(muffled scream)
- [Voiceover] She's becoming secure too.
- Okay, oh he definitely made a go at me there.
(splash)
- [Coyote] Got it, got it!
- [Wilderness Team] Yes, got it, yes!
- [Coyote] Hm, maybe I should climb up here?
This may be a completely
newly discovered crayfish.
Whoo, that is awesome!
(cucumber crunches)
There it is.
One of the most elusive creatures
that you can possibly come across.
(tribal percussion music)
What's going on Coyote pack?
It is officially the end of 2017.
And what an epic year of adventures it has been.
Now, I know we're all excited for 2018,
but before we get there
I want to take a look back
at my five favorite moments from this past year.
So if you guys are ready,
without further ado
let's start out with a moment
I don't think the world will ever forget.
And it happened in one of my favorite
sanctuaries, Kids Saving the Rainforest.
(happy string music)
Now, B-rad
is a baby three toed sloth.
Yeah, want to give me a high three?
High three.
There you go.
Now, B-rad is smaller than most baby sloths.
And the staff here at the sanctuary
believes that he may have been malnourished
when he was out there in the wild.
And it could be part of the reason
that he fell out of a tree.
Fortunately he was brought here to the sanctuary
and they're going to provide him with
all the nourishment that he needs
so he can grow bigger and stronger.
And eventually be released back out into the wild.
That's a hat.
You have probably never seen a cowboy hat before.
He's like, "Hm, maybe I should climb up here?"
But I don't think we're gonna let you
go up there little buddy.
Why don't you stay down here on your stuffed sloth.
(laughs)
That B-rad.
I miss that little fuzzy ball of ferociousness.
And I think we can all agree,
that B-rad is the cutest animal that
we have ever featured on the Brave Wilderness Channel.
Are you guys ready for moment number four?
Now this one takes place in the freezing
cold rivers of West Virginia.
I think you guys all remember this moment.
Get ready, because things are about to get slimy.
(happy string music)
(chilling chorus music)
Okay, so we have a Hellbender 100 percent
right here underneath this rock.
Tim's gonna use a gentle maneuver to coax it out,
and I'm gonna try to scope it up in the net.
Here he comes, here he comes.
- [Tim] There he is.
- I see him.
Got it.
We got him!
(Wilderness group cheers)
Aw man, Tim!
That was amazing!
The coax and the net.
In all fairness, Tim did net the Hellbender.
It went right underneath his legs.
There it is, one of the most elusive creatures
that you can possibly come across in the United States.
- [Voiceover] What?
- [Coyote] And the largest salamander species
that we have here in North America.
See the little kind of orange fingertips there?
- [Voiceover] And are those slimy or are those grippy?
- [Coyote] Those are very grippy.
That helps these amphibians grab onto
the slimy rocks on the basin of the river.
Hi there.
What's your name?
Shall we name you?
Herby?
Herby the Hellbender?
(bubbles fizzle)
- [Voiceover] I think that's a yes.
- [Coyote] Aw yeah, he gave me a little squeak
and blew some bubbles.
Wow, what an amazing catch.
I still can't believe that big Tim got
that Hellbender into the net
and we managed to get it up close for the cameras.
Alright, are you guys ready for moment number three?
Now this one happened in Florida
when the team and I were lucky enough to
work with the largest land turtle in the world.
And as you guys all know, I love turtles.
So if you're ready, let's revisit the BFT.
(happy string music)
(gasps)
There you
are.
- [Voiceover] Oh my goodness.
- [Coyote] Hi Buckshot.
This is the Galapagos Tortoise,
the largest tortoise species in the world.
And what we're gonna do today
is feed her, her dinner.
Okay Buckshot, hey well where you going?
All the friends over here.
Now I'm trying to pay attention to where your camera's
at Mark, but I also have to pay attention to her beak.
Because you see when she bites out,
she bites and lunges her head forward,
and I do not want to lose a finger in that beak.
Oh that's a little close there.
Uh.
Oh.
Watch this, this is cool.
Watch how high she can bounce up her 140 pound body.
You see that?
- [Mark] You can't even get it all in the frame, wow.
- It's like a Brachiosaur eating leaves
at the top of a tree.
(cucumber crunches)
- [Mark] Keep going, one more bite.
- Uh uh, it's too close to my nose.
- [Mark] No, no, no, no it'll be fine.
- Oh, it's too close.
If she gets my nose it's...
(Mark laughs)
I love turtles.
Alright guys, we're almost to moment number one.
But before we get there,
first we have to go through moment number two.
Now this next one happened one night
on a river in Costa Rica.
It was dark, it was spooky,
but this animal catch,
in my opinion, is one of the greatest
I have ever pulled off.
Get ready, because this one was epic.
(happy string music)
Hold this, hold this, hold this, hold this.
(chilling chime)
(loud snap and rustling)
Guys I got it.
