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00:00It's a perfect fit for a Japanese shop in Africa.
00:09This is so cool!
00:14South Africa.
00:16A land of vast nature and wild animals.
00:20TAKITO KENICHI
00:28I'm a little worried about one thing.
00:32Who would watch a show where Kenichi Takito goes to South Africa?
00:42Is it okay?
00:45That's the only thing I'm worried about.
00:48But this time, it's a plant.
00:51There it is!
00:56Wow!
00:58A plant that looks like a stone.
01:04A seed that spins and dives into the ground.
01:12A plant that has a unique shape and ecology.
01:16This is a Chinki plant.
01:21In fact, South Africa is a paradise for Chinki plants.
01:27It's like a miracle creature.
01:32It's powerful enough to jump out of a living organism.
01:38Half-man
01:41Half-man is a plant that is worshipped as a half-man by the inhabitants of the desert.
01:50They just fled.
01:52That's why God frees them and that's where the name Half-man is coming from.
01:56Half-man
01:59Half-man
02:03Half-man
02:06It's hard to believe that something like this comes out of nature.
02:13What did the mysterious plant tell Kenichi Takito?
02:20I don't think there's a show like this.
02:22I don't think so.
02:24I'm going to South Africa to see a plant.
02:27This is going to be amazing.
02:29I'm going to risk my life.
02:32Let's do something good.
02:34Let's do something good together.
02:36Are you all right?
02:54It takes 20 hours by plane from Japan.
02:58Takito landed in Port Elizabeth, a port town in South Africa.
03:11South Africa is a multi-ethnic country.
03:14Various races live together.
03:23We're here.
03:25We're here.
03:27I think South Africa is a country where anyone who grows plants wants to come.
03:34I'm looking forward to it.
03:37In fact, Mr. Takito has more than 600 new plant manias.
03:45He also has many native plants from South Africa.
03:50This is a plum.
03:52It's like a thorn.
03:54It's sharp.
03:56It's cool from any angle.
03:59It's like a plum.
04:01This is the face.
04:03This is the face.
04:05I have a sense of duty to see what kind of place, environment, and way the wild plants are growing.
04:19If I can go deeper and get along with them, my life will be richer.
04:26I think I can create a very good environment for the plants.
04:32Looking at the natural state of the plants, I think I can learn something from the plants.
04:39That's the purpose of my trip.
04:44This time, I'm going to three places.
04:48First, I'm going to visit the East Cape, where the greenery spreads, based on Port Elizabeth.
04:55After that, I'm going to visit the West Cape, which is famous for its hope.
04:59It is said that there are unique plants here that have survived from natural disasters.
05:08Finally, I'm going to visit the area where the desert spreads.
05:11It's called Namakua Land, and I'm going to experience the relationship between the inhabitants and the plants.
05:19July, after the trip.
05:21The southern hemisphere is winter.
05:24I immediately visited a guide to see how the plants are growing in the desert.
05:32Good morning.
05:34Hello, Mr. Tegito.
05:36Welcome to South Africa. Welcome to the Eastern Cape.
05:40I'm Detlef. It's a great pleasure to meet you.
05:43Mr. Detlef Schnabel is examining the ecology of the plants in the East Cape.
05:50What's the sun?
05:52A cap?
05:54Yes, because I'm wearing a belt hat.
05:59That's the reason why. It's a protection against the sun.
06:02But you have full hair, so you don't need it.
06:10Mr. Detlef immediately took me to the recommended site.
06:25All right.
06:31Mr. Detlef, what are the plants you can see here?
06:35You can find many succulent plants.
06:37For example, Euphorbia.
06:39Such as Euphorbia gorgonis.
06:41Euphorbia gorgonis?
06:43Yes.
06:45Euphorbia gorgonis.
06:48Euphorbia gorgonis is a plant that grows from a large stem from a pot.
06:54It's a popular succulent plant.
07:01It's one of Mr. Tegito's favorite plants.
07:08It's a special shape.
