1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 2 00:00:55,222 --> 00:00:58,772 The ancient forests of North America. 3 00:01:01,937 --> 00:01:05,278 Mysterious, wild... 4 00:01:05,774 --> 00:01:07,993 a world of giants... 5 00:01:08,777 --> 00:01:12,281 where great bears and wolves prowl. 6 00:01:25,002 --> 00:01:30,679 But hidden in the shadows there is a miniature, almost magical world. 7 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,725 A place where nothing is quite as it seems. 8 00:01:52,904 --> 00:01:56,909 The home of extraordinary, tiny creatures. 9 00:02:04,207 --> 00:02:05,959 It's fall. 10 00:02:06,543 --> 00:02:10,506 And the moment one little chipmunk has been waiting for. 11 00:02:14,926 --> 00:02:16,599 The arrival... 12 00:02:17,262 --> 00:02:19,640 of acorns. 13 00:02:25,354 --> 00:02:29,900 When you're just 6 inches tall the world looks very different. 14 00:02:37,908 --> 00:02:40,331 This chipmunk is only 2 months old... 15 00:02:40,577 --> 00:02:44,882 and is already facing what will be the greatest challenge of his life. 16 00:02:53,548 --> 00:02:58,311 He has to collect enough acorns to get him through the coming winter. 17 00:03:15,070 --> 00:03:19,957 He'll need at least a hundred so every acorn counts. 18 00:04:07,497 --> 00:04:12,169 He will only survive the coming winter by escaping underground. 19 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:22,513 But he can't hibernate like a bear. 20 00:04:22,763 --> 00:04:25,983 His body is too small to store enough fat. 21 00:04:26,475 --> 00:04:29,399 Instead, he needs a store of food. 22 00:04:39,863 --> 00:04:43,825 For his first year the youngster's done well. 23 00:04:46,578 --> 00:04:49,121 But he's being watched. 24 00:04:59,674 --> 00:05:02,097 This is an older chipmunk... 25 00:05:02,344 --> 00:05:05,564 worldly wise and sneakier too. 26 00:05:15,232 --> 00:05:18,532 Older chipmunks are notorious thieves. 27 00:05:29,538 --> 00:05:34,258 After all, why work when you can steal from someone else? 28 00:05:43,093 --> 00:05:46,313 For the youngster, life without his store of acorns... 29 00:05:46,555 --> 00:05:48,808 will spell disaster. 30 00:05:53,937 --> 00:05:56,315 But he isn't the only little creature... 31 00:05:56,565 --> 00:06:00,570 struggling to grow up in the big, wide world. 32 00:06:08,618 --> 00:06:10,871 On the other side of the continent... 33 00:06:11,121 --> 00:06:15,126 lies one of the harshest environments on Earth. 34 00:06:46,865 --> 00:06:49,459 The Sonoran Desert... 35 00:06:51,286 --> 00:06:54,256 in America's wild west. 36 00:06:55,332 --> 00:06:58,256 A place of legend. 37 00:07:03,214 --> 00:07:05,182 For the first human settlers... 38 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:09,430 survival in this unforgiving desert was on a knife edge. 39 00:07:14,893 --> 00:07:17,191 So imagine how hard it must be... 40 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:21,032 if you stand only 3 inches tall. 41 00:07:32,994 --> 00:07:36,123 A tiny grasshopper mouse. 42 00:07:43,672 --> 00:07:49,556 This caring mother was left to raise four hungry mouths alone. 43 00:07:53,807 --> 00:07:56,777 They're not yet ready to make it on their own. 44 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,397 Except for one. 45 00:08:01,106 --> 00:08:03,234 The eldest son is bolder... 46 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:07,283 and increasingly drawn by the call of the wild. 47 00:08:21,543 --> 00:08:25,138 Every night, his mother goes out to find food. 48 00:08:28,216 --> 00:08:31,891 Hiding in the shadows is a host of enemies. 49 00:08:33,722 --> 00:08:35,895 Giant enemies. 50 00:08:57,620 --> 00:09:00,340 There are more venomous creatures here... 51 00:09:00,582 --> 00:09:03,551 than anywhere else in the U.S.A. 52 00:09:11,051 --> 00:09:13,554 No place for the timid. 53 00:09:27,817 --> 00:09:30,536 But she's not your average mouse. 54 00:09:44,334 --> 00:09:49,089 It's why old-timers call her by an earlier name: 55 00:09:52,425 --> 00:09:54,598 Scorpion mouse. 56 00:09:59,849 --> 00:10:03,069 The sting of a scorpion can kill a human... 57 00:10:03,311 --> 00:10:06,531 but a scorpion mouse has a superpower. 58 00:10:10,527 --> 00:10:13,030 Her body is immune to the venom. 59 00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:20,249 She specializes in hunting deadly prey. 60 00:10:28,002 --> 00:10:32,306 To defend her territory she stakes a claim with a warning howl. 61 00:10:50,275 --> 00:10:54,745 This young scorpion mouse has a lot to live up to. 62 00:10:58,616 --> 00:11:02,621 He knows nothing of the dangers outside his door. 63 00:11:06,583 --> 00:11:08,677 But barely 3 weeks old... 64 00:11:08,918 --> 00:11:12,923 growing curiosity means he's about to face them. 65 00:12:01,971 --> 00:12:03,723 Back in the wild wood... 66 00:12:03,973 --> 00:12:07,978 the young chipmunk is still preparing for the coming winter... 