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00:00To survive, animals continue to adapt to the jungle.
00:04But their ways are different.
00:06We'll see that in the wildlife documentary,
00:09Asia's Weirdest, The Mutant of Pricing.
00:14King Cobra is a Puntirian.
00:25A female Alitaptap has a glow-up.
00:30Alitaptap is a Puntirian.
00:35Alimango is a Puntirian.
00:37Alitaptap is a Puntirian.
00:45A male Panda is a Puntirian.
00:47Alitaptap is a Puntirian.
00:56Wyse Mantis is a Puntirian.
00:58Wyse Mantis is a Puntirian.
01:07It's the beginning of the weekend,
01:09so let's relax here at Buyo Farm in Tanay, Rizal.
01:12I'm Tito Dantes for Adventures for Once.
01:16Amazing Earth.
01:29The time has come for us to find a partner in life.
01:32But sometimes, it's just a matter of luck.
01:34If you're ever ready to run into the devil,
01:37wherever he chases you,
01:39whether it's your heart or your needs,
01:42that's also the possibility of our lives.
01:45In the story of Amazing No. 5,
01:47No one is safe.
01:52In the western galaxy,
01:54a king cobra is looking for his queen.
02:00He'll use all of his senses
02:03to find his partner.
02:06He'll taste the air
02:08and then transfer the smell
02:10to his special organ at the top of his mouth,
02:13the Hacobson's organ.
02:15Hmm.
02:16It smells like a snake.
02:17Who could this be?
02:18It doesn't smell like a cobra.
02:21It's a rat snake.
02:24Will he find his queen
02:25or will he face a trespasser?
02:28It's weird,
02:29but the king cobra's favorite food
02:31is their kind.
02:36It's a rat snake.
02:38It's a rat snake.
02:40It's a rat snake.
02:42It's a rat snake.
02:45It'll bite the victim
02:47and then mix it with the poisoned food.
02:52The poor rat snake has no mercy.
02:55One bite from the king cobra
02:57is enough to kill
02:59a whole Asian elephant
03:01or 20 people.
03:04It'll slowly be paralyzed
03:06until it can't breathe.
03:10That's if the cobra's life
03:12isn't over yet.
03:15While the king cobra
03:16is finishing his snack,
03:17the rat snake is starting
03:19to lose his venom.
03:23He'll consume all of it
03:25along with its skin and bones.
03:27He'll time out
03:28to look for his queen.
03:31It takes him a week
03:32to digest his food.
03:36For now,
03:37the king cobra will take a nap.
03:43If you want to look for a mutant,
03:46you usually go to
03:48the swamp or lake.
03:54The Japanese tree frog
03:55looks normal.
03:58But it's special.
04:00It's the only survivor
04:02who survived
04:03all of its siblings.
04:05It went through a lot
04:06before it got here.
04:09Like all good parents,
04:11the tree frogs
04:12want to give
04:13a good life
04:14to their children.
04:18Their textured toe pads
04:20release sticky mucus
04:22to find a good spot
04:23in the trees.
04:26This is where they make
04:27their special foam nest.
04:31They eat and take care
04:32to ensure
04:33that the next generation
04:34will be safe.
04:38Who should they be afraid of?
04:42The predators
04:43under the water
04:44waiting to eat
04:45the tree frogs.
04:49Most of the tree frogs
04:51are no longer growing.
04:54But our queen is different
04:57because she's special.
05:00She's safe
05:01and strong
05:02from the algae.
05:05Her back teeth
05:06are growing.
05:08Her front teeth
05:09are floating
05:10in her gill pocket.
05:11But it's hard
05:12to get them out
05:13because it's like
05:14they're stuck
05:15in a straitjacket.
05:17After a few weeks,
05:18she's still fighting
05:21while her siblings
05:23are being hunted
05:24by the predators.
05:30Until she's the only one left.
05:33But our queen
05:34is still fighting.
05:37She'll stop
05:38being a vegetarian
05:40and eat everything
05:41that fits in her stomach.
05:44She's already
05:45a dead predator.
05:48But there's something missing.
05:49She's not happy yet.
05:50What else is missing
05:51from her life?
05:53There!
05:54It's love life.
05:56It's time to get married
05:58and start a family.
06:00And I hope
06:01she has a son
06:02to take care of her.
06:04But because
06:05we've been through a lot,
06:06her priorities have changed.
06:09Instead of courting,
06:10she eats what she sees.
06:14So,
06:15she's waiting for love
06:16but she's not ready
06:17for a frog-eating beetle.
06:22Her death is slow
06:24while she's eating
06:25a living beetle.
06:26Oh, what happened?
06:28Our life
06:29has become a mess.
06:30What a pity.
06:32There are insects
06:33who don't like
06:34what they look like.
