1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,760 We are living in extraordinary times. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,960 The pandemic has changed all our lives. 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,800 But while WE are restricted... 6 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,160 ..wildlife is free. 7 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,520 SWEEPING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS 8 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,680 In moments of crisis, 9 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:40,360 the natural world can be a source of both inspiration and escape. 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,520 So we are taking you on an adventure... 11 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,080 ..to some of the wildest places on Earth... 12 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:16,320 ..bringing together spectacular stories from Planet Earth II... 13 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,440 ..and Blue Planet II. 14 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,760 And accompanying this special journey, 15 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,120 there's a new score created by Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea, 16 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,480 who composed the music for the original series... 17 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,880 ..performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, 18 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:46,000 and featuring, on piano, the award-winning artist Dave. 19 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,280 Working remotely on opposite sides of the Atlantic, 20 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,880 they've come together to create a visual and a musical feast. 21 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,800 Our adventure will take us 22 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,960 to some of the most extreme environments on Earth. 23 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,920 From the hottest deserts... 24 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,520 ..to the freezing poles... 25 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,480 ..and from highest mountains... 26 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,800 ..to mysterious kingdoms under water... 27 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,640 ..where, against all odds, life flourishes... 28 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,200 ..giving us all a message of hope for the future. 29 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:35,120 This is... 30 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,560 PIANO TINKLES SOFTLY 31 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,720 STRINGS TRILL 32 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,560 WAVES CRASH 33 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,120 The Atlantic. 34 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,800 Off the coast of South Africa, 35 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:09,320 it collides with the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. 36 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,520 Spectacular winter storms create colossal waves. 37 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:44,320 But one species turns these turbulent seas into a playground. 38 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,760 Bottlenose dolphins. 39 00:04:57,280 --> 00:05:00,080 They are extremely intelligent... 40 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:14,440 ..and with this intelligence comes playfulness. 41 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,000 JOYOUS, ROUSING MUSIC PLAYS 42 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,440 They surf... 43 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,600 ..and as far as we can tell, 44 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,920 they do so for the sheer joy of it. 45 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,320 MUSIC BUILDS 46 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:55,200 MUSIC FADES 47 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,600 The coastal waters of South Africa teem with life. 48 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,480 And below the surface... 49 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:11,560 ..one of the greatest of all kelp forests... 50 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,960 ..which is home to some truly extraordinary creatures... 51 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,760 ..including one smart individual 52 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:33,120 who's found rather ingenious ways to survive. 53 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,200 Barely visible except for the pulsating siphon 54 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,880 through which it breathes, 55 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:46,240 a common octopus waiting for prey to pass by. 56 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,680 A crab will do. 57 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,640 The octopus sets off in pursuit. 58 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,280 OMINOUS STRINGS PLAY 59 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,520 INTENSE BEAT 60 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,880 MUSIC QUICKENS 61 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,640 And then, lurks... 62 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,880 ..with the patience of an ambush hunter. 63 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,200 MUSIC FADES 64 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,680 MUSIC MIMICS STRIKES 65 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,120 But the octopus shares the Cape waters 66 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,680 with a great concentration of other predators. 