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Welcome to Creature Features.
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Right now, I'm exploring
an abandoned road
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in the back country
of West Virginia,
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and I'm searching for
one of this state's most
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common amphibians,
the Fowler's toad.
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And I have a feeling with
a little bit of searching
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and just a little bit of
luck, there's a really good
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chance we're going to find one.
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Here we go.
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Oh, this is perfect.
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All of that wetland area is
perfect for toad breeding.
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In the spring, you'll
find males and females
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in these pockets of water.
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They're usually breeding at
night and during the day,
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they're hiding up in the
grasses and the underbrush.
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So I have a feeling
this is probably
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a great place to start looking.
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Here's another pocket of water.
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Ooh, look at this.
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Yes.
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Tadpoles, check it out.
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Those are definitely
toad tadpoles.
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Wow.
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Like I said, where are
you find the tadpoles,
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you're definitely going
to find the toads.
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We must be close.
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This is definitely a good
area to start exploring.
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There is a toad.
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I knew we'd eventually find one.
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Gotcha.
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OK, let's talk toads.
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OK, here we go.
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Five things that you
probably didn't know
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about the Fowler's toad.
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Now when you look at
the small amphibian,
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you may be saying to
yourselves, well, it
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looks a lot like
an American toad,
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and both species are incredibly
common in the Eastern United
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States.
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But the way to
tell the difference
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between a Fowler's
and an American toad
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is the distinct design.
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The Fowler's Toad
has a very unique
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v-shaped pattern that runs down
the dorsal length of its body.
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You'll also notice
that it doesn't have
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large warts on its hind legs.
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The American Toad has a
more speckled patterning
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and it also has those large
warts on its back legs.
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So that's how basically you
can tell the difference.
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Number two, while they are
without question adorable
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and for the most part
safe to interact with,
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all toads are
technically poisonous.
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That poison is stored
in a gland known
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as the parotid gland
right behind the eye
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and above the ear.
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Now poison can be
secreted from that gland
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or from pores that run down
the length of the toad's body.
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That poison is used as a
deterrent to predators.
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While it can be toxic
to some species,
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it's not necessarily
lethal to humans, which
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means they are safe to catch.
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But if you do admire
a toad, I always
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recommend that you wash
your hands afterwards
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because those toxins
can be slightly
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irritating to the skin.
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Number three, toads are
aggressive predators,
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and they will eat pretty much
anything they come across that
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can fit in their mouths.
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Insects, arachnids,
worms, but they specialize
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in seeking out beetles.
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I'm talking about the
bugs, not the relatively
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famous musicians.
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Number four, the
females generally
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tend to be bigger
than the males,
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and given the size of this
toad, I'm guessing it's a male.
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During breeding
season, the females
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will specifically
choose the males
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that they mate with based on
their distinct call, which
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means that if you're
a gentleman toad,
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and you're looking
for a romantic date,
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the better you are at singing,
the better the chances
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you'll find your soul mate.
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Number five, during
breeding season,
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males and females will gather
together in pools of water
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where the females are capable
of laying up to 10,000 eggs.
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After the males
fertilize those eggs,
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they eventually
hatch into tadpoles,
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and after several
weeks, metamorphosis
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into teeny, tiny toads.
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And there you have it, five
things that you likely didn't
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know about the Fowler's Toad.
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I'm Coyote Petersen.
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Be brave.
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Stay wild.
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We'll see you on the
next Creature Feature.
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Deep within the mist covered
mountains, a complex network
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of rivers and streams cut
through the ancient landscape
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of Japan.
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Crystal clear and
often fast flowing,
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these waters provide a refuge
for various aquatic species,
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including one of the
planet's largest amphibians,
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the Japanese giant salamander.
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And while we will certainly
be putting a focused effort
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on getting that species
up close for the cameras,
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today we are in
search of its smaller
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and strangely more dangerous
cousin, the fire belly newt.
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The Tottori Prefecture
is one of the most
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remote and biologically diverse
ecosystems in all of Japan.
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The dense forests
and lush landscapes
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are teeming with wildlife,
and if you make your way
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into the valleys, you find
the source of this location's
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life, its waterways.
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Wow, there's some huge rocks.
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Look at that.
