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黄石河是美国本土48州中最长的未筑坝河流，奔腾的河水既狂野激荡，又为沿岸栖息的生灵提供了至关重要的滋养。从北美海拔最高的大型湖泊——黄石湖出发，这条河流一路奔流近700英里，穿越瀑布与峡谷，最终汇入密苏里河，深入美国腹地。跟随镜头，见证黄石河畔的野牛、水獭、郊狼以及那些寻求刺激的探险者，如何在这片狂野不羁的水域中适应环境并茁壮成长。
The Yellowstone River moves untamed through its 700-mile journey; trumpeter swans congregate; otters makes a daring portage down the cliffs; a grizzly sow fords rapids; fly fishermen take advantage of the swarm of salmon fly hatch.
The Yellowstone River moves untamed through its 700-mile journey; trumpeter swans congregate; otters makes a daring portage down the cliffs; a grizzly sow fords rapids; fly fishermen take advantage of the swarm of salmon fly hatch.
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00:01I am Bill Pullman, and my family owns a ranch, so I am very familiar with water resources.
00:06Water is precious and vital to the American West.
00:10Most of the wide rivers in the United States have dams, but the Yellowstone River's main channel...
00:15The Tao is not bound by large dams; it sometimes lies quietly across the plains.
00:19Originally, it roared as it rushed out of the canyon.
00:23In this episode, you will meet a brown bear mother and a bison mother.
00:27Mom, learn how they led their children across a raging river.
00:32Both strong mothers are facing unknown challenges to survival, which makes us...
00:39Let's walk along the river together and enjoy the journey.
00:45The Yellowstone River has a unique charm; it is majestic and untamed.
00:58It originated in the mountains within Yellowstone National Park, and traveled through the western United States.
01:06Nestled among towering mountains and deep valleys.
01:16The Yellowstone River is not blocked by large dams.
01:23Rushing forward day and night, full of wild charm.
01:36The surging river is both selfless and merciless.
01:46The river flows down from the mountains and rushes to the plains.
01:53Witness ancient creatures thriving on this ancient land.
02:06This is the ever-forward-moving Huangshi River.
02:33In Yellowstone National Park, majestic mountains give birth to Yellowstone Lake.
02:41It is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America.
02:52The shoreline is approximately 180 kilometers long, and the deepest part of the lake is close to
02:58One hundred and twenty meters.
03:03This enormous natural reservoir has only one outlet, stretching for thousands of kilometers along the Yellow River.
03:12Shihu Lake.
03:18However, in the cold month of January, the silver-fed orchards here are like a fairyland, only...
03:24A few scattered bodies of water have not yet frozen over.
03:27These waters provide important shelter for various types of water bottles.
03:34Every winter, black-billed swans come to help with the wintering.
03:39They gather in the waters near geothermal hot springs.
03:48However, even such shelters are fraught with danger.
04:06A jackal with a long history of travel was attracted by a black-billed swan.
04:22Hunting on a frozen river is quite difficult.
04:27The open environment left the serpent with nowhere to hide.
04:33He must remain patient.
04:35Waiting for the prey to lower its guard
04:57in this case
04:59It is difficult for the Jiaolang to launch an effective surprise attack.
05:03Although this body of water is crowded and narrow
05:05But as long as we can avoid the dragon wolf, that's enough.
05:13However, the black-billed swans lingering on the ice in the distance are in trouble.
05:22The black-billed swans on the ice flapped their wings rapidly.
05:25Hoping to escape danger as soon as possible
05:28They don't have much time left.
05:47The dragon wolf watched helplessly as the opportunity slipped away.
05:59The duckling didn't fly away.
06:05They didn't hide in the water.
06:09He was injured.
06:12Taking advantage of the opportunity, the dragon wolf moved closer.
06:36This quail, though not as plump as the black-billed swan...
06:39But it can also be used to stave off hunger.
07:04In early spring, February, the weather warms up and the rivers thaw.
07:11Now the black-billed swans can swim freely on the water.
07:16Then it spread its wings and flew away.
07:22Rivers originating from Yellowstone National Park
07:25Like a wild horse breaking free of the river, it bursts out of Yellowstone Lake.
07:28Heading north
07:37It then flows into the Missouri River.
07:46This is an extraordinary journey.
07:54The Yellowstone River is wild and untamed.
08:11Even in winter, the Yellowstone River continues to nourish precious life.
08:19Even along the East Yellowstone River, it is a major artery.
