During his reign, it's likely</i>
<i>he fathered over 100 pups,</i>

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<i>securing his place among the elite</i>
<i>one percent of males</i>

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<i>who ever get to breed.</i>

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<i>Sometimes, the odds of finding</i>
<i>a mate seem even more improbable.</i>

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<i>Rooted to the spot,</i>

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-(BIRD CALL)
<i>-plants are unable to partner up.</i>

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<i>Instead, they use their powers</i>
<i>of attraction in more cunning ways.</i>

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<i>Mucuna is a vine on a mission.</i>

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<i>It needs to maximize its chances</i>
<i>of reproducing by attracting a pollinator</i>

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(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)

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BENEDICT: <i>Most plants do this with bright</i>
<i>and beautiful flowers...</i>

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<i>But Mucuna does things</i>
<i>a little differently.</i>

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<i>With so many kinds of flower on display</i>
<i>in the Costa Rican rainforest,</i>

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<i>Mucuna beats the competition</i>
<i>by blooming at night</i>

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<i>and recruiting the services</i>
<i>of a very special courier.</i>

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<i>Some animals can navigate</i>
<i>in the darkest jungle.</i>

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<i>A long-tongued bat emits</i>
<i>a string of ultrasonic clicks...</i>

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(CLICKS)

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<i>...that ricochet back</i>
<i>to its hypersensitive ears.</i>

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(CLICKING)

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<i>To build a detailed mental map</i>
<i>of the forest.</i>

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(CLICKS)

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<i>And amazingly,</i>
<i>Mucuna's mirror-smooth petals</i>

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<i>reflect the bat's clicks so effectively...</i>

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-(CLICKS)
<i>-they're unmistakable.</i>

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<i>And irresistible.</i>

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<i>The bat can detect Mucuna more easily</i>
<i>than almost any other plant here,</i>

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<i>it also scores ten times more nectar,</i>

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<i>lapped up with a super absorbent tongue</i>

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<i>that's longer than it's match-sized body.</i>

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<i>When it leaves...</i>

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(MUFFLED EXPLOSION)

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<i>...a unique exploding mechanism</i>

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<i>splits the flower's petals</i>

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<i>and fires out tiny pollen grains</i>

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<i>that cling to the bat's fur</i>

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<i>as he flies off to the next sweet shop.</i>

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<i>And because the bat can distinguish</i>
<i>between old and new flowers...</i>

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(CLICKING)

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(CLICKING)

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<i>it ensures he gets nectar every time</i>

223
00:16:17,101 --> 00:16:19,981
<i>and that he only delivers</i>
<i>Mucuna's previous pollen</i>

224
00:16:21,230 --> 00:16:23,190
<i>to fresh, fertile flowers.</i>

225
00:16:32,032 --> 00:16:34,952
<i>Sometimes, it pays to enlist</i>
<i>a little help</i>

226
00:16:35,035 --> 00:16:37,245
<i>to find success in the mating game.</i>

227
00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:50,090
<i>And on Kenya's Lake Victoria,</i>
<i>even humans have become</i>

228
00:16:50,217 --> 00:16:52,847
<i>an essential ingredient</i>
<i>in one little critter’s</i>

229
00:16:52,970 --> 00:16:54,930
<i>gruesome romantic plans.</i>

230
00:17:05,733 --> 00:17:08,243
<i>Only the size of a grain of rice,</i>

231
00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:12,070
<i>a male vampire spider</i>

232
00:17:12,740 --> 00:17:15,950
<i>is desperate to win attention</i>
<i>with his courtship ritual.</i>

233
00:17:19,455 --> 00:17:24,495
<i>But the female of the species</i>
<i>is into some pretty freaky stuff.</i>

234
00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,550
<i>And right now,</i>
<i>he's just not doing it for her.</i>

235
00:17:35,679 --> 00:17:37,179
<i>He only gets to mate</i>

236
00:17:37,347 --> 00:17:40,017
<i>if he's wearing a sweet perfume</i>

237
00:17:40,809 --> 00:17:43,019
<i>of human blood.</i>

238
00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:48,571
<i>But his fangs aren't made</i>
<i>for human flesh.</i>

239
00:17:51,195 --> 00:17:55,655
<i>So he needs some other sucker</i>
<i>to do his dirty work.</i>

240
00:17:55,741 --> 00:17:57,871
(MOSQUITO BUZZING)

241
00:18:01,580 --> 00:18:05,420
<i>A mosquito is far better equipped</i>
<i>for the job.</i>

242
00:18:09,630 --> 00:18:11,300
(BUZZING)

243
00:18:11,673 --> 00:18:13,933
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

244
00:18:17,846 --> 00:18:19,466
(BUZZING CONTINUES)

