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00:00In the last episode of our nature series, Asia's Weirdest,
00:04we have a countdown of the most weird animals of all,
00:08the mutants.
00:09How weird are they?
00:11Here's the sneak peek.
00:14Insects are flying now.
00:16The secret weapon is exploding.
00:25Snakes and dragons are chasing.
00:27They are flying.
00:30The secret weapon is exploding.
00:36Two dozen mothers are on their feet.
00:38Snacks are being chewed.
00:40The secret weapon is exploding.
00:47A fish is swimming in the pond.
00:49It is wandering in the open space.
00:51The secret weapon is exploding.
00:53The secret weapon is exploding.
00:59A huge cobra is fighting to steal the secret weapon.
01:11Filipinos are fond of burros.
01:13There are burrong isla, burrong hipon, or burrong mustasa.
01:16The secret weapon is exploding.
01:18It is a type of burro.
01:19It takes a long time for the shelf life of food to mature.
01:23Did you know that not only humans can make burros,
01:26but also insects.
01:28Here is the contender for the title of
01:31Burro Quick in Animal World in the story of Amazing No. 5.
01:35Bite before eating.
01:38In the world of insects, there are a lot of wild mutants,
01:42including the most weird, the beetles.
01:45The weird ones and their bodies are the first to be seen.
01:50So, let's shout.
01:53It's Beetle Mania.
01:56This is the Burying Beetle.
01:59It is a rock star.
02:01It doesn't care about what others say.
02:05It is not fond of food,
02:07and it is looking for it with the help of its antenna.
02:10Hey, there's a dead rat.
02:12It is its favorite.
02:14Within a few days, the rat will also be exhausted.
02:17But the Burying Beetle has a different plan.
02:20Due to its strength, it can carry a dead rat.
02:24It carries it to its nest,
02:27where it will be buried.
02:30I'm sorry, we don't have a video of the actual burial.
02:34But here is the Scarfish Beetle.
02:36It has already done something.
02:37After burying it,
02:39it will remove the blood of the fish
02:41and wrap it with a mixture of bacteria and fungus
02:44so that it won't be easily eaten.
02:46You won't be able to recognize the fish anymore.
02:49Later on, this is the finished product.
02:52It is not only a nursery,
02:54it is also like a cafeteria.
02:56It is a perfect place for its larvae.
02:59But it has a problem.
03:01There are still other insects in the aquarium.
03:03It's a good thing that it has assistants.
03:07Its small mother is with it
03:09when it goes around and cleans the nursery.
03:12They are the eaters of the insects
03:14that share the dead rat.
03:17This is to make sure
03:19that the larvae have enough food.
03:21Their eggs are getting bigger and stronger
03:23thanks to the diet of the dead rat.
03:26But it is better
03:28if the larvae have enough food.
03:30This is thanks to the diet of the dead rat.
03:33But they grow faster
03:35if their mother tries to feed them.
03:37Because their mother won't stay here for long.
03:40When she leaves,
03:42the larvae will also become adults.
03:44And during that time,
03:46nothing will be left in the dead rat
03:48but its eggs.
03:50In the world of mutant beetles,
03:52this is the most rock star in the world.
03:55The bombardier beetle.
03:57The beetles of the beetles.
04:00It looks small,
04:02but it has a special talent.
04:04It has a chemical weapon.
04:06If there is a bomb around it,
04:08it will blow up the canyon.
04:10There are chemical compounds
04:12in the canyon,
04:14such as hydrogen peroxide.
04:16This is what triggers
04:18a violent explosion.
04:20Hot liquids were rained on
04:22those around the beetle,
04:24such as this small spider.
04:26If you think that the flying beetle
04:28is scary,
04:30the one in front of you
04:32is just running around.
04:34What will you do?
04:36Here is the amazing story number 4.
04:38It has a split superpower.
04:40Indonesia has a paradise forest.
04:43The surroundings are always wet.
04:45The sun shines all year round.
04:48Plants are far away from here
04:50and different animals live here.
04:52But there is a problem with this paradise.
04:55Because everyone wants to live here.
04:57Those who live here
04:58are the product
05:00of the extreme and intense
05:02changes in the environment.
05:04That's why some people
05:06are looking for a place
05:08where they can live.
05:10To survive here,
05:12you must be ready to change.
05:14Welcome to the mutant forest.
05:16This is the island of Borneo.
05:18It is home to the most
05:20prominent tree in the world.
05:22It is too high
05:24for other animals to climb.
