:19:00
...because he's sure she's easy meat.
:19:02
And behind his back,
the chicks slip quietly into the water.
:19:06
This is a crucial moment, because
they have to swim across open water...
:19:09
...to get to a safe hiding place...
:19:11
...so she dare not let his attention
wander away from her.
:19:16
And she has to let him come
dangerously close...
:19:18
...to keep him convinced
he can catch her.
:19:22
When at last the chicks
reach the hiding place...
:19:24
...she can consider her own safety
and make another miraculous recovery.
:19:29
And he begins to wonder
whether he's been taken for a sucker.
:19:35
Somehow the scavengers
and the carrion-eaters...
:19:38
...are the unbeautiful
people of the desert...
:19:40
...not only in looks,
but also in character.
:19:43
The stuffy-looking marabous...
:19:44
...are members of the elegant
and aristocratic stork family...
:19:48
...but thousands of years ago, they
started making their living by disposing...
:19:51
...of the remains of dead animals...
:19:53
...and they began to look more and more
like unsuccessful undertakers.
:19:57
Nowadays, the marabou wears
a threadbare black coat...
:20:00
...and a holier-than-thou expression
on his unlovely face.
:20:05
They seem to look down their noses
at everyone else...
:20:08
...and always seem to be discussing...
:20:10
...the follies and the sinfulness
of the other animals.
:20:14
The female ostrich is a dull gray,
but the male is a handsome devil.
:20:45
At mating time, the handsome boys
flash their plumage to impress the girls.
:20:50
And the less good-looking ones
have to fight for their lady loves.