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00:00:00 You are hiking in the wild, looking for a safe place to set up your camp.

00:00:06 You only hear the leaves and branches cracking under your feet.

00:00:10 Squirrels are running in a tree over there.

00:00:12 But suddenly, something unexpected happens.

00:00:15 You notice something strange in the distance.

00:00:18 Between the trees, it looks like a concrete structure.

00:00:21 Weird.

00:00:23 At this moment, you are already 30 kilometers deep in the woods,

00:00:27 and there is no city or village nearby.

00:00:30 At least, as far as you know.

00:00:33 So you decide to go out on the beaten path with your friends to see more closely.

00:00:38 But as you get closer, you realize that there is nothing else here.

00:00:42 Hmm, what is this thing doing there, literally in the middle of nowhere?

00:00:47 And it doesn't even seem to lead to anything.

00:00:50 You put on your Sherlock Holmes cap and you start the investigation.

00:00:54 Let's see, maybe there was an old house or a mansion here,

00:00:58 which collapsed over the years and whose only thing left is this staircase.

00:01:03 But, strangely, after going around this strange structure,

00:01:07 you realize that there is no trace of ruins, or even foundation.

00:01:12 It's as if someone had cut a staircase from his house,

00:01:15 like in a cake, and had placed it here for no reason.

00:01:19 OK. Your friends and you didn't really want to get closer.

00:01:24 There is something wrong.

00:01:26 The more you look at this structure, the more you think you feel a scary presence.

00:01:31 Something tells you that you should probably leave the area, as soon as possible.

00:01:37 As weird as it may seem,

00:01:39 these discoveries of incongruous staircases hanging alone in the woods are surprisingly common.

00:01:45 Some are made of wood, others of brick or stone.

00:01:49 Some look old, while others seem to have been finished the day before.

00:01:53 The only thing they all have in common is that they lead absolutely nowhere

00:01:58 and that they are all in very mysterious places.

00:02:01 One of the most famous is in Chesterfield, in New Hampshire.

00:02:06 A long staircase with a medieval look, made of stone, with Roman vaults in the middle of the woods.

00:02:12 It is thought that it was part of Madame Antoinette Chéry's castle,

00:02:15 a Parisian singer from the crazy years.

00:02:18 This castle is said to be nearly a century old, and was rediscovered in 1962.

00:02:23 This time, there was nothing but a staircase.

00:02:27 Another old, mysterious staircase dates from 9,000 years ago.

00:02:31 It is in a forest in Italy.

00:02:33 It looks like a step that leads to a tiny platform at the top.

00:02:37 Why would it be worth building it if it leads nowhere?

00:02:41 Well, some experts think it could be some kind of tower with a ritual function,

00:02:46 but that's just a guess.

00:02:49 There is a geoid anomaly in the Indian Ocean,

00:02:52 simply known as the Indian Ocean Depression.

00:02:56 It produces the largest deforming natural gravitational force in the world.

00:03:01 The deposits of heavy minerals, the numerous pits in deep water

00:03:05 and the magma reservoirs present disturb the magnetic field of this area.

00:03:10 Earth's gravity changes in different parts of the planet.

00:03:14 This allows researchers to study certain models

00:03:17 and understand what happens under the surface.

00:03:20 Higher gravity fields generally mean that the materials are denser below and vice versa.

00:03:27 Some scientists think that the anomaly could be a crevice in the mantle of the planet

00:03:32 that goes up to the crust of the Earth.

00:03:35 The island of Nihau seems to be doing well in all modern programs.

00:03:40 There is no car because the inhabitants are walking or cycling.

00:03:44 No wonder they look fit.

00:03:46 They live without running water, without the Internet and without shops.

00:03:50 The only school on the island is powered by solar energy

00:03:54 using a power generator.

00:03:56 And what's great is that it's the only school in the state that is powered by the sun.

00:04:01 A local on the island explains some basic rules that permanent residents must follow.

00:04:06 If they break them, they can be expelled.

00:04:09 Now, not far from Bangkok, in the northeast of Thailand,

00:04:13 there is an old rock formation of 75 million years.

00:04:18 These rocks look like three whales swimming together.

00:04:22 This magnificent pattern, created by nature,

00:04:24 is now known as the Three Whale Rock.

00:04:28 Millions of years ago, this region was nothing but a desert.

00:04:32 But the Earth was changing.

00:04:34 Little by little, the ridge was spread out by the movement of tectonic plates and erosion.

00:04:39 This is how these spectacular formations were created.

00:04:43 If you decide to explore the path around the three whales,

00:04:46 you will find waterfalls, a fauna and an abundant flora.

00:04:50 Located on the peninsulas of the Yamal and the Guidane,

00:04:54 these vast pits were discovered in 2014.

00:04:57 They seem to be constantly evolving.

00:05:00 The pits are trying to expand, so that people can see them more and more often.

00:05:05 Of course, the theories about how they appeared are not lacking.

00:05:09 The hypotheses range from the impact of meteorites to the activity of ancient civilizations.

00:05:14 But the most common explanation is that it is methane that reacted to water molecules

00:05:19 after the planet's permafrost began to melt.

00:05:23 This would have caused the explosion of methane bubbles through the ice.

00:05:27 These craters could be thousands of years old, but no one is sure.

00:05:32 You find yourself in the state of New Mexico, in the small town of Taos.

00:05:36 2% of the inhabitants hear an odd buzzing in the air every day.

00:05:41 Some believe that this sound is linked in one way or another

00:05:44 to the technologies used by the messengers from other galaxies.

00:05:48 There is also a legend that something sinister is happening in the city.

00:05:53 It is rumored that Taos is cursed.

00:05:56 A bad spirit or some ghosts would punish people for a mistake made by their ancestors in the past.

00:06:02 Scientists still cannot explain the nature of this sound.

00:06:06 Another theory advances that it would be caused by the unusual acoustics of the place.

00:06:10 While others think that this buzzing is nothing but a collective hallucination.

00:06:15 Some could hear it for the simple reason that everyone talks about it,

00:06:19 and our minds would generate the illusion of a sound that does not really exist.

00:06:23 This sound is not the same for everyone.

00:06:26 For some, it is a serious vibration, for others, it is rather a buzzing.

00:06:30 But it is not the only place where you can hear these strange noises.

00:06:34 It is called "hum" and people from all over the world claim to have heard it.

00:06:39 Some inhabitants of a small village in Scotland describe it as a serious and thick buzzing.

00:06:44 While the inhabitants of Florida would also have distinguished a similar noise.

00:06:49 We do not know exactly when this phenomenon appeared,

00:06:52 but the first time the press started talking about it was in the 1970s in England.

00:06:58 In addition, there are written traces of a mysterious buzzing dating from nearly 200 years.

00:07:04 According to some estimates, only about 2% of people on the planet can hear this famous "hum".

00:07:10 Maybe their ears are catching low-frequency waves, or maybe the reason is something else.

00:07:16 A volcano in Indonesia spits out blue-hot lava and produces blue and purple electric flames.

00:07:23 This phenomenon occurs because this volcano has sulfur levels among the highest in the world.

00:07:28 It also has a rather characteristic smelly smell, but I'm wrong.

00:07:33 When sulfuric gases interact with hot and burning air,

00:07:37 they are ignited by the lava and become blue.

00:07:41 You can also find the largest acid lake in the world inside this crater.

00:07:45 Yes, this place is a real pleasure.

00:07:48 It is not for nothing that rivers and underwater lakes are called "saltwater basins".

00:07:53 High salinity makes the water that is there denser than the surrounding sea water.

00:07:58 That's why they sink to the bottom, forming rivers and lakes.

00:08:02 They even have their own waves, and these waves can sometimes hit the shore.

00:08:07 If you went down in an underwater, you would easily float on the surface of a saltwater basin.

00:08:12 But without an underwater, swimming in such an environment would be too risky.

00:08:16 It contains too much methane and toxic hydrogen sulfide.

00:08:20 Yes, I would have a good time too, but have fun.

00:08:24 The Crystal Cave in Mexico houses one of the most unique crystalline formations in the world.

00:08:30 Thanks to the extremely rare conditions that reign in the cave,

00:08:34 the crystals reach phenomenal sizes.

00:08:37 The air is incredibly humid and the water contains tons of minerals

00:08:41 that stimulate the growth of these giant milky whites.

00:08:45 Some of them are longer than telephone poles.

00:08:48 Cylindrical snowballs occur when a gust of wind

00:08:52 starts to roll snow on a snowy slope, a bit like making a snowball.

00:08:57 But if it were a ball, it would end up being too heavy for the wind to move it.

00:09:02 Except that here, the center of the snowball is hollow.

00:09:05 This happens because its inner layer is too thin and is carried away by the wind as the snowball forms.

00:09:11 And that makes the object lighter than a snowball.

00:09:14 That's also why they roll further.

00:09:17 Unfortunately, snowballs are rare because they need very precise conditions to appear.

00:09:23 The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is probably one of the weirdest places you'll ever see.

00:09:29 It's made up of hot springs of neon colors, lava pools and vast salt expanses.

00:09:35 You have to be particularly careful there.

00:09:38 Toxic gases swirl above hydrothermal phenomena and many pools are extremely acidic.

00:09:44 So don't go swimming there. Wait at least 30 minutes after lunch.

00:09:49 No, I'm kidding.

00:09:51 And finally, there's nothing mysterious about these 28,000 rubber ducks found in the seas in 1992.

00:09:58 A boat carrying toys for the bath lost its cargo in the ocean while it was traveling from Hong Kong to the United States.

00:10:06 Some of these ducks still float there several decades later.

00:10:09 They have been spotted in South America, Alaska, Hawaii and even Australia.

00:10:15 And they still make the bath time so fun.

00:10:18 Oh, ducklings!

00:10:21 Here's John.

00:10:23 John seems to be having a bad time and all kinds of natural disasters happen wherever he goes.

00:10:29 One day, John notices that his dog is agitated.

00:10:32 The dog keeps scratching at the front door and getting agitated in the house.

00:10:36 He even tries to hide in a corner by barking and barking.

00:10:40 When the cups start to spill into the cupboard, John understands what that means.

00:10:45 The noise is produced by pre-occurring shocks, mini-earthquakes that precede the main event.

00:10:51 Earthquakes often occur in groups.

00:10:54 After a few weak earthquakes, a bigger one is likely to be in preparation.

00:10:59 Before the disaster, we can also notice some strange blue lights.

00:11:03 Some of them seem to come out of the ground, others are flying in the air.

00:11:07 These are earthquake lights.

00:11:11 They appear for a few days or a few seconds before the ground starts to shake.

00:11:15 Now, John is walking along the ocean shore.

00:11:18 Suddenly, he sees the water retreat from the beach at a lightning speed.

00:11:22 John, my friend, runs away as fast as possible and finds a point in height.

00:11:27 A tsunami is coming and your life could depend on the speed of your reaction.

00:11:32 If John spots an unexpected rise in the sea level, it could be another sign of the approach of a tsunami.

00:11:38 This happens in 40% of cases.

00:11:41 The water coming is the first wave of the tsunami.

00:11:44 The second, much, much bigger, will arrive about 10 minutes later.

00:11:48 John can also notice that the sea water is boiling, swirling and creating strange patterns.

00:11:53 It's another sign that a tsunami is coming.

00:11:57 Now, John feels like something is wrong with the sun.

00:12:03 Through his very polarized special sunglasses, he sees that irregular eruptions are happening around the star's outline.

00:12:10 If these strange rays are accompanied by aurorae all over the world, they are the sign of a solar storm.

00:12:16 These storms are generally caused by disturbances in the magnetic field of the sun.

00:12:21 In this case, the gas and radiation explosions at the surface of the sun become so massive and powerful that they can even reach our planet.

00:12:29 Fortunately, solar storms are not really dangerous for people.

00:12:33 But they can disrupt the electrical grid and even cause breakdowns.

00:12:37 The sky above John's head darkens and becomes sinisterly green.

00:12:41 Something hits him on the forehead. Ouch!

00:12:44 He picks up the object in question. It's a hail.

00:12:47 Yet it's not that cold outside and it doesn't rain.

00:12:51 Soon, he hears a noise that approaches quickly and turns into a loud roar.

00:12:56 It looks like a freight train is rushing towards him.

00:12:59 But it's not a train. It's a tornado.

00:13:02 The funnel is not visible behind a cloud of debris.

00:13:05 But John can't confuse this air column in rotation with anything else.

00:13:10 Are you on the road, John? Then get as far away from your car as possible.

00:13:14 Quick! Find a ditch, lie down in it and cover your head.

00:13:18 Are you inside? Then get away from the windows and get down to the basement if possible.

00:13:23 And please be very careful if you see conical-shaped clouds.

00:13:27 This means violent storms.

00:13:30 And if you notice that such a cloud is starting to turn on itself,

00:13:33 immediately look for shelter.

00:13:35 Immediately look for shelter.

00:13:37 The cloud is turning into a tornado under your eyes.

00:13:40 The good news is that John only has to worry about hot conical clouds,

00:13:44 because cold clouds are totally harmless.

00:13:46 The only problem is that you have to be able to determine the temperature of the cloud just by looking at it.

00:13:51 Here, John just spotted strange-shaped trees.

00:13:54 They look like the letter J and grow on a slope.

00:13:58 This means that the ground under John's feet is probably unstable.

00:14:02 If he keeps walking here, it could cause a dangerous landslide.

00:14:07 Square waves appear when two different shapes of waves collide with each other.

00:14:12 This phenomenon is rather beautiful to see, but...

00:14:14 No, don't go in the water, John.

00:14:16 Keep looking at it from the shore.

00:14:18 Cross currents at this place can easily cause even the most experienced swimmer to drown.

00:14:24 John continues to walk along the shore.

00:14:26 At some point, he sees violent and agitated waves carrying oceanic debris and algae.

00:14:31 This time, he stays out of the water.

00:14:33 He knows that this could be a sign of a strong current of return,

00:14:36 which can take a swimmer very far offshore.

00:14:39 What would you say now about a walk in the park?

00:14:42 John likes this idea.

00:14:44 The sun shines and the sky is so blue.

00:14:47 Suddenly, he sees a vertical cloud that grows rapidly.

00:14:51 At first, it looks like a bright white,

00:14:53 but as it approaches at alarming speed, it becomes dense and dark in color.

00:14:58 The sky darkens, there is wind.

00:15:01 It is then that John notices that his hair is standing on his head.

00:15:05 This is a sign that he is about to be hit by lightning.

00:15:08 At this precise moment, positive charges rise from his body.

00:15:11 They are directed towards the negatively charged part of the storm.

00:15:15 If he does not react quickly, these charges will meet.

00:15:19 There is nowhere to hide.

00:15:21 So John has to crouch down and try to make himself smaller than the objects around him.

00:15:25 Oh no, John, don't lie on the ground.

00:15:28 He can be wet and therefore be an electrician.

00:15:32 There are other signs that indicate the danger during an electric storm.

00:15:36 John's palms can start to sweat.

00:15:39 He can hear strange cracks and rumbles from nearby metal objects.

00:15:44 His skin can start to itch.

00:15:46 He can feel a strange metallic taste in his mouth.

00:15:49 In addition, it is likely that John smells chlorine, which is ozone.

00:15:55 Electric charges divide the molecules of nitrogen and oxygen,

00:15:58 which are the main gases in the atmosphere, into separate atoms.

00:16:02 When these atoms meet again,

00:16:05 some of them produce molecules made up of three oxygen atoms.

00:16:08 This is ozone.

00:16:10 John can smell it during a storm,

00:16:12 because the descending currents bring this gas from high altitudes to our level.

