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Now the snakes are on alert. It On flat ground, baby iguanas can run faster than racer snakes However, other snakes are lying in ambush and waiting. Another baby snake faces the dangerous world for the first time. Snakes do not have very good eyesight, but they can detect movement. Therefore, if the baby snake does not lose courage, it might be able to survive without being detected. It chicks that are lucky enough to survive will begin to learn the unique way of life required on this rugged island
For millions of years, this remote island has been ruled by crabs. The ancestors of crabs came from the sea, but most have now adapted to life on land Since the population is so large, they live relatively harmoniously. They are the gardeners and managers of the small Utopia Once a year, all crabs must return to the sea to breed, and the march of red crabs is one of the most magnificent natural phenomena on Earth.
This incident made the island world-famous However, in recent years, millions of red crabs have been unable to go out to sea. It is because alien species have taken over this island. It is the yellow crazy ant. These ants escaped from visiting ships and, having no natural predators, When moving red crabs enter their territory, the ants attack by spraying acidic liquid into the crabs' eyes and mouths
blinded and confused creatures eventually meet their deaths. Humans brought these ants here, and now humans are in a situation where they must control them Isolated communities can evolve relatively peacefully for millions of years However, you may experience difficulties when facing new challenges About 80% of the species that have gone extinct in recent years were indigenous to the islands. And this lynx might be lucky. This is because this valley is a blessed place. The hot water flowing from the volcanic hot spring heats up to
50 degrees warmer than the surrounding air, causing the river to swell All kinds of hungry animals flock here in search of food. Throughout the winter, the river is abundant with food, so you can enjoy hunting if you just know the hunting tricks Even coyotes became fishermen here. Therefore, you must choose your prey carefully
Golden-eyed duck. But can a coyote get close enough to pounce on a duck Perhaps the other side of the river might be better. Steam rising from the river warms the surrounding trees. So there might be prey on the tree branches Finally, I caught a squirrel. It is insignificant, but it is enough prey for a coyote. You need strong mental fortitude to survive the winter on this mountain. And the lynx possesses such strength in abundance. The
grassland, which was covered in snow just a few weeks ago, is now full of life However, the good times on this mountain will not last long So bears must find food as quickly as possible. In the summer, a fully grown bear can eat grass and gain up to 180 kg. If you're lucky, you can even But right now, the bears are distracted by something else. This is Mother bears teach their cubs how to molt. The young quickly learn the ropes
Some trees seem particularly suitable for bears to rub against. Bears have a favorite tree, so they travel long distances to find it. Some itches can only be relieved by scratching. There are currently about 30 bears living in this valley. The bears rub their bodies together, leaving behind their own unique scents So, the tree soon forms a list of who is nearby, which can help bears avoid fighting each other To spread your scent as much as possible, you really have to rub your body with all your might
However, summer is short. The itching has subsided to some extent, so now it is time to eat. In a couple of months, they must return to their dens for hibernation. So, I need to gain as much weight as possible right now. A thousand plants are growing on one tree This kind of story is repeated endlessly throughout the entire forest. As a result, the jungle has become the habitat for more plant species than anywhere else on Earth And those plants sustain the abundant animals. The competition is fiercest in Ecuador
. There are Everyone competes to get the honey Since each flower has only a small amount of honey at a time, the first person to arrive gets to eat the honey first. One type of hummingbird adopted a special method to avoid collisions with other species. The sword-billed hummingbird is the only bird with a beak longer than its body. And some flowers are so long that the other 99 species of hummingbirds here cannot suck the nectar. reach places other birds cannot reach, right at the top of this flower, where sweet nectar is produced
Whenever a long flower blooms one by one, the sword- billed bird can monopolize the fresh food However, having a beak longer than the body also has disadvantages. First of all, it is difficult to keep the beak clean. The more difficult thing is how to groom the feathers on the body Unlike other hummingbirds, sword-billed birds cannot preen their feathers with their beaks. The only way is to just scratch it with your hand. It is, but it is a small sacrifice in exchange for obtaining an exclusive food supply
because he became a father And he is guarding very precious eggs. Over the past few weeks, the females have come to him one after another and entrusted their young to him Now, some of the eggs are almost ready to hatch. There are several egg clusters on the leaf, and the eggs at the very top are the most recently laid, having been laid only a day ago However, there are always threatening beings lurking in the jungle. This wasp is a specialist hunter of frog eggs. I He must not move. The youngest eggs are the most vulnerable, and he cannot protect all the eggs
However, these tadpoles are not as helpless as they appear Surprisingly, the tadpoles that have not yet hatched can sense the danger, and the oldest and strongest tadpoles wriggle out and However, the eggs at the top of the leaves are still too young to hatch Now the wasps realized that the eggs were there However, the back of the male looks very similar to the youngest egg cluster, which Using your own body as bait is a tremendous danger. You can die if you are stung by a wasp
He succeeded in saving most of the cubs. We must continue to stand guard for the next two weeks However, in the jungle, simply surviving for a day can be considered a success Avoiding extreme heat gives a steady rhythm to desert life. And many animals here choose the simplest method. It hides during the day and only comes out at cool nights. When darkness falls, animals reveal themselves as if they had appeared from somewhere And among them, without fail, there are hunters
One of the fiercest nocturnal predators is also one of the rarest animals to see This mysterious creature rarely reveals itself on the surface of the sand dunes. However, there are traces on the sand that indicate its existence This creature lives only in this place where the sand grains are perfectly dry and smooth, flowing like water
This creature called the golden mole is completely blind. But there is nothing to see underground anyway Instead, this creature has excellent hearing. The entire head acts as an amplifier that detects vibrations in the sand Therefore, to find food on the surface of a sand dune, you must paradoxically stick your face into the sand termite. It is not easy to catch while blind. It is much better to approach secretly. If you hide in the sand, you can detect even the slightest movements and launch an accurate attack. And right now, this shark has found prey. It
It is July in the Nevada desert in the western United States, the hottest time of the year. A herd of wild horses is gathering at one of the few remaining waterholes several miles away Water not only provides something to drink, but also gives you strength. If a male horse secures access to water, he gains the right to mate with the entire herd So the stallions compete to claim this waterhole, and they drive away other stallions that come too close. An unfamiliar word appears. The puddle at my original home dried up, so I If he fails to supply water to the herd, the herd will leave for the white horse that has already claimed this puddle.
