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National Geographic Flight Over Africa
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There are still a few places left |
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that you can't |
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Places without phones |
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There are still a few corners |
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they remain aloof from |
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what we call the modern world. |
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This is the realm |
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Tom Clayton is leaving |
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and friends for a two-year |
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The 28-year-old Radnor |
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his single engine plane |
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before taking a solo flight |
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from wings Airport in Norristown. |
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The purpose is to try |
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and go to seven continents |
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in different parts |
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and work with |
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As a bush pilot |
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Claytor will fly daredevil |
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vital supplies to remote areas. |
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So before taking to the skies |
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Claytor got his |
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while cameras recorded |
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And there was even |
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Then as the crowd |
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the pilot closed the cockpit door |
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and took off. |
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The day he left, |
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If he makes it back, |
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Tom Claytor hopes to be |
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the first to fly around the world |
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Stopping on all seven continents |
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before returning home |
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I had this tremendous desire |
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inside to look at other places |
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to look in places like |
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Greenland and the Sahara Desert. |
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Things that I'd only seen |
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on the map in high school. |
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So I think it's a desire |
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to look at different parts of the world |
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and to live with people |
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on other parts of the world |
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but maybe also it's |
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or test for myself as well. |
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Claytor is 31 years old. |
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When he was 12 |
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for the first time. |
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It was to be the start of |
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When he was just 18 |
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he earned a pilot's license. |
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By his early 20s |
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he had begun working |
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as a bush pilot in Africa. |
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Today, Claytor owns his own airplane |
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named "Timmissartok" |
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after one of Lindbergh's planes. |
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Outrigged with |
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the Cessna 180 Taildragger |
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can fly about 14 hours |
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The struggle to keep |
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full has shaped |
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Claytor's journey from the very start. |
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I left home |
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And when I |
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it cost me $1,000 to fill up |
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my gas tank once. |
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So it became very obvious |
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that I was going to have to |
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find ways of getting money. |
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And my idea which was |
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was that I'd work the plane on the way. |
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And when I got to Niger |
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I found a job doing |
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which paid me $8,000. |
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So I've been able to find jobs |
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for the plane on the way. |
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Besides working the |
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Claytor's writing a book |
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about his experience |
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in the far corners |
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So far, he's logged |
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three continents |
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On December 2, 1990 |
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heading north through |
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Canada to Greenland |
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In the summer of '91, |
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And early in '92 |
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he began traveling |
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The longest leg of |
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so far has been |
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His video journal |
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and spontaneous adventure. |
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We're now in... market |
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which is the largest |
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We're now in... |
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and Mr... has with |
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And now he's going |
