0:00:02 > 0:00:06Hola, mis amigos. Bienvenidos a Barney's America Latina.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Arriba, arriba! It's show time.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Let me introduce you to a carnival of creatures -
0:00:10 > 0:00:13from fabulously freaky frogs, to hollering howler monkeys
0:00:13 > 0:00:17to manic meat-eating plants. Es magnifico.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20What's more, they're all connected to each other
0:00:20 > 0:00:22in this wonderful world of wildlife
0:00:22 > 0:00:24by funny, fabulous and fantastic facts.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- Get on with it.- Oh, sorry.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Tres, dos, uno.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Es la hora de Barney's Latin America.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54All right, Gem? What are you doing?
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Just getting ready for today's show, Barney. Love is in the air!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00And I'm so excited.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03O...K.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Where are you going?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08I-I have to...
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Er, I...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I'm going fishing. That's where I'm going.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm going to go and catch some big, manly fish for dinner. Or something.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Oh, no, you don't. You cannot miss this!
0:01:19 > 0:01:23You will not believe the lengths that Latin American animals go to
0:01:23 > 0:01:25in the name of love.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30There's dramatic and daft dancing...
0:01:32 > 0:01:33..sensitive singing...
0:01:33 > 0:01:34# Aah! #
0:01:34 > 0:01:37..remarkable romance and...
0:01:37 > 0:01:39creepy courtship. Ha!
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Oh. And there's, er...
0:01:43 > 0:01:45SHE CLEARS THROAT ..poo.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Poo? Oh, brilliant! I think I might stay.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I knew you'd come round.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Right! Dim the lights...
0:01:54 > 0:01:55cue the music...
0:01:55 > 0:01:59ROMANTIC DISCO MUSIC PLAYS ..and cue the romance.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03It's time for some Latin American loving, because...
0:02:03 > 0:02:05love is in the air!
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Whoopee(!)
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Hey arriba, arriba! Is it carnival time?
0:02:28 > 0:02:32No, actually, but this little fella is the wire-tailed manakin.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- And boy, does he know how to shake his booty?- He has some groovy moves,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41but it is a bit strange that he's dancing on his own.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- I know. He's looking for a girlfriend.- Aww!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Problem is, he's a little bit over-keen, bless him.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- You see, he's so desperate for love...- I want a girlfriend.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55..any little movement in the jungle makes him think she might be there...
0:02:57 > 0:02:59..and it sets him off.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Is this her?- Nope.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Are you sure? - It just an agouti.- Oh.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Ooh! Maybe she's near.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Nope, it's a monkey. Does Mr Manakin need an eye test?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Me? I need a girlfriend.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Hey, he's spotted a bird. Oh, Gem - it's so romantic. Go on, my son!
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Wrong bird.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Oh, don't tell me. It's an elephant.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34No, you don't get elephants in Latin America, Barney.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39SHE GASPS It's her! This is the female manakin.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Aww, look - how romantic!
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Well, yeah, if wiping your bum in someone's face is romantic.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49That's part of the dance and why he has that feathery wire tail -
0:03:49 > 0:03:52so he can tickle the one he fancies under the chin.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- She's flown off. Is his bum clean? - Of course.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59He knows exactly what he's doing. She'll be back.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02See? There she is. And now, they'll mate
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and then, er... He'll be off to move on to another conquest,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08leaving her to raise their baby manakins on her own.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09That seems a bit unfair.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Oh, well - it takes all sorts in this jungle. But I've got to admit -
0:04:13 > 0:04:15although that's not my kind of flirting,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17it seems to have done the trick.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21So... Do you, er...
0:04:21 > 0:04:22Do you come here often?
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Oh, dear! I think it's time to meet cute couple numero dos.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27She means number two...
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- SPLAT! - ..literally. Eww!
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Geronimo! Eww!
