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A Bengal tiger.

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She is looking for prey.

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One of these deer, perhaps.

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But the slightest sound
from her...

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TWIG SNAPS

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..could warn them.

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DEER CALLING

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She will have to try elsewhere.

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The forests of the world

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are home to two-thirds of all
species of mammals.

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For them, it is the most important
habitat of all.

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Equatorial Africa.

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Chimpanzees.

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This young chimp has discovered
a cloud of bees.

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They're coming from a hole
in the tree,

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and he knows that there could be
something sweet in there.

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But it's well defended.

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BUZZING

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The alpha male knows the kind of bee
that doesn't sting.

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But they live underground.

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So, to get their honey,
you need a tool.

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A straight stick should do the job.

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If it's the right length.

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A sniff tells him that there is
honey down there somewhere.

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Got it.

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He found it - and the others
will have to wait.

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Mm!

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That looks nice.

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Is there enough for two, perhaps?

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Apparently not.

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Perhaps he's left some behind.

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No.

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BIRDS CHIRP

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But up in the trees,
there is more substantial prey.

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Red-capped mangabeys.

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The alpha male investigates.

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Others stay on the ground

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and get ahead of the mangabeys.

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And then some quietly climb
into the trees.

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The trap is set.

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LOUD SCREECH

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The leader charges.

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MANGABEYS CALL

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Some hunters return
to the forest floor...

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...to prevent their prey from coming
to the ground.

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In panic, the monkeys flee
directly towards

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the chimps waiting in ambush.

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SCREECHING

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And are caught.

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The chimps, young and old,

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females and males,

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all share in the feast.

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Teamwork has won, and is rewarded.

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The forests of Madagascar have
their own special fauna,

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and it's unlike any other
in the world.

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Among the strangest creatures

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are little mammals called tenrecs.

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They have poor eyesight,

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but a keen sense of smell,

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and will eat almost any
small creature

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they can find in the leaf litter.

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And they manage to find food
almost anywhere.

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One of the smaller members
of the family

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is having difficulty in keeping up.

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And there are dangers around.

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The mother realises that one
of her family is missing.

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She calls to the wanderer using
a special instrument -

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a patch of stiff bristles
on her back

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that can be vibrated.

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RATTLING

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The wanderer recognises the summons

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and heads towards it.

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But adult and young are separated
by a stream.

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It's only a metre or so across,

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but that is quite a distance
for a tiny tenrec.

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Oddly, perhaps, tenrecs can swim.

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Now it'll have to climb.

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Strong toes and hooked claws

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enable it to cope with
the slippery mud.

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Reunited.

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Madagascar's rainforests are
tropical, hot and dense.

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The forests of North America
are also thick.

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But they are very cold indeed.

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This is the home
of the forest bobcat.

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High in the trees,

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a lone female has seen what
she's been waiting for.

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The meal that will be essential

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if she is to survive
the coming winter.

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The streams are full of newcomers.

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Salmon.

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Having spent years feeding at sea,

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they come back here to spawn.

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Otters have been waiting for them

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and know how to catch them.

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But cats don't have thick
waterproof fur, like otters.

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And few like getting their feet wet.

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She's much more at home on land
than in the water.

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A fallen tree across the river
could help.

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LOUD SPLASHING

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She follows the salmon upstream...

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...looking for a place where
they're forced to swim close

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to the river bank.

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One of these fish could weigh more
than she does.

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This is not going to be easy.

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It's too big and powerful...

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...but these huge fish are
worth fighting for.

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She follows the river still
further upstream.

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It's now narrower...

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..but swifter.

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This could be her chance.

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This is the first bobcat ever
filmed catching salmon.

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It's an extraordinary display
of the determination

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that she will need if she is to
survive the cold months ahead.

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As temperatures fall,

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some forests have become draped
in a thick layer of snow.

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Most of the animals that were here
in the summer

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have long since retreated south.

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Those that remain have to dig
to reach the vegetation

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that lies beneath the snow.

