How Yakutians farm in the COLDEST place on earth −71°C (−95°F) | Survival Stories
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[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '5.120', 'text': 'In the rural villages of Yakutia, life'}, {'start': '3.120', 'end': '7.759', 'text': 'begins before the first light breaks'}, {'start': '5.120', 'end': '10.320', 'text': 'through the frozen mist. Long before'}, {'start': '7.759', 'end': '13.280', 'text': 'dawn, villagers rise from their warm'}, {'start': '10.320', 'end': '15.040', 'text': 'homes. Lamps in hand, stepping carefully'}, {'start': '13.280', 'end': '17.680', 'text': 'through the biting cold toward their'}, {'start': '15.040', 'end': '20.760', 'text': 'cattle sheds. They inspect each stall'}, {'start': '17.680', 'end': '23.359', 'text': 'with practiced hands, spreading out dry'}, {'start': '20.760', 'end': '25.359', 'text': 'hay. Precious stores gathered and'}, {'start': '23.359', 'end': '28.480', 'text': 'preserved during the brief, fleeting'}, {'start': '25.359', 'end': '31.199', 'text': 'summer. Every day, without fail, they'}, {'start': '28.480', 'end': '33.120', 'text': 'ensure that each cow is safe, fed, and'}, {'start': '31.199', 'end': '35.680', 'text': 'warm enough to survive the merciless'}, {'start': '33.120', 'end': '38.000', 'text': 'cold. Here, in one of the harshest'}, {'start': '35.680', 'end': '40.559', 'text': 'inhabited places on Earth, where life'}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '42.800', 'text': 'itself teeters on the edge of survival,'}, {'start': '40.559', 'end': '45.680', 'text': 'Yakushian farmers quietly nurture it'}, {'start': '42.800', 'end': '48.480', 'text': 'hour by hour, day after day, sustained'}, {'start': '45.680', 'end': '50.640', 'text': 'by endurance, by deep knowledge passed'}, {'start': '48.480', 'end': '53.039', 'text': 'down through generations, and by an'}, {'start': '50.640', 'end': '55.920', 'text': 'unspoken love for their animals and the'}, {'start': '53.039', 'end': '59.039', 'text': 'land that shapes them. In Yakutya,'}, {'start': '55.920', 'end': '60.879', 'text': 'nothing comes easy. But here, people'}, {'start': '59.039', 'end': '63.520', 'text': 'have learned to survive not just through'}, {'start': '60.879', 'end': '66.560', 'text': 'strength, but through wisdom, tradition,'}, {'start': '63.520', 'end': '68.720', 'text': 'and a profound bond with nature. Now,'}, {'start': '66.560', 'end': '70.799', 'text': 'let us step inside these ancient cattle'}, {'start': '68.720', 'end': '72.479', 'text': 'sheds and uncover the secrets that keep'}, {'start': '70.799', 'end': '75.119', 'text': 'life alive through some of the coldest'}, {'start': '72.479', 'end': '77.439', 'text': 'winters known to humankind. Inside the'}, {'start': '75.119', 'end': '79.920', 'text': 'cattle shed, the air feels much warmer'}, {'start': '77.439', 'end': '83.840', 'text': 'than outside. The temperature remains'}, {'start': '79.920', 'end': '87.360', 'text': 'stable around 4 to 5° C, almost like the'}, {'start': '83.840', 'end': '90.240', 'text': 'cozy warmth inside a house. Amazingly,'}, {'start': '87.360', 'end': '92.320', 'text': 'no modern heating system is needed. The'}, {'start': '90.240', 'end': '95.040', 'text': 'secret lies in an age-old building'}, {'start': '92.320', 'end': '97.079', 'text': 'technique. Thick timber walls reinforced'}, {'start': '95.040', 'end': '100.000', 'text': 'with several centimeters of dried cow'}, {'start': '97.079', 'end': '102.400', 'text': 'manure. This natural insulation quietly'}, {'start': '100.000', 'end': '104.640', 'text': 'traps the heat and keeps the cold at bay'}, {'start': '102.400', 'end': '106.799', 'text': 'throughout the brutal winter. This is a'}, {'start': '104.640', 'end': '109.439', 'text': 'Holstein cow, a dairy breed famously'}, {'start': '106.799', 'end': '112.000', 'text': 'originating from America. As I reach out'}, {'start': '109.439', 'end': '115.439', 'text': 'with a handful of hay, it shows no signs'}, {'start': '112.000', 'end': '118.159', 'text': 'of fear. Instead, it lifts its head,'}, {'start': '115.439', 'end': '120.640', 'text': 'seemingly enjoying the attention. Hello'}, {'start': '118.159', 'end': '123.759', 'text': 'there, little one. A calf stumbles'}, {'start': '120.640', 'end': '126.000', 'text': 'closer, panting heavily in the cold. Yet'}, {'start': '123.759', 'end': '128.640', 'text': 'inside the shed, it is warm enough to'}, {'start': '126.000', 'end': '130.479', 'text': 'protect even the most vulnerable lives.'