0:04:43 > 0:04:47You think I'd stick around this long if I couldn't do the love poo story?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Meet the dung beetles. And guess what?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- There's a clue in their title. - Hmm, fresh poo. I'm off.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Race you, quick, before those flies get to it.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59# Poo is in the air
0:04:59 > 0:05:02# Everywhere I look around. #
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Just one nice show, that's all I ask -
0:05:07 > 0:05:09no poo, wee or snot. I mean, really.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12But it's romantic, Gem. It's love at first pong.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Hmm.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18OK. Listen to the smelliest, poo-iest most romantic tale
0:05:18 > 0:05:20you've probably ever heard.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- AS A HOLLYWOOD STAR:- One whiff and the male dung beetle is off -
0:05:24 > 0:05:28he knows that this pile of fresh stinking poo
0:05:28 > 0:05:30is his one chance of true love.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33And he's made to it the poo pile,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36but it's only the start of this romantic tale.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Forsooth, he has many a toil ahead of him.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43OK, OK. Don't get carried away.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46The dung pat is like the local fast-food outlet.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48It's where he meets his partner-to-be.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Hey up. Fancy a roll in the poo?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55It's here that he offers the female his most valued possession.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58The biggest, "Poshest and Beckest" diamond ring in the world -
0:05:58 > 0:06:01a giant poo ball.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Here you go, petal.- Aww, all for me? You shouldn't have.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05The bigger the poo ball,
0:06:05 > 0:06:09the more likely the female will fall for his aromatic charms
0:06:09 > 0:06:12as she needs a big fat ball of poo to lay her eggs in.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14If she accepts the poo, the rest is history
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and they roll off together into the sunset.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18How, er, romantic...
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I think.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- So where's he off to?- Oh, he's off looking for new poo balls
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- to attract his next girlfriend. - That's not very romantic.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Well, she has her big poo ball - what more does she want?- Huh.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Look, Gem, these dung beetles are poo crazy -
0:06:34 > 0:06:38they can happily burrow up to 250 times their own weight in one night.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42That's the equivalent of you burying two double-decker buses.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46So what on earth links this poo-loving beetle
0:06:46 > 0:06:49to the lovely, romantic manakin bird?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Easy. Despite their OTT romantic courtship, neither beetle or manakin
0:06:53 > 0:06:56will stay with their mate once they've found her.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59They have a task a to complete. Then they're off to find another lady.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04Not very romantic, but luckily I have a real loved-up prince coming up.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Cue romance.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Er, Gem, where are we?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Looks like we're in the middle of... nowhere.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Are we going to those diddy islands down there?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20These are the great Galapagos Islands, Barney.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- I know them - that's where that Darwin fella went.- Hello.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Yep, they are in the Pacific Ocean, and off the coast of Ecuador
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and full of indigenous species.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37I'm so angry!
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Indignant species? Why are they cross, Gem?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Indigenous, Barney.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46It means these mysterious creatures came from here originally
0:07:46 > 0:07:50and to this day, many are still found nowhere else.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- So, who's this fella, then? - Excuse me!
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Oh, he just did a poo. Hey, don't mind us, mate.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59I would like to assure viewers that this is definitely not a poo story.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05- Aw!- Enough poo for one show, Barney, thank you.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06This is the flightless cormorant.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10He's not the prettiest bird I've seen and he looks a bit lazy.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11- When's he going to take off?- Never.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15He's not called the FLIGHTLESS cormorant for nothing, Barney.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Come on, come on.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Rubbish!
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Well...a bird that doesn't fly?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22What's the point?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24That's like a fish that can't swim.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- I mean, how does he catch his food? - Well, he does have other skills.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- Wow! He's quite the dive master. - Thanks to his flipper feet.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43You see, he's so good at diving he doesn't need to fly any more.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- He looks a little lonely, though. - Not for long!
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Oh! Whoa!
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Help!
0:08:49 > 0:08:53What are you looking at? I weren't scared or nothing. Blimey!
0:08:53 > 0:08:57The curious cormorant is one of the most romantic
0:08:57 > 0:08:59and generous animals in Latin America.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Here you are, darling - new seaweed duvet for you.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Got from it that rock face market, bargain.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Darren, you spoil me.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09I won't let my Chantelle go short.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I'm going to try for some matching seaweed pillows to go with it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16He gives his beloved as many gifts as he can
0:09:16 > 0:09:17from his seaside surroundings,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19to make the nest and protect the eggs,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23but also to prove his commitment to his true love.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Thanks, Darren. Doesn't quite match, but it's the thought that counts.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Aww!
