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NARRATOR: Teams
of international film crews

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are traveling all over China

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to film a unique
Disneynature movie.

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Born In China is an ambitious
natural history film

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never attempted before.

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These rare creatures
are hard to film.

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(MONKEYS CHIRPING)

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Located in remote corners
of this amazing country.

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Notoriously camera shy.

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They show up.

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(CHUCKLING)

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NARRATOR: This is the story
of the film crews

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as they travel
around China.

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The amazing animal cast
they are privileged to film.

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The next dust storm is coming,
it makes our work really hard!

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NARRATOR: The extreme
conditions they face.

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I can't see a road anymore.

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NARRATOR: And how the teams
discover a country making

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great strides to protect

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remote landscapes and wildlife
found nowhere else on earth.

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Disneynature's Born In China
follows the early life

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of the country's rarest
creatures.

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To succeed, the crews must
capture the first

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faltering steps of a cast

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of endangered animals seldom
filmed and then follow

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them as they grow up.

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From the wetlands
of the North East,

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through the central mountains
and up to the highest

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plateau in the world,

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filming crews head out
to remote corners of China.

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The first behind-the-scenes
documentary,

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Ghost Of The Mountains,

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focused entirely on finding
the elusive snow leopard.

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(WHISPERING)
That's a big cat. Damn.

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NARRATOR: One of the biggest
challenges ever faced by

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a wildlife film crew.

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(PANTING)

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It's really difficult for us

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to climb the mountains
around here.

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NARRATOR: Over 250 days
in the field using the very

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latest camera technology

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from drones to camera traps...

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- MAN 1: Cubs! Yes!
- MAN 2: Oh, man!

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Oh, there we go!

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NARRATOR: ...led to filming

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snow leopard cubs in the wild
for the very first time.

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Months of relentless
searching gave the crew

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the unique opportunity

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to film the life
of the cub's mom,

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Dawa,

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and revealed her
struggle hunting

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blue sheep to provide
for a growing family.

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A very difficult task,

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even for the top
predator here.

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Thanks to the protection
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China now has the largest
population of snow

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leopards in the world.

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Helped by monks,

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working with conservationists

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to protect the cats
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that live here.

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(PUPPIES WHIMPERING)

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For the other film crews,
life is just as tough.

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Oh, disappointing, difficult,
frustrating,

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anything you can
think of really.

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NARRATOR: Working in remote
locations in search

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of endangered animals,

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this is their story.

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The expeditions begin
with a journey

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to north-east China

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in search of one the country's
rarest and most iconic birds.

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The red-crowned crane.

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PAUL: If in Beijing
you were to go

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to the Imperial Palace,

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you would see a lot of amazing
fantasy animals represented.

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But you can't help
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that one of the commonest
animals you see

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is the red-crowned crane.

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NARRATOR: The heaviest
crane in the world

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is hugely significant
in China.

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It represents
faithfulness and longevity.

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The effort put into
protecting it by China,

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is a testament to its value
as a cultural icon.

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For the Born In China team,
it's their first big

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challenge.

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Very little footage exists
of these birds in the wild.

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Paul Stewart is one of main
directors of photography

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on this film.

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The clever thing is to get
something that stands up here,

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and that stays standing
vertical. That could be

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quite hard actually.

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NARRATOR: A multi-award
winning cameraman.

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For over 20 years, he has
filmed wildlife all over

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the world.

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Paul's knowledge of
birds, especially rare

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ones hardly filmed

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makes him the perfect
cameraman to lead the team.

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The crew's ambition
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and so they arrive
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birds' hatching season.

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At 810 square miles,

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almost twice the size
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this is the largest
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home to one of the biggest
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of these wild birds.

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PAUL: This place
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And at first I thought
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but the flatness
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It's flat but it's marshy,
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a challenge

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to get anywhere.

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And even a bird as tall
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with a red mark on top

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is actually quite hard to find
when they're spread out

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in a few pairs
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Their best chance to film

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chicks is to find a nest.

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Even if they find one,
it won't be easy to get close.

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That's because the crew
are being watched.

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These birds have
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PAUL: If you put a group
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got a united front

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that's almost impossible
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NARRATOR: The team will have
to outsmart the birds.

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PAUL: When we wanted
to get very close

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and very intimate

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with birds and their chicks,

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what we needed to find
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would allow that approach

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because the last
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with a rare species
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it at the nest.

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two eggs.

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A tiny movement suggests
they are ready to hatch.

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Paul spends every daylight
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focused on the nest.

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A few days later,
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Two fragile chicks.

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Paul and the team now filming
an event rarely witnessed.

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We felt actually
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to find that there were
two tiny chicks that had

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just hatched,

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and realized that
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to film something that
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before.

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NARRATOR: Very little footage
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chicks exists.

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Partly because
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but also because they
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very long.

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PAUL: We knew that
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to get close,

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we didn't have a huge
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just a few days.

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The chicks are very quickly
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they've hatched.

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The very first glimpse
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how small they are.

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The adult bird is really
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and in contrast to that
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absolutely tiny,

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and just seeing the adults
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feet walking around

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their chicks you couldn't help
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NARRATOR: Paul
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are so much closer

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to the nest than
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By moving very slowly
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the birds,

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they're able to film
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any disturbance.

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Despite their rather elegant
beauty, they're actually quite

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aggressive,

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and so if they are not
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make it very clear.

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But we've been
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the red-crowned cranes

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have very much accepted
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and allowed us a real
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the life of the chicks.

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Shortly after being born,
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run, and even swim.

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These tiny little chicks,
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are able to
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through the marshes
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he notices the crane's
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never seen before.

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and that was clearly too much
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but something seemed to have
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perhaps these were
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and so very shortly,
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into the reeds

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and picking
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little insects,

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insects that clearly
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wouldn't eat,

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they don't represent a meal.

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But they'd bring those back
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and that was something
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adapted to their
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to film the next generation

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of such a rare bird
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Much work has gone
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breeding biology,

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and the preservation
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that the birds need
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The expedition is seeing
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contributing

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to the survival of the birds.

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PAUL: This is a special place
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because it's one of their

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breeding sites
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probably it's one
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that's being conserved
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for their benefit.

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can feel safe

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and where they can bring up
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chance of success.

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and are left
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memories.

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The chicks are growing well,

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preparing for
their long migration south

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later in the year.

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A journey of thousands
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Encouraged by the success
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another Born In China crew
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1,600 miles to the south west.

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They're also in search
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but of a different nature.

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Thanks to conservation
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these mountain forests harbor

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a colorful endangered primate
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(MONKEYS CHITTERING)

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These are golden
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Amongst the rarest
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found in central China.

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The crew hope to get
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the life of a wild monkey

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that lives at an elevation
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primate on Earth.

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The challenge for this team
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with these agile,

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tree-swinging monkeys
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slopes.

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JUSTIN: The area we've been
principally filming

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the golden snub-nosed
monkeys in has been

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in the highest mountains
in central China.

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They are very dramatic
steep mountains,

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forested, and incredibly
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a number of wild forest

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areas to protect the monkeys.

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The filming location
is over 1,200 square miles

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in size,

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as large as the state
of Rhode Island.

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Justin Maguire has filmed
on all seven continents.

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He's a multi-award winning
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with many years of experience
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In order to film
the monkeys in a way

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that we didn't
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we tried to film
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as possible,

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which involved my crew
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and me having to carry
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The ground
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there's lots of branches
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It can be cold
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and those were our
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on the location, it's just
carrying all this heavy

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gear up and down,

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and keeping up
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who move much faster
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and we are sort of
flopping around just

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trying to stay steady.

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who's spent many years
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but none as cute as this.

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JESS: Golden snub-nosed
monkeys were chosen

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because they are the only
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is a social animal

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so you've got lots of
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individuals going on.

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They're beautiful, they're
amazing, they're

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charming, they're funny.

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They're very entertaining.

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wildlife cameraman.

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He's filmed all over China,
specializing in primates.

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JACKY: What is very amazing
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that we frequently

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see that the father
would carry

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a young baby and try
to keep him warm

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by huddling together
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and that's something
that a lot of males don't do

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to their younger juveniles
in other primate societies.

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is that they'll see

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themselves in the monkeys.

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They'll see the monkeys
being cold and miserable,

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and they'll see them happy
with the first sign of spring

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and be pleased when
they're groomed

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by a family member,

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and ecstatic when they get
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and I think we
all relate to that.

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They entertain themselves
all the time, particularly

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the youngsters,

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and that's what they
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of their day doing,

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is having fun.

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Swinging, chasing each
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doing silly things.

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The crew quickly become

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attached to the monkeys,

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and are now in the right place
at the right time

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to capture a special event.

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It's baby time.

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Only once every two years
in the spring, there's

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a flurry of newborns.

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Most arrive
between April and June.

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A time when the forest
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and new life.

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At this time of year,
there are babies everywhere.

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The newborns won't leave
their mom's side

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for at least three months.

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But it's not a time
of celebration for everyone.

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This is Tao Tao,

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a two-year-old male
whose mom has just

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given birth.

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At first, he welcomes
the arrival of a baby.

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But this little one
takes up mom's entire time.

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Tao Tao feels left out.

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JESS: He's the center
of his family's attention

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until his mum
has a little baby sister.

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His world is about to change
forever and he's gonna have

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to grow up,

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and we follow him
on this journey.

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NARRATOR: Tao Tao finds
himself no longer the apple

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of his parents' eye.

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It's a tough lesson
at such a young age,

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and while Tao Tao's sister
is being nursed,

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there's little room for him
within the family.

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But there's a safety net.

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The all-male troop.

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A gang of Lost Boys,

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the perfect place for Tao Tao

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and other young males
to hang out as they grow up.

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It's a boisterous,
adventurous, and fun crew.

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With the emphasis on fun.

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And Tao Tao is getting
into the swing of things!