00:16:17 Some insects can feel a storm coming.

00:16:20 They prepare for the natural disaster by freezing.

00:16:23 So when John notices that the insects around him seem to be sleepy,

00:16:26 he knows he has to prepare.

00:16:28 Oh, and bees can predict heavy rainstorms.

00:16:31 They start working much harder the day before it starts to rain.

00:16:36 As he walks near the river during a period of heavy rain,

00:16:40 John hears a rustle.

00:16:42 He is paralyzed by fear.

00:16:44 It is probably a sudden rainstorm heading in his direction.

00:16:47 Indeed, he soon sees debris descending with the current.

00:16:51 The water quickly changes color, becoming muddy and dark.

00:16:55 Lightning storms are very dangerous.

00:16:57 So put yourself in safe, Johnny.

00:17:01 Another day, John sees a spectacular cloud wall.

00:17:04 It seems to extend for 8 kilometers.

00:17:06 In the best case, it is simply a violent storm coming.

00:17:10 But if the cloud wall starts to move in circles,

00:17:13 it is the sign of a tornado.

00:17:16 John walks on an ice field in the mountains,

00:17:19 listening to the sounds of the ice under his feet.

00:17:22 The noise is rather hollow.

00:17:24 Quick, John, check if there are cracks around your footprints.

00:17:28 If so, there is a good chance that an avalanche is about to occur.

00:17:33 Soon, John actually sees an avalanche moving in his direction.

00:17:38 He does his best to leave the slope.

00:17:41 In most cases, he could probably distance it by heading down the slope,

00:17:45 then by heading to the side.

00:17:48 But not this time.

00:17:49 He realizes that he does not have enough time and heads for the nearest tree.

00:17:53 If John hangs on very tight, the avalanche may not drag him.

00:17:57 But if it does not work, he must try to swim to the surface of the avalanche

00:18:01 while it is still moving.

00:18:03 During a beautiful summer evening,

00:18:05 John notices that leaves with flexible stems suddenly disappear.

00:18:08 Ah, it may be because of a storm to come.

00:18:11 Just before the arrival of a storm, the air usually becomes more humid,

00:18:15 the leaves also become wet and heavy, and the wind returns them easily.

00:18:20 John lives in a fairly old house and is used to seeing cracks in the inner walls.

00:18:25 But one day, he notices that some of them have widened.

00:18:29 And look, there are also some new ones.

00:18:31 It's a warning signal.

00:18:33 He lives in a very limestone region,

00:18:35 so new cracks can mean that a gulf is about to open next to his house.

00:18:40 John hurries home, trying not to waste time admiring the clouds.

00:18:45 It seems straight from a science fiction movie.

00:18:48 They form when hot and humid air is caught in a stormy current.

00:18:52 And these bad weather clouds mean that a storm is preparing.

00:18:58 Hey, have you ever seen a fire rainbow?

00:19:02 Yeah, me neither.

00:19:04 And a circumhorizontal arc.

00:19:06 I don't think so, but just so you know, it's the same thing.

00:19:10 At first glance, it looks like a painting,

00:19:12 or a big rainbow-colored trace in the sky.

00:19:15 Despite their name, they have nothing in common with fire or rain.

00:19:19 This phenomenon occurs on rare occasions

00:19:22 when the sun shines through a certain formation of clouds loaded with ice.

00:19:26 Rainbow-colored halos are just as unique.

00:19:30 Again, a specific type of ice crystal must be present in the clouds

00:19:35 so that the Earth's surface curves the sun's light into a perfect ring.

00:19:39 The same thing can happen with the moon's light.

00:19:42 The only difference is that lunar halos are generally white

00:19:46 and that solar halos can be rainbow-colored.

00:19:50 When you visit high-altitude regions,

00:19:53 you can be one of the few lucky ones to see snow penitents.

00:19:57 They are actually ice peaks naturally formed.

00:20:01 To form them, you need a really cold environment,

00:20:04 at a height, and where the air is dry.

00:20:07 The sun's light directly transforms the ice into steam

00:20:10 rather than melting it into water.

00:20:12 And that's why these blades of snow and ice

00:20:14 start to appear on the surface of the Earth.

00:20:17 As graceful as they may be,

00:20:19 they can reach a height of nearly 5 meters.

00:20:22 What happens when small droplets of lava meet the wind?

00:20:26 Well, that's what's called "hair of hair".

00:20:29 Let me explain.

00:20:31 The word "hair" comes from the ancient Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes.

00:20:34 Every time the wind carries small drops of lava,

00:20:37 it stretches them to form braids similar to hair,

00:20:40 a bit like in the process of creating a glass thread.

00:20:43 These delicate braids can stretch up to 2 meters.

00:20:47 On rare occasions, it can rain without any clouds,

00:20:51 but is it really rain?

00:20:53 Let's examine the scientific aspects of this rare phenomenon.

00:20:56 It is sometimes called a "sunburst",

00:20:59 because it seems like the rain falls straight from our star.

00:21:02 But let's be clear, it is impossible for rain to fall directly from the sun.

00:21:07 Rain clouds are at a certain distance from where it rains.

00:21:11 When the sun's rays are oriented in a certain way,

00:21:14 the clouds are out of sight.

00:21:16 Add a little wind to blow the rain in your direction,

00:21:19 and abracadabra!

00:21:21 You get sunbursts in the sun.

00:21:24 In Bolivia, there is a place called the Salar de Uyuni.

00:21:28 It is the largest salt desert in the world,

00:21:30 measuring about 10,580 square kilometers.

00:21:34 It is also where half of the planet's lithium is located,

00:21:37 a crucial element in the manufacture of batteries.

00:21:40 But what else is so special about this place?

00:21:43 Every time the rainy season arrives,

00:21:45 it turns this flat land into a perfectly reflective mirror lake.

00:21:50 What comes to mind when you hear about "blood waterfall"?

00:21:54 A horror movie?

00:21:56 Well, it's just a series of waterfalls

00:21:59 located in one of the driest regions of Antarctica.

00:22:02 They emerge from an underground lake filled with a certain type of bacteria.

00:22:06 These small organisms use sulfates as nutrients instead of sugar,

00:22:11 which makes them fascinating for scientists.

00:22:13 The water in this lake is so saturated with iron

00:22:16 that it simply rusts in contact with the air,

00:22:19 hence the reddish color of the waterfall, which is worth its name.

00:22:23 OK, we all know the song "Sting's Desert Rose",

00:22:26 but it's not entirely illusory.

00:22:28 There is indeed a thing called the "sand rose".

00:22:32 It is not a plant, but a unique formation of gypsum.

00:22:35 It grows in dry and sandy places,

00:22:38 which can occasionally be flooded.

00:22:40 This constant passage between a wet and dry environment

00:22:44 allows the gypsum crystals to emerge between the sand grains,

00:22:47 imprisoning them in a rose shape.

00:22:49 Have you ever heard of the "Eye of Africa"?

00:22:52 Scientists are always trying to understand how it was formed.

00:22:55 You can only see it if you fly over it,

00:22:58 but it is actually a natural dome.

00:23:00 Richard's structure was formed about 100 million years ago.

00:23:04 And no, I was not there at the time.

00:23:07 It is approximately 40 km in diameter

00:23:10 and consists of several concentric rings.

00:23:13 The largest, or the central zone, measures about 30 km in diameter.

00:23:17 Astronauts were among the first to notice it,

00:23:21 and it has been studied extensively since.

00:23:24 Even today, when astronauts land in Florida,

00:23:27 they know they are almost home when they see the "Eye of Africa".

00:23:31 One of the most beautifully colored trees in the world

00:23:34 is found in the Philippines and Indonesia.

00:23:37 It is called the "rainbow eucalyptus".

00:23:40 It owes its name to its bark, which changes color

00:23:43 and detaches as the tree ages.

00:23:46 The greenish-green bark is the youngest,

00:23:48 because it is full of chlorophyll,

00:23:50 which is usually found in the leaves.

00:23:52 It then turns purple, then red.

00:23:55 Finally, it turns brown as it grows and loses its chlorophyll.

00:23:59 Don't get the illusion that there is a whole forest here.

00:24:03 In fact, it is a single tree.

00:24:05 And no, it is not a kind of optical illusion either.

00:24:08 Let me explain.

00:24:10 Under the Earth, there is a complex network of roots

00:24:13 that connects about 47,000 trees that emerge from the ground.

00:24:16 It is called the "false-trembling poplar".

00:24:19 Some of these trees are among the oldest and largest organisms in the world.

00:24:24 This is a good destination for all travelers.

00:24:27 Well, maybe not so good, actually.

00:24:30 The area most frequently affected by lightning in the world,

00:24:33 according to recent data published by NASA,

00:24:35 is Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.

00:24:38 On average, every day of the year,

00:24:40 300 storms occur in this area.

00:24:43 But what makes this region so unique

00:24:45 that storms occur so often?

00:24:48 Well, it is because it is there that the cool air of the mountains

00:24:51 meets the hot and humid breeze of the lake,

00:24:53 which generates electricity above it.

00:24:56 The "Eternal Flame" falls are located in northern New York,

00:25:00 near the Canadian border.

00:25:02 In this region, there is a tiny waterfall

00:25:05 that houses a great secret,

00:25:07 a fireball about 20 cm high.

00:25:10 It turns out that a natural gas leak

00:25:12 feeds the flame behind this waterfall.

00:25:15 The waterfall, for its part, provides enough cover

00:25:18 for it to remain on for about all the time.

00:25:21 Hikers like to turn it back on if they see that it is off.

00:25:24 This phenomenon is quite common,

00:25:26 but this example has gained popularity

00:25:28 because it is more recent than most.

00:25:31 And it is very beautiful in the photos, let's be honest.

00:25:34 I have heard of yellow sand, white sand,

00:25:37 and even black sand here and there,

00:25:39 but I had never heard of green beaches until now.

00:25:43 Papacoela, also known as Greensand Beach,

00:25:46 is located in Hawaii,

00:25:48 and it is one of the few beaches in the world

00:25:50 to present green sand.

00:25:52 This unique colour comes from the olivine rock

00:25:55 that formed during the eruption of a nearby volcano.

00:25:58 And to be honest, in Hawaii,

00:26:00 it is not the volcanoes that are missing.

00:26:02 Forget about the green sand,

00:26:04 because some other beaches in the world

00:26:06 can even shine at night,

00:26:08 and it is completely natural.

00:26:10 The responsible for it is a small thing

00:26:12 called phytoplankton, or microalgae,

00:26:14 as they are sometimes called.

00:26:16 They are actually small plants

00:26:18 that contain chlorophyll and need sunlight

00:26:20 to develop.

00:26:22 Most types of phytoplankton

00:26:24 are able to float in the upper part of the ocean,

00:26:26 where sunlight can still reach them underwater.

00:26:29 When the phytoplankton is shaken

00:26:31 by the movement of waves and currents,

00:26:33 it emits light,

00:26:35 which gives the impression that some shine at night.

00:26:37 These particular microorganisms

00:26:39 can be found on the beaches of many places in the world,

00:26:42 such as the Maldives, Puerto Rico and the Everglades.

00:26:45 At the foot of a mountain

00:26:47 located near Afton in Wyoming,

00:26:49 there is a small river

00:26:51 called the "Intermittent Source".

00:26:53 There are only a few of them in the world.

00:26:55 But what makes this little stream of water so mysterious?

00:26:58 Maybe the fact that it starts and stops

00:27:00 every few minutes.

00:27:02 Scientists have not yet found

00:27:04 the precise reason for this phenomenon.

00:27:06 They think it is simply a siphon effect

00:27:08 that occurs in the depths of the ground

00:27:10 and that makes the river start and stop frequently.

00:27:13 If you want to take a look at it,

00:27:15 make sure you do it at the end of summer,

00:27:17 because it is at this time

00:27:19 that the intermittent source is the most active.

00:27:21 Well, for once,

00:27:23 it's just a way of speaking.

00:27:25 Rocks that swallow the slopes of a volcano in an eruption,

00:27:29 which grow other larger rocks on their way,

00:27:32 and which end up falling into the ocean

00:27:34 in a huge waterfall,

00:27:36 causing a wave of a height never seen before.

00:27:39 This is what could happen

00:27:41 if the Illina Slump of the great island of Hawaii

00:27:43 fell into the water.

00:27:45 But the volcano Kilauea is far from being asleep.

00:27:48 The last eruption took place in 2018.

00:27:51 These eruptions are generally accompanied

00:27:53 by earthquakes of different magnitudes.

00:27:55 And at each earthquake,

00:27:57 the magma rocks on the slopes of the volcano

00:27:59 move down.

00:28:01 These rock formations are called slumps,

00:28:03 and the Illina Slump is the best known of them.

00:28:06 In 1868, the collapse of this slump

00:28:09 caused a tidal wave of 18 meters high.

00:28:12 But the most disturbing thing is that,

00:28:14 about 110,000 years ago,

00:28:16 a landslide caused one of the most powerful

00:28:18 earthquakes ever recorded,

00:28:20 which in turn caused a mega-tsunami

00:28:23 of more than 300 meters high.

00:28:25 Scientists fear that such an event

00:28:27 will not happen again in the future.

00:28:29 If it did,

00:28:31 the wave could swallow the whole of Hawaii

00:28:33 and easily reach the coasts of North and South America.

00:28:36 Geologists are in no hurry to reassure people

00:28:39 by explaining that such a landslide

00:28:41 is unlikely in the near future.

00:28:43 It's just too early for that.

00:28:45 But when it happens,

00:28:47 the consequences will be catastrophic.

00:28:49 Have a good day.

00:28:51 Yellowstone National Park,

00:28:53 in the west of the United States,

00:28:55 is famous worldwide for its dazzling landscapes,

00:28:57 and in particular for the Grand Prismatic Spring,

00:29:00 which is located in its heart.

00:29:02 But we must all be aware

00:29:04 that Yellowstone is above all a huge caldera,

00:29:07 in fact, a super-sleeping volcano.

00:29:10 The difference between an ordinary volcano,

00:29:12 like the Kilauea of old,

00:29:14 and a super-volcano,

00:29:16 is that the latter is thousands of times more powerful.

00:29:19 Imagine an eruption spitting out tons of huge rocks

00:29:22 and rivers of lava in fusion,

00:29:24 pumping out ashes clouds

00:29:26 that make countries stop air travel for weeks.

00:29:29 And now, multiply all this by a thousand.

00:29:32 This is what an eruption in Yellowstone would look like.

00:29:35 At first, a huge area in the middle of the National Park

00:29:38 would shake, collapse,

00:29:40 and then be propelled upwards

00:29:42 in an explosion of several megatons.

00:29:44 Lava flows and magmatic rocks

00:29:46 would cover an area of about 100 square kilometres,

00:29:49 which is half of Washington DC.

00:29:51 But the biggest danger is volcanic ash.

00:29:54 The ash panache would rise to kilometres above

00:29:57 and be carried away by the wind in all directions.

00:30:00 As the eruption would be far from ordinary,

00:30:03 the distance of propagation and the damage

00:30:06 would also be much greater than usual.

00:30:09 The ash is thick and heavy,

00:30:11 so that it would cover a vast area,

00:30:13 destroying crops and even buildings.

00:30:15 Worse still, it would spread in the air

00:30:17 and block the sun,

00:30:19 causing a drastic drop in temperature

00:30:21 and an artificial winter.

00:30:23 Even regular volcanoes can lower

00:30:25 global temperatures by a few degrees.

00:30:28 A super-volcano could potentially

00:30:30 cause a new ice age.