- [Voiceover] Nice. - I got the back of it's body!
Hold on a second.
It's really slippery and the mud is really sinking.
I got the back of it's body,
nobody move, I'm gonna jump it.
Nobody move.
Got a shot on it?
- [Voiceover] Yep.
- [Coyote] Hold tight, hold tight.
Ugh, I'm tangled up.
Oh watch it, watch it.
- [Voiceover] You got the rope?
- [Coyote] I got the rope, I got the rope.
I'm tangled up with the caiman, you got a shot?
- [Voiceover] Yep, I got a shot.
- [Coyote] Hold on.
One,
two,
three.
Got it, yes!
- [Voiceover] That is a huge Caiman!
- [Coyote] Holy mackerel, okay.
There we go.
We're gonna get you washed off here buddy.
Get you all cleaned up.
Nice.
Oh yes!
Now the name Spectacled Caiman comes from
these two ridges right here in the center of the head.
And if I point it straight at you,
it almost looks as if it is wearing spectacles or glasses.
Can you see that?
- [Voiceover] Yeah, you can see the bridge between the eyes.
- [Coyote] Ah, aw man this is about the muddiest
I've gotten since the smokey jungle frog I think.
- [Voiceover] Yeah.
This may be the muddiest you've ever been.
- It may be the most.
Ah, I committed everything I had to catching this reptile.
If it had gotten away, I would have never forgiven myself.
I know that you guys are all watching
are now thinking to yourselves,
wow I cannot believe you pulled that off.
And do be honest with you,
I can't believe I did either.
Wow, getting such a perfectly designed reptilian
predator up close for the cameras
truly was a dream come true.
Alright guys, well we have officially reached
the end of the video,
and our number one moment from 2017.
Now the crew and I all agreed
on this video as being our most epic animal encounter.
So if you guys are ready, let's roll the tape.
(enchanting chorus music)
Alright, so we're motoring out of this area.
You can see we're surrounded by all sorts
of really dangerous current.
This could be a good area to look for orcas.
However, we cannot bring the kayaks into water like this.
Captain Bo tells me that this will
literally suck you down about 100 feet into
the water and will kill you instantly.
So we're gonna motor out of this
and keep searching.
- I'm in.
- [Coyote] J.C. Do you see anything back there?
- Beautiful conditions, and I've heard
a few blows.
There's some whales up ahead,
and it looks like there might be
some behind us.
- [Coyote] Oh wow, I got an orca right here!
Just less than 100 yards right off the side
of the conch, did you see that?
- [Voiceover] Yeah, I caught it just barely.
- Wow.
Whoo, that was awesome!
Did not expect that,
I was looking much further out.
- [Voiceover] Oh, there's a breach!
- [Coyote] Wow!
Did you get that?
- [Voiceover] Yeah, I got that.
- [Coyote] Alright guys,
so we have some killer whales just off to my right here.
You can see them breaching,
blowing water up into the air.
You got the setting sunlight,
it is absolutely epic.
Whoa, they're a lot bigger once you
get down into the water aren't they?
- [Voiceover] Whoa, that one is coming right at us.
- [Voiceover] That one's coming right at us man.
What are we gonna do,
said we got to stay put?
- [Voiceover] Yeah, we just have to stay put.
We don't know where they're gonna come up.
- [Coyote] Right there, right there, right there.
Whoo, that is awesome!
This is amazing, we are surrounded by orcas right now guys.
(epic adventure music)
Whew, I still get chills watching that footage.
Getting to kayak alongside one of the ocean's
top predators truly was a moment that the crew and I
are never going to forget.
Now, we are at the end of the video
and I know a lot of you are writing
in the comment section below saying,
"Coyote, but what about all the bites and stings?
"The centipede, the warrior wasp, the snapping turtle,
"the lobster pinch?
"These were all epic moments too."
You're right guys, they were.
Now if you liked an episode like this
where we count down top moments,
tell us about it in the comment section below.
I have a good feeling that a top bite
and a top sting moments videos are soon to come.
I'm Coyote Peterson.
Be brave, stay wild, we'll see you on the next adventure.
Hey Coyote pack, I have some exciting news.
I'm proud to announce that the crew and I
will be back on tour in 2018
with Brave Wilderness Live.
Visiting cities all across North America.
Our first shows are in Anaheim
and San Diego California.
From there we head to Pheonix Arizona.
Beyond that, we will be visiting San Francisco California,
Portland Oregon, Seattle Washington
and Boulder Colorado.
With many more shows to be announced in the coming months.
Tickets can be purchased at the Brave Wilderness website.
So make sure to reserve your seats today.
And don't forget, subscribe!
So you can join me and the crew on this season of
Breaking Trail.
I'm Coyote Peterson.
Be brave...
- [Crowd] Stay Wild!
(Bear roars and coyote howls)