67 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,400 UNNERVING, SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS 68 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,960 Fur seals... 69 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,040 ..and sharks. 70 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,560 They all eat octopus... 71 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,000 ..if they can find one. 72 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,760 And pyjama sharks are experts... 73 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,920 ..at hunting in the undergrowth. 74 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:58,840 Time to disappear. 75 00:09:05,680 --> 00:09:09,080 But these tough-skinned little sharks are small enough 76 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,960 to reach deep into crevices. 77 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,880 FRANTIC MUSIC PLAYS 78 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,600 MUSIC BUILDS 79 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,960 DISCORDANT CLIMAX 80 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,440 MUSIC FADES 81 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,880 But the octopus is far from finished. 82 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:41,320 She slips her tentacles in to the shark's gills. 83 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,920 That prevents the shark from breathing. 84 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,520 When caught out in the open, and vulnerable, 85 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:10,520 this octopus does something truly extraordinary... 86 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,360 ..and never recorded before. 87 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:25,840 She disguises herself... 88 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,640 ..with a protective armour of shells. 89 00:10:50,680 --> 00:10:53,920 The shark can sense its prey. 90 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,800 But the shells confuse it. 91 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,720 SWEEPING MUSIC PLAYS 92 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,360 In a forest full of hungry mouths, 93 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:24,080 superior wits allow this octopus to stay alive. 94 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,800 Surviving in this submarine jungle can be a challenge. 95 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,720 But above the waves, 96 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,800 over 700 miles to the north... 97 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:50,560 ..lies a world with challenges of a different kind. 98 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:58,920 The Namib Desert. 99 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,600 It's the oldest desert on the planet... 100 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:13,640 ..believed to have been dry since dinosaurs walked the Earth. 101 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:24,080 Life here for a hunter is as hard as it gets. 102 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,480 A pride of lions. 103 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:41,000 One of the very few that endures this desert's scorching temperatures 104 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,000 and lack of water. 105 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:09,640 A herd of oryx. 106 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:12,960 The only prey within 20 miles. 107 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,480 Out here, there is no cover for an ambush. 108 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,360 It will have to be a straight chase. 109 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,600 INTENSE DRUMBEAT 110 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,080 DRUMS FADE 111 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,320 They have failed. 112 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:06,920 And each failed hunt brings the lions closer to starvation. 113 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,560 To find enough to eat, 114 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:24,760 the pride continually searches an area the size of Switzerland. 115 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,840 Three days and 100 miles later, 116 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,640 and still no kill. 117 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,240 These are desperate times. 118 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,120 A dry riverbed on the edge of their territory. 119 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,600 The only animals here are giraffe, 120 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:56,560 but these one-tonne giants could kill a lion with a single kick. 121 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,960 Lions seldom tackle such formidable prey... 122 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:21,240 ..but this pride can't go on much longer without food. 123 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,880 TENSE MUSIC BUILDS 124 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:53,360 The whole pride must work together as a team if they're to succeed. 125 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:23,320 Two lionesses lead the chase, 126 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:27,000 others race to cut off possible escape routes. 127 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:47,600 The giraffe has the speed and stamina to outrun the pride... 128 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,480 ..but it's being chased into a trap. 129 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,240 Up ahead, the lead female waits. 130 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,320 It's now up to her. 131 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,360 DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS MUSIC STOPS 132 00:17:17,360 --> 00:17:20,200 HOOVES THUD LION GROANS 133 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,120 Most lion hunts end in failure... 