Original subtitles

OUCH.

*BLEEP*...

THAT WAS THE LOUDEST ELEPHANT I'VE HEARD.

YEAH, WE GOT ELEPHANTS ON BOTH SIDES OF US.

♪♪

-YOU GOT TO GET TO WATER. -WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

-AH! -HEY!

Man: I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

-AH! -AH!

Man: HOLY HELL.

-WE GOT THIS.

YEAH!

GET ME OUT!

THIS IS LIKE "JURASSIC PARK."

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪♪

WILDEBEEST OVER THERE.

GOT SOME IMPALA OVER HERE,

JUST A LOT OF WILDLIFE GETTING USED TO ME

AND ME GETTING USED TO THEM.

JUST MILES AND MILES OF AFRICA.

Narrator: HIDDEN IN THE NORTHEAST REGION

OF SOUTH AFRICA

IS THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF MAPUNGUBWE,

A DRY AND DEADLY SAVANNA WHERE NO HUMAN HAS LIVED

FOR ALMOST 1,000 YEARS.

ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST POPULATIONS OF LETHAL PREDATORS

IS DRAWN TO THE LIMPOPO RIVER,

THE ONLY VIABLE WATER SOURCE FOR MILES.

PROWLING THE RIVER'S EDGE ARE LEOPARDS, LIONS,

AND THE AFRICAN HIPPO.

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS IN AFRICA,

HIPPOS KILL ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE A YEAR.

♪♪

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY

TO TEST MYSELF LIKE THIS,

REALLY, SINCE GETTING OUT OF THE ARMY.

DOING THE FAMILY LIFE,

JUST NEED SOMETHING TO GET THE JUICES FLOWING AGAIN

AND KIND OF GET MYSELF BACK IN IT.

HI, ELI.

I LIKE SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY,

REALLY ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY THAT WE CAN DO

WHETHER IT'S CAMPING OR FISHING, I'M ALWAYS ALL ABOUT IT.

LAST NIGHT WITH THE GIRLS.

SO ADEN'S PAINTING MY TOES.

BLOW ON THEM, JONAH. GOOD JOB.

THAT SHOULD GET ME THROUGH, HUH?

YEAH. WHOO.

I SPENT NINE YEARS IN THE ARMY.

I HAVE TWO PURPLE HEARTS, ONE OF WHICH WAS A GUNSHOT,

THE OTHER FROM SHRAPNEL WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN A ROADSIDE BOMB.

IT BLEW UP THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK,

AND PIECES OF MY TRUCK ACTUALLY WENT INTO MY LEG,

AND THAT'S WHAT I STILL HAVE PIECES OF TODAY.

SINCE I'VE GOT OUT OF THE ARMY,

I'VE GOTTEN KIND OF FAT AND LAZY WITH CIVILIAN LIFE.

I TOOK ON THIS CHALLENGE, REALLY,

TO GET BACK TO MY WILD SIDE.

ELEPHANTS, BIGGER ANIMALS,

THAT'S THE STUFF YOU CAN'T PREPARE FOR.

THIS IS EASILY GONNA BE THE MOST EXTREME

AND THE DUMBEST THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.

♪♪

Narrator: ERIC HAS YEARS OF DECORATED MILITARY EXPERIENCE

BUT IS NOT IN PEAK PHYSICAL CONDITION,

EARNING HIM A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING OF 6.3.

I'M SO EXCITED.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CHANCE

TO EXPERIENCE THIS REALITY, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.

PEOPLE CALL ME MAMA KEL BECAUSE I TEND

TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY,

AND I AM MOTHER OF FOUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

-THERE'S MY GIRL -- -I KNOW.

Kelly: ...AND MY BOY.

PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS PRETTY CRAZY FOR A LOT OF YEARS

BECAUSE OF THE WAY I RAISED MY KIDS.

I TOOK THEM OUT OF SOCIETY, LIVED IN TENTS,

TRULY LIVING OFF THE GRID WITH VERY LIMITED RESOURCE

AND HAVING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET FOOD,

HOW TO GET WATER, HOW TO STAY WARM, HOW TO STAY DRY.

IN THIS SITUATION, THERE ARE SO MANY ANIMALS

THAT CAN TROMPLE ME AND CRUSH ME AND BITE ME.

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.

I'M TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE

BECAUSE I GET TO BE NAKED AND LIVE OUTDOORS.

♪♪

Narrator: KELLY HAS DECADES OF WILDERNESS SURVIVAL TRAINING

BUT NO EXPERIENCE LIVING WITH THE LARGE PREDATORS OF AFRICA,

EARNING HER A PSR OF 6.6.

