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1 | 00:00:34,075 | 00:00:36,369 | DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A Perfect' Planet'. | DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A Perfect' Planet'. |
2 | 00:01:05,315 | 00:01:07,234 | Our secret weapon | Our secret weapon |
3 | 00:01:07,359 | 00:01:10,570 | is...a hovercraft. | is...a hovercraft. |
4 | 00:01:10,695 | 00:01:12,322 | And it's beautiful. | And it's beautiful. |
5 | 00:01:14,157 | 00:01:16,868 | Argh! I can't feel my hands. | Argh! I can't feel my hands. |
6 | 00:01:24,876 | 00:01:27,754 | - Whose idea was this? - (LAUGHS) | - Whose idea was this? - (LAUGHS) |
7 | 00:01:27,879 | 00:01:29,631 | (GRUNTS) | (GRUNTS) |
8 | 00:01:29,756 | 00:01:31,675 | (WIND GUSTS) | (WIND GUSTS) |
9 | 00:01:32,801 | 00:01:36,471 | I'm wearing two pairs of socks, two pairs of trousers, thermals, | I'm wearing two pairs of socks, two pairs of trousers, thermals, |
10 | 00:01:36,596 | 00:01:40,433 | thermals on top, two pairs of jumpers, three coats, two hats. | thermals on top, two pairs of jumpers, three coats, two hats. |
11 | 00:01:40,558 | 00:01:42,769 | Er, so I think I should be all right. | Er, so I think I should be all right. |
12 | 00:01:42,894 | 00:01:45,855 | Look what I just found under my mask. | Look what I just found under my mask. |
13 | 00:01:49,150 | 00:01:50,986 | (ROCKFALL) | (ROCKFALL) |
14 | 00:01:53,446 | 00:01:55,282 | Just keeps getting better. | Just keeps getting better. |
15 | 00:02:00,453 | 00:02:02,831 | Right in the wrong spot. | Right in the wrong spot. |
16 | 00:02:19,597 | 00:02:21,933 | DAVID: To tell the story of our Perfect Planet net, | DAVID: To tell the story of our Perfect Planet net, |
17 | 00:02:22,058 | 00:02:23,893 | the team behind the series | the team behind the series |
18 | 00:02:24,019 | 00:02:27,772 | filmed in some of the remotest places on Earth. | filmed in some of the remotest places on Earth. |
19 | 00:02:29,357 | 00:02:31,860 | And few places are more isolated | And few places are more isolated |
20 | 00:02:31,985 | 00:02:35,488 | than Ellesmere Island. | than Ellesmere Island. |
21 | 00:02:35,613 | 00:02:39,743 | Here, the opportunity to film arctic wolves in the polar night | Here, the opportunity to film arctic wolves in the polar night |
22 | 00:02:39,868 | 00:02:44,748 | is cameraman Rolf Steinmann's dream of a lifetime. | is cameraman Rolf Steinmann's dream of a lifetime. |
23 | 00:02:44,873 | 00:02:47,083 | ROLF: We have a lot of luggage. | ROLF: We have a lot of luggage. |
24 | 00:02:47,208 | 00:02:49,252 | This is a major expedition. | This is a major expedition. |
25 | 00:02:49,377 | 00:02:52,172 | And there's one piece of luggage | And there's one piece of luggage |
26 | 00:02:52,297 | 00:02:55,175 | that is very, very special to me. And it's... | that is very, very special to me. And it's... |
27 | 00:02:55,300 | 00:02:56,676 | It's actually this book | It's actually this book |
28 | 00:02:56,801 | 00:02:58,303 | by Jim Brandenburg. | by Jim Brandenburg. |
29 | 00:02:58,428 | 00:02:59,929 | It's 30 years old. It's from the '80s. | It's 30 years old. It's from the '80s. |
30 | 00:03:00,055 | 00:03:02,766 | And when I saw this book the first time, | And when I saw this book the first time, |
31 | 00:03:02,891 | 00:03:04,809 | it really triggered a dream | it really triggered a dream |
32 | 00:03:04,934 | 00:03:07,062 | to become a wildlife cameraman. | to become a wildlife cameraman. |
33 | 00:03:07,187 | 00:03:08,938 | And this was the shot. | And this was the shot. |
34 | 00:03:09,064 | 00:03:10,857 | It's unmatched to this day. | It's unmatched to this day. |
35 | 00:03:10,982 | 00:03:12,609 | And when I saw it, | And when I saw it, |
36 | 00:03:12,734 | 00:03:14,611 | I just wanted to experience it myself. | I just wanted to experience it myself. |
37 | 00:03:14,736 | 00:03:16,613 | To go to Ellesmere now | To go to Ellesmere now |
38 | 00:03:16,738 | 00:03:18,907 | and to film wolves is... | and to film wolves is... |
39 | 00:03:19,032 | 00:03:21,242 | ...is my biggest dream coming true. | ...is my biggest dream coming true. |
40 | 00:03:21,368 | 00:03:26,331 | If I'm honest, I'm not just excited about this shoot, | If I'm honest, I'm not just excited about this shoot, |
41 | 00:03:26,456 | 00:03:28,500 | I'm also a little bit anxious. | I'm also a little bit anxious. |
42 | 00:03:28,625 | 00:03:31,628 | I haven't worked in minus-50 degrees, | I haven't worked in minus-50 degrees, |
43 | 00:03:31,753 | 00:03:34,714 | and actually trying to find wolves | and actually trying to find wolves |
44 | 00:03:34,839 | 00:03:37,300 | in darkness in the polar night is something | in darkness in the polar night is something |
45 | 00:03:37,425 | 00:03:41,012 | that has not even been tried by anyone. | that has not even been tried by anyone. |
46 | 00:03:48,019 | 00:03:53,775 | Ellesmere Island lies just 500 miles from the North Pole. | Ellesmere Island lies just 500 miles from the North Pole. |
47 | 00:03:53,900 | 00:03:58,696 | In winter, the sun doesn't rise for four months. | In winter, the sun doesn't rise for four months. |
48 | 00:04:00,448 | 00:04:03,493 | The temperature regularly drops to minus-50 degrees... | The temperature regularly drops to minus-50 degrees... |
49 | 00:04:03,618 | 00:04:08,665 | ...making it one of the coldest places on Earth. | ...making it one of the coldest places on Earth. |
50 | 00:04:10,792 | 00:04:15,547 | ROLF: It's such an unreal place. It's like a...like a frozen dream. | ROLF: It's such an unreal place. It's like a...like a frozen dream. |
51 | 00:04:18,049 | 00:04:21,344 | There's so much space. | There's so much space. |
52 | 00:04:21,469 | 00:04:24,597 | It's really like a different planet. | It's really like a different planet. |
53 | 00:04:25,932 | 00:04:28,935 | The wolves here can range for thousands of miles | The wolves here can range for thousands of miles |
54 | 00:04:29,060 | 00:04:32,021 | across the frozen landscape. | across the frozen landscape. |
55 | 00:04:33,523 | 00:04:36,484 | ROLF: If you look at that landscape, | ROLF: If you look at that landscape, |
56 | 00:04:36,609 | 00:04:38,611 | how vast it is, | how vast it is, |
57 | 00:04:38,736 | 00:04:42,657 | you can imagine how hard it is to find the wolves, | you can imagine how hard it is to find the wolves, |
58 | 00:04:42,782 | 00:04:45,577 | a white animal in a white landscape. | a white animal in a white landscape. |
59 | 00:04:48,455 | 00:04:52,417 | One wolf has a radio collar, | One wolf has a radio collar, |
60 | 00:04:52,542 | 00:04:58,047 | but this kind of telemetry only gives a rough direction to explore. | but this kind of telemetry only gives a rough direction to explore. |
61 | 00:04:58,173 | 00:04:59,466 | The fjord is just to the south, | The fjord is just to the south, |
62 | 00:04:59,591 | 00:05:03,178 | so I think the best plan is cut across on the ice and see if we can find a way up. | so I think the best plan is cut across on the ice and see if we can find a way up. |
63 | 00:05:04,679 | 00:05:08,266 | The team race towards the wolf's last broadcast position | The team race towards the wolf's last broadcast position |
64 | 00:05:08,391 | 00:05:09,434 | and get lucky. | and get lucky. |
65 | 00:05:10,977 | 00:05:12,770 | They find the whole pack, | They find the whole pack, |
66 | 00:05:12,896 | 00:05:14,772 | and something never seen before. | and something never seen before. |
67 | 00:05:17,233 | 00:05:18,902 | This is so incredible. | This is so incredible. |
68 | 00:05:19,027 | 00:05:20,403 | (LAUGHS) | (LAUGHS) |
69 | 00:05:20,528 | 00:05:23,406 | A herd of hundreds of arctic hares | A herd of hundreds of arctic hares |
70 | 00:05:23,531 | 00:05:27,285 | are under attack from Rolf's white wolves. | are under attack from Rolf's white wolves. |
71 | 00:05:28,828 | 00:05:30,288 | (LAUGHS) Wow. | (LAUGHS) Wow. |
72 | 00:05:31,915 | 00:05:33,750 | We found our... | We found our... |
73 | 00:05:33,875 | 00:05:36,711 | ...our pack of seven wolves, | ...our pack of seven wolves, |
74 | 00:05:36,836 | 00:05:39,797 | in their full beauty, which is amazing. | in their full beauty, which is amazing. |
75 | 00:05:41,758 | 00:05:45,970 | Filming the new behaviour ramps up the pressure on Rolf. | Filming the new behaviour ramps up the pressure on Rolf. |
76 | 00:05:46,095 | 00:05:50,016 | Oh, God, the situation is just right in the wrong spot. | Oh, God, the situation is just right in the wrong spot. |
77 | 00:05:51,935 | 00:05:55,230 | Rolf is well known for his self-criticism. | Rolf is well known for his self-criticism. |
78 | 00:06:00,902 | 00:06:04,656 | You're amazing, but I'm stupid, unfortunately. | You're amazing, but I'm stupid, unfortunately. |
79 | 00:06:10,995 | 00:06:13,915 | Luckily, we had two cameras, because my camera didn't work at all. | Luckily, we had two cameras, because my camera didn't work at all. |
80 | 00:06:14,040 | 00:06:18,586 | The camera just froze up, figuratively and literally. | The camera just froze up, figuratively and literally. |
81 | 00:06:18,711 | 00:06:22,257 | And I haven't really been able to sort out what the issue is. | And I haven't really been able to sort out what the issue is. |
82 | 00:06:22,382 | 00:06:23,841 | Back to the drawing board, I guess. | Back to the drawing board, I guess. |
83 | 00:06:23,967 | 00:06:25,468 | We'll take this camera back and thaw it out | We'll take this camera back and thaw it out |
84 | 00:06:25,593 | 00:06:28,930 | and see if we can figure out what's wrong with it. | and see if we can figure out what's wrong with it. |
85 | 00:06:29,055 | 00:06:30,390 | ROLF: This is a crazy start. | ROLF: This is a crazy start. |
