1 00:00:01,074 --> 00:00:02,919 (dramatic music) 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:02,994 --> 00:00:04,679 Anderson: Growing up in montana, 4 00:00:04,754 --> 00:00:06,319 I thought I knew mountain lions. 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 6 00:00:10,514 --> 00:00:12,719 I've tracked these cats through my back yard. 7 00:00:15,481 --> 00:00:17,152 A kill. 8 00:00:17,161 --> 00:00:18,679 And filmed them on their kills. 9 00:00:19,954 --> 00:00:21,792 I know these cats. 10 00:00:21,801 --> 00:00:24,512 I've studied them my entire life. 11 00:00:24,521 --> 00:00:27,472 These tracks are less than 24 hours. 12 00:00:27,481 --> 00:00:28,839 She's definitely hunting. 13 00:00:30,041 --> 00:00:32,279 They're solitary, elusive. 14 00:00:33,314 --> 00:00:36,279 But everything I thought I knew, I was wrong. 15 00:00:37,641 --> 00:00:39,159 On the other side of the world 16 00:00:41,074 --> 00:00:43,279 These cats are re -writing the text book. 17 00:00:44,354 --> 00:00:46,439 Their social dynamics are evolving. 18 00:00:47,554 --> 00:00:48,679 And they're teaming up. 19 00:00:50,121 --> 00:00:52,719 Arenada: This is when you need to stand your ground. 20 00:00:53,874 --> 00:00:55,792 Anderson: In the mountains of patagonia, 21 00:00:55,801 --> 00:00:56,832 Nature's creating. 22 00:00:56,841 --> 00:00:57,799 Look at them! 23 00:00:57,874 --> 00:00:59,879 A pride of pumas. 24 00:00:59,954 --> 00:01:01,559 If someone told me this was happening, 25 00:01:01,634 --> 00:01:02,919 I would never believe them. 26 00:01:04,114 --> 00:01:06,439 Arenada: If this is not a pride of pumas, 27 00:01:06,514 --> 00:01:07,519 Tell me what this is. 28 00:01:09,314 --> 00:01:11,792 We're just trying to understand what's going on here. 29 00:01:11,801 --> 00:01:12,599 (imitating explosion booming) 30 00:01:12,674 --> 00:01:14,272 Anderson: Like mind-blowing 31 00:01:14,281 --> 00:01:17,959 Visual that I can't even comprehend. 32 00:01:20,754 --> 00:01:23,919 This is the mountain lion like never seen before. 33 00:01:24,761 --> 00:01:27,439 (puma growling) 34 00:01:32,674 --> 00:01:35,799 (bright upbeat music) 35 00:01:37,074 --> 00:01:38,999 My name's casey anderson. 36 00:01:39,074 --> 00:01:42,119 I'm heading to torres del paine national park, in chile, 37 00:01:43,074 --> 00:01:45,919 One of the last truly wild places on the planet. 38 00:01:46,841 --> 00:01:49,232 An area that may hold the densest population 39 00:01:49,241 --> 00:01:50,559 Of pumas on earth. 40 00:02:01,794 --> 00:02:05,552 I've been invited by rene arenada, a chilean filmmaker, 41 00:02:05,561 --> 00:02:08,199 To come down here and witness their pumas. 42 00:02:09,074 --> 00:02:11,799 It's basically the same species that lives in montana. 43 00:02:13,641 --> 00:02:15,319 But for all my years of tracking, 44 00:02:15,394 --> 00:02:18,512 I've rarely ever seen one close up. 45 00:02:18,521 --> 00:02:20,912 Here, things are different. 46 00:02:20,921 --> 00:02:22,832 The pumas prowl out in the open, 47 00:02:22,841 --> 00:02:24,992 And hunt by the light of the day. 48 00:02:25,001 --> 00:02:27,959 It defies everything I know about mountain lions. 49 00:02:28,921 --> 00:02:29,559 Arenada: What do you think about this? 50 00:02:29,634 --> 00:02:31,872 It's like a postcard. 51 00:02:31,881 --> 00:02:33,232 Anderson: That's the thing about this place. 52 00:02:33,241 --> 00:02:35,479 The highest concentration of pumas 53 00:02:35,554 --> 00:02:37,719 In the most beautiful place on the planet. 54 00:02:37,794 --> 00:02:39,392 Arenada: A safe paradise for them. 55 00:02:39,401 --> 00:02:41,952 They don't have to struggle against a bear, 56 00:02:41,961 --> 00:02:43,959 Struggle against a wolf. 57 00:02:44,034 --> 00:02:46,759 That changes the picture completely for them, isn't it? 58 00:02:46,834 --> 00:02:48,159 Anderson: It's got to. 59 00:02:48,201 --> 00:02:49,072 Arenada: Well there's things we've been watching 60 00:02:49,081 --> 00:02:50,272 For the last couple of years. 61 00:02:50,281 --> 00:02:53,079 We're trying to learn more about this also, 62 00:02:53,154 --> 00:02:54,672 Because there's a lot of things that, 63 00:02:54,681 --> 00:02:56,679 You know, they're not on the books. 