06:36That's why they are
06:37often used
06:38to deceive
06:39and play with people.
06:41When you call them
06:42an insect,
06:43it's insulting.
06:44But there's an insect
06:45that doesn't care
06:46about what they hear
06:47or deceive.
06:48And it always tells
06:49itself
06:50the theme
06:51of the story
06:52Amazing No. 4.
06:53You'll be beautiful too.
06:54You'll be beautiful too.
06:58She doesn't like
06:59what she sees.
07:00But one day,
07:01her beauty
07:02will come out.
07:05But that's in the future.
07:07For now,
07:08she's still a sticky
07:09and soft insect.
07:11She keeps eating
07:12and eating.
07:1590% of her life,
07:16all she does
07:17is eat.
07:21Until she transforms
07:22into a beautiful
07:23cockroach.
07:28Oh,
07:29she's not that beautiful yet.
07:30But didn't I tell you
07:31earlier?
07:32The day will come
07:33and her beauty
07:34will come out.
07:38This is what I mean
07:39when I say
07:41she's a sticky insect.
07:44There's a spark
07:45in her skin
07:46and she's ready
07:47to attract
07:48men.
07:49It's time
07:50to mix
07:51in the club.
07:54This is where
07:55the girls hang out.
07:57But she won't stay here
07:58for long.
07:59Do you remember
08:00what I said?
08:0190% of her life,
08:02all she does
08:03is eat.
08:06Only a few weeks
08:07are left in her life.
08:08That's why
08:09this single's night
08:11is in an old house.
08:13Very demure
08:14the girls
08:15while the kids
08:16are having fun.
08:18That's when
08:19their beauty
08:20comes out.
08:22This is
08:23a chemical reaction.
08:27Oxygen and chemicals
08:28are mixed
08:29from a
08:30bio-luminescent enzyme.
08:34Amazing, right?
08:37Her days are numbered
08:38but
08:39our girl
08:40doesn't rush.
08:42Is she a chooser?
08:44When she lights up,
08:45it means
08:46she found
08:47her type.
08:48Her type
08:49is the one with energy.
08:51It's like
08:52she has someone
08:53to lean on.
08:55She'll throw it
08:56in the distance.
08:57They'll sign
08:58with the help
08:59of their lights.
09:01That's it.
09:02They'll get to know each other.
09:03And when the light
09:04is gone,
09:05that's it.
09:06But we can't
09:07get their
09:08sweet moments.
09:10There's a couple
09:11who sent their video.
09:14They'll use
09:15their back
09:16to stare
09:17at the girl
09:18for a few minutes.
09:19In other words,
09:20they'll kiss
09:21before the sexy time.
09:24But they'll
09:25flirt a lot.
09:27The girl
09:28will date
09:29a lot of partners.
09:30She'll make
09:31the most of
09:32her free time.
09:34And when she's ready,
09:35she can
09:36lay eggs.
09:38But
09:39that's where
09:40her life
09:41will end.
09:42There are people
09:43who are very clean
09:44and organized
09:45at home.
09:46The type
09:47who can't relax
09:48when there's a lot
09:49to do.
09:50The type
09:51I'll introduce
09:52to you today
09:53is still very busy
09:54in organizing
09:55even on the beach.
09:56Why is that?
09:57Well,
09:58let's find out
09:59in Kwentong Amazing
10:00number 3,
10:01Buhangin Busters.
10:04The golden sand
10:05of Thailand.
10:06A paradise
10:07to rest
10:08under the sun.
10:10Hey,
10:11a sand bubbler crab
10:13that has
10:14a deadline
10:16Before
10:17it reaches
10:18the water level,
10:19it will
10:20roll the sand
10:21like balls.
10:22But there's
10:23a reason.
10:24It's for
10:25food.
10:27The crab's mouth
10:28is like a small
10:29dishwasher.
10:30As it sucks
10:31the sand,
10:32it eats
10:33the small
10:34pieces
10:35that are left
10:36here,
10:37the neophones.
10:39It's like
10:40it's licking
10:41the plates.
10:42And when it's done,
10:44it will roll
10:45the sand
10:46like small
10:47balls
10:48and lick
10:49it.
10:50It's meticulous,
10:51isn't it?
10:54They do this
10:55so that the
10:56sand won't
10:57get dirty
10:58when it's
10:59clean.
11:00In just a few
11:01hours,
11:02they will fill
11:03their pool.
11:04And when
11:05it reaches
11:06the water level,
11:07the neophones
11:08have a new
11:09supply.
11:10That's why
11:11they have
11:12a fixed
11:13supply.
11:15Mangrove
11:16or Bakawan
11:17in Thailand.
11:19The environment
11:20is always changing.
11:21This is where
11:22the forest
11:23and the ocean
11:24meet.
