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We're back.
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Really?
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Get ready for all-new adventures.
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We will only have
a couple of chances for this.
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It's been a crazy few years,
so let me get you up to speed.
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Darin's house burned down
in the Malibu fires,
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but he's building a new eco-friendly
dream home from the ground up.
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I'm gonna let the land speak to me.
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As crazy as that may sound,
and then create the best place ever.
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And in the meantime,
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that's his yurt.
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In early 2020, I left the US to
visit some friends for a couple of weeks.
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Relax, get in some surfing.
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And then, boom!
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They said I would be extending
my vacation for a few more weeks.
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And that turned into a few months.
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And what started as me being stuck here
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has turned into me
falling in love with this country,
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and wanting my friends and family
to experience the beauty
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that I've been enjoying ever since.
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On this continent,
it's been a little different.
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It's an island.
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They took an aggressive approach
with lockdowns, restrictions, and masking.
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Hey.
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Settle down.
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Which all resulted in relatively low
infection rates and deaths.
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So at the time of filming,
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it seemed the safest thing to do
was have everyone come to me.
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And so they did.
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It's day nine of my hotel quarantine.
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It's like Groundhog Day.
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I ate some of that.
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This time,
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we're taking a deep dive into
the sixth largest country in the world…
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with a unique variety of biomes,
climates, and organisms.
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Jeez!
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We're covering as much territory
as we can, from mountaintops…
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I like your office.
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…to barrier reefs, all while trying
some of the best local foods…
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Oh, my gosh.
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…as close to their sources as we can get.
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Here's to good water.
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We'll visit
some of the top innovators…
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And it will collect and aggregate,
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desegregate and redistribute
to all the parts of the biosphere.
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…all seeking to find
cleaner, better,
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and more sustainable ways of living.
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And using the lessons learned
on this continent
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to serve as the microcosm
for the entire planet.
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Our focus on this episode
is habitat conservation.
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You're so tiny!
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We'll meet Australia's
leading eco-warriors…
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This is our Jurassic Park.
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…to watch how they work protecting
everything from animals to agriculture.
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-Your last… little bumpy road.
-Hey, buddy.
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And see how it all connects
directly back to us
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because we all have to share this habitat.
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See that? That's Earth. We all live there.
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Speed.
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Speed.
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AV marker.
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It's reunion time!
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Two weeks have passed,
and everyone is out of quarantine.
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Yeah!
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The Down to Earth family's back.
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Yo! Hey, what's up, man? How are you?
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-Good to see you. Yeah.
-Good to see you too.
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I'm stoked man.
Let's get out there, turn it up a notch.
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What's up, guys?
I saw you over the camera.
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Good to see you, buddy.
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-How you doing?
-Long time, no see.
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-Still got hair under there?
-Of course.
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Yeah!
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Quick history lesson here.
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The culture of
Aboriginal people in Australia
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dates back around 60,000 years,
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and today's generations
continue the customs and rituals
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handed down through time
to honor and maintain their history.
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There are about 500 different
Aboriginal groups in this country,
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each with their own language and customs,
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but one tradition most have
is a welcome ceremony.
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As the custom goes, before you
go forth on a community's land,
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you first introduce yourself,
state your purpose,
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and ask for permission,
all as a sign of respect.
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Prior to British colonization,
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Australia was once composed of
100% various indigenous nations, or mobs,
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as the different Aboriginal communities
call themselves.
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These people are of the Darug nation,
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tracing their roots to
the very beginnings of this continent.
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We do this now
to acknowledge their country
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and recognize them
as the First People of this land.
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Welcome to the circle, brothers.
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-Thank you.
-Thank you.
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When you come into my camp,
you're under my protection.
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Once you cross that border,
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then you go through the smoke,
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you're one of us.
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Can I please ask for you
to introduce yourself to the uncles
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and also share with us why are you here.
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My name is Zac. I was born in
San Luis Obispo County, California.
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-Yep.
-I guess the reason that I'm here
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is to learn, and to gain perspective
and insight into your culture,
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into your people,
and to become present and one with it all.
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Beautiful. Thank you, brother.
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My name is Olien. First name's Darin.
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I was born in Minnesota, United States.
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Super honored to be here.
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I can feel the elements here
are really strong,
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and super humbled by the presence here
and grateful to be here.
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This ritual is connected
to the original ceremonies,
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where those from neighboring tribes
would pass through other camps.
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The fire is spiritual,
and the smoke is cleansing.
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Any bad spirits
the visitors may be carrying
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are wafted away by the smoke.
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The travelers are left clean
and welcome to go along their journey.
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Cleanse your connections,
Darin and Zac, to Father Sky.
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So, we put the smoke over our heads.
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We cleanse our connections
to Mother Earth, so we cleanse our feet.
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We cleanse all the parts on our bodies
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where we feel like
it is time for a new beginning.
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The smoke only goes
to where it needs to go.
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I'd like to offer you a piece of material
which is a ceremonial head tie.
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The color is orange, symbolizing
that blood is from the country,
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and Grandfather Sun
is our almighty grandfather,
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to bring everyone together,
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and I'd like to protect you
while you're here now.
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Zac and Darin,
if you'd like to just stand up.
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So, the ceremony head tie is an offering
from us to you welcoming you to us,
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and you to the country where we walk.
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This is ochre.
It's going to protect harm from you.
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In my language, we say Warami.
That's "Welcome."
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The elders have
given us all their blessing,
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and some words of advice to consider
as we start our adventure.
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I want to put my most
valuablest organ next to yours,
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which is my heart to yours.
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Love that.
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-I want to say welcome, brother.
-Thank you, brother.
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-Thank you.
-Welcome, brother.
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And to you, Zac, same thing, brother.
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-I put my heart to yours.
-Thank you.
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Leading with love,
that's where we rise above.
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I know.
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-Welcome to me, brother.
-Thanks.
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We're welcome. We are all welcome.
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Our entire crew went through the ceremony,
and everyone felt moved.
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And here's another fresh start.
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In an effort to improve
our carbon footprint
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during the production of this series,
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and to do our part in
habitat conservation of this planet,
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we're switching things up a bit.
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That's fully electric, huh?
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It is?
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That's amazing.
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New wheels.
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For some trips and terrains,
we'll have to use hybrid vehicles,
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but this new toy is sure to put
a charge in our Aussie travels.
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Crispy. This is sick, dude.
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Amazing. You're gonna drive us?
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Oh, yeah.
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Oh!
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We just run over Mitch?
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No,
we're not gonna run over Mitch.
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AV marker.
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We ready to roll there, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah?
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Just remember to stay
on the right side of the road,
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or in this case, I mean the left side of--
You know what I mean.
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-This thing's amazing.
-You can drive and I can sleep.
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Sleep tight, buddy.
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As we embark on this journey
of habitat conservation,
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we want to first appreciate
more pristine parts of the Earth
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as nature intended.
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Just 100 kilometers west of Sydney
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lies a World Heritage protected area
known as the Greater Blue Mountain.
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Aside from the majestic beauty,
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it's home to a vast number
of rare and threatened species.
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Wow. Look at that.
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Look at this place. This is great.
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And there's an area reserved
as a protected park,
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available for camping,
hiking, and other tourism.
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The Ioniq got us
to the Blue Mountains.
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And if you're really adventurous
like we are,
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you can meet up with Dan
for an experience you'll never forget.
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-Zac. Nice to meet you, man.
-Dan.