134 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:35,040 ..but no lions fail more often than those that live in the desert. 135 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:42,320 And yet, for generations, 136 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,320 despite overwhelming adversity, 137 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,000 they have managed to endure. 138 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:00,120 Dawn breaks in the Andes. 139 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:09,880 Here, high altitudes bring their own set of trials. 140 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:18,360 Wildlife faces scorching days and perishing nights. 141 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,120 Mountain viscacha are up early 142 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:29,080 to claim the best places to catch the sun's first rays. 143 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:36,040 PEACEFUL MUSIC PLAYS 144 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,040 For others up here, 145 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,280 the sunrise is even more welcome. 146 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,760 At over 4,000 metres, 147 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:02,600 this is the highest flamingo colony in the world. 148 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:09,920 At night, it gets so cold that even this salty water freezes over... 149 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,880 ..and now the flamingos are trapped in the ice. 150 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:23,560 Eventually, the sun thins the ice, 151 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:27,960 but it's still a struggle for the flamingos to break free. 152 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:44,560 COMICAL, CHEERY MUSIC PLAYS 153 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,760 Walking on thin ice is always risky. 154 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:06,040 And it's hard to retain one's dignity... 155 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,280 ..especially when you're wearing stilts. 156 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,720 At these altitudes, 157 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,720 the sun's power can quickly turn from salvation... 158 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,480 ..to threat. 159 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,520 The atmosphere is so thin, 160 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:41,200 there is very little protection from ultraviolet radiation. 161 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:46,960 By mid-morning, it's risky to linger out in the open. 162 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:01,160 Out on the lake, there is nowhere to hide. 163 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:11,480 The white crust of the soda lake reflects the sun's glare 164 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:15,400 and increases the impact of its ultraviolet rays. 165 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:24,400 By midday, uncovered human skin will burn in four minutes. 166 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,720 But this doesn't seem to bother the flamingos... 167 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:37,240 ..in fact, they are on parade. 168 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,760 COMICAL MARCHING MUSIC PLAYS 169 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,760 MUSIC QUICKENS 170 00:22:06,360 --> 00:22:08,200 During the breeding season, 171 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,480 the flamingos perform these peculiar courtship dances, 172 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,560 even through the hottest time of the day. 173 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,760 They're so eager, they don't even pause to feed. 174 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,640 The rules are something of a mystery. 175 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:47,560 But after a month of dancing, 176 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:52,000 all the birds will have paired off and will be getting ready to mate. 177 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,600 MUSIC STOPS 178 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:02,480 Up here, there are few other creatures to bother the flamingos, 179 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:07,200 but then few other creatures could even tolerate these conditions. 180 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:17,400 Wildlife has colonised almost every corner of our planet... 181 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,480 ..even the slopes of its highest mountains. 182 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:27,560 AWE-INSPIRING MUSIC PLAYS 183 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,560 The Himalayas. 184 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,840 Lethally cold... 185 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,560 ..scarred by gales and blizzards... 186 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:52,480 ..these mountains are among the most hostile places on Earth... 187 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:01,640 ..yet a few special animals manage to live here. 188 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,520 The snow leopard. 189 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,920 Seldom seen, 190 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,760 the detail of their lives has long been a mystery. 191 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:20,760 But now, at last, helped by the latest remote camera technology, 192 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:24,360 we are getting closer to them than ever before. 