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"Balaenoptera musculus."
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- Anything?
- No sign of him yet.
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How about now?
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I'll tell you when.
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Greybeard, I said I'd--
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Hold on. Did you hear that?
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Hear what? What's happening?
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Are you seeing this?
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They're millions and millions of krill!
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Are the krill lighting up?
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They're bioluminescent.
That means they light up.
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Like beautiful underwater fireflies.
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But why are they "bioluminescing" now?
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Scientists don't know for sure.
It could be to find a partner
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or become the leader
or scare off a predator--
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We found him.
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Whale, hello there!
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The hugest.
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Bigger than any other animal
that's ever existed.
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Bigger than the dinosaurs?
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Bigger than the biggest dinosaur.
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Activate the recording device.
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Recording.
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Now we wait for him to sing.
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Not quite, Greybeard.
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It's more like a...
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Blue whales aren't just the biggest,
they're also the loudest.
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But scientists still aren't sure
why they sing.
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Until today.
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Exactly. We're going to find out.
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Wait, there's something in his mouth.
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Yeah. The all-you-can-eat krill buffet.
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No, something else.
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Be careful, Jane.
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It's a fishing net.
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It's okay!
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We're going to help you.
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- Jane?
- I'm caught in the net!
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Jane! Stop it!
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Everyone's watching.
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Sorry, everyone!
I was just trying to save a blue whale.
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Actually, we were trying to figure out
why blue whales sing.
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But then our scientific mission
became a rescue mission.
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- Hi, David.
- Hi, Jane's mom.
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Now your rescue mission has become
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a laundry mission.
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Can you take this upstairs and bring
the basket back down for the next load?
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I would, but we're kind of busy with
the Balaenoptera musculus.
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Musculus?
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It's the scientific name for a blue whale.
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It means "whale fin"
because they have a big fin on their back.
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- Right here!
- Okay! That tickles!
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I'm sure the Balaenoptera musculus
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will be there once you've delivered this
"Laundera foldecus."
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That's the scientific name
for this laundry.
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I'm headed up to the surface.
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Copy. I'll meet you on your floor.
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Come on, Greybeard.
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Show-off.
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Oh!
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I can sense your needs
Like rain onto the seeds
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I can make a rhyme of confusion
In your mind
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And when it comes down to
Some good old-fashioned love
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I've got it, I've got it
I've got it, got it, baby
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I'm every woman
It's all in me
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Anything you want done, ba--
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I like your singing!
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I forgot to push the button for my floor.
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Do you know why blue whales sing?
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I'm sorry?
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Do you know why blue whales sing?
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I don't.
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Don't feel bad. What's your name?
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- Toni.
- Hi, Toni, I'm Jane.
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You're not the only one
who doesn't know why blue whales sing.
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Scientists aren't sure either.
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They think it's maybe to talk,
mark their territory
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or to impress other whales.
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Do you sing to impress other people?
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No. I just--
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I just--
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You know, just to get my mind off things.
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You dropped something.
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Don't worry,
I'm sure the cleaners will get it.
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But what if they don't?
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I know it doesn't seem like much to you,
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but that little plastic will eventually
end up somewhere!
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Which is how a little piece of trash
like a plastic bag
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can end up in the ocean and choke a whale!
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What?
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We're trying to save a blue whale
that has an old net in its mouth
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so we can figure out why they sing.
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Okay. Well, good luck with that.
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- Can you put this in the garbage chute?
- Yeah.
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See, not that hard!
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I did not sound like that.
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Did I?
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Do you hear that?
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He's over the roof! Come on.
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Jane!
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Jane?
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Great.
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We've gotta hurry. Or else we'll miss him!
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Incredible.
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Those are clicks, not songs.
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I wonder what he's clicking about.
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Get this net out of my mouth
so I can sing for you.
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We will try!
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He's coming back! Now's our chance.
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Greybeard, grab the net!
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Nice try, Greybeard.
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He's getting away!
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Jane!
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- This is coming out of your allowance.
- Sorry, Mom.
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- But a blue whale's life is in danger.
- He has a net stuck in his mouth.
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And if we don't get it out,
he won't be able to eat.
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And if he can't eat, he'll die.
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Blue whales are endangered, Mom.
There aren't many left.
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There aren't many quarters left, either.
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And the jam is jumpin'
Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin'
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Pump it up a little more
Get your party movin' on the dance floor
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See, 'cause that's where the party's at
And you'll find out, if you do that
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I don't want a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
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Sorry!
