1 00:00:37,437 --> 00:00:39,473 So, how you gonna try to kill me today, Bryan? 2 00:00:41,341 --> 00:00:44,811 We're heading way upriver into the Ecuadorian rainforest, 3 00:00:44,945 --> 00:00:50,717 where we'll find the largest of all snakes, the anaconda. 4 00:00:53,086 --> 00:00:56,089 Maybe the anaconda will find us first. 5 00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:00,360 Oh, man. 6 00:01:06,166 --> 00:01:08,869 When they pull this camera out of an anaconda 7 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:12,639 100 years from now, I just want you to know 8 00:01:13,006 --> 00:01:16,310 um, it's his fault. 9 00:01:37,831 --> 00:01:39,433 The Amazon has long been the home 10 00:01:39,566 --> 00:01:42,169 of the giant reptiles, and in fact, is rumored 11 00:01:42,302 --> 00:01:45,272 to be home to the biggest of all the anacondas. 12 00:01:53,113 --> 00:01:56,283 So, really, like, how big do they get? 13 00:01:56,416 --> 00:01:59,453 A full-grown anaconda is about 15 to 18 feet. 14 00:01:59,586 --> 00:02:02,189 So, you're not too big to be food. 15 00:02:03,657 --> 00:02:05,425 Bro, all right. 16 00:02:05,559 --> 00:02:07,361 This is gonna go all bad. 17 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:28,482 I've been inspired to explore the extremes of our planet, 18 00:02:28,615 --> 00:02:30,684 because that's where we can find the answers 19 00:02:30,817 --> 00:02:32,953 to some of life's biggest mysteries. 20 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:40,861 Now, I'm heading even deeper into the Amazon... 21 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:44,698 the world's largest rainforest... 22 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:50,537 to search for a snake the size of a school bus. 23 00:02:58,178 --> 00:03:01,882 I've only ever seen an anaconda 24 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:04,818 in a Jennifer Lopez movie. 25 00:03:05,419 --> 00:03:09,256 And, I mean, J.Lo survived, but it wasn't fun. 26 00:03:10,557 --> 00:03:12,259 She didn't enjoy that. 27 00:03:14,127 --> 00:03:16,863 But I'm still trying to get my head around the idea of 28 00:03:16,997 --> 00:03:21,535 looking for an anaconda, and why we would do that. 29 00:03:21,668 --> 00:03:23,737 No, it's really important work 30 00:03:23,870 --> 00:03:25,806 because we're gonna use the anaconda 31 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:28,075 to study the health of the ecosystem. 32 00:03:34,114 --> 00:03:36,883 I've been fascinated by snakes since I was a little kid, 33 00:03:37,017 --> 00:03:40,921 so the opportunity to go after the world's biggest snake 34 00:03:41,054 --> 00:03:43,290 is frankly a dream come true. 35 00:03:48,862 --> 00:03:50,897 The reason I'm doing it is that there are fears 36 00:03:51,031 --> 00:03:54,434 that this part of the Amazon is becoming polluted. 37 00:03:55,102 --> 00:03:59,673 And the best indicator of the health of an ecosystem 38 00:03:59,806 --> 00:04:01,942 are its biggest predators. 39 00:04:07,547 --> 00:04:11,885 So, how many people does it take to grab an anaconda? 40 00:04:12,452 --> 00:04:15,522 The anaconda is a big animal, but we are lucky 41 00:04:15,655 --> 00:04:17,958 because we are going to meet 42 00:04:18,091 --> 00:04:20,026 - an indigenous group... - Mm-hmm? 43 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,597 ...that lives in this deep jungle, the Waorani. 44 00:04:23,730 --> 00:04:26,233 They know how to track the anaconda, 45 00:04:26,366 --> 00:04:27,768 how to handle it right. 46 00:04:27,901 --> 00:04:31,271 - Mm-hmm. - So we really need these people. 47 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,876 They are the real experts of the jungle. 48 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:45,585 So, we got one of the world's best snake guys 49 00:04:45,719 --> 00:04:49,189 and a world-class expedition leader, 50 00:04:49,322 --> 00:04:52,192 and we still need help? 51 00:04:53,493 --> 00:04:55,896 Yeah... no. 52 00:05:04,771 --> 00:05:06,940 - Okay. - All right. 