too much to lose. If your leg is broken or your jaw is shattered, you will die slowly and painfully If even one kick misses, everything is over. The And his victory is more than just an opportunity to drink water He provided what was needed for his herd, and in the process, took away the rivals' does. The Now 60 million tons of snow have covered the area of this herd. Pushing through the deep snow is hard labor, and the bison are slowly starving. Maintaining body temperature alone consumes a tremendous amount of energy.
Their thick fur can keep you warm down to minus 20 degrees, but now it is minus 40 degrees. The only thing that can save them is buried 90cm deep under the snow And this problem is a problem shared with unexpected neighbors. The prey the fox looks for is also buried deep beneath the snow. The survival of the two animals depends on reaching the ground For the bison, it is purely a matter of brute strength
Thanks to my huge neck muscles, I can shovel 5 tons of snow a day. Small foxes need more precise movements. The bison finally reached its goal. I dug up a handful of dry grass. A fox seized the opportunity in the spot where a bison had dug the ground. Every However, you must not break through yet. The fox listens attentively to accurately identify its target small, but its nutritional value is a hundred times higher than a handful of dry grass. To survive the winter in this meadow, sometimes wisdom outweighs strength.
They embark on the longest overland journey no animal has ever undertaken. However, wherever herbivores move, predators are always lurking. It is right here. These are Arctic wolves. You must seize the wolf rushes to drive a herd of weak or slow reindeer One young one fell out of the herd Although wolves are faster, running at a speed of 40 miles per hour (about 64 km), reindeer cubs have amazing endurance. The will to survive of this baby reindeer, which is only a few weeks old, is phenomenal. It is only natural, as you have
embarked on a journey to which you must devote your entire life. You Like all grassland animals, they live by depending on this land, which is unpredictable but ultimately abundant Grass can survive even in the harshest environments on Earth. It thrives even in floods, fires, and frost Therefore, grasslands become the stage where the largest number of wild animals on Earth gather. However, here in Harar, the relationship between reindeer and humans is very peaceful.
Losing their fear of humans, the animal spread throughout the city in huge numbers. Pigeons are by far the most successful urban birds. In Albi, southern France, pigeons come to the river to bathe. Pigeons preen their feathers, brush off the city dust, and take baths to cool off from the heat. predator has appeared that exploits the fearless instinct, which was the secret to the pigeon's survival Oil from the feathers of pigeons flows downstream and is detected while they are bathing. It These catfish, which were introduced here just 40 years ago, have increased in population and nearly wiped out local fish resources, and have now even
started eating pigeons Catfish, which have poor eyesight, use their whiskers to detect the movement of their prey This is a very innovative hunting strategy for fish that originally live on the bottom. The pigeons that have lived in this city for a thousand years must now learn how to avoid fish This tree grows to a height of nearly 30 stories. It is one of about 800 trees being planted to create a vertical forest in Milan Living trees of this size can usually fill 2 hectares of forest land, but here they only occupy 1/10 of that area
There is one city that is applying this idea on a large scale. It is Singapore. Over the past 45 years, 2 million trees have been planted in Singapore. Singapore has now become a city home to the world's most diverse range of biological species And these greening projects expanded to various parts of the city. The waterway has become clean, and otters are returning.
However, the most impressive example of urban greening is probably this Supertree forest These 45-meter-tall metal structures are now filled with life. Vines were planted on the outermost branches to grow. This is a new urban world that we designed and built with others in mind. If you create a space, animals will come see wild animals thriving in cities around the world
Ultimately, we are architects of the urban world Now, more than half of us live in cities. I also live in London. Looking down at this huge metropolis, the creativity with which we constantly recreate the Earth's surface is truly amazing. But at the same time, it feels bitter. This is However, the future of both humanity and nature depends precisely on this link. It is clearly our responsibility to do everything we can to create a habitat where not only we but all living things on Earth can live
