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Our planet is home to millions of different animals. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
The big and the powerful capture our attention. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
But there is another story to tell. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:26 | |
Beneath our feet are hidden, almost magical worlds... | 0:00:26 | 0:00:30 | |
..teeming with extraordinary little creatures. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:36 | |
ELEPHANT TRUMPETS | 0:00:36 | 0:00:39 | |
The world looks very different to them. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
A falling acorn... | 0:00:44 | 0:00:45 | |
..becomes a meteor. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
A tiny trickle, | 0:00:50 | 0:00:51 | |
a tsunami. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:52 | |
And every enemy... | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
is a giant. | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
Now, using the latest technology, | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
we can recreate the world from their perspective. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:13 | |
In this episode, | 0:01:16 | 0:01:18 | |
we enter the secret worlds of two urban jungles - | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
the chaos and commotion of Rio... | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
..and the futuristic metropolis that is Tokyo. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
These are dramatic tales of life inside the Hidden Kingdoms. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:42 | |
BIRDS CHIRP | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
Tiny marmoset monkeys, | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
small enough to sit in the palm of your hand. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:13 | |
They're a close-knit family, | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
at home in the tree tops of the forest. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
But this is no ordinary forest. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
CAR ALARM BLARES | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
DISTANT SHOUTING | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
Rio de Janeiro. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
This vast city | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
crammed with over six million people | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
is eating into the jungle. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
But some jungle creatures | 0:03:05 | 0:03:07 | |
are standing their ground. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
The only way to survive | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
is by making the most of what humans can offer. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
For a gang of marmosets, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
finding food in the city | 0:03:35 | 0:03:37 | |
means leaving the safety of the trees. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
It's a journey fraught with danger. | 0:03:40 | 0:03:44 | |
HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
One young male is bold enough to lead the way. | 0:03:56 | 0:04:01 | |
To marmosets, | 0:04:06 | 0:04:07 | |
these power cables are like tree branches... | 0:04:07 | 0:04:11 | |
..if a little more slippery. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
Surveying the streets below, they can spot any opportunity for a meal. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:31 | |
HORN BLARES | 0:04:31 | 0:04:33 | |
The streets of Rio | 0:04:48 | 0:04:49 | |
are strewn with discarded litter. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
BACKGROUND CHATTER | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
CAR HORN TOOTS | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
CAT MEOWS | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
CAT PURRS | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
But they are also patrolled by cats and dogs. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:12 | |
CAT PURRS | 0:05:14 | 0:05:15 | |
CAT MEOWS | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
To survive, the marmosets must work as a team. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:27 | |
CAT MEOWS | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING | 0:05:30 | 0:05:32 | |
Look-outs sound the alarm. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
Young marmosets are more inquisitive than the adults. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:03 | |
INDISTINCT CHATTER | 0:06:03 | 0:06:05 | |
The city is so noisy, | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
it's hard to hear the others calling time to move on. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:21 | |
SIRENS WAIL AND HORNS BLARE | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
MARMOSETS SQUEAK | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
The link to the rest of the family has been severed. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:05 | |
