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[fire crackling]
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[majestic music plays]
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[female narrator] The wilds of Australia…
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an ancient world of desert and dust.
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Hidden amongst the highest mountain peaks
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lies a secret valley.
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Here in this magical oasis,
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countless animals gather
to escape the desert dry.
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-[grunts]
-[birds chirping]
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[chomping]
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[majestic music continues]
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[cockatoos squawk]
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For every creature
that calls this valley home,
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this is paradise.
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But there's one animal
whose numbers dominate the landscape.
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[majestic music continues]
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[kangaroos grunting]
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Eastern grey kangaroos.
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[majestic music ends]
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[female narrator] There are
over 2,000 kangaroos in the valley,
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and this is the story of one of them.
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[birds chirping]
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Meet Mala.
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She's about to embark on
the greatest challenge of her life.
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Up till now, her mother Lowanna
has kept her warm and protected.
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Now, for the very first time,
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Mala prepares
to leave the safety of the pouch.
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[grunting]
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Welcome to the world, Mala.
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[majestic music plays]
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From this point on,
Mala will face many obstacles.
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She has just 12 months to learn everything
she needs to survive on her own.
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And the odds are not in her favor.
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[dingo howling]
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Only one in five joeys
makes it to their first birthday.
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[birds chirping]
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For this paradise is haunted by danger.
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[thunder rumbling]
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The Black Forest.
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It encircles the valley.
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[somber music plays]
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Ravaged by wildfires,
only the largest trees remain.
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The scorched remnants
of a once thriving habitat.
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The kangaroos do not come here.
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[dingo howling]
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For it is home to their greatest enemy.
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[bird squawking]
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The dingo pack.
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Migaloo has been head
of the pack for years.
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[panting]
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He's the best hunter in the family.
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[dingoes howling]
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His son
is a young black dingo called Miro,
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who was born
at the same time as Mala last winter.
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[howling]
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Miro has been learning how to hunt.
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[bird squawking]
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It's now time to prove himself.
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[bird squawking]
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[dingoes panting]
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Lowanna has been here many times before.
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An experienced mother,
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she won't flee with Mala
unless the hunt comes to them.
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Panic can prove deadly.
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[tense music plays]
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[bird squawking]
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[kangaroos grunting]
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[kangaroos grunting]
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Miro is still new to this game.
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He's learning adult kangaroos
can outrun and outmaneuver a dingo.
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[birds chirping]
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[tense music continues]
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What he should be looking for
is something slower and more vulnerable.
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[sniffs]
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Like a joey.
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[bird squawking]
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[kangaroos grunting]
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[dingoes panting]
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Or a mother carrying a joey in her pouch.
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This is his chance.
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[tense music builds]
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The mother is weighed down by a joey
much larger than Mala…
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[Miro barking]
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…but she has everything to fight for.
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At this pace, it's very hard
for the mother to keep her joey secure.
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[Miro grunts]
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[tense music slows down]
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Miro just doesn't have the focus.
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He's inexperienced and easily distracted.
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And it shows.
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[Miro panting]
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[bird squawking]
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[panting]
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Miro must learn to fend for himself.
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He's running out of time.
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[dingoes howling]
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Miro will eventually leave the pack
and start his own family.
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When that time comes,
he'll have to be a better hunter.
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[breathing heavily]
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The joey that escaped
is lucky to be alive.
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[bird squawking]
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It's an important lesson for Mala.
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[breathing heavily]
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Lowanna's pouch is no longer a safe haven.
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[somber music plays]
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[somber music ends]
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[upbeat music plays]
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It's summer in the valley.
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The days are long,
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the grass tall and golden.
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Spiderlings take flight
on streams of gossamer webbing,
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coating the landscape in a silky veil.
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[bird squawking]
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[chomping]
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[sniffing]
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It's been a month
since Mala took her first tentative steps
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out of the pouch.
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[Mala chittering]
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She now has a gorgeous pale gray coat,
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just like her mother.
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Mala has been born
into a family of kangaroos known as a mob.
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She's the youngest joey,
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and she's still learning who's who.
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[screeching]
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[grunts]
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Each and every one of her relatives
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has their own unique personality.
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[screeching]
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The roos communicate to one another
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through a language
of clucking noises and grunts.
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[grunting]
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[kangaroo grunting]
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Bamir, the largest buck in the valley
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and Mala's father,
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is king of the mob.
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[whimsical music plays]
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A rip in his left ear is a battle scar
from his struggle to the throne.
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As king, Bamir is the only buck
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who's allowed to flirt openly
with the ladies.
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When he passes by,
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the other males must crouch down
and cough to show their respect.
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[kangaroos grunting]
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And he's not above reminding them
who's in charge.
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[Bamir grunts]
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On the edge of the mob
is a bouncy brown-colored joey named Buru.
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[Buru screeching]
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Born around the same time as Mala,
Buru is an adventurer.
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[Buru screeching]
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While Mala has been dragging her feet
leaving the pouch…
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[Buru screeching]
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…he's been out exploring the world.
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And he's already mastered
this whole hopping thing.
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The problem is Buru only has one speed.
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[Buru screeching]
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Flat-out, full tilt boogie.
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[screeching]
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[upbeat music plays]
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[Buru screeching]
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Mala would ride
in the pouch all the time if she could,
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but that's no way to learn.
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[Lowanna screeching]
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A kangaroo that cannot hop
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is a kangaroo that cannot escape danger.
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[animal groaning]
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The mob shares the valley
with many neighbors.
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Some friend and some foe.
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[squawking]
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Who can Mala trust?
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[grunting, moaning]
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[birds squawking]
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Living beneath the valley floor
is someone the roos try not to disturb.
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[wombat grunting, chomping]
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This is Warrin the wombat.
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The neighborhood grouch.
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[scratching]
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After his daily morning scratch,
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it's time for Warrin to get to work.
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[Warrin grunts]
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[whimsical music plays]
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Like all wombats, Warrin lives alone.
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And he's very protective
of his prized patch.
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[hissing]
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Warrin doesn't tolerate trespassers.
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So today, he's in for a lot of bother.