08:23Attracting a large number of wild animals
08:30The leopard must hunt for food constantly.
08:33Timely replenishment of physical energy is essential to survive the cold winter.
08:39He searched along the still unfrozen waters.
08:44Most of the year
08:46The dragon and wolf must get through it all alone.
08:50They sometimes hunt
08:53Sometimes eating rotten flesh
08:56The Jiaolang survived thanks to its exceptional adaptability.
09:05But who would willingly jump into the icy river on such a freezing day?
09:12The life of the dragon wolf is not so easy either.
09:16Life isn't easy for the Jiaolang either.
09:22The life of the dragon wolf is impossible.
09:34North American Water Tower enjoys life here.
09:40Wolves don't have it so easy either.
09:51The two North American water tower pups are not yet one year old.
09:54She's already almost as tall as her mother.
09:58However, they still have a lot to learn.
10:02The cubs will spend the entire winter with their mother.
10:06Practice various survival skills with your mother
10:10North American water tower mothers lead their calves downstream
10:13Go to places they've never been before
10:16There are abundant fish there
10:19Getting closer to the destination
10:21The mother and cubs cannot travel by water.
10:26The river ahead has changed.
10:28The water flow suddenly became rapid.
10:33The roar of the river came from afar.
10:42North American water tower mother calls for her babies to climb onto the riverbank
10:47Moving forward through the thick snow
10:52There is only one road that avoids the dangerous river bend.
11:02Yellowstone's Upper Falls cascades down from the edge of hard volcanic rock.
11:07The drop is less than 30 meters
11:13North American water towers can no longer be risked by wading through water.
11:16This massive waterfall could take their lives.
11:22After being forced to leave the river
11:24They need to find another way.
11:30Cannot swim
11:33Just go skiing
11:53North American water tower calves following their mother's example
11:56Learned to ski
12:05These expert skiers slid down the steep slope.
12:14In the blink of an eye
12:15They have reached the foot of the waterfall.
12:21Due to the continuous impact of the waterfall
12:23This body of water never freezes.
12:43The powerful currents have carved this place into a deep pool.
12:50The oxygen content in the water is very high.
12:53It is an ideal habitat for large fish.
12:57North American water tower calves begin exploring their new home
13:07The cubs practiced fishing by using ambush tactics.
13:17Then have a meal in an ice cave.
13:22For them
13:24This place is simply an advanced ice and snow park.
13:33March
13:34March
13:34As temperatures gradually rise
13:41It gets warmer every day
13:43The ice and snow gradually melted
13:48The frozen river surface was freed from its constraints.
13:51Turned into large ice floes
13:56Ice floes collide and accumulate in the river channel
14:10Large amounts of meltwater from snow and ice rush down from the mountains.
14:16Entering May
14:17Water volume surge
14:25Tree branches and streams converge to form a red stream
14:30It was injected into the Yellowstone River.
14:47About one kilometer downstream from Yellowstone Upper Falls
14:51Spring floods arrive in force
14:53Cascading down from the edge of the cliff
14:57A waterfall was formed.
15:06The drop at Lower Yellowstone Falls is approximately 94 meters.
15:09Almost twice the drop of Niagara Falls
15:23The rushing torrent roared all the way.
15:26Washing the rocks
15:28The amazing landscape of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon has been sculpted.
15:33Iron in the rocks gives rise to this famous Grand Canyon.
15:36He put on a yellow coat
15:44The hot springs and fumaroles also painted the cliff walls with pale pink and orange hues.
15:49stripe
15:51Yellowstone Grand Canyon is approximately 38 kilometers long.
15:54The deepest point reaches more than 360 meters.
15:57It is like a masterpiece of divine craftsmanship, like a raging torrent.
16:16As the ice and snow melt
16:18American bison also began migrating to the highlands.
16:21They had to cross the swollen river.
16:24Only then can one reach the summer habitat.
16:28American bison herds are not the only animals that migrate due to hunger.
16:38A brown bear that had just emerged from hibernation also walked towards the rushing river.
16:46This is a female brown bear.
16:50The entire long winter
16:52It had hardly eaten or drunk anything.
16:54She also gave birth to three cubs.
16:56The female brown bear's reserves had long been depleted.
17:00It must go to the other side of the river to find food.
17:06But figuring out how to get there is a problem.
17:14Brown bear cubs have just left the den
17:16Still walking with difficulty
17:31This river is for the cubs
17:34It is no different from a natural barrier.
