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The Japanese Archipelago, composed of over 6,800 islands, is home to more than 90,000 species of animals. From south to north, and from west to east, regardless of whether the environment is friendly or harsh, the adorable animals gratefully accept nature's gifts and bravely endure all the severe challenges. In the forests of Yakushima and the Hidaka Peninsula, macaques happily spend each day, while their unbreakable bond between mother and child is tested by storms and severe cold. In the forests of the Shiretoko Peninsula, brown bear brothers play and roughhouse, learning the skills of survival. In the wetlands of Kushiro, Hokkaido, the mother fox forces her newly grown cubs away, compelling them to face nature's trials within their limited lifespan. At Cape Erimo in Hokkaido, a baby seal, barely born, narrowly avoids losing its mother, which seems to foreshadow its tumultuous fate. In the deep waters of the South China Sea, a rich variety of marine life freely roams, creating a lively yet perilous underwater paradise.