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While the pandemic restricts human movement, wildlife remains free. In this time of crisis, the natural world can be a source of solace and escape. In the most extreme of environments animals overcome adversity to survive and thrive.
一场环球之旅，前往地球上最原始荒野之地，观赏最壮观的野生动物
一场环球之旅，前往地球上最原始荒野之地，观赏最壮观的野生动物
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00:07We are living in extraordinary times.
00:15The pandemic has changed all our lives.
00:21But while we are restricted, wildlife is free.
00:33In moments of crisis, the natural world can be a source of both inspiration and escape.
00:45So we are taking you on an adventure.
00:57To some of the wildest places on Earth.
01:11Bringing together spectacular stories from Planet Earth 2.
01:19And Blue Planet 2.
01:25And accompanying this special journey, there's a new score.
01:29Created by Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea, who composed the music for the original series.
01:37Performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, and featuring on piano, the award-winning artist, Dave.
01:46Working remotely on opposite sides of the Atlantic, they've come together to create a visual and a musical feast.
01:56Our adventure will take us to some of the most extreme environments on Earth.
02:03From the hottest deserts, to the freezing poles.
02:08And from highest mountains, to mysterious kingdoms underwater.
02:17Where, against all odds, life flourishes, giving us all a message of hope for the future.
02:30This is Planet Earth, a celebration.
02:34Planet Earth, a celebration.
03:12Planet Earth, a celebration.
03:20Perhaps you can see, in the next season.
03:20The next season.
03:21Hands up in the next season.
03:21The next season.
03:22Can we see.
03:22Can we hear.
03:33However, if we can see.
03:57The Atlantic.
04:02Off the coast of South Africa, it collides with the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.
04:10Spectacular winter storms create colossal waves.
04:37But one species turns these turbulent seas into a playground.
04:51Bottlenose dolphins.
04:57They are extremely intelligent.
05:09And with this intelligence comes playfulness.
05:20They surf.
05:23And as far as we can tell, they do so for the sheer joy of it.
05:55The coastal waters of South Africa teed.
05:58Even with life.
06:01And below the surface, one of the greatest of all kelp forests, which is home to some truly
06:17extraordinary creatures.
06:26Including one smart individual who's found rather ingenious ways to survive.
06:36Barely visible except for the pulsating siphon through which it breathes.
06:41A common octopus waiting for prey to pass by.
06:50A crab will do.
06:59The octopus sets off in pursuit.
07:02A escape is a challenge.
07:03A baj.
07:17A swast.
07:18A lag.
07:23A fog.
07:27A térre WAX.
07:29A pe consegue.
07:29Able aetu.
07:29Aba.
07:31A be že.
07:32A beating vše dẽ.
07:32A captive vē.
07:33and then lurks with the patience of an ambush hunter.
08:04But the octopus shares the Cape waters with a great concentration of other predators.
08:19Fur seals and sharks.
08:27They all eat octopus if they can find one.
08:41And pyjama sharks are experts at hunting in the undergrowth.
08:56Time to disappear.
09:05But these tough-skinned little sharks are small enough to reach deep into crevices.
09:30But the octopus is far from finished.
09:36She slips her tentacles into the shark's gills.
09:40That prevents the shark from breathing.
10:02When caught out in the open and vulnerable, this octopus does something truly extraordinary.
10:09And never recorded before.
10:23She disguises herself with a protective armor of shells.
10:50The shark can sense its prey.
11:07But the shells confuse it.
11:15In a forest full of hungry mouths, superior wits allow this octopus to stay alive.
11:31Surviving in this submarine jungle can be a challenge.
11:37But above the waves, over 700 miles to the north, lies a world with challenges of a different kind.
11:56The Namib Desert.
11:59The Namib Desert.
12:03It's the oldest desert on the planet.
12:08believed to have been dry since dinosaurs walked the earth.
12:19Life here for a hunter is as hard as it gets.
12:33A pride of lions.
12:36One of the very few that endures this desert's scorching temperatures and lack of water.
13:07A herd of oryx.
13:09The only prey within 20 miles.
13:16Out here, there is no cover for an ambush.
13:20It will have to be a straight chase.
14:00They have failed.
14:02And each failed hunt brings the lions closer to starvation.
14:17To find enough to eat, the pride continually searches an area the size of Switzerland.
14:29Three days and a hundred miles later.
14:33And still, no kill.
14:38These are desperate times.
14:43A dry riverbed on the edge of their territory.
