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[tranquil music plays]

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{\an8}[President Obama] A few years ago,
Michelle and I visited Patagonia

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{\an8}with our daughters.

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Amongst the snow-capped mountains
and crystal-clear lakes,

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we marveled at an increasingly rare thing.

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Untouched wilderness.

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Human influence has spread
far and wide across our planet.

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National parks can protect
what we still have.

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But if we are to make a real change,
we must return more of our land to nature.

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[tranquil music continues]

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In Chilean Patagonia,
vast areas are being re-wilded,

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returned to their natural balance

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before we came along.

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This region is rapidly becoming
one of the most protected places on Earth.

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Chilean Patagonia is home
to 24 unique national parks…

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across an incredible
variety of landscapes.

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The longest mountain range in the world,

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the Andes,
runs like a spine along its length.

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At its heart, lush forests

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and the open Patagonian steppe.

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And along the coast,

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the raw power of the Pacific Ocean.

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Patagonia is redefining our idea

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of what national parks could be.

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On the western seaboard
of South America lies Chile,

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the longest country in the world,

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stretching over 2,500 miles
from north to south.

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In the southern part
is the remote area of Chilean Patagonia,

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where huge swaths of land
are given over to its 24 national parks.

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The most famous of these
is Torres del Paine.

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[squawking]

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[tranquil music plays]

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Its three iconic towers
dominate the landscape.

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The park is home to a thriving population
of Chile's largest land predator,

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the puma.

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This mom has four little mouths to feed.

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[tense music plays]

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She needs to hunt.

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For the best chance of success,

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she must leave the cubs behind.

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[tense music continues]

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Their survival depends
on her stealth and cunning.

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Guanaco, an ancient ancestor
of the domestic llama,

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and her main prey.

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[tense music plays]

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Blending into the landscape
is her best chance of an ambush.

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[tense music continues]

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[guanaco bleats]

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[bleating]

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[tranquil music plays]

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Four out of five puma hunts
end in failure.

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[puma screeches]

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[puma screeches]

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[pumas squealing]

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Compelled to find another opportunity
to feed her cubs…

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she will keep the family moving.

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[tense music plays]

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They're not the only pumas
looking for food.

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[tense music continues]

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Close by, a younger, lone female

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is also on the hunt.

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[tense music continues]

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From her high vantage point…

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she spots a herd.

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[tense music plays]

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With their backs to a lake,
their escape options are limited.

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[tense music continues]

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To bring down an animal that is
up to three times heavier than her,

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she'll need everything to go her way.

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[tense music continues]

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[bleating]

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[tense music continues]

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[squealing]

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-[squealing]
-[grunting]

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[tense music continues]

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[tense music crescendos]

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[bleating]

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Battered and bruised,
it's another missed opportunity.

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[tranquil music plays]

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The mom and her cubs
have found the remains

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of a guanaco carcass
at the edge of a pond.

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The hungry family grabs what they can.

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The fact that it's been killed
and partly buried

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can only mean one thing.

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This food belongs to someone else.

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[tense music plays]

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The lone female.

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[tense music continues]

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The cubs seem nervous of the stranger.

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[tense music continues]

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But their mother is calm.

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[tranquil music plays]

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This is her daughter
from last year's litter.

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The lone female reclaims her carcass.

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She may be the cubs' older sister,
but that doesn't mean she's keen to share.

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[growling]

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-[growling]
-[squealing]

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[growling]

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[squealing]

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Her soggy little brother
will have to wait his turn.

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Others arrive…

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and are accepted at the feast.

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[tranquil music plays]

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Until recently, puma were believed
to be solitary creatures.

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Lions and cheetahs were thought
to be the only social big cats.

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The discovery of such strong social bonds

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is redefining
how scientists think about pumas.

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[tranquil music continues]

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The creation of this refuge
has protected these cats from ranchers

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who might fear for their livestock.

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And it has also led to an increase
in space and prey,

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so there's less need
for conflict between rivals.

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This park is now home

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to one of the highest densities
of puma in the world.

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And numbers of these majestic animals
are slowly recovering

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across southern Chile.

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[tranquil music plays]

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Three hundred miles north,
along the Andean range,

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lies Patagonia National Park.