64 00:02:56,754 --> 00:02:59,952 Anderson: In all my life, until I was 30 years old, 65 00:02:59,961 --> 00:03:03,392 Right around there, I'd only seen six mountain lions, 66 00:03:03,401 --> 00:03:07,072 Like just short glimpses, in all of my entire life. 67 00:03:07,081 --> 00:03:08,879 Arenada: You need to turn the radar on. 68 00:03:10,114 --> 00:03:11,952 Anderson: Turning it on now. 69 00:03:11,961 --> 00:03:14,559 (upbeat music) 70 00:03:18,121 --> 00:03:20,032 So what's the next move? 71 00:03:20,041 --> 00:03:22,432 Arenada: Prepare ourselves and go for a walk. 72 00:03:22,441 --> 00:03:25,199 Anderson: We should go out there. 73 00:03:27,954 --> 00:03:30,592 We've got a special permit for just five days 74 00:03:30,601 --> 00:03:33,792 To explore what's known as the puma triangle. 75 00:03:33,801 --> 00:03:36,399 (gentle music) 76 00:03:37,314 --> 00:03:39,072 Two sides of the triangle are fortified 77 00:03:39,081 --> 00:03:40,879 By natural barriers within the park. 78 00:03:43,321 --> 00:03:45,712 The third side is bordered by private farmland 79 00:03:45,721 --> 00:03:47,679 Where pumas are protected from hunting. 80 00:03:48,914 --> 00:03:52,352 This island of safety creates a puma paradise 81 00:03:52,361 --> 00:03:54,079 At the southern tip the world. 82 00:03:57,001 --> 00:03:58,279 Arenada: So this is the puma triangle, 83 00:03:58,354 --> 00:04:00,039 One of the best places in the world 84 00:04:00,114 --> 00:04:01,472 To see these animals up close 85 00:04:01,481 --> 00:04:03,799 And witness their social dynamics. 86 00:04:03,874 --> 00:04:05,152 The park is very well protected 87 00:04:05,161 --> 00:04:07,072 By the mountain and the ice fields. 88 00:04:07,081 --> 00:04:08,039 Anderson: This is one of the most beautiful things 89 00:04:08,114 --> 00:04:09,079 I've ever seen. 90 00:04:13,234 --> 00:04:14,832 Arenada: And now having that farmland 91 00:04:14,841 --> 00:04:16,992 That is not hunting pumas, 92 00:04:17,001 --> 00:04:19,152 It's actually opening a corridor for them 93 00:04:19,161 --> 00:04:20,639 To go out if necessary. 94 00:04:21,641 --> 00:04:24,199 So that's really good for the species. 95 00:04:24,274 --> 00:04:26,199 So it's a perfect storm. 96 00:04:27,241 --> 00:04:29,799 There's many pumas but they're hiding 97 00:04:29,874 --> 00:04:31,159 And we need to find them. 98 00:04:31,234 --> 00:04:33,879 (gentle music) 99 00:04:37,394 --> 00:04:40,679 Anderson: Rene's spent years following the pumas here. 100 00:04:40,754 --> 00:04:42,919 He knows the individual cats by name, 101 00:04:42,994 --> 00:04:46,079 Can recognize them, knows their family lineages. 102 00:04:47,634 --> 00:04:50,639 He's watched mothers raise several generations of cubs. 103 00:04:51,721 --> 00:04:54,079 And knows which males are dominant in the area. 104 00:04:57,874 --> 00:05:02,799 If anyone can show me the secret lives of pumas, it's rene. 105 00:05:09,161 --> 00:05:11,679 But so far, I'm not seeing any signs. 106 00:05:13,874 --> 00:05:17,119 This is an area that rene often sees pumas on the move. 107 00:05:19,481 --> 00:05:21,319 Arenada: This trail, it is open for tourism, 108 00:05:22,434 --> 00:05:25,712 And it's one of our favorite spots. 109 00:05:25,721 --> 00:05:29,719 Inside the national park, outside the national park. 110 00:05:29,794 --> 00:05:32,519 (dramatic music) 111 00:05:37,154 --> 00:05:38,192 These patches of forest, 112 00:05:38,201 --> 00:05:40,919 It's full of puma trails here inside. 113 00:05:40,994 --> 00:05:42,752 Actually here, this is a puma bed 114 00:05:42,761 --> 00:05:44,759 And it's very recently used. 115 00:05:44,834 --> 00:05:49,239 They use these forests to sleep, and to raise their cubs. 116 00:05:49,314 --> 00:05:52,359 Isn't it amazing and scary that I'm pretty sure 117 00:05:52,434 --> 00:05:54,439 There's a puma around us right now watching. 118 00:05:54,514 --> 00:05:56,279 They're always around us 119 00:05:56,354 --> 00:05:59,119 And you are only going to see them if they want you to. 120 00:06:06,114 --> 00:06:08,999 Anderson: I always used to say, "keep your head on a swivel." 121 00:06:10,921 --> 00:06:12,519 I just always do this. 122 00:06:12,594 --> 00:06:14,672 Not a kind of a paranoid thing, 123 00:06:14,681 --> 00:06:17,312 It's literally you're walking by something 124 00:06:17,321 --> 00:06:18,679 Almost guaranteed every time. 125 00:06:18,754 --> 00:06:20,432 Arenada: Yeah. 126 00:06:20,441 --> 00:06:23,519 (guanacos squawking) 127 00:06:29,074 --> 00:06:30,599 Anderson: At home in montana, 128 00:06:30,674 --> 00:06:32,432 The magpies will always tell me 129 00:06:32,441 --> 00:06:33,959 When there's a predator around. 