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In the far reaches
of southern India,

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the moonlight conjures up many
wonders of the animal kingdom.

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Along with
terrifying nightmares.

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In this vast forest

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cut by rivers
like bleeding veins...

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...deadly arenas fill
with violent conflict.

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(screeching)

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In a single night,

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the inhabitants of
this mystical landscape

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fight for their lives.

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This is a wild side of India
that few ever see.

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A wild kind of magic permeates

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one of the planet's
largest biospheres.

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An environment populated
by the wizards and witches

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of the animal kingdom.

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This is the wilderness
of southern India,

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where there's always more
to see than meets the eye.

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As the golden light
of the fading sun

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washes over the landscape,

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the dark magic of the coming
night disrupts the beauty,

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cueing hunters to take to the
skies, the water, and the land.

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(distant screeching)

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This sudden burst
of evening activity

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is a signal to many
to seek shelter.

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(roar)

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Because once night sets in,

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their world
violently transforms.

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Nowhere is the strange magic
here more apparent

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than up in the trees.

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These towering citadels
are home

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to a variety of warring
factions and lone wanderers.

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And the most epic battles
take place on a small stage,

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one you can only see
if you look closely.

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When you're a tiny bug
in a big tree,

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you need unique skills
to give you an edge.

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And few are more unique

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than those possessed
by a master of illusion.

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This bug hunter knows that
the best way to trick his prey

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is to blend in perfectly
with his surroundings.

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This is the Indian
stick mantis.

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But looking like a twig
isn't enough.

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He has to act like one, too.

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So he barely moves,

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waiting for his prey
to come close.

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Lucky for the cockroach,
he's not on tonight's menu.

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The mantis has
spotted something

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a little more his size nearby.

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Moving closer to his target
is risky.

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If the stick mantis
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he'll expose himself;

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but some targets are worth it.

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He inches forward...

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...and pays the ultimate price.

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This is the slender loris,

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and he's a bug's
worst nightmare.

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The nocturnal primate gets his
name for his long, lean limbs,

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and few things in the trees
are beyond his reach.

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To stay hidden from his prey,

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he uses a smelly camouflage,

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masking his scent by bathing
in his own urine.

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He's a small hunter
with a big appetite,

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and he eats up to six
prey items a minute.

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(crunch)

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But there's more than bugs
on his menu.

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He also enjoys reptiles.

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Young tree lizards wake up
to the killing spree

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unfolding in their tree home.

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They need their rest because
they've been up all day.

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But sleep is impossible while
the slender loris hunts nearby.

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The young lizards stick
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But the loris won't stop
hunting till sunrise.

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And it's only a matter of time

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before he sees one of these
meatier reptilian options.

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Unfortunately for the lizards,
they can't hide forever.

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The loris spots
the young reptiles,

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who run for their lives.

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But in the trees, there's not
many avenues of escape.

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And one of the baby tree
lizards reaches a dead end.

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A young tree lizard awakens
to a living nightmare,

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as a slender loris hunts them
through their tree.

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There is nowhere else to go.

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And the slender loris sends the
young lizard to an early grave.

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But there are others
in this tree

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just as ravenous
as the predatory primate.

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But he's not sticking around
to meet this ghoulish being.

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It grips the branches

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with skeletal, clawed
hands and feet.

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This is one of the largest
bat species on the planet.

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The Indian flying fox.

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With a 4‐foot wingspan
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he looks ferocious.

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But he spends his nights
on the hunt

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for a sweeter kind of flesh:

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the flesh of fruit.

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His diet consists solely of it,

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and these jackfruit trees
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But these huge orbs
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are ground zero for
violent confrontations.

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Flying foxes can't
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as evidenced by
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And territorial male bats
fight each other

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for the best perches.

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This male scrambles
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but he has to eat fast,

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because at any moment
his competition might swoop in

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and challenge him
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The jackfruit makes
a sacrificial offering,

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transferring its offspring

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to one of the best
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while it's eaten alive.