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-Hey, Dan. I like your office.
-Yeah, it's pretty nice.
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This is beyond hiking.
It's canyoning.
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Feels like an absolute privilege to
live and work here in the Blue Mountains.
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This is the Jamison Valley below us here.
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Um, and, yeah, just like to say,
Warami mittigar.
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"Welcome, friends"
in the language of the Darug people,
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Traditional Owners of
this part of the Blue Mountains.
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-This is… really incredible.
-These cliff faces are unreal.
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We're gonna go do Empress Canyon.
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It's one of the best canyons
in the Blue Mountains.
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We've got hundreds
of beautiful slot canyons,
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very narrow crack through
these massive sandstone cliffs.
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Got water rushing through it.
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We're gonna put on wet suits,
helmets, and harnesses
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and drag some big, heavy ropes in there.
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We're gonna be jumping off rocks.
We're gonna be swimming.
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And then, the grand finale,
we gotta abseil,
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or rappel as you guys call it,
down a 30-meter waterfall.
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Sure. Sounds simple enough.
Let's hit it.
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-Let's do it. Right on.
-Cool.
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Wow. This is great.
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Fellas, one of the reasons why the
Blue Mountains got World Heritage status
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is because of
the diversity of life we've got here.
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And in particular, Australia's
most iconic tree, the eucalypt, yeah?
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We've got about 100 species of eucalypt
here in the Blue Mountains,
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which is an astonishing variety
for a relatively small part of Australia.
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-So, yeah, pretty cool tree.
-Unreal.
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Is there a good amount
of natural springs around the area?
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In the Blue Mountains,
we have things called hanging swamps
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which can even occur
on sheer vertical cliffs.
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These things are a massive water
storage area, and they filter the water.
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I don't know if you've drunk
tap water in Sydney,
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but it has some of the sweetest
drinking water you'll find in the world,
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and that's 'cause
it all comes from right here.
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This is a different type
of habitat conservation,
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a protected area preserved
for generations to appreciate
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by simply walking through
the beauty of it all.
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Most countries have
some sort of national park system,
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and as of now, about 15% of the Earth
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is set aside and safeguarded
from being developed in any way.
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So, fellas, before, we were up there
in that beautiful, dry eucalypt forest,
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but you can feel now we're in a-- and see
that we're in a totally different place.
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Now, we're in temperate rain forest.
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It's still cool and wet
like ancient Gondwana used to be,
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and so the ancient
Gondwana vegetation hangs on here,
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the coachwoods, the ferns, the sassafras.
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This is our Jurassic Park.
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This is the Australia
dinosaurs roamed through.
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We've only dropped a few hundred meters
but gone back 100 million years in time.
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He had me at Jurassic Park.
"We've spared no expense."
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To go canyoning is the best way
to explore that story.
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-Get right in it.
-Yeah.
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I reckon we should go up,
pull up a flat bit of ground here.
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And this is where we're gonna get our
wet suits and helmets and harnesses on.
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Dan gave us a long safety meeting
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and ran through how to
properly use all of the equipment.
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Trust me, don't do something like this
without a professional.
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Canyoning can be incredibly dangerous,
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or even deadly,
if you don't know what you're doing.
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I'm not saying we know
exactly what we're doing either,
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but, hey, at least Dan does.
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Okay, guys,
you gotta be 100% committed to it.
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-Gotta be full doing it, okay?
-Yeah.
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One, two, three!
248
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This is like one of those
team building activities
249
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where you build trust by falling back
and letting people catch you.
250
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But there's no people to catch you.
251
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It seems like a bad idea.
252
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Anyway, here goes nothing.
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Go slow.
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Yoo!
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All right, head count.
256
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Yep. We're all here.
257
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That's what the cup's for.
258
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And I'm happy to report
that no one was lost or injured.
259
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Man, thank you. Great.
260
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We celebrate surviving all of that
with a toast of warm tea
261
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and prepare for the grand finale,
262
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abseiling down this
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100-foot waterfall?
264
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Yikes.
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Hoist yourself down now. Feet first.
266
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That's it. Away we go.
267
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-Are we ready to go?
-Yep.
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Okay.
269
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All right, Zac, I want you
to start slowly walking backwards.
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And I want you to sit back
in that harness now, okay?
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Okay.
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Okay, feet nice and wide.
Okay. There you go.
273
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It's right here I wonder
274
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what terrible decisions
in life got me to this point.
275
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Whatever they were,
there's no turning back now.
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Right! Down you go!
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-Good going. Great!
-Whoo!
278
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Oh my God. I did it.
279
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We all did it!
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Great job, team.
281
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Most countries have protected areas
282
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designed to keep
a good percentage of land undeveloped
283
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and clean for all to enjoy,
yet still available
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to be explored and appreciated
in one way or another.
285
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But there are plenty
who would like to change that.
286
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Commercial developers,
fossil fuel industries, and others
287
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are always looking for areas
holding untapped resources.
288
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National parks all over the world can be
protected by donating time or money.
289
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And, of course,
make sure to visit them when you can.
290
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The experience you have
will last a lifetime.
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We drive an hour and a half,
circumventing the mountains,
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to reach another protected park.
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There are a few animals
synonymous with Australia,
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starting with the koala.
295
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Inappropriately called
"koala bears" at times,
296
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they aren't really bears,
297
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but they certainly look
like cute cuddly toys.
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Even before losing
so many to the recent wildfires,
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the species has been listed as vulnerable.
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-Hey, guys.
-Hi.
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-How's it going?
-Good, thanks.
302
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Here to help monitor
the koala population
303
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and hopefully bring the numbers up
304
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are these incredible conservationists
from the nonprofit Science For Wildlife.
305
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-Smudge.
-Smudge? Hi, Smudge.
306
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-Hey, there.
-Nice to meet you.
307
00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:44,356
Oh, hi, Smudge!
308
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The Smudginator.
309
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I should explain upfront.
Smudge is a very good boy.
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But due to some possible
poisons in the area,
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he's wearing this Hannibal Lecter muzzle
for his own protection, not ours.
312
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So, Smudge has some ability?
313
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He does, yes. So, his ability
is finding the koala poops.
314
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Wow.
315
00:18:04,334 --> 00:18:08,213
That's right. Smudge's superpower
is being able to sniff out koala poops.
316
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Because where there's koala poops,
there's koalas.
317
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And that's what we're looking for.
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What are you finding?
Has there been a lot of displacement?
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Eighty per cent of the World Heritage area
was hit by fire,
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so we were worried we'd lost all of them.
321
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I think because it's so hilly and steep,
322
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the fire trickled through
some of the areas
323
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and didn't always burn the canopy.
324
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It can be hard to see them, so the trees
at this particular site, not too bad,
325
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and habitat that's got the most poop in it
is something the koalas prefer.
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By finding the highest
concentrations of koala scat,
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they're able to study
what habitats the koalas prefer.
328
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Ultimately, they hope to create
329
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more koala-friendly habitats
based on their findings.
330
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We're gonna do the survey
by going this way,
331
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so it's a one-hectare area
that he searches in like 15 minutes.
332
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He does it very quickly.
333
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-So, that's 2.5. acres in 15 minutes?
-Yeah.
334
00:18:57,262 --> 00:18:58,221
-Yeah.
-Wow.
335
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Way to go, Smudge.
336
00:19:00,056 --> 00:19:04,644
Part of what we're doing is measuring
if koalas in this landscape survived, why?
