1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Play one of the best new FPS shooters, search Steam for PROJECT WARLOCK 2 00:01:16,660 --> 00:01:19,480 NARRATOR: If you're wondering who you are... 3 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:21,514 you're not alone. 4 00:01:24,501 --> 00:01:27,061 You're no monkey's uncle. 5 00:01:28,422 --> 00:01:31,399 But you are rather peculiar. 6 00:01:33,051 --> 00:01:38,656 Where did you come from and who were your ancestors? 7 00:01:39,850 --> 00:01:41,450 Nope. 8 00:01:41,810 --> 00:01:43,545 Guess again. 9 00:01:43,645 --> 00:01:45,089 (BUZZING THEN BEEPING) 10 00:01:45,189 --> 00:01:47,081 That's right. 11 00:01:49,276 --> 00:01:54,223 The story of lemurs begins over 60 million years ago. 12 00:01:54,323 --> 00:01:57,550 Back in the time of the dinosaurs. 13 00:01:58,035 --> 00:02:01,929 Long before monkeys, apes, or humans ever existed. 14 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,964 (SQUEAKING THEN ROARING) 15 00:02:04,064 --> 00:02:06,946 Lemurs were small nocturnal creatures 16 00:02:07,046 --> 00:02:11,227 and survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. 17 00:02:18,514 --> 00:02:21,092 - They were living in Africa... - (THUNDER CRASHING) 18 00:02:22,392 --> 00:02:28,122 ...when a massive storm blew a tangled raft of trees out to sea... 19 00:02:29,441 --> 00:02:32,511 and turned a family of tiny lemurs... 20 00:02:32,611 --> 00:02:38,341 into some of the greatest explorers in the history of life on Earth. 21 00:03:07,813 --> 00:03:09,872 (SQUEAKING) 22 00:03:24,955 --> 00:03:27,515 (GURGLING) 23 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:29,860 (MEOWING) 24 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,645 (YELPING AND MEOWING) 25 00:03:47,936 --> 00:03:52,623 (SQUEAKING AND CHIRPING) 26 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:47,813 NARRATOR: The lemurs landed on Madagascar. 27 00:04:47,913 --> 00:04:52,058 A vast island isolated from the rest of the world. 28 00:04:53,502 --> 00:04:55,728 (SNORTING) 29 00:04:59,341 --> 00:05:04,737 For millions of years, there were no other mammals, or even birds. 30 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:11,086 With no predators to fear... 31 00:05:11,186 --> 00:05:14,747 lemurs emerged into the daylight. 32 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:22,588 And over time they evolved into a wild variety of new shapes and sizes. 33 00:05:29,246 --> 00:05:32,890 Their ancestors went extinct in Africa. 34 00:05:33,417 --> 00:05:37,520 But in Madagascar, lemurs thrived... 35 00:05:39,881 --> 00:05:45,277 and became the rulers of their glorious new world. 36 00:06:44,696 --> 00:06:49,434 Lemurs are the most ancient primate alive today. 37 00:06:49,534 --> 00:06:54,889 And Madagascar is the only place on Earth where they live. 38 00:06:55,957 --> 00:07:01,738 For a scientist seeking to preserve our planet's rich biodiversity... 39 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:05,065 Madagascar is Treasure Island. 40 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:16,795 Dr. Patricia Wright is a primatologist from New York's Stony Brook University. 41 00:07:16,895 --> 00:07:21,790 She's an expert in finding rare and elusive lemurs. 42 00:07:25,237 --> 00:07:31,467 As a young scientist, her destiny was changed by a journey to Madagascar. 43 00:07:47,425 --> 00:07:50,662 Back then, the country was changing fast. 44 00:07:50,762 --> 00:07:54,615 And the lemurs' good luck was running out. 45 00:07:59,271 --> 00:08:03,091 WRIGHT: I first came to Madagascar to solve a mystery... 46 00:08:03,191 --> 00:08:07,503 about a lemur that we feared had gone extinct. 