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Every year,
the bitter cold of winter

wraps its icy blanket across
the Northeastern United States.

And with the arrival of snow
comes a stark visual change

to the landscape that creates
an eerie yet beautiful

world for adventure.

Today we are tracking
through the frozen wilderness

of Prairie Oaks Metro Park.

This diverse ecosystem
stretches nearly 500 acres,

and its trail systems create
a maze wave for exploration

in its forests, meadows,
lakes, and rivers.

Well, the wind is whipping
and it is freezing cold,

and this is about to be our
very first Brave Wilderness

wintertime adventure.

Mario, are you ready?

Well, I'm from Florida.

This is actually the
coldest temperatures

I've ever experienced.

It's like 10 degrees right now.

Normally, we
would be out looking

for reptiles, amphibians,
insects, and arachnids,

but not in the snow.

And why is that?

Well, they can't
survive right now,

so they're actually out
hibernating and hunkering down,

as what I think I
should be doing today.

Yeah, but there are
lots of other creatures

that you can find in the
snow and specifically

the signs of these creatures.

Now winter is a great time to
go out and look for mammals,

and I actually have one of
my very first field guides.

This is the Petersen
First Guide to Mammals.

And I love this because
it also shows you

the tracks, which is the primary
thing that we're looking for.

Right.

What I'm really
excited about, and I

think you're going to be excited
for, is deer and antlers.

Yes.

So at this point,
we might actually

find some shed antlers.

Right, because we just
got through rutting season

and the bucks are beginning
to drop those antlers.

I would consider an antler
the Holy Grail of artifacts

out here in the wilderness.

Right.

Ready to head
off into the cold?

Let's do it.

Here we go.

Check this out.

Our first tracks right here.

Pretty sure that we are
looking at red fox tracks,

and the reason I'm pretty
sure that they're fox tracks

is in some of them, you can
see the little pads and also

the claws.

So they are too
small to be coyote.

All right, Mario, actually
here's a great one right here.

OK, so
I'm on carnivorous dogs.

All
right, yep, red fox.

Absolutely without
question that is a fox.

You can see
kind of the fur around the pad,

so it kind of gives
it that shape.

Now we could follow these fox
tracks, try to find the fox,

but they look as if they were
probably from this morning

or maybe even yesterday.

But I am going to this down
in the adventure guide--

All right.

Under species identification.

Our first animal of
the day, red fox.

Moving on.

Those our rabbit
tracks for sure.

You can definitely see the
hind feet and the bigger

front feet plopping down.

And see the motion, one hop to
the next hop to the next hop.

Hopped its way down and
towards the river there.

The river is actually a perfect
place to look for animal tracks

because the water is
still flowing, which means

that there is fresh hydration
there for those animals

to consume.

So I say we kind of
head this direction

and wrap our way down to
the edge of the river.

All
right, following suit.

Wow,
bird tracks in the snow.

Not something you usually
think you're going to find.

You can see it looks like
right here it lost his footing

and slipped a little bit, likely
stepped on this thinner ice

and broke through.

Wow, bird tracks.

Cool.

Definitely a heron hunting
down here by the river's edge.

Add the Great Blue Heron
to the list of creatures

that are out hunting today.

I think we're going to have
to go downriver a little bit

further.

The entire-- and
that's how you slip

and go right into the water.

As soon as I was about to
say the entire environment

is like glass,
that's what happens.

And look at this.

Oh, good thing I got out of
that before I got soaked.

Even at nearly two
inches in thickness,

I went right through that.

Just the weight of my
body took me through.

Close one, but I'm still
dry, and we're still moving.

Watch your footing.

Mario, what are we
looking at here?

It looks like a
snake in the snow.

Yes, there's these little like
serpentine tunnels, or at least

what I think is a
tunnel in the snow.

Yep.
- Oh, yeah.

Wow, look at that.

100%.

Oh, wow.

That is definitely a little
mouse tunnel, isn't it?

