All language subtitles for beareats

MY NAME IS BEAR GRYLLS.

I'M GONNA SEEK OUT SOME

OF THE MOST DEMANDING AND
INHOSPITABLE PLACES ON EARTH,

WHERE HAVING
THE DETERMINATION TO LIVE

AND THE RIGHT SURVIVAL SKILLS

CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

WHOO!

BUT TO KEEP YOU ALIVE,

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO EAT
SOME TRULY HIDEOUS THINGS.

IN THIS PROGRAM,
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU

JUST WHAT'S ON THE MENU

IN THE WORLD'S REMOTE JUNGLES,
DESERTS, AND MOUNTAINS.

[ GRUNTS ]

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IF YOU'RE STRANDED
AND LOST IN THE WILDERNESS,

YOU'VE GOT TO PUT
YOUR PREJUDICES TO ONE SIDE.

UGH.

IF IT CAN KEEP YOU ALIVE,
THEN EAT IT.

I'M GONNA START WITH SOMETHING

THAT'S DEFINITELY
NOT ENDANGERED,

BUT AS A FIRST COURSE
IS QUITE A MOUTHFUL.

LOOK AT THESE GUYS.
THESE ARE PALM WEEVIL GRUBS.

WOW.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

THESE -- THESE ARE THE BIGGEST
GRUBS I'VE EVER SEEN.

LOOK.

AND THIS IS JUST THE SORT
OF PLACE THAT THEY LIKE.

THEY FEED OFF ALL THIS ROTTING,
SOFT INTERIOR OF THE PALM TREE.

BUT THESE ARE
ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE.

AND, ACTUALLY, THE LOCALS EAT
A LOT OF THESE.

THEY'RE LIKE A DELICACY.

THEY'RE FULL OF GOOD PROTEIN,

AND...UGH...

YOU CAN ACTUALLY EAT THEM WHOLE.

LOOK AT THAT WRIGGLING AROUND.

IT'LL BE WORTH EVERY ONE
OF ITS 140 CALORIES.

[ SPITS ]

HOLY SMOKE.

THAT IS...

JUST...

[ SPITS ]

HORRIBLE.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY CAN KEEP THEIR DELICACIES.

OR GO FOR SIX CALORIES
AND A NICE CRUNCH.

THERE'S A SPIDER THERE,
A CRUCIFIX SPIDER,

AND THEY'RE CALLED THESE
JUST FROM THE SHAPE

WHERE THEY SIT AND THEY PREY IN
THAT CROSS-LIKE CRUCIFIX SHAPE.

THIS SPIDER HERE --
IT DOES HAVE SOME POISON IN IT

BUT NOT ENOUGH
REALLY TO HARM YOU.

IT MIGHT JUST GIVE A LITTLE NIP.

AND SO MUCH ABOUT SURVIVAL
IS ABOUT OPPORTUNISTIC HUNTING,

AND THIS IS EDIBLE.

HERE WE GO.

AND GRAB HIM HERE,

SQUEEZE HIS HEAD,

AND THEN...

PUT HIM IN.

UGH.

JUST TASTES SORT OF KIND OF
GUTS AND PUS AND BRAIN.

BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT THE TASTE.

IT'S ABOUT THE ENERGY
IT CAN GIVE YOU.

CHECK THIS OUT.

THIS IS A LONGHORN BEETLE.

AND IF I JUST HOLD HIM
DOWN AT THE BOTTOM THERE,

SEE HIM AROUND THIS WAY?

LOOK -- WATCH HIM GRABBING
ON TO MY FINGERS THERE.

GET OFF, YOU BRUTE.

AND THESE ARE ACTUALLY EDIBLE,
THESE THINGS.

BUT LOOK AT THOSE PINCERS ON --
LOOK AT THOSE PINCERS ON THAT.

AND THESE ARE SO STRONG,

THESE CAN ACTUALLY STRIP BARK
OFF A TREE.

I PUT MY KNIFE IN THERE.
LOOK AT THAT.

HE JUST GRABS ON TO THAT.
AMAZING.

BUT I'M GONNA --
I'M GONNA EAT HIM.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE HEAD.

JUST CUT THAT OFF.

AND THEN THE REST OF THIS --

LEGS STILL GOING
FOR THE REST OF THAT --

IS EDIBLE.

OH, GOD.

I'M GONNA TAKE HIS LEGS OFF.

THERE'S FOUR TIMES MORE PROTEIN
IN AN INSECT

THAN THERE IS IN BEEF.

OH, I STILL BIT MY LIP.

GOSH,
LIKE A BIG PRAWN

THAT HAS BEEN SITTING AROUND
FOR WEEKS

THAT IS ALL SHELL
AND ROTTING GUT.

IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY
HERE IN THE SAHARA DESERT,

THE TEMPERATURES SHOOT UP
TO 130 DEGREES.

THERE'S SO LITTLE TO EAT
AROUND HERE. IT'S JUST TOO HOT.

BUT IF YOU KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN,
YOU CAN SPOT THE ODD MORSEL.

SEE THAT?
A LITTLE SAND BEETLE.

AND WHEN THERE'S AS LITTLE FOOD

AS THERE IS
IN THE SAHARA DESERT,

THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD
AS YOU'RE GONNA GET.

UGH.

CHECK OUT THIS LITTLE GUY.

OH.
YOU WANT TO WATCH OUT FOR HIM.

THIS IS A LITTLE CAMEL SPIDER,

AND THESE ARE --
TRY AND GET HIM TO BE STILL.

THERE WE GO.

HE'S EDIBLE,
AND HE DOESN'T LOOK VERY NICE.

BUT THE DANGEROUS BIT OF HIM --

I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU CAN SEE IT --

LET'S HOLD HIM DOWN THERE --
ARE HIS PINCERS.