He has no choice but to take to the streets. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
ALARM BLARES HORNS BEEP | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
How can this young marmoset survive | 0:07:34 | 0:07:37 | |
without the protection of his family? | 0:07:37 | 0:07:41 | |
HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
On the other side of the planet... | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
..Tokyo. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
With well over 30 million people, | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
there's barely room for any green space. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
This concrete jungle | 0:08:15 | 0:08:16 | |
is one of the most inhospitable places on earth | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
for wild animals. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:21 | |
But there is one out tonight, | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
an armour-plated mini monster... | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
..a rhinoceros beetle. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:34 | |
Removed from the forest, he's now a captive... | 0:08:36 | 0:08:40 | |
..and a gladiator. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
-BELL RINGS -Introduced to another male, | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
all he needs to do | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
is what comes naturally to him... | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
..fight. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
The winner is the one who throws the other on his back. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
He wins. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
BEETLE CHIRRUPS | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
Beetles usually eat high-energy tree sap. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:53 | |
Here, some fruit will have to do. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:55 | |
Then he's back in the ring. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
For their size, | 0:10:10 | 0:10:11 | |
rhinoceros beetles are the strongest creature on Earth - | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
able to lift over 100 times their own body weight. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:20 | |
Males with longer horns are more likely to win | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
and this male's horn is as big as they get. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:37 | |
But even he's not invincible. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
Nonstop fighting is exhausting. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
CROWD GROANS | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
MAN SHOUTS | 0:11:12 | 0:11:15 | |
No longer a hero, | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
he's just an unwanted bug. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
Now the only hope for survival | 0:11:21 | 0:11:25 | |
is to find an oasis amongst the concrete. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
CROWD SHOUT | 0:11:32 | 0:11:34 | |
Back in Rio, | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
the young marmoset is searching for his lost family. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:03 | |
HORN BLASTS | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
Down at street level, | 0:12:12 | 0:12:14 | |
he is far from alone. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:16 | |
A cane toad - | 0:12:32 | 0:12:34 | |
quite at home in the gutter... | 0:12:34 | 0:12:36 | |
..and poisonous to the touch. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
RATTLING | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
The warning rattle of a snake... | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
..mimicked by a burrowing owl to keep intruders away. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
Burrowing owls have adapted well to city life... | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
..and even enjoy a trip to the beach. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
Rotten food isn't on the menu, | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
but collecting it is all part of a plan. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
Just one more trip is needed. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
This time, to visit the local agouti. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:44 | |
Agouti usually live in the forest, | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
but these have come to feast on scraps left by the residents. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:54 | |
CAR HORN TOOTS | 0:13:54 | 0:13:56 | |
It looks like the owl has hit the jackpot, too. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:02 | |
A crowd this size would never occur in the forest | 0:14:11 | 0:14:15 | |
but here, food is abundant. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
The agouti barely notice one more mouth to feed. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