00:30:32 Fortunately, the chances of a super-volcano

00:30:35 erupting in the near future

00:30:37 or even far away are extremely low.

00:30:39 There have only been three in the history of the Earth,

00:30:42 and nothing indicates that such a disaster

00:30:44 should occur again.

00:30:46 Scientists estimate the probability

00:30:48 at 0.00014%,

00:30:50 which is less than the chance

00:30:52 that an asteroid would destroy us all.

00:30:55 Speaking of which,

00:30:57 if dinosaurs could talk,

00:30:59 and if they were alive,

00:31:01 they would say that the threat of asteroids

00:31:03 is quite real.

00:31:05 NASA scientists claim to have followed

00:31:07 90% of all major geocruiser asteroids,

00:31:10 and none of them is worrying.

00:31:12 But there are still 10% left.

00:31:14 In addition, asteroids can change their trajectory

00:31:17 due to the attraction exerted by other celestial bodies

00:31:20 and end up heading towards us.

00:31:22 What a chance!

00:31:24 If a fairly large asteroid,

00:31:26 of the order of 1.6 km,

00:31:28 touches the Earth,

00:31:30 it will cause a powerful explosion

00:31:32 that will raze a dozen major cities

00:31:34 in a matter of seconds.

00:31:36 Then, the impact will raise a cloud of dust and debris

00:31:39 that will block the Sun,

00:31:41 just like the cloud of ash of a volcano,

00:31:43 and will cause a winter of several centuries

00:31:45 on the entire planet.

00:31:47 But even if it falls into the ocean,

00:31:49 which is more likely,

00:31:51 the resulting wave will rise several km high,

00:31:53 sweeping coastal cities

00:31:55 from the surface of the planet.

00:31:57 But at least there will be no new ice age.

00:31:59 We are almost certain that such a threat

00:32:01 does not exist in the near future.

00:32:03 We cannot exclude it completely.

00:32:05 And humanity needs at least 5 years

00:32:07 to prepare for this event.

00:32:09 If a large asteroid close to the Earth

00:32:11 suddenly changes its trajectory

00:32:13 and heads straight for our planet,

00:32:15 we will have no chance against it.

00:32:17 A disaster movie, anyone?

00:32:19 A much more probable calamity, however,

00:32:21 lies just under our feet.

00:32:23 It is the fault of San Andreas,

00:32:25 in California.

00:32:27 It has been on the verge of collapse

00:32:29 for years now,

00:32:31 and scientists estimate that such a quake

00:32:33 is likely to occur in the next three decades.

00:32:35 And when it does,

00:32:37 it will not be easy to predict.

00:32:39 It is expected to be as large as 8,

00:32:41 which is comparable to some of the most devastating

00:32:43 quakes in history.

00:32:45 It is all the more dangerous

00:32:47 that California houses some of the most populated cities

00:32:49 in the west of the United States,

00:32:51 including Los Angeles and San Francisco.

00:32:53 High-rise buildings are common there,

00:32:55 but they are particularly vulnerable

00:32:57 to an earthquake.

00:32:59 The San Andreas earthquake

00:33:01 could cause a lot of damage in cities and countrysides.

00:33:03 In the worst case,

00:33:05 the ground could break,

00:33:07 destroying buildings, farms,

00:33:09 and completely changing the landscape.

00:33:11 However, scientists believe

00:33:13 that the probability of such an earthquake

00:33:15 is only 7% for the next 30 years.

00:33:17 So there is a good chance,

00:33:19 93%,

00:33:21 that we will never see it in our lifetime.

00:33:23 However, there is another risk

00:33:25 of an earthquake not so far from the previous one,

00:33:27 the Chilean mega-earthquake.

00:33:29 The country is just above

00:33:31 the subduction zone,

00:33:33 an area where two tectonic plates

00:33:35 meet and overlap.

00:33:37 At the meeting point,

00:33:39 the tension accumulates

00:33:41 due to their continuous movement.

00:33:43 And once this tension is too strong,

00:33:45 a major earthquake occurs.

00:33:47 Chile has experienced many earthquakes

00:33:49 in recent years,

00:33:51 but they are not the preparatory

00:33:53 for an earthquake of a much larger scale.

00:33:55 They think that a major earthquake

00:33:57 is expected before the end of the century,

00:33:59 and that it could be devastating

00:34:01 for the coastal area.

00:34:03 Even smaller earthquakes

00:34:05 have caused tsunamis

00:34:07 that have flooded the west coast,

00:34:09 and a huge earthquake like this

00:34:11 is likely to raise a wave

00:34:13 of an incredible height.

00:34:15 The positive side is that Chile

00:34:17 now knows that it must prepare

00:34:19 for a natural disaster.

00:34:21 And geologists are almost sure

00:34:23 that people will be able to evacuate

00:34:25 before the earthquake strikes.

00:34:27 In September 1859,

00:34:29 astronomer Richard Carrington

00:34:31 looked at the sun when he suddenly

00:34:33 saw a luminous eruption on its surface.

00:34:35 He took note of it,

00:34:37 but only realized the importance

00:34:39 of this eruption a few days later.

00:34:41 The energy of this eruption reached the Earth

00:34:43 and hit it directly,

00:34:45 causing the appearance of aurora borealis

00:34:47 along the lines of the telegraph

00:34:49 all over the world.

00:34:51 This is what we called the Carrington event,

00:34:53 a solar storm.

00:34:55 Such storms hit the Earth quite often,

00:34:57 but none were as powerful

00:34:59 as the Carrington event,

00:35:01 neither before nor after.

00:35:03 But in 2012, astronomers recorded

00:35:05 a similar solar eruption

00:35:07 whose energy almost hit our planet

00:35:09 once again.

00:35:11 If it had taken place a week earlier,

00:35:13 we would have had big problems.

00:35:15 Electricity would have been cut off

00:35:17 in almost every aspect of life,

00:35:19 and a powerful solar storm would have

00:35:21 greatly disrupted the Earth's electromagnetic field.

00:35:23 All electrical devices would stop

00:35:25 or short-circuit,

00:35:27 and the huge transformers

00:35:29 that power almost everything

00:35:31 would go out of order.

00:35:33 It would take years to repair them,

00:35:35 and the cost of such a massive breakdown

00:35:37 would be billions of dollars.

00:35:39 The worst part is that science

00:35:41 is almost unable to predict solar storms,

00:35:43 so let's not stop them.

00:35:45 The eruption happens in a few seconds,

00:35:47 and it takes about 8 minutes

00:35:49 for the particles to reach the Earth's atmosphere,

00:35:51 causing disturbances.

00:35:53 The power outage would occur a little later,

00:35:55 in a day or two,

00:35:57 when a massive plasma cloud

00:35:59 would reach our planet.

00:36:01 For now, there is no protection

00:36:03 against solar eruptions,

00:36:05 and the chances that there is a powerful enough one

00:36:07 to cut off all our electricity in the next few years

00:36:09 are quite high, around 12%.

00:36:11 The only positive point in all of this

00:36:13 is that we now know this possibility,

00:36:15 and that we can at least

00:36:17 prepare for it in advance.

00:36:19 Don't forget to take underwear and socks,

00:36:21 it's always useful.

00:36:23 Tsunami of Boxing Day, Indonesia.

00:36:31 An earthquake in the underwater

00:36:33 starts in the morning.

00:36:35 These earthquakes cause a series of tsunami waves.

00:36:37 The largest reaches the height

00:36:39 of the Great Pyramid of the Sun,

00:36:41 and the biggest ones are in the South.

00:36:43 The biggest tsunami of the Volcano Hunzen.

00:36:45 A powerful volcanic eruption triggers

00:36:47 a landslide from a lava dome

00:36:49 4,000 years old.

00:36:51 It crosses the city of Shimabara

00:36:53 and reaches the sea, triggering a mega-tsunami.

00:36:55 Mega-tsunami of the Valle Ante Dam, Italy.

00:36:57 A landslide causes

00:36:59 255 million cubic meters of forest,

00:37:01 land and rocks in the lake.

00:37:03 A dark water wall obscures the sky

00:37:05 above a small village at the foot of the Valle Ante Dam.

00:37:07 Then, in a deafening roar,

00:37:09 the wave crosses the edge of the dam

00:37:11 and takes everything on its way.

00:37:13 Mega-tsunami of Mount St. Helene, United States.

00:37:15 The upper part of Mount St. Helene

00:37:17 collapses, triggering a huge landslide.

00:37:19 A part of this avalanche

00:37:21 plunges into Lake Spirit.

00:37:23 It pushes the lake's waters into a series of waves

00:37:25 almost as high as the Eiffel Tower.

00:37:27 Tsunami of the Lithuania Bay, Alaska.

00:37:29 A landslide caused by an earthquake

00:37:31 creates a mega-wave.

00:37:33 It rises over the cape

00:37:35 and takes away the trees, plants and soil

00:37:37 to the rocky substrates.

00:37:39 Molokai, Hawaii.

00:37:41 A third of the Molokai Volcano

00:37:43 collapses in the Pacific Ocean.

00:37:45 This causes a tsunami the size of the second largest

00:37:47 building in the world, the Shanghai Tower.

00:37:49 The waves reach Mexico and California.

00:37:51 Tsunami of the Yucatan Asteroid.

00:37:53 The asteroid, which would have

00:37:55 destroyed the dinosaurs,

00:37:57 hits the Yucatan Peninsula.

00:37:59 It creates a mega-tsunami,

00:38:01 the largest in the history of the Earth.

00:38:03 The wave is almost twice as big as the tallest

00:38:05 building in the world, the Burj Khalifa.

00:38:07 Hurricane Mitch.

00:38:09 Mitch is formed in the western part of the Caribbean Sea.

00:38:11 It quickly becomes stronger

00:38:13 to become the eighth most powerful hurricane in the Atlantic.

00:38:15 The storm pours 10 cm of rain

00:38:17 per hour for two days

00:38:19 in Honduras.

00:38:21 It causes terrible mudslides and floods.

00:38:23 Hurricane Helen.

00:38:25 With extreme power,

00:38:27 the storm is one of the few to reach Category 5,

00:38:29 the highest possible.

00:38:31 It causes more than 2 billion dollars in damage.

00:38:33 The Great Hurricane.

00:38:35 After being hit by the storm,

00:38:37 the storm continues its devastating route.

00:38:39 It tears the bark of the trees growing in Martinique

00:38:41 and St. Lucie and spreads further.

00:38:43 This terrible natural disaster

00:38:45 lasts six days.

00:38:47 Hurricane Dorian.

00:38:49 It is the most powerful tropical cyclone to have hit the Bahamas.

00:38:51 The hurricane rips up most

00:38:53 of the structures on its islands and takes them

00:38:55 into the sea.

00:38:57 Hurricane Vilma.

00:38:59 It is the strongest hurricane in the Caribbean

00:39:01 near Jamaica and heads west.

00:39:03 Two days later, it gains enough power

00:39:05 to become the most intense hurricane

00:39:07 ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.

00:39:09 Hurricane Patricia.

00:39:11 A regular storm develops a well-defined eye

00:39:13 and becomes a Category 5 hurricane

00:39:15 in 24 hours only.

00:39:17 At one point, it moves faster than a Ferrari

00:39:19 at its maximum speed.

00:39:21 This makes Patricia the most intense tropical cyclone

00:39:23 ever recorded in the world.

00:39:25 Earthquake of Kamchatka.

00:39:27 It occurs in the early morning

00:39:29 130 km from the coast of Kamchatka.

00:39:31 The earthquake causes a tsunami.

00:39:33 The first two waves are catastrophic

00:39:35 up to 18 meters high.

00:39:37 The third is much weaker.

00:39:39 Earthquake of Valparaiso, Chile.

00:39:41 It occurs around 5 a.m.

00:39:43 at the limit of two tectonic plates.

00:39:45 The tsunami triggered by the earthquake

00:39:47 destroys 1,000 km from the Chilean coast.

00:39:49 Earthquake of Tohoku, Japan.

00:39:51 The first earthquakes

00:39:53 begin at a depth under water.

00:39:55 The earthquake is so strong

00:39:57 that it moves the main island of Japan.

00:39:59 It also moves the entire planet

00:40:01 25 cm on its axis

00:40:03 and increases its rotation speed.

00:40:05 The disaster also triggers a tsunami

00:40:07 with waves 40 m high

00:40:09 moving at a distance of 10 km

00:40:11 within the Earth.

00:40:13 Earthquake in the Indian Ocean, Sumatra.

00:40:15 A rupture along two tectonic plates

00:40:17 triggers an earthquake submarine.

00:40:19 It starts around 8 a.m.

00:40:21 near the north of Sumatra, Indonesia.

00:40:23 It moves the planet 1 cm

00:40:25 and triggers earthquakes

00:40:27 all over the world, up to Alaska.

00:40:29 Earthquake on Friday, Alaska.

00:40:31 The strongest earthquake recorded

00:40:33 in North America lasts 4 minutes and 38 seconds.

00:40:35 A 1,000 km long rupture

00:40:37 causes terrible landslides

00:40:39 and an 8 m high tsunami.

00:40:41 The areas located 300 km away

00:40:43 are 10 m high.

00:40:45 Other places are 2.5 m high

00:40:47 permanently.

00:40:49 Valdivia, Chile.

00:40:51 The Chilean landslides start in the afternoon

00:40:53 and last no less than 10 minutes.

00:40:55 The disaster hits an area the size of California.

00:40:57 It triggers tsunamis

00:40:59 reaching the coasts of Hawaii, Japan,

00:41:01 the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.

00:41:03 An average tornado usually lasts

00:41:05 less than 10 minutes, but there are exceptions.

00:41:07 El Reno tornado.

00:41:09 It is considered the largest tornado in the world

00:41:11 if we base it on its width.

00:41:13 At its peak, it reached a diameter of 4 km.

00:41:15 Perryville tornado, United States.

00:41:17 It occurs around 2 a.m.

00:41:19 and starts by knocking down trees

00:41:21 and destroying stone buildings.

00:41:23 Then the tornado gets stronger.

00:41:25 It tears down two-story buildings,

00:41:27 takes away and makes cars fly

00:41:29 as if they were toys.

00:41:31 Bridge Creek Moore tornado.

00:41:33 When the tornado hits Bridge Creek,

00:41:35 its width is at its maximum,

00:41:37 1.5 to 2.5 km.

00:41:39 The wind speed in the tornado

00:41:41 reaches more than 450 km/h.

00:41:43 This natural disaster causes

00:41:45 a billion dollars in damage.

00:41:47 Canada tornado.

00:41:49 An exceptional tornado rages for nearly 3 hours.

00:41:51 It breaks hundreds of trees and electric poles,

00:41:53 damages roads and farms,

00:41:55 but miraculously saves every city on its way.

00:41:57 Tristate tornado, United States.

00:41:59 The longest tornado in the world

00:42:01 travels 350 km across Missouri,

00:42:03 Illinois and Indiana.

00:42:05 The average trajectory of a tornado

00:42:07 does not exceed 8 km.

00:42:09 Tupelo Gainesville, United States.

00:42:11 A complex system of at least 12 individual tornadoes

00:42:13 destroys everything on its way.

00:42:15 Tornadoes also trigger

00:42:17 severe sudden floods,

00:42:19 which further aggravate the situation.

00:42:21 Vallejonte slide, Italy.

00:42:23 At 10 p.m., a slide of land

00:42:25 of a volume equivalent to that of 100

00:42:27 large pyramids of Giza

00:42:29 detaches from the top of Mount Toc.

00:42:31 It falls into the reservoir of the Vallejonte dam,

00:42:33 producing a tsunami wave

00:42:35 higher than the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

00:42:37 Yunnan, China.

