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So, we're out here with Maria and Isabel.
And, they're Icthyologists,
and we're going to go fishing.
They have this net. Where they sweep the net
through the deeper parts of the water.
And, try to get the fish to either be pinned
against the bank or into the net. And, then they pull it up.
And, see what's in this area. We're going to go do that.
So, are you ever afraid you're scaring the
fish off by walking up the stream
and they're probably getting out of the way?
Or is that something that?
Well let us know if we need to be quiet.
Oh! Okay.
They can hide out.
Yea, camouflage.
Webs, all over the place.
So, Maria's coming down from upstream
trying to scare all the fish into
this little net over here.
Wow! Wow, that's a huge eel!
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We caught the eel.
We found the white whale.
I feel like Ishmael a little bit.
Actually, I didn't do anything. I just stood here
while they shuttled it into the net.
But, it's an amazing creature.
And, it's so fascinating that you can
have these massive, like 4.5 feet to 5 feet.
Ya know, meter and a half long eels
living in an area like this. Because the water
gets so low that at times they have
to kind of wiggle their way across the land
to try and find different pools to live in.
So, it's pretty amazing that they can
make a living down here, and grow so large.
Nice.
So, on tonight's adventures at the dinner table.
We were all sitting around chatting
when Pablo, one of our Herpetologists
walked up holding this guy!
Which is a "Pygmy Dwarf Caiman" that he
found a little upstream from our bathing area.
And, kind of in his nature he went
and grabbed it, and brought it to show to us.
Pablo: It's also called a "Smooth-Front Caiman"
So, I think it's one species out of a couple
that live here in the Amazon.
One of them is endangered. It's
hunted for its skin.
I think this one is a little more common.
And, adults can be around a
meter and a half long. So, probably 5.5 feet.
And, he's not too happy right now.
So we're just going to get some footage of it.
And, then let him go.
Maybe further away from the bathing area.
Don't really want that.
Got an ant in my eye.
Oh, oh...can somebody help?
Whoops, can you get him?
I have an ant in my glasses.
Alvaro looks way more badass
holding that thing than I do.
Buenas Noches!(Good Night)
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