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America's National Parks - Olympic - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

In springtime, the sheer cliffs along the wild coastline of the park have become home to the common murre, a bird that comes to land only to breed. The eagles, further along in their nesting process, have a rapidly growing eaglet in need of constant nourishment, and, unfortunately, the murre colony makes easy pickings for them.

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Caption 37 [en]: both parents have full-time jobs.
Caption 37 [en]: both parents have full-time jobs.

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America's National Parks - Olympic - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

The park was designated as a protected area by President Theodore Roosevelt over a hundred years ago. Since then, it has been maintained naturally by the various creatures that live there without human intervention. Each has their role to play in this biodiverse ecosystem.

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Caption 52 [en]: With a quick swipe at the talons
Caption 52 [en]: With a quick swipe at the talons

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America's National Parks - Saguaro - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

After the rain, the opuntia cactus, or “prickly pear,” ripens to provide a sweet but not easily accessible meal for animals such as the ground squirrel. As the water seeps in, the park enjoys a moment of relaxation.

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Caption 36 [en]: and are clearly great parents.
Caption 36 [en]: and are clearly great parents.

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America's National Parks - Saguaro - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

May sees drought conditions in the park, but the saguaro cactus is completely unaffected. A family of ground squirrels is laying low, but a long-nosed snake has caught their scent.

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Caption 8 [en]: But mom's not, and she alerts the babies.
Caption 8 [en]: But mom's not, and she alerts the babies.

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America's National Parks - Saguaro - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Male rattlesnakes “dance” in a show of strength designed to win females. A cholla cactus uses its prickly form of defense and the passing javelina to populate new parts of the desert. Meanwhile, the javelina’s tiny young are threatened by a hungry coyote.

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Caption 11 [en]: The challenger relents and gets the heck out of Dodge,
Caption 11 [en]: The challenger relents and gets the heck out of Dodge,

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America's National Parks - Yosemite - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Protected by presidential decree, the breathtaking mountainous terrain of the Yosemite Valley is now a national park, enjoyed by many human visitors, while still home to the wild creatures and stunning vegetation that has inhabited it for millennia / centuries.

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Caption 15 [en]: In the ancient tales,
Caption 15 [en]: In the ancient tales,

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America's National Parks - Yosemite - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

A coyote and a golden eagle fight over the carcasses of animals that did not survive the frozen winter, and a mother bobcat teaches her kittens to hunt through the snow.

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Caption 14 [en]: and look out for those three-inch talons.
Caption 14 [en]: and look out for those three-inch talons.

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America's National Parks - Yellowstone - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Color and new life returns to Yellowstone as summer returns, and the animals race to make the most of this window of warm weather, which they know will be as brief as it is bright.

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Caption 22 [en]: The cliff swallow parents frantically feed their insatiable offspring,
Caption 22 [en]: The cliff swallow parents frantically feed their insatiable offspring,

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America's National Parks - Grand Canyon - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Pronghorns are extremely fast and can easily outrun a mountain lion! Even so, they must watch where they tread as the canyon floor is littered with holes... prairie dogs live here and may share their burrows with some unusual birds that nest underground.

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Caption 35 [en]: With the parents' return, they leave the borrowed burrows, and beg.
Caption 35 [en]: With the parents' return, they leave the borrowed burrows, and beg.

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America's National Parks - Grand Canyon - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Tourists come to raft the immense Colorado River rapids, but this is no amusement park and there are very real dangers within the canyon’s gorge. Meanwhile, a graceful osprey fishes the turbulent waters, but must also contend with the cunning raven, who is determined to steal his hard-won catch.

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Caption 21 [en]: And its talons are designed specifically
Caption 21 [en]: And its talons are designed specifically

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America's National Parks - Grand Canyon - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

The prairie dogs are on constant alert, but the kit fox has a young family to feed, and prairie dogs are certainly on its menu! As the heat rises and birds circle the sky, the creatures below need to assess which may be a threat, but sometimes, not all is as it seems...

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Caption 6 [en]: which their parents are going to have to replace.
Caption 6 [en]: which their parents are going to have to replace.

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BBC Planet Wild - Alien Animals - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

The segment focuses on the alien striped iguanas of the Galapagos Islands, albinism in a variety of animals, and the peppered moth.

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Caption 44 [en]: because only if both parents have it, will they produce an albino.
Caption 44 [en]: because only if both parents have it, will they produce an albino.

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