86 | 00:06:30,515 | 00:06:32,850 | I mean, we...we...we couldn't... We... | I mean, we...we...we couldn't... We... |
87 | 00:06:32,976 | 00:06:36,479 | We didn't really expect to film hunting behaviour. | We didn't really expect to film hunting behaviour. |
88 | 00:06:36,604 | 00:06:40,733 | And the first thing we film is hunting, so... | And the first thing we film is hunting, so... |
89 | 00:06:42,110 | 00:06:44,070 | It's pretty amazing. | It's pretty amazing. |
90 | 00:06:46,114 | 00:06:48,575 | A day later, the wolves disappear | A day later, the wolves disappear |
91 | 00:06:48,700 | 00:06:51,536 | out of range of the telemetry. | out of range of the telemetry. |
92 | 00:06:51,661 | 00:06:57,292 | Now I think we realise how hard it will be to find the wolves if we don't just | Now I think we realise how hard it will be to find the wolves if we don't just |
93 | 00:06:57,417 | 00:06:59,627 | run into them. | run into them. |
94 | 00:06:59,752 | 00:07:02,547 | And with this new reality dawning on the team, | And with this new reality dawning on the team, |
95 | 00:07:02,672 | 00:07:04,465 | they get a sudden reminder | they get a sudden reminder |
96 | 00:07:04,591 | 00:07:09,304 | of the dangers of operating in Ellesmere's extreme conditions. | of the dangers of operating in Ellesmere's extreme conditions. |
97 | 00:07:09,429 | 00:07:11,556 | While trying to get on the snowmobile earlier, | While trying to get on the snowmobile earlier, |
98 | 00:07:11,681 | 00:07:15,435 | I slipped forward and hit the throttle and, of course, at this temperature | I slipped forward and hit the throttle and, of course, at this temperature |
99 | 00:07:15,560 | 00:07:18,646 | a plastic throttle lever is really, really brittle | a plastic throttle lever is really, really brittle |
100 | 00:07:18,771 | 00:07:20,565 | and it just shattered and broke off. | and it just shattered and broke off. |
101 | 00:07:20,690 | 00:07:22,400 | So here we are, 20km from home, | So here we are, 20km from home, |
102 | 00:07:22,525 | 00:07:25,153 | and I no longer have a throttle | and I no longer have a throttle |
103 | 00:07:25,278 | 00:07:27,238 | to make the sled move. | to make the sled move. |
104 | 00:07:27,363 | 00:07:31,075 | Fortunately, we have some crafty folks here with us | Fortunately, we have some crafty folks here with us |
105 | 00:07:31,200 | 00:07:34,287 | that have cobbled together a little bit of a throttle pull cord | that have cobbled together a little bit of a throttle pull cord |
106 | 00:07:34,412 | 00:07:36,289 | that I can try to simultaneously yank on | that I can try to simultaneously yank on |
107 | 00:07:36,414 | 00:07:38,333 | while also holding on to the handlebar, | while also holding on to the handlebar, |
108 | 00:07:38,458 | 00:07:42,337 | but it's a reminder, I guess, of just how easily things can go from being OK | but it's a reminder, I guess, of just how easily things can go from being OK |
109 | 00:07:42,462 | 00:07:44,172 | to being bad very, very quickly. | to being bad very, very quickly. |
110 | 00:07:44,297 | 00:07:46,341 | (ENGINE STARTS) | (ENGINE STARTS) |
111 | 00:07:51,220 | 00:07:55,725 | ROLF: If the Skidoos don't work out there, it can change quite quickly | ROLF: If the Skidoos don't work out there, it can change quite quickly |
112 | 00:07:55,850 | 00:08:00,730 | from everything's under control to out of control. | from everything's under control to out of control. |
113 | 00:08:00,855 | 00:08:02,982 | This day was really brutal. | This day was really brutal. |
114 | 00:08:03,107 | 00:08:05,610 | We have no clue where the wolves are. | We have no clue where the wolves are. |
115 | 00:08:05,735 | 00:08:08,237 | So that's a bit worrying. | So that's a bit worrying. |
116 | 00:08:08,363 | 00:08:10,323 | The temperatures are dropping now | The temperatures are dropping now |
117 | 00:08:10,448 | 00:08:12,492 | and it's serious. | and it's serious. |
118 | 00:08:13,534 | 00:08:15,536 | That was well clone back here. | That was well clone back here. |
119 | 00:08:15,662 | 00:08:17,580 | That was not easy. | That was not easy. |
120 | 00:08:17,705 | 00:08:20,500 | And it was bloody cold, honestly. | And it was bloody cold, honestly. |
121 | 00:08:20,625 | 00:08:22,460 | Well done. | Well done. |
122 | 00:08:23,670 | 00:08:26,297 | My whole arm and shoulder's cramped up | My whole arm and shoulder's cramped up |
123 | 00:08:26,422 | 00:08:28,758 | through the last hour and a half of driving. | through the last hour and a half of driving. |
124 | 00:08:28,883 | 00:08:30,885 | But it worked. | But it worked. |
125 | 00:08:31,010 | 00:08:33,554 | But there's no time to lick wounds. | But there's no time to lick wounds. |
126 | 00:08:33,680 | 00:08:38,559 | After a few hours' sleep, the search for the white wolves will have to begin again. | After a few hours' sleep, the search for the white wolves will have to begin again. |
127 | 00:08:41,604 | 00:08:44,232 | Thousands of miles away in Mongolia, | Thousands of miles away in Mongolia, |
128 | 00:08:44,357 | 00:08:47,819 | an even greater challenge is about to get going. | an even greater challenge is about to get going. |
129 | 00:08:47,944 | 00:08:53,032 | There are few things more daunting for a wildlife film crew | There are few things more daunting for a wildlife film crew |
130 | 00:08:53,157 | 00:08:58,079 | than the prospect of finding an extremely rare animal in a vast area. | than the prospect of finding an extremely rare animal in a vast area. |
131 | 00:09:00,707 | 00:09:04,460 | But that is the mission in Mongolia's Gobi Desert - | But that is the mission in Mongolia's Gobi Desert - |
132 | 00:09:04,585 | 00:09:07,964 | to film the wild Bactrian camel, | to film the wild Bactrian camel, |
133 | 00:09:08,089 | 00:09:10,341 | an animal numbering less than 500 | an animal numbering less than 500 |
134 | 00:09:10,466 | 00:09:13,886 | in a wilderness of half a million square miles. | in a wilderness of half a million square miles. |
135 | 00:09:19,058 | 00:09:22,353 | We're all loaded up. We've got 40 cases of gear, we've got nine vehicles. | We're all loaded up. We've got 40 cases of gear, we've got nine vehicles. |
136 | 00:09:22,478 | 00:09:24,605 | We're off, we're heading to the Gobi. | We're off, we're heading to the Gobi. |
137 | 00:09:28,818 | 00:09:31,738 | Setting off from the capital of Ulaanbaatar | Setting off from the capital of Ulaanbaatar |
138 | 00:09:31,863 | 00:09:35,867 | is a five-day journey to reach the edge of the Gobi. | is a five-day journey to reach the edge of the Gobi. |
139 | 00:09:41,914 | 00:09:43,666 | With so few wild camels left, | With so few wild camels left, |
140 | 00:09:43,791 | 00:09:48,463 | the crew know that just spotting one will be difficult enough. | the crew know that just spotting one will be difficult enough. |
141 | 00:09:50,006 | 00:09:54,886 | So, with the odds against them, they decide on an unscheduled stop. | So, with the odds against them, they decide on an unscheduled stop. |
142 | 00:09:58,181 | 00:09:59,682 | We've driven - I don't know, | We've driven - I don't know, |
143 | 00:09:59,807 | 00:10:03,478 | what? - 600 miles from Ulaanbaatar, across the Altai Mountains, | what? - 600 miles from Ulaanbaatar, across the Altai Mountains, |
144 | 00:10:03,603 | 00:10:06,773 | and we are now at the beginning of the Gobi proper. | and we are now at the beginning of the Gobi proper. |
145 | 00:10:06,898 | 00:10:10,902 | The wild camels are still probably about 200 miles that way | The wild camels are still probably about 200 miles that way |
146 | 00:10:11,027 | 00:10:14,655 | before we should start to see them, but we've stopped off en route... | before we should start to see them, but we've stopped off en route... |
147 | 00:10:14,781 | 00:10:19,118 | ...at this place. This is Mother Mountain, which is culturally significant | ...at this place. This is Mother Mountain, which is culturally significant |
148 | 00:10:19,243 | 00:10:21,329 | across the whole of Mongolia. | across the whole of Mongolia. |
149 | 00:10:21,454 | 00:10:23,873 | People come here to pray. And, interestingly... | People come here to pray. And, interestingly... |
150 | 00:10:23,998 | 00:10:29,337 | ...the mountain is shaped like a wild camel, with two humps, | ...the mountain is shaped like a wild camel, with two humps, |
151 | 00:10:29,462 | 00:10:31,798 | so we have come to pray for camels. | so we have come to pray for camels. |
152 | 00:10:34,550 | 00:10:39,972 | And hoping for a bit of divine assistance is worth every step to the top. | And hoping for a bit of divine assistance is worth every step to the top. |
153 | 00:10:48,481 | 00:10:50,733 | So, we've said our prayers to the mountain. | So, we've said our prayers to the mountain. |
154 | 00:10:50,858 | 00:10:54,237 | Somewhere out there there's some wild camels, | Somewhere out there there's some wild camels, |
155 | 00:10:54,362 | 00:10:57,615 | so it's time to go and see if we can find them. | so it's time to go and see if we can find them. |
156 | 00:11:06,249 | 00:11:07,542 | It's slow going, | It's slow going, |
157 | 00:11:07,667 | 00:11:11,796 | but these camping trucks will double up as the team's home | but these camping trucks will double up as the team's home |
158 | 00:11:11,921 | 00:11:14,757 | for the next five weeks. | for the next five weeks. |
159 | 00:11:33,693 | 00:11:36,320 | 1,000 miles later, | 1,000 miles later, |
160 | 00:11:36,445 | 00:11:40,533 | the convoy reaches the Gobi and makes camp. | the convoy reaches the Gobi and makes camp. |
161 | 00:11:44,912 | 00:11:48,332 | Wow. Well, we have woken up on our first morning, | Wow. Well, we have woken up on our first morning, |