07:11It's like a creature that was born on Earth.
07:15It's like a creature that was born in space.
07:19It's a rare plant that only grows around here in the world.
07:31I can't believe I'm here.
07:34I can't imagine it.
07:39It's like treasure hunting. It's fun.
07:43It's not easy to find.
07:46I see. It's not easy to find.
07:49Euphorbia gorgonis.
07:53It's a huge grasshopper.
07:56It's huge.
07:58Can you touch it?
08:04It's amazing.
08:06It's amazing.
08:08It's beautiful. It's very beautiful.
08:11The scale of the insect is the size of South Africa.
08:15It's your friend now.
08:20It's difficult to find Euphorbia gorgonis in such a large field.
08:25Even Mr. Detlef, who is used to visiting, can't find it easily.
08:34Don't give up.
08:36Okay.
08:42I found it.
08:50I found it.
08:53Where did it go?
08:55I found it.
08:57I found it.
08:59Euphorbia gorgonis.
09:01It's amazing.
09:03It's beautiful, isn't it?
09:05It's amazing.
09:07It's amazing.
09:10I'm so happy.
09:13It's amazing.
09:16It's amazing.
09:18There are more Euphorbia gorgonis in Japan.
09:23It's common for Euphorbia gorgonis to have spines coming out of their beaks.
09:29On the other hand, Euphorbia gorgonis' spines were buried in the ground, so Mr. Takito couldn't find it easily.
09:39I didn't expect it to be buried in the ground.
09:43I can only see the top.
09:46Why is it buried in the ground?
09:50Here, the plant grows in the ground because it's a protection from the intense sunlight.
09:58The main stem grows underground.
10:01It's necessary here.
10:06In the summer, South Africa is particularly exposed to strong sunlight.
10:12It was buried in a place where direct sunlight couldn't reach, and was a shadow of other plants.
10:20I didn't know Euphorbia gorgonis could live in such a shadow.
10:28There is also a representative plant of Euphorbia gorgonis,
10:35Euphorbia haolutia.
10:41There is a part of the leaf called the window where sunlight enters.
10:47When the light hits it, it shines.
10:58Did you find it?
11:01Where is it?
11:04Can you see it?
11:07I don't know.
11:08You are very close to it.
11:13Is it around here?
11:17I found it!
11:18Is this also a Euphorbia gorgonis?
11:20It's amazing!
11:23I don't know.
11:27It looks like a stone.
11:30I can only see the tip.
11:35The surface of Euphorbia haolutia was only 5 mm deep.
11:44It was buried deeper than Euphorbia gorgonis.
11:48I found Euphorbia haolutia.
11:51When the sunlight hits it, it shines like a jewel.
11:55It's very beautiful.
11:57This is my image of Euphorbia haolutia.
12:01To protect themselves from Euphorbia gorgonis,
12:04and the protection against the sun.
12:07It can be eaten.
12:09I found it!
12:16I'll show you something very interesting.
12:19When he covers it with a parasol,
12:22Can you see it?
12:27Now you can recognize why this leaf of this plant is called wind or leaf.
12:34The only thing that shines on the surface of the ground is this window.
12:41Euphorbia gorgonis have learned how to live in harsh environments.
12:48This is more beautiful.
12:51It's covered in mud.
12:53It's a little wet.
12:55Don't overdo it.
12:57It's like acting.
12:59Don't overdo it.
13:01I don't do anything.
13:03I don't do anything.
13:05Sometimes I do it.
13:07I'll go over there.
13:12It was a day when he experienced the difference between a garden and a natural plant.
13:17It was a day when he experienced the difference between a garden and a natural plant.
13:30It's not here.
13:32I'm glad I was born in the earth.
13:38I found it!
13:41Dig it out!
13:44The beginning of my plant was Euphorbia gorgonis.
13:52It's like a shooting star.
13:54It's like a shooting star.
13:56It's like a shooting star.
13:58It's like a thorn.