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[grunts]
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An intruder is cutting in on his turf…
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[chomping]
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…eating Warrin's grass.
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[grunts]
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Acting like he owns the place.
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Gah! It's an outrage.
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[grunts]
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Warrin needs to show this upstart
who's boss.
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[hissing]
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[hissing]
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[grunting]
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[hissing]
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[Warrin screeching]
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[grunting]
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[Warrin screeching]
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-[grunting]
-[Warrin screeching]
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[both screeching]
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[grunting]
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[grunting]
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You have to feel for Warrin.
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Not everyone has a family
to look after them.
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-To protect them.
-[grunting]
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[sad music plays]
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In the midday sun, temperatures soar.
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The kangaroos lick their arms
to cool down.
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And then, it's time to relax.
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[moaning]
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But the roos only nap
a few minutes at a time
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with one ear always listening out
for danger.
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[bird singing]
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Mala is learning the meaning
of different sounds.
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[singing]
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[bird continues singing]
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A valley full of song
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is a signal all is well.
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[birds chirping]
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[bird screeching]
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[screeching]
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But a screech is a warning.
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[bird screeching]
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A wedge-tailed eagle.
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This one has caught a rabbit.
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[bird screeching]
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With a wingspan over seven feet,
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they are capable of attacking
an adult kangaroo.
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Buru hasn't even noticed.
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[grunting]
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[tense music plays]
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And the eagle is on the hunt.
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[tense music builds]
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Riding the thermals high in the sky,
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it searches for a target.
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[birds chirping]
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An inexperienced joey
would make an easy meal.
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[eagle screeching]
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[tense music continues]
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[bird singing]
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[squawking]
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[birds squawking]
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Luckily, not much gets past
the neighborhood watch.
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[raven screeching]
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[ravens screeching]
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To protect their territory,
the magpies and ravens
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will harass the eagle
all the way to the valley borders.
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[ravens screeching]
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Mala has seen how important it is
to tune in to the world around her.
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[tense music crescendos, ends]
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Next time,
Buru may not get a second chance.
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[insects buzzing]
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During the long days of summer,
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the air fills
with swarms of biting insects.
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[insects buzzing]
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Millions of them.
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[kangaroo grunts]
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[whimsical music plays]
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It's enough to drive a kangaroo crazy.
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Mala can't figure out how
to escape these miniscule marauders.
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[buzzing]
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[screeching]
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But there's one little creature
who can help a kangaroo out.
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Meet Willie the wagtail.
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A tasty winged insect
is irresistible to Willie.
268
00:23:29,282 --> 00:23:31,326
They're just hard to catch,
269
00:23:32,202 --> 00:23:34,913
but Willie has a little trick up his wing.
270
00:23:34,996 --> 00:23:37,499
[upbeat music plays]
271
00:23:37,582 --> 00:23:39,543
As the roos move about…
272
00:23:41,878 --> 00:23:43,797
they stir up the bugs.
273
00:24:04,943 --> 00:24:07,404
[bird singing]
274
00:24:09,406 --> 00:24:11,324
Willie hops from roo to roo
275
00:24:11,408 --> 00:24:13,785
striking at just the perfect moment.
276
00:24:13,869 --> 00:24:15,871
[upbeat music ends]
277
00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:21,209
When it comes to pest control…
278
00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:23,295
[singing]
279
00:24:24,588 --> 00:24:27,466
…Mala has found a new best friend.
280
00:24:27,549 --> 00:24:28,592
[Willie chirping]
281
00:24:33,096 --> 00:24:35,098
[majestic music plays]
282
00:24:46,193 --> 00:24:47,486
Autumn approaches.
283
00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:50,363
And the days begin to shorten.
284
00:24:51,573 --> 00:24:56,786
[bird screeching]
285
00:25:02,626 --> 00:25:07,506
As night falls,
a spectacular new world emerges.
286
00:25:15,972 --> 00:25:17,349
Under the moonlight,
287
00:25:17,432 --> 00:25:21,520
the valley is a tapestry
of strange, new sights and sounds.
288
00:25:21,603 --> 00:25:23,271
[owl hooting]
289
00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:25,482
[kangaroo grunting]
290
00:25:27,234 --> 00:25:28,985
[kangaroo grunting]
291
00:25:29,069 --> 00:25:31,071
[insects chirping]
292
00:25:33,281 --> 00:25:36,409
Mala is starting to understand
the rules of her world.
293
00:25:36,910 --> 00:25:39,663
[bird screeching]
294
00:25:44,084 --> 00:25:45,544
And its dangers.
295
00:25:46,253 --> 00:25:48,255
[tense music plays]
296
00:25:50,090 --> 00:25:51,341
[skittering]
297
00:25:54,511 --> 00:25:57,722
[owl hooting]
298
00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:03,270
But there is still so much to discover.
299
00:26:03,812 --> 00:26:05,772
[birds screeching]
300
00:26:13,989 --> 00:26:15,031
[bird screeching]
301
00:26:18,368 --> 00:26:21,788
It's enough to make
even a nervous, young joey
302
00:26:21,871 --> 00:26:23,748
feel a little adventurous.
303
00:26:23,832 --> 00:26:25,834
[birds chirping]
304
00:26:31,006 --> 00:26:33,425
A new sight appears before Mala.
305
00:26:36,219 --> 00:26:38,805
[mystical music plays]
306
00:26:43,268 --> 00:26:47,480
Glowing fungi bloom
into magical umbrellas.
307
00:26:50,317 --> 00:26:53,778
This is a forest that lights up with life.
308
00:26:58,241 --> 00:26:59,326
[bird screeching]
309
00:27:02,662 --> 00:27:04,873
Hidden in the deepest caves,
310
00:27:06,374 --> 00:27:08,918
glowworms shimmer in the dark.
311
00:27:11,796 --> 00:27:15,592
A sea of a thousand twinkling torches.
312
00:27:21,264 --> 00:27:24,851
Each and every one creates its own light.
313
00:27:36,488 --> 00:27:40,700
While something even stranger
is seen deep in the forest.