THAT CAN GIVE A NASTY NIP,

AND HE IS JUST TRYING
TO EVEN BITE THIS.

BUT THE REST OF HIM, IF I CAN
GET RID OF THAT, IS EDIBLE.

THE CAMEL SPIDER IS THOUGHT
TO HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL JAWS

IN RELATION TO ITS SIZE
IN THE WHOLE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

AND THAT WAS THE NASTY BIT,

THE FRONT LEGS AND THE PINCERS.

AND THEN ALL OF THIS IS EDIBLE.

AND ACTUALLY --
GOD, LOOK AT THAT.

THAT IS JUST SOFT GOO,

AND GOD KNOWS
WHAT'S INSIDE THAT.

I'M NOT PARTICULARLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO EATING THIS ONE.

BUT IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD BIT
OF PROTEIN AND ENERGY.

UGH, IT'S LIKE AN EXPLOSION
OF PUS IN MY MOUTH.

JUST LIKE IN THE DESERT,
HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS,

YOU HAVE TO SCAVENGE
FOR EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY.

YOU WON'T FIND THE BUGS THAT
FLOURISH IN THE HOTTER CLIMATE,

BUT SOMETIMES THERE
WILL BE LIFE-SAVING RATIONS

FROM MUCH HIGHER
UP THE FOOD CHAIN.

YOU MIGHT WANT
TO CLOSE YOUR EYES NOW.

ICELANDERS EAT
ALMOST EVERY PART OF A SHEEP,

EVERYTHING FROM TESTICLES,
HEART, LIVER,

EVEN THE EYEBALLS.

I'M ACTUALLY
GONNA TAKE THIS OUT.

SHEEP EYEBALLS ARE
EXTREMELY NUTRITIOUS.

THEY ARE HIGH IN PROTEIN

AND RICH
IN VITAMINS "A" AND "D."

USUALLY THEY'RE
THE FIRST THINGS TO ROT.

BUT IN THIS COLD WEATHER,
THESE ARE STILL GOOD.

I'M GONNA BOIL THIS EYEBALL

IN ONE OF ICELAND'S FAMOUS
BUBBLING-HOT GEOTHERMAL POOLS.

THESE ARE REALLY OKAY
TO EAT RAW.

I'M JUST GONNA DIP IT IN HERE

TO GET ANY SORT OF BACTERIA
OFF IT,

GIVE IT A QUICK BLAST
IN THE BOILING WATER,

AND THEN...

THIS EYEBALL IS GONNA BE
OKAY TO EAT.

GOD, IT'S LIKE CHEWING GRISTLE

FULL OF COLD GLOOP.

UGH.

IF THAT'S HARD ENOUGH
TO STOMACH,

DON'T GET ME STARTED

ON WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DO
FOR DRINKING WATER.

AND THE ONLY THING I CAN DO
IS TO DRINK MY OWN PEE.

UGH.

WHOO-HOO!

I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD,

DROPPING INTO SOME OF THE MOST
UNFORGIVING WILDERNESSES.

OVERCOMING THE ELEMENTS
ARE ONE THING,

BUT FINDING FOOD IS ALTOGETHER
A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE.

I'M AFTER
SOME FRESHWATER TROUT.

OKAY. DO YOU GUYS SEE HIM
JUST DOWN THERE?

OKAY, WHAT I'M GONNA DO
IS JUST SEE --

SEE IF I CAN DAM THIS LITTLE BIT
OF STREAM LOWER DOWN.

THEN I'LL SEND HIM UPSTREAM
AND SEE IF I CAN GET HIM,

GET THIS THING.

THE DAMS WILL STOP
THE FISH ESCAPING,

BUT ALWAYS BUILD
THE LOWER ONE FIRST.

THEY'LL FIND IT HARDER THEN
TO SPOT YOU.

AND IT NEEDS TO SPAN
RIGHT ACROSS THE WATER FLOW.

I'M JUST GONNA THE SAME UPSTREAM
AND THEN SEE IF I GET HIM.

STAY OUT OF SIGHT
AS YOU MOVE UPSTREAM,

AND ONCE YOUR NEXT DAM
IS BUILT,

YOU'RE READY TO GO FISHING.

WHAT I WANT TO TRY AND DO HERE

IS COME DIRECTLY DOWNSTREAM
OF WHERE THEY ARE,

WHICH IS JUST THERE,

AND THEY HAVE A BLIND SPOT
JUST BEHIND THEM,

AND COME UP AND TRY AND GET HIM
WITH A STICK.

AND THE GOOD THING ABOUT DOING
IT LIKE THIS IS, EVEN IF I MISS,

THE SHOCK WAVES OF THE IMPACT
WILL CONCUSS THEM.

HERE THEY ARE.

OKAY.

SOME SALTWATER FISH
ARE POISONOUS.

BUT FRESHWATER FISH
ARE ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S JUST A SMALL RISK
OF HEPATITIS "A."

FISH SKIN HAS
GOOD NUTRITIONAL VALUE,

SO JUST TAKE THE HEAD OFF,
GUT IT, AND WASH IT OUT.

AND THAT IS GOOD TO EAT
JUST LIKE THIS,

STRAIGHT OUT OF THE RIVER.

FISH HAS FIVE TIMES
MORE PROTEIN THAN RED MEAT,

AND THE MINERALS
ARE LIFESAVERS

BECAUSE THEY HELP
FIGHT OFF INFECTIONS

AND BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.

MMM. I LOVE SUSHI.

I DON'T LIKE BONES.

WITH MORE THAN A MILLION
SPECIES OF INSECTS

TO CHOOSE FROM
HERE IN THE RAINFOREST,

THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY TO EAT.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO TREAT
SOME FINDS

WITH RESPECT AND CAUTION.

THAT'S A LAND CRAB.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT CLAW.

