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There are only
a dozen peaks in the world
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that rise five miles high.
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All of them are here in the Himalayas.
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Lethally cold,
scarred by gales and blizzards,
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these mountains are among
the most hostile places on Earth.
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Yet, a few special animals
manage to live here.
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Snow leopards.
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Like all creatures
of the high mountains,
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they have had to adapt
both their body and their behaviour,
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in order to survive.
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Life at extreme altitude has shaped
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some of the toughest animals
on the planet.
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The sun-baked mountains
of the Arabian Peninsula.
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They may only be a fraction
of the height of the Himalayas,
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but they are still so dizzyingly steep
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that in many places it's almost
impossible to get a foothold.
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Yet, Nubian ibex
have made this their home.
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The ibex choose the steepest cliffs
to raise their young
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in safety,
beyond the reach of predators.
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But living this sanctuary
comes with a cost.
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These nursery slopes are so steep,
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there is almost
no standing water up here.
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So, to drink, an ibex family
must descend into the valley,
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a thousand feet below.
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The mothers pick out
the safest way down.
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With soft cloven hooves that grip better
than any climbing shoe,
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they are the most
accomplished mountaineers.
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But the newborn kids
are still having to find their feet.
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This is their first descent.
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One mistake could make it their last.
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Following the adults,
the kids finally reach the valley.
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But once on level ground,
they're vulnerable.
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Red foxes lie in wait.
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At the first sign of danger,
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the young ibex instinctively
run back to steeper ground.
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But heading for
this particular rocky outcrop
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could be a mistake.
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It's a 30-foot drop.
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The fox has them trapped,
or so it seems.
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This is what ibex were born to do.
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Scattering makes it hard
for the fox to pick a target.
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And it certainly
can't follow them up here.
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All it can do is wait
for one to slip and fall.
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But these youngsters are fast learners
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and they're now almost as sure-footed
as their parents.
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The fox will have to find
its meal elsewhere.
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It's just not been a good day.
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Now, at last, the young ibex can drink.
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But they'll soon need to return
to the safety of the sheer cliffs.
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Mastering precipitous terrain
is always challenging,
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but there are more fundamental problems
for life in the mountains.
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The Alps, Europe's highest peaks.
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It's winter,
and food is desperately short.
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The golden eagle
has to spend every daylight hour
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scanning the slopes for something,
somewhere, to eat.
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Her seven-foot wingspan
allows her to glide effortlessly
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for a hundred miles in a single day.
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Her extraordinary eyes
enable her to spot prey
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from two miles away.
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But she is not the only one
who's looking for food.
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When she spots a chance,
she must move fast.
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She can dive at 200 miles an hour,
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only a peregrine is faster.
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During winter, even eagles rely
almost entirely on carrion.
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It's a dead fox,
and it could sustain her for days.
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Other scavengers must defer.
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The hungry crows
soon regain their courage.
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They'll try any trick to steal a morsel.
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And they are annoyingly persistent.
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But this mob
are the least of her worries.
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A bigger eagle takes control.
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But this kill
is too important to give up,
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so she must fight.
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For the moment,
she's won the carcass back.
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But a kill like this will attract
every eagle for miles around.
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As ever, the strongest
wins the lion's share.
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Unable to defend the carcass any longer,
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the first eagle
must now continue its search.
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It may be many days
before she feeds again.
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Only the most competitive
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will survive the perils
of the mountain winter.
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An avalanche,
100, 000 tonnes of snow
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travelling at 80 miles an hour,
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capable of smashing
everything in its path.
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The mountains of North America
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are hit by thousands of
avalanches every year.
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Yet, one animal spends the whole winter
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slumbering within the snow
on these avalanche-prone slopes.
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And when spring comes, they emerge.
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All across these mountains,
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grizzly bears make their winter dens
up to 10, 000 feet up
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in the deep snow of leeward slopes.
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And while they were
half asleep in the depths of winter,
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their young were born.
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Now, these cubs are taking their
first steps into the outside world.
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This mother is leading
her three youngsters
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to a place where they can find food.
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They need to descend
as quickly as possible.
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The debris from an avalanche
is clear evidence
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that this slope is still
dangerously unstable.
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This is not a place to dawdle.
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And they have another reason
to keep moving.
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After five months in the den,
these bears are very hungry.
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Bears that have hibernated
throughout these peaks
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now all descend to the valleys,
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where spring comes earliest.
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In the Rockies, seasonal change
is swift and dramatic.
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In just a few days, the slopes
turn from white to green.
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Meadows that only a few weeks ago
were buried beneath the snow
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are now full of life.
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But in these mountains,
the good times will not last long.
