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00:00【The next day】
00:11Do you want to listen to it with everyone?
00:12Wait a minute.
00:14Let's listen to it with everyone.
00:26The stage is the South American continent.
00:31The Andes Mountains are at an altitude of 5,000 meters.
00:38The Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world.
00:44It's huge.
00:45It's like a cave.
00:48It's a country of strange and charming cactus that has a rare form and ecology in a harsh environment.
01:01It's like an extraterrestrial life form.
01:06There are so many plants that make Kenichi Takito, a plant enthusiast in the entertainment industry, excited.
01:17The cactus I want to see in the South American continent is a copy-art.
01:22It has an aura.
01:25It has a white skin and black thorns.
01:29It's shining.
01:31Someday, I want to go to the Atacama Desert.
01:35I want to see a cactus that is strong and strong in the Atacama Desert.
01:40I wanted to go to this place someday.
01:45Kenichi Takito's cactus adventure in the South American continent.
01:49The cactus he admired as he traveled to South America.
01:57This is really cool.
02:00What is this?
02:08I've never seen anything like this.
02:14This is the king.
02:19Wow.
02:22Who would watch a program featuring Kenichi Takito and a cactus?
02:27I'm worried.
02:30I'm having a lot of fun.
02:35But is it okay?
02:49Kenichi Takito's cactus adventure in the South American continent.
02:55The journey began in the north of Argentina.
03:01When I'm walking around town, I feel like I'm here.
03:06I'm so excited.
03:09I can't help but be excited.
03:11Oh, Stefan.
03:15Stefan Campbell, who will show us the whole process of this trip.
03:20He's from Australia.
03:24He was fascinated by the cactus in South America and moved to Chile eight years ago.
03:31He learned about the ecosystem of plants and their habitat by himself.
03:36He became a cactus guide in South America.
03:41This time, Takito will visit two countries in Argentina and Chile.
03:46He will visit the cactus habitat, a rare plant that represents South America.
03:51On the west side of the continent, where the South Pole and the Kanryu River flow,
03:55there is little seawater and there are few clouds.
04:01Therefore, there are severe droughts for plants on the west side.
04:06Even in the northern part of Argentina, the annual rainfall is only about 400 mm.
04:15In addition, if you get closer to the Andes Mountains, the altitude rises and you can see strong direct sunlight.
04:26It's crazy as far as I can see.
04:30It's crazy, isn't it?
04:32It's crazy, isn't it?
04:35I wonder where the cactus is.
04:44I'm looking forward to it.
04:47I want to know how they live in this harsh environment.
04:54The cactus habitat Stefan wants to show is located at an altitude of 2,800 meters.
05:02It's a place where you can only see rocks.
05:06I can only see rocks.
05:09I can't see anything.
05:12I don't know anything.
05:15I wonder if it's there.
05:18I wonder if it's there.
05:32I wonder if it's there.
05:37It's a little higher.
05:40It's a little higher.
05:43There it is.
05:46This is it.
05:49It looks like a plumblossom.
05:56It's a great color.
05:58This bright red color is for stress caused by the harsh environment.
06:05The cactus habitat is always exposed to strong sunlight.
06:11It's very cold and sunny here.
06:14The cactus plants are stressed and the color of their pigments is caused.
06:22That's why the color is like this.
06:24The color is caused by the environment.
06:28You can't see it in the plants.
06:31If you grow Geometrix in a suitable environment, it will turn green.
06:37Plants are usually photosynthesized with green pigments.
06:42However, if the sunlight is too strong, the pigments will be damaged.
06:48The red pigment reflects light on the surface and acts as a protective membrane.
07:00Let's look for Geometrix a little more.
07:17This one is bigger.
07:47Together with the thorns, the plant protects itself a lot from the sun.
07:52The thorns also help collect water.
07:56At night, the water condenses in the thorn.
08:01It absorbs the water directly, but there is also a lot of water in its roots.
08:08The thorn also helps in that sense.
08:11I see.
08:18Amazing.
08:21How much rain does this area receive?
08:25That's a good question.
08:28Less than 50 millimeters per year.
08:31It's very little.
08:33The definition of a desert is that it receives less than 200 millimeters of water per year.
08:39There is a lot of difference in temperature.
