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Brazil - the beating heart of South America.
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Vast landscapes carved by the
irresistible forces of nature.
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More animals live here than in any other nation on Earth.
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This is the story of three of them.
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As the seasons change, animal
families face extreme challenges.
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Immense floods.
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Brutal drought.
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Surviving and raising young.
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Through the good times and the bad.
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This is an intimate journey to
the heart of a spectacular country.
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At the equinox, Brazil's climate pauses briefly
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between harsh, seasonal extremes.
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For the youngsters, this is the
time to take their first steps
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in this extraordinary and often dangerous world.
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This is the newest member of
a family of tufted capuchins.
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For him, so far, life has been easy.
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His devoted mother has carried him around everywhere
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since the day he was born.
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But times change and soon he must gain some independence.
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And it won't be easy, because this family of capuchins
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live in one of Brazil's most extreme landscapes.
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These are the sheer cliffs of Piaui
in the north east of Brazil.
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Food is hard to come by here.
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No wonder this little baby clings on so tightly.
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This really isn't the safest place
to search for breakfast.
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At this time of year, it's about their only option.
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But this fast food is no easy meal.
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These lizards are a precious
source of both food and water.
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But catching one with a baby on
your back is almost impossible.
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Someone else has beaten them to it.
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The lizard is out of reach in a crack.
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There's no meal for this mother,
but this baby can watch and learn.
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These capuchins are possibly
the world's cleverest monkeys.
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There's nothing they like more than a problem to solve.
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This particular problem requires finding and shaping
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just the right tool to force this lizard out of hiding.
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And if at first you don't succeed,
it's back to the tool box.
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These monkeys use more tools
than almost any other animal.
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And a lizard is no match
for such determined intelligence.
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Success brings a tasty meal for one,
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while the baby's mother goes hungry again.
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And if she starves,
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then HE starves.
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For both their sakes,
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this little monkey must start
his journey to independence.
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But letting go won't be easy for either of them...
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and it's going to be risky in these unforgiving canyons.
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The ancient rivers that carved
the monkeys' spectacular home
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have long since dried up.
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But elsewhere in Brazil,
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water is still shaping entire landscapes.
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In the west of the country, they
give rise to one of the wonders
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of the natural world.
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The Pantanal.
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This is the largest and richest
freshwater wetland on the planet.
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The Pantanal is home to one
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of Brazil's noisiest families.
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Giant otters.
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Their holt is a hole in the riverbank.
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An experienced mother stands guard
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whilst one of her adolescent sons plays outside.
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He's almost 2m long
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and, for some reason, still living at home.
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In fact, young giant otters often stick around,
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but this mother has 12 of them living under her roof.
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And she's just added three
tiny new members to her family.
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They're tucked away in the darkest,
safest, corner of the holt.
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But it won't be long before they'll
have to start learning about life
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in the outside world.
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With so many mouths to feed,
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the family's top priority is
keeping hold of their territory.
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For giant otters, that means
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scent-marking in the family latrine.
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The father takes this job very seriously
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and getting it right takes time.
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With so many in the queue,
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things tend to get a little unruly at times.
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But there's a very good reason why this mother
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needs such a large family.
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Her new babies are growing up
in one of the most dangerous
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neighbourhoods in Brazil.
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At first glance, it's an aquatic paradise.
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These waters teem with hundreds of species of fish.
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But the Pantanal also has the
highest density of predators
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on the planet.
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There are an estimated 10 million caiman alone.
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But these rivers are famous for Brazil's most elusive
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and dangerous predator.
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The jaguar.
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The most powerful of all the big cats.
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A simple family fishing trip here
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is something of a dangerous sport.
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Jaguars will spend hours stalking their prey.
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This is why giant otters live in such a large family.
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Over the next few days,
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the baby otters will be taken out
for their very first swim.
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Keeping them safe on this river
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is going to test the whole family to its limits.
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The equinox is passed.
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A new season is coming.
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The landscape waits for change.
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These are the Vazantes.
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A unique blend of grasslands
and pools, surrounded by woodland.
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It is here that Brazil's extreme
seasons have the greatest impact.
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The landscape will soon change completely.
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Young animals don't have long to adapt.
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This is a baby coati.