337
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What is it about
the terrain, habitat, and conditions?
338
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Then try and protect some of those areas
so that they can bounce back after fires.
339
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It's a fragment of what there used to be.
340
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Coming to places like this,
we have hope.
341
00:19:16,114 --> 00:19:19,117
Hope is a driver, and we need more of it.
For sure.
342
00:19:19,201 --> 00:19:22,454
-And this guy's ready to drive.
-He is, isn't he?
343
00:19:22,537 --> 00:19:23,914
Ready? Okay, work!
344
00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:29,669
It's time for Smudge to do his stuff
by sniffing out the koalas'… stuff.
345
00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:33,131
-You got one? Good boy!
346
00:19:33,215 --> 00:19:35,217
-No way! What?
-He was on that already.
347
00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:36,509
What?
348
00:19:36,593 --> 00:19:37,427
That was fast.
349
00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:39,888
-Gosh, you-- Yah! Yeah.
350
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-Good boy, Smudge!
-That's a big one, yeah.
351
00:19:42,974 --> 00:19:44,684
-Oh, yes.
-There it is.
352
00:19:44,768 --> 00:19:47,187
-Nice one, Smudge. Good boy!
353
00:19:47,270 --> 00:19:50,065
-Good boy! Good boy.
-Whoa! So good!
354
00:19:50,148 --> 00:19:51,149
What?
355
00:19:51,233 --> 00:19:52,984
-That's amazing!
-Not even a full one.
356
00:19:53,068 --> 00:19:57,030
-Just a fragment.
-No way humans are gonna see that.
357
00:19:57,113 --> 00:19:57,948
No.
358
00:19:58,031 --> 00:20:00,408
-That was so cool.
359
00:20:00,492 --> 00:20:03,119
Makes our job a lot easier.
It's not a very strong one.
360
00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:04,913
Yeah, it's a bit washed out.
361
00:20:04,996 --> 00:20:07,123
-Should we keep going?
-See what we can find.
362
00:20:07,207 --> 00:20:08,375
-Buddy. Smudge.
-Okay.
363
00:20:08,458 --> 00:20:09,292
That's amazing.
364
00:20:09,376 --> 00:20:13,838
So, it's a bit of an older… piece.
Smudge can do better.
365
00:20:17,968 --> 00:20:20,553
-You got another one? Good job.
-Found one.
366
00:20:20,637 --> 00:20:23,306
-It's actually quite a strange one.
-A skinny one.
367
00:20:23,390 --> 00:20:26,685
Yeah. But the inside's right,
and it's got good smell.
368
00:20:27,185 --> 00:20:30,814
One of the ways to tell it from possum,
if you smell a possum poop,
369
00:20:30,897 --> 00:20:32,649
you go, "Oh my God."
370
00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:35,277
Whereas, koala poop…
…it's sort of musty eucalypts.
371
00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:39,114
So, what can you tell about
the actual koala from this one?
372
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It's a smaller koala,
so probably a youngster.
373
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Just by the size of it.
374
00:20:43,201 --> 00:20:46,496
Man,
these ladies really know their… .
375
00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:49,499
-Didn't think I'd be smelling poop today.
Neither did I, buddy.
376
00:20:49,582 --> 00:20:51,042
-It's cool.
-All right.
377
00:20:51,126 --> 00:20:52,836
A little bit with the little poop.
378
00:20:52,919 --> 00:20:54,546
-Slightly musty, no?
-A poop tent.
379
00:20:54,629 --> 00:20:58,049
Smells different than eucalyptus.
This smells like .
380
00:20:58,133 --> 00:20:59,342
-It doesn't!
381
00:20:59,426 --> 00:21:00,635
Come on.
382
00:21:00,719 --> 00:21:01,970
We should find you a possum.
383
00:21:02,053 --> 00:21:04,180
-Let's find a possum.
-Do a comparison.
384
00:21:04,264 --> 00:21:07,225
Here you go. Camera guy. Smell?
385
00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,270
Oh, you didn't commit!
386
00:21:10,353 --> 00:21:11,813
-He didn't commit!
Oh yeah.
387
00:21:11,896 --> 00:21:14,858
With confirmation that
koalas are inhabiting the area,
388
00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:19,279
it's time for a more high-tech approach
to zeroing in on some actual koalas.
389
00:21:19,362 --> 00:21:20,196
Hey, guys.
390
00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:21,197
-Hi!
-Hi!
391
00:21:21,281 --> 00:21:23,783
How's it going? You found any Teds for us?
392
00:21:23,867 --> 00:21:29,456
Yeah, it looks like we have a koala
whose triangulation is in this direction.
393
00:21:29,539 --> 00:21:31,916
Wow. How do you discern
the direction on that?
394
00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,795
So, you see here,
it's like a digital indicator.
395
00:21:36,504 --> 00:21:40,342
Where it's actually detecting the koala
via its VHF frequency.
396
00:21:40,425 --> 00:21:42,344
Okay, so it's climbing to 98.
397
00:21:42,427 --> 00:21:45,221
-That means our koala's in that direction.
-Yeah.
398
00:21:45,305 --> 00:21:47,599
What's on the koala
that's sending back the signal?
399
00:21:47,682 --> 00:21:49,934
It has a collar, and it's just like a VHF.
400
00:21:50,018 --> 00:21:52,479
Oh wow. So they're all properly collared?
401
00:21:52,562 --> 00:21:53,396
Yeah.
402
00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:57,192
I get it. It's pretty much exactly
like the tracking device in Robocop.
403
00:21:57,275 --> 00:21:59,069
-Should we head in?
-Wanna walk in?
404
00:21:59,152 --> 00:22:02,947
-It's super exciting.
-We're gonna find actual koala.
405
00:22:03,031 --> 00:22:06,868
They'll be out on really fine branches
where you think it won't support them,
406
00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:08,661
and they just go out there eating.
407
00:22:10,955 --> 00:22:13,124
Stand here
and you should be able to see her.
408
00:22:16,878 --> 00:22:18,254
Oh, there it is.
409
00:22:19,798 --> 00:22:21,007
-Got her?
-Wow.
410
00:22:22,133 --> 00:22:25,178
Oh my gosh. There he is.
No wonder they're hard to spot.
411
00:22:25,261 --> 00:22:28,056
Up this tree,
straight up in the middle.
412
00:22:29,516 --> 00:22:31,518
-She's over there.
-Your lens protector's on.
413
00:22:31,601 --> 00:22:34,771
-Oh gosh. I don't see anything.
414
00:22:34,854 --> 00:22:37,315
For the most part,
koalas do very little
415
00:22:37,399 --> 00:22:41,361
but eat eucalyptus leaves
and sleep for about 20 hours a day.
416
00:22:41,444 --> 00:22:43,446
Aww! She's looking right at us.
417
00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:47,534
So, if nothing else, you have to
really appreciate their ability to chill.
418
00:22:47,617 --> 00:22:49,452
It's so neat to see 'em in the wild.
419
00:22:49,536 --> 00:22:51,079
Yeah. See ya, buddy.
420
00:22:51,996 --> 00:22:54,249
Thanks for hanging out with us.
421
00:22:54,332 --> 00:22:56,084
Ensuring koalas have a better future
422
00:22:56,167 --> 00:22:59,212
in the wake of wildfires
and climate change is no easy task.
423
00:22:59,295 --> 00:23:00,380
Thank you so much.
424
00:23:00,463 --> 00:23:02,132
-This was amazing.