08:43At night, it's much colder.
08:45In fact, in July, where we are here, the temperature dropped to minus 9 degrees Celsius at night.
08:55But in the summer, the temperature here can reach over 40 degrees.
09:02Amazing. It's harsh.
09:05During its evolution, a plant like this reached that environment.
09:09And over the years, hundreds of thousands of years, it adapted to that climate, to that environment.
09:17It's a product of that environment, of everything that has to do with the sun, the cold.
09:22I see.
09:26Well, the color is completely different from what is grown in Japan.
09:31Both are wonderful.
09:34I feel more attraction when it's more harsh.
09:40I was very happy when I found it.
09:43I was like, wow, I found it!
10:03Argentina
10:09This time, it's mid-October.
10:13The northern part of Argentina in the Southern Hemisphere welcomes spring, which changes from dry to wet.
10:22Wow, that's amazing.
10:25There is a cactus that can only be seen at this time of year.
10:30Nice view.
10:31Stay close to me.
10:32Wow, really?
10:34Watch my back.
10:35OK, OK, OK.
10:37This is amazing.
10:39It's really going that way.
10:50OK.
10:51OK, thank you.
10:55Are we going down?
10:56Yes.
11:02In this place, there is a very special cactus called Blosfeldia Liliputana.
11:08The name Liliputana comes from a book called Gulliver's Travels,
11:14where he traveled to a village where there were very small people.
11:20That's why it's called Liliputana, because it's the smallest cactus in the world.
11:25Interesting.
11:27Liliputana.
11:28Liliput.
11:31Liliputana.
11:38Here?
11:39Follow me here.
11:40I want you to look for it.
11:42Here on the rocks.
11:43It's close to me.
11:44Is it here?
11:45It's the smallest cactus.
11:49I found it!
11:50I found it!
11:51I found it!
11:52I found it!
11:53I found it!
11:54Wow, amazing.
11:55Is this a cactus?
11:56It's a cactus.
11:57It's the smallest cactus in the world.
11:58Wow, amazing.
11:59I'll show you how small it is.
12:01I have a ruler here.
12:03This cactus is only 12 millimeters wide.
12:09This is a very large specimen.
12:13This is a cactus.
12:16You can see that it has buds that will bloom soon.
12:22The smallest cactus in the world, Blosfeldia Liliputana.
12:29It has buds that are not even 2 millimeters wide.
12:34You can only see it when it rains.
12:41Yes, after the rain.
12:43You can see that it's raining a little bit now.
12:45This cactus responds very quickly to the rain.
12:49This cactus is actually something very special in the family of Cactaceae.
12:53Why?
12:54Because it dehydrates a lot.
12:56A lot, a lot, a lot.
12:58And it can be dehydrated for two years.
13:03Even in this state, it can survive for two years.
13:08The world's smallest cactus is able to do that.
13:15Because it's small, it can survive for two years.
13:19It's so small that it doesn't need a lot of nutrients.
13:23This niche in the habitat is very well adapted.
13:27I can't believe it.
13:34There is another hint to find out more about its unique ecology on a vertical cliff.
13:41Just there, just there.
13:42You have to turn around to see it.
13:45Please look at the other side.
13:54Well done.
13:56Well done.
13:58And what's interesting to note here,
14:00the biggest plant up here is more of a mother plant.
14:04The seeds fall here,
14:07and the cliff is colonized down there.
14:11I see, I see.
14:15And this plant must be many years old.
14:18For example, one here with a head here,
14:20I'm sure it's over 100 years old.
14:27When it rains, water flows down the cliff.
14:33The world's smallest cactus grows its offspring along the cliff.
14:41It adapts to an environment where no other plant is chosen.
14:47It lives on with a truly unique strategy.
15:04How long have I been here?
15:06You've been here the longest.
15:08No, I've been here the longest.
15:10How long have I been in this position?
15:1320 minutes? 10 minutes?
15:15I feel like I'm going to break my neck in 10 minutes.
15:18I've been here for 100 years.
15:21Why did I choose this place?
15:24I feel like I'm going to break my neck in 10 minutes.
15:27It's an amazing place.
15:42Shit!