05:26If they want to reach the fruits,
05:28they have to learn how to climb.
05:30But not only fruit lovers
05:32are on the tree.
05:34This is the Draco lizard.
05:36It will open its skin
05:38in the rain.
05:40This woman saw something.
05:42So the man
05:44noticed everything.
05:46But what he noticed
05:48was different.
05:50A paradise tree snake.
05:52You're in trouble now.
05:54It is on the top of the tree.
05:56It can't be found anymore.
05:58It's better
06:00to just fly away.
06:02I think the Draco lizard
06:04has its own wings.
06:06That's why it can fly around the tree.
06:08But it's not safe yet.
06:11Because the paradise tree snake
06:13is invisible.
06:15It can also
06:17glide down.
06:19It can change
06:21the shape of its body.
06:23It opens its body
06:25like the wings of an airplane.
06:26Its S-shaped movement
06:28helps it to stabilize in the air.
06:31It can glide up to
06:33100 horizontal meters.
06:35But the Draco lizard is still lucky
06:37because its landing is always fast.
06:40A few more jumps
06:42and it won't be able to reach
06:44the hungry enemy.
06:46In Malaysia,
06:48the day of the male
06:50Siamang solo flight has started.
06:52It has an inflatable body.
06:54So the sound of Siamang
06:56can be heard even from 2 kilometers away.
06:58Its neighbors woke up.
07:02Its smaller cousin,
07:04the Largibons,
07:06is not noisy.
07:08But they are noisy
07:10and communicate
07:12using their own language.
07:14In fact,
07:16some scientists have translated this.
07:18For example,
07:20this is what these two are talking about.
07:26This one seems to be warning.
07:30While this one
07:35believes that
07:37the sound of these
07:39can help us understand
07:41the origin of our own language.
07:44The so-called animals in the fig tree
07:46have not yet been translated.
07:48But there is no doubt
07:50that this fruit
07:52is one of the favorite animals
07:54in this forest.
07:56And in the forest,
07:58it is the first to look for breakfast.
08:01The arms of the gibbons are long
08:03and with the help of a unique
08:05ball-and-socket wrist joint,
08:07it can quickly fly over the trees.
08:10But they lose in the corner
08:12with a direct flight.
08:14But the gibbons are generous.
08:16They want
08:18to eat alone.
08:20There are mothers
08:22who are the breadwinner of the family.
08:24So she will do everything
08:26to feed her children.
08:28In the animal world,
08:30there are also many like that.
08:32But usually,
08:34to feed the mother,
08:36she needs to die first.
08:38This is the story of the amazing bird.
08:40Leslie,
08:42this is mom.
08:44This mutant
08:46has many names.
08:48Jungle centipede,
08:50Chinese red-headed centipede,
08:52Vietnamese centipede,
08:54and orange-legged centipede.
08:56They are all deadly.
08:58It is a killing machine
09:00with a deadly poison
09:02and 21 pairs of feet.
09:04It attacks the caterpillar,
09:06stabs it,
09:08and swallows the juice.
09:10It has a lot of feet.
09:12Did you know that each pair of legs
09:14has nerves
09:16that are called ganglia
09:18that function as its brain?
09:20So even if it loses its head,
09:22it can still walk.
09:23But being a killer
09:25is not just a trip.
09:27She does all of this
09:29for her family.
09:31But before she has a family,
09:33she needs to be full first.
09:35And this is where she will use
09:37her many feet.
09:39She will catch these
09:41with bigger prey
09:43like this lizard.
09:45Her two feet
09:47are very useful in the beginning.
09:49She can also stab
09:51the victim's body
09:53with her feet.
09:55The lizard will surely die
09:57from the sting of this poison.
09:59In 30 seconds,
10:01the poor victim will die.
10:03There are visitors
10:05who want to eat.
10:07When she is full,
10:09she will lay eggs
10:11in the dark cage.
10:13Her eggs reach 80.
10:15She takes good care of these.
10:17Aside from killing the prey,
10:19she also uses these
10:21to guard and clean
10:23the eggs.
10:25Even if these die,
10:27she still takes good care of them.
10:29She guards these
10:31while they grow
10:33until she is hungry
10:35and some of her children eat them.
10:37Did you know that not only dogs,
10:39mongooses, or lions
10:41are the animals
10:43sent by scientists to space?
10:45Even fish
10:47have traveled there.
10:49If why and when,
10:51let's find out
10:54what is the similarity
10:56between the International Space Station
10:58and this lizard?