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By making these adorable
golden snub-nosed monkeys

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a conservation priority,

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it's the Chinese themselves
who are discovering

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the amazing wildlife

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their country has to offer.

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Ultimately the understanding

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and appreciation
and enjoyment,

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of the natural world
and wild animals

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is one thing that will

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hopefully lead
to the preservation

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and protection.

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NARRATOR: As the seasons
change across China,

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the freshness of spring
turns to summer,

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and with it comes
a unique filming

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opportunity,

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to film the birth
of a very special antelope

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on China's high plateau.

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Fourteen hundred miles
to the north west

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of the monkey location,

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the next Born In China
expedition is underway

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into one of the remotest
and highest corners

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of the country
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It's called a "Chiru."

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Decimated by poaching
in the 1980s and '90s

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for its warm fur to make
luxurious shawls known

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as "Shatoosh,"

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the chiru are now recovering
from the brink of extinction

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thanks to its protection

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and the establishment
of a vast wild area.

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Weeks ago, the pregnant
females left the males behind

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to begin a migration
to their birthing grounds.

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The challenge is to be
the first international crew

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to film a chiru birth.

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STEVEN: Because
of the remoteness of it,

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we couldn't access
any local facilities.

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We had to take all
our stores with us.

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From fuel to food to bedding.
You name it, we took with us.

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NARRATOR:
Steven Ballantyne is an expert

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in remote location filming.

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He's managed crews
from the jungles

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of Papua New Guinea

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to the vast grasslands
of Mongolia.

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Above 8,000 feet, altitude
sickness,

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which can be fatal,

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is the biggest threat
to the expedition's safety.

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The team's final destination
is nearly twice as high.

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To minimize its effects,

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the crew must rest
after every 1,600 feet

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they climb.

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Already at Camp 1, the team
are nearly 10,000 feet

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above sea level.

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The thin air making
the crucial and simple

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task of breathing difficult.

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Any physical work on top
of that, even setting up

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a tent, is really tough.

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The crew must stay
here for 24 hours

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to allow their bodies
to get used to the thin air.

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The chef insists on wearing
his best whites.

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He knows how important he is
to the welfare of the team.

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A high-calorie diet is crucial
at these altitudes.

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The food is a huge hit.

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They journey on.

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Beyond the last gas station,

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the team have to fill
the trucks by hand.

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Rolf Steinmann is the
director of photography

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for the chiru expedition,

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specializing in filming
skittish, endangered

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animals

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in remote corners
of the world.

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He's used to cold conditions,

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but sub-zero temperatures
inside the car

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is something else.

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I just wanted to drink
a little bit of water and...

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this happened.

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So... it's getting
pretty cold.

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NARRATOR: Camp 2
at over 12,000 feet

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is even more remote.

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The crew will be here
for 48 hours to get fit

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enough for the final stage.

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It's a chance for Rolf
to brush up on his wildlife

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knowledge

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as he waits for dinner.

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(WHISTLING)

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He's not the only one.

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All are eager
for essential calories.

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The last day of the journey.

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Today the team will push
inland to where they hope

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to find the chiru.

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Once we actually got
to the entrance of the reserve

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of which there is no actual
entrance, it's just like this

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huge open plateau,

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you then turn off
the tarmac road

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and enter the plateau region.

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NARRATOR: From here,
it's another 120 miles

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off-road driving

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across the highest plateau
on Earth.

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This is Kekexili.

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A place where
few Westerners have traveled

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and one of the most
sparsely populated

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regions on the planet.

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The overwhelming
sense of space

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was the first impression that
really struck me and always

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stayed with me.

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There's no trees,
there was literally

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no mountains

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except way off
in the distance.

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I come from a city,
so to suddenly have

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acres of land

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with these massive beautiful
vistas was just breathtakingly

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beautiful.

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NARRATOR: This area is over
17,000 square miles in size,

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larger than the state
of Maryland.

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Over 15,000 feet
above sea level

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higher than the Rockies

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with only a few human
inhabitants,

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it protects the unique plants
and animals that live here.

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The team are heading to a camp
on the shores of Zhuonai Lake.

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A beautiful remote
60 square mile body of water.

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Just 15 years ago,

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this area was discovered
to be the key birthing

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ground of the chiru.

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So difficult to access,
it remains seldom visited.

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After 48 hours
driving off road,

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this team are the first
international film crew

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to reach the lake.

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The heart of what
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STEVEN: We were able
to use a ranger station

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which had been near
enough abandoned really.

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It was surrounded
by a 14-foot steel fence.

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NARRATOR:
As the crew unpacks,

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an immediate reminder
of how wild this place is.

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A bear.

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The reason for the fence
is clear.

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The Himalayan Blue Bear
is one of the rarest bear

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subspecies in the world.

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It is thought by some
to be the origin

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of the legendary Yeti.

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A creature rarely seen,
let alone filmed, in the wild.

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It's just very amazing
to see the bear

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in this vast beautiful
landscape.

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It's a very
special moment.

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NARRATOR: An early sign
for the team of the amazing

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and rare animals

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who call this huge
wild reserve "home."

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This area became a sanctuary
just over 20 years ago

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at the peak of the chiru
being poached,

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and when their population
had collapsed

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from around 1 million
to less than 100,000.

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Their numbers
have increased since then,

511
00:27:13,424 --> 00:27:16,552
but the chiru are still
wary of humans.

512
00:27:16,594 --> 00:27:19,472
Their shyness is a problem
for Rolf and the crew.

513
00:27:21,723 --> 00:27:24,768
It's pretty intimidating
because...

514
00:27:24,810 --> 00:27:28,606
if you use binoculars
you can see

515
00:27:28,646 --> 00:27:31,775
these groups of chirus
all over the place, but...

516
00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:36,280
the question will be
how to get close to them

517
00:27:36,322 --> 00:27:39,657
because I have to be like
20, 40 meters close

518
00:27:39,699 --> 00:27:40,700
to get good shots.

519
00:27:42,035 --> 00:27:44,538
NARRATOR: The team decide
their only option

520
00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:47,291
is to position several hides
at strategic points

521
00:27:47,333 --> 00:27:49,042
from which Rolf can film.

522
00:27:49,543 --> 00:27:51,962
Okay.

523
00:27:52,004 --> 00:27:54,548
NARRATOR:
Dug into the hard ground

524
00:27:52,004 --> 00:27:54,548
and designed to blend

525
00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:57,134
into the landscape
as much as possible,

526
00:27:57,176 --> 00:27:59,261
these will give the team
a fighting chance

527
00:27:59,303 --> 00:28:01,180
to get a camera
close to the chiru

528
00:28:01,221 --> 00:28:02,640
without disturbing them.

529
00:28:05,267 --> 00:28:07,853
But setting up a number
of hides on the plateau,

530
00:28:07,894 --> 00:28:10,648
doesn't go unnoticed
by curious bears.

531
00:28:16,987 --> 00:28:20,949
Well, we actually just
wanted to inspect

532
00:28:20,991 --> 00:28:22,784
our hide here
on the calving grounds

533
00:28:22,826 --> 00:28:24,870
or the potential
calving grounds,

534
00:28:24,911 --> 00:28:29,291
and we recognize
the bear has visited our hide.

535
00:28:29,333 --> 00:28:32,085
And yeah, bears
are powerful animals

536
00:28:32,127 --> 00:28:34,296
so if he inspects
a hide like that,

537
00:28:34,338 --> 00:28:36,089
he leaves his tracks

538
00:28:36,549 --> 00:28:38,300
so...

539
00:28:38,342 --> 00:28:40,760
But you know
you always have

540
00:28:38,342 --> 00:28:40,760
to consider

541
00:28:40,802 --> 00:28:42,596
these bears out here
they don't have TV,

542
00:28:42,638 --> 00:28:44,181
they don't have
computer games,

543
00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:48,018
so a hide like that
is something really

544
00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:48,018
interesting.

545
00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:51,021
And that's why I have
no problems to forgive him

546
00:28:51,063 --> 00:28:53,273
and we just have to repair
the little stuff here.

547
00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:58,737
NARRATOR: Alone in a tiny
hide in the middle

548
00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:58,737
of bear territory

549
00:28:58,778 --> 00:29:01,073
it's a nerve-wracking time
for Rolf.

550
00:29:01,114 --> 00:29:04,826
He's spending days on end
hoping the chiru will turn up.

551
00:29:09,081 --> 00:29:10,249
(COUGHS)

552
00:29:11,917 --> 00:29:14,378
There is absolutely no sign
of life out there.

553
00:29:15,713 --> 00:29:17,673
Not a chiru, not a yak,
no nothing.

554
00:29:17,715 --> 00:29:20,092
And the weird thing is
this is an open grassland.

555
00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:23,178
I can see really far,
but there is absolutely

556
00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:23,178
nothing.

557
00:29:26,890 --> 00:29:29,560
NARRATOR:
All this at 15,000 feet

558
00:29:29,602 --> 00:29:32,730
on the largest and highest
plateau in the world.

559
00:29:35,941 --> 00:29:38,151
For most of us
this would be punishing,

560
00:29:38,193 --> 00:29:42,197
but Rolf's sense of humor
hasn't been dented yet.

561
00:29:42,239 --> 00:29:45,409
He's come to appreciate
the simple things in life.

562
00:29:45,451 --> 00:29:46,952
Well, after

563
00:29:47,745 --> 00:29:48,746
12 hours

564
00:29:49,580 --> 00:29:51,290
in the hide

565
00:29:51,331 --> 00:29:55,628
at, yeah, kind of serious
sub-zero temperatures,

566
00:29:55,669 --> 00:29:58,338
it's quite nice
to be back in the open

567
00:29:58,922 --> 00:29:59,923
and heat up

568
00:30:00,966 --> 00:30:02,509
and have hot water.

