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WildRussia:PrimevalValleysNGC全民英檢：野性俄羅斯－烏拉山地區播出時間:12月25日星期六@11:00-12:00Russia-avastsecretonceinaccessibletooutsiders,nowdazzlingtheworldwithitsuntamedtreasures.Inthewest,onalandscapepockedbyswampsandbisectedbymountains,nature’sdramaplaysoutinendlessvariation…whereWoodsshelterhalftonneleviathans…Andtinyadventurers…whilebackwatersconcealthebizarre.AllwithinRussia’sPrimevalValleys-theUrals.Russia’sseventeenmillionsquarekilometresformacountrysocomplexitalmostdefiesdescription.Inthisimmensity,onefeaturestandsout…2andahalfthousandkilometresofmountainsandforestsjuttingoutofthewilderness…TheUrals.DeepforestsformtheheartandsouloftheUrals.Broadleafandpinetrees,AsianandEuropeanspeciespatientlywatchtheseasonsrollby.Sometreesaretwo-hundredyearsold.Miraculouslyshelteredfromtheintrusionofloggers,partsoftheforesthaveregeneratedthemselvesforthousandsofyears.Eveninthedeadofwinter,lifetrudgesforward.Eurasianelks,thelargestofthedeerfamily,makeseasonaljourneystofindmorefavourableconditions.Unlikeotherdeer,theseelkarenormallysolitary,andthestressofmeetingcanleadtofighting.Theycantraveluptothree-hundredkilometresontheirsearchforfood.Thecoldweatherfuelstheirappetite.They’lleataroundtwentykilosofwoodymaterialaday.Thequestforfoodkeepsthemonthemove…sometimesintoharm’sway…Ahungrybrownbear,wokenfromhibernation.Abearcouldeasilycatchandkillanelk.Butnotindeepsnow…andnottoday.Itsfumblingfootstepsalertthegroup.It’sastiffstartaftermonthsofhibernation.Untilthesnowgoes,it’shardtimesforthebear.Pristinepines,spruceandbroadleaftreescreatethisquietandmysteriousforestfourtimesthesizeofDenmark.Whilemanyresidentshideintheshadows,otherscomeouttoplay.Asspringapproaches,loveisintheair…Halfmetretallblackgrousestartlookingformates…Maleswootheladieswithabubblingsoundcalledrookooing.Thisearlybirdhasthedisplayarena,andafemale,tohimself…Almost…Hislovesongattractstheunwantedattentionofawolverine.Itbreakstheamorousmood.They’llcontinuetheircourtshipelsewhere.Thewolverine,thelargestoftheweaselfamilylookslikeit’sthrowingatantrum…Butthislarkingabout,actuallyscentmarksitsterritory.TheyremainactivethroughoutWinter.Thisisawarningforotherstostayaway.InApril,asthespringmeltbegins,streamscutfreshpathsthroughtheforests.ThewatersfeedtheUrals’hundredsofrivers.Theweathermaybeimproving,butthethawcreatesanobstacleforthetravellingelk.Theirjourneytakesthemacrossswollen,fast-flowingrivers.Overthecourseoftendays,aroundtwohundredwilltaketheplunge.Despiteweighingasmuchasasmallcar,theyarestrongswimmers.Butswift,risingwaterdragsmanytotheirdeatheachyear.Bythetimeastragglerreachestheriver,thetreacherouscurrentthreatenstosweepitfaroffcourse.Safetyatlast…Despitetheicywater,theelkkeepswarm,thankstoafinewoolundercoatcoveredbytwenty-fivecentimetrelonghair.Withspringlastingonlytwomonths,theUrals’residentsmakethemostofit.Asthesunheatstherocks,itignitesthepassionofspottedredbugs.Theorgiasticpairsjoinendtoendforuptotwenty-fourhours,evenforegoingfood.Eventuallyfemalessignaltheendwitharockingmotion.Thegnarledancientforestisswampytobeginwith,andthebigmeltonlymakesthingsmessier.Asthesnowretreats,scavengersadvance…tofeedonwinter’svictims.Thiswolfmighthavetravelledseveralkilometres,followingitsnoseinsearchofameal…butabiggerbrownbeargetstherefirst.Thebearclaimsownershipofamoosecarcassitcachedseveraldaysago.Brownbearswilloftenstashlargeremainsunderearthforsafe-keepinguntilthenextmeal.Ifhewantsanyshareofthemeat,thewolfmustbepatient.Butanadultbearcanconsumeuptofortykilosadayandwon’tbeleavinginahurry.Thewolf,realizingamealisn’tcoming,retreatsinsearchofbetteroptions…guidedbyasharpnoseandemptybelly.DownintheUralvalleysdampnessfloatslikeaphantomoverthesaturatedground.Itchokesoutthesunlight,concealingthelargestswampsonearth.Astreesdiehere,theirpartiallydecomposedcorpsesaddtopeatbogsuptosevenmetersdeep.Anddespitethepoorsoil,lowtemperatureandgrimconditions,theseforestsstrangelymanagetothrive.Deeperinthewetlands,thingsgrowstrangerstill…Makingitsfilmdebut,theuniqueRussianDesmanisreadyforitsclose-up.Semi-aquaticandsocial-uptoeightdesmansmayshareariversideburrowwithanunderwaterentrance.Scentglandsatthebaseofthetailgivesitamusky,unappetizingsmellthatdiscouragespredators.Justliketheirterrestrialmolerelatives,desmansarealmostblind…Theycompensatewiththeirflexiblesnoutandlongwhiskers,huntingforfoodalongthemuddyriverbed.Oversizedincisorscrushsnailshellswithease.Underwater,webbedfeetandaflattenedmusculartailpropelthemlikelittletorpedoesinsearchoffishandcrustaceans.Theycanholdtheirbreathforaboutfiveminutes.Butthesehunterswerethemselveshuntedforfurandmusk,leavingfewerthanfifteenhundredsurvivingalongtheUralriver.Incontrast,brownbearsdowellhere.Russiahastheworld’slargestpopulation-around100,000.Normallysolitary,whenbearsmeettheyusecarefulbodyposturestosignaltheirlevelofdiscomfortoraggression.Thismalehasbeenfollowingthefemale,hopingtomate.Hemustapproachwithcaution.Ifshe’snotinthemood,shemightusehereightcentimetrelongclawstolethimknow.Butshe’sreceptive-hemayfollowherfordaysorweeks,fendingoffadvancesfromothers.Thefemaleshaveanama