14:00I wanted to grow a cool plant like this.
14:04I wanted to grow a cool plant like this.
14:06That's probably why I started.
14:08That's probably why I started.
14:13It's amazing.
14:25It's amazing.
14:27It's like a dinosaur.
14:29It's amazing.
14:31It's amazing.
14:40Sadly, this plant is threatened by extinction.
14:44Only known about 10 locations where you can find this species.
14:49Only known about 10 locations where you can find this species.
14:53It's a fungicide.
14:55It's a fungicide.
14:59This is how it blooms.
15:03It's beautiful.
15:08It's amazing.
15:09How did this happen?
15:11How did this happen?
15:13How did this happen?
15:15How did this happen?
15:17It's amazing.
15:19It's amazing.
15:21It's amazing.
15:26It's amazing.
15:32It was a fun trip thanks to Detlef.
15:35Safe trip.
15:44We say goodbye to Detlef and head to Nishikei.
15:49We say goodbye to Detlef and head to Nishikei.
15:58A five-hour trip.
16:01How many hours left?
16:05Three and a half hours.
16:06That's long!
16:19Hi.
16:20We meet someone who will show us around Nishikei.
16:25Nice to meet you.
16:26Nice to meet you, too.
16:27I'm Ken.
16:28How do you do?
16:29Andrew Russell.
16:30He's a plant lover who lives in this area.
16:35Wow, amazing.
16:36Wow, amazing.
16:38It's beautiful, isn't it?
16:39Is this all a national park?
16:42Natural.
16:43That is a national park, yes.
16:46Absolutely.
16:49This is the oldest Karstenbosch National Park in South Africa.
16:56It looks like it's in self-sufficiency.
17:05Mesum.
17:07Mesum.
17:09Mesum.
17:11Mesenly's Lamprantas amoenus.
17:14This plant has a unique characteristic.
17:22And when you see the seed bud,
17:25and you pour a bit of water on it...
17:31When you pour water on the seed that looks like it's withered...
17:45You see, the seed pod's actually opening.
17:50So it's alive?
17:51Yeah.
17:53And then as the rain falls, it washes the seed out.
17:57And the seed lies on the ground.
18:00The rain falls, and it germinates.
18:05Nishikei doesn't get much rain during summer.
18:10Until the precious rain falls,
18:12he continues to protect the seed.
18:16A little bit of rain, then the seed stays inside.
18:21If it's a lot of rain, then the seed washes out.
18:25What happens to the seed if it doesn't rain?
18:29It can live for 20 years.
18:33It's got a long lifespan.
18:35It's not like a quick seed.
18:37It must grow.
18:38It can live for 20 years?
18:40Yeah.
18:41Really?
18:45Yes, it's got a long life.
18:47That's amazing.
18:55Andrew shows us another interesting plant.
19:04When you pour water on the seed...
19:08...the seed will grow.
19:16It's moving.
19:18It's screwing into the ground.
19:21It's spinning.
19:22There you go.
19:23That's amazing.
19:24Wow, that's amazing.
19:26Yeah.
19:28When it rains, it spins like this.
19:31Yeah.
19:33Look at it.
19:34It's going around like a clock.
19:36It's always like a clock.
19:38Never anti-clockwise.
19:41Southern hemisphere, northern hemisphere...
19:44...it always goes clockwise.
19:47I don't know why.
19:50Even though he's a world-renowned botanist...
19:53...there are still mysteries surrounding the life of these rare plants.
20:00This is...
20:03...how should I put it?
20:06It's a very interesting and profound place.
20:12Even though there are so many amazing people...
20:16...there are so many things that cannot be explained.
20:20It's the greatness of the earth.
20:24There's something...
20:28There's something that we can't measure.
20:39This is what the Fanebos looks like.
20:44Fanebos?
20:45This is called Fanebos.
20:47And many species.
20:486,000.
20:496,000?
20:506,000.
20:54Fanebos is a densely populated area...
20:57...surrounded by tall plants in western Cape Town.