Our pleasure.
425
00:23:02,215 --> 00:23:04,008
But thanks to generous donations
426
00:23:04,092 --> 00:23:06,970
and the hard work of conservationists
like these, it's possible.
427
00:23:07,053 --> 00:23:08,555
Cool. Awesome, guys.
428
00:23:08,638 --> 00:23:11,516
And Smudge. Smudge is a big help too.
429
00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:13,726
-Who's a good boy?
430
00:23:17,397 --> 00:23:18,815
The conservation of cultures
431
00:23:18,898 --> 00:23:21,985
is just as important
as the conservation of habitats.
432
00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:24,696
In fact, here, they go hand-in-hand.
433
00:23:24,779 --> 00:23:27,532
We're headed to
Bargo, New South Wales for lunch,
434
00:23:27,615 --> 00:23:29,200
and we're gonna have to work for it.
435
00:23:29,284 --> 00:23:30,618
A little. You'll see.
436
00:23:31,536 --> 00:23:34,205
Yerrabingin is an Aboriginal-owned company
437
00:23:34,289 --> 00:23:37,459
dedicated to conserving the land
and passing on the knowledge
438
00:23:37,542 --> 00:23:39,878
of the original people
to a younger generation,
439
00:23:39,961 --> 00:23:42,547
so they too can become
guardians of the Earth.
440
00:23:42,630 --> 00:23:45,967
While they also do an
Aboriginal-influence landscape design,
441
00:23:46,050 --> 00:23:49,888
we're here to visit the Yerrabingin farm
for a tour with the founder and owner.
442
00:23:49,971 --> 00:23:52,015
Hey, brother.
Welcome to Yerrabingin Farm.
443
00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:54,267
-Thank you.
-You found us okay?
444
00:23:54,350 --> 00:23:56,895
Yeah, we did. Great to be here.
445
00:23:58,021 --> 00:24:02,484
In his ancestors' language, the word
yerrabingin means "we walk together."
446
00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:04,986
We're walking with Christian now
447
00:24:05,069 --> 00:24:07,864
to learn more about the history
of farming on this land.
448
00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:11,326
You'll see this entire
paddock is all full of native grasses.
449
00:24:11,409 --> 00:24:13,620
I'm not sure why
it's called kangaroo grass.
450
00:24:13,703 --> 00:24:16,581
Some English botanist
probably saw a kangaroo amongst it
451
00:24:16,664 --> 00:24:19,751
and thought, "It's kangaroo grass."
I haven't seen kangaroos eat it.
452
00:24:19,834 --> 00:24:22,295
It doesn't look like a kangaroo,
so it's not that.
453
00:24:22,378 --> 00:24:24,797
This is essentially an ancient grain?
454
00:24:24,881 --> 00:24:26,007
Yes, yeah.
455
00:24:26,090 --> 00:24:29,219
Indigenous grains
are incredibly undemanding plants,
456
00:24:29,302 --> 00:24:30,970
meaning they are drought-tolerant
457
00:24:31,054 --> 00:24:34,057
and grow easily,
without fertilizers or even much water.
458
00:24:34,140 --> 00:24:37,560
And for our mob, we use seed
in particular for making our own bread.
459
00:24:37,644 --> 00:24:40,647
Didn't they realize too, like,
the Aboriginals have been farming
460
00:24:40,730 --> 00:24:43,107
a lot longer
than what they originally thought?
461
00:24:43,191 --> 00:24:46,903
That's what they didn't understand.
They went, "Nothing here. It's barren."
462
00:24:46,986 --> 00:24:49,989
In many cases, early colonists starved
right next to heaps of food.
463
00:24:50,073 --> 00:24:53,535
-'Cause it was foreign to what they knew.
-Yeah, exactly.
464
00:24:53,618 --> 00:24:58,039
While the original colonists mistook
this area for an overgrown field of weeds,
465
00:24:58,122 --> 00:25:02,293
what's actually growing is a natural
and abundant crop of kangaroo grass,
466
00:25:02,377 --> 00:25:04,212
which is great for making flour.
467
00:25:04,879 --> 00:25:08,925
Part of conserving the land means
utilizing it to its fullest potential,
468
00:25:09,008 --> 00:25:11,219
and the potential here
is that kangaroo grass
469
00:25:11,302 --> 00:25:14,847
can be a sustainable food source
that grows easily in this region.
470
00:25:14,931 --> 00:25:17,433
Our mate came up with
a thing called the Grass Grabber.
471
00:25:17,517 --> 00:25:21,354
Often what would happen is we'd collect
all this kangaroo grass by hand,
472
00:25:21,437 --> 00:25:24,732
and then this way, what we can do
is we can actually go and collect seed
473
00:25:24,816 --> 00:25:27,944
around a lot of the other species
without impacting them.
474
00:25:28,027 --> 00:25:29,028
Nothing gets wasted.
475
00:25:29,112 --> 00:25:33,658
It's really just a very high,
very delicate… lawnmower.
476
00:25:33,741 --> 00:25:37,120
And yet, it sure beats pulling up
all this kangaroo grass by hand.
477
00:25:37,704 --> 00:25:39,622
So… it's cool.
478
00:25:43,251 --> 00:25:44,961
-Wanna have a go?
-Yeah.
479
00:25:45,795 --> 00:25:47,171
Whoo!
480
00:25:49,591 --> 00:25:51,551
And cue funny music.
481
00:25:57,265 --> 00:26:00,768
As far as I'm concerned, this could
be the rest of the show right here.
482
00:26:00,852 --> 00:26:02,770
He's in his element right now.
Look at him.
483
00:26:02,854 --> 00:26:05,231
Dylan and I watching
Darin push a lawnmower.
484
00:26:05,315 --> 00:26:07,066
-Two hours later.
-Yeah.
485
00:26:07,150 --> 00:26:09,277
Look at him.
He's in his happy place.
486
00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:11,070
-Hey.
-That's cool.
487
00:26:11,738 --> 00:26:13,865
-Gonna have a look inside.
-Logging out.
488
00:26:14,657 --> 00:26:15,491
Oh wow!
489
00:26:15,575 --> 00:26:18,036
-You gotta check on your bread.
-Look at that.
490
00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,247
The green stuff's paspalum,
but you've got the stuff underneath it.
491
00:26:21,748 --> 00:26:23,833
This guy's stoked, man.
This thing works great.
492
00:26:23,916 --> 00:26:26,878
These are a couple of--
Five little ones are test ones here.
493
00:26:26,961 --> 00:26:29,797
They're experimenting with
other indigenous food sources as well.
494
00:26:29,881 --> 00:26:32,508
Like a pine needle.
That real sort of lemongrass…
495
00:26:32,592 --> 00:26:35,178
-Wow! That's fantastic.
-Yeah. They're amazing.
496
00:26:35,261 --> 00:26:36,387
It's like tom yum soup.
497
00:26:36,471 --> 00:26:38,139
We can smell something good.
498
00:26:38,222 --> 00:26:41,309
Good thing about having a farm
is there's always something to eat.
499
00:26:41,392 --> 00:26:42,602
-Sweet!
-Nice.
500
00:26:42,685 --> 00:26:44,187
Lunchtime!
-What do you got?
501
00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:46,064
We've got some
little damper breads
502
00:26:46,147 --> 00:26:48,274
that we're gonna have a little cook with.
503
00:26:48,358 --> 00:26:51,110
The fruits of our labor.