Cats, on the other hand, miss nothing. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:30 | |
-MEOWING -The city owl is too quick for a cat. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:46 | |
Back at the burrow, | 0:14:51 | 0:14:53 | |
it's time to put the plan into action. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:57 | |
-WHISTLING -It's not long | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
before visitors are attracted to the smell. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:08 | |
He's been setting a trap all along. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:18 | |
Burrowing owls live on a diet of bugs. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
In the wild, owls use animal dung as bait, | 0:15:28 | 0:15:33 | |
but this one has adapted brilliantly to city life | 0:15:33 | 0:15:36 | |
and can now enjoy its own home delivery service. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:40 | |
Life is not proving quite so easy for the marmoset. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:52 | |
Without the rest of the gang to help him, | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
the youngster is very hungry... | 0:16:00 | 0:16:02 | |
..and very alone. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:08 | |
In Tokyo, the rhinoceros beetle is not just alone, | 0:16:23 | 0:16:28 | |
but still miles from any oasis. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
He does have one trick up his sleeve, though... | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
..a huge pair of wings... | 0:16:38 | 0:16:40 | |
..and the strength to perform a vertical take-off. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:45 | |
He may have escaped the back streets, | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
but flying around Tokyo's skyscrapers | 0:16:56 | 0:16:59 | |
is a precarious business. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:01 | |
He isn't alone. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:09 | |
The sky is filled with other nocturnal bugs. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:13 | |
Insects normally navigate by the light of the moon. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:28 | |
Tokyo's lightscape plays havoc with their map reading. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
Light radiates in all directions... | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
..and the confused bugs are lured closer and closer... | 0:17:45 | 0:17:49 | |
..right into the path of a predator. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
RADAR PULSES | 0:18:08 | 0:18:10 | |
The glaring lights don't distract bats. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
They see with sound. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
Listening to the echoes from its high-pitched calls | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
allows the bat to form a detailed picture | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
of the world around it. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:34 | |
A large, clumsy rhinoceros beetle | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
might seem a tempting target. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:00 | |
One way to avoid capture is to drop out of the sky. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:11 | |
That's one thing a heavy beetle can do well. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:18 | |
Bats aren't the only animals up here feasting on the glut of bugs. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:32 | |
BUZZING | 0:19:32 | 0:19:34 | |
It's warmer in the busy city than in the surrounding countryside, | 0:19:36 | 0:19:40 | |
so very attractive to cold-blooded geckos. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
The extra heat speeds up the lizard's metabolism, | 0:19:45 | 0:19:50 | |
allowing it to strike with lightning speed. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:53 | |
In the forests, | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
geckos hunt on the trunks of tall trees, | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
so a Tokyo skyscraper is home from home. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:04 | |
Gecko feet can normally stick to anything. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:10 | |
Unfortunately, the tall buildings and the warm city air | 0:20:12 | 0:20:17 | |
can create a problem never found in the forest. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
The swirling currents of air | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
form millions of mini tornadoes. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:32 | |
There's too much turbulence, even for a gecko. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
When its grip fails, a gecko can glide to safety. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:07 | |
But he's landed on someone else's patch. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:17 | |
The hungry rhinoceros beetle has gate-crashed too... | 0:21:23 | 0:21:28 | |