130 00:06:35,081 --> 00:06:37,479 Here, apparently, it's the guanacos. 131 00:06:40,921 --> 00:06:42,359 Arenada: Can you see it, casey? 132 00:06:42,434 --> 00:06:45,159 Anderson: Oh yeah, I see it too. 133 00:06:45,234 --> 00:06:46,199 Arenada: Can you see it? 134 00:06:46,274 --> 00:06:47,472 Anderson: Definitely. 135 00:06:47,481 --> 00:06:50,039 Sitting on the hill, about 200 yards from us, 136 00:06:50,114 --> 00:06:52,832 Is my first chilean puma. 137 00:06:52,841 --> 00:06:54,512 I can't believe he's just out there 138 00:06:54,521 --> 00:06:56,832 In the open watching us like that. 139 00:06:56,841 --> 00:06:57,759 That's the male? 140 00:06:58,441 --> 00:07:01,399 The head looks big. 141 00:07:02,761 --> 00:07:05,239 Arenada: We should try to approach that animal. 142 00:07:05,314 --> 00:07:08,192 Just, there's enough distance, and we have enough space 143 00:07:08,201 --> 00:07:11,359 To approach a little bit more to have a closer look. 144 00:07:12,434 --> 00:07:13,959 Anderson: I forgot something at the truck. 145 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:16,679 (rene laughing) 146 00:07:17,641 --> 00:07:20,199 Let me just put this in perspective. 147 00:07:20,274 --> 00:07:23,792 I've lived my entire life in montana trying to peer 148 00:07:23,801 --> 00:07:25,399 Into the lives of these animals. 149 00:07:26,441 --> 00:07:27,639 But they are ghosts. 150 00:07:28,834 --> 00:07:31,239 I literally had a puma living in my backyard, 151 00:07:31,314 --> 00:07:32,359 That I named mama mo. 152 00:07:33,874 --> 00:07:37,719 For a year I tracked her every day with the best technology. 153 00:07:37,794 --> 00:07:39,159 And even then I was lucky 154 00:07:39,234 --> 00:07:42,239 Just to catch an occasional glimpse of her and her cubs. 155 00:07:44,441 --> 00:07:46,752 Now, on my first day in chile, 156 00:07:46,761 --> 00:07:48,479 I'm face to face with one. 157 00:07:49,641 --> 00:07:51,999 And he doesn't seem to care about me at all. 158 00:07:53,801 --> 00:07:55,559 So, looking at this cat, 159 00:07:55,634 --> 00:07:57,399 We're trying to figure out who it is. 160 00:07:57,474 --> 00:08:00,192 These guys know these cats like their family. 161 00:08:00,201 --> 00:08:02,039 But this cat is a little unknown. 162 00:08:02,921 --> 00:08:04,599 Do you know why he has no scars? 163 00:08:04,674 --> 00:08:05,479 Arenada: Why? Anderson: And he's beautiful? 164 00:08:05,554 --> 00:08:06,359 'cause he never loses a fight. 165 00:08:06,434 --> 00:08:08,399 So, I think we name him casey. 166 00:08:10,674 --> 00:08:12,352 Arenada: He's too handsome for that. 167 00:08:12,361 --> 00:08:14,199 He's too handsome to be called casey. 168 00:08:15,314 --> 00:08:19,072 Okay, casey, let's see how close you can get to this puma. 169 00:08:19,081 --> 00:08:21,392 Anderson: So the guys have come up with this great idea. 170 00:08:21,401 --> 00:08:24,352 Tap into all your puma experience over the lifetime, 171 00:08:24,361 --> 00:08:26,919 And see how close you can get to this cat. 172 00:08:26,994 --> 00:08:28,199 Arenada: You go first. 173 00:08:28,274 --> 00:08:32,199 You want to try to see, test the tolerance level. 174 00:08:33,474 --> 00:08:36,359 Once you find a spot, you sit down, very relaxed, 175 00:08:36,434 --> 00:08:38,272 You sit down and I'll join you. 176 00:08:38,281 --> 00:08:42,199 Anderson: And I'm thinking to myself, sounds cool, maybe. 177 00:08:44,514 --> 00:08:46,039 (laughs) all right. 178 00:08:46,114 --> 00:08:47,959 Arenada: Good luck, sir. 179 00:08:48,034 --> 00:08:49,072 Anderson: I'm on my own. 180 00:08:49,081 --> 00:08:51,679 (gentle music) 181 00:08:57,241 --> 00:08:59,359 I'm really out of my comfort zone. 182 00:09:03,074 --> 00:09:04,519 There's no way a mountain lion 183 00:09:04,594 --> 00:09:06,679 Would let me approach in montana. 184 00:09:06,754 --> 00:09:09,919 But this cat doesn't seem to have any fear of humans. 185 00:09:13,314 --> 00:09:14,519 Arenada: He's doing something 186 00:09:14,594 --> 00:09:16,039 That he never thought was possible to do. 187 00:09:18,434 --> 00:09:21,639 If you've tried to see pumas anywhere else in the world, 188 00:09:22,594 --> 00:09:26,039 You realize how impossible this is. 189 00:09:26,114 --> 00:09:29,559 This is not the elusive ghost like you see 190 00:09:29,634 --> 00:09:31,632 In the rest of the american continent. 