GUESS THIS IS IT.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT. TIME TO GET DIRTY.

WHOO.

GUESS IT'S TIME TO BE MY HUMAN-ANIMAL.

I HAVEN'T SHAVED IN 25 YEARS BECAUSE MY GOAL HAS BEEN

TO JUST BECOME THE MOST REAL HUMAN-ANIMAL POSSIBLE.

I'M VERY COMFORTABLE BEING NAKED.

REPRESENTING AMERICA AT ITS FINEST.

WHOO! GOT SOME NICE TOENAIL POLISH

FROM THE DAUGHTERS BACK HOME.

LET'S GO DO AFRICA.

I PREFER NOT TO WEAR ANYTHING ALL THE TIME.

ALL THE ANIMALS ARE NAKED!

I MEAN...

I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO MEET MY PARTNER.

I'M ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED THAT I WILL HAVE A PARTNER

AND NOT BE ALONE IN THIS.

IT'S STARTING TO DRIZZLE.

WE'VE GOT CLOUDS, RAIN CLOUDS, ON ALL SIDES,

A REALLY INTENSE RAIN CLOUD OVER THERE.

Eric: RAINING ON INSERTION DAY, NOT WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR.

ALOHA.

HEY, HEY.

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT HERE GETTING WET.

LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME RAIN.

-YEAH.

HI, MY NAME'S KELLY.

-ERIC, NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

WELL, IT'S GETTING DAMN WET.

NOT WHO I THOUGHT HE'D BE.

HE DOESN'T LOOK ROUGH AND TOUGH AND LIKE A SURVIVALIST.

I KNOW APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING,

SO I GUESS I NEED TO GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER.

LET'S CHECK OUT WHAT WE GOT.

-LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOME STUFF. -YEAH.

Narrator: KELLY AND ERIC HAVE BEEN GIVEN A POT.

SHE HAS BROUGHT A FIRESTARTER, AND HE'S BROUGHT A BUSH KNIFE.

IT LOOKS LIKE...

OOH.

-...I HAVE A MAP. -YEAH, YOU DO.

WE'RE A THE DUAL BAOBAB TREE HERE.

RIGHT?

TRY TO STEER CLEAR OF THOSE ELEPHANTS.

AND WE HAVE A RIVER HERE WITH SOME FISH.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE TAKING OFF IN THIS DIRECTION

BECAUSE THIS IS THE DIRECTION OF WATER.

I WOULD AGREE.

Kelly: MY FIRST PLAN IS TO MAKE SOME CORDAGE.

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YOU'RE THE CORDAGE MASTER, SO...

I AM...A LITTLE SHORT FOR SOME OF THIS.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HELP YOU TOO MUCH THERE,

-I DON'T THINK, BUT... -HEY, BUT THAT'S A NICE CHUNK.

SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT CORDAGE, WHICH IS MY WEAK SIDE,

AND FIRST BRIEF INTERACTION WITH THE PARTNER --

SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING.

SHE'S TATTOOED UP LIKE ME,

SO I FIGURE WE'LL GET ALONG PRETTY WELL.

PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GET GOING.

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SOME OF THESE LOOK LIKE ELEPHANT TRACKS.

-WHOA. -YUP.

OKAY.

THERE'S A LOT TO BE CONCERNED AND NERVOUS

ABOUT IN THIS SITUATION.

I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THIS ONE OF THE MOST

DANGEROUS ANIMAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE WORLD.

Narrator: WEARY OF HUMANS,

IF ELEPHANTS SENSE A THREAT, THEY WILL CHARGE,

MAKING THEM EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO APPROACH.

ALL RIGHT.

BACK ON THE TRAIL,

LITTLE BIT SOFTER.

Eric: OOH!

OH, WE GOT A SNAKE IN THE TREE OVER HERE, BIG OLD PYTHON.

Narrator: THE AFRICAN ROCK PYTHON

IS AN AGGRESSIVE AMBUSH HUNTER

THAT SEIZES LARGE PREY WITH ITS TEETH

WHILE COILING AROUND IT,

CRUSHING BONES AND INTERNAL ORGANS IN SECONDS.

HMM, HMM, HMM.

WELL, SEEING THAT SNAKE UP THERE,

I BET THERE'S PROBABLY QUITE A FEW MORE

IN THE BUSHES HERE LOOKING FOR US.

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MM.

Eric: THERE'S THAT RAIN.

♪♪

THAT SHOULD BE OUR POND ON OUR MAP.

