Amazing Earth: Fangs and frogs in the wild for love!

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Aired (February 7, 2025): A king cobra’s love quest leads to an unexpected meal, while a tree frog battles a dangerous beetle for survival.  For more Amazing Earth Highlights, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLYaldfT7P2R-suSwxKHEp3on5rSa9b50   Join Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes as he showcases the deadliest weather on planet Earth in GMA's newest infotainment program, 'Amazing Earth.' Catch the episodes every Friday at 9:35 PM on GMA Network. #AmazingEarthGMA #AmazingEarthYear6

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00:00The time has come for us to find a partner in life.

00:04But sometimes, it's hard to find one.

00:06When are you ready to find the one

00:09where you can reach your heart's needs?

00:13That's how hard our life is.

00:16In the story of Amazing No. 5,

00:18The Unsafe

00:23In the western ghats of India,

00:25a king cobra is looking for his queen.

00:31He'll use all of his senses

00:34to find the one he's looking for.

00:37He'll taste the air

00:39and then transfer the smell

00:42to his special organ on top of his mouth,

00:45the Hobson's organ.

00:50Hmm, it smells like a snake.

00:52Who could this be?

00:53It doesn't smell like a cobra.

00:56A rat snake?

00:58Is he going to look for his queen

01:00or face a trespasser?

01:03It's weird,

01:04but the king cobra's favorite food

01:06is their kind.

01:11He'll bite the victim

01:13and then mix it with the poison.

01:18The poor rat snake is hopeless.

01:21One bite from the king cobra

01:23is enough to kill

01:25an entire Asian elephant

01:27or 20 people.

01:30He'll slowly be paralyzed

01:32until he can't breathe.

01:37That's if the cobra's life isn't over yet.

01:41While the cobra is finishing his snack,

01:43the rat snake is starting to lose his venom.

01:49He'll eat everything,

01:51including its bones and skin.

01:53He'll time out

01:54to look for his queen.

01:57It takes him about a week

01:59to digest his food.

02:03For now,

02:04the king cobra will take a nap.

02:09If you want to find a mutant,

02:12you usually go to

02:14the swamp or lake.

02:17The Japanese tree frog

02:19looks normal.

02:22But he's special.

02:24He's the only survivor

02:26left among his siblings.

02:29He's been through a lot

02:31before he got here.

02:34Just like good parents,

02:36the tree frogs want to give

02:38a good life to their children.

02:42Their textured toe pads

02:44release sticky mucus

02:46to find a good spot

02:48in the trees.

02:50This is where they make

02:52their special foam nest.

02:55They're being taken care of

02:57to ensure the survival

02:59of the next generation.

03:02Who should they be afraid of?

03:06The predators under the water

03:08waiting to eat the frogs.

03:10Most of the frogs

03:12don't grow anymore.

03:15But our queen is different

03:18because she's special.

03:23She's safe and strong

03:25from the algae.

03:27Her front teeth

03:29are growing.

03:31Her front teeth

03:33are floating in the gill pocket.

03:35But it's still hard

03:37to get them out.

03:40Her front teeth

03:42are like a straitjacket.

03:45After a few weeks,

03:47she continues to fight

03:49while her siblings

03:51are taken by the predators.

03:56She's the only survivor.

03:59But our queen has to fight.

04:03She'll stop being a vegetarian

04:06and eat everything

04:08that's suitable for her.

04:10She's already a dead predator.

04:13But there's something missing.

04:15She's not happy yet.

04:17What else is missing from her life?

04:19There!

04:20Love life!

04:22It's time for her to get married

04:24and start a family.

04:26And hopefully,

04:27she'll have a son.

04:29But because our queen

04:31has been through a lot,

04:33her priorities have changed.

04:35Instead of courting,

04:37she's looking for love.

04:39In fact,

04:41she's waiting for love

04:43but she's not ready

04:45for a frog-eating beetle.

04:47Her death is slow

04:49while she's eating

04:51a living beetle.

04:53Oh, what happened?

04:55Our queen

04:57became a victim of others.

04:59What a pity!

05:07The End

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