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So the bears must feed
as fast as they can.
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During the summer months,
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an adult can put on 180 kilos,
gorging on plants.
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And if they can catch them...
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...a marmot or two.
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But, just now, the bears have
something else on their minds.
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It's becoming warmer,
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and the bears are keen
to shed their thick winter coats.
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Mothers show the cubs
what to do about this.
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They'll soon catch on.
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Some trees, it seems,
are particularly suitable for rubbing.
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Bears have their favourites,
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and will travel
long distances to visit them.
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Some itches just have to be scratched.
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There are now around
30 bears in this one valley.
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As they rub, each leaves an individual
and recognisable scent.
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So the trees soon
carries a list of who's around.
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Which might help individuals
to avoid a fight.
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To best spread their scent.
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they really have to put
their back into it.
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But the summer is short.
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Itches satisfactorily scratched,
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it's time to eat.
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In a couple of months,
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they will have to return
to their dens to hibernate.
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So now they must put on
as much weight as they can.
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Winter in the mountains returns fast
and hits hard.
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Temperature in the Rockies
will drop to -54 degrees.
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So cold, that moisture in the air
freezes into tiny crystals
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called diamond dust.
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This bobcat
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is one of the few hunters
to remain active in winter.
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Most of his prey
is now hidden beneath the snow
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that covers his entire territory.
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He hunts by listening for the faintest
sound of movement.
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And to prevent crunching footsteps
from revealing his presence,
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he uses boulders as stepping stones.
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A mouse.
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But one is not enough.
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The deeper the snow,
the harder it is to detect prey,
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and the rewards for the effort
can be disappointing.
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To say the least.
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By mid-winter, the snow is so deep,
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the bobcats are forced
to leave their territories
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to try and find easier hunting.
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And this bobcat may be in luck,
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for this particular valley is blessed.
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A river here never freezes.
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It's fed by a volcanic hot spring
that heats these waters
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to 50 degrees warmer
than the surrounding air.
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Hungry animals of all kinds
come here to feed.
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Throughout the winter,
the river is full of food
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for those who know how to catch it.
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Here, even the coyotes
have become fishermen.
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But hunting is hard for a cat
that's not used in getting its feet wet.
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So he must choose his target with care.
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Goldeneye ducks.
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But can he get close enough to pounce?
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Perhaps he'll have
more luck on the other side.
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Here, steam from the river
warms the surrounding trees.
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So, up in the branches,
there could be prey.
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If only he could get to it.
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It's twenty feet up.
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At last, a squirrel.
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Not much, but enough to keep him going.
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To survive a winter in these mountains
takes tenacity,
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and bobcats have that in abundance.
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Snow on the equator.
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Unlike the Rockies,
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in these mountains
there are no marked seasons.
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This is Africa's Mount Kenya.
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It's over 17, 000 feet high,
which makes its summit
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some 30 degrees colder
than the surrounding savannah.
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Giant heathers, lobelias and groundsel
grow on its upper slopes.
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They all thrive in the tropical sun.
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After all, every day is summer.
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But once the sun sets, every night
becomes as bitterly cold as winter.
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The temperature drops
to five degrees below freezing...
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...turning the mountainside
into a garden of ice.
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Everything freezes.
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But the cabbage groundsels
have a way of protecting themselves.
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They close up their leathery leaves
to form an insulating blanket
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that shields their vulnerable
central bud.
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Night comes to an end...
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...and the sunshine returns.
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The groundsels spread their leaves wide
to bask in the sunshine once again.
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Dawn, in the high Andes...
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Here too, the rising sun
brings rapid relief
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to animals living amongst
these volcanic peaks.
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Mountain viscacha,
are up early to claim the best places
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to catch the sun's first rays.
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For others up here,
the sunrise is even more welcome.
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At over 14, 000 feet,
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this is the highest
flamingo colony in the world.
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At night, it gets so cold
that even this salty water freezes over.
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And now the flamingos
are trapped in the ice.
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Eventually, the sun thins the ice.
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But it's still a struggle
for the flamingos to break free.
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Walking on thin ice is always risky.
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And it's hard to retain one's dignity,
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especially when you're wearing stilts.
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At these altitudes,
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the sun's power can quickly
turn from salvation to threat.
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The atmosphere is so thin,
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there is very little protection
from ultraviolet radiation.
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By mid-morning,
it's risky to linger out in the open.
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The viscacha are forced
to head for the shade.
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Out on the lake,
there is nowhere to hide.
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The white crust of the Soda Lake
reflects the sun's glare
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and increases the impact
of its ultraviolet rays.