162 | 00:11:48,457 | 00:11:52,920 | and it's about an hour and a half before sunrise and, rather foolishly, | and it's about an hour and a half before sunrise and, rather foolishly, |
163 | 00:11:53,045 | 00:11:58,175 | we let the fire go out last night, so it's a cool minus-20 in here. | we let the fire go out last night, so it's a cool minus-20 in here. |
164 | 00:11:58,301 | 00:12:02,763 | Everything is frozen solid - toothpaste, hot sauce for breakfast, | Everything is frozen solid - toothpaste, hot sauce for breakfast, |
165 | 00:12:02,889 | 00:12:06,726 | even the AP's pee bottle, so that's nice. | even the AP's pee bottle, so that's nice. |
166 | 00:12:08,060 | 00:12:12,398 | Outside, the Mongolian team are getting things warmed up... | Outside, the Mongolian team are getting things warmed up... |
167 | 00:12:12,523 | 00:12:15,151 | ...starting with their truck. | ...starting with their truck. |
168 | 00:12:15,276 | 00:12:18,362 | (ENGINE FAILS TO START) | (ENGINE FAILS TO START) |
169 | 00:12:18,487 | 00:12:22,491 | The vehicle of our ranger... | The vehicle of our ranger... |
170 | 00:12:22,617 | 00:12:24,577 | ...it is completely frozen. | ...it is completely frozen. |
171 | 00:12:24,702 | 00:12:27,288 | The fuel line's completely frozen, so they've got a blowtorch | The fuel line's completely frozen, so they've got a blowtorch |
172 | 00:12:27,413 | 00:12:29,206 | under the fuel line | under the fuel line |
173 | 00:12:29,332 | 00:12:33,085 | to try and defrost it before we can get going, so... | to try and defrost it before we can get going, so... |
174 | 00:12:33,210 | 00:12:35,713 | Yeah... That's nice and safe, isn't it? | Yeah... That's nice and safe, isn't it? |
175 | 00:12:35,838 | 00:12:40,259 | Meanwhile, assistant producer Toby is contemplating | Meanwhile, assistant producer Toby is contemplating |
176 | 00:12:40,384 | 00:12:42,678 | another weather-related issue. | another weather-related issue. |
177 | 00:12:42,803 | 00:12:46,140 | I've just come out to go to the loo. | I've just come out to go to the loo. |
178 | 00:12:46,265 | 00:12:49,602 | And the toilet tent has blown away in the night. | And the toilet tent has blown away in the night. |
179 | 00:12:49,727 | 00:12:51,520 | I'm going to have to try and find it. | I'm going to have to try and find it. |
180 | 00:12:51,646 | 00:12:55,983 | But in the meantime, it means that I'm slightly exposed. | But in the meantime, it means that I'm slightly exposed. |
181 | 00:12:56,108 | 00:12:58,361 | (ENGINE STILL FAILING TO START) | (ENGINE STILL FAILING TO START) |
182 | 00:13:05,618 | 00:13:07,870 | (ENGINE STARTS) | (ENGINE STARTS) |
183 | 00:13:07,995 | 00:13:09,705 | Yay! | Yay! |
184 | 00:13:11,666 | 00:13:15,628 | Finding a scarce animal in an area the size of Belgium | Finding a scarce animal in an area the size of Belgium |
185 | 00:13:15,753 | 00:13:18,798 | is clearly no small task... | is clearly no small task... |
186 | 00:13:20,633 | 00:13:21,842 | ...but impossible | ...but impossible |
187 | 00:13:21,968 | 00:13:25,137 | without the help of local researchers. | without the help of local researchers. |
188 | 00:13:26,931 | 00:13:32,645 | Each day the team scour thousands of square miles. | Each day the team scour thousands of square miles. |
189 | 00:13:34,855 | 00:13:36,899 | It's a huge area and there's only 450 camels, | It's a huge area and there's only 450 camels, |
190 | 00:13:37,024 | 00:13:41,320 | so it really is a bit like a needle in a haystack. | so it really is a bit like a needle in a haystack. |
191 | 00:13:43,197 | 00:13:45,282 | A truly enormous haystack. | A truly enormous haystack. |
192 | 00:13:54,125 | 00:13:56,502 | - 450 camels. - (LAUGHS) Yes. | - 450 camels. - (LAUGHS) Yes. |
193 | 00:13:56,627 | 00:13:59,672 | 28,000 square miles. Easy, yeah? | 28,000 square miles. Easy, yeah? |
194 | 00:14:00,756 | 00:14:06,220 | And when scanning the horizon for camels, mistakes are all too easy. | And when scanning the horizon for camels, mistakes are all too easy. |
195 | 00:14:06,345 | 00:14:08,055 | Another bush. | Another bush. |
196 | 00:14:09,098 | 00:14:11,058 | A bush. Sorry. | A bush. Sorry. |
197 | 00:14:11,183 | 00:14:15,604 | Often there's not even a bush to look at. | Often there's not even a bush to look at. |
198 | 00:14:15,730 | 00:14:18,482 | - See anything? - Nothing. | - See anything? - Nothing. |
199 | 00:14:18,607 | 00:14:20,985 | Another hill climbed. | Another hill climbed. |
200 | 00:14:21,110 | 00:14:22,903 | Another trail followed. | Another trail followed. |
201 | 00:14:23,029 | 00:14:24,488 | Another dead end. | Another dead end. |
202 | 00:14:24,613 | 00:14:28,075 | Thankfully, the experts remain positive. | Thankfully, the experts remain positive. |
203 | 00:14:28,200 | 00:14:31,620 | I hope we can see them soon. Yeah, yeah. | I hope we can see them soon. Yeah, yeah. |
204 | 00:14:34,540 | 00:14:36,459 | Two weeks since leaving the UK. | Two weeks since leaving the UK. |
205 | 00:14:36,584 | 00:14:41,213 | Just hoping that we haven't...been slightly overambitious on this one. | Just hoping that we haven't...been slightly overambitious on this one. |
206 | 00:14:41,338 | 00:14:44,425 | Getting slightly worried it might actually be impossible. | Getting slightly worried it might actually be impossible. |
207 | 00:14:50,014 | 00:14:52,016 | - Hmm... - Good support there. Thanks. | - Hmm... - Good support there. Thanks. |
208 | 00:14:52,141 | 00:14:53,267 | We'll get it, we'll get it. | We'll get it, we'll get it. |
209 | 00:14:53,392 | 00:14:54,935 | - We'll get it. - We'll get it. | - We'll get it. - We'll get it. |
210 | 00:14:56,687 | 00:14:59,857 | In East Africa, theVokano team | In East Africa, theVokano team |
211 | 00:14:59,982 | 00:15:04,236 | are about to face an equally daunting assignment. | are about to face an equally daunting assignment. |
212 | 00:15:05,362 | 00:15:08,282 | Lake Natron in Tanzania | Lake Natron in Tanzania |
213 | 00:15:08,407 | 00:15:12,870 | is one of the world's roof most toxic bodies of water. | is one of the world's roof most toxic bodies of water. |
214 | 00:15:14,038 | 00:15:17,833 | Yet once every few years, when the centre dries out, | Yet once every few years, when the centre dries out, |
215 | 00:15:17,958 | 00:15:22,338 | it's brought to life by thousands of breeding flamingos. | it's brought to life by thousands of breeding flamingos. |
216 | 00:15:27,635 | 00:15:29,929 | But to reach the colony out in the middle, | But to reach the colony out in the middle, |
217 | 00:15:30,054 | 00:15:34,725 | there's only one way to cross this soft soda sludge. | there's only one way to cross this soft soda sludge. |
218 | 00:15:38,104 | 00:15:41,148 | It's finally here. Our secret weapon | It's finally here. Our secret weapon |
219 | 00:15:41,273 | 00:15:44,944 | is...a hovercraft. | is...a hovercraft. |
220 | 00:15:46,529 | 00:15:47,822 | And it's beautiful. | And it's beautiful. |
221 | 00:15:50,241 | 00:15:56,997 | Having shipped it from the UK, Darren is keen to test that all systems are go. | Having shipped it from the UK, Darren is keen to test that all systems are go. |
222 | 00:16:02,419 | 00:16:06,173 | (WHIRS) | (WHIRS) |
223 | 00:16:06,298 | 00:16:08,259 | Getting it off the trailer is one thing, | Getting it off the trailer is one thing, |
224 | 00:16:08,384 | 00:16:13,222 | but at least the hovercraft's fans that give it lift are working well enough. | but at least the hovercraft's fans that give it lift are working well enough. |
225 | 00:16:34,702 | 00:16:35,828 | (COUGHING) | (COUGHING) |
226 | 00:16:35,953 | 00:16:37,705 | (DARREN LAUGHS) | (DARREN LAUGHS) |
227 | 00:16:37,830 | 00:16:40,249 | Come on, guys, what do you think? | Come on, guys, what do you think? |
228 | 00:16:40,374 | 00:16:42,501 | We know she works. | We know she works. |
229 | 00:16:42,626 | 00:16:45,880 | But maybe some of these guys' lungs don't now. | But maybe some of these guys' lungs don't now. |
230 | 00:16:46,005 | 00:16:51,218 | 125 miles away, on the edge of Lake Natron, | 125 miles away, on the edge of Lake Natron, |
231 | 00:16:51,343 | 00:16:56,599 | cameraman Matt Aeberhard is trying to camouflage his hides. | cameraman Matt Aeberhard is trying to camouflage his hides. |
232 | 00:16:56,724 | 00:16:58,392 | Those are our blinds, | Those are our blinds, |
233 | 00:16:58,517 | 00:17:01,395 | so you can't camouflage those on the flat. | so you can't camouflage those on the flat. |
234 | 00:17:01,520 | 00:17:03,564 | And the best thing that we can do | And the best thing that we can do |
235 | 00:17:03,689 | 00:17:06,817 | is actually turn them into a little cluster of flamingos. | is actually turn them into a little cluster of flamingos. |
236 | 00:17:11,947 | 00:17:13,866 | It's pretty cool, huh? | It's pretty cool, huh? |
237 | 00:17:17,494 | 00:17:23,834 | Hide complete, all that's needed is transport out to the colony. | Hide complete, all that's needed is transport out to the colony. |
238 | 00:17:23,959 | 00:17:28,088 | And after a ten-hour cross-country journey, | And after a ten-hour cross-country journey, |
239 | 00:17:28,214 | 00:17:30,591 | Darren arrives with his secret weapon. | Darren arrives with his secret weapon. |
240 | 00:17:30,716 | 00:17:33,260 | And it's an instant hit. | And it's an instant hit. |
241 | 00:17:33,385 | 00:17:36,055 | It's the new local tourist attraction. | It's the new local tourist attraction. |
242 | 00:17:37,097 | 00:17:38,265 | You like it? | You like it? |
243 | 00:17:39,642 | 00:17:44,146 | The first job is to get the hovercraft into service and plot a route out | The first job is to get the hovercraft into service and plot a route out |
244 | 00:17:44,271 | 00:17:46,357 | to the nesting flamingos. | to the nesting flamingos. |