16:07Holly came from Miami, FLA
16:11Hitchhiked her way across the USA
16:15She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
16:20Said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
16:24And the colored girls go do-do-do, do-do, do-do-do
16:41Wow, this is amazing.
16:44What a desert.
16:47This is an interesting spot.
16:50This is called Corriere de la Costa.
16:53We're looking to the north.
16:56There's the sea in the west.
16:59This is the Corriere de la Costa.
17:02It comes from the sea and goes down to the desert.
17:05It's flat and dry.
17:07The other side is the Corriere de los Andes.
17:10It's very high.
17:12So we're going up and down.
17:16Atacama Desert is sandwiched between two mountains.
17:20The coastal mountains on the Pacific coast
17:23cut through the humid air from the sea.
17:28Even the humidity from the Amazon
17:31can't cross the Andes Mountains.
17:34That's why it's the world's driest area
17:37with an average annual precipitation of less than 10 mm.
17:44In Chile, we go to the northernmost part
17:47of the border with Peru and Bolivia.
17:55Our destination is the Andes Mountains.
17:59It's very dry.
18:02It's very dry and the soil is very moist.
18:09During the day, strong sunlight pours in.
18:12At night and in summer,
18:14the temperature drops to below zero.
18:19But in the future,
18:21plants that have survived in such an environment are waiting.
18:32We're aiming for an altitude of over 4,000 meters.
18:38Compared to the sea level,
18:40the amount of oxygen is reduced by 60%.
18:47This is Takito's first experience.
19:02Well, Ken, here we are at 4,600 meters,
19:05almost.
19:06Very high up in the Andes Mountains.
19:09To get to know this plant so special in the habitat.
19:12And remember, you have to move very slowly at that height.
19:16If you go down, it's very slow.
19:19If you go up, it's very slow.
19:21Breathe deeply,
19:23because here there is a very low amount of oxygen.
19:26OK, OK, OK.
19:28OK, OK, OK.
19:30Don't get too excited.
19:34OK, let's go.
19:39Wow.
19:43This is an amazing view.
19:48Wow, amazing.
19:51What was spreading out
19:53was a spectacular view of a new plant.
19:57The Azorella Compacta,
20:00which looks like a green dome.
20:03It's a Celica plant.
20:07It looks like a moss on a rock,
20:10but all the lumps of the dome are one plant.
20:15The shape of the plant is called a cushion plant.
20:19The Azorella Compacta is a plant that grows in the Amazon rainforest.
20:24I wonder if the universe is like this.
20:27Amazing.
20:32Can I take a breath?
20:34I'm so excited.
20:38Breath. Deep breath.
20:40Slowly, slowly.
20:42That's why it's called Compacta,
20:44because each one is so close to the other
20:47It's solid, it's like a rock.
20:49The most important reason, above all, is the cold.
20:52In winter, it's terribly cold here.
20:56Minus 20 degrees, minus 25 degrees.
20:59And this temperature kills almost everything.
21:02As you can see here, there is almost no other plant.
21:05This is the main plant in this habitat.
21:08And the Compacta has the help of keeping the heat inside.
21:13This is the oldest plant
21:16that we're going to see on this trip.
21:18Why?
21:19Because the growth is so slow, it grows one millimeter per year.
21:23And some scientific studies say that these plants,
21:28a cushion plant,
21:30have between 2,000 and 3,000 years of life.
21:342500 years.
21:35There is a possibility that it took that long.
21:39Excuse me.
21:41I'm sorry.
21:43I'm sorry.
21:46My hands are cold.
21:48I can't see, I can't see.
21:50It's sticky.
21:52It's sticky.
21:58Fresh resin.
22:00This is very fresh, coming out.
22:02This plant is actually in the Apiaceae family,
22:06which is the same as the Zanahoria, the Apio.
22:10And in this whole family of plants, it has a resin.
22:13This is resin.
22:15If you take this out,
22:20what happens?
22:22As you can see, there are so many sprouts,
22:25so close to each other, right?
22:28And the resin,
22:30that's why it's so compact,
22:32and the resin helps seal the space between the sprouts,
22:37so that it's completely sealed.
22:41The Azorella Compacta,
22:43which is sealed and hardened by resin,
22:46and endures the cold.
22:50It is the largest,
22:52and has a diameter of 6 meters.