67 00:12:16,653 --> 00:12:20,658 unaware that his store is being ransacked. 68 00:12:37,882 --> 00:12:40,726 For the thief, it's a dash back home... 69 00:12:45,974 --> 00:12:48,560 to stock up his own store... 70 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:58,112 before heading straight back to the scene of the crime. 71 00:13:25,054 --> 00:13:29,059 Out in the woods, the young chipmunk is about to face a new problem... 72 00:13:29,767 --> 00:13:32,270 and this one's a giant. 73 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:55,005 This half-ton moose is hungry for acorns too. 74 00:14:19,984 --> 00:14:21,782 Arriving back at his burrow... 75 00:14:22,028 --> 00:14:25,908 the young chipmunk is in for another surprise. 76 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:37,086 His store is now almost empty. 77 00:14:40,296 --> 00:14:41,798 And that's not all. 78 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:51,728 The burglar is back... 79 00:14:51,974 --> 00:14:54,898 and he's a seasoned fighter. 80 00:15:10,868 --> 00:15:14,839 An older stronger chipmunk can kill a youngster. 81 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:26,885 All he can do is run for his life. 82 00:15:33,641 --> 00:15:35,985 And without a store of acorns... 83 00:15:36,227 --> 00:15:39,197 how will he survive the coming winter? 84 00:16:05,339 --> 00:16:07,387 In the Sonoran Desert... 85 00:16:07,633 --> 00:16:12,306 the young grasshopper mouse faces his first night out alone. 86 00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:46,089 There are more rattlesnakes here than anywhere else on Earth. 87 00:18:01,956 --> 00:18:05,836 The mouse's superfast reactions have saved him. 88 00:18:10,381 --> 00:18:14,386 But he still has a lot to learn about the dangers of the desert. 89 00:18:19,140 --> 00:18:23,145 For the moment, a dry riverbed seems a safe refuge. 90 00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:39,328 But tonight, a powerful force threatens. 91 00:18:41,078 --> 00:18:45,925 One so rare a mouse could go its whole life without seeing it. 92 00:19:02,058 --> 00:19:03,480 When the rain arrives... 93 00:19:04,101 --> 00:19:07,981 a year's worth can fall in a single night. 94 00:19:30,294 --> 00:19:33,548 Small animals lose heat faster than big ones... 95 00:19:33,798 --> 00:19:38,561 and if he's not careful, his wet fur could lead to a fatal chill. 96 00:20:16,632 --> 00:20:19,010 Months of blazing sun... 97 00:20:19,260 --> 00:20:23,265 have baked Arizona's earth as hard as stone. 98 00:20:25,349 --> 00:20:27,977 The water can't soak away. 99 00:20:28,602 --> 00:20:31,481 Instead, it gathers momentum... 100 00:20:31,731 --> 00:20:34,359 as it races downhill. 101 00:21:51,435 --> 00:21:56,904 In the northern woods winter is just a breath away. 102 00:22:16,085 --> 00:22:18,213 Once the freeze sets in... 103 00:22:18,462 --> 00:22:23,093 the young chipmunk won't last a week without a store of acorns. 104 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:30,395 And the days are getting shorter. 105 00:22:52,997 --> 00:22:56,126 The urgent need to replace his stolen store... 106 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:59,504 forces him into unknown territory. 107 00:23:11,849 --> 00:23:14,944 The sound is irresistible. 108 00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:45,758 This is the home of a silent hunter. 109 00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:51,431 A great horned owl. 110 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,980 Over 20 times the size of the chipmunk. 111 00:26:07,149 --> 00:26:10,156 He may have escaped, but his store... 112 00:26:10,402 --> 00:26:13,451 is still almost empty. 113 00:26:37,805 --> 00:26:40,979 High noon in the wild west. 114 00:26:49,650 --> 00:26:54,363 So hot, the last drop of rain is long gone. 115 00:26:56,907 --> 00:27:00,081 The highest temperatures are down at mouse level... 116 00:27:00,327 --> 00:27:05,375 where it can reach a blistering 140 degrees Fahrenheit. 117 00:27:23,809 --> 00:27:28,773 It's a side of the desert, a nocturnal mouse should never see. 118 00:27:29,690 --> 00:27:33,194 Except for those washed up, exhausted... 119 00:27:33,443 --> 00:27:36,572 and swept very far from home. 120 00:28:00,637 --> 00:28:01,889 In daytime... 