14:48The only animals here are giraffe.
14:51But these one-ton giants could kill a lion with a single kick.
15:09The lions seldom tackle such formidable prey.
15:15But this pride can't go on much longer without food.
15:48The whole pride must work together.
15:50Together as a team, if they're to succeed.
15:53Together as a team, if they're to succeed.
15:53Especially the people.
16:20Two lionesses lead the chase, others race to cut off possible escape routes.
16:43The giraffe has the speed and stamina to outrun the pride, but it's being chased into a trap.
16:54Up ahead, the lead female waits.
17:08It's now up to her.
17:25Most lion hunts end in failure.
17:30But no lions fail more often than those that live in the Tessit.
17:38And yet, for generations, despite overwhelming adversity, they have managed to endure.
17:56Dawn breaks in the Andes.
18:05Here, high altitudes bring their own set of trials.
18:12Wildlife faces scorching days and perishing nights.
18:21Mount in Viscacha are up early to claim the best places to catch the sun's first rays.
18:48For others up here, the sunrise is even more welcome.
18:56At over 4,000 meters, this is the highest flamingo colony in the world.
19:04At night, it gets so cold that even this salty water freezes over.
19:11And now the flamingos are trapped in the ice.
19:20Eventually, the sun thins the ice.
19:24But it's still a struggle for the flamingos to break free.
19:48Walking on thin ice is always risky.
19:51Walking on thin ice is always risky.
20:02And it's hard to retain one's dignity.
20:06Especially when you're wearing stilts.
20:21At these altitudes, the sun's power can quickly turn from salvation to threat.
20:35The atmosphere is so thin, there is very little protection from ultraviolet radiation.
20:42By mid-morning, it's risky to linger out in the open.
20:57Out on the lake, there is nowhere to hide.
21:07The white crust of the soda lake reflects the sun's glare and increases the impact of its ultraviolet rays.
21:20By mid-day, the sun will burn in four minutes.
21:21By mid-day, the uncovered human skin will burn in four minutes.
21:30But this doesn't seem to bother the flamingos.
21:33In fact, they are on parade.
21:43In fact, they are on parade.
22:06During the breeding season, the flamingos perform these peculiar courtship dances even through the hottest time of the day.
22:20They're so eager, they don't even pause to feed.
22:42The roars are something of a mystery, but after a month of dancing, all the birds will have paired off.
22:50And we'll be getting ready to mate.
22:58Up here, there are few other creatures to bother the flamingos.
23:02But then, few other creatures could even tolerate these conditions.
23:12Wildlife has colonized almost every corner of our planet.
23:19Even the slopes of its highest mountains.
23:27The Himalayas.
23:37Lethally cold.
23:41Scoured by gales and blizzards.
23:47These mountains are among the most hostile places on Earth.
23:57Yet, a few special animals manage to live here.
24:03The snow leopard.
24:10Seldom seen.
24:11The detail of their lives has long been a mystery.
24:15But now, at last, helped by the latest remote camera technology, we are getting closer to them than ever before.
24:29They're very rare, only about four of them in 40 square miles.
24:35There is simply not enough prey to sustain more.
24:44They live solitary lives.
24:47Nonetheless, they are well aware of the presence and the movements of their neighbors.
24:51Because they leave messages in a few special places.
24:58They rub particular rocks with their cheeks.
25:05And then spray them with urine.
25:10The two perfumes create a unique signature.
25:18Any other leopard can know which of its neighbors passed this way.
25:23Without ever making direct contact.
25:28But there are times when snow leopards must come together.
25:33And the event is often violent.
25:48An adult female and her daughter.
26:01She has devoted the last two years to raising her cub.
26:06And very soon it will be weaned.
26:10For now, the cub is still entirely dependent on its mother.
26:20But staying together as long as this could cause problems.
26:28The female is now in heat again.
26:31And any male that smells her signature will know that.
26:44From this moment on, her cub's life is at risk.
26:51Males kill cubs that are not their own.
26:59But the mother is now driven by an urge that she cannot control.
27:07She lets the males know exactly where she is.
27:24From up here, she could be heard for miles around.
27:46A young male emerges from the wilderness eager to find her.
27:50To be sure.
27:54The male is now in heat again, the moon.
27:58Please don't look like this.
28:04Meanwhile, the female is in the future.
28:05A young male is at risk, and he won't require in her.
28:07The male is at risk, and he is at risk.
28:11The male is at risk, and he has a risk.