314
00:27:43,078 --> 00:27:45,080
[majestic music plays]
315
00:27:59,678 --> 00:28:03,306
A trick of the moonlight
transforms the landscape.
316
00:28:04,265 --> 00:28:06,267
[whimsical music plays]
317
00:28:08,937 --> 00:28:11,106
And many of its creatures.
318
00:28:18,113 --> 00:28:22,617
Scales, fur, and feathers
absorb ultraviolet light
319
00:28:23,410 --> 00:28:25,537
to create vivid, new hues.
320
00:28:37,841 --> 00:28:40,677
A splash of pink on a quoll's chest.
321
00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:42,762
[sniffing]
322
00:28:42,846 --> 00:28:43,972
[squawks]
323
00:28:46,558 --> 00:28:49,477
Or a cockatoo and his neon crest.
324
00:28:50,019 --> 00:28:52,522
[majestic music plays]
325
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,108
This rare phenomenon
326
00:28:55,191 --> 00:29:00,029
is found in abundance only in the forest
surrounding Mala's valley.
327
00:29:08,163 --> 00:29:10,498
[majestic music ends]
328
00:29:14,377 --> 00:29:16,379
[upbeat music plays]
329
00:29:34,522 --> 00:29:38,443
With a new dawn, Mala is a whole new joey.
330
00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:41,362
[bird screeching]
331
00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:50,330
She has finally found her feet
332
00:29:50,413 --> 00:29:54,918
and the confidence to enjoy the world
beyond her mother's pouch.
333
00:29:59,923 --> 00:30:01,132
[Mala chittering]
334
00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:07,764
But this is just the first step.
335
00:30:09,557 --> 00:30:11,059
[birds chirping]
336
00:30:11,142 --> 00:30:14,604
In six short months, she'll be on her own.
337
00:30:16,022 --> 00:30:18,441
There's still so much to learn.
338
00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:53,518
[upbeat music continues]
339
00:30:57,689 --> 00:30:59,691
[bird screeching]
340
00:31:01,985 --> 00:31:03,111
[bird sings]
341
00:31:03,736 --> 00:31:05,363
With the arrival of autumn,
342
00:31:05,446 --> 00:31:08,324
the tiring hot days of summer
come to an end.
343
00:31:12,745 --> 00:31:13,830
[bird singing]
344
00:31:13,913 --> 00:31:17,959
Buru can't stop staring
at this new phenomenon called fog.
345
00:31:25,258 --> 00:31:26,926
There's a change in the air.
346
00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:30,221
[kangaroos grunting]
347
00:31:31,306 --> 00:31:33,308
[tense music plays]
348
00:31:41,566 --> 00:31:45,737
The cooler weather has heralded
the start of the boxing season.
349
00:31:48,364 --> 00:31:50,283
And Buru is keen to join in.
350
00:31:53,119 --> 00:31:55,079
There are several moves to be mastered.
351
00:31:55,747 --> 00:31:56,706
[Buru gulps]
352
00:31:58,207 --> 00:32:00,418
-There's headlocks.
[kangaroo grunts]
353
00:32:00,501 --> 00:32:02,670
[birds chirping]
354
00:32:04,005 --> 00:32:05,006
Wrestling.
355
00:32:09,469 --> 00:32:12,430
And grappling with extremely sharp claws.
356
00:32:13,139 --> 00:32:15,141
[tense music continues]
357
00:32:16,601 --> 00:32:20,772
But a kangaroo's ultimate weapon
is the most difficult to master.
358
00:32:24,150 --> 00:32:28,154
Their powerful kicks can break bones.
359
00:32:37,163 --> 00:32:42,877
Buru is finding that landing kicks
takes strength and balance.
360
00:32:45,338 --> 00:32:47,131
[kangaroo grunting]
361
00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:52,804
At his age,
Buru is just practicing his skills.
362
00:32:59,352 --> 00:33:02,105
But one day, he will need to leave the mob
363
00:33:02,188 --> 00:33:04,440
and fight to become the dominant buck.
364
00:33:04,524 --> 00:33:05,358
[Buru grunts]
365
00:33:07,610 --> 00:33:10,488
King Bamir once made
this very same journey…
366
00:33:14,742 --> 00:33:17,328
after years of boxing his way to the top.
367
00:33:19,580 --> 00:33:23,835
Now, he will only fight if someone
is bold enough to challenge the king.
368
00:33:30,258 --> 00:33:33,302
And there's one, a rising youngster,
369
00:33:34,429 --> 00:33:37,056
who believes
he should be wearing the crown.
370
00:33:39,434 --> 00:33:42,437
He's certainly acting that way
with the ladies.
371
00:33:45,523 --> 00:33:47,150
His name is Doan.
372
00:33:51,237 --> 00:33:55,033
Bamir's stiff-legged walk
is kangaroo for "back down."
373
00:33:58,453 --> 00:34:00,204
If Doan won't submit,
374
00:34:00,955 --> 00:34:02,915
Bamir will have to fight him.
375
00:34:06,002 --> 00:34:08,171
And Buru has a ringside seat.
376
00:34:12,175 --> 00:34:14,177
[tense music continues]
377
00:34:25,980 --> 00:34:30,401
Bamir tries for a headlock
but is unable to throw Doan to the ground.
378
00:34:36,741 --> 00:34:37,742
[grunting]
379
00:34:38,826 --> 00:34:39,911
He tries again.
380
00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:47,001
A bad miscalculation,
381
00:34:48,294 --> 00:34:49,629
but it's not over yet.
382
00:34:51,672 --> 00:34:53,674
[tense music continues]
383
00:34:57,637 --> 00:35:02,183
An embarrassing unforced error by Doan
all but ends the fight.
384
00:35:04,602 --> 00:35:05,686
[Doan snorts]
385
00:35:11,901 --> 00:35:14,695
Bamir celebrates his victory.
386
00:35:18,574 --> 00:35:21,869
The crown remains his for now.
387
00:35:23,287 --> 00:35:24,914
[tense music ends]
388
00:35:31,129 --> 00:35:34,590
[majestic music plays]
389
00:35:35,341 --> 00:35:39,137
It has been three months
since Mala first emerged into the world.