569
00:30:04,303 --> 00:30:05,304
Yeah, it's the...

570
00:30:07,264 --> 00:30:09,933
little things which
are the biggest things

571
00:30:07,264 --> 00:30:09,933
out here.

572
00:30:18,484 --> 00:30:21,612
NARRATOR:
Even with changes of brutal

573
00:30:18,484 --> 00:30:21,612
and unpredictable weather,

574
00:30:21,654 --> 00:30:23,530
the team aren't giving up.

575
00:30:26,866 --> 00:30:28,327
ROLF: If I was a mother
I wouldn't

576
00:30:28,368 --> 00:30:30,579
give birth to a baby
in these conditions.

577
00:30:30,621 --> 00:30:33,248
There's no grass,
it's really cold,

578
00:30:33,290 --> 00:30:36,543
it's snowy,
it's not a good start in life.

579
00:31:05,531 --> 00:31:06,824
NARRATOR: Then at last...

580
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,577
Rolf has something to film.

581
00:31:11,911 --> 00:31:13,205
One by one,

582
00:31:13,246 --> 00:31:15,165
thousands of female chiru

583
00:31:15,207 --> 00:31:19,378
are arriving at the lake after
a journey of nearly 200 miles

584
00:31:19,419 --> 00:31:22,005
over the last three weeks.

585
00:31:22,047 --> 00:31:25,008
The highest mammal
migration on Earth.

586
00:31:26,552 --> 00:31:30,013
The lake is the perfect place
to have their young.

587
00:31:30,055 --> 00:31:32,057
Temperatures
are pleasantly cool

588
00:31:32,098 --> 00:31:34,142
and the grasses
and water abundant.

589
00:31:39,272 --> 00:31:41,859
As more and more
expectant moms arrive

590
00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:43,443
and the numbers swell,

591
00:31:43,485 --> 00:31:46,196
this is the moment
Rolf has been waiting for.

592
00:31:52,327 --> 00:31:54,037
The birthing begins.

593
00:31:55,706 --> 00:31:58,083
Hundreds are born
within days of each other.

594
00:32:00,126 --> 00:32:02,629
It's a remarkable achievement
for the Chiru team

595
00:32:02,671 --> 00:32:05,924
and one of "the" defining
moments of the

596
00:32:02,671 --> 00:32:05,924
Born In China film.

597
00:32:08,510 --> 00:32:10,763
An endangered
skittish antelope

598
00:32:10,804 --> 00:32:14,558
confident enough to give
birth right in front

599
00:32:10,804 --> 00:32:14,558
of the team's hide.

600
00:32:15,475 --> 00:32:17,018
To see new life

601
00:32:17,060 --> 00:32:19,062
come into this world

602
00:32:19,104 --> 00:32:22,065
was just breathtakingly
beautiful.

603
00:32:22,107 --> 00:32:25,151
NARRATOR: The babies
are extraordinary.

604
00:32:25,193 --> 00:32:27,571
Within just 15 minutes
of being born,

605
00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:30,449
they can already stand

606
00:32:30,490 --> 00:32:32,826
and feed themselves
almost immediately.

607
00:32:56,516 --> 00:32:59,603
Although clearly,
it takes a little practice.

608
00:33:05,734 --> 00:33:11,197
But even the straddlers
are soon up and confident

609
00:33:05,734 --> 00:33:11,197
on their feet.

610
00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:15,076
All the young staying close
to their moms as they

611
00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:15,076
learn their way around.

612
00:33:27,088 --> 00:33:28,924
As soon as
the birthing is over

613
00:33:28,966 --> 00:33:31,551
and the females and young
are strong enough,

614
00:33:31,593 --> 00:33:34,930
the herd begins the long
200-mile journey home

615
00:33:34,972 --> 00:33:36,723
to reunite with the males.

616
00:33:46,316 --> 00:33:48,986
The film crew will meet them
there later in the year

617
00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:52,238
as the 100,000
strong chiru herds

618
00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,574
complete their
high-altitude migration.

619
00:34:01,623 --> 00:34:03,667
Over 900 miles away,

620
00:34:03,709 --> 00:34:05,335
another Born In China crew

621
00:34:05,377 --> 00:34:08,672
are traveling through
the steep-sided valleys

622
00:34:05,377 --> 00:34:08,672
of Sichuan

623
00:34:08,714 --> 00:34:11,466
to find a very special
and famous animal.

624
00:34:12,300 --> 00:34:14,344
The panda.

625
00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:17,681
The task for this team
is to film the intimate

626
00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:17,681
relationship

627
00:34:17,723 --> 00:34:19,140
between a mother panda

628
00:34:19,182 --> 00:34:21,351
and her cub
for the first time.

629
00:34:23,436 --> 00:34:25,313
As a symbol of good luck,

630
00:34:25,355 --> 00:34:27,106
friendship, peace,

631
00:34:27,148 --> 00:34:28,567
and invincibility,

632
00:34:28,608 --> 00:34:31,653
the panda holds a special
place in Chinese culture.

633
00:34:35,448 --> 00:34:37,743
One of the rarest creatures
on Earth,

634
00:34:37,784 --> 00:34:40,203
largely due to habitat loss,

635
00:34:40,245 --> 00:34:41,496
it lives in the forest,

636
00:34:41,538 --> 00:34:44,332
surviving almost
exclusively on bamboo.

637
00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:50,923
For over half a century,
the panda has been a flagship

638
00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:50,923
for conservation,

639
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:53,967
a global ambassador for China,

640
00:34:54,009 --> 00:34:57,178
and a bear that's had millions
of dollars spent on it

641
00:34:57,220 --> 00:34:59,014
to restore its numbers
in the wild.

642
00:35:04,477 --> 00:35:07,397
This is Ya Ya.

643
00:35:07,439 --> 00:35:10,275
She's pregnant,
against all the odds.

644
00:35:13,904 --> 00:35:17,282
Female pandas are fertile
for just three days a year,

645
00:35:17,323 --> 00:35:20,702
and can only have one cub
every second year.

646
00:35:23,872 --> 00:35:27,333
Each birth is precious.

647
00:35:27,375 --> 00:35:30,462
Ya Ya's now at the end
of her five-month gestation,

648
00:35:30,503 --> 00:35:34,007
and is looking for a den
in which she can

649
00:35:30,503 --> 00:35:34,007
give birth safely.

650
00:35:36,051 --> 00:35:38,887
But pandas don't do
anything in a hurry.

651
00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:43,600
One last drink,

652
00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:49,439
a scratch,

653
00:35:59,574 --> 00:36:00,575
a sniff.

654
00:36:01,284 --> 00:36:02,410
(SNIFFING)

655
00:36:07,958 --> 00:36:09,417
And in she goes.

656
00:36:12,629 --> 00:36:14,756
A quiet safe den,

657
00:36:14,798 --> 00:36:18,217
the floor covered in grasses
and branches to keep her warm.

658
00:36:38,446 --> 00:36:41,950
PAUL: The panda's story
in Born In China

659
00:36:41,992 --> 00:36:45,078
seeks to follow a mother bear

660
00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:50,042
as she seeks to find a place
to give birth to her young.

661
00:36:50,083 --> 00:36:53,586
And then get a privileged
glimpse of that young

662
00:36:53,628 --> 00:36:55,421
really when it's quite
recently born.

663
00:36:55,463 --> 00:36:58,299
They're born incredibly tiny

664
00:36:58,341 --> 00:37:01,678
and then they are kept
in that den for quite

665
00:36:58,341 --> 00:37:01,678
some time.

666
00:37:05,264 --> 00:37:06,725
NARRATOR: A tiny cub.

667
00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:09,519
(CUB SQUEALING)

668
00:37:09,561 --> 00:37:11,396
Just seven inches long.

669
00:37:16,193 --> 00:37:18,695
A thousand times
smaller than her mom,

670
00:37:19,529 --> 00:37:21,531
this is Mei Mei.

671
00:37:24,367 --> 00:37:26,327
She can hardly move

672
00:37:26,369 --> 00:37:28,914
and it's eight weeks
before her eyes open.

673
00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:35,754
A baby panda
that will, hopefully

674
00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:35,754
in a few years' time,

675
00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:38,965
boost the population of pandas
that remain in the wild.

676
00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:50,309
For almost 80 years,

677
00:37:50,351 --> 00:37:53,312
China's been working hard
to protect the panda,

678
00:37:53,354 --> 00:37:56,816
and establish areas of habitat
where they can roam free.

679
00:37:58,735 --> 00:38:02,447
As an animal out there
in the wild, kind of

680
00:37:58,735 --> 00:38:02,447
on the edge,

681
00:38:02,488 --> 00:38:06,076
physically and metaphorically
in terms of conservation,

682
00:38:06,118 --> 00:38:09,955
it's not an animal
we want to disturb too much.

683
00:38:09,996 --> 00:38:12,707
NARRATOR: Pandas are found
in large wild mountain

684
00:38:09,996 --> 00:38:12,707
reserves

685
00:38:12,749 --> 00:38:15,168
in the central southern
part of the country.

686
00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:21,133
Access to these areas
is tightly managed.

687
00:38:21,174 --> 00:38:23,593
Designed to be as wild
as possible,

688
00:38:23,635 --> 00:38:26,054
there are some zones
where any human entering

689
00:38:26,096 --> 00:38:29,348
has to permanently wear
a full panda costume.

690
00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:36,022
This is how serious
the Chinese are about

691
00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:36,022
panda conservation.

692
00:38:39,358 --> 00:38:41,569
It's a way for us to get
a little bit closer

693
00:38:41,611 --> 00:38:44,239
without worrying
that we're disturbing

694
00:38:41,611 --> 00:38:44,239
an animal.

695
00:38:47,242 --> 00:38:52,580
NARRATOR: Paul and the team
will spend the next few

696
00:38:47,242 --> 00:38:52,580
months dressed as pandas

697
00:38:52,622 --> 00:38:57,002
hoping to get close
and intimate footage

698
00:38:52,622 --> 00:38:57,002
of a very rare bear.

