area most. dolphins in arctic white whales are the undisputed stars of russia's aquariums and while spectators by the marine mammals elaborate carefully practiced performances few know about their long journey from the sea to the show how and by whom are the animals caught what's the secret of their near flawless training the dolphins and whales actually communicate with human beings the creatures comfortable in their captivity. to unlock the many mysteries of marine mammals our journey takes us to the ends of the earth to russia's remote far east. off the shores of the sea of cortes not far from the mouth of the mighty river lie a string of uninhabited islands. this one is named for the famous soviet pilot.

who crash landed there during in one nine hundred thirty six expedition. during the salmon spawning season the sea around the island is literally teeming with fish and this abundance of food attracts large groups of white whales. in summer these tiny clapboard houses home to both teams of fisherman and an expedition of the russian academy of sciences. to reach a totally new level in our research behaviorally white whale. disco still have very little information about male female interaction i didn't we're not sure if they travel in separate pods of males and females with their young as far as the groups are set apart by. the study of white whales discovered less ground than that of the dolphin white whales are believed to be a sort of universal indicator for the state of arctic marine ecosystems. as for the

third straight season scientists are tracing white whale migrations with the help of specialized satellite transmitters. this method is practiced around the world and has already revealed that white whales withdrawal for the winter to the northern sea of and come back each spring. the transmitters have a hermetic plastic cover meant to operate in deep water there battery life is between nine and twelve months. in the name so we are hoping to find connection with the populations in america when they split off how they interact today and whether or not to show they practice similar migrations. next to the fishing village or enclosures for the white whales that have been caught to be trained to perform in aquariums this region is where the majority of white whales in the world's aquariums come from. weather

permitting we'll catchers go to sea first thing in the morning because the early hours of the most active feeding time for the creatures roaming the local bays. come alone or in groups. some of you turn up here others near that. end over there and everywhere. that he hopes to affix one of the transmitters on this run but not every animal captured is fit for the purpose. let me save the trends meters for their larger wider whale see above because the gray ones are undersized and they're still growing as well and we prefer males because they are migrations are more spread out. and we want to trace their roots. should.

three big boats carry specialized floating nets each seven hundred fifty meters long the trap is carefully laid so that when it in snares a group of white whales wraps on its own at speeds topping twenty kilometers an hour. motorboat circled the net and scare the animals preventing them from breaking loose. stuff done ok was put in. as they dried the net the whale catchers close to try the first catch a young female she differs from an adult player smaller size and her gray color. a yellow one two or two and a half meter and. a female were like cheers. young animals will adapt well and good to see this young female we've caught will

be sent to an aquarium in. the meantime another boat has its own net to handle the catch is fairly good aside from a young female there for bigger whales to extricate them from the net they're being dragged towards the sandy shore. the important thing is to avoid injury many animals. often parts of the net have to be cut loose to free the whales more quickly. individuals are identified according to their sex size and approximate age just because it will. become fifteen you. of course should. the biggest animals are released because they're unlikely to adapt in captivity. louison him go sure we are releasing. thank you let her enjoy her freedom just instead for an aquarium with their tanks are too small for a beast as big as yours she weighs about a ton on the thank. you. thank.

you thank you. one of these whales will be fitted with a transmitter the installation procedure is perfectly fine tuned the end of the piercing without much problem three plastic rods easily penetrate a thirty centimeter thick roll of fat that covers its backbone while the steel cords finally fixed the transmitter in place for one whole year it will supply scientists with invaluable information. the future aquarium stars start their journey from the sea in a specialized shirt like net it transports the whales while avoiding injury. he's running thank goodness again and little bit just put the shirt off but the

next time here and there under the board this way he won't choke in the water move get pulled out of the boat by the then drag him slowly to the enclosure the. two whales have been caught and three others were released the transmitter has been installed on one big male will take more than an hour and a half to cover the three kilometers back to the base moving any faster might keep the animals from breathing comfortably. she seems to be cold banged. up until the other one to. discover that you can

say we are leading them under the board that. in recent years the end you will will catch has been no more than thirty head and has been limited solely to dis area. should this. believe on a small scale for a. show like for example the whale hogs that are always mass scale. before being placed in. the end have to undergo a medical examination they're carefully untied and freed from their transport. what are we going to do everything that's measured them profiling and take the genetic samples that i'd like to take a lot samples from the big one. the animals linked in body circumference measured with more precision. carefully takes