23:02It's amazing.
23:03It's amazing that it's here.
23:05I thought, why don't they just use cactus?
23:07I'm glad I got to see this.
23:09You can't see this.
23:11Wow, they've chosen an amazing place.
23:16It's incredible.
23:19I can't believe it.
23:20If it were me, I'd definitely...
23:22If you compare it to me, it's like that.
23:40What's the name of that village?
23:42Putre.
23:43Putre.
23:44Putre.
23:45Putre.
23:46Putre.
23:47Putre.
23:48Putre.
23:49Putre.
24:09Putre
24:14Is this it?
24:16Before they head to the next location,
24:18they go to a restaurant in the village.
24:23Hello.
24:25Hello.
24:26Hello.
24:27Hello.
24:28Hello.
24:29Hello.
24:30There's a cactus.
24:32Yes, I see.
24:34This is...
24:36Is this a cactus too?
24:38Is this a cactus?
24:40This is a cactus, right?
24:41Yes, that's right.
24:43I wanted to show you this.
24:45This cactus is called Braninchia candelabra.
24:48It's a common name.
24:49Candelabra cactus, which lives in the Atacama desert.
24:52I'm sorry.
24:53I'm sorry to eat this.
24:55Is this cactus
24:57something special
24:59to the people of this area?
25:03This cactus
25:05is very old.
25:11It looks pretty,
25:13but it's a walker
25:15that goes to the field
25:17to change its fruits.
25:20When the walker rests,
25:23the cacti are also next to it,
25:26waiting.
25:28When you walk,
25:30they carry you,
25:32and you walk too.
25:35That's interesting.
25:38Gracias, Teresa-san.
25:40I'm sorry to eat this.
25:46This is interesting.
25:50A cactus that travels.
25:52Its habitat
25:54is an hour's drive from here.
25:57From Andes to the Atacama desert.
26:13Wow, this is amazing.
26:15This is great.
26:17Wow.
26:19How magnificent.
26:21Wow.
26:23Wow.
26:25Wow.
26:27Magnificent.
26:29Wow.
26:31Beautiful.
26:33Its scientific name
26:35is Graninja Candelares,
26:37but the locals here
26:39call it Cactus Candelabro.
26:41It's a candle stand.
26:43Wow.
26:45Magnificent.
26:47This is great.
26:49Interesting.
26:51There are thorns at the bottom.
26:53But they spread like this at the top.
26:55This is very interesting.
26:59Graninja Candelares
27:01is only found in the northernmost part of Chile.
27:06Even among cacti,
27:08its shape is unique.
27:20Wow.
27:21Intense.
27:23Of course.
27:24There are very long thorns at the bottom.
27:26Look, here we have
27:28up to 200 millimeters.
27:31It's long.
27:35What happens is that there are so many thorns here.
27:37Look, it's so dense.
27:39You can barely see the trunk.
27:41It has a lot of thorns to protect itself
27:43from the animals.
27:51Well, here in this area,
27:53sometimes you have guanaco,
27:55you can also have vicuña.
27:57Vicuña.
27:59Camelids.
28:01Bigger animals, but few.
28:03There is also a vizcacha,
28:05which is like a bunny,
28:07smaller.
28:09There are also lizards.
28:13It's amazing.
28:15You can't climb this.
28:18In order to survive here,
28:21it seems that this much armament is necessary.
28:28Why is the top
28:30divided into dozens?
28:36Up here is the reproductive part.
28:39Here in these branches,
28:41the fruits are born.
28:48And what the cactus also needs
28:51is to distribute the seeds.
28:54So when birds come,
28:56and if they are going to eat these fruits,
28:58they will be there flying,
29:00taking the seeds to other places.
29:02So the birds are the ones
29:04who distribute the seeds.
29:17This strange shape
29:19is adapted to the extreme environment,
29:22and only the necessary part
29:24is specialized according to each purpose.
29:29We know that an example
29:31much more mature than this
29:33can reach about 700 years.
29:36And this example,
29:38I think it is at least 250 years old.
29:44It's going.
29:48He found his own style.
29:54This is the easiest way to live.
29:56If it is adapted to this place,
30:00then it's amazing.