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By mid-day, uncovered
human skin will burn in four minutes.
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But this doesn't seem
to bother the flamingos.
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In fact, they are on parade.
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During the breeding season,
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the flamingos perform
these peculiar courtship dances
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even through the hottest
time of the day.
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They're so eager,
they don't even pause to feed.
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The rules are something of a mystery,
but after a month of dancing
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all the birds will have paired off
and will be getting ready to mate.
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Up here, there are few other
creatures to bother the flamingos.
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But then, few other creatures
could even tolerate these conditions.
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So, for animals
that have the endurance,
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mountains can be sanctuaries.
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But rocky peaks, which to us, perhaps,
seem a symbol of permanence,
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are more fragile than they appear.
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Today, in the Alps,
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human encroachment
is changing even the highest summits.
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In the Rockies, rising temperatures
are shortening winter hibernation
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and stifling the growth
of valuable food plants.
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And in the Andes,
some glaciers have shrunk
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by 50% in just 30 years.
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Even the Himalayas are now vulnerable.
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With most of the world's tallest peaks
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and covering a third of a million
square miles,
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this is the greatest
mountain range of all.
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And here, temperatures are now
rising faster than the global average.
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As the snow line retreats
further and further up these peaks,
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there is less
and less space for wildlife.
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And that is a challenge
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for one of the most majestic
of all mountain creatures.
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The snow leopard.
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Seldom seen.
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The detail of their lives
has long been a mystery.
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But now at last, helped by
the latest remote camera technology,
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we're getting closer to them
than ever before.
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They're very rare.
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Only about four of them
in forty square miles.
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There is simply not enough prey
to sustain more.
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They live solitary lives.
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Nonetheless, they are well aware
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of the presence
and the movements of their neighbours
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because they leave messages
in a few special places.
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They rub particular rocks
with their cheeks.
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And they spray them with urine.
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The two perfumes
create a unique signature.
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Any other leopard can know
which of its neighbours passed this way,
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without ever making direct contact.
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But there are times
when snow leopards must come together
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and the event is often violent.
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An adult female and her daughter.
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She has devoted the last two years
to raising her cub,
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and very soon, it will be weaned.
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For now, the cub is still
entirely dependent on its mother.
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But staying together as long as this
could cause problems.
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The female is now in heat again,
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and any male that
smells her signature will know that.
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From this moment on,
her cub's life is at risk.
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Males kill cubs that are not their own.
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But the mother is now driven
by an urge that she cannot control.
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She lets the males know exactly
where she is.
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From up here,
she can be heard from miles around.
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A young male emerges from
the wilderness, eager to find her.
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Snow leopards meet so infrequently
that there is uncertainty and tension.
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And it's about to get worse.
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Another bigger male has arrived.
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The mother and cub
are trapped between the rivals.
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The cub is now in danger.
Mother must act fast.
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To divert the males' attention
from her cub,
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she rolls over submissively.
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With the males fixed on the female,
the cub has a chance to escape.
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The males close in
on the mother from both sides,
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keen to claim her for their own.
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A fight is inevitable.
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The female moves
to escape and protect her cub.
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But the big male follows her.
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He will not let her leave
until he has mated with her.
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With the males gone, the female
is at last reunited with her cub.
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But she has been injured.
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The cub, however, is alive,
thanks to its mother.
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Until her injury heals,
she won't be able to hunt.
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Mountain animals survive on
the very edge of existence.
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Mother and cub were not seen again.
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Until, over a month later,
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high on a ridge,
a remote camera was triggered.
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The female cat,
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she's no longer limping
but she's now alone.
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Then an hour after the female has left,
the camera is triggered again.
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It's her cub, taking her first steps
towards adulthood and independence.
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She is unlikely to see her mother again.
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But every now and then,
they will be reunited
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through the messages they leave
on the marking rocks.
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Her mother has succeeded
in raising her,
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but life ahead will be challenging,
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and she will spend
nearly all of it, alone.
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Only the toughest can survive
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among the savage beauty
of the world's highest mountains.
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Revealing a new perspective on the lives
of golden eagles in the mountains,
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would take two
very different approaches.
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A traditional wildlife crew
set out to film wild eagles
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closer than ever before.
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Whilst an aerial team
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aim to capture the hunting flights
of eagles high in the mountains.
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The helicopter crew
soon have success in filming
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wild eagles high over the Alps.
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But there was one part of the story
even they couldn't follow.
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Golden eagles can stoop
at 200 miles an hour.
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To capture an eagle's eye view
of such a dramatic flight
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would take a more extreme approach.
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I'm Aaron Durogati
and I'm a professional paraglider pilot.