47 00:08:08,530 --> 00:08:11,924 My mission was to find it. 48 00:08:15,245 --> 00:08:19,566 The greater bamboo lemur once lived throughout Madagascar... 49 00:08:19,666 --> 00:08:23,686 but hadn't been seen in 50 years. 50 00:08:32,888 --> 00:08:37,616 I searched for months and never saw a single one. 51 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:45,874 I had almost given up, when I got to Ranomafana. 52 00:08:47,903 --> 00:08:50,379 Then one morning... 53 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,465 there he was. 54 00:08:54,701 --> 00:08:56,427 Alive. 55 00:08:59,414 --> 00:09:02,725 Feasting on his favorite treat: 56 00:09:03,585 --> 00:09:06,770 Crunchy, young bamboo shoots. 57 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:32,722 NARRATOR: After her discovery... 58 00:09:32,822 --> 00:09:37,435 Patricia helped save this rain forest as a national park. 59 00:09:37,535 --> 00:09:42,774 And she devoted her life to protecting the wild places of Madagascar... 60 00:09:42,874 --> 00:09:46,435 and all the animals that call it home. 61 00:09:49,965 --> 00:09:52,358 (CHIRPING AND HOOTING) 62 00:09:58,431 --> 00:10:02,910 The word lemur means "wandering spirit." 63 00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:11,335 And there is something otherworldly about the lemurs of this forest. 64 00:10:14,656 --> 00:10:18,175 These lemurs are sacred in Madagascar. 65 00:10:28,044 --> 00:10:32,782 There is a legend about two brothers who lived in the forest. 66 00:10:32,882 --> 00:10:37,069 One ran off and became the first human. 67 00:10:38,430 --> 00:10:41,782 The other stayed and became... 68 00:10:44,227 --> 00:10:46,120 an indri. 69 00:10:52,736 --> 00:10:56,839 There were once lemurs as big as gorillas. 70 00:10:57,198 --> 00:11:02,479 But those were hunted to extinction just a few hundred years ago. 71 00:11:02,579 --> 00:11:06,515 Indri are the largest lemurs that remain. 72 00:11:14,257 --> 00:11:19,027 Indri live in small family groups that have their own territories. 73 00:11:22,182 --> 00:11:26,869 They trade news with each other by singing haunting duets. 74 00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:31,874 (WAILING) 75 00:11:39,157 --> 00:11:41,434 NARRATOR: Each family member adds their part... 76 00:11:41,534 --> 00:11:43,260 (CONTINUES WAILING) 77 00:11:45,205 --> 00:11:49,099 ...to a chorus that travels deep into the forest. 78 00:11:52,545 --> 00:11:54,730 (LEMURS WAILING) 79 00:12:17,112 --> 00:12:22,809 NARRATOR: The song of indri once echoed loudly across the eastern rain forest... 80 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:25,802 but now it's fading away. 81 00:12:28,623 --> 00:12:32,935 No indri has ever survived in captivity. 82 00:12:35,505 --> 00:12:38,315 You can only meet one here... 83 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,035 (YELPS) 84 00:12:40,135 --> 00:12:42,486 ...in Madagascar. 85 00:12:52,647 --> 00:12:55,249 (MEN SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 86 00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:04,883 (MEN CONTINUE SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 87 00:13:22,844 --> 00:13:25,779 (ALL CHEERING) 88 00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:42,764 WRIGHT: The town of Ranomafana is on the edge of the ancient rainforest... 89 00:13:42,864 --> 00:13:44,849 where I found the greater bamboo lemurs. 90 00:13:44,949 --> 00:13:48,311 (WRIGHT SPEAKING IN FRENCH) 91 00:13:48,411 --> 00:13:53,108 WRIGHT: The people in the surrounding villages benefit from the park. 92 00:13:53,208 --> 00:13:55,902 But they still rely on the land to survive. 93 00:13:56,002 --> 00:13:57,737 Aah! 94 00:13:57,837 --> 00:13:59,239 (SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 95 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:04,911 Before I was a scientist, I was a social worker in Brooklyn. 