699
00:38:59,796 --> 00:39:02,590
It's a conservation program
that's working.

700
00:39:05,010 --> 00:39:09,139
Logging was banned
in panda habitats

701
00:39:05,010 --> 00:39:09,139
almost 20 years ago

702
00:39:09,181 --> 00:39:11,016
and their numbers
are increasing.

703
00:39:13,226 --> 00:39:15,312
But China's ambition
doesn't stop there.

704
00:39:19,107 --> 00:39:23,778
There are plans for a wild
reserve three times

705
00:39:19,107 --> 00:39:23,778
the size of Yellowstone.

706
00:39:25,571 --> 00:39:28,033
Linking almost 70 panda
habitats,

707
00:39:28,074 --> 00:39:30,451
it will allow more pandas
to mingle and mate

708
00:39:30,493 --> 00:39:33,205
in the hope of boosting
the panda's population.

709
00:39:34,747 --> 00:39:38,793
This is conservation
on a truly epic scale.

710
00:39:49,346 --> 00:39:51,056
In the mountain range
above Paul,

711
00:39:51,097 --> 00:39:54,309
a second filming unit
led by cameraman Jacky Poon

712
00:39:54,351 --> 00:39:59,356
is about to experience
first-hand how large

713
00:39:54,351 --> 00:39:59,356
these wild reserves are.

714
00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:04,861
People sort of nodded when
we said we were looking

715
00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:04,861
for wild snow leopards.

716
00:40:04,903 --> 00:40:08,406
They nodded "yeah, sure"
with red-crowned cranes.

717
00:40:08,447 --> 00:40:10,283
The monkeys "no problem,"

718
00:40:10,325 --> 00:40:12,410
but when we said
we wanted to film pandas,

719
00:40:12,451 --> 00:40:15,121
everybody sort of had
a slight intake of breath,

720
00:40:15,163 --> 00:40:19,209
and wanted to assure us that
that was not going to be easy.

721
00:40:22,795 --> 00:40:25,673
Pandas live
in the most remote,

722
00:40:25,715 --> 00:40:30,720
thickest, densest, highest
sort of habitats you

723
00:40:25,715 --> 00:40:30,720
could hope to find,

724
00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:34,849
and to track down
a panda really takes

725
00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:34,849
a lot of perseverance

726
00:40:34,891 --> 00:40:35,975
and a lot of luck.

727
00:40:39,187 --> 00:40:41,064
NARRATOR:
At the last official count,

728
00:40:41,106 --> 00:40:44,859
there were nearly 2,000 pandas
living in the wild,

729
00:40:44,901 --> 00:40:47,737
almost 20% more
than a decade ago.

730
00:40:52,409 --> 00:40:55,328
Although locating them
remains extremely hard,

731
00:40:55,370 --> 00:40:57,289
Jacky and the team
are determined to film

732
00:40:57,330 --> 00:40:59,749
the country's most iconic
creature.

733
00:41:02,210 --> 00:41:05,755
PAUL: Going to try
and find pandas

734
00:41:02,210 --> 00:41:05,755
is physically very tough.

735
00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:09,759
They live on mountain sides
that are kind of vertical.

736
00:41:13,930 --> 00:41:16,391
And at the sort of altitudes

737
00:41:16,433 --> 00:41:19,352
where oxygen
is noticeably thin,

738
00:41:19,394 --> 00:41:21,896
so actually getting your
breath is quite difficult.

739
00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:28,236
Add to that, in the times
that you might meet them,

740
00:41:28,278 --> 00:41:31,239
it can be very cold
in those habitats.

741
00:41:31,281 --> 00:41:35,327
Big snow storms, freezing
weather can come in

742
00:41:31,281 --> 00:41:35,327
at any time

743
00:41:35,368 --> 00:41:37,536
and you're pretty exposed
on those mountains

744
00:41:37,578 --> 00:41:39,205
and you're likely
to be cut off.

745
00:41:51,717 --> 00:41:54,553
JACKY: The terrain
is extremely difficult.

746
00:41:54,595 --> 00:41:57,598
What we have to do
is ascent from camp

747
00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:00,059
every single day
to go in to a hide,

748
00:42:02,187 --> 00:42:04,397
waiting for a panda
to approach us.

749
00:42:07,900 --> 00:42:10,945
And there's essentially
no path, no trails,

750
00:42:10,987 --> 00:42:14,073
we have to make our own
trails to look for pandas.

751
00:42:14,115 --> 00:42:16,701
It just makes the whole
operation extremely hard.

752
00:42:18,577 --> 00:42:21,164
NARRATOR: The only way
Jacky can haul himself up

753
00:42:21,206 --> 00:42:23,582
is to grab the sharp bamboo.

754
00:42:23,624 --> 00:42:27,337
So he has to wear gloves
to prevent his hands

755
00:42:23,624 --> 00:42:27,337
from being cut open.

756
00:42:34,260 --> 00:42:38,264
He climbs this route every
morning at first light

757
00:42:34,260 --> 00:42:38,264
to reach a filming hide

758
00:42:38,306 --> 00:42:41,309
placed in the only
clearing he can find.

759
00:42:41,351 --> 00:42:43,936
It's over 10,000 feet
above sea level,

760
00:42:43,978 --> 00:42:45,646
higher than the Appalachians.

761
00:42:48,983 --> 00:42:50,568
Today on the way up,

762
00:42:50,609 --> 00:42:53,654
he discovers a tunnel
in the bamboo.

763
00:42:53,696 --> 00:42:56,533
These paths
can only be made by pandas.

764
00:42:58,868 --> 00:43:00,786
JACKY: These are scratch
marks by pandas.

765
00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:02,955
And...

766
00:43:02,997 --> 00:43:05,500
you can see here there's
also some fresh droppings.

767
00:43:05,542 --> 00:43:08,127
NARRATOR: Moments later,
further signs.

768
00:43:08,169 --> 00:43:12,673
So we've got panda's poo
three to four days old.

769
00:43:14,050 --> 00:43:16,010
NARRATOR: Exciting
news for the team.

770
00:43:16,052 --> 00:43:18,054
Pandas are definitely here.

771
00:43:19,722 --> 00:43:22,725
But even with promising
signs on the ground,

772
00:43:22,767 --> 00:43:25,562
the ever-changing weather
is not helping filming.

773
00:43:28,523 --> 00:43:31,650
Visibility is reduced
to less than 30 feet.

774
00:43:35,863 --> 00:43:40,368
JACKY: I got here five hours
ago this morning, early.

775
00:43:40,410 --> 00:43:43,580
And I've been sitting
in a hide looking

776
00:43:43,621 --> 00:43:46,665
to hopefully spot a panda
and be able to film it.

777
00:43:48,834 --> 00:43:51,003
It's proving to be
very difficult though,

778
00:43:51,045 --> 00:43:54,466
especially with the weather
condition now.

779
00:43:54,507 --> 00:43:57,009
Filming pandas in these
conditions is almost

780
00:43:54,507 --> 00:43:57,009
impossible.

781
00:44:01,139 --> 00:44:04,725
NARRATOR: Nothing left
to do, but to head back

782
00:44:01,139 --> 00:44:04,725
over the ridge to camp.

783
00:44:05,935 --> 00:44:08,187
A three-hour scramble home.

784
00:44:20,325 --> 00:44:21,700
Oh, oh, I'm wet through.

785
00:44:22,994 --> 00:44:24,203
Soaked through.

786
00:44:27,165 --> 00:44:28,249
Oh man.

787
00:44:30,502 --> 00:44:31,669
(THUNDER RUMBLING)

788
00:44:37,509 --> 00:44:39,051
NARRATOR: Another day.

789
00:44:39,093 --> 00:44:40,470
Another early start.

790
00:44:53,774 --> 00:44:55,776
As the days
and weeks progress,

791
00:44:55,818 --> 00:44:59,155
Jacky and the team repeat
the climb, determined

792
00:44:55,818 --> 00:44:59,155
to succeed.

793
00:45:00,739 --> 00:45:02,741
Come on, pandas.
Where are you?

794
00:45:11,125 --> 00:45:12,793
Almost May.

795
00:45:12,835 --> 00:45:15,087
It's meant to be like
20 degrees Celsius.

796
00:45:17,465 --> 00:45:18,466
Oh, gosh.

797
00:45:21,427 --> 00:45:24,222
NARRATOR: Instead,
it's colder than an icebox.

798
00:45:25,682 --> 00:45:27,975
And getting around
is treacherous.

799
00:45:33,272 --> 00:45:34,607
Oh, man...

800
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:36,401
Again?

801
00:45:37,860 --> 00:45:39,237
Still waiting.

802
00:45:41,614 --> 00:45:43,324
NARRATOR: A month passes

803
00:45:43,366 --> 00:45:45,201
without a single sighting.

804
00:45:49,664 --> 00:45:52,417
Yeah, it's quite
frustrating, to be honest.

805
00:45:52,458 --> 00:45:54,335
I guess this is wildlife
film-making.

806
00:45:56,962 --> 00:45:59,006
You get lucky or you don't.

807
00:45:59,048 --> 00:46:02,301
I don't know what,
what we can do really,

808
00:45:59,048 --> 00:46:02,301
just a...

809
00:46:04,637 --> 00:46:05,638
Yeah.

810
00:46:08,683 --> 00:46:11,644
NARRATOR: But then, some
news reaches the team.

811
00:46:14,606 --> 00:46:16,733
A panda's been spotted.

812
00:46:16,815 --> 00:46:19,026
The first confirmed sighting
Jacky and the team

813
00:46:19,068 --> 00:46:21,112
have heard about
in four weeks.

814
00:46:25,199 --> 00:46:27,410
They relocate as fast
as possible.