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so that the scorpions |
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we just did this once before |
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I hope it's successful again. |
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Okay... |
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It's starting to rain now. |
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Now in southwest Africa |
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Claytor has spent the |
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exploring the country |
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Today, he plans to visit |
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an area rich in African history |
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a group of abandoned towns |
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near the Namibian coast. |
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There's a town southwest |
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of the Namib Desert |
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called Kolmanskop and |
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because a railway worker |
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working on the rail line |
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found a very pretty stone. |
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And this lead to a diamond |
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rush which caused |
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this town to spring |
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and then as quickly as |
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it started it disappeared. |
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Kolmanskop was followed |
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a sudden cluster |
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that sprang up |
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At the turn |
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Diamonds were |
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they say you could collect |
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by just picking up |
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whatever glistened |
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In the saloons |
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you could buy your whiskey |
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and your woman with raw diamonds. |
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May 10th. |
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almost like |
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Casinos. |
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There's something haunting |
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and magical about this place. |
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I keep looking |
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to find a diamond. |
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But there are none. |
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When the sand was |
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the people disappeared. |
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What they left behind |
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An empty museum. |
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A movie set. |
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I can almost imagine |
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the sounds of music |
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Claytor's itinerary is |
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If he has enough money for gas |
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he can simply scout around |
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for material for his book. |
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What I'm trying to do is |
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visit remote parts of the world |
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places like this desert |
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and places which are basically |
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the frontiers of civilization. |
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And the venue by which I do |
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that is I look for bush pilots |
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because bush pilots work |
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they're not just pilots |
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they're businessman, |
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they're missionaries |
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These pilots also teach me |
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these various areas and |
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Recently, another bush |
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about an isolated shipwreck |
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on the Namiban Beach. |
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One of the many |
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Africa's infamous |
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Claytor is looking for a |
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freighter called the Otavi |
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which sank in 1945. |
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A mere footnote |
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the wreck is said to be |
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thanks to the tiny cove |
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Just beyond this swept |
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there's a rock peninsula |
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You'll see in between |
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Right here the ocean is |
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just moving back off the Otavi. |
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There are seals just piled up |
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around that wreck. |
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You can see the wreck |
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jetting up out of the sand. |
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And part of it's |
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And those are seals |
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they're just packed all around it. |
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May 15th. |
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I am on the edge |
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deserts in the world. |
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The skeleton coast |
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where countless |
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lost their lives. |
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It feels like a place |
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Like a ghost, the Otavi |
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rising three decks |
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something almost |
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I try to imagine the men |
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who wrecked here |
