S1 E3
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Season 1  "Jungles"  1x3

Aired 8 years ago - Nov 20, 2016

Jungles provide the richest habitats on the planet - mysterious worlds of high drama where extraordinary animals attempt to survive in the most competitive place on earth. Flooded forests are home to caiman-hunting jaguars and strange dolphins that swim amongst the tree tops, while in the dense underworld, ninja frogs fight off wasps and flying dragons soar between trees. Acrobatic indri leap through the forests of Madagascar, while the jungle night conceals strange fungi and glow-in-the-dark creatures never filmed before.

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But imagine having to learn these skills as high up as this.
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as is the way of things, she's not always welcome.
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But Father's not looking and the temptation to join the others is
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It's a perfect place to settle down.
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Swordbills are the only bird with a beak longer than their body.
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We have much to discover about the animals for which this is home...
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carefully using their sonar to scan the forest floor for fish.
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They grow to ten feet long and kill anything
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The key is stealth.
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Each part of this jungle's edge is ruled by a different queen.
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and the oldest and strongest wriggle free and drop into the stream below.
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From far and wide.
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And there are even stranger things glowing in the jungle night.
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on the planet.
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He doesn't want bright leaves to divert a visitor's attention.
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The brightest leaf in the forest.
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These forests in Madagascar are home to one of our distant cousins.
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But this is changing.
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If the housemates are hostile, the hitchhikers are even worse.
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However, now the dolphin is in this channel,
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The motor has broken, and with the boat flooding,
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