193 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,000 They're very rare, 194 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:34,040 only about four of them in 40 square miles. 195 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,880 There is simply not enough prey to sustain more. 196 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,000 LEOPARD SNIFFS 197 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,880 They live solitary lives. 198 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,520 Nonetheless, they are well aware of the presence 199 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,760 and the movements of their neighbours, 200 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:56,040 because they leave messages in a few special places. 201 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,040 They rub particular rocks with their cheeks... 202 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,000 ..and then spray them with urine. 203 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:14,160 The two perfumes create a unique signature. 204 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:23,200 Any other leopard can know which of its neighbours passed this way 205 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,040 without ever making direct contact. 206 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:33,200 But there are times when snow leopards must come together, 207 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,880 and the event is often violent. 208 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,520 LEOPARD YOWLS 209 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:51,720 An adult female and her daughter. 210 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:05,800 She has devoted the last two years to raising her cub 211 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,800 and very soon it will be weaned. 212 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:15,200 For now, the cub is still entirely dependent on its mother. 213 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:24,800 But staying together as long as this could cause problems. 214 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,960 The female is now in heat again, 215 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:34,320 and any male that smells her signature will know that. 216 00:26:36,360 --> 00:26:38,720 LEOPARD SPRAYS 217 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:49,280 From this moment on, her cub's life is at risk. 218 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:54,280 Males kill cubs that are not their own. 219 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:04,440 But the mother is now driven by an urge that she cannot control. 220 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:11,200 She lets the males know exactly where she is. 221 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:15,160 LEOPARD CALLS ECHO 222 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:27,680 From up here, she can be heard for miles around. 223 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:29,800 LEOPARD CALLS 224 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,160 A young male emerges from the wilderness, 225 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,400 eager to find her. 226 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,400 Snow leopards meet so infrequently 227 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,360 that there is uncertainty and tension. 228 00:28:00,360 --> 00:28:03,080 LEOPARDS SNARL AND HISS 229 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,440 LOW GROWLING 230 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:10,800 And it's about to get worse... 231 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:22,040 ..another bigger male has arrived. 232 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:23,640 GROWLING 233 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,240 HISSING 234 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:34,480 The mother and cub are trapped between the rivals. 235 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,120 The cub is now in danger. 236 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,800 Mother must act fast. 237 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:44,160 To divert the males' attention from her cub, 238 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:46,200 she rolls over submissively. 239 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:47,840 DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS 240 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,560 MUSIC BUILDS 241 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,600 With the males fixed on the female, 242 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,680 the cub has a chance to escape. 243 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,200 LEOPARD SNARLS 244 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,320 The males close in on the mother from both sides, 245 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,520 keen to claim her for their own. 246 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,280 A fight is inevitable. 247 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,240 LEOPARDS ROAR 248 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:50,280 The female moves to escape and protect her cub, 249 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,920 but the big male follows her. 250 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,600 SNARLING AND ROARING 251 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:08,560 He will not let her leave until he has mated with her. 252 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,040 GENTLE STRINGS PLAY 253 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,600 With the males gone, 254 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:30,440 the female is, at last, reunited with her cub... 255 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:36,320 ..but she has been injured. 256 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:49,760 The cub, however, is alive thanks to its mother. 