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Clips from Planet Earth - From Pole to Pole (S01E01)

there were one and a half billion people on Earth.

"there were one and a half billion people on Earth."

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Imagine our world without sun.

"Imagine our world without sun."

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Male Emperor Penguins are facing the nearest that exists on planet Earth -

"Male Emperor Penguins are facing the nearest that exists on planet Earth -"

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winter in Antarctica.

"winter in Antarctica."

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and kept warm beneath the downy bulge of its stomach.

"and kept warm beneath the downy bulge of its stomach."

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There is no food and no water for them,

"There is no food and no water for them,"

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Surely no greater ordeal is faced by any animal.

"Surely no greater ordeal is faced by any animal."

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As the sun departs from the Antarctic

"As the sun departs from the Antarctic"

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it lightens the skies in the far north.

"it lightens the skies in the far north."

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It's March

"It's March"

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and light returns to the high Arctic,

"and light returns to the high Arctic,"

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sweeping away four months of darkness.

"sweeping away four months of darkness."

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for the very first time.

"for the very first time."

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the only food the cubs have known since they were born

"the only food the cubs have known since they were born"

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Their mother has not eaten for five months

"Their mother has not eaten for five months"

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Now she converts the last of her fat reserves into milk for her cubs.

"Now she converts the last of her fat reserves into milk for her cubs."

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and spring is advancing rapidly.

"and spring is advancing rapidly."

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She's becoming weak from hunger

"She's becoming weak from hunger"

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but it won't last much longer.

"but it won't last much longer."

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It's time to put them to the test.

"It's time to put them to the test."

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They've grown enormously in confidence,

"They've grown enormously in confidence,"

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and they're only just in time,

"and they're only just in time,"

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Here nature stages one of her greatest dramas -

"Here nature stages one of her greatest dramas -"

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Newborn calves have to be up and running the day they are born.

"Newborn calves have to be up and running the day they are born."

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Packs of them, eight to ten strong, shadow the migration.

"Packs of them, eight to ten strong, shadow the migration."

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but it can outrun the wolf if only it manages to keep its footing.

"but it can outrun the wolf if only it manages to keep its footing."

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or after a mile the wolf will give up.

"or after a mile the wolf will give up."

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Midsummer on the tundra

"Midsummer on the tundra"

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and not enough of their energy reaches the ground

"and not enough of their energy reaches the ground"

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You'll need to travel 500 miles south from here

"You'll need to travel 500 miles south from here"

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the beginning of the boreal forest -

"the beginning of the boreal forest -"

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The needle-shaped leaves of the conifers are virtually inedible

"The needle-shaped leaves of the conifers are virtually inedible"

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where the snow is unmarked by footprints.

"where the snow is unmarked by footprints."

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snow forms a continuous blanket across the land.

"snow forms a continuous blanket across the land."

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Summers here are long enough for broadleaf trees to replace conifers.

"Summers here are long enough for broadleaf trees to replace conifers."

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Broad leaves must be shed in winter for their damage by frost.

"Broad leaves must be shed in winter for their damage by frost."

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the rarest cat in the world.

"the rarest cat in the world."

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the winter makes hunting very difficult.

"the winter makes hunting very difficult."

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All animals, rare or common,

"All animals, rare or common,"

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The sun's energy brings color to the landscape.

"The sun's energy brings color to the landscape."

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spins on a tilted axis.

"spins on a tilted axis."

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As the sun's influence diminishes in the north,

"As the sun's influence diminishes in the north,"

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the world's entire population in a single flock.

"the world's entire population in a single flock."

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but it contains more than 50 percent of all its plants and animals.

"but it contains more than 50 percent of all its plants and animals."

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The canopy is particularly rich.

"The canopy is particularly rich."

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The character of the forest changes as we descend,

"The character of the forest changes as we descend,"

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But what does he have to do to really impress her?

"But what does he have to do to really impress her?"

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The seas off the Cape in South Africa have this magic recipe

"The seas off the Cape in South Africa have this magic recipe"

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and it's now that the seals start to breed.

"and it's now that the seals start to breed."

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The strike of a great white shark lasts a mere second.

"The strike of a great white shark lasts a mere second."

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If surprise fails,

"If surprise fails,"

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there will be a chase.

"there will be a chase."

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its agility versus power.

"its agility versus power."

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It's now becoming clear

"It's now becoming clear"

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The sun, beating down on tropical waters,

"The sun, beating down on tropical waters,"

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and rises to create great storms.

"and rises to create great storms."

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to fertilize the Amazon jungle.

"to fertilize the Amazon jungle."

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Winds blowing across the Indian Ocean

"Winds blowing across the Indian Ocean"

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As the air rises, so it cools.

"As the air rises, so it cools."

