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Oh!
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Ah!
Ooh!
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Ah!
In the water.
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You all right?
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Ah!
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What a grab.
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Oh, roll!
Roll, roll!
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Roll!
I'm rolling.
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Ooh, ooh.
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Wait, wait.
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: Over the past two years,
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we have produced more than
250 episodes on the Brave
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Wilderness channel.
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And on each adventure, we
do our best to get animals
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up close with the cameras.
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However, there are many
animals that have eluded me
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over the years, including the
largest frog species in Costa
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Rica, the smoky jungle frog.
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Ah!
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That's what
happened last time.
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Every time, the smoky
jungle frog ousts me!
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: While visiting the Caribbean
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Coast, we spend time
exploring the dense
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rainforests of the Costa Rican
Amphibian Research Preserve.
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This location was
a prime habitat
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for these giant amphibians.
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Long night
battling rainstorms.
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And finally, it looks
like we have a jungle
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frog that is not by its hole.
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But it is right next to a pond.
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If you can hear all
the frogs croaking,
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this guy can literally
leap off the embankment
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and into the water.
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COYOTE PETERSON
My biggest
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challenge will be getting close
enough to actually catch one.
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These frogs are very in
tune with their environment,
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and always have an escape
route nearby that allows them
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to quickly avoid predators.
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Oh!
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Oh.
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Hold on.
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Sheesh!
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All right, I'm out of here.
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Coming out.
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Ah!
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Yeah.
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Well-- [sighs] catching
smoky jungle frogs
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is about the hardest thing
I've faced in quite some time
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here in Costa Rica.
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But do not fear.
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I will catch one.
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Ah, this is the way.
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: We continued searching
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into the night, and traveled
deeper into the jungle, where
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we came upon a swampy lagoon.
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We do
have another smoky jungle
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frog up here on the embankment.
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It is definitely can be
way more difficult to catch
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than even the last one.
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Let's move up slow
with the lights.
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Let me see if I can give
you a shot on him, Mark.
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He is-- look at
the eyes shine up
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there underneath that branch.
You see it?
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Where?
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Up underneath.
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If I go-- see the skinny
log across the thick log?
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Look straight up from
that on the embankment.
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You see dark right there?
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No.
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
There he is.
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He's right behind a leaf.
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See it?
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Oh!
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Yeah!
Ooh.
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Ah!
In the water.
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You all right?
- Ah!
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Oh, hold on.
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Oh!
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Oof.
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Unbelievably strong.
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Unbelievably slippery.
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All right, I'm coming back.
Hold on.
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All right, I'm just coming back.
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Holding him with two hands.
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Yes!
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Nice grab.
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That is a smoky
jungle frog right there.
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OK.
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OK, let's--
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We need to get
out of this pond
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and into a controlled situation.
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Oh, what a slimy beast!
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Wow!
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OK, let's get this guy out of
the pond and up onto the trail.
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I'd give you a
high-five, except my hand
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is covered in frog mucus.
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I appreciate that.
- Yes!
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All right.
- Wow, what a catch!
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Nice grab, man.
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Finally!
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Yes!
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Not sure we could have
gotten that one any better.
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What a grab.
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Oh,
roll, roll, roll!
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Roll!
I'm rolling.
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There it is, the famous
sound that they make.
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Wow!
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That is the
alarm sound that we all--
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I hear you.
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They are famous for making
that loud croaking--
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- alarm sound.
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You hear that?
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Now, if you were a
predator, you came
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in here and you grabbed a hold
of this frog and it did that--
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- that, it would be startling.
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And you would likely drop
the frog and it would escape.
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I-- I hear you, yes.
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Wow, the vocal chords on
that frog are incredible.
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Now, a secondary defense is
you see all this mucus that is
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coming off of the frog's body?
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That is slightly toxic, and
it is actually burning really
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bad on my fingers right now.
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I have a couple of cuts.
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You can see, it looks like foam.
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Now, that mucus not only
keeps the frog moist,
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but it also deters any
potential predators.
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I know.
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I hear you, little buddy.
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Now, I'm not hurting the
frog in any way whatsoever.
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You see, it's
puffing up his body.
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He's like a balloon right now.
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Yes, I know, but you have--
have you not figured out
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that you've already
been captured?
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Yeah?
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I don't know what
that was, but oh!
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I'm so excited we
caught this frog.
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Now, they are incredibly strong.
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These back legs
are solid muscle.