a blood sample from the tail that. codes to know how meat the cold stare. everyone is eager to get the whole thing over and done with discern as possible the next step is to perform an ultrasonic test to measure the fat layer. these are fifty eight. the first and possibly most important. seeds and trust must emerge in its place away from the thrill of the open ocean they can slowly be consoled by human companionship. the trainer the first human. most of his time

closures would be captured. he knows each one by sight and seems to share their problems as a cell and. so make the transition easily where they go ok the very next day they come they take food your place stopping at the platform and you could hardly get rid of them to all intents and purposes they all taste these are usually males young males very sociable the girls are all delicate much more difficult. the trainer brings them pale after pale of fish the better adjusted ones have a formidable appetite and they're at an all you can eat buffet. so there's a key indicator for them is whether or not they show that always on the so. i mean they come out also they try not just take the hit out of tool. to teach you

to avoid showing. the new because they try to snatch the fish from under the water but when they show the oh yes it's complete adaptation i think those are. the invaluable milliliters of white whale blood or immediately put to a wide range of tests sadly practically all white whales in the wild are infected with parasites in open water diseases are far easier to transmit than to treat during their first weeks in captivity the doctors make sure there cured the will also have some ailments that you might call social. dizziness. i don't think the tape a time to slang. next his female friend. and another mild it was bigger a slip or so using this particular female. but. it's

here. or that they start learning how to amuse spectators or to serve science a brave new world one so unlike their own element lies ahead of them. question was that so much i was about to fade in those eyes in the form of a given real name because i was told is there a new world in the making or western ideas about economics trade and even democracy in the balance and what model. every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world.

join us for technology update on r g. the small town of mali with today's show on the black sea coast is home to an aquarium of the russian academy of sciences. many marine mammals are brought here out to their cause. they're placed under the watchful eye of doctors and learn to get accustomed to people to cooperate and be friends. but three she's not just for newbies it's like a resort for c.n.n. most from far and wide. right now two female walruses are undergoing rehabilitation here both have been treated for serious problems with their tusks. has also come here to work with the marine mammals. it's look this is chilled we're

going to find out where the white whales if it's true. yes the young white. comfortably on the stretchers fully aware of what's in store and calm in response to all the actions of the scientists so it's silicone suction cups with sensors are placed on the surface of her skin right above the brain. trying to pick up the echo of the electrical signals inches inside her brain which in some animals is fifteen to twenty centimeters under the skin. and the lower jaw bone of the sea mammals is considered the best area for sound reception hydrophone is affixed to the white whales lower jaw bones and puts out a series of noise it's. our experiments this toasting all the basis of this because he doesn't feel and it's like giving if i was to listen and listen to music how often our or now i'm just a chip off of that she can swim again without any problems and i spoke with. the

scientists watch the brain response to the sound impulse on the computer monitor the first research on dolphins was launched here in the one nine hundred sixty s. today new technologies present scientists with new opportunities a lot of facts are being gathered but many of the mysteries of sea mammals remain unsolved. as for the mysteries of shoop everything is a mystery here really. from here sounds ten pages higher than the human ear can pick up the signature why can't people hear it with the majority of animals have only one zone of canine eyesight. dolphins have to. be underwater and the other one to see out of water. that's their trick. they have a navigator locator a sonar there how does the information that they received through the sonar and their eyes come together into one image you see. the. experiment lasts for about an

hour the white whale marina gets pretty bored without any tasks to perform but she also understands that people are working. probably more clever than dogs but not quite as smart as monkeys but why is that if you give a command to a dog it will do it but if you give a command to a dolphin or a white whale they will give you several options and it's like they have a creative approach so. during breaks in the course of the experiment marina has to stay in the swimming pool alone and she gets restless. gets into the pool every day to play with the enemas have a natural need for care and attention so in the laboratory nearby research is underway on the sleep habits of marine mammals right now behind the wall in the room with the swimming pool a seal is asleep he can sleep in one position for an hour or two without knowing

that the electronic equipment is registering all his cerebral activity. leaps on the side and keeps paddling with one thread throughout the day he changes sleeping positions and switches between the right on the left side of proximity the same amount of time so that both sides of his brain get the same amount of. brain as all asleep at the same time but in case of marine mammals it's different to one hemisphere sleeps than the other. phenomenon was discovered here in the one nine hundred seventy s. . they live in the water and just can't afford to lose control of their surroundings for even one minute or they may face the threat of death that's why only one half of their brain is asleep and only one of their eyes closed we still don't know why they don't have the so-called r e m a rapid eye movement phase of

