01x01 - Ursus maritimus

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"Ursus Maritimus."

Hold on tight, Greybeard!

We're leading her
right to you, David.

Tracking collar ready?

Ready and waiting. And freezing.

Sorry, it's hard to use this thing
when you can't feel your fingers.

Uh-oh.

What's "uh-oh"?

I think I broke the mountain!

What?

Hurry!

Hello, friend. We're trying to figure
out why you spend so much time alone.

Putting a collar on you
will help us track you

and see if we run into
any other polar bears.

Ready for your collar?

Can I take that as a maybe?

Jane?

Jane!

Jane.

Hop on, David.

We lost her.

But we didn't lose
the avalanche.

We have to find her.

- Find who?
- Ursus Maritimus.

Ursus what-i-mimus?

Ursus Maritimus. It's the
scientific name for polar bear.

It means "maritime bear" because
they mostly live in water.

Do they have to live
in your breakfast?

She's hunting. Polar bears eat
seals, walruses, and even whales.

- Whales?
- Crazy, huh?

Jane, come in. Over.

Jane here.

Are we still playing
Track the Polar Bear?

Just a sec.

Do you wanna know how they hunt?

I don't think Mr. Jin does.

- Do you wanna know how they hunt?
- Can you tell me while you get dressed?

Come on, Greybeard.

Don't run! Or...

That did it.

Hey, Dad. It's Noah.
Just checking in.

Haven't heard from
you in a little while.

I know you're probably busy, but
just call me back when you can.

It's called still-hunting!

You're still hunting what?

No, still-hunting! It's how
polar bears catch their food.

They wait for hours and
hours, staying perfectly still

by a hole in the ice
for a seal to pop up.

And when they do, chomp!

- Poor seal!
- Everyone needs to eat.

I'll remind you of that
tomorrow at breakfast.

Jane?

Where did you go?

Chomp!

I guess still-hunting works.

We're going to put a tracking
collar on a polar bear today,

so we can follow her and figure out
why they spend so much time alone.

Any ideas?

I think it's because they don't
wanna fight each other for food.

Or maybe they're not alone. Maybe
they're looking after their babies.

Interesting idea.

Not all animals look after their
babies together. Like you and Dad.

Can you imagine how cute a
baby polar bear would be?

Or maybe they're alone because
there's not that many of them left.

Oh, sweetie.

It'll be okay.

- Only if we do something to help them.
- And how do we do that?

"Only if we understand, will we
care. Only if we care, will we help.

Only if we help, can they be
saved." Jane Goodall said that.

I know. You recite
it every morning.

Polar bears need our help,
but before we can help them...

We need to understand them.

Exactly.

Have fun saving the world.

I will!

We will!

Stay here, Greybeard.

Polar bear spotted.

What is she doing?

Some polar bears don't have
enough food, so they eat garbage.

That's so sad. And gross.

Maybe while she's distracted
by eating, we could...

Put the tracking collar
on her. Good idea.

She's getting away.

Elevator?

Three!

Two!

Mr. Jin! Do you wanna help us put
a tracking collar on a polar bear?

I'll catch the next one.

Are you sure? There's room.

I'm sure.

We shouldn't waste
electricity. Come on, Mr. Jin.

We're trying to figure out why
they spend so much time alone.

- Who?
- Polar bears.

One!

Probably because they don't like having
to put up with other noisy bears.

Just wanna look
out for themselves.

Not wanting to share resources.

Maybe, but wouldn't they get really
lonely and sad being alone all the time?

I left another bag upstairs.

Okay, well, if you change
your mind, come and find us.

There she is.

There she goes. Why would
she be scared of us?

I don't think she's scared, but I
do think one of our ideas was right.

They don't wanna waste energy fighting
over food they already caught.

I wouldn't wanna fight
over garbage either.

Not quite, Greybeard.

We still need to see whether they're
on their own to look after their babies

or because there's not
a lot of them left.

Looks like there's at
least two of them left.

And it might be
still-hunting us.

Do you want this to be scary?

A little bit. It's more
exciting, don't you think?

I don't know if Greybeard
wants to play anymore.

You're right to be scared.

Polar bears have sharp claws
and even sharper teeth.

You're not helping.