257 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:03,240 Until her injury heals, she won't be able to hunt. 258 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:09,520 Mountain animals survive on the very edge of existence. 259 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,400 Mother and cub were not seen again. 260 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:23,160 MUSIC BECOMES MELANCHOLIC 261 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:28,360 Until over a month later, high on a ridge, 262 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,560 a remote camera was triggered. 263 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:36,360 The female cat. 264 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,960 She's no longer limping, but she's now alone. 265 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:48,600 Then an hour after the female has left, 266 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,840 the camera is triggered again. 267 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,480 ROUSING, VICTORIOUS MUSIC PLAYS 268 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,200 LEOPARD SNIFFS 269 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:59,080 It's her cub. 270 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:03,480 Taking her first steps towards adulthood and independence. 271 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,760 She is unlikely to see her mother again... 272 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:12,400 ..but every now and then, they will be reunited 273 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:16,200 through the messages they leave on the marking rocks. 274 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,880 Her mother has succeeded in raising her, 275 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,960 but life ahead will be challenging, 276 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:29,560 and she will spend nearly all of it alone. 277 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,720 Existence in these unforgiving mountains 278 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:42,960 is fraught with difficulty... 279 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:51,320 ..but surviving on remote islands can also be tough. 280 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,560 The Galapagos lie in the Pacific Ocean, 281 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:58,560 600 miles from the coast of South America. 282 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:01,320 This is Fernandina Island - 283 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:05,400 volcanic, harsh and desolate. 284 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:15,320 To survive here, wildlife has had to evolve specific skills... 285 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:27,720 ..and that has made the iguanas here different from all their relatives. 286 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,720 These are marine iguanas. 287 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:38,840 They are vegetarians, 288 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,440 but since there's little food for them on the land, 289 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:44,720 marine iguanas graze on the sea floor. 290 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:51,480 A big male like this one can dive to 30 metres 291 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:54,480 and hold his breath for half an hour. 292 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:24,960 There are more than 7,000 individuals on Fernandina alone. 293 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,480 And by bringing nutrients from the sea to the land, 294 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:39,200 the iguanas help other animals to survive here too. 295 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:46,000 Crabs feed on dead skin on the iguanas' back, 296 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:50,400 and in turn provide a welcome exfoliation service. 297 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:57,920 FLY BUZZES 298 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:02,560 While smaller lizards prey on the flies that pester the colony. 299 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:29,400 But not all the relationships on this island are so harmonious. 300 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:39,000 Marine iguanas lay their eggs in sand. 301 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:45,120 In June, when the hatchlings emerge, they're vulnerable. 302 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:52,280 They must join the adults at the edge of the sea... 303 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:55,520 ..but the journey will be a dangerous one. 304 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:21,480 Racer snakes. 305 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:24,360 TENSE MUSIC BUILDS 306 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,480 MUSIC CALMS 307 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:53,760 The snakes miss their chance... 308 00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:56,680 MOROSE MUSIC PLAYS 309 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,200 ..but more babies are hatching... 310 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:12,680 ..and now the snakes are on the alert. 311 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:17,200 This is the best feeding opportunity they will get all year. 312 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,200 MUSIC BUILDS 313 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:29,200 MUSIC STOPS 314 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:32,560 FRANTIC MUSIC PLAYS 315 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:37,560 On flat ground, a baby iguana can outrun a racer snake... 316 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:41,360 ..but others are waiting in ambush. 317 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:05,920 MUSIC SLOWS AND QUIETENS 318 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:13,640 Another hatchling has its first glimpse of a dangerous world. 