11:00The answer is
11:02Japanese rice fish.
11:04Sometimes,
11:06what you think is normal
11:08turns out to be a lizard.
11:10Aside from their transparent bodies
11:12and visible insides,
11:14there seems to be
11:16nothing special about these fish.
11:18So, why did we include
11:20Japanese rice fish
11:21that looks ordinary?
11:23Why not this one?
11:25Or this one?
11:27But let's focus on this one
11:29even if there is nothing special
11:31about their appearance.
11:34Did you see that?
11:36Let's do it again.
11:38Look closely.
11:42That's it.
11:44To make it clear,
11:46this is what it looks like.
11:48While both of them are eating,
11:49the female releases eggs
11:51to fertilize.
11:53She will protect these
11:55by using her claws
11:57to find a place
11:59to leave them
12:01before she leaves
12:03and rests.
12:05The eggs are not guarded anymore.
12:07They will stay here
12:09for the next two weeks
12:11before they go out
12:13and travel around the world.
12:15Because the membrane is thin,
12:17we can see the size of the fish
12:19here.
12:21This is where their weirdness
12:23will start.
12:25Before the eggs hatch,
12:27their parents will
12:29take care of them
12:31just like their own.
12:33Mommy has a sexy time every day.
12:35As a result,
12:37more than 3,000 eggs are missing.
12:39Because of this tiring
12:41breeding process
12:43and their transparent skin,
12:45they were targeted
12:47by scientists
12:49before they entered
12:51the International Space Station.
12:53In 1994,
12:55a group of rice fish
12:57was sent to space.
12:59They are the first creature
13:01to mate and reproduce
13:03in space.
13:05They are small
13:07and extraterrestrial.
13:09In Malaysia,
13:11the transformation of a mutant
13:13is almost complete.
13:15In the heart of the jungle,
13:17a big change
13:19is about to happen.
13:21It's time to showcase
13:23their weirdness.
13:25But there's something
13:27they need to do
13:29before their final look ramps up.
13:31The wind blows
13:33straight to their heads.
13:35Because of the pressure,
13:37the ice stocks
13:39are slowly becoming airy.
13:41After 15 minutes,
13:43they are full of air.
13:45They are longer,
13:47brighter,
13:49and more attractive
13:51to females.
13:53They are now ready
13:55to go out
13:57and have fun.
13:59This is their destination,
14:01the nest of other
14:03stock-eyed flies
14:05where a showdown
14:07is about to take place.
14:09Here,
14:11the fight of the males
14:13is right before their eyes.
14:15The stock is getting longer.
14:17The first challenger
14:19is a male cobra.
14:21If he wants to catch a female,
14:23he needs to beat her.
14:25But it looks like
14:27he has no match.
14:29Our star is falling behind.
14:31The winner can date anyone
14:33you choose, bro.
14:35There's a saying among the Filipinos,
14:37if you can't pass
14:39the holy prayer,
14:41just go to the holy grass.
14:43It's like what happened
14:45when a male cobra
14:46caught a female
14:48in the story of Amazing No. 1.
14:50Action!
14:52Here we are with the king cobra.
14:54It took him a week
14:56to catch a male.
14:58He has a different goal today.
15:00He followed the smell
15:02of a female cobra.
15:05But there's a bad news.
15:09He has a new partner.
15:12If he wants to catch a female,
15:14he needs to fight.
15:16His bite won't work
15:18because his poison
15:20has almost no effect
15:22on the cobra.
15:24So the solution?
15:26Wrestling!
15:28If the head hits the ground,
15:30you lose.
15:32It took him a few hours
15:34to fight.
15:36Until his opponent
15:38gives up.
15:40He'll be left alone.
15:43He's the only one
15:44who can help him.
15:46But he needs to catch it first.
15:48But he doesn't want to
15:50because he's already
15:52bitten by a cobra.
15:54The king cobra
15:56doesn't like Reina's attitude.
15:58He hit the female's neck
16:01and it won't work
16:03on his poison.
16:06But even though
16:08the king cobra is angry,
16:10Reina still wants to fight.
16:12She forced him to leave.
16:14He went back and forth.
16:16But he couldn't do anything.
16:18Later,
16:20he died.
16:22The king cobra continued
16:24to beat his victim.
16:26He hit the mouth
16:28of his prey.
16:30But his food was too big.
16:33He ended up
16:35eating it.
16:37He'll just look for another one.
16:39Hey, there's a female.
16:41The question is,
16:42will she eat it?
16:44Or not?