Far from any humans we're a wild animals rule
Is one of the most extreme environments on earth
The deadly dry season gives way to an epic flood every year
Two men risk their lives to film this secret world in the heart of Brazil
They have a single year to capture the amazing array of species I got shots that were far beyond my expectations
Lawrence chases the elusive Jaguar and dives alongside one of the most dangerous species underwater the anaconda
most people feel sorry for the prey where I sympathize with the predatory a
Rolled-up pursues predators on the ground and in the air
Each day is a new star in the Pantanal getting the shots and surviving relies on skills honed over decades
Everything was happening
There's one iconic animal that symbolizes danger in the Pantanal
It's the legendary giant snake that haunts the waters here the Anaconda
Adrenaline pumps and it gets really thrilled because you never know what you're gonna get
I'm sailing on dry land. It's one of the most surreal things I ever done
Searching for anaconda in the middle of core plantations by both
Anacondas like to hide on previous expeditions it took Lawrence at least 10 days to find one
After dating how do you believe me that there's a river here. We arrived for Mosel River
We've got a good chance of finding an anaconda
This time lawrence brings along anaconda. Dive expert Jukka to find just the right spot
What child 46 branches before the rapids
Look out
It's alright
Wow now the foliage is closed right in Raqqah, I need a match area here
Now the communit so in a day's work
We're putting ourselves through all this just to find a snake 22 feet long or more to say symmetrical, you know
Gosh I can swim with you
His greatest danger is that an anaconda might mistake him for an animal coming to drain?
Anacondas are ambush predators with a mouthful of needle sharp teeth
I can see an anaconda
How long is it sugar
26 feet look how big its head is time to get in the water
No sudden movements at times like this
They also coil around their prey like a Python if it goes for him Lawrence might not escape alive
It don't feel any fear white fuming. I just looked through the viewfinder and focus on my picture
He's still cautious since they can strike fast
Lawrence can't believe how huge the snake is
My beliefs how lucky mans is great Masuku and an account as big as this boat
nearly 26 feet long a
couple of inches from my face
What an amazing feeling as I left a vise
But then something even more amazing happens on the way back Jukka spots a shadow in the water
it's an incredible stroke of luck a
second snake nearly as large as the first
When an anaconda coils, it's ready to attack time to get out of the water
I came here died in my teens. Maybe we lie down
We've been filming professionally here for 15 years
But I never
Never ever found two large anacondas on the first day. I feel incredibly lucky
That night when I realized that a 8 metre snake was that close? I could hardly sleep
Our old Oh heads north it's been a year of exceptional drought the rains are delayed
Which means the Caymans are hurting for water
The only way to find these lagoons is to talk with people around the people who live there
Even if you know the region you don't know all the lagoons over there
Geraldo finds a record gathering
This is the first time I've ever seen a lagoon with so many Caymans I'm guessing there are 10,000 here
The Caymans have devoured so many fish there are hardly any left, but the gathering has another purpose
mating
The Caymans vibrate in the water to show off their size and strength to potential mates
creating sound waves too low for human ears to hear
Our roll dough captures another one of the remarkable secrets of this remote wilderness
There was a great price to be dead exactly when everything was happening in front of us
Laurens heads into jaguar territory. His goal is to capture rare behavior never film before
The Jaguar is different is the most challenging the most
Impressive animal every time a spot one is as if it was the first time
And what makes me anxious to film Jaguars
is that we never know if we're gonna find them and if we find them we don't know if we're gonna be able to film
He wants to film a kill but has to make sure he's not the prey
When we focus in one job work we must be aware because other one can come from behind
This is how
We keep the river between us we keep to the opposite bank I
Can't swim right into his face. Most perfect
perfect safety
Then something catches his eye something moving to the right to the Jaguar
a
Second big cat he's been tracking these two males for the past three days
Nice everything you read about the jobless sees they're solitary creatures, but maybe these two never got the men's
Lawrence and his camera just confirmed one of scientists latest theories
Jaguars are neither loners nor as aggressive to other Jaguars as scientists used to think
We're seeing something different two of them together, this is truly amazing
Bird expert aerodrome is looking for the pantanal's largest flying bird the jabiru stork
But first he has to figure out how to rig a camera in their nests
all the rubbery nests are very high more than 15 metres above the ground and
The most difficult thing is to throw the first line so it must try several attempts
If we had hunted birds as kids we'd be good shots with our catapult, but we were too well behaved
So now it's hit or miss
I
Rode those searches for nests that will soon Harbor a clutch of eggs
It's ready with a bed of dry and green leaves
He's making a gamble with the Pantanal fierce winds and rain
For the Pantanal animals survival can be a lottery
Lawrence wants to capture Jaguars hunting and it won't be easy on
The open riverbanks the Jaguars success rate is low
Hey, good morning. Yeah
When you see a man in west power who has a Jaguar we imagine that it never fails
But when you start to follow them to get a predation shot who realize how hard is for you to get afraid?
