Fox Dives Head First in to Snow | 4K UHD | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth
Summary
TLDRIn a harsh winter, 60 million tons of snow cover the bison's territory, forcing them to expend massive energy to stay warm and search for scarce food beneath the snow. With temperatures plummeting to -40°C, survival hinges on their ability to reach the ground. Bison use brute strength, moving tons of snow daily with their powerful necks, while foxes employ precision and cunning to exploit the bison's efforts, seeking more nutritious prey. This tale of survival on the prairies highlights the contrast between brawn and brain, illustrating the diverse strategies animals use to endure the winter.
Takeaways
- ❄️ 60 million tons of snow cover the bison's territory.
- 😫 Pushing through deep snow is exhausting work for the bison.
- 🌨️ The bison are slowly starving and keeping warm requires huge amounts of energy.
- 🧥 Their thick coats can insulate them down to -30°C, but it's currently -40°C.
- 🥶 The bison's food is buried beneath a meter of snow, posing a survival challenge.
- 🦊 The fox shares the same problem, with its food also deep beneath the snow.
- 💪 Bison use brute strength to shovel through five tons of snow a day.
- 🦊 The lightweight fox needs precision to reach its food.
- 🌱 Bison reach their goal of a mouthful of withered grass.
- 🦊 The fox takes advantage of the bison's digging to find food.
- 👂 The fox listens carefully to pinpoint its moving target under the snow.
- 🧠 The fox's prey is small but 100 times more nutritious than dried grass.
- 🧩 On these prairies, sometimes brain beats brawn for survival.
Q & A
What challenges do the bison face in the winter?
-The bison face the challenge of pushing through deep snow, which is exhausting and causes them to slowly starve. Keeping warm in the harsh temperatures also saps huge amounts of energy.
How do the bison's thick coats help them survive the cold?
-The bison's thick coats can insulate them down to -30°C, providing essential protection against the cold.
What is the temperature mentioned in the script and how does it affect the bison?
-The temperature mentioned is minus 40°C. At this extreme cold, the only food source that can keep the bison alive is buried beneath a meter of snow, making survival very challenging.
What problem do the bison share with a surprising neighbor?
-The bison share the problem of accessing food buried beneath the snow with a surprising neighbor, the fox.
How do the bison manage to reach their food source under the snow?
-The bison use their massive neck muscles to shovel through five tons of snow a day to reach their food source, which is withered grass.
How does the fox benefit from the bison's digging?
-The fox benefits from the bison's digging by spotting an opportunity to access food where the bison have dug.
What strategy does the fox use to hunt for food under the snow?
-The fox uses precision and listens carefully to pinpoint its target beneath the snow. This strategy is crucial for the fox to catch small prey, which is 100 times more nutritious than dried grass.
What is the fox's prey mentioned in the script and why is it important?
-The fox's prey is small animals moving under the snow, which are very nutritious and essential for the fox's survival through the winter.
How does the survival strategy of the bison differ from that of the fox?
-The bison rely on brute strength to shovel through snow to reach their food, while the fox relies on precision and careful listening to hunt small prey under the snow.
What is the key message about survival in harsh winter conditions as depicted in the script?
-The key message is that survival in harsh winter conditions requires different strategies; for the bison, it's brute strength, and for the fox, it's precision and listening skills. Both animals must adapt to access food and survive.
Outlines
🐃 Bison's Struggle in Deep Snow
The paragraph describes the harsh conditions faced by bison in a snowy environment. With 60 million tons of snow covering their territory, the bison are struggling to find food and energy to keep warm. Their thick coats can insulate them down to -30°C, but the temperature has dropped to -40°C. The only sustenance available is buried beneath a meter of snow, which poses a significant challenge for the bison. The paragraph highlights the bison's use of brute strength, with massive neck muscles allowing them to shovel through snow to find withered grass, a critical resource for their survival.
🦊 Fox's Clever Survival Strategy
This paragraph introduces a surprising neighbor, the fox, which also faces the challenge of finding food beneath the snow. Unlike the bison, the fox relies on precision rather than brute strength. It listens carefully to pinpoint the location of its target, a small but highly nutritious creature that is 100 times more valuable than a mouthful of dried grass. The fox takes advantage of the bison's efforts, using their footprints to locate its prey without breaking through the snow. The paragraph illustrates the contrast between the bison's physical approach and the fox's more strategic and intelligent method of survival in the same challenging conditions.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Snow
💡Bison
💡Starving
💡Insulate
💡Fox
💡Nutritious
💡Brute Strength
💡Precision
💡Survival
💡Prairies
💡Brain over Brawn
Highlights
60 million tons of snow now blanket this herd's territory.
Pushing through deep snow is exhausting work, and the bison are now slowly starving.
Just keeping warm saps huge amounts of energy.
Their thick coats can insulate them down to -30°C; it's now minus 40°C.
The only thing that will keep them alive is buried beneath a meter of snow.
This problem is shared with a surprising neighbor.
The food the fox seeks is also deep beneath the snow.
The survival of both creatures depends on getting through to the ground.
For the bison, it will be a matter of brute strength.
Massive neck muscles enable them to shovel five tons of snow a day.
Their lightweight neighbor, the fox, needs more precision.
The bison have reached their goal: a mouthful of withered grass.
Where the bison have dug, the fox now spots an opportunity.
Every footstep counts, but the fox mustn't break through yet.
He listens carefully to pinpoint his target, which is moving.
A small target, but 100 times more nutritious than a mouthful of dried grass.
To get through the winter on these prairies, sometimes brain beats brawn.
Transcripts
60 million tons of snow now blanket this
herd's
territory pushing through deep snow is
exhausting work and the bison are now
slowly
starving just keeping warm saps huge
amounts of energy
their thick coats can insulate them down
to-30
C it's now minus
40 the only thing that will keep them
alive is buried beneath a meter of
snow and that's a problem shared with a
surprising neighbor
the food the foxk seeks is also deep
beneath the snow
the survival of both creatures depends
on getting through to the
ground for the Bison it will be a matter
of brute
[Applause]
strength massive neck muscles enable
them to shovel five tons of snow a day
their lightweight neighbor needs more
precision
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[Music]
the Bison have reached their goal a
mouthful of withered
grass and where the Bison have dug the
fox now spots an
opportunity every footstep
counts but he mustn't break through
yet he listens carefully to pinpoint his
Target it's moving
a
v small but 100 times more nutritious
than a mouthful of dried
grass to get through the winter on these
prairies sometimes brain beats brawn
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