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condenses into clouds

"condenses into clouds"

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but its distribution over the land is far from even.

"but its distribution over the land is far from even."

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Deserts cover one third of the land's surface

"Deserts cover one third of the land's surface"

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and thousands of elephants have started to travel

"and thousands of elephants have started to travel"

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Buffalo join the great trek.

"Buffalo join the great trek."

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Nowhere else on Earth are so many animals on the move

"Nowhere else on Earth are so many animals on the move"

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They're all heading for the swamps of the Okavango,

"They're all heading for the swamps of the Okavango,"

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At the moment it is dry,

"At the moment it is dry,"

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Finally, the stragglers emerge from the dust.

"Finally, the stragglers emerge from the dust."

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One youngster has got lost.

"One youngster has got lost."

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The water drives out insects from the parched ground,

"The water drives out insects from the parched ground,"

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Catfish, traveling with the flood,

"Catfish, traveling with the flood,"

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Behind the birds come buffalo.

"Behind the birds come buffalo."

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As the water sweeps into the Okavango

"As the water sweeps into the Okavango"

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as animals move into its heart.

"as animals move into its heart."

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The water brings a season of plenty for all animals.

"The water brings a season of plenty for all animals."

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Hunting dogs.

"Hunting dogs."

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Impala are their favorite prey.

"Impala are their favorite prey."

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They start to hunt

"They start to hunt"

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and the pack splits up.

"and the pack splits up."

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and joins a flanker for the final assault.

"and joins a flanker for the final assault."

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The impala is in luck.

"The impala is in luck."

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A pack this size kills once a day and everything is shared.

"A pack this size kills once a day and everything is shared."

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After many hundreds of miles they've arrived.

"After many hundreds of miles they've arrived."

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With the returning sun the eggs hatch.

"With the returning sun the eggs hatch."

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Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet.

"Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet."

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This series will take to the last wildernesses

"This series will take to the last wildernesses"

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and show you the planet and its wildlife

"and show you the planet and its wildlife"

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as you have never seen them before.

"as you have never seen them before."

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The penguins stay when all other creatures have fled

"The penguins stay when all other creatures have fled"

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and they will not see the sun again for four months.

"and they will not see the sun again for four months."

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A polar bear stirs.

"A polar bear stirs."

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She has been in her den the whole winter.

"She has been in her den the whole winter."

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Her emergence marks the beginning of spring.

"Her emergence marks the beginning of spring."

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After months of confinement underground

"After months of confinement underground"

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she toboggans down the slope.

"she toboggans down the slope."

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Perhaps to clean her fur,

"Perhaps to clean her fur,"

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Her cubs gaze out of their bright new world

"Her cubs gaze out of their bright new world"

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The female calls them,

"The female calls them,"

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but this steep slope is not the easiest place to take your first steps.

"but this steep slope is not the easiest place to take your first steps."

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and eager to reach their mother,

"and eager to reach their mother,"

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who's delayed feeding them on this special day.

"who's delayed feeding them on this special day."

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Now she lures them with the promise of milk,

"Now she lures them with the promise of milk,"

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deaf and blind beneath the snow some two months ago.

"deaf and blind beneath the snow some two months ago."

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and has lost half her body weight.

"and has lost half her body weight."

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The spring sun brings warmth

"The spring sun brings warmth"

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That is where she hunts for the seal she needs to feed her cubs.

"That is where she hunts for the seal she needs to feed her cubs."

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And she must get there before the ice breaks up.

"And she must get there before the ice breaks up."

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For now though it's still minus thirty degrees

"For now though it's still minus thirty degrees"

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and the cubs must have the shelter of the den.

"and the cubs must have the shelter of the den."

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the cubs are easily chilled and they will be more comfortable resting in the den.

"the cubs are easily chilled and they will be more comfortable resting in the den."

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and there's no food on these nursery slopes.

"and there's no food on these nursery slopes."

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Day 10,

"Day 10,"

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and the mother has led her cubs a mile from the den.

"and the mother has led her cubs a mile from the den."

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At last it seems that they're ready for their journey

"At last it seems that they're ready for their journey"

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for a few miles from the coast the ice is already splitting.

"for a few miles from the coast the ice is already splitting."

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Now the mother can start hunting for the seals they must have,

"Now the mother can start hunting for the seals they must have,"

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Nearly half of all cubs die in their first year out on the ice.

"Nearly half of all cubs die in their first year out on the ice."

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and the thawing shifting landscape.

"and the thawing shifting landscape."

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Further south the winter snows have almost cleared from the Arctic tundra.

"Further south the winter snows have almost cleared from the Arctic tundra."

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Some herds travel over 2,000 miles a year in search of fresh pastures.

"Some herds travel over 2,000 miles a year in search of fresh pastures."

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