96 00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:07,487 It's my nature to solve problems. 97 00:14:08,431 --> 00:14:14,254 And in Madagascar, humans and lemurs have the same problem: 98 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:18,498 Limited resources that they both need. 99 00:14:47,595 --> 00:14:53,075 NARRATOR: Madagascar was one of the last places on Earth settled by humans. 100 00:14:53,977 --> 00:14:57,755 They brought a small breed of cattle called zebu... 101 00:14:57,855 --> 00:15:00,916 that need open space for grazing. 102 00:15:05,613 --> 00:15:08,850 Since their arrival 2000 years ago... 103 00:15:08,950 --> 00:15:14,939 people have burned down over 90 percent of Madagascar's forests... 104 00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:19,434 to clear land for grazing and farming. 105 00:15:35,476 --> 00:15:37,712 Every dry season... 106 00:15:37,812 --> 00:15:42,874 thousands of fires still burn across the island. 107 00:15:51,034 --> 00:15:55,396 The fires are set in fields, but grow out of control... 108 00:15:55,496 --> 00:15:59,474 and spread to the forests where lemurs live. 109 00:16:07,717 --> 00:16:13,029 It's the biggest threat to wildlife in Madagascar. 110 00:16:34,869 --> 00:16:40,233 Many lemur species are dwindling as their forests disappear. 111 00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:43,736 But one crafty lemur has bet its survival... 112 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:49,107 on the ability to adapt to changing conditions. 113 00:16:53,471 --> 00:16:56,531 Beyond the reach of fire... 114 00:16:56,724 --> 00:17:02,704 gangs of ring-tailed lemurs have found their perfect hideout. 115 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:12,631 (LEMUR WAILS) 116 00:17:26,587 --> 00:17:30,742 Ring-tails live in groups of extended families. 117 00:17:30,842 --> 00:17:37,197 And it's easy to observe one of the things that makes all lemurs special among primates. 118 00:17:40,935 --> 00:17:44,579 The females are in charge. 119 00:17:56,284 --> 00:18:01,555 The alpha female decides where they go and what they eat. 120 00:18:05,334 --> 00:18:08,696 This troop's leader is hobbled by a broken hand... 121 00:18:08,796 --> 00:18:12,691 but that doesn't affect her position at the top. 122 00:18:21,893 --> 00:18:24,212 Even the smallest female... 123 00:18:24,312 --> 00:18:27,539 is dominant over every male. 124 00:18:33,821 --> 00:18:35,881 (SQUEAKING) 125 00:18:37,158 --> 00:18:41,386 Females inherit their power from their mother. 126 00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:46,224 They keep it through experience and attitude. 127 00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:05,368 Ring-tails once covered much wider territory in Madagascar. 128 00:19:06,521 --> 00:19:09,716 But as humans spread out, the ring-tails... 129 00:19:09,816 --> 00:19:14,336 retreated into the cracks of this natural fortress. 130 00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:23,813 Like lemur outlaws... 131 00:19:23,913 --> 00:19:29,976 they live on the edge of civilization and launch raids on the farms below. 132 00:19:33,214 --> 00:19:35,315 (WAILS) 133 00:20:24,891 --> 00:20:30,161 At night, the day's squabbles are forgotten. 134 00:20:31,689 --> 00:20:38,221 The ring-tailed family grooms each other and sleeps cuddled up in one big lemur ball. 135 00:20:38,321 --> 00:20:40,672 (SQUEAKING) 136 00:21:00,009 --> 00:21:03,862 They survive by sticking together. 137 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:08,241 (LEMURS WAILING) 138 00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:36,696 Patricia's headquarters in Madagascar is the Centre ValBio... 