53 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:10,911 All right. 54 00:05:11,044 --> 00:05:14,614 Wow. 55 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:16,183 - Hola. - Hey. 56 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:17,851 Waponi! 57 00:05:19,352 --> 00:05:20,754 Oh, okay, I come with you. 58 00:05:20,887 --> 00:05:22,622 Vamos, vamos, vamos. 59 00:05:25,959 --> 00:05:28,128 They get up this hill a lot easier than me. 60 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:31,932 Hola, hola. 61 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:35,468 Wow. 62 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:43,677 What's the proper greeting? 63 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:46,680 - Waponi. - Waponi, waponi. 64 00:05:50,917 --> 00:05:54,054 The Waorani call the jungle home. 65 00:05:54,187 --> 00:05:57,490 And they have been living there for thousands of years. 66 00:06:04,164 --> 00:06:08,435 I really hope that Will can learn from these people. 67 00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:17,344 Because they have this deep connection 68 00:06:17,477 --> 00:06:18,878 with Mother Nature. 69 00:06:29,222 --> 00:06:30,557 Fantastic. 70 00:06:30,690 --> 00:06:32,559 Waponi, waponi, waponi. 71 00:06:32,692 --> 00:06:34,361 That's a powerful welcome here. 72 00:06:34,494 --> 00:06:35,996 Yes, goodness. 73 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:42,068 - Waponi. Waponi. - Waponi. 74 00:06:42,202 --> 00:06:44,471 This is Penti, the leader of the community. 75 00:06:44,604 --> 00:06:46,473 - Waponi. - Waponi. 76 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:52,412 - Okay. - Let's go. 77 00:06:56,516 --> 00:06:57,951 Scientists rarely get to work 78 00:06:58,084 --> 00:07:00,487 with remote indigenous communities in the Amazon. 79 00:07:05,058 --> 00:07:08,228 Their vast understanding of these snakes 80 00:07:08,361 --> 00:07:12,198 is going to be vital for the success of the expedition. 81 00:07:27,514 --> 00:07:33,219 I'm really looking forward to seeing an anaconda in person. 82 00:07:44,197 --> 00:07:46,266 Yeah, my son cannot catch an anaconda. 83 00:07:51,104 --> 00:07:54,240 How do you feel about working with people 84 00:07:54,374 --> 00:07:58,178 from outside of your family and community? 85 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:20,000 Living in harmony with the animals, 86 00:08:20,133 --> 00:08:25,772 this seems like a difficult environment to do that in. 87 00:08:34,547 --> 00:08:40,320 I'm really humbled to be here to spend this time with you. 88 00:08:40,453 --> 00:08:45,425 And you talked about living with the forest. 89 00:08:45,558 --> 00:08:48,595 Can you show me around and give me a sense 90 00:08:48,728 --> 00:08:50,030 of what you mean by that? 91 00:08:56,836 --> 00:08:59,305 Absolutely, yes, please. 92 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:28,735 Wow. 93 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:32,806 Tite, Tite, Tite. 94 00:09:32,939 --> 00:09:34,174 Tite. 95 00:10:05,805 --> 00:10:06,873 Mucho gusto. 96 00:10:07,006 --> 00:10:09,008 Waponi. 97 00:10:17,083 --> 00:10:19,385 Ah, and it turns into this? 98 00:10:23,356 --> 00:10:25,058 That's fantastic. 99 00:10:26,259 --> 00:10:29,062 I noticed there's some things 100 00:10:29,195 --> 00:10:32,132 that you let in from the outside world. 101 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:50,210 So, I noticed some people have t-shirts and shorts, 102 00:11:50,343 --> 00:11:54,314 then some people are, you know, more traditional. 103 00:11:58,551 --> 00:11:59,619 Mm-hmm. 104 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:09,228 Mm-hmm. Does the-- 'cause, you know, 105 00:12:09,362 --> 00:12:11,598 that thing looks like it might hurt. 106 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:14,467 Like, does that hurt at all to have it on? 107 00:12:17,670 --> 00:12:21,374 I'm gonna want one of those when-- before I go. 108 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:29,616 Waponi. Waponi. 