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Now, Mark, look at
this frog's toes.
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What is it missing?
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Webbing?
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That's
right, because this
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is a terrestrial species.
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Now, they're oftentimes
living in burrows,
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and that is what
these frogs have
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been escaping into all night,
or up underneath root cavities.
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But this one was right on the
edge of a pond, likely hunting,
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because they are
ambush predators.
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And no wonder.
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Look at how big it is.
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Wow!
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You are just a beast!
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Oh, it's incredible.
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Now, all amphibians have
toxins in their skin.
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I've handled many amphibians
on this trip to Costa Rica,
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but nothing has actually
made my hands burn yet.
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And all of that foam in all the
little small cuts on my fingers
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is stinging really,
really bad right now.
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So I won't be able to hold
onto the frog for too long.
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But what amazing coloration.
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Now, you can see
how this frog looks
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just like the leaf litter.
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So if it was kind of
down here on the ground,
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just hiding underneath
things amongst the leaves--
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now, during the day,
they will do that.
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Just stay hidden on
the forest floor.
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And you can see that very
distinct camouflage on the back
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looks exactly like
the cutouts in some
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of these leaves and the ferns.
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And if you lift the frog
up, get that little--
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Ooh!
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Oh, he's squeezing me
with those front arms.
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They're-- ooh, ooh!
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No, no, no!
Oh, I got him.
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I got him, I got him.
Oh!
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Man, he's
slippery, isn't he?
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Unbelievably slippery.
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Well, all that mucus--
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Man, you are
a muddy mess now.
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I wasn't gonna let
this one get away.
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This frog is definitely making
us-- aw, I'm sorry, buddy.
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You got mud on your face.
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You got mud on your face.
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It's OK.
Here, hold on a second.
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I've got a bottle of water.
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Yeah, you got a
bottle of water?
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There we go.
A little drink.
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There we go.
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There we go, just
rinsing off a little bit.
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I'm covered in mud, too.
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This probably isn't
helping, but I
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want you guys to be able to
see the beautiful camouflage
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of this frog's face.
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They are absolutely gorgeous.
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It's kind of like
a giant wood frog.
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There we go.
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It has a gold in it.
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Look at you.
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Yes, look at the eyes.
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Amber and gold.
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Beautiful.
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Look at that.
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OK, hold on just
a second longer.
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Now, I do believe
this is a male,
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because you can see
on the fingers here,
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they have these little hooks.
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And that helps them to
hold onto the females
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during the breeding process.
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And actually, during
breeding season,
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the male's forearms get
significantly bigger.
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And one of their
defense postures,
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and to defend their
territories, because they're
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very territorial, they
will puff up their bodies,
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push their arms out
like big bodybuilders,
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and then defend their territory
from other impressing males.
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Now, here's something
that's really
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interesting about the
tadpoles of these frogs.
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Now, they lay their nests in
like a giant clump of foam.
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And as the tadpoles
are developing,
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the ones that grow quicker end
up eating the smaller ones.
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So in a sense, this
frog is a cannibal.
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Buddy, you eat your own kind.
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That's kind of crazy.
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Oh, man.
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What a catch!
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And a second catch, diving
right there into the mud.
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Can you show us the legs?
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Oh.
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Ah, that's a risky game, but
let me see what I can do here.
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Yeah, I'd like
to see the stripes.
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Do not want to lose the frog.
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Oh, whoa, whoa.
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He's very slippery.
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Now, the mucus
that he's secreting
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makes him even more slippery.
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That's about as far as I
can show you right there.
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OK, cool.
Does that help?
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Yeah.
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It really looks
like tiger stripes.
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Mm-hmm.
That's really cool.
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Now,
this is the largest frog
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species here in Costa Rica.
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They do get a bit
bigger than this.
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But as compared to the
ones we've seen tonight,
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this is an absolute giant.
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Look at that frog.
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Wow!
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What a night.
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It took us hours, but
we finally managed
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to catch the one
amphibian that has been
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eluding me every time
I've been in Costa
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Rica, the smoky jungle frog.
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I'm Coyote Peterson.
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Be brave.
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Stay wild.
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We'll see you on
the next adventure!
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Oh!
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He's saying goodbye.
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I think he's ready to go.
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We're gonna set him
down right here,
265
00:09:36,010 --> 00:09:40,014
and he's going to plop all the
way back down into the water.
266
00:09:41,145 --> 00:09:42,494
Oh!