28:29has arrived the mother and cub are trapped between the rivals the cup is
28:37now in danger mother must act fast to divert the male's attention from her
28:43cub she rolls over submissively
29:02with the males fixed on the female the cup has a chance to escape
29:13the males close in on the mother from both sides keen to claim her for their own
29:20a fight is inevitable
29:46the female moves to escape and protect her cub
29:49but the big male follows her
30:04he will not let her leave until he has mated with her
30:24with the males gone the female is at last reunited with her cub
30:33but she has been injured
30:45the cub however is alive thanks to its mother
30:59until her injury heals she won't be able to hunt
31:05mountain animals survive on the very edge of existence
31:13mother and cub were not seen again
31:24until over a month later high on a ridge
31:28a remote camera was triggered
31:34the female cat
31:36she's no longer limping but she's now alone
31:45then an hour after the female has left
31:48the camera is triggered again
31:57it's her cub taking her first steps towards adulthood and independence
32:05she is unlikely to see her mother again
32:08but every now and then they will be reunited
32:12through the messages they leave on the marking rocks
32:19her mother has succeeded in raising her
32:22but life ahead will be challenging
32:25and she will spend nearly all of it alone
32:37existence in these unforgiving mountains is fraught with difficulty
32:46but surviving on remote islands can also be tough
32:51the galapagos lie in the pacific ocean 600 miles from the coast of south america
32:58this is fernandina island
33:01volcanic harsh and desolate
33:09to survive here wildlife has had to evolve specific skills
33:22and that has made the iguanas here
33:24different from all their relatives
33:31these are marine iguanas
33:37they are vegetarians
33:38but since there's little food for them on the land
33:41marine iguanas graze on the sea floor
33:48a big male like this one
33:50can dive to 30 meters
33:51and hold its breath for half an hour
34:19there are more than 7000 individuals
34:22on fernandina alone
34:32and by bringing nutrients from the sea to the land
34:35the iguanas help other animals to survive here too
34:42crabs feed on dead skin on the iguanas back
34:46and in turn provide a welcome exfoliation service
34:57while smaller lizards prey on the flies that pester the colony
35:24but not all the relationships on this island
35:27are so harmonious
35:35marine iguanas lay their eggs in sand
35:40in june when the hatchlings emerge
35:43they're vulnerable
35:48they must join the adults at the edge of the sea
35:52but the journey will be a dangerous one
36:19racer snakes
36:20racer snakes
36:21they must die
36:22they must die
36:50The snakes missed their chance, but more babies are hatching, and now the snakes are
37:11on the alert.
37:12This is the best feeding opportunity they will get all year.
37:33On flat ground, a baby iguana can outrun a race of snake, but others are waiting in ambush.
38:08Another hatchling has its first
38:11glimpse of a dangerous world.
38:13I don't know.
39:11A snake's eyes aren't very good, but they can detect movement, so if the hatchling keeps its nerve, it may
39:21just avoid detection.
40:07A snake's eyes aren't very good.
40:37A snake's eyes aren't very good.
40:54A near-miraculous escape.
41:06The lucky survivors can begin learning the unique way of life here.
41:21Other islands may seem more welcoming places to grow up.
41:29But appearances can be deceiving.
41:40During the dry season, over half a million terns crowd onto this remote atoll in the Indian Ocean.
41:55Their chicks are still in their dark juvenile plumage.
42:03They vary in age.
42:13Whilst the more advanced chicks take to the air...
42:24Others aren't quite ready yet.
42:27Others aren't quite ready yet.
42:47Those just starting to learn to fly use the shallow lagoon that occupies the centre of the atoll as their
42:54training ground.
42:58It's difficult for some of them to stay aloft for long.
43:25Giant Trivalis.
43:27Giant Trivalis.
43:40Usually, they are solitary hunters.
43:43But about 50 of them have come here from neighboring reefs attracted by this abundance of potential prey.
43:59The fledglings stay out of the water if they can.
44:04They even drink on the wing.
44:06Giant Trivalis.
44:07Giant Trivalis.
44:24If the Juvalier are to catch one now...
44:27They have to up their game.
44:31Giant Trivalis.
44:33Giant Trivalis.
44:34Giant Trivalis.
44:39So there is a fish here that amazingly has a brain capable of calculating the airspeed, altitude and trajectory of
44:49a bird.
44:50It's all good.
44:52That's all vegan.
44:54That's perfect.
44:55Just a horse.live.