Nice.

So basically the rodents
are underneath the snow.

They've got these
little highways

that they create to stay warm
and stay hidden from predators.

Pretty cool.

You know what kind
of tracks these are?

Coyote, 100% based on the size
and the area that they are in.

Let me get out the field guide
here so I can show you guys.

There is coyote, one of
my cousins, and of course,

then that print, which is
about the size of a dog.

These tracks are older.

I can tell that because
there's already snow in them,

and I cannot see any distinct
paw prints but without

question, too big to be
a fox, so my guess would

be those are coyote tracks.

Very cool.

All right, we're going to add
that to the list of animal

signs we have come
across today in addition

to the red fox, the
Eastern cottontail,

and the gray squirrel.

It just looks like we are
on another planet right now.

It's so cool being
out in the snow.

Wow.

Look at this.

Oh, you guys know what that is?

That is some busy
work from a beaver.

I don't know what that
beaver was thinking

gnawing down this tree.

There's no way it was going
to drag it out into the lake,

but look at that.

The tree has been completely
stripped of its bark

and you can see all
of the tooth marks.

It looks like they
just scissored

right through the bark, and
were gnawing off parts of this.

But this is where you can
see it took down that tree.

Look at how big that
part of the tree is.

For a beaver, that's
pretty impressive.

Check this out.

Look at all those bite marks.

Cool find.

Good spot, Mario.

All right, let's keep moving.

Woo.

That's some cold wind.

But check out this
tree over here.

Trees are always a
good spot to look

for things because deer will rub
their antlers up against there.

You got birds that will perch.

All right, spread out.

You go over that way, Mario.

Here's a feather.
Feather.

Feather.
Feather.

Look at this.

Check that out.

Right there.

Look at that.

Wow, perfectly camouflaged in.

Let me set GoPro up here.
Hold that.

Hold that.
- Oh, man.

Set the GoPro up like this
to get it, a secondary shot.

That's a nice find.

You know what kind
of feather that is?

Some type of bird of prey.

Yeah, that's right.

That is the primary wing
feather of a great horned owl.

Now great horned owl are
actually pretty tough to tell

from red tail hawks.

It's really this distinct
banding that does not cap off

at the top as totally
black that gives it away

as being a great horned owl.

Now, great horned owls are
really unique because they

are silent predators.

Right.

Why is that, Mario?

Well, actually if you were to
look in a microscope at the end

of these filaments, you're going
to see these little barbs that

channel the wind through and
prevent any sound from being

created as they flap.

Sure.

So as a nocturnal predator,
the great horned owl

would be out in this
meadow likely hunting

for something like mice or even
rabbits moving around at night.

And then being
able to be silent,

they can swoop in
and get their meal.

You look at a tree like
this that's kind of isolated

amongst the rest of the forest,
and it's the perfect spot

for a predator like
that to stake out

and eventually catch something.

Pretty cool.

Yeah.

Now in most instances,
I do collect and keep

some of these things,
but considering

we are in one of our
local Metro Parks today,

we are going to place the
feather right back where we

found it and continue
on toward the tree line

and see what else we can find.
- Nice.

Great find.
- Yeah.

So just on the other side of
these trees here is the river.

This is a perfect
place to look for mink.

I've actually seen
mink here in this park

before along this
section of the river.

Have you ever even seen
a wild mink before?

I have but in much
different conditions.

Warmer conditions,
that's for sure.

Yeah, they are a pretty
widespread mustelidae,

and if you guys
didn't know, they

are related to badgers
and wolverines,

of course, weasels and skunks.

We got to work with
a mink in captivity

once at Steve Kroschel's
Wildlife Sanctuary.

They're very bitey, so if
you guys are wondering,

Coyote, if you see a mink,
are you going to catch it?

Not a chance.

Why would we not
try to catch a mink?

Well, they're
probably gonna bite you.

Yeah, and very aggressive.