21:01It's home to about 6,000 species.
21:08Full of oil.
21:09Oil.
21:10It contains oil.
21:11Yeah.
21:12Why does it contain oil?
21:13It makes it burn quickly.
21:15It gets a fire.
21:16Oh.
21:17The fire is quicker.
21:19Fanebos is characterized by mountain fires that occur regularly.
21:25Because the oil-containing trees are densely populated...
21:28...mountain fires occur naturally due to landslides.
21:34In fact, this is the key to Fanebos's diversity of food.
21:39So when there's a fire, there's light, there's space...
21:44...and because it gives the bulbs, all the plants at the bottom...
21:49...a chance to grow and to flower.
21:52Because underneath this is a whole lot of other plants that sort of sleep.
21:58They don't really do much.
22:01They're not very active.
22:03Because the trees are densely populated in Fanebos...
22:06...even if seeds and bulbs sprout, they can't grow without sunlight.
22:15However, when a mountain fire occurs, there's ample space on the ground.
22:22As a result, the light from the bulbs on the ground reaches the trees...
22:26...and they can grow big.
22:28As a result, when a fire occurs, there's ample space on the ground...
22:33...and they can grow big.
22:35As a result, when a fire occurs, there's ample space on the ground...
22:41...and they can grow big.
22:47So you want to burn them regularly?
22:52Fairly, yeah. More or less between 10 and 20 years.
22:57By burning the bulbs, the plants that were waiting...
23:01...can get out of the fire in the sunlight.
23:04I think this is a sign of kindness.
23:10It's your turn now.
23:13Until then, we'll keep on burning...
23:15...but when we get to a certain point, the fire goes out...
23:18...and it's your turn to burn.
23:22I don't think we've thought about the order of the fire...
23:29...in a natural way.
23:38I think it's a survival that goes beyond our imagination.
23:45I think it's a survival that goes beyond our imagination.
23:49I don't think we've thought about the order of the fire...
23:54...in a natural way.
24:05Welcome to my house.
24:08That's me.
24:14Wow.
24:16Okay, come through here.
24:20This is Ken.
24:23That's my son.
24:25Nice to meet you. I'm Ken.
24:27Leo, nice to meet you.
24:29Nice to meet you.
24:31Handsome boy, handsome.
24:33Leo is Leo's son.
24:35He studies plants under the influence of Andrew.
24:41Andrew and his son have been studying plants for more than 10 years.
24:49Wow, this is amazing.
24:55This is called cork.
24:58These are all oxalis.
25:01Oxalis?
25:02Oxalis.
25:05Oxalis are a well-known plant in Japan.
25:11They grow on roadsides and are used as weeds.
25:16Andrew and his son have been growing thousands of these plants...
25:22...all over South Africa.
25:26Why do you like oxalis?
25:30Why do you like oxalis?
25:56Things on different plants have different beauties that you see.
26:01Some of them have spectacular flowers...
26:04...and other ones have spectacular leaves with amazing patterns on it.
26:09When I see these flowers in the cold...
26:12...I get so moved.
26:16Then I look for beautiful flowers.
26:20I understand how you feel.
26:23He understands how you feel.
26:26Yeah.
26:31Leo has loved playing in nature with Andrew since he was a child.
26:37He started studying oxalis when he was 6 years old.
26:44These are just...
26:45They're all being grouped into one species, Phulkella.
26:49But if you actually look at them properly and study them...
26:52...you'll see that they have a lot of differences.
26:55And I did find one variety...
26:58...which has never been seen before.
27:00That's a Leo.
27:02This is amazing.
27:03So it's just a new variety of Phulkella.
27:07It's a Leo oxalis.
27:11Leo oxalis is a new variety of Phulkella that he found in the mountains.
27:19Now he's preparing to officially register it as a new species with Andrew.
27:28This is amazing.
27:30I think he's the kind of person...
27:33...who absolutely needs to research...
27:36...and create new species of plants...