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But his feast is about to end.

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(chirping)

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As other bats approach,

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ready to fight for their share
of the bounty.

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(screeching)

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(wings fluttering)

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(screeching)

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The notoriously noisy bats
battle each other upside down.

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(screeching)

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(wings fluttering)

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(screeching)

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And their fighting
rocks the entire canopy.

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(screeching)

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But this is a turf
that's already claimed,

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and they've awakened
a horrifying threat.

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A couple ants might not
look like much,

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but they're just a small part
of a much larger army.

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And this army can devour just
about anything in its path.

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(chirping)

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Hundreds of giant bats
fight over a tree's bounty

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in the canopy
of southern India.

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The mischievous flying foxes
cause chaos wherever they go.

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This tree is home to
a colony of weaver ants.

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(screeching)

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And the bats have
drawn them out

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from their fortress‐like nest.

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Woven together with
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their nest can support
an army of ants

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nearly a half a million strong,

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and these warriors will do
anything to protect their own.

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With the troops alerted,

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soldier ants flood
onto the branches

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to battle anything
that's moving nearby.

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The bats leave
other tree dwellers

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who can't fly away

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to deal with the mess
they've created.

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Everyone from dragonflies
to cockroaches

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suddenly find themselves
fighting for their lives.

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They seek islands of safety
amongst swarming weaver ants,

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but there are
few places to hide.

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And the ants have
long‐range weapons.

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They spray missiles
of caustic acid

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which disorientates and weakens
their targets.

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The slug might have escaped,

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but there are plenty of
other dinner options nearby.

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To take down prey
many times their size,

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the ants work together as one.

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First, they pin down
the katydid's feet

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so he can't hop away.

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While some ants keep
a tight grip on his legs,

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others bombard him
with their acid,

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weakening their trophy catch

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before the final phase
of this coordinated assault,

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when more ants move in
to butcher him alive.

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It's a death by
a thousand cuts.

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The ants can carry items

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more than 100 times
their body weight.

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Working together, hauling
this catch back to the nest

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is an easy task.

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But the hunt's not over.

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A gecko's been spotted
by forward scouts.

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Another gecko watches in horror

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as the assembly line of death
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It's time to get off the tree.

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But there are few avenues
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He's run out of options.

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He has to jump.

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The gecko lands safely,
but he's still in danger,

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because a forest floor can be
even deadlier than the trees.

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Creatures rivaling those
from the darkest fantasies

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roam this mysterious terrain.

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00:23:10,090 --> 00:23:12,959
And they're always hungry.

280
00:23:12,993 --> 00:23:15,662
♪ ♪

281
00:23:15,696 --> 00:23:21,134
♪ ♪

282
00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:27,608
♪ ♪

283
00:23:31,778 --> 00:23:37,651
A gecko escapes an army
of death high in the branches,

284
00:23:37,684 --> 00:23:41,555
only to land in
a layer of nightmares

285
00:23:41,588 --> 00:23:46,727
nestled into the base of a tree
in southern India.

286
00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:51,932
♪ ♪

287
00:23:51,965 --> 00:23:54,968
The gecko's presence
awakened the inhabitants

288
00:23:55,001 --> 00:23:57,771
of this sinister place.

289
00:23:57,804 --> 00:24:01,041
♪ ♪

290
00:24:01,074 --> 00:24:07,748
♪ ♪

291
00:24:07,781 --> 00:24:14,254
♪ ♪

292
00:24:14,287 --> 00:24:16,957
This massive
eight‐legged hunter

293
00:24:16,990 --> 00:24:21,895
quietly maneuvers closer
to its visitor.

294
00:24:21,928 --> 00:24:25,198
♪ ♪

295
00:24:25,231 --> 00:24:30,737
♪ ♪

296
00:24:30,771 --> 00:24:36,577
♪ ♪

297
00:24:36,610 --> 00:24:40,714
This is an Indian ornamental,
a tarantula species

298
00:24:40,747 --> 00:24:44,217
that can grow to be
larger than a human hand.