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[soaring music plays]

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One of the region's newest parks,
it may look like a wilderness,

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but until recently,
it was used to graze sheep.

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[soaring music continues]

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Puma and their prey,
the guanaco, were persecuted here.

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Now the livestock have been removed,
the wildlife protected,

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and the land is starting
to return to its natural balance.

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[soaring music fades]

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With puma numbers still low,

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guanaco are quickly repopulating the park.

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[tranquil music plays]

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And this male is hoping to play his part.

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He has traveled here
in search of a good grazing territory,

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impressive enough to attract females.

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An all-female herd…

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in an area of prime grazing.

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But it has already been claimed
by a huge dominant male.

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[tense music plays]

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And this herd isn't big enough…

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[bleating]

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…for the both of them.

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[tense music continues]

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[bleating]

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The dominant male charges
to show who's boss.

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[dramatic music plays]

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[squealing]

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[bleating]

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[dramatic music continues]

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And he's not too big
to dish out a low blow.

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[dramatic music continues]

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[bleating]

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[dramatic music continues]

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The bachelor is driven far from the herd…

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[dramatic music continues]

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…until finally, he takes the hint.

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[upbeat music plays]

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The victor returns to his females…

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only to find

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another intruder in their midst.

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[dramatic music plays]

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[bleating]

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[dramatic music continues]

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With the dominant male busy
seeing off his new rival,

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the bachelor sneaks back in…

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[dramatic music continues]

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[gentle music plays]

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…and seizes the opportunity…

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[gentle music continues]

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…finally meeting his mate.

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With the creation of these national parks,

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agricultural fences were taken down,

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allowing guanaco to travel more freely,

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mixing and strengthening gene pools.

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[tranquil music plays]

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After almost a year of pregnancy,

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a mother is in labor.

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[tranquil music continues]

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The baby guanaco needs to be
up on her feet as fast as possible.

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[tranquil music continues]

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In a matter of just two weeks,

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thousands of baby guanaco
will take their first steps here.

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The females all give birth
within the same period

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to make the most of the safety of a crowd.

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[tranquil music continues]

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Out here, you never know who's watching.

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[foreboding music plays]

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As these guanaco herds expand,

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so too will the opportunities
for the puma population to bounce back

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and for nature to recover.

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[tranquil music plays]

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[squawking]

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Around the world,
many national parks exist

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as isolated pockets
of protected wilderness.

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To really flourish,

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animals need not only safeguarding,

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but safe passage.

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The ability to move freely

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in search of food, a territory, or a mate.

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[tranquil music continues]

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Since 2017, Chile has been working

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to connect a patchwork of wild spaces,

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joining national parks with other
protected reserves and marine parks

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to create a network,
a wildlife conservation corridor,

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connecting over 30 million acres
of Chilean Patagonia.

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[squawking]

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At the center of this network
lies Cerro Castillo National Park,

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home to a once-endangered creature
now making a spectacular comeback.

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[tranquil music plays]

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The Andean condor.

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Condors are scavengers.

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They consume dead animals.

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A role that is vital in removing waste
and preventing disease.

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[tranquil music continues]

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In the past,
they've been hunted and poisoned

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by landowners seeking
to protect their livestock.

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But now the population
of these magnificent birds

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is bouncing back.

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[tranquil music continues]

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They nest in these inaccessible,
forested cliffs.

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And every day,
they travel hundreds of miles

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in search of food…

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[tranquil music continues]

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[tranquil music crescendos]

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…leaving behind…

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their vulnerable youngsters.

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[tranquil music plays]

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He might almost be the size of an adult,

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but this massive chick
is only nine months old.

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Condors are the world's
largest soaring birds.

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And he could eventually
have a wingspan of over ten feet.

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For now though,

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he's just learning how to use them.

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[jaunty music plays]

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He's getting braver.

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[jaunty music continues]

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[suspenseful music plays]

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But attempting a first flight from here
would be extremely risky.

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[suspenseful music continues]

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[wind rushing]

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Best to head back to safety.

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If he can.

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[tranquil music plays]

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His parents return.

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[tranquil music continues]

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And it's finally breakfast time.

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To give him the best chance in life,

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they will only raise one chick at a time.