109 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:33,653 I think I understand Penti a little better. 110 00:12:35,855 --> 00:12:39,192 I started off-- I was gonna say nervous, but I was scared. 111 00:12:40,059 --> 00:12:42,095 You know, really uncomfortable. 112 00:12:42,228 --> 00:12:43,563 Uh-oh. 113 00:12:43,696 --> 00:12:48,334 Oh, hey, all right. Okay. Hey! 114 00:12:48,968 --> 00:12:52,405 You know, it's really beautiful to be out here. 115 00:12:53,873 --> 00:12:57,844 But for me, it's like outside of my comfort zone. 116 00:13:00,179 --> 00:13:03,082 It's such an extreme environment. 117 00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:13,292 Bryan, what are you doin'? 118 00:13:15,228 --> 00:13:16,663 I leave you alone for five minutes, 119 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:19,132 and you find a snake? 120 00:13:19,265 --> 00:13:21,034 See it right there, it's hidden. 121 00:13:21,167 --> 00:13:24,137 - Mm-hmm. - It's called a vine snake. 122 00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:25,605 And if you're walking on by and it doesn't move, 123 00:13:25,738 --> 00:13:27,774 - you won't see that. - You will not see that. 124 00:13:30,376 --> 00:13:32,712 Whoa. I'm looking at that, 125 00:13:32,845 --> 00:13:34,614 and I see I'm really uncomfortable with snakes. 126 00:13:34,747 --> 00:13:36,616 I just got really clear. 127 00:13:36,749 --> 00:13:38,418 - Like, the snake thing. - Which is good. 128 00:13:38,551 --> 00:13:39,986 You know, it's good to know your comfort zones 129 00:13:40,119 --> 00:13:41,521 so we can shatter them. 130 00:13:43,022 --> 00:13:46,259 Hey, hey, hey. Buddy, Bryan. 131 00:13:49,395 --> 00:13:52,165 So, if you remain calm... 132 00:13:52,298 --> 00:13:55,468 - Mm-hmm. - ...they remain calm. 133 00:13:57,036 --> 00:13:58,638 Whoa. 134 00:13:58,771 --> 00:14:01,007 So, look at how attuned to motion he is. 135 00:14:01,140 --> 00:14:03,810 - So he's a visual hunter. - Mm-hmm. 136 00:14:03,943 --> 00:14:05,545 Mm, he's looking at me, Bryan. 137 00:14:05,678 --> 00:14:08,381 - Hey, Bryan. - Like I said, remain calm. 138 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:15,288 Bryan just showed me the snake. 139 00:14:15,421 --> 00:14:18,458 I didn't like it. I didn't want to touch it. 140 00:14:21,227 --> 00:14:23,663 We're about to go on an anaconda hunt with a snake 141 00:14:23,796 --> 00:14:27,467 that'll be like 10,000 times the size of that one. 142 00:14:30,169 --> 00:14:32,572 Yeah, I feel thoroughly unprepared. 143 00:14:48,888 --> 00:14:50,022 Listo? 144 00:14:56,729 --> 00:14:58,398 All jungle. 145 00:15:04,537 --> 00:15:08,541 This is insane. You, you, you feel safe? 146 00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:19,051 - Okay. - Okay. 147 00:15:19,185 --> 00:15:20,553 Let's go. 148 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:05,598 It is dense, dense jungle. 149 00:16:06,199 --> 00:16:10,470 You can't see more than 30 feet in either direction. 150 00:16:11,871 --> 00:16:15,808 I have no idea how Penti knows where he's going. 151 00:16:16,375 --> 00:16:20,746 He's got no compass, no GPS, nothing. 152 00:16:59,118 --> 00:17:00,453 Oh. 153 00:17:03,122 --> 00:17:05,024 It's ants. 154 00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:15,468 Mm. 155 00:17:17,603 --> 00:17:20,673 It is. Like, lemon-lime. 156 00:17:21,173 --> 00:17:23,175 Bueno, bueno. 157 00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:24,844 Me gusto, me gusto. 158 00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:47,800 I'm too tall for this forest. 159 00:17:55,641 --> 00:17:57,310 I can do that. 160 00:18:07,286 --> 00:18:08,254 I'm chasing 'em away. 161 00:18:08,387 --> 00:18:11,891 The Waorani beatbox. 