299
00:24:44,250 --> 00:24:48,822
♪ ♪

300
00:24:48,855 --> 00:24:53,527
And she's more than happy
to greet her guests.

301
00:24:56,697 --> 00:25:01,968
The gecko freezes,
but it's only a matter of time

302
00:25:02,002 --> 00:25:04,671
before she makes her move.

303
00:25:04,705 --> 00:25:07,007
♪ ♪

304
00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:13,714
♪ ♪

305
00:25:13,747 --> 00:25:19,720
♪ ♪

306
00:25:19,753 --> 00:25:26,059
♪ ♪

307
00:25:26,092 --> 00:25:32,766
♪ ♪

308
00:25:32,799 --> 00:25:39,139
♪ ♪

309
00:25:39,172 --> 00:25:46,112
♪ ♪

310
00:25:46,146 --> 00:25:52,886
♪ ♪

311
00:25:52,919 --> 00:25:56,857
This is a threat
the gecko can't escape.

312
00:25:56,890 --> 00:26:01,628
♪ ♪

313
00:26:01,662 --> 00:26:05,298
The tarantula injects him
with her venom,

314
00:26:05,331 --> 00:26:08,969
a paralyzing toxin that
immobilizes her prey,

315
00:26:09,002 --> 00:26:12,839
making it easier
for her to dig in.

316
00:26:12,873 --> 00:26:15,208
♪ ♪

317
00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:22,215
♪ ♪

318
00:26:22,248 --> 00:26:25,952
(roar)

319
00:26:25,986 --> 00:26:30,123
Sunrise is still
two hours away,

320
00:26:30,156 --> 00:26:35,862
and other nightmares lurk in
the heart of the rotting tree.

321
00:26:39,065 --> 00:26:44,671
One that beats to the rhythm
of a busy colony.

322
00:26:44,705 --> 00:26:49,109
This tribe isn't as ferocious
as the weaver ants,

323
00:26:49,142 --> 00:26:55,716
but they attract a killer
that's even more terrifying,

324
00:26:55,749 --> 00:27:00,821
including one
who wears a disguise.

325
00:27:00,854 --> 00:27:03,156
♪ ♪

326
00:27:03,189 --> 00:27:08,862
♪ ♪

327
00:27:08,895 --> 00:27:15,268
♪ ♪

328
00:27:15,301 --> 00:27:21,742
This diabolical hunter wasn't
born with his camouflage.

329
00:27:21,775 --> 00:27:25,278
He made it with
dirt and debris.

330
00:27:25,311 --> 00:27:29,983
♪ ♪

331
00:27:30,016 --> 00:27:36,456
♪ ♪

332
00:27:36,489 --> 00:27:38,992
He's an assassin bug.

333
00:27:41,161 --> 00:27:43,429
But he has a way to go

334
00:27:43,463 --> 00:27:48,902
before he's a master
of his camouflage craft.

335
00:27:48,935 --> 00:27:52,739
Unlike another
of his kind nearby

336
00:27:52,773 --> 00:27:56,777
who's taken their art
of concealment

337
00:27:56,810 --> 00:27:59,713
to a gruesome level.

338
00:27:59,746 --> 00:28:02,182
This more experienced
assassin bug

339
00:28:02,215 --> 00:28:09,022
builds his disguise with
the corpses of his victims.

340
00:28:09,055 --> 00:28:11,357
♪ ♪

341
00:28:11,391 --> 00:28:16,830
♪ ♪

342
00:28:16,863 --> 00:28:19,165
The rookie observes the master

343
00:28:19,199 --> 00:28:24,037
whose cloak of rotting flesh
also hides his scent.

344
00:28:24,070 --> 00:28:28,174
♪ ♪

345
00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:33,880
And he's looking for others
to add to his twisted tapestry.