245 | 00:18:05,334 | 00:18:08,295 | The volcanic spring water is soon replaced | The volcanic spring water is soon replaced |
246 | 00:18:08,420 | 00:18:12,508 | by a crust of razor-sharp salt crystals. | by a crust of razor-sharp salt crystals. |
247 | 00:18:15,261 | 00:18:20,349 | And for a machine that relies on a relatively delicate blow-up bottom, | And for a machine that relies on a relatively delicate blow-up bottom, |
248 | 00:18:20,474 | 00:18:23,060 | that's a problem. | that's a problem. |
249 | 00:18:23,185 | 00:18:25,813 | So here we are, out on the soda, and this area here | So here we are, out on the soda, and this area here |
250 | 00:18:25,938 | 00:18:30,609 | is probably the best example of how incredibly harsh this stuff is. | is probably the best example of how incredibly harsh this stuff is. |
251 | 00:18:30,734 | 00:18:35,864 | I mean, it is...awful. | I mean, it is...awful. |
252 | 00:18:35,990 | 00:18:38,909 | So what we have here are the plates of dried-out soda | So what we have here are the plates of dried-out soda |
253 | 00:18:39,034 | 00:18:41,578 | which form on the mud substrate underneath. | which form on the mud substrate underneath. |
254 | 00:18:41,704 | 00:18:43,956 | And it just batters the hovercraft. | And it just batters the hovercraft. |
255 | 00:18:44,081 | 00:18:46,667 | We just cannot travel across this stuff. | We just cannot travel across this stuff. |
256 | 00:18:46,792 | 00:18:48,460 | It's impossible. | It's impossible. |
257 | 00:18:48,585 | 00:18:53,757 | If I was to skim my hand across that, I would cut it to shreds. | If I was to skim my hand across that, I would cut it to shreds. |
258 | 00:18:53,882 | 00:18:58,470 | But crossing the soda crust is the only way out to the colony, | But crossing the soda crust is the only way out to the colony, |
259 | 00:18:58,595 | 00:19:01,724 | so Matt and Darren have to hope for the best. | so Matt and Darren have to hope for the best. |
260 | 00:19:05,644 | 00:19:10,691 | Unfortunately, the best position for his flamingo-covered hide | Unfortunately, the best position for his flamingo-covered hide |
261 | 00:19:10,816 | 00:19:12,943 | has a rather soggy floor. | has a rather soggy floor. |
262 | 00:19:16,155 | 00:19:18,782 | Until the eggs hatch and the chicks fledge, | Until the eggs hatch and the chicks fledge, |
263 | 00:19:18,907 | 00:19:24,371 | Darren and Matt will use the hovercraft to commute out to the hide, | Darren and Matt will use the hovercraft to commute out to the hide, |
264 | 00:19:24,496 | 00:19:26,665 | where Matt will spend the whole day, | where Matt will spend the whole day, |
265 | 00:19:26,790 | 00:19:32,046 | then negotiate the darkness back to camp. | then negotiate the darkness back to camp. |
266 | 00:19:42,723 | 00:19:47,728 | Each day, it's off at sunrise, | Each day, it's off at sunrise, |
267 | 00:19:47,853 | 00:19:51,607 | and then 12 hours simmering in the mud. | and then 12 hours simmering in the mud. |
268 | 00:19:51,732 | 00:19:56,278 | When the mud dries, it leaves massive amounts of salt, | When the mud dries, it leaves massive amounts of salt, |
269 | 00:19:56,403 | 00:20:00,824 | very scratchy, nasty and aggressive salts. | very scratchy, nasty and aggressive salts. |
270 | 00:20:00,949 | 00:20:04,661 | But sitting shin deep in toxic sludge | But sitting shin deep in toxic sludge |
271 | 00:20:04,787 | 00:20:06,914 | is a price worth paying for the view. | is a price worth paying for the view. |
272 | 00:20:07,039 | 00:20:11,043 | And Matt is soon rewarded with the birth of a chick | And Matt is soon rewarded with the birth of a chick |
273 | 00:20:11,168 | 00:20:14,797 | right in front of his hide. | right in front of his hide. |
274 | 00:20:20,761 | 00:20:22,054 | (CHICK CHEEPS) | (CHICK CHEEPS) |
275 | 00:20:22,179 | 00:20:25,474 | (CHEEPING) | (CHEEPING) |
276 | 00:20:30,396 | 00:20:32,773 | (CHICK CHEEPS) | (CHICK CHEEPS) |
277 | 00:20:34,817 | 00:20:36,860 | The daily commute, however, | The daily commute, however, |
278 | 00:20:36,985 | 00:20:39,571 | is taking its toll on the hovercraft. | is taking its toll on the hovercraft. |
279 | 00:20:42,157 | 00:20:46,078 | And it's left the team grounded at just the wrong time. | And it's left the team grounded at just the wrong time. |
280 | 00:20:46,203 | 00:20:48,705 | - (ENGINE FAILS TO START) - Oh, come on! | - (ENGINE FAILS TO START) - Oh, come on! |
281 | 00:20:50,416 | 00:20:55,003 | On the other side of the planet, the Oceans team have just arrived | On the other side of the planet, the Oceans team have just arrived |
282 | 00:20:55,129 | 00:21:00,342 | in the Galápagos Islands and are on their way to a quarantining facility. | in the Galápagos Islands and are on their way to a quarantining facility. |
283 | 00:21:04,930 | 00:21:08,016 | Galápagos is home to many unique species. | Galápagos is home to many unique species. |
284 | 00:21:09,393 | 00:21:11,895 | And to keep it that way, the authorities | And to keep it that way, the authorities |
285 | 00:21:12,020 | 00:21:15,315 | keep a very close eye on what people bring to the islands. | keep a very close eye on what people bring to the islands. |
286 | 00:21:21,196 | 00:21:25,409 | What they're looking for is any sign of any potential contamination, | What they're looking for is any sign of any potential contamination, |
287 | 00:21:25,534 | 00:21:29,037 | any material in, like, the Velcro of a bag, | any material in, like, the Velcro of a bag, |
288 | 00:21:29,163 | 00:21:32,541 | or sand or soil in the bottom of your shoe... | or sand or soil in the bottom of your shoe... |
289 | 00:21:32,666 | 00:21:35,586 | ...basically, anything that could contain biological material, | ...basically, anything that could contain biological material, |
290 | 00:21:35,711 | 00:21:39,173 | because if any seed gets on the island and takes hold, then it could be | because if any seed gets on the island and takes hold, then it could be |
291 | 00:21:39,298 | 00:21:40,883 | catastrophic for the wildlife... | catastrophic for the wildlife... |
292 | 00:21:43,802 | 00:21:46,513 | ...the problem being that when you've got 40 cases of kit, | ...the problem being that when you've got 40 cases of kit, |
293 | 00:21:46,638 | 00:21:50,434 | all of which regularly travel the world to pretty much any conceivable habitat, | all of which regularly travel the world to pretty much any conceivable habitat, |
294 | 00:21:50,559 | 00:21:53,896 | it's a very long and tedious process. | it's a very long and tedious process. |
295 | 00:21:54,021 | 00:21:57,941 | They're going to check your shoes, check your clothes, shake it. | They're going to check your shoes, check your clothes, shake it. |
296 | 00:21:58,066 | 00:21:59,109 | - Wow. | - Wow. |
297 | 00:21:59,234 | 00:22:00,944 | They're going to go through my underwear. | They're going to go through my underwear. |
298 | 00:22:01,069 | 00:22:04,072 | - Yeah. - Good job it's all clean! | - Yeah. - Good job it's all clean! |
299 | 00:22:04,198 | 00:22:06,033 | They will know all your secrets. | They will know all your secrets. |
300 | 00:22:09,786 | 00:22:11,330 | We've had all the bags checked. | We've had all the bags checked. |
301 | 00:22:11,455 | 00:22:14,833 | There's no sign of any contamination, which is good. | There's no sign of any contamination, which is good. |
302 | 00:22:14,958 | 00:22:19,004 | But just to make doubly sure, now all of our personal bags, all of our clothes, | But just to make doubly sure, now all of our personal bags, all of our clothes, |
303 | 00:22:19,129 | 00:22:25,010 | anything like that, basically sticks in the deep freeze for 48 hours. | anything like that, basically sticks in the deep freeze for 48 hours. |
304 | 00:22:27,012 | 00:22:32,226 | Two days later, the team collect their equipment and clothing. | Two days later, the team collect their equipment and clothing. |
305 | 00:22:32,351 | 00:22:36,271 | They are now ready to set out for Fernandina Island, | They are now ready to set out for Fernandina Island, |
306 | 00:22:36,396 | 00:22:37,898 | the location of the shoot. | the location of the shoot. |
307 | 00:22:40,150 | 00:22:42,986 | - "Come to the Galápagos," they said. - Yeah, right. | - "Come to the Galápagos," they said. - Yeah, right. |
308 | 00:22:43,111 | 00:22:46,657 | - "See the beautiful sunshine," they said. - Don't forget your umbrella! | - "See the beautiful sunshine," they said. - Don't forget your umbrella! |
309 | 00:22:46,782 | 00:22:49,743 | Never leave home without it. | Never leave home without it. |
310 | 00:22:50,869 | 00:22:56,917 | It's a 24-hour journey to the uninhabited and volcanic island of Fernandina. | It's a 24-hour journey to the uninhabited and volcanic island of Fernandina. |
311 | 00:23:01,713 | 00:23:08,387 | This seemingly barren landscape is home to two incredible lizards... | This seemingly barren landscape is home to two incredible lizards... |
312 | 00:23:12,558 | 00:23:14,893 | ...the land iguana | ...the land iguana |
313 | 00:23:15,018 | 00:23:17,229 | and the marine iguana. | and the marine iguana. |
314 | 00:23:19,815 | 00:23:21,650 | And there are two parts to their story | And there are two parts to their story |
315 | 00:23:21,775 | 00:23:25,028 | that cameraman Richard Wollocombe has wanted to film | that cameraman Richard Wollocombe has wanted to film |
316 | 00:23:25,153 | 00:23:29,533 | since he first came to these islands 25 years ago. | since he first came to these islands 25 years ago. |
317 | 00:23:29,658 | 00:23:34,705 | And on A Perfect Manet, he got his chance. | And on A Perfect Manet, he got his chance. |
318 | 00:23:38,834 | 00:23:41,044 | Driven by powerful currents, | Driven by powerful currents, |