Mostly Darin's labor.
504
00:26:51,194 --> 00:26:52,570
-Cheers, guys.
-Cheers.
505
00:26:52,654 --> 00:26:55,156
This bread is made from
kangaroo grass seeds.
506
00:26:55,239 --> 00:26:56,908
Wow. I can't believe that.
507
00:26:56,991 --> 00:26:58,701
All the grain in there too, eh?
508
00:27:01,162 --> 00:27:01,996
Mmm.
509
00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,207
-Wow. That's delicious.
-Oh yeah.
510
00:27:04,290 --> 00:27:05,958
Also, that's fresh pumpkin.
511
00:27:06,042 --> 00:27:09,879
I've had this pumpkin on with some
wattleseed, cooking since this morning.
512
00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:13,132
So, we've also got some more
barramundi fillets here.
513
00:27:13,716 --> 00:27:15,677
Pop these fillets right on top of that.
514
00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,805
It's similar to using banana leaves
in Asian cuisine, where…
515
00:27:18,888 --> 00:27:19,722
Yeah.
516
00:27:19,806 --> 00:27:23,267
This is so crazy. It's neat to see
it cooked over a flame like this.
517
00:27:23,351 --> 00:27:24,811
But that's not the main course.
518
00:27:24,894 --> 00:27:26,145
We got Moreton Bay bugs.
519
00:27:26,229 --> 00:27:28,398
-Oh cool.
-Mixed with lemon myrtle leaves.
520
00:27:28,481 --> 00:27:31,025
Wow. Bugs are one of
the coolest things I've ever seen.
521
00:27:31,109 --> 00:27:33,903
"Bugs." That's the slang name
for this flat crustacean
522
00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:36,781
that's part lobster
and part science fiction monster.
523
00:27:39,325 --> 00:27:41,703
Oh my God. I'm so hungry.
524
00:27:41,786 --> 00:27:43,788
-What a weird--
-Careful, it's hot.
525
00:27:43,871 --> 00:27:45,456
It's like where Alien was inspired from.
526
00:27:46,916 --> 00:27:48,626
-Yeah.
-Have you got anything else?
527
00:27:48,710 --> 00:27:50,044
Like a big prawn.
528
00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:54,048
One of the best ways to connect
with culture is through the food.
529
00:27:54,132 --> 00:27:55,842
Oh my gosh.
530
00:27:55,925 --> 00:27:58,553
This is the best bug I've ever had,
for sure.
531
00:27:58,636 --> 00:28:02,098
And Yerrabingin Farms offers
a completely immersive experience.
532
00:28:02,181 --> 00:28:03,516
Want to dig in? Who's hungry?
533
00:28:03,599 --> 00:28:06,394
Not only with the land
and the food that it provides,
534
00:28:06,477 --> 00:28:09,772
but the culturally significant history
that holds it all together.
535
00:28:10,273 --> 00:28:11,691
It's so sweet.
536
00:28:11,774 --> 00:28:14,318
Who knew conservation
could taste so good?
537
00:28:14,402 --> 00:28:17,905
This has been unbelievable. Thanks for
showing us around. Thanks for the feed.
538
00:28:17,989 --> 00:28:19,615
Good luck with everything, guys.
539
00:28:23,870 --> 00:28:27,331
We've saved the most Australian
conservation activity possible
540
00:28:27,415 --> 00:28:28,291
for the end.
541
00:28:28,374 --> 00:28:30,752
We're headed a little over 200 miles
north of Sydney
542
00:28:30,835 --> 00:28:33,755
to see one of the most iconic creatures
that comes to mind
543
00:28:33,838 --> 00:28:35,465
when most people think of Australia.
544
00:28:35,548 --> 00:28:36,883
No, it's not the kangaroo.
545
00:28:36,966 --> 00:28:41,721
What was it? Roadrunner?
A little Tasmanian Devil and Roadrunner?
546
00:28:41,804 --> 00:28:43,598
No, Darin, it's not a roadrunner.
547
00:28:43,681 --> 00:28:44,974
The old cartoon?
548
00:28:45,057 --> 00:28:47,602
-That was Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner.
-Was it?
549
00:28:47,685 --> 00:28:51,105
The tornado guy? I can't remember.
I think he was his own thing, wasn't he?
550
00:28:51,189 --> 00:28:53,441
No. He was a part of Yosemite Sam.
551
00:28:53,524 --> 00:28:55,860
-Yosemite S-- Remember Yosemite Sam?
-Mm-hmm.
552
00:28:56,444 --> 00:29:00,364
Saturday morning cartoons, man.
I would race down.
553
00:29:00,448 --> 00:29:01,657
Oh, me too.
554
00:29:01,741 --> 00:29:05,536
Okay, admittedly, most of what Darin and I
know about Tasmanian devils
555
00:29:05,620 --> 00:29:07,205
is based solely off cartoons.
556
00:29:08,372 --> 00:29:09,707
What I can tell you is this,
557
00:29:09,791 --> 00:29:14,170
there are only about 25,000 of
the creatures left on Tasmania,
558
00:29:14,253 --> 00:29:16,506
and a private conversation group
called Aussie Ark
559
00:29:16,589 --> 00:29:19,008
is here to save
the species from total extinction
560
00:29:19,091 --> 00:29:21,010
and reintroduce them to the mainland.
561
00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:24,806
Aussie Ark was founded
to protect the Tasmanian devil population,
562
00:29:24,889 --> 00:29:28,643
but they also work to conserve any
and all endangered animals in the area,
563
00:29:28,726 --> 00:29:30,978
because if just one species vanishes,
564
00:29:31,062 --> 00:29:34,649
it could have a drastic effect
on the entire surrounding ecosystem.
565
00:29:35,149 --> 00:29:36,192
Welcome to the Ark.
566
00:29:36,275 --> 00:29:37,193
-Hey, man.
-Hey.
567
00:29:37,276 --> 00:29:38,945
This is the founder, Tim Faulkner.
568
00:29:39,028 --> 00:29:39,946
-Welcome.
-Hey.
569
00:29:40,029 --> 00:29:42,615
-That is not a Tasmanian devil.
-Welcome. This is Charlie.
570
00:29:42,698 --> 00:29:44,575
-Hey, Charlie. Hi.
-That's a koala.
571
00:29:44,659 --> 00:29:45,493
Hi.
572
00:29:45,576 --> 00:29:47,161
Here, actually, grab those here.
573
00:29:47,870 --> 00:29:49,997
-What is that?
-Two endangered squirrel gliders.
574
00:29:50,081 --> 00:29:51,749
-Marsupials.
-Oh, what the hell.
575
00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:56,212
And another little random animal
in his pocket. Okay. No big deal.
576
00:29:56,295 --> 00:29:58,673
-You got pockets…
-That's little Petey.
577
00:29:58,756 --> 00:30:00,258
What's in your pants pockets?
578
00:30:00,341 --> 00:30:03,261
Yeah, I know. This is his sister Gumnut.
579
00:30:03,344 --> 00:30:04,971
-Hi, Gumnut.
-Hi, boo-boo.
580
00:30:05,054 --> 00:30:06,848
Wow. You're so tiny.
581
00:30:06,931 --> 00:30:08,224
You're a good boy.
582
00:30:08,307 --> 00:30:10,351
-How many animals do you have?
-You're leaking.
583
00:30:10,434 --> 00:30:11,269
He's peeing.