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But if all of their efforts
are to pay off,

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he must take to the skies himself.

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[tranquil music plays]

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Perhaps he needs
to be shown how it's done.

264
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[uplifting music plays]

265
00:25:29,643 --> 00:25:30,563
It's time…

266
00:25:34,723 --> 00:25:36,803
for his first-ever flight.

267
00:25:38,083 --> 00:25:40,083
[uplifting music continues]

268
00:25:46,483 --> 00:25:48,323
[uplifting music dwindles]

269
00:25:50,643 --> 00:25:52,243
Well, it's a start.

270
00:25:54,323 --> 00:25:56,323
[tense music plays]

271
00:26:02,803 --> 00:26:04,803
[tranquil music plays]

272
00:26:19,083 --> 00:26:19,923
Better.

273
00:26:20,003 --> 00:26:21,883
[tranquil music continues]

274
00:26:27,243 --> 00:26:30,283
These birds are too heavy
to fly by flapping alone.

275
00:26:32,243 --> 00:26:34,883
To stay aloft and travel long distances,

276
00:26:35,443 --> 00:26:37,723
he must learn to ride the wind.

277
00:26:37,803 --> 00:26:39,803
[uplifting music plays]

278
00:26:55,203 --> 00:26:59,163
His parents lead him into the air currents
and rising hot air thermals.

279
00:26:59,243 --> 00:27:00,803
[uplifting music continues]

280
00:27:15,043 --> 00:27:17,883
Their chick will stay with them
for up to two years.

281
00:27:22,163 --> 00:27:25,443
Until then,
he'll be stretching his wings daily,

282
00:27:25,523 --> 00:27:30,923
growing stronger,
until he too can soar over the Andes.

283
00:27:31,003 --> 00:27:33,003
[uplifting music continues]

284
00:27:40,523 --> 00:27:42,523
[uplifting music fades]

285
00:27:49,643 --> 00:27:51,643
[tranquil music plays]

286
00:27:54,723 --> 00:27:56,643
Six hundred miles further north,

287
00:27:56,723 --> 00:27:59,203
the landscape begins to change.

288
00:28:00,683 --> 00:28:02,683
[tranquil music continues]

289
00:28:06,043 --> 00:28:09,083
Here, it's dominated by volcanoes.

290
00:28:11,123 --> 00:28:13,203
They scar the land with lava flows…

291
00:28:13,283 --> 00:28:15,283
[tranquil music continues]

292
00:28:18,043 --> 00:28:21,083
…between which grow primeval forests.

293
00:28:25,243 --> 00:28:28,643
At the very northern edge,
lies Conguillío National Park,

294
00:28:30,003 --> 00:28:33,923
one of the last strongholds
for the endangered Araucaria,

295
00:28:34,483 --> 00:28:35,763
the monkey puzzle tree.

296
00:28:35,843 --> 00:28:37,843
[tranquil music continues]

297
00:28:41,043 --> 00:28:43,883
Growing to over 150 feet,

298
00:28:43,963 --> 00:28:48,083
these giants were once a common sight
across northern Patagonia.

299
00:28:49,123 --> 00:28:51,843
But they were cut down
to make way for farmland

300
00:28:53,603 --> 00:28:57,603
and now only exist
in small pockets of ancient woodland.

301
00:29:05,643 --> 00:29:10,123
In the shadows of the monkey puzzle trees
are the delicate beech forests…

302
00:29:15,723 --> 00:29:18,843
home to animals
found nowhere else on Earth.

303
00:29:23,443 --> 00:29:24,283
The pudu…

304
00:29:26,683 --> 00:29:28,843
the world's smallest deer.

305
00:29:31,043 --> 00:29:34,483
This spotted baby could fit
into the palm of your hand.

306
00:29:38,763 --> 00:29:41,643
And the smallest wildcat of the Americas.

307
00:29:42,443 --> 00:29:46,363
The kodkod isn't even as big as a pet cat.

308
00:29:49,723 --> 00:29:51,683
Along with these miniature mammals,

309
00:29:52,963 --> 00:29:54,803
the Valdivian forest

310
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is also home to one of the most
spectacular insects in the world.

