This Forest is Filled with Wild Butterflies
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00:00 (birds chirping)
00:01 Today, Ross is focusing on butterflies,
00:04 another good gauge of forest diversity,
00:07 if he can catch them.
00:09 (footsteps thudding)
00:12 - They're so quick.
00:15 (leaves rustling)
00:18 See, look at that, that's fantastic.
00:26 I've never seen this before.
00:28 So these look like hugely specialized anal glands
00:30 that are, they must be emitting some really noxious odor.
00:34 So if anything tries to attack this,
00:36 it's gonna get a nose full of what is ever being
00:38 disseminated by these plumes here.
00:40 - Ross is finding a wide range of butterflies.
00:47 In just 10 days, he's recorded over 300 insect species,
00:52 proof that this forest supports a rich web of life.
00:56 (birds chirping)
00:59 (upbeat music)
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