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AnimalsTranscript
00:00 Further inland, the snow and ice loosens its grip on the land.
00:04 This is the tundra, open, windswept hills,
00:13 too cold for trees to grow.
00:15 It's late summer now.
00:20 The muskoxen shed their warm, woolly underlayer.
00:28 The males prepare for the rut, as last season's calves
00:33 stay out of the way.
00:34 With hormones pumping through their veins,
00:40 the moody males go through the motions of battle
00:42 and practice their technique.
00:45 Their headgear creates a natural crash helmet,
00:49 and their thick horns and skulls act like shock absorbers.
00:52 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:55 As the males face off, they fight to establish dominance.
01:07 The lower bulls soon learn to back down.
01:11 Then the big boys can get serious.
01:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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01:21 The rest of the herd clears the arena
01:43 and makes the most of the lush and ice-free open meadows.
01:46 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:50 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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02:23 Charging at 25 miles an hour, the impact of the muskox bulls
02:28 echoes out across the tundra.
02:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:33 While the mother muskoxen keep their calves safe and well-fed
02:43 before the weather turns again.
02:45 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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03:07 (upbeat music)
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