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Aaron believes
that to fly like a bird,
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he must think like one too.
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It's a very special feeling
to fly with eagles,
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because I'm really looking
how they are thermalling
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and where they go to soar.
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This helped me to become a better pilot
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and I try to take
inspiration from the nature.
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Wearing a specially
designed helmet camera,
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Aaron's aim is to film
the perspective of a diving eagle.
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But, before he can jump off a mountain,
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first he needs to climb it.
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It's a tough 3, 000-metre ascent
for Aaron and his wingman, Armin,
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as Director Emma Brennand waits
for news in the valley below.
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The ascent is slowed by
a series of dangerous crevasses.
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After a tricky climb,
they finally reach their launch site.
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But the weather up here
is unpredictable,
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and a change in wind direction
makes it impossible to take off.
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Aaron and Armin are forced
to overnight in the summit shelter,
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and with the cold knocking out
their comms, Emma is worrying.
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They're well-trained mountain guides,
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but it doesn't make it
any easier to know that.
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I think it's going to be
a fairly restless night for me as well.
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Whilst the paragliders prepare
for a night on the mountain,
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cameraman, Barrie Britton is setting
out early on a more cautious quest
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to film wild golden eagles from a hide.
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Got to get everything set
while it's still dark
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and the eagles can't see
what we're up to.
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Or if they saw any movement
around the hide,
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then they'd fly away, probably
wouldn't come back for a few days.
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They are notoriously
difficult birds to film.
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Even hide work
is not entirely without risks.
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It's, uh, -20 outside,
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so this is a crucial part
of the operation.
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Making sure the fire works
so we don't freeze to death.
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Well, that's all the hairs
gone on my hand.
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Oh, well.
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And we just have to be really quiet
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and hope the eagles come in
when first light comes up.
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Eight sedentary hours later,
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Barry's only reward is a dead leg.
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We haven't done
a single shot today.
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Nothing's come.
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Anyway, that's the way it goes.
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After a long night
on top of the mountain,
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the weather is only getting worse.
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The team need to get down,
but visibility is so poor
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that descending on foot
past the crevasses is too risky.
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Aaron decides it's safer to fly,
but it will be a bumpy ride.
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Thick cloud makes it hard to avoid
the mountains, let alone film them.
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Thankfully, they make it down
in one piece.
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Much to Emma's relief.
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We are very, very glad to see you both.
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Yeah, it's a bit hard up there.
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The team spend the next two weeks
chasing weather windows.
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Until, at last, a clear flight.
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Trying to mimic a diving eagle,
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the flying looks spectacular,
but the helmet cam-shots are less so.
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To stay safe at these speeds,
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Aaron must turn his head regularly
to check his glider,
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and that is making the shots unusable.
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The team must quickly
come up with a new plan.
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Back in the hide, all has been quiet,
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until Barry spots an eagle
scavenging on a fox carcass.
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Barry repositions his hide
to keep watch.
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Good stuff.
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After a hundred hours
in the hide,
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finally, his luck changes.
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That's one terrifying bird there.
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For me, it's fantastic
just to see them so close.
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It's just beautiful.
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With Barry's success,
it's now down to the paragliding team.
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They've come to the Mont Blanc range
with a new plan.
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Aaron's decided that the best way
to keep safe and get stable shots
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is to fly tandem with the cameraman.
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We're gonna try and mimic
how an eagle flies,
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which is pretty hard
because they are basically like,
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the top bird of prey.
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John is nervous.
It's his first ever flight.
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Three, two, one. Go.
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Oh!
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Yes!
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- So how's it?
- Oh, man.
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That was a shock.
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Overcoming his initial
fears, John begins filming.
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If we can go right of this,
that'll be cool.
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The tandem wing
allows John to get the shots
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that Aaron was unable to get
flying solo.
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Awesome, Aaron. Very good.
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But it's not all
plain sailing.
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The feeling of discomfort
only gets worse
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as Aaron begins the eagle dive.
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00:56:35,844 --> 00:56:37,284
I feel sick.
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Oh, man.
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Flying low and fast
like an eagle
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leaves little room for error.
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00:56:57,324 --> 00:56:58,604
A little bit too much, you think?
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00:56:58,684 --> 00:56:59,804
Yeah.
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00:57:00,084 --> 00:57:02,444
Sorry, what did you call it?
An unplanned landing?
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Yeah.
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They might not be
as majestic as a golden eagle,
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but they do capture a unique perspective
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that conveys
an eagle's life as never before.
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Next time,
we explore the world's jungles.
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Places of surprise and invention
unrivalled on Earth...
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where the battle for survival
is at its most intense.