245
00:18:20,307 --> 00:18:22,137
BENEDICT:<i> With supersensitive antennae,</i>

246
00:18:23,227 --> 00:18:25,647
<i>it hones in</i>
<i>on carbon dioxide in our breath...</i>

247
00:18:25,813 --> 00:18:26,903
(BUZZING)

248
00:18:27,773 --> 00:18:29,323
<i>and heat from our bodies.</i>

249
00:18:32,986 --> 00:18:36,736
<i>Then the mosquito deploys</i>
<i>a highly sophisticated</i>

250
00:18:36,907 --> 00:18:39,077
<i>blood extraction tool.</i>

251
00:18:40,619 --> 00:18:41,749
(SLURPING)

252
00:18:41,870 --> 00:18:43,910
<i>Six specialized mouthparts</i>

253
00:18:44,039 --> 00:18:47,539
<i>combined to drill down</i>
<i>and tap the human pipeline.</i>

254
00:18:52,172 --> 00:18:56,092
<i>Once a mosquito has drunk four times</i>
<i>its body weight in blood,</i>

255
00:18:58,345 --> 00:19:00,635
<i>it's the spider's turn to strike.</i>

256
00:19:00,764 --> 00:19:03,644
(WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

257
00:19:21,743 --> 00:19:25,833
BENEDICT:<i> Large, forward-facing eyes</i>
<i>with movable lenses</i>

258
00:19:26,206 --> 00:19:27,666
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

259
00:19:29,042 --> 00:19:34,262
<i>enable the spider to lock onto the color</i>
<i>and shape of a blood-laden mosquito.</i>

260
00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:40,551
<i>Then, on spring-loaded legs,</i>

261
00:19:42,264 --> 00:19:43,724
<i>he closes in.</i>

262
00:19:46,393 --> 00:19:49,153
<i>The only thing worse</i>
<i>than a vampire spider...</i>

263
00:19:52,024 --> 00:19:54,484
<i>is a vampire jumping spider.</i>

264
00:19:56,069 --> 00:20:01,279
<i>Okay, make that a venomous</i>
<i>vampire jumping spider.</i>

265
00:20:03,994 --> 00:20:07,414
<i>Fast-acting neurotoxin</i>
<i>disables his victim instantly.</i>

266
00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:12,245
<i>Then he sucks it dry.</i>

267
00:20:22,471 --> 00:20:26,681
<i>And this is just the beginning</i>
<i>of his bloodthirsty killing spree.</i>

268
00:20:27,768 --> 00:20:29,978
(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)

269
00:20:48,455 --> 00:20:50,415
BENEDICT: <i>Because the more he drinks...</i>

270
00:20:52,042 --> 00:20:54,092
<i>the sexier he smells.</i>

271
00:20:55,921 --> 00:20:57,261
(OMINOUS MUSIC ENDS)

272
00:20:58,590 --> 00:21:01,010
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

273
00:21:01,134 --> 00:21:02,514
BENEDICT:<i> Now,</i>

274
00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:05,853
<i>he's ready for romance.</i>

275
00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:19,066
<i>And with the sweet scent</i>
<i>of blood oozing from every pore...</i>

276
00:21:23,407 --> 00:21:25,867
<i>who could possibly resist?</i>

277
00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:34,463
<i>Few animals do stranger things for love,</i>

278
00:21:36,211 --> 00:21:40,051
<i>but some get a whole lot sneakier.</i>

279
00:21:45,220 --> 00:21:47,260
<i>And one of the sneakiest of all</i>

280
00:21:48,557 --> 00:21:51,597
<i>is found in the rocky shallows</i>
<i>of South Australia.</i>

281
00:21:53,478 --> 00:21:56,148
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

282
00:21:56,231 --> 00:22:00,031
BENEDICT:<i> A giant cuttlefish</i>
<i>may be king of camouflage,</i>

283
00:22:01,611 --> 00:22:03,661
<i>but he can't hide forever.</i>

284
00:22:06,241 --> 00:22:08,581
<i>The males only live for two years,</i>

285
00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:12,752
<i>only have one season to breed,</i>

286
00:22:14,291 --> 00:22:16,631
<i>and face a lot of competition.</i>

287
00:22:17,085 --> 00:22:18,625
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

288
00:22:20,589 --> 00:22:24,839
<i>Eleven males fighting over each female.</i>

289
00:22:28,638 --> 00:22:31,218
<i>Many of them are twice his size...</i>

290
00:22:36,938 --> 00:22:39,068
<i>and displaying war paint.</i>

291
00:22:41,443 --> 00:22:44,783
<i>Broadcast at higher resolution</i>
<i>than a 4K TV,</i>

292
00:22:45,697 --> 00:22:49,577
<i>hundreds of thousands</i>
<i>of color-changing cells flash.</i>