319 00:38:41,240 --> 00:38:42,520 DISCORDANT CLATTER 320 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,480 TENSE MUSIC BUILDS 321 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:52,520 MUSIC STOPS 322 00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:58,520 MOURNFUL MUSIC PLAYS 323 00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:13,840 A snake's eyes aren't very good, 324 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:16,560 but they can detect movement. 325 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:20,280 So if the hatchling keeps its nerve, 326 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:23,120 it may just avoid detection. 327 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,480 MUSIC BUILDS 328 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:47,680 DISCORDANT MUSIC BUILDS 329 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:55,200 MUSIC FADES 330 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:59,680 FRANTIC CHASE MUSIC PLAYS 331 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:19,040 STRINGS INTENSIFY 332 00:40:25,720 --> 00:40:28,840 FRANTIC MUSIC RESUMES 333 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,760 A near-miraculous escape. 334 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:09,080 The lucky survivors can begin learning 335 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:12,040 the unique way of life here. 336 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:25,800 Other islands may seem more welcoming places to grow up... 337 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:32,800 ..but appearances can be deceiving. 338 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:39,880 BIRDS CALL 339 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:44,040 During the dry season, over half a million terns 340 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:47,680 crowd onto this remote atoll in the Indian Ocean. 341 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:59,520 Their chicks are still in their dark juvenile plumage. 342 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:01,640 COMICAL, CHEERY MUSIC PLAYS 343 00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:05,800 They vary in age. 344 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:17,080 Whilst the more advanced chicks take to the air... 345 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:21,320 SOFT, INSPIRING MUSIC PLAYS 346 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:27,120 ..others aren't quite ready yet. 347 00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:51,720 Those just starting to learn to fly use the shallow lagoon 348 00:42:51,720 --> 00:42:55,960 that occupies the centre of the atoll as their training ground. 349 00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:02,360 It's difficult for some of them to stay aloft for long. 350 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:21,160 DISCORDANT MUSIC PLAYS 351 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:27,680 Giant trevallies. 352 00:43:34,440 --> 00:43:37,840 QUIET, EERIE MUSIC PLAYS 353 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:43,560 Usually, they are solitary hunters, 354 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:47,520 but about 50 of them have come here from neighbouring reefs, 355 00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:51,560 attracted by this abundance of potential prey. 356 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:02,800 The fledglings stay out of the water if they can. 357 00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:06,840 They even drink on the wing. 358 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:27,280 If the trevally are to catch one now... 359 00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:29,640 ..they have to up their game. 360 00:44:39,160 --> 00:44:43,800 So there is a fish here that, amazingly, has a brain 361 00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:46,520 capable of calculating the airspeed, 362 00:44:46,520 --> 00:44:49,960 altitude and trajectory of a bird. 363 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:24,880 The time comes when every fledgling has to take to the air 364 00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:27,640 and collect food for itself. 365 00:45:32,720 --> 00:45:35,560 TRIUMPHANT MUSIC BUILDS 366 00:45:50,720 --> 00:45:55,040 Their parents lead them to the training grounds. 367 00:45:57,720 --> 00:46:01,360 INSPIRING, SWEEPING MUSIC PLAYS 368 00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:21,920 MUSIC FADES 369 00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:24,160 TERN SQUAWKS 370 00:46:34,840 --> 00:46:38,000 TERN CALLS 371 00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:54,880 MUSIC BUILDS 372 00:47:07,360 --> 00:47:10,640 EERIE, ETHEREAL MUSIC PLAYS 373 00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:31,560 If they are to survive... 374 00:47:31,560 --> 00:47:33,960 ..they must learn quickly. 375 00:47:41,600 --> 00:47:44,800 After a month of practising over the lagoon, 376 00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:47,040 the youngsters start to leave 377 00:47:47,040 --> 00:47:50,400 and take their chances out over the open sea. 378 00:47:57,360 --> 00:47:59,640 6,000 miles to the north, 379 00:47:59,640 --> 00:48:04,280 and the warm waters of the tropics become a distant memory. 380 00:48:08,840 --> 00:48:10,720 The Arctic. 381 00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:17,800 For millennia, animals have survived in a world 382 00:48:17,800 --> 00:48:22,120 where temperatures can fall to below 50 degrees. 383 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:34,400 And every winter, the Norwegian fjords 384 00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:36,880 in the Arctic Circle are crowded 385 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:40,120 by one of the most spectacular assemblies of fish 386 00:48:40,120 --> 00:48:42,640 to be seen anywhere. 387 00:48:45,160 --> 00:48:47,200 Herrings. 