17:38American bison in herds
17:40Protecting cubs by relying on numerical superiority
17:47The cubs followed their mother closely.
17:49Even though Mom risked crossing the river
17:51They will follow
17:59A bison calf
18:01Jump into the water
18:03They entered the deep water area after only a few steps.
18:15It must use all its strength
18:17Only then can I catch up with my mother
18:21American bison began to wade into the river.
18:24The river was in complete chaos
18:34The female brown bear has not yet found a suitable section of the river for her cubs to cross.
18:42But driven by hunger
18:44He decided to take a risk.
18:50The cubs behind
18:52He was quite timid.
18:56The female brown bear stopped.
18:59Signaling the cubs to follow.
19:02However, the river was too wide for the brown bear cubs.
19:09The bison herd struggled to stand at the gate's heels.
19:12Withstanding the surging river water
19:15One wrong step and you're doomed.
19:18Even the strongest animals are not immune.
19:33The river swallowed everything.
19:35Regardless of age or gender
19:39The female brown bear miscalculated this time.
19:45The three cubs followed their mother into the river.
19:49They struggled in the water
19:53Mom was a bit overwhelmed.
20:14The American bison mother used her body to block the rapids.
20:17Protect the cubs as they cross the river
20:21This bison calf has been given a new lease on life.
20:26The other cubs are still struggling forward.
20:36They finally made it across the rapids.
20:44The brown bear cubs are also on the verge of victory.
20:46Soon to reach the other shore
20:51One came ashore
20:58The other two are almost here too.
21:21Brown bear cubs overcome rapids
21:24Survived the first encounter with the river.
21:28But they were exhausted.
21:36Before going out to find food
21:38The brown bear family needs to take a nap.
21:58The bison herd continued down
22:00Heading towards the grasslands at high altitude
22:08The Yellowstone River, however, flows downstream.
22:11He left the wild park.
22:14Heading towards the human settlements
22:19Passing through Gardner, a tourist town in Montana, USA
22:22We arrived at the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
22:27However, the bustling streets were soon replaced by artificial ranches and Lingxing houses.
22:32House replaced
22:46In Paradise Valley
22:47The mountains surrounding the river soar into the clouds.
22:52The river slows down here.
22:57The temperature gradually rises beneath the calm river water.
23:02An extremely ugly insect is courting.
23:10Three years
23:11This stone insect always lived at the bottom of the river in the form of a weak insect.
23:15At this time, the weak insect in Shiying was not particularly attractive.
23:22But it is about to undergo a magnificent transformation.
23:26First, the weak insects of Shiying need to travel from the riverbed to the land.
23:34In the clear river water
23:36The body length of the stone-eating insect has exceeded five centimeters.
23:41This weak stone insect left the water.
23:44Contact with air
23:48Its transformation process is about to begin.
24:03When the sun sets
24:05Tens of thousands of stone-eating insects have found a place to settle down.
24:10Ready for transformation
24:14The weak insect in the stone camp twisted its body
24:17Struggling to break free from the hard exoskeleton
24:22It needs to detach from the exoskeleton.
24:24Only then can you breathe air through a tracheal plug.
24:47After some effort
24:48The weak stone insect finally metamorphosed into an adult.
25:10In order to join the ever-growing army of adult stone worms
25:14It also needs to unfold and dry its wings.
25:34Dawn
25:35This stone camp has completely transformed.
25:47In order to reunite with his companions
25:49It also needs to climb to a high place.
26:01Then fly to the unknown world.
26:19The adult stone cricket must survive for only a few days.
26:23To complete the tasks of courtship and mating
26:26Opportunities are fleeting
26:46The first flight of the adult stone cricket
26:49Not everything went so smoothly.
26:53heavy body
26:54The fragile wings could not bear the weight.
26:57To make stone-cresting adults
26:59This makes the adult stone crickets appear somewhat clumsy.
27:02Even a gentle breeze could blow them into the river.
27:06The new wings were wet.
27:08It has lost its function
27:10Hungry predators wait for their chance to strike.
27:17The venerable insect is slightly visible
27:19The venerable insect is slightly visible
27:19The insect slightly emerges from the water.
27:19Enjoy the delicious food falling from the sky.
27:40Other predators, like beetles, chirped as they brought food to their mouths.
27:53For the overwhelming army of adult stone insects
27:56This loss is not worth mentioning.
27:59Hot summer
28:01The temperature is getting higher every day
28:03Various incubation activities are also proceeding steadily.