27:39...that are so important to the survival of the planet.
27:43He's the kind of person who needs to do that.
27:48I've been watching YouTube all the time.
27:51Aren't you interested in YouTube and video games?
28:01I'm learning.
28:03Just like you said.
28:10A parent's role is important.
28:15Thank you very much, Andrew.
28:28Go well.
28:32Go well. Bon voyage.
28:37Okay, bye.
28:40Ciao.
28:41Ciao. Bye-bye.
28:49Mr. Takito has finished his trip to the western Cape.
28:52His final destination is a desert area...
28:56...known as Namakua Land.
29:00It is said that the inhabitants and plants live together there.
29:14Springbok, the central city of Namakua Land.
29:19Namakua Land
29:24What kind of exotic plants are there in Namakua Land?
29:32We asked the owner of the inn.
29:38Excuse me.
29:40I'd like to ask you a question.
29:42What kind of plants are there in Namakua Land?
29:49Let me show you.
29:57Wow, that's amazing.
30:01Namakua Land is the home of exotic plants...
30:04...that you want to visit at least once in your life.
30:10There are 3,500 kinds of exotic plants...
30:14...and this is one of them.
30:18This is the Pachypodium namakuanum.
30:21The half means also a very special plant.
30:27Pachypodium namakuanum is only found in Namibia and South Africa.
30:34It is also known as half-man.
30:38The name half-man means half a person, half-human.
30:43The head of the plant with the leaves always looks north.
30:51The legend is that these were people...
30:55...who fled from Namibia in the olden days...
30:58...because there was a war and fights.
31:01They fled over the river into South Africa...
31:06...and they turned around, looked north...
31:09...towards their old homeland...
31:12...and they were transformed into plants.
31:15Wow, that's interesting.
31:19Interesting.
31:24It's interesting, and it's wonderful...
31:27...to imagine that people live with plants.
31:36Namakualand
31:40Oh, it's Mr. Karel.
31:42I asked him if he knew anyone who knew about Namakualand plants.
31:55This is Mr. Karel De Twy.
31:57He has been a plant guide for 28 years.
32:01Nice to meet you.
32:03Okay. Osu.
32:10The Knell flat, they've got about 1,700 plant species.
32:17Wow.
32:19He took us to a place with a lot of plants in Namakualand.
32:25Namakualand
32:30There's no tall trees at all.
32:35The water level here is about 120 millimeters per year.
32:40It's one twelfth of Tokyo.
32:43It hardly rains.
32:56There are colorful green and white stones at their feet.
33:01I wonder what they are.
33:04Again, you see these plants all over.
33:07This is Argyroderma.
33:09Really?
33:13Argyroderma deraetii
33:16It contains water in the thick leaves on the left and right.
33:22And they are endemic to this area.
33:25You will get it nowhere else in the world.
33:28Just in the Knell flat.
33:32Is this after the flowers are gone?
33:34Yes. After the flowers are gone,
33:37it starts with the seed buds coming.
33:41Violet color.
33:43Violet.
33:44Wow.
33:45I see.
33:47This is amazing.
33:49The whole area is purple.
33:53Yes, it's amazing.
33:55It's really spectacular.
33:58This is amazing.
34:02I can't find a place to step on.
34:07This is no good.
34:08There are more of them than stones.
34:11Wow.
34:15You must get on my back.
34:20There are many other species that are only found here.
34:25This plant looks like a thumb,
34:29so in Japanese gardening, it is called a thumb princess.
34:36Chirecodon pygmaeus is only 4 cm in size.
34:41In Latin, pygmaeus means a small person.
34:50Even so, why do so many plants grow here
34:54where there is almost no rain?
35:01It's not muddy like it used to be.
35:04It doesn't feel like soil.
35:07It feels like there are plants in a beautiful glass stone.
35:19What is this stone?
35:22It's a quartz.
35:24The whole earth is covered with quartz.
35:28Seki-e?
35:31Seki-e is also a mineral in glass.