319 | 00:23:41,169 | 00:23:46,008 | the cold Pacific Ocean slams into Fernandina '5 shores. | the cold Pacific Ocean slams into Fernandina '5 shores. |
320 | 00:23:48,594 | 00:23:51,221 | The marine iguanas must brave these waves every day, | The marine iguanas must brave these waves every day, |
321 | 00:23:51,346 | 00:23:54,683 | because these are the only lizards in the world | because these are the only lizards in the world |
322 | 00:23:54,808 | 00:23:57,519 | to get all their food from the sea. | to get all their food from the sea. |
323 | 00:24:00,480 | 00:24:05,402 | Their journey through the big surf is what Richard and the team are here to film... | Their journey through the big surf is what Richard and the team are here to film... |
324 | 00:24:06,903 | 00:24:09,197 | ...but from underwater. | ...but from underwater. |
325 | 00:24:09,323 | 00:24:14,494 | It looks fairly benign from the surface here, but underneath it's really shallow. | It looks fairly benign from the surface here, but underneath it's really shallow. |
326 | 00:24:14,620 | 00:24:18,332 | And there's all these really sharp rocks with lots of jagged edges. | And there's all these really sharp rocks with lots of jagged edges. |
327 | 00:24:18,457 | 00:24:20,542 | So if we were ta ken by the wave, | So if we were ta ken by the wave, |
328 | 00:24:20,667 | 00:24:25,255 | it would cut us up really badly, I think. | it would cut us up really badly, I think. |
329 | 00:24:29,176 | 00:24:32,179 | - Whose idea was this? - (LAUGHS) | - Whose idea was this? - (LAUGHS) |
330 | 00:24:33,639 | 00:24:37,309 | I'm a glutton for punishment. Did you know? | I'm a glutton for punishment. Did you know? |
331 | 00:24:40,562 | 00:24:42,814 | The waves are certainly punishing. | The waves are certainly punishing. |
332 | 00:24:44,650 | 00:24:46,443 | With these dangerous conditions, | With these dangerous conditions, |
333 | 00:24:46,568 | 00:24:51,657 | extra protection is clearly needed for Richard and dive buddy Rafael, | extra protection is clearly needed for Richard and dive buddy Rafael, |
334 | 00:24:51,782 | 00:24:55,535 | so what better than surf helmets? | so what better than surf helmets? |
335 | 00:25:03,377 | 00:25:07,547 | It isn't long before Richard realises what he's up against. | It isn't long before Richard realises what he's up against. |
336 | 00:25:11,051 | 00:25:15,889 | The relentless churning of the water makes it difficult to stay the right way up, | The relentless churning of the water makes it difficult to stay the right way up, |
337 | 00:25:16,014 | 00:25:18,725 | let alone film the iguanas. | let alone film the iguanas. |
338 | 00:25:25,023 | 00:25:29,403 | In between the waves, the iguanas briefly appear. | In between the waves, the iguanas briefly appear. |
339 | 00:25:33,699 | 00:25:36,993 | But Richard barely has time to line up a shot | But Richard barely has time to line up a shot |
340 | 00:25:37,119 | 00:25:40,122 | before the iguana disappears behind another wave. | before the iguana disappears behind another wave. |
341 | 00:25:48,380 | 00:25:53,260 | In the violent surge, the iguanas have learned to hold on to the rocks... | In the violent surge, the iguanas have learned to hold on to the rocks... |
342 | 00:25:54,928 | 00:25:59,474 | ...a trick Richard is quick to copy to avoid being swept away. | ...a trick Richard is quick to copy to avoid being swept away. |
343 | 00:26:00,892 | 00:26:04,479 | That, however, only leaves one hand to film with. | That, however, only leaves one hand to film with. |
344 | 00:26:12,654 | 00:26:16,366 | But with adrenaline carrying him through, | But with adrenaline carrying him through, |
345 | 00:26:16,491 | 00:26:21,204 | Richard is able to get perfect shots of iguanas in the surf. | Richard is able to get perfect shots of iguanas in the surf. |
346 | 00:26:31,882 | 00:26:35,802 | I don't need to go to the gym for months after that! | I don't need to go to the gym for months after that! |
347 | 00:26:37,429 | 00:26:40,182 | Well clone, mate. Good job. | Well clone, mate. Good job. |
348 | 00:26:43,477 | 00:26:45,645 | Back in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, | Back in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, |
349 | 00:26:45,771 | 00:26:50,734 | it's taken the team two weeks to spot their first camel. | it's taken the team two weeks to spot their first camel. |
350 | 00:26:52,360 | 00:26:56,323 | But unfortunately, it spotted them first. | But unfortunately, it spotted them first. |
351 | 00:26:58,116 | 00:26:59,326 | Very far away. | Very far away. |
352 | 00:26:59,451 | 00:27:03,455 | Poaching has made the surviving camels very nervous, | Poaching has made the surviving camels very nervous, |
353 | 00:27:03,580 | 00:27:07,751 | and once they start running, they can keep going for miles. | and once they start running, they can keep going for miles. |
354 | 00:27:09,544 | 00:27:11,379 | (WIND GUSTS) | (WIND GUSTS) |
355 | 00:27:11,505 | 00:27:14,007 | And when winter winds kick off, | And when winter winds kick off, |
356 | 00:27:14,132 | 00:27:17,761 | all signs of camel vanish. | all signs of camel vanish. |
357 | 00:27:17,886 | 00:27:21,097 | So, for about the last 24 hours, we've been experiencing the Gobi winds. | So, for about the last 24 hours, we've been experiencing the Gobi winds. |
358 | 00:27:21,223 | 00:27:23,183 | It's been gusting up to 70mph all night, | It's been gusting up to 70mph all night, |
359 | 00:27:23,308 | 00:27:26,102 | and the temps have probably been down to almost negative-50 with the wind-chill. | and the temps have probably been down to almost negative-50 with the wind-chill. |
360 | 00:27:26,228 | 00:27:29,189 | We just have to hunker down. We can't film in this. | We just have to hunker down. We can't film in this. |
361 | 00:27:32,108 | 00:27:35,987 | When the gale eases, the search reveals new hope. | When the gale eases, the search reveals new hope. |
362 | 00:27:36,112 | 00:27:39,783 | We've got a load of fresh camel tracks here. | We've got a load of fresh camel tracks here. |
363 | 00:27:43,620 | 00:27:45,956 | Ana' all tracks head one way - | Ana' all tracks head one way - |
364 | 00:27:46,081 | 00:27:50,919 | towards the even more remote, mountainous Southern Gobi. | towards the even more remote, mountainous Southern Gobi. |
365 | 00:27:53,296 | 00:27:56,883 | The team must decide if they should follow. | The team must decide if they should follow. |
366 | 00:27:57,008 | 00:27:58,802 | Do you think that landscape | Do you think that landscape |
367 | 00:27:58,927 | 00:28:02,389 | - is likely to be better for us? - I think... | - is likely to be better for us? - I think... |
368 | 00:28:02,514 | 00:28:04,182 | More camels and closer encounters? | More camels and closer encounters? |
369 | 00:28:04,307 | 00:28:06,726 | What's your gut telling you? | What's your gut telling you? |
370 | 00:28:09,271 | 00:28:15,485 | Because of the wintertime, we need to see some snow to see camels. | Because of the wintertime, we need to see some snow to see camels. |
371 | 00:28:16,903 | 00:28:23,869 | To survive in this waterless desert, the camels depend on finding snow. | To survive in this waterless desert, the camels depend on finding snow. |
372 | 00:28:26,788 | 00:28:30,208 | So, with none in sight, the team decide to try their luck | So, with none in sight, the team decide to try their luck |
373 | 00:28:30,333 | 00:28:33,128 | in the icy mountains to the south. | in the icy mountains to the south. |
374 | 00:28:37,883 | 00:28:42,804 | Sure enough, there's snow, and plenty of it. | Sure enough, there's snow, and plenty of it. |
375 | 00:28:42,929 | 00:28:45,682 | Our route is taking us through | Our route is taking us through |
376 | 00:28:45,807 | 00:28:49,352 | a sort of mountain pass, but the big trucks | a sort of mountain pass, but the big trucks |
377 | 00:28:49,477 | 00:28:52,063 | we don't think are going to be able to get through these holes, | we don't think are going to be able to get through these holes, |
378 | 00:28:52,188 | 00:28:55,525 | so we're filling the holes with rocks. | so we're filling the holes with rocks. |
379 | 00:28:57,777 | 00:29:03,199 | But even with road repairs, the terrain soon becomes too much for the trucks | But even with road repairs, the terrain soon becomes too much for the trucks |
380 | 00:29:03,325 | 00:29:07,120 | and the team are forced to go on without them, | and the team are forced to go on without them, |
381 | 00:29:07,245 | 00:29:12,083 | leaving them somewhat more exposed to winter conditions. | leaving them somewhat more exposed to winter conditions. |
382 | 00:29:13,209 | 00:29:16,129 | It's been down to minus-25 over the last week, | It's been down to minus-25 over the last week, |
383 | 00:29:16,254 | 00:29:21,593 | so a very thin canvas tent will be a whole new experience in the Gobi Desert for us! | so a very thin canvas tent will be a whole new experience in the Gobi Desert for us! |
384 | 00:29:21,718 | 00:29:26,097 | I'm wearing currently two pairs of trousers, thermals, thermals on top, | I'm wearing currently two pairs of trousers, thermals, thermals on top, |
385 | 00:29:26,222 | 00:29:29,351 | two pairs of jumpers, three coats, two hats. | two pairs of jumpers, three coats, two hats. |
386 | 00:29:29,476 | 00:29:31,770 | So I think I should be all right. | So I think I should be all right. |
387 | 00:29:31,895 | 00:29:33,855 | (WIND WHISTLES) | (WIND WHISTLES) |
388 | 00:29:35,607 | 00:29:38,735 | - All right, Eddie? - Oh, I'm terrific, yeah... | - All right, Eddie? - Oh, I'm terrific, yeah... |
389 | 00:29:38,860 | 00:29:40,820 | Really terrific. | Really terrific. |
390 | 00:29:40,946 | 00:29:42,322 | Oh... | Oh... |
