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[David Attenborough] <i>Just 50 years ago,</i>

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<i>we finally ventured to the moon.</i>

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<i>For the very first time,</i>
<i>we looked back at our own planet.</i>

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<i>Since then, the human population</i>
<i>has more than doubled.</i>

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<i>This series will celebrate</i>
<i>the natural wonders that remain</i>

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<i>and reveal what we must preserve</i>

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<i>to ensure people and nature thrive.</i>

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<i>The Earth still has sanctuaries,</i>

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<i>and, on occasion, they hold</i>
<i>spectacular gatherings of wildlife.</i>

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<i>They provide vital space,</i>
<i>but they're disappearing fast.</i>

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[wildebeest lowing]

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<i>A fifth of the land</i>
<i>on our planet is covered by desert.</i>

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<i>The driest of all</i>
<i>is the Atacama in South America.</i>

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<i>There are places here</i>
<i>where rain has never been recorded.</i>

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<i>Deserts may appear to be barren and empty,</i>

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<i>but they are of crucial importance</i>
<i>to life.</i>

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<i>For those that can overcome</i>
<i>their challenges,</i>

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<i>they provide a vital refuge.</i>

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[wind whistling]

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<i>Socotran cormorants,</i>

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<i>emerging from a dust storm</i>
<i>in the Arabian desert.</i>

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<i>It is the very emptiness of this landscape</i>
<i>that has brought them here,</i>

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<i>and they have come in immense numbers.</i>

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[birds squawking]

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<i>Fifty thousand of them.</i>

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<i>A quarter of the total population.</i>

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<i>They have come</i>
<i>because here they can breed...</i>

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<i>undisturbed.</i>

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<i>But nesting in a desert is difficult.</i>

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<i>Temperatures can reach 40 degrees Celsius.</i>

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<i>Yet, both the adults</i>
<i>and their white chicks</i>

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<i>are ready for this challenge.</i>

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[birds panting]

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<i>They cool themselves</i>
<i>by panting.</i>

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<i>Any adult that appears to have food</i>
<i>in its crop is mobbed.</i>

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<i>An adult will only give food</i>
<i>to its own chick,</i>

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<i>which must be here somewhere.</i>

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<i>The chicks chase an adult</i>
<i>out into the desert.</i>

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<i>No luck.</i>

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<i>Now, they must get back quickly</i>
<i>to the safety of the colony.</i>

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<i>This desert provides the cormorants</i>

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<i>with more than just a secure refuge.</i>

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<i>Every morning, a mass movement begins.</i>

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<i>It's the rush hour.</i>

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<i>A shallow arm of the sea,</i>
<i>right beside the colony,</i>

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<i>is full of food.</i>

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[cawing]

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<i>This richness comes</i>
<i>from the desert itself.</i>

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<i>Dust, blown from the land,</i>

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<i>contains nutrients</i>
<i>that fertilize the surrounding waters.</i>

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<i>So, it is the desert itself</i>
<i>that enriches the sea.</i>

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<i>In Oman, during the summer monsoon,</i>
<i>fogs roll in from the sea,</i>

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<i>billowing over the Dhofar mountains.</i>

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<i>The mists bring just enough moisture</i>
<i>to sustain a little vegetation...</i>

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<i>and this sparse greenery</i>
<i>becomes a focus for life.</i>

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<i>Ibex must cross the near vertical cliffs</i>
<i>to reach one of the few springs.</i>

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<i>But they're nervous...</i>

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<i>and with good reason.</i>

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<i>An Arabian leopard,</i>

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<i>one of less than 200</i>
<i>that survive in the wild.</i>

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<i>This male's territory</i>

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<i>extends over 350 square kilometers</i>
<i>of high mountains and deep wadis.</i>

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<i>The southern edge</i>
<i>of the Arabian Peninsula</i>

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<i>is one of the few places left</i>
<i>where there is enough prey</i>

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<i>to sustain a population of these leopards.</i>

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<i>But even so, there are probably</i>
<i>less than 60 individuals</i>

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<i>in over 15,000 square kilometers.</i>

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<i>These leopards have always been rare,</i>

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<i>but now conflict with people</i>

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<i>is causing their numbers</i>
<i>to decline still further.</i>

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[bird chirps]

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<i>Few leopards are left,</i>

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<i>so what our hidden cameras now capture</i>
<i>verges on the miraculous.</i>

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<i>A female leopard,</i>

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<i>and she is tracking a male.</i>

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<i>Such meetings</i>
<i>are becoming increasingly rare.</i>

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[growling]

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<i>This briefest of unions</i>

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<i>may ensure</i>
<i>the short-term future for these leopards.</i>

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<i>But in the longer term,</i>

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<i>their fate will depend</i>
<i>on their territory being protected.</i>