584
00:30:11,853 --> 00:30:13,604
Oh, yeah! That's a good--
585
00:30:13,688 --> 00:30:16,065
First for everything. Wow.
586
00:30:16,148 --> 00:30:17,233
"I just gotta pee."
587
00:30:17,316 --> 00:30:18,943
Can I give you Charlie?
588
00:30:21,487 --> 00:30:23,281
This is their little artificial pouch.
589
00:30:23,364 --> 00:30:25,241
We might give you a little wipe up.
590
00:30:25,324 --> 00:30:27,076
-He's taking off.
-Pop 'em inside.
591
00:30:27,159 --> 00:30:29,078
Oh, wow. You know you're home.
592
00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:30,496
-Yeah, they do.
-There you go.
593
00:30:30,580 --> 00:30:33,499
That's what they'd be living in with mom.
A lot of leaves.
594
00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:37,670
Let's jump in anyway. You got everything?
595
00:30:38,462 --> 00:30:40,214
Ooh! They'll be all right.
596
00:30:40,298 --> 00:30:42,008
-They gonna get dirty?
-Just--
597
00:30:42,091 --> 00:30:45,469
It's the bite I worry about, not the dirt.
But you'll be all right.
598
00:30:45,553 --> 00:30:47,179
-Jump on in.
The Tazzy devils bite?
599
00:30:47,263 --> 00:30:49,390
They do. Very hard.
600
00:30:49,473 --> 00:30:50,933
Yoo!
601
00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:52,852
-Sweet!
602
00:30:52,935 --> 00:30:54,312
-I'm so stoked.
-Good.
603
00:30:54,395 --> 00:30:55,646
How many do you have?
604
00:30:55,730 --> 00:30:57,398
There's about 200 here now,
605
00:30:58,357 --> 00:31:02,111
and, you know, we've bred over 450,
but they only live for six years.
606
00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:03,029
What?
607
00:31:03,112 --> 00:31:05,364
Lifespan for devils is…
608
00:31:06,282 --> 00:31:10,578
born, mature by two,
they can breed at two, three, four,
609
00:31:10,661 --> 00:31:11,996
but they're dead by six.
610
00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:14,206
Aussie Ark was originally Devil Ark,
611
00:31:14,707 --> 00:31:18,210
and on its success, we expanded
from devils to 15 other species
612
00:31:18,294 --> 00:31:21,547
and entire habitats and ecosystems.
613
00:31:21,631 --> 00:31:24,592
-But the devils got a disease in 1996.
-Wow.
614
00:31:24,675 --> 00:31:28,346
And it annihilated them. 90% of devils
are now gone from Tasmania.
615
00:31:28,429 --> 00:31:29,931
So, we intervened.
616
00:31:30,014 --> 00:31:33,225
If extinction happens in the wild,
we're the backup.
617
00:31:33,809 --> 00:31:37,313
An important part of habitat
conservation is the protection of wildlife
618
00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:39,523
especially endangered species.
619
00:31:39,607 --> 00:31:41,400
Why protect endangered species?
620
00:31:41,484 --> 00:31:44,070
To begin with, most are endangered
due to human activity,
621
00:31:44,153 --> 00:31:48,282
like hunting, deforestation, climate
change, pollution, or other causes.
622
00:31:48,366 --> 00:31:50,660
But regardless of
how they became threatened,
623
00:31:50,743 --> 00:31:54,872
it just makes good ecological sense
to help save endangered species.
624
00:31:56,749 --> 00:31:57,708
G'day, mate!
625
00:31:57,792 --> 00:32:00,628
Ah, hey, buddy.
Take this Tasmanian devil here.
626
00:32:00,711 --> 00:32:03,547
From creatures like him
to the koala and the giant panda,
627
00:32:03,631 --> 00:32:06,592
we need to protect endangered species
to maintain biodiversity.
628
00:32:06,676 --> 00:32:09,595
Thanks. It's not always the case,
629
00:32:09,679 --> 00:32:13,140
but in some areas,
by removing just one critter,
630
00:32:13,224 --> 00:32:17,853
it could have a domino effect on the rest
and undermine the entire ecosystem.
631
00:32:17,937 --> 00:32:19,480
With greater biodiversity,
632
00:32:19,563 --> 00:32:23,192
we maintain a healthier balance
in our air, water, and soil,
633
00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:24,944
thus protecting our entire planet.
634
00:32:25,027 --> 00:32:27,405
So for those that need a little help,
we get it.
635
00:32:27,488 --> 00:32:30,700
Through legislation,
providing protected reserves,
636
00:32:30,783 --> 00:32:33,077
conservation breeding programs…
637
00:32:34,245 --> 00:32:35,955
…and a variety of other methods,
638
00:32:36,038 --> 00:32:39,166
all to help increase the populations
back to normal levels.
639
00:32:39,250 --> 00:32:41,293
-Ah, thanks, buddy.
-Yeah!
640
00:32:45,047 --> 00:32:46,674
-Jump on out.
-All right.
641
00:32:46,757 --> 00:32:49,510
Zac, can you grab that bucket
on the back, please?
642
00:32:50,011 --> 00:32:52,471
Whoa! Jeez!
643
00:32:52,555 --> 00:32:55,599
-Mm-mm. A bucket of old meat.
-Oh, yeah.
644
00:32:55,683 --> 00:32:58,144
Darin Special. Look.
645
00:32:58,227 --> 00:33:00,229
-This is--
-That was that smell.
646
00:33:00,312 --> 00:33:02,690
I was sitting back there going,
"What is that smell?"
647
00:33:02,773 --> 00:33:06,235
This is who we're gonna head in with.
Let me give you the Devil 101.
648
00:33:06,318 --> 00:33:08,279
Important safety tips coming up.
649
00:33:08,362 --> 00:33:11,574
Uh, so, when we go in,
fingers do not go near their mouths.
650
00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:15,578
If they come close, just be aware of it,
just put your foot up a little bit.
651
00:33:15,661 --> 00:33:18,664
If it comes closer,
move your foot, or it's gonna grab it.
652
00:33:18,748 --> 00:33:22,251
We're talking about the third strongest
jaw pressure on Earth, pound for pound.
653
00:33:22,334 --> 00:33:25,087
-We don't want things in their mouths.
-Third strongest?
654
00:33:25,171 --> 00:33:27,631
Correct. Yep, they're bone crushers.
And so…
655
00:33:27,715 --> 00:33:29,133
So why are we going in here?
656
00:33:29,717 --> 00:33:31,343
This is called a social feed.
657
00:33:31,427 --> 00:33:34,847
If they've got a carcass in the wild
or like this, we mimic the wild.
658
00:33:34,930 --> 00:33:36,557
One devil shakes it, nothing happens.
659
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,185
When two devils shake it,
bits start to come off.
660
00:33:39,268 --> 00:33:41,604
We're gonna have 10
or 12 devils shaking it.
661
00:33:41,687 --> 00:33:44,440
So, to get it in,
you've got to stick that through
662
00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:47,318
and let probably
three or four devils grab it.
663
00:33:47,401 --> 00:33:49,445
We'll keep eyes and ears out for you.
664
00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:51,072
Wait. Why am I the one doing this?
665
00:33:51,155 --> 00:33:52,615
-Um…
-You got the meat, dude.
666
00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:53,741
Watch your feet.
667
00:33:53,824 --> 00:33:57,286
When you get in, walk backwards
and lure them with you.