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How did it feel to be |
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marooned in such a place? |
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The wreck of the Otavi |
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Claytor is probably the |
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lonely vessel's |
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His book promises to be |
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a guided tour |
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May 16th |
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Today is the 894th day |
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Sometimes I worry |
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to comfortable |
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I can't imagine |
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what it would be like to be |
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in a room full of people. |
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I miss the most unbelievably |
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trivial things. |
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A bookstore. |
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A movie. |
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A long hot shower. |
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A pillow. |
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The only sound I hear |
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is a hyena in the distance. |
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I wonder where it is. |
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But I relish the quite... |
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May 17th. I wake up |
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I brush my teeth and |
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And then, almost as though |
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I see to the plane. |
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What I'm doing. |
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But of course |
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I check everything |
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Three pilots I met |
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were recently killed |
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That makes 15 pilots... |
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15 friends who have died |
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There's so much of flying |
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that's completely |
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So I try to concentrate |
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Despite the dangers |
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because of them |
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The whole world |
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And yet everything inside |
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the airplane stays the same. Kinda fun. |
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If you do it wrong |
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you can really get |
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You can really really scare |
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yourself if you do it too fast |
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or too slow |
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hour heart drops... |
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so that's when I do it |
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Because you don't want |
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when you're trying |
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But the life of a bush pilot |
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is not all barrel rolls |
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With funds running low |
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Claytor needs to start looking for |
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He decides to |
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flying northeast |
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Here, he'll visit an old friend |
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Perhaps, with a little luck |
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he'll also get a line on some work. |
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Bush pilots everywhere |
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seem to have an |
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for news and information. |
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In Africa, many are |
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management and conservation, |
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like Lloyd Wilmot. |
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Just keep a nook out |
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and any sign of |
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Wilmot runs a safari camp |
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in Chobe National Park. |
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In addition |
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he uses his plane to help |
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combat poaching |
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where he is an |
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Today, Claytor has become |
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to track a herd of elephants |
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just outside the park. |
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You've a huge herd |
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Roger. |
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I'm turning to the right. |
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I want to have another |
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Okay, |
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Now that they've spotted |
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the elephants from the air |
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they'll continue the |
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Lloyd Wilmot is one |
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who routinely approaches |
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elephant without the protection |
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He and Clayton will wait |
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for a close up view |
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What do you do if you're |
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Is there a trick to |
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There's no |
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The thing is to try and |
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keep the wind in your favor. |
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If you |
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before he sees you |
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you can figure out |
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which way the wind's going |
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and then go down wind |
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but in the |