45:05To be continued...
45:25to collect food for itself.
45:50Their parents lead them to the training grounds.
45:55They need to keep their children safe and to get a few said.
45:58They will lead them to the trauma of the community.
45:58$1,000 are by $2,000, and they will lead to the future.
46:04$2,000.
46:07They will be
46:08part of the adult.
46:09$3,000.
46:24$3,500.
46:28BIRDS CHIRP
47:22BIRDS CHIRP
47:26BIRDS CHIRP
47:28If they are to survive, they must learn quickly.
47:41BIRDS CHIRP
47:42After a month of practicing over the lagoon, the youngsters start to leave and take their chances out over the
47:49open sea.
47:57BIRDS CHIRP
47:57Six thousand miles to the north, and the warm waters of the tropics become a distant memory.
48:08BIRDS CHIRP
48:09The Arctic.
48:13For millennia, animals have survived in a world where temperatures can fall to below 50 degrees.
48:31And every winter, the Norwegian fjords in the Arctic Circle are crowded by one of the most spectacular assemblies of
48:40fish to be seen anywhere.
48:45BIRDS CHIRP
48:47BIRDS CHIRP
48:49BIRDS CHIRP
48:54BIRDS CHIRP
48:55BIRDS CHIRP
48:55BIRDS CHIRP
48:58BIRDS CHIRP
49:05BIRDS CHIRP
49:06BIRDS CHIRP
49:09BIRDS CHIRP
49:10It's possibly the greatest gathering of orca on the planet.
49:23The Herring may be plentiful, but in these winding fjords, they're not always easy to track down.
49:35These particular orca, however, are fish hunting specialists.
49:49They work as a team, coordinating their approach by calling loudly to one another.
50:00They herd the herring into tighter and tighter shoals.
50:18They swim below them, trapping them against the surface of the sea.
50:31And now the orca deploy their special weapon.
50:40They beat their tails with such force that the shock waves stun the herring.
50:49And then the senseless victims are easily collected.
51:20To be continued...
51:27But all this underwater noise attracts others.
51:39Huntback whales.
51:42They move in on the action.
51:53They approach the shoal from beneath and then lunge upwards, gathering up to a hundred kilos
52:05of herring in a single mouthful.
52:27The humpbacks are comparative newcomers.
52:29They only started coming here within the last decade.
52:45But these polar seas are so rich that there appears to be enough food for everyone.
53:16We share our planet with spectacular wild animals.
53:21Which have adapted to live in the strangest and harshest of environments.
53:27Now, more than ever, they are an inspiration for us all.
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54:44For this special Planet Earth musical celebration,
54:48to raise our spirits during the pandemic,
54:52we brought together composer Hans Zimmer
54:55and top-selling artist Dave.
54:58I'm quarantined whatever happens, you know.
55:01That's the composer's life.
55:03I couldn't have seen the world ever stopping, ever,
55:06if it wasn't for something like this, you know.
55:08They're both passionate about the natural world.
55:12Anything I write in one way or the other
55:15is determined in one way or the other by nature.
55:20You know, that episode everybody's always talking about
55:23was the iguanas and the snakes.
55:27Every director I've ever worked with
55:30only wished that they could have had a car chase like that
55:33on an action scene like this.
55:40We're trying to provide you with an experience.
55:48An experience which gets under your skin
55:50and you start to understand a little bit more
55:53what this world is all about
55:55and how we fit into this world.
56:05To be performing with an orchestra
56:07as talented as the one that I did today, amazing.
56:13I get a lot of inspiration from the natural world
56:15from my music.
56:18Music is everywhere.
56:23There's a tone to the birds when they sing.
56:35The air, the wind, the trees, the elements.
56:42The soundtrack to nature is a beautiful thing.
56:54Music and images can create an experience
56:57that can teach us something on a profound level.
57:01Make us feel a hope.
57:06Let's look forward.
57:07Let's look towards the future.
57:09Let's make a better future.
57:12Never before in the history of humankind
57:16has it been more critical
57:18to protect and nurture the natural world.
57:23Which is, after all, our home too.
57:33Looking out for our great planet.
57:35A special follow-up to the war on plastic
57:37as the fight goes on tomorrow night at 9.
57:39And can Strike and Robin protect their witness?
57:42It's a race against time to find him
57:44as Lethal White continues, next.
57:47Now, don't go anywhere as new worlds collide.
57:50A first look at the brand new series
57:51of His Dark Materials, coming right up.
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