That's one of my favorite songs and--
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I was just checking to see
if you could break a dollar?
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Yes. Yeah, sure.
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- Here you go.
- Thank you.
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I'll let you get back to
"pumping up your jam."
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Great.
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- Okay.
- Great.
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I didn't know you could pump jam.
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Now, you two wait until this load is done,
then you come right upstairs. Promise?
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Right upstairs, promise.
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Right upstairs to our apartment,
not the roof.
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But Mom--
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Promise.
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You can refold these while you wait.
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What? I find folding relaxing.
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So, what's the plan?
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I don't have one.
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What would Jane Goodall do?
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Come on.
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{\an8}"Change happens by listening
then starting a dialogue
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{\an8}with the people who are doing something
you don't believe is right."
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Yeah, I don't see how
that's gonna help our whale.
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Why aren't you yelling?
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I shouldn't have yelled before.
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I just sometimes get upset
when I think about the environment
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and what's happening to it.
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Sometimes?
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I'm not a great listener.
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It's okay, I get it. Neither am I.
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I just don't like being told what to do.
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- Me too.
- Her too!
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But it doesn't mean
I shouldn't try to listen more.
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Right. We're all in this together.
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And everything we do, even if it's small,
like picking up a piece of garbage,
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can make a big difference
if everyone does it.
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Just in case the cleaner doesn't get it.
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Good luck singing with your blue whale.
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- Singing with-- That's it!
- What?
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One of the reasons blue whales might sing
is to talk to each other!
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So, maybe we can sing to him to come back.
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Exactly!
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But we don't sing.
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But we don't sing.
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We don't.
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Oh!
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I can cast a spell
Of secrets you can't tell
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Mix a special brew
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Fire inside of you
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Anytime you feel danger or fear
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And then instantly
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- Climb on up, Greybeard.
- I will appear
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Oh!
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We need your help!
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I don't think she's coming out.
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She's coming.
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No, she's not.
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Told you.
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We need you to sing.
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Please.
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We need you to sing, please.
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I don't understand.
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If we can get the blue whale
to stop and sing-talk with you--
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It might give us enough time
to get the net out of his mouth.
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Yeah, listen, I only sing for myself.
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- Alone. Sorry.
- Wait.
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Change happens when we use our voice,
even if it's sometimes hard to do.
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It's all in you...
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You ready?
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- I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do--
- Just sing! Anything.
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Hopefully, our blue whale will hear you
and then head this way.
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I'm not really comfortable singing--
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Imagine how uncomfortable it is
having a giant fishing net in your mouth.
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If you get too nervous,
we'll come back down.
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Right!
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You're not alone.
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- We're all in this together.
- Together.
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Come on, Greybeard.
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I want to leave
My footprints on the sands of time
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Know there was something that
Something that I left behind
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When I leave this world
I'll leave no regrets
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Leave something to remember
So they won't forget
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I was here
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No whale.
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Not yet.
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I lived, I loved
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I was here
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I did, I've done
Everything that I wanted
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And it was more
Than I thought it would be
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It's not working!
Maybe it's more into jazz,
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or hip-hop, or country.
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- He's here!
- I was here
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I did, I've done
Everything that I wanted
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What's he doing?
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And it was more than...
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I think you're right, Greybeard.
He's listening.
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I will leave my mark
So everyone...
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Now's our chance!
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I was here
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Got it! It's working! Keep pulling!
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Greybeard, climb up!
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Greybeard, try to pull it
out of his mouth!
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I was here
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She stopped singing!
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Greybeard!
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His foot's caught in the net!
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I wanna say I lived each day
Until I die
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And know that I meant something in
Somebody's life
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The hearts I have touched
Will be the proof that I leave
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He's going over the edge!
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It's gonna be okay, Greybeard!
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I'm not gonna let you go!
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...made a difference
And this world will see
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We were here
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We lived, we loved
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We were here
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We did, we've done
Everything that we wanted
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And it was more than
We thought it would be
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We will leave our mark
So everyone...
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The whale's listening again.
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- We were here
- Pull, David!
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- We did it! Yes!
- Yeah!
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- Wait...
- It would be
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- We will leave our mark
- Who else is singing?
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So everyone will know we were here
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Yo, pump up the jam, pump it up
While your feet are stompin'
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And the jam is pumpin'
Look-a here, the crowd is jumpin'
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We have to get one of these!