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Absolutely massive.
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You don't want one of these
toppling down on your head.
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It'll crush your whole body.
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We are exploring a
river habitat that
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is strewn full of
these boulders,
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but you see there are also
these calm pockets that
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don't have any flow to them.
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Now what we're searching for
are Japanese fire belly newts.
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They are very prominent
in this location.
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With just a little
bit of effort,
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we should be able to get
some up close for the camera.
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All right, I'm just
ahead of the team.
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I'm going to scout
down around this bend.
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Keep your fingers crossed, guys.
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This might be a newt episode.
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With my eyes focused, I search
the pockets of water hoping
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to catch sight of
any fleeing animals,
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and it wasn't long
before I successfully
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came upon our target species.
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Coming up to these pockets here,
I got a whole cluster of newts.
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This is exactly what
we've been looking for.
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Got to use all fours.
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OK.
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All right, guys, so we
forged across the main stretch
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of the river, and I found
this pocket that is filled
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with Japanese fire belly newts.
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Now what I have with me is the
Brave Wilderness Adventure Kit,
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blood collection container,
which today is going
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to double for handling newts.
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So if you guys are ready,
I'm going to pick up
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a couple of them
out of this pocket,
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and we're going to get them
up close for the cameras.
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All right.
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Now where did they go?
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Here's one here.
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Oh.
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Here you go.
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Here you go.
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I'm just going to grab
a handful of them.
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We'll really just look at one.
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Look at that little
guy right there.
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Hi, buddy.
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I saw a really big one.
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Where did it go?
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And they blend perfectly
into all of these leaves.
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I'm just trying to gently
move the environment
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around a little bit
until one swims,
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and then we'll be
able to catch it.
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Oh, there this is.
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It's back in the
corner right here.
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You see it?
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Yes.
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Oh, yeah.
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Oh, there's
two actually.
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One right next to each other.
Nice.
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I'm going to get them both.
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Two newts at once.
There we go.
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Got them.
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Double catch.
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Double newt catch.
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All right, well, I think
four is a good collection.
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That's awesome.
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All right, let's get them
up here into the better light
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and get them up
close to the cameras.
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Now I said it when we walked
up and caught these newts
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that these are Japanese
fire belly newts,
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and while they may
appear to be adorable,
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and there's no argument as
to whether or not they are,
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this is one of the most toxic
amphibian species in the world.
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Now I wanted to collect
a few of them out
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of that little pocket of water.
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Look at them all just piled
up in there crawling around.
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Gives you the good
opportunity for some B-roll
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shots on their
bellies, but I know
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what you guys really
want me to do is
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free handle one of these newts.
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And don't worry, it's going
to be completely fine.
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I just want to be as
gentle as possible
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and not put any
stress on the animal.
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Because if I do, they're
going to secrete that toxin.
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OK, I'm going to get the
biggest one out of there.
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You guys ready?
Yep.
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I'm just going to sort of
set the container down here.
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Oh.
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How many newts
total did we get?
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I picked up four, but
I think there were six
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in that little pocket of water.
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I'm just going to
handle a single one.
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There we go.
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It'll be a little easier
to see it like this.
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Look at that newt.
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Wow, look how cute it is.
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That's amazing.
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As you look at the back of this
newt, from the dorsal side,
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it looks just like
the California
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newt or the rough skinned newts
that we saw in California.
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But if you turn it
to the underside,
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you can see where it gets
that name fire belly,
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and that bright red coloration
is a very apparent sign,
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an aposematic sign, that this is
one incredibly toxic amphibian.
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Now just behind the head here,
you see those two little lumps
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just above the ear?
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Just like a toad, these
newts have a parotid gland.
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That parotid gland is
filled with poison.
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Now if something comes in and
threatens to eat this newt,
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it will secrete poison
from that parot gland.
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It has a very noxious smell
and a very pungent taste.
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So that first defense mechanism
basically says to any predator,
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don't eat me.
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I don't taste good.
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But if that doesn't deter
the predator from turning
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this creature into a meal,
the toxins inside of its body,
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within its skin and
within its muscles,
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are actually much more potent.
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In fact, it is one
of the six most
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potent toxins in the world.
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It's a neurotoxic poison.