11:25Because of
11:26the water,
11:27the fish
11:28that eat
11:29all you
11:30can
11:31are dramatic.
11:32When the
11:33water comes
11:34out,
11:35these animals
11:36will be the
11:37first ones
11:38to visit
11:39the seas.
11:40This mud
11:41You're on duty when it's low tide.
11:45His house is the hole in the water.
11:48And when there's a single mudskipper in a hole, he's looking for a mate.
11:53There's a woman who's in his sight.
11:56Nuts!
12:00That's why he cleaned his house.
12:03The problem is, he doesn't have time to take a bath.
12:07Before the water comes back.
12:12He needs to clean up.
12:14Food.
12:15He filters the microscopic slime that lives in the water.
12:20But it takes a long time for him to get full.
12:23It takes a long time for him to get to the ground through the water he collects in his stomach.
12:28He replaces it when there's no oxygen.
12:32So, he's like a scuba tank.
12:34It's also relaxing to use the beautiful skin that has blue polka dots.
12:39All of these mutations are a reason for the mudskipper to adapt to his surroundings.
12:46There's a lot of exciting things that can be done.
12:49Oh, wait.
12:50The woman, by the way.
12:52But the water is rising again.
12:54It takes a short time for the woman to dry up.
12:59That's why he's getting closer to her.
13:03The woman goes to the man's house.
13:06Is she impressed?
13:08Oh, no.
13:10There's someone who wants to leave.
13:13Our daughter needs to fight.
13:20Her brother is watching from the side.
13:23But he's running out of time.
13:30Finally, he gives up.
13:32But the woman is gone.
13:35She left him.
13:37Because the water is coming.
13:40She needs to go home before the enemies arrive.
13:44Oh, well.
13:45Just in the next low tide.
13:47A lot of women are longing for the perfect gentleman.
13:51The one who is courteous and willing to wait for the perfect time.
13:55That's also the strategy of our lead panda while waiting for his lover.
14:01Here, in Kwetong Amazing number 2.
14:03Why don't you just come into my life?
14:06Their chance of survival is increasing because of the mutation.
14:11Just like the bears.
14:13Because of the mutation, they became big, strong, and good hunters.
14:20Overall, the result is good.
14:25But their priorities are different.
14:29Compared to their peers, the bears,
14:35the giant panda prefers to relax.
14:38Look at him.
14:42Nothing else to do but eat, sleep, and eat again.
14:48How did these panda bears survive in the wild?
14:51There are things that we don't notice about them.
14:55They're willing to wait.
14:58Pandas mate every year for only three days.
15:03That's why the man waits patiently.
15:06It's a good thing that because of the mutation, he's used to waiting.
15:11His metabolism is like a sloth.
15:14That's why he only uses a little energy.
15:18He doesn't need to look for food anymore.
15:21Pandas are vegetarians.
15:23And almost all they eat is rice.
15:27But like junk food, it's low in nutrients.
15:32That's why he needs to eat up to 16 hours a day.
15:36He has nothing else to do but wait for his mate.
15:41And even if the woman is ready, there are still many things that can affect his love life.
15:47Pandas are one of the smallest animals in the animal kingdom compared to their size.
15:55That's why it's important to get the right position.
16:00That's if both of them are still willing.
16:04It doesn't matter.
16:06It looks like he's back to mukbang and chill.
16:09Who wouldn't be fascinated by beautiful flowers?
16:13Especially if the color is really alive.
16:16But not all beauties have a happy ending.
16:19As the saying goes, many people die because of wrong thoughts.
16:24Let's meet the victims of wrong thoughts in the story of Amazing Number 1.
16:32In the jungle of Asia, there are so many beautiful and unique flowers.
16:38In Malaysia, there are more than 300,000 species of orchids.
16:43But not all of them are as beautiful as we expect.
16:48One of them is hiding.
16:51The orchid mantis.
16:54It's the only insect that can pretend to be a flower.
17:00Despite its beauty, the white orchid has a bad reputation because of its shape and color.
17:06Because it has a beautiful body.
17:09But there's a hidden beauty.
17:12It's a femme fatale.
17:15It's beautiful, but it's deadly.
17:19It's a sushi eater.
17:21It likes to eat flowers.
17:26It uses its beak to attack the victim.
17:31Innocent insects like sweet nectar.
17:36Like this woolly aphid.
17:39It can be a victim.
17:41Oh, it can't.
17:43Because it's big.
17:44That's why it's not a trip of our life.
17:46It's not desperate.
17:48It's beautiful.
17:49But it doesn't have to wait for a long time for someone to come up to it.
17:55A cockroach.
17:57This is what it likes.
18:02Catch it.
18:05It's really good at acting.
18:07It's like a flower that's very convincing.
18:11That's why it catches a lot of insects.