391 | 00:29:42,447 | 00:29:44,616 | I'm all cosy. | I'm all cosy. |
392 | 00:29:46,076 | 00:29:49,162 | I'm not. I'm cold. Really cold. | I'm not. I'm cold. Really cold. |
393 | 00:29:55,418 | 00:30:00,382 | As Adiya predicted, with snow come camels. | As Adiya predicted, with snow come camels. |
394 | 00:30:01,508 | 00:30:03,927 | The signs are everywhere. | The signs are everywhere. |
395 | 00:30:06,721 | 00:30:12,477 | But having travelled so far, they can't risk anything ruining this chance. | But having travelled so far, they can't risk anything ruining this chance. |
396 | 00:30:12,602 | 00:30:17,607 | The camels don't seem to like the cars, so now we walk. | The camels don't seem to like the cars, so now we walk. |
397 | 00:30:20,110 | 00:30:22,278 | We've been walking for about five miles now. | We've been walking for about five miles now. |
398 | 00:30:22,404 | 00:30:25,949 | And hiking across this landscape, it really does give you | And hiking across this landscape, it really does give you |
399 | 00:30:26,074 | 00:30:29,828 | a new-found respect for the camels. | a new-found respect for the camels. |
400 | 00:30:34,374 | 00:30:37,669 | We've seen some camels way out on the plain here, | We've seen some camels way out on the plain here, |
401 | 00:30:37,794 | 00:30:42,007 | but in order not to scare them, John's going to head out on his own. | but in order not to scare them, John's going to head out on his own. |
402 | 00:30:55,186 | 00:30:57,647 | Yeah. Yeah, I can see him. | Yeah. Yeah, I can see him. |
403 | 00:30:57,772 | 00:30:59,733 | - He's, urn... He's... - Going to south. | - He's, urn... He's... - Going to south. |
404 | 00:30:59,858 | 00:31:03,737 | Yeah, he's going to the south. He's just this side of the ridge. | Yeah, he's going to the south. He's just this side of the ridge. |
405 | 00:31:10,744 | 00:31:14,706 | - The camels go to john. - The camels are coming to john? | - The camels go to john. - The camels are coming to john? |
406 | 00:31:14,831 | 00:31:16,207 | -Yes! Yes! | -Yes! Yes! |
407 | 00:31:21,296 | 00:31:22,380 | (WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS) | (WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS) |
408 | 00:31:22,505 | 00:31:25,550 | JOHN: Can you grab the bags and come down to where I am now, by these bushes, | JOHN: Can you grab the bags and come down to where I am now, by these bushes, |
409 | 00:31:25,675 | 00:31:28,303 | and we'll see if we can't slip down into the oasis? | and we'll see if we can't slip down into the oasis? |
410 | 00:31:34,309 | 00:31:37,062 | This is just amazing. It's hard-fought, | This is just amazing. It's hard-fought, |
411 | 00:31:37,187 | 00:31:39,981 | but the reward is so worth it, | but the reward is so worth it, |
412 | 00:31:40,106 | 00:31:45,028 | because right now we're about 100 metres away | because right now we're about 100 metres away |
413 | 00:31:45,153 | 00:31:50,408 | from some of the rarest and hardiest mammals on the planet. | from some of the rarest and hardiest mammals on the planet. |
414 | 00:31:52,786 | 00:31:54,788 | What a privilege. | What a privilege. |
415 | 00:31:56,498 | 00:32:01,878 | DAVID: The team film behaviour very few people have seen... | DAVID: The team film behaviour very few people have seen... |
416 | 00:32:03,922 | 00:32:08,093 | ...rare images of one of the world's most endangered creatures. | ...rare images of one of the world's most endangered creatures. |
417 | 00:32:09,677 | 00:32:12,764 | Once widespread across Central Asia, | Once widespread across Central Asia, |
418 | 00:32:12,889 | 00:32:17,227 | this uninhabited desert is the wild camel's final home. | this uninhabited desert is the wild camel's final home. |
419 | 00:32:18,978 | 00:32:23,191 | Were it not for Adiya's team, it might have disappeared altogether. | Were it not for Adiya's team, it might have disappeared altogether. |
420 | 00:32:23,316 | 00:32:29,572 | But because of their work, we may yet save this icon of the Gobi. | But because of their work, we may yet save this icon of the Gobi. |
421 | 00:32:35,954 | 00:32:39,791 | In Tanzania, at the edge of Lake Natron, | In Tanzania, at the edge of Lake Natron, |
422 | 00:32:39,916 | 00:32:42,794 | the damage to the hovercraft is being assessed. | the damage to the hovercraft is being assessed. |
423 | 00:32:44,003 | 00:32:46,548 | So, here's a damaged skirt. | So, here's a damaged skirt. |
424 | 00:32:46,673 | 00:32:52,137 | Its blow-up bottom has literally been ripped apart. | Its blow-up bottom has literally been ripped apart. |
425 | 00:32:52,262 | 00:32:56,558 | We've trashed 52 of these that now need to be repaired. | We've trashed 52 of these that now need to be repaired. |
426 | 00:32:56,683 | 00:32:58,226 | It's like travelling over sandpaper. | It's like travelling over sandpaper. |
427 | 00:32:58,351 | 00:33:03,857 | So, what do you do when your hovercraft needs replacement skirts | So, what do you do when your hovercraft needs replacement skirts |
428 | 00:33:03,982 | 00:33:06,401 | and you're in the middle of nowhere? | and you're in the middle of nowhere? |
429 | 00:33:06,526 | 00:33:10,488 | Enter the local Maasai tribe, | Enter the local Maasai tribe, |
430 | 00:33:10,613 | 00:33:13,992 | well known for their needlework skills. | well known for their needlework skills. |
431 | 00:33:14,117 | 00:33:17,036 | These guys do just the most amazing beadwork, | These guys do just the most amazing beadwork, |
432 | 00:33:17,162 | 00:33:21,082 | you know, stitching beads onto rawhide, leather. | you know, stitching beads onto rawhide, leather. |
433 | 00:33:21,207 | 00:33:22,667 | Yeah. | Yeah. |
434 | 00:33:22,792 | 00:33:24,961 | They should be able to do these pretty quickly. | They should be able to do these pretty quickly. |
435 | 00:33:26,379 | 00:33:29,966 | There are only a few places in the world that specialise in hovercraft maintenance, | There are only a few places in the world that specialise in hovercraft maintenance, |
436 | 00:33:30,091 | 00:33:34,554 | and Lake Natron is now officially one of those hot spots. | and Lake Natron is now officially one of those hot spots. |
437 | 00:33:34,679 | 00:33:38,766 | So if you're in the need of any hovercraft services, you know where to go. | So if you're in the need of any hovercraft services, you know where to go. |
438 | 00:33:43,563 | 00:33:46,983 | Two days [a tel; and after a [of of serious sewing, | Two days [a tel; and after a [of of serious sewing, |
439 | 00:33:47,108 | 00:33:49,277 | the hovercraft is ready to ride again. | the hovercraft is ready to ride again. |
440 | 00:33:49,402 | 00:33:52,155 | So, these are the final product. | So, these are the final product. |
441 | 00:33:52,280 | 00:33:56,409 | The, erm...Maasai women have been working for two days now | The, erm...Maasai women have been working for two days now |
442 | 00:33:56,534 | 00:34:01,080 | repairing around about 50 to 60 of these skirts. | repairing around about 50 to 60 of these skirts. |
443 | 00:34:01,206 | 00:34:04,751 | You can see where the damage was, but they've clone a beautiful job. | You can see where the damage was, but they've clone a beautiful job. |
444 | 00:34:04,876 | 00:34:10,173 | And, hopefully, this is going to get Pole Pole back on the water again. | And, hopefully, this is going to get Pole Pole back on the water again. |
445 | 00:34:10,298 | 00:34:13,927 | Pole Pole. That means slow in Swahili! | Pole Pole. That means slow in Swahili! |
446 | 00:34:16,137 | 00:34:18,223 | (WHIRRING) | (WHIRRING) |
447 | 00:34:22,602 | 00:34:24,062 | That's more like it. | That's more like it. |
448 | 00:34:28,650 | 00:34:32,654 | You look like the new... Tanzanian bobsleigh team! | You look like the new... Tanzanian bobsleigh team! |
449 | 00:34:32,779 | 00:34:34,864 | (LAUGHS) Yeah. | (LAUGHS) Yeah. |
450 | 00:34:39,160 | 00:34:43,998 | And getting back on the lake couldn't have come at a better time, | And getting back on the lake couldn't have come at a better time, |
451 | 00:34:44,123 | 00:34:47,168 | as the chicks are now on the move. | as the chicks are now on the move. |
452 | 00:34:47,293 | 00:34:49,462 | (SQUAWKING) | (SQUAWKING) |
453 | 00:34:54,217 | 00:34:57,136 | Sadly, the new hide position is no drier, | Sadly, the new hide position is no drier, |
454 | 00:34:57,262 | 00:35:02,058 | though perhaps it's not quite as toxic. | though perhaps it's not quite as toxic. |
455 | 00:35:02,183 | 00:35:06,604 | I'm in a luxury palace of a blind, compared to the ones we had on the soda. | I'm in a luxury palace of a blind, compared to the ones we had on the soda. |
456 | 00:35:06,729 | 00:35:10,984 | We have an enormous créche of | We have an enormous créche of |
457 | 00:35:11,109 | 00:35:15,697 | hundreds of thousands of birds just pouring into the lagoon from the salt mud, | hundreds of thousands of birds just pouring into the lagoon from the salt mud, |
458 | 00:35:15,822 | 00:35:19,158 | just constantly chatting to each other. | just constantly chatting to each other. |
459 | 00:35:19,284 | 00:35:21,869 | The printed flamingos around the sides | The printed flamingos around the sides |
460 | 00:35:21,995 | 00:35:25,665 | relax the birds amazingly and actually I think | relax the birds amazingly and actually I think |
461 | 00:35:25,790 | 00:35:28,668 | act almost like a magnet for them. | act almost like a magnet for them. |
462 | 00:35:28,793 | 00:35:32,297 | Without those, I don't think we stand a chance | Without those, I don't think we stand a chance |
463 | 00:35:32,422 | 00:35:34,549 | of working from a blind quite like this. | of working from a blind quite like this. |
464 | 00:35:36,509 | 00:35:41,597 | But the massive créche attracts some unwelcome visitors. | But the massive créche attracts some unwelcome visitors. |