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if you are |
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you get to something |
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If you can't climb it |
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you just get behind it |
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like a lump over there |
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and throwing that at them |
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often turns them and distracts them. |
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In their sort of terms |
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nothing has ever thrown |
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so they get a bit |
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when you actually |
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Wow! There is |
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Notice how they skim |
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because that's where |
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The sediment sinks down |
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half an inch to an inch |
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So they suck |
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much like you see |
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you have to look carefully, |
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Claytor approaches |
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but the large make |
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in posing for the camera. |
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What did you just do there? |
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It's a bluff charge. |
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It's to get you to go. |
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Just call his bluff. |
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Stay put. |
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May 22nd. |
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I have just been charged |
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Lloyd laughs lightly, |
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like he's seen it |
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Neither one of |
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There's really not much |
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to say after an elephant charge. |
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After a while |
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a large group emerges from the bush. |
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Its an extraordinary thing |
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to be so close to |
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It's so easy to feel small |
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in the face of such splendid power. |
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Thanks to bush |
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Claytor has secured a job |
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in an international park |
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the two pilots part company |
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Claytor's headed for |
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in Western Zimbabwe, |
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but first he'll make |
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of Africa's most |
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Victoria Falls. |
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I'm now flying low |
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approaching Victoria Falls |
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and as you look ahead at the trees |
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you just see this mist |
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this towering mist rising |
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our of the trees |
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And the Africans call it |
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"Mosi-oa-Tunya." |
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Which means the |
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The Zambezi River |
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gallons of water a second |
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Even before it |
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the roar of the plummeting |
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The rainbow everywhere. |
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You see the mist |
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Look at that chasm, |
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and there's a rainbow |
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Wow, look at that |
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right below the falls |
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you can see there're gorges |
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that just zig back |
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and forth about five times. |
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And in these gorges |
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it also drops down |
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to this boiling |
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It's spectacular. |
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May 26th. I can't resist |
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flying down into the gorge |
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even though it's risky. |
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Not only could I be killed |
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I could probably get arrested. |
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As I corner |
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the water explodes into |
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a torrent if frothing white waves. |
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Sometimes flying is |
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And sometimes |
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Leaving the falls behind |
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Claytor reaches |
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Before he can land |
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Claytor has to |
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Collisions with animals are |
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one of the greatest |
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face in Africa. |
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Okay, are you feeling |
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On the ground, |
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Claytor gets some help |
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for his next |
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Conservationist and |
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has hired Claytor to |
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rhinoceros in the park. |
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Rachlow is part of |
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designed to protect |
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Park officials in Zimbabwe |