35:38This is a survival mode for most of the plants.
35:43They reflect the sun away from the plant.
35:46This rock is also much colder than a darker rock,
35:50which is maybe black.
35:56This stone is cold.
35:58I can tell just by looking at it.
36:01This stone is cold, and the soil is warm.
36:07It's amazing.
36:09It's completely different.
36:13In summer, it gets up to easily sometimes 40 degrees.
36:19That's why the quartz protects them.
36:22So the roots are protected from the hot air.
36:26So the roots are protected from the hot air,
36:30so the warm air gets away from them.
36:33They protect the plants.
36:35I think it's amazing that they think of
36:40how to make a cold place with solid rocks.
36:48I guess they can live here.
36:52They chose a very harsh place.
36:57NAMAKUA LAND
37:02Namakua Land is a desert with almost no rain.
37:07In 2017, the rainfall was only 1.2 mm.
37:13In one year, it only rained for a day.
37:19How do plants get water in such an environment?
37:33Mr. Karel took us to a place where we could find the answer.
37:44This is our Atlantic Ocean.
37:48The temperature of the ocean is more or less like 8, 9, 10, 11 degrees Celsius.
37:54So it's very cold.
37:56The warm air from inside, inland, comes to the ocean.
38:01They meet with this cold air,
38:04and the humidity must be 100% before they form fog.
38:10The fog is blown by the wind,
38:13and carried to Namakua Land.
38:24To get a little moisture from the fog,
38:28the plants have evolved to adapt to this environment
38:33with their uvula.
38:40Most of the plants, quite to the oast,
38:43survive with the fog from the ocean.
38:48For me, the ocean is...
38:51For example, I surf in the sea.
38:55And I catch fish and fish.
38:59That's the only thing I think about.
39:03I didn't expect the sea to carry fog
39:07and provide moisture.
39:11I didn't expect that at all.
39:15At the last minute,
39:18I feel like I'm alive
39:22thanks to the help from the sea.
39:28Nature is amazing.
39:33It's amazing.
40:33guitar solo
40:42Oh, imagine no possessions
40:47I wonder if you can
40:51No need for greed or hunger
40:56A brotherhood of man
41:01Imagine all the people
41:05Sharing all the world
41:09You may say I'm a dreamer
41:14But I am not the only one
41:18I hope someday you will join us
41:22And the world will live as one
41:30guitar solo
41:44waves crashing
41:52On the way back from the shoot,
41:55Mr. Takito stopped to watch
41:58It's beautiful.
42:09This is a diamond mine.
42:12And the safe part about mining activities in this area,
42:17they destroy also a lot of nature.
42:20South Africa is a country
42:23that is in a state of stagnation.
42:36That's right.
42:38It's a diamond.
42:40They destroy a mountain
42:43full of precious plants
42:45to get diamonds.
42:54If the mine moves this side,
42:56all the plants will be gone as well.
42:59So this is the effect of the mine,
43:01the negative effect.
43:05But it is a must need
43:09that there must be mines to create jobs for people.
43:24If you like nature,
43:26you will say,
43:28stop mining.
43:30But if there are a lot of people living by mining,
43:33you can't say that mining is bad.
43:45There is no answer to this problem.
43:54Day 2
44:14Mr. Karel showed us a more serious scene.
44:19Day 3
44:22You can see possible these holes.
44:25These holes.
44:27Once where Marmoratus was,
44:29like here, like there.
44:32And the poachers,
44:34people come and illegally collect it.
44:37It's unforgivable.
44:42What we think was in this hole
44:45is the Ritops Marmorata,
44:47which is characterized by a shell like marble.
44:51There used to be a lot of them here,
44:53but they all died in the cave.
45:00Part of my job, I'm in the police.
45:06I'm the commander of the Spilimok Stoktep
45:08and the Danish PC unit
45:10in all the Marmorata area.
45:13Mr. Karel usually leads the team
45:15to prepare for the cave.