311
00:30:00,563 --> 00:30:02,243
[dramatic music plays]

312
00:30:06,243 --> 00:30:08,403
The Chilean stag beetle…

313
00:30:11,163 --> 00:30:15,043
named for the incredible
antler-like jaws found on the males.

314
00:30:15,883 --> 00:30:17,883
[tense music plays]

315
00:30:18,723 --> 00:30:21,603
This one has picked up
the scent of a female.

316
00:30:22,163 --> 00:30:24,163
[tense music continues]

317
00:30:25,603 --> 00:30:27,363
But she is 100 feet up

318
00:30:27,963 --> 00:30:29,763
in the canopy of a beech tree.

319
00:30:31,003 --> 00:30:33,003
[tense music continues]

320
00:30:39,923 --> 00:30:44,163
For him, that's the equivalent
of a person climbing the Eiffel Tower.

321
00:30:44,803 --> 00:30:45,643
Twice.

322
00:30:45,723 --> 00:30:48,083
[tense music continues]

323
00:30:49,643 --> 00:30:53,763
Her seductive fragrance
can be detected by males far and wide.

324
00:30:57,083 --> 00:30:58,643
And the race is on.

325
00:30:58,723 --> 00:31:00,723
[tense music continues]

326
00:31:16,563 --> 00:31:20,763
Finally, he reaches the canopy
ahead of his rivals…

327
00:31:20,843 --> 00:31:22,243
[tense music continues]

328
00:31:24,843 --> 00:31:26,963
…with the female in his sights.

329
00:31:28,883 --> 00:31:30,883
[tense music fades]

330
00:31:37,483 --> 00:31:39,683
But he has a challenger.

331
00:31:41,683 --> 00:31:43,923
[suspenseful music plays]

332
00:31:46,803 --> 00:31:48,243
They size each other up.

333
00:31:48,323 --> 00:31:50,323
[dramatic music plays]

334
00:31:54,603 --> 00:31:58,203
Now, those huge weapons
come into their own.

335
00:31:58,283 --> 00:31:59,403
[dramatic music plays]

336
00:32:01,643 --> 00:32:06,883
One of the largest weapons to body size
of any animal that has ever lived.

337
00:32:06,963 --> 00:32:08,323
[dramatic music continues]

338
00:32:09,683 --> 00:32:11,323
They have evolved to grasp

339
00:32:12,723 --> 00:32:13,683
and lift.

340
00:32:13,763 --> 00:32:15,603
[dramatic music continues]

341
00:32:16,643 --> 00:32:18,203
His opponent strikes first.

342
00:32:18,283 --> 00:32:20,683
[suspenseful music plays]

343
00:32:33,523 --> 00:32:34,843
But he turns the tables

344
00:32:36,403 --> 00:32:38,123
and gets the upper hand.

345
00:32:38,883 --> 00:32:40,883
[suspenseful music continues]

346
00:32:44,283 --> 00:32:46,043
[suspenseful music fades]

347
00:32:52,923 --> 00:32:55,043
[jaunty music plays]

348
00:32:55,123 --> 00:32:59,723
Finally, there's nothing
between him and his mate.

349
00:32:59,803 --> 00:33:01,803
[jaunty music continues]

350
00:33:07,403 --> 00:33:09,403
[tranquil music plays]

351
00:33:23,523 --> 00:33:25,403
As dusk falls over the park,

352
00:33:26,683 --> 00:33:30,523
we are reminded
of our place in the universe.

353
00:33:30,603 --> 00:33:32,483
[tranquil music continues]

354
00:33:35,123 --> 00:33:37,203
By carefully managing light pollution,

355
00:33:37,843 --> 00:33:40,483
the celestial views above the reserves

356
00:33:40,563 --> 00:33:43,603
have remained some
of the darkest on Earth.

357
00:33:44,843 --> 00:33:46,843
[tranquil music continues]

358
00:33:49,083 --> 00:33:51,363
On a clear night, you can see the planets

359
00:33:51,443 --> 00:33:52,603
of the solar system…

360
00:33:55,843 --> 00:33:57,683
the stars of the Milky Way,

361
00:33:59,283 --> 00:34:03,203
and the distant glow
of our closest neighboring galaxies.

362
00:34:03,283 --> 00:34:05,283
[tranquil music continues]

363
00:34:08,323 --> 00:34:10,243
Even with the naked eye.