346
00:28:33,914 --> 00:28:40,220
♪ ♪

347
00:28:40,253 --> 00:28:46,226
♪ ♪

348
00:28:46,259 --> 00:28:48,094
He captures an ant

349
00:28:48,128 --> 00:28:53,266
and injects it with enzymes
that dissolves its organs.

350
00:28:53,299 --> 00:28:55,969
♪ ♪

351
00:28:56,002 --> 00:29:00,473
♪ ♪

352
00:29:00,507 --> 00:29:03,910
Once fed, the veteran
adds another carcass

353
00:29:03,944 --> 00:29:06,947
to his terrifying armor.

354
00:29:06,980 --> 00:29:12,118
♪ ♪

355
00:29:12,152 --> 00:29:18,391
♪ ♪

356
00:29:18,424 --> 00:29:23,897
The stench of death also
shields him from predators.

357
00:29:26,867 --> 00:29:29,269
Like the huntsman spider.

358
00:29:29,302 --> 00:29:32,005
♪ ♪

359
00:29:32,038 --> 00:29:37,978
♪ ♪

360
00:29:38,011 --> 00:29:43,316
The veteran's suit
of the dead hides him.

361
00:29:43,349 --> 00:29:46,553
But the rookie's exposed.

362
00:29:46,587 --> 00:29:50,290
Because the huntsman spider
isn't fooled

363
00:29:50,323 --> 00:29:52,458
by just a little dirt.

364
00:29:52,492 --> 00:29:59,232
♪ ♪

365
00:29:59,265 --> 00:30:06,039
♪ ♪

366
00:30:06,072 --> 00:30:08,441
Membership in this
league of assassins

367
00:30:08,474 --> 00:30:14,047
doesn't mean a place at
the top of the food chain.

368
00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:18,552
And the huntsman devours
the smaller killer.

369
00:30:18,585 --> 00:30:24,057
♪ ♪

370
00:30:24,090 --> 00:30:29,362
Every tree in the forest
is a unique battleground.

371
00:30:31,364 --> 00:30:36,436
But they're a part of
a much larger landscape.

372
00:30:36,469 --> 00:30:41,474
And the horrors of the forest
floor have fewer boundaries.

373
00:30:41,508 --> 00:30:47,013
♪ ♪

374
00:30:47,047 --> 00:30:52,953
♪ ♪

375
00:30:52,986 --> 00:30:57,223
Scavenging under the moonlight
is a double‐edged sword,

376
00:30:57,257 --> 00:31:02,128
because while the darkness
provides cover,

377
00:31:02,162 --> 00:31:04,665
it also conceals one
of the deadliest hunters

378
00:31:04,698 --> 00:31:07,367
on the planet.

379
00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:12,405
♪ ♪

380
00:31:20,113 --> 00:31:23,049
Assassins and
diabolical tricksters

381
00:31:23,083 --> 00:31:26,252
hunt in the trees
of southern India.

382
00:31:29,355 --> 00:31:34,661
But the deadliest predators
lurk below them

383
00:31:34,695 --> 00:31:38,431
in the dark shadows
of the forest floor.

384
00:31:38,464 --> 00:31:45,105
♪ ♪

385
00:31:45,138 --> 00:31:51,678
♪ ♪

386
00:31:51,712 --> 00:31:53,980
With an hour left till sunrise,

387
00:31:54,014 --> 00:31:56,282
a bandicoot rat risks her life

388
00:31:56,316 --> 00:32:00,320
to forage through
this dangerous terrain.

389
00:32:01,588 --> 00:32:04,090
She works hard all night

390
00:32:04,124 --> 00:32:07,594
because she has
other mouths to feed.

391
00:32:07,628 --> 00:32:10,296
(squeaking)

392
00:32:10,330 --> 00:32:12,465
(squeaking)

393
00:32:16,302 --> 00:32:19,573
(sniffing)

394
00:32:19,606 --> 00:32:22,275
♪ ♪

395
00:32:22,308 --> 00:32:29,015
♪ ♪

396
00:32:29,049 --> 00:32:32,218
It's tough being
a single mother out here,

397
00:32:32,252 --> 00:32:36,189
because she has to consume
more than 5% of her body weight

398
00:32:36,222 --> 00:32:40,293
to sustain herself
while nursing her young.