191 00:09:31,641 --> 00:09:33,952 This is an animal that is safe, 192 00:09:33,961 --> 00:09:37,959 That is very confident in his surrounding. 193 00:09:38,034 --> 00:09:41,799 And he's not feeling threatened by us, by humans. 194 00:09:41,874 --> 00:09:44,272 That's why you get these interactions right now. 195 00:09:44,281 --> 00:09:47,152 Someone that can approach the animal, observe him 196 00:09:47,161 --> 00:09:48,592 And follow if necessary 197 00:09:48,601 --> 00:09:51,479 Without disturbing their natural behavior. 198 00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:55,559 Anderson: I've never been in a place 199 00:09:55,634 --> 00:09:56,439 Where animals are looking at me 200 00:09:56,514 --> 00:09:58,512 Like this cat's looking at me. 201 00:09:58,521 --> 00:10:00,352 Just no fear. 202 00:10:00,361 --> 00:10:03,079 This is as close as I've been to a wild puma, 203 00:10:03,154 --> 00:10:04,512 And the cat just doesn't care. 204 00:10:04,521 --> 00:10:06,839 And it just like, it made me like a little kid again. 205 00:10:06,914 --> 00:10:09,072 I couldn't contain my excitement in this moment. 206 00:10:09,081 --> 00:10:12,912 It was just, this is exactly what I came here for, 207 00:10:12,921 --> 00:10:14,839 And here it is right in front of me. 208 00:10:17,074 --> 00:10:18,959 Arenada: He has a massive smile on his face. 209 00:10:31,321 --> 00:10:33,312 This is amazing isn't it? 210 00:10:33,321 --> 00:10:36,199 Having a chance of spending time with an animal like this. 211 00:10:37,081 --> 00:10:38,999 As elusive as these pumas are. 212 00:10:41,474 --> 00:10:43,119 Anderson: It doesn't make any sense to me. 213 00:10:47,401 --> 00:10:51,959 This is more true to its self, in many ways, 214 00:10:52,674 --> 00:10:53,879 The way this confidence 215 00:10:53,954 --> 00:10:57,072 And this relationship is the way it should be. 216 00:10:57,081 --> 00:11:00,199 This is a cat that has not been ruined at some level. 217 00:11:00,274 --> 00:11:01,159 Arenada: By anyone. 218 00:11:01,234 --> 00:11:02,272 Anderson: Right. 219 00:11:02,281 --> 00:11:03,312 Arenada: Humans. 220 00:11:03,321 --> 00:11:04,832 Anderson: This is pure, pure puma. 221 00:11:04,841 --> 00:11:06,992 (gentle music) 222 00:11:07,001 --> 00:11:10,432 As we watch casey, the mystery male walk away, 223 00:11:10,441 --> 00:11:12,119 He's moving with purpose. 224 00:11:23,954 --> 00:11:25,239 He knows where he's going. 225 00:11:29,321 --> 00:11:32,159 And then a second puma appears out of nowhere. 226 00:11:33,161 --> 00:11:36,512 (both laughing) 227 00:11:36,521 --> 00:11:38,999 And this cat rene knows very well. 228 00:11:40,114 --> 00:11:41,879 Arenada: Oh, this is amazing. 229 00:11:41,954 --> 00:11:43,792 This is sister. 230 00:11:43,801 --> 00:11:47,559 So we know this cat for years, since she was a cub 231 00:11:47,634 --> 00:11:49,872 About six or seven years ago. 232 00:11:49,881 --> 00:11:50,999 She's unmistakable. 233 00:11:52,674 --> 00:11:55,159 Anderson: Are they flirting or are they playing? 234 00:11:55,234 --> 00:11:56,639 Arenada: Definitely flirting. 235 00:12:03,954 --> 00:12:04,992 Anderson: Just coming over the top 236 00:12:05,001 --> 00:12:06,272 Of that little ridge right there 237 00:12:06,281 --> 00:12:10,432 And looking up and seeing two pumas on the ridge, 238 00:12:10,441 --> 00:12:11,839 With that in the background. 239 00:12:13,074 --> 00:12:15,199 This is like all my dreams come true. 240 00:12:26,274 --> 00:12:28,119 Back home, this would be the greatest shot 241 00:12:28,194 --> 00:12:32,032 I've ever shot in my life. (laughs) 242 00:12:32,041 --> 00:12:33,199 It's ridiculous. 243 00:12:36,674 --> 00:12:37,239 Arenada: She's cool. 244 00:12:37,314 --> 00:12:39,152 She's a cool cat. 245 00:12:39,161 --> 00:12:41,152 She's like the aunt of this neighborhood 246 00:12:41,161 --> 00:12:42,919 'cause she's never had cubs before. 247 00:12:43,954 --> 00:12:45,872 It's really cool that's she's hanging out 248 00:12:45,881 --> 00:12:46,839 With this new male. 249 00:12:50,994 --> 00:12:52,999 Anderson: They're just doing their thing. 250 00:12:55,474 --> 00:12:58,119 (puma snarling) 251 00:12:59,961 --> 00:13:03,712 As soon as you put the female aspect into this equation. 252 00:13:03,721 --> 00:13:06,079 Arenada: Things can become a little bit unpredictable. 