390
00:35:40,263 --> 00:35:42,598
She's now outgrown the pouch.
391
00:35:51,107 --> 00:35:54,193
Mala's learning
all the best paths and shortcuts
392
00:35:54,277 --> 00:35:57,655
that have crisscrossed this valley
for thousands of years.
393
00:36:12,753 --> 00:36:15,131
When they reach the top of a hill,
394
00:36:15,214 --> 00:36:19,677
Lowanna teaches Mala
to stop, look, and listen.
395
00:36:24,265 --> 00:36:26,559
[birds chirping]
396
00:36:29,729 --> 00:36:31,981
For a kangaroo that listens carefully,
397
00:36:32,523 --> 00:36:34,984
a warning can whisper through the trees.
398
00:36:38,863 --> 00:36:42,408
[birds screeching]
399
00:36:45,286 --> 00:36:47,747
A scent picked up on the wind.
400
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:52,293
-[birds screeching]
-[sniffing]
401
00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:55,421
A sound heard deep in the forest.
402
00:36:55,504 --> 00:36:57,840
[dingoes howling]
403
00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:01,969
[birds screeching]
404
00:37:07,266 --> 00:37:08,142
[panting]
405
00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:10,228
[tense music plays]
406
00:37:13,022 --> 00:37:14,023
They are coming.
407
00:37:17,193 --> 00:37:19,111
[dingoes continue howling]
408
00:37:27,119 --> 00:37:29,330
[tense music builds]
409
00:37:45,638 --> 00:37:48,266
[tense music crescendos]
410
00:38:06,534 --> 00:38:08,828
Mala is caught up
in the panic of the hunt.
411
00:38:08,911 --> 00:38:10,746
[birds screeching]
412
00:38:10,830 --> 00:38:12,832
[tense music continues]
413
00:38:21,590 --> 00:38:23,342
She's separated from Lowanna.
414
00:38:28,472 --> 00:38:29,390
She's lost.
415
00:38:30,141 --> 00:38:33,144
[tense music crescendos]
416
00:38:36,063 --> 00:38:37,648
[tense music continues]
417
00:38:37,732 --> 00:38:39,191
Having failed before,
418
00:38:39,275 --> 00:38:42,194
Miro really needs
to get it right this time.
419
00:38:52,371 --> 00:38:56,667
With so many kangaroos in flight,
it's hard for him to pick out a target.
420
00:39:10,765 --> 00:39:13,768
One kangaroo has chosen not to run.
421
00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:18,105
The king of the mob,
Bamir, stands his ground.
422
00:39:19,315 --> 00:39:20,441
[Bamir grunts]
423
00:39:25,112 --> 00:39:27,031
[tense music builds]
424
00:39:36,916 --> 00:39:39,835
A roo his size can deliver a deadly kick.
425
00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:42,296
[tense music continues]
426
00:39:48,052 --> 00:39:50,763
The sandy dingo is taking a huge risk.
427
00:39:53,015 --> 00:39:54,892
She needs the rest of her pack,
428
00:39:56,519 --> 00:39:58,479
but her backup is elsewhere.
429
00:40:04,860 --> 00:40:08,072
Miro, it seems,
has made another poor choice,
430
00:40:08,155 --> 00:40:09,573
an adult female.
431
00:40:12,118 --> 00:40:14,662
He could hardly
have picked a harder target.
432
00:40:15,329 --> 00:40:17,331
[tense music builds]
433
00:40:24,839 --> 00:40:26,382
[tense music crescendos]
434
00:40:26,465 --> 00:40:30,010
Once again, Miro has been outmaneuvered.
435
00:40:31,679 --> 00:40:32,805
[yawning]
436
00:40:32,888 --> 00:40:34,890
[somber music plays]
437
00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:38,436
[Miro moaning]
438
00:40:47,945 --> 00:40:50,531
Mala has made a costly mistake of her own.
439
00:40:54,785 --> 00:40:58,080
The other females
all have their own joeys to look after.
440
00:40:59,957 --> 00:41:03,419
[birds screeching]
441
00:41:04,378 --> 00:41:09,049
Mala's only hope of survival is
to follow sound and scent back to Lowanna.
442
00:41:14,221 --> 00:41:16,557
[suspenseful music plays]
443
00:41:31,071 --> 00:41:32,198
[kangaroo grunts]
444
00:41:45,961 --> 00:41:47,963
[suspenseful music continues]
445
00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:55,262
The only thing a joey truly needs
is her mother.
446
00:41:58,432 --> 00:42:01,310
And the dingo pack is still on the hunt.
447
00:42:11,862 --> 00:42:14,406
[panting]
448
00:42:14,490 --> 00:42:15,616
[grunts]
449
00:42:15,699 --> 00:42:17,868
Bamir has held his ground.
450
00:42:24,458 --> 00:42:27,002
[dingo yelping]
451
00:42:27,086 --> 00:42:30,839
But the rest of the pack
now heeds the sandy dingo's call.
452
00:42:38,806 --> 00:42:40,808
[dramatic music plays]
453
00:42:57,992 --> 00:42:59,451
[bird screeching]
454
00:43:01,370 --> 00:43:04,039
Together, they have Bamir surrounded.
455
00:43:04,873 --> 00:43:08,168
[dramatic music crescendos, stops]
456
00:43:11,463 --> 00:43:13,716
[melancholic music plays]
457
00:43:17,219 --> 00:43:18,345
[Bamir grunting]
458
00:43:20,306 --> 00:43:23,809
Rarely do dingoes take on
the greatest of the kangaroos.
459
00:43:27,605 --> 00:43:31,567
But even mighty Bamir
can't keep fighting forever.
460
00:43:33,027 --> 00:43:34,028
[sniffles]
461
00:43:54,965 --> 00:43:58,093
[melancholic music continues]
462
00:44:31,502 --> 00:44:34,963
The mob has lost their king.
463
00:44:35,714 --> 00:44:38,509
[melancholic music continues]
464
00:45:15,504 --> 00:45:18,132
[melancholic music ends]
465
00:45:18,215 --> 00:45:21,051
Mala has still not found her mother.
