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Daniel dances in the set.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a red T-shirt under an unbuttoned pink shirt.

He says WELCOME TO
TVO K NEWS,
I'M YOU NEWS ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him appears a picture of giant stone statues on a beach with a caption that reads β€œRapa Nui-Easter Island.”

Daniel says NOW, THESE MYSTERIOUS GIANT
HEADS ARE CALLED MOAI'S
AND WERE SCULPTED BY
THE NATIVE
RAPA NUI PEOPLE OF EASTER ISLAND
OVER 800 YEARS AGO.
BUT THEY'RE NOT JUST HEADS.
EXCAVATIONS HAVE SHOWN
THAT BODIES ARE BURIED
UNDER THESE FIGURES.
NOW, THESE STATUES COULD RANGE
FROM THREE METRES
TO 10 METRES HIGH,
AND CAN WEIGHT UP TO
82 THOUSAND KILOGRAMS.
THAT'S AS HEAVY AS 13 ELEPHANTS.

A caption on the screen reads β€œ13 African elephants equals 82,000 kilograms.”

Daniel says IT IS BELIEVED THAT THESE
STATUES WERE CARVED
TO HONOUR THEIR ANCESTORS,
FORMER CHIEFS,
OR IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
SO WHY AM I BRINGING THIS UP?
WELL, RISING SEA LEVELS
AND POWERFUL STORMS
ARE PUTTING THESE ENORMOUS
STATUES AT RISK.
MANY OF THE MOAI'S ARE LOCATED
NEAR THE ISLAND'S COASTLINES,
SO THEY ARE CLOSE TO THE
WAVES COMING IN
AND WASHING THEM
INTO THE SEA.
PART OF THE PROBLEM IS
THAT EASTER ISLAND
IS NOT SURROUNDED BY CORAL REEF.
NOW, CORAL REEFS PROTECT COAST
LINES FROM STRONG WAVES
AND TROPICAL STORMS,
SO THERE'S NOTHING TO PROTECT
THE MOAI FROM THE SEA.
MOVING THEM?
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S NOT EASY.
REMEMBER, THESE ARE LIKE MOVING
13 HEAVY ELEPHANTS AROUND.
THE GOOD NEWS IS SCIENTISTS
ARE DOING EVERYTHING
THEY CAN TO FIGURE OUT A
SOLUTION TO THE MOAI,
AND HOPING THAT MOTHER NATURE
GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
STICK AROUND BECAUSE WE'VE
GOT MORE
TVO K NEWS
COMING UP NEXT.
ARE YOU RECYCLING RIGHT?
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.

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