..all in the sight of the deadliest man-eater in Tokyo. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
In Rio's labyrinthine streets, | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
there are endless places for animals to hide. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
A leafcutter ant has left the security of its family | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
to scout for food. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
CAR DRIVES PAST | 0:22:23 | 0:22:25 | |
Ants use their antennae to detect food. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:34 | |
This is fuel for the colony. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
Within minutes, fellow workers are by her side, | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
having followed a trail of chemicals | 0:22:56 | 0:22:59 | |
that she has deliberately left behind her. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
The ants must work fast. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:20 | |
Down here, exhaust fumes can create a thick toxic smog. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:26 | |
Now they must take the long road home, | 0:23:34 | 0:23:38 | |
back to the rest of the colony. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
As the first worker ants | 0:23:55 | 0:23:57 | |
reach the safety of the underground colony, | 0:23:57 | 0:24:01 | |
city life is about to come crashing in on their world. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:05 | |
Washed away from the colony, | 0:24:37 | 0:24:39 | |
any chance of finding the way back seems impossible. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:45 | |
But there's help to guide them. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:51 | |
Despite the flood, the chemical trail is still strong. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:55 | |
A single gram of it would be powerful enough | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
to create a trail around the entire globe. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:06 | |
Such extraordinary communication and teamwork enables leafcutter ants | 0:25:15 | 0:25:20 | |
to overcome whatever the city throws at them. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:23 | |
The only way marmosets can keep in touch is by calling. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
For a moment, the young male thinks his calls are being returned. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:41 | |
SQUEAKING | 0:25:41 | 0:25:43 | |
But the noises of the city can be deceptive. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
It's not the call of his family, but the sound of a truck braking. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:54 | |
Down on the streets, there are trucks everywhere. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:59 | |
SQUEAKING AND RATTLING | 0:25:59 | 0:26:02 | |
HORN BLASTS | 0:26:02 | 0:26:04 | |
Back in Tokyo, the beetle has landed in the lair of a man-eater. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:29 | |
This praying mantis is trying to attract a mate. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:47 | |
The breeze will carry her scent to the city beyond. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:01 | |
Out on the town, a male is quickly hooked. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
But he's aware of this lady's reputation. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:17 | |
He has to exercise a bit of caution. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
This city breeze will work in his favour, | 0:27:37 | 0:27:41 | |
distracting her from his approach. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:43 | |
He's lucky. Most males don't even make it this far. | 0:27:56 | 0:28:00 | |
Success. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:04 | |
But the lady wants more... | 0:28:06 | 0:28:08 | |
His head. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:15 | |
It may look gruesome, | 0:28:22 | 0:28:24 | |
but the extra protein that the female gets from eating him | 0:28:24 | 0:28:28 | |
will actually improve the chance of his young surviving. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:32 | |
A bamboo house plant provides a mantis with all she needs, | 0:28:49 | 0:28:54 | |
but it's not enough for a rhinoceros beetle. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:58 | |
He needs tree sap. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
The scent is on the air, but it's drawing him deeper into the city. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:12 | |
Saved by his armour. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:34 | |
A jumping spider - | 0:29:41 | 0:29:43 | |
no bigger than a grain of rice. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:46 | |
Up on a traffic light, the spider is looking for a meal. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:56 | |
These spiders don't make webs. Instead, they hunt. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:10 | |
Using his silk safety line, the spider gets within range. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:18 | |