267
00:09:42,625 --> 00:09:43,713
Did you see that distance?
I did, yep.
268
00:09:43,844 --> 00:09:44,888
That was awesome.
269
00:09:45,019 --> 00:09:45,889
What a night!
270
00:09:50,633 --> 00:09:52,461
Oh, man, this is intense.
271
00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:54,985
You don't realize
how scary it's gonna
272
00:09:55,116 --> 00:09:57,553
be to actually go
underground until you're
273
00:09:57,684 --> 00:10:00,034
about to go in underground.
274
00:10:00,164 --> 00:10:01,339
All right, are we set?
275
00:10:01,470 --> 00:10:02,079
Yeah, I think
we're ready here.
276
00:10:02,210 --> 00:10:03,037
All right.
277
00:10:03,167 --> 00:10:06,867
1, 2-- here we go.
278
00:10:08,825 --> 00:10:11,654
Oh, man there are spiders
everywhere in here.
279
00:10:11,785 --> 00:10:15,484
Dude, they are, like,
all over the place.
280
00:10:27,409 --> 00:10:28,540
: There is a really good
281
00:10:28,671 --> 00:10:31,108
reason as to why
West Virginia is
282
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nicknamed the Mountain State.
283
00:10:34,111 --> 00:10:37,201
It is literally blanketed
by the Appalachian Range.
284
00:10:37,332 --> 00:10:39,769
And from an aerial
perspective, the sight
285
00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:42,990
is absolutely breathtaking.
286
00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,862
Today, the crew and I are
following some precise GPS
287
00:10:45,993 --> 00:10:49,649
coordinates near Lewisburg, with
the initial goal of locating
288
00:10:49,779 --> 00:10:52,521
a protected conservation
site that is home to one
289
00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:54,566
very rare animal.
290
00:10:54,697 --> 00:10:56,873
We can't reveal
the exact location.
291
00:10:57,004 --> 00:11:00,311
But let's just say this will
be an adventure unlike anything
292
00:11:00,442 --> 00:11:03,097
we have embarked upon before.
293
00:11:03,227 --> 00:11:04,794
Wow, that's pretty steep.
294
00:11:04,925 --> 00:11:06,970
I can see why you may
stumble upon a cave
295
00:11:07,101 --> 00:11:07,928
on a mountainside like that.
296
00:11:08,058 --> 00:11:09,364
Oh, boy.
297
00:11:09,494 --> 00:11:10,713
Well we're gonna
have to hike in there.
298
00:11:10,844 --> 00:11:11,627
Yeah.
299
00:11:11,758 --> 00:11:13,324
All right.
300
00:11:13,455 --> 00:11:15,413
Well, let's get set up with
the gear and head off trail.
301
00:11:15,544 --> 00:11:17,198
: Working under special
302
00:11:17,328 --> 00:11:20,114
permission granted by the West
Virginia Department of Natural
303
00:11:20,244 --> 00:11:24,596
Resources, we will be spelunking
into the darkness to search
304
00:11:24,727 --> 00:11:27,599
for one of the state's
rarest amphibians,
305
00:11:27,730 --> 00:11:30,037
the cave salamander.
306
00:11:30,167 --> 00:11:33,867
However, in order to find one
of these elusive creatures,
307
00:11:33,997 --> 00:11:38,132
first, we had to find the cave.
308
00:11:38,262 --> 00:11:40,917
All right, this is where
we leave civilization behind.
309
00:11:41,048 --> 00:11:45,879
I have one foot on gravel
road, one foot in the forest.
310
00:11:46,009 --> 00:11:46,880
It's adventure time.
311
00:11:56,150 --> 00:11:57,804
It's kind of tough to keep
your bearings in here,
312
00:11:57,934 --> 00:12:01,503
because all of these trees
have so many branches.
313
00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:02,852
When you just
stare through it, I
314
00:12:02,983 --> 00:12:04,593
don't know if you can
catch it on camera,
315
00:12:04,724 --> 00:12:06,421
but it's very disorienting to
just stare in one direction.
316
00:12:06,551 --> 00:12:08,379
Green, and all these
streaks of brown
317
00:12:08,510 --> 00:12:09,729
coming out of all directions.
318
00:12:09,859 --> 00:12:11,687
Now, I'm actually
listening for water.