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<i>To the north of the Dhofar mountains</i>

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<i>lies a place</i>
<i>of almost unimaginable emptiness.</i>

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<i>The Rub' al Khali,</i>

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<i>the Empty Quarter.</i>

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<i>The very name of the place</i>

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<i>resonates with the romance</i>
<i>of these desert lands.</i>

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<i>This is the largest sand sea</i>
<i>in the world.</i>

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<i>There are parts</i>
<i>where human beings never venture.</i>

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<i>Only the greatest desert specialists</i>
<i>can survive here.</i>

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<i>Arabian oryx.</i>

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<i>Their ranges are vast,</i>

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<i>extending</i>
<i>for over 3,000 square kilometers.</i>

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<i>This is one of their last refuges.</i>

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<i>Once hunted close to extinction,</i>

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<i>they have now reclaimed</i>
<i>their ancestral territory.</i>

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<i>With the help of conservationists,</i>
<i>they have returned home.</i>

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<i>But reintroduction</i>
<i>cannot save all desert animals.</i>

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[elephants huffing]

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<i>Desert elephants.</i>

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<i>Less than 150 survive, here in Namibia.</i>

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<i>This oldest of deserts</i>
<i>is scarred by dry riverbeds,</i>

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<i>carved by water that flows</i>
<i>for only one or two days in a year.</i>

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<i>An adult elephant</i>

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<i>must find up to 200 kilos of food</i>
<i>each and every day if it's not to starve.</i>

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<i>So, for these last survivors,</i>
<i>life is an endless trek.</i>

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<i>The herd is guided by a single old female,</i>
<i>the matriarch.</i>

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<i>She is leading her family</i>

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<i>to a special place</i>
<i>where food should be available</i>

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<i>even in a drought.</i>

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<i>She learned of its existence</i>
<i>from her mother,</i>

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<i>many years ago.</i>

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<i>Now, she's teaching her own calf</i>
<i>how to get there.</i>

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<i>The elephants are not alone</i>
<i>in their search for food.</i>

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<i>Desert lions.</i>

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<i>They are just as rare as the elephants.</i>
<i>The calf is protected by its mother.</i>

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<i>So the lions let them pass.</i>

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<i>Distant trees are a sign of water.</i>

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[brays]

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<i>The riverbed is dry.</i>

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<i>The ana trees, however, are still green.</i>

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<i>But there is a problem.</i>

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<i>At this time of year,</i>

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<i>seedpods from the ana trees</i>
<i>usually litter the ground.</i>

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<i>Rich food for elephants.</i>

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<i>But this year, the crop has failed.</i>

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<i>The matriarch</i>
<i>has led her herd here for nothing.</i>

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<i>Even the trees' leafy branches</i>
<i>are out of their reach.</i>

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<i>The family has no option but to move on.</i>

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<i>A bull, standing nearly four meters tall.</i>

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<i>He can reach into the canopy,</i>

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<i>and he could be the solution</i>
<i>to their problem.</i>

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<i>The old female has known him all her life</i>
<i>and turned to him for help before.</i>

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<i>Elephants can only survive here</i>

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<i>because of knowledge</i>
<i>passed down over generations.</i>

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<i>But less than 20 matriarchs still survive,</i>

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<i>and if their knowledge is lost,</i>

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<i>elephants may no longer</i>
<i>be able to live here.</i>

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<i>Deserts cannot support</i>
<i>large numbers of animals the year round,</i>

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<i>and even those specially adapted</i>
<i>to these conditions</i>

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<i>can only survive in small numbers.</i>

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<i>But on very special occasions,</i>

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<i>deserts are transformed.</i>

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[thunder rumbling]

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<i>Once in a decade,</i>

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<i>there may be a cloudburst.</i>

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<i>A single one can turn the desert green.</i>

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<i>In southern California,</i>

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<i>the change is visible from space.</i>

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<i>Hundreds of square kilometers</i>
<i>suddenly bloom.</i>

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<i>If such transformations become regular,</i>

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<i>a new habitat may develop.</i>

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<i>Grasslands.</i>

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<i>One of our planet's</i>
<i>most productive landscapes.</i>

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<i>They support the greatest aggregations</i>
<i>of large animals on Earth.</i>

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<i>The Serengeti sustains herds</i>
<i>of over a million wildebeest.</i>

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<i>They follow the rains</i>
<i>to crop the newly sprung grass.</i>

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<i>These vast herds attract predators.</i>

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<i>Five male cheetahs.</i>

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<i>One of the largest coalitions</i>
<i>ever observed.</i>

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<i>They dominate a territory</i>
<i>of 450 square kilometers.</i>

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<i>They patrol it together,</i>

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<i>and that attracts attention.</i>