466
00:45:21,135 --> 00:45:22,720
[Mala sniffing]
467
00:45:23,804 --> 00:45:25,347
She searches…
468
00:45:28,726 --> 00:45:29,893
and searches.
469
00:45:31,270 --> 00:45:32,396
[chitters]
470
00:45:37,860 --> 00:45:39,445
[Mala sniffing]
471
00:45:39,528 --> 00:45:40,738
And then, finally…
472
00:45:42,740 --> 00:45:44,074
a familiar scent.
473
00:45:45,367 --> 00:45:47,369
[majestic music plays]
474
00:46:03,469 --> 00:46:05,971
This time, it's really her.
475
00:46:29,536 --> 00:46:31,538
[bird screeching]
476
00:46:35,834 --> 00:46:39,004
Cool air,
trapped by the surrounding mountains,
477
00:46:39,087 --> 00:46:40,506
collects in the valley.
478
00:46:42,090 --> 00:46:44,092
[bird singing]
479
00:46:45,302 --> 00:46:47,346
The land begins to freeze.
480
00:46:47,429 --> 00:46:49,890
[majestic music ends]
481
00:46:55,521 --> 00:46:57,231
As winter arrives,
482
00:46:57,314 --> 00:47:00,442
Bamir's death
has left the valley without a king.
483
00:47:08,283 --> 00:47:10,619
The mob is unanchored.
484
00:47:14,164 --> 00:47:15,415
[kangaroos grunting]
485
00:47:16,792 --> 00:47:20,712
Mala's world is in upheaval
in more ways than one.
486
00:47:22,464 --> 00:47:24,675
[kangaroos grunting]
487
00:47:26,969 --> 00:47:30,514
Lowanna is growing a new baby
inside her pouch.
488
00:47:35,769 --> 00:47:38,021
[mellow music plays]
489
00:47:38,105 --> 00:47:39,815
Mala is a big sister.
490
00:47:43,277 --> 00:47:46,029
But Lowanna no longer
has enough milk to share.
491
00:47:50,951 --> 00:47:53,078
It's bad timing for Mala.
492
00:47:57,291 --> 00:48:01,253
Winter frost pierces leaves
and even cells of grass.
493
00:48:04,631 --> 00:48:06,967
Splitting it apart from the inside.
494
00:48:11,138 --> 00:48:14,725
In the bitter cold, food becomes scarce.
495
00:48:19,187 --> 00:48:24,192
And the grass Mala is now forced to eat
will soon have little nutritional value.
496
00:48:25,569 --> 00:48:27,571
[bird singing]
497
00:48:34,620 --> 00:48:38,123
Many joeys will not survive the winter.
498
00:48:39,249 --> 00:48:40,667
[tense music plays]
499
00:48:40,751 --> 00:48:44,004
For the dingoes, these are easy meals.
500
00:48:49,551 --> 00:48:52,137
The pack has many more mouths to feed.
501
00:48:52,721 --> 00:48:54,139
[tense music builds]
502
00:48:54,222 --> 00:48:56,016
[yelps, sniffs]
503
00:48:58,352 --> 00:49:01,229
A new generation of warriors.
504
00:49:06,652 --> 00:49:09,321
These pups will be ready
to hunt in the spring
505
00:49:10,030 --> 00:49:13,825
when most of the mob's new joeys
will emerge from their pouches.
506
00:49:25,587 --> 00:49:27,297
[dingo whining]
507
00:49:40,686 --> 00:49:42,437
But someone is missing.
508
00:49:45,816 --> 00:49:48,777
[somber music plays]
509
00:49:54,157 --> 00:49:57,035
Miro is no longer welcome in the pack.
510
00:49:59,538 --> 00:50:01,415
[howling]
511
00:50:04,418 --> 00:50:06,962
For the first time, he's on his own.
512
00:50:07,546 --> 00:50:09,548
[somber music continues]
513
00:50:12,759 --> 00:50:14,761
With the arrival of the new pups,
514
00:50:14,845 --> 00:50:16,638
Miro has been forced out.
515
00:50:27,190 --> 00:50:31,028
Without the support of his family,
his future is uncertain.
516
00:50:36,742 --> 00:50:39,745
And winter is far from over.
517
00:50:40,871 --> 00:50:42,873
[somber music continues]
518
00:50:51,548 --> 00:50:56,136
Deep snow shrouds the mountains
surrounding Mala's valley each year.
519
00:51:13,153 --> 00:51:16,823
The valley is usually protected
from the worst of the weather…
520
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:24,081
but the Earth's climate
is becoming more unpredictable.
521
00:51:36,176 --> 00:51:38,678
The mob is caught in a blizzard.
522
00:51:50,232 --> 00:51:53,151
Even mighty Doan
is forced to take shelter.
523
00:51:58,949 --> 00:52:00,951
[somber music continues]
524
00:52:28,228 --> 00:52:30,647
[wind gusting]
525
00:52:43,535 --> 00:52:47,497
Mala will need all her resolve
to survive until spring.
526
00:53:18,904 --> 00:53:23,533
The mob will be in survival mode
until winter comes to an end.
527
00:53:42,469 --> 00:53:44,471
[somber music ends]
528
00:53:48,016 --> 00:53:50,769
[ice cracking]
529
00:53:58,485 --> 00:54:01,029
[water dripping]
530
00:54:01,905 --> 00:54:05,742
[birds chirping]
531
00:54:06,534 --> 00:54:08,536
[mystical music plays]
532
00:54:28,014 --> 00:54:30,016
[upbeat music plays]
533
00:54:46,741 --> 00:54:48,410
Spring arrives.
534
00:54:53,623 --> 00:54:55,000
[birds chirping]
535
00:54:55,083 --> 00:54:57,669
Mala has made it through her first winter.
536
00:55:03,008 --> 00:55:05,385
She's now eight months out of the pouch,
537
00:55:05,468 --> 00:55:08,388
and she's becoming
more and more independent.
538
00:55:10,849 --> 00:55:14,936
Her baby sister Dura is now commanding
all of Lowanna's attention.