668
00:33:57,369 --> 00:33:58,204
Okay.
669
00:33:58,287 --> 00:33:59,538
Are we ready?
670
00:33:59,622 --> 00:34:02,333
Ready to be mauled
by a pack of Tasmanian devils?
671
00:34:02,416 --> 00:34:04,126
No, not at all. Not really-- No.
672
00:34:04,710 --> 00:34:06,170
Come take this.
673
00:34:06,253 --> 00:34:08,798
-See the little metal stake in the ground?
-Yeah.
674
00:34:08,881 --> 00:34:11,634
-You've gotta get that over it.
-Wait, wait--
675
00:34:11,717 --> 00:34:13,677
-Let it hang?
-Yeah.
676
00:34:13,761 --> 00:34:15,137
This smells delicious.
677
00:34:16,472 --> 00:34:18,724
One tick, in his mouth.
Watch your feet.
678
00:34:18,808 --> 00:34:19,850
Let him grab on.
679
00:34:19,934 --> 00:34:22,895
Okay, now back up. We're all right.
Come in. Slow.
680
00:34:22,978 --> 00:34:24,438
Slow, slow. Turn around.
681
00:34:25,856 --> 00:34:30,820
One sec. Okay, mate, slowly take 'em over.
Just slow. That's it.
682
00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:31,987
Ahh!
683
00:34:32,947 --> 00:34:37,535
Slow up. And when you
put your hand down, be careful, all right?
684
00:34:37,618 --> 00:34:39,286
So you put it over it?
685
00:34:39,370 --> 00:34:41,372
Yep. Slow, slow. Try and keep 'em on it.
686
00:34:42,540 --> 00:34:44,083
-That's intense, man.
-Yep.
687
00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:45,709
Nice and slow.
688
00:34:45,793 --> 00:34:48,129
Watch this back one
doesn't have a go for your hand.
689
00:34:48,212 --> 00:34:49,046
Oh!
690
00:34:49,130 --> 00:34:52,800
That's okay. Let 'em pull it a bit.
Yep. Get it on.
691
00:34:52,883 --> 00:34:55,010
-Yay, well done!
-Watch behind you.
692
00:34:55,094 --> 00:34:55,928
Whoa!
693
00:34:57,596 --> 00:35:00,015
Yeah… just like the cartoon.
694
00:35:00,099 --> 00:35:04,311
This is why you don't want to have
a drunken sleep under a tree in Tasmania.
695
00:35:07,231 --> 00:35:10,025
Think about the effectiveness
of these as bush garbage cleaners.
696
00:35:10,109 --> 00:35:10,943
My God.
697
00:35:11,026 --> 00:35:15,030
Anything that died of age, disease…
Poof! It's gone, and it's clean.
698
00:35:15,114 --> 00:35:17,783
-You can hear that.
-Come on in, have a look.
699
00:35:17,867 --> 00:35:19,160
Come and have a look.
700
00:35:19,785 --> 00:35:22,705
This scene, it's been
playing out in Australia since,
701
00:35:23,372 --> 00:35:24,832
you know, for all of history.
702
00:35:25,332 --> 00:35:28,169
And it's at risk right now
of being lost forever.
703
00:35:28,252 --> 00:35:29,086
Right.
704
00:35:29,170 --> 00:35:31,839
Feel like I'm at risk now
of being lost forever.
705
00:35:31,922 --> 00:35:33,799
Not only here
do we prevent extinction
706
00:35:33,883 --> 00:35:36,552
by keeping an insurance population
of the species,
707
00:35:37,553 --> 00:35:40,347
-but we can improve our overall ecology.
-Heads up.
708
00:35:40,431 --> 00:35:42,516
Come on, you lot. Play nice.
709
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,310
Right. Play nice.
710
00:35:45,060 --> 00:35:47,062
He's trying to run off with it,
or get a bit.
711
00:35:47,146 --> 00:35:48,689
That's Ned Flanders.
712
00:35:50,274 --> 00:35:52,860
-Are you ready to do some work?
-That wasn't work?
713
00:35:53,611 --> 00:35:54,445
Yeah.
714
00:35:54,945 --> 00:35:57,031
Dude, you are brave, man.
715
00:35:57,114 --> 00:35:58,157
Kell.
716
00:35:58,240 --> 00:35:59,700
-Hey.
-How are you?
717
00:36:00,201 --> 00:36:01,869
-Zac, Darin.
-Kell, how are you?
718
00:36:01,952 --> 00:36:04,205
-Kell's one of the supervisors.
-Nice to meet you.
719
00:36:04,288 --> 00:36:07,499
This is the breeding area,
where all the magic happens.
720
00:36:07,583 --> 00:36:09,585
To start with, grab all the traps.
721
00:36:09,668 --> 00:36:13,464
They have traps set to humanely
capture the devils in the area.
722
00:36:13,547 --> 00:36:16,508
Oh yeah. I got one.
A live one. Yeah.
723
00:36:16,592 --> 00:36:19,136
All have RFID tags to monitor the animals
724
00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:22,097
for health, breeding success,
and to track the birth date.
725
00:36:22,181 --> 00:36:24,266
So, in here, please.
726
00:36:24,350 --> 00:36:26,810
I should note
the name Tasmanian devil
727
00:36:26,894 --> 00:36:29,188
was given to this animal
by early European settlers
728
00:36:29,271 --> 00:36:31,857
because of the horrific
screams and howls they make.
729
00:36:33,317 --> 00:36:35,444
As they're handled,
they might seem annoyed,
730
00:36:35,527 --> 00:36:38,864
but they aren't in pain or being
harmed in any way, so keep that in mind.
731
00:36:38,948 --> 00:36:40,908
This is all being done
to save the species.
732
00:36:40,991 --> 00:36:43,369
-I got another one here.
-He's pissed off.
733
00:36:43,452 --> 00:36:46,163
If it's a female that has joeys,
we don't give that.
734
00:36:46,247 --> 00:36:47,081
Yep.
735
00:36:47,164 --> 00:36:49,500
-We have to find that out first.
-Correct.
736
00:36:50,668 --> 00:36:52,878
Okay, what do you reckon? Male or female?
737
00:36:53,587 --> 00:36:55,923
-Bit of attitude.
-Female.
738
00:36:58,175 --> 00:36:59,260
Female.
739
00:36:59,343 --> 00:37:00,719
-Okay. Same again.
-Wow.
740
00:37:00,803 --> 00:37:03,472
So, Zac, can you please
hop on the back there?
741
00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:05,599
-You'll have to lift that up for us.
-Oh God.
742
00:37:08,394 --> 00:37:10,562
Well, you can't get this
from a book anyway.
743
00:37:13,482 --> 00:37:15,067
Got it. Last four digits?
744
00:37:15,150 --> 00:37:16,652
"4223."
745
00:37:16,735 --> 00:37:17,653
Crookshanks.
746
00:37:17,736 --> 00:37:18,904
-Male or female?
-Female.
747
00:37:18,988 --> 00:37:21,031
Yeah, her head and skull is very strong,
748
00:37:21,115 --> 00:37:23,867
so put a bit of pressure on
and try not to let her move.
749
00:37:23,951 --> 00:37:27,162
Replace my hands.
Come and have a look at this, Darin.
750
00:37:28,622 --> 00:37:29,540
That's a face.
751
00:37:29,623 --> 00:37:31,208
That's good, mate. So hold.
752
00:37:31,292 --> 00:37:32,334
-Got it, Zac?