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Earth to Gemma.- It's so romantic.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39They are such a team and they both look after the nest together. Aww!
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Ooh, Darren! That tickles.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47So, let me guess. Like our pongy poo beetle, our faithful
0:09:47 > 0:09:53flightless cormorant gives gifts to his girlfriend to maintain his love?
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Oh, yes.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56OK. Next?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59DULL ROARING That sounds like a motorbike.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Surely not - we're in the middle of nowhere!
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Close, but nope. That is an elephant seal.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08They're found from the bottom tip of South America
0:10:08 > 0:10:12all the way to Antarctica - and he's not in a good mood.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- My! What a big mouth he has.- Yes, all the better to bite you with.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19An elephant seal. Well, I can see the resemblance.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21TRUMPETING
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Yes, trunk face!
0:10:24 > 0:10:28But, Barney, I thought seals were supposed to be cute and cuddly.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Well, not when there's lady involved, Gem,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33or should I say up to 50 ladies?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Love is in the air in Latin America.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38When it comes to claiming the ladies, the males go from
0:10:38 > 0:10:43lazy, farting coughing blubbering beasts to full-on gladiators.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Contender one, are you ready?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Contender two, are you ready?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53May the battle commence.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Take that, you cad.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Ow! That was my ear.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02It really hurt, Tyson, you bad sport.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Come on now, and fight like an elephant seal.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Oh, Barney, I don't like it.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I think you should call a Latin American ambulance.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Someone's going to get seriously hurt.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Contender two is retreating.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19The winner is the biggest and the best and can now be crowned...
0:11:19 > 0:11:22beach master.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Which means?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25He gets all the girls.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Oh, my hero.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Quick! Run! They've stopped scrapping. The coast is clear.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37I can't say that lady looks too pleased with her new boyfriend.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- Help me!- Well, I can't blame her.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42On average, males can be five times bigger than their ladies
0:11:42 > 0:11:45and as you can see he's also a little intimidating.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48But for some ladies, this whole macho approach really works.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- Come here, darling. Let's cuddle. - Have some pebbles, sweetheart.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55There, there, dear. Come on - give us a kiss.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59I never thought I'd say this about elephant seals, but aww!
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Well, not wanting to disappoint you, Gem,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05here's something else cute and cuddly for you to "aww" about again.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08All together now...
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- BOTH:- Aww!
0:12:10 > 0:12:12So maybe all this scrapping is worth it
0:12:12 > 0:12:16for the sake of having surely the cutest babies in Latin America.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21But how are they connected to the flightless cormorants?
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Well, they both woo their ladies at the seaside.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Hey! What are you two looking at?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- I'm doing my stretches. - GROANING
0:12:33 > 0:12:36It's not easy hanging upside down, you know.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39What are we looking at, Gem? Is it a mouse raccoon with wings?
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Have you never seen a bat before? These humans need to get out more.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Mouse?! Like to see a mouse stick to the wall for hours. Drives me batty.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48Meet our...
0:12:50 > 0:12:52..sac-winged bat.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Is he all right? I think he's talking to himself.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Is he a bit batty?
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Course I'm batty - I'm a bat. You fool.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07Uh-oh! I think he's just psyching himself up for some loving.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Well, hello, ladies.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Hiya.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Get a waft of this.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I think he just farted. Is he wafting it at them?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21No, he's releasing a super scent from a special organ
0:13:21 > 0:13:24that he wafts with his wings to drive the ladies wild.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Ooh, you smell lovely, chuck. - I know.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Well, it certainly seems to be doing the trick.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33He's got a few ladies hooked. Can you buy this perfume anywhere?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I don't think you want to smell like a bat, Barney.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40But this is nothing, a male can attract up to nine ladies this way.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Yeah, nine! Check me out.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Do you really want nine girlfriends?
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Er... On seconds thoughts, no.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Coward!