539
00:55:18,273 --> 00:55:21,651
Buru's looking more and more
like a maturing young male.
540
00:55:24,612 --> 00:55:27,198
No longer satisfied with boxing his mum,
541
00:55:27,282 --> 00:55:29,993
he's kicking around
with the other young bucks.
542
00:55:34,039 --> 00:55:36,499
[birds singing]
543
00:55:38,168 --> 00:55:40,879
The mob has all the food they can eat.
544
00:55:43,256 --> 00:55:45,342
It's a smorgasbord of riches
545
00:55:47,218 --> 00:55:49,721
that requires very little effort.
546
00:55:49,804 --> 00:55:51,222
[upbeat music ends]
547
00:55:51,306 --> 00:55:52,807
[moans]
548
00:55:56,353 --> 00:55:57,520
[cheerful music plays]
549
00:55:57,604 --> 00:56:03,693
But Mala discovers that the warmer weather
also brings on a case of the itchies.
550
00:56:05,362 --> 00:56:09,199
The thick fur she needed
to get through winter now has to shed.
551
00:56:15,205 --> 00:56:18,917
No one in the mob
is immune from this springtime makeover.
552
00:56:33,848 --> 00:56:35,225
[cheerful music ends]
553
00:56:35,308 --> 00:56:37,685
[bird screeching]
554
00:56:37,769 --> 00:56:40,355
Willie the wagtail, ever the opportunist,
555
00:56:41,398 --> 00:56:44,901
seizes the moment
to collect building material for his nest.
556
00:56:45,568 --> 00:56:49,447
[birds chirping]
557
00:56:50,365 --> 00:56:53,660
Constructed from woven grass
and spiderweb,
558
00:56:53,743 --> 00:56:57,914
a bit of soft fur
will make it feel even more homey.
559
00:57:02,210 --> 00:57:05,130
It's already attracted the eye
of a female.
560
00:57:10,093 --> 00:57:12,095
[Willie chirping]
561
00:57:16,766 --> 00:57:19,978
Soon, Willie may have a family
to look after.
562
00:57:23,982 --> 00:57:25,483
[whimsical music plays]
563
00:57:26,693 --> 00:57:29,237
Courtship is also on Doan's mind.
564
00:57:31,739 --> 00:57:34,117
He's waited a long time for this moment.
565
00:57:38,288 --> 00:57:41,875
But with Bamir gone
and the throne up for grabs,
566
00:57:41,958 --> 00:57:44,627
there's a lot of suitors to compete with.
567
00:57:44,711 --> 00:57:46,588
[bird sings]
568
00:57:47,797 --> 00:57:51,092
One of the young females in the mob
has come into season.
569
00:57:52,177 --> 00:57:54,762
Doan is the first male to court her.
570
00:58:02,353 --> 00:58:03,605
[grunts]
571
00:58:09,486 --> 00:58:10,445
[grunts]
572
00:58:12,155 --> 00:58:14,949
But the female
is not quite ready to commit.
573
00:58:19,120 --> 00:58:20,038
[grunts]
574
00:58:27,128 --> 00:58:29,631
-[whimsical music continues]
-[birds singing]
575
00:58:34,719 --> 00:58:37,847
She promenades across the valley
to advertise herself.
576
00:58:39,265 --> 00:58:43,186
Just in case there's a larger,
more attractive male around.
577
00:58:47,023 --> 00:58:48,942
[suspenseful music plays]
578
00:58:52,487 --> 00:58:55,031
Doan is going to be put to the test.
579
00:58:55,782 --> 00:58:57,033
[grunts]
580
00:58:57,116 --> 00:58:59,661
[whimsical music plays]
581
00:59:00,828 --> 00:59:05,375
Many other males also fancy their chances
and join in the chase.
582
00:59:06,042 --> 00:59:07,085
[grunts]
583
00:59:14,092 --> 00:59:16,302
This is known as a mating train.
584
00:59:19,180 --> 00:59:23,351
The female will choose the male
who can stay in control of the train.
585
00:59:33,528 --> 00:59:35,613
If Doan can stay in the lead,
586
00:59:35,697 --> 00:59:39,909
this could be his moment
to establish himself as king of the mob.
587
00:59:43,955 --> 00:59:46,040
With the top position up for grabs,
588
00:59:46,124 --> 00:59:48,376
all the males in the valley are here.
589
00:59:48,459 --> 00:59:50,044
[exhales]
590
00:59:50,878 --> 00:59:52,880
[tense music plays]
591
01:00:02,307 --> 01:00:05,018
With all of the female's twists and turns,
592
01:00:05,101 --> 01:00:09,022
the lead amongst the males
changes over and over again.
593
01:00:11,441 --> 01:00:17,071
[kangaroos screeching, grunting]
594
01:00:17,155 --> 01:00:19,157
[upbeat music plays]
595
01:00:22,827 --> 01:00:23,661
[grunts]
596
01:00:24,454 --> 01:00:26,456
[screeching]
597
01:00:32,879 --> 01:00:35,506
[grunting]
598
01:00:37,258 --> 01:00:39,093
Things are really heating up.
599
01:00:41,596 --> 01:00:46,225
[grunting]
600
01:00:50,980 --> 01:00:53,399
The female takes refuge in the rocks.
601
01:00:56,903 --> 01:01:00,448
[chittering]
602
01:01:00,531 --> 01:01:04,035
Doan is exhausted,
but the stakes are too high.
603
01:01:06,079 --> 01:01:08,081
[tense music plays]
604
01:01:13,586 --> 01:01:15,838
He starts picking off the competition.
605
01:01:15,922 --> 01:01:18,424
[kangaroos grunting]
606
01:01:39,529 --> 01:01:40,613
[grunts]
607
01:01:43,741 --> 01:01:46,619
The younger males
are turning this into a brawl.
608
01:01:51,499 --> 01:01:53,292
And the female is determined
609
01:01:53,376 --> 01:01:56,462
that none of these young upstarts
will mate with her.
610
01:01:59,590 --> 01:02:01,592
So she makes a clever escape.