-I do.
753
00:37:32,418 --> 00:37:35,546
Hold her, mate. You got probably
another minute or two, and you'll be--
754
00:37:40,134 --> 00:37:41,468
You're not going anywhere.
755
00:37:45,222 --> 00:37:47,057
One second. Let her go for a sec.
756
00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,603
-Okay. Plan B.
757
00:37:52,146 --> 00:37:56,025
So, see here? When we lift this,
what I want you to do is pinch that lip.
758
00:37:56,108 --> 00:37:58,110
She's still got another estrus to go.
759
00:37:58,694 --> 00:38:00,154
Um, but she's good.
760
00:38:00,237 --> 00:38:01,113
-Yeah.
-Wow.
761
00:38:01,196 --> 00:38:03,282
So no joeys. That's okay.
762
00:38:03,365 --> 00:38:05,576
Would be pretty obvious
if there was a joey.
763
00:38:05,659 --> 00:38:08,370
Yes, you'd have a joey.
It'd look like a little pink peanut.
764
00:38:09,330 --> 00:38:10,914
All right, we have one for release.
765
00:38:11,707 --> 00:38:12,541
Yeah.
766
00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:14,168
-Next one.
-One for relocation.
767
00:38:14,752 --> 00:38:15,586
That's a male.
768
00:38:15,669 --> 00:38:16,920
It looks like it.
769
00:38:17,004 --> 00:38:19,214
So, we can actually see with him too,
770
00:38:19,298 --> 00:38:21,633
that his condition
is not as good as the girls.
771
00:38:21,717 --> 00:38:26,263
So, a male has to show his strength
over a female, and she will fight.
772
00:38:26,347 --> 00:38:28,349
He's gotta bite her
on the back of the neck.
773
00:38:29,141 --> 00:38:30,976
Show her how strong and dominant he is.
774
00:38:31,060 --> 00:38:35,522
Drag her to a den, and he stays there,
doesn't eat for 10 days and guards her.
775
00:38:35,606 --> 00:38:38,108
Fights off every male. So, to see him--
776
00:38:38,192 --> 00:38:41,278
He looks great physically,
but he's a bit light on.
777
00:38:41,362 --> 00:38:43,238
That says he's had
a great breeding season.
778
00:38:43,322 --> 00:38:44,531
-Nice.
-That's good.
779
00:38:45,115 --> 00:38:47,409
Not a lot of romance
in this species.
780
00:38:47,493 --> 00:38:50,287
-Settle-- How old is he, Kell? Five?
781
00:38:51,038 --> 00:38:53,791
Hey, settle. Settle.
782
00:38:54,375 --> 00:38:55,209
Yeah, five.
783
00:38:55,292 --> 00:38:58,504
He's gotta come with us as well.
Wow, that's fantastic.
784
00:39:01,882 --> 00:39:02,883
Get out of there.
785
00:39:09,890 --> 00:39:12,810
This one seems… extra devil-y.
786
00:39:12,893 --> 00:39:17,106
No joes. Um, Sorry, sweetie.
787
00:39:17,189 --> 00:39:20,067
I'm not gonna lift her up.
One of you lot give it a go. Please.
788
00:39:20,150 --> 00:39:22,194
Grab down low. That's it, nice and low.
789
00:39:22,277 --> 00:39:26,073
This female is not pregnant,
but she shows great fertility promise,
790
00:39:26,156 --> 00:39:28,367
and so we release her
back into the breeding area
791
00:39:28,450 --> 00:39:30,369
and wish her luck in her future endeavors.
792
00:39:34,373 --> 00:39:35,624
She did a little check.
793
00:39:35,707 --> 00:39:39,128
Oh my God!
I'm so happy to still be alive after this.
794
00:39:39,711 --> 00:39:42,339
What started as 44 Tasmanian devils
795
00:39:42,423 --> 00:39:45,634
has turned into 390 successful births,
796
00:39:45,717 --> 00:39:49,888
and the very first to be born
on mainland Australia in 3,000 years.
797
00:39:49,972 --> 00:39:52,224
Once ready, the devils
and other animals bred here
798
00:39:52,307 --> 00:39:53,642
are eventually re-wilded,
799
00:39:53,725 --> 00:39:58,021
sent off to live completely free
in the 1,000-acre sanctuary.
800
00:39:58,105 --> 00:40:02,776
Every animal that has thus far
been released in here is on that wall.
801
00:40:02,860 --> 00:40:05,028
With another two from today
added to the board.
802
00:40:05,112 --> 00:40:06,238
Congratulations, devils.
803
00:40:06,321 --> 00:40:09,700
It's your last… little bumpy road.
804
00:40:11,577 --> 00:40:14,204
You can have a peek in there,
just to see what he's doing.
805
00:40:14,288 --> 00:40:16,206
-Hey, there he goes.
-Hey, bud.
806
00:40:17,166 --> 00:40:18,333
Look at that.
807
00:40:19,418 --> 00:40:21,211
-Here he comes.
-Aw! Hey, buddy.
808
00:40:21,295 --> 00:40:22,379
He's heading home.
809
00:40:22,463 --> 00:40:24,339
-He's going back.
-He's taking off.
810
00:40:24,423 --> 00:40:25,257
Yep.
811
00:40:25,340 --> 00:40:27,217
-Holy cow.
-That's pretty awesome.
812
00:40:27,301 --> 00:40:29,887
The work you've done,
it's just so special.
813
00:40:29,970 --> 00:40:31,597
We're a small nation,
814
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:34,475
but with some incredibly unique animals,
and they need help.
815
00:40:34,558 --> 00:40:36,602
-Thanks. Really appreciate it.
-Thank you.
816
00:40:36,685 --> 00:40:38,812
-That was an amazing day. Thank you.
-Well done.
817
00:40:38,896 --> 00:40:41,398
-Right on, bud.
-Makes my day having you here, you know?
818
00:40:41,482 --> 00:40:42,691
It's good to share it.
819
00:40:42,774 --> 00:40:44,651
Thanks for letting us
be a part of it.
820
00:40:44,735 --> 00:40:46,612
It's good to be back
with family and friends
821
00:40:46,695 --> 00:40:49,490
in a place I call my new habitat,
Australia.
822
00:40:50,782 --> 00:40:54,703
And the lessons we've learned about
conserving various species, biomes,
823
00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:57,331
cultures, those are all universal ideas.
824
00:40:57,956 --> 00:41:01,210
As the poem says, "No man is an island."
825
00:41:01,293 --> 00:41:04,505
No island is an island
because it's all connected.
826
00:41:04,588 --> 00:41:06,924
We are all connected. There's a balance.
827
00:41:07,424 --> 00:41:10,969
The land we walk on, the water we drink,
the air we breathe,
828
00:41:11,053 --> 00:41:14,473
it's all one big habitat,
and we're here to conserve it.
829
00:41:14,556 --> 00:41:18,185
Enjoy it to its fullest, of course,
but responsibly,
830
00:41:18,268 --> 00:41:20,854
leaving it as good
or better than how we found it
831
00:41:21,438 --> 00:41:23,357
for the next generation and the next.
832
00:41:24,149 --> 00:41:26,068
Hey, we're just getting started here.
833
00:41:26,151 --> 00:41:27,736
So strap in and join us.
834
00:41:28,237 --> 00:41:29,530
It's gonna be a fun trip.
835
00:41:29,613 --> 00:41:31,865
Whoa!