399
00:32:42,729 --> 00:32:45,498
The baby bandicoots
are most vulnerable

400
00:32:45,532 --> 00:32:48,101
while she's out scavenging.

401
00:32:48,134 --> 00:32:50,470
♪ ♪

402
00:32:50,504 --> 00:32:56,510
♪ ♪

403
00:32:56,543 --> 00:33:03,349
Even though she stays close
to the entrance of their home,

404
00:33:03,383 --> 00:33:08,589
there are hunters
who can slip by undetected.

405
00:33:08,622 --> 00:33:15,228
♪ ♪

406
00:33:15,261 --> 00:33:19,032
The mother bandicoot
continues her foraging

407
00:33:19,065 --> 00:33:25,639
unaware of the deadly invader
slithering nearby.

408
00:33:25,672 --> 00:33:29,209
(sniffing)

409
00:33:29,242 --> 00:33:36,182
♪ ♪

410
00:33:36,216 --> 00:33:42,488
♪ ♪

411
00:33:42,523 --> 00:33:47,528
This venomous serpent can grow
to be almost 7 feet long.

412
00:33:47,561 --> 00:33:50,230
♪ ♪

413
00:33:50,263 --> 00:33:54,735
♪ ♪

414
00:33:54,768 --> 00:33:57,137
And his scent receptors
have picked up

415
00:33:57,170 --> 00:34:00,707
on an irresistible aroma.

416
00:34:00,741 --> 00:34:03,409
♪ ♪

417
00:34:03,443 --> 00:34:08,782
♪ ♪

418
00:34:08,815 --> 00:34:14,387
♪ ♪

419
00:34:14,420 --> 00:34:21,361
♪ ♪

420
00:34:21,394 --> 00:34:28,368
♪ ♪

421
00:34:28,401 --> 00:34:35,208
♪ ♪

422
00:34:35,241 --> 00:34:39,613
The mother bandicoot spots
the threat on her doorstep.

423
00:34:39,646 --> 00:34:46,587
♪ ♪

424
00:34:46,620 --> 00:34:53,594
♪ ♪

425
00:34:53,627 --> 00:35:00,534
♪ ♪

426
00:35:00,567 --> 00:35:03,870
The spectacled cobra.

427
00:35:03,904 --> 00:35:05,471
The bandicoot is no match

428
00:35:05,506 --> 00:35:10,343
for the most iconic snake
on the planet.

429
00:35:10,376 --> 00:35:14,715
♪ ♪

430
00:35:14,748 --> 00:35:21,287
♪ ♪

431
00:35:21,321 --> 00:35:23,590
She leads him on a chase.

432
00:35:23,624 --> 00:35:26,292
♪ ♪

433
00:35:26,326 --> 00:35:31,698
♪ ♪

434
00:35:31,732 --> 00:35:33,800
But she can't run forever.

435
00:35:33,834 --> 00:35:40,574
♪ ♪

436
00:35:40,607 --> 00:35:44,277
She has to make a choice:

437
00:35:44,310 --> 00:35:47,514
face the mysteries
of the deep...

438
00:35:52,252 --> 00:35:55,789
...or death by venom.

439
00:35:55,822 --> 00:35:59,159
♪ ♪

440
00:36:02,495 --> 00:36:05,566
Faced with certain death
on shore,

441
00:36:05,599 --> 00:36:09,536
the desperate mother
takes her chances

442
00:36:09,570 --> 00:36:12,939
in an Indian river,

443
00:36:12,973 --> 00:36:17,310
a place of strange new dangers.

444
00:36:20,581 --> 00:36:21,582
(squeak)

445
00:36:25,586 --> 00:36:30,524
A mother bandicoot rat
leaps into a dark abyss

446
00:36:30,557 --> 00:36:34,661
to escape the strike
of a spectacled cobra.