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[birds chirruping]

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[braying]

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<i>A change of strategy is needed</i>

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<i>if they're to hunt successfully.</i>

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<i>They need cover.</i>

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<i>An adult wildebeest</i>
<i>is a formidable opponent.</i>

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<i>Four of the cheetahs start the stalk,</i>

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<i>walking directly towards the prey.</i>

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<i>The fifth creeps around the side.</i>

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<i>They need to get really close</i>
<i>before making their final sprint.</i>

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<i>They're nearly there.</i>

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<i>All five break cover,</i>

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<i>each cat chasing a different target.</i>

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<i>It's chaos.</i>

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<i>A single cheetah</i>
<i>is not strong enough to defend its prize.</i>

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<i>They must work together.</i>

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<i>These dramas only continue</i>
<i>because the Serengeti is protected,</i>

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<i>and has been for over 65 years.</i>

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<i>But the Serengeti is an exception.</i>

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<i>Across the planet, space for grasslands</i>
<i>has been steadily disappearing.</i>

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[huffs]

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<i>A hundred and eighty years ago,</i>
<i>herds of bison, millions strong,</i>

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<i>grazed the Great Plains</i>
<i>of North America.</i>

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<i>They roamed across a prairie</i>
<i>a hundred times larger than the Serengeti.</i>

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<i>This was the true wild west.</i>

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[roaring]

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<i>Every summer,</i>
<i>the males roared their challenges</i>

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<i>and fought for possession of the females.</i>

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<i>As the rut intensified,</i>
<i>the fights became more brutal.</i>

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<i>Today, however,</i>
<i>most of the prairie is silent.</i>

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<i>Humans slaughtered the great herds.</i>

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<i>Less than 30,000 wild bison remain,</i>

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<i>and 90 percent of the prairie</i>
<i>has been lost,</i>

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<i>most of it to agriculture.</i>

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<i>What we eat, and how we produce it,</i>

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<i>will determine the future</i>
<i>of our planet's grasslands.</i>

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<i>Our past could show us</i>
<i>how we can feed ourselves</i>

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<i>and still leave room for nature.</i>

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<i>The ancient hay meadows of Hungary,</i>
<i>still farmed in the traditional way,</i>

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<i>provide habitats</i>
<i>of extraordinary richness.</i>

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<i>Butterflies are abundant.</i>

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<i>One species has</i>
<i>an almost unbelievably complex life cycle.</i>

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<i>The Alcon blue.</i>

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<i>Each female must mate and lay eggs</i>
<i>on just one species of plant,</i>

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<i>the marsh gentian.</i>

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<i>The eggs soon hatch into caterpillars.</i>

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<i>High up on the plants,</i>
<i>they're safe from predators below.</i>

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<i>But then, the caterpillars</i>
<i>do something seemingly suicidal.</i>

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<i>They abseil down on threads of silk</i>
<i>to the ground below...</i>

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<i>and into danger.</i>

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<i>They have no defense</i>
<i>against the marauding ants,</i>

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<i>which carry them off.</i>

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<i>But this is exactly what the caterpillars</i>
<i>need to happen.</i>

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<i>They're producing a scent</i>
<i>like that emitted by an ant larva.</i>

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<i>The ants respond</i>
<i>by taking them back to their nest.</i>
<i>There, they deposit them</i>
<i>in the colony's brood chamber.</i>

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<i>The purple-colored caterpillars,</i>
<i>lying among the ants' own white larvae,</i>

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<i>give off just the right signals.</i>

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<i>And the nurse ants rush to feed them.</i>

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<i>But there is more.</i>

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<i>The caterpillars now start to mimic</i>
<i>the sounds made by the queen ant,</i>

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<i>and, as a result,</i>
<i>the ants treat them like royalty.</i>

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<i>If food gets short,</i>

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<i>the ants will even feed the caterpillars</i>
<i>instead of their own young.</i>

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<i>They give them such quantities of food</i>
<i>that the caterpillars grow hugely.</i>

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<i>And there, underground, the caterpillars</i>
<i>feed and grow for nearly two years.</i>

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<i>Until, one day,</i>
<i>there is nothing for the ants to feed.</i>

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<i>The caterpillars have pupated.</i>

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<i>But a few weeks later,</i>

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<i>out crawls an Alcon blue butterfly.</i>

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<i>Now, they begin to leave the nest</i>

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<i>that has been their home</i>
<i>for the last 23 months.</i>

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<i>The young adult</i>
<i>makes its way out of the nest</i>

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<i>and clambers up a grass stem.</i>

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<i>Its wings expand</i>
<i>as it prepares to fly off and find a mate.</i>

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<i>This complex life</i>
<i>may be laborsaving for the butterfly,</i>

