Brazil Untamed

Pantanal

2016 · 10 episodes · 8h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Monkey Garden

   16 Apr 2016 · 48 min

   Venture into the lush confines of the Brazilian Pantanal, host to an assortment of unusual creatures with similarly strange habits. Among these, you'll encounter the piraputanga fish that leaps out of the water to pluck fruit off low-hanging branches and the lowland tapir--the largest land mammal in South America--who can eat up to 100 lbs. of vegetation each day.

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   2. Bird Paradise

   23 Apr 2016 · 48 min

   In the heart of Brazil lie the immense wetlands of the Pantanal--an area 10 times the size of the Florida Everglades. In the dry season, over 650 species of birds descend onto the shallow marshes to feast, breed, and raise their young, including the the regal jabiru, the colorful hyacinth macaw, and the noisy chacalaca.

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   3. Peccary Party

   30 Apr 2016 · 48 min

   At first glance, they look like pigs, but they're actually white-lipped peccaries from the Brazilian wetlands of the Pantanal, 10 times the size of the Everglades. Follow scientists as they track these mysterious mammals in their daily quest for food, while keeping a watchful eye for their main predator: jaguars.

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   4. Jaguar Den

   7 May 2016 · 48 min

   A young jaguar embarks on the first solitary hunt of his adult life, deep in the Pantanal, a vast wetland 10 times larger than the Everglades. His target is a savage caiman, a relative of the crocodile, who will fight back for any opportunity to turn the tables on his inexperienced predator.

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   5. Cat Country

   14 May 2016 · 48 min

   Two male ocelots, among the rarest wild cats of the Pantanal, are fighting it out over a freshly killed anaconda. In the distance, the loudest land animal in the Western Hemisphere, the howler monkey, fills the air with its primal cry. There's excitement at every turn in this protected South American wetland.

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   6. Amazon Monkey

   21 May 2016 · 48 min

   The white-whiskered spider monkey on the southern edge of Brazil's Amazon Rainforest.

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   7. Capybara's Pond

   28 May 2016 · 48 min

   Capybaras on the northern edge of the Pantanal.

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   8. Rheas-Cerrado

   4 Jun 2016 · 48 min

   The grasslands of the Pantanal are home to many species, including the rhea.

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   9. Giant Otter Refuge

   11 Jun 2016 · 48 min

   Giant otters are endangered and extremely shy.

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    10. The Pantanal

    18 Jun 2016 · 48 min

    The Pantanal is home to thousands of animal species.