447
00:36:34,695 --> 00:36:39,966
♪ ♪

448
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:43,504
But this snake can swim.

449
00:36:43,537 --> 00:36:50,243
♪ ♪

450
00:36:50,276 --> 00:36:54,214
The bandicoot rat climbs
onto a life raft.

451
00:36:56,650 --> 00:37:00,587
But it barely keeps her
above the water.

452
00:37:00,621 --> 00:37:03,857
(squeaking)

453
00:37:03,890 --> 00:37:06,760
And monsters lurk below.

454
00:37:06,793 --> 00:37:09,462
♪ ♪

455
00:37:09,495 --> 00:37:13,734
♪ ♪

456
00:37:13,767 --> 00:37:17,337
The spectacled cobra
senses their presence

457
00:37:17,370 --> 00:37:19,540
and returns to shore,

458
00:37:19,573 --> 00:37:24,545
leaving the bandicoot rat to
deal with this new danger...

459
00:37:27,380 --> 00:37:31,417
A school of African
sharptooth catfish.

460
00:37:31,451 --> 00:37:33,754
♪ ♪

461
00:37:33,787 --> 00:37:38,592
♪ ♪

462
00:37:38,625 --> 00:37:40,493
(squeaking)

463
00:37:40,527 --> 00:37:46,900
♪ ♪

464
00:37:46,933 --> 00:37:53,039
This invasive species can grow
to be nearly 6 feet long,

465
00:37:53,073 --> 00:37:57,511
and their whiskers are
covered in tastebuds,

466
00:37:57,544 --> 00:38:00,080
allowing them
to sample their prey

467
00:38:00,113 --> 00:38:03,049
before moving in for the kill.

468
00:38:03,083 --> 00:38:04,751
(squeaking)

469
00:38:04,785 --> 00:38:08,922
♪ ♪

470
00:38:08,955 --> 00:38:12,959
The bandicoot rat clings
to her precarious perch.

471
00:38:12,993 --> 00:38:14,661
(squeaking)

472
00:38:14,695 --> 00:38:19,833
And as long as she's above
water, she has a chance.

473
00:38:19,866 --> 00:38:22,536
♪ ♪

474
00:38:22,569 --> 00:38:28,942
♪ ♪

475
00:38:28,975 --> 00:38:31,712
(squeaking)

476
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:37,050
But as the catfish investigate,

477
00:38:37,083 --> 00:38:40,854
bubbles from their gills and
the splashing of their fins

478
00:38:40,887 --> 00:38:43,456
rock the branch.

479
00:38:45,859 --> 00:38:51,765
And if the rat falls off,
she's as good as dead.

480
00:38:51,798 --> 00:38:54,601
(squeaking)

481
00:38:54,635 --> 00:38:56,970
♪ ♪

482
00:38:57,003 --> 00:39:03,677
♪ ♪

483
00:39:03,710 --> 00:39:10,651
♪ ♪

484
00:39:10,684 --> 00:39:11,985
(squeaking)

485
00:39:12,018 --> 00:39:18,391
♪ ♪

486
00:39:18,424 --> 00:39:19,826
(squeaking)

487
00:39:19,860 --> 00:39:26,533
♪ ♪

488
00:39:26,567 --> 00:39:33,006
♪ ♪

489
00:39:33,039 --> 00:39:40,013
♪ ♪

490
00:39:40,046 --> 00:39:41,481
(squeaking)

491
00:39:48,889 --> 00:39:52,492
But the catfish
mysteriously descend;

492
00:39:52,526 --> 00:39:55,461
a calm before a storm.

493
00:39:58,532 --> 00:40:01,101
Because something else
approaches.

494
00:40:01,134 --> 00:40:04,805
(sniffing)

495
00:40:04,838 --> 00:40:07,173
♪ ♪

496
00:40:07,207 --> 00:40:11,978
♪ ♪

497
00:40:12,012 --> 00:40:14,147
(heavy breathing)

498
00:40:14,180 --> 00:40:16,883
The mugger crocodile.