And what's interesting
about mustelidaes

is they can actually
move their bodies around

within their skin, and
that means you grab it,

it's just going to
spin and bite you.

But as we get up here,
let's walk quietly.

Hopefully we'll
find some tracks.

If we're lucky, we
might even spot one.

Perfect time of day to see mink.
- Nice.

Let's go.

Definitely want to
always look for mink

on fallen tree branches.

Mink will always take the
path of least resistance,

and that's where I always
find mink tracks is usually,

as they would just be scurrying
along the top of a fallen tree.

So keep your eyes
peeled for that, Mario.

Let me know if you
see any disturbances

in the snow on top of logs,
and we'll be getting close.

There's tracks--

What?

What's that?

There's track
out of the water.

Out of the water?

Yeah.

That could be a mink.

Would they curate kind of
like a little serpentine motion?

Yes.
Yes.

Yes.
Yes.

This could be a mink trail here.
- Yeah.

This 100% could be a mink.

You see this very
distinct drag right here?

That's a tail.

So you can see the
body impression where

it came down just like this.

Dude, good spotting.

100% it is likely
that that is a mink.

You see this?

Bound, bound, bound.

I think this is--

I think this is our mink.

OK, let's keep going this way.

We're on a trail.

Let's go, guys.

Doesn't smell like it though.

Doesn't smell like a mink.

It would stink like a skunk.

Definitely a mink.

Oh, look, look
on the other side.

That's more distinct.

Look at that.

Definitely pee.

It doesn't smell like anything.

You just smelled that pee.

Well, yeah, I wanted to see
if it had any sort of musk smell

to it.

If it did, you could say,
well, it's fair to say

that would be a mink.

What
do you see over there?

More ice.

No tracks?

More ice.

No tracks.

Not looking good.

That was a good effort though.

Yeah, I think we
could definitely say

they were mink tracks, right?

Yeah, without question.

And the thing about members
of the weasel family

is they're extremely clever.

I'm guessing it
came down the ice

and either went into the
water or continued on the ice.

We just lost the tracks.
- Yeah.

That's OK.

At least we got a glimpse.

Yeah.

All right, guys, well, the
sun is starting to get low

in the sky, temperature
is dropping,

so I think it is time
to head back to vehicle

and call it a day.

Yeah, getting a
little too cold.

OK, well, keep
your eyes peeled.

Still good stuff to find.

Look at that.

Those are deer tracks
right there for sure.

Lots
of deer tracks.

Yeah, I'm following
some tracks right now.

Oh, an antler.

An antler.

Here, Mario.

Yes.

Yes.

I got an antler, shed.

Not a big one, but
that is an antler.

Look at this.

Wow.

Wow, good spot, man.

I mean, how did you
even notice that?

That is exactly what we
were hoping to come across.

White tailed deer shed.

Check it out.

A little covered in snow.

Yeah.

Not a big one, probably a
second or third year buck,

I would guess.

Here, hold that for a second.

Nice.

What I'm going to do is I
have some warm tea in my bag.

Let's get all the
ice and snow off it.

This tea inside.

- That's steaming.
- Yes.

Yes.

This is cool.

Hold on.

There we go.

Get all that ice off.

Wow.

OK, there we go.

Wow, gnawed on by something,
some sort of rodent,

maybe a squirrel.

This is a great example
of the fact that animals

out here in the
winter, you know,

they have to fend for survival.

They have to find
whatever they can to eat,

and believe it or not,
an antler, a shed antler

does still provide
maybe some nutrients.

You see where something
was kind of gnawing at it,

and it's kind of porous
there, so it is vascular.

Right.

And you can potentially get
some nutrients from this if you

were kind of chewing on it.

Now, deer shed their
antlers after the rut,

usually between
December and March.

You're more likely to find them
this time of year, February

into March.

And you don't find
them all the time

because animals just mow through
them when it comes to gnawing.

Look at this.

Look at how much of that
antler is already gone.

Wow, this is so cool.