Biting insects swarm here to
Check it out under P. We are here filming the Penta now sunset at Porto Joffrey in July
It's beginning of the dry season and the good thing about feeling now is that there aren't many mosquitoes
There are loads when it rains just imagine what they are like, they're not sure
Let's go home. We've donated enough blood to the mosquitos already
But it will all be worth it if we end the day with a few minutes of Jaguar foolish
The floods recede the dry season kicks in and the heat mounts to unbearable levels
As temperatures soar into the 90s
Heraldo is determined to film creatures driven by thirst - one of the few remaining oases
I'm going to a lagoon now to do the work. I like most
That is to wait the whole day to see what's going to happen in that specific Lagoon
so when you are there and you
Stay quiet for a long period you become part of the place. The animals will come
They accept you and you got everything you want
Heraldo has to choose the right place to set up. Otherwise, he'll frighten off. The very wildlife is trying to film
It's hard to tell which way the animals will come which is the best side to set up with the best light to get good
Shots and try it here. They will probably come from over there
Probably towards the camera which is ideal
Now we just wait and hope that they all show up today why we are in position
Natural History filmmaking demands patience and persistence
Oh
My god look a monkey drinking water look Joe monkeys
Aroldis filming will be impossible if the animals smell him
If we were lucky no, we need to won't carry our scent and they will definitely come a
Son better
At appear a deer whatever remains of the water draws animals like a magnet
When you run into an animal in nature you must appreciate that moment very much it might never happen again
By halfway through the year Lawrence's mission to catch Jaguar making a kill demands all his reserves of patience. I
Could never imagine that filming Jaguars could be sometimes boring
I've spent up to seven hours watching the same animal taking a nap and what's really worse is that we must be
Absolutely ready? Because when it stand up it can goes to action in a matter of seconds
Someday it's nearly four o'clock in the afternoon
Today sending a day to play with your kids having a barbecue watching a game
I don't even know the scarf Santa's big match
And we've been here since 8:30 this morning
waiting waiting
Lawrence needs to move frequently to have any chance to shoot to Jaguar kill
Adding to the difficulty of filming Jaguars often hunt as light fades Wow with any luck Rubio writes
But it's 22:6, we've been waiting since 8:00 this morning
And it's been worth it for the marvelous hour we've had with this Jaguar trying to hunt in front of us
Our roll dough is also a deep in the forest nearby after the legendary giant otters that grow as big as a man
Let's go for you
this shoot is about quiet as much as patience the biggest otters in the world live in families with new young a
Roseau takes care not to disturb the Otters at their den. It's working. Let's get really quiet
If you don't pose a threat animals will interact with you
They will allow you to film them and see them doing interesting things, but it doesn't happen every day
Today an animal that's very shy is allowing us to come. Close we Tina
Our old O's unthreatening approach means the outer family soon behaves as though he isn't there
They keep the young hidden under them the cups happened
he had had the pleasure of swimming in the river or fishing or hunting for a fish or even
Eating a fish so far they all they have done his circled
Pence is taking his share of risks by getting close to animals that could rip him to shreds
We are about 45 feet from a Jaguar to
A pair are mating in there that twisted but we are counting the fact that they are made to that
They are bound up in each other and so will be safe
If one of them come toward this I will have to abandon the camera and run for the boys
For his own safety Lawrence works with expert trackers who know the area and its dangers well
While he's working the camera, his life is in their hands in this case a guide named Wonderland
Jagger is hidden in the undergrowth and I'm busy framing the shot and getting ready to start following the camera
So it's important our guide is switched on
Because from his angle
He can keep an eye on the movie. So when the lay stays alert
keep watch
Lawrence's next Jaguar hunt proves to be no laughing matter