815
00:46:30,371 --> 00:46:33,458
And sure enough
hidden amongst the greenery.

816
00:46:38,129 --> 00:46:40,131
(WHISPERING)
We are finally able to film

817
00:46:41,132 --> 00:46:45,136
a panda in a wild environment.

818
00:46:45,177 --> 00:46:49,724
NARRATOR: Amongst
the thick undergrowth,

819
00:46:45,177 --> 00:46:49,724
a very special bear.

820
00:46:55,563 --> 00:46:57,898
Still remarkably rare to see,

821
00:46:57,940 --> 00:47:01,110
China is working tirelessly
to increase their numbers.

822
00:47:05,490 --> 00:47:08,743
This panda, the next step
in that success story.

823
00:47:10,495 --> 00:47:11,954
PAUL: A panda bear
is really special

824
00:47:11,996 --> 00:47:14,873
in so far as they're
probably the most iconic

825
00:47:14,915 --> 00:47:17,543
endangered species
that we have.

826
00:47:17,585 --> 00:47:19,754
If you preserve the panda,

827
00:47:19,796 --> 00:47:24,801
you preserve these amazing
forests over huge swathes

828
00:47:19,796 --> 00:47:24,801
of China.

829
00:47:24,841 --> 00:47:28,763
And with the panda,
all the species that

830
00:47:24,841 --> 00:47:28,763
are in those forests.

831
00:47:28,805 --> 00:47:31,390
So it seems only right
that these wonderful,

832
00:47:31,432 --> 00:47:33,434
remarkable, amazing animals

833
00:47:33,476 --> 00:47:36,853
are guaranteed a place
by our conservation efforts.

834
00:47:55,289 --> 00:47:57,500
NARRATOR: As summer
turns to autumn,

835
00:47:57,542 --> 00:47:59,918
Ya Ya and Mei Mei venture out.

836
00:48:01,587 --> 00:48:03,756
PAUL: The main
thrust of our story

837
00:48:03,798 --> 00:48:08,219
is the first year
of that baby panda's life.

838
00:48:08,260 --> 00:48:13,307
And to witness the really
very special relationship

839
00:48:13,349 --> 00:48:16,268
that mother panda bears
have with their cubs.

840
00:48:18,229 --> 00:48:20,105
NARRATOR: As Mei Mei grows up,

841
00:48:20,147 --> 00:48:22,066
the crew follow
her adventures.

842
00:48:26,320 --> 00:48:28,989
Panda bear mothers
and cubs have

843
00:48:29,031 --> 00:48:31,743
a, I think genuinely
unique relationship.

844
00:48:31,784 --> 00:48:35,830
I've never filmed an animal
where the bond seems as strong

845
00:48:35,872 --> 00:48:38,915
as between a mother panda bear
and her cub.

846
00:48:38,957 --> 00:48:40,917
And it's a really fun bond.

847
00:48:40,959 --> 00:48:43,087
Mum really seems
to see her cub

848
00:48:43,128 --> 00:48:45,673
as this fantastic
play partner,

849
00:48:45,715 --> 00:48:49,761
and sometimes I have
to say almost seems

850
00:48:45,715 --> 00:48:49,761
to treat it as this toy.

851
00:48:49,802 --> 00:48:53,389
The cubs for their part
are incredibly boisterous,

852
00:48:54,139 --> 00:48:55,892
very roly-poly.

853
00:48:55,932 --> 00:48:57,727
They get into all
sorts of trouble.

854
00:48:57,769 --> 00:48:59,771
And the incredible thing
about a panda is

855
00:48:59,812 --> 00:49:02,147
it seems to be able to fall
huge distances,

856
00:49:02,189 --> 00:49:05,401
to roll into rocks,
to bounce off trees,

857
00:49:05,443 --> 00:49:07,194
and it's almost like
they're made of rubber,

858
00:49:07,236 --> 00:49:08,738
there's a little
moment of shock,

859
00:49:08,780 --> 00:49:11,323
and then they're straight
back into the play.

860
00:49:11,365 --> 00:49:14,326
I just think that's a,
that's a wonderful thing

861
00:49:11,365 --> 00:49:14,326
about pandas.

862
00:49:19,290 --> 00:49:22,334
We've been filming panda cubs
since the beginning,

863
00:49:22,376 --> 00:49:23,836
since they
were really young

864
00:49:23,878 --> 00:49:27,381
and follow their livelihood
until they are grown up.

865
00:49:27,423 --> 00:49:30,301
So you know every part
we've seen, every part

866
00:49:27,423 --> 00:49:30,301
we've filmed

867
00:49:30,342 --> 00:49:33,679
is always ultimately
we get an "ahh" out of it.

868
00:49:34,806 --> 00:49:36,098
They are pandas.

869
00:49:36,140 --> 00:49:38,225
They are just beautiful,
cuddly and adorable.

870
00:49:39,852 --> 00:49:42,897
I think it's hard not
to look at a mother animal

871
00:49:42,939 --> 00:49:45,650
to see the sheer effort

872
00:49:45,691 --> 00:49:49,278
she puts in to bringing
up her young

873
00:49:49,320 --> 00:49:52,949
and to not feel a little bit
of that care yourself.

874
00:49:52,989 --> 00:49:57,912
So if by showing
these species' first year

875
00:49:57,954 --> 00:50:00,456
in their journey towards
adulthood,

876
00:50:00,498 --> 00:50:04,000
we make people care
a little bit about them

877
00:50:00,498 --> 00:50:04,000
as individuals

878
00:50:04,042 --> 00:50:07,296
and hence care about
the species as a population,

879
00:50:07,338 --> 00:50:08,881
then it won't be a bad thing.

880
00:50:17,013 --> 00:50:19,475
NARRATOR: The autumn
leaves are in full display.

881
00:50:23,354 --> 00:50:27,191
The trees as colorful
as any New England fall

882
00:50:23,354 --> 00:50:27,191
in North America.

883
00:50:33,698 --> 00:50:35,073
Across the country,

884
00:50:35,115 --> 00:50:37,994
the Born In China crews
stay with their stars,

885
00:50:39,328 --> 00:50:41,037
following their every move.

886
00:50:43,833 --> 00:50:46,335
Tao Tao is thriving
outside the family group.

887
00:50:47,336 --> 00:50:48,546
(DRUMBEAT)

888
00:50:50,589 --> 00:50:53,217
But every day
is a lesson in survival.

889
00:50:57,930 --> 00:51:01,726
The goshawk is a proven hunter
of golden snub-nosed monkeys.

890
00:51:04,395 --> 00:51:06,605
All must be careful here.

891
00:51:08,733 --> 00:51:12,820
These are amongst the fastest
and most agile birds

892
00:51:08,733 --> 00:51:12,820
of prey on the planet.

893
00:51:17,616 --> 00:51:20,828
Armed with the best eyesight
in the animal kingdom,

894
00:51:20,870 --> 00:51:23,497
eight times more powerful
than a human's.

895
00:51:26,291 --> 00:51:29,670
The goshawk is capable
of tucking in its wings

896
00:51:26,291 --> 00:51:29,670
during flight

897
00:51:29,712 --> 00:51:33,173
to pass through the smallest
gaps in pursuit of prey.

898
00:51:55,195 --> 00:51:58,574
Fortunately, there are
enough eyes on him today

899
00:51:58,616 --> 00:52:02,118
to keep Tao Tao
and the other monkeys

900
00:51:58,616 --> 00:52:02,118
out of danger.

901
00:52:07,249 --> 00:52:10,335
The chiru herds
are also keeping an eye

902
00:52:07,249 --> 00:52:10,335
out for predators

903
00:52:10,377 --> 00:52:12,755
on the long walk back
from the birthing grounds.

904
00:52:14,256 --> 00:52:15,925
And for good reason.

905
00:52:15,967 --> 00:52:19,177
The herds are relentlessly
pursued by wolves.

906
00:52:24,100 --> 00:52:26,268
But these young chiru
are already strong enough

907
00:52:26,310 --> 00:52:27,686
to outrun their predators.

908
00:52:32,900 --> 00:52:35,277
Again safety in numbers

909
00:52:35,319 --> 00:52:36,445
wins the day.

910
00:52:43,535 --> 00:52:45,579
And Mei Mei, well,

911
00:52:45,621 --> 00:52:47,498
she's just
a danger to herself.

912
00:52:49,249 --> 00:52:51,085
But she'll be okay.

913
00:52:51,127 --> 00:52:54,046
Mom knows that falling down
for a young panda

914
00:52:54,088 --> 00:52:56,924
is all part of growing up.

915
00:53:06,851 --> 00:53:11,105
All is well with
the Born In China characters.

916
00:53:11,147 --> 00:53:15,191
And as winter approaches,
the filming expeditions

917
00:53:11,147 --> 00:53:15,191
become more frequent

918
00:53:15,233 --> 00:53:17,319
as the animals
prepare for the cold.

919
00:53:19,155 --> 00:53:22,825
At the monkey location,
the crew are hoping

920
00:53:19,155 --> 00:53:22,825
to film a battle

921
00:53:23,617 --> 00:53:25,369
over a seasonal delicacy.

922
00:53:31,917 --> 00:53:37,339
Pine cones are a prized
source of energy before

923
00:53:31,917 --> 00:53:37,339
winter sets in.

924
00:53:37,381 --> 00:53:40,134
And it's one of Tao Tao's
favorite foods.

925
00:53:42,344 --> 00:53:45,389
His gang are making the most
of an autumn bonanza

926
00:53:45,430 --> 00:53:48,142
at the edge
of their territory.

927
00:53:48,184 --> 00:53:51,020
But there's tension
amongst the monkeys.

928
00:53:51,062 --> 00:53:52,730
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

929
00:53:56,025 --> 00:53:58,485
With the cones
such a precious resource,

930
00:53:59,695 --> 00:54:01,530
everyone wants in
on this patch.