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That poison can kill you
in as few as six hours.
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So it doesn't matter if you
are a human or an animal,
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if you eat this newt,
you are going to die.
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And is there any antidote?
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There is no antidote
for the poison
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that this newt contains
within its body.
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So the reason for this
aposematic coloration,
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that bright color is a
warning that if you eat me,
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I am guaranteed to be the
last thing you ever eat.
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Now I'm sure a lot of you are
looking at the species saying
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to yourself, well,
wait a minute,
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I've seen these in a pet store.
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Some of you may even have
one of these newts as a pet.
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Mark, I think you said--
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I had one.
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You had one as a kid, right?
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Yeah.
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Well, here's how
the toxins work.
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The toxins come from the
little insects that they eat.
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All of that potency
has to do with the food
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that the amphibian consumes
within the environment.
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Once they're in
captivity and they're
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eating captive newt food,
those toxins diminish
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and they are not as potent.
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Still, even if you
have a newt at home,
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any time you handle
it, you definitely
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want to wash your hands.
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And you always want to handle
it as gently as possible
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because they usually secrete the
toxin when they feel stressed.
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Now is that
as big as they get?
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They do get a little
bit bigger than this,
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and the males are
larger than the females.
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So this one is a male.
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You can see how prominent
and lengthy that tail is.
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Look at that.
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It works like a rudder
to help him quickly
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move through the environment.
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And when they swim, they
will actually tuck their legs
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against the side of their
body just like that, almost
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like an alligator, and then they
will thrust themselves forward
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with the power of that tail.
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Now aside from it being
toxic, like I said,
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they are very cute, but they're
also voracious predators.
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These newts will
feast upon anything
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they come across in the
environment that will
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fit inside of their mouths.
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So little arthropods,
small little shrimp,
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will even occasionally
take really small frogs
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and other small salamanders.
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Now are these
common in Japan?
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Incredibly common.
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If you come to any aquatic
environment, any Freshwater
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environment, whether it's
a flowing stream, a pond,
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or even an agricultural
area, you will
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oftentimes find these newts.
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Well, we came to Japan
with the goal of getting one
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of the largest
amphibians in the world,
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the Japanese giant salamander
up close for the cameras.
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But we certainly couldn't
pass up the opportunity
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to also feature one of its
smallest, cutest and certainly
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most toxic amphibian species.
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I'm Coyote Petersen.
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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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The fire belly newt is one
of the most toxic amphibians
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in the world, yet
their calm demeanor
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and adorable nature
disguise them as if they
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are completely harmless.
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It's certainly best to admire
newts from a safe distance.
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However, if you do
encounter and handle one,
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just make sure to wash
your hands afterwards.
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In the Costa
Rican rainforest,
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wildlife is present in nearly
every direction you look.
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However, many of our adventures
through this environment
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can be quite challenging.
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And rarely is the
target species simply
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spotted by just surveying
our immediate surroundings.
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Nearly all of the
creatures we search for
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are well adapted to staying
hidden, and not only from us,
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but also from their
predatory foes
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that may be lurking
just in the shadows.
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Tonight we are on
location at one
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of our favorite
destinations in all
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of Latin America,
the Costa Rican
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Amphibian Research Center.
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This Reserve's
extraordinary efforts
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to rehabilitate and restore
specific amphibian populations
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might just make our
expedition tonight, well,
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a little easier than normal.
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And the creature we're
after is actually one
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that I've been
particularly keen to find
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since we first started exploring
this part of the world.
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What's going on, guys?
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I'm Mark Vins, and we
have hiked all the way
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out here in the
rainforest to find a very
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specific species of frog.
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In fact, one of the frogs that I
have been looking for for three
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years, and we have finally found
a place where I think we're
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going to get some luck.
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Come check this out.
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You see that there?
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This is an artificial
breeding habitat
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and those there are
actually tadpoles
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of the splendid leaf frog.
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Come over here, Mario.
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Get a tight shot of that.
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See all those tadpoles?
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Oh, yeah.
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Turns out this breeding
site is working quite well.
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In fact, when the reserve was
founded over 16 years ago,
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there was only a
single tree that
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was able to be located that
housed the splendid leaf frog.