139 00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:42,702 a state-of-the-art research station perched on the edge of Ranomafana National Park. 140 00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:46,071 Home to 15 kinds of lemurs. 141 00:21:46,597 --> 00:21:49,981 It's here that she's training a new generation... 142 00:21:50,081 --> 00:21:53,147 of Western and Malagasy scientists... 143 00:21:53,247 --> 00:21:56,581 to build a future for the lemurs. 144 00:21:58,442 --> 00:22:02,513 WRIGHT: Almost all the plants and animals in Madagascar are endemic... 145 00:22:02,613 --> 00:22:06,883 and exist nowhere else on Earth. 146 00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:12,607 The more we learn about their intricate relationships... 147 00:22:12,707 --> 00:22:18,228 the more we can do to protect the forest and eventually to expand it. 148 00:22:19,714 --> 00:22:22,357 (LAUGHING) 149 00:22:45,948 --> 00:22:47,590 (SHRIEKS) 150 00:23:09,847 --> 00:23:15,285 NARRATOR: To the lemurs, all this science can seem awfully mysterious. 151 00:23:20,274 --> 00:23:27,297 Each night, Herman and Victor set traps in the forest around ValBio... 152 00:23:27,823 --> 00:23:31,602 to catch the smallest primate in the world. 153 00:23:31,702 --> 00:23:34,220 (BEEPING) 154 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:37,733 (SQUEAKING) 155 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:43,354 To these mouse lemurs, it's like being abducted by aliens. 156 00:23:44,381 --> 00:23:49,412 They're taken to a strange laboratory and scanned, probed... 157 00:23:49,512 --> 00:23:53,031 and analyzed by giant creatures. 158 00:23:59,063 --> 00:24:03,592 They may be small, but mouse lemurs are fierce predators... 159 00:24:03,692 --> 00:24:09,547 that strike terror into insects and frogs across the galaxy. 160 00:24:17,331 --> 00:24:21,517 After a few hours, the mouse lemurs are released... 161 00:24:22,753 --> 00:24:29,150 and head home to their nests with an out of this world story to tell. 162 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,162 (SQUEAKING) 163 00:24:49,029 --> 00:24:53,383 WRIGHT: I'm happiest when I'm alone in the forest with lemurs. 164 00:24:55,744 --> 00:25:00,223 Lemurs have a very calm presence. 165 00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:08,273 The greater bamboo lemur has a special place in my heart. 166 00:25:08,924 --> 00:25:13,204 They're not the most famous lemur, and they're not the most beautiful... 167 00:25:13,304 --> 00:25:15,280 (SQUEAKING) 168 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:20,952 ...but they have this mischievous charm that I just fell in love with. 169 00:25:26,859 --> 00:25:32,297 There were once millions of them, but now they're extremely endangered. 170 00:25:33,157 --> 00:25:38,845 These two are the only ones living in a protected forest. 171 00:25:42,249 --> 00:25:49,073 This father and his daughter have been all alone for two years since mom disappeared. 172 00:25:49,173 --> 00:25:55,361 For the species to survive, I have to help this family now. 173 00:25:56,472 --> 00:26:00,459 They need new mates from outside the park. 174 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:04,829 And I'll have to play lemur matchmaker. 175 00:26:11,946 --> 00:26:16,142 NARRATOR: All over Madagascar, the country's own scientists... 176 00:26:16,242 --> 00:26:20,386 are also working hard to protect the lemurs. 177 00:26:20,955 --> 00:26:26,235 Dr. Hanta Rasamimanana works in the spiny forest. 178 00:26:26,335 --> 00:26:32,565 A bizarre habitat of euphorbias and prickly cactus-like trees. 