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United States of Animals

And you know what else is cool? You're not just rescuing these crabs, because this is a...

NARRATOR: And you know what else is cool? You're not just rescuing these crabs, because this is a tale of two species. For a couple of weeks every spring,
at least half a million shorebirds and 350,000 horseshoe crabs
converge on Delaware Bay... in a spectacular natural phenomenon. This is a world-class flyway, and people come from all over the world
to see this event

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NARRATOR: And you know what else is cool?
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You're not just rescuing these crabs,
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because this is a tale of two species.
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For a couple of weeks every spring, at least half a million shorebirds
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and 350,000 horseshoe crabs converge on Delaware Bay...
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in a spectacular natural phenomenon.
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This is a world-class flyway,
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and people come from all over the world to see this event.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:19
Uploaded
Nov 02, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
Genres
documentary
Production
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía,FIDECINE

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Movie Summary

The United States of Animals is your guide to amazing animals doing incredible things around the country. Showcasing the best and most accessible wildlife and revealing secrets behind the fascinating things that animals do, this f...
S01 • E07 To put it in human terms, it's almost like young men showing off. - United States of Animals 00:07
To put it in human terms, it's almost like young men sh...
S01 • E05 And the difference is that antlers get lost once a year. - United States of Animals 00:06
And the difference is that antlers get lost once a year.
S01 • E04 NARRATOR: So don't monkey around - United States of Animals 00:38
NARRATOR: So don't monkey around
S01 • E03 NARRATOR: Mark Weckel and Chris Nagy - United States of Animals 00:23
NARRATOR: Mark Weckel and Chris Nagy
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: Every male elephant seal will have scars. - United States of Animals 00:20
NARRATOR: Every male elephant seal will have scars.
S01 • E07 NARRATOR: But what brings all these dancing cranes - United States of Animals 00:35
NARRATOR: But what brings all these dancing cranes
S01 • E05 This piece here is actually part of the skull. OK? - United States of Animals 00:05
This piece here is actually part of the skull. OK?
S01 • E11 So grab a kayak - United States of Animals 00:11
So grab a kayak
S01 • E05 It grows up underneath - United States of Animals 00:08
It grows up underneath
S01 • E12 NARRATOR: It's women and children first in this phase of the project, - United States of Animals 00:28
NARRATOR: It's women and children first in this phase o...
S01 • E01 They actually have excellent hearing. - United States of Animals 00:21
They actually have excellent hearing.
S01 • E05 NARRATOR: But it's not just size that matters, it's substance. - United States of Animals 00:09
NARRATOR: But it's not just size that matters, it'...
S01 • E11 You can get in close and observe them without disturbing them. - United States of Animals 00:06
You can get in close and observe them without disturbing the...
S01 • E10 And that was, again, from somebody doing something that they shouldn't have done. - United States of Animals 00:05
And that was, again, from somebody doing something that they...
S01 • E08 NARRATOR: And their arrival perfectly coincides - United States of Animals 00:15
NARRATOR: And their arrival perfectly coincides
S01 • E10 NARRATOR: In other words, no buffalo selfies. - United States of Animals 00:13
NARRATOR: In other words, no buffalo selfies.
S01 • E11 NARRATOR: At about ten feet long, 500 to 1,300 pounds, - United States of Animals 00:10
NARRATOR: At about ten feet long, 500 to 1,300 pounds,
S01 • E09 So that is a really big economic service for the local farmers. - United States of Animals 00:06
So that is a really big economic service for the local farme...
S01 • E05 NARRATOR: Keratin acts like bubble wrap and cushions the blow. - United States of Animals 00:09
NARRATOR: Keratin acts like bubble wrap and cushions the blo...
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: And you can't ignore that proboscis. - United States of Animals 00:32
NARRATOR: And you can't ignore that proboscis.