PUT HIM OUT OF HIS MISERY
AND KILL IT.

AND THAT IS STRAIGHT THROUGH --
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE BRAIN.

HE'S STILL WIGGLING,
BUT HE'S NOT ALIVE.

HE'S DEFINITELY NOT ALIVE.

AND THESE ARE MEANT TO BE A BIT
OF A DELICACY IN PANAMA.

LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE LIKE.

EATING ANY RAW FLESH
IN THIS PLACE

IS DANCING WITH THE DEVIL.

THE MANGROVES ARE ALIVE
WITH BUGS AND PARASITES,

WHICH MEANS
YOU CAN GET ANYTHING

FROM DYSENTERY
TO LIVER FAILURE.

UGH. [ SPITS ]

NOW, THAT TASTES AWFUL.

UGH. IT'S, LIKE, FOUL.

I SUPPOSE IT'S FEEDING OFF
ALL OF THIS STUFF IN HERE.

PROBABLY NO SURPRISE.

I TELL YOU WHAT. THEY CAN KEEP
THEIR DELICACIES THIS TIME.

IT'S NOT ONLY CRUSTACEANS
AND FISH LURKING IN THE DEPTHS.

HERE'S SOMETHING
JUST AS SLIPPERY.

PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SCARED
OF SNAKES,

THINK THEY'RE NASTY,
AGGRESSIVE, YOU KNOW, REPTILES.

BUT THEY'RE NOT.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY SO SHY.

HERE WE GO.

THESE SNAKES OFTEN EXCRETE
A FOUL-SMELLING LIQUID

TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
AGAINST PREDATORS.

HERE WE GO. AND THAT --
SEE HIS LITTLE MOUTH?

AND AS LONG AS I BITE OFF
THE HEAD,

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO EAT
THE WHOLE BODY OF THIS.

UM, HIS HEAD'S STILL MOVING.

AND NOW SOMETHING TO WASH DOWN
THE WATER SNAKE.

IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK,
YOUR GREATEST ENEMY IS THIRST.

THAT SUN IS JUST SO POWERFUL.

UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS,

YOU CAN SURVIVE ABOUT
THREE DAYS WITHOUT WATER,

BUT IN THIS INTENSE HEAT,

IT CAN BE
JUST A MATTER OF HOURS.

AND THE ONLY THING I CAN DO
IS TO DRINK MY OWN PEE.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE,

AND I'M EXPECTING IT
TO BE PRETTY HORRIBLE.

BUT I NEED TO KEEP
THOSE FLUIDS GOING IN.

BUT BE CAREFUL,

AS URINE IS, AFTER ALL,
A WASTE PRODUCT.

BUT IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

AND IF I JUST PEED
ON THE GROUND,

THAT'S ALL THOSE FLUIDS WASTED.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF STORIES

OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SURVIVED
IN THE WILD

BY DRINKING THEIR OWN PEE,

BUT ONLY DO IT
AS A LAST RESORT.

GOD. THERE'S NO GETTING AWAY
FROM IT.

THAT REALLY IS PRETTY HORRIBLE.

IT'S, LIKE, WARM,
AND IT'S SALTY...

[ SIGHS ]

AND NOT -- NOT MY FAVORITE.

I'M ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR A NEW TECHNIQUE,

SO I'M GOING FOR SOMETHING
A LITTLE DIFFERENT

HERE IN KENYA --
IN FACT, VERY DIFFERENT.

ONE THING YOU CAN DO

IF YOU'RE STUCK OUT HERE
WITH NO WATER SOURCE AT ALL

IS ACTUALLY DRINK THE FLUID
FROM FRESH ELEPHANT DUNG --

PRETTY DISGUSTING,
BUT IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

UGH.

UGH. [ SPITS ]

NOT ONE OF THE BETTER DRINKS
I'VE EVER HAD.

IN THE SUBTROPICAL
EVERGLADES, THOUGH,

IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT
KIND OF CHALLENGE.

AND YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO AVOID
TAKING RISKS WITH WATER.

YOU'LL LOSE FAR MORE OF YOUR
FLUIDS FROM GETTING ILL

THAN YOU'LL EVER GAIN FROM
DRINKING CONTAMINATED WATER.

THERE IS SO MUCH JUST RUBBISH
FLOATING AROUND IN THIS,

ALL THE MUCK AND ALL THE DIRT.

AND IF I JUST...

GET IT LIKE THIS...

MAKE IT INTO, LIKE, A SACK.

AND, SEE, THIS WATER IS NOW
COMING OUT ALL NICE AND CLEAR,

AND ALL THE RESIDUE
AND THE DEBRIS FROM THE SWAMP

SHOULD BE
ALL STILL TRAPPED IN HERE.

AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA
OF HOW MUCH THERE IS,

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO KEEP OUT OF MY WATER BOTTLE.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

AND WHEN IT RAINS,
THIRST DISAPPEARS,

AND LIFE SEEMS
SO MUCH BETTER.

THIS IS JUST LIKE MANNA
FROM HEAVEN.

WHOA!

THAT'S SO NICE.

COME ON, RAIN!

BUT BE WARNED.

IT WON'T BE LONG
BEFORE HUNGER SETS IN AGAIN,

AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED
ALL YOUR NERVE

TO TACKLE SOME OF THE PLANET'S
MORE UNLIKELY DINNERS.

BLOOD, GUT, AND SCALES.

UP HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS,

THERE'S NOTHING
TO EAT OR DRINK,

SO YOU'VE GOT TO HEAD ON DOWN.

WHOA!

WHOA!

AND WHEN YOU'RE DOWN,

THE FOOD CAN BE EATEN RAW,
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE BRAVE.

AH.

LOOK AT THIS --
A LITTLE TREE FROG,

AND JUST SCURRYING AROUND
IN THE GRASS THERE.

AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY EAT THESE,

ANY OF THESE FROGS
FROM THE EVERGLADES.

THEY'RE FINE TO EAT.
THERE ARE NO POISONOUS ONES.

YOU GET POISONOUS TOADS,

BUT THEY'RE MUCH BIGGER
AND ROUGHER.

AND AS THEY SAY, ANY FROG IN
THE EVERGLADES IS A GOOD FROG.

ONE SMALL FROG COULD GIVE YOU
ABOUT 3 GRAMS OF FAT

AND 75 HARD-EARNED CALORIES.

UGH. [ SPITS ]

OUT IN THE DESERT,
FOOD IS SO SCARCE,

YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP YOUR EYES
OPEN FOR ANYTHING THAT MOVES.

BETWEEN US, THE CREW
HAVE MANAGED TO CATCH

ONE OF THESE
LITTLE SAND FISHES.

AND THESE ARE LIKE
LITTLE LIZARDS.

BUT WHAT'S AMAZING
ABOUT THIS GUY

IS THAT HE USES HIS ARMS
AND HIS LEGS

TO ACTUALLY, LIKE,
SWIM UNDER THE SAND.

AND IF I LET HIM GO --
IF I'M IN DEEP SAND,

HE WOULD JUST SHOOT AWAY
STRAIGHT INTO THE SAND

AND, LIKE, BURROW A METER DEEP,

AND THAT'S HIS WAY
OF GETTING AWAY FROM PREDATORS.

BUT LET'S LET HIM GO HERE
AND SEE WHAT HE DOES.

THIS SAND IS HOPEFULLY
NOT TOO DEEP.

SO HE SHOULD PROBABLY HEAD
FOR THE DEEPER SAND.

BUT THEY'RE FAST.

AND LOOK. YOU SEE HIM ALREADY
BURROWING HIS WAY IN HERE.

SEE THAT?

LOOK AT HIM -- AMAZING.

THE LOCAL TRIBESPEOPLE
DRY OUT THE SAND LIZARD

AND USE IT TO CURE
VARIOUS DISEASES.

I'M GOING
FOR THE RAW, LIVE VERSION.

OH, THERE HE IS.

OH.

GOT HIM AGAIN.

THAT IS HOW FAST
THIS LITTLE FELLA IS --

JUST, LIKE, DISAPPEARS
INTO THE SAND.

BUT, ACTUALLY,
HE'S ALSO GOOD FOOD.

OFF WITH HIS HEAD,
THEN MUNCH THE BODY.

AND IF YOU'RE FIGHTING
FOR YOUR OWN LIFE,

THESE ARE THE KIND OF HARD
DECISIONS YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE.

ALMOST LIKE A KIND OF --
THIS BIG MIX

OF BLOOD, GUT, AND SCALES.

THESE FELLAS CAN CONTAIN
SOME PARASITES

AND MIGHT BE
HARBORING SALMONELLA.

I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU

THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY
A FAT TAIL SCORPION.

AND THESE ARE ONE OF THE MOST
POISONOUS SCORPIONS

IN THE WORLD.

LOOK AT THIS. WATCH.

IF I PUT THAT THERE,
HE'S TRYING TO STRIKE AT IT.

AND, ACTUALLY, THIS HAS
ENOUGH VENOM TO KILL A MAN.

IF I WAS STUNG
BY ONE OF THESE SCORPIONS

AND I DIDN'T GET ANY HELP,

I COULD BE DEAD
WITHIN SIX HOURS.

THE VENOM ATTACKS
YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM,

WHICH MEANS CONVULSIONS
AND ULTIMATELY HEART FAILURE.

AND AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE DIE
EVERY YEAR IN MOROCCO

FROM SCORPION STINGS.

AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY EAT THESE.

EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE
SUPER, SUPER DEADLY,

YOU CAN EAT THEM.

BUT THE FIRST BIT I WANT
TO GET RID OF

IS HIS STINGER.

AND LOOK AT HIM
STRIKE, STRIKE, STRIKE.

HOLD HIM DOWN.

TAKE HIS HEAD OFF.

AND THEN YOU CAN EAT THIS BIT.

WITH LESS THAN 10 CALORIES
PER SCORPION,

I'D NEED DOZENS OF THESE
FOR A DECENT MEAL.

AND WHEN THE ANIMALS
GET BIGGER,

HUNGER CAN MAKE YOU DO
SURPRISING THINGS.

[ SPITS ] OH, GOD.

LOOK AT THIS --
A DEAD ZEBRA

THAT IS DEFINITELY A LION KILL.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LIONS
HAVE TAKEN IT DOWN,

EATEN ALL THE MEAT,
ALL THE INNARDS,

AND THEN LEAVES
THE BONES AND THE SKIN

FOR THE VULTURES
CIRCLING ABOVE.

AMAZING TO SEE IT SO CLOSE.

IF I'M GONNA EAT THIS ZEBRA,

I WANT TO BE SURE THAT IT'S
NOT GONNA POISON ME.

THE VULTURES ARE A GOOD SIGN

BECAUSE THEY ONLY EAT
FRESH MEAT.

THERE AREN'T ANY MAGGOTS,
AND THIS TELLS ME

THAT THIS KILL IS HOURS
RATHER THAN DAYS OLD.

AND IF THE CARCASS
SMELLS ROTTEN, MOVE ON.

BUT THIS MEAT IS FRESH
AND A GREAT SOURCE OF ENERGY.

AND THIS IS SO TOUGH, THE SKIN.

BUT LOOK AT UNDER ALL OF THIS.

I'VE GOT TO PEEL THE SKIN BACK.

EATING RAW MEAT
CAN PUT YOU AT RISK

FOR BOTULISM OR E. COLI,

VERY NASTY AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS.