319
00:12:11,818 --> 00:12:13,210
Once we start to
hear water, we know
320
00:12:13,341 --> 00:12:14,690
that we'll be getting
close to the creek
321
00:12:14,821 --> 00:12:16,387
that runs out of this cave.
322
00:12:16,518 --> 00:12:19,869
So I say we just keep moving
over along this ridge line.
323
00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:20,827
And keep your ears peeled.
324
00:12:20,957 --> 00:12:21,828
All right.
325
00:12:24,700 --> 00:12:25,570
Oh!
326
00:12:25,701 --> 00:12:26,789
A little slippy, huh?
327
00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:27,703
Got a little slippery.
328
00:12:27,834 --> 00:12:29,705
Yeah, this is a-- ah!
329
00:12:29,836 --> 00:12:31,098
You all right?
- Ah!
330
00:12:31,228 --> 00:12:32,099
Stinging nettle.
331
00:12:32,229 --> 00:12:32,969
Ooh.
332
00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:35,145
Oh, wow!
333
00:12:35,276 --> 00:12:37,365
Man, this is a really--
334
00:12:37,495 --> 00:12:39,280
this is a tough off-trail,
that's for sure.
335
00:12:39,410 --> 00:12:40,934
This is really treacherous.
336
00:12:41,064 --> 00:12:43,197
Just put my arm in
stinging nettle.
337
00:12:43,327 --> 00:12:45,590
And we're watching
out for rattlesnakes.
338
00:12:45,721 --> 00:12:48,202
Getting to this cave is
not going to be easy.
339
00:12:48,332 --> 00:12:49,072
All right, Mario.
340
00:12:49,203 --> 00:12:50,160
Come on up.
341
00:12:50,291 --> 00:12:51,553
Got it.
342
00:12:59,474 --> 00:13:00,388
Oh, here's the game trail.
343
00:13:00,518 --> 00:13:01,302
Oh, yeah?
344
00:13:01,432 --> 00:13:02,216
Let's see.
345
00:13:02,346 --> 00:13:04,305
Look at that.
346
00:13:04,435 --> 00:13:09,571
Deer, fox, coyote, maybe even
bears probably used this trail.
347
00:13:09,701 --> 00:13:11,791
So right place, right time
for something like that.
348
00:13:11,921 --> 00:13:12,792
Here, let's follow it.
349
00:13:17,753 --> 00:13:18,536
Oh, wait.
350
00:13:18,667 --> 00:13:19,842
Here, this looks good.
351
00:13:19,973 --> 00:13:20,756
Check this out.
352
00:13:20,887 --> 00:13:23,063
Oh, here we go.
353
00:13:23,193 --> 00:13:24,194
Now we're getting
354
00:13:24,325 --> 00:13:25,239
into more rocky terrain.
355
00:13:29,156 --> 00:13:30,505
Here we go.
356
00:13:30,635 --> 00:13:32,072
This looks like it's
actually a dry creek bed.
357
00:13:32,202 --> 00:13:32,899
Yeah.
Let me listen for a second.
358
00:13:39,514 --> 00:13:40,297
I hear water.
359
00:13:40,428 --> 00:13:42,169
Shh, shh, shh.
360
00:13:43,735 --> 00:13:44,998
Can you hear that?
361
00:13:45,128 --> 00:13:46,434
It's faint, but it's
all the way down there.
362
00:13:46,564 --> 00:13:48,262
And you can see, there's
all these large rocks.
363
00:13:48,392 --> 00:13:49,524
Definitely looks
like the kind of area
364
00:13:49,654 --> 00:13:50,873
where you would find a cave.
365
00:13:51,004 --> 00:13:52,048
All right, let's make
our way down this.
366
00:13:52,179 --> 00:13:53,571
Just watch your footing.
Nice.
367
00:13:53,702 --> 00:13:54,746
I think
we're getting close, guys.
368
00:13:54,877 --> 00:13:55,660
All right.
369
00:14:04,234 --> 00:14:05,192
Yes!
370
00:14:05,322 --> 00:14:06,062
This is the mouth to the cave.
371
00:14:06,193 --> 00:14:08,586
Come over here.
372
00:14:08,717 --> 00:14:10,458
Wow!
373
00:14:10,588 --> 00:14:13,374
Yep, I would definitely
say this is the cave.
374
00:14:13,504 --> 00:14:15,028
Looks like a cave.
375
00:14:15,158 --> 00:14:16,986
But this is
not the cave that we want.
