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South America is a large continent in the Western Hemisphere. It has 12 independent countries, holds about 386 million people, and features famous places like the Amazon River and the Andes Mountains.
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00:00One of the biggest continents and crammed with possibilities for all of us to explore.
00:09The planet's record-breaking rivers,
00:14longest mountains,
00:17steepest waterfalls,
00:21and most massive rainforest.
00:25The variety of landscapes supports wildlife in seemingly endless varieties,
00:33with many highlights,
00:39including the most massive rodents,
00:43otters,
00:45and parrots,
00:48unique birds,
00:51mammals,
00:53even dolphins,
00:56and spectacular predators.
01:00Make sure to get South America on your bucket list.
01:18If planning the ultimate tour of South America, you'll want to include the continent's natural wonders on your list.
01:29The continent of South America has some of the most dramatic mountains in the world.
01:39The continent has since been scoured and carved by glaciers.
01:45Four main glaciers remain.
01:48Any meltwater from them, or seasonal snow, feeds remote, pristine lakes.
01:58It's a real wildlife hotspot.
02:01Not surprisingly, the continent's first national park.
02:05Enlarged hearts and extra red blood cells help them cope with the lower oxygen levels of altitude.
02:13Like their kennel cousins to keep out dust and dirt.
02:18They have the same trait of being experts in going long periods without water.
02:26As they carve their way through the land, rivers create spectacular gorges, rapids, and waterfalls.
02:32Water drops more than 70 staggering meters.
02:49When the U.S. first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt first saw Iguazu, she exclaimed,
02:54there is no doubt that Iguazu is dramatic.
02:57But in terms of water features, the continent has another that overshadows them all.
03:03Mammals. It's a wildlife lover's mecca.
03:09What would you tick off your bucket list?
03:14Crocodiles?
03:18There are plenty of them.
03:30The Pantanal supports 10 million caiman, the highest concentration of crocodiles on the planet.
03:48Unique and most wonderful creature of South America.
03:53The giant anteater.
03:56There are four kinds of anteater, all South American exclusives.
04:02They have been doing their own thing for 50 million years.
04:09Tiny ants and termites don't seem like much of a meal.
04:13But with its 50 centimeter tongue, it can lap up 30,000 insects a day.
04:22It's so easy for the anteater to fill up, that it can afford to spend 15 hours a day, asleep.
04:33The open grassland, bizarre birds that can't fly.
04:40South America's own answer to the ostrich.
04:45Rears are the biggest birds in America's.
04:51Like their ostrich cousins, they are fast, topping 60 kilometers per hour.
04:58They are fast, which combined with their height and big eyes,
05:02mean that they are pretty good at keeping out of harm's way.
05:07During the breeding season, a dominant male will gather a group of females.
05:12Successful contenders herd the females together into harems.
05:19All of the girls lay their eggs into one giant nest, sometimes as many as 80.
05:26But it is the male that does all of the parenting from here on in.
05:32He sits on the nest and guards it.
05:37And when the chicks hatch,
05:41he teaches them where to find food and water.
05:47And defends them, even against close encounters with other rears.
06:02The little ones are keen to stretch their legs,
06:04and will soon be ready to race around the Pantanal.
06:24The large watershed, the biggest on earth.
06:29It pours over 200,000 cubic meters.
06:34Flowing into the legendary, it carries one-fifth of the world's fresh water.
06:41It's waters, stained by the tannins of leaves from the surrounding vegetation,
06:46flow like a well-stewed cup of tea.
06:59It's a jaw-dropping spectacle.
07:01But the life in the Amazon is just as mind-blowing as the river itself.
07:14Flowing into the sea.
07:17More than 3,000 kinds of fish populate her waters.
07:25The plentiful fish attract fish-eaters.
07:30Another South American special, the biggest otters on earth.
07:40Giant otters are sometimes known as river wolves, because they hunt in packs.
07:49Most otters are loners, but not these monsters.
07:55Families stay together, defending their territory from rivals.
08:03By working together, they can herd fish.
08:08The fearless giants will even work together to tackle caiman.
08:21Grazing along the river banks are other giants.
08:28Capybaras are the biggest rodents on the planet.
08:37In the way they live, capybaras are more like hippos than hamsters.
08:46With their eyes, ears and nostrils on the tops of their heads.
08:50So like a periscope, they can hide in the water, but still keep an eye on what's going on.
09:01Perfectly at home on land, or in the water.
09:04They get full access to the lush plant life.
09:10The wildlife trunks of submerged trees.
09:26The trees along the banks mark the fringe of South America's greatest treasure.
