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0:00:06 > 0:00:07- I'm Iolo Williams.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12- I've spent years studying wildlife - on land and in the air.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- This time, - I'm venturing into a new world.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- I'll be looking for creatures - I've never seen before.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- I'm travelling to Australia - to dive under the sea...
0:00:32 > 0:00:35- ..to see - one of our planet's treasures.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- This is the Great Barrier Reef.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- It extends over 1,000 miles - off the coast of northern Australia.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- But this important part - of our ecosystem...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- ..is in danger.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- It's sad coming here - and seeing this happen.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- It could disappear...
0:01:14 > 0:01:15- ..in 80 years.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- Will the children of the future - be able to enjoy this special place?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- My time on the Great Barrier Reef - is coming to an end.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- I've travelled from north to south - looking what state it's in.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- I've been lucky enough - to see animals...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- ..I would never have seen otherwise.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- This is our final night on the boat.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- We're 12 miles off the coast - between Ribbon Reef No.9 and No.10.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- There's a reef - 20 metres from the back of the boat.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- It's pitch black. - We're starting later.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Cheers, thank you. - I have a torch so I'll be OK now.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- We're going down for a look.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- We're not sure - what we're going to see.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- We might see sharks. - We won't know until we go down.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- In daylight, it's a nice dive.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- There's a variety of coral and fish.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- At night, who knows?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- The fish you see now...
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- ..are totally different to the ones - you'd find during the day.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- The landscape is like being - on the surface of the moon.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Apart from all the fish here.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- There are lots of large fish around.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Most are trevallies.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29- Oh, a shark! Wow!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- A reef shark. Can you see it?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- I hoped to see a shark - and here it is.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- This is their habitat...
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- ..and this is when they hunt.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- They move through the water - so gracefully.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- Some of these sharks - can hunt in their sleep.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- I hope they won't mistake me...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- ..for a tasty litte fish.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- In daylight, sharks would keep away.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- They'd be scared of us - because of our size.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- When they attack swimmers, - it usually happens on the surface.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- But at night, - it's a very different story.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- They might go for my legs or hands - if I get too close.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22- Now and then, the shark puts its - head under some of these rocks...
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- ..looking for sleeping fish.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32- I pity any fish which sticks - its head out for a look...
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- ..with all the large fish about.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- There's a party of sharks here!
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- There are half of dozen around us - wondering what's going on.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- One's gone to the left, - another's gone to the right.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Some are over there.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Here he comes.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- It's coming in - to see what's going on.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24- Did you see that?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- It went right at me between my legs.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- What a beautiful animal.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- It's like a torpedo - the way it goes through the water.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- This is a special place.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Look at all the sharks.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- I'm so glad I've been able - to swim here.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- It's full of life.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Oh, wow! Look at this!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- That was a moray eel.
0:09:20 > 0:09:26- It was about two metres long - with incredible camouflage.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- She's hidden herself - right in that rock over there.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- I'm more worried about the eel - than the sharks to be honest.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46- It has a nasty bite - so I won't get too close.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- I'm so glad - I've come down here in the dark.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- This place is teeming with life.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- I thought to myself...
0:10:41 > 0:10:47- .."Do I really want to go down there - in the darkness?"
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- If you make the effort, - it's worth doing.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- It's so different - going down at night.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- All you can see - is what's shown by the light.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- You can't see anything else - beyond the shaft of light.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- Suddenly, a shark comes through - the shaft of light.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- It was incredible.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03- I've realized a dream by being - within three milimetres of a shark.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- Not one shark, - but about half a dozen of them!
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- One thing - about going down at night...
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- ..when you know - there are sharks in the water...
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- ..is it doesn't matter - if you tell yourself...
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- ..they won't attack - and you're totally safe...
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- ..the music to the Jaws film - goes around your head all the time!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- That was great. Really great.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29- Worth doing.
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0:13:03 > 0:13:06- I'm travelling - along the Great Barrier Reef.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- I've reached Magnetic Island.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Magnetic Island - is a paradise for wildlife...
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- ..as two thirds of the land - and water is a nature reserve.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48- I'm told there's a lovely reef here. - I'm going to take a look.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- Deeper down, - around the inner reef...
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- ..I saw some of the most - colourful fish I've ever seen.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- There are fish all around me.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- Blue and yellow fusiliers, - and parrotfish of all colours.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- To think we're so close to the land.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- For someone who wants a taste - of the Great Barrier Reef...