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<i>but it's risky.</i>

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<i>If anything happened to the ants</i>
<i>or to the gentian,</i>

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<i>the Alcon blue would become extinct.</i>

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<i>Only tiny fragments</i>
<i>of these ancient meadows</i>

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<i>are left in Europe.</i>

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<i>But beyond them to the east,</i>

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<i>once stretched grasslands that extended</i>
<i>for a fifth of the way around the world,</i>

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<i>from Romania to China.</i>

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<i>Here, there are places where,</i>
<i>for mile after endless mile,</i>

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<i>there are no roads or fences.</i>

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<i>Here, where there are no trees,</i>
<i>eagles nest on the ground.</i>

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<i>Once, these eagles would have preyed</i>
<i>on antelope that numbered in millions.</i>

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<i>And some are still here.</i>

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<i>These are saiga, antelope that live</i>
<i>nowhere else in the world.</i>

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<i>Their extraordinary noses</i>
<i>are specially adapted</i>

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<i>to filter out the dust kicked up</i>
<i>by the immense herds</i>

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<i>that once lived here.</i>

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<i>Now, they're critically endangered.</i>

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<i>Poaching and the loss of habitat</i>
<i>have had a devastating impact on them.</i>

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<i>But conservation efforts have recently</i>
<i>started to make a difference.</i>

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<i>There is still hope</i>
<i>for these extraordinary plains dwellers.</i>

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<i>And the proof of this</i>
<i>can be found further east, in Mongolia,</i>

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<i>where the grasslands</i>
<i>still remain largely intact.</i>

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<i>These are Przewalski’s horses.</i>

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<i>Fifty years ago,</i>
<i>they were extinct in the wild,</i>

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<i>but a few adults survived in captivity.</i>

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<i>Careful breeding from 12 of them</i>
<i>increased their numbers</i>

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<i>until there were sufficient</i>
<i>to release on the plains.</i>

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<i>These are their descendants.</i>

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<i>A stallion protects each harem.</i>

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<i>They must be vigilant,</i>
<i>and they race to defend their herd...</i>

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<i>or chase off bachelors</i>
<i>trying to lure away a mare.</i>

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<i>With their numbers now topping 300,</i>

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<i>the future for these wild horses</i>
<i>looks more secure.</i>

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<i>Their recovery was only possible</i>

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<i>because the vast Mongolian steppe</i>
<i>still remains largely untouched.</i>

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<i>These grasses are some of the tallest</i>
<i>to be found anywhere on our planet.</i>

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<i>They're so tall</i>
<i>they can conceal elephants.</i>

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<i>They make the giants that live among them</i>
<i>seem small.</i>

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<i>A last hiding place</i>

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<i>for the highly endangered</i>
<i>greater one-horned rhino.</i>

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<i>This is India,</i>

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<i>one of the most populous countries</i>
<i>on Earth.</i>

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<i>Yet here there is a great determination</i>
<i>to protect these crucial grasslands.</i>

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<i>What must it be like</i>

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<i>to live in this dense,</i>
<i>claustrophobic world?</i>

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<i>Just moving about</i>
<i>could mean walking into danger.</i>

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<i>The grasses conceal tigers.</i>

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<i>Stripes and shadows blend.</i>

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<i>Long grass</i>
<i>may hide a tigress from her prey,</i>

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<i>but it also hides the prey from her.</i>

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<i>She must get within 20 meters of it.</i>

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<i>And she must always know</i>
<i>exactly where the prey are hidden.</i>

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<i>She may have lost them.</i>

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<i>She risks a look.</i>

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[bleats]

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[bleating resonates]

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<i>Every deer around</i>
<i>now knows exactly where the tiger is.</i>

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<i>Others have heard the signal</i>
<i>that announced her failure.</i>

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<i>Her cubs.</i>

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<i>She had left them hidden in the grass.</i>

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[growling]

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<i>In the last hundred years,</i>

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<i>the number of wild tigers</i>
<i>has declined by over 95 percent.</i>

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<i>But here in India,</i>

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<i>despite the enormous pressure</i>
<i>from poaching,</i>

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<i>and a growing human population,</i>

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<i>tiger numbers are actually increasing.</i>

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<i>Protect the precious space</i>
<i>that grasslands and deserts provide,</i>

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<i>and the animals will bounce back.</i>

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<i>Please visit ourplanet.com</i>

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<i>to discover what we need to do now</i>
<i>to protect wild grasslands.</i>

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<i>Singing together ♪</i>

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<i>Say it's now or never ♪</i>

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<i>♪ 'Cause it's not too late</i>
<i>If we change our ways ♪</i>

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00:50:11,634 --> 00:50:15,096
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00:50:15,513 --> 00:50:21,186
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