611
01:02:02,677 --> 01:02:04,971
-[tense music ends]
-[kangaroo grunts]
612
01:02:12,478 --> 01:02:14,272
[pensive music plays]
613
01:02:14,355 --> 01:02:18,025
-[exhales]
-But Doan has not been left empty-handed.
614
01:02:18,109 --> 01:02:21,821
With his performance today,
he has won the crown.
615
01:02:23,698 --> 01:02:25,658
[bird screeching]
616
01:02:25,742 --> 01:02:29,871
One day, it will be Mala's turn
to join in these rituals.
617
01:02:30,455 --> 01:02:32,457
[bird screeching]
618
01:02:36,878 --> 01:02:38,755
Buru will start even sooner.
619
01:02:40,548 --> 01:02:42,592
The adult world beckons.
620
01:02:44,010 --> 01:02:47,263
Not long from now,
Buru will leave the valley.
621
01:02:48,222 --> 01:02:50,767
As is the way of young bucks.
622
01:02:56,272 --> 01:02:58,107
[groans]
623
01:02:59,442 --> 01:03:00,610
[squawks]
624
01:03:01,194 --> 01:03:04,489
The whole valley
is getting into the spirit of spring.
625
01:03:04,572 --> 01:03:05,615
[bird screeching]
626
01:03:07,950 --> 01:03:10,453
A time of love and new life.
627
01:03:11,454 --> 01:03:12,955
[birds chirping]
628
01:03:14,373 --> 01:03:17,335
[sniffing]
629
01:03:17,919 --> 01:03:18,920
[grunts]
630
01:03:19,003 --> 01:03:22,381
Warrin, however, is still on high alert.
631
01:03:25,343 --> 01:03:28,179
There's been no further trespassers
on his patch.
632
01:03:31,933 --> 01:03:34,310
But one can never be too vigilant.
633
01:03:34,393 --> 01:03:37,480
[yawning]
634
01:03:40,274 --> 01:03:41,776
Uh-oh. Mmm.
635
01:03:41,859 --> 01:03:44,195
[whimsical music plays]
636
01:03:44,278 --> 01:03:45,404
Here comes trouble.
637
01:03:46,072 --> 01:03:48,324
[birds screeching]
638
01:03:50,868 --> 01:03:52,161
Never fear…
639
01:03:52,245 --> 01:03:54,038
[birds screeching]
640
01:03:54,121 --> 01:03:56,332
…Warrin is more than prepared.
641
01:03:56,999 --> 01:03:58,209
[screeching]
642
01:03:58,292 --> 01:03:59,961
He's run through his drills.
643
01:04:00,044 --> 01:04:01,462
He knows what to do.
644
01:04:01,546 --> 01:04:02,588
[snorts]
645
01:04:02,672 --> 01:04:04,048
[bird singing]
646
01:04:04,674 --> 01:04:05,675
Hold on.
647
01:04:06,968 --> 01:04:09,512
This grass thief seems different.
648
01:04:10,179 --> 01:04:11,264
Could it be?
649
01:04:13,975 --> 01:04:17,687
Oh, sweet goddess of the glade!
650
01:04:17,770 --> 01:04:19,564
It's a she-wombat.
651
01:04:19,647 --> 01:04:21,524
[yawning]
652
01:04:21,607 --> 01:04:23,192
[bird singing]
653
01:04:23,276 --> 01:04:26,195
Life is full of surprises.
654
01:04:26,279 --> 01:04:28,781
[dramatic music plays]
655
01:04:33,911 --> 01:04:37,456
The neighborhood grouch
has found true love.
656
01:04:41,294 --> 01:04:44,922
And it's Mala who now finds herself alone
657
01:04:45,006 --> 01:04:46,924
without her mother's protection.
658
01:04:47,008 --> 01:04:48,634
[thunder rumbles]
659
01:04:48,718 --> 01:04:53,890
For the first time in her young life,
she is truly on her own.
660
01:04:53,973 --> 01:04:55,266
[dramatic music ends]
661
01:04:55,349 --> 01:04:57,351
[somber music plays]
662
01:05:04,734 --> 01:05:06,736
[somber music intensifies]
663
01:05:17,038 --> 01:05:19,206
[thunder rumbling]
664
01:05:26,213 --> 01:05:28,841
[thunder continues rumbling]
665
01:05:33,763 --> 01:05:36,766
[rain pattering]
666
01:06:16,931 --> 01:06:19,809
[somber music continues]
667
01:06:20,393 --> 01:06:24,313
[birds screeching]
668
01:06:24,397 --> 01:06:29,151
[thunder continues rumbling]
669
01:06:30,987 --> 01:06:32,989
[tense music plays]
670
01:06:37,076 --> 01:06:41,288
Miro has been out of the pack
and on his own for three months.
671
01:06:48,921 --> 01:06:50,923
He hasn't got any backup either.
672
01:06:53,718 --> 01:06:56,512
[tense music crescendos, ends]
673
01:06:56,595 --> 01:06:59,682
He can't afford to keep making mistakes.
674
01:07:01,809 --> 01:07:03,019
For Miro and Mala,
675
01:07:03,102 --> 01:07:07,523
everything in the last 12 months
comes down to this moment.
676
01:07:08,107 --> 01:07:10,651
[birds screeching]
677
01:07:10,735 --> 01:07:12,987
[kangaroos grunting]
678
01:07:14,447 --> 01:07:16,198
[suspenseful music plays]
679
01:07:19,452 --> 01:07:21,454
[birds chirping]
680
01:07:26,125 --> 01:07:27,585
[bird screeching]
681
01:07:40,139 --> 01:07:42,933
Mala and Miro are now one-on-one.
682
01:07:44,935 --> 01:07:47,646
[suspenseful music builds]
683
01:07:57,740 --> 01:07:59,575
[suspenseful music slows down]
684
01:07:59,658 --> 01:08:01,702
Miro is completely focused.
685
01:08:06,916 --> 01:08:08,918
[suspenseful music intensifies]
686
01:08:14,965 --> 01:08:17,134
Mala is being pushed to her limit.