THESE ARE THE TYPE OF POOLS THAT REALLY COLLECT THE FISH

TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THAT RIVER.

OH, HERE WE GO. GOT ONE FLOPPING UP HERE.

AH, WE GOT A SLIMY LITTLE CATFISH.

TAKE HIM WITH US.

THAT'S AWESOME. WHOO-HOO.

Narrator: CATFISH INHABIT SHALLOW RUNNING WATER.

A SPECIALIZED RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ALLOWS THEM TO BREATHE ON LAND,

ENABLING THEM TO WIGGLE WITH SNAKELIKE MOTION

FROM ONE WATER SOURCE TO ANOTHER.

ONCE WE FIND SOME DRY LAND

AND GET THAT SHELTER AND FIRE GOING,

HE WILL BE IN MY BELLY AND KELLY'S.

WE'VE GOT TO THERE, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET FLOODED OUT.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS. IT'S ALL GOING TO START MOVING,

AND IT JUST STARTED RAINING. -YEAH.

Eric: SO LET'S GET UP TO WHERE THE TREES ARE.

♪♪

WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOME PLACE THAT'S DRY.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOME PLACE WE CAN MAKE A GOOD SHELTER.

WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING BEFORE THAT SUN GOES DOWN

ANY MORE THAN IT ALREADY HAS.

I'M WONDERING WHERE THE RIVER IS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS 50 FEET AWAY, LIKE, 20 MINUTES AGO.

KELLY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE IT.

SOMETHING FUN, A RIVER?

-IT IS A RIVER. -WHOO-HOO.

WE JUST NEED TO FIND A SPOT

THAT'S GOT ACCESS TO THE WATER NEARBY

BUT NOT THE SAME ACCESS AS THE ANIMALS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE IF ANYBODY IS GOING DOWN THERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE USING THAT TRAIL, RIGHT THERE.

YEP, PROBABLY CROCODILES SLIDING INTO THE RIVER.

Narrator: THE NILE CROCODILE IS A HIGHLY INTELLIGENT PREDATOR

THAT STUDIES THE ROUTINE OF ITS PREY BEFORE POUNCING.

ITS POWERFUL JAWS CAN EASILY SEVER LARGE BONES.

TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO CAMP THAT THE ANIMALS AREN'T.

♪♪

I LIKE HAVING THE RIVERBANK

AS ONE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, BASICALLY.

-RIGHT? -THEN WE COULD WALL OFF --

-YEAH. -...THIS.

-AYE. -SO WHAT DO WE GOT DOWN HERE?

THIS IS, LIKE, OPEN AND NEATER.

-DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN HERE? -MAYBE.

LOOKS LIKE A NICE LITTLE AREA.

♪♪

AH.

AH.

I GOT A BIG HEAD.

-BIG ELEPHANT SKULL. -YEAH.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS ACTUALLY A VERY BIG ELEPHANT.

MAYBE IT WAS YOUNG, AND SOMETHING KILLED IT

AND ATE IT IN HERE.

AS FAR AS THE SHELTER, IT'S NOT A BAD SPOT.

IT'S GOT SHORT GRASS, WHICH I LIKE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE THICK PLANTS ALL AROUND IT

THAT HIDE EVERYTHING THAT'S TRYING TO GET US.

IT'S GOT TREES LIKE THIS THAT WE CAN JUST WALL OFF IF WE WANTED.

WE GOT THE RIVER AT OUR BACKS.

YEAH. NOTHING IS COMING UP THIS SIDE.

I THINK THIS COULD BE HOME.

WE'RE PICKING THIS CAMPSITE JUST BECAUSE IT'S TUCKED AWAY.

IT'S NEAR THE RIVER, WHICH IS GONNA GIVE US

A NATURAL BARRIER WITH THAT DROPOFF,

AND IT'S NICE AND THICKLY WOODED.

-AND WE'VE GOT THIS ABOVE YOU -- -YUP.

...FOR A SLEEPING AREA.

WITH RAIN COMING DOWN LIKE IT IS,

WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO REALLY GET PICKY.

WE GOOD IF I SET THIS GUY DOWN AND START TO --

YOU CAN SET IT DOWN, AND I ACTUALLY

MAKE CORDAGE IF YOU WANT. -ALL RIGHT.

I CAN DO THAT REALLY FAST, AND THAT WAY, IT WON'T FALL.

♪♪

THIS IS FROM THE BAOBAB THAT WE GOT,

AND I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE FISH.

♪♪

Eric: ALL THIS STUFF THAT'S BEEN SITTING

ON THE GROUND IS JUST ROTTEN.