162 00:18:12,024 --> 00:18:14,961 ♪ Ooh, I'm a rebel just for kicks now ♪ 163 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:16,429 That's crazy. 164 00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:20,967 Wow! 165 00:18:24,236 --> 00:18:25,271 Carla, you wanna try? 166 00:18:29,475 --> 00:18:30,443 Yeah-- oh. Oh, you got it! 167 00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:32,278 All right, that's it. 168 00:18:32,411 --> 00:18:34,146 Maybe we work as a team. 169 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,515 Yeah. 170 00:18:36,649 --> 00:18:37,650 - Lower, lower. - Lower? 171 00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:38,985 Lower. 172 00:18:40,019 --> 00:18:42,455 - Hey! - Ooh! 173 00:18:42,588 --> 00:18:45,458 Okay, you went through my arrow. 174 00:18:45,591 --> 00:18:46,726 Wow. 175 00:18:46,859 --> 00:18:50,296 Let's go! 176 00:18:55,334 --> 00:18:58,638 It is amazing to me that they're out here barefoot. 177 00:18:58,771 --> 00:19:01,307 - And not only barefoot. - Yeah. 178 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:02,575 Bare-skinned. 179 00:19:02,708 --> 00:19:04,910 I got boots on and long sleeves, 180 00:19:05,044 --> 00:19:06,746 - and long pants. - Everything, right? 181 00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:08,848 It's like they're as comfortable out here 182 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:10,383 as I am in my living room. 183 00:19:10,516 --> 00:19:12,051 Yeah, that's right. 184 00:19:13,252 --> 00:19:14,854 They are at home. 185 00:19:27,633 --> 00:19:29,402 So, I guess this is our last supper 186 00:19:29,535 --> 00:19:31,337 before we go for an anaconda. 187 00:19:33,639 --> 00:19:39,578 So, you all seem very, very comfortable out here. 188 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:42,815 What scares you? 189 00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:53,325 What the heck is that? 190 00:20:04,403 --> 00:20:06,172 Oh, God, yeah. 191 00:20:19,418 --> 00:20:20,820 Wow. 192 00:21:47,940 --> 00:21:50,643 It's important for me to be out here, 193 00:21:50,776 --> 00:21:54,180 and to feel it, and to understand 194 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:58,918 there's such a different way to relate to the forest. 195 00:21:59,051 --> 00:22:04,023 And that's the first time that I've ever heard it that way. 196 00:22:06,525 --> 00:22:08,627 It's almost like someone's trying 197 00:22:08,761 --> 00:22:10,696 to burn his house down. 198 00:22:11,297 --> 00:22:15,034 And what would you do if you felt like someone 199 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:17,136 was trying to destroy your home? 200 00:23:23,302 --> 00:23:27,740 It's interesting to me that you're reaching out 201 00:23:27,873 --> 00:23:30,809 to the outside world, 202 00:23:30,943 --> 00:23:33,946 and the very thing that threatens you. 203 00:23:46,358 --> 00:23:48,027 Mm-hmm. 204 00:23:50,329 --> 00:23:52,598 We are in a critical moment 205 00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:54,566 in the history of our country. 206 00:23:56,235 --> 00:24:01,907 Ecuador has lost around one-third of the whole forest. 207 00:24:02,408 --> 00:24:05,678 So, Penti is fighting for his family, 208 00:24:05,811 --> 00:24:07,746 for his community, of course, 209 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,083 but also, he is fighting for all of us. 210 00:24:13,085 --> 00:24:15,054 I really admire the way 211 00:24:15,187 --> 00:24:18,624 you're defending your family and your land. 212 00:24:18,757 --> 00:24:20,326 I think that's very brave. 213 00:24:32,738 --> 00:24:34,907 This is my first time 214 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:38,243 sleeping outside in the jungle. 215 00:24:38,377 --> 00:24:40,245 Oh, hey, hold up. 216 00:24:40,379 --> 00:24:42,748 Something's on my neck. Something's on my neck. 217 00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:46,919 Sorry. 