30:08It's an interesting shape
30:10far beyond the imagination of humans.
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31:51It's Yoll
32:11It's good.
32:13It's sweet.
32:20It's a little watery.
32:22Yeah, it's true.
32:26It's been dry since I came here.
32:29I drink a lot of water bottles a day.
32:33I drink a lot.
32:35Atakama Desert
32:40About 1,000 km south from the northernmost part of Atakama Desert.
32:47This is the area where the cactus friends, which Mr. Takito wanted to see the most, live.
32:55Coastal mountains continue to the south of Atakama Desert.
33:05Atakama Desert
33:15Wow, it's amazing.
33:20It's amazing.
33:21Is that fog?
33:23Fog?
33:25It's amazing.
33:31It's beautiful.
33:32Wow, amazing.
33:34Is that fog?
33:35Fog.
33:36Fog?
33:37It's amazing.
33:40It's an amazing view.
33:42It's a very beautiful landscape.
33:44Yes, it's very beautiful.
33:47It's amazing.
33:48It's very beautiful.
33:52This is called the Coastal Corridor.
33:55This is a coastal mountain range.
33:58Coastal? Does that mean there's an ocean?
34:02Yes, that's right.
34:04Under this fog, there's the Pacific Ocean.
34:08Under this fog, there's the Pacific Ocean.
34:11The Pacific Ocean?
34:12Oh, it's under here.
34:18Fog is formed on coastal mountains along the coast of Chile.
34:23Fog.
34:25The Pacific Ocean is a tiny stream of water that flows into the Atakama Desert.
34:35This fog and the rain that falls on it are what make the Copiapoa cactus survive.
34:41Fog.
34:50The cactus that I want to see in South America is the Copiapoa cactus.
34:55It's got an aura.
34:58It has white skin and black thorns.
35:02It's shining.
35:04Someday, I want to go to the Atakama Desert.
35:07I want to see the cactus that grows in the Atakama Desert.
35:12Someday, I want to go to the Atakama Desert.
35:27Here we are in the fog zone.
35:30I want to introduce you to a species of Copiapoa.
35:33It's called Copiapoa solaris.
35:35Copiapoa solaris?
35:36Yes, it's found here in these mountains.
35:39I also want to introduce you to a special person
35:42who will explain to us what's going on here in this habitat.
35:47Oh, here he comes.
35:49Oh!
35:58Hello.
35:59How are you?
36:00How are you?
36:01Hi.
36:02How are you?
36:03I'm good, thank you.
36:04And you?
36:05I want to introduce you to Pablo.
36:08He's a professor at the University of Concepción.
36:11Yes, I'm a professor of botany, evolution, and plants in general.
36:19Pablo knows a lot about the effects of plants on the environment.
36:24For the past 15 years, he's been investigating the situation of cactus in Chile.
36:31Well, this is a very special place for Copiapoa.
36:34As you can see, there are a lot of them.
36:37But many of them are in very poor condition.
36:40Many are dead, or some are in a long death process.
36:45Huh?
36:47Oh!
36:49Oh, is that so?
36:51Yes.
36:53Huh?
36:55Oh, I see.
36:57Oh, I haven't seen them up close at all.
37:00Can I go up close?
37:02I didn't know about this at all.
37:04Of course, of course.
37:06Huh?
37:09Oh, is that so?
37:11There are a lot.
37:13There are a lot.
37:14There are a lot of them.
37:15Yes.
37:16I've always wanted to see Copiapoa.
37:23They are very beautiful.
37:25Because when they are healthy, they are golden.
37:28They look like the sun.
37:30That's why they are called solaris.
37:32But now they are all dry, dead, suffering.
37:38Huh?
37:40Huh?
37:42Huh?
37:44Oh, my God.
37:47Oh, my God.
37:51The cactus on the roadside is dead.
37:55It is said that the sudden change in the natural environment is affecting it.
38:01Oh, my God.
38:03Wow.
38:04Is that all?
38:07Is that all Copiapoa?
38:09Yes.
38:11It's all black.
38:14Wow.
38:15There are thousands of them.
38:17That's amazing.
38:19Wow.
38:23Wow.
38:25This is a plant that has been around for a long time.
38:29This was probably planted a long time ago.
38:34That long ago?