00:42:39 An avalanche of rocks, stones and mud,

00:42:41 so thick that it could fill the port of Sydney,

00:42:43 forms a dam on the Jincha River.

00:42:45 Hida River, Japan.

00:42:47 Following a storm,

00:42:49 the equivalent of 300,000 Olympic pools

00:42:51 of debris flow before being stopped

00:42:53 by another slide of land earlier.

00:42:55 During the road, the slide takes

00:42:57 two buses off the road.

00:42:59 Peru. A flood makes a dam

00:43:01 in the Mandataro River, a long river

00:43:03 crossing the center of Peru.

00:43:05 The whole process does not take more than 3 minutes,

00:43:07 which means that the flow moves at a speed

00:43:09 reaching 140 km / h.

00:43:11 It also leaves a drain of debris

00:43:13 8 km long.

00:43:15 Soi Dam, Tajikistan.

00:43:17 Caused by an earthquake of magnitude 7.4,

00:43:19 the quake falls into the Murghab River

00:43:21 and blocks its flow.

00:43:23 This is how the Soi Dam appears,

00:43:25 one of the highest in the world.

00:43:27 Mount Saint-Helene, United States.

00:43:29 At 8.30, a disastrous earthquake

00:43:31 slides the entire northern face of Mount Saint-Helene.

00:43:33 It is the largest landslide recorded in the world.

00:43:35 It uncovers a volcanic chimney

00:43:37 and causes a catastrophic eruption.

00:43:39 North Bonneville, United States.

00:43:41 In the middle of the 15th century,

00:43:43 a major earthquake occurs.

00:43:45 An incredible amount of debris

00:43:47 has been precipitating since Table Mountain.

00:43:49 It covers more than 13 square kilometers

00:43:51 and blocks the Columbia River

00:43:53 with a dam 61 meters high

00:43:55 and 6 kilometers long.

00:43:57 In the heart of a dense forest,

00:43:59 a person takes a hike in the forest,

00:44:01 plunging into the mysterious depths

00:44:03 of this wild nature.

00:44:05 But it is not an ordinary walk

00:44:07 through the woods.

00:44:09 It will quickly take a strange turn,

00:44:11 not to say frankly disturbing.

00:44:13 Our protagonist,

00:44:15 a glow of audacity in the eye,

00:44:17 discovers a terrier hidden in the shade.

00:44:19 Curiosity takes him

00:44:21 on the fear,

00:44:23 and our explorer approaches it.

00:44:25 It is not any terrier,

00:44:27 it is a fox.

00:44:29 And if it was a bad idea,

00:44:31 and it was better to run away.

00:44:33 [Heartbeat]

00:44:37 During the happy spring season,

00:44:39 when nature is animated by a vibrant energy,

00:44:41 foxes always pursue

00:44:43 the complex cycle of life.

00:44:45 It is at this time that foxes

00:44:47 seek the comfort of their underground sanctuary.

00:44:49 The rest of the year,

00:44:51 when the world around is luxurious,

00:44:53 the fox prefers to lean

00:44:55 against the sun

00:44:57 and spend all his time on the surface,

00:44:59 except when the weather is bad.

00:45:01 It is in the most unfavorable conditions

00:45:03 that he takes refuge in his terrier,

00:45:05 sheltered from the storms.

00:45:07 [Music]

00:45:09 These fox terriers

00:45:11 usually only have a few entrances,

00:45:13 sometimes covered with dirt

00:45:15 and scattered debris.

00:45:17 During the winter months,

00:45:19 foxes go digging with diligence

00:45:21 new galleries,

00:45:23 in anticipation of the spring to come.

00:45:25 Sometimes, among the remains

00:45:27 of their underground journey,

00:45:29 a dead fox is found,

00:45:31 witnessing the endless cycle of existence

00:45:33 within these complex underground networks.

00:45:35 [Music]

00:45:37 If we explore the surroundings

00:45:39 of a fox terrier,

00:45:41 we will notice fresh traces

00:45:43 of meals outside the terriers

00:45:45 during the months of April to June.

00:45:47 It is at this time,

00:45:49 when the foxes have played in the north,

00:45:51 the forest of their presence,

00:45:53 that we can find remains of their feasts,

00:45:55 a sign of this new life that is developing.

00:45:57 [Music]

00:45:59 [Music]

00:46:01 What do these terriers look like?

00:46:03 After all,

00:46:05 they are not the only animals

00:46:07 who see dens in the forest.

00:46:09 Let's get down to business.

00:46:11 Fox terriers,

00:46:13 impenetrable remains of these spying beings,

00:46:15 are generally located in areas

00:46:17 where the greenery is abundant.

00:46:19 These animals can hide under the branches

00:46:21 of a tree or take refuge

00:46:23 under massive rocks.

00:46:25 If you have a well-fed fox

00:46:27 that seems to be cut to size for a fox

00:46:29 and that you smell this incomparable aroma

00:46:31 accompanied by other revealing clues

00:46:33 like scattered bones,

00:46:35 it is that you have probably

00:46:37 discovered a fox den.

00:46:39 [Music]

00:46:41 [Music]

00:46:43 Alas, my curious friend,

00:46:45 there is no infallible recipe

00:46:47 to know where these canid rusees

00:46:49 choose to set up their den.

00:46:51 They have an amazing ability

00:46:53 to adapt to different environments,

00:46:55 whether it is open meadows,

00:46:57 dense forests or even

00:46:59 the pitiful tundra.

00:47:01 [Music]

00:47:03 Imagine a little,

00:47:05 the terrier of a fox

00:47:07 consists of at least four or five parts.

00:47:09 There is the main entrance,

00:47:11 the access tunnel,

00:47:13 the main den and a secret room

00:47:15 that serves as a food reserve.

00:47:17 Depending on the size of the den,

00:47:19 there may be additional rooms

00:47:21 that are not as large as the den.

00:47:23 [Music]

00:47:25 Now visualize the opening

00:47:27 of the den of a fox.

00:47:29 The entrance and the access tunnel

00:47:31 form a corridor

00:47:33 that goes down from one to three meters underground,

00:47:35 connecting the outside world

00:47:37 to the den that is there.

00:47:39 Ah, but that's not all.

00:47:41 Foxes, as warned administrators,

00:47:43 store all the treasures

00:47:45 they have found in their den.

00:47:47 Yes, they have their own food cache

00:47:49 where they hide all these delicious finds.

00:47:51 The number of rooms in the den

00:47:53 can vary depending on the size of the den

00:47:55 because these rusted animals

00:47:57 make sure there is enough space

00:47:59 to put down and raise

00:48:01 their adorable marmalade.

00:48:03 They can even dig additional tunnels

00:48:05 and create other entrances

00:48:07 in case the need

00:48:09 would make them feel.

00:48:11 Let's now talk about culinary affairs.

00:48:13 Foxes are warned gourmets

00:48:15 who stock a large amount of food,

00:48:17 ready to face the winter

00:48:19 and the season of love.

00:48:21 However, they are not hoarders.

00:48:23 They usually put aside

00:48:25 just what they need for the times to come,

00:48:27 since they do not have the chance

00:48:29 to find a fresh prey every day.

00:48:31 Bays and fruits

00:48:33 often guard their food,

00:48:35 while these delectable carcasses

00:48:37 are at the center of their gastronomic menu.

00:48:39 [Music]

00:48:41 Are you curious to know

00:48:43 if fox burrows

00:48:45 are close to each other?

00:48:47 If the earth was rich in food

00:48:49 and fresh water,

00:48:51 you can sometimes find two or three burrows

00:48:53 in a radius of 25 square kilometers.

00:48:55 However, if resources are scarce,

00:48:57 you may have to

00:48:59 extend your search

00:49:01 to a radius of 50 square kilometers

00:49:03 to find a burrow.

00:49:05 [Music]

00:49:07 But the adventure does not end there.

00:49:09 Foxes, loyal to their

00:49:11 foggy nature, often have several burrows.

00:49:13 They keep their main burrow,

00:49:15 often called "native burrow",

00:49:17 and the sentimental value

00:49:19 that goes with it.

00:49:21 In addition, they keep a rescue burrow

00:49:23 to face unexpected circumstances.

00:49:25 Let's not forget either

00:49:27 their ability to appropriate

00:49:29 or borrow abandoned burrows.

00:49:31 They are smart little ones, aren't they?

00:49:33 [Music]

00:49:35 Let's now talk about these wonderful animals.

00:49:37 Foxes are classified

00:49:39 into a multitude of species,

00:49:41 variations, and sizes

00:49:43 scattered throughout the planet.

00:49:45 But the star is the red fox,

00:49:47 which can be found on all continents,

00:49:49 except for the Antarctic glaciers.

00:49:51 [Music]

00:49:53 If most foxes

00:49:55 prefer the tranquility of rural landscapes,

00:49:57 don't be surprised

00:49:59 to see them venture

00:50:01 into urban and suburban areas

00:50:03 where their path can cross that of man.

00:50:05 [Music]

00:50:07 Ah, the encounters between the fox

00:50:09 and the man,

00:50:11 it's the story of two extremes.

00:50:13 Some benevolent souls

00:50:15 try to win the trust of these animals

00:50:17 by offering them treats

00:50:19 and pampering them.

00:50:21 On the other hand,

00:50:23 there are those who tremble

00:50:25 at the simple sight of a fox

00:50:27 fearing their ferocious and fierce nature.

00:50:29 [Music]

00:50:31 Now imagine this scenario.

00:50:33 What happens if a fox

00:50:35 approaches you or even attacks you?

00:50:37 In general, foxes

00:50:39 are not a threat to humans

00:50:41 and have no bad intentions.

00:50:43 They prefer to feed themselves

00:50:45 small mammals or hens,

00:50:47 reserving their aggressiveness

00:50:49 for hunting or for their own defense.

00:50:51 However, cases of confrontation

00:50:53 between humans and foxes have been reported,

00:50:55 including a few incidents.

00:50:57 It is therefore essential to know

00:50:59 the measures to take

00:51:01 if a fox approaches or throws itself on you.

00:51:03 [Music]

00:51:05 Foxes can indeed be domesticated.

00:51:07 However, they remain essentially wild

00:51:09 and their acts can

00:51:11 be quite unpredictable.

00:51:13 They can temporarily embrace

00:51:15 captivity, then return

00:51:17 to their primary instincts

00:51:19 when they feel attacked, threatened,

00:51:21 pulled by hunger or simply

00:51:23 frightened.

00:51:25 Naturally, foxes

00:51:27 consider us as potential threats

00:51:29 and it is in our interest

00:51:31 to show the same caution.

00:51:33 Never try to approach

00:51:35 a fox, even if it seems friendly

00:51:37 and docile, because its temperament

00:51:39 can change in a few seconds

00:51:41 and take you by surprise.

00:51:43 [Music]

00:51:45 Avoid sudden movements

00:51:47 and resist the urge to approach you,

00:51:49 because it could agitate or frighten

00:51:51 our fox friend.

00:51:53 In most cases, when a fox

00:51:55 sees a man nearby,

00:51:57 he quickly runs away or hides.

00:51:59 However,

00:52:01 if you find yourself facing a fox,

00:52:03 the best step to take

00:52:05 is to take a step back

00:52:07 and give him the space he needs.

00:52:09 [Music]

00:52:11 If a fox

00:52:13 persists in approaching or if you

00:52:15 meet several at a time,

00:52:17 well, friend, stay away from them and leave

00:52:19 their territory to them. Do not try to

00:52:21 approach or feed them, even less

00:52:23 by hand. Let them wander

00:52:25 to their fox occupations

00:52:27 while you watch them from afar.

00:52:29 [Music]

00:52:31 [Music]

00:52:33 If a fox finds itself trapped,

00:52:35 for example by entering your garage,

00:52:37 it is imperative to stay calm.

00:52:39 Avoid raising your voice or

00:52:41 causing unnecessary agitation,

00:52:43 because this could incite the fox

00:52:45 to attack you. On the contrary,

00:52:47 remain silent, keep a

00:52:49 respectful distance with the animal

00:52:51 and offer it a way out.

00:52:53 Make sure the doors and windows

00:52:55 are not obstructed,

00:52:57 so as not to give the fox the freedom

00:52:59 so sought after, so desired.

00:53:01 He will escape as soon as he is

00:53:03 come.

00:53:05 However,

00:53:07 if luck does not smile on you and you

00:53:09 find yourself in the unfortunate situation

00:53:11 of a fox attack, do not forget

00:53:13 to keep calm. Refrain

00:53:15 from letting your dog down or

00:53:17 chasing him. Let the fox

00:53:19 go on its own. If the latter

00:53:21 persists and refuses to retreat,

00:53:23 a loud noise or a few handshakes

00:53:25 will be enough to make him flee.

00:53:27 And you can now enjoy your walk

00:53:29 in the forest.

00:53:31 [Music]

00:53:33 [Music]

00:53:35 [Music]

00:53:37 Are you a seasoned swimmer

00:53:39 brave enough to dive

00:53:41 in any ocean or any

00:53:43 sea? Bad news, there are

00:53:45 places you would better avoid, even if

00:53:47 you know how to swim or dive.

00:53:49 Some of these places have dangerous

00:53:51 underwater reefs, tides and powerful currents.

00:53:53 Others are famous for the

00:53:55 legends about their monsters and their mysterious creatures

00:53:57 they shelter. So let's dive into this

00:53:59 panorama of aquatic horrors.

00:54:01 Have you ever heard the term "strid"?

00:54:03 It is a variant of the word "stride"

00:54:05 which is used in the Yorkshire

00:54:07 and which refers to a narrow section

00:54:09 of the Wharf River.

00:54:11 It is so small that you could probably

00:54:13 trip it. But don't let yourself be fooled by its size,

00:54:15 it is one of the most dangerous places in the

00:54:17 surroundings and the simple fact of taking a step in the water

00:54:19 can have disastrous consequences.

00:54:21 The Wharf has a powerful current

00:54:23 and as the stride is so narrow,

00:54:25 it is even stronger in this area.

00:54:27 The intense flow of water

00:54:29 has eroded the limestone around it,

00:54:31 which has created hollow spaces

00:54:33 much deeper than the rest of the riverbed.

00:54:35 And here is the secret,

00:54:39 the current has also weakened the stride's banks

00:54:41 below. Thus, the ground

00:54:43 on which you are standing, to contemplate this

00:54:45 rapid flow, is probably only a

00:54:47 fragile edge suspended above very steep water.

00:54:49 There is no trace

00:54:51 of someone who has found himself in the

00:54:53 stride's waters and who managed to

00:54:55 escape. And the worst,

00:54:57 you would never have guessed that this stream,

00:54:59 seemingly innocent, could represent

00:55:01 such a danger. We therefore advise you

00:55:03 to stick to a safer water plan

00:55:05 for your aquatic escapades.

00:55:07 If you are looking to escape the time of a

00:55:11 weekend in California, Horseshoe Lake

00:55:13 is the place you need. It has everything for you,

00:55:15 sand beaches, hiking trails

00:55:17 and picnic areas. But wait,

00:55:19 there is something else beyond the appearance.

00:55:21 This lake has a dark side,

00:55:23 namely about 40 hectares of dead trees

00:55:25 surrounding it. And there are not

00:55:27 only the trees that have been victims of this lake.

00:55:29 The earthquakes

00:55:31 that took place between 1989 and

00:55:33 1990 released carbon dioxide

00:55:35 trapped in the magma in fusion.

00:55:37 This gas infiltrated the air, entangling

00:55:39 all forms of life around the lake.