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These woodlands are his playground.
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Coati mothers time their births for
the onset of the monsoon rains.
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A time of plenty.
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While they wait, they keep all
their babies safely together
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in a giant forest creche,
where they can keep an eye on them.
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But these toddlers are a naturally inquisitive bunch.
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Luckily, these woods keep them safe from predators,
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but, at the moment, there's not much to eat here.
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The only place for a decent meal is in the grassland.
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At this time of year the Vazantes
are home to a mix of land
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and water animals found nowhere else in the world.
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Southern lapwings lay their eggs on the drier ground...
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while anacondas seek out pools of flooded grassland.
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For the coatis, these pools are the perfect snack bar.
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They'll eat almost anything they can sniff out,
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just like their cousins, the racoons.
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But dining out in the open like this
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can be a dangerous way to get a meal.
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It's certainly no place for a baby coati.
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So while most of the grown-ups are out foraging,
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all the babies are kept safely in the woods.
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The only food on offer here right now is mother's milk.
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And any young coati too busy
exploring may miss out altogether.
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It won't be long before these babies need more than milk.
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After a long day in the exposed
grasslands, the adults head back
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to the safety of the woods.
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It's a chance to find out what
the grown-ups have been eating -
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a sure sign that they're ready for weaning.
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Soon their parents will take these little ones
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out into the open for the very first time.
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But stray too far from mum
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and their first day in the grassland could be their last.
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Soon, Brazil's seasons will change.
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A change driven by a huge force of nature.
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A vast river.
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But not the Amazon.
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This is a river in the sky.
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It starts in the Amazonian rainforest -
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the largest expanse of tropical trees on the planet.
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Every day these trees release up to 20,000 billion litres
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of water vapour.
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This water vapour streams down the entire country.
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It's known as the Rio Voador.
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Literally a "flying river".
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A river in the sky.
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When this sky river flows, it brings deluge.
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When the sky river stops, there will be drought.
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It affects almost every living
creature in this vast country.
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The jaguar cubs here will need
to make the most of everything
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these huge changes bring.
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But for some, the sky river will bring precious little.
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It only rains a few days a year in the canyons of Piaui.
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Even so, our capuchin was born so that when it does rain,
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he'll be old enough to take full advantage of it.
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It's harder than ever for her to feed and hunt.
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And if she doesn't eat, there's no milk for him.
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She tries every trick she knows...
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but without much luck.
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He needs to leave his mother's back
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at least long enough for her to feed.
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One of the males has discovered a bees' nest
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right up at the top of the canyon.
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At this time of year,
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finding honey is an incredible stroke of luck.
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But getting up there is another matter,
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especially with a baby on your back.
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The time has now come for this baby to let go.
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He gets his first baby-sitter - one of his older sisters,
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and he's not happy.
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But his mother simply can't afford
to miss out on this feast.
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The climb is about as tough as it gets...
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a challenge for even the nimblest monkeys.
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She makes it to the top - and the honey.
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But far below in the canyon,
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the inexperienced baby-sitter
has made a reckless decision.
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She's attempting the climb carrying her baby brother.
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These bees may be stingless,
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but that doesn't make this feast any less dangerous.
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This energy boost couldn't have come at a better time.
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But her baby is in serious trouble.
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His baby-sitter has realised her mistake
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and now abandons him altogether.
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Far above, his mother has no idea.
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Like humans, capuchin babies
are almost completely helpless.
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It seems a long time before his
mother realises what's happening.
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Reunited.
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Safe.
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But that wasn't a great start to independence.
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He really does need to pick up
some survival skills, and soon.
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This part of Brazil is so dry
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because the sky river hardly flows here.
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But as the seasons change, other
areas will be utterly transformed.
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The rivers of the Pantanal will be
inundated by a colossal flood.
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These floods may be some months
away but, for the giant otters,
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the preparations start now.
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It's an occasion that involves the whole family.
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One of the newborns is being taken for its first swim.
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Survival here requires strong swimming skills.
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They have to start early.
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Older brothers and sisters keep watch for predators
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while one of them stays behind
to guard the other little kits
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at the holt.
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Something has spooked the baby-sitter.
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Like most predators,
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this jaguar will be looking for a vulnerable victim.