218 00:24:47,052 --> 00:24:48,887 Okay, I'm getting in. 219 00:24:50,689 --> 00:24:52,458 Can't find the zipper. 220 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:56,362 This is me. I'm halfway in my tent. 221 00:24:56,495 --> 00:25:00,132 Jumping in. I hope it'll hold my weight. 222 00:25:00,566 --> 00:25:04,203 I'm trying to get in my tent. All right. 223 00:25:06,238 --> 00:25:08,674 Shoot, sorry. That's me. 224 00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:12,378 All right. Okay. 225 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:15,147 All right, okay. 226 00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:20,219 I'm thinking about this anaconda tomorrow, 227 00:25:20,352 --> 00:25:22,955 and I'm definitely nervous. 228 00:25:24,423 --> 00:25:27,459 You find the truth about yourself in the jungle. 229 00:25:28,093 --> 00:25:31,430 You can have illusions about yourself 230 00:25:32,898 --> 00:25:34,500 in Manhattan. 231 00:25:35,534 --> 00:25:38,070 The jungle's the great equalizer. 232 00:25:38,904 --> 00:25:41,073 I know who I am today. 233 00:25:43,809 --> 00:25:45,444 I'm a jungle punk. 234 00:25:53,919 --> 00:25:55,454 Darn it. 235 00:25:56,488 --> 00:26:00,459 All right, it's late, and I gotta pee. 236 00:26:02,194 --> 00:26:04,730 I'm scared to take my thing out. 237 00:26:05,431 --> 00:26:09,368 Even though the Waorani keep their things out all the time. 238 00:26:10,602 --> 00:26:11,804 But I'ma give it a shot. 239 00:26:15,941 --> 00:26:17,743 I'll pee in the morning. 240 00:26:34,159 --> 00:26:35,761 Okay. 241 00:26:37,229 --> 00:26:40,499 I just got dressed inside of a tent. 242 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:46,004 I think that makes me an explorer. 243 00:26:47,506 --> 00:26:50,142 I was a little scared last night. 244 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:54,146 You do start to get more comfortable. 245 00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:55,747 I'm getting comfortable. 246 00:26:58,183 --> 00:27:00,586 I would love a cinnamon bun, though. 247 00:27:02,354 --> 00:27:05,224 Penti probably doesn't have those, though. 248 00:27:23,575 --> 00:27:24,543 Amigo. 249 00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:33,619 Mm-hmm. 250 00:27:55,874 --> 00:27:57,075 Yes. 251 00:28:14,793 --> 00:28:17,396 Let's go. I'm ready. 252 00:28:23,268 --> 00:28:25,504 No, man, I'm not that ready. 253 00:28:50,762 --> 00:28:53,165 You have a sense of the kind of places 254 00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:54,399 the anaconda would be in? 255 00:28:54,533 --> 00:28:57,002 Hopefully, it'll be in the shallows. 256 00:28:57,603 --> 00:28:59,538 And that's our only chance of finding an anaconda. 257 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:05,244 An anaconda is an ambush predator. 258 00:29:05,377 --> 00:29:09,248 It'll take up station and just wait. 259 00:29:09,381 --> 00:29:11,917 In deep water, they're a formidable predator. 260 00:29:13,285 --> 00:29:15,254 They'll pull the prey into the water, 261 00:29:15,387 --> 00:29:16,922 wrap coils around them, 262 00:29:17,055 --> 00:29:20,459 and then squeeze them so hard 263 00:29:20,592 --> 00:29:23,929 that literally in some cases, the eyes will pop straight out. 264 00:29:25,964 --> 00:29:27,466 And if you try to fight back, 265 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:29,835 they've got a pretty vicious bite, too. 266 00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:37,309 It's all good. Bryan gave me some big gloves. 267 00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:57,663 Uh, talk me through that thing. 268 00:29:59,264 --> 00:30:01,733 It's a big radio receiver. 269 00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:04,569 The Waorani have been tracking the anacondas. 270 00:30:04,703 --> 00:30:07,205 We've got one that they've radio tagged. 