It locks eight eyes on the target, focuses, jumps... | 0:30:25 | 0:30:31 | |
..and misses. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:35 | |
In the forest, jumping spiders rarely miss their target. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:53 | |
And they certainly don't miss it again... | 0:31:00 | 0:31:03 | |
..and again... | 0:31:06 | 0:31:09 | |
..and again. | 0:31:13 | 0:31:14 | |
In red light, the spider can't judge distance properly. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:28 | |
But when the light turns green, | 0:31:38 | 0:31:40 | |
everything snaps back into focus. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:43 | |
This time, the aim is perfect. | 0:31:57 | 0:32:00 | |
Unfortunately, in a city with this much traffic, | 0:32:04 | 0:32:08 | |
it's only a matter of time before the lights turn red again. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
Caught in the rush, the rhinoceros beetle hasn't the energy to fly. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
Any chance of finding sanctuary seems impossible. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:34 | |
Night in Rio. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:55 | |
Marmosets normally retreat to the treetops | 0:33:03 | 0:33:06 | |
and huddle together for warmth and security. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:10 | |
This young marmoset isn't so lucky. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:14 | |
Under the cover of darkness, unsavoury characters appear. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:22 | |
SQUAWKING | 0:33:33 | 0:33:35 | |
SQUEAKING | 0:33:41 | 0:33:43 | |
Rats are the ultimate city winners - | 0:33:45 | 0:33:49 | |
opportunists that can adapt to any environment | 0:33:49 | 0:33:52 | |
and consume almost anything they find. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:56 | |
The city offers a tarantula | 0:34:20 | 0:34:23 | |
countless places to make a burrow. | 0:34:23 | 0:34:26 | |
DRAMATIC MUSIC | 0:34:29 | 0:34:31 | |
MUSIC BUILDS | 0:34:39 | 0:34:41 | |
Night also brings out the city's most ruthless hunter. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:57 | |
Silent and supple, with superb night vision, | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
cats are the kings of Rio's back streets. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:22 | |
And a marmoset's worst enemy. | 0:35:27 | 0:35:31 | |
CAT MEOWS | 0:36:06 | 0:36:08 | |
Even a cat can't match the agility | 0:36:40 | 0:36:43 | |
of a marmoset that's learnt to live on the high wires of Rio. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:48 | |
CATS YOWL | 0:36:49 | 0:36:51 | |
At last, dawn is near, bringing relative safety to the marmoset. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:03 | |
But in Tokyo, dawn brings a beetle's nemesis. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:13 | |
BIRDS CAW LOUDLY | 0:37:23 | 0:37:25 | |
The skyscrapers echo with their calls. | 0:37:27 | 0:37:31 | |
In the forest, beetles bury themselves in the ground | 0:37:37 | 0:37:40 | |
to sit out the perils of the day. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
THUD | 0:37:48 | 0:37:51 | |
A crow. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:52 | |
THUDDING | 0:37:56 | 0:37:59 | |
For the beetle, it's like facing a Tyrannosaurus Rex. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:06 | |
With every step, the beetle tests the ground, | 0:38:09 | 0:38:11 | |
looking for somewhere to hide. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:14 | |
Crows are one of the world's most intelligent animals. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
They always rise to a challenge, especially where food is concerned. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:46 | |
To a beetle, these wrappers are the closest thing | 0:39:11 | 0:39:15 | |
to burying itself in fallen leaves. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
THUDDING | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
A crow's beak can crack a beetle's armour like an egg. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:51 | |
The beetle makes a break for it. | 0:40:29 | 0:40:32 | |
With size comes strength - | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
he can force his way between the heavy sacks. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:52 | |
CROW CAWS | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
CROW CAWS LOUDLY | 0:41:35 | 0:41:37 | |
Safe for a moment, | 0:41:48 | 0:41:50 | |
the beetle catches the scent of trees on the warm air. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:55 | |
At last they're close. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:57 | |
It's a temple - a sanctuary for humanity in the heart of the city. | 0:42:24 | 0:42:30 | |
At last, trees flowing with delicious sap. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:43 | |
The garden has attracted other beetles. | 0:43:12 | 0:43:15 | |
A female. | 0:43:19 | 0:43:21 | |
He's not the only male to be interested. | 0:43:46 | 0:43:49 | |