28:08A densely packed army of adult stone insects swarmed upstream.
28:11Arrive at Lower Yellowstone Falls
28:13They flew along the riverbank
28:16Driven by this sect, they complete the task of procreation.
28:24A male stone beetle is looking for a mate.
28:29It needs to complete the mating task within a few days.
29:04After mating
29:06Female adult stone worms expel round egg sacs from their abdomen.
29:11It dropped the egg sac into the water.
29:13Entrusting their offspring to the turbulent river
29:24The life-seeking of adult stone crickets lasts only a few weeks.
29:31When the adult stone worms appear in swarms every year
29:34People would then come to the river to fish.
30:05Linghai adults
30:16This is exquisite simulation art.
30:19Handmade fake stone camp
30:23Lifelike and vivid
30:25It's hard to tell the real from the fake Zhenshiying.
30:32For Zunyu during the incubation period
30:34The allure of bait is irresistible.
30:38The action of casting a line must be elegant and precise.
31:14The bait landed perfectly in the water.
31:16It looks very similar to the way Shi Ying fell into the water.
31:33Only experienced anglers
31:35Only then can this be achieved.
31:38Pay attention to the elasticity of the fishing rod when fishing.
31:41Adjust the arc of the fishing line cast
31:55He took the bait.
32:04However, he still has a chance of survival.
32:14As long as Shiying continues to incubate
32:17If you respect others, you can find enough food.
32:21All members of the food chain
32:23All benefited from the river's bounty.
32:29Human interaction with rivers
32:31Not limited to narrow waterways
32:34For thousands of years, floods have brought abundant silt.
32:38The sedimentary plain formed
32:40It stretches all the way to the foot of the mountain.
32:42People draw river water to irrigate farmland.
32:45To make a living by relying on the harvest from the farmland
32:49For more than two hundred years
32:51The vast wilderness of the American West
32:53Cleared out to become farmland
32:54Numerous towns sprang up like mushrooms after rain.
32:59Livingston, located along the Yellowstone River
33:01One of them
33:17After flowing through Livingston
33:19Huangshi River turns east
33:21Running alongside the Northern Pacific Railway
33:26This railway is a vital transportation artery connecting the east and west coasts of the United States.
33:36People have built water conservancy projects for many major rivers.
33:42now
33:42On the main channel of the Yellowstone River
33:44No large dam has been built yet.
33:49Due to the lack of regulation by large dams
33:51The water level of the Yellowstone River rises and falls with the seasons.
33:55Bringing a source of life to the precious forests.
34:06American Black Sun relies on floods to continue its lineage
34:19spring
34:19The overflowing floodwaters submerged the sandbar.
34:26When the sun's rays fall like snowflakes in the Americas...
34:30The water level will drop again.
34:37A single American black sun can spread tens of millions of seeds.
34:43Each seed is encased in soft fibers.
34:46Drifting in the wind
34:49These seeds need suitable conditions to germinate.
34:52For example, sufficient water
34:54Exposed silt
34:56and appropriate lighting
34:58The floodwaters receded
35:00The sandbar, covered in silt, was now exposed above the water.
35:05The seedlings must take root and sprout before the sandbar dries up.
35:10They only have a few weeks left.
35:15American Black Sunflowers thrive along the Yellowstone River
35:20They are a haven for many birds.
35:28The giant blue deer can reach a height of over one meter.
35:37They live alone most of the time.
35:45But in order to raise offspring
35:47The blue deer will also settle in Chaozhou.
35:54The Great Blue Deer builds large dens in the canopy of the American Black Sun Tree.
35:59The couple took turns protecting the baby birds.
36:02Defend against birds of prey, raccoons, and other predators
36:07Chicks in treetop nests are relatively safer.
36:10However, problems also arose.
36:13The baby bird was trapped high in the air
36:15Although it has already been revealed that...
36:17But it still cannot find food on its own.
36:22My parents are finding it increasingly difficult to cope.
36:24Their child has a huge appetite.
36:38Blue deer foraging in diving area
36:41Use keen senses to search for prey
36:55Small fish are an important food source for the blue deer.
37:03The big blue deer always swallows the fish head first.
37:05So that the small fish can be swallowed by following the direction of the fish scales.
37:24Before swallowing
37:26The big blue deer will also shake the fish from side to side a few times.
37:38After finding enough food
37:40The big blue deer is ready to take off.
37:43Return to your nest
37:52This big blue deer will regurgitate the food in its stomach to feed the chicks.