179 00:26:33,801 --> 00:26:38,571 She's a census taker, on the lookout for her favorite lemur... 180 00:26:39,390 --> 00:26:41,366 the sifaka. 181 00:26:53,070 --> 00:26:56,506 HANTA: Sifaka are so curious. 182 00:26:56,782 --> 00:27:02,387 When they see me taking notes, they come down to study me. 183 00:27:02,705 --> 00:27:05,556 It's like they are the primatologists. 184 00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:18,746 Sifaka don't drink water. 185 00:27:18,846 --> 00:27:21,957 They get all the moisture they need from fruits... 186 00:27:22,057 --> 00:27:26,411 and the little leaves between the spines of plants. 187 00:27:31,483 --> 00:27:36,712 I've followed them for 20 years and they still amaze me. 188 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:49,559 I teach my students that lemurs are Madagascar's living treasure. 189 00:27:52,129 --> 00:27:56,784 But what's most amazing about the sifaka... 190 00:27:56,884 --> 00:28:00,945 is how they dance. 191 00:29:23,345 --> 00:29:25,205 NARRATOR: After months of searching... 192 00:29:25,305 --> 00:29:29,668 Patricia's team finally found a new group of greater bamboo lemurs... 193 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:33,996 to provide mates for the family in the national park. 194 00:29:34,898 --> 00:29:40,169 WRIGHT: Their habitat is awful, I mean, very degraded. 195 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:43,974 I am so relieved. I'm really relieved. I mean, my goodness... 196 00:29:44,074 --> 00:29:47,552 we have been chasing those animals for a long time. 197 00:29:48,495 --> 00:29:51,138 We have to catch them today. 198 00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:15,047 When we reached the lemurs, fires were burning throughout the forest... 199 00:30:15,147 --> 00:30:18,207 and I hoped we weren't too late. 200 00:30:29,453 --> 00:30:32,847 NARRATOR: They captured them just in time. 201 00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:40,146 But another piece of forest is gone. 202 00:30:58,232 --> 00:31:02,428 WRIGHT: See if she has milk, or if she's pregnant. 203 00:31:02,528 --> 00:31:04,388 NARRATOR: Back at ValBio... 204 00:31:04,488 --> 00:31:07,766 the rescued lemurs are sedated and examined... 205 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:11,687 to make sure they are free from parasites and disease. 206 00:31:11,787 --> 00:31:14,972 WRIGHT: The canine has tooth wear. Okay. 207 00:31:17,084 --> 00:31:20,487 NARRATOR: The new lemurs wear radio collars... 208 00:31:20,587 --> 00:31:24,607 so scientists can easily monitor their progress. 209 00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:33,417 WRIGHT: I've studied these animals for so long... 210 00:31:33,517 --> 00:31:36,952 but this is the first time I've ever held one in my arms. 211 00:31:37,187 --> 00:31:39,914 You're really beautiful. 212 00:31:40,065 --> 00:31:42,083 Mm. 213 00:31:42,317 --> 00:31:44,511 So amazing. 214 00:31:44,611 --> 00:31:48,223 I thought you guys were extinct. Yeah. 215 00:31:48,323 --> 00:31:50,767 What a shame that would be. 216 00:31:50,867 --> 00:31:54,220 Such beautiful animals. 217 00:31:54,830 --> 00:31:58,808 But now you're going to be in the national park. Yeah. 218 00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:03,780 NARRATOR: Soon after, Patricia brings the rescued lemurs... 219 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,700 to an enclosure in the rain forest... 220 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:11,612 so they can get used to the environment before meeting the residents. 221 00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:25,251 WRIGHT: So much was at stake. 222 00:32:26,028 --> 00:32:29,255 But even I didn't know what to expect. 