Kelly: I JUST WANT TO GET THE BOMA STARTED

AND TRY AND FIND DRY STUFF.

WATERLOGGED LIKE CRAZY.

THE INTENTION OF A BOMA IS TO MAKE THIS NATURAL BARRIER

THAT ANIMALS WILL NOT WANT TO CROSS.

BASICALLY LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAGE THAT YOU PUT YOURSELF IN.

YEAH, I'M JUST GONNA WEAVE IT INTO THESE.

Eric: BASICALLY STACKING AS MUCH RANDOM

*BLEEP* IN AN ORGANIZED WAY.

AH, HUH.

MY PARTNER IS TAKING THE INITIATIVE ON THE SHELTER,

AND SO I'M JUST DOING WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP THAT,

GATHERING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

WE NEED A LOT OF THIS CRAP TO GET WEDGED IN THERE

AND REALLY MAKE IT WATERTIGHT.

THE RAIN HAS LITERALLY QUADRUPLED THE CHALLENGE

ON DAY ONE,

MADE IT SO MUCH HARDER TO GET HERE

AND SO MUCH HARDER TO FIND ANYTHING DRY.

I'M JUST GONNA GO LOOK FOR MORE WOOD

AND SEE IF I CAN FIND ANYTHING FOR FIRE.

-OKAY. -I'M LOOKING FOR ANYTHING DRY.

ACTUALLY, THIS IS AS DRY AS IT GETS,

AND NOW, IT'S GETTING WET.

OKAY, GOT THOSE.

♪♪

WE HAVE TO HAVE FIRE OR ELSE THE ANIMALS WILL GET US.

I'M HOPING I CAN GET THIS TO START.

LET ME GET SOME OF THIS JUST NEAR IT.

♪♪

IT DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO SPARK.

FRESH, DRY, FRESH, DRY...

HOW WE DOING?

WE ARE NOT DOING.

RIGHT NOW, I'M TAKING THE STUFF THAT WE KNOW IS DRY

AND BASICALLY GIVING YOURSELF ALMOST A LITTLE PENCIL SHAVINGS.

-ALL RIGHT. READY? -MM-HMM.

♪♪

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♪♪

Kelly: IT'S THAT NIGHTTIME SOUND, A LITTLE --

Eric: EVERYTHING'S COMING ALIVE. YEAH.

Kelly: PRETTY CRAZY OUT HERE.

ALL THE SOUNDS, ALL THE ANIMALS.

WITHOUT FIRE, THEY'LL EAT YOU.

♪♪

♪♪

-WHOO! -WE GOT FIRE.

-SUCCESS. -SO STOKED.

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL FIRE.

YAY. WE'D DIE WITHOUT FIRE.

THANKFUL TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE DID TODAY.

-ABSOLUTELY. -I MEAN...

WE HAD EVERYTHING AGAINST US WITH THE WEATHER.

GOT TO BE HAPPY WITH THE LITTLE THINGS, REST UP AND HEAL UP,

AND HOPEFULLY, TOMORROW, ROCK ON,

SOUTH AFRICA, DAY TWO.

♪♪

♪♪

OOH. CATFISH FOR BREAKFAST.

MY PARTNER GOT A CATFISH YESTERDAY,

AND WE DID NOT COOK IT UNTIL THIS MORNING

BECAUSE WE WERE TOO TIRED.

IT WAS A LONG DAY.

VOILà.

GLORIOUS MASTERPIECE.

YEAH. WE CREMATED THAT THING.

YEAH, WE SURE DID, AND HERE IT IS.

AH, DELICIOUS. RIGHT?

I'M A FISH GUY, SO COOKED PRETTY WELL.

YEAH, GOT TO GIVE KELLY CREDIT.

KELLY, LAST NIGHT, DEFINITELY ONCE WE HAD THAT FIRE STARTED,

NURSED IT AND TOOK CARE OF IT

FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THE NIGHT THERE.

SHE DID NOT LIKE SLEEPING, BUT THAT'S ONE OF MY SKILLS.

I CAN SLEEP PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE.

I HAD, LIKE, TWO LITTLE HALF-HOUR NAPS LAST NIGHT --

-YEAH. -...AND ONE PASS-OUT.

-ONE TIP-OVER. -I KNOW.

I WAS LIKE THIS, AND I WAS LIKE -- WHOOP!

AND LANDED ON HIM.

-HE'S LIKE, "WAH!" -RIGHT? *BLEEP*

I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING

NEEDS TO BE AWAKE AT ALL TIMES AT OUR CAMP

BECAUSE IT'S VULNERABLE, AND WE'RE VULNERABLE,

AND I CAN'T RELAX IF I KNOW THAT HE'S ASLEEP.