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And since that time,
and the implementation
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of these breeding sites, they've
actually been able to boost
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the population five-fold.
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Now what the frogs will do
at a site like this is they
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will actually come in--
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let me see if I
can find some eggs.
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I don't see--
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Oh, here we go.
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Do you see that right there?
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It looks like the
remnants of an egg mass.
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A lot of these have
already hatched
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and have dropped in the water.
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What will happen is the frogs
will lay eggs on the leaves,
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and then when the
tadpoles hatch,
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they'll actually fall down
into this water pocket.
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And then they'll go
through their larval stage,
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and they'll actually
emerge as little frogs.
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So we know there's tadpoles,
we know there's eggs,
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with any luck, mom and
dad should be close by.
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Let's start looking.
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All right, I see one.
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You guys rolling?
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You have a shot?
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I need to find a stick.
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All right, this one
should do, and what's
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really cool about these
frogs is that they're
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actually pretty docile.
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This little guy, if we're
lucky, should crawl right up.
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Hey.
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Crawl right up on the
stick just like that.
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Wow.
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The splendid leaf frog.
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Nice to meet you.
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Finally found one
after all these years.
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Check that out.
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Hello.
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All right, guys, let's head back
on trail so we can get this guy
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up close to the cameras.
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All right.
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Yes, look at this.
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Whoo.
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The splendid leaf frog.
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After three years of extensively
searching this property,
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we have finally got to
meet one of the most
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beautiful species here in
Latin America, in my opinion.
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I mean, look at those
brilliant orange pads.
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Totally vibrant.
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And look at those eyes.
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Just like a pale gray with
a slight halo of yellow
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surrounding them.
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Can you get that shot, Mario?
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Oh, yeah.
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Get in tight on those eyes.
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Beautiful.
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What do unique
looking leaf frog.
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I mean, we've featured
all kinds of species
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so far on "Brave Wilderness,"
everything from red eye leaf
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frogs, to poison frogs, to bull
frogs, to smoky jungle frogs,
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but I have to say
of all the frogs
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that we've had in front
of the cameras so far,
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this one, the splendid leaf
frog, is the most impressive.
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Here, let me flip
it around so you can
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see the backside of the frog.
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You can see how well they can
camouflage when they tuck in.
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These flaps of skin cover all
this coloring during the day.
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So they can be up
in the treetops
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and you would never see them.
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They blend in very, very
well with their surroundings,
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and as far as what these
frogs are eating here
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in the rainforest,
basically anything
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that can fit in their mouths.
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They're eating a lot of
insects, a lot of invertebrates.
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Potentially anything that
crawls in front of their face
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is fair game.
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And you may be
asking yourself, what
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might actually eat this frog?
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And the answer to
that would be snakes.
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There are many
species of snakes that
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live here in the
rainforest that would
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call this little guy lunch.
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But one snake in particular
would be the parrot snake,
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because that species of snake
is arboreal and likes to climb
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trees during the day
looking for sleeping
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leaf frogs like this one.
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So while this little guy might
be out here at night foraging
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for food, during the day,
he's hunkered down hiding
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from those pesky parrot snakes.
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Look at how well it is
staying put on that stick.
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Mario, are you getting
great shots or what?
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Yeah, it's probably
one of the easiest
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frogs I've ever filmed.
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Right?
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This is amazing.
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I mean, it's almost
like striking a pose.
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Look at that.
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Now you guys know I
absolutely love frogs.
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Frogs are by far my
favorite land animal,
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and this frog has got to
be at the top of the list.
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Not quite the green and black
poison frog, which as you all
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know, is my favorite.
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I would say this frog
is a close second.
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So cool.
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So unique.
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And the striping
on the sides there.
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In fact, let me get a
little water on my hand.
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You never want to hold any
amphibian with dry hands
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because it wicks moisture
away from their bodies.
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So I'm going to wet my
hands there a little bit.
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And you definitely don't want
to wear bug spray either.
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That's the one
thing if you're ever
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going to handle any amphibian,
whether it be a bull frog
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in the pond next to your
house or a salamander
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that you find crawling
along the forest,
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you always want to make
sure you have no bug spray
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and you have a little bit
of moisture on your fingers.