271 00:30:09,374 --> 00:30:11,476 But if he moves it this way and the signal drops, 272 00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:13,412 or moves it this way and it goes stronger, 273 00:30:13,545 --> 00:30:16,615 we can orient ourselves and navigate towards it. 274 00:30:17,849 --> 00:30:20,118 The old ways and the new ways working together. 275 00:30:20,252 --> 00:30:21,720 I like that. 276 00:30:39,204 --> 00:30:41,640 All right. We've got something. 277 00:30:51,049 --> 00:30:53,985 All right, so the beeping means we're getting closer 278 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:57,189 to the anaconda. 279 00:30:57,322 --> 00:30:59,624 And I'm assuming when they see it, 280 00:30:59,758 --> 00:31:03,862 those guys are going to go toward it. 281 00:31:04,796 --> 00:31:07,032 And I'm gonna go the other direction 282 00:31:07,165 --> 00:31:10,302 when I see the anaconda. 283 00:31:10,435 --> 00:31:12,871 You know, you gotta stay out of professionals' way. 284 00:31:18,877 --> 00:31:20,912 It's starting to go a little faster. 285 00:31:27,986 --> 00:31:30,021 We're definitely in the right area. 286 00:31:31,523 --> 00:31:33,692 It just gets really tricky, because if it's under the water, 287 00:31:33,825 --> 00:31:36,895 the intensity is gonna be a little bit dampened. 288 00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:51,777 Oh, hey, over on the right. 289 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:52,978 There it is. 290 00:31:58,383 --> 00:31:59,351 Geez. 291 00:31:59,484 --> 00:32:01,520 And that's just pure muscle. 292 00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:06,925 Let them try to control this. 293 00:32:08,593 --> 00:32:11,263 That's gigantic. 294 00:32:11,396 --> 00:32:13,832 I'm guessing 16, 17 feet. 295 00:32:15,801 --> 00:32:17,068 Wow. 296 00:32:24,876 --> 00:32:26,645 Okay, ooh. 297 00:32:28,213 --> 00:32:31,750 That was scary. Even from the boat. 298 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,783 - One sample from her. - Got it. 299 00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:06,484 So, we're just gonna take a piece 300 00:33:06,618 --> 00:33:09,054 of one of the scales so we can measure 301 00:33:09,187 --> 00:33:12,157 the accumulation of pollutants in the water. 302 00:33:12,290 --> 00:33:13,291 All right. 303 00:33:13,425 --> 00:33:15,494 So, we're after the big belly scales. 304 00:33:16,461 --> 00:33:18,530 You can help us do this. 305 00:33:20,665 --> 00:33:23,902 Yeah, no. I'm a little nervous. 306 00:33:24,035 --> 00:33:25,804 You can do it. 307 00:33:25,937 --> 00:33:27,439 All right. 308 00:33:27,572 --> 00:33:29,441 From here, you can lift it up. 309 00:33:29,574 --> 00:33:31,176 - Lift it up? - Yeah, that'll work. 310 00:33:35,814 --> 00:33:37,349 This is a big girl. 311 00:33:37,482 --> 00:33:40,518 I got it. I got it. There you go. 312 00:33:40,652 --> 00:33:42,988 Let's keep going. Keep going. 313 00:33:44,222 --> 00:33:46,057 All right, perfect. 314 00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:49,694 All right, so, if you could please wipe away 315 00:33:49,828 --> 00:33:51,196 any little mud and debris. We'll still clean this... 316 00:33:51,329 --> 00:33:52,364 - Wipe away? - Yeah. 317 00:33:52,497 --> 00:33:53,999 Let's go for these ones here 318 00:33:54,132 --> 00:33:56,835 where the skin's already been shed off, and just let it hold. 319 00:33:56,968 --> 00:33:58,837 - Yeah, hold it at that position. - Hold it right there? 320 00:34:00,505 --> 00:34:03,742 Whoa. Hold on, wait, hold on. 321 00:34:05,610 --> 00:34:07,679 Nice and clean? Geez. 322 00:34:08,947 --> 00:34:14,085 All right. Now, I'm just gonna cut along. 323 00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:16,454 - Where you are? Hold on. - Yep. 324 00:34:20,225 --> 00:34:21,927 Yep. 325 00:34:25,430 --> 00:34:27,666 There you go. There's our sample. 326 00:34:27,799 --> 00:34:29,234 - There's our sample. - With that, we can do 327 00:34:29,367 --> 00:34:30,602 all the research on this animal 328 00:34:30,735 --> 00:34:32,671 with just that one tiny little piece. 