♪♪

WERE THOSE HIPPOS?

♪♪

WE'VE GOT FIVE HUGE HIPPOS NEXT DOOR TO CAMP.

AH.

Kelly: I'M FASCINATED BY THE HIPPOS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM IN THE WILD.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY SLEEP RIGHT OFF OF MY CAMP,

AND I GET TO TALK TO THEM.

THAT'S SOME PRETTY HIPPOS.

YEAH. OH!

THAT'S SOME PRETTY HIPPOS.

KELLY'S REACTION TO THE HIPPOS WAS, YOU KNOW, FRIENDLY,

JUST VERY MUCH TRYING TO MAKE A NEW FRIEND IN AFRICA.

IF YOU GET IN BETWEEN AND A HIPPO AND THEIR BABIES,

THEY KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE.

CAN THEY GET UP THAT HILL?

WHERE WE GET WATER?

THEY SURE CAN BECAUSE THEIR TRACKS

WERE ON THE TOP OF THAT HILL.

SO THOSE ARE SOME NICE HIPPO TRACKS.

WITH SEEING A SIGN LIKE THAT, IT'S JUST ONE MORE THING

THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL

AND MAKE SURE WE DON'T RUN INTO.

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I COULD HEAR A HIPPO LAST NIGHT.

I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO MAKE OUR BOMAS BIGGER,

SO I DON'T HAVE TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT AND WORRY ABOUT PREDATORS.

-THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE. -THERE YOU GO.

WE'RE GOING FOR HIGH-TIER JUST BECAUSE

A LOT OF THE PREDATORS AROUND HERE ARE BIGGER ANIMALS,

AND THIS IS JUST AN ADDED LAYER OF SECURITY FOR US.

IT'S GOTTEN A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS.

WE'VE ADDED MORE FOLIAGE. WE'VE ADDED MORE HEIGHT.

♪♪

HOW'S KELLY?

SO EXHAUSTED.

TAKE A NAP.

YEAH, I ALMOST DID.

KELLY'S BIG THING IS, SHE DOES NOT WANT TO SLEEP

BECAUSE SHE'S TOO WORRIED, TOO INSECURE

ABOUT OUR SITUATION AND CAN'T DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO GET SOME WATER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

♪♪

WITH ALL OF THE HIPPO ACTIVITY THAT WE HAD LAST NIGHT,

DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO BE CAREFUL

WITH WHEN WE'RE GOING DOWN TO THE WATER.

JUST TAKING A QUICK LOOK, NOTHING AROUND EDGES,

NOTHING THAT YOU CAN REALLY SEE.

GO DOWN AND GET SOME WATER.

WHOO, YUP, SLIPPERY, MUDDY, VERY MUDDY.

♪♪

AH.

♪♪

VERY, VERY SLIPPERY TODAY.

AH.

GOOD THING I MAKE THAT WALKING --

AH! OW.

MM. *BLEEP*

AH, AH.

OOH.

I TWEAKED MY KNEE COMING OUT OF THERE.

I KNOW I MESSED SOMETHING UP.

♪♪

Eric: I TWEAKED MY KNEE COMING OUT OF THERE.

SAME KNEE THAT I HAVE SOME SHRAPNEL WOUNDS,

TORE A PATELLAR TENDON,

NOT A GREAT KNEE.

AH. AH.

IT'S JUST A LIGHTNING PAIN.

I KNOW I MESSED SOMETHING UP.

♪♪

I GOT US SOME WATER.

GOOD. I GOT THE BED READY.

YEAH. IT IS SUPER SLIPPERY.

AH, AND I SLIPPED AND TWEAKED MY KNEE.

AH.

IS IT SWELLING YET OR WHAT?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

YEAH, THE KNEE COULD DEFINITELY BE A GAME CHANGER.

IF YOU RIPPED OR TORN OR TWISTED ANYTHING,

THEN THAT'S IT, A STRUCTURAL ISSUE.

OH, THAT WAS...

UGH. OW.

HE'S REALLY NOT EVEN ABLE TO WALK ON IT RIGHT NOW.

ABOVE ALL, THAT MEANS IF HE CAN'T RUN,

IT CREATES A SITUATION THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS

BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DEADLY CREATURES.

AH!

YOU'RE VULNERABLE, AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE.

I'LL KEEP MY BODY WEIGHT OFF IT,

I'LL HOPE FOR THE BEST.