Now again, guys, because
we are in the Metro Parks,

we're not going to take this.

Normally, I should probably
take an antler home with me,

but obviously, some animal
has been enjoying this.

There's animal tracks
all over the place, so--

Everywhere.

I wouldn't be surprised
if some little rodent

comes in and out from these
logs and enjoys this as a snack.

But certainly, I would say
the coolest find of the day.

Nice.

It was definitely worth being a
little cold and uncomfortable,

but we did see some cool
stuff and this was the top.

Absolutely.

Well, we came across fox
tracks, coyote tracks,

obviously deer tracks, some
rabbit tracks, tracked a mink,

but didn't see it, and then
finally came across the Holy

Grail of artifacts
here in Central Ohio,

a white tailed deer shed.

So cool.

I'm Coyote Petersen.

I'm Mario Aldecoa.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next location.

Well, I'm going to just plop it
right back there into the snow.

I think it's time
to call it a day.

- Tea break?
- Yes.

Yeah, a tea break.

Man, that was awesome.

Tuinskloof Game Reserve
is a breathtaking expanse

of South African wilderness,
an adventure lover's playground

that is laced with a network
of intricate yet rugged dirt

roads.

The reserve stretches
across 13 hectares

and is nestled amongst
the rocky mountainsides

of the Eastern Cape.

Today we are heading
out on a true Indiana

Jones themed mission.

According to LB Williams,
founder of the Reserve

Protection Agency,
there are a series

of ancient cave
paintings hidden deep

within the belly of Tuinskloof.

Of course, LB has
seen these paintings

before as he has
personally scoured

every inch of this wild place.

However, he has
challenged us to see

if we can find what he calls
a true needle in the haystack

of history on our own.

All right, Coyote, we're about
to set off on the adventure.

What are we doing?

Well, just before us there's
a road that looks off road

despite the fact
it's been bulldozed,

but wait until you see how far
we get into the backcountry

of South Africa.

And what we're searching for
is a series of lost caves.

By lost caves what I mean
are caves that have not been

explored in hundreds of years.

Supposedly, there are some
ancient cave paintings

in there.

We're going to try to find
them to get them on camera.

I have a feeling that this is
going to be one epic adventure.

Let's go.

South
Africa is an ancient land

and it is believed that humans
have inhabited this area

for over 100,000 years.

The paintings we seek are
certainly not that ancient,

but they are believed to be
several hundred years old,

which definitely makes
them worth the search.

Nothing like getting lost
in the backcountry of Africa,

wouldn't you say, Coyote?

Oh, yeah.

We're going to find these
lost caves eventually.

This is why they're lost.

They're hidden from
pretty much everyone

so it's going to take a
little bit of searching,

but I'm confident that
LB's going to get us there.

We traveled up and over
the steep mountainsides,

down into the valleys, and
across several flowing stream

systems before we finally got to
a place where the road ran out.

Woo.

That was a bumpy ride.

Yep, and that is as far as
the road is going to take us.

Now over your shoulder here,
Mark, is a massive cliff face,

and I was told that if we follow
this line into the canyon,

eventually we will find
dark stains up on the rocks.

We find those stains,
it means that we are

close to the cave paintings.

So let's head that direction
and see what we can find.

The underbrush was
incredibly dense

and moving through it
with packs and camera gear

was nearly impossible.

Eventually we made our way
down to a stream system, which

we could follow more
easily than fighting

the tangles of branches.

Look at this.

Look at those dark
marks on the rocks.

Where?

Oh, yeah.

Is that what we're looking for?

Possibly.

Come across the stream bed.

Look at that.

Look, look, look.

You see them?

Yeah.

We're going to have to
bust out the main camera

to get shots of that.

I don't know if you'd see
that on the GoPro from there.

They're distinct dark marks
right there on the rocks.

Definitely stand out
more than anything else

we've seen so far.

Let's
get a little bit more in.

I'll get a better view.