MMM.

AND THIS IS ACTUALLY HOW

A LOT OF EARLY MAN
USED TO HUNT.

THEY ACTUALLY WEREN'T
GREAT HUNTERS.

[ GRUNTS ]

THEY WERE
ACTUALLY GOOD SCAVENGERS

AND PICKERS OF BERRIES...

AND OPPORTUNISTIC, FOLLOWING UP
WHERE LIONS WOULD EAT.

[ COUGHS, SPITS ]

THAT WAS A NASTY BIT.

BUT THERE ARE PARTS
OF AN ANIMAL,

ESPECIALLY WHEN EATEN RAW,

THAT MAKE EVEN ME SQUEAMISH.

IT'S TRADITIONAL FOR BERBER MEN
TO EAT GOATS' TESTICLES.

THEY'RE THOUGHT
TO ENHANCE FERTILITY,

AND IT'S CERTAINLY GONNA BE
A TEST OF MY MANHOOD.

MERCI. MERCI.

WELL, I MUST SAY
I'VE NEVER --

NEVER EATEN
RAW GOAT TESTICLES BEFORE.

MERCI, MOHAMMED.

THERE IS PLENTY OF POTASSIUM
IN A GOAT'S TESTICLE

AND 135 UNADULTERATED CALORIES.

HMM.

WELL, THAT'S DEFINITELY
A FIRST FOR ME.

[ RETCHING ]

THE SAHARA WOULD PUSH ANYONE
TO THEIR LIMITS.

AND THE BERBER ACTUALLY TOLD ME

THAT THE FAT FROM THIS

IS A REAL DELICACY.

BUT EXPERIENCE HAS TOLD ME

TO BE A LITTLE BIT WARY
OF BERBER DELICACIES.

AND THIS IS JUST...

PURE CAMEL FAT.

[ RETCHES ]

OH, MAN. [ SPITS ]

THAT'S HORRIBLE.
[ SPITS ]

OUT IN THE WILD,

YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT TO BE
ON YOUR GUARD,

AND DANGER DOESN'T ALWAYS COME
FROM THE EXPECTED PLACES.

THIS IS
A FULIOTIS MUSHROOM, THIS,

AND THESE ARE
POISONOUS AND NASTY.

ECUADOR IS HOME TO 8%
OF THE WORLD'S ANIMAL SPECIES.

AND NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY
HOW MANY OF THEM ARE POISONOUS.

BUT TRIAL AND ERROR
IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

WHAT I'VE GOT HERE
IS A LITTLE FISHING SPIDER.

AND ACTUALLY,
HE'S NOT SO LITTLE.

HE'S NOT A BAD SIZE.

BUT WHAT THIS GUY WOULD DO IS
SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE BANK,

AND HE'LL ACTUALLY FISH
AND CATCH LITTLE MINNOW

EVEN THE SIZE
OF ABOUT MY LITTLE FINGER.

BUT THIS GUY IS POISONOUS.

AND WHAT THE LOCALS SAY --
THAT IF THEY GET BIT BY THIS,

THEY ACTUALLY THEN EAT IT

TO TRY AND COUNTERACT
THE VENOM.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO TRY THAT.

I'M GONNA LET THIS GUY --
LET HIM GO.

OFF YOU GO.

LOOK AT THIS GUY I'VE JUST FOUND
ON THE FOREST FLOOR.

IT'S A SICILIAN.

AND THESE GUYS
NORMALLY LIVE UNDERGROUND

JUST FEEDING OFF OF WORMS
AND STUFF.

BUT BECAUSE IT'S SO WET HERE,
IT'S BEEN RAINING SO MUCH,

HE'S LITERALLY FORCED
UP TO THE SURFACE.

AND THAT IS JUST AMAZING

TO ACTUALLY COME
ACROSS ONE OF THESE.

ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE A SNAKE,

IT'S ACTUALLY A LEGLESS LIZARD.

AND IT LIVES OFF WORMS,
SPIDERS, AND INSECTS.

AND WE'RE GONNA LET HIM GO
AND GET BACK TO IT.

HE MIGHT LOOK GOOD TO EAT,

BUT HE HAS POISONOUS GLANDS
UNDER HIS SKIN,

SO HE'S NOT GONNA BE MY LUNCH.

WHEN IT COMES TO WHICH PLANTS
YOU CAN SAFELY EAT,

THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE
FOR GOOD LOCAL KNOWLEDGE.

THIS IS
A FULIOTIS MUSHROOM, THIS.

AND THESE ARE POISONOUS
AND NASTY.

AND IF I ATE THIS, THIS COULD
DESTROY MY KIDNEYS IN 24 HOURS.

AND, REALLY, IN THE WILDS,

YOU DON'T WANT
TO TAKE ANY CHANCES.

AS A GENERAL RULE,

AVOID MUSHROOMS
WITH WHITE GILLS.

AND IF YOU REALLY MUST
RISK ONE,

TEST A TINY BIT ON YOUR TONGUE
AND WAIT FIVE MINUTES.

BUT PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

THE PANAMA RAINFOREST

IS THE SECOND LARGEST
IN THE WORLD.

AND IT'S A HOT SPOT
OF INTENSE BIODIVERSITY.

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND
SOMETHING TO EAT HERE

WHICH ISN'T POISONOUS.

AND LOOK. YOU SEE THIS
TERMITES' NEST HERE?

AND, ACTUALLY, THEY ARE
FUNDAMENTAL TO THE JUNGLE,

TERMITES,
JUST BECAUSE THEY DIGEST

SO MUCH OF ALL THE ROTTING WOOD.

THERE YOU GO. SEE THEM
ALL CRAWLING OUT THERE?

BUT, ACTUALLY, ALL OF THESE
ARE EDIBLE.

AND THEY TASTE, LIKE,
A LITTLE BIT ZINGY,

YOU KNOW, LIKE KIND OF
NOT VERY NICE CITRUS.

BUT TERMITES PACK

A SURPRISING 560 CALORIES
IN EVERY HANDFUL.

HERE YOU GO,
A COUPLE OF SNAILS.

IT'S NOT EXACTLY VERY MUCH,

BUT THESE ARE CLEAN,
AND THEY'RE GOOD TO EAT.

AND, ACTUALLY, HAWKS WILL HUNT
FOR THESE AND EAT THEM.

THEY'RE BASICALLY JUST A MUSSEL
AND ALL EDIBLE.

AND YOU SORT OF GET
TO THE ACTUAL...

PULL HIM OUT.

GOD.

IT'S LIKE A GIANT, COLD BOGEY.

[ SPITS ]

WATCH, WE'VE GOT
THIS MONSTER GRASSHOPPER HERE.

AND THESE ARE SO FAST.
YOU GOT TO GRAB THESE QUICKLY.

AND AFTER YOU TRY AND GO FOR IT,
IT WILL JUMP,

SO YOU WANT TO AIM ABOVE IT.

[ GRUNTS ]

BUT HE'S NOT VERY HAPPY
ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S QUITE A --
QUITE A WHOPPER.

I'M JUST GONNA
TAKE HIS HEAD OFF.

THERE YOU GO.

AND THEN THE REST OF HIM
NOW IS EDIBLE.

BUT, REALLY, IN THE WILD,
IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION,

YOU'VE GOT TO LEAVE
YOUR PREJUDICES BEHIND.

AND THAT IS ENERGY.

ENERGY MEANS MOVEMENT,
AND MOVEMENT IS VITAL

IF YOU'RE GONNA SELF-RESCUE.

SO HERE WE GO.

UGH.

THE ONE GOOD THING
ABOUT GRASSHOPPERS

IS THAT THEY'RE PACKED
WITH OMEGA-3.

BUT WHAT A WAY TO GET IT.

I HATE THAT TASTE OF JUST
KIND OF LIKE CREAMY GOO.

[ COUGHS ]

THE BEST WAY TO AVOID
GETTING SICK

IS TO COOK WHATEVER IT IS
YOU CATCH.

COOKING OUT IS GREAT,

AND I'VE ALWAYS FANCIED MYSELF
AS A BIT OF A CHEF.

THIS IS A NASTY KILLER
OF A SNAKE.

AND HE'S GONNA BE DINNER.

TWO, ONE, GO.

THE EVERGLADES ARE ONE
OF THE TOUGHEST ENVIRONMENTS

I'VE EVER BEEN IN,

AND IT'S NEVER EASY TO EAT
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A PET.

THIS IS A TURTLE,
ACTUALLY A COOTER.

LOOK, YOU CAN TELL THAT
FROM THE SPOTS

ON THE SIDE OF THE SHELL HERE.

AND THESE ARE
A REALLY GOOD SOURCE OF MEAT,

BUT ALSO VITAMINS, MINERALS,
AND SALTS

THAT ARE IN THE ACTUAL BLOOD.

AND YOU REALLY NEED
SOME OF THESE SALTS

JUST IN THIS HUMIDITY.

I CAN EAT THIS TURTLE
BECAUSE IT IS NOT PROTECTED,

BUT YOU MUST BE SURE YOU KILL
IT QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY.

AND THAT'S IT --

DEAD, AS HIS ARTERY'S CUT.

I'VE EATEN TURTLES BEFORE.

I'VE ALWAYS CUT THE BELLY,
GUTTED IT,

AND THEN SCRAPED ALL THE MEAT
AND COOKED IT LIKE THAT.

BUT IN THE EVERGLADES,
WHAT THE SEMINOLES USED TO DO

IS LITERALLY JUST COOK IT
STRAIGHT IN ITS SHELL,

SORT OF LIKE A PRESSURE COOKER.

IF I JUST PUT IT ON THERE

AND LEAVE THAT
FOR, LIKE, AN HOUR,

THAT WILL COOK AND THEN GIVE ME
A REALLY GOOD DINNER.

COOKING TIME WILL DEPEND
ON THE SIZE OF THE TURTLE.

BUT ONE GOOD WAY TO TELL
WHEN IT'S READY

IS THAT THE SHELL
IS BRITTLE AND CRACKED.

AND ALL I NEED TO DO NOW
IS GET IT OFF HERE.

AND THEN YOU SEE
IT'S JUST REALLY BRITTLE.

LET ME TRY THIS.

THERE'S LESS THAN HALF
A GRAM OF FAT

IN A PORTION OF TURTLE
AND NO CARBS OR SUGAR.

MMM.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES
YOU CAN SAY

IT REALLY DOES TASTE
QUITE LIKE CHICKEN.

THERE ARE MORE FISH SPECIES
IN THE AMAZON

THAN IN THE ENTIRE
ATLANTIC OCEAN.

I'M GOING
FOR THE MAN-EATING PIRANHA.

PIRANHA LIVE
IN THESE SORT OF STREAMS,

AND THEY CAN BE VICIOUS,

STRIPPING ANIMALS
THAT FALL INTO THE WATER

IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

BUT THAT ONLY HAPPENS
WHEN THEY ARE IN LARGE SCHOOLS

OF 100 OR MORE.

THIS POND IS JUST TOO SMALL
TO SUPPORT THAT MANY,

SO I SHOULD BE SAFE.

PIRANHAS ARE TASTY,

BUT THEY'RE ALSO DIFFICULT
TO CATCH.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
THEY'RE QUICK, THESE FISH.

I NEED TO FIND
SOME SHALLOWER POOLS...

WHERE I CAN REALLY SEE
WHAT'S ON THE BOTTOM.