♪♪

Kelly: I REALLY JUST WANT SOME WOOD.

OOH, SNAKE,

RIGHT THERE ON THE BRANCH.

♪♪

I LOVE SNAKES.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. THEY'RE CREATURES.

I HAVE NO DESIRE TO HURT THEM, REALLY,

SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT ALONE.

HAVE FUN, LITTLE GUY.

RUN.

♪♪

Eric: FIND ANYTHING GOOD?

YES, FOUND A SNAKE, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A LIFE

UNLESS I'M ABSOLUTELY DESPERATE,

JUST SO PRETTY LAYING RIGHT ON A TWIG, RIGHT ACROSS THE TRAIL.

-THERE YOU GO. -YEAH.

I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, "THAT COULD'VE BEEN A FOOD SOURCE,"

BUT KELLY IS VERY MUCH

IN HER OWN WAYS OF BEING ONE WITH NATURE,

AND I DON'T SEE HER AS MUCH OF A HUNTER-TYPE.

SHE'S GOT BUDDIES, MAN. SHE CAN'T KILL BUDDIES.

Kelly: I LIKE PETTING THEM. HE'S LETTING ME PET HIM.

SOMETIMES, THEY GET SCARED AND CURL INTO A BALL.

♪♪

Eric: OUCH.

THAT WAS THE LOUDEST ELEPHANT I'VE HEARD.

YEAH. WE GOT ELEPHANTS ON BOTH

SIDES OF US, AND I'M NOT RUNNING ANYWHERE.

*BLEEP*

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Kelly: WE HAD ELEPHANTS LAST NIGHT.

THEY CROSSED THE RIVER DOWN THERE,

AND THEN THEY CROSSED IT REALLY CLOSE,

AND IF THEY COME THROUGH THIS WAY,

THAT'S WHEN IT'S SCARY BECAUSE IT'D PUSH US OFF INTO THE RIVER.

SAFETY-WISE WHEN WE'RE SUPPOSED TO RUN AWAY FROM SOME THINGS,

AND MY KNEE IS VERY UNSTABLE WHEN I WALK.

YOU'RE VULNERABLE. YOU CAN'T RUN AT ALL.

LAST NIGHT WITH THE ELEPHANTS, THERE WOULD'VE BEEN NOTHING.

YOU WOULD'VE JUST BEEN TRAMPLED.

I WANTED TO GIVE THE KNEE SOME TIME TO SEE

IF IT WAS JUST A MINOR THING,

AND HERE WE ARE, THE NEXT DAY, AND IT'S NOT ANY BETTER.

I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY CALL THE MEDIC

AND HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

YEAH.

Narrator: THE MEDIC IS CALLED IN TO DETERMINE

IF ERIC'S KNEE WILL HEAL

OR IF HE NEEDS URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

A LITTLE BIT.

AH, THERE YOU GO.

WHEN I'M MOVING IT, IT JUST CATCHES AND KIND OF POPS

EVERY SINGLE TIME.

YEP.

OKAY.

YEAH.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU IN THIS SITUATION ALONE.

I WANT TO FINISH IT WITH YOU.

WHEN I FIRST INJURED MY KNEE OVERSEAS IN IRAQ,

I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE,

MOSTLY BECAUSE I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE,

SO IT SUCKS LEAVING KELLY.

I KNOW SHE IS CONCERNED.

I MEAN, WE'VE HAD HIPPOS

LITERALLY 20 FEET AWAY FROM OUR SHELTER.

WE'VE HAD ELEPHANTS CROSS ON BOTH SIDES,

AND THEN YOU SEE TRACKS EVERYWHERE.

I HATE TO LEAVE YOU, YOU KNOW?

THAT REALLY SUCKS, SO TRY TO TAKE IT EASY THE REST

OF THE DAYS OUT HERE. -YEAH.

OKAY? DON'T DO TOO MUCH.

-I WON'T. -I WANT TO SEE YOU PASS IT.

-ALL RIGHT? -YEAH.

AND I WANT TO SEE YOUR KNEE GET BETTER.

Narrator: ONLY FOUR DAYS INTO THE CHALLENGE,

ERIC IS FORCED TO LEAVE, LOWERING HIS PRIMITIVE

SURVIVAL RATING TO A 5.3.

Kelly: THAT WAS A BUMMER.

Eric: AH!

Kelly: I WAS REALLY HOPING I WOULD HAVE

A PARTNER AND FEEL MORE SAFE.

AH!

BUT IT'S PRETTY GRIM AS FAR AS THAT GOES.

