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Clips from Planet Earth - Mountains (S01E01)

The cranes must gain height to avoid the building storm.

"The cranes must gain height to avoid the building storm."

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A new day

"A new day"

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Weak from lack of food and water,

"Weak from lack of food and water,"

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they use thermals, rising columns of warm air, to gain height.

"they use thermals, rising columns of warm air, to gain height."

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For some, it will be their last.

"For some, it will be their last."

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The golden eagles have been expecting them.

"The golden eagles have been expecting them."

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It escapes the touches of one,

"It escapes the touches of one,"

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and is caught by another.

"and is caught by another."

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and the eagle has to struggle to control it.

"and the eagle has to struggle to control it."

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this is a desperate race against worsening weather.

"this is a desperate race against worsening weather."

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In the ascent every wing beat becomes an exhausting struggle.

"In the ascent every wing beat becomes an exhausting struggle."

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But like all who visit the world of the high mountains

"But like all who visit the world of the high mountains"

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Pools of sulphuric acid are indications

"Pools of sulphuric acid are indications"

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Most monkeys couldn't live up here.

"Most monkeys couldn't live up here."

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There's no food and few insects to feed on.

"There's no food and few insects to feed on."

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they're the only monkeys in the world that live almost entirely on grass.

"they're the only monkeys in the world that live almost entirely on grass."

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It formed as the floor of the Pacific Ocean

"It formed as the floor of the Pacific Ocean"

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and storms can erupt without warning.

"and storms can erupt without warning."

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Pumas are usually solitary and secretive.

"Pumas are usually solitary and secretive."

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in which to teach them their mountain survival techniques.

"in which to teach them their mountain survival techniques."

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Although the cubs are now as large as their mother,

"Although the cubs are now as large as their mother,"

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Moving at 250 miles an hour,

"Moving at 250 miles an hour,"

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The slopes of the Rockies, bleak though they are,

"The slopes of the Rockies, bleak though they are,"

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after six months' dozing underground.

"after six months' dozing underground."

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Her cubs, however, make light of the snow

"Her cubs, however, make light of the snow"

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These spires are the eroded remains of an ancient seabed

"These spires are the eroded remains of an ancient seabed"

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But these are just the Alpine foothills.

"But these are just the Alpine foothills."

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were carved by those great mountain sculptors -

"were carved by those great mountain sculptors -"

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A moulin - a shaft in the ice opened by melt water

"A moulin - a shaft in the ice opened by melt water"

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that divide the Indian subcontinent from Tibet.

"that divide the Indian subcontinent from Tibet."

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it's clearly visible from space.

"it's clearly visible from space."

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the glaciers are so steep and crevassed

"the glaciers are so steep and crevassed"

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It's a female returning to her lair.

"It's a female returning to her lair."

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She returns with nothing.

"She returns with nothing."

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The cub must be patient.

"The cub must be patient."

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for its world is one we seldom visit.

"for its world is one we seldom visit."

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were created by the collision of continents.

"were created by the collision of continents."

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Here, at the far eastern end of the range in China,

"Here, at the far eastern end of the range in China,"

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Most other bears would be sleeping underground by now,

"Most other bears would be sleeping underground by now,"

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To reach their overwintering grounds in India

"To reach their overwintering grounds in India"

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They must turn back

"They must turn back"

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The flock stay in close contact by calling one another.

"The flock stay in close contact by calling one another."

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She has just one brief summer

"She has just one brief summer"

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a grizzly bear.

"a grizzly bear."

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laden with rock,

"laden with rock,"

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It was an act of desperation

"It was an act of desperation"

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Without their mother's skill and experience

"Without their mother's skill and experience"

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The peaks here rise so precipitously,

"The peaks here rise so precipitously,"

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The Nepalese call it 'a mountain so high no bird can fly above it.'

"The Nepalese call it 'a mountain so high no bird can fly above it.'"

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that once stretched between the two continents.

"that once stretched between the two continents."

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These steep slopes provide a sanctuary for the cubs.

"These steep slopes provide a sanctuary for the cubs."

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But at least these monkeys have a choice -

"But at least these monkeys have a choice -"

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and is crowned with permanent snows.

"and is crowned with permanent snows."

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By late morning ferocious winds are roaring past the peaks.

"By late morning ferocious winds are roaring past the peaks."

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This is the boulder strewn snout

"This is the boulder strewn snout"

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The eagles work in pairs to separate a young crane from the flock.

"The eagles work in pairs to separate a young crane from the flock."

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Most of the creatures here move up or down the slopes with the seasons

"Most of the creatures here move up or down the slopes with the seasons"

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and fill the landscape with the covers of a new season.

"and fill the landscape with the covers of a new season."

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India collided with Tibet

"India collided with Tibet"

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Warm winds from India, full of moisture,

"Warm winds from India, full of moisture,"

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Millions have flown up here to escape the heat of the lowlands

"Millions have flown up here to escape the heat of the lowlands"

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These are the first intimate images of snow leopard ever filmed in the wild.

"These are the first intimate images of snow leopard ever filmed in the wild."

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thrusting up these immense peaks, which are still rising.

"thrusting up these immense peaks, which are still rising."

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and that long tail helps her balance.

"and that long tail helps her balance."

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But even a young crane is a heavy prize

"But even a young crane is a heavy prize"

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causing clouds to form

"causing clouds to form"

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giving other hunters a chance to scavenge.

"giving other hunters a chance to scavenge."

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they won't attempt an attack in broad daylight.

"they won't attempt an attack in broad daylight."

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but we can only be visitors here.

"but we can only be visitors here."

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Gelada baboons.

"Gelada baboons."

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which are also unique to these highlands.

"which are also unique to these highlands."

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All mountains everywhere are being worn down by frost, snow and ice.

"All mountains everywhere are being worn down by frost, snow and ice."

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A snow leopard -

"A snow leopard -"

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to kill for itself on these difficult slopes.

"to kill for itself on these difficult slopes."

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As the air rises so it cools,

"As the air rises so it cools,"

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Musk deer make the most of a short flash of spring foods.

"Musk deer make the most of a short flash of spring foods."

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These same volcanic forces also created Ethiopia's highlands.

"These same volcanic forces also created Ethiopia's highlands."

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and they crop the high meadows like herds of wildebeest.

"and they crop the high meadows like herds of wildebeest."

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but she does have an excellent territory,

"but she does have an excellent territory,"

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In the American Rockies

"In the American Rockies"

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It seems to be an odd creature to find on these high rocky slopes.

"It seems to be an odd creature to find on these high rocky slopes."

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Yet they gather in some numbers on these apparently barren slopes.

"Yet they gather in some numbers on these apparently barren slopes."

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moths.

"moths."

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but slowly disintegrating.

"but slowly disintegrating."

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For the leopard the snow provides cover

"For the leopard the snow provides cover"

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if they tire of tree bark and other survival food

"if they tire of tree bark and other survival food"

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but is now believed to be a small mountain bear.

"but is now believed to be a small mountain bear."

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Progress is slow

"Progress is slow"

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or risk death.

"or risk death."

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For many this is their first journey across the Himalayas.

"For many this is their first journey across the Himalayas."

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At last they are over the highest barrier that lies in their way.

"At last they are over the highest barrier that lies in their way."

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rich in food and water.

"rich in food and water."

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The Gelados graze alongside Walia ibex,

"The Gelados graze alongside Walia ibex,"

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