I'LL JUST GET THE CAMERA
AND PUT IT INTO THE WATER,

AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SEE THEM SWIMMING AROUND.

BRILLIANT. LOOK AT THAT.

AND IMAGINE A THOUSAND OF THOSE.

YOU CAN SEE WHY THEY'D JUST
STRIP THE FLESH OFF A HUMAN

IN SECONDS.

RAZOR-SHARP TEETH.

AND THIS GUY IS
PRETTY WELL DEAD,

AND HE STILL HAS THE POWER
TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THIS.

IT'S ESSENTIAL PIRANHA
ARE COOKED THOROUGHLY

BECAUSE THEY CARRY
HARMFUL PARASITES.

I'VE GOT
A LITTLE COOKING RACK HERE

AND THEN WRAPPED
IN THESE LEAVES,

I'VE GOT MY PIRANHA
THAT I'VE CAUGHT,

AND THESE SHOULD BE --
SHOULD BE READY NOW.

AND LOOK. THERE YOU GO.

THOSE ARE THOSE NASTY TEETH
GRINNING AWAY AT ME.

BUT THAT -- THAT SMELLS GREAT.

SO I'M GONNA PUT THAT
ONTO THIS LEAF HERE.

AND IT'S SO NICE JUST ACTUALLY
HAVING A BIT OF TIME NOW

TO COOK THIS PROPERLY

AND GET SOMETHING
REALLY DECENT TO EAT.

FOR SUCH AN AGGRESSIVE...
UNPLEASANT FISH,

IT DOESN'T HALF TASTE GOOD.

HERE IN THE SAHARA,

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET
BITTEN BY THIS,

THE HORNED VIPER.

THEY CAN BE AS LONG
AS THREE FOOT,

AND THEIR VENOM POISONS
YOUR BLOOD,

CAUSING HEMORRHAGING
AND HEART FAILURE.

OKAY, GOT HIM.

AND THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN JUST SEE THE HEAD THERE.

BUT YOU WANT TO BE
REALLY CAREFUL.

EVEN AFTER YOU'VE TAKEN
THE HEAD OFF,

YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL.

THAT'S STILL GOT ALL ITS
HEMOTOXIC VENOM IN ITS MOUTH.

AND YOU NEVER JUST WANT TO LEAVE
A SNAKE'S HEAD OUT IN THE OPEN

AFTER YOU CUT IT OFF.

YOU WANT TO EITHER BURN IT
OR BURY IT.

AND LOOK. HE'S STILL -- THE
BODY'S STILL WRIGGLING AROUND.

BUT THIS IS A NASTY BRUTE
AND A KILLER OF A SNAKE.

BUT I'M GONNA EAT HIM.

YOU JUST PEEL BACK THE SKIN,

GUT IT...

AND THAT'S ALL THE GUTS
COMING OUT THE MIDDLE THERE.

...WRAP IT AROUND A STICK
AND COOK IT OVER THE FIRE.

OKAY. LET'S HAVE A LOOK
AT THIS, MOHAMMED.

NOW, YOU DON'T WANT
TO BURN THIS

BECAUSE ACTUALLY IT'S
REALLY BEAUTIFUL MEAT.

MERCI, MOHAMMED.

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

BON APPéTIT.

MERCI.

SURVIVAL IS ALL
ABOUT HAVING THE GUTS

TO EAT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING
YOU FIND,

EVEN IF IT'S
FROM A CAMEL'S STOMACH.

DRINKABLE...

BUT TRULY [SPITS] DISGUSTING.

I DON'T CLAIM TO KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT WILD FOOD,

BUT WHAT I DO KNOW
IS THAT I'LL GIVE IT A GO.

AND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR

IS THE STOMACH.

AND THE STOMACH ITSELF
IS IN THREE PARTS

SO IT CAN SEPARATE
THE LIQUIDS FROM THE SOLIDS.

AND THE BIT I WANT
IS CALLED THE RUMEN,

WHERE IT KEEPS THE FLUIDS.

THERE WE GO.

I'M THROUGH...

TO THE INNARDS HERE.

AND LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S AMAZING.

THIS RUMEN WATER
IS JUST LIKE A RESERVOIR.

AND A NOMAD TOLD ME ONCE

HOW HIS UNCLE IN THE 1950s

WAS LOST
IN A SANDSTORM OUT HERE,

AND HE ACTUALLY ENDED UP
KILLING HIS CAMEL

TO GET AT THE RUMEN
AND ALL THIS FLUID INSIDE.

AND THAT ACTUALLY SAVED
HIS LIFE.

IF YOU DON'T FIND
MUCH WATER IN THE RUMEN,

YOU MIGHT GET SOME FROM
THE MAIN PART OF THE STOMACH

WHERE THE FOOD IS DIGESTED.

[ COUGHS ]

GOT A LOAD OF STENCH

OF CAMEL DIGESTING FOODS

THROUGHOUT MY NOSTRILS.

AND HERE YOU GO, IF YOU BRING
THE CAMERA OVER HERE

AND LOOK INSIDE,

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING
IT'S BEEN EATING.

AND THAT'S JUST
SORT OF PARTIALLY DIGESTED.

AND THE FLUID IN THIS, AGAIN,
IS DRINKABLE.

GOD, THAT MUST HAVE HURT
WHEN IT WENT DOWN HIS THROAT.

[ SPITS ]

DRINKABLE...

BUT TRULY [SPITS]
DISGUSTING.

I LOVE TO CLIMB,
BUT SOMETIMES I THINK

"WHAT HAVE I GOT MYSELF INTO?"

HEY, LET ME GRAB
THAT CAMERA OFF YOU.

IF YOU'VE GONE HOURS
WITHOUT FLUIDS,

YOU'VE GOT TO GET SOMETHING
TO REPLACE THEM FAST.