253 00:13:07,241 --> 00:13:09,632 Anderson: He's just got this look on his face. 254 00:13:09,641 --> 00:13:11,799 This cat has no fear. 255 00:13:11,874 --> 00:13:14,319 And all of a sudden, he starts walking over to us. 256 00:13:15,474 --> 00:13:19,712 And they're getting closer and closer and closer. 257 00:13:19,721 --> 00:13:22,439 (dramatic music) 258 00:13:26,274 --> 00:13:27,959 As rene and I watch, 259 00:13:28,034 --> 00:13:31,399 The mystery male keeps coming straight at us, 260 00:13:31,474 --> 00:13:32,879 Guarding his potential mate. 261 00:13:45,481 --> 00:13:47,879 Arenada: This is when you need to stand your ground. 262 00:13:49,001 --> 00:13:50,159 Anderson: We group together, 263 00:13:50,201 --> 00:13:51,959 Essentially forming a pack of our own. 264 00:14:22,674 --> 00:14:26,512 I never expected to get this close to a wild puma, 265 00:14:26,521 --> 00:14:30,239 And in that moment rene and I had the exact same reaction. 266 00:14:31,314 --> 00:14:31,959 Arenada: It felt like you shouldn't 267 00:14:32,034 --> 00:14:33,159 Be looking to the eyes. 268 00:14:33,234 --> 00:14:34,199 Anderson: I agree. 269 00:14:34,274 --> 00:14:35,079 Arenada: You felt the same. 270 00:14:35,154 --> 00:14:37,079 Anderson: Yeah, I totally did. 271 00:14:37,154 --> 00:14:39,959 Just breaking eye contact, dipping our heads. 272 00:14:40,034 --> 00:14:41,119 Letting him walk by. 273 00:14:43,721 --> 00:14:45,952 Arenada: I wouldn't say that this is a threat. 274 00:14:45,961 --> 00:14:49,479 I wouldn't say that this is the animal watching us as, 275 00:14:49,554 --> 00:14:51,879 You know, we will become a prey. 276 00:14:51,954 --> 00:14:54,039 They will see us as something that is not very common, 277 00:14:54,114 --> 00:14:55,999 Like sort of we are on the same level. 278 00:14:57,714 --> 00:14:59,479 Anderson: You're having new experiences too. 279 00:15:01,641 --> 00:15:03,232 Arenada: That was a brilliant day. 280 00:15:03,241 --> 00:15:04,359 Anderson: It is. 281 00:15:04,434 --> 00:15:07,232 (gentle music) 282 00:15:07,241 --> 00:15:10,519 I've learned on day one to expect the unexpected. 283 00:15:11,394 --> 00:15:14,679 This is nothing like tracking mountain lions in montana. 284 00:15:14,754 --> 00:15:17,879 And I've never felt more alive in my entire life. 285 00:15:26,354 --> 00:15:27,872 In the morning we set out to see 286 00:15:27,881 --> 00:15:32,119 If we can find sister and casey, the mystery male once more. 287 00:15:32,194 --> 00:15:34,519 Often a male and female will stay together 288 00:15:34,594 --> 00:15:36,239 For several days while mating. 289 00:15:39,001 --> 00:15:40,839 But the male is a visitor. 290 00:15:40,914 --> 00:15:43,319 This is sister's home range, 291 00:15:43,394 --> 00:15:46,432 And rene knows where her favorite hunting grounds are. 292 00:15:46,441 --> 00:15:49,552 (dramatic music) 293 00:15:49,561 --> 00:15:52,272 Just walking up here and seeing these guanaco here, 294 00:15:52,281 --> 00:15:54,272 Seems like they're in a bad spot. 295 00:15:54,281 --> 00:15:55,399 Arenada: Horrible spot. 296 00:15:56,754 --> 00:15:59,792 Anderson: Heck, a puma could get right in here so easy. 297 00:15:59,801 --> 00:16:02,079 Arenada: There must be pumas somewhere around. 298 00:16:03,721 --> 00:16:06,039 The guanacos, they don't mind about us, 299 00:16:06,114 --> 00:16:07,232 They don't care about us, 300 00:16:07,241 --> 00:16:09,399 And that's why when you hear an alarm call 301 00:16:09,474 --> 00:16:11,319 It's like 100% a puma. 302 00:16:11,394 --> 00:16:12,199 Anderson: Yeah. 303 00:16:12,274 --> 00:16:13,639 Arenada: It's not afraid of.. 304 00:16:13,714 --> 00:16:15,952 Anderson: No, we're definitely not on the danger radar. 305 00:16:15,961 --> 00:16:17,399 The pumas don't care at all. 306 00:16:17,474 --> 00:16:19,072 This is the one place in the world 307 00:16:19,081 --> 00:16:21,552 That you could literally be part of the landscape 308 00:16:21,561 --> 00:16:24,439 Without influencing any of this predator/prey relationship. 309 00:16:24,514 --> 00:16:26,032 (radio beeping) 310 00:16:26,041 --> 00:16:27,639 Until the radio goes off and just blows the whole thing. 311 00:16:27,714 --> 00:16:28,912 (both laughing) 312 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:31,392 Arenada: That's pizza, that's hamburger. 313 00:16:31,401 --> 00:16:34,839 And if pizza gets nailed, hamburger will learn the lesson. 