(graceful music)
- [Narrator] Flamingos come into this world
with white feathers.
The shrimp they eat transform them into a fiery pink.
The more they eat, the healthier and pinker they become.
The old-world name for these birds translates to phoenix,
the bird reborn from fire.
(graceful music)
This is Veri.
His ancestors, the Bajau,
have called these seas home for centuries.
Over generations, his people have lived a sub-aquatic life,
adapting to their environment.
For him, being underwater is as familiar as breathing air.
This is his playground.
He is part of this vast underwater world.
(graceful music)
Under the right conditions,
corals can put on a kaleidoscopic light show.
(graceful music)
Every single one of these glowing polyps
is a determined little creature.
But all work together,
sharing the energy they capture
so that the entire reef thrives.
Listen carefully.
That's the sound of a busy morning on a coral reef.
(fish squealing) (graceful music)
This turtle is a visitor to the coral reef.
His kind have been traveling
to waters like these for over 100 million years
to rest and relax.
(graceful music)
One of our oddest but best love creatures depends
on Neptune grass meadows for its survival.
With their equine heads, chameleon eyes,
kangaroo style pouches, and monkey-like prehensile tails,
sea horses look like mythical beasts straight
out of classical legend.
Seahorses are actually a very unusual species of fish.
Their presence is closely linked to sea grass meadows.
And like Neptune grass,
they are among the treasures of the Mediterranean.
(geese honking)
Groups of snow geese take individual routes all
over North America.
(graceful music)
From the Gulf of Mexico to breeding grounds in the Arctic,
they're guided by natural landmarks,
like the Mississippi River,
one giant winding road pointing the way home.
(graceful music)
- [Narrator] Trees exist on their own timescale.
These California redwoods are over 2000 years old,
descended from an ancient forest
which covered the entire coast millions of years ago,
long before we were here.
As we walk among trees,
we open up to them with all our senses.
Our heart rate slows, blood pressure falls.
Trees naturally call upon us to slow down,
to stop and listen,
to be in the moment.
(birds chirping)