One Life Page #3

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to miss out on the meat.

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lt's the bones he's after.

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Why? because inside,

they are full of rich marrowfat.

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The problem:
how to get at it.

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(epic music)

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Here's how.

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(cawing)

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Now the juices in his stomach -

as corrosive as battery acid -

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can get to work dissolving the bone.

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(squawking)

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Every young lammergeier

wants to learn the trick.

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lt's not as easy as it looks.

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And a beginner needs

to be closely watched.

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(angry squawking)

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lf at first you don't succeed...

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try...

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(squawking)

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try...

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try again.

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A unique and inventive way

to get food.

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One that lammergeiers

have made their own.

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(crickets chirring)

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For centuries, these rocks have been

a special place for preparing food

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by a really clever animal.

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ln fact it's so clever

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it's changed the way

we think about animals

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and even about ourselves.

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These caves are home to a monkey:

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the brown tufted capuchin.

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Capuchins love palm nuts.

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The problem is they're incredibly tough

to crack, even harder than bone.

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(birds chirping)

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An old hand knows

that first a nut should be peeled.

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Then given a week or so

drying in the sun.

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Here's some he prepared earlier.

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Long ago, these clever capuchins

worked out

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that this is what they needed

to finish the job.

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Now the final step.

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(soft dramatic music)

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(music intensifying)

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We used to think only humans

were clever enough to use tools like this.

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(joyful music)

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Youngsters watch

and imitate their elders,

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just as human toddlers do.

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(thumping)

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They learn very early

that to do a job properly,

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you've gotta have the right tool.

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(fly buzzing)

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lt takes 8 years to become

a master nutcracker.

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(birds squawking)

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ln many parts of the world,

you need more than just skill.

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You need courage to find food.

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(birds squawking)

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A couple of weeks ago,

this ibex gave birth to her kids

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at the top of this cliff,

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out of the reach of predators.

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Now they need food and water.

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And that is down in the valley.

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Getting there is going to be tough.

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(pebbles falling down)

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(hooves echoing)

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(wind gusting)

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(birds squawking)

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Trailing behind,

this little one is almost down,

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when she runs right into trouble.

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(dramatic music)

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The kid has never seen a fox before

but she knows she must run for her life.

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One wrong turn, one hesitation

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and the ibex's short life will be over.

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The kid has the good sense

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to make for a place

where only an ibex could stand.

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(soft music)

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Today the little kid

made all the right choices...

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and the fox goes home hungry.

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(birds chirping)

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So being a hunter isn't always easy.

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You have to be

at the top of your game to survive.

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(crunching)

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A praying mantis.

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Sharp-eyed and lightning quick.

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A perfect hunter.

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And a cricket, a perfect meal.

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(sound effects)

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but he's outgunned by something

even more deadly:

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a chameleon.

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She can camouflage her skin

to melt into the background.

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She can move her eyes independently

to lock on to her target.

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Her tongue is a guided missile,

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striking her victims at 50 feet a second.

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And it comes totally out of the blue.

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Delicious.

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You don't have to work alone.

You can be part of a team.

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Get it right and it can totally

change your life.

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ln this corner of Africa,

things are changing.

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Fast.

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(birds squawking)

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(soft music)

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Cheetahs hunt alone.

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They're very fast,

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but not strong enough

to take down a big animal.

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And the zebra know it.

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but this cheetah is different.

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He doesn't hunt alone.

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