00:55:41 Even today, Horseshoe Lake

00:55:43 is just as dangerous as it was 30 years ago.

00:55:45 What makes it so scary

00:55:47 is that the levels of this toxic gas

00:55:49 change unpredictably.

00:55:51 The warning signs that are

00:55:55 all over the place could certainly give

00:55:57 a scary touch to this fun wild hike.

00:55:59 In Kauai, in the Hawaii archipelago,

00:56:03 there is a group of breathtaking waterfalls

00:56:05 that used to be a popular destination

00:56:07 among tourists. The Kipu Falls,

00:56:09 as they are called, used to be a

00:56:11 privileged place for swimming and diving.

00:56:13 To get there, you had to walk a long

00:56:15 walk along a dirt path to finally

00:56:17 reach an impregnable view of a

00:56:19 waterfall 6 meters high that

00:56:21 overflowed into a crystal clear water

00:56:23 in the lower reaches. But since 2011,

00:56:25 this area is forbidden to the public.

00:56:27 Why? Well,

00:56:31 many accidents have occurred at the Kipu Falls.

00:56:33 Of course, jumping from the top

00:56:35 of the waterfall would be the most obvious cause.

00:56:37 But there are

00:56:39 much more mysterious cases.

00:56:41 Witnesses say that

00:56:43 swimmers peacefully enjoyed the water

00:56:45 at the bottom of the falls before

00:56:47 being suddenly sucked under the surface.

00:56:49 No precise explanation

00:56:51 has ever been found for these accidents.

00:56:53 Locals think that it is the

00:56:57 Moho aquatic spirit that should be blamed

00:56:59 because it did not want to be disturbed

00:57:01 by noisy tourists.

00:57:03 There is also a theory about a powerful

00:57:05 whirlwind coming from the bottom of the basin.

00:57:07 Anyway, the tour guides no longer mention

00:57:09 the Kipu Falls and the intrusions

00:57:11 are severely reprimanded.

00:57:13 The Samae San hole,

00:57:17 located in the Gulf of Thailand,

00:57:19 seems to be the ideal place for

00:57:21 divers in search of strong sensations.

00:57:23 But it is also the most dangerous.

00:57:25 With an abyss of 85 meters,

00:57:27 it is the deepest dive site in the region.

00:57:29 But its depth is not the only reason

00:57:31 why it is considered a place to avoid.

00:57:33 It is an important navigation

00:57:35 crossroads for giant oil workers.

00:57:37 And the powerful currents around the hole

00:57:39 make the dive even more treacherous.

00:57:41 And as if that were not enough,

00:57:43 the Samae San hole also houses

00:57:45 ferocious barracudas

00:57:47 which could easily take

00:57:49 divers without caution.

00:57:51 The water is so turbulent

00:57:53 that visibility is almost zero.

00:57:55 This makes it difficult to spot

00:57:57 these aggressive marine creatures.

00:57:59 In short, the Samae San hole

00:58:01 is a place to cut the breath,

00:58:03 but extremely dangerous and should only be

00:58:05 avoided by those who are not

00:58:07 used to the steel nerves.

00:58:09 So let us tell you about New Smirna Beach,

00:58:11 the world capital of shark attacks.

00:58:13 If you are looking for a relaxing

00:58:15 vacation spot in the Volusia County

00:58:17 in Florida, you should

00:58:19 think twice.

00:58:21 The waters around New Smirna Beach

00:58:23 are full of fish,

00:58:25 which attracts a lot of squall.

00:58:27 In fact, there have been so many

00:58:29 shark attacks reported in this region

00:58:31 that it has widely deserved

00:58:33 the title of the world capital of shark attacks.

00:58:35 Researchers themselves have warned

00:58:37 that anyone who goes to swim there

00:58:39 would certainly find themselves

00:58:41 in close contact with at least one of them.

00:58:43 We are talking about a distance of 3 meters

00:58:45 at most, and in many cases

00:58:47 you wouldn't even realize it.

00:58:49 To make matters worse, the Bulldog shark,

00:58:51 one of the most dangerous and

00:58:53 aggressive types of sharks,

00:58:55 has been spotted in these waters.

00:58:57 Kauai is once again

00:58:59 on our list.

00:59:01 A beach on the coast of Napali

00:59:03 called Anakapiai Beach

00:59:05 may look like heaven on earth

00:59:07 but you are not mistaken.

00:59:09 To get there, you will have to walk

00:59:11 an extremely steep rocky path

00:59:13 over 3 km.

00:59:15 There is no lifeguard on this isolated beach,

00:59:17 so if you decide to dive in the water,

00:59:19 you will be delivered to yourself.

00:59:21 The biggest threat to your safety

00:59:25 are the incredibly strong currents of rip-off.

00:59:27 They are almost always present

00:59:29 in the sand that protects this shore.

00:59:31 And if someone gets caught in one of these currents,

00:59:33 there is no safe place to swim

00:59:35 at miles around.

00:59:37 The nearest beach is 10 km away.

00:59:39 Believe us, Anakapiai Beach

00:59:41 is far from being the safest.

00:59:43 It is therefore highly recommended

00:59:45 to stay out of the water

00:59:47 if you ever come to this beach.

00:59:49 Let us now tell you about

00:59:51 a place that seems straight out of a horror movie.

00:59:53 It is Berkeley Pit,

00:59:55 an artificial lake

00:59:57 located in Butte, Montana.

00:59:59 The first thing you will notice

01:00:03 about this place

01:00:05 is its disturbing red color

01:00:07 that makes you feel uncomfortable.

01:00:09 You might have tried to swim in it,

01:00:11 but it would have been a big mistake.

01:00:13 Do not even touch it!

01:00:15 This water is incredibly dangerous

01:00:17 due to the heavy metals present in it,

01:00:19 such as cadmium, arsenic, zinc, lead and copper.

01:00:21 They come from the rocks

01:00:25 that surround the lake

01:00:27 and make its water extremely acidic.

01:00:29 This place used to be

01:00:31 a open-air copper mine,

01:00:33 which explains its color.

01:00:35 So if you want our advice,

01:00:37 avoid this place like the plague.

01:00:39 There are three lakes in Africa

01:00:43 that are perhaps the most dangerous places

01:00:45 of all those we have mentioned so far.

01:00:47 The Monoun Lakes,

01:00:49 and Nios in Cameroon,

01:00:51 and Kivu Lake in Rwanda

01:00:53 are like delay bombs ready to explode.

01:00:55 They are formed above

01:00:57 underground fissures of melting rocks.

01:00:59 And sometimes,

01:01:01 these rocks release toxic gases

01:01:03 such as methane and carbon dioxide

01:01:05 directly into the water.

01:01:07 When this happens,

01:01:09 these gases can accumulate

01:01:11 until suddenly water is gushing out,

01:01:13 creating powerful waves

01:01:15 capable of destroying everything

01:01:17 that is in their way.

01:01:19 This type of eruption is known

01:01:21 as a toxic gas that can be harmful

01:01:23 to everything that is nearby.

01:01:25 The most terrifying thing is

01:01:27 that these explosions can occur at any time

01:01:29 and without any precursor sign.

01:01:31 So if you ever find yourself

01:01:33 near one of these lakes,

01:01:35 you'd better be on your guard

01:01:37 because you never know when the next one

01:01:39 could occur.

01:01:41 Maybe you know other places

01:01:43 that you would definitely not recommend

01:01:45 for a relaxing swim.

01:01:47 Do not hesitate to share it

01:01:49 with your friends.

01:01:51 You are now on the island of Kemada Grande,

01:01:53 one of the most dangerous in the world.

01:01:55 There, you find yourself in the middle

01:01:57 of a tropical forest.

01:01:59 There are huge rocks and grassy plains.

01:02:01 This place is home to birds,

01:02:03 otters and giant cockroaches,

01:02:05 but also another animal.

01:02:07 And it is because of this one

01:02:09 that the island has acquired

01:02:11 its sinister reputation.

01:02:13 There are snakes in great numbers,

01:02:15 so many that the place is also

01:02:17 a place of great danger.

01:02:19 Could you survive there?

01:02:21 Located only 32 km from the Brazilian coast,

01:02:23 the island has an area of 43 hectares.

01:02:25 It was probably cut off from the continent

01:02:27 during the last glacial period.

01:02:29 For this reason,

01:02:31 snakes have found themselves

01:02:33 separated from most other animal species.

01:02:35 They have lived there without any rivals,

01:02:37 having almost unlimited sources of food.

01:02:39 In such a small space,

01:02:41 there are up to 4,000 snakes,

01:02:43 which represents one snake per square meter.

01:02:45 It would be very difficult

01:02:47 to never meet one of these creatures

01:02:49 on this island.

01:02:51 This snake, the island's

01:02:53 trigonocephalus, is not only

01:02:55 the most common on the island,

01:02:57 but it also turns out to be,

01:02:59 in the family of viperidae,

01:03:01 an extremely venomous species.

01:03:03 In fact, it is one of the most

01:03:05 venomous species in all of Latin America.

01:03:07 The power of its venom is due

01:03:09 to its great isolation.

01:03:11 In addition to snakes,

01:03:13 the venom of snakes is particularly violent.

01:03:15 As a result, since they were separated

01:03:17 from their distant parents,

01:03:19 their venom has become almost

01:03:21 five times more powerful.

01:03:23 Most of the time, the island's

01:03:25 trigonocephalus hides in the trees

01:03:27 or the leaves that cover the ground.

01:03:29 If you ever find yourself stuck here,

01:03:31 it is better that you keep a good distance

01:03:33 from these animals.

01:03:35 Snakes mainly use their odors

01:03:37 and vibrations to capture their prey.

01:03:39 If you get too close to one of them,

01:03:41 if you emit too many vibrations,

01:03:43 they will feel threatened,

01:03:45 which could push them to attack you.

01:03:47 If you see one of them a few miles away,

01:03:49 or if you are heading for tall grass,

01:03:51 tap your feet several times.

01:03:53 This will inform the snakes of your presence.

01:03:55 They will not take the risk of measuring

01:03:57 themselves to a prey larger than them

01:03:59 and will probably flee quite quickly.

01:04:01 It is always good to wear a stick

01:04:03 in case you happen to stumble

01:04:05 upon a snake.

01:04:07 You will thus have some kind of extension

01:04:09 that will prevent you from biting.

01:04:11 This stick could save your life.

01:04:13 If it has a V-shaped end,

01:04:15 your stick will give you even more advantage.

01:04:17 If a snake starts to behave aggressively,

01:04:19 you can hold it to the ground

01:04:21 and stop it in its tracks.

01:04:23 But whatever happens,

01:04:25 do not try to pick it up.

01:04:27 Well, but what should you do

01:04:29 if you get bitten?

01:04:31 The risks are quite high on this island, of course.

01:04:33 First of all, do not try to extract the venom

01:04:35 by your own means.

01:04:37 It is better to call the emergency services

01:04:39 immediately.

01:04:41 And once the rescue teams are on their way,

01:04:43 apply a wide bandage on the wound.

01:04:45 A piece of fabric will do the trick

01:04:47 if you have nothing else.

01:04:49 Do not try to chase the snake

01:04:51 to determine its species.

01:04:53 The emergency services will know

01:04:55 the venom it is.

01:04:57 Now you just have to stay calm

01:04:59 and wait for the rescue teams.

01:05:01 You may be wondering who you can call

01:05:03 on this abandoned island.

01:05:05 There are a lot of emergency services

01:05:07 all over the island.

01:05:09 You will find a number

01:05:11 you can call if you have a problem.

01:05:13 Let's say you managed

01:05:15 to avoid getting bitten.

01:05:17 What will you be able to eat on site?

01:05:19 Queimada in Portuguese means

01:05:21 "burning" or "forest fire".

01:05:23 And this name has a story.

01:05:25 Indeed, the whole island

01:05:27 was deliberately set on fire

01:05:29 to allow the creation

01:05:31 of a banana plantation.

01:05:33 But it did not go as well

01:05:35 as the entrepreneurs hoped.

01:05:37 Probably because the snakes

01:05:39 did not let the farmers work in peace.

01:05:41 But some banana trees

01:05:43 still continue to grow

01:05:45 and they will bring you the nutrients

01:05:47 you need.

01:05:49 You will also need to fill up

01:05:51 with protein during your stay.

01:05:53 Fortunately, in addition to the snakes,

01:05:55 this island also houses cockroaches.

01:05:57 These giant prehistoric-looking cockroaches

01:05:59 go out at night to feed on plants.

01:06:01 But the best way to survive

01:06:03 on this island is to avoid it at all costs.

01:06:05 If, by chance, you pass in front of it,

01:06:07 do not forget that this place

01:06:09 was once connected to the continent.

01:06:11 The rocks under the surface of the waters

01:06:13 are therefore a great risk

01:06:15 for your boat

01:06:17 if you get too close.

01:06:19 Therefore, be sure to keep a good distance

01:06:21 from the shore when you cross.

01:06:23 Of course, the island is more intriguing.

01:06:25 But do not forget that whatever

01:06:27 the distance you are approaching from these lands,

01:06:29 you will not be able to see the snakes

01:06:31 from your boat.

01:06:33 You will only see these creatures

01:06:35 if you approach them,

01:06:37 which is absolutely not recommended.

01:06:39 Because it is not only the reptiles

01:06:41 that make this place dangerous.

01:06:43 Pirates visit this island quite regularly.

01:06:45 Not the wood-legged pirates

01:06:47 who sing while counting their gold coins,

01:06:49 but those who are called the biopirates

01:06:51 who come here to capture the animal

01:06:53 that makes the island so dangerous.

01:06:55 They come for the snakes,

01:06:57 the birds,

01:06:59 the animals,

01:07:01 the animals that make this place dangerous.

01:07:03 Since the island was cut off from the world

01:07:05 about 11,000 years ago,

01:07:07 the island's trigonocephalus

01:07:09 has evolved in its own habitat.

01:07:11 So, although the number of these reptiles

01:07:13 is high in these places,

01:07:15 the species is now considered a threat.

01:07:17 And because of their rarity,

01:07:19 their value is very high.

01:07:21 They are sold for sums close to 30,000 euros

01:07:23 on the illegal markets.

01:07:25 It is known that you have all the resources

01:07:27 necessary to survive in one of the most dangerous places

01:07:29 in the world.

01:07:31 Do you think you will be able to achieve this feat?

01:07:33 Do you think it is impossible?

01:07:35 You will be surprised to know that in reality,

01:07:37 it is perfectly feasible, if you know what you are doing.

01:07:39 Many people have already visited this frightening place.

01:07:41 Scientific teams often go there.

01:07:43 They study the island's trigonocephalus,

01:07:45 its environment

01:07:47 and its food sources

01:07:49 for conservation purposes.

01:07:51 But researchers always make sure

01:07:53 that there is a doctor on the team.

01:07:55 There is also a lighthouse on the Snake Island.

01:07:57 It was operated until the 1920s.

01:07:59 Then it was automated.

01:08:01 You can easily guess why.

01:08:03 Brazilian authorities visit this lighthouse

01:08:05 once a year to make sure

01:08:07 that it still works properly.

01:08:09 The inhabitants of the continent

01:08:11 know the reputation of the island.

01:08:13 So, the stories of people who would have disappeared

01:08:15 are rather rare.

01:08:17 But one day, a group of fishermen

01:08:19 approached too close to its shore.

01:08:21 While they were following their usual route,

01:08:23 they accidentally got too close to the shore.

01:08:25 Their boat hit a reef

01:08:27 under the waves

01:08:29 and began to fill with water.

01:08:31 As the boat was sinking rapidly,

01:08:33 men had only two options left.