}, {'start': '128.640', 'end': '133.200', 'text': 'Here, the cattle sheds are kept'}, {'start': '130.479', 'end': '134.840', 'text': 'impeccably clean. The owners care for'}, {'start': '133.200', 'end': '137.520', 'text': 'their livestock with tireless'}, {'start': '134.840', 'end': '139.599', 'text': 'dedication. In the cities, people also'}, {'start': '137.520', 'end': '142.480', 'text': 'purchase cow manure for fertilizer, but'}, {'start': '139.599', 'end': '144.400', 'text': 'here it plays a far greater role. It is'}, {'start': '142.480', 'end': '146.879', 'text': 'the very shield that guards life against'}, {'start': '144.400', 'end': '149.680', 'text': "the frost. Now it's time to feed the"}, {'start': '146.879', 'end': '151.239', 'text': 'cattle. Curious, I ask. Where do they'}, {'start': '149.680', 'end': '153.519', 'text': 'store all this hay through the long'}, {'start': '151.239', 'end': '155.920', 'text': 'winter? They explain that during the'}, {'start': '153.519', 'end': '159.200', 'text': 'fleeting summer, they cut and gather hay'}, {'start': '155.920', 'end': '161.840', 'text': 'into towering stacks. Starting in March,'}, {'start': '159.200', 'end': '164.160', 'text': 'they begin using their reserves. If'}, {'start': '161.840', 'end': '166.879', 'text': 'supplies run low, they buy more from'}, {'start': '164.160', 'end': '169.680', 'text': 'neighboring farms. The hay stack before'}, {'start': '166.879', 'end': '171.760', 'text': 'me was once enormous, a silent testament'}, {'start': '169.680', 'end': '174.319', 'text': 'to the scale of preparation needed to'}, {'start': '171.760', 'end': '177.599', 'text': 'outlast winter. On the same plot of'}, {'start': '174.319', 'end': '180.080', 'text': 'land, villagers build two houses. A'}, {'start': '177.599', 'end': '182.879', 'text': 'small winter house designed to conserve'}, {'start': '180.080', 'end': '185.519', 'text': 'heat and firewood and a larger summer'}, {'start': '182.879', 'end': '188.440', 'text': 'house sealed tightly against the cold'}, {'start': '185.519', 'end': '191.560', 'text': 'and reopened when the seasons change. In'}, {'start': '188.440', 'end': '194.000', 'text': 'Yakutia, life is defined by constant'}, {'start': '191.560', 'end': '197.519', 'text': 'movement. Those who continue to work and'}, {'start': '194.000', 'end': '200.879', 'text': 'move are the ones who truly live. Here,'}, {'start': '197.519', 'end': '203.120', 'text': 'if you hesitate, you fall behind. Work'}, {'start': '200.879', 'end': '205.840', 'text': 'rises like snow drifts around you and'}, {'start': '203.120', 'end': '208.560', 'text': 'time, it seems, slips past in the breath'}, {'start': '205.840', 'end': '211.280', 'text': 'of frozen air. Here, even drinking water'}, {'start': '208.560', 'end': '213.760', 'text': 'must be fought for each day. This is the'}, {'start': '211.280', 'end': '216.080', 'text': 'ice hole, the only source of water for'}, {'start': '213.760', 'end': '218.360', 'text': 'the cattle during the frozen months.'