OK, yeah, keep coming
up this hillside.

Wow.

Dude, look at this.

Whoa.

There's cave paintings.

Is that them?

This has got to be them.

Look at this.

You've got like little
human like figures here,

there, and there.

Look at this one.

That one's definitely a male.

How can you tell?

Notice the male part.

And then over here, you've
got what looks like a tepee.

Here's some sort of shape there.

What do you got
down there, Mario?

You know, this is probably
where they would gather

and like make a fire and
cook their food and stuff,

and then hang out.

Then for fun, they probably
would kind of draw.

Right.

And by they, we're talking
about indigenous peoples,

and these cave drawings--

I guess we keep calling
them cave drawing,

but it's more of
an overhang than it

is a cave, hundreds, maybe
even thousands of years old.

We are literally sitting at
the foot of history right now.

Yeah, it's pretty crazy.
This is crazy.

Let's look around at
the walls and see what

other etchings we can find.

Are all the red
spots paintings technically?

I mean, like if
you come over here,

you can see like there's
like a shape in there.

Oh, yeah, that
definitely is a shape.

Look at that right there.

See,
that's not natural.

That's like--

Looks like that would have
been the head of a human.

Here's an arm that comes
down, and it's body.

It's interesting how it's
at an angle like that.

So
you can definitely

see like this whole area,
the redness on the rock

is distinct of this area.

If you look like over here,
for example, there is no red.

It's only this
area, so it kind of

makes you wonder were
these parts at some time

part of a larger painting?

And it's
just sort of dissolved

and disintegrated away?

Just
even look right here.

You could see
there's a clear line.

See that?

There's a clear line there.

I wonder if that was like
a horse or an elephant.

Maybe that was an elephant.
Maybe.

Oh, it does.

Looks like either a tail or
perhaps a trunk and maybe a leg

like that right there.

This is super cool.

And you may be
wondering to yourselves,

well, Coyote, how would
somebody draw on a rock wall

and have it last for this long?

And my guess would
be that-- here,

point your camera down here--

all of this red rock
was likely broken apart

and then they would use
something like sap or animal

fat to draw on the
walls, and it's

just lasted for all that time.

It has completely
stained the rock.

And that
one is like two people

right next to each other.

And you know, this
is the first time

this art has ever been filmed.

First people ever.

These are the first
cameras to ever film,

and what we're going
to do now is photograph

these to document them.

What I'm going to do is
use my hand for scale.

Mark, why don't you get out
the high quality camera?

Give this camera
to Mario, and we'll

get some photographs
of them and take

them back to the research team.
Sound good?

Yep, let's do it.

All right.

All right, time
to get out the DSLR

so we can take some
great photographs

of this indigenous artwork and
share them with our friends

back in town.

What's really cool
is this is actually

really important for the
culture in this region

to document these
rare artifacts.

Definitely will help add
to the cultural history

of this region of South Africa.

Pretty cool, huh?

I think
that's an elephant.

Yeah, I think it is too.

You can clearly see
that there's a leg

and then there's either
a trunk or a tail.

Can't really tell what
happened back here.

I mean, there's so many years,
could be hundreds if not

thousands of years of
erosion that's been hammering

the artwork that's here.

So we're really
actually fortunate to be

able to see what we can.

We can see some that
have disappeared almost

completely at this point.

This looks like a little man
that's running down a hillside.

Did you get this one?

This clearly looks
like an arm with a hand

and legs and holding something.

Maybe a fish?

They're clearly
man-made, but there

is a little
interpretation required

to identify what these are.

Be interesting to see once
we take the photographs back

if someone back in town can
help us more clearly identify

not only what we're
looking at, but the time

period which they were made.

Right.

Got it.

All right, you ready
for the long trek back?

I sure am.

It took us two
hours to get here.

That means it's going to take
at least two hours to get back.

But this certainly
was epic, coming

across indigenous paintings
out here in the backcountry

of South Africa.