♪♪

WHETHER THERE'S A PARTNER OR NOT,

YOU STILL NEED THE SAME AMOUNT OF FIREWOOD

TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING AT THE SAME BRIGHTNESS.

I PLAN ON STAYING UP MOST OF THE NIGHT,

AND IF I CAN'T, MY PLAN IS TO HAVE A BIG ENOUGH FIRE

THAT THE ANIMALS DON'T WANT TO COME IN HERE.

OKAY.

MY SIMPLE OF PHILOSOPHY OF STAY ALIVE.

♪♪

SOMETHING JUST WENT DOWN THE RIVER BEING REALLY LOUD.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS.

GOT HIPPOS AND ELEPHANTS IN THE RIVER

AND BABOON GOING OFF.

THIS IS LIKE THE "JURASSIC PARK" OF AFRICA.

♪♪

IT'S MORNING OF DAY FIVE.

I HAVE BURNED ALL THE WOOD THAT I HAD IN HERE

FOR PROTECTION FROM ANIMALS,

AND I'M EXHAUSTED,

AND I'M GOING TO GET WATER.

I'M ALSO TRYING TO DRINK LESS WATER

BECAUSE THE CROCODILES HIDE BY THE EDGE

AND JUMP OUT AND GET YOU.

THERE'S BUBBLES OVER THERE, NOW.

DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL GREAT.

I CAN BE QUICK.

♪♪

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

♪♪

OUT HERE, MY BEST SLEEP IS ALWAYS AT DUSK AND DAWN,

AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE I FEEL SAFER AT BOTH OF THOSE TIMES.

♪♪

Narrator: FOR THE PAST 11 DAYS,

KELLY HAS ONLY CONSUMED HALF OF A CATFISH.

Kelly: I'M PRETTY HUNGRY AND NOTICED

MY MUSCLES ARE A LITTLE SORE.

Narrator: LOSS OF MUSCLE MASS IS ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS

OF INADEQUATE PROTEIN INTAKE,

WHICH IS WHY KELLY IS FEELING WEAK.

I DON'T LIKE KILLING ANYTHING, SO I AM HEADING TO SEE

IF I CAN FIND ANY OTHER FOOD SOURCES, PLANT-WISE.

IT'S KIND OF RISKY BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE AREA

WHERE A LOT OF ANIMALS COME THROUGH.

♪♪

THIS SHOULD BE EDIBLE.

WHOO, OKAY, EAT FAST.

Narrator: THIS HANDFUL OF AFRICAN WORMWOOD FLOWERS

WILL PROVIDE KELLY WITH SOME VITAMIN A AND C

BUT FEWER CALORIES THAN A STICK OF CELERY.

BABOONS,

WHY YOU GUYS GOT TO BE OUT HERE?

THIS IS PRETTY CLOSE.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT BABOONS,

SO I'M JUST GOING WITH MY FEAR METER.

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THIS BUSH LOOKS LIKE A BUFFALO THORN BUSH.

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I BELIEVE YOU CAN EAT THE LEAVES.

DEFINITELY UPS THE STAKES A BIT.

THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE THAN ONE LION

THERE'S A FEW AT LEAST.

I MAY NOT MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

I AM WHAT THEY CALL THE WEAK ANIMAL, RIGHT NOW.

I WOULD GET PICKED OFF IN A HEARTBEAT.

I CAN'T RUN. I CAN'T SWING. I CAN'T THROW.

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MY MUSCLES ARE EVEN BARELY WORKING RIGHT NOW.

IT'D BE LUCKY IF I MAKE IT BACK TO MY SHADY CORNER.

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THE ANIMALS ARE GETTING CLOSER.

I'M FEELING VERY TRAPPED AND CONFINED.

STAY AWAY.

AFRICA -- IT'S SCARY IN THE DAY AND DEFINITELY GETS SCARY

AT NIGHT.

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THAT LOUD SOMETHING WAS A LION.

THAT WAS PRETTY CLOSE.

*BLEEP* DAWN, PLEASE COME, PLEASE.

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I'M JUST ON HIGH ALERT.

I BARELY CAN GO 100 FEET FROM MY STRUCTURE

WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT A PREDATOR TAKING ME DOWN.

I'M TRAPPED.

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LOOK AT THAT COOL BUG.

HEY, LITTLE GUY.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE MADE OUT PEACH-RED VELVET,

VERY, VERY COOL.

IT'S A PRAYING MANTIS.

THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE DANCING, AND THEY'RE ZEN,

AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

HE'S JUST MY FAVORITE OF THE INSECTS FOR THAT REASON.

OOH, THERE'S A GIANT MILLIPEDE.