45:29He patrols the area
45:31to see if there are any traces of cave plants.
45:42There are a lot of cave plants here.
45:45How can we find them?
45:48In 2021,
45:50130 people were arrested.
45:56It is believed that up to now,
45:585 million plants have been taken from the area.
46:07Most of the plants are targeted for the Asian market.
46:10They use the local people who are really poor.
46:14They collect the plants from nature.
46:17From there on,
46:19the bosses are in China,
46:21mostly in the Asian country.
46:23From there on,
46:25they ship or buy aeroplanes
46:27going to their destinations.
46:29But locally,
46:31they misuse the local people
46:33to do their dirty work.
46:35I understand the feeling of wanting
46:38the wild plants
46:40grown in such a harsh environment.
46:45But...
46:53I don't think
46:57anyone benefits from it.
47:00In the end,
47:02there are people who want it.
47:04Including me.
47:06But because of that,
47:08the people
47:10are misused
47:12and taken away.
47:14It's heartbreaking.
47:22The global plant boom
47:24has brought serious problems
47:26to the self-government.
47:33The journey is coming to an end.
47:41Mr. Takito is heading somewhere.
47:51We're going now to a small
47:54colored community,
47:56a small village,
47:58Namasin area.
48:00A small village, Namasin area.
48:03Namasin?
48:08The plant that was used
48:10as a lodge in the city,
48:12the half-man.
48:15Mr. Takito knows
48:17the legend of the half-man.
48:27We arrived
48:29at a small village
48:31where over 300 people
48:33live in the mountains.
48:41Several half-man
48:43live here.
49:00I'm sorry.
49:03I just want to
49:05introduce you.
49:07I'm Anna.
49:09This is Ken.
49:11And this is Anna.
49:14Anna Reik,
49:1677 years old.
49:18She's a descendant
49:20of the Nama tribe.
49:23The Nama tribe used to live
49:25in the south of Namibia
49:27until the war broke out.
49:29Part of the Nama tribe
49:31fled to South Africa
49:33due to the conflict.
49:39I'm here to learn
49:41about the Namakana
49:43of the Pakiko tribe.
49:45What do you know about them?
49:57The half-man
49:59used to look around
50:01and ask
50:03where they were going.
50:05And they said
50:07this is where
50:09they were going.
50:11So they told us
50:13to follow them.
50:17When they left their hometown,
50:19they didn't try to
50:21live in a new land.
50:23They were just
50:25abandoned.
50:27They were worshipped
50:29by the gods
50:31and turned into plants.
50:35Who told you
50:37this story?
50:39Our elders
50:41and our ancestors
50:43told us a lot.
50:45I believe in history
50:47because it's
50:49the belief
50:51of our ancestors.
50:53I believe in history
50:55because it's the belief
50:57of our ancestors.
51:01I feel
51:03that the way
51:05plants interact
51:07with us is different.
51:09I can't wait to see
51:11what they feel.
51:13The Half-Man
51:15The Half-Man
51:17The Half-Man
51:21It's like a road without a road.
51:29The half-man
51:31is a plant
51:33that means a lot to the Namaka.
51:35It was born
51:37in the desert
51:39near the border with Namibia.
51:43The Half-Man
51:45The Half-Man
51:47The Half-Man
51:49The Half-Man
51:53Recently, we caught
51:55two people
51:57poaching Half-Mans.
51:59And they were
52:01each sentenced
52:037 years direct imprisonment.
52:057 years?
52:07They caught a plant
52:09and were imprisoned for 7 years?
52:11It's a very
52:13precious plant
52:15for South Africa.
52:19Just because the heritage
52:21well, which is you've got
52:23for a number of people.
52:33You can see
52:35the podiums from here.
52:37Where?
52:39It's like a person.
52:41Because it's called the Half-Man.
52:47Let's go to the half-man.
52:49Oh, you're right.
52:53The Half-Man
52:55should be on the hill
52:57500 meters from here.
