Hidden Kingdoms — S01E01 — Under Open Skies

00:00:08 Our planet is home to millions of different animals.

00:01:14 we can recreate the world from their perspective.

00:02:59 Trails like this are the secret to a sengi's survival.

00:04:31 She's forced to forage in the far corners of her territory.

00:07:56 With the trail suddenly blocked, there's no escaping the predator.

00:09:48 20 days after they arrived kicking and squeaking into the world,

00:11:44 It's why old-timers would call her by an earlier name

00:13:17 But barely three weeks old,

00:15:58 The penny drops.

00:18:04 even for the most house-proud sengi.

00:21:14 And for that, the bigger the balls, the better.

00:23:25 They're getting a taste of the world outside.

00:25:49 Usually a dry riverbed would be a place of safety.

00:28:29 The water can't soak away.

00:30:31 The trouble with keeping your head down, though,

00:33:16 Down here, you're the last to see trouble ahead.

00:36:02 where it can reach a blistering 60 degrees centigrade.

00:37:46 Their vision is thought to be eight times as good as ours.

00:41:08 But a collared lizard will chase anything that moves.

00:43:10 But for the savanna, it's as natural as the rising sun.

00:45:32 She's home.

00:47:12 or independence.

00:48:55 But it's their own experience that finally makes a man of the mouse.

00:50:26 especially in the Hidden Kingdom.