38:36Not recently.
38:38Because the plant tissue is decomposing.
38:42And since this was a giant plant,
38:45it has become small because it is breaking little by little.
38:49Decomposition in the Atacama desert is a slow process
38:53because there are not many microorganisms, bacteria.
38:56So it's slow.
38:59Copiapoa solaris is originally a large cactus with multiple heads
39:04because one stem is separated.
39:09But now, there is no shadow to see.
39:17If it were true,
39:19a beautiful golden world of gold would spread out.
39:25But now, it's all black.
39:28It's a very sad sight.
39:32Do you know how many people are still alive in this state?
39:37Fifteen percent of the people here are still alive.
39:44It's a strange sight and a strange atmosphere.
39:50Wow.
39:56Amazing.
39:58How long does it take to grow to this size?
40:03That's a very good question.
40:06This size takes no less than 200 years.
40:11More than 200 years?
40:13Yes.
40:15No less than 200 years.
40:18More than 200 years.
40:20A long time.
40:22I see.
40:24Yes, they need rain.
40:26In general, all plants need rain to survive.
40:30And rain gives them a boost of life.
40:34These plants don't grow the same every year.
40:38So when it rains, they grow a lot.
40:41But the rest of the year, they grow little by little.
40:45By the way, how much water does this area have?
40:49On an annual basis, it's a minimum of less than 5 millimeters.
40:54Minimum, minimum.
40:56If you look around, you can only see the sky.
41:00You can't see other plants at all.
41:04This is a very difficult situation.
41:08It's very difficult to live in such harsh conditions.
41:13In the last 20 years,
41:16there hasn't been as much rain as there used to be.
41:21Especially in this area that we're in now.
41:26So it's all because of humans.
41:32We do a lot of things.
41:35We're a very active species.
41:38First of all, we affect the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
41:44Even though it's something from the planet,
41:48that planetary effect has local effects.
41:52Very specific.
41:54I think the cactus that was used in this environment is a very strong plant.
42:00But at such an incredible speed,
42:04they can't keep up with the changes in the Earth's environment.
42:09Exactly.
42:11They're plants that live for many years,
42:14and that take many years to flourish and generate seeds.
42:19So the life cycle is slow,
42:22while climate change is fast.
42:26There's a gap, and they're not connected.
42:29And this shows that there's a dying proportion,
42:34and that there's no clear adaptation to the contemporary conditions of climate change.
42:46I wanted to see the cheerful look of the solaris.
42:57It's a very sad sight.
43:02It's very different from what I imagined
43:06when I first came to Japan.
43:10It's a very sad sight.
43:26But I'm glad I got to see it.
43:56violin plays softly
44:26cello plays softly
44:56horn plays softly
45:11From the solaris' habitat, they head further south.
45:17In the Kopi Apoa tribe,
45:20they head to the most famous cactus habitat.
45:32Wow!
45:37Wow!
45:39This is so cool!
45:42What is this?
45:46What is this?
45:51What is this?
45:54Wow!
45:57This is art!
46:00Amazing!
46:03Wow!
46:06If you notice, all the plants are growing at an angle.
46:12They're growing at an angle to the north or north-west.
46:17That's because they go towards the sun.
46:20So when they're older and heavier,
46:25the plants fall at that angle.
46:28I've never seen anything like this!
46:32Wow!
46:34It's completely different!
46:37It's a king!
46:39Yeah!
46:42Wow!
46:47Kopi Apoa Columna Alba
46:50This is the cactus that Mr. Takito wanted to see in South America.
47:00This peculiarity fascinates people from all over the world.
47:09Kopi Apoa Columna Alba
47:18Wow!
47:25Wow!
47:31Everything that used to be leaves has been transformed into thorns.
47:36Because the leaves are where the plants lose the most water.
47:43If there are no leaves here,
47:46all the photosynthesis is done by the stem,
47:49and that also helps to lose less water.
47:52What is white is a wax,
47:55and that protects the loss of water.
47:58It prevents the loss of water.
48:02It's amazing!
48:05Fantastic!
48:08It's called flour, but it's like a wax
48:11that protects you from the sun.
48:14And here you have a very dense wax called flour,
48:19and that gives it that beautiful white color.