293
00:22:57,667 --> 00:22:58,747
<i>It's a warning</i>

294
00:22:59,961 --> 00:23:03,421
<i>that a ten-inch little guy</i>
<i>knows to heed</i>

295
00:23:04,591 --> 00:23:08,141
<i>because the alternative... is to fight.</i>

296
00:23:12,724 --> 00:23:14,684
<i>When large males clash,</i>

297
00:23:17,562 --> 00:23:19,312
<i>they risk serious injury.</i>

298
00:23:21,566 --> 00:23:24,186
<i>Battles can last up to 20 minutes...</i>

299
00:23:28,448 --> 00:23:31,698
<i>and usually end when one escapes</i>
<i>in a cloud of ink...</i>

300
00:23:35,038 --> 00:23:37,368
<i>leaving the winner to guard his prize,</i>

301
00:23:38,875 --> 00:23:41,955
<i>a smaller, paler female.</i>

302
00:23:45,298 --> 00:23:48,298
<i>Uniquely shaped pupils</i>
<i>that boost color detection</i>

303
00:23:50,137 --> 00:23:52,677
<i>and see 360 degrees</i>

304
00:23:54,224 --> 00:23:55,894
<i>enable him to keep a lookout</i>

305
00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:58,521
<i>for any other males who dare to muscle in.</i>

306
00:24:04,025 --> 00:24:08,355
<i>But this little guy knows how to operate</i>
<i>under the radar.</i>

307
00:24:11,616 --> 00:24:16,116
<i>Time to assume</i>
<i>a more unexpected identity.</i>

308
00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:31,552
<i>Turn pale brown,</i>

309
00:24:34,014 --> 00:24:35,814
<i>retract tentacles,</i>

310
00:24:37,601 --> 00:24:40,481
<i>and appear more like a female.</i>

311
00:24:43,190 --> 00:24:44,860
<i>He needs to be careful,</i>

312
00:24:45,901 --> 00:24:47,991
<i>or he'll get a beating from the big guy</i>

313
00:24:48,862 --> 00:24:50,912
<i>for moving in on his mate.</i>

314
00:24:54,701 --> 00:24:57,871
<i>But the cross-dressing disguise</i>
<i>is so convincing,</i>

315
00:25:01,291 --> 00:25:02,501
<i>he gets away with it.</i>

316
00:25:06,671 --> 00:25:10,971
<i>The female knows exactly what</i>
<i>the sneaky little faker is up to.</i>

317
00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:15,144
<i>And she likes it.</i>

318
00:25:19,643 --> 00:25:23,983
<i>In fact, sneaky males</i>
<i>are more successful at mating</i>

319
00:25:24,105 --> 00:25:25,725
<i>than their larger rivals.</i>

320
00:25:27,484 --> 00:25:32,324
<i>By the time the big guy realizes,</i>
<i>it's too late.</i>

321
00:25:34,699 --> 00:25:37,159
<i>The little mimic is long gone.</i>

322
00:25:37,953 --> 00:25:40,163
<i>But his deed is done.</i>

323
00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:45,672
<i>A little role reversal</i>

324
00:25:47,629 --> 00:25:49,339
<i>can be best way to win.</i>

325
00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,128
(CALM MUSIC PLAYING)

326
00:25:51,299 --> 00:25:52,719
<i>And it can also help</i>

327
00:25:53,635 --> 00:25:55,505
<i>in the lonely search for love.</i>

328
00:25:57,389 --> 00:25:59,599
-(BIRDS CHIRPING)
-(SNIFFING)

329
00:26:01,851 --> 00:26:06,691
BENEDICT: <i>This female brown bear is only</i>
<i>receptive for a few weeks every spring.</i>

330
00:26:06,815 --> 00:26:08,775
(SNIFFING CONTINUES)

331
00:26:10,485 --> 00:26:13,655
<i>So far, no male has come to visit,</i>

332
00:26:14,948 --> 00:26:16,578
<i>and if she doesn't mate soon,</i>

333
00:26:17,701 --> 00:26:19,201
<i>it won't happen this year.</i>

334
00:26:19,411 --> 00:26:22,161
(SNIFFING)

335
00:26:26,751 --> 00:26:29,421
<i>In the vast British Columbian wilderness,</i>

336
00:26:31,047 --> 00:26:35,137
<i>chances of just bumping into</i>
<i>Mr. Right are slim.</i>

337
00:26:36,469 --> 00:26:38,349
(SLOW RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING)

338
00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:44,057
BENEDICT: <i>But this female knows a place</i>
<i>with mysterious powers of attraction.</i>

339
00:26:48,481 --> 00:26:49,651
(SNIFFING)