At last, there's everything to fight for. | 0:43:57 | 0:43:59 | |
He has lost before. | 0:44:08 | 0:44:10 | |
This will be the battle of his life. | 0:44:13 | 0:44:17 | |
He searches for some extra grip, then makes his move. | 0:44:45 | 0:44:50 | |
For the beetle, life has just got a whole lot better. | 0:45:25 | 0:45:29 | |
Back in a world he knows, | 0:45:37 | 0:45:39 | |
he can now spend the rest of his short life | 0:45:39 | 0:45:42 | |
surrounded by everything he needs. | 0:45:42 | 0:45:44 | |
Outside this oasis in the unforgiving world of Tokyo, | 0:46:00 | 0:46:04 | |
only the most resilient and most adaptable can survive. | 0:46:04 | 0:46:08 | |
Dawn in Rio. | 0:46:22 | 0:46:24 | |
It's now nearly a day | 0:46:24 | 0:46:25 | |
since the young marmoset was separated from his family. | 0:46:25 | 0:46:29 | |
Suddenly he hears them, | 0:46:33 | 0:46:35 | |
far over on the other side of the road. | 0:46:35 | 0:46:40 | |
The only way to them is to cross the wire | 0:46:40 | 0:46:44 | |
and he's seen how dangerous that can be. | 0:46:44 | 0:46:48 | |
But the alternative is the danger of life alone. | 0:46:55 | 0:47:00 | |
At last, he's back. | 0:48:02 | 0:48:05 | |
For any social animal, the only way to survive | 0:48:17 | 0:48:21 | |
is with the support and protection of friends and family. | 0:48:21 | 0:48:26 | |
Only a few animals have the skills | 0:48:35 | 0:48:38 | |
to meet the challenges of city life. | 0:48:38 | 0:48:41 | |
But for those who can, there are great rewards. | 0:48:43 | 0:48:46 | |
With over half the world's population now living in cities, | 0:48:50 | 0:48:55 | |
animals and humans are forced to live side by side. | 0:48:55 | 0:49:00 | |
Wherever you are, you're never far | 0:49:04 | 0:49:07 | |
from the tiny heroes of the Hidden Kingdoms. | 0:49:07 | 0:49:11 | |
Marmosets are the miniature stars of Rio. | 0:49:34 | 0:49:38 | |
Mastering life on the electric cables is key to their survival. | 0:49:38 | 0:49:43 | |
To show the marmoset's high-wire perspective | 0:49:45 | 0:49:48 | |
required a whole range of filming techniques. | 0:49:48 | 0:49:52 | |
But before filming could even start, we had to find the monkeys. | 0:49:52 | 0:49:57 | |
Cameraman Mark Payne-Gill and director Gavin Maxwell | 0:50:06 | 0:50:10 | |
have filmed monkeys in the jungle countless times. | 0:50:10 | 0:50:12 | |
Filming monkeys in the urban jungle is a whole new challenge. | 0:50:12 | 0:50:17 | |
This is good down here, lots of trees and wires. | 0:50:23 | 0:50:26 | |
This way. There, over there. There. | 0:50:27 | 0:50:30 | |
The traffic, the people and the buildings | 0:50:30 | 0:50:32 | |
make keeping up with the marmosets surprisingly difficult. | 0:50:32 | 0:50:36 | |
It's a bit daunting to start with, | 0:50:38 | 0:50:40 | |
all the motorbikes and all the people and all the noise. | 0:50:40 | 0:50:42 | |
-I think they are up here. -Up that alley way, that way. | 0:50:45 | 0:50:47 | |
Argh, this is so frustrating. They are always one step ahead of me. | 0:50:47 | 0:50:50 | |
The monkeys always have the advantage of their aerial runways, | 0:50:50 | 0:50:54 | |
leaving Gavin and Mark trailing behind. | 0:50:54 | 0:50:58 | |
Marmosets are so agile. There's nothing in their way, really, | 0:51:03 | 0:51:06 | |
whereas I've got to navigate all these streets, | 0:51:06 | 0:51:08 | |
go round corners and I can lose them very quickly. | 0:51:08 | 0:51:11 | |
And then, of course, they can go back that way. | 0:51:11 | 0:51:13 | |
To try to beat the traffic, they head up to higher ground | 0:51:14 | 0:51:18 | |
and a better vantage point. | 0:51:18 | 0:51:19 | |
Just when they think they've found the answer... | 0:51:24 | 0:51:27 | |
DOG BARKS | 0:51:27 | 0:51:29 | |
HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING | 0:51:29 | 0:51:32 | |
RADIO PLAYS FROM CAR | 0:51:32 | 0:51:35 | |
So it's not going that well. | 0:51:42 | 0:51:44 | |
It's probably one of the hardest places | 0:51:48 | 0:51:51 | |
I've ever come to film monkeys | 0:51:51 | 0:51:52 | |
in all the years that I've been filming them in jungles, in their natural habitat. | 0:51:52 | 0:51:56 | |
After three days racing round the hectic city, | 0:51:56 | 0:52:00 | |
they still don't have a single decent shot of a marmoset. | 0:52:00 | 0:52:04 | |
To increase their chances of finding a settled troop, | 0:52:06 | 0:52:09 | |
the two decide to split up. | 0:52:09 | 0:52:12 | |
I think I can hear one down here. | 0:52:13 | 0:52:15 | |
'Mark, I've got some up here. | 0:52:15 | 0:52:16 | |
-'There are about four of them up on the hill now.' -I'm on my way. | 0:52:16 | 0:52:19 | |
'Come on, quick, quick.' | 0:52:19 | 0:52:21 | |
Gavin has found an area | 0:52:29 | 0:52:31 | |
where a family of marmosets come together to socialise. | 0:52:31 | 0:52:35 | |
They're doing some really cool stuff. | 0:52:35 | 0:52:37 | |
Finding them is one thing, | 0:52:38 | 0:52:40 | |
but now the crew need to encourage the group to stay around | 0:52:40 | 0:52:43 | |
as long as possible. | 0:52:43 | 0:52:45 | |
It will take time to get the monkeys used to their presence. | 0:52:45 | 0:52:47 | |
We're trying to mimic their calls and make a very high-pitched call. | 0:52:47 | 0:52:51 | |