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the horns from dozens of |
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attempt to deter poachers. |
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Claytor was there during one |
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operations and videotaped it. |
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The first time |
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I saw rhinos |
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off it was in the southeast |
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This huge rhino was lying |
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and this man pulled the |
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started ripping the horn off its face. |
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And you start to |
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"why made clear tome |
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was that there's nothing |
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The rhino Claytor and Rachlow |
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for is an adult |
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Even though she |
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she was shot and badly |
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In the vast 5000 |
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the only way to locate |
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is from the air. |
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Even then, |
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We're starting to |
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Okay |
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Once we get |
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we can listen |
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and we wanna balance |
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in on the two wings |
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and that'll keep us |
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Geez, it's hard to see |
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through this bush, isn't it? |
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Okay, straight... Real close |
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directly under us. |
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Nothing under |
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It's quite possible that |
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It's come off several |
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So what we'll need to |
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and find the collar |
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you know, |
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With the help |
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the search for Zola |
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Dr. Michael Kock |
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for Zimbabwe's national park. |
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Once they find |
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Dr. Kock will shoot her |
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with a tranquilizer dart |
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so he can treat |
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I need... |
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That's from a |
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What I need is, |
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My shirt? |
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She looks good. |
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You can see she's done |
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some wearing here around the edges. |
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If Zola had died, |
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the poachers would |
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what was left of her |
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dehorning does appear |
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It's easy to want to take |
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to conserving these animals. |
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And if you take that stance, |
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dehorning is hard to justify. |
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But I think we have |
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and we have to look |
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And, I mean, I'd be |
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children or my |
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sorry, |
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there used to be something |
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a dinosaur, |
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but we killed them all |
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Strafed with machine |
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the huge creature's legs |
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are swollen with infection. |
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Once her wounds |
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Zola will be given an antidote |
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to the tranquilizer and freed. |
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May 27th. |
| 00:38:00 |
The immense animal awakes |
| 00:38:02 |
and rises to her feet |
| 00:38:05 |
Then, slowly she lowers |
| 00:38:08 |
to the ground and uses |
| 00:38:10 |
to limp off into |
| 00:38:14 |
The doctor sounds optimistic |
| 00:38:15 |
but I am not. |
| 00:38:18 |
She might survive |
| 00:38:20 |
but to a poacher, |
| 00:38:21 |
her life is worth far less |
| 00:38:22 |
than the sad stump at |
| 00:38:25 |
Four days later, |
| 00:38:27 |
Claytor receives a wire |
| 00:38:31 |
Despite all their efforts |
| 00:38:43 |
Back on his way, |
| 00:38:44 |
Claytor returns to the |
| 00:38:50 |
He has decided to pay a visit |
| 00:38:51 |
to an orphanage |
| 00:38:58 |
Claytor heads north |
| 00:39:01 |
But first he'll |
| 00:39:03 |
and an area called |
| 00:39:11 |
I'm now somewhere |
| 00:39:14 |
and as far as you can |
| 00:39:16 |
it's absolutely flat. |
| 00:39:18 |
And it's this green patina |
| 00:39:22 |
If you didn't see the |
| 00:39:24 |
that it's just a green patina |
| 00:39:26 |
of growth on top of |
| 00:39:42 |
I think if you lost |
| 00:39:46 |
I'm not sure |
| 00:39:48 |
but you'd probably just |
| 00:39:51 |
and just sit on top of the |
| 00:39:52 |
wing and then try |
| 00:39:56 |
You just can't crash here. |
| 00:40:00 |
If he did crash here, |
| 00:40:02 |
Claytor's tiny plane would be |
| 00:40:03 |
almost impossible |
| 00:40:06 |
The orange stripes on the tail |
| 00:40:08 |
and wings are a safety measure. |
| 00:40:10 |
If he goes down, the right |
| 00:40:14 |
easier to find him |
| 00:40:15 |
in the empty terrain he frequents |
| 00:40:19 |
Claytor hopes |
| 00:40:20 |
he'll never have to |
| 00:40:26 |
And crashing isn't the |
| 00:40:29 |
has to worry about. |
| 00:40:31 |
I've had a couple |
| 00:40:33 |
When I got to Algeria, |
| 00:40:35 |
it was right after the |
| 00:40:37 |
And they thought that |
| 00:40:38 |
was a pilot for George Bush. |
| 00:40:41 |
And right after |
| 00:40:43 |
George Bush was not a |
| 00:40:45 |
I tried to quickly explain |
| 00:40:47 |