340
00:26:49,774 --> 00:26:52,444
<i>Hidden deep in this forest,</i>

341
00:26:54,362 --> 00:26:56,242
<i>there's an enchanted tree.</i>

342
00:27:00,243 --> 00:27:01,833
<i>It may look like any other,</i>

343
00:27:03,496 --> 00:27:05,576
<i>but this Pacific silver fir</i>

344
00:27:06,374 --> 00:27:08,844
<i>has such phenomenal properties.</i>

345
00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:12,458
<i>It's a hotspot for male bears.</i>

346
00:27:15,884 --> 00:27:18,474
<i>They've been visiting it</i>
<i>for more than 100 years.</i>

347
00:27:20,889 --> 00:27:22,929
<i>Rubbing glands in their back,</i>

348
00:27:24,601 --> 00:27:25,811
<i>their front,</i>

349
00:27:27,020 --> 00:27:28,060
<i>and their feet.</i>

350
00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:34,610
<i>They leave behind</i>
<i>secret scent messages</i>

351
00:27:35,195 --> 00:27:39,655
<i>about their age, fitness,</i>
<i>and social status.</i>

352
00:27:42,410 --> 00:27:45,410
<i>And because the fragrance</i>
<i>gets trapped in sticky sap,</i>

353
00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:50,748
<i>it slowly diffuses into the atmosphere</i>
<i>for up to a month.</i>

354
00:27:56,091 --> 00:27:57,591
(SNIFFING)

355
00:27:57,801 --> 00:28:02,851
<i>Male bears regularly use the rubbing tree</i>
<i>to establish hierarchy.</i>

356
00:28:05,725 --> 00:28:09,395
<i>But this is something very rare.</i>

357
00:28:13,024 --> 00:28:14,614
<i>The female has figured out</i>

358
00:28:15,568 --> 00:28:19,408
<i>the tree also works</i>
<i>as a woodland dating app.</i>

359
00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,170
<i>A site to post her</i>
<i>"looking-for-love" status</i>

360
00:28:31,793 --> 00:28:33,503
<i>for any perusing male.</i>

361
00:28:45,056 --> 00:28:47,806
<i>Her own Timber profile uploaded,</i>

362
00:28:49,644 --> 00:28:51,984
<i>now all she can do</i>

363
00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:55,815
<i>is wait for the tree to work its magic...</i>

364
00:29:00,321 --> 00:29:05,031
<i>The sap begins to exude</i>
<i>her signature perfume on slow release.</i>

365
00:29:08,163 --> 00:29:11,043
<i>Hours turn into days,</i>

366
00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:14,042
<i>and still no one passes.</i>

367
00:29:15,503 --> 00:29:16,593
<i>Then finally,</i>

368
00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,010
<i>a male.</i>

369
00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:22,680
(SNIFFING)

370
00:29:24,137 --> 00:29:25,467
(SNIFFS)

371
00:29:25,555 --> 00:29:28,385
BENEDICT: <i>As soon as he gets wind</i>
<i>of an available female,</i>

372
00:29:31,811 --> 00:29:33,731
<i>he's determined to track her down.</i>

373
00:29:33,980 --> 00:29:35,440
(SNIFFS)

374
00:29:37,942 --> 00:29:39,322
<i>And with a sense of smell</i>

375
00:29:39,402 --> 00:29:42,072
<i>seven times more sensitive</i>
<i>than a bloodhound's,</i>

376
00:29:46,326 --> 00:29:48,236
<i>he follows her alluring scent,</i>

377
00:29:52,123 --> 00:29:54,923
<i>all the way to the beach.</i>

378
00:29:56,169 --> 00:29:57,629
(ROARS GENTLY)

379
00:30:02,091 --> 00:30:03,591
<i>He's only just in time,</i>

380
00:30:06,763 --> 00:30:09,773
<i>but at least they already know</i>
<i>they have the right chemistry.</i>

381
00:30:16,064 --> 00:30:21,614
<i>All thanks to the mysterious power</i>
<i>of a matchmaking tree.</i>

382
00:30:25,657 --> 00:30:27,117
<i>Beneath the surface,</i>

383
00:30:29,994 --> 00:30:31,374
<i>further south,</i>

384
00:30:32,747 --> 00:30:36,127
<i>another animal also taps into</i>
<i>the power of trees</i>

385
00:30:36,626 --> 00:30:38,706
<i>to help win the mating game.</i>

386
00:30:41,881 --> 00:30:44,091
<i>This periodical cicada</i>

387
00:30:44,968 --> 00:30:48,928
<i>has been feeding from tree roots</i>
<i>in the North American forests of Virginia</i>

388
00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:52,178
<i>for more than 16 years.</i>

389
00:30:59,190 --> 00:31:01,030
(BIRDS CHEEPING)

390
00:31:07,907 --> 00:31:09,697
(BIRDSONG)

391
00:31:12,412 --> 00:31:14,962
BENEDICT: <i>When he registers</i>
<i>the spring sap beginning to flow</i>