314 00:16:36,041 --> 00:16:38,559 He will see it happening in front of his eyes. 315 00:16:39,954 --> 00:16:42,199 Anderson: Look out dude, there's some pumas around here, 316 00:16:42,274 --> 00:16:43,639 Don't say we didn't warn ya. 317 00:16:44,994 --> 00:16:47,559 (somber music) 318 00:16:58,281 --> 00:16:59,079 The guanacos don't lie. 319 00:16:59,154 --> 00:17:00,359 If they see a cat, 320 00:17:00,434 --> 00:17:02,839 They're gonna call them out with this alarm call. 321 00:17:02,914 --> 00:17:05,152 Arenada: That is what these guanacos do most of the day. 322 00:17:05,161 --> 00:17:08,519 They will feed, raise their heads, look around. 323 00:17:08,594 --> 00:17:09,872 Guanacos are clever animals. 324 00:17:09,881 --> 00:17:11,159 Anderson: So what you try to do is you watch 325 00:17:11,234 --> 00:17:12,679 Where that guanaco's looking, 326 00:17:12,754 --> 00:17:14,032 And you'd watch where the other one's looking, 327 00:17:14,041 --> 00:17:15,872 And you'd try to triangulate and figure out, 328 00:17:15,881 --> 00:17:18,032 Look in that area and try to find this cat moving 329 00:17:18,041 --> 00:17:19,319 Across the landscape. 330 00:17:19,394 --> 00:17:22,199 Could be 10 meters away, or three kilometers away. 331 00:17:22,274 --> 00:17:24,999 Their eyesight is amazing, and for good reason, 332 00:17:25,074 --> 00:17:26,512 They have to watch this landscape 333 00:17:26,521 --> 00:17:30,432 Because at any second a puma could be sneaking up on them. 334 00:17:30,441 --> 00:17:33,159 (dramatic music) 335 00:17:34,601 --> 00:17:38,439 (guanacos squawking) 336 00:17:38,514 --> 00:17:39,479 Arenada: This one, and that one, 337 00:17:39,554 --> 00:17:42,479 They're looking to the same point. 338 00:17:47,794 --> 00:17:51,232 Anderson: Sure enough, with the help of the guanacos 339 00:17:51,241 --> 00:17:53,999 We find sister patrolling the border of the park. 340 00:17:55,234 --> 00:17:58,519 Casey, the mystery male, is nowhere to be seen. 341 00:18:00,834 --> 00:18:03,559 I feel like we're just one of the guanacos right now, 342 00:18:05,161 --> 00:18:06,919 Watching a puma stalk towards you. 343 00:18:08,121 --> 00:18:09,639 Arenada: So this is definitely her territory, 344 00:18:09,714 --> 00:18:12,752 And she's the one that's using the fence to hunt. 345 00:18:12,761 --> 00:18:13,599 She's clever. 346 00:18:15,001 --> 00:18:16,752 She lives right in the border 347 00:18:16,761 --> 00:18:19,959 Between the national park and the farmlands. 348 00:18:20,034 --> 00:18:21,312 There's a fence in there, 349 00:18:21,321 --> 00:18:24,239 And she kind of patrols that fence most of the time. 350 00:18:25,401 --> 00:18:28,159 (dramatic music) 351 00:18:29,874 --> 00:18:33,239 Anderson: She basically just walks back and forth, 352 00:18:33,314 --> 00:18:35,039 Working, patrolling the fence. 353 00:18:47,474 --> 00:18:48,839 (guanaco squawking) 354 00:18:48,914 --> 00:18:51,559 Arenada: He's the lucky guy today, he's safe now. 355 00:18:51,634 --> 00:18:56,439 Anderson: I'm going to name that guanaco rene, in your honor. 356 00:18:56,514 --> 00:18:59,759 Arenada: So you have a puma and I have guanaco? 357 00:19:00,914 --> 00:19:04,439 Your puma's gonna endure for a couple of years, for sure, 358 00:19:04,514 --> 00:19:06,999 But this one might die tonight. 359 00:19:08,594 --> 00:19:09,472 Anderson: I hope not. 360 00:19:09,481 --> 00:19:10,759 Arenada: No. 361 00:19:10,834 --> 00:19:12,352 Anderson: I really hope not. 362 00:19:12,361 --> 00:19:13,319 Arenada: He's a brave guy. 363 00:19:16,034 --> 00:19:17,239 Standing his ground. 364 00:19:17,314 --> 00:19:19,919 Anderson: He just saved his family, he's a hero. 365 00:19:23,001 --> 00:19:24,752 She's still on the move right, we should follow. 366 00:19:24,761 --> 00:19:25,952 Arenada: Totally. 367 00:19:25,961 --> 00:19:27,232 Anderson: Let's go. 368 00:19:27,241 --> 00:19:29,759 Arenada: We've got our puma now, it's still early. 369 00:19:31,081 --> 00:19:31,952 Anderson: We know where she's at. 370 00:19:31,961 --> 00:19:32,959 Thanks guanacos. 