0:13:50 > 0:13:52So just like the elephant seal,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56he's a ladies' man and they both have such powerful skills of seduction,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59they have whole harems of women.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Time to recap our romantic Romeos.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Shaking his tail feathers in the air like he just don't care.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Our musical manakin gets the ladies by shaking his stuff
0:14:13 > 0:14:17and tickling her with his tail feathers.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Get off! Anyway, at least HE'S got some etiquette.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28I'm sorry, but a poo-ball present is not my idea of romance.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Leave the dung beetle alone. It works for him.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32He's not the only gift giver -
0:14:32 > 0:14:35our flightless cormorant male loves to spoil his lady with...
0:14:35 > 0:14:37well, gifts of seaweed.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42The powerful elephant seals fight gladiator-style
0:14:42 > 0:14:43to beat off the rivals.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47And for the super scented sac-winged bat,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51love truly is in the air in the form of his very own smelly bat perfume.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Who needs deodorant?
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Time to introduce our next "lurve" contender!
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Aww, sea horses! My favourite. So cutesy-cute!
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Neigh, we're not. You're too kind.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Yep, they're one of the strangest,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- yet most graceful, animals in the ocean.- So cute!
0:15:16 > 0:15:19But oddly, they're just a collection of spare parts!
0:15:19 > 0:15:20No, no, no, Barney!
0:15:20 > 0:15:25I won't have that. They're amazing, astounding, mythical creatures!
0:15:25 > 0:15:28No, they're the Frankenstein's monster of the sea...
0:15:29 > 0:15:31SINISTER LAUGHTER
0:15:32 > 0:15:35They've got a head like a horse, with a crown on top,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37they have eyes like a lizard,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41a prehensile tail like a monkey and can change colour like a chameleon.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Whoa! And they still look so pretty!
0:15:44 > 0:15:47And that's not the only unusual feature. But first things first.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50You want romance? You're going to get romance!
0:15:50 > 0:15:53OK, everybody. You ready? Dim the lights.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Give me the candles and cue the music.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- I'm completely hooked, darling. - Oh, Bernard,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04there are no words.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07So romantic!
0:16:10 > 0:16:13This is their "lurve" dance. The male flirts with her
0:16:13 > 0:16:17and if she likes him back, she gives him a little nod of the head.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19And then, it's time for their love duet.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27- Oh, Barney, you are romantic after all!- Yeah...
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And then the female transfers her 2,000 eggs into the male's pouch.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36What, me?!
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Hang on a minute! What's she doing that for?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I mean, no offence Mr Sea Horse,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43but looking after the eggs, that's a mum's job!
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Nope... Mrs Sea Horse is no fool.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47She chooses wisely, because, basically,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50daddy sea horse here is going to be doing all the hard work.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55GROANING
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Are you saying what I think?
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Urgh! Stop horsing around! He's not looking too good, Barney...
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Oh, my! I think it might be time.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Ooh! Where's my overnight bag? Oh! Uh-oh...
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Oops, too late! Argh! Where's that wife of mine?!
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Phew. Vera! I need a back rub!
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Wow, respect! That was some birth!
0:17:24 > 0:17:27It was. The poor fella's pooped, Gem. It took him 50 hours!
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Now, you show me more romantic than that, eh?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Not only does he dance tail to tail, he also gives birth for her!
0:17:34 > 0:17:36And just like the sac-winged bat,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38he does all the running to get his girlfriend.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41Ah! I get it!
0:17:41 > 0:17:45So, they both have super seduction techniques to hook their gal.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50The male sea horse literally hooks on to his lady as part of his dance.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Whereas it's the seductive scent of the male sac-winged bat
0:17:54 > 0:17:56that drives the ladies wild!
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Spot on. Beat that, Gem!
0:17:58 > 0:18:03- All right, meet the waved albatross. - Mayday! Mayday!
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Look out!
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Woah! Mayday, mayday!
0:18:10 > 0:18:13I think they need to practise their landing skills, Gem.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Well, they have been in the air for six months.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21And with a wingspan of up to 2.5 metres, they're a little top heavy!
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Over two metres? Wow, that's longer than Peter Crouch!
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Oh, hi, Pete!
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- He looks a little lonely, Gem. - Where is she? She's always late!