392
00:31:15,123 --> 00:31:16,833
<i>for the 17th season,</i>

393
00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:21,957
<i>he knows it's time to surface.</i>

394
00:31:26,676 --> 00:31:31,926
<i>This numerical marvel has calculated</i>
<i>his best chances of breeding.</i>

395
00:31:34,726 --> 00:31:37,516
<i>Still, there are no guarantees.</i>

396
00:31:39,606 --> 00:31:40,606
<i>Sluggish,</i>

397
00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:43,030
<i>and juicy,</i>

398
00:31:44,944 --> 00:31:46,824
<i>cicadas are an easy target,</i>

399
00:31:49,115 --> 00:31:50,735
<i>even for the slowest predator.</i>

400
00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:59,130
<i>But once again,</i>
<i>they have numbers on their side.</i>

401
00:31:59,959 --> 00:32:01,879
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

402
00:32:03,296 --> 00:32:07,466
BENEDICT: <i>Incredibly, each cicada</i>
<i>population synchronizes their lives</i>

403
00:32:07,717 --> 00:32:10,797
<i>to a precise 17-year schedule,</i>

404
00:32:15,642 --> 00:32:18,312
<i>an unpredictable prime number cycle</i>

405
00:32:18,478 --> 00:32:21,058
<i>that makes it almost impossible</i>
<i>for predators</i>

406
00:32:21,230 --> 00:32:23,650
<i>to count on this glut of prey.</i>

407
00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:31,950
<i>Millions of them, all emerging</i>
<i>at the same time,</i>

408
00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:37,082
<i>and this is the biggest emergence of all,</i>

409
00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:40,286
<i>known as Brood X.</i>

410
00:32:42,669 --> 00:32:44,299
<i>They must reproduce fast.</i>

411
00:32:44,921 --> 00:32:47,801
<i>In just six weeks, they'll all be dead.</i>

412
00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:53,762
<i>America's biggest speed dating event</i>

413
00:32:54,555 --> 00:32:55,765
<i>is about to begin.</i>

414
00:32:57,392 --> 00:32:58,482
<i>But first,</i>

415
00:32:59,602 --> 00:33:01,482
<i>an amazing transformation.</i>

416
00:33:02,438 --> 00:33:04,228
(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

417
00:33:17,286 --> 00:33:18,956
BENEDICT:<i> By the time day breaks,</i>

418
00:33:20,248 --> 00:33:21,328
(MUSIC ENDS)

419
00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:23,996
<i>nymphs have become adults,</i>

420
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,590
<i>ready to attract a mate.</i>

421
00:33:30,216 --> 00:33:31,626
(BUZZING)

422
00:33:31,718 --> 00:33:33,798
<i>Rubbing special organs on their sides</i>

423
00:33:34,846 --> 00:33:36,886
<i>makes a strange, buzzing sound,</i>

424
00:33:37,098 --> 00:33:38,638
(LOUD BUZZING)

425
00:33:39,434 --> 00:33:41,694
<i>which their hollow bodies amplify.</i>

426
00:33:44,105 --> 00:33:48,855
<i>The call for love rings out</i>
<i>as loud as a rock concert.</i>

427
00:33:51,654 --> 00:33:55,324
<i>But not all who respond</i>
<i>are quite as welcome.</i>

428
00:33:55,491 --> 00:33:57,451
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

429
00:34:05,084 --> 00:34:06,794
BENEDICT:<i> A zombie cicada,</i>

430
00:34:08,004 --> 00:34:13,344
<i>riddled with the powder-like spores</i>
<i>of a fungus called </i>Massospora.

431
00:34:14,761 --> 00:34:20,311
<i>The only enemy to crack</i>
<i>the periodical cicada's 17-year code.</i>

432
00:34:21,809 --> 00:34:23,689
(BUZZING)

433
00:34:23,853 --> 00:34:28,653
<i>This fungal body snatcher eats its victims</i>

434
00:34:28,858 --> 00:34:29,898
<i>from the inside...</i>

435
00:34:31,277 --> 00:34:32,527
(BUZZING)

436
00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:38,330
<i>while flooding their brains</i>
<i>with mind-controlling chemicals</i>

437
00:34:40,244 --> 00:34:42,794
<i>that compel them to mingle.</i>

438
00:34:47,335 --> 00:34:51,085
<i>Infected males even mimic</i>
<i>the seductive flicks of females</i>

439
00:34:52,465 --> 00:34:55,005
<i>to entice others to mate.</i>

440
00:34:56,803 --> 00:34:59,813
<i>And so the contagion spreads.</i>

441
00:35:00,014 --> 00:35:01,354
(BUZZING)

442
00:35:03,601 --> 00:35:05,651
<i>The fungus keeps its victims alive</i>

443
00:35:05,770 --> 00:35:08,940
<i>so they infect as many other cicadas</i>
<i>as possible,</i>