687
01:08:37,029 --> 01:08:39,907
[suspenseful music continues]
688
01:08:55,422 --> 01:08:58,175
[suspenseful music crescendos]
689
01:09:12,439 --> 01:09:14,441
[panting]
690
01:09:16,026 --> 01:09:18,028
[triumphant music plays]
691
01:09:26,871 --> 01:09:31,375
There are no higher stakes
than the duels between hunter and hunted.
692
01:09:40,467 --> 01:09:44,930
Miro was driven by a primal urge, hunger.
693
01:09:50,436 --> 01:09:54,231
But Mala was driven by something
far more profound.
694
01:09:55,441 --> 01:09:57,318
The will to live.
695
01:10:03,199 --> 01:10:05,743
[triumphant music continues]
696
01:10:12,583 --> 01:10:14,877
Things didn't go Miro's way today.
697
01:10:14,960 --> 01:10:16,337
[moans]
698
01:10:17,838 --> 01:10:20,841
But with persistence and determination,
699
01:10:20,925 --> 01:10:23,594
he'll eventually become a great hunter,
700
01:10:24,261 --> 01:10:26,013
just like his father.
701
01:10:26,096 --> 01:10:27,556
[birds chirping]
702
01:10:28,974 --> 01:10:31,227
["We Can Do Anything" by Sia plays]
703
01:10:31,310 --> 01:10:34,146
[birds singing]
704
01:10:36,398 --> 01:10:39,610
[chicks chirping]
705
01:10:40,194 --> 01:10:43,906
♪ I've been let down ♪
706
01:10:43,989 --> 01:10:45,532
♪ And it left me full of doubt ♪
707
01:10:45,616 --> 01:10:48,327
♪ So hurt that I ♪
708
01:10:48,911 --> 01:10:51,205
♪ Was certain I was gonna drown ♪
709
01:10:51,705 --> 01:10:53,791
♪ But something kept me from the tide ♪
710
01:10:54,375 --> 01:10:56,418
♪ My tears got me near as they dried ♪
711
01:10:56,502 --> 01:10:59,421
♪ I've been let down ♪
712
01:10:59,505 --> 01:11:01,548
♪ But I feel the sun is coming out ♪
713
01:11:01,632 --> 01:11:04,760
♪ It's never too late ♪
714
01:11:04,843 --> 01:11:07,096
-♪ To love again, baby ♪
-[whimpering]
715
01:11:07,179 --> 01:11:10,140
♪ Your heart may break ♪
716
01:11:10,224 --> 01:11:12,393
♪ You might think you're crazy ♪
717
01:11:12,476 --> 01:11:15,688
♪ But I fly to you ♪
718
01:11:15,771 --> 01:11:17,815
♪ Look, and I know ♪
719
01:11:17,898 --> 01:11:22,653
♪ There was a warm fire
As I walk through ♪
720
01:11:22,736 --> 01:11:27,866
♪ It's you and me, baby
One kiss, and your work was done ♪
721
01:11:27,950 --> 01:11:33,539
♪ I was on my knees
And you gave me all your love ♪
722
01:11:33,622 --> 01:11:38,294
-♪ Together we can do anything ♪
-[squealing]
723
01:11:38,377 --> 01:11:42,339
♪ You came and rescued me ♪
724
01:11:42,423 --> 01:11:44,758
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
725
01:11:44,842 --> 01:11:47,553
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
726
01:11:47,636 --> 01:11:50,264
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
727
01:11:50,347 --> 01:11:54,768
♪ I'm gonna live again… ♪
728
01:11:54,852 --> 01:11:59,356
[female narrator] Mala has beaten the odds
and reached an important milestone.
729
01:11:59,440 --> 01:12:03,193
Her first full year outside the pouch.
730
01:12:03,986 --> 01:12:06,613
♪ I wanna love again, so babe ♪
731
01:12:06,697 --> 01:12:09,116
♪ Keep on giving me your love ♪
732
01:12:09,199 --> 01:12:11,452
♪ I'm so tired from blowing it off ♪
733
01:12:11,535 --> 01:12:14,621
♪ The pain was great… ♪
734
01:12:15,205 --> 01:12:18,375
[narrator] This season's new crop of joeys
have emerged,
735
01:12:18,459 --> 01:12:20,711
trying out their first awkward hops,
736
01:12:21,670 --> 01:12:23,130
just as Mala once did.
737
01:12:26,258 --> 01:12:28,302
It seems like a lifetime ago.
738
01:12:28,385 --> 01:12:30,679
♪ I fly to you ♪
739
01:12:30,763 --> 01:12:32,973
♪ Look, and I know… ♪
740
01:12:34,350 --> 01:12:39,730
[female narrator] Someday, Mala will teach
her own joeys the lessons she has learned.
741
01:12:41,315 --> 01:12:43,359
♪ One kiss, and your work was done… ♪
742
01:12:43,442 --> 01:12:46,278
[female narrator] The rituals
and ways of kangaroos
743
01:12:46,362 --> 01:12:49,031
that have remained unchanged for eons
744
01:12:50,491 --> 01:12:55,954
in this secret valley
of great wonder and magic.
745
01:12:57,456 --> 01:13:00,000
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
746
01:13:00,084 --> 01:13:02,503
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
747
01:13:02,586 --> 01:13:05,297
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
748
01:13:05,381 --> 01:13:10,386
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
749
01:13:10,469 --> 01:13:13,389
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
750
01:13:13,472 --> 01:13:16,100
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
751
01:13:16,183 --> 01:13:20,854
♪ I'm gonna live again ♪
752
01:13:20,938 --> 01:13:22,940
["We Can Do Anything" by Sia ends]
753
01:13:25,234 --> 01:13:27,236
[upbeat instrumental music plays]
754
01:14:22,958 --> 01:14:24,960
[calm instrumental music plays]
755
01:15:04,791 --> 01:15:07,836
[calm instrumental music ends]
756
01:15:11,507 --> 01:15:14,468
[upbeat instrumental music plays]
757
01:15:54,967 --> 01:15:57,219
[upbeat instrumental music ends]