09:32The Amazon rainforest.
09:35A precious, vital resource for the country and the world.
09:41The Amazon represents more than half of the world's total rainforest.
09:46More than half a billion hectares.
09:49Big enough to cover two-thirds of the United States.
09:55A visit has to be the ultimate jungle experience.
10:01It has diversity to blow your mind.
10:05There are more than 40,000 kinds of plant.
10:10Some of which are giant.
10:17Many of the trees raise 60 meters above the ground.
10:21While the record holder breaks through the canopy to reach a maximum height of nearly 90 meters.
10:39The plants support life in abundance, including humans.
10:50More than 300 indigenous human communities depend on the forest.
10:56Around 50 are still isolated.
10:58Even uncontacted by the outside world.
11:05Many others still live traditional lives.
11:19Imagine the experience of going bush, feeling the raw energy of the jungle.
11:37If you are a bug fan, the Amazon is a good destination.
11:4595% of animal life here is insect.
11:53More than two and a half million species have been found so far.
12:00Some demonstrating incredible camouflage.
12:09And others with remarkable societies.
12:16But the Amazon has so much more to offer.
12:27Its talons are like a large human hand, supported by wrist-thick legs.
12:37It's claws are bigger than a bear's.
12:42They can snap shut on animal prey.
12:44Pretty much anything they can find.
12:46Especially monkeys and sloths.
13:03In terms of sheer numbers, rodents and bats are the most plentiful.
13:08Perhaps not bucket list material for many.
13:11But some of the Amazon's other mammals are truly remarkable.
13:22Famously, the sloth.
13:29The sloth is one of the world's most popular animals.
13:33Though it's only found here, in America's rainforests.
13:48They are so special that no trip to South America would be complete without seeing one.
13:54Though don't expect riveting company.
14:00Sloths sleep for up to 20 hours a day.
14:12Some of South America's animals are weird to say the least.
14:16But others are nothing less than magnificent.
14:22The Amazon is the best place to hunt for a glimpse of this spectacular feline.
14:30The biggest predator on the continent.
14:36The jaguar.
14:38The biggest cat to roam the Americas.
14:41Globally, only lions and tigers are bigger.
14:47The jaguar truly is an awe-inspiring sight.
14:58And there are many more to find.
15:01So far since the millennium, more than 2,000 new species have been found.
15:08You never know.
15:10You might be the person to find the next.
15:13It's a real possibility.
15:18The diversity of life in South America and the evolution driving it is truly enough to blow your mind.
15:26And if you see evolution itself in action, then there can be no bucket list destination more important than the
15:33place where the great Darwin himself discovered how evolution works.
15:40A dream destination like no other green penguins, they might come across another uniquely Galapagos experience.
15:48The giant tortoises of the Galapagos.
15:53The name Galapagos comes from the Spanish word for saddle.
15:57And the surrounding oceans bathed by three major ocean currents, resulting in some of the most spectacular marine life on
16:06Earth.
16:11South America's landscapes show the most incredible diversity.
16:17A feast for the mind.
16:22But moreover, the continent's wild places offer a life support system on which the entire globe depends.
16:39particularly the Amazon rainforest, which filters water and fuels the water cycle with plants pumping moisture into the air,
16:48regulating weather patterns and ensuring rain for the future.
16:55And though it only covers 2% of the Earth's surface, the Amazon generates a fifth of the oxygen that
17:03we need to breathe.
17:05And vitally, at the moment the rainforest holds 140 billion tons of carbon and is perhaps our most important ally
17:15in our fight against climate change.
17:20But like all natural wonders, the wilderness of South America is under threat.
17:47In less than one generation, South America has lost an area of forest bigger than Texas.
17:59In less than one generation, South America has lost an area of forest.
18:00Deforestation is destroying the equivalent of 20 football fields of jungle per minute.
18:11The timber is sold off and the land cleared for raising cattle.
18:31It's vital for the health of the land and the people living in those countries, but also for the rest
18:37of us all over the world.
18:44All of us must work together to save it.
18:48We need it.
18:53And we need bucket list destinations, places to enrich our dreams, to inspire and excite us,
19:01to keep us searching for knowledge and experiences.
19:07The mind-blowing landscapes of the South American continent wow us.
19:15Leave us in awe.
19:22And make the world a wonderful place to be.
19:26And make the world a wonderful place to be.
20:00The world's world now living today.
20:00The world's world is staying in place.
20:03No, thanks a lot.
20:05The world's world now with no development.
20:06Another connection between Earth yogic lö Predator,
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