48:22So that contrast between the two colors,
48:25dark and white,
48:28is very, very beautiful,
48:31and you can't replicate it in cultivation.
48:59Solaris
49:02There are still a lot of small ones,
49:05and they're still growing.
49:08But we have to make sure that
49:11this amazing change in the environment
49:15doesn't happen to the Solaris
49:19in a few decades.
49:24So, do you remember that in Solaris
49:27there were some that could have been dead for many years?
49:31This could happen to something similar.
49:34Here, there is a bit of that effect too,
49:37but one factor that does a lot of damage
49:41is to take out the cactus and take it away.
49:44And in that sense, there is an illegal trade,
49:48an illegal trafficking, a black market
49:51for this type of cactus, because they're very beautiful.
50:11This trafficking is completely illegal,
50:14whether it's to take it out
50:17and have it in your house in Chile
50:20or in your native place,
50:23or even worse, to take it abroad.
50:26Crossing borders with these cacti
50:29is just as illegal as taking animals to the border.
50:34Very few people imagine
50:37that when you think of wildlife trade,
50:41you think of elephant ivory,
50:46you think of lion skins,
50:49but you don't think of the plants
50:52that are also trafficked,
50:55and less of this type of plant.
50:58Every year, hundreds or thousands more
51:01are added to this international market,
51:04which, unfortunately, after the pandemic,
51:07increased a lot.
51:10Social media also facilitates
51:13this type of illicit trade.
51:19I see.
51:22When I'm performing,
51:25I really want to have my own land.
51:28I understand the feelings of people like that.
51:31I feel the same way.
51:34So maybe I should have my own land
51:37in my house.
51:40Even if I bought it without knowing it,
51:43it might still be there.
51:46For example,
51:49if I bought it without knowing it,
51:52I don't know what to do
51:55with the people who own it,
51:58including myself.
52:01I don't know what to do.
52:04I don't know what to do.
52:07I don't know what to do.
52:14It looks good,
52:17but I can't prove it.
52:20And I think that in this case,
52:23the one who bought it without knowing it
52:26is not as guilty as the trafficker,
52:29the mafia behind it.
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53:24The last stop is the coastline
53:27where countless cobia boas
53:30live at the southern end of the Atacama Desert.
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53:47Wow, this is great.
53:50Wow!
53:53Wow!
53:56These plants are as big as the sun.
53:59They're so dense.
54:02This is great.
54:05This is great.
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55:06Wow, this is great.
55:09Wow, green.
55:12Wow, this is great.
55:15Wow, this is great.
55:18It's so dense.
55:21Yeah.
55:24Wow, this is great.
55:27This is great.
55:30It's a beautiful landscape.
55:33This is my cactus.
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56:03Unfortunately, yes. What we are seeing, what I am noticing in my trips is that the drought is slowly moving more to the south.
56:14We are also noticing differences in rain and the condition of plants in Patagonia as well.
56:21So we have a process of desertification that is moving more to the south.
56:25I am taking advantage of the fact that I am recording as much as I can.
56:29We have been recording for 50 years in desert habitats, but very few.
56:34So it is very important that we are recording now to see what is happening with the climate.
56:41I have already seen this condition once.
56:43For example, 30 years later, I don't know if it will come, but if it comes and is in a state of destruction,
56:52I will be in shock.
56:55It is a big shock.
56:57It is too sad.
57:01And I don't want to imagine that we are the cause of it.
57:13Well, if you don't know, you will end up not knowing anything.
57:22So it is very natural for me to be here at this time.
57:30I am alive because I am involved with plants.
57:36So I have to know, and I am glad that I know.
57:42As Stephan said, I have a role to pass on.
57:49I have a role to be known.
57:52I will do my best to do that as much as I can.
58:06Thank you, Stephan.
58:36Thank you, Stephan.
58:38Now that your roses are in bloom on the grave
59:09I grew up in Hiroshima and fought in Vietnam.
59:13The story of a Japanese man who was forced into war between Japan and the United States.
59:19I had no choice.
59:21This is my country.
59:24Last Family, discovered in Lido.
59:27To the two islands that were occupied by 100 wild animals and to the two islands where there were surprising changes.
59:33Friday, the 21st at 6 p.m.