YOU'VE GOT RED IN BETWEEN YOUR SCALES.

HOW COOL IS THAT?

IF ANYBODY HASN'T NOTICED,

I LOVE ALL LIFE,

SO I GOT A LOT OF BUDDIES.

IF IT MAKES ME WEIRD, COOL,

'CAUSE EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE MORE BUDDIES.

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Kelly: RIGHT NOW, I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT

LIFE-OR-DEATH CHALLENGE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.

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DAY AND NIGHT ARE REALLY FUN RIGHT NOW,

AND NIGHT IS ALWAYS CHALLENGING.

I'M ALWAYS LISTENING FOR SOUND.

MY RESPITE DURING THE DAY,

WHICH IS LITTLE NAPS, IS NOW GONE.

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THIS IS LIKE MY HELL,

BASIC SURVIVAL AND BARELY THAT.

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I NEED TWO SHOES TO MAKE IT THROUGH EXTRACTION,

JUST TO GET OUT OF HERE.

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I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR EXTRACTION IS, SO AS A SURVIVAL MOVE,

I'LL HAVE MY SANDALS, SO I CAN AT LEAST WALK FASTER.

TA-DA!

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HERE I AM, NIGHT 20.

CRITTERS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE, SO I'M TRAPPED.

IT DOES NOT WORK FOR ME AT ALL.

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IT IS THE MORNING OF DAY 21,

DEFINITELY PRETTY SCARY LEAVING THE SHELTER.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT SILENT PREDATORS LIKE THE CATS.

THAT'S WHERE I'M HEADED.

Narrator: MALNOURISHED AND SLEEP-DEPRIVED,

KELLY MUST HIKE THREE MILES THROUGH VICIOUS HUNTING GROUNDS

OVER ROUGH, THORNY TERRAIN

IN SEARING 98-DEGREE HEAT.

SHE WILL NEED TO AVOID THE EXPANDING POPULATION

OF ELEPHANTS NOW MIGRATING ACROSS THIS REGION

AND FINALLY, CLIMB A STEEP PLATEAU

TO SIGNAL HER EXTRACTION VEHICLE.

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LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE RIGHT WHERE I NEED TO GO.

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I'M CROSSING OVER THIS WAY.

I NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THE ELEPHANT.

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WHEW.

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OH, MY GOD.

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THE HIKE IS DANGEROUS.

HERE, EVERYTHING WANTS TO EAT YOU.

IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT MORE DIFFICULT

TO MAINTAIN ALL MY SENSES ON HIGH ALERT

WHEN MY BODY IS REALLY DRAINED.

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OW, OW, OW.

MY FEET, THEY'RE IN PAIN.

ROPES ARE CUTTING INTO THEM.

OW.

PAINFUL NO MATTER HOW I WALK.

UGH. OKAY.

ABOVE ALL, THIS IS A MENTAL CHALLENGE.

THERE IS AN END IN SIGHT, AND I WILL GET THERE,

AND THE ONLY THING THAT'LL STOP ME IS A SNAKE BITING ME

OR ME BLACKING OUT ON THE TRAIL.

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I SEE MY EXTRACTION POINT AHEAD,

AND MY BEST POINT OF ENTRY IS HERE BETWEEN THE TREES.

GOING TO TAKE OFF MY SLIPPERS.

I WOULD DIE TRYING TO CLIMB UP THIS WITH THESE THINGS ON.

LAST CLIMB IN AFRICA, FOR NOW.

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OH.

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AH.

HERE GOES NOTHING.

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WHEW. IT'S SCARY UP HERE, RIGHT?

AH.

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AH.

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QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAIN, AMAZING.

WHOO-HOO!

THERE IT IS.

WHILE IT'S BEEN BEAUTIFUL, I ACTUALLY WANT FOOD

MORE THAN I WANT TO STAY HERE.

OW, OW, OW.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

SMELLS LIKE CIVILIZATION.

THIS CHALLENGE WAS THE MOST EXCRUCIATINGLY DIFFICULT THING

I'VE ENDURED IN MY LIFE, BUT I STAYED ALIVE.

Narrator: KELLY SURVIVED 17 DAYS ON HER OWN AND LOST 30 POUNDS.

HER PSR RISES FROM 6.6 TO 7.6.

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KELLY ACTUALLY MEANS WARRIOR WOMAN, GO FIGURE,

AND I LEARNED THAT I'M JUST A TOUGH-ASS CHICK,

AND I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, AND AT 42,

I'VE GOT THAT *BLEEP* DOWN.

I LOVE YOU, AFRICA.