01:08:35 Try to survive in the agitated sea

01:08:37 or swim to the beach of Snake Island.

01:08:39 It was obviously a difficult choice.

01:08:41 After all, they had heard all the stories.

01:08:43 And it was not only the snakes that frightened them.

01:08:45 A legend said that the island was cursed.

01:08:47 But without worrying about its tales

01:08:49 or sleeping on the beach,

01:08:51 the fishermen decided to try their luck

01:08:53 on the island of Queimada Grande.

01:08:55 After reaching the shore,

01:08:57 they tried to be careful.

01:08:59 Their knowledge of the island

01:09:01 could help them survive.

01:09:03 More importantly,

01:09:05 they knew that they had to avoid

01:09:07 the tropical forest at all costs.

01:09:09 When men started to get hungry,

01:09:11 they carefully headed

01:09:13 to the forest bed

01:09:15 to pick bananas.

01:09:17 But they were not lucky.

01:09:19 They could only drink water

01:09:21 when it was raining.

01:09:23 It was barely enough

01:09:25 to keep them alive.

01:09:27 They slept on the beach

01:09:29 without protection against the elements.

01:09:31 And yet, they were so close

01:09:33 to the lighthouse and the caves,

01:09:35 they were extremely careful.

01:09:37 But it was either to endure

01:09:39 a certain discomfort

01:09:41 or to risk their lives

01:09:43 for a dry bed.

01:09:45 And finally, a boat saved them.

01:09:47 Now you know

01:09:49 that anything is possible.

01:09:51 Ah, gravity!

01:09:55 You heartless animal!

01:09:57 Yes, that's what I always say

01:09:59 when I step on a stone or a step

01:10:01 and I fall face down.

01:10:03 I swear, I'm not clumsy, am I?

01:10:05 Anyway, gravity affects everyone,

01:10:07 doesn't it?

01:10:09 Finally, a certainty in this world

01:10:11 in perpetual change.

01:10:13 Oh, I'm in a romantic mood, sorry.

01:10:15 But what if I told you

01:10:17 that it's not as simple and clear as you think?

01:10:19 There are places on our planet

01:10:21 where gravity behaves

01:10:23 as if it had gone crazy.

01:10:25 And that's why you clicked here.

01:10:27 So let's take a look.

01:10:29 Magnetic Hill in Leh, India.

01:10:31 There is a part of the road

01:10:33 in India that attracts tourists

01:10:35 from all over the world.

01:10:37 It is not different from the surrounding landscape

01:10:39 and you could easily pass by

01:10:41 if it's not for something

01:10:43 very unusual and a little scary.

01:10:45 If you stop your car

01:10:47 on the magnetic hill by climbing the slope

01:10:49 and you put it to the dead end,

01:10:51 it will start to move

01:10:53 up to a speed

01:10:55 of 20 km/h.

01:10:57 It is said that there is a kind of magnetic force

01:10:59 that pulls cars up

01:11:01 the hill,

01:11:03 hence its name.

01:11:05 In addition, it is also said that even planes

01:11:07 take altitude above this place.

01:11:09 The skeptics offer another explanation.

01:11:11 It is simply the configuration of the terrain

01:11:13 that gives the illusion of climbing,

01:11:15 while in fact

01:11:17 we go down the hill.

01:11:19 And vice versa.

01:11:21 Whatever the truth,

01:11:23 I would like to see it with my own eyes.

01:11:25 And you? Tell me in the comments.

01:11:27 The Twisted Forest, Poland.

01:11:29 Near the village of Nowy Czarnowo,

01:11:31 there is a forest

01:11:33 at the bottom of which

01:11:35 you can find strange-looking pine trees.

01:11:37 Planted in the 1930s,

01:11:39 these are 400 trees that suddenly bend

01:11:41 to the north, practically

01:11:43 from the roots, then grow up

01:11:45 in a semicircle.

01:11:47 Although scientists propose different theories

01:11:49 about the strange growth of these trees,

01:11:51 no one can say with certainty

01:11:53 what gave them this appearance.

01:11:55 Some say that people did it,

01:11:57 while others believe that it is a gravitational anomaly

01:11:59 that somehow pushed

01:12:01 the trees down.

01:12:03 However, the problem with this version

01:12:05 is that it must have been present for years

01:12:07 and that it would have affected only the trees.

01:12:09 Let's admit it, no indisputable explanation

01:12:11 explains this phenomenon,

01:12:13 however crazy it is.

01:12:15 A waterfall, Ferro Bay.

01:12:17 Have you ever seen a waterfall

01:12:19 falling upwards?

01:12:21 You can see one on the Ferro Bay Islands,

01:12:23 halfway between Iceland and Scotland.

01:12:25 But if you were expecting me to tell you

01:12:27 an incredible story about a mysterious force

01:12:29 pushing the water up the rocks,

01:12:31 then sorry, not at all.

01:12:33 However, the truth is just as amazing.

01:12:35 The winds of this place are so powerful

01:12:37 that they lift the water

01:12:39 and throw it back up.

01:12:41 I suppose it is this kind of wind

01:12:43 that allowed Mary Poppins to fly

01:12:45 with her umbrella.

01:12:47 It seems reasonable.

01:12:49 In fact, this waterfall is not unique.

01:12:51 There are several other places on Earth

01:12:53 where the winds create an illusion

01:12:55 that defies gravity.

01:12:57 For example, the River Kinder in England

01:12:59 has a waterfall that constantly

01:13:01 pushes the water up, especially against the wind.

01:13:03 The wind is so strong that half of the water

01:13:05 in the waterfall seems to fly away

01:13:07 without ever touching the bottom of the waterfall.

01:13:09 The Hoover Dam in Nevada, USA.

01:13:11 If you ever manage to get to the top

01:13:13 of the dam, which is about

01:13:15 221 meters high,

01:13:17 you can try a little trick.

01:13:19 Take a bottle of water

01:13:21 and pour it on the edge.

01:13:23 You will see the water flow up

01:13:25 instead of pouring down.

01:13:27 Once again, it is not a magical

01:13:29 or artificial phenomenon.

01:13:31 The wind is simply too strong

01:13:33 for the water to fall,

01:13:35 as in the case of the Ferro Bay Waterfall.

01:13:37 Here, however, it is even more

01:13:39 impressive since you can do it yourself.

01:13:41 Dock Ebby Road, South Korea.

01:13:43 Another gravitational anomaly

01:13:45 located on a road.

01:13:47 Residents have discovered

01:13:49 that if you put a can or

01:13:51 an empty bottle on the ground,

01:13:53 it immediately starts to roll

01:13:55 up the mountain.

01:13:57 In many places of this kind in the world,

01:13:59 the Dock Ebby Road does not

01:14:01 only create an illusion.

01:14:03 When you go down the slope,

01:14:05 you do not feel like going up.

01:14:07 Everything is rather normal.

01:14:09 But as soon as you put an object

01:14:11 that can roll, it does so in the

01:14:13 opposite direction to what it should.

01:14:15 Local authorities soon took advantage

01:14:17 of the phenomenon and installed a sign

01:14:19 indicating to curious tourists

01:14:21 the mysterious road.

01:14:23 Gold Rock, Burma.

01:14:25 Also known today as Myanmar.

01:14:27 Do not forget to visit this famous site.

01:14:29 A rock covered with gold leaves

01:14:31 is located on the edge of a cliff

01:14:33 and a small pagoda

01:14:35 is built at the top.

01:14:37 What is impressive with this rock

01:14:39 is that it only touches the cliff

01:14:41 slightly to rest.

01:14:43 In fact, it looks like the rock

01:14:45 will fall from one minute to the next,

01:14:47 but no, it has been like this for centuries.

01:14:49 In addition, the pagoda built on the rock

01:14:51 is not really a recent construction.

01:14:53 It is therefore a rather surprising show.

01:14:55 The rock seems to say,

01:14:57 "Gravity? Pfff, I do not care

01:14:59 about that kind of thing."

01:15:01 The legend wants what keeps

01:15:03 the rock in place to be a simple

01:15:05 hair bundle of Buddha.

01:15:07 I do not know,

01:15:09 but you can go see the rock by yourself

01:15:11 and see that it is not attached

01:15:13 to the cliff by anything at all.

01:15:15 And yet, it has not moved since 2500 years.

01:15:17 There must be something crazy going on here,

01:15:19 right?

01:15:21 Davasco Rock, Argentina.

01:15:23 If there is another thing

01:15:25 that says out loud,

01:15:27 "Gravity, I challenge you,"

01:15:29 it is Davasco Rock.

01:15:31 This huge 300-ton rock

01:15:33 holds up precariously

01:15:35 on the edge of a cliff

01:15:37 and swings a little from one side to the other

01:15:39 due to the wind.

01:15:41 People even tested it by placing

01:15:43 glass bottles under one of its edges.

01:15:45 They exploded with a new movement

01:15:47 of the rock.

01:15:49 This rock was a natural monument

01:15:51 as it was a century ago.

01:15:53 In 1912, the rock suddenly fell

01:15:55 from its perch, which had occupied it

01:15:57 literally for hundreds of years.

01:15:59 The inhabitants of the neighboring town

01:16:01 of Tandil were so sad about this event

01:16:03 that 95 years later, in 2007,

01:16:05 they decided to restore the rock.

01:16:07 In fact, they did not really

01:16:09 reconstruct it piece by piece.

01:16:11 They made a plastic replica

01:16:13 of the rock and placed it

01:16:15 in the same place and in the same position.

01:16:17 Today, still today,

01:16:19 passing through Tandil,

01:16:21 you can see the famous rock of balance.

01:16:23 It is now a symbol, of course,

01:16:25 because it no longer swings

01:16:27 and weighs only 9 tons.

01:16:29 But it is still immediately recognizable.

01:16:31 Devil's Tower

01:16:33 in Wyoming, United States.

01:16:35 Do you remember this place

01:16:37 in the movie "Meeting the Third Kind"?

01:16:39 If not, you should go see it,

01:16:41 but not right away.

01:16:43 This place does not give you the impression

01:16:45 of any kind of magic,

01:16:47 and does not really reveal gravity in your eyes.

01:16:49 It seems almost boring

01:16:51 compared to the rest of the sites on my list, right?

01:16:53 But the real stunning feature

01:16:55 of the Devil's Tower

01:16:57 is that scientists simply cannot

01:16:59 explain how it came to be.

01:17:01 It is a 265-meter rocky formation

01:17:03 whose walls are so stiff

01:17:05 that they are practically vertical.

01:17:07 But that's not the most important thing.

01:17:09 This piece of rock

01:17:11 rose in the middle of the winding plains

01:17:13 of the Wyoming Valley

01:17:15 without anything like it,

01:17:17 a few kilometers around.

01:17:19 So how did such a flat landscape

01:17:21 suddenly give birth

01:17:23 to something so big?

01:17:25 Theories abound,

01:17:27 but no one has the answer yet.

01:17:29 My theory?

01:17:31 Maybe this is where the Earth

01:17:33 has a giant umbrella.

01:17:35 If you have a better idea,

01:17:37 my faith, I'm listening.

01:17:39 Oregon Vortex, United States.

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01:17:43 is a giant umbrella.

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01:19:33 No moonwalk for me then.

01:19:35 Puna, Peru.

01:19:39 It is an empty desert, a rocky land

01:19:41 and a big nothing.

01:19:43 Oh no, wait, there is the Yareta.

01:19:45 The Yareta is a flower plant

01:19:47 so particular

01:19:49 that one could think it was photoshopped.

01:19:51 It is to say how different it is

01:19:53 from the rest of the desert.

01:19:55 At first glance, it looks like covered moss rocks.

01:19:57 But it is an old plant

01:19:59 of 3000 years that can be found

01:20:01 in the frozen prairies of Puna,

01:20:03 in the Andes.

01:20:05 This plant grows in groups

01:20:07 and they are so dense that you could

01:20:09 stand on a bush of Yareta

01:20:11 and it would bear your weight without any problem.

01:20:13 The Spotted Lake, Canada.

01:20:15 Some call it the most magical place in Canada.

01:20:17 In winter and spring,

01:20:19 it is just an ordinary lake that looks like any other.

01:20:21 But try to go there in summer

01:20:23 when the water starts to evaporate.

01:20:25 You will have the impression of entering another world.

01:20:27 A landscape with blue,

01:20:29 green and yellow colors.

01:20:31 In summer, there are more than 300 pools

01:20:33 and they are magical.

01:20:35 Over the centuries, people have always believed

01:20:37 that each of them had different

01:20:39 healing properties.

01:20:41 Oh, and the explanation of these vivid colors

01:20:43 is purely scientific.

01:20:45 Each of them has a strong concentration

01:20:47 of different minerals.

01:20:49 Riotinto, Spain.

01:20:51 For more than 5000 years, the Red River

01:20:53 is surrounded by copper mines,

01:20:55 silver, gold and other minerals.

01:20:57 These minerals give the river

01:20:59 its particular reddish color.

01:21:01 People have been exploiting this region

01:21:03 for centuries until the entire industry

01:21:05 began to disappear.

01:21:07 The mines remained abandoned until their rediscovery

01:21:09 in the 18th century.

01:21:11 The river is quite impressive,

01:21:13 but it is also very dangerous for humans

01:21:15 due to its high acidity.

01:21:17 The bacteria present in the water

01:21:19 create similar conditions to those

01:21:21 that can be found in other places

01:21:23 in our solar system.

01:21:25 For example, scientists believe

01:21:27 that there is something quite similar

01:21:29 on one of Jupiter's moons, Europe.

01:21:31 An acid ocean is hidden

01:21:33 under the surface of the moon.

01:21:35 The Bay of Toyama.

01:21:37 If you walk along the coast of the Bay of Toyama

01:21:39 in Japan, you may have the chance

01:21:41 to see a blue-neon light

01:21:43 of the mystical kind.

01:21:45 It comes from underwater and illuminates the sea

01:21:47 during the night.

01:21:49 There are not many places where you can see

01:21:51 a phenomenon like this.

01:21:53 It is quite possible to see it in the night.

01:21:55 This creature lives at a depth

01:21:57 of more than 200 meters under the surface.

01:21:59 But in spring, it regroups

01:22:01 near the coast.

01:22:03 Sometimes, the waves even take them

01:22:05 to the shore.

01:22:07 The light emitted by these animals

01:22:09 is actually a camouflage that helps them

01:22:11 to hide and protect themselves.

01:22:13 During the day, the squid return to the depths,

01:22:15 but at night, they come back to party

01:22:17 near the shore.

01:22:19 The light they produce is not strong enough

01:22:21 to read a book in the dark,

01:22:23 but it is still quite impressive.

01:22:25 Flygeser, Nevada, United States.

01:22:27 Imagine that you are in a space rocket.

01:22:29 At some point, you realize that you have entered

01:22:31 the atmosphere of an unknown planet.

01:22:33 You haven't even seen it was there.

01:22:35 The gravity of the planet

01:22:37 starts to pull your rocket down.

01:22:39 Soon, it crashes on its surface.

01:22:41 Fortunately, your space ship

01:22:43 is quite solid and remains intact.

01:22:45 So you put on your space suit

01:22:47 and you will see two or three

01:22:49 flying objects.

01:22:51 Just in front of you,

01:22:53 there is something you have never seen before.

01:22:55 An incredible nature,

01:22:57 extraordinary colors,

01:22:59 and a weird thing that looks like a mountain.

01:23:01 And suddenly,

01:23:03 it spits a column of boiling water.

01:23:05 You shake your head.

01:23:07 Ah, again, your imagination is overflowing.

01:23:09 You are actually in Nevada,

01:23:11 watching the Fly Ranch Geyser.