388 00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:49,680 Billions of them. 389 00:48:49,680 --> 00:48:52,600 And following them... 390 00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:54,440 ..orca. 391 00:49:05,600 --> 00:49:08,360 There are up to a thousand of them. 392 00:49:09,600 --> 00:49:15,240 It's possibly the greatest gathering of orca on the planet. 393 00:49:15,240 --> 00:49:17,640 ORCA SQUEAK 394 00:49:23,440 --> 00:49:25,840 The herring may be plentiful, 395 00:49:25,840 --> 00:49:30,800 but in these winding fjords, they're not always easy to track down. 396 00:49:35,080 --> 00:49:40,320 These particular orca, however, are fish-hunting specialists. 397 00:49:49,160 --> 00:49:53,160 They work as a team, coordinating their approach 398 00:49:53,160 --> 00:49:55,680 by calling loudly to one another. 399 00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:57,760 ORCA SQUEAK 400 00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:04,200 They herd the herring into tighter and tighter shoals. 401 00:50:18,680 --> 00:50:23,440 They swim below them, trapping them against the surface of the sea. 402 00:50:31,680 --> 00:50:35,600 And now the orca deploy their special weapon. 403 00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:43,880 They beat their tails with such force 404 00:50:43,880 --> 00:50:46,720 that the shock waves stun the herring. 405 00:50:49,480 --> 00:50:53,920 And then the senseless victims are easily collected. 406 00:51:27,480 --> 00:51:32,280 But all this underwater noise attracts others. 407 00:51:32,280 --> 00:51:34,440 WHALE GROANS 408 00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:41,120 Humpback whales. 409 00:51:42,440 --> 00:51:44,960 They move in on the action. 410 00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:55,480 They approach the shoal from beneath, 411 00:51:55,480 --> 00:51:58,120 and then lunge upwards... 412 00:52:03,400 --> 00:52:07,840 ..gathering up to 100 kilos of herring in a single mouthful. 413 00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:30,200 The humpbacks are comparative newcomers. 414 00:52:30,200 --> 00:52:34,440 They only started coming here within the last decade. 415 00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:48,520 But these polar seas are so rich that there appears 416 00:52:48,520 --> 00:52:51,400 to be enough food for everyone. 417 00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:21,160 We share our planet with spectacular wild animals... 418 00:53:21,160 --> 00:53:23,120 ..which have adapted to live 419 00:53:23,120 --> 00:53:27,080 in the strangest and harshest of environments. 420 00:53:27,080 --> 00:53:29,440 Now, more than ever, 421 00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:32,640 they are an inspiration for us all. 422 00:54:43,840 --> 00:54:48,200 For this special Planet Earth musical celebration, 423 00:54:48,200 --> 00:54:51,520 to raise our spirits during the pandemic, 424 00:54:51,520 --> 00:54:54,840 we brought together composer Hans Zimmer 425 00:54:54,840 --> 00:54:57,960 and top-selling artist Dave. 426 00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:00,960 ..quarantine, whatever happens, you know, 427 00:55:00,960 --> 00:55:03,360 that's the composer's life. Yeah, yeah. 428 00:55:03,360 --> 00:55:06,280 I couldn't have seen the world ever stopping, ever, 429 00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:08,480 if it wasn't for something like this, you know... 430 00:55:08,480 --> 00:55:12,360 They're both passionate about the natural world. 431 00:55:12,360 --> 00:55:15,600 Anything I write, in one way or the other, 432 00:55:15,600 --> 00:55:18,840 is determined, in one way or the other, by nature. 433 00:55:20,400 --> 00:55:23,000 You know, that episode everybody's always talking about 434 00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:25,240 was the iguanas and the snakes. 435 00:55:27,520 --> 00:55:31,720 Every director I've ever worked with only wished that they could have 436 00:55:31,720 --> 00:55:35,480 had a car chase like that, or an action scene like that. 437 00:55:40,760 --> 00:55:43,920 We're trying to provide you with an experience. 438 00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:46,040 COMICAL MARCHING MUSIC PLAYS 439 00:55:48,480 --> 00:55:50,760 An experience which gets under your skin, 440 00:55:50,760 --> 00:55:53,120 and you start to understand a little bit more 441 00:55:53,120 --> 00:55:55,120 what this world is all about 442 00:55:55,120 --> 00:55:57,360 and how we fit into this world. 443 00:56:04,960 --> 00:56:07,320 To be performing with an orchestra 444 00:56:07,320 --> 00:56:10,680 as talented as the one that I did today - amazing. 445 00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:15,720 I get a lot of inspiration from the natural world for my music. 446 00:56:15,720 --> 00:56:17,120 ELEPHANTS RUMBLE 447 00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:20,480 Music is everywhere. 448 00:56:23,880 --> 00:56:27,840 There's a tone to the birds when they sing. 449 00:56:31,800 --> 00:56:34,920 BIRDS CALL 450 00:56:34,920 --> 00:56:37,160 The air, the wind, the trees. 451 00:56:37,160 --> 00:56:39,080 The elements. 452 00:56:42,880 --> 00:56:45,880 The soundtrack to nature... 453 00:56:45,880 --> 00:56:47,640 ..is a beautiful thing. 454 00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:57,760 Music and images can create an experience 455 00:56:57,760 --> 00:57:01,280 that can teach us something on a profound level. 456 00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:03,920 Make us feel... 457 00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:06,040 ..a hope. 458 00:57:06,040 --> 00:57:08,760 Let's look forward, let's look towards the future. 459 00:57:08,760 --> 00:57:10,600 Let's make a better future. 460 00:57:11,880 --> 00:57:16,240 Never before in the history of humankind... 461 00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:18,760 ..has it been more critical to protect 462 00:57:18,760 --> 00:57:21,000 and nurture the natural world... 463 00:57:23,480 --> 00:57:27,960 ..which is, after all, our home too. 464 00:57:30,240 --> 00:57:33,280 ROUSING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS