1 00:00:01,660 --> 00:00:03,976 Previously on expedition big foot... 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,500 Our surveillance system registered a hit. 3 00:00:09,100 --> 00:00:10,836 I believe these creatures are breeding 4 00:00:10,860 --> 00:00:12,476 and possibly raising their young 5 00:00:12,500 --> 00:00:14,976 right here in northern California. 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:16,760 - Check that out. - -You got a print there. 7 00:00:19,700 --> 00:00:21,636 Right there. Right there. Look at this. 8 00:00:21,660 --> 00:00:22,637 You see that? 9 00:00:22,661 --> 00:00:23,760 Bryce, Bryce. 10 00:00:25,660 --> 00:00:26,736 My god. 11 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,076 Holy crap! 12 00:00:28,100 --> 00:00:30,536 Something is giving off the heat signature. 13 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,600 Look, look, look, look! It looks upright. 14 00:00:33,260 --> 00:00:34,506 Holy. 15 00:00:34,530 --> 00:00:36,736 The evidence that I've picked up along the way... 16 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:39,076 That looked like something walking down the hill. 17 00:00:39,100 --> 00:00:41,076 Everything is piecing together. 18 00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:42,676 Ok, so now that's weird. 19 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:44,076 Something put this here. 20 00:00:44,100 --> 00:00:46,376 This is nesting territory, 21 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,976 and we are right smack in the middle of it. 22 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,476 All this action is converging into one place 23 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:54,476 at the center of our hot zone. 24 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:55,876 I'm getting a heat signature. 25 00:00:55,900 --> 00:00:59,636 All of our hard work has culminated to this very moment. 26 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:02,536 We started off this search with 7,000 acres, 27 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,336 and we have honed it down to one single mountain. 28 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,676 We are right at bigfoot's front step. 29 00:01:07,700 --> 00:01:10,000 We're closer than we've ever been before. 30 00:01:19,260 --> 00:01:20,636 A powerful storm system 31 00:01:20,660 --> 00:01:22,536 is passing over northern California. 32 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,836 The storm, fueled by an atmospheric river, 33 00:01:24,860 --> 00:01:28,736 could dump up to five inches of rain in coastal areas. 34 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,136 And some snow in the mountain. 35 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,576 It looks like that storm is closing in. 36 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,336 - Yeah, it's big? - Yeah. 37 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,336 Wind gusts can reach speeds up to 60 mph 38 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,976 and up to 80 in areas of higher elevation. 39 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:39,877 Hey. 40 00:01:39,901 --> 00:01:41,576 - Hey, guys. - Hey, Bryce. 41 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:42,437 How's it going? 42 00:01:42,461 --> 00:01:44,236 This is Kyle and Jordan. 43 00:01:44,260 --> 00:01:45,436 - Hey. - Good to meet you. 44 00:01:45,460 --> 00:01:48,330 When I say we brought out the big guns, I'm not kidding. 45 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:51,776 Nice. 46 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:52,777 That's amazing. 47 00:01:52,801 --> 00:01:54,736 Now that we've established that this mountain 48 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,636 is these creatures' territory, 49 00:01:56,660 --> 00:01:59,176 we've brought in the most incredible piece of tech 50 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,836 to help us pinpoint their exact location. 51 00:02:01,860 --> 00:02:03,536 So we're able to run algorithms. 52 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,276 To do this, the team will be using 53 00:02:05,300 --> 00:02:07,736 a surveillance array of eight high powered optical 54 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,436 and thermal cameras covering the mountainside, 55 00:02:10,460 --> 00:02:12,636 all driven by artificial intelligence 56 00:02:12,660 --> 00:02:16,136 that can recognize upright, bipedal animals. 57 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,876 - Russ, you take one side. - All right. 58 00:02:17,900 --> 00:02:19,136 And mireya, you take another. 59 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,007 All right. Thanks, man. 60 00:02:20,031 --> 00:02:21,476 I'll stay here with these guys 61 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:24,176 and we'll watch you as you move through the area. 62 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:25,976 If anything moves on that hillside, 63 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,036 he's gonna be able to see it, 64 00:02:27,060 --> 00:02:29,676 identify it, and direct us directly in its path. 65 00:02:29,700 --> 00:02:32,130 This thing should work flawlessly. 66 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,230 There they are, right there. 67 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,136 - Mireya for Bryce. - Yep. 68 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,976 - I'm in position. - We see you right there. 69 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,076 - Hey, Bryce. - Yep. 70 00:02:42,100 --> 00:02:43,836 - I'm in position. - I got you, Russ. 71 00:02:43,860 --> 00:02:44,807 Excellent. 72 00:02:44,831 --> 00:02:46,636 Officials are urging residents 73 00:02:46,660 --> 00:02:48,336 to be ready for possible evacuations 74 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,076 in flood prone regions as the storm system poses 75 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:53,636 a significant threat to northern California. 76 00:02:53,660 --> 00:02:55,336 We will continue to provide updates 77 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,700 as the situation develops. 78 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,736 We've been watching this side of the mountain 79 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,136 on our surveillance array for a few hours now, 80 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,700 and unfortunately we haven't gotten any hits. 81 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,036 There's a bunch of possibly... 82 00:03:13,060 --> 00:03:15,136 - What is that... - Deer, maybe bear. 83 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,436 We've seen things on all fours, 84 00:03:17,460 --> 00:03:19,476 but our software algorithm is set to look 85 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:23,076 for upright walking bipedal creatures, 86 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:25,076 which we haven't seen yet. 87 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:27,036 While Bryce is the eye in the sky 88 00:03:27,060 --> 00:03:28,276 watching the eight cameras 89 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:30,736 of the surveillance array, Russell and mireya 90 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,536 are searching different locations 91 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,136 and elevations on the mountain. 92 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,236 The team has a small window of time 93 00:03:36,260 --> 00:03:37,976 before storm conditions worsen, 94 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,036 which could limit the array's capabilities 95 00:03:40,060 --> 00:03:40,907 of detecting anything 96 00:03:40,931 --> 00:03:43,300 with the optical or thermal cameras. 97 00:03:44,260 --> 00:03:46,536 Mireya for Bryce. 98 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,676 Yeah. We see you on the surveillance array. 99 00:03:48,700 --> 00:03:50,476 You can see me now in position? 100 00:03:50,500 --> 00:03:52,276 Yeah. Visibility is a little bit limited, 101 00:03:52,300 --> 00:03:54,336 but we definitely see you. 102 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,800 Great. Well, let me know what you're seeing up on that array. 103 00:04:01,460 --> 00:04:02,407 We need to pay attention. 104 00:04:02,431 --> 00:04:04,191 There's a lot of trees falling through here. 105 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:07,476 And the sloughing off the soil. 106 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:09,276 This is some steep, treacherous stuff. 107 00:04:09,300 --> 00:04:10,700 Let's just be watchful. 108 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:17,576 Right now, with this weather, 109 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,436 things are getting a little bit sketchy. 110 00:04:19,460 --> 00:04:21,536 We've got all this rain and snow coming down, 111 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,400 so the soil beneath our feet is pretty tricky. 112 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,000 What's with all these branches here? 113 00:04:31,260 --> 00:04:32,736 There's Russ right there. 114 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,376 Russ for Bryce, Russ for Bryce. 115 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,736 - I hear you, Russ. - Go for Bryce. 116 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,760 - You should be able to see me. - Can you hear me? 117 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,936 Yeah, we do see you on the surveillance array. 118 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,236 Looking good, buddy. 119 00:04:43,260 --> 00:04:46,476 Let me know if there's anything I need to pay attention to. 120 00:04:46,500 --> 00:04:48,530 - Copy that. Stay safe. - Thank you, Bryce. 121 00:04:55,460 --> 00:04:57,936 Hang on. Hang on. Hang on up the hill a little bit. 122 00:04:57,960 --> 00:04:59,236 What the is that? 123 00:04:59,260 --> 00:05:00,336 We got a target here. 124 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:01,800 Came up from behind a tree. 125 00:05:03,860 --> 00:05:05,236 That is not mireya, is it? 126 00:05:05,260 --> 00:05:06,430 That is not mireya 127 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:08,300 what the. 128 00:05:10,260 --> 00:05:11,336 Holy. 129 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:12,736 Hey, mireya, the eyes 130 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,636 acquired a target coming up to you. 131 00:05:14,660 --> 00:05:17,236 It's really close, I'd say about 200 yards 132 00:05:17,260 --> 00:05:19,430 to the south-west, and it looks big. 133 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:23,676 Are you seeing anything? 134 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:25,076 I'm not seeing anything. 135 00:05:25,100 --> 00:05:27,076 I'm gonna keep going in the south-west direction. 136 00:05:27,100 --> 00:05:29,800 Keep your eyes on it and let me know if it changes direction. 137 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:31,600 All right, let's keep moving. 138 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:40,876 I'm seeing a lot of 139 00:05:40,900 --> 00:05:43,376 stuff in the soil, disturbances. 140 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,976 This whole area has been pushed up a little bit. 141 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,336 As mireya heads towards the heat signature 142 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:50,676 on the other side of the mountain, 143 00:05:50,700 --> 00:05:52,836 Russell searches his target area. 144 00:05:52,860 --> 00:05:55,836 A lot of stuff moving, right through here, 145 00:05:55,860 --> 00:05:58,230 it's almost like a little hidden sidewalk here. 146 00:05:59,260 --> 00:06:03,430 Holy. I am getting something coming up on Russ. 147 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:06,377 Are you seeing that? 148 00:06:06,401 --> 00:06:07,500 Yeah, it's big. 149 00:06:09,700 --> 00:06:11,400 - What the hell is that? - It's fast. 150 00:06:12,860 --> 00:06:14,436 Hey, Russ, we see a target 151 00:06:14,460 --> 00:06:17,076 making its way towards you, and it is moving, man. 152 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:19,436 Are we looking downhill, uphill or in front of me? 153 00:06:19,460 --> 00:06:21,976 In the direction of moving? Guide me. 154 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:23,536 It is to your east, 155 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,700 probably about 50 yards and moving in. 156 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,700 Got it. 157 00:06:29,660 --> 00:06:30,900 Copy that. 158 00:06:34,860 --> 00:06:36,900 Something's been through here just recently. 159 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,230 Stop, stop, stop. 160 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,136 Are you... Can you smell that? 161 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:03,300 That's pretty strong. 162 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:08,600 Did you hear that? 163 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,600 Something broke branch out here in front of us. 164 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:16,076 Russ for Bryce. 165 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:17,736 Russell. I got you loud and clear, man. 166 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:19,576 It just broke a stick out in front of me 167 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,636 less than 100 yards. How close am I? 168 00:07:21,660 --> 00:07:22,637 If you stay that course, 169 00:07:22,661 --> 00:07:24,230 you should be able to intercept. 170 00:07:24,660 --> 00:07:25,836 Copy that. 171 00:07:25,860 --> 00:07:27,100 Moving in. 172 00:07:38,260 --> 00:07:39,536 It's just incredibly hard right now 173 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,176 with this terrain and this weather. 174 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:42,436 Further up from Russell, 175 00:07:42,460 --> 00:07:43,976 mireya is descending the mountain 176 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,836 in pursuit of a large thermal image 177 00:07:45,860 --> 00:07:47,576 spotted on the surveillance array, 178 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,076 heading in her direction. 179 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:50,900 It's like an obstacle course, isn't it? 180 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:53,476 Hey, Bryce, I'm trying to run down 181 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:55,536 towards where you saw that heat signature. 182 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:56,600 Gotcha, mireya. 183 00:07:57,660 --> 00:07:59,136 I got a target right here. 184 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:00,600 Yeah, we definitely got a target. 185 00:08:02,060 --> 00:08:03,376 Holy. 186 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,676 Hey, mireya, we're picking up two targets, 187 00:08:05,700 --> 00:08:06,736 not just one. 188 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,076 Are you hearing or seeing anything? 189 00:08:09,100 --> 00:08:10,336 I'm not seeing anything. 190 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,036 We're losing that other signature 191 00:08:12,060 --> 00:08:13,676 between the trees and the fog, 192 00:08:13,700 --> 00:08:14,876 but if you just keep moving, 193 00:08:14,900 --> 00:08:16,976 you shouldn't be able to connect with it. 194 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,000 Roger. I am heading towards them. Over and out. 195 00:08:24,660 --> 00:08:27,076 Well, I'm trying to see if anything that's moving 196 00:08:27,100 --> 00:08:29,430 might be moving up in this direction. 197 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:32,576 The problem is, all the elements 198 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,536 are really working against us right now. 199 00:08:34,560 --> 00:08:37,276 This is incredibly steep, it's slippery, 200 00:08:37,300 --> 00:08:39,836 and we can't really hear as things move through the forest 201 00:08:39,860 --> 00:08:41,500 because of all the rain and the hail. 202 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:46,736 We're really starting to lose them out here. 203 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,236 This is making it impossible to see anything. 204 00:08:49,260 --> 00:08:51,476 Yeah, coming in really bad. 205 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:53,836 The weather has been all over the place, 206 00:08:53,860 --> 00:08:56,536 and now we're getting these waves of fog 207 00:08:56,560 --> 00:08:57,976 rolling through the mountains. 208 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,276 If it gets any thicker, this system 209 00:09:00,300 --> 00:09:02,176 won't be able to detect anything. 210 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,636 Hey, mireya, we just lost that signal. 211 00:09:04,660 --> 00:09:07,736 Bryce, I didn't see... but I'm not 212 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,636 you're not coming in. 213 00:09:10,660 --> 00:09:12,230 It just gets hairier. 214 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:17,160 Mireya, do you copy? 215 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:29,260 Mireya, do you copy? 216 00:09:32,060 --> 00:09:33,700 Bryce for Russ. Do you copy? 217 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,360 Bryce, even the thermals can't see anything. 218 00:09:39,430 --> 00:09:41,676 With so much snow and fog in the air, 219 00:09:41,700 --> 00:09:44,136 the surveillance ray can't pick up on anything. 220 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:44,937 And I don't think this storm 221 00:09:44,961 --> 00:09:47,076 is going to break any time soon. 222 00:09:47,100 --> 00:09:48,376 But I do know that the a.I. 223 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,536 Detected multiple upright walking targets 224 00:09:50,560 --> 00:09:52,636 on that mountain with Russ and mireya. 225 00:09:52,660 --> 00:09:54,576 So I can either sit here blind 226 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,076 or I can head towards them 227 00:09:56,100 --> 00:09:58,536 in the hopes that my comms will eventually work. 228 00:09:58,560 --> 00:10:00,976 Either way, I'll be closer to Russ and mireya 229 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,136 and can help join in on the search. 230 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,130 All right, you guys keep watching this. 231 00:10:12,260 --> 00:10:14,336 Back on the south-West Side of the mountain, 232 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,336 Russell continues to try and intercept 233 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,600 the heat signature that Bryce spotted on the array. 234 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,130 Did you see this? 235 00:10:36,660 --> 00:10:37,800 Look at that. 236 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:43,200 We have a footprint. 237 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:46,730 Holy crap. 238 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,130 We have a track. 239 00:10:52,560 --> 00:10:53,706 This is fresh. 240 00:10:53,730 --> 00:10:55,930 Let's keep going. I'll circle back and cast this thing. 241 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,500 Let's get back. Back up. 242 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:05,900 Holy crap. 243 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:08,030 One. 244 00:11:08,660 --> 00:11:09,730 Two. 245 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,676 Three impressions. 246 00:11:11,700 --> 00:11:14,136 Look at that, but they're not very big. 247 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:15,776 I think we got a juvenile. 248 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:16,900 Russ for Bryce. 249 00:11:17,660 --> 00:11:18,660 Russ for Bryce. 250 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,036 I'm unable to reach Bryce. 251 00:11:25,060 --> 00:11:26,800 I don't like not having comms. 252 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,336 The weather's picking up. 253 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,000 It's coming down a lot faster. 254 00:11:31,660 --> 00:11:34,236 The more moisture, the more water gets in here, 255 00:11:34,260 --> 00:11:35,576 the more deterioration I get. 256 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:36,477 Look at this. 257 00:11:36,501 --> 00:11:38,536 There's pooling right in here, the water. 258 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:40,176 I need to get the casting material in there, 259 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,236 like, right now. 260 00:11:41,260 --> 00:11:44,136 I think we've got some really good evidence here. 261 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,636 Normally, I wouldn't cast in these conditions. 262 00:11:46,660 --> 00:11:48,836 But I've never seen a print this size. 263 00:11:48,860 --> 00:11:50,836 This could be a juvenile print. 264 00:11:50,860 --> 00:11:53,236 If I can capture this evidence, this could prove 265 00:11:53,260 --> 00:11:54,936 that they're raising their young here. 266 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,800 After I cast these, I'll go back and do the other one. 267 00:11:58,700 --> 00:12:00,900 I've never seen anything like this. 268 00:12:04,100 --> 00:12:06,536 I think this is the left and right footprint. 269 00:12:06,560 --> 00:12:08,076 I think we've got two here, 270 00:12:08,100 --> 00:12:09,936 a juvenile and an adult. 271 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:11,600 This is a huge find. 272 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:13,600 I can't believe this. 273 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:16,337 I don't know if there's enough 274 00:12:16,361 --> 00:12:17,976 to get a full print on this, 275 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,430 but I wanna get these toes. 276 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:24,930 These are so much smaller. 277 00:12:25,860 --> 00:12:27,930 How do we get eyes on these things tonight? 278 00:12:36,860 --> 00:12:39,000 Let's see if we find some tracks right here. 279 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,800 The heat signature I'm after is in this direction, 280 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,836 I'm trying to find any signs of movement, tracks, 281 00:12:51,860 --> 00:12:53,600 anything that could have come through here. 282 00:12:59,660 --> 00:13:01,076 It actually looks like something 283 00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:02,800 has been moving through here. 284 00:13:03,560 --> 00:13:05,136 Right in here. 285 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,800 Look at the way these are bent down. 286 00:13:07,460 --> 00:13:09,736 It just looks like this has been 287 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:11,700 matted down in this direction. 288 00:13:12,860 --> 00:13:14,436 I say we keep going that way 289 00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:15,600 and keep following this. 290 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,200 Shh. Listen. 291 00:13:42,260 --> 00:13:43,700 I heard something over there. 292 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,730 It is so quiet down here. 293 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,876 As temperatures continue to drop, 294 00:14:08,900 --> 00:14:10,576 the rain has turned to snow, 295 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,276 while Bryce has now made his way 296 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:13,636 across the valley in search 297 00:14:13,660 --> 00:14:16,000 of the heat signature he spotted earlier. 298 00:14:29,460 --> 00:14:31,436 We are in the thick of it right now, 299 00:14:31,460 --> 00:14:32,976 and I'm getting just a real 300 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,076 uneasy feeling being here, 301 00:14:35,100 --> 00:14:37,230 and I feel that head to toe. 302 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:38,530 That's weird. 303 00:14:40,860 --> 00:14:42,636 Infrasound is something that we've 304 00:14:42,660 --> 00:14:44,336 explored with these creatures 305 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:45,476 that could be the cause 306 00:14:45,500 --> 00:14:48,176 of these uneasy feelings. 307 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:49,536 Infrasound is sound 308 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,136 below the range of human hearing, 309 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,136 which is generally accepted as below 20 hertz, 310 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,476 it can be generated by natural phenomena 311 00:14:56,500 --> 00:14:58,976 like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, 312 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:00,236 as well as by animals 313 00:15:00,260 --> 00:15:02,736 such as whales, tigers and elephants. 314 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,376 Some humans can be adversely affected by it. 315 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,176 Bigfoot researchers suggest that 316 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,336 big foot can not only communicate using infrasound, 317 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:11,836 but can use the sound waves 318 00:15:11,860 --> 00:15:13,730 to disorient other animals. 319 00:15:22,060 --> 00:15:24,600 I'm hearing stuff pop above me. 320 00:15:46,100 --> 00:15:48,500 - Holy. - Holy. 321 00:15:49,900 --> 00:15:51,600 Hold on. What the is that? 322 00:15:56,860 --> 00:15:58,200 Whoa! 323 00:15:59,100 --> 00:16:01,576 I don't know, but from here it looks like it was 324 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,300 put in the ground upside down. 325 00:16:05,660 --> 00:16:08,300 This just is creeping me out big time. 326 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:11,200 I was just seeing if there's any tracks, 327 00:16:12,860 --> 00:16:14,436 I mean, look at this fresh snow. 328 00:16:14,460 --> 00:16:16,300 I just came in right through here. 329 00:16:17,260 --> 00:16:18,900 And there's nothing else around. 330 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:20,730 Yeah, this is buried. 331 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,536 I mean, you can see this was 332 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,700 jammed in here with such force. 333 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,636 This is just branded in there. 334 00:16:30,660 --> 00:16:33,700 This is buried upside down 335 00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:35,076 in the ground. 336 00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:36,776 And we really haven't seen that, 337 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,200 except for places like Alaska. 338 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:40,900 There it is. 339 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:42,400 My god. 340 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:44,437 That's weird. 341 00:16:44,461 --> 00:16:45,600 That is weird. 342 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:48,976 This may be another boundary marker, 343 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,536 but honestly, it's a little different 344 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,536 from what we've seen in the past. 345 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,536 You know, the structures that we've been 346 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:57,336 discovering that we feel have been marking 347 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,436 out boundaries have been more 348 00:16:59,460 --> 00:17:01,900 apex structures with ornamentation. 349 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:04,736 What the hell is this thing doing here 350 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:06,176 in northern California? 351 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,176 It has me thinking and wondering. 352 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:09,976 Could this possibly be 353 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,700 the same group of big foot from Alaska? 354 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:32,930 I'm not seeing anything here. 355 00:17:34,700 --> 00:17:36,836 After losing communication with the rest 356 00:17:36,860 --> 00:17:38,836 of the team for over two hours 357 00:17:38,860 --> 00:17:41,176 and as the snow continues to fall, 358 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,736 a half mile from Bryce, 359 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,876 mireya proceeds to search in the direction 360 00:17:44,900 --> 00:17:47,430 the heat signatures were last known to be heading. 361 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:51,700 Crazy. 362 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:53,230 The weather 363 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,576 has changed so dramatically, 364 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:57,400 even just in the time that I've been 365 00:17:57,660 --> 00:17:59,376 out here searching, 366 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,400 that now we've got a buildup of snow, 367 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,276 which, up to this point, 368 00:18:03,300 --> 00:18:05,076 the weather has been really hurting 369 00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:07,576 and challenging us, like we're down comms. 370 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:08,776 Visibility isn't good, 371 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,536 but this might actually help us 372 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:11,900 in looking for tracks. 373 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,230 No way. 374 00:18:31,300 --> 00:18:32,736 God, look at this. 375 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,130 There's two nests. 376 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,036 God, look at this. 377 00:18:41,060 --> 00:18:42,300 There's two nests. 378 00:18:44,660 --> 00:18:46,336 You look at this 379 00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:48,536 and there's absolutely no confusing this 380 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,276 for anything else other than a nest. 381 00:18:51,300 --> 00:18:54,536 Deer couldn't do this. Bear couldn't do this. 382 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,536 If I'm honest, what it reminds me of 383 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,600 is very much like a nest a gorilla would make. 384 00:19:01,460 --> 00:19:03,076 The thing that strikes me 385 00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:04,976 is that this was just constructed. 386 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,436 Look how fresh those pine needles are. 387 00:19:07,460 --> 00:19:09,076 I mean, they're bright, bright green. 388 00:19:09,100 --> 00:19:10,136 I don't want to touch anything 389 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:10,877 because I want to be able 390 00:19:10,901 --> 00:19:13,430 to collect evidence from this. 391 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:15,836 But look at this, the way that all this 392 00:19:15,860 --> 00:19:18,436 is sort of woven on the bottom 393 00:19:18,460 --> 00:19:20,976 to create this geometrical shape 394 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,336 and then all of this bedding 395 00:19:23,360 --> 00:19:25,976 right in the middle, I mean, 396 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,976 the nests that we found in northern California in the past, 397 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,076 they didn't look recent. 398 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:33,030 Check this out. Look at all these breaks. 399 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:35,200 Look at this. Right here. 400 00:19:35,660 --> 00:19:37,000 What the. 401 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:38,976 This is crazy. 402 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,536 And the thing about primates, like gorillas, 403 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:42,836 when they make a nest, 404 00:19:42,860 --> 00:19:46,830 it's to sleep in that night and only that night, which means... 405 00:19:47,500 --> 00:19:49,436 We're in something's territory. 406 00:19:49,460 --> 00:19:53,676 And having two nests this close to each other, 407 00:19:53,700 --> 00:19:55,936 we could be looking at a family group. 408 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,976 But given the size of the nest, 409 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,930 we're looking at huge animals. 410 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,430 What I want to find is what made these. 411 00:20:13,460 --> 00:20:14,736 My god! 412 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:16,030 Look at this. 413 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,030 There's another one. 414 00:20:22,500 --> 00:20:23,800 And it's also big. 415 00:20:26,460 --> 00:20:28,130 This is insane. 416 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,236 Wow. 417 00:20:31,260 --> 00:20:35,076 If what we were picking up on that thermal made this, 418 00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:36,436 that means that we're really close, 419 00:20:36,460 --> 00:20:38,400 and this is the closest we've ever been. 420 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,030 Look at this. 421 00:20:57,100 --> 00:20:58,600 There's something that... 422 00:20:59,660 --> 00:21:05,636 Took all the branches from here 423 00:21:05,660 --> 00:21:07,600 to bring up there where we found the nest. 424 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:11,636 Mireya for Bryce or Russell. 425 00:21:11,660 --> 00:21:13,330 Bryce or Russell, come in. 426 00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:22,230 Mireya for Bryce. 427 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:31,836 But let's keep going 428 00:21:31,860 --> 00:21:33,600 and see if we see anything down there. 429 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,400 It's almost full-on daylight. 430 00:21:52,360 --> 00:21:53,736 We have to make contact with the team. 431 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,376 We need to rendezvous. 432 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,876 With the first wave of the storm having passed, 433 00:21:57,900 --> 00:22:00,576 rising temperatures and rain have melted the snow 434 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:01,836 and cleared the ground. 435 00:22:01,860 --> 00:22:03,736 However, the next wave of the storm 436 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,036 is expected to make landfall within six hours. 437 00:22:07,060 --> 00:22:09,536 Meteorologists have predicted lightning 438 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,176 and up to four inches of rain, 439 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,600 which is enough to cause flash floods and landslides. 440 00:22:16,060 --> 00:22:18,330 Russ for mireya or Bryce. Either one of you copy. 441 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,600 Hey, Russ, I read you. 442 00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:22,136 What's going on? 443 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,136 I got an idea. We've been running all night long. 444 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:25,436 This is a pretty hard push. 445 00:22:25,460 --> 00:22:27,536 How about if we meet up in about two hours? 446 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:28,676 If I give you some coordinates, 447 00:22:28,700 --> 00:22:31,136 can you guys both meet me at the bottom of this creek? 448 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,336 Absolutely, man, that's a good plan. 449 00:22:33,360 --> 00:22:36,576 - I had the craziest night, man. - You would not believe it. 450 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:38,476 Have you heard anything from mireya yet? 451 00:22:38,500 --> 00:22:41,300 Negative. I have not heard from mireya. 452 00:22:42,060 --> 00:22:43,676 Hey, guys, I'm back on comms now, 453 00:22:43,700 --> 00:22:44,706 and I heard everything you said. 454 00:22:44,730 --> 00:22:48,236 I never reached whatever that thermal target was, 455 00:22:48,260 --> 00:22:50,276 but, man, do I have something to show you. 456 00:22:50,300 --> 00:22:52,636 You got it, mireya. Good to have you back on comms. 457 00:22:52,660 --> 00:22:54,400 I'm on the way. 458 00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:56,976 Got to get those casts pulled 459 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,800 and meet the team in two hours. 460 00:23:10,460 --> 00:23:11,600 Here we go. 461 00:23:12,700 --> 00:23:14,976 Wow. Look at that. 462 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,630 I don't think I lost any of the detail in here. 463 00:23:18,660 --> 00:23:20,700 All right, let's head over to the other location. 464 00:23:21,660 --> 00:23:23,600 I'm kind of excited to see those others. 465 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,130 Wow. 466 00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:30,830 Look at this. I have a left foot. 467 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,576 And right up here, I have the right foot. 468 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:37,730 We have a perfect set of tracks, left and right. 469 00:23:38,660 --> 00:23:40,976 This is like the lottery of footprints right here. 470 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:42,336 My hunch is telling me 471 00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:43,776 that we're looking at a juvenile. 472 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,876 Different size prints proves more than one creature. 473 00:23:46,900 --> 00:23:49,436 That means that we could have identified a family group, 474 00:23:49,460 --> 00:23:52,476 and we've zeroed in on their breeding grounds. 475 00:23:52,500 --> 00:23:55,676 I want nothing more than to sit here and clean this thing out 476 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:57,036 detail by detail, 477 00:23:57,060 --> 00:23:58,636 but I gotta meet up with the team. 478 00:23:58,660 --> 00:24:00,500 I gotta show them these tracks. 479 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:13,776 That's some terrain? 480 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,076 - Man, that's crazy. - And what a night. 481 00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:18,236 - Yeah. - -That weather was just so crazy. 482 00:24:18,260 --> 00:24:19,536 Yeah, absolutely. 483 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:20,700 Check this out. 484 00:24:21,700 --> 00:24:23,836 Let me show you what I got. 485 00:24:23,860 --> 00:24:27,136 This is the first one I found. Look how wide this thing is. 486 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,236 - My god. - -Wow, that is wide. 487 00:24:29,260 --> 00:24:30,237 Wow! 488 00:24:30,261 --> 00:24:31,836 Look how flat and wide that thing is. 489 00:24:31,860 --> 00:24:33,876 Look at the size of this thing. 490 00:24:33,900 --> 00:24:34,807 Yeah. 491 00:24:34,831 --> 00:24:36,176 I mean, this is really interesting. 492 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,036 You can see how there is what looks to be the toes splaying. 493 00:24:40,060 --> 00:24:43,236 And we wear shoes, so you don't often see this 494 00:24:43,260 --> 00:24:45,736 because our toes are always constricted. 495 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,476 I'm looking at these prints, 496 00:24:47,500 --> 00:24:51,076 and I'm observing interesting physiological traits, 497 00:24:51,100 --> 00:24:53,236 like the way that the toes are splayed out, 498 00:24:53,260 --> 00:24:54,776 which is interesting because that tells you 499 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,736 a lot about locomotion. 500 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,736 In environments just like this, 501 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:01,076 where I worked with natives who never wear shoes, 502 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:02,976 you can see the toe splay. 503 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,076 In fact, you see a thickening of their sole. 504 00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:08,030 The feet are a reflection of the environment... 505 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,700 And this is something that's walking upright. 506 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,876 Wow. This is a great find, Russ. 507 00:25:22,900 --> 00:25:23,677 Thank you. 508 00:25:23,701 --> 00:25:25,536 Wait till you see these other two. 509 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:27,676 Bryce, I got a left and a right. 510 00:25:27,700 --> 00:25:28,477 - No way. - Look. 511 00:25:28,501 --> 00:25:29,876 My god, they're a set. 512 00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:30,976 - Left and right. - Wow! 513 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,336 Wow. Russell. That's outstanding. 514 00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:35,730 What makes this unique 515 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,376 is having a side by side print like that, 516 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,876 you have the left foot and the right foot, 517 00:25:40,900 --> 00:25:42,836 which is like the holy grail 518 00:25:42,860 --> 00:25:44,836 of collecting these footprints. 519 00:25:44,860 --> 00:25:47,936 Well done, man. That's incredible. 520 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,836 This is about two-thirds the length of this one. 521 00:25:50,860 --> 00:25:51,456 Judging by the size. 522 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:52,776 I feel like this is the biggest one, right? 523 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:54,230 That's huge. 524 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,236 In primates, there's a lot of cases of sexual dimorphism 525 00:25:58,260 --> 00:26:00,900 where the male is bigger than the female. 526 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:05,236 Sexual dimorphism is a term used in science 527 00:26:05,260 --> 00:26:07,536 to describe size differences 528 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,936 between a male and a female in a species. 529 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,136 We don't see this in all animals, 530 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,976 but we do see it a lot in primates like gorillas 531 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,106 where the silver back male 532 00:26:16,130 --> 00:26:18,876 is going to be significantly larger than a female. 533 00:26:18,900 --> 00:26:22,176 So we could be looking at a juvenile print 534 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,376 or we could be looking at a female print. 535 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,276 Gorillas, in particular, male gorillas, 536 00:26:28,300 --> 00:26:31,876 are 30% larger than female gorillas. 537 00:26:31,900 --> 00:26:32,120 Man. 538 00:26:32,144 --> 00:26:33,936 I think this might have been a juvenile... 539 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,976 - Yeah. - And an adult. 540 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,936 Told it to start up, circle back and go down. 541 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,136 You know, it's so funny that you mentioned juvenile 542 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,676 because last night, 543 00:26:44,700 --> 00:26:48,036 you know, I was tracking this third anomalous target 544 00:26:48,060 --> 00:26:49,836 which led me into this zone, 545 00:26:49,860 --> 00:26:55,076 and, Russ, I found an upside down tree stuck into the ground. 546 00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:57,076 It wasn't a tree, it was smaller, 547 00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:59,076 but it was in there like three and a half feet. 548 00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:02,636 - Like Alaska upside down tree? - Yes, much smaller 549 00:27:02,660 --> 00:27:05,336 and just more ominous because when I was in there, 550 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:06,976 I just felt like I was in the lion's den, man. 551 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,136 - Wow. - I felt like I was being lured in there. 552 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:13,136 So, yeah, you may have a male and female or male juvenile. 553 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:17,436 But obviously, there's multiple creatures from these tracks. 554 00:27:17,460 --> 00:27:20,857 You know you've got two different individuals. 555 00:27:20,881 --> 00:27:21,736 For sure. 556 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:23,336 The most important thing is 557 00:27:23,360 --> 00:27:27,436 it could be that what we're looking at here is a family group. 558 00:27:27,460 --> 00:27:29,336 Russell, this is a really, really great find. 559 00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:32,076 But you guys, I want to take you to where I was last night. 560 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:34,036 You are not gonna believe what I found. 561 00:27:34,060 --> 00:27:35,136 - Yeah? - Yeah. 562 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:36,836 - I'm intrigued. - What'd you get? 563 00:27:36,860 --> 00:27:38,736 I don't want to tell you. I want to show you. 564 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:39,976 Pack this up and let's go. 565 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,500 - I'll take you there. - All right. 566 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,376 - Crap. - Look at that. 567 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,800 My gosh! 568 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,536 Isn't this crazy? Look. 569 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:57,976 Three nests. 570 00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:59,836 Wow! 571 00:27:59,860 --> 00:28:02,236 It doesn't look like anything's changed from last night, 572 00:28:02,260 --> 00:28:04,076 so whatever made these didn't come back. 573 00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:05,300 Wow. 574 00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:09,036 I'm just flummoxed. This is wild. 575 00:28:09,060 --> 00:28:13,400 These are absolutely just gigantic. 576 00:28:15,460 --> 00:28:18,136 These nests are intertwined together, 577 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,376 and they have green fresh boughs on top of them 578 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:22,636 to make them comfortable, 579 00:28:22,660 --> 00:28:24,136 like you would sleep at any hotel. 580 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:25,536 I was not expecting this. 581 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,300 Where's the third one? 582 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,230 Follow this way. 583 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:35,436 Hey, Russ, up here. 584 00:28:35,460 --> 00:28:38,000 - Wow. - My god! 585 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:40,300 That is huge. 586 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,336 It's like woven together. 587 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,936 This is what we ran into right here in California 588 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:48,530 when we found two nests. 589 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,776 But now we're looking at three, 590 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:51,707 which would indicate 591 00:28:51,731 --> 00:28:53,576 we're looking at three different creatures 592 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:54,736 on this mountain. 593 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,076 Tell me this wouldn't be the Alpha position. 594 00:28:57,100 --> 00:29:00,836 To me, this spells out like some kind of family group 595 00:29:00,860 --> 00:29:04,636 where you've got an Alpha watching out for the other group members. 596 00:29:04,660 --> 00:29:07,336 - And if we have a little one in a group... - -Right. 597 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,536 It's usually going to nest with the mother. 598 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:11,836 That makes total sense. 599 00:29:11,860 --> 00:29:16,136 This one particular site, there actually was a cluster of nests. 600 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:17,037 Wow. 601 00:29:17,061 --> 00:29:19,776 My kind of gut reaction to this situation 602 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:21,436 was that it was a birthing site. 603 00:29:21,460 --> 00:29:24,176 The reason I think that is there was one nest 604 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,436 that was in the crook of a bush 605 00:29:26,460 --> 00:29:28,736 about two and a half feet off the ground. 606 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,836 When I saw it, the first thing that came to mind was, 607 00:29:31,860 --> 00:29:34,636 "my gosh, this is a bassinet." 608 00:29:34,660 --> 00:29:36,676 When I look at the size of this thing, 609 00:29:36,700 --> 00:29:39,276 I could fit two of me inside of this. 610 00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:42,036 And just the way these nests were situated together 611 00:29:42,060 --> 00:29:43,037 leads me to believe that 612 00:29:43,061 --> 00:29:45,336 this was more than likely a family of big foot. 613 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,836 - Wow. - Okay. Right here? Right at the edge? 614 00:29:47,860 --> 00:29:50,236 Nine feet. 615 00:29:50,260 --> 00:29:53,436 So for reference, I'm going to label this one just Alpha nest... 616 00:29:53,460 --> 00:29:55,276 - All right. - And write down the measurements, 617 00:29:55,300 --> 00:29:56,436 and we'll just go to all of them, 618 00:29:56,460 --> 00:29:58,136 - get all that first... - Yeah. 619 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,500 - And then we just start diving in. - -Great. 620 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:07,830 - All right, let's measure this one. - -Yep. 621 00:30:08,460 --> 00:30:09,836 We're at nine feet on this one. 622 00:30:09,860 --> 00:30:10,737 - Same. - Wow. 623 00:30:10,761 --> 00:30:11,936 - Same. - Here. 624 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:13,100 Yep. I got it. 625 00:30:15,700 --> 00:30:16,800 Right at eight feet. 626 00:30:17,660 --> 00:30:18,976 These other two nests 627 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,876 are measuring to be about the same size as the first one, 628 00:30:21,900 --> 00:30:24,876 which means there are at least three creatures here. 629 00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:26,436 And if this is a family grouping 630 00:30:26,460 --> 00:30:28,136 with the mother sharing the nest, 631 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:31,200 then we could be looking at possibly four big foot. 632 00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:36,936 Seven and a half feet. 633 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,536 - Yeah. - Good. 634 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,176 Man, I'm almost seeing, like, an impression in here, too. 635 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:42,636 Are you guys catching that? 636 00:30:42,660 --> 00:30:45,836 If you really look at the composition of it, 637 00:30:45,860 --> 00:30:49,976 you'd have to imagine that something had to have been inside 638 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,976 in order to get this done and matted down in this way. 639 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:53,977 Yeah, right. 640 00:30:54,001 --> 00:30:55,006 Which is great for us 641 00:30:55,030 --> 00:30:57,436 because we may be able to find some DNA in there. 642 00:30:57,460 --> 00:31:00,660 Yeah. Speaking of, what's the best way to pull some of this DNA? 643 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:02,976 Let's split up because there's three of them 644 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,436 and the weather is really coming in. 645 00:31:04,460 --> 00:31:05,636 Yeah, it is. 646 00:31:05,660 --> 00:31:07,736 First thing I want to do is use the technology that we have 647 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:09,076 that will help to identify 648 00:31:09,100 --> 00:31:12,476 our best chances of getting a DNA signature here. 649 00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:15,776 So if you guys want to start working on the outside, 650 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:17,676 - by looking for any hair... - Yeah. 651 00:31:17,700 --> 00:31:19,717 Anything that looks unusual that we can collect... 652 00:31:19,741 --> 00:31:19,976 Yep. 653 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,560 - And then we can really dive in. - -Great. 654 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:25,836 With the next band of the storm 655 00:31:25,860 --> 00:31:27,736 expected to hit land in less than an hour, 656 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,576 mireya must gather any evidence now, 657 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:31,976 before it washes away, 658 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,836 using a hyper spectral camera 659 00:31:33,860 --> 00:31:35,336 that's equipped with technology 660 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:36,636 that processes data 661 00:31:36,660 --> 00:31:39,176 across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, 662 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:42,836 allowing it to detect traces of animal DNA. 663 00:31:42,860 --> 00:31:44,476 It's detected something right here, 664 00:31:44,500 --> 00:31:46,436 so I'm gonna go ahead and set that. 665 00:31:46,460 --> 00:31:48,036 That way we can keep that data, 666 00:31:48,060 --> 00:31:50,936 and I'm going to collect exactly from that spot. 667 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:52,076 It's going to give us our best chances 668 00:31:52,100 --> 00:31:54,336 of getting any kind of DNA signature. 669 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:58,336 I'm trying to collect as much evidence as we can while we still have it, 670 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,736 because I don't know what's going to be left when this next storm hits. 671 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:02,976 Good grief, mireya. 672 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:06,736 Now that I'm in here, look at the size of this thing. Look. 673 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,436 You look like you're in a six-person hot tub. 674 00:32:08,460 --> 00:32:13,736 I mean, this thing could accommodate several huge humans. 675 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:14,830 Agreed. 676 00:32:15,260 --> 00:32:16,460 That's a lot of space. 677 00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:23,576 We're gonna have to shut it down. 678 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,036 - Copy that. - We'll finish up here and head back. 679 00:32:26,060 --> 00:32:26,660 Negative. 680 00:32:26,684 --> 00:32:29,636 We need everyone to pull back position, Russ, now. 681 00:32:29,660 --> 00:32:31,076 - Hey, Bryce. - Yeah? 682 00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:32,436 We gotta get out of here. 683 00:32:32,460 --> 00:32:34,236 - I'm on my way. - You done? 684 00:32:34,260 --> 00:32:35,530 Yeah. 685 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,436 The thing that made me want to start doing field research 686 00:32:51,460 --> 00:32:53,476 was a magazine article 687 00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:57,176 that I read about the most endangered primates in the world. 688 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,976 And it wasn't the ones with the beautiful photographs that captured my attention. 689 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:02,736 It was actually the line drawings. 690 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,676 Because here they were on the verge of extinction, 691 00:33:05,700 --> 00:33:08,536 and they had never even been photographed. 692 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:10,476 That really captured my attention. 693 00:33:10,500 --> 00:33:12,376 I knew then and there that that was what 694 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,676 I was going to dedicate the rest of my life to. 695 00:33:14,700 --> 00:33:17,336 And for now, more than two decades, 696 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:18,776 I have been in search 697 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:22,236 of rare and elusive primates on the verge of extinction 698 00:33:22,260 --> 00:33:24,700 that have not even ever been documented. 699 00:33:41,460 --> 00:33:43,336 After the storm came through, 700 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,400 it made all of the roads and trails impassable. 701 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:48,476 But we're not giving up. 702 00:33:48,500 --> 00:33:50,636 Nothing here on prints or anything. Anything that 703 00:33:50,660 --> 00:33:52,576 no, just some turned up ferns. 704 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:56,200 Nature still has so many more surprises for us, I think. 705 00:33:59,700 --> 00:34:01,536 I remember so many times 706 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,476 during my previous expeditions 707 00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:06,336 where I was out searching for a rare elusive animal 708 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,436 that I'd been told over and over I'd never find. 709 00:34:09,460 --> 00:34:11,236 There were so many moments 710 00:34:11,260 --> 00:34:13,076 where I could have just given up 711 00:34:13,100 --> 00:34:14,536 because it seemed like a failure, 712 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,736 walking ten hours a day for months on end and not seeing something. 713 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,200 But then you have that breakthrough moment, 714 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:23,236 and that can only come 715 00:34:23,260 --> 00:34:25,530 from Patience and perseverance. 716 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:39,636 After weeks of searching 717 00:34:39,660 --> 00:34:41,676 for the suspected family of big foot, 718 00:34:41,700 --> 00:34:45,036 the team gathers to speak to an expert of forensic podiatry 719 00:34:45,060 --> 00:34:47,036 about the three detailed prints 720 00:34:47,060 --> 00:34:49,536 they collected near the nest site. 721 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:53,336 Dr. Emily, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us today. 722 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,576 Thank you so much. 723 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,536 First of all, can you tell us a little bit about your work? 724 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,736 So I am a functional podiatrist 725 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:02,036 and a human movement specialist, 726 00:35:02,060 --> 00:35:03,976 and I have a big interest 727 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,136 in the evolution of bipedal-ism. 728 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:07,976 Well, I know we sent you tracks 729 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:09,076 that we found out in the field. 730 00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:11,276 Can you break down your process 731 00:35:11,300 --> 00:35:14,136 of how you analyze a foot track? 732 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,436 What I did is I set them down all on the floor, 733 00:35:16,460 --> 00:35:19,076 and then I looked at them from a distance 734 00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:22,436 to see what kind of jumped out at me 735 00:35:22,460 --> 00:35:24,976 from the shape, from the size, 736 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,976 from the detailing of the prints. 737 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:28,336 And then I went in deeper 738 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,076 and started taking actual measurements 739 00:35:30,100 --> 00:35:33,076 of the size of the foot, the breadth of the foot. 740 00:35:33,100 --> 00:35:35,836 This is based off of forensic podiatry, 741 00:35:35,860 --> 00:35:37,676 which is a division of podiatry 742 00:35:37,700 --> 00:35:40,636 that uses footprints that would be found at a crime scene 743 00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:41,936 to then try to determine 744 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:46,330 height, weight, et cetera, even gait pattern, of a suspect. 745 00:35:47,100 --> 00:35:48,336 I got to ask you, Dr. Em, 746 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:50,136 this is probably the first time 747 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:51,536 anybody has come to you 748 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:55,176 with what might be a big foot foot to analyze. 749 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:56,736 Did you see anything 750 00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:58,336 that, you know, jumped out at you 751 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:00,576 as being different or strange? 752 00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:01,377 Yeah, absolutely. 753 00:36:01,401 --> 00:36:03,076 Thank you for sending them to me. 754 00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,836 And what I want to share with you 755 00:36:04,860 --> 00:36:07,676 is first with the smaller pair. 756 00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:10,336 Just because those were so well-articulated, 757 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:12,076 even the web space 758 00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:14,676 and in between the ball of the foot 759 00:36:14,700 --> 00:36:16,436 and where the digits start to make an imprint 760 00:36:16,460 --> 00:36:18,236 was so well defined. 761 00:36:18,260 --> 00:36:21,076 I thought that they would look more primate 762 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:23,676 and they actually looked more homo sapiens. 763 00:36:23,700 --> 00:36:24,607 Well, that's interesting. 764 00:36:24,631 --> 00:36:27,176 Now, not evolved homo sapiens. 765 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:29,636 What I'm looking, just based off of the assessment, 766 00:36:29,660 --> 00:36:32,436 would be human-like. 767 00:36:32,460 --> 00:36:34,836 In looking at our ancestral lineage, 768 00:36:34,860 --> 00:36:37,576 we see in primates that they have 769 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,276 what sort of looks like they still have a finger, 770 00:36:40,300 --> 00:36:43,576 whereas in humans, we have a big toe. 771 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:46,036 What is it that you're seeing in those prints? 772 00:36:46,060 --> 00:36:49,736 Yeah, so that is actually one of the biggest distinctions of what I saw 773 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:56,436 is this well-defined big toe joint, you could say. 774 00:36:56,460 --> 00:36:59,236 But what really stands out around the prints 775 00:36:59,260 --> 00:37:02,776 that makes them less human-like is the breadth. 776 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:06,676 So the width of the metatarsal area, so here, 777 00:37:06,700 --> 00:37:10,836 this is going to be wider than in homo sapiens foot, 778 00:37:10,860 --> 00:37:13,536 and then down to the calcaneus. 779 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:16,076 It's interesting to hear that Dr. Emily feels 780 00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:18,436 that this cast is similar to a human foot, 781 00:37:18,460 --> 00:37:20,676 but there are key differences. 782 00:37:20,700 --> 00:37:22,976 Because if this print didn't come from a human, 783 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:26,076 then these differences might provide real insight 784 00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:29,236 into how an animal would interact in this environment. 785 00:37:29,260 --> 00:37:32,376 Are you able to determine the ability of these things 786 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:34,376 to be able to travel long distances? 787 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:37,176 Based off of it being a human-like foot 788 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:39,636 means that it would be upright, 789 00:37:39,660 --> 00:37:44,576 which inherently gives the ability to walk longer distances. 790 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:46,136 Okay. 791 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,436 They have a wider foot that allows for 792 00:37:48,460 --> 00:37:51,336 maybe more stability on forest floors, 793 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:53,876 rocks and branches, and things like that. 794 00:37:53,900 --> 00:37:54,837 Got it. 795 00:37:54,861 --> 00:37:57,636 So what's your takeaway from these tracks? 796 00:37:57,660 --> 00:38:00,136 So when I did the measurements, 797 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:03,576 there are well-accepted calculations 798 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:08,136 to find averages between foot length and height. 799 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:12,776 What they found is that there's a 15% correlation. 800 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,276 So I measured from the center of the heel 801 00:38:15,300 --> 00:38:17,876 to the middle of the big toe 802 00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:21,376 to determine the foot length. 803 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,936 Take that and then use that 15% calculation 804 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:29,036 to determine potential height from this print. 805 00:38:29,060 --> 00:38:30,536 We're dying to know what you get. 806 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,336 So from the smaller print, 807 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:37,236 the height is around 6'9 " to 7'0". 808 00:38:37,260 --> 00:38:38,676 - Wow! - Wow. 809 00:38:38,700 --> 00:38:39,976 On the smaller pair. 810 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,636 - Wow. - That's crazy. 811 00:38:41,660 --> 00:38:43,436 So what are the calculations 812 00:38:43,460 --> 00:38:45,236 on the height for the big print? 813 00:38:45,260 --> 00:38:48,636 So the large print, which was 42 centimeters, 814 00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:51,276 "is an estimate of 9'0". 815 00:38:51,300 --> 00:38:52,007 Wow. 816 00:38:52,031 --> 00:38:54,776 So what we're dealing with then 817 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:58,376 would be something that is nine-foot tall 818 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,136 and then another one that's six to seven-foot tall 819 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:03,336 walking around the forest upright, 820 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:04,800 - barefoot. - Barefoot. 821 00:39:05,260 --> 00:39:07,436 Wow. I'm amazed. 822 00:39:07,460 --> 00:39:10,736 Hearing a seven-foot tall and nine-foot tall creature 823 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:14,236 walking around just a stone's throw away from the nest that we found, 824 00:39:14,260 --> 00:39:16,076 that's validation enough for me 825 00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:18,236 that families of big foot exist, 826 00:39:18,260 --> 00:39:19,800 and they are here. 827 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:23,836 When it comes to the smaller feet, 828 00:39:23,860 --> 00:39:27,136 is it possible that this could belong to a juvenile? 829 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:31,036 If we think of size as being an indicator, 830 00:39:31,060 --> 00:39:32,336 then sure. 831 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:36,436 With the more well-defined smaller prints, 832 00:39:36,460 --> 00:39:38,436 the fact that they're very well defined 833 00:39:38,460 --> 00:39:40,336 makes me think that there is 834 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:42,276 more of an effortlessness in the movement. 835 00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:46,076 When we are younger, we move more fascially, there's a lightness. 836 00:39:46,100 --> 00:39:48,836 Think of like a toddler that will never get tired. 837 00:39:48,860 --> 00:39:51,536 And that's something that could suggest 838 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:54,576 that it was a younger animal that made that imprint. 839 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,036 Fascinating. 840 00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:58,276 If Dr. Emily's assessment is correct, 841 00:39:58,300 --> 00:40:00,236 then we now have tangible evidence 842 00:40:00,260 --> 00:40:02,776 of a juvenile sasquatch. 843 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:06,136 I hope that my insight was helpful to your work. 844 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:07,107 Very much so. 845 00:40:07,131 --> 00:40:08,230 - Thank you. - Absolutely. 846 00:40:14,060 --> 00:40:15,736 Coming back to northern California, 847 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:18,800 we were hoping to prove that this was a breeding ground. 848 00:40:20,900 --> 00:40:22,830 We discovered a ton of evidence. 849 00:40:23,460 --> 00:40:24,700 God, look at this. 850 00:40:25,260 --> 00:40:27,076 There's two nests! 851 00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:30,176 We've located a cluster of woven nests. 852 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:32,076 - Bryce. - What is that? 853 00:40:32,100 --> 00:40:33,976 Massive tree structures. 854 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,276 Wow. 855 00:40:35,300 --> 00:40:38,336 More footprints... Left and right. 856 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:40,576 Multiple samples of DNA. 857 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:42,536 We found blood samples and video evidence. 858 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:43,900 Look at this. 859 00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:45,360 You see that? 860 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:48,136 Discovery is a process, 861 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,336 built one finding at a time. 862 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,830 It's a lot like putting together a puzzle. 863 00:40:53,660 --> 00:40:56,436 You're finding isolated pieces. 864 00:40:56,460 --> 00:40:57,500 Wow. 865 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:02,636 When you start putting them together, 866 00:41:02,660 --> 00:41:06,336 you really start to get that clear big picture. 867 00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:09,736 With each expedition, we've gotten closer, 868 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:11,436 unveiling a greater pattern. 869 00:41:11,460 --> 00:41:14,176 And the more evidence that we keep gathering, 870 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:16,930 just tells me that it's only a matter of time... 871 00:41:18,860 --> 00:41:21,400 Before we've solved this once and for all.