121 00:28:02,139 --> 00:28:05,985 the desert is a real-life Jurassic Park... 122 00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:13,238 where heat brings giants to life. 123 00:28:20,782 --> 00:28:25,875 But this realm of reptiles is ruled from the air. 124 00:28:36,173 --> 00:28:37,925 Harris hawks. 125 00:28:42,846 --> 00:28:46,775 "Eyes like a hawk"... is no empty phrase. 126 00:28:49,019 --> 00:28:53,615 Their vision is thought to be eight times as good as ours. 127 00:28:59,696 --> 00:29:03,576 They're the only birds of prey that hunt in packs. 128 00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:30,602 It's hard to outwit this intelligent team. 129 00:30:04,177 --> 00:30:08,808 Long feather-free legs are ideal for extracting mice... 130 00:30:09,057 --> 00:30:10,900 from those hard-to-reach places. 131 00:30:29,536 --> 00:30:32,005 But even these clever hunters... 132 00:30:32,247 --> 00:30:35,050 can't solve this puzzle. 133 00:30:41,548 --> 00:30:46,095 The mouse has no choice but to hold out till dusk. 134 00:31:17,876 --> 00:31:20,345 In the forest, the chill in the air... 135 00:31:20,587 --> 00:31:24,512 spells trouble for the smallest creatures. 136 00:31:36,937 --> 00:31:41,362 A tiny body gives no defense against the cold. 137 00:31:45,737 --> 00:31:50,542 There's only one way this young chipmunk can survive now. 138 00:31:51,576 --> 00:31:55,789 He needs to find his stolen acorns and get them back. 139 00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:07,308 He's found the thief's burrow. 140 00:32:36,705 --> 00:32:38,753 He's caught in the act. 141 00:32:44,713 --> 00:32:47,216 It's flight or fight. 142 00:32:48,383 --> 00:32:50,385 He chooses fight. 143 00:33:46,608 --> 00:33:48,952 The youngster's won. 144 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:57,787 He can reclaim his stolen acorns... 145 00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:02,041 while the thief nurses his wounded pride. 146 00:34:40,870 --> 00:34:44,374 At last, his store can be returned. 147 00:34:46,334 --> 00:34:49,304 And not a moment too soon. 148 00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:52,344 Winter is here. 149 00:35:22,704 --> 00:35:28,047 The young chipmunk has made it just in time. 150 00:35:40,096 --> 00:35:43,100 Sundown in the wild west. 151 00:35:59,532 --> 00:36:04,162 Now is the time for the young scorpion mouse to venture out. 152 00:36:20,595 --> 00:36:21,938 When close enough... 153 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:26,776 a lost mouse can follow its nose all the way home. 154 00:36:56,756 --> 00:37:02,099 There comes a time when every youngster faces a difficult choice: 155 00:37:05,557 --> 00:37:07,104 An easy life... 156 00:37:11,146 --> 00:37:13,490 or independence. 157 00:37:16,985 --> 00:37:19,829 Independence has its dangers. 158 00:37:26,494 --> 00:37:30,340 But what would life be without a challenge? 159 00:37:32,542 --> 00:37:35,421 Even if it means fighting a venomous... 160 00:37:35,670 --> 00:37:37,923 two-headed monster. 161 00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:42,970 He closes his eyes to protect them... 162 00:37:43,219 --> 00:37:46,098 but he can still see with his whiskers. 163 00:38:10,622 --> 00:38:13,592 But as they say, what doesn't kill you... 164 00:38:13,833 --> 00:38:16,295 only makes you stronger. 165 00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:29,809 Their mothers give them the start they need. 166 00:38:35,271 --> 00:38:41,077 But it's their own experience that finally makes a man of the mouse. 167 00:38:50,036 --> 00:38:54,298 He's finally ready to leave his home forever... 168 00:38:54,707 --> 00:38:58,712 and to wander the desert alone. 169 00:39:05,802 --> 00:39:11,275 Compared to us, little creatures live at breakneck speed. 170 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:17,565 Their lives are brief, but burn brightly. 171 00:40:04,986 --> 00:40:07,330 Here, in the temperate forest... 172 00:40:07,572 --> 00:40:10,200 the big freeze sets in. 173 00:40:18,082 --> 00:40:22,508 For the large animals, this is a time of hardship. 174 00:40:43,816 --> 00:40:49,205 For a chipmunk, it's a chance to take a well-deserved rest. 175 00:40:52,241 --> 00:40:56,246 The start of six months of peaceful sleep. 176 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:03,090 And when he gets hungry, he'll wake, briefly... 177 00:41:03,336 --> 00:41:06,840 and feed on his store of acorns. 178 00:41:13,930 --> 00:41:18,059 Little guys don't always finish last. 179 00:41:23,731 --> 00:41:26,655 And in a land of giants... 180 00:41:26,901 --> 00:41:30,656 heroes come in all sizes. 181 00:41:31,305 --> 00:41:37,306 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org