So I'm going to go... Sss! | 0:52:51 | 0:52:54 | |
Sss! | 0:52:54 | 0:52:55 | |
That sounds nothing like them. | 0:52:55 | 0:52:58 | |
A proper recording might do better. | 0:52:59 | 0:53:02 | |
We're on Led Zeppelin at the moment. Hang on. | 0:53:07 | 0:53:10 | |
I'm sure they like heavy metal, but not today. | 0:53:10 | 0:53:12 | |
There we go, there we go. Listen to that. | 0:53:12 | 0:53:14 | |
RECORDING PLAYS OF MARMOSET SQUEAKS | 0:53:14 | 0:53:18 | |
It certainly seems to help and over the next few days, | 0:53:19 | 0:53:22 | |
the group start to ignore the cameras | 0:53:22 | 0:53:24 | |
and the crew get some key shots. | 0:53:24 | 0:53:26 | |
It means we can get some really nice behaviour of them | 0:53:26 | 0:53:30 | |
just doing what they do normally. | 0:53:30 | 0:53:32 | |
Now it's time to get closer | 0:53:32 | 0:53:34 | |
to see what life on the wires looks like | 0:53:34 | 0:53:36 | |
from the marmosets' own perspective. | 0:53:36 | 0:53:39 | |
We're just slowly, slowly building their trust. | 0:53:41 | 0:53:44 | |
They want to get the camera as near as possible. | 0:53:49 | 0:53:53 | |
But those are high-voltage cables | 0:53:56 | 0:53:58 | |
and there are enough reminders that the wires are live. | 0:53:58 | 0:54:02 | |
If we can get the marmosets running along the wires here, | 0:54:08 | 0:54:11 | |
literally we'll be looking eye to eye to them. | 0:54:11 | 0:54:13 | |
He's really using his tail then, | 0:54:25 | 0:54:26 | |
to keep himself balanced when he's running quickly like that. | 0:54:26 | 0:54:29 | |
From this unique viewpoint, | 0:54:35 | 0:54:38 | |
the acrobatic skills of the marmosets come sharply into focus. | 0:54:38 | 0:54:41 | |
How on earth does it do that? He's up on a wobbly wire | 0:54:41 | 0:54:44 | |
and he leaps over another marmoset and lands on the wire again. | 0:54:44 | 0:54:48 | |
That's incredible. | 0:54:48 | 0:54:49 | |
They leap from wire to wire | 0:54:53 | 0:54:55 | |
and for a moment they're just in midair. | 0:54:55 | 0:54:57 | |
I think that looks really dangerous. | 0:54:57 | 0:54:58 | |
Eventually the crew reach the limits | 0:54:58 | 0:55:01 | |
of how much more they can safely achieve here. | 0:55:01 | 0:55:04 | |
They will need to move to a more controlled environment | 0:55:06 | 0:55:09 | |
to film their stars in any greater detail. | 0:55:09 | 0:55:12 | |
Leaving the glamour of Rio behind them, | 0:55:15 | 0:55:19 | |
they head to a small shed... in Cumbria. | 0:55:19 | 0:55:23 | |
Here, in a wildlife sanctuary, lives a troop of marmosets - | 0:55:23 | 0:55:28 | |
the high-wire stunt doubles for the next phase of the filming. | 0:55:28 | 0:55:32 | |
First the marmosets' home needs to be transformed | 0:55:35 | 0:55:38 | |
into a special effects studio. | 0:55:38 | 0:55:41 | |
Using a blue screen will allow them | 0:55:42 | 0:55:44 | |
to superimpose images of Rio in the background. | 0:55:44 | 0:55:48 | |
For the marmosets themselves, | 0:55:48 | 0:55:50 | |
there's a state-of-the-art slow-motion camera. | 0:55:50 | 0:55:54 | |
We're going to use this to show how agile they are | 0:55:54 | 0:55:57 | |
and how they can actually grip on to the wire | 0:55:57 | 0:55:59 | |
and what's going on as they're moving at such high speed. | 0:55:59 | 0:56:03 | |
Once the studio is set up, it doesn't take long | 0:56:03 | 0:56:06 | |
for the curious marmosets to take an interest. | 0:56:06 | 0:56:09 | |
Unfortunately, it's an interest in our cameras rather than the wire. | 0:56:13 | 0:56:18 | |
Oi, get off my lens. | 0:56:22 | 0:56:24 | |
They're everywhere except on the wire. | 0:56:25 | 0:56:28 | |
The wire is over there. | 0:56:28 | 0:56:30 | |
Here we go. | 0:56:31 | 0:56:33 | |
It's not long before these intelligent monkeys | 0:56:33 | 0:56:35 | |
are exploring the wires... | 0:56:35 | 0:56:37 | |
..and it's all captured in super-slow motion. | 0:56:41 | 0:56:46 | |
OK, well, that's very, very promising. | 0:56:46 | 0:56:48 | |
Rolling. | 0:56:48 | 0:56:50 | |
Now it's time to replicate the acrobatic leaps | 0:56:57 | 0:57:01 | |
made by their cousins in Rio. | 0:57:01 | 0:57:02 | |
Yeah, I guess it's exaggerated by the wide-angle lens as well. | 0:57:02 | 0:57:06 | |
One at a time, they're queuing up. | 0:57:06 | 0:57:08 | |
But will our stunt doubles show the same level of skills? | 0:57:08 | 0:57:13 | |
-Oh, wow. -Oh, that's lovely! -Wow, that's nice. | 0:57:13 | 0:57:15 | |
It's like he's floating in the air in that one. | 0:57:15 | 0:57:18 | |
-Very pleased. Hello. Hello. -Oop! -He's pleased as well. | 0:57:20 | 0:57:24 | |
Well, final shot of the sequence. | 0:57:24 | 0:57:26 | |
What I want is a big close-up. | 0:57:26 | 0:57:29 | |
It's one small leap for a marmoset... | 0:57:31 | 0:57:34 | |
and one extraordinary shot. | 0:57:34 | 0:57:38 | |
Hey! Brilliant. | 0:57:38 | 0:57:41 | |
The Cumbrian marmosets are just as agile as their Brazilian relatives. | 0:57:41 | 0:57:47 | |
Throughout the whole series, | 0:57:55 | 0:57:58 | |
the combination of wild filming and special effects | 0:57:58 | 0:58:01 | |
has enabled us to recreate | 0:58:01 | 0:58:03 | |
the extraordinary lives of the heroes in the Hidden Kingdoms. | 0:58:03 | 0:58:08 |