And really cute,
soft, cuddly fur?

Yes. I think given
your history with us,

we should be able to offer
you a lower insurance rate.

Sadly, scientists estimate that there
are less than 26,000 polar bears

- left in the wild.
- Hello, are you still there?

Sorry. Yes, I'm still here.

Too scary.

Pass me the collar, David.

- David!
- You always make it too scary!

Stay there, Greybeard.
I'll put the collar on her.

Mr. Jin!

- Are those bottles in there?
- Yes.

Then they don't go in the trash.

- They go in the recycling.
- Excuse me.

You've mixed your
garbage and recycling.

You can't do that. Do you
want me to help separate them?

I'll pass.

All right. I'll do
it for you this time.

Come on, Greybeard.

She just steal my garbage?

Who am I talking to?

Yeah. David got
pretty scared, huh?

Don't move, Greybeard.

Is that her? I said don't move!

Now's our chance. She's asleep.

Must not pet

this majestic, fluffy, soft...

And I'm petting her.

Polar bear fur is white so
they're hard to see in the snow.

Helps them get
close to their prey.

Which I guess I am now.

Run!

Hurry, Greybeard!

Jump!

Yes. Sorry, Ms. Moradi.

No, everything's
all right over here.

My daughter has an active
imagination. Extremely active.

What are you doing?

She's gone.

She's very creative, yeah. Thank
you for your understanding.

What is going on?

I just outran an angry polar bear. She
doesn't know we're trying to help her.

Where's David?

And what's that?

Mr. Jin's garbage.

You brought his trash
into our apartment?

I have to separate the...

Wait! Where are you taking that?

- You don't know what's in there.
- I do! Bottles and garbage, together.

You can't go through
other people's trash.

Polar bears have to!

You are not a polar bear, okay?

Did you not finish
your polar bear thingy?

How far did you get?

Only that they don't
wanna fight over food.

Well, it makes sense.

They don't wanna deal with
anyone. Just themselves.

That must get so lonely.

Maybe lonely feels safer
for them. Less risky.

I'd be sad.

Yeah. I'm sure they
get sad sometimes too.

But if being alone
is less risky,

does that mean they don't look
after their babies either?

Maybe.

Looking after kids
can be overwhelming.

There's still so much we need to
understand before we can help them.

- Good luck.
- I said, "we."

We can start by recycling.

There are less polar bears
because there's less ice.

And there's less ice because
the world is getting warmer.

Recycling helps slow that down
because it takes less energy

to recycle something...

Than to make something
entirely new.

Exactly.

I just don't think that
one person not recycling...

One person can make
a huge difference.

Polar bears live
alone. We don't.

If everyone worked together to
help them, we could save them.

Even if it's less
risky to do nothing.

- Together, huh?
- Together.

Together. David.

Where is your friend?

I scared him away. And
my mom's mad at me too.

Do you see why polar
bears like living alone?

Maybe you could apologize.

I don't like
saying, "I'm sorry."

Neither do I. But maybe
sometimes we should.

Yeah. Thanks, Mr. Jin.

- You're welcome, Jamie.
- It's Jane.

Joan?

- Jane.
- Jeanne.

- Jane. Okay. Sorry.
- Jane.

Come on, Greybeard.

We have some apologies to make.

Hello?

Hey, son.

I'm sorry I missed
some of your calls.

- Some of them?
- Okay, okay.

A lot of your calls.

It's okay. I've missed you.

I miss you too.

Polar bears really
do love water.

"I'm sorry."

"I forgive you."

"I have a plan!"

Two!

Time to get still-hunted.

Except this time, we're
bringing the polar bear to us.

This is gonna be
unbearably cool.

See what I did there?

Remember David's
plan, Greybeard.

- Ready?
- Ready.

Cannonball!

Lunch time! Who
wants a yummy seal?

No running!

Yeah, sorry.

It's working. She's
headed for the seal towel.

Time to get still-hunted.

Now, Greybeard!

We did it!

Yeah! It worked!

Probably should have stayed under
the water for a little longer.

Get outta there, Jane!

We have to help her, Greybeard.

- It worked. She's swimming back.
- Thank you!

Come on, Greybeard, hop on.

I said no running!