0:18:35 > 0:18:40These wonderful waved albatrosses have been flying far out to sea.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44But they all come back here to this little island called South Espanola,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48to meet up with their partners, who they stay with for life.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Hey, honey, I'm home!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Oh, I've missed you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54And here is their way of saying, "Am I glad to see you?!"
0:18:54 > 0:18:57I just want to sing. Aaah!
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Check me out, Deirdre, I'm on fire! Look at me work it!
0:19:00 > 0:19:01Aaah!
0:19:03 > 0:19:07They sing, dance and have a whole routine together,
0:19:07 > 0:19:08that they know by heart!
0:19:08 > 0:19:11HE SOBS
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Love you.- Love you too!- Aaah!
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Oh, Gem... Now, that's love!
0:19:19 > 0:19:22They're so pleased to see each other... Together... For life!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Yeah, they can be together for as long as 30 years.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33And here's the reason for their lengthy lurve.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Each year they both look after their new egg together,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and both care for the chick once it's hatched.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43They'll do anything, er... Cut romantic music!
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Ah, I was enjoying that!
0:19:45 > 0:19:48And cue gross music! As I said,
0:19:48 > 0:19:52they'll do anything to make their little darling birdie happy,
0:19:52 > 0:19:56and that includes a rather gross feeding technique.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59They find food, store it in their bellies,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01and when the chick is ready to eat they,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03stand by...
0:20:04 > 0:20:06..regurgitate.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Eww, you mean puke?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Thanks, I was trying to do it delicately!
0:20:12 > 0:20:17Yes, they puke the food back up, and feed it to their babies.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21That chick is happily gobbling away on week-old regurgitated squid!
0:20:21 > 0:20:24OK, time to move on, Gem! What's the connection?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Our adoring albatrosses, who mate for life,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33will do anything for their families, and, just like the sea horses,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36dance the cutest dance to show their true love!
0:20:36 > 0:20:39All together now... Ahh!
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- IMITATES DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: - Ah, the grace, the power
0:20:47 > 0:20:48of this magnificent bird.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Never before has there been such a beaut...
0:20:52 > 0:20:54BIRDS SQUAWK
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Oh, er,... And the feet... And the squawking! Meet the boobies.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Barney, are they really called that?!
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Yes, Gemma, named after the Spanish for stupid, "bobo".
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- 'Ere, did he just called me stupid? - Have you seen
0:21:08 > 0:21:10yourself trying to land??
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Fair point. Out the way, Vera.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16And "bobo" is also Spanish for clown.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21Now if you look down at their feet, that nickname might explain a lot!
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Wow! Huge blue feet! What's that about... Are they chilly?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27No, they're actually called "blue-footed" boobies, Gem.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31They're meant to have blue feet and for the female boobies,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33they're irresistible!
0:21:33 > 0:21:35But she's got blue feet, too...
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Yes, but for the men, their blue feet are more important,
0:21:38 > 0:21:42because for these booby ladies, the bluer feet, the better!
0:21:42 > 0:21:45And the boy boobies are doing everything they can
0:21:45 > 0:21:47to make sure their feet get noticed!
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Well, hello there, lovely, bet you've never
0:21:50 > 0:21:54seen a pair like this before? Check 'em out!
0:21:55 > 0:21:58What's she doing?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01She's copying him. He waggles, she waggles, he toots, she toots,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04and then they both raise their feet.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06They're flirting!
0:22:06 > 0:22:11- Flirting?!- Yep. And now for the flirting finale... The booby boogie!
0:22:11 > 0:22:15You're going to need one of those, and these. Cue the music.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25MUSIC: "Chicken Dance" by Werner Thomas
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It's exhausting flirting when you're a booby!
0:22:44 > 0:22:46And just like the adoring albatrosses,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48the boobies prove their love
0:22:48 > 0:22:50by making a right song and dance about it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Argh! Barney, you could have warned me!
0:23:01 > 0:23:04That's one ugly, er...thing!
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Aw, I've got a nice personality, though!
0:23:07 > 0:23:08This is a deep sea angler fish.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Are you sure it's not deep sea emergency services?!
0:23:14 > 0:23:19No! That's an inbuilt fishing rod, used to lure in prey.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21What's that pretty light?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Pretty...