364
00:34:10,323 --> 00:34:12,323
[tranquil music continues]

365
00:34:18,723 --> 00:34:20,523
And under the cover of darkness,

366
00:34:21,443 --> 00:34:26,283
one nocturnal forest resident
is helping his home to regenerate.

367
00:34:31,483 --> 00:34:33,163
Using new camera technology,

368
00:34:33,243 --> 00:34:36,163
we can reveal his nighttime antics.

369
00:34:39,163 --> 00:34:40,643
The monito del monte.

370
00:34:41,443 --> 00:34:43,443
[jaunty music plays]

371
00:34:45,443 --> 00:34:47,283
The "little monkey of the mountain."

372
00:34:47,843 --> 00:34:49,843
[jaunty music continues]

373
00:34:52,563 --> 00:34:56,243
But the monito isn't a monkey.
He's a marsupial.

374
00:34:57,203 --> 00:34:58,603
[jaunty music continues]

375
00:35:03,363 --> 00:35:04,843
And although he is tiny…

376
00:35:06,723 --> 00:35:10,763
these giant trees depend on him.

377
00:35:17,483 --> 00:35:21,483
He will eat his entire body weight
in food every night.

378
00:35:21,563 --> 00:35:23,563
[tense music plays]

379
00:35:29,363 --> 00:35:34,083
During his lifetime, he will help spread
at least 20 different species of plant

380
00:35:34,963 --> 00:35:36,163
by eating the fruits…

381
00:35:38,763 --> 00:35:41,963
and dropping the seeds in new places.

382
00:35:42,043 --> 00:35:43,483
[tense music continues]

383
00:36:03,003 --> 00:36:04,483
As dawn begins to break,

384
00:36:06,123 --> 00:36:09,043
he returns to his hidden nest to sleep.

385
00:36:10,643 --> 00:36:12,403
[tranquil music plays]

386
00:36:13,123 --> 00:36:14,723
And he is not alone.

387
00:36:15,563 --> 00:36:17,563
[tranquil music continues]

388
00:36:19,123 --> 00:36:24,283
These communal nests can contain
up to ten unrelated monitos

389
00:36:24,363 --> 00:36:25,523
huddling together.

390
00:36:25,603 --> 00:36:27,603
[tranquil music continues]

391
00:36:45,523 --> 00:36:48,283
With the help of these
"little monkeys of the mountain,"

392
00:36:48,363 --> 00:36:51,163
it is possible
that a huge Valdivian forest

393
00:36:52,003 --> 00:36:55,203
will once again stretch
from the Andean mountains

394
00:36:56,763 --> 00:36:58,003
to the Pacific Ocean.

395
00:36:58,083 --> 00:37:00,083
[tranquil music continues]

396
00:37:04,163 --> 00:37:05,803
[squawking]

397
00:37:08,683 --> 00:37:13,683
Chile has more than 4,000 miles
of winding Pacific coastline.

398
00:37:14,763 --> 00:37:16,763
[tranquil music plays]

399
00:37:21,283 --> 00:37:22,923
During the last ice age,

400
00:37:23,003 --> 00:37:26,643
glaciers descended
from the mountaintops to the sea.

401
00:37:27,963 --> 00:37:31,283
[ice crashes]

402
00:37:31,363 --> 00:37:33,363
[dramatic music plays]

403
00:37:41,723 --> 00:37:42,883
As they moved,

404
00:37:44,123 --> 00:37:48,203
they carved Patagonia's maze
of deep coastal fjords.

405
00:37:49,083 --> 00:37:51,083
[jaunty music plays]

406
00:37:53,403 --> 00:37:55,843
Relatively few of these icy giants remain.

407
00:37:58,083 --> 00:38:01,123
This is the San Rafael glacier.

408
00:38:02,163 --> 00:38:04,163
[tranquil music plays]

409
00:38:12,643 --> 00:38:17,163
[cooing]

410
00:38:20,043 --> 00:38:24,843
Every spring, an ethereal song
echoes around these fjords.