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- ..without going too far, - this place is perfect.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05- I'm about 50 yards from the beach - and there's so much life here.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- But as I swam further down the - coast, I saw what I feared I'd see.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- There were far fewer fish here...
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- ..and signs - of extensive coral bleaching.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- I've come down about 200 yards...
0:15:58 > 0:16:04- ..and I've just come across - a wide area of bleached coral.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- There are some living parts. - They're purple, pink and yellow.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- They're lovely. Very pretty.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- They're staghorn coral. - They look like a witch's fingers.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- To go over such a wide expanse - and for it all to be dead is so sad.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- I found it confusing...
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- ..seeing parts of the reef that - were so healthy and full of life...
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- ..while others close by - lay in ruins.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46- This devastation was caused - by a rise in the water temperature.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- My journey has been a mixed one - so far.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- I hope I'll learn more - about the reef's situation...
0:16:59 > 0:17:00- ..as I go further south.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- I'm on my way to a special part - of Magnetic Island called Fort.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- This is where the Australian army - prepared defences against Japan...
0:17:39 > 0:17:40- ..during World War II.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Today, very different residents - live here.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08- I'm at one of the highest parts - of Magnetic Island called Fort.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10- I'm looking for koalas.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- I've never seen any. - I've been to Australia once before.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- This is the place to look.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Wait there a moment.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- There's a koala in the tree - over there.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- That's the first koala - I've ever seen.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Well, well. It's quite low down too.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- I'm lucky to see one.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- That's the rainbow lorikeet - flying overhead.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- It's such a pretty bird.
0:18:41 > 0:18:47- Koalas don't go any further north. - This is the furthest they go.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- They're solitary animals. - They're not sociable.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- The male will fight other males.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Of course, - they come together to mate.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- The only other time - you'll see two at once...
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- ..is when a mother's with its young.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- This one's in an eucalyptus tree, - which makes up most of their diet.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- It's great seeing a koala, - so low down too during the day.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- They're very lazy.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- They sleep at least 20 hours a day.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- My son's the same!
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- They sleep for 20 hours a day - and eat.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- The reason for that is there's - hardly any nutrition in the leaves.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- They have to eat a lot then rest...
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- ..to let the stomach break down - the leaves to get the nutrients.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- That's why they sleep so much.
0:19:40 > 0:19:46- I'll try and go under the tree - so I can look at its face.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- It's busy eating the leaves.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- It's not taking any notice of me.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- Great stuff.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- Wonderful.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- There's another one.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- It's fast asleep.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Yes, it's fast asleep.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- It's grabbed a branch - and fallen asleep.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- Poor thing.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Goodness me.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- They sleep for so long.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Yes, it's just sleeping there.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- I think this one's a female.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- I can't see clearly from here.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- The females - rarely venture down to the ground.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- They get the water they need - from the leaves.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- The larger males - sometimes need more water.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- If there's a watering hole - they'll come down.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- They prefer going from tree to tree.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- They'll often stay in one tree - for a day or two.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- They sleep, grabbing in a branch, - feed and then sleep some more.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- I won't go under it. - I'll leave her be.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- She looks so contented - and so sleepy.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- She's tucked in. Sweetheart.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- What a place to finish my visit - to Magnetic Island...
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- ..right at the top.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- I can see most of the island, - the mainland...
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- ..and out there, the sea - and the Great Barrier Reef.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- It was nice to see a koala.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- I've always wanted to see one - and hadn't seen one before.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- I've also always wanted - to dive in the reef.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- If I can dive and learn a bit more - about the reef...
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- ..I'll go home a very happy man.
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0:25:06 > 0:25:09- I'm travelling - along the Great Barrier Reef.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21- After hearing it was under threat, - I wanted to find out how bad it was.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- I also wanted to see the wildlife - before it disappeared.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- I'm on my way to Ribbon Reef No.10.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- I'm about to do - a very different dive.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- I won't have to wear the large mask - as I won't be talking underwater.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- A sea turtle comes up to me.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- Turtles, like sharks, - are built to live underwater.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- But in contrast to sharks...
0:26:50 > 0:26:54- ..turtles have to go up to the - surface every so often to breathe.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- At last, - I see a huge piece of coral.
0:27:45 > 0:27:46- The Monolith.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Like a huge garden full of coral.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56- It's hard to believe that this - huge reef started from one polyp...
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- ..or a needle-sized seed...
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- ..thousands of years ago.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- I was amazed - by the size of the Monolith...
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- ..like an underwater mountain...
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- ..and also - by the wildlife around it...