01:23:13 Don't be disappointed,

01:23:15 it's still amazing.

01:23:17 This geyser appeared

01:23:19 in the 1960s,

01:23:21 when a geothermal energy company

01:23:23 made a drilling.

01:23:25 This allowed the free-attic table

01:23:27 to escape.

01:23:29 And the colors are similar to those

01:23:31 you can see in Yellowstone National Park.

01:23:33 And it's simply because of the algae.

01:23:35 Speaking of Yellowstone,

01:23:37 it's another place that seems to have been

01:23:39 extracted from another galaxy.

01:23:41 On a surface larger than the states

01:23:43 of Delaware and Rhode Island combined,

01:23:45 there are more than 10,000 hydrothermal structures,

01:23:47 500 geysers,

01:23:49 and incredible waterfalls.

01:23:51 Tsingy de Bemara,

01:23:53 in Madagascar.

01:23:55 Here is a place where you can easily imagine

01:23:57 falling face to face with

01:23:59 very ancient animals.

01:24:01 You can almost see them hiding among the pointed rocks

01:24:03 that go up to 100 meters.

01:24:05 Half of this national park is covered

01:24:07 with forests, and the other half

01:24:09 is made up of rocks formed

01:24:11 by the erosion of the water.

01:24:13 This place houses many animals,

01:24:15 such as chameleons, iguanas,

01:24:17 frogs, and many species of lemurs.

01:24:19 Vatnajökull glacier,

01:24:21 in Iceland.

01:24:23 In your quest to discover the wonders

01:24:25 of our planet,

01:24:27 don't forget to go to Iceland.

01:24:29 There you'll find the largest glacier in all of Europe.

01:24:31 In some places,

01:24:33 the glacier can be over 914 meters thick.

01:24:35 Vatnajökull

01:24:37 has 30 glacial emissaries

01:24:39 ready to be explored.

01:24:41 They are ice channels

01:24:43 that used to come out of a glacier shell

01:24:45 but remained stuck in the valley's limits.

01:24:47 As for the famous Icelandic ice cave,

01:24:49 it is formed when the meltwater

01:24:51 crosses a glacier

01:24:53 and tries to rise to the surface.

01:24:55 This usually happens in summer,

01:24:57 when the temperatures are higher

01:24:59 and the water flow is more intense.

01:25:01 When the temperatures drop,

01:25:03 the water freezes.

01:25:05 This is how caves are formed.

01:25:07 Staffa, Scotland, United Kingdom.

01:25:09 Staffa is an uninhabited island

01:25:11 that looks like another planet.

01:25:13 Once you see it,

01:25:15 you can't help but feel

01:25:17 that it hides a lot of secrets.

01:25:19 Yet, in reality, it's a calm place,

01:25:21 almost entirely occupied by sea birds

01:25:23 and seals.

01:25:25 Yet, no one can deny

01:25:27 that the incredible rock columns

01:25:29 give this place a unique and mysterious look.

01:25:31 This has always encouraged the people

01:25:33 to spread legends about this unusual cave.

01:25:35 The columns themselves

01:25:37 were formed millions of years ago,

01:25:39 mainly because of volcanic eruptions.

01:25:41 Glowworm Caves, New Zealand.

01:25:43 Imagine you find an entrance

01:25:45 to a magical cave.

01:25:47 You move at full speed on your boat,

01:25:49 eager to take a look inside.

01:25:51 And you are rewarded

01:25:53 by one of the most beautiful views there is.

01:25:55 You discover a closed cave

01:25:57 that seems to be under a magnificent starry sky.

01:25:59 You don't need to go all the way

01:26:01 around the Milky Way

01:26:03 to find something similar.

01:26:05 The Glowworm Caves, New Zealand,

01:26:07 are there for you.

01:26:09 The caves were formed millions of years ago.

01:26:11 Now, they have an impressive

01:26:13 collection of stalagmites and stalactites.

01:26:15 But what makes them truly unique

01:26:17 are their shiny green.

01:26:19 The caves house thousands

01:26:21 and thousands of luminous larvae.

01:26:23 The green ones need to attract insects

01:26:25 and potential partners.

01:26:27 To do this, they use their tails

01:26:29 that shine in the dark.

01:26:31 There are many caves like this one in the region

01:26:33 and people have been exploring them

01:26:35 for over 100 years.

01:26:37 The Wulingyuan is a historical

01:26:39 area in the Zhangjiajie region

01:26:41 in China.

01:26:43 This amazing place offers breathtaking

01:26:45 landscapes and has more than

01:26:47 3,000 stalactites.

01:26:49 It seems that nature has decided

01:26:51 to make its own version of the skyscrapers.

01:26:53 Some of them reach half the size

01:26:55 of the Empire State Building.

01:26:57 In general, it is impossible to know

01:26:59 where the stalactites start.

01:27:01 But if you try to guess what's at the bottom,

01:27:03 it's an endless fog.

01:27:05 Two natural stone bridges seem to float

01:27:07 among the pillars lost in the clouds.

01:27:09 The Eye of Africa.

01:27:11 It's a mystery that has been hidden

01:27:13 for millennia.

01:27:15 This geological formation is difficult

01:27:17 to spot when you stand up normally.

01:27:19 That's why it wasn't discovered

01:27:21 before people started exploring

01:27:23 space.

01:27:25 For a while, scientists thought

01:27:27 it was an impact crater created

01:27:29 by a space object that had

01:27:31 twisted the Earth's surface.

01:27:33 But after doing research,

01:27:35 they discovered that the origin

01:27:37 of the Eye was entirely terrestrial.

01:27:39 Today, geologists think that the formation

01:27:41 of this Eye began more than 100 million years ago,

01:27:43 when the tectonics of the plates

01:27:45 tore apart the supercontinent

01:27:47 known as Pangaea.

01:27:49 The melting rock that rose to the surface

01:27:51 created a huge dome

01:27:53 made up of different layers.

01:27:55 Later, volcanic activity

01:27:57 and erosion formed the Eye.

01:27:59 Lake Baikal, Russia.

01:28:01 The deepest, oldest,

01:28:03 and one of the largest

01:28:05 freshwater lakes in the world

01:28:07 has secrets that are unique to it.

01:28:09 The lake is frozen

01:28:11 from early January to May.

01:28:13 In summer, the water is so clear

01:28:15 that you can see up to 40 meters deep.

01:28:17 That's because the frozen ice

01:28:19 of the Siberian mountains is incredibly pure.

01:28:21 There is no mineral salt

01:28:23 in Lake Baikal either.

01:28:25 Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.

01:28:27 It is one of the most difficult

01:28:29 places to access in South America.

01:28:31 The largest salt plain in the world

01:28:33 extends over 10,400 square kilometers.

01:28:35 It appeared when the prehistoric lakes

01:28:37 evaporated thousands of years ago.

01:28:39 A thick salt crust

01:28:41 extends beyond the horizon.

01:28:43 At some point,

01:28:45 you don't even know where the earth ends

01:28:47 and the sky begins.

01:28:49 The Atacama Desert, Chile.

01:28:51 The driest desert in the world

01:28:53 is made of rocky landscapes,

01:28:55 salty lakes, dunes,

01:28:57 and extreme temperatures.

01:28:59 In some parts of the desert,

01:29:01 there has not been rain for nearly 500 years.

01:29:03 Without water or nutrients

01:29:05 coming from the ground,

01:29:07 there are no plants either.

01:29:09 This is one of the reasons

01:29:11 why you feel like you're on another planet,

01:29:13 like Mars.

01:29:15 But wait for the night to fall.

01:29:17 You will be able to admire an infinite sky

01:29:19 filled with stars,

01:29:21 and you will be able to see

01:29:23 the most beautiful stars in the world.

01:29:25 The Baobab Avenue

01:29:27 is probably the most incredible

01:29:29 and surrealist avenue in the world.

01:29:31 To see it,

01:29:33 go to Madagascar.

01:29:35 It's not the only big thing

01:29:37 you can find there,

01:29:39 since this island also houses

01:29:41 huge comet butterflies.

01:29:43 Their wingspan is up to 20 centimeters,

01:29:45 so you can easily spot them.

01:29:47 Huacachina is a real oasis

01:29:49 and the most fun activity

01:29:51 you can do there is sandboarding.

01:29:53 Make sure you have safety glasses

01:29:55 and a tight mouth.

01:29:57 The Love Tunnel in Klevan, Ukraine,

01:29:59 is completely covered in plants.

01:30:01 Some couples believe

01:30:03 that if they cross this 4-kilometer-long tunnel together,

01:30:05 their dream could come true.

01:30:07 But be careful about what you wish for.

01:30:09 Trains pass through this tunnel

01:30:11 three times a day.

01:30:13 The Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland

01:30:15 have a somewhat scary aspect,

01:30:17 especially because of the legend

01:30:19 surrounding this avenue.

01:30:21 Residents say it's haunted

01:30:23 by a ghost called the Grey Lady.

01:30:25 Guess what series was filmed here?

01:30:27 In northern Portugal,

01:30:29 there's a wonderful house

01:30:31 that looks like a prehistoric building,

01:30:33 almost like a cave.

01:30:35 But it's a real house.

01:30:37 It's called Casa do Penedo,

01:30:39 which literally means "House of the Rock,"

01:30:41 and is now a small museum.

01:30:43 From afar, it looks like a huge stone

01:30:45 and is a perfect home

01:30:47 for a mysterious creature.

01:30:49 Another of these homes is in Italy,

01:30:51 somewhere in the middle of the Lake of Aresia.

01:30:53 It's an artificial lake

01:30:55 created after a flood.

01:30:57 This place is famous

01:30:59 for its 14th-century church

01:31:01 which stands in the middle of the water.

01:31:03 And the only time you can walk there

01:31:05 is in winter, when,

01:31:07 what if, the lake is frozen?

01:31:09 A lake you can walk on without fear

01:31:11 is Lake Baikal.

01:31:13 Located in the heart of Siberia,

01:31:15 it freezes every winter.

01:31:17 It's so big that it has 27 islands.

01:31:19 It's also the deepest lake in the world.

01:31:21 It reaches almost 1,640 meters deep.

01:31:23 On our way to hot springs now.

01:31:25 Grand Prismatic Spring

01:31:27 in Wyoming

01:31:29 is the largest spring in the United States

01:31:31 and the third largest water source

01:31:33 of this type in the world.

01:31:35 Don't be afraid to swim there.

01:31:37 Not only is the water boiling,

01:31:39 but you may also have to pay a fine.

01:31:41 But you can swim there safely

01:31:43 from the shore.

01:31:45 Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy

01:31:47 is a perfect fairy tale destination

01:31:49 if you've always wanted to feel like a prince

01:31:51 or a princess.

01:31:53 This beautiful citadel is surrounded by water.

01:31:55 But not all the time.

01:31:57 It all depends on the moon.

01:31:59 The highest tide can be observed

01:32:01 from 6 to 8 p.m. after the full moon.

01:32:03 Most of the time,

01:32:05 it's just a vast desert area

01:32:07 with a few flakes of water.

01:32:09 It's not very romantic,

01:32:11 but a sea of stars is probably even more.

01:32:13 Welcome to the Maldives

01:32:15 on the island of Vaduz.

01:32:17 There, the beaches sparkle blue at night

01:32:19 thanks to the bioluminescent plankton

01:32:21 present in the sea water.

01:32:23 If the stars don't interest you that much,

01:32:25 you may prefer a sky full of balloons.

01:32:27 The Cappadocia, a region of Turkey,

01:32:29 is originally famous

01:32:31 for its incredible rock formations.

01:32:33 But it also attracts visitors

01:32:35 thanks to the wonderful experience

01:32:37 of walking on the clouds.

01:32:39 For those who have always wanted to walk

01:32:41 on the clouds when they look through

01:32:43 the window of a plane,

01:32:45 good news!

01:32:47 You can do it in Bolivia.

01:32:49 It's not a cloud in its own way,

01:32:51 but a very large salt lake.

01:32:53 It's called Salar de Uyuni

01:32:55 and it reflects the sky during the rainy season,

01:32:57 creating this illusion of infinity

01:32:59 and walking on the sky.

01:33:01 In Colombia, don't forget to visit

01:33:03 the sanctuary of Las Lajas.

01:33:05 The water flows very quickly below.

01:33:07 We're back in France,

01:33:09 in Colmar, exactly in Alsace.

01:33:11 Look at these houses,

01:33:13 with coloured wooden facades,

01:33:15 flowery canals and paved streets.

01:33:17 Isn't it beautiful?

01:33:19 Germany is full of cities

01:33:21 with small houses that look like

01:33:23 they're made of spice bread,

01:33:25 and Rotenburg-Op-der-Tauber is no exception.

01:33:27 It's a medieval city,

01:33:29 almost entirely preserved,

01:33:31 with dozens of multicoloured facades

01:33:33 and a lot of houses.

01:33:35 It's particularly magical in winter,

01:33:37 with its snow-covered roofs

01:33:39 and its illuminated Christmas markets.

01:33:41 In Iceland, many houses

01:33:43 have grass roofs.

01:33:45 These houses are called turf houses

01:33:47 and the grass covering them

01:33:49 has multiple functions.

01:33:51 It's not just used for decoration,

01:33:53 but also to protect houses from heavy rain.

01:33:55 The grass grows in foundations

01:33:57 made of lava stones

01:33:59 and must be regularly cut.

01:34:01 The houses are made of a set

01:34:03 of 300 spherical stones of different sizes.

01:34:05 The locals call them "las bolas",

01:34:07 which simply means "balls".

01:34:09 These stones are almost perfectly round.

01:34:11 Some of them are huge,

01:34:13 weighing up to 16 tonnes.

01:34:15 They're made of different materials,

01:34:17 such as gabbro, limestone and chalk.

01:34:19 They're thought to have been

01:34:21 lined up in front of the chiefs' houses.

01:34:23 No one knows for sure where these balls come from,

01:34:25 but some myths claim

01:34:27 they come from the Atlantic.

01:34:29 The Salto Angel in Venezuela

01:34:31 is a paradise.

01:34:33 It's the world's largest

01:34:35 uninterrupted waterfall.

01:34:37 Much higher than the Niagara Falls,

01:34:39 the water falls in cascades

01:34:41 and a large part evaporates as it descends,

01:34:43 creating the illusion of these beautiful clouds.

01:34:45 If you like shiny things,

01:34:47 visit the Crystal Cave in Mexico.

01:34:49 You can only do it under the supervision

01:34:51 of a professional, but it's really worth it.

01:34:53 There's a good chance you've never seen

01:34:55 a crystal twice your size.

01:34:57 In Morocco, there's a town

01:34:59 called Chefchaouen,

01:35:01 where the dominant colour is sky blue.

01:35:03 It's not dark blue or turquoise.

01:35:05 Most of the town's houses

01:35:07 are painted in the most beautiful shade of blue.

01:35:09 It's not easy to get in.

01:35:11 It's located in the Rift Mountains.

01:35:13 Another very blue place

01:35:15 is the Greek island of Santorin,

01:35:17 which is probably a bit easier to get in.

01:35:19 The houses are painted white,

01:35:21 but almost all the roofs are a bright blue.

01:35:23 The white paint is used to reflect the heat

01:35:25 and to take beautiful pictures

01:35:27 on Instagram.

01:35:29 In Slovenia, don't forget to visit

01:35:31 one of the most spectacular places in the world,

01:35:33 Lake Bled.

01:35:35 The colour is really blue,

01:35:37 no photoshop here.

01:35:39 In the middle of the lake,

01:35:41 there's even a small island with a castle

01:35:43 and a few houses.