329 00:34:33,605 --> 00:34:35,206 That's fantastic. 330 00:35:02,233 --> 00:35:04,269 Will, feel her. 331 00:35:15,213 --> 00:35:16,548 Phew. 332 00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:29,427 I've heard about anacondas, and I've always been shook. 333 00:35:30,095 --> 00:35:36,201 But putting my hands on an actual anaconda? 334 00:35:37,435 --> 00:35:40,739 It was such a beautiful moment. 335 00:35:56,988 --> 00:35:58,556 Ohh. 336 00:36:03,094 --> 00:36:07,332 That is a magnificent, gorgeous creature. 337 00:36:11,002 --> 00:36:13,605 A once-in-a-lifetime experience. 338 00:36:15,740 --> 00:36:18,243 'Cause I'm never doing that again. 339 00:36:24,749 --> 00:36:26,885 Hey! 340 00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:34,092 Hey! Waponi, waponi. 341 00:36:39,230 --> 00:36:40,432 Yeah. No, no way. 342 00:36:43,134 --> 00:36:46,004 Oh, that's for me? Gracias, gracias. 343 00:36:49,307 --> 00:36:50,575 All right. 344 00:37:20,805 --> 00:37:22,941 This is as good as it gets. 345 00:37:24,876 --> 00:37:29,481 I wanted to follow scientists to the extremes 346 00:37:29,614 --> 00:37:32,951 to see what we could discover. 347 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:38,223 But staying in the village was wild. 348 00:37:38,356 --> 00:37:42,560 I mean, Penti is one of the most extraordinary humans 349 00:37:42,694 --> 00:37:44,429 I've ever met. 350 00:37:44,562 --> 00:37:47,699 Just how he feels the jungle, 351 00:37:47,832 --> 00:37:49,601 you know, it really opened my eyes 352 00:37:49,734 --> 00:37:53,505 to a different way of understanding 353 00:37:53,638 --> 00:37:55,907 and seeing the world. 354 00:38:05,116 --> 00:38:06,417 Oh, look, look. 355 00:38:10,455 --> 00:38:15,360 I would have loved to do a flip in the mud... 356 00:38:15,493 --> 00:38:17,896 - Yeah, yeah. - ...when I was six years old. 357 00:38:18,029 --> 00:38:21,366 Just to be totally naked outside 358 00:38:21,499 --> 00:38:22,934 and do a flip in the mud. 359 00:38:23,034 --> 00:38:25,003 I certainly would have been that kid. 360 00:38:25,136 --> 00:38:26,371 Yeah. 361 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:31,176 Yeah, it's funny to think about 50 years ago 362 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:34,279 - when Penti was their age. - Oh yeah, imagine. 363 00:38:34,412 --> 00:38:36,915 There was no contact 364 00:38:37,048 --> 00:38:38,650 - with the outside world. - Yeah, that's true. 365 00:38:38,783 --> 00:38:41,219 And he lived like this. 366 00:38:43,354 --> 00:38:45,590 And we just have to-- we have to make sure 367 00:38:45,723 --> 00:38:47,692 it exists 50 years from now. 368 00:38:48,793 --> 00:38:51,863 Yeah. 369 00:38:52,764 --> 00:38:55,733 I never want to lose this. 370 00:39:09,647 --> 00:39:11,316 Looking at the results, 371 00:39:11,449 --> 00:39:15,520 we did detect heavy metals in the scales of the anaconda 372 00:39:15,653 --> 00:39:18,323 consistent with oil spills. 373 00:39:20,091 --> 00:39:24,395 These are forever chemicals. They don't break down. 374 00:39:25,029 --> 00:39:26,631 And anything that could threaten the health 375 00:39:26,764 --> 00:39:28,866 of the anaconda 376 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,336 could also threaten the entire ecosystem. 377 00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:38,776 So, the stakes are very, very high. 378 00:40:42,006 --> 00:40:43,408 I've come to the Himalayas, 379 00:40:44,709 --> 00:40:47,245 the highest mountain range on earth, 380 00:40:51,249 --> 00:40:53,985 in search of the thing we're all looking for, 381 00:40:57,922 --> 00:40:59,824 the secret to happiness. 382 00:41:14,105 --> 00:41:19,110 I tasted the top of fame, money, success, 383 00:41:20,745 --> 00:41:22,447 and then watch it fall apart. 384 00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:28,286 In order to find ultimate happiness, 385 00:41:32,123 --> 00:41:34,025 we must experience death.