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But high in the trees,

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one mammal gets about without
touching the ground.

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A Siberian squirrel.

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It...

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..can glide.

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A furry membrane stretches from
its wrists to its ankles.

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There could hardly be a more
efficient way of travelling.

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At this time of the year,

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the female squirrels are not only
feeding for themselves.

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They're also raising families.

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A disused woodpecker's nest hole

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protects the young squirrels
from the sub-zero temperature.

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Their mother's precious milk
must sustain them

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throughout the winter.

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Five weeks later...

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...the warmth of spring has
transformed the forests.

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It's time for the young squirrels
to leave the shelter of their nest.

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But first flights are
somewhat daunting.

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One of the youngsters seems keen.

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And one not quite so confident.

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The first climbs up the tree,
while the other watches.

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The higher up they go,
the further they will glide.

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And then...

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..lift-off!

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Made it.

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But the other seems to have
pre-flight nerves.

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Perhaps he'll try... tomorrow.

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The warm forests of Costa Rica.

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One sound rings out in the dawn.

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HOWLING ECHOES

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It can travel for almost three miles
in every direction.

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It's the loudest call made
by any land mammal.

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And the singer?

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A howler monkey.

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A dominant male is proclaiming
his family's occupation

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of this particular patch of forest.

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They eat fruit, but primarily
they are leaf-eaters,

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and they have already stripped
this tree of most of its leaves.

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It's time for them to move on.

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But they rarely descend
to the ground.

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Like many South American monkeys,

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they have a grasping tail

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that they use, in effect,
as a fifth limb.

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With its help, they manage
to bridge great gaps.

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Living in such large groups...

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..there is always help
for the youngsters.

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But sometimes,
when you're 30 metres up,

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you have to take a leap of faith.

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Once, they could find great areas

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of uninterrupted forest canopy.

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But today, they have to venture into
towns to find the leaves they need.

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The alpha male is the leader.

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It's up to him to find food.

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This is alien territory.

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And up here,

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there are dangers.

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ELECTRICITY CRACKLES

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They don't know exactly
what they are...

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..but they follow.

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TRAFFIC PASSES

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Their grasping tails are
now particularly valuable...

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..and reach cables above them.

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But if they touch more than one
uninsulated electricity cable...

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..the shock will kill them.

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ELECTRICITY BUZZES FAINTLY

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In the past three years,

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nearly 1,000 monkeys have
been electrocuted here.

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He keeps a watchful eye
on his family.

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Once everyone is safely across,

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he follows.

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At last, they can all feed.

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That is not only essential
for the howlers...

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..but also for many of the trees
on which they feed,

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which rely on them both for
pollinating the flowers

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and for distributing the seeds
that the fruits contain.

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It's a partnership,
with rewards for each.

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And nowhere is
this interdependence

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between plants and mammals
more impressive...

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..than here in central Africa.

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CHIRPING

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These straw-coloured fruit bats

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have flown right across
the continent

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in order to visit this one small
particular patch

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of forest in Zambia.

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Bats are the only mammals
that have powered flight.

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And this enables them to visit
the Zambian forest

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at precisely the time that
fruit trees are ripening.

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The roost is a crowded place.

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And bats, like all of us,
have things they need to do.

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One thing is for certain.

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It's better not to be
in the lower branches.

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The heat of the day has passed,

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and as the light fades,
the bats start to take off.

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Guided by their acute sense
of smell,

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they head off in search of fruit.

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Within just 30 minutes, some
ten million bats take to the air.

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This is the largest and densest
concentration of mammals

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to be found anywhere
on the planet.

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They consume up to 5,000 tonnes
of fruit every night.

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And within three short weeks,

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they will distribute over
a billion seeds.

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Enough to plant an entire forest.

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But today, both these bats and
their forest are under threat.

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Human beings have claimed the land,

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cutting down trees to create farms
and build houses.

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THUNDER CRACKS

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The delicate natural balance
is at risk.