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And then, of course, you want
to be as gentle as possible.
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Let me see if I can
get this little frog
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to step up on my finger here.
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There you go.
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Perfect.
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How about that?
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Can you see those stripes?
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Oh, yeah.
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Gorgeous.
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Look at how vivid the
stripes on that frog are.
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You can definitely see why
they call these little guys
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the tigers of the leaf frogs.
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Just amazing.
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Well, how about that?
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After three years of coming
to the Costa Rican Amphibian
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Research Center, we finally got
to meet the splendid leaf frog.
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I'm Mark Vins.
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Be brave.
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00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:13,603
Stay wild.
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00:20:13,734 --> 00:20:15,170
We'll see you on
the next adventure.
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All right, let's go put
this guy back on his leaf.
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I must say having the
opportunity to meet
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this charismatic creature
and witness the resurgence
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of the splendid leaf
frog on this reserve
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will go down as one of
my favorite experiences
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at the Costa Rican
Amphibian Research Center.
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When
exploring in the wild,
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one of my favorite
things about the desert
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is that you never know what
you are going to come across.
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And if you dare to go out and
explore under the darkness
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of night, Arizona
Sonoran Desert is a world
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of biological diversity.
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00:20:53,034 --> 00:20:53,948
Oh, look at this right here.
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Little lizard.
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It is a Western banded gecko.
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Oh, look at him.
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00:20:58,518 --> 00:20:59,780
He's seen us Now he flicked
his tail up in the air.
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He's basically saying stay back.
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I am a little beast.
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And that he is, but this is
one of the friendliest lizard
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species we could have come
across here in the desert,
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00:21:08,963 --> 00:21:10,443
and they're extremely
fragile so I'm going
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00:21:10,573 --> 00:21:12,227
to be extra gentle with him.
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Come here.
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Got him.
505
00:21:14,969 --> 00:21:18,407
This is the famous little gecko
species that lives out here
506
00:21:18,538 --> 00:21:21,454
in the Sonoran Desert,
and unfortunately
507
00:21:21,584 --> 00:21:23,412
for this little guy,
if he's not careful,
508
00:21:23,543 --> 00:21:25,719
he's going to stumble upon
what we're really looking for,
509
00:21:25,849 --> 00:21:27,982
rattlesnakes and scorpions.
510
00:21:28,112 --> 00:21:30,985
You are just too cute to be
eaten by either of those two.
511
00:21:31,115 --> 00:21:32,769
We're going to let him
back off into the desert.
512
00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:34,293
You stay safe, little guy.
513
00:21:34,423 --> 00:21:37,992
Always cool to come across
a Western banded gecko.
514
00:21:38,122 --> 00:21:40,211
See you later.
515
00:21:40,342 --> 00:21:43,954
Capturing a gecko is what I
would call a pleasant surprise,
516
00:21:44,085 --> 00:21:47,175
but I think we all know that
lurking in the shadows you can
517
00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:49,395
also find a whole bunch
of creatures that are
518
00:21:49,525 --> 00:21:51,179
better suited for nightmares.
519
00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:55,226
Some of them have close to
1,000 legs, some have only 100,
520
00:21:55,357 --> 00:21:57,490
which isn't as
bad by comparison,
521
00:21:57,620 --> 00:22:01,189
but these giants are also armed
with a very painful venomous
522
00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:02,364
bite.
523
00:22:02,495 --> 00:22:04,148
Then you have the
spiders, big and
524
00:22:04,279 --> 00:22:06,455
hairy or small and stealthy.
525
00:22:06,586 --> 00:22:08,892
That right there
is a black widow.
526
00:22:09,023 --> 00:22:11,242
Pick your venom wisely
because sometimes
527
00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:15,116
it's the little guy that
packs the most powerful punch.
528
00:22:15,246 --> 00:22:18,380
Oh, yeah, then there are
the three scorpion species.
529
00:22:18,511 --> 00:22:23,646
You know, stripe-tailed,
desert hairy, and bark.
530
00:22:23,777 --> 00:22:26,040
That's a giant desert hairy.
531
00:22:26,170 --> 00:22:27,998
Oh, he's big one too.
532
00:22:28,129 --> 00:22:30,871
Wow, look at that.
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