931
00:54:14,752 --> 00:54:17,588
(MONKEYS SQUEALING)

932
00:54:17,629 --> 00:54:19,590
Grazing rights
for the pine cones

933
00:54:19,631 --> 00:54:21,926
will only be sorted
out one way.

934
00:54:32,519 --> 00:54:34,521
The main fight
is between Tao Tao's dad

935
00:54:34,563 --> 00:54:36,190
and the leader
of the Lost Boys.

936
00:54:41,779 --> 00:54:44,573
Loyalties divided
between his family

937
00:54:41,779 --> 00:54:44,573
and the gang,

938
00:54:44,615 --> 00:54:46,408
Tao Tao looks on anxiously.

939
00:54:50,454 --> 00:54:52,414
It's a fight
of tooth and claw.

940
00:55:00,422 --> 00:55:02,591
Tao Tao's dad
emerges victorious

941
00:55:02,633 --> 00:55:05,136
and the Lost Boy's leader
is defeated.

942
00:55:06,971 --> 00:55:09,056
Tao Tao survives
another drama.

943
00:55:13,018 --> 00:55:14,770
Back up on the high plateau,

944
00:55:14,812 --> 00:55:19,357
it's the turn
of the chiru crew

945
00:55:14,812 --> 00:55:19,357
to find their stars.

946
00:55:19,399 --> 00:55:23,154
The team are 200 miles
southeast of Zhuonai Lake,

947
00:55:23,195 --> 00:55:25,072
the first filming location,

948
00:55:25,114 --> 00:55:28,533
to film a special event
that only happens once a year.

949
00:55:29,785 --> 00:55:32,037
It's the chiru
courtship season.

950
00:55:35,582 --> 00:55:39,795
After three weeks
of walking from where

951
00:55:35,582 --> 00:55:39,795
the chiru gave birth,

952
00:55:39,837 --> 00:55:43,132
the moms and babies
are arriving

953
00:55:39,837 --> 00:55:43,132
at the courtship grounds.

954
00:55:45,550 --> 00:55:48,386
Where the males,
who have been alone

955
00:55:45,550 --> 00:55:48,386
for many weeks,

956
00:55:48,428 --> 00:55:49,972
are waiting patiently.

957
00:55:56,645 --> 00:55:59,481
It's time for the antelope
to start a new family again.

958
00:56:02,651 --> 00:56:04,153
For the next few weeks,

959
00:56:04,195 --> 00:56:06,362
the males will be
thinking of nothing else

960
00:56:06,404 --> 00:56:08,573
than getting together
with the females.

961
00:56:08,615 --> 00:56:09,616
(BELLOWING)

962
00:56:10,909 --> 00:56:12,244
But unlike at the lake

963
00:56:12,286 --> 00:56:13,704
where the herd
was concentrated

964
00:56:13,745 --> 00:56:15,998
in one place to give birth,

965
00:56:16,040 --> 00:56:20,044
the females are now spread
far and wide across

966
00:56:16,040 --> 00:56:20,044
the high plateau.

967
00:56:23,379 --> 00:56:27,301
Both film crew and male
chirus are going to have

968
00:56:23,379 --> 00:56:27,301
to track them down.

969
00:56:31,138 --> 00:56:34,350
At least the team
are in expert hands.

970
00:56:34,390 --> 00:56:37,393
Jiaxi is a ranger
for this wild reserve.

971
00:56:37,435 --> 00:56:41,982
He knows this place
and how the chiru

972
00:56:37,435 --> 00:56:41,982
behave better than anyone.

973
00:56:42,024 --> 00:56:43,608
JIAXI: Now the chirus
are on the plateau,

974
00:56:43,650 --> 00:56:45,903
the males start to try
to capture the females.

975
00:56:45,944 --> 00:56:50,157
They will all move
to that area,

976
00:56:45,944 --> 00:56:50,157
close to our camp.

977
00:56:50,199 --> 00:56:52,159
- So we are actually...
- ...in a good spot.

978
00:56:52,201 --> 00:56:54,203
Okay.

979
00:56:54,245 --> 00:56:55,996
NARRATOR: It's great
local knowledge,

980
00:56:56,038 --> 00:56:58,456
but actually filming
the chiru courtship

981
00:56:58,498 --> 00:57:00,751
is a different matter
altogether.

982
00:57:00,792 --> 00:57:01,793
(BELLOWING)

983
00:57:03,879 --> 00:57:07,841
Especially as the males
are still seeking out

984
00:57:03,879 --> 00:57:07,841
the females.

985
00:57:13,055 --> 00:57:17,559
But right now the male's
advances aren't

986
00:57:13,055 --> 00:57:17,559
impressing any of them.

987
00:57:18,810 --> 00:57:20,354
(CHIRUS BELLOWING)

988
00:57:25,025 --> 00:57:28,779
The best tactic for the film
crew with the chiru

989
00:57:25,025 --> 00:57:28,779
spread so far and wide

990
00:57:28,820 --> 00:57:30,364
is to try on foot.

991
00:57:32,950 --> 00:57:35,827
ROLF: And it's still
before sunrise.

992
00:57:35,869 --> 00:57:40,498
We try to find the chirus
to get them in the nice

993
00:57:35,869 --> 00:57:40,498
light in the morning.

994
00:57:40,540 --> 00:57:44,295
It's minus 18 degrees,
so it's quite cold.

995
00:57:46,088 --> 00:57:47,172
Fingers crossed.

996
00:57:49,007 --> 00:57:50,634
(WIND BLOWING)

997
00:57:50,675 --> 00:57:54,221
NARRATOR: But any
chance of filming

998
00:57:50,675 --> 00:57:54,221
is quickly dashed.

999
00:57:54,263 --> 00:57:57,308
It's amazing
how chirus survive

1000
00:57:54,263 --> 00:57:57,308
in this plateau.

1001
00:57:57,349 --> 00:57:59,684
It's very windy again.

1002
00:57:59,726 --> 00:58:02,771
And there in the background,
you can see the dark clouds,

1003
00:58:02,813 --> 00:58:05,274
brownish clouds,
it's all dust storm.

1004
00:58:05,316 --> 00:58:08,277
So the next
dust storm is coming,

1005
00:58:08,319 --> 00:58:11,447
it makes our work
really hard, so...

1006
00:58:11,488 --> 00:58:13,073
Yeah, we have to wait it out.

1007
00:58:16,201 --> 00:58:17,577
(WIND BLOWING)

1008
00:58:17,619 --> 00:58:18,787
NARRATOR:
For the next few hours,

1009
00:58:18,829 --> 00:58:20,914
the team will be going
nowhere on foot.

1010
00:58:22,207 --> 00:58:23,750
And even in the vehicle,

1011
00:58:23,792 --> 00:58:26,295
getting around is becoming
impossible.

1012
00:58:27,463 --> 00:58:29,047
I can't see the road anymore.

1013
00:58:34,094 --> 00:58:37,973
NARRATOR: The wind
gradually subsides,

1014
00:58:34,094 --> 00:58:37,973
the dust settles,

1015
00:58:38,015 --> 00:58:40,892
and the skies clear bringing
not only fine weather,

1016
00:58:40,934 --> 00:58:42,811
but also good fortune.

1017
00:58:44,355 --> 00:58:46,273
The courtship begins.

1018
00:58:52,321 --> 00:58:54,906
We have a male there
with a harem of eight females

1019
00:58:54,948 --> 00:58:56,574
and he's pretty
active trying to keep

1020
00:58:56,616 --> 00:58:58,952
the girls together
and chasing other males away

1021
00:58:58,994 --> 00:59:03,540
and we start to get behavior
which is really uplifting.

1022
00:59:08,879 --> 00:59:11,382
NARRATOR: With his harem
of females in place,

1023
00:59:11,423 --> 00:59:14,843
this male will now
do everything he can

1024
00:59:11,423 --> 00:59:14,843
to keep them.

1025
00:59:18,847 --> 00:59:22,059
He must herd his females
away from other males

1026
00:59:22,100 --> 00:59:24,895
to give him the best chance
to play his part

1027
00:59:24,936 --> 00:59:27,481
before the females leave
for the lake again

1028
00:59:27,523 --> 00:59:28,524
to give birth.

1029
00:59:32,736 --> 00:59:35,572
Now so determined
to impress the females,

1030
00:59:35,613 --> 00:59:38,116
he won't stop
chasing them for weeks

1031
00:59:38,158 --> 00:59:39,659
in a bid for mating rights.

1032
00:59:44,456 --> 00:59:47,751
All his energies are spent
on this courtship ritual

1033
00:59:47,792 --> 00:59:50,379
dominated by calling
and prancing.

1034
00:59:54,550 --> 00:59:56,134
He won't even stop to eat.

1035
01:00:00,055 --> 01:00:02,391
There's nothing else
on his mind.

1036
01:00:05,436 --> 01:00:08,605
Any of the other males
that dare enter his space

1037
01:00:08,646 --> 01:00:10,607
are chased off
at lightning speed.

1038
01:00:14,319 --> 01:00:16,405
This is his territory.

1039
01:00:20,409 --> 01:00:23,995
The loudest, fastest,
and most imposing male

1040
01:00:24,037 --> 01:00:25,372
wins the day.

1041
01:00:32,546 --> 01:00:34,798
ROLF: The chirus
were really undisturbed

1042
01:00:35,673 --> 01:00:36,883
and did their thing.

1043
01:00:37,342 --> 01:00:38,635
So, um...

1044
01:00:39,470 --> 01:00:40,929
it was a pretty good day

1045
01:00:40,971 --> 01:00:43,599
and we got the start
of the males chasing

1046
01:00:40,971 --> 01:00:43,599
each other.

1047
01:00:50,021 --> 01:00:52,608
NARRATOR: Filming the chiru
has been an epic effort.