52:59The Half-Man
53:01The Half-Man
53:07It's a little different
53:09from what I've seen before.
53:11It's a little different.
53:13It's a little different.
53:19It's a strange group.
53:21It's a strange group.
53:29It's amazing.
53:31It's like it was made.
53:35It's amazing.
53:43This is
53:45the Pachypodium namakuana
53:47which is believed to be
53:49the ancestor of the Nama tribe.
53:51It's called the Half-Man.
53:59Everyone is looking this way.
54:01So that's Namibia over there.
54:03So that's Namibia over there.
54:05I can show you.
54:07Look here.
54:09It's a compound.
54:11It's a compound.
54:13You see there's a mountain.
54:15You see there's a mountain.
54:17He's facing the north exactly.
54:19He's facing the north exactly.
54:23To make it easier
54:25to bathe in the sun
54:27and to make it easier
54:29to bathe in the sun,
54:31Namibia,
54:33the home of the Nama tribe,
54:35is located ahead.
54:43Here,
54:45the temperature rises up to 45 degrees in the summer
54:47and a strong wind
54:49that is close to a typhoon
54:51blows through.
54:53It's one of the harshest places
54:55to live.
54:59In a year,
55:01he has overcome
55:03the rainy season
55:05several times.
55:11I, as a person,
55:13have got so much respect for him as well.
55:15He is one of my favorite teenagers.
55:17Just because he can survive
55:19and you can learn
55:21a lot of lessons from him,
55:23this is a real survivor.
55:25You can see the big one there,
55:27which is like
55:293 meters more or less.
55:31It's easily like 2.5 meters.
55:33It's like 500 years old,
55:35this plant.
55:43You see,
55:45it's growing out of the crack here.
55:47Wow,
55:49it's amazing.
55:51It's like 3 centimeters.
55:53Wow,
55:55it's amazing.
55:57It's growing out
55:59like a rock.
56:01And
56:03the roots of the leaves,
56:05I mean,
56:07here,
56:09it's amazing.
56:11I feel like
56:13I'm in a harsh environment.
56:17But,
56:19I don't know.
56:21When I look at it from below,
56:23I feel like I'm being watched.
56:25I mean,
56:27I don't feel like I'm being watched,
56:29but
56:31from here,
56:33I feel like
56:35I'm being watched
56:37like,
56:39you humans,
56:41do it on Earth.
56:43I feel like I'm being watched.
56:47Are you sure?
56:49Yes,
56:51a baby one.
56:53In the white quartz.
56:55In this area,
56:57the quartz you feel is nice cold,
56:59so they use the white quartz
57:01also help a lot of this.
57:03Well,
57:05it's a struggle.
57:09I don't feel
57:11the strength yet,
57:13so I want it to survive.
57:15You can see
57:17more or less the same conditions
57:19on growing.
57:21Between the rocks,
57:23it's very tight.
57:25Look how big is this one.
57:27When it gets like this,
57:29it will go further.
57:33The South African journey
57:35around the magnetic field
57:37is about to end.
57:41What I was most surprised about
57:43this time
57:45was that
57:47these guys
57:49wanted to live.
57:51They have to protect themselves,
57:53so they make thorns
57:55and have poison
57:57and live.
57:59Why do they do that?
58:01To protect themselves
58:03from the sun
58:05and other predators.
58:07Why do they do that?
58:09Because we can't move
58:11from there.
58:15No matter how difficult
58:17the situation is,
58:19we have to do something
58:21to survive
58:23in the harsh environment.
58:27As we live,
58:29nature teaches us
58:31a lot of things.
58:37Thank you so much
58:39for this trip.
58:41You're welcome.
58:43I had a lot of fun.
58:45I'm tearing up,
58:47but it's because of the wind and sand.
58:51I'm not moved.
58:53Of course I'm moved.
58:59I'm so happy.
59:29I don't feel anything.
59:31I don't have any hope.
59:33I'm so happy.
59:35I'm so happy.
59:37I don't believe in justice anymore.