Tom Hanks Introduces Two Unlikely Survivors on The Americas

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Tom Hanks spotlights two remarkable cold-blooded creatures—a determined marbled four-eyed frog and a cheeky salt flat lizard—as they do whatever it takes to survive in some of the Americas' most extreme environments. Watch The Americas on NBC and stream on Peacock.

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00:00A frog.

00:05Marbled, four-eyed frogs live at the highest altitude of any frog on Earth.

00:13Every year, females must breed in pools formed by glacial meltwater.

00:19But their world is changing.

00:21The glacier is retreating further up the mountains.

00:29Each year, she climbs higher, enduring hotter days, but also colder nights.

00:42And that's become a real problem.

00:47A salt-flat lizard.

00:51A young male on the lookout for a territory.

00:55Like, there's no time to waste.

01:21An oasis?

01:23No.

01:25This water is full of salt.

01:30He can't drink it.

01:32But these brine flies can.

01:37Converting it into fresh water inside their bodies.

01:44It's a perfect combo meal.

01:46A drink.

01:48A drink.

01:48With a side of flies.

01:55But for a rookie, this is going to take some practice.

02:05Two hundred flies contain just a thimble of water.

02:09Two hundred flies contain just a thimble of water.

02:11He's sure got his work cut out.

02:23Almost there.

02:29Nailed it.

02:48Could life get any better.

02:50Could life get any better?

02:53Could life get any better?

02:54Yeah.

02:55It's so interesting.

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