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Going on the dance floor...
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- Back to the sub?
- Yes, please.
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I don't want a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
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Make my day
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He sounds so beautiful,
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but what is he saying?
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Whatever it is,
it got that whale's attention.
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They're sing-talking!
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No, they're sing-hunting!
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They're using their song
to light up the krill.
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So they can find them and eat them.
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Exactly! They're singing for their dinner.
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Thanks, Greybeard.
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They're so incredible.
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- And such beautiful singers.
- Exactly.
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And as long as we can protect them
so they can keep singing,
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and we can keep listening,
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one day, we might figure out
what they're actually saying.
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Nice singing.
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Help save the blue whales!
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The jam, pump it up
While your feet are stompin'
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- Mom!
- And the jam is pumping, and your--
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Yeah, what's up?
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Do you remember what you say to me
when you're on a work call?
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"No screaming, roaring or howling."
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I think we should add
"singing" to that list.
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I disagree.
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Wait, you have a work call?
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Yep, with Asha de Vos.
She studies blue whales.
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'Kay, I'll make you a deal.
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I'll be quieter if you promise to sing me
what you find out.
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- Really?
- Really.
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- Deal.
- Have fun.
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Pump it up a little more.
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- Hi, Asha!
- Hi, Jane.
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Get your booty
On the floor tonight
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That's my mom.
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Ever since she and our neighbor
sang to a blue whale, she can't stop.
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Why were they singing to a blue whale?
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- He got a fishing net stuck in his mouth.
- That's not good.
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Have you ever found old fishing nets?
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Yeah, actually, I have.
Let me show you a photograph.
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This first picture is of me
with a giant fishing net
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that I found floating in the ocean.
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We also see plastic floating around,
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but sometimes we do find amazing things.
Like this!
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- What is that?
- That's blue whale poop!
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Whale poop is a window
into the lives of these giants
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when they're underwater
in places that we can't see.
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Why is it so red?
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Because of what they feed on.
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Here in Sri Lanka,
our blue whales feed on shrimp,
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but elsewhere they feed on krill,
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and this coloration comes from the food
that they're digesting, basically.
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When was the first time
you saw a blue whale?
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Let me just show you a map of Sri Lanka.
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{\an8}Right down here at the bottom,
there's a place called Yala,
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and that's actually where I had
my first encounter with six blue whales.
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As you can see, these whales
are pretty amazing and gigantic.
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What a privilege for us
to live side by side
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with the largest animal
that's ever roamed our planet.
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That's incredible!
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So, when did you know
you wanted to study blue whales?
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Well. Here. At about the age of six,
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my parents would go out and bring back
secondhand National Geographic magazines,
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{\an8}and I fell in love with the ocean,
and I wanted to know what was in there.
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{\an8}Asha, what does "Oceanswell" mean?
On the back of your shirt.
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It's an organization
that I founded out here.
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Because, you know,
when I was 17 or 18 years old,
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we didn't have marine biologists
in this country.
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And by creating Oceanswell,
it's given me the opportunity
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to nurture that next generation
of diverse ocean heroes.
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And that's what I'm trying
to grow out here.
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Because if we truly want
to save our oceans,
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every coastline needs a local hero.
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Just like you, Asha!
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When you're out on the ocean,
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do you see things
that can hurt the blue whale?
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Let me show you a diagram.
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The ocean is like
a giant obstacle course for these animals.
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If they're in a shipping lane,
they can get hit by a ship and get killed.
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If they swim through nets,
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they can get entangled
and drown or starve to death.
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And also, the ocean is getting noisier,
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and that disrupts how they find their food
or how they find their friends.
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What can we do to help them?
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One of the key things
I like to ask people to do,
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is share the stories of our oceans.
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The more we can tell people
the cool facts that we learned--
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Like, I hope today you'll go off
and tell someone, maybe your mum,
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about what color blue whale poop is.
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And then we can share these amazing things
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and create more ambassadors for our ocean,
'cause that's what I think we need.
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Make my day
Make my, make my...
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Your mom really does like to sing,
doesn't she?
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I better go before the neighbors complain.
Thank you so much, Asha.
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I'm definitely going to tell everyone
about what we talked about.
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Have a great day,
and don't forget to share the stories!
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- Bye, Asha!
- Bye, Jane!
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Time to go sing Mom what I discovered.
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Mom!