- Nice work.
- Nice plan.

Nice collaring.

You were right. A little bit scary
can be a little bit exciting.

It's not in there.

What's not?

- Mr. Jin's garbage.
- Did you throw it...

Listen, sweetheart, I know you wanna
save the world, but that doesn't mean

you can go through
other people's trash.

I know.

- I'm sorry.
- You're what now?

I'm sorry.

Okay. One more time, so
I can get this on video.

I'm sorry.

Did you throw it out?

I didn't.

- You're recycling.
- I separated them myself.

I decided to be a bit more risky.
It's kind of fun, actually.

I like the sound it makes
when it hits the bottom.

Me too.

And thank you.

Thank you too, Jane.

You wanna help me
recycle the rest?

Wait, do you not compost?

There she is. We did it.

Yeah. It's so much easier to
find her with a tracking collar.

Look, Jane, she has a baby.

So, two of our ideas were right.

They stay on their own,

so they don't have to fight each other
for food and to look after their babies.

Now, all we have to do is
figure out how many are left.

"Only if we
understand, will we..."

"Care. Only if we
care, will we..."

Right, "help."

And "only if we
help, can they be..."

"Saved."

Help save the polar bears.

Can I borrow the
snowmobile after our call?

Maybe. We'll figure it out
after we talk to Jill Heinerth.

Check this out.

Did she take that picture
swimming with a polar bear?

Yep, just like I did.

You were more swimming
away than swimming with.

She's here now.

Hi, Jill.

Hi, Jane. Hi, David.

Thank you so much for talking
to us about polar bears today.

Well, I was pretty impressed

with the photo of the homemade
snowmobile you sent me.

I helped with the painting.

Have you really swam
with polar bears?

I sure did.

And the first time I swam with one,
I think it thought I was a seal.

Here, let me show you the video.

I roll out of the
boat, into the water,

and the polar bear swims at
me at six miles per hour,

because he thinks I'm food.

When he gets close,

I dive beneath the surface, and
I catch him swimming overhead.

That's amazing.

Were you scared?

Oh, yes. It's important to
be scared as an explorer.

It means that you
wanna come home safely.

When did you know you
wanted to be an explorer?

I've wanted to be an explorer
since I was a little girl.

I literally grew up watching men
landing on the surface of the moon

and watching Jacques Cousteau,
the great undersea explorer.

But a lot of adults told me

that little girls couldn't grow
up to be astronauts or divers.

Today, I just wanna be the woman

that I wish I had met
when I was ten years old,

because I'm proof that
you can do these things.

That's like how I want to be
like Jane Goodall when I grow up.

Oh, well, I wanna be Jane
Goodall when I grow up too.

She likes animals,
just like I do.

Do you wanna see the pictures of
animals that I've taken in the Arctic?

Do you have walruses?

I sure do. This is
a walrus family.

A mother with two little babies.

And here, here's some sea lions
mobbing me like a pack of puppies.

They're awesome.

And we have king eiders flying
out over the open water.

They're beautiful too.

But you know, every year that I go
up, there are fewer and fewer animals

in the North and that's a direct
result of the warming Arctic.

How does the Arctic warming
hurt the polar bears?

Polar bears need ice. I mean,
they wanna rest on the ice.

They raise their young and
they hunt from the ice.

All the wildlife is affected
by the loss of sea ice.

What can we do to stop the Arctic
from warming up and help the animals?

There are lots of things that you can do
to help the planet overall from warming.

So, here, let me open up this
little graphic on my computer.

If we use less things like gasoline,
drive less, maybe walk more

or ride our bicycles.

But we also have to think about
everything that we buy as well.

Look at all the toys, Jane.

Everything you buy
does have an impact.

But that's the good news too,

because it means that
you can act right away

by buying less things and thinking
about everything that you purchase.

So buy less and
share what we have.

Like how you're gonna share
your snowmobile with me?

- I guess so.
- Yes!

Thanks, Jill.

Well, thank you.

It's been great to talk with you

and I'm always so inspired to see young
explorers who are curious out there,

wanting to make this a
better world for all of us.

Thanks for helping polar
bears and the whole Arctic.

- Bye, Jill!
- Bye!

I'll be right up to
get the snowmobile.