444
00:35:14,445 --> 00:35:15,985
<i>and spread its spores</i>

445
00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:19,155
<i>far and wide.</i>

446
00:35:25,123 --> 00:35:28,503
<i>Finally, 14 days later...</i>

447
00:35:32,839 --> 00:35:34,669
<i>the zombie cicadas die.</i>

448
00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:42,140
<i>The spores, however,</i>

449
00:35:43,474 --> 00:35:46,734
<i>will lie in wait for 17 years,</i>

450
00:35:48,396 --> 00:35:52,606
<i>ready to infiltrate the next generation</i>
<i>of unlucky cicadas.</i>

451
00:35:55,361 --> 00:35:57,411
(BUZZING CONTINUES)

452
00:36:02,493 --> 00:36:04,083
BENEDICT: <i>But with millions mating,</i>

453
00:36:05,746 --> 00:36:09,666
<i>and with each female laying 400 eggs</i>
<i>into the tree's bark,</i>

454
00:36:12,712 --> 00:36:17,472
<i>such mind-boggling strength in numbers</i>
<i>ensures periodicals cicadas</i>

455
00:36:17,592 --> 00:36:19,472
<i>are always able to multiply.</i>

456
00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:27,814
<i>For some animals, mating success</i>
<i>is about playing the long game.</i>

457
00:36:31,189 --> 00:36:33,069
(CALM MUSIC PLAYING)

458
00:36:33,816 --> 00:36:35,986
<i>On a coral reef in Southeast Asia,</i>

459
00:36:37,445 --> 00:36:40,565
<i>one creature uses</i>
<i>mysterious powers of seduction</i>

460
00:36:40,948 --> 00:36:43,368
<i>to keep her partner under her spell.</i>

461
00:36:49,290 --> 00:36:51,250
<i>Female harlequin shrimps</i>

462
00:36:52,043 --> 00:36:53,883
<i>can only mate for a brief time</i>

463
00:36:55,421 --> 00:36:57,301
<i>after they shed their skin.</i>

464
00:36:58,758 --> 00:37:01,508
<i>And that happens only every three weeks.</i>

465
00:37:04,096 --> 00:37:05,806
<i>She needs to prepare.</i>

466
00:37:09,810 --> 00:37:12,900
<i>And her best chance of having</i>
<i>healthy offspring</i>

467
00:37:13,105 --> 00:37:16,145
<i>is to eat as much as possible.</i>

468
00:37:18,861 --> 00:37:21,281
<i>Slow-moving and packed with protein,</i>

469
00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:25,367
<i>sea stars are her favorite prey.</i>

470
00:37:32,416 --> 00:37:34,586
<i>But getting to it's soft underside,</i>

471
00:37:35,586 --> 00:37:36,706
<i>that's hard.</i>

472
00:37:39,590 --> 00:37:41,220
<i>Ten times her size,</i>

473
00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:44,553
<i>it's hard to handle on her own.</i>

474
00:37:46,973 --> 00:37:50,183
<i>Thankfully, help is never far away.</i>

475
00:37:53,229 --> 00:37:54,859
<i>Her long term partner.</i>

476
00:37:55,189 --> 00:37:57,319
(SLOW ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

477
00:37:58,776 --> 00:38:00,696
BENEDICT:<i> She keeps him under her control</i>

478
00:38:01,612 --> 00:38:04,322
<i>by casting an invisible chemical potion.</i>

479
00:38:10,746 --> 00:38:13,616
<i>The male picks up this pheromone trail</i>

480
00:38:15,668 --> 00:38:18,458
<i>with hypersensitive hairs on his antennae.</i>

481
00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:24,637
<i>Powerless to resist,</i>

482
00:38:27,388 --> 00:38:30,468
<i>he's always around</i>
<i>whenever she needs him...</i>

483
00:38:35,354 --> 00:38:37,114
<i>Sea star finally flipped.</i>

484
00:38:39,650 --> 00:38:41,400
<i>There's more than enough</i>
<i>to keep her fed</i>

485
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:43,740
<i>till it's time to mate.</i>

486
00:38:46,532 --> 00:38:48,532
<i>Thanks to her powers of attraction,</i>

487
00:38:48,826 --> 00:38:50,236
<i>her partner stays put.</i>

488
00:38:53,414 --> 00:38:55,834
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

489
00:38:56,709 --> 00:38:59,959
BENEDICT:
<i>Patiently waiting 20 days, until finally,</i>

490
00:39:02,590 --> 00:39:04,720
<i>she retires to her secret crevice</i>

491
00:39:05,926 --> 00:39:06,926
<i>to undress.</i>

492
00:39:09,555 --> 00:39:11,425
<i>She emerges from her old shell,</i>

493
00:39:13,976 --> 00:39:15,436
<i>all soft-skinned,</i>

494
00:39:17,063 --> 00:39:19,363
<i>even more beautiful than before.</i>

495
00:39:22,068 --> 00:39:25,778
<i>But now, she only has</i>
<i>a few hours to mate</i>