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Without our protection,
the survival of entire forests

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and their remarkable inhabitants
are in danger.

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But the impact of human activity
is not always so obvious.

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In Uganda, the warming of the world
is changing the landscape.

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As temperatures rise,

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the cactus-like euphorbia trees
are spreading.

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And some terrestrial animals
are spreading, too.

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Not laterally, but upwards.

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This pride of lions is starting
to claim new territory.

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FLY BUZZES

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In the branches, it can be
several degrees cooler

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than at ground level.

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It's a nice place to relax...

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..if you can find somewhere
comfortable to do so.

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PANTING

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Lions aren't really suited for life
in the trees...

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..and they're still trying to get
accustomed to it.

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But there is little point in getting
properly comfortable...

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SNORTS

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..if there are hungry mouths
to be fed.

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The dominant female leads
the pride...

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GROWLS PLAYFULLY

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..followed closely by the cubs.

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But instead of starting to hunt,

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these lions behave rather strangely.

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They start to climb.

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It's not only cooler
in the branches...

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..they also get a better view of
what is going on around them.

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Up there, their scent is less
noticeable than at ground level.

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Their prey seem to forget that
they are even there...

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..and stray ever closer
to their tree.

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Silently, the adult lions
drop into action.

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The cubs watch.

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Now patience is all-important.

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SNARLING

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The cubs can't stop playing.

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That is too much.

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LOW GRUNT

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These youngsters still have
a lot to learn.

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The adult lions are also adapting.

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Many things are changing.

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The future for the hunters
on the savannah

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is by no means certain.

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India.

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Hidden deep in a protected tract
of jungle...

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CUB SQUEAKS

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..a new generation of tiger cubs

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are taking their first steps
into the forest.

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SQUEAKY GROWLS

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They are healthy and strong,
and growing fast.

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Their mother will soon have to go
out into the forest to hunt.

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The increasing heat of summer

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has already scorched
the trees and shrubs...

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..and the jungle is bare.

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Many prey animals have left the
forest to look for food elsewhere.

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Those that remain are on high alert.

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It's increasingly hot.

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These deer are cooling off
in a forest lake.

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In the water, stealth and camouflage
will be of no help to her.

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But she still needs to hunt.

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She gets as close as she can
to her prey,

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exploiting every last bit of cover.

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SQUEALING

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She splits the herd.

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She may be powerful...

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..but chasing prey in deep water
is exhausting.

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She selects an individual
near the shore...

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..and drives it back into
the forest.

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Once on dry land, she can use
all her power and speed.

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Within minutes,
the deer is suffocated.

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The tiger's great intelligence
and physical skills

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make it one of the forest's
most impressive hunters.

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If we protect these rich
and diverse forests,

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the mammals that live in them
will thrive.

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Here in India,
in the space of just 20 years,

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the number of Bengal tigers
has doubled.

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There are more than 6,000 species
of mammals on Earth.

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But their fate lies in the hands
of just one.

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Us.

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If we make the right decisions,

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we can safeguard the future

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not just for our fellow mammals...

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..but for all life on Earth.

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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH:
Over the course of four years,

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the Mammals team travelled
across the globe...

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..filming in a great variety
of forests.

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But one story took them to
an unexpected setting.

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In Costa Rica, they found themselves
on the streets of Playa Hermosa.

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Despite being one of the most
forested countries,

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even here wildlife is competing
for space with humans.

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For howlers, living in a fragmented
forest has grave consequences.

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Close to the...

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The team enlisted the help of local
howler expert Ines Azofeifa Rojas.

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The male from troop two
and two males from troop three.

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I love the howlers.

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They are the gardeners
of the forest.

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They teach me how to live
in one environment

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and help another species.

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Ines has been researching these
howlers for the past seven years,

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observing them as they travel
in search of food

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through the town that cuts across
their forest.

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When the troop is on the move,
just as in the forest,

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their instinct is to stay up high.

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So when they reach a road,
they use power lines.