38:06In the height of summer
38:07The water level began to gradually drop
38:11A new scene has emerged
38:18Waves
38:21Although this place is far from the ocean
38:23But people can also enjoy the fun of surfing.
38:38Rivers only form waves under specific conditions.
38:43One day in August
38:45The Yellowstone River is flowing rapidly at a flow rate of approximately 100 cubic meters per second.
38:52Large rocks are hidden beneath the water's surface.
38:55It slowed down the water flow in a short period of time.
38:58This creates a wave-assisting effect at the rear of the water flow.
39:02Many surfers who attempted to conquer the Yellowstone River returned empty-handed after killing all the fish.
39:09Hidden beneath the surface are large rocks in the river where the Erdu River is known for its fish-killing techniques.
39:15Hidden beneath the surface are large rocks in the river where the Erdu River is known for its fish-killing techniques.
39:36Hidden beneath the surface are large rocks in the river where the Erdu River is known for its fish-killing techniques.
39:46But some people have successfully become independent.
40:06The Yellowstone River doesn't produce many ripples.
40:09This is one of them.
40:16River wave boosting is not common.
40:18It is as mysterious as a buried gem.
40:30With changes in water level
40:31The surfing sections vary from year to year.
40:36Unlike ocean waves
40:38As long as the waves in the river don't disappear.
40:40People can keep playing.
41:07August storms are always accompanied by thunder and lightning.
41:11August storms are always accompanied by thunder and lightning.
41:17When the Yellowstone River flows through the Gansu-arid region
41:19It seemed to bring new energy to that place.
41:23Plains terrain in eastern Montana, USA
41:26Snow-capped mountain landscape of the upper Yellowstone River
41:28Completely different
41:31The Yellowstone River here carries ancient traditions.
41:36Each layer of rock tells a story of tens of millions of years of geological changes.
41:43Ancient times
41:44This area was once a vast coastal plain.
41:54Starlight from a distant universe thousands of light-years away
41:58Reflected on the calm river surface
42:04The aurora borealis resembles a colorful ribbon.
42:07Winding across the wilderness
42:22Some unusual species live in the Yellowstone River.
42:27Some species once lived in the same era as dinosaurs.
42:34The Nia tortoise has hardly changed in tens of millions of years.
42:41Their ancestors were like today's spiny turtles.
42:44Lacking a hard backplate as a defensive weapon
43:00Mississippi trout belong to one of the oldest known fish families.
43:06Yellowstone National Park provides invaluable resources for these ancient species.
43:11habitat
43:13Yellowstone River left the mountains
43:15We arrived at a vast plain.
43:33It flows into the Missouri River in North Dakota, USA.
43:39This is the end of the Yellowstone River.
43:55The Missouri River then flows into the Mississippi River.
43:58Eventually flowing into the blue Gulf of Mexico
44:03Traces of human activity can be seen everywhere along the riverbanks.
44:12There are many dams and reservoirs on the Missouri River.
44:17Many wild animals that once thrived on the vast plains of the United States
44:21thing
44:22They have now disappeared.
44:25Somewhere on this plain
44:27Animal populations that had once disappeared are returning to their homelands.
44:40Substantial end
44:41American bison enter mating season
44:48Male American bison
44:50To compete for dominance and mating opportunities
44:53And a big fight broke out
44:59This plain was once the arena for bison.
45:05The sounds of their fighting echoed along the banks of the Yellowstone River.
45:32In Yellowstone National Park
45:33The behemoths engaged in fierce combat.
45:42Not long
45:43Summer is coming to an end
45:56The four seasons always repeat themselves.
45:58Like a river, flowing endlessly
46:01Never stop
46:05These animals have witnessed firsthand the dangers of the Yellowstone River.
46:11This peaceful summer
46:12This gave them a chance to catch their breath.
46:16and the abundant collapse
46:21Seasonal cycle
46:23The river also changes accordingly.
46:26Wild Yellowstone River
46:29A legend that has been passed down for generations
46:37Yellowstone National Park
46:38Founded in 1872
46:40It is the world's first national park
46:43Protect this natural habitat
46:44It has benefited us all.
46:46Yellowstone National Park has not been forgotten by time.
46:50It is changing every moment.
46:52Bring us new surprises
46:54Through Yellowstone National Park
46:56We realize
46:57Protecting nature is not just for animals
46:59More importantly, it's for humanity itself.
47:00We must continue to protect this wilderness.
47:03Thank you for watching.