376
00:14:17,117 --> 00:14:20,076
The cave we want
is through there.
377
00:14:20,207 --> 00:14:21,164
I'll shine my light in there.
378
00:14:21,295 --> 00:14:22,165
Can you see back
in there at all?
379
00:14:22,296 --> 00:14:23,688
Let's see.
380
00:14:23,819 --> 00:14:24,559
Oh, yeah.
381
00:14:24,689 --> 00:14:25,995
Yeah.
382
00:14:26,126 --> 00:14:27,431
So we've got to
get up through that.
383
00:14:27,562 --> 00:14:28,519
We're gonna have
384
00:14:28,650 --> 00:14:30,304
to army crawl through that.
385
00:14:30,434 --> 00:14:32,959
I think what's gonna be best is
to put the cameras in dry bags,
386
00:14:33,089 --> 00:14:35,831
leave any gear outside that
we don't need to take in,
387
00:14:35,962 --> 00:14:39,443
and literally submerge
ourselves into this.
388
00:14:39,574 --> 00:14:40,923
If you want to find
cave salamanders,
389
00:14:41,054 --> 00:14:42,838
you have to go into a cave.
390
00:14:42,969 --> 00:14:44,535
You guys up for this?
391
00:14:44,666 --> 00:14:45,754
Let's do it.
392
00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:47,451
All right.
393
00:14:47,582 --> 00:14:50,106
So for safety precautions,
we're gonna actually have Mario
394
00:14:50,237 --> 00:14:51,673
on the outside of the cave.
395
00:14:51,803 --> 00:14:53,544
Until we got to this
moment, we didn't really
396
00:14:53,675 --> 00:14:56,983
think about the fact that, wow,
this is really dangerous, guys.
397
00:14:57,113 --> 00:14:59,724
Never, ever, ever go
into a cave by yourself.
398
00:14:59,855 --> 00:15:02,075
Make you're always
with another person,
399
00:15:02,205 --> 00:15:04,120
and make sure you leave
somebody on the outside.
400
00:15:04,251 --> 00:15:06,122
In the event that some
rocks were to fall down
401
00:15:06,253 --> 00:15:08,255
and we got trapped in
there, Mario is gonna
402
00:15:08,385 --> 00:15:09,473
be the one who goes for help.
403
00:15:09,604 --> 00:15:10,779
Actually, look.
404
00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:11,780
It's crumbly, guys.
405
00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:13,042
Yeah.
406
00:15:13,173 --> 00:15:14,130
Like stuff's
seriously falling down.
407
00:15:14,261 --> 00:15:15,871
All right.
408
00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:16,524
Got everything I need in here.
All right.
409
00:15:16,654 --> 00:15:17,525
Mario?
410
00:15:17,655 --> 00:15:19,309
Good luck, guys.
411
00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:20,789
Tell my family
I love them if we don't return.
412
00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:21,659
Oh, man.
413
00:15:21,790 --> 00:15:23,052
This is intense.
414
00:15:23,183 --> 00:15:25,663
You don't realize
how scary it's gonna
415
00:15:25,794 --> 00:15:28,231
be to actually go
underground until you're
416
00:15:28,362 --> 00:15:30,668
about to go in underground.
417
00:15:30,799 --> 00:15:31,974
All right, are we set?
418
00:15:32,105 --> 00:15:32,757
Yeah, I think
we're ready here.
419
00:15:32,888 --> 00:15:33,628
All right.
420
00:15:33,758 --> 00:15:37,545
1, 2-- here we go.
421
00:15:38,589 --> 00:15:41,027
Whoa, that's cold!
422
00:15:41,157 --> 00:15:42,637
Oh, boy.
423
00:15:42,767 --> 00:15:44,334
Whoa.
424
00:15:44,465 --> 00:15:47,163
That's crazy up there.
425
00:15:50,819 --> 00:15:52,603
It opens up a
little bit in here.
426
00:15:52,734 --> 00:15:53,691
Yeah?
427
00:15:53,822 --> 00:15:54,954
Quite a bit.
428
00:15:55,084 --> 00:15:56,172
Whoa.
429
00:15:56,303 --> 00:15:57,347
I got a big
salamander right here.
430
00:15:57,478 --> 00:15:58,740
Yeah?
431
00:15:58,870 --> 00:16:01,003
That's
a spring salamander.
432
00:16:01,134 --> 00:16:03,397
Wow, look at that guy.