411
00:38:26,723 --> 00:38:29,523
[cooing]

412
00:38:29,603 --> 00:38:31,603
[somber music plays]

413
00:38:34,763 --> 00:38:36,483
[deep sighing]

414
00:38:39,243 --> 00:38:41,803
[cooing]

415
00:38:41,883 --> 00:38:43,883
[somber music continues]

416
00:38:48,683 --> 00:38:50,683
[cooing]

417
00:38:50,763 --> 00:38:52,763
[somber music continues]

418
00:38:57,003 --> 00:39:02,923
[cooing]

419
00:39:03,003 --> 00:39:05,003
[somber music continues]

420
00:39:08,963 --> 00:39:10,883
[deep sighing]

421
00:39:12,443 --> 00:39:16,163
It's the haunting call
of a male leopard seal.

422
00:39:16,683 --> 00:39:20,883
[leopard seal sighs and coos]

423
00:39:23,163 --> 00:39:24,123
[cooing]

424
00:39:24,203 --> 00:39:27,203
He's here to take advantage
of the icebergs to breed…

425
00:39:28,363 --> 00:39:29,843
[cooing]

426
00:39:29,923 --> 00:39:34,043
…and will sing day and night
to attract a mate…

427
00:39:34,923 --> 00:39:36,683
[leopard seal coos]

428
00:39:36,763 --> 00:39:40,643
…skillfully crafting his love songs
to incorporate a range of notes

429
00:39:40,723 --> 00:39:42,243
and a variety of pitch.

430
00:39:42,923 --> 00:39:45,123
[grunting]

431
00:39:48,283 --> 00:39:53,123
Elements of his tuneful repertoire
can be heard far and wide.

432
00:39:53,203 --> 00:39:59,363
[cooing]

433
00:39:59,443 --> 00:40:00,323
A female…

434
00:40:00,403 --> 00:40:02,123
[cooing continues]

435
00:40:02,203 --> 00:40:03,683
[high-pitched sigh]

436
00:40:03,763 --> 00:40:05,323
…tunes into the male's song.

437
00:40:08,003 --> 00:40:09,683
During the short breeding season,

438
00:40:10,403 --> 00:40:13,843
leopard seals sing underwater
all through the night.

439
00:40:14,923 --> 00:40:18,123
[leopard seal sighs and coos]

440
00:40:18,203 --> 00:40:21,923
Worn out from her nighttime courtship,
she rests on the ice.

441
00:40:24,443 --> 00:40:26,083
[grunting]

442
00:40:26,163 --> 00:40:28,083
[cooing]

443
00:40:28,163 --> 00:40:30,483
[grunting and cooing]

444
00:40:30,563 --> 00:40:32,723
The serenade is enticing.

445
00:40:34,083 --> 00:40:37,803
[cooing]

446
00:40:37,883 --> 00:40:39,283
[hopeful music plays]

447
00:40:39,363 --> 00:40:42,643
[cooing]

448
00:40:42,723 --> 00:40:44,723
[hopeful music continues]

449
00:40:48,523 --> 00:40:49,563
She approaches.

450
00:40:50,763 --> 00:40:52,763
[hopeful music continues]

451
00:41:00,323 --> 00:41:01,323
Only to find

452
00:41:02,643 --> 00:41:03,803
her would-be suitor…

453
00:41:04,363 --> 00:41:05,323
[cooing]

454
00:41:05,403 --> 00:41:07,163
…isn't actually awake.

455
00:41:10,083 --> 00:41:11,163
[cooing]

456
00:41:13,763 --> 00:41:16,563
Scientists believe
that during the breeding season,

457
00:41:16,643 --> 00:41:20,403
leopard seals have such high levels
of surging hormones…

458
00:41:20,483 --> 00:41:21,843
[cooing]

459
00:41:21,923 --> 00:41:23,883
…they even call while sleeping.

460
00:41:26,603 --> 00:41:28,483
[grunts and sighs]

461
00:41:34,683 --> 00:41:36,403
As the sun starts to sink…

462
00:41:37,563 --> 00:41:39,043
[leopard seal sighs]

463
00:41:43,483 --> 00:41:46,163
[hopeful music plays]

464
00:41:46,243 --> 00:41:48,123
…he finally wakes up.

465
00:41:48,923 --> 00:41:49,843
[grunts]

466
00:41:50,843 --> 00:41:52,843
[hopeful music continues]

467
00:42:14,003 --> 00:42:19,283
And they retreat beneath the ice
to begin their courtship duet.