465 | 00:35:43,766 | 00:35:46,978 | Predators - marabou storks. | Predators - marabou storks. |
466 | 00:35:50,231 | 00:35:53,484 | To do justice to the behaviour that will soon follow, | To do justice to the behaviour that will soon follow, |
467 | 00:35:53,609 | 00:35:57,488 | Matt knows he'll need Darren's help. | Matt knows he'll need Darren's help. |
468 | 00:35:57,613 | 00:35:59,824 | Mate, how quickly can you scramble out here? | Mate, how quickly can you scramble out here? |
469 | 00:35:59,949 | 00:36:03,244 | - MATT: just firing up the drone now. - OK, see you soon. Bye. | - MATT: just firing up the drone now. - OK, see you soon. Bye. |
470 | 00:36:11,461 | 00:36:15,757 | These marabous, they know exactly what they are doing. | These marabous, they know exactly what they are doing. |
471 | 00:36:18,176 | 00:36:22,138 | Soon, thousands of panicked chicks are on the move, | Soon, thousands of panicked chicks are on the move, |
472 | 00:36:22,263 | 00:36:26,517 | desperately trying to avoid the predators. | desperately trying to avoid the predators. |
473 | 00:36:41,532 | 00:36:45,620 | And it's a scene that will live long in Matt's memory. | And it's a scene that will live long in Matt's memory. |
474 | 00:36:47,663 | 00:36:50,917 | We just had this unbelievable interaction | We just had this unbelievable interaction |
475 | 00:36:51,042 | 00:36:54,462 | between the creche here and some marabou storks. | between the creche here and some marabou storks. |
476 | 00:36:54,587 | 00:36:57,423 | I mean, it was literally like... | I mean, it was literally like... |
477 | 00:36:58,716 | 00:37:00,968 | ...war had been declared. | ...war had been declared. |
478 | 00:37:02,512 | 00:37:04,555 | I mean, that's one of the...the... | I mean, that's one of the...the... |
479 | 00:37:04,680 | 00:37:09,352 | ...the...most amazing, and frightening, | ...the...most amazing, and frightening, |
480 | 00:37:09,477 | 00:37:11,729 | and freaky wildlife scenes | and freaky wildlife scenes |
481 | 00:37:11,854 | 00:37:14,774 | I've ever, ever seen. | I've ever, ever seen. |
482 | 00:37:14,899 | 00:37:17,485 | And believe me, I've seen a few. | And believe me, I've seen a few. |
483 | 00:37:19,278 | 00:37:24,033 | And few places are more challenging than Lake Natron, | And few places are more challenging than Lake Natron, |
484 | 00:37:24,158 | 00:37:26,035 | but, to quote Matt, | but, to quote Matt, |
485 | 00:37:26,160 | 00:37:30,581 | if you can deal with the acrid and sulphurous stink of the soda, | if you can deal with the acrid and sulphurous stink of the soda, |
486 | 00:37:30,706 | 00:37:34,252 | the stinging eyes and the chemical attack on your legs, | the stinging eyes and the chemical attack on your legs, |
487 | 00:37:34,377 | 00:37:36,462 | then you could be rewarded | then you could be rewarded |
488 | 00:37:36,587 | 00:37:41,467 | with one of the greatest spectacles on Earth. | with one of the greatest spectacles on Earth. |
489 | 00:37:44,011 | 00:37:45,721 | Back in the Galápagos, | Back in the Galápagos, |
490 | 00:37:45,847 | 00:37:48,975 | with one iguana story in the can, | with one iguana story in the can, |
491 | 00:37:49,100 | 00:37:52,145 | the team go in pursuit of another. | the team go in pursuit of another. |
492 | 00:37:56,524 | 00:38:01,404 | On the shore, land iguanas have to battle a very different force. | On the shore, land iguanas have to battle a very different force. |
493 | 00:38:03,865 | 00:38:07,285 | Each year, these dragons of the Galápagos | Each year, these dragons of the Galápagos |
494 | 00:38:07,410 | 00:38:13,291 | migrate up to the top of Fernandina's active volcano... | migrate up to the top of Fernandina's active volcano... |
495 | 00:38:13,416 | 00:38:16,627 | ...a journey of ten days across razor-sharp lava, | ...a journey of ten days across razor-sharp lava, |
496 | 00:38:16,752 | 00:38:22,300 | before descending into its heart to lay their eggs in the ashy floor. | before descending into its heart to lay their eggs in the ashy floor. |
497 | 00:38:24,302 | 00:38:29,682 | It's this behaviour Richard and the team plan to film. | It's this behaviour Richard and the team plan to film. |
498 | 00:38:29,807 | 00:38:31,684 | And the scale of the expedition | And the scale of the expedition |
499 | 00:38:31,809 | 00:38:36,772 | is one that's rarely been attempted in the Galápagos. | is one that's rarely been attempted in the Galápagos. |
500 | 00:38:36,898 | 00:38:39,025 | To increase their chances of success, | To increase their chances of success, |
501 | 00:38:39,150 | 00:38:44,030 | they've enlisted the help of Galápagos expert Tui de Roy, | they've enlisted the help of Galápagos expert Tui de Roy, |
502 | 00:38:44,155 | 00:38:48,701 | one of the few people to have been to the bottom of Fernandina's crater. | one of the few people to have been to the bottom of Fernandina's crater. |
503 | 00:38:53,372 | 00:38:58,127 | To reach the top takes the crew ten gruelling hours. | To reach the top takes the crew ten gruelling hours. |
504 | 00:39:07,470 | 00:39:13,184 | When they finally arrive on the rim, the experience doesn't disappoint. | When they finally arrive on the rim, the experience doesn't disappoint. |
505 | 00:39:14,894 | 00:39:16,729 | I can't believe it. | I can't believe it. |
506 | 00:39:16,854 | 00:39:19,774 | It's absolutely awe-inspiring. | It's absolutely awe-inspiring. |
507 | 00:39:21,692 | 00:39:24,153 | I just can't believe the iguanas | I just can't believe the iguanas |
508 | 00:39:24,278 | 00:39:30,701 | actually manage to navigate down these slopes into the bowl of this volcano. | actually manage to navigate down these slopes into the bowl of this volcano. |
509 | 00:39:32,036 | 00:39:37,083 | More people have been into space than to the bottom of Fernandina's crater. | More people have been into space than to the bottom of Fernandina's crater. |
510 | 00:39:37,208 | 00:39:41,379 | But that is exactly where Richard and the team must go | But that is exactly where Richard and the team must go |
511 | 00:39:41,504 | 00:39:44,382 | if they're to film the nesting iguanas. | if they're to film the nesting iguanas. |
512 | 00:39:46,842 | 00:39:49,178 | After searching for four days, | After searching for four days, |
513 | 00:39:49,303 | 00:39:54,225 | Tui finds just one passable route down, but it's far from easy. | Tui finds just one passable route down, but it's far from easy. |
514 | 00:39:56,227 | 00:40:01,107 | Assistant producer Toby wants to be clear with everyone what is at stake. | Assistant producer Toby wants to be clear with everyone what is at stake. |
515 | 00:40:01,232 | 00:40:03,734 | (IN SPANISH) | (IN SPANISH) |
516 | 00:40:21,794 | 00:40:24,755 | The team heads out across the crater rim | The team heads out across the crater rim |
517 | 00:40:24,880 | 00:40:28,551 | to where Tui found the route down. | to where Tui found the route down. |
518 | 00:40:30,094 | 00:40:32,722 | As they enter the lip of the volcano, | As they enter the lip of the volcano, |
519 | 00:40:32,847 | 00:40:35,391 | the sound of rockfall is all around. | the sound of rockfall is all around. |
520 | 00:40:35,516 | 00:40:38,352 | (ROCKFALL) | (ROCKFALL) |
521 | 00:40:38,477 | 00:40:39,770 | Rockfall! | Rockfall! |
522 | 00:40:46,485 | 00:40:51,532 | Regular earthquakes make the crater walls very unstable. | Regular earthquakes make the crater walls very unstable. |
523 | 00:40:52,992 | 00:40:57,538 | If something were to happen now, the team will be on their own. | If something were to happen now, the team will be on their own. |
524 | 00:40:57,663 | 00:41:01,375 | Any rescue here would take days to organise. | Any rescue here would take days to organise. |
525 | 00:41:03,711 | 00:41:08,174 | Not far away, some iguanas are making their own descent, | Not far away, some iguanas are making their own descent, |
526 | 00:41:08,299 | 00:41:11,385 | disturbing the loose surface as they go. | disturbing the loose surface as they go. |
527 | 00:41:23,022 | 00:41:26,400 | [fa creature only a sixth the size of a person can start | [fa creature only a sixth the size of a person can start |
528 | 00:41:26,525 | 00:41:30,321 | a deadly avalanche of razor-sharp rocks, | a deadly avalanche of razor-sharp rocks, |
529 | 00:41:30,446 | 00:41:33,658 | what can a whole film crew do? | what can a whole film crew do? |
530 | 00:41:36,744 | 00:41:40,998 | It's clear the crew are going to have to be extremely cautious. | It's clear the crew are going to have to be extremely cautious. |
531 | 00:41:41,123 | 00:41:44,335 | Just keeps getting better. | Just keeps getting better. |
532 | 00:41:46,962 | 00:41:51,717 | On the steepest slopes, the equipment needs to be lowered with ropes. | On the steepest slopes, the equipment needs to be lowered with ropes. |
533 | 00:41:56,806 | 00:42:01,477 | With rocks falling all around, the longer they're on the slopes, | With rocks falling all around, the longer they're on the slopes, |
534 | 00:42:01,602 | 00:42:05,064 | the greater the risk of an accident. | the greater the risk of an accident. |
535 | 00:42:07,108 | 00:42:10,653 | But when one misstep can start an avalanche, | But when one misstep can start an avalanche, |
536 | 00:42:10,778 | 00:42:14,115 | hurrying is impossible. | hurrying is impossible. |
537 | 00:42:25,751 | 00:42:29,755 | Finally, the prize of the crater floor is in sight. | Finally, the prize of the crater floor is in sight. |
538 | 00:42:29,880 | 00:42:33,592 | Look, just below there is where the iguanas are nesting. | Look, just below there is where the iguanas are nesting. |
539 | 00:42:33,718 | 00:42:36,345 | We're very close to it now. | We're very close to it now. |