496
00:39:25,863 --> 00:39:27,533
<i>before her shell hardens.</i>

497
00:39:28,824 --> 00:39:31,374
<i>So to get her partner in the mood,</i>

498
00:39:34,497 --> 00:39:36,167
<i>she releases another potion,</i>

499
00:39:39,794 --> 00:39:40,844
<i>this time</i>

500
00:39:41,504 --> 00:39:43,844
<i>with powerful aphrodisiac properties,</i>

501
00:39:44,882 --> 00:39:48,512
<i>turning her submissive shrimp</i>
<i>into a lusty male</i>

502
00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:51,557
<i>with only one thing on his mind.</i>

503
00:39:57,353 --> 00:40:00,943
<i>Filmed for the first time, they mate.</i>

504
00:40:01,982 --> 00:40:04,742
(MUSIC CONTINUES)

505
00:40:06,821 --> 00:40:08,321
BENEDICT: <i>It lasts only seconds.</i>

506
00:40:12,576 --> 00:40:15,746
<i>Then she's back to her old tricks</i>
<i>for keeping him under her spell.</i>

507
00:40:19,166 --> 00:40:21,956
<i>So, a few weeks later,</i>

508
00:40:24,463 --> 00:40:27,593
<i>when her thousand tiny eggs finally hatch,</i>

509
00:40:29,176 --> 00:40:32,426
<i>he's right there, by her side</i>

510
00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:37,602
<i>as their offspring escape</i>
<i>their mother's embrace</i>

511
00:40:38,561 --> 00:40:39,941
<i>to take their chances</i>

512
00:40:40,062 --> 00:40:42,112
<i>in the deep blue sea.</i>

513
00:40:47,778 --> 00:40:51,118
<i>Our world is full of wonderful animals</i>

514
00:40:53,534 --> 00:40:56,294
<i>with weird ways to win the mating game.</i>

515
00:41:01,333 --> 00:41:03,383
<i>But only a few have the power</i>

516
00:41:05,504 --> 00:41:07,674
<i>to make love last.</i>

517
00:41:09,175 --> 00:41:10,925
(AMBIENT MUSIC PLAYING)

518
00:41:15,181 --> 00:41:19,981
BENEDICT:<i> Lar gibbon partnerships</i>
<i>can endure for decades.</i>

519
00:41:22,563 --> 00:41:25,443
<i>But when the reality</i>
<i>of family life kicks in,</i>

520
00:41:26,859 --> 00:41:30,649
<i>you have to go above and beyond</i>
<i>to keep the spark alive.</i>

521
00:41:30,738 --> 00:41:32,318
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

522
00:41:43,042 --> 00:41:46,252
BENEDICT:<i> The mother's attention</i>
<i>is focused on raising their young.</i>

523
00:41:49,381 --> 00:41:50,841
<i>She needs her partner</i>

524
00:41:52,134 --> 00:41:54,434
<i>to own the job of defending their home.</i>

525
00:42:08,067 --> 00:42:13,487
<i>A home that is one hundred acres</i>
<i>of pristine Thai rainforest.</i>

526
00:42:16,534 --> 00:42:18,954
<i>It's too large an area to patrol.</i>

527
00:42:22,915 --> 00:42:25,915
<i>So, he uses</i>
<i>a more sophisticated deterrent.</i>

528
00:42:29,338 --> 00:42:31,718
(HOOTING MELODIOUSLY)

529
00:42:31,882 --> 00:42:34,392
BENEDICT:<i> Singing is his superpower.</i>

530
00:42:35,928 --> 00:42:40,928
<i>The louder and more melodic the call,</i>
<i>the stronger the gibbon.</i>

531
00:42:41,183 --> 00:42:43,273
(HOOTING CONTINUES)

532
00:42:43,352 --> 00:42:45,692
<i>Sound travels best in cool air.</i>

533
00:42:49,024 --> 00:42:50,614
<i>By singing at first light,</i>

534
00:42:50,818 --> 00:42:52,108
(LOUD HOOTING)

535
00:42:52,236 --> 00:42:57,366
<i>he ensures rivals hear him loud and clear</i>
<i>right across his territory.</i>

536
00:42:57,449 --> 00:42:59,029
(HOOTING ECHOES)

537
00:43:00,202 --> 00:43:01,372
<i>But soon,</i>

538
00:43:03,831 --> 00:43:07,251
<i>the hot sun causes moisture</i>
<i>from the trees</i>

539
00:43:08,752 --> 00:43:10,052
<i>to rise.</i>

540
00:43:12,756 --> 00:43:16,216
<i>Creating air currents</i>
<i>that disrupt his calls,</i>