01:35:45 To make the trip even more enjoyable,

01:35:47 taste a piece of Bled's cream cake,

01:35:49 cooked according to a secret recipe.

01:35:51 When you see a picture of Lake Moraine in Canada,

01:35:53 you'll probably think it was photoshopped

01:35:55 or painted by a professional artist.

01:35:57 But this place is real.

01:35:59 It combines a myriad of shades of blue,

01:36:01 so beautiful that you won't believe your eyes.

01:36:03 Bagan, the mysterious city of Burma,

01:36:05 has all the ingredients to be a fairy tale setting.

01:36:07 Exotic vegetation,

01:36:09 misty mountainous landscapes

01:36:11 and many temples

01:36:13 that you can visit by bike

01:36:15 or fly over in a boat.

01:36:17 The Philippines has

01:36:19 many treasures,

01:36:21 but some beaches are truly

01:36:23 unavoidable.

01:36:25 The hidden beach of El Nido

01:36:27 is a perfect place to enjoy a relatively peaceful time.

01:36:29 The beach is protected from boats

01:36:31 and undesirable weather conditions

01:36:33 by limestone creeks.

01:36:35 In the Italian region of Liguria,

01:36:37 there are dozens of beautiful beaches

01:36:39 that you'll never forget.

01:36:41 The Poet's Gulf in Porto Venere

01:36:43 is one of them.

01:36:45 The beach is located at the foot of a cliff

01:36:47 and there are also underwater caves

01:36:49 where you can swim.

01:36:51 It's called that because the legend claims

01:36:53 that Lord Byron found his inspiration

01:36:55 by swimming across the bay

01:36:57 in search of his muse.

01:36:59 The region of Cinque Terre

01:37:01 is also in Liguria

01:37:03 and isn't far away,

01:37:05 so if you've always wanted to see these

01:37:07 cliffs and sea of Italy in real life,

01:37:09 don't hesitate.

01:37:11 The legend says that sailors painted their houses

01:37:13 with bright colours to find the way back

01:37:15 more easily.

01:37:17 The beach in Scotland could be a perfect setting

01:37:19 for a historical series on knights.

01:37:21 There are probably also fairies

01:37:23 in the Fairy Pools and the Fairy Glens.

01:37:25 The must-have here

01:37:27 is the Old Man of Storr,

01:37:29 a hill that combines rocky walls

01:37:31 and steep slopes.

01:37:33 No legend here, but it's one of the most evocative

01:37:35 and photographed landscapes

01:37:37 on our planet.

01:37:39 At first glance, if you look at this bridge from the ground,

01:37:41 it will seem to be just a stone bridge,

01:37:43 but its main secret is revealed

01:37:45 when you look at it from the water.

01:37:47 The bridge's reflection forms a perfect circle

01:37:49 that looks like a sort of portal

01:37:51 to a hidden underwater world.

01:37:53 It's located in Saxony,

01:37:55 a few kilometres from Berlin and Dresden.

01:37:57 In the north-east of Thailand,

01:37:59 a family of huge stone whales

01:38:01 swim in the forest.

01:38:03 They are part of a rock formation

01:38:05 that is 75 million years old.

01:38:07 A long time ago,

01:38:09 this part of Thailand was just a desert.

01:38:11 The movements of the earth's crust

01:38:13 pushed the sand upwards

01:38:15 to create these fascinating mountains.

01:38:17 Accessible to anyone who wants to spend the day

01:38:19 walking along the trail network,

01:38:21 this site is increasingly popular

01:38:23 with tourists.

01:38:25 Once you've reached the back of one of the whales

01:38:27 and you've seen the endless sea of green

01:38:29 stretching down,

01:38:31 you'll understand why.

01:38:33 Along the way, you'll find waterfalls,

01:38:35 a wide variety of plants and exotic animals,

01:38:37 and at the top of the hill,

01:38:39 you'll even be able to see the neighboring country,

01:38:41 Laos.

01:38:43 The shapes look like those of the whales

01:38:45 swimming together.

01:38:47 No wonder this place is called

01:38:49 the Three Whales Rock.

01:38:51 What a wonderful way to see Thailand

01:38:53 from the back of a giant stone whale.

01:38:55 While digging in a Canadian mine in March 2011,

01:38:57 a worker made an incredible discovery.

01:38:59 He found a specimen of an odosaur

01:39:01 that was almost perfectly preserved.

01:39:03 This extinct dinosaur

01:39:05 weighed about 1,360 kilograms

01:39:07 and was 5.5 metres long.

01:39:09 Although it was over 110 million years old,

01:39:11 the odosaur was so well preserved

01:39:13 that you could clearly see

01:39:15 the heavy shell

01:39:17 and the scaly skin that covered it.

01:39:19 It took almost a year of meticulous work

01:39:21 to uncover this incredible find.

01:39:23 The fossil was finally unveiled

01:39:25 in a Canadian museum in 2017.

01:39:27 Unexpectedly,

01:39:29 the skin analysis revealed nuances

01:39:31 that indicate that the odosaur

01:39:33 was perhaps capable of camouflaging itself,

01:39:35 like geckos and other reptiles.

01:39:37 This is added to the spines and scales

01:39:39 that make it a real assault vehicle.

01:39:41 Still being studied today,

01:39:43 this odosaur could be one of the most important

01:39:45 fossils ever discovered.

01:39:47 Its secrets could help us

01:39:49 to elucidate many more mysteries

01:39:51 of the past.

01:39:53 Voynich's manuscript is the most mysterious

01:39:55 document in the world.

01:39:57 Since its discovery in 1912,

01:39:59 it remains a complete mystery

01:40:01 for all those who study it.

01:40:03 The discovery of the fossil

01:40:05 is a great example of this.

01:40:07 It is abundantly illustrated

01:40:09 with strange images of extraterrestrial plants,

01:40:11 unknown objects and zodiac symbols.

01:40:13 But its most interesting aspect

01:40:15 is its writing.

01:40:17 The language used in the text

01:40:19 is completely indescribable.

01:40:21 No one knows what it means,

01:40:23 who wrote it, or where it was written.

01:40:25 We don't even know

01:40:27 if it was a real functional language

01:40:29 or if it was created for this one text.

01:40:31 The drawings of the different plants

01:40:33 are just as fascinating.

01:40:35 Most of the plants in the manuscript

01:40:37 are identifiable as plants,

01:40:39 but they don't belong to any known species.

01:40:41 In England,

01:40:43 a linguistics professor

01:40:45 claimed to have deciphered

01:40:47 some of the symbols in the manuscript.

01:40:49 But we still haven't been able

01:40:51 to find more information about this mysterious text.

01:40:53 If you ever get the chance to go to Australia,

01:40:55 don't forget to visit

01:40:57 the mysterious craters of Queensland.

01:40:59 Halfway between Bundaberg

01:41:01 and Gingene,

01:41:03 is one of the most disturbing

01:41:05 discoveries of Australia.

01:41:07 In 1971, the site was home

01:41:09 to a farmer who grew zucchini

01:41:11 and potatoes.

01:41:13 As the farmer tried to expand his farm,

01:41:15 he kept hitting large rocks

01:41:17 in his fields as he worked.

01:41:19 Looking closer at the rocks

01:41:21 on his path,

01:41:23 he found marine fossils and strange craters.

01:41:25 The farmer passed on his discoveries

01:41:27 to geology professors

01:41:29 who began studying the formations.

01:41:31 When geologists began digging in the region,

01:41:33 they discovered a huge layer

01:41:35 of chalk and ochre

01:41:37 made up of craters.

01:41:39 There were 35 craters in total,

01:41:41 and the age of the rock layer

01:41:43 was estimated at about 25 million years.

01:41:45 Scientists studying this mystery

01:41:47 believe that hot springs,

01:41:49 ancient oceanic activity,

01:41:51 and meteorites are the main

01:41:53 responsible for the formation of these craters.

01:41:55 And we'd like to know the people

01:41:57 who gave these cities the names

01:41:59 of Bundaberg and Djin Djin.

01:42:01 The Danticiter machine is a kind

01:42:03 of old computer that still disconcerts

01:42:05 scientists by its extraordinary design.

01:42:07 About 2,000 years ago,

01:42:09 a Greek ship sank

01:42:11 off the island of Danticiter.

01:42:13 The wreck was discovered in 1900,

01:42:15 and divers recovered

01:42:17 some of its old artifacts.

01:42:19 When archaeologists began

01:42:21 sorting the wreck's finds,

01:42:23 they came across an object

01:42:25 that seemed to correspond

01:42:27 to anything known at the time.

01:42:29 The wreck was old,

01:42:31 but they found an incredible device

01:42:33 that seemed to be far too advanced

01:42:35 technologically.

01:42:37 The machine operated like a calculator,

01:42:39 allowing its user to track

01:42:41 with astonishing precision

01:42:43 the time, the movement of the stars,

01:42:45 the eclipses, the phases of the Moon,

01:42:47 and even a countdown for events

01:42:49 like the Olympic Games.

01:42:51 This level of technology

01:42:53 was unprecedented in Ancient Greece.

01:42:55 No other mechanism

01:42:57 had come close to such a machine

01:42:59 before the 14th century,

01:43:01 when clockwork clocks

01:43:03 began to be manufactured in Europe.

01:43:05 How was such a device created

01:43:07 so long ago, 1,400 years

01:43:09 before its time?

01:43:11 The wreck of Danticiter

01:43:13 and the loss of the calculator

01:43:15 could have delayed our technological

01:43:17 development by several hundred years.

01:43:19 Meanwhile, the mountains of the Caucasus

01:43:21 and the Black Sea are one of the rare regions

01:43:23 in Europe that has not been affected

01:43:25 by humans, even though the term

01:43:27 "Caucasian" refers to most

01:43:29 people with white skin.

01:43:31 Archaeologists have found

01:43:33 many ancient megalithic structures

01:43:35 in the region. These structures,

01:43:37 similar to houses, commonly called

01:43:39 dolmens, contain jewels,

01:43:41 bronze tools, and various potteries.

01:43:43 Archaeologists do not know

01:43:45 who built them,

01:43:47 why, or for what purpose.

01:43:49 The structures are either two stones

01:43:51 held together by a large stone

01:43:53 made up of roofs, or smaller

01:43:55 stones stacked like a wall

01:43:57 with a hole on one side.

01:43:59 We even found stone caps

01:44:01 to seal what was inside.

01:44:03 What is even stranger

01:44:05 with these formations is that

01:44:07 they are not only found in the Caucasus.

01:44:09 They are found all over the planet,

01:44:11 in Australia, South Korea,

01:44:13 Colombia, Africa, and even in France.

01:44:15 Their function remains

01:44:17 unknown, which opens the way

01:44:19 to many hypotheses.

01:44:21 The discovery of the tomb of the first emperor

01:44:23 of China in 1974

01:44:25 is well documented. Who could

01:44:27 forget the discovery of 8,000

01:44:29 burnt-earth warriors protecting its entrance?

01:44:31 Most of the statues are warriors,

01:44:33 each with a unique facial expression.

01:44:35 There are even horses

01:44:37 and burnt-earth tanks,

01:44:39 just in case.

01:44:41 What we do not know is that

01:44:43 we have not yet entered

01:44:45 the tomb zone.

01:44:47 Archaeologists are reluctant to open the site

01:44:49 because the whole area is unstable.

01:44:51 There could be something

01:44:53 surprising inside, but no one

01:44:55 wants to risk losing such a surprising piece of history.

01:44:57 Soon,

01:44:59 researchers will see tiny robots

01:45:01 in the tombs, still sealed,

01:45:03 to get a better idea of what is inside.

01:45:05 In the meantime,

01:45:07 archaeologists have to wait a little longer

01:45:09 to learn the secrets.

01:45:11 In the south of Costa Rica,

01:45:13 a mysterious collection of stone spheres

01:45:15 has been discovered.

01:45:17 There are more than 300, scattered

01:45:19 in the landscape, and some are almost

01:45:21 2 meters in diameter.

01:45:23 No one knows what they are for,

01:45:25 nor how they were created.

01:45:27 What we know is that the material

01:45:29 they were made of is gabbro,

01:45:31 a volcanic rock.

01:45:33 It would have taken a lot of time and effort

01:45:35 to sculpt the stones into their perfect spherical shapes.

01:45:37 Researchers think

01:45:39 they could have been made by a population

01:45:41 that has now disappeared,

01:45:43 and only used a few tools.

01:45:45 The most credible theory is that

01:45:47 they were used as small stones

01:45:49 to carve out the edges of the rocks,

01:45:51 before using sand to smooth the faces.

01:45:53 Some think they have an astronomical function,

01:45:55 or that they were used as markers

01:45:57 to indicate the way to something,

01:45:59 but no one knows more.

01:46:01 Their significance has been lost

01:46:03 with the civilization that created them.

01:46:05 Off the southern tip of Japan,

01:46:07 and 120 km away from Taiwan,

01:46:09 is the Yonaguni Formation.

01:46:11 A local diver noticed

01:46:13 this formation for the first time

01:46:15 in 1986,

01:46:17 when he was looking for new diving sites

01:46:19 to take tourists there.

01:46:21 Seeing the large steps that looked like

01:46:23 a pyramid, he thought he had discovered

01:46:25 an underwater city.

01:46:27 Some archaeologists think the structures

01:46:29 could be the signs of a legendary

01:46:31 Pacific civilization,

01:46:33 like Atlantis, which disappeared

01:46:35 under the waves thousands of years ago.

01:46:37 There are also marks on the rock

01:46:39 suggesting an excavation work.

01:46:41 Some people even claimed

01:46:43 that human and animal motifs

01:46:45 had been engraved in the rock.

01:46:47 None of this is confirmed

01:46:49 by tangible evidence.

01:46:51 Most experts think the formation

01:46:53 is natural, and that the symmetry

01:46:55 of the rocks was exaggerated.

01:46:57 They are not as straight as reported,

01:46:59 and it seems that they are solid

01:47:01 and natural rocks,

01:47:03 rather than carved blocks.

01:47:05 In the long run, the similarity

01:47:07 with a civilized city would be

01:47:09 a coincidence.

01:47:11 In Turkey, archaeologists thought

01:47:13 they had found the oldest

01:47:15 known architecture in the world,

01:47:17 over 10,000 years old, according to experts.

01:47:19 Found in an area that housed

01:47:21 ancient agricultural communities,

01:47:23 these monoliths, which could reach

01:47:25 5.5 meters high, were probably

01:47:27 used during major events

01:47:29 or rituals. But we don't know

01:47:31 much about these monoliths.

01:47:33 The large stone structure seems to have

01:47:35 a human shape, with animal motifs

01:47:37 carved. Very close, researchers

01:47:39 found traces of habitation,

01:47:41 suggesting that these amazing monuments

01:47:43 could have marked the beginning of the advance

01:47:45 towards modern civilization.

01:47:47 The artifacts of Kinbaya

01:47:49 are among the most interesting

01:47:51 ever discovered. The most curious

01:47:53 is that they look like modern planes.

01:47:55 They have such an aerodynamic shape

01:47:57 that modern scientists think

01:47:59 they could have served as a model

01:48:01 for a functional plane.

01:48:03 In 1994, two aeronautical engineers

01:48:05 created models on a larger scale

01:48:07 of these artifacts.

01:48:09 They proved that models

01:48:11 do fly with a little help

01:48:13 from our modern engines.

01:48:15 And what's really amazing is that

01:48:17 these objects may have been thousands of years

01:48:19 ahead of the first Wright brothers' plane.

01:48:21 Another of the fascinating mysteries

01:48:23 of our world.

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