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Shackleford Banks Coverage

Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason travels to Shackleford Banks in Carteret County, a barrier island home to wild horses that have roamed free for centuries.  

WILL BE REVEALED TOMORROW NIGHT. ALSO AT A LOVE TO SEE YOU DANCE HELPED WITH THAT BIG. THERE'S SOME GREAT, GREAT SHOW TODAY. OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER IS BACK AT THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST IS THE STORY OF THE ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE HUNDREDS OF YEARS. >> EVEN SURVIVING HURRICANES. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. WE FIND SCOTT MASON ON THE CRYSTAL COAST NEAR BEAUFORT WITH WILD HORSES. SHACKLEFORD BANKS AND SHACKLE FOR HORSES THAT LIVE. >> THAT SURVIVE ON THIS BARRIER ISLAND. >> I WISH I COULD TELL PEOPLE WHERE THE HORSES CAME FROM AND WHEN, UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T KNOW THEY COULD HAVE COME WITH EXPLORERS WITH COLUMNISTS, BUT AS FAR AS WHICH CENTURY, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW. BUT THERE'S ALL SORTS OF, YOU KNOW, MYTHS AND STORIES ABOUT THEM. SWIMMING OFF, SINKING SPANISH SHIPS AND >> I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THEY DID. BUT SINCE I'M A SCIENTIST, I REALLY CAN'T SAY OH, YEAH, THEY SWIM OF SPEAKING SPANISH SHIPS BECAUSE >> HOW DID THE HORSES LIVE OUT HERE? THE HORSES ARE AMAZINGLY HEARTY. THEY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. THEY SURVIVE HURRICANES BY GOING TO HIGHER GROUND. YEAH. AND THERE'S FRESH WATER UNDER THE ISLAND. THEY LINGERING FRESH WATER. SO THERE ARE WATER SEEPS IN THE INTERTIDAL ZONE AND THEY KNOW WHERE THESE ARE AND THEY WILL GO AND DRINK WHEN THAT WATER IS AVAILABLE. THEY SOUND PRETTY SMART. YEAH. INSTINCT IS REALLY STRONG. AND THE SOURCES. >> HELLO THERE. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR SO LONG. IT'S AMAZING HOW THEY CAN LIVE OUT HERE WITH NOT MUCH WATER AND YEAH, THEY'RE FEEDING ON THAT GRASS, RIGHT? THEY'RE VERY COLD. THEY SPONSOR GOOD RIGHT HERE. SOME GOOD DATE RIGHT THERE. TIME TO GET SOME DINNER. IT'S MY FAVORITE PLACE MAY AND THOSE MAKING A COOL HERE FOR SURE WE THIS IS A VIDEO OF A FULL THAT WAS BORN. >> IN THE MORNING, IT'S A COLD. IT'S A LITTLE BOY. BUT WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF BIRTH, THEY CAN RUN AND SWIM. KIND OF CUTE. YEAH. VERY CUTE. VERY CUTE. THERE'S 119 HORSES AS OF TODAY, 60 70% FEMALE AND THE REST MAIL. WE DO USE BIRTH CONTROL. >> IT'S DELIVERED WITH AND ARE YOU JUST TRYING TO PRESERVE THE GRASS AND THE WATER SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS ENOUGH? RIGHT? AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF YOUNG HORSES WHOSE MOMS NEED ALOT OF GRASS ON AVERAGE. THE HORSES ARE ABOUT 11 YEARS-OLD. THE MOST WONDERFUL THING TO ME ABOUT THESE HORSES IS THAT THEY ARE WILD AND WE CAN COME OUT HERE IN THEIR WORLD AND SEE THEM. >> BEHAVE AS THEY DO IN THE WILD AND IT'S JUST DO YOU LEARN FROM THE WORST? ABSOLUTELY. LEARN FROM THE HORSES. I AM ALWAYS LEARNING. >> I'M ALWAYS LEARNING. YEAH. >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I COULD HAVE WATCHED 2 HOURS OF THAT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A MESMERIZING FUTILE FOR VISITORS CAN VIEW THE HORSES ON SHACKLEFORD BANKS FROM A DISTANCE BY TAKING A PASSENGER FERRY. THAT SAME THEORY ALSO SETTLES PEOPLE TO THE CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE JUST ACROSS THE WATER. ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL PLACE. SO PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT. OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER SPECIAL IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7.30, SCOTT MASON AND SEAN BRASWELL. TAKE US UP AND DOWN THE COAST FEATURING MANY OF THE STATE'S LIGHTHOUSE IS THEY TELL FASCINATING STORIES OF THOSE

Tar Heel Traveler, Shackleford Banks in Carteret County 

Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 -- Each year tundra swans do a round trip from the Arctic shores of Alaska and Canada all the way back to North Carolina. They perform this miracle of navigation and survival without the benefit of GPS. In the spring and fall similar navigation miracles are performed by millions of other birds and sea creatures. During the COVID pandemic we are reminded of our connections to people and nations around the world. We share air, water, and resources with others. Working together to protect these shared natural treasures is a necessity, not an option.

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