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Adios!
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Like that! And they're found as deep as 915 metres.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35That's the depth of 3 Eiffel Towers!
0:23:35 > 0:23:36All very interesting,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39but this show is called Love Is In The Air
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and Barney, I'm sorry, but nothing could fancy that dude.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45He should be in the Ugly And Scary show'!
0:23:45 > 0:23:46You couldn't be more wrong, Gem!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Firstly, he is a she.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51And secondly she doesn't have to do any of the running.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53You mean swimming?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55OK, so we've met Mrs Anglerfish.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Now, meet Mr Anglerfish!
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Ah, he's quite cute!
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Notice anything missing?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- Ah, yes, he's rodless!- He is, and he's looking for his lady.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- Should we warn him?- Well, we could, but I don't think he'll listen.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13You see when a male anglerfish matures, he loses his ability
0:24:13 > 0:24:18to feed himself, and so he has to find a female to help him survive.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Weird. Hey! Mrs Anglerfish has got a hanger on.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- Yeah, that's her fella. - No way! He's so diddy.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Do you mind? I'm a little sensitive about my size.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- He's a tenth of her size. - Wow! Imagine that!
0:24:35 > 0:24:39He's a bit over-keen, though... Give her some space, mate!
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Too late... He's bitten onto her, and once he does that
0:24:41 > 0:24:46he releases a chemical that fuses the skin of his mouth and her body,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48and joins them together for life!
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Whoah! It's all gone a bit Star Trek!
0:24:51 > 0:24:53It might not be conventional romance,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57but it means that our lady has her fella on tap whenever
0:24:57 > 0:24:58she's ready to have babies.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Imagine being stuck to your other half for the rest of your life!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04What a scary thought!
0:25:05 > 0:25:09So, how on earth are they connected to our boogieing boobies?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12They both use their blue accessories to survive.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15The booby uses their feet to attract their true lurve,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and the anglerfish uses her rod to attract prey.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Phew! Love is certainly in the air in Latin America,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24but what they do to get it is pretty unreal.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Mad dancing, dancing duos, generous gift giving...
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Latin American lurve!
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Yeah. Gem, I think we get the point.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Time for a romantic re-cap. Here, have one of them.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45First up, we had the manic manakin. He was a bit over-keen,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48but his booty-shaking bottom got him his lady in the end!
0:25:48 > 0:25:52But there's nothing like a poo ball to melt a lady dung-beetle's heart!
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Linked to the manakin because for both
0:25:55 > 0:25:56it's all about chasing ladies.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Once they've got them, they're off again!
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Hm, I think the cormorant proves himself to be a true romantic.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05He knows the way to a woman's heart
0:26:05 > 0:26:08with constant gifts of nesting materials.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Thoughtful and practical!
0:26:09 > 0:26:13And the beach also sets the stage for a real showdown -
0:26:13 > 0:26:16elephant seal males fighting to impress, and to protect
0:26:16 > 0:26:17their harem of females.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20And they aren't the only ones with more than one woman.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26The seductive sac-winged bat pongs out the ladies with his armpit aroma.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Not my idea of romance, but these girls fall for it every time!
0:26:30 > 0:26:33There wasn't a dry eye for the starry-eyed sea horses,
0:26:33 > 0:26:37and their moving courtship two step! Ten out of ten!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40And the albatrosses take it one step further - quite literally -
0:26:40 > 0:26:44with their groovy moves, sounds and dance routine!
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Very cute!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I mean cool! Cool!
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Love those boobies, though.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Look at the co-ordination.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Amazing, considering those bizarre big blue feet!
0:26:58 > 0:26:59And blue body parts link
0:26:59 > 0:27:04the booby to the angling anglerfish, who uses her blue rod to snare prey.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08And it's this strange rod extension of the anglerfish that links us
0:27:08 > 0:27:10right back to the manakin at the start,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12with his extended tickling tail feathers.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Well, if it works for our Latin lovers, maybe it'll work for me...
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Cue lights, music... Here we go.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27ROMANTIC MUSIC
0:27:40 > 0:27:42It's seaweed!
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Not a chance.
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