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- ..with colourful coral - growing all over.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- The following morning...
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- ..we went to look at - what else the place had to offer.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44- I can wear the full facemask - for this dive as it's not too deep.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19- Look at that!
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- A pink anemonefish hiding.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- The fish does this for safety...
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- ..to protect itself - from larger fish.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- Look at the size - of this large anemone.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- Every now and then, - you'll see a fish poke its head out.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- There'll be many but they'll - all be from the same species...
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- ..the pink anemonefish.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- Some of them are quite large.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53- Those are the females.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- There are slightly smaller ones, - the males.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Then there are the tiny ones.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- They're neither male or female.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10- What happens is the female - gives the male a hard time.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Its stress levels are high...
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- ..which keep it as a male.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- Once she dies, - the male becomes the female...
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- ..and one of the tiny fish - becomes the male.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26- What a story!
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Look at all the fish around here.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- Every now and then, all the - small fish move quickly in unison.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- What that means - is a predatory fish has come in...
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- ..and tried to grab one of them.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- By staying together - and moving in unison...
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- ..they're doing their best - to avoid that large mouth.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- These are interesting, - these blue creatures.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15- They disappear immediately.
0:33:16 > 0:33:22- They're Christmas tree worms.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- A small part of their bodies - pokes out...
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- ..and they take food from the water.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- If there's a threat, - someone like me...
0:33:34 > 0:33:35- ..this happens.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- They disappear down a sort of tube - where they're totally safe.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52- By creating a tunnel in the coral, - the worms have a shelter.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- It's a safe place for them - from the predatory fish.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- I've had an incredible experience - diving on the Barrier Reef.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33- More importantly, I've felt - the thrill I dreamt I would.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41- What's worries me is if the pressure - on the reef gets too much.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- A pressure created by us - and our way of life.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- I've now dived many times - on the reef.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- I've come to really enjoy the place.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- I have admiration for it. - It's a living thing.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- But I have a love for it too.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- I've so enjoyed being underwater.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- Every time I go down now, it's like - going to meet an old friend.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- There are things we could all do...
0:35:25 > 0:35:26- ..big and small.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- It's so important that we do them.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- If we don't start doing them now, - the reef may be gone.
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0:36:38 > 0:36:41- The traditional owners - of the Great Barrier Reef...
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- ..are the native people, - the Aboriginals.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- For over 60,000 years, - they had a unique culture.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- It was based on the reef.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- It was a place for them to hunt...
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- ..and a spiritual place too - of sacred importance.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- There's evidence that over 70 tribes - of the Islanders as they're known...
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- ..lived on islands around the reef.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- In the trees behind me - is a very special cave.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41- In the cave - is the Aborigines' artwork.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- I've heard a lot about this artwork.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- I'm happy - that I'm going to see it now.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- There's an interesting history - to the tribe, the Ngaros...
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- ..and to the landscape around me.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- I'll tell you more - once I'm in the cave.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- The caves are on the coast - near the Whitsundays.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56- Wow.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01- It's hard to believe - we're standing in a cave...
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- ..looking at artwork...
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- ..that dates back - around 9,000 years.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- I don't know exactly - what the pictures are.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- Sea turtles perhaps or boats.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- Ngaro were the tribe who lived here.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- A tribe called Ngaro.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- They came from the mainland.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- They hunted in the forest - around here.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- They hunted mostly on land.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Then, around 3,000 years ago...
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- ..the sea level rose here.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Their diet - then changed quite dramatically.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- This place was an island.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54- The Ngaro changed - from being a mainland tribe...
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- ..to being an island tribe.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- They lived on islands on the reef.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- Then, unfortunately, - the white man arrived.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- They lived side by side - for a little while.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- Then, the white man - started to fell the trees.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- The Ngaro were vehemently opposed - to that.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- This was a place where they hunted, - where they lived.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- There was a battle.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- The Ngaro won.
0:40:28 > 0:40:34- Then, the white people - asked them to come to a meeting...
0:40:34 > 0:40:35- ..to discuss peace.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- In that meeting, - they killed almost all of them.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- There are none of them left today.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- I have a shiver down my spine - coming to a place like this...
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- ..knowing that my feet - are standing...
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- ..where the Ngaro stood - 9,000 years ago.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- It's a very odd feeling.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- It also leaves - a bad taste in the mouth...
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- ..thinking what the white man - did to them, killing them all.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- But the white man did that - all over the world.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- I wanted to find out more...
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- ..about native tribes' connection - with the Great Barrier Reef...