371 00:19:38,674 --> 00:19:42,639 Arenada: We've been following this puma for 500 meters, 372 00:19:43,874 --> 00:19:46,919 And we saw her stalking on the top of this hill. 373 00:19:48,041 --> 00:19:52,432 So we came down, and there's a guanaco in position 374 00:19:52,441 --> 00:19:54,079 To be eaten by the puma. 375 00:19:55,794 --> 00:19:57,879 Anderson: Yeah, this is a great situation 376 00:19:59,234 --> 00:20:01,399 Just to wait up the hill. 377 00:20:01,474 --> 00:20:02,999 But the shrubbery there, 378 00:20:03,074 --> 00:20:05,712 It's thick, it's thick as it gets around here. 379 00:20:05,721 --> 00:20:07,632 So she's got the cover, 380 00:20:07,641 --> 00:20:10,519 The guanaco doesn't seem to notice anything. 381 00:20:10,594 --> 00:20:14,352 There's not a lot around that could bust her. 382 00:20:14,361 --> 00:20:18,919 So this is a recipe for potentially witnessing 383 00:20:18,994 --> 00:20:21,559 A puma making a kill. 384 00:20:21,634 --> 00:20:24,359 (dramatic music) 385 00:20:29,081 --> 00:20:31,839 (dramatic music) 386 00:20:40,034 --> 00:20:42,759 Just a few days ago I thought it was impossible 387 00:20:42,834 --> 00:20:45,079 To be this close to a puma on the prowl. 388 00:20:47,081 --> 00:20:48,432 And now here we are, 389 00:20:48,441 --> 00:20:51,239 Watching one of nature's greatest hunters in action. 390 00:20:56,121 --> 00:20:57,392 It's fun to watch, 391 00:20:57,401 --> 00:21:00,272 'cause it's like a game of red light, green light. 392 00:21:00,281 --> 00:21:04,199 The guanaco head goes down, sister moves in. 393 00:21:07,561 --> 00:21:09,319 Guanaco head comes up, freeze. 394 00:21:24,361 --> 00:21:27,359 Arenada: Patience means waiting when to do your move. 395 00:21:28,194 --> 00:21:30,599 And that's, that's a skill. 396 00:21:31,641 --> 00:21:32,839 Anderson: It is a skill. 397 00:21:53,074 --> 00:21:56,599 The guanaco's head's down, turned away. 398 00:21:56,674 --> 00:21:57,952 Arenada: Oh, that's perfect. 399 00:21:57,961 --> 00:21:59,839 Anderson: This guy's not looking. 400 00:22:01,161 --> 00:22:03,559 This is working out, I don't know. 401 00:22:03,634 --> 00:22:05,952 That guy is looking now. 402 00:22:05,961 --> 00:22:07,679 Arenada: She's 20 meters away now. 403 00:22:12,041 --> 00:22:14,119 She still needs a couple of meters. 404 00:22:15,001 --> 00:22:17,079 Anderson: She's low enough now that. 405 00:22:17,154 --> 00:22:18,199 Arenada: She's moving. 406 00:22:21,241 --> 00:22:22,919 She's getting the right position. 407 00:22:24,354 --> 00:22:25,159 (guanaco squawking) 408 00:22:25,234 --> 00:22:26,992 Anderson: Oops, busted. 409 00:22:27,001 --> 00:22:27,799 Dang it. 410 00:22:30,034 --> 00:22:31,312 Arenada: That was close though. 411 00:22:31,321 --> 00:22:32,159 Anderson: That was close. 412 00:22:36,921 --> 00:22:41,792 Seeing sister get so close, yet still fail reminds me that, 413 00:22:41,801 --> 00:22:43,872 Even for a master predator, 414 00:22:43,881 --> 00:22:47,632 Hunting alone in the wide open is extremely difficult. 415 00:22:47,641 --> 00:22:49,952 It could easily take 20 or more attempts 416 00:22:49,961 --> 00:22:51,079 Just to make a kill. 417 00:22:52,674 --> 00:22:54,432 She moves on, she's gotta do it. 418 00:22:54,441 --> 00:22:56,239 She's gonna have to do it some time. 419 00:22:57,241 --> 00:22:59,879 Watching this play out, in broad daylight, 420 00:22:59,954 --> 00:23:02,272 Just blows my mind. 421 00:23:02,281 --> 00:23:03,599 Arenada: You never expected this. 422 00:23:05,881 --> 00:23:06,999 Anderson: Nah, no. 423 00:23:07,074 --> 00:23:08,759 Arenada: You didn't believe me then. 424 00:23:09,801 --> 00:23:10,839 Anderson: No. 425 00:23:10,914 --> 00:23:13,719 (both laughing) 426 00:23:13,794 --> 00:23:16,119 Sure enough, there's a pot of gold 427 00:23:16,194 --> 00:23:18,759 At the end of the rainbow, and it's this big. 428 00:23:20,754 --> 00:23:21,799 That's how this feels. 429 00:23:23,954 --> 00:23:27,079 (upbeat music) 430 00:23:27,154 --> 00:23:29,959 Arenada: So now we are literally following the puma, 431 00:23:30,034 --> 00:23:34,999 It's like following at her back, observing what she's doing. 432 00:23:36,361 --> 00:23:38,839 Anderson: We're on the hunt, right, part of the pride. 433 00:23:40,201 --> 00:23:43,872 In my wildest dreams I couldn't imagine the possibility 434 00:23:43,881 --> 00:23:46,159 Of walking alongside a puma like this. 435 00:23:51,081 --> 00:23:54,832 This is not affecting her, the guanacos or anything else. 436 00:23:54,841 --> 00:23:59,599 We're literally in the moment with this puma, and that's. 437 00:24:01,074 --> 00:24:02,519 Arenada: It's a very intimate moment. 