499
00:40:20,086 --> 00:40:22,556
(squeaking)

500
00:40:22,589 --> 00:40:28,662
These massive reptiles
rule the river,

501
00:40:28,695 --> 00:40:32,699
and they can't resist
a school of catfish.

502
00:40:32,733 --> 00:40:39,039
♪ ♪

503
00:40:39,072 --> 00:40:45,746
♪ ♪

504
00:40:45,779 --> 00:40:48,749
The mother rat is
caught in the middle.

505
00:40:48,782 --> 00:40:53,086
♪ ♪

506
00:40:53,119 --> 00:40:55,055
(hiss)

507
00:40:55,088 --> 00:40:57,758
♪ ♪

508
00:40:57,791 --> 00:41:04,097
♪ ♪

509
00:41:04,130 --> 00:41:10,704
♪ ♪

510
00:41:10,737 --> 00:41:11,838
(squeak)

511
00:41:11,872 --> 00:41:15,175
♪ ♪

512
00:41:15,208 --> 00:41:21,748
♪ ♪

513
00:41:21,782 --> 00:41:23,650
(squeaking)

514
00:41:23,684 --> 00:41:25,986
♪ ♪

515
00:41:26,019 --> 00:41:30,757
♪ ♪

516
00:41:30,791 --> 00:41:32,993
(squeaking)

517
00:41:33,026 --> 00:41:37,631
And she sees a narrow avenue
of escape through the chaos.

518
00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:42,769
♪ ♪

519
00:41:42,803 --> 00:41:48,141
♪ ♪

520
00:41:48,174 --> 00:41:54,915
♪ ♪

521
00:41:54,948 --> 00:41:57,083
(squeaking)

522
00:41:57,117 --> 00:41:59,786
♪ ♪

523
00:41:59,820 --> 00:42:04,925
♪ ♪

524
00:42:04,958 --> 00:42:06,693
(squeaking)

525
00:42:06,727 --> 00:42:11,031
♪ ♪

526
00:42:11,064 --> 00:42:17,771
♪ ♪

527
00:42:17,804 --> 00:42:23,977
♪ ♪

528
00:42:24,010 --> 00:42:28,348
(growling)

529
00:42:28,381 --> 00:42:30,817
Despite her valiant efforts,

530
00:42:30,851 --> 00:42:36,122
the mother rat's luck
finally wears out.

531
00:42:36,156 --> 00:42:40,827
♪ ♪

532
00:42:40,861 --> 00:42:47,367
♪ ♪

533
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:50,904
The circle of life
extracts a heavy toll,

534
00:42:50,937 --> 00:42:54,307
as her death leaves
her young orphaned

535
00:42:54,340 --> 00:42:59,345
and doomed to starvation.

536
00:42:59,379 --> 00:43:03,349
But the wild isn't
without mercy,

537
00:43:03,383 --> 00:43:05,285
and the spectacled cobra
returns

538
00:43:05,318 --> 00:43:08,088
to the unguarded burrow...

539
00:43:12,125 --> 00:43:18,098
...to put these young bandicoot
rats out of their misery.

540
00:43:18,131 --> 00:43:22,836
♪ ♪

541
00:43:22,869 --> 00:43:28,074
♪ ♪

542
00:43:28,108 --> 00:43:29,910
(squeaking)

543
00:43:34,681 --> 00:43:38,719
Sunrise breaks
the incantations of darkness.

544
00:43:40,854 --> 00:43:46,259
And another night in the
forests of southern India ends.

545
00:43:46,292 --> 00:43:51,898
But in a magical world where
few things are as they seem...

546
00:43:55,068 --> 00:43:59,272
...danger forever lurks
in the open

547
00:43:59,305 --> 00:44:02,976
and in the shadows,

548
00:44:03,009 --> 00:44:07,247
ready to cast
its deadly spells.

549
00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:08,715
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