433
00:16:03,527 --> 00:16:04,833
Oh, nice.
434
00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,139
I'm
not gonna disturb him.
435
00:16:06,269 --> 00:16:07,401
That's not exactly
what we're looking for.
436
00:16:10,404 --> 00:16:11,709
All right, we've
gotta go-- oh, man.
437
00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,798
There are spiders
everywhere in here.
438
00:16:17,715 --> 00:16:20,675
Just be careful where you
place your hands so that you
439
00:16:20,805 --> 00:16:24,244
don't actually get one on you.
440
00:16:24,374 --> 00:16:25,506
Got it.
441
00:16:25,636 --> 00:16:27,334
This is absolutely crazy.
442
00:16:27,464 --> 00:16:28,378
All right.
443
00:16:28,509 --> 00:16:31,642
You guys come up through there.
444
00:16:31,773 --> 00:16:38,040
I'm going to scout
up ahead here and see
445
00:16:38,171 --> 00:16:39,824
if this all stays pretty low.
446
00:16:44,351 --> 00:16:45,308
It's pretty eerie.
447
00:16:45,439 --> 00:16:47,397
There's spiders everywhere.
448
00:16:47,528 --> 00:16:49,834
The rock formations
are incredible.
449
00:16:49,965 --> 00:16:52,489
The water is freezing cold.
450
00:16:52,620 --> 00:16:56,058
This is unlike any environment
I have ever been in before.
451
00:16:56,189 --> 00:16:59,540
And I'll tell you, what it
is extremely nerve-wracking
452
00:16:59,670 --> 00:17:00,889
to be underground like this.
453
00:17:02,630 --> 00:17:04,545
You can see the ceiling is
just above my head there.
454
00:17:04,675 --> 00:17:07,591
It's pretty noisy with
all the rushing water.
455
00:17:07,722 --> 00:17:09,593
But this is pretty cool.
456
00:17:13,554 --> 00:17:16,687
I'm just really trying to be
methodical with my searching,
457
00:17:16,818 --> 00:17:18,602
looking at every single
one of these little cracks
458
00:17:18,733 --> 00:17:20,126
and crevices.
459
00:17:20,256 --> 00:17:23,651
Great spot for
these salamanders.
460
00:17:23,781 --> 00:17:24,782
Wow.
461
00:17:24,913 --> 00:17:27,698
This cavern is pretty open.
462
00:17:27,829 --> 00:17:31,702
I can actually stand in here.
463
00:17:31,833 --> 00:17:33,139
There's a cave
salamander, right there.
464
00:17:33,269 --> 00:17:34,662
Where?
- Look, look, look.
465
00:17:34,792 --> 00:17:36,316
Right here, climbing up
the side of those rocks.
466
00:17:36,446 --> 00:17:37,404
Shine with
your flashlight.
467
00:17:37,534 --> 00:17:38,361
Right here.
468
00:17:38,492 --> 00:17:39,406
Oh, yeah!
469
00:17:39,536 --> 00:17:40,624
Check that out.
470
00:17:40,755 --> 00:17:42,365
That is a cave salamander.
471
00:17:42,496 --> 00:17:43,758
Do you see it?
472
00:17:43,888 --> 00:17:44,802
That's what we're
looking for, right?
473
00:17:44,933 --> 00:17:45,629
That's the one.
474
00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,370
Now, they are fast.
475
00:17:47,501 --> 00:17:49,198
As soon as it realizes that
we're real close, it may bolt.
476
00:17:49,329 --> 00:17:50,721
So I'm just gonna go
ahead and catch it.
477
00:17:50,852 --> 00:17:51,940
OK.
478
00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:53,115
I'm gonna kind of
479
00:17:53,246 --> 00:17:54,116
cup my hand over
it gently and scoop
480
00:17:54,247 --> 00:17:54,725
it into the palm of my hand.
481
00:17:54,856 --> 00:17:56,205
You ready?
482
00:17:56,336 --> 00:17:57,076
Got him.
483
00:17:57,206 --> 00:17:58,773
OK, cool.
484
00:17:58,903 --> 00:17:59,904
OK, let's head down to flatter
ground so we can film it.
485
00:18:00,035 --> 00:18:00,818
OK, perfect.
486
00:18:00,949 --> 00:18:01,689
Yes!
487
00:18:01,819 --> 00:18:04,039
Got a cave salamander.
