Earth: One Amazing Day Page #3

Roadways along, which the narwhal

can traverse their icy kingdom.

In Inuit legend, the first narwhal

was a brave female hunter.

Caught up in a deadly embrace

with a whale she hunted,

Her braided hair flung out,

becoming the twisted tusk.

For these narwhal, what an amazing day.

They are free again,

to roam their ocean home.

The strength of the Sun becomes greater

and greater, the further south you go.

[animal calling]

In the mountains of North America,

the sunlight of a spring day,

brings the freshly thawed world to life.

-[distance grumbling]

-[insect buzzing]

[bear grumbles]

[bear growls]

[bird calling]

If you're still wearing your winter coat,

the heat during the middle-of-the-day

can get a bit uncomfortable.

You need to find a tree

and give yourself a good scratch.

[playful dance music playing]

Rubbing against the bark

not only gets to the itch,

it helps a hot bear shed its winter fur.

It's also a chance to mark the territory

with your personal scent.

So everyone knows exactly who's in town.

[bear grumbles]

[bear grumbles]

[bear farts]

[bear growls]

It's now midday,

and the world feels the full force

of our friendly neighbourhood star.

The sun is now at its highest in the sky.

Its light penetrates even

the deep hidden folds of the Earth.

[wind whispering]

In Africa, near the equator,

its energy creates a furnace.

This zebra foal and her herd

still need to move on.

But every step is tough in heat like this.

[zebra snorts]

Any scrap of shade...

is an oasis.

[insects buzzing]

In full sunlight,

the herd are easy for hunters to see.

But there is one blessing

about the midday sun.

It's simply too hot for lions to hunt.

[lion farts]

[lion snoring]

There is something, however,

that doesn't take a break,

even in the heat of the day.

The struggle for power.

[low grumbling]

Rivalry between males for territory

and for the attentions of females

is so overpowering, it drives even

the most placid of creatures to combat.

At high noon in the desert heat,

a young male giraffe is challenging

the resident bull for prime territory

and the females that go with it.

At first they just push and shove,

trying to intimidate each other.

Normally, this would be an end to it,

but the young rival seems to think

he has a chance and attacks.

Neither will back down.

The old bull is down.

He knows the final blow is coming.

So, he ducks...

and hits back.

It is over.

The day still belongs to the old master.

For the loser, it's exile in the desert.

The land and the creatures that live

on it, toast under the noonday sun.

But one habitat remains cool, even now.

Over the course of a single day,

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