had nothing at all |
| 00:40:53 |
Claytor decides to make |
| 00:40:56 |
to refuel and chart his course to Burundi. |
| 00:41:12 |
Bueno Bungee. |
| 00:41:13 |
How's everything here? |
| 00:41:19 |
I am from Ndola, |
| 00:41:24 |
Hello. |
| 00:41:25 |
How are you? |
| 00:41:26 |
Nice to meet you. |
| 00:41:27 |
I'm Claytor... |
| 00:41:35 |
We are just from |
| 00:41:37 |
The lanky American is |
| 00:41:40 |
an unusual sight |
| 00:41:42 |
and his grasp of African |
| 00:41:43 |
languages is often |
| 00:41:58 |
This is my first time |
| 00:41:59 |
It's nice to meet you. |
| 00:42:00 |
Oh, it's very nice |
| 00:42:02 |
When landing, |
| 00:42:03 |
you're suppose to pay |
| 00:42:05 |
something - a landing fee. |
| 00:42:06 |
I can pay it. |
| 00:42:06 |
How much should |
| 00:42:07 |
I want to pay... |
| 00:42:08 |
How much? |
| 00:42:09 |
How many kilograms? |
| 00:42:12 |
It's one ton. |
| 00:42:14 |
5-60 |
| 00:42:15 |
5-60. How many |
| 00:42:18 |
It's about |
| 00:42:20 |
I understand that |
| 00:42:21 |
Can I pay you |
| 00:42:24 |
So is that okay? |
| 00:42:29 |
This is more than okay. |
| 00:42:30 |
Okay |
| 00:42:34 |
no but please |
| 00:42:35 |
You can have it. |
| 00:42:38 |
Because landing |
| 00:42:55 |
so it's one cent. |
| 00:42:59 |
These are for you to do |
| 00:43:01 |
as you wish to improve your airport. |
| 00:43:04 |
I think that's the |
| 00:43:05 |
I've ever landed |
| 00:43:34 |
When you fly in the day |
| 00:43:37 |
because the sun heats |
| 00:43:39 |
of the African earth |
| 00:43:40 |
and it just gets these currents |
| 00:43:41 |
of air straight up. |
| 00:43:45 |
At night, |
| 00:43:47 |
it's completely different. |
| 00:43:49 |
The air is calm and still. |
| 00:43:52 |
You can see the stars. |
| 00:43:54 |
You can see fires |
| 00:43:56 |
You can see the moonlight |
| 00:43:58 |
reflecting off of lakes. |
| 00:44:00 |
And it's very calm and |
| 00:44:01 |
peaceful and kind of reflective time. |
| 00:44:04 |
You're suspended in space |
| 00:44:06 |
over this large black think |
| 00:44:08 |
that you can't see. |
| 00:44:10 |
It's mysterious. |
| 00:44:49 |
The chimpanzee orphanage |
| 00:44:51 |
was founded by the |
| 00:44:56 |
Chimps confiscated |
| 00:44:58 |
are brought here |
| 00:45:00 |
conservationists and volunteers. |
| 00:45:05 |
Dean Anderson |
| 00:45:10 |
At the moment, |
| 00:45:15 |
and one baby gorilla. |
| 00:45:19 |
How old is she? |
| 00:45:20 |
She's about three |
| 00:45:23 |
She was confiscated |
| 00:45:27 |
She was taken from her forest |
| 00:45:29 |
home as all the other chimps here... |
| 00:45:32 |
In Zaire... eastern Zaire, |
| 00:45:33 |
because she's |
| 00:45:37 |
by poachers |
| 00:45:42 |
she was in transport... |
| 00:45:43 |
now what they were |
| 00:45:51 |
I don't know. |
| 00:45:51 |
Probably a zoo or... |
| 00:45:53 |
Is that where they were |
| 00:45:54 |
mostly going to zoos at one point? |
| 00:45:55 |
Zoos probably. |
| 00:45:57 |
A gorilla would |
| 00:45:59 |
'Cuz a private |
| 00:46:01 |
No... |
| 00:46:01 |
Not be so |
| 00:46:02 |
because they get |
| 00:46:04 |
Yes, well too big. |
| 00:46:05 |
I mean, how do you keep |
| 00:46:06 |
a 300-pound gorilla |
| 00:46:20 |
June 4th. |
| 00:46:21 |
There are baby |
| 00:46:23 |
They are affectionate |
| 00:46:26 |
Each one has |
| 00:46:29 |
One has mastered the |
| 00:46:34 |
If they were returned |
| 00:46:36 |
they would be killed |
| 00:46:38 |
They can never go home. |
| 00:46:42 |
My mind drifts |
| 00:46:44 |
I spent in Equatorial Guinea |
| 00:46:46 |
and that little chimp I found. |
| 00:46:50 |
We just had something to eat |
| 00:46:51 |
at a restaurant and I came out. |
| 00:46:52 |
And sitting here tied to |
| 00:46:53 |
this chair is this |
| 00:46:57 |
I don't know |
| 00:47:00 |
He seems very cold. |
| 00:47:01 |
He was hugging himself |
| 00:47:04 |
And it's, |
| 00:47:06 |
I don't know what |
| 00:47:07 |
He's just sitting here. |
| 00:47:24 |
Oh my god. |
| 00:47:30 |
I've got to go. |
| 00:47:47 |
Most of the chimps |
| 00:47:49 |
were captured by poachers |
| 00:47:55 |
Though they are extremely |
| 00:47:57 |
growing chimpanzees |
| 00:48:00 |
and too destructive |
| 00:48:10 |
Once the chimps |
| 00:48:13 |
they must be |
| 00:48:16 |
a lonely place for |
| 00:48:19 |
who quickly become bored |
| 00:48:21 |
and desperate for attention. |
| 00:48:30 |
Soon, |
| 00:48:31 |
Dean hopes the orphanage |
| 00:48:33 |
some chimps |
| 00:48:36 |
This is a |
| 00:48:38 |
We're hoping to |
| 00:48:41 |
them into the sanctuary |
| 00:48:44 |
And there they'll be, |
| 00:48:48 |
They won't have cages, |
| 00:48:51 |
They'll be on an open space |
| 00:48:52 |
where they can have a |
| 00:48:56 |
Which is so important |
| 00:49:07 |
Wildlife in Africa seems |
| 00:49:11 |
with people here because |
| 00:49:14 |
and the animals need space |
| 00:49:15 |
and the animals end up losing... |
| 00:49:17 |
I was impressed that |
| 00:49:20 |
to take these chimps that |
| 00:49:22 |
had already basically list so much, |
| 00:49:25 |
they were trying to |
| 00:49:29 |
to themselves and nature. |
| 00:49:31 |
May be its not perfect. |
| 00:49:33 |
Nut it was something. |
| 00:49:43 |
Soon Claytor must leave Africa, |
| 00:49:45 |
and make the rest of |
| 00:49:49 |
But first, he wants |
| 00:49:54 |
For some time, |
| 00:49:58 |
But so far, he hasn't been |
| 00:49:59 |
granted clearance to land there. |
| 00:50:03 |
Okay, this is Mike Oscar |
| 00:50:07 |
Over. |
| 00:50:07 |
Mike Oscar... |
| 00:50:09 |
is there any way for me |
| 00:50:11 |
to confirm a clearance from Ndola? |
| 00:50:13 |
Over |
| 00:50:15 |
That's very difficult |
| 00:50:20 |
there's no telephone |
| 00:50:22 |
the two places. Over |
| 00:50:24 |
Okay, roger. |
| 00:50:26 |
If I arrive with my copy |
| 00:50:29 |
how easy is it to negotiate |
| 00:50:32 |
once on the ground? |
| 00:50:33 |
Over. |
| 00:50:34 |
How much money |
| 00:50:35 |
I've got a fair amount. |
| 00:50:37 |
How much do you |
| 00:50:40 |
At least $250 each. Over |
| 00:50:43 |
Roger, I understand. |
| 00:50:46 |
The turbulent political |
| 00:50:48 |
makes it extremely difficult |
| 00:50:50 |
to get permission |
| 00:50:54 |
Claytor decides |
| 00:50:56 |
without an official |
| 00:51:03 |
He'll touch down at |
| 00:51:05 |
where he can refuel |
| 00:51:08 |
If he's lucky, no one will |
| 00:51:10 |
ask him for his papers. |
| 00:51:23 |
In Africa there's a rule |
| 00:51:26 |
and that is that it's easier to |
| 00:51:28 |
get pardoned than |
| 00:51:30 |
Because of communications |
| 00:51:33 |
it is to get clearance |
| 00:51:34 |
its sometimes easier |
| 00:51:35 |
just tot do them and afterwards, |
| 00:51:38 |
of course, |
| 00:51:40 |
But the Africans |
| 00:51:42 |
Good people, |
| 00:51:43 |
and very often |
| 00:51:47 |
For Claytor, |
| 00:51:49 |
everyday is part of |
| 00:51:50 |
a grand-if |
| 00:51:54 |
He's been away form home |
| 00:51:57 |
and it could be |
| 00:52:04 |
From Africa, |
| 00:52:05 |
he will head east to the |
| 00:52:07 |
four remaining continents |
| 00:52:08 |
between him a home. |
| 00:52:13 |
Claytor has grown accustomed |
| 00:52:15 |
to being a stranger |
| 00:52:18 |
but he is also changed |
| 00:52:20 |
by every place he visits |
| 00:52:21 |
and every person |
| 00:52:29 |
I think there's a part of me |
| 00:52:30 |
that's become a little bit African, |
| 00:52:32 |
because the Africans have |
| 00:52:34 |
which is when you |
| 00:52:35 |
when they'll come back or |
| 00:52:36 |
what time something will be ready |
| 00:52:38 |
they'll smile and look at you |
| 00:52:39 |
and say anytime from now. |
| 00:52:41 |
So when people ask me |
| 00:52:42 |
when I'm going to get home |
| 00:52:44 |
sometimes I just can |
| 00:52:45 |
only say anytime from now. |