the sleep cycle in other words they're incapable. dreaming by studying the unique sleep habits of marine mammals we can understand some mechanisms of human sleep disorders. for example the absence of sleep don't sleep rule but whales and seals especially can go on without sleep for several days people also have the restless feet syndrome is when people move their legs and feet while asleep. the dolphins can actually sleep while swimming by and of course we hope that one day system will be able to understand what exactly happens to a person during his sleep which. lake which is the natural water reservoir that's connected to the sea it's less than a kilometer away. here in the natural pool there are several white whales that go through some very complicated training. thank animals are

taught to use a hydro coup stick system to search for people in distress and water through. on the trainers command the animal checks the whereabouts and points in the direction of a man behind me in closure through then another white whale on signal takes up a special mouthpiece exits the enclosure and promptly locates the man in the water at a distance of about three hundred meters. several of these animals behavioral tendencies apostle one check this is phil going to his trainer been located to go outside the enclosure with the acoustic device the neat little tidbit to manipulate the voice. following the direction in which there was a man in the water this is a complicated behavioral sequence it needs practice to be honest.

this is the wall of just one of the world's most experienced marine mammal trainers he's been working with whales for some thirty years and seems to understand them perfectly. and a look at you will chad change the neo trying to attract our attention no additions will get laid on the water that these noises have a lot of me much and then you will see what he's getting norty they are very friendly to people in the show i think they are very easy to train with and establish a report with. friends by tradition the scientists the trainers the professors and the students all gather at five o'clock for a cup of tea but. it's here that they can discuss the news and hear about the most original scientific theories. danimal is work not for

a fair shake but they don't really need that much frankly speaking that they know very well they won't go hungry anyway so they work for the sake of amusement with their living creature opes i almost said people. this truck has covered the distance of two thousand kilometers in two days inside is a huge basin with sea water in three white whales the future stars of the new aquarium soon to be opened in yet a slab. they're about to be unloaded. this is a male because his nickname is green used to have a green on his tail so stretches included he weighs about four hundred fifty kilograms i've got his tail thank you good thank the entire male staff of the aquarium from the trainers to the plumbers and

accountants. load the future performers i wrote him keep rolling yes just like that she. devil with a tail he can pitch. one after another the animals leave the truck and start looking around their new home with curiosity these white whales were caught in the edge caliph island in russia's far east and spent their first year in the black sea where they went through a training course they handled the long trip pretty well. but it's what they're transporting animals for fifty hours is absolutely the mission was over the last couple of years we've worked out a method to the transferring such animals over a very long distances to where everything is falling and the animals active in swimming which allow it to really they will have the first feeding. the next important task for them is to adapt to the new conditions first still rest before they start their training which will be the same as here in st petersburg special

marine mammal querrey and one of the largest in russia. olga the veterinarian his return from the sea of a courts and is now back to monitoring the health of her performers. this is the only niche come. this far eastern white tway that he's still a thing to see a hot spot. and this is a bottle nosed dolphin from the black sea cow named this moves that she's the most beautiful ones or at least that's what she thinks that is if she knows food well how is useful if human beings can be. in between shows the trainers go through their routines with their animals over and over again to give commands trainers use only whistles tuned to dispense full range of frequencies that the dolphins can.

the enemas devote their undivided attention to the trainer otherwise they'll be no mutual understanding. communication is established gradually when you start training these animals when you feed. their first commands. slowly gradually begin to understand. as well as they begin to understand you after that the work is mainly about learning each other's instincts and if they can see. the female dolphin does she gets distracted often by her six month old son. the arrival of new generations brings both great excitement and added responsibility to the aquarium. is a very protective mother and everyone here seems keen on spoiling their favorite little

nail. sauce in the diver loves to play with them in the water only with dashes permission of course no one appears set to be quite a performer since both his dolphin and human friends teach him everything they know . that. has told him something. has to channel his mother to clap you know who is it to dance he really is a very sociable interesting and he considers us close friends just keep his fist time. one performance after the other crowds are thrilled by the spectacle of dolphins and humans working together. trying all the excitement inspired by the stars as a great deal of. the trainers and. also be solemn responsibility for the majestic creatures they have tamed.

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