1048
01:01:01,158 --> 01:01:03,327
Over 150 days,

1049
01:01:03,368 --> 01:01:07,247
the team have ventured
into areas few people

1050
01:01:03,368 --> 01:01:07,247
have ever been,

1051
01:01:08,665 --> 01:01:11,876
experienced isolation
and extreme cold.

1052
01:01:11,918 --> 01:01:15,213
My fingers
are incredibly cold.

1053
01:01:17,799 --> 01:01:20,093
NARRATOR: But successfully
filmed an animal

1054
01:01:20,135 --> 01:01:21,512
which lives at extremes

1055
01:01:21,553 --> 01:01:23,972
and is fighting back
from the edge of extinction.

1056
01:01:26,891 --> 01:01:28,268
For the first time,

1057
01:01:28,310 --> 01:01:31,688
the lives of the chiru
have been captured on film.

1058
01:01:31,729 --> 01:01:33,940
The team's achievement
is unique,

1059
01:01:33,982 --> 01:01:35,442
to say the least.

1060
01:01:37,861 --> 01:01:39,237
(BIRDS CALLING)

1061
01:01:45,702 --> 01:01:47,162
Far to the east,

1062
01:01:47,204 --> 01:01:50,457
the family of cranes are ready
to begin their migration.

1063
01:01:52,501 --> 01:01:54,670
Paul and the team
are there to see them off.

1064
01:01:56,713 --> 01:01:58,215
Now nine months old,

1065
01:01:58,256 --> 01:02:01,218
the crane chicks
are almost unrecognizable.

1066
01:02:02,927 --> 01:02:06,890
Already nearly
as tall as their parents.

1067
01:02:06,931 --> 01:02:10,352
Before the first signs
of winter hit their

1068
01:02:06,931 --> 01:02:10,352
birthplace,

1069
01:02:10,394 --> 01:02:12,521
they will leave
for warmer pastures.

1070
01:02:18,402 --> 01:02:22,155
A migration that will
hopefully remain possible

1071
01:02:18,402 --> 01:02:22,155
for years to come.

1072
01:02:30,664 --> 01:02:34,626
PAUL: Red-crowned cranes
find themselves where

1073
01:02:30,664 --> 01:02:34,626
cities are being built,

1074
01:02:34,668 --> 01:02:39,548
where populations
are expanding

1075
01:02:34,668 --> 01:02:39,548
and industry is working.

1076
01:02:39,590 --> 01:02:41,799
Hand in hand with that
development,

1077
01:02:41,841 --> 01:02:45,721
there has to be, and I would
say, there is a sensitivity

1078
01:02:45,762 --> 01:02:49,891
to preserving the wetlands
and the marshes that

1079
01:02:45,762 --> 01:02:49,891
the cranes need.

1080
01:02:49,933 --> 01:02:51,685
Now that's important
for the cranes,

1081
01:02:51,727 --> 01:02:54,020
but obviously one day,
it will also be important

1082
01:02:54,062 --> 01:02:56,940
for the populations
of people here.

1083
01:02:56,981 --> 01:03:00,151
Because having
big cities is important,

1084
01:03:00,193 --> 01:03:03,572
but you also need
somewhere to escape

1085
01:03:00,193 --> 01:03:03,572
from those big cities,

1086
01:03:03,614 --> 01:03:05,907
and experience the wild.

1087
01:03:05,949 --> 01:03:10,161
And there couldn't be
a more rewarding summit

1088
01:03:05,949 --> 01:03:10,161
to that experience

1089
01:03:10,203 --> 01:03:14,082
than to see the beautiful
red-crowned cranes out

1090
01:03:10,203 --> 01:03:14,082
in these marshes.

1091
01:03:25,510 --> 01:03:27,845
NARRATOR: The first flakes
of winter snow arrive.

1092
01:03:30,557 --> 01:03:33,560
Soon vast areas
of the country are covered.

1093
01:03:37,147 --> 01:03:38,607
Winter is here.

1094
01:03:52,788 --> 01:03:56,291
The Born In China film crews
capture picture-perfect images

1095
01:03:56,333 --> 01:03:58,627
of a winter wonderland
from the ground.

1096
01:04:00,796 --> 01:04:02,172
And from the air.

1097
01:04:06,968 --> 01:04:10,388
These aerial shots filmed
from a state-of-the-art

1098
01:04:06,968 --> 01:04:10,388
stabilized camera

1099
01:04:10,430 --> 01:04:12,098
mounted to a helicopter,

1100
01:04:12,140 --> 01:04:13,725
are the first of their kind.

1101
01:04:15,686 --> 01:04:18,730
No crew has filmed
this high over China.

1102
01:04:22,693 --> 01:04:24,068
Back on the ground

1103
01:04:24,110 --> 01:04:27,280
and baby Mei Mei
continues to flourish

1104
01:04:27,322 --> 01:04:30,867
doing her best to become
independent from mom Ya Ya.

1105
01:04:36,080 --> 01:04:37,541
Like all pandas,

1106
01:04:37,582 --> 01:04:39,543
Mei Mei is born to climb.

1107
01:04:45,256 --> 01:04:47,509
Under the watchful
eye of Ya Ya,

1108
01:04:47,551 --> 01:04:50,387
she's spending
her days exploring.

1109
01:04:53,849 --> 01:04:57,185
But Mei Mei's trying
to reach too high too soon.

1110
01:05:05,443 --> 01:05:08,655
It will be a few more months
until she is strong enough

1111
01:05:08,697 --> 01:05:12,743
and wise enough
to survive on her own.

1112
01:05:12,784 --> 01:05:16,830
For now, her mom is not
going to let her go.

1113
01:05:29,467 --> 01:05:33,263
For the monkey team,
this is their most

1114
01:05:29,467 --> 01:05:33,263
important time of year.

1115
01:05:34,723 --> 01:05:38,142
They only have one winter
to try and capture on film

1116
01:05:38,184 --> 01:05:40,854
an extraordinary
and very rare behavior.

1117
01:05:43,565 --> 01:05:46,234
JUSTIN: Something
that's special about

1118
01:05:43,565 --> 01:05:46,234
golden snub-nosed monkeys

1119
01:05:46,276 --> 01:05:48,904
is they live
right up into the snowline

1120
01:05:48,945 --> 01:05:51,239
and this is something
we really wanted to show.

1121
01:05:53,491 --> 01:05:56,578
In the winter shoot,
we were really hoping to

1122
01:05:56,620 --> 01:05:58,496
film something
we were told about

1123
01:05:58,538 --> 01:06:00,582
that happens
specifically in winter,

1124
01:06:00,624 --> 01:06:02,876
and that's the monkeys
walking bipedally

1125
01:06:02,918 --> 01:06:04,628
on two feet like we do.

1126
01:06:04,669 --> 01:06:07,338
And it seems
as if they do

1127
01:06:04,669 --> 01:06:07,338
this to avoid

1128
01:06:07,380 --> 01:06:10,926
putting their hands
on to the ground

1129
01:06:07,380 --> 01:06:10,926
because it's cold.

1130
01:06:10,967 --> 01:06:15,054
This was our goal
for the winter filming.

1131
01:06:15,096 --> 01:06:16,765
NARRATOR: What the crew need

1132
01:06:16,807 --> 01:06:19,768
is cold temperatures
and enough snow to settle.

1133
01:06:23,730 --> 01:06:25,064
A few days later,

1134
01:06:25,106 --> 01:06:27,692
the perfect conditions arrive.

1135
01:06:27,734 --> 01:06:29,026
We have to go
and find the monkeys now,

1136
01:06:29,068 --> 01:06:30,946
they're somewhere
up the mountain.

1137
01:06:33,907 --> 01:06:35,992
NARRATOR: But for Justin
and the crew,

1138
01:06:36,033 --> 01:06:38,495
following fast moving
monkeys up steep

1139
01:06:38,536 --> 01:06:40,914
snow-covered slopes
with heavy filming gear

1140
01:06:41,748 --> 01:06:42,749
isn't easy.

1141
01:07:10,360 --> 01:07:12,946
More than two hours
into the climb,

1142
01:07:12,988 --> 01:07:15,991
the team eventually
find the monkeys

1143
01:07:12,988 --> 01:07:15,991
and set up to film.

1144
01:07:19,661 --> 01:07:22,372
There was one
particular moment

1145
01:07:19,661 --> 01:07:22,372
which I loved was

1146
01:07:23,373 --> 01:07:24,958
which I found
funny as well,

1147
01:07:25,000 --> 01:07:27,711
we were filming
our very first snow,

1148
01:07:27,752 --> 01:07:30,881
and I just happened
to be standing right

1149
01:07:27,752 --> 01:07:30,881
by a tree

1150
01:07:30,922 --> 01:07:33,466
and the monkeys decided
to use me as a perch.

1151
01:07:33,508 --> 01:07:34,926
Do I have two on me?

1152
01:07:34,968 --> 01:07:36,553
- WOMAN: Yeah, you have two.
- Feels like it.

1153
01:07:36,594 --> 01:07:39,723
- I've got two tails anyway.
- You have two monkeys now.

1154
01:07:39,764 --> 01:07:42,684
Oh, yeah, he's just trying
to get right on your head.

1155
01:07:42,726 --> 01:07:44,101
(CHUCKLING)

1156
01:07:44,143 --> 01:07:47,939
WOMAN: So, how's
filming going today?

1157
01:07:47,981 --> 01:07:49,315
(BOTH LAUGHING)

1158
01:07:52,736 --> 01:07:55,739
I've got a very good
view of a monkey's

1159
01:07:52,736 --> 01:07:55,739
bottom right now.

1160
01:07:55,780 --> 01:07:58,449
(MONKEYS CHITTERING)

1161
01:07:58,491 --> 01:08:01,244
NARRATOR:
The conditions stay perfect

1162
01:07:58,491 --> 01:08:01,244
for the next few days.