540 | 00:42:36,470 | 00:42:40,474 | All that lies between them is a stretch of loose lava | All that lies between them is a stretch of loose lava |
541 | 00:42:40,599 | 00:42:43,561 | that has cascaded down the slopes... | that has cascaded down the slopes... |
542 | 00:42:43,686 | 00:42:44,812 | (FLIES BUZZ) | (FLIES BUZZ) |
543 | 00:42:44,937 | 00:42:49,358 | ...sadly crushing one iguana in the process. | ...sadly crushing one iguana in the process. |
544 | 00:42:56,657 | 00:42:59,452 | After a nine-hour descent, | After a nine-hour descent, |
545 | 00:42:59,577 | 00:43:03,038 | they reach the crater floor. | they reach the crater floor. |
546 | 00:43:07,084 | 00:43:09,211 | We're actually in the crater now, | We're actually in the crater now, |
547 | 00:43:09,336 | 00:43:11,922 | surrounded by these vertical walls. | surrounded by these vertical walls. |
548 | 00:43:12,047 | 00:43:16,427 | It's been epic, but it was terrifying. | It's been epic, but it was terrifying. |
549 | 00:43:18,220 | 00:43:21,724 | I just can't believe we really made it down here. | I just can't believe we really made it down here. |
550 | 00:43:21,849 | 00:43:24,143 | Sometimes I doubted that, | Sometimes I doubted that, |
551 | 00:43:24,268 | 00:43:27,313 | you know, we would actually make it. | you know, we would actually make it. |
552 | 00:43:27,438 | 00:43:29,774 | And there they were - iguanas, | And there they were - iguanas, |
553 | 00:43:29,899 | 00:43:35,029 | using the warm volcanic ash to incubate their eggs. | using the warm volcanic ash to incubate their eggs. |
554 | 00:43:43,078 | 00:43:48,793 | The word dragon has been used many times, but it does somehow bring up that feeling, | The word dragon has been used many times, but it does somehow bring up that feeling, |
555 | 00:43:48,918 | 00:43:54,423 | because you're in such a hostile, such an un...unhuman kind of place. | because you're in such a hostile, such an un...unhuman kind of place. |
556 | 00:43:54,548 | 00:43:58,677 | It's so basic, so raw, so real, | It's so basic, so raw, so real, |
557 | 00:43:58,803 | 00:44:00,971 | and to them it is home. | and to them it is home. |
558 | 00:44:01,096 | 00:44:03,808 | We tried to figure out how many people have been here. | We tried to figure out how many people have been here. |
559 | 00:44:03,933 | 00:44:06,644 | We've come up with maybe 30. | We've come up with maybe 30. |
560 | 00:44:06,769 | 00:44:09,230 | That's not very many for all of history. | That's not very many for all of history. |
561 | 00:44:12,942 | 00:44:16,362 | RICHARD: My God, what an incredible place this is. | RICHARD: My God, what an incredible place this is. |
562 | 00:44:17,947 | 00:44:21,700 | It's such a vivid feeling to be constantly challenged | It's such a vivid feeling to be constantly challenged |
563 | 00:44:21,826 | 00:44:24,745 | by the forces of nature like that. | by the forces of nature like that. |
564 | 00:44:24,870 | 00:44:29,834 | But they have to do this every year in order to survive. | But they have to do this every year in order to survive. |
565 | 00:44:29,959 | 00:44:33,379 | I'll never forget, for as long as I live. | I'll never forget, for as long as I live. |
566 | 00:44:33,504 | 00:44:36,048 | What an adventure! What an adventure. | What an adventure! What an adventure. |
567 | 00:44:38,676 | 00:44:41,929 | On Ellesmere, with the wolves nowhere to be seen, | On Ellesmere, with the wolves nowhere to be seen, |
568 | 00:44:42,054 | 00:44:47,601 | Rolf is determined to capture the beauty of the landscape with a drone. | Rolf is determined to capture the beauty of the landscape with a drone. |
569 | 00:44:58,529 | 00:45:00,823 | We just can't get the thing in the air. | We just can't get the thing in the air. |
570 | 00:45:00,948 | 00:45:05,619 | Um, the motors, they have physically frozen solid. | Um, the motors, they have physically frozen solid. |
571 | 00:45:05,744 | 00:45:09,832 | The team resort to manual manipulation. | The team resort to manual manipulation. |
572 | 00:45:09,957 | 00:45:12,418 | - We're warming it up. - (LAUGHTER) | - We're warming it up. - (LAUGHTER) |
573 | 00:45:12,543 | 00:45:14,128 | Its lights are flashing. | Its lights are flashing. |
574 | 00:45:14,253 | 00:45:18,549 | - Must be doing something good. - I think it's excited. | - Must be doing something good. - I think it's excited. |
575 | 00:45:19,967 | 00:45:22,469 | And the drone's not the only thing that's freezing. | And the drone's not the only thing that's freezing. |
576 | 00:45:22,595 | 00:45:26,849 | Look what I just found under my mask. | Look what I just found under my mask. |
577 | 00:45:46,660 | 00:45:52,499 | A plan to warm up the drone with a hairdryer and duffel bag could mean | A plan to warm up the drone with a hairdryer and duffel bag could mean |
578 | 00:45:52,625 | 00:45:57,212 | the world record for the coldest flight is still on. | the world record for the coldest flight is still on. |
579 | 00:45:58,213 | 00:45:59,548 | Success! | Success! |
580 | 00:46:02,426 | 00:46:04,595 | Fingers crossed, it works. | Fingers crossed, it works. |
581 | 00:46:05,888 | 00:46:07,306 | Let's do it. | Let's do it. |
582 | 00:46:11,018 | 00:46:14,146 | But the cold soon takes its toll on Jesse, | But the cold soon takes its toll on Jesse, |
583 | 00:46:14,271 | 00:46:15,856 | the drone operator. | the drone operator. |
584 | 00:46:15,981 | 00:46:19,318 | Argh! I'm sorry, I can't feel my hands. | Argh! I'm sorry, I can't feel my hands. |
585 | 00:46:19,443 | 00:46:23,447 | ROLF: I think we have to drift to the right a little bit more. | ROLF: I think we have to drift to the right a little bit more. |
586 | 00:46:23,572 | 00:46:26,575 | We can fly towards the big mountain. I can get the... | We can fly towards the big mountain. I can get the... |
587 | 00:46:26,700 | 00:46:28,619 | - Argh! - ...the big mountain, you know... | - Argh! - ...the big mountain, you know... |
588 | 00:46:28,744 | 00:46:30,955 | - Yeah. - ...like more centred. | - Yeah. - ...like more centred. |
589 | 00:46:31,080 | 00:46:33,624 | JESSE: Argh! My hands! | JESSE: Argh! My hands! |
590 | 00:46:33,749 | 00:46:38,045 | Come on, it's coming, it's coming. You just fly straight, Jesse. | Come on, it's coming, it's coming. You just fly straight, Jesse. |
591 | 00:46:38,170 | 00:46:40,673 | But I'm losing my sensation in my hands, Rolf. Let's... | But I'm losing my sensation in my hands, Rolf. Let's... |
592 | 00:46:40,798 | 00:46:42,424 | KIERAN: Roll on it. | KIERAN: Roll on it. |
593 | 00:46:42,549 | 00:46:44,426 | - JESSE: Let's record. - ROLF: Come on, do it. | - JESSE: Let's record. - ROLF: Come on, do it. |
594 | 00:46:47,054 | 00:46:50,432 | KIERAN: This feels like a totally different planet. It's really crazy. | KIERAN: This feels like a totally different planet. It's really crazy. |
595 | 00:46:50,557 | 00:46:53,560 | ROLF: OK, and I think now we could do a forward view. | ROLF: OK, and I think now we could do a forward view. |
596 | 00:46:53,686 | 00:46:54,812 | KIERAN: Yeah. | KIERAN: Yeah. |
597 | 00:46:54,937 | 00:46:59,608 | ROLF: Perfect, jesse. You can go a bit slower. If you can, go a bit slower. | ROLF: Perfect, jesse. You can go a bit slower. If you can, go a bit slower. |
598 | 00:46:59,733 | 00:47:02,611 | JESSE: My fingers are hurting. | JESSE: My fingers are hurting. |
599 | 00:47:02,736 | 00:47:03,946 | Argh! | Argh! |
600 | 00:47:04,071 | 00:47:05,614 | KIERAN: That looks really cool. | KIERAN: That looks really cool. |
601 | 00:47:05,739 | 00:47:08,367 | It's incredible. | It's incredible. |
602 | 00:47:16,333 | 00:47:18,502 | With no sighting of the wolves in weeks, | With no sighting of the wolves in weeks, |
603 | 00:47:18,627 | 00:47:22,089 | the team decide to follow their prey instead. | the team decide to follow their prey instead. |
604 | 00:47:22,214 | 00:47:24,800 | Muskoxen. | Muskoxen. |
605 | 00:47:26,093 | 00:47:27,386 | And the tactic pays off. | And the tactic pays off. |
606 | 00:47:29,179 | 00:47:33,183 | The herd is being shadowed by the wolves. | The herd is being shadowed by the wolves. |
607 | 00:47:34,476 | 00:47:36,729 | (MUSKOX GRUNTS) | (MUSKOX GRUNTS) |
608 | 00:47:38,022 | 00:47:40,315 | They are very close to a herd of muskoxen there | They are very close to a herd of muskoxen there |
609 | 00:47:40,441 | 00:47:42,151 | and something might happen. | and something might happen. |
610 | 00:47:47,197 | 00:47:48,824 | Rolf is in the perfect spot | Rolf is in the perfect spot |
611 | 00:47:48,949 | 00:47:54,580 | to capture the first arctic wolf hunt ever filmed in the polar night. | to capture the first arctic wolf hunt ever filmed in the polar night. |
612 | 00:48:03,672 | 00:48:06,717 | There was some good stuff, I think, if I got it in focus. | There was some good stuff, I think, if I got it in focus. |
613 | 00:48:08,218 | 00:48:13,724 | With the shots in the can, there is a magical experience for Rolf... | With the shots in the can, there is a magical experience for Rolf... |
614 | 00:48:15,100 | 00:48:19,146 | ...one he's dreamed of since he was a child. | ...one he's dreamed of since he was a child. |
615 | 00:48:25,235 | 00:48:27,821 | It doesn't get better than this. | It doesn't get better than this. |
616 | 00:48:33,035 | 00:48:35,037 | Oh, my God. This is an absolutely... | Oh, my God. This is an absolutely... |
617 | 00:48:35,162 | 00:48:37,331 | ...dream of a lifetime. | ...dream of a lifetime. |
618 | 00:48:41,668 | 00:48:47,174 | Honestly, you are the most beautiful living being I've ever seen. | Honestly, you are the most beautiful living being I've ever seen. |
619 | 00:48:47,299 | 00:48:48,884 | Incredible. | Incredible. |