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- ..and what we can learn - if we're to save the place today.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- Descendants of the tribe - still live in the area.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- I went to meet one of them, - a man called Jay.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- He still lives on the coast - near the reef.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- This is where your ancestors - would've lived.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27- Absolutely.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- This is one of the greeting spots.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35- Some of my people - from the mainland would come over...
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- ..and discuss what to hunt, where - to go and how to camp on the island.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- In many different areas - of the island as well.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- There's a lot of us - communing back to nature...
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- ..back to K'Gari, - my ancestral word for Fraser Island.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51- It's what, sorry?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- It's what, sorry?- - K'Gari.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- We should be calling this K'Gari.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56- We should be calling this K'Gari.- - K'Gari Island!
0:42:56 > 0:42:56- We should be calling this K'Gari.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- Either way!
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- These trees are amazing. There are - only one or two I recognize.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- Some of these I don't. - This is a pine of some sort.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- It's what we call a scarred tree.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- My people called it kambai. - It's a canoe-creating tree.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15- What you're holding there - is the canoe itself.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- If you come round this side.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20- Have a look here.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22- The big canoe shape? Yeah?
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- My people used to carve - the canoe shape in the tree.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31- Over time, the tree would grow out - and they'd carve it again...
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- ..and it'd keep growing out - to make it deeper and wider.
0:43:34 > 0:43:39- There's your canoe, leaving the tree - intact and ready to go again.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43- They also made shields as well - but this was mainly a canoe tree.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- That is fantastic.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49- So that suggests to me that the sea - and reef were important to them.
0:43:50 > 0:43:51- Most definitely.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55- My people's totem - is the bottlenose dolphin.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59- It represents the tribe's signature - on the Great Sandy Strait.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04- It's a beautiful hunting ground - where my people roamed quite a bit.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07- It was an amazing place - where they fished.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10- They hunted for dugong and turtles.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12- Can we have a look by the beach?
0:44:12 > 0:44:13- Can we have a look by the beach?- - Please. Absolutely.
0:44:21 > 0:44:26- I consider my people to be more - sea and land nomads. A bit of both.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29- Even though they lived - on the coastal side.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33- This is their buffet, - what we're looking at...
0:44:34 > 0:44:35- ..which is quite good.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44- So, the fact that your people...
0:44:44 > 0:44:49- ..would go to great lengths - to build seaworthy canoes...
0:44:49 > 0:44:54- ..would suggest that they would - spend quite a bit of their time...
0:44:54 > 0:44:57- ..out on the sea - and heading out to the reef.
0:44:58 > 0:44:59- Absolutely.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01- At certain times of the year...
0:45:02 > 0:45:06- ..we'd get a lot of trevallies - being caught on the island.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09- That's where a lot - of the neighbouring tribes...
0:45:10 > 0:45:12- ..would come over - and join our tribe...
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- ..for a sort of - hunting and fishing festival.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17- Which is great!
0:45:17 > 0:45:20- It's amazing to think - that in little canoes...
0:45:21 > 0:45:22- ..they'd have gone all the way out.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24- ..they'd have gone all the way out.- - Right around the whole vicinity.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35- Would the reef - have been sacred to them in any way?
0:45:36 > 0:45:40- Absolutely. They treated it - with the utmost respect as well.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42- That's bar none.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46- They tried to utilize - everything possible...
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- ..to try - and make their tribe work...
0:45:49 > 0:45:53- ..while not overindulging - in overhunting the whole area.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57- There's enough food to go around. - That's very important.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02- If you have more, you share. It's - a big quality that's been passed on.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06- Even to today's society, - it's still the same.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10- If only we, the white people here, - had adopted your attitude...
0:46:11 > 0:46:15- ..towards the reef, the islands - and the natural world...
0:46:15 > 0:46:18- ..we'd be - in a much better place now.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32- It was very interesting - chatting with Jay...
0:46:33 > 0:46:36- ..and hearing his - and his forefathers' thoughts...
0:46:36 > 0:46:40- ..not only about the island - but about the reef too.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49- An important part - of their thinking...
0:46:49 > 0:46:53- ..was the fact they didn't take - too much of something.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57- They took enough, - they shared with everyone...
0:46:57 > 0:46:59- ..but they made sure - they left plenty.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03- They want to return here - and live with nature.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08- That's the big difference between - them and us, the white people.
0:47:09 > 0:47:14- They made sure that they lived - with nature, alongside nature.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16- They respected nature.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18- We seem to come in and want - to conquer nature every time.