One thing that I learned about the Pantanal is to chat with the locals and doing that we get precious hints
That's how I heard about there is a pregnant female that was in a specific area
Today's a and Lawrence I each other wearily
To
Raise a circles to one side watch out
If she gets to her feet we must went for the boats I'm gonna lose sight of their stuff in the foreground. Let's get out
Now she's noticed the baby water
For section stick with the jogger for seven hours
I set up on the riverbank and fried in the sand, but we're almost there. We're getting so so close
So close to getting it here. The rains are beginning. I won't be able to film in the floods
It will be a huge achievement to get a kill as a walleye filmmaker
I think there is no greater prize than filming each água their real challenge very smart animals
beautiful and fascinating
And we've been graced with magical moments. I've seen some unforgettable sights this casinos
Lawrence still aims to be there when a hunt succeeds
Heraldo is now on the trail of some of the pantanal's most aggressive animals
white-lipped peccaries wild pigs native to South America
This is going to be a complex trip. We will have to use different means of transportation
To locate the special animals. He's after he needs to call his network of spotters
Did you see the animals themselves or just their tracks
There's so ferocious people are afraid of getting near them
Heraldo needs to travel further to find a herd the animals. He's after are feared as much as the Jaguar
Yet they look deceptively harmless
The Private Reserve is more than ten times the size of Manhattan. It's formally designated as a site of international importance
If I roll dough is going to find an undisturbed group anywhere it's here
These animals are so hostile. They're very dangerous to approach on foot
We are planning to build a hide inside the forest to work with the peccaries
This hide must be 2 or 3 metres above the ground so we can stay out of the sight of the peccaries
Once it's built he has to wait two days for animals to return
The amount of work it takes is amazing
Animals come to this spot for a special reason. So it's a waiting game here two
Things don't go as planned
There is always a snack
Killer, beez the whole time in the flowers this wretched flies that growl all over us
It's no good putting no repel. I've got two repellent
They love repels you put it on and it just attracts them even more all day long
They don't stink but they are still very annoying. It is not pick - come over
At last are all those stars arrived white lipped peccaries so belligerent they can't be tamed
They eat almost anything from small animals plants seeds and roots
They are very social and keep together in gangs that can grow to over a hundred strong
They come to this spot for the salt in the mud here it keeps the bunch in front of the camera for a long time
Geraldo sweat pays off
Peering the Pantanal try slamming our first day wasn't subsistence
The Penguins were here for at least an hour in half
Education maybe 30 40 of them for a good result the Amakusa games
Lawrence heads even deeper into the interior
He needs clear water to film a particular predator at the heart of the Pantanal food chain
piranhas
It's hard to imagine that in the 21st century
There are still uncharted areas and I found one with 15 metre
Visibility and I had the privilege to be the first cameraman to film them
this is the right way to eat - when they said
Lawrence knows the lens he leaves will be the lens he needs and this cold weathers that normal
Here the fish are returning after the drought in crystal clear streams filtered by plants faraway
conditions for diving next day our promising
Back to Porto, San Pedro
Mr. Armando poet of the Pantanal
All right
The unique diving conditions make the long track worthwhile
I'm proceeding
It's an enormous pleasure to be back here at Sahara Millar with the mountains behind us
Is the best dive spot in the whole Pantanal a shoe was commenced the rains have begun the water has risen
And now we are back with a full crew side the mic assets
I left my place in San Paolo to go to the airport at 4 a.m. Now it's a p.m. Went on out
I'm 9 p.m. In San Paolo
17 hours traveling
flight
through bold
But here we are ready to dive tomorrow
The next day Lawrence and his crew searched for narrow channels full of fish
The only complaint is the water itself is to our
Packing wow, it's hot wearing a wetsuit in boiling water
Lords must pick just the right moment before the rains