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A baby otter or a preoccupied adult
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would do nicely.
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Swimming lesson over, the family head for home,
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and they're in for a shock.
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They react with a show of strength.
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She knows she's been beaten.
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But she'll be back.
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Their home is no longer safe.
They grab the babies and flee.
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Giant otters usually dig several holts along the river
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in case of emergency.
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Only when all the babies are safely inside
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will the family be able to relax.
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Swimming lessons will resume as soon as it's safe.
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The monsoon floods will soon be here.
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By then, the kits must be ready.
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For now, the Pantanal waits for
the sky river to bring the rains.
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With the equinox passed, the sun's light grows stronger
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over the north of Brazil - the Amazon rainforest.
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The trees produce more and more water vapour.
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This is the engine that will start the sky river
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and ultimately bring the monsoon rains.
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This Brazilian monsoon will bring plenty of opportunities
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and babies must be old enough to take advantage of it.
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That often means that their first
formative weeks are tough.
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This is now the most dangerous time of their young lives.
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All our coati babies have known
is the safety of the trees.
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But until the monsoon rains arrive,
there's nothing to eat here.
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If they want to get a meal,
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they will have to follow their
parents out into the grassland.
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The wide open world of the Vazante
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must seem both exciting and daunting.
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Their mother has got her work cut out
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keeping track of so many at once.
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Get separated from the family and you could get snatched
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by one of the predators that stalk these plains.
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Every little coati has just one golden rule to remember -
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don't lose sight of mum's tail.
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The babies are not just discovering a new place,
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they're here to learn about foraging from the grown-ups.
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But for some, there are just too many distractions.
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All around them are extraordinary creatures.
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Each little Coati must learn which creatures are safe
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and which are dangerous.
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Southern lapwings are good to have around.
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They follow the coatis to pick up small bugs
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the family disturbs as they forage.
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In return, they keep an eye out for predators.
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Armadillos can usually be ignored.
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So can giant anteaters.
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But a savanna hawk...
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is a different matter.
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With so many babies in the creche,
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the mother is unsure that everyone's made it home.
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Her instincts are right.
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One of them hasn't.
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Mum's tail is nowhere to be seen.
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Brazil's grasslands are not always this forgiving.
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But he's learned a valuable lesson.
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Over much of Brazil, animals are waiting for the rain.
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These canyons were once part of a rainforest.
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But then the sky river changed its path,
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leaving rainforest trees clinging on in the ravines.
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If this baby capuchin is to survive
here, he must become independent.
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The last time he tried was nearly a disaster.
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This time, his mother isn't going anywhere.
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Slowly but surely, his confidence grows.
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He needs to learn what to eat by following mum's example.
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Leaves are OK, but the roots are the best part.
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Now he's getting the hang of it.
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But he needs to learn more than just where to find food.
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His mother hasn't spotted the danger.
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Fortunately, the little monkey's instincts kick in.
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Capuchins have different calls for different threats.
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The rest of the troop instantly recognise this one
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and all come together.
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They try to scare the snake away
by making as much noise as possible.
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Even the baby is determined to help.
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But his mother has spotted something.
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This yellow rat snake isn't after monkeys.
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It's after a Brazilian rodent called a punare.
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Capuchins are incredibly curious...
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and even the baby can't resist taking a closer look.
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But there's a fine line between curiosity
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and foolhardiness.
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With hundreds of backward facing teeth,
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there's no way the snake is giving up his prize.
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But that wasn't the only punare.
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All fear forgotten, the little baby scrambles to join in.
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But punares aren't easy to catch.
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Once again, it's the experienced male who takes the lead.
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The group finally get a decent meal.
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Just as importantly, our baby monkey
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has passed his first test in surviving on his own.
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He's also witnessed just how
resourceful his family needs to be
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to survive here.
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All of our babies have taken their first tentative steps
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towards independence.
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Along the way they have got lost,
been abandoned and had close calls
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with predators.
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Now their world is about to change.
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At last, the sky river
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is beginning to flow.
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Very soon, the monsoon rains
will transform much of the land.
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All of our youngsters must learn fast
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and fend for themselves...
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in Wild Brazil.