468
00:42:19,363 --> 00:42:21,363
[hopeful music continues]

469
00:42:30,523 --> 00:42:34,003
Whilst almost half
of Chilean Patagonia's land is protected,

470
00:42:34,843 --> 00:42:37,523
less than a fifth
of its coastal waters are.

471
00:42:38,563 --> 00:42:40,563
[waves crashing]

472
00:42:44,163 --> 00:42:47,163
Seventy miles off the southern tip
of mainland Chile

473
00:42:48,883 --> 00:42:52,923
lie the sub-Antarctic Islands
of Diego Ramírez,

474
00:42:54,483 --> 00:42:57,723
one of Patagonia's
few marine protected areas.

475
00:42:59,723 --> 00:43:02,643
Off its shores, three oceans collide.

476
00:43:04,803 --> 00:43:06,523
The Pacific to the west…

477
00:43:10,323 --> 00:43:12,483
Atlantic to the east,

478
00:43:14,163 --> 00:43:17,883
and to the south,
the brutal Southern Ocean.

479
00:43:22,763 --> 00:43:26,963
Despite being surrounded by some
of the most treacherous seas in the world,

480
00:43:27,643 --> 00:43:30,563
this place is brimming with life.

481
00:43:30,643 --> 00:43:32,643
[soaring music plays]

482
00:43:34,683 --> 00:43:39,283
The islands offer a safe haven
for over two million nesting seabirds.

483
00:43:40,003 --> 00:43:42,003
[soaring music continues]

484
00:43:42,963 --> 00:43:47,243
Colonies of albatross carve rivers
through the thick tussock grass.

485
00:43:47,323 --> 00:43:49,323
[soaring music continues]

486
00:43:55,843 --> 00:43:59,723
It's one of the world's
few albatross colonies not in decline,

487
00:43:59,803 --> 00:44:02,163
due to the lack of predators on the island

488
00:44:02,243 --> 00:44:04,963
and the ban on fishing
within the marine park.

489
00:44:05,043 --> 00:44:09,763
[birds squawking]

490
00:44:09,843 --> 00:44:14,243
Not all animals that live here
have the luxury of arriving by air.

491
00:44:15,923 --> 00:44:17,923
[tranquil music plays]

492
00:44:23,443 --> 00:44:26,443
Southern rockhopper penguins
nest here too.

493
00:44:28,483 --> 00:44:31,363
[penguin squawks]

494
00:44:31,443 --> 00:44:36,043
Penguin parents must take turns
traveling hundreds of miles

495
00:44:36,123 --> 00:44:38,403
in search of food for their hungry chicks.

496
00:44:39,603 --> 00:44:41,243
[tense music plays]

497
00:44:49,043 --> 00:44:52,803
They can be away
for up to three days at a time.

498
00:44:53,883 --> 00:44:55,883
[tense music continues]

499
00:45:01,963 --> 00:45:04,123
But the most dangerous
part of their journey

500
00:45:04,883 --> 00:45:05,883
is the return.

501
00:45:05,963 --> 00:45:07,963
[tense music continues]

502
00:45:13,363 --> 00:45:15,283
Thrown by the swell to the shore.

503
00:45:15,363 --> 00:45:16,803
[tense music continues]

504
00:45:20,683 --> 00:45:24,203
Though the ocean
is the least of their worries.

505
00:45:27,043 --> 00:45:29,363
[suspenseful music plays]

506
00:45:29,443 --> 00:45:32,363
South American sea lions
patrol these waters.

507
00:45:40,003 --> 00:45:42,003
[suspenseful music continues]

508
00:45:46,843 --> 00:45:48,763
For every fishing party that returns…

509
00:45:49,403 --> 00:45:51,403
[suspenseful music continues]

510
00:45:52,563 --> 00:45:54,563
…some won't make it.

511
00:45:57,923 --> 00:46:02,883
[birds squawking]

512
00:46:02,963 --> 00:46:05,923
[suspenseful music plays]

513
00:46:06,003 --> 00:46:08,163
A mother penguin runs the gauntlet

514
00:46:08,843 --> 00:46:10,283
to return to her family.