488
00:18:04,170 --> 00:18:06,607
This is one of the
rarest salamanders
489
00:18:06,737 --> 00:18:07,956
you can possibly come across.
490
00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:08,826
Here we go.
491
00:18:08,957 --> 00:18:09,784
Ready?
492
00:18:09,914 --> 00:18:10,654
There it is.
493
00:18:10,785 --> 00:18:12,352
Whoa!
494
00:18:12,482 --> 00:18:14,005
That is a
cave salamander right there.
495
00:18:14,136 --> 00:18:16,007
Now, I have to be
incredibly gentle
496
00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:18,488
with this little amphibian.
497
00:18:18,619 --> 00:18:21,578
This is unbelievably beautiful.
498
00:18:21,709 --> 00:18:24,842
Look at that orange coloration
with those black speckles.
499
00:18:24,973 --> 00:18:27,193
But look at it just slowly
walking along there.
500
00:18:27,323 --> 00:18:28,542
Now I'm gonna try
and see if I can
501
00:18:28,672 --> 00:18:31,501
get to walk from hand to hand.
502
00:18:31,632 --> 00:18:35,070
Now, the reason that these
little creatures are so rare
503
00:18:35,201 --> 00:18:37,681
is they are very
susceptible to pollution,
504
00:18:37,812 --> 00:18:40,423
and it's what's considered
an indicator species.
505
00:18:40,554 --> 00:18:43,513
Gives us a good idea of
what the pollution is
506
00:18:43,644 --> 00:18:45,428
like in a certain environment.
507
00:18:45,559 --> 00:18:47,082
And given the fact
that this creature is
508
00:18:47,213 --> 00:18:49,084
living in this cave,
it's a good chance
509
00:18:49,215 --> 00:18:50,868
this water is very healthy.
510
00:18:50,999 --> 00:18:53,567
Now, this is a lungless
species of salamander,
511
00:18:53,697 --> 00:18:56,613
which means that it actually
breathes through its skin.
512
00:18:56,744 --> 00:18:58,006
Isn't that cool?
513
00:18:58,137 --> 00:18:59,747
This salamander does
not even have lungs.
514
00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:01,792
You'll notice those
little buggy eyes
515
00:19:01,923 --> 00:19:05,318
up front, very indicative
of many amphibian species.
516
00:19:05,448 --> 00:19:06,754
You may be wondering
to yourself, well,
517
00:19:06,884 --> 00:19:08,321
we're in a cave.
518
00:19:08,451 --> 00:19:10,453
It's completely pitch
dark without these lights.
519
00:19:10,584 --> 00:19:12,803
Is this a blind
salamander species?
520
00:19:12,934 --> 00:19:14,588
No.
521
00:19:14,718 --> 00:19:16,894
In fact, they can see, and they
can see actually rather well
522
00:19:17,025 --> 00:19:18,461
in very low light like this.
523
00:19:18,592 --> 00:19:20,376
Or I guess, it's
completely no light.
524
00:19:20,507 --> 00:19:23,597
And they use their eyesight
to help them hunt for prey.
525
00:19:23,727 --> 00:19:25,338
They're eating small
invertebrates like baby
526
00:19:25,468 --> 00:19:27,775
spiders, mites, worms.
527
00:19:27,905 --> 00:19:30,299
Anything that's small and
crawling around in this cave
528
00:19:30,430 --> 00:19:32,345
is fair game.
529
00:19:32,475 --> 00:19:34,999
I'm pretty impressed with how
this salamander is just staying
530
00:19:35,130 --> 00:19:37,306
on the tips of my fingers.
531
00:19:37,437 --> 00:19:38,742
Look at that.
532
00:19:38,873 --> 00:19:39,787
Let me see if I can kind
of turn it up like that
533
00:19:39,917 --> 00:19:41,049
so you can see its back.
534
00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:42,746
Check that out.
535
00:19:42,877 --> 00:19:45,619
Now, normally, these salamanders
have incredibly long tails.
536
00:19:45,749 --> 00:19:48,099
The tail is actually longer
than the length of the body.
537
00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:49,971
But in this instance,
this salamander
538
00:19:50,101 --> 00:19:51,233
is missing the tip of its tail.
539
00:19:51,364 --> 00:19:52,800
Can you see that?
Yeah.
540
00:19:52,930 --> 00:19:54,628
Now, it
will grow its tail back.