223 00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:33,727 Would they fall in love? 224 00:32:33,827 --> 00:32:35,761 Would they fight? 225 00:32:36,204 --> 00:32:39,056 Would they even find each other? 226 00:32:42,919 --> 00:32:48,575 NARRATOR: The next day, the father and daughter discover the cage... 227 00:32:48,675 --> 00:32:52,079 and realize they are no longer alone. 228 00:32:52,179 --> 00:32:54,238 (SQUEAKING AND CHIRPING) 229 00:33:02,648 --> 00:33:04,299 (PURRING) 230 00:33:04,399 --> 00:33:06,917 (CHIRPING) 231 00:33:19,706 --> 00:33:23,142 (CHIRPING AND SQUEAKING) 232 00:34:05,127 --> 00:34:07,144 (CHIRPING) 233 00:34:10,340 --> 00:34:14,401 (CHIRPING AND SQUEAKING) 234 00:34:15,554 --> 00:34:17,863 (PURRING) 235 00:34:22,561 --> 00:34:24,870 (CHIRPING AND GRUNTING) 236 00:34:27,274 --> 00:34:30,751 WRIGHT: I didn't expect true love right away. 237 00:34:31,486 --> 00:34:34,547 They have to get to know each other. 238 00:34:38,368 --> 00:34:40,469 (GRUNTING) 239 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:50,072 But this seems like the start of a beautiful friendship. 240 00:34:50,172 --> 00:34:51,522 (GRUNTS) 241 00:34:56,928 --> 00:35:00,573 (SNORTING AND PURRING) 242 00:35:01,892 --> 00:35:03,742 (SHRIEKS) 243 00:35:29,836 --> 00:35:35,774 WRIGHT: If all goes well, next year we'll have babies in the park. 244 00:35:39,346 --> 00:35:42,290 That's how we're going to save these lemurs. 245 00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:45,293 One generation at a time. 246 00:35:45,393 --> 00:35:52,499 (PEOPLE SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 247 00:35:53,568 --> 00:35:59,006 NARRATOR: Across Madagascar, lemurs have an uphill battle to survive. 248 00:36:01,827 --> 00:36:06,055 But momentum is shifting in their favor. 249 00:36:07,541 --> 00:36:12,102 Some villagers have begun to fight fires... 250 00:36:12,337 --> 00:36:14,865 not just start them. 251 00:36:14,965 --> 00:36:17,191 (SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 252 00:36:23,723 --> 00:36:26,033 NARRATOR: And thanks to people like Hanta... 253 00:36:26,518 --> 00:36:31,131 kids are teaching their elders about conservation. 254 00:36:31,231 --> 00:36:35,459 And learning to avoid the mistakes of their ancestors. 255 00:36:36,319 --> 00:36:37,753 (SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 256 00:37:17,694 --> 00:37:22,172 NARRATOR: Lemurs came to Madagascar as castaways. 257 00:37:27,203 --> 00:37:32,808 Their epic adventure has lasted for 60 million years. 258 00:37:39,174 --> 00:37:42,693 Fate brought the lemurs to Madagascar. 259 00:37:43,803 --> 00:37:48,157 But they'll need more than luck to survive much longer. 260 00:37:51,102 --> 00:37:53,162 They'll need help. 261 00:38:08,328 --> 00:38:09,980 (LEMUR GRUNTING) 262 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:11,930 Hello. 263 00:38:16,211 --> 00:38:19,614 How are you? Are you doing okay up there? 264 00:38:19,714 --> 00:38:21,273 (LEMUR GRUNTS) 265 00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:26,695 WRIGHT: The more I get to know lemurs, the more I love them. 266 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:36,381 And I want to share these incredible animals with the world. 267 00:38:36,481 --> 00:38:38,383 (GIBBERING) 268 00:38:38,483 --> 00:38:42,012 NARRATOR: Lemurs have a miraculous story. 269 00:38:42,112 --> 00:38:46,090 Now it's up to us to keep it alive. 270 00:38:47,784 --> 00:38:49,519 After all... 271 00:38:49,619 --> 00:38:56,016 the best stories in nature are the ones that never end. 272 00:40:35,058 --> 00:40:37,159 (ENGLISH- US - SDH) 272 00:40:38,305 --> 00:40:44,339 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org