541
00:43:17,553 --> 00:43:19,183
<i>reducing their effectiveness.</i>

542
00:43:20,014 --> 00:43:21,564
(HOOTS)

543
00:43:22,224 --> 00:43:25,604
<i>By then, his work is usually done.</i>

544
00:43:28,272 --> 00:43:30,072
<i>But not today.</i>

545
00:43:30,941 --> 00:43:33,191
(THUNDER CLAPS)

546
00:43:36,655 --> 00:43:37,865
BENEDICT: <i>Fruiting trees</i>

547
00:43:38,991 --> 00:43:40,871
<i>at the heart of the family territory</i>

548
00:43:42,578 --> 00:43:45,618
<i>have attracted the attention</i>
<i>of a rival troop.</i>

549
00:43:47,708 --> 00:43:48,878
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

550
00:44:06,935 --> 00:44:10,435
BENEDICT:<i> If Dad can't defend their home,</i>

551
00:44:10,689 --> 00:44:12,689
-(HOOTS)
<i>-he'll lose his partner</i>

552
00:44:13,651 --> 00:44:15,111
<i>to a male who can,</i>

553
00:44:15,986 --> 00:44:18,776
<i>and his offspring could even be killed.</i>

554
00:44:19,907 --> 00:44:21,447
(HOOTING CONTINUES)

555
00:44:23,285 --> 00:44:25,575
<i>-Time for the father to step up...</i>
-(HOOTING)

556
00:44:26,789 --> 00:44:28,289
<i>and show his full force.</i>

557
00:44:43,847 --> 00:44:47,227
<i>With extended arms, hook-like hands,</i>

558
00:44:48,477 --> 00:44:50,267
<i>and a rotating shoulder joint,</i>

559
00:44:55,067 --> 00:44:58,027
<i>he accelerates to 35 miles per hour.</i>

560
00:45:04,827 --> 00:45:07,707
<i>With his awesome display of</i>
<i>speed and strength,</i>

561
00:45:11,667 --> 00:45:13,457
<i>he intimidates his rivals.</i>

562
00:45:16,130 --> 00:45:17,920
<i>It's enough to drive them away</i>

563
00:45:19,299 --> 00:45:20,839
<i>and prove to his partner</i>

564
00:45:22,261 --> 00:45:23,681
<i>he's got what it takes.</i>

565
00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:29,940
(RUSTLING)

566
00:45:34,857 --> 00:45:35,897
BENEDICT:<i> Next morning,</i>

567
00:45:36,608 --> 00:45:39,148
<i>the male is up and singing as usual.</i>

568
00:45:39,361 --> 00:45:40,701
(HOOTING)

569
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,370
(HOOTING CONTINUES)

570
00:45:47,411 --> 00:45:50,291
<i>But this time, she joins him...</i>

571
00:45:50,914 --> 00:45:52,834
(HOOTING)

572
00:45:58,547 --> 00:46:01,877
<i>to let him know he's still</i>
<i>her king of swing.</i>

573
00:46:02,134 --> 00:46:05,144
(BOTH HOOTING MELODIOUSLY)

574
00:46:08,182 --> 00:46:10,022
(SHRILL HOOTING)

575
00:46:12,144 --> 00:46:14,944
<i>And let the whole jungle know</i>

576
00:46:15,105 --> 00:46:18,145
<i>that their bond is strong.</i>

577
00:46:21,779 --> 00:46:23,449
(DISTANT HOOTING)

578
00:46:23,697 --> 00:46:24,777
(RATTLING)

579
00:46:24,907 --> 00:46:27,197
BENEDICT:
<i>In the quest to pass on their genes,</i>

580
00:46:29,536 --> 00:46:33,456
<i>animals use incredible skills</i>
<i>to win a mate.</i>

581
00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:38,340
<i>And spectacular displays</i>
<i>to beat their competition.</i>

582
00:46:38,462 --> 00:46:39,802
(BREAKS)

583
00:46:44,301 --> 00:46:45,641
<i>After all...</i>

584
00:46:47,679 --> 00:46:49,889
<i>when it comes to sharing your future...</i>

585
00:46:50,015 --> 00:46:52,225
(BELLOWING)

586
00:46:55,020 --> 00:46:57,860
<i>only the most super-powered partner</i>
<i>will do.</i>

587
00:47:02,694 --> 00:47:04,284
<i>You think you know nature?</i>

588
00:47:04,822 --> 00:47:06,112
(HOOTING)

589
00:47:06,657 --> 00:47:07,827
<i>Think again.</i>

590
00:47:08,116 --> 00:47:09,906
(DRAMATIC THEME PLAYING)

591
00:47:33,809 --> 00:47:34,849
(MUSIC ENDS)