541
00:19:54,758 --> 00:19:57,500
That's called caudal autonomy,
something that lizards
542
00:19:57,631 --> 00:19:59,198
are also capable of doing.
543
00:19:59,328 --> 00:20:01,809
But keep in mind, this is an
amphibian and not a reptile,
544
00:20:01,939 --> 00:20:03,202
like a lizard.
545
00:20:03,332 --> 00:20:05,073
And how rare
are these salamanders?
546
00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:06,466
Really pretty rare.
547
00:20:06,596 --> 00:20:09,033
In most places, they're
considered endangered.
548
00:20:09,164 --> 00:20:11,514
And we do have special
permits to be in this cave
549
00:20:11,645 --> 00:20:13,647
and to be getting
the cameras up close
550
00:20:13,777 --> 00:20:15,344
and even handling
this amphibian.
551
00:20:15,475 --> 00:20:17,041
And as you can see,
I'm not actually
552
00:20:17,172 --> 00:20:18,434
trying to hold onto it.
553
00:20:18,565 --> 00:20:20,567
I'm just letting it
rest on top of my hand.
554
00:20:20,697 --> 00:20:22,351
This is a fragile
ecosystem in here.
555
00:20:22,482 --> 00:20:23,700
Oh,
incredibly fragile.
556
00:20:23,831 --> 00:20:26,790
We actually had to
decontaminate our boots
557
00:20:26,921 --> 00:20:30,185
and our clothes with a spray
before we came into the cave
558
00:20:30,316 --> 00:20:32,448
to make sure we didn't
bring in any contaminants
559
00:20:32,579 --> 00:20:34,407
from the outside forest area.
560
00:20:34,537 --> 00:20:35,799
As you've noticed,
I haven't really
561
00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:37,323
been touching the walls at all.
562
00:20:37,453 --> 00:20:39,107
We've been very careful
where we've been stepping.
563
00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:40,804
And of course, we
want to just handle
564
00:20:40,935 --> 00:20:43,851
this amphibian as gently as
possible and for as little time
565
00:20:43,981 --> 00:20:45,418
as possible.
566
00:20:45,548 --> 00:20:47,985
This little guy is so cool.
567
00:20:48,116 --> 00:20:50,379
Well, I would definitely
say that that was one epic
568
00:20:50,510 --> 00:20:52,642
adventure, traversing
through the forest
569
00:20:52,773 --> 00:20:56,516
to ultimately find this cave,
and then coming across one
570
00:20:56,646 --> 00:20:58,605
incredibly rare amphibian.
571
00:20:58,735 --> 00:21:00,215
I'm Coyote Peterson.
572
00:21:00,346 --> 00:21:02,086
Be brave.
573
00:21:02,217 --> 00:21:03,610
Stay wild.
574
00:21:03,740 --> 00:21:06,526
We'll see you on
the next adventure.
575
00:21:06,656 --> 00:21:09,746
See you later,
little salamander.
576
00:21:09,877 --> 00:21:11,748
:
Throughout parts of its range,
577
00:21:11,879 --> 00:21:13,402
the cave salamander
is considered
578
00:21:13,533 --> 00:21:15,448
an endangered species.
579
00:21:15,578 --> 00:21:18,581
They're susceptible nature
to environmental pollutants
580
00:21:18,712 --> 00:21:20,366
has unfortunately
pushed them closer
581
00:21:20,496 --> 00:21:22,716
to the brink of extinction.
582
00:21:22,846 --> 00:21:26,937
However, it's remote, protected,
and healthy ecosystems
583
00:21:27,068 --> 00:21:30,593
like this one that have allowed
these fragile amphibians
584
00:21:30,724 --> 00:21:34,162
to carry on an incredible
fight for survival.
585
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:37,339
I feel incredibly fortunate to
have seen one of these animals
586
00:21:37,470 --> 00:21:41,604
in the wild, and I hope that its
conservation efforts continue.
587
00:21:41,735 --> 00:21:44,477
Maybe one day, you
will see one too.
588
00:21:44,607 --> 00:21:47,697
That is, if you are willing
to go deep into a cave
589
00:21:47,828 --> 00:21:50,352
to find one.
590
00:21:50,483 --> 00:21:52,702
Woo!
591
00:21:52,833 --> 00:21:54,661
Ah!
592
00:21:54,791 --> 00:21:58,665
That is some cold water
right there, but we made it.
593
00:21:58,795 --> 00:22:01,668
Oh, it is good to see daylight.
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