1163
01:08:03,705 --> 01:08:05,248
And the team
are seeing glimpses

1164
01:08:05,289 --> 01:08:07,751
of the monkey behavior
they are hoping for.

1165
01:08:19,136 --> 01:08:21,097
- JESS: Oh, my God!
- JUSTIN: That is so sweet.

1166
01:08:21,138 --> 01:08:24,267
Oh, you are like
the cutest thing.

1167
01:08:24,308 --> 01:08:28,145
That is just the sweetest
thing you could ever

1168
01:08:24,308 --> 01:08:28,145
possibly see.

1169
01:08:30,231 --> 01:08:31,983
It happens so quickly,

1170
01:08:32,025 --> 01:08:34,444
and it's not necessarily
in the right setting,

1171
01:08:34,485 --> 01:08:37,655
so getting all
of the things right

1172
01:08:37,697 --> 01:08:39,574
to capture it is really hard.

1173
01:08:39,616 --> 01:08:42,118
You might, you know,
we're starting to see it now,

1174
01:08:42,159 --> 01:08:46,623
but actually
getting it on camera is

1175
01:08:42,159 --> 01:08:46,623
a whole different story.

1176
01:08:52,879 --> 01:08:56,424
Not a good angle and there's
lots of scruffy vegetation.

1177
01:08:56,466 --> 01:08:58,676
It needs to be
more attractive

1178
01:08:58,718 --> 01:09:00,344
and a better camera angle
would be good.

1179
01:09:09,813 --> 01:09:11,898
It's not really working

1180
01:09:11,940 --> 01:09:13,190
because we are too close.

1181
01:09:20,865 --> 01:09:22,158
I wasn't fast enough.

1182
01:09:25,662 --> 01:09:27,998
NARRATOR: Finally,
it all clicks into place

1183
01:09:29,749 --> 01:09:33,920
and the team capture
the monkeys walking

1184
01:09:29,749 --> 01:09:33,920
on two feet.

1185
01:09:34,712 --> 01:09:36,131
It was definitely a moment,

1186
01:09:36,172 --> 01:09:39,258
the best bit is the mum
with the baby attached to her.

1187
01:09:40,551 --> 01:09:42,470
- Running along.
- MAN: There's another one.

1188
01:09:43,220 --> 01:09:44,221
That one in the back.

1189
01:09:45,974 --> 01:09:47,183
(HAPPY MUSIC PLAYING)

1190
01:11:09,432 --> 01:11:13,019
NARRATOR: It's been
a very successful year

1191
01:11:09,432 --> 01:11:13,019
for the monkey team,

1192
01:11:13,061 --> 01:11:18,191
full of fond memories
thanks to these amazing

1193
01:11:13,061 --> 01:11:18,191
wild primates.

1194
01:11:18,233 --> 01:11:20,860
A bit of warmth
and the monkeys

1195
01:11:18,233 --> 01:11:20,860
are just so much more

1196
01:11:21,569 --> 01:11:23,863
relaxed and happy.

1197
01:11:23,905 --> 01:11:26,241
NARRATOR: And just
before the crew up pack up,

1198
01:11:26,282 --> 01:11:28,659
a bonus.

1199
01:11:28,701 --> 01:11:31,287
JUSTIN: We had one
that particularly

1200
01:11:28,701 --> 01:11:31,287
liked doing back flips

1201
01:11:31,328 --> 01:11:34,165
I mean he doesn't need to do
back flips but...

1202
01:11:34,207 --> 01:11:36,542
obviously doing it
for fun, I can't think

1203
01:11:34,207 --> 01:11:36,542
what other reason.

1204
01:11:36,584 --> 01:11:38,795
Oh, my goodness.

1205
01:11:44,801 --> 01:11:47,553
JUSTIN:
We were very privileged

1206
01:11:44,801 --> 01:11:47,553
to be spending time

1207
01:11:47,595 --> 01:11:50,181
with these animals
which are very habituated.

1208
01:11:50,223 --> 01:11:52,850
They knew us, each
crew member as individuals.

1209
01:11:52,892 --> 01:11:54,518
And they
were cheeky at times.

1210
01:11:54,560 --> 01:11:56,771
They would jump
onto the camera,

1211
01:11:56,813 --> 01:11:59,649
and push bits
or want to interact with us,

1212
01:11:59,690 --> 01:12:03,360
and mostly we were trying
not to distract them

1213
01:11:59,690 --> 01:12:03,360
in any way,

1214
01:12:03,402 --> 01:12:06,197
you know we wanted to observe
purely natural behavior.

1215
01:12:06,239 --> 01:12:08,992
But I loved the moments
when they were engaged with us

1216
01:12:09,033 --> 01:12:10,534
and wanted
to be engaged

1217
01:12:09,033 --> 01:12:10,534
with us.

1218
01:12:10,576 --> 01:12:13,621
I'm not quite happy
with the position

1219
01:12:10,576 --> 01:12:13,621
of my camera flag.

1220
01:12:15,539 --> 01:12:17,708
JESS: It's really hard
to pick a favorite moment

1221
01:12:17,750 --> 01:12:19,127
with the golden snub-nosed
monkeys

1222
01:12:19,169 --> 01:12:21,921
because there were so many.

1223
01:12:21,963 --> 01:12:25,091
The thing I found probably
the most entertaining

1224
01:12:21,963 --> 01:12:25,091
about them

1225
01:12:25,133 --> 01:12:29,179
was the youngsters,
they just love to play so much

1226
01:12:29,220 --> 01:12:33,474
and they would often come
and play near us and jump

1227
01:12:29,220 --> 01:12:33,474
on the camera bags

1228
01:12:33,516 --> 01:12:35,434
and the camera and us.

1229
01:12:35,476 --> 01:12:37,603
And I could just sit
and watch them for hours.

1230
01:12:37,645 --> 01:12:39,605
Those were my favorite times.

1231
01:12:39,647 --> 01:12:40,940
(MONKEYS CHIRPING)

1232
01:12:55,663 --> 01:12:59,083
NARRATOR:
The filming of Born In China

1233
01:12:55,663 --> 01:12:59,083
is a remarkable achievement.

1234
01:13:01,752 --> 01:13:04,505
Teams of experienced
international crews

1235
01:13:04,547 --> 01:13:08,885
often working in little
explored corners of

1236
01:13:04,547 --> 01:13:08,885
this amazing country,

1237
01:13:08,926 --> 01:13:12,847
successfully filmed rare
endangered animals

1238
01:13:08,926 --> 01:13:12,847
and landscapes.

1239
01:13:15,058 --> 01:13:17,810
Tao Tao survived
being pushed out,

1240
01:13:17,852 --> 01:13:21,147
returning happily to grow up
with his sister

1241
01:13:17,852 --> 01:13:21,147
and his family.

1242
01:13:22,982 --> 01:13:27,278
The crane family completed
their journey south.

1243
01:13:27,320 --> 01:13:31,574
Once again, the chiru herds
set off on the highest

1244
01:13:27,320 --> 01:13:31,574
mammal migration on Earth.

1245
01:13:34,451 --> 01:13:38,581
And Mei Mei, finally,
grew strong enough

1246
01:13:34,451 --> 01:13:38,581
to branch out

1247
01:13:38,622 --> 01:13:39,623
on her own.

1248
01:13:43,878 --> 01:13:46,047
These expeditions
revealed a country

1249
01:13:46,089 --> 01:13:49,633
working to preserve
its wildlife and habitats,

1250
01:13:49,675 --> 01:13:51,761
and those striving
to make it happen.

1251
01:13:53,596 --> 01:13:55,056
The people we've met

1252
01:13:55,098 --> 01:13:56,849
in the areas that
we've been filming

1253
01:13:56,891 --> 01:13:59,476
have been really
wonderful and helpful.

1254
01:13:59,518 --> 01:14:01,854
Of course, we've needed
their help with bags,

1255
01:14:01,896 --> 01:14:03,522
just the sheer amount of kit.

1256
01:14:03,564 --> 01:14:06,359
But more importantly,
we've needed their expertise.

1257
01:14:06,401 --> 01:14:08,403
They know those
animals so well.

1258
01:14:08,444 --> 01:14:11,114
They can spot
an animal at distances

1259
01:14:11,155 --> 01:14:14,367
that frankly I couldn't
see an animal through

1260
01:14:11,155 --> 01:14:14,367
binoculars at.

1261
01:14:16,286 --> 01:14:20,206
We were really lucky to find
some brilliant local crew.

1262
01:14:21,707 --> 01:14:24,085
They were absolutely
instrumental

1263
01:14:24,127 --> 01:14:26,712
to the footage that
we were able to capture.

1264
01:14:26,754 --> 01:14:30,466
Without them we just wouldn't
have been able to do

1265
01:14:26,754 --> 01:14:30,466
what we've done.

1266
01:14:37,014 --> 01:14:41,477
We could not have achieved
what we've done

1267
01:14:37,014 --> 01:14:41,477
without the local support.

1268
01:14:41,518 --> 01:14:43,271
In fact, we wouldn't
have achieved it.

1269
01:14:45,856 --> 01:14:47,984
NARRATOR: During
the filming of Born In China,

1270
01:14:48,025 --> 01:14:51,321
the team spent 1,000
filming days in the country.

1271
01:14:53,781 --> 01:14:56,700
Alongside the biggest human
population on the planet,

1272
01:14:57,743 --> 01:15:00,455
they filmed vast
remote habitats.

1273
01:15:04,792 --> 01:15:08,463
Home to rare creatures
unfamiliar inside the country,

1274
01:15:08,504 --> 01:15:10,714
let alone to the rest
of the world.

1275
01:15:14,427 --> 01:15:18,389
The expeditions have opened
a window onto the rarely seen

1276
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animals of China.