}, {'start': '216.080', 'end': '221.280', 'text': 'Every night, the surface water freezes'}, {'start': '218.360', 'end': '223.599', 'text': 'solid. And every morning, the people of'}, {'start': '221.280', 'end': '226.799', 'text': 'Yakutia must break a new hole, piercing'}, {'start': '223.599', 'end': '230.000', 'text': 'through nearly 10 cm of ice to keep life'}, {'start': '226.799', 'end': '232.879', 'text': 'flowing. In Yakutia, winter stretches'}, {'start': '230.000', 'end': '235.680', 'text': 'over six long months each year. Every'}, {'start': '232.879', 'end': '238.040', 'text': 'month, a new hole must be carved as the'}, {'start': '235.680', 'end': '240.319', 'text': 'old ones gradually become murky and'}, {'start': '238.040', 'end': '242.720', 'text': 'contaminated. The cattle know exactly'}, {'start': '240.319', 'end': '245.760', 'text': 'where to go. There is no need to guide'}, {'start': '242.720', 'end': '247.760', 'text': 'or herd them. They walk, they drink, and'}, {'start': '245.760', 'end': '250.640', 'text': 'they return to their shelters. A silent'}, {'start': '247.760', 'end': '253.040', 'text': 'rhythm built on endurance passed down'}, {'start': '250.640', 'end': '255.120', 'text': 'through generations. On the coldest'}, {'start': '253.040', 'end': '257.199', 'text': 'days, the cattle are fitted with special'}, {'start': '255.120', 'end': '260.000', 'text': 'insulated covers to protect their utters'}, {'start': '257.199', 'end': '262.880', 'text': 'from freezing. Simple measures yet'}, {'start': '260.000', 'end': '266.000', 'text': 'absolutely vital for survival. The day'}, {'start': '262.880', 'end': '268.240', 'text': 'ends as it began with tireless work. The'}, {'start': '266.000', 'end': '270.240', 'text': 'cattle are fed three times a day,'}, {'start': '268.240', 'end': '272.639', 'text': 'morning, noon, and evening, never'}, {'start': '270.240', 'end': '275.840', 'text': 'missing a beat, no matter how fierce the'}, {'start': '272.639', 'end': '277.919', 'text': 'cold. The hay here carries a sweet, rich'}, {'start': '275.840', 'end': '281.080', 'text': 'scent, a silent promise of life through'}, {'start': '277.919', 'end': '283.919', 'text': 'the barren months. Good hay yields sweet'}, {'start': '281.080', 'end': '286.320', 'text': 'milk. And every drop of that rich pure'}, {'start': '283.919', 'end': '288.240', 'text': 'milk stands as a quiet testimony to the'}, {'start': '286.320', 'end': '291.199', 'text': 'patience and devotion poured into this'}, {'start': '288.240', 'end': '293.919', 'text': 'frozen land. And so another day passes'}, {'start': '291.199', 'end': '296.400', 'text': 'in the frozen land of Yakutia. A place'}, {'start': '293.919', 'end': '299.040', 'text': 'where life is not given, it is earned'}, {'start': '296.400', 'end': '302.080', 'text': 'through ceaseless labor. Where every'}, {'start': '299.040', 'end': '304.080', 'text': 'breath, every step, every small task is'}, {'start': '302.080', 'end': '307.520', 'text': 'a quiet victory against the merciless'}, {'start': '304.080', 'end': '309.440', 'text': 'cold. In Yakutia, life teaches us that'}, {'start': '307.520', 'end': '312.320', 'text': 'survival is not about strength alone,'}, {'start': '309.440', 'end': '315.120', 'text': 'but about patience, endurance, and'}, {'start': '312.320', 'end': '317.440', 'text': "respect for nature's unforgiving power."}, {'start': '315.120', 'end': '319.440', 'text': 'It is a place where small acts of care,'}, {'start': '317.440', 'end': '321.919', 'text': 'breaking ice each morning, feeding'}, {'start': '319.440', 'end': '324.720', 'text': 'cattle three times a day, preserving hay'}, {'start': '321.919', 'end': '327.120', 'text': 'through fleeting. Perhaps in our own'}, {'start': '324.720', 'end': '329.600', 'text': 'lives, we too survive not by rushing'}, {'start': '327.120', 'end': '332.160', 'text': 'forward, but by moving steadily, caring'}, {'start': '329.600', 'end': '334.639', 'text': 'deeply, and embracing the hard, simple'}, {'start': '332.160', 'end': '336.240', 'text': 'tasks that build resilience. Thank you'}, {'start': '334.639', 'end': '338.240', 'text': 'for sharing this journey with us. A'}, {'start': '336.240', 'end': '341.280', 'text': 'glimpse into a world where every breath'}, {'start': '338.240', 'end': '343.919', 'text': 'is a triumph and every day a testament'}, {'start': '341.280', 'end': '346.400', 'text': 'to the strength of the human spirit. If'}, {'start': '343.919', 'end': '349.199', 'text': 'you felt inspired by this story, we'}, {'start': '346.400', 'end': '352.160', 'text': 'invite you to support the channel. 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