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One male.

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Oh, my God. This is so close
to the electric cable.

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If they touch more than one
uninsulated cable at the same time,

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they will get a fatal
electric shock.

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Each death can have a huge
consequence for the troop,

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and Ines has witnessed this
first-hand.

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ELECTRICITY BUZZES FAINTLY

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When we found an alpha male
in the power lines,

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we also lost all the infants
before one year,

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because the new alpha male
kill all of these infants

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to produce a new generation.

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So this is a big problem

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because we don't lost just
one individual.

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Whilst 80% of howlers
that get electrocuted die...

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..some survive.

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These are often infants.

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Attached to their mothers, they are
protected from a direct shock.

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But there is hope.

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There are volunteers and
organisations working

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across the area to get medical
treatment to those affected.

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Ines is part of an online
response team,

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on call day or night
to rescue survivors.

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Last night, we received a call.

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One female was electrocution.

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This female have an infant
approximately one year.

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And this infant I take to
the rescue centre.

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With their help, these individuals
have a chance to survive.

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But it's a long road to recovery.

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Throughout the region, there are
just a handful of vets

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primed to treat electrocution
victims.

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Check the mouth, the teeth,
how they're doing.

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This is a very big problem

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because it's so many of them
getting electrocuted

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that we can be working
with one animal

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and be receiving an emergency call
right away.

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The survival rate is very low.

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Maybe 15 to 20% of the patients that
arrive to us after an electrocution,

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they actually are able to survive

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and be able to be released back
into the wild.

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We're going to do all
the regular check-up

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that these individuals need.

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Check the lungs and the heart.

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Mm-hm. Everything sounds good.

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She will be with us for at least
three to four years.

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During the next year that
she's going to be with us,

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she's always going to be
intensive care,

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because electrocution can cause
severe injuries months,

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even years after the trauma.

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Hopefully, she's going to be OK
and be able to be released.

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Back in town, Ines has been
identifying hot spots

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where most of the electrocutions
are happening.

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We can have in one accident more
than one howler electrocute.

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We have some spots that maybe
we have five or six individuals

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that, in the moment,
in the power line.

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There is a solution
that offers safe passage.

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Today, the team are putting up
a bridge in a hot spot area,

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to give the monkeys an alternative
to the power lines.

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So, we have a canopy bridge
that can connect

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these parcels of forest and
provide access for more food

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and social interaction
for the howlers.

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For Ines, it's a nervous wait.

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They are so curious.

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And the howlers are rethinking
where they can cross.

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Come on, guys.

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Oh, my God!

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Running, running and running!

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Take care, little howler.

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Several canopy bridges have now been
installed across the town.

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Not only has the programme reduced
the electrocutions by 90%,

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it has also brought more
connectivity

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to this fragmented forest.

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When the humans change
the use of land,

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we forget that all of this land
that we are using

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is the habitat of many
other species.

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Ines's determination to help
the howlers has been driven

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by reconnecting with the forest.

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So, when I began to study
the howlers,

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I can connect again

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with the rights of the forest

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and also with all of the other
species.

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So, my message for many people is,

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try to reconnect with whatever
species that you want it -

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with plants, with trees,
with amphibians -

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but try to reconnect
with this same environment

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that we share with other species
in the same global planet.

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With the knowledge and dedication
of local champions, like Ines,

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across the series, the production
team were able to document

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extraordinary moments
in the lives of mammals.

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As pressure on wildlife increases,

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commitment from passionate
individuals on the ground...

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Here we've got a wolf.

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HE LAUGHS

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..does make a difference.

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Can't ignore how special
this place is.

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If we continue to share knowledge...

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Here's where the den is.
Oh, I see.

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So, we can connect to that route.

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..and protect the environment...

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With the education
and working together

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for common goals,
then I be very optimistic.

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..there can be hope for
the future of all mammals...

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Yay!

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..including ourselves.

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We did it, we did it,
we did it!

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LAUGHING: We did it!