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To gain a truly intimate view into
the lives of our animal families,
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the Wild Brazil team filmed for over a year,
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using all the tricks of the trade.
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Of all the animals, it was the giant
otter and tufted capuchin families
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that would allow the team closest to their private lives
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to film some of the series' most remarkable moments.
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Following capuchin monkeys in the canyon lands
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of Serra da Capivara National Park was a big commitment.
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Cameraman Ted Giffords spent a year getting to know
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one particular monkey family.
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To truly understand the monkeys'
world, Ted enlisted the help
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of primatologist Camila Coelho and guide George Reinaldo.
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For Ted to have any chance of being
accepted by the monkeys,
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he first had to learn how to keep up with them.
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There's very few places they're going to move to
because they have to live within the gullies.
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If you imagine my fingers, there's these
constant gullies parallel to one another,
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and if they live in this one, they can
only move to one of the ones adjacent.
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We'll eventually find them in one of these adjacent
gullies, unless they're still on the move.
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You cannot keep up because they ping from tree to tree.
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Thousands of miles away in the heart of the Pantanal,
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the giant otter team faced a different challenge.
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They needed a family with newborn kits.
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But at first, cameraman Barrie Britton
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and Pantanal guide Mauricio Copetti
couldn't find any otters at all.
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We're basically just covering large stretches of river,
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just trying to find something,
and it's getting a bit frustrating
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because we've got this fantastic light, fantastic habitat
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but we just haven't got the otters at the moment.
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Remote cameras were a vital tool to
find where the otters were visiting.
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Even so, after three months,
there were still no baby otters.
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Back in the canyon lands
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and Ted and George were now keeping up with the capuchins
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and starting to predict their movements.
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See they're pouring back down the hill. Isn't that sweet?
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The group had begun to accept Ted
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and the bolder ones were taking
a keen interest in his gear.
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The monkeys were so comfortable with the camera team,
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they were now able to film their most intimate moments.
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Ow!
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Ted could now follow the group so closely
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that he was in just the right place when
the capuchins found a hunting rat snake
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and a dominant male revealed
just how daring capuchins can be.
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Normally they wouldn't go near the snake,
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but faced with the prospect of a rat meal,
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they were tugging it in its mouth.
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It's the most extraordinary thing I've ever seen.
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The chances of them actually pulling
the rat out were pretty slim,
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but the fact they even tried it is astonishing.
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The guys are incredibly efficient
at surviving in their environment.
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They know where an opportunity is and they grab it -
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quite literally grab it.
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Ted's months of persistence had paid off.
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As a wildlife cameraman, I've seen
a lot of extraordinary events
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that stop me in my tracks, but I think it's fair to say
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it's surpassed anything I ever believed would happen.
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Back in the Pantanal, at last,
the camera traps had picked up
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a giant otter family that appeared to have newborn kits.
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Look, see? Digging his way in.
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In order not to disturb the family, Barrie set up a hide.
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He'd need to stake out the holt to
have any chance of getting a glimpse
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of the babies.
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After a week, Barrie's careful approach paid off.
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At last, he was getting unique insights
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into the otters' family life.
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Then, one morning, Barrie was able
to film the remarkable moment
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when this tiny otter was introduced to the water
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for the very first time.
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It was just what Barrie had hoped for.
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But he was about to witness something even rarer.
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Suddenly there was this...
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there was this orange creature
that emerged from the forest.
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It was a jaguar.
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It was my first ever view of a jaguar.
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And she walked right out and not only was she very close,
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just across the river, but she
also went right down and sat
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exactly in the middle of the otters' latrine area.
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The primary concern is trying to film
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and you become very caught up in what you need to do
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to get the shots.
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In hindsight, maybe the fact
that there was this huge predator
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just a stone's throw across the river
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was something I should have been more concerned about.
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To see these two great animals interact with one another,
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particularly at a holt where we
knew there were babies there
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and so there was a genuine threat.
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That was really a very rare moment
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and something we were very lucky to witness.
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Brazil's animal families had allowed Barrie and Ted
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a truly privileged view into their lives.
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They continued to follow these
animals as their worlds changed
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with the seasons.
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They were there to witness first-hand
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the extraordinary struggles
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and triumphs each animal family has to live through
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in Wild Brazil.
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