Once the floods come the fish will scatter wide into muddy marshes where filming is impossible
The piranhas are there, but luckily not hungry forever. What made me nervous in my first dives
Is that the piranhas always came behind me? I even develop a technique
Facing my camera backwards that could get from those shots of them
The murky water lends itself to ambushes caimans can make a meal of passing fish
They don't usually attack humans
Shire no good it went away
Far more unpleasant than Caymans or piranhas our legions
Then expected suddenly rears its ugly head
Look, what was in my wetsuit leeches sugar. Look at this full fee minimize fear
The bloodsuckers attach themselves like vampires look at all the mini leeches coming out of the main body
Apart from that it's been a perfect day
There are only a few days left before the fresh rains and mud will cloud the water
There won't be another chance before the year ends
Lawrence has a plan to maximize diving time by staying overnight at the dive site itself
Hi there, good morning. I was thinking mr. Bao
We could sleep where the water was. So great last time we could camp there company -
Perfect
The dive trip turns into a serious expedition they load stores and equipment to survive for days
Listen to the fuck fuck fuck of the engine as we head for the heart of the Pantanal
Come on come on Grundy
Hey, this is our home
Right, we'll set up camp here and the guys have already made the fire
Occupies doubly my
Kabooms record. Ah, we've just woken up. We're preparing to break camp and go off for another day's divert
Today the diving is back on course, the waters are so shallow local boats rely on extra long propeller shafts to maneuver
Strong currents and fish that have never been seen by a diver before open up a dream world
a beautiful freshwater stingray leads Lawrence to shoals of other Pantanal species
Eight our diving days follow he adds new species to his tally each day
Lawrence Gamble's on finding what he needs before the rains fill the waters with mud his vet pays off
It's time to celebrate with other brazilian specialties
There's a party atmosphere after the successful dive expedition, but the crew can't relax yet
The search is not over
That's what I call harmonica
Lauren still has to capture a key Jaguar kill as his year draws to a close
It's a battle against the clock in the north of the Pantanal our old o2 is racing against time
He only has a few days to reach his goal
The tractor was broken down. It's got a flash
Heraldo finds what he's looking for?
Deep in the undergrowth the female caiman is guarding a raised area hidden away from predators in the weather
It's her camouflage nest
She's built her nest at the very driest time and raised it above the flood level where water can trot her eggs
She carries her yawn carefully down to the water for their first swim
For this little game that have just been born the great challenge begins
Now the lagoon where they are going is full of enemies
Lawrence makes a last dash to the north of the Pantanal
I knew the rainy season was closing in and my window of opportunity was about to shut down
That was my last chance to get the kill
The biggest cat in the Americas versus the biggest rodent on earth
One group of capybaras looks like prime Jaguar prey
Hyper-alert. They have a clear view on the river bank
But just lying there the Jaguar loads them into a false sense of security
The big plant is killing a baby capybara out of sight
After six weeks of effort lawrence finally documents another kill off stage
I can only say one thing how
39 days trying to get a killer. I'm afraid that still
today we got to
Both in the bush Thank You. Sudden
The jogger got within six feet from the capybara
You've been following this Jaguar all day
Eight or is you know, gee trevally can help him down girlies with our guides Fabiano muscles
They never let it out of their sight this was the second animal skill out of sight
They feel desperate. That's the word
Check out that Jesus spear
Each day is different. Each day is a new star in the Pantanal. No, two days are alike
No, two lagoons are alike. Nothing is ever repeated here. This is the great thing having the opportunity to spend a full year
Dedicating to understand the water cycle of the Pantanal was one of the main privileges in my life
I truly hope that this film brings to you a little bit of the Pantanal this magic place that must be preserved
Geraldo and Lawrence have succeeded in unlocking the secrets of the Pantanal
Capturing it at its most brutal
But beautiful