515
00:46:15,043 --> 00:46:17,763
But these sea lions
swim three times faster.

516
00:46:18,523 --> 00:46:20,723
[suspenseful music continues]

517
00:46:22,363 --> 00:46:23,803
Her best chance of survival…

518
00:46:23,883 --> 00:46:25,403
[suspenseful music continues]

519
00:46:27,043 --> 00:46:28,483
…is to get out of the water.

520
00:46:28,563 --> 00:46:31,483
[suspenseful music continues]

521
00:46:43,083 --> 00:46:45,763
[suspenseful music fades]

522
00:46:49,363 --> 00:46:50,803
Safe at last.

523
00:46:54,523 --> 00:46:56,523
[suspenseful music plays]

524
00:46:58,203 --> 00:46:59,083
Maybe not.

525
00:47:00,163 --> 00:47:02,163
[suspenseful music continues]

526
00:47:30,523 --> 00:47:32,523
[suspenseful music fades]

527
00:47:40,043 --> 00:47:42,043
[tranquil music plays]

528
00:47:42,843 --> 00:47:44,243
A narrow escape.

529
00:47:45,563 --> 00:47:47,683
[tranquil music continues]

530
00:47:58,363 --> 00:48:02,283
And now, the arduous climb
back to the nest.

531
00:48:03,443 --> 00:48:05,443
[tranquil music continues]

532
00:48:48,123 --> 00:48:49,923
Just to feed their little one,

533
00:48:50,603 --> 00:48:54,443
every penguin parent
must put their life on the line…

534
00:48:57,523 --> 00:49:01,483
taking turns making this trip
for another six months,

535
00:49:02,243 --> 00:49:06,323
until their chick is able
to run the sea lion gauntlet.

536
00:49:06,403 --> 00:49:08,403
[uplifting music plays]

537
00:49:25,523 --> 00:49:31,083
This marine park now protects
over 55,000 square miles of ocean…

538
00:49:33,683 --> 00:49:38,203
and extends the wildlife conservation
corridor of Chilean Patagonia

539
00:49:39,643 --> 00:49:43,003
out toward the protected waters
of Antarctica.

540
00:49:45,123 --> 00:49:47,123
[uplifting music continues]

541
00:49:57,683 --> 00:50:03,363
This network of parks now protects
over 200 species of birds and mammals

542
00:50:04,723 --> 00:50:07,843
across an astonishing
variety of landscapes.

543
00:50:07,923 --> 00:50:09,923
[uplifting music continues]

544
00:50:10,763 --> 00:50:15,083
It's helping bring animals
back from the brink of extinction.

545
00:50:16,723 --> 00:50:20,123
But it's not just wildlife
that is benefiting.

546
00:50:21,923 --> 00:50:26,043
Ecotourism is predicted
to bring hundreds of millions of dollars

547
00:50:26,123 --> 00:50:28,403
to the local economy
over the next ten years.

548
00:50:29,123 --> 00:50:31,243
And it will have a far greater benefit

549
00:50:31,963 --> 00:50:34,723
to every being on our planet.

550
00:50:36,363 --> 00:50:38,363
In the fight against climate change,

551
00:50:38,443 --> 00:50:42,123
this land and vegetation
act like a sponge,

552
00:50:42,203 --> 00:50:44,363
absorbing carbon dioxide,

553
00:50:45,283 --> 00:50:49,483
making the region one of the largest
carbon sinks in South America.

554
00:50:49,563 --> 00:50:51,563
[uplifting music continues]

555
00:50:52,563 --> 00:50:55,603
Give nature a chance and it will return.

556
00:50:56,363 --> 00:50:59,163
Wilderness and wildlife can recover,

557
00:50:59,843 --> 00:51:02,083
and balance can be restored.

558
00:51:03,363 --> 00:51:06,683
Chilean Patagonia is an inspiring example

559
00:51:07,243 --> 00:51:11,043
of what can be achieved
when we work together with nature

560
00:51:11,563 --> 00:51:16,403
and believe in the true value
of our national parks.

561
00:51:16,483 --> 00:51:18,563
[uplifting music crescendos]

562
00:51:20,603 --> 00:51:22,603
[tranquil music plays]