THERE ARE DATES
AT THE TOP OF THIS PALM TREE

WHICH SHOULD DO THE TRICK.

I'LL GET MYSELF SOME SUPPER.

IT'S ABOUT 30 FOOT TALL,
BUT I RECKON I CAN SHIM UP IT.

BUT WATCH OUT FOR LOOSE BARK.
IT CAN CUT YOU TO RIBBONS.

YOU NEED TO BE ALERT
WITH THE STUFF.

YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP YOUR FEET
PRESSED INTO IT, LIKE THAT,

AND NOT PUT ALL YOUR WEIGHT
ON ONE OF THEM.

IT'S HARD WORK
ON THE ARMS, THIS.

OKAY. I'M JUST GONNA CUT --
CUT THESE DOWN.

[ PANTING ]

I'M IN QUITE
A PRECARIOUS POSITION UP HERE

BECAUSE MY ARMS HAVE BEEN
RUBBED RAW BY THIS BARK.

BUT I FOUND A GOOD NUMBER
OF THESE DATES.

AND THEY DON'T LOOK --
THEY DON'T LOOK VERY RIPE,

BUT ACTUALLY DATES
ARE THE BEST DESERT FOOD --

MASSIVE SUGAR, LOTS OF ENERGY,
VITAMIN "C,"

BUT ALSO LOTS OF MINERALS

TO REPLACE THE SALTS
THAT I'M LOSING, SWEATING HERE.

SO LET'S TRY IT.

UGH, YEAH,
REALLY, REALLY BITTER.

[ GRUNTS ]

TO SURVIVE FOR ANY LENGTH
OF TIME IN THE WILD,

YOU NEED CARBS AND SUGARS

AS WELL AS THE PROTEIN YOU GET
FROM MEAT, BUGS, AND INSECTS.

OH, I HIT IT.

EVEN WHEN YOU HIT IT,
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS FALL.

AND THIS IS
WHAT I WAS AFTER,

ONE OF THE YOUNG
SUGAR PINE CONES.

AND LOOK --
IF YOU SPLIT THIS

AND THEN PEEL
ONE OF THESE LEAVES OUT,

YOU GET TO THESE NUTS
IN THE MIDDLE.

AND THEY'RE PRETTY SMALL,
BUT THERE YOU GO.

YOU SEE THAT LITTLE WHITE THING
THAT'S COMING OUT?

TO GET THE CONES
WITH THE MOST PINE NUTS,

TRY AND GET THE ONES
STRAIGHT FROM THE TREE.

I'M NOT SURE THAT WHETHER
ALL THE EFFORT

OF FINDING ALL THOSE ROCKS
AND THROWING THEM --

WHETHER I'VE BURNED UP
MORE CALORIES

THAN I'M GETTING
FROM THESE LITTLE THINGS.

BUT THESE ARE
REALLY GOOD NUTRITION.

A HANDFUL OF PINE NUTS

WILL GIVE YOU
A WHOPPING 790 CALORIES.

THE MOST ENERGY-RICH PARTS
OF THE PLANT

ARE THE ROOTS AND ITS SEEDS,
NUTS, AND FRUITS.

THIS IS ESKIMO POTATO,
THIS PLANT HERE.

IF I PULL THIS UP...

AND GET TO THE ROOT OF IT,

THIS IS ALL EDIBLE.

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR,
IT'S ALL A BIT STRINGY.

AND THE BEST WAY REALLY
IS TO, YOU KNOW,

ROAST THIS ON A FIRE.

BUT YOU CAN EAT THIS RAW.

IT'S A BIT MUDDY,

BUT A REALLY, REALLY GOOD
FOOD SOURCE.

AND MANY PEOPLE SAY IT'S
THE MOST VALUABLE FOOD SOURCE

IN ALL OF ALASKA.

THERE ARE 300,000 CLASSIFIED
PLANTS IN THE WORLD.

120,000 OF THEM ARE EDIBLE.

WHEN IT COMES TO BERRIES,
AVOID THE RED ONES.

THEY'RE THE MOST LIKELY
TO BE POISONOUS.

WHAT I'M SITTING UNDER HERE
IS A WALLAROO BUSH.

AND I CAN TELL THAT JUST
FROM THESE OVAL-SHAPED LEAVES

WITH THESE YELLOW VEINS
RUNNING THROUGH IT

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY

BECAUSE OF THESE WHITE BERRIES
THAT I'VE GOT.

AND THESE ARE EDIBLE.

AND THEY'RE ALSO DELICIOUS.

THEY SORT OF FEEL
LIKE BLUEBERRIES

WHEN THEY POP IN YOUR MOUTH,
YOU KNOW?

THEY'VE ALSO GOT THESE SEEDS
THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT BITTER,

BUT YOU DON'T
KIND OF NOTICE THAT

JUST BECAUSE THE REST OF IT
IS SO SWEET.

AND SO MUCH OF SURVIVAL ACTUALLY

IS JUST ABOUT
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IT, YOU KNOW,

THINGS THAT GIVE YOU A LIFT
AND KEEP YOU GOING.

AND THESE BERRIES ARE
JUST SO SWEET AND TASTY.

AND ANYTHING
THAT MAKES YOU SMILE

AND WILL HELP YOU KEEP MOVING
IS A GOOD THING

WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THE WILD.

BEING OUT IN THE WILDERNESS
RETURNS US

TO THE WAY OF LIFE
OF OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS,

WHERE HUNTING AND SCAVENGING

WERE OUR
ONLY MEANS OF SURVIVAL.

NOT EVERYTHING I'VE EATEN
HAS BEEN EASY TO STOMACH.

BUT IT'S AMAZING
WHAT YOU CAN DO

WHEN HUNGER AND THIRST
PUSH YOU TO YOUR LIMITS.