438 00:24:03,554 --> 00:24:06,512 Having the chance to spend five hours 439 00:24:06,521 --> 00:24:09,319 With an individual is an awesome reward from nature. 440 00:24:12,121 --> 00:24:15,199 (guanacos squawking) 441 00:24:34,841 --> 00:24:37,559 As sister continues to search for her next meal, 442 00:24:37,634 --> 00:24:39,119 She slips out of sight. 443 00:24:46,594 --> 00:24:49,239 (bird chirping) 444 00:24:51,714 --> 00:24:52,999 By the time we find her, 445 00:24:53,074 --> 00:24:56,399 She's stalked into another position to strike. 446 00:24:57,394 --> 00:25:01,639 Wow, (laughs) I can't keep my binoculars off of it. 447 00:25:01,714 --> 00:25:05,959 Arenada: It's just one more neck down to eat some grass, 448 00:25:08,434 --> 00:25:10,679 And that could be the last grass of this guanaco. 449 00:25:13,001 --> 00:25:15,072 Hunting here is not easy at all. 450 00:25:15,081 --> 00:25:18,239 It's open landscape, you have nothing to hide. 451 00:25:23,801 --> 00:25:27,159 So it takes years for you to get these skills 452 00:25:27,234 --> 00:25:29,152 And become a good hunter. 453 00:25:29,161 --> 00:25:30,752 Anderson: The head down, she's making a last move. 454 00:25:30,761 --> 00:25:32,079 Arenada: She's making a move. 455 00:25:33,394 --> 00:25:36,519 Anderson: Making a move, come on, come on, come on. 456 00:25:42,994 --> 00:25:44,199 She's getting close, man. 457 00:25:46,114 --> 00:25:48,719 This is gonna happen, this is gonna happen, isn't it. 458 00:25:50,201 --> 00:25:51,039 Come on. 459 00:25:53,314 --> 00:25:54,759 Arenada: So, this is her style of hunting. 460 00:25:54,834 --> 00:25:56,912 She's trying to get as close as possible. 461 00:25:56,921 --> 00:25:58,599 She's not a runner. 462 00:25:58,674 --> 00:26:01,239 Anderson: The cats back home would have run 463 00:26:01,314 --> 00:26:03,519 At these guys a long time ago. 464 00:26:09,874 --> 00:26:11,439 Arenada: It's gonna happen at any moment. 465 00:26:14,441 --> 00:26:15,552 Now, now. 466 00:26:15,561 --> 00:26:16,199 Anderson: Here it goes, here it goes. 467 00:26:16,274 --> 00:26:18,079 She is in the zone. 468 00:26:23,074 --> 00:26:23,952 Arenada: I'm nervous. 469 00:26:23,961 --> 00:26:25,399 Anderson: Yeah. 470 00:26:25,474 --> 00:26:27,279 Arenada: I really hope she gets this. 471 00:26:37,554 --> 00:26:38,519 Anderson: Oh, come on. 472 00:26:40,441 --> 00:26:41,959 Look how low she is, 473 00:26:42,034 --> 00:26:44,559 She's basically doing a belly crawl. 474 00:26:52,841 --> 00:26:55,399 Uh-oh, up on, the one up top might have busted her. 475 00:26:56,354 --> 00:26:57,552 Arenada: Not yet. 476 00:26:57,561 --> 00:27:00,119 Anderson: Don't see her, don't see her. 477 00:27:04,441 --> 00:27:09,439 Oh man, this shows how hard this can be, you know? 478 00:27:14,594 --> 00:27:17,319 The one closest to her has no idea what's going on, no. 479 00:27:19,794 --> 00:27:21,079 Arenada: She's still close. 480 00:27:22,034 --> 00:27:24,719 (dramatic music) 481 00:27:26,201 --> 00:27:29,072 (guanaco squawking) 482 00:27:29,081 --> 00:27:31,079 Anderson: (groans) that close. 483 00:27:37,081 --> 00:27:39,639 (bright music) 484 00:27:42,201 --> 00:27:43,632 Arenada: Seems like they don't want 485 00:27:43,641 --> 00:27:46,759 To waste the energy on something that is not 100% sure. 486 00:27:46,834 --> 00:27:48,192 Anderson: Yeah. 487 00:27:48,201 --> 00:27:51,959 Arenada: And that's what we've seen. 488 00:27:52,034 --> 00:27:53,319 Anderson: But she's right back to it. 489 00:27:53,394 --> 00:27:57,999 She's like okay, failure, now no time to sit around 490 00:27:59,561 --> 00:28:00,999 And be depressed about it. 491 00:28:01,074 --> 00:28:02,999 It's time to go kill something. 492 00:28:03,074 --> 00:28:03,879 Move on. 493 00:28:07,321 --> 00:28:09,072 Sister's odds of making a kill 494 00:28:09,081 --> 00:28:10,799 Dramatically improve at night. 495 00:28:12,161 --> 00:28:16,079 Her enormous eyes can virtually see in the dark, 496 00:28:16,121 --> 00:28:19,079 A difficult weapon for guanacos to defend against. 497 00:28:23,561 --> 00:28:25,319 Under the cloak of darkness, 498 00:28:25,394 --> 00:28:27,439 Pumas have their greatest success. 499 00:28:29,874 --> 00:28:34,839 (gentle music) (birds chirping) 500 00:28:40,434 --> 00:28:44,119 In the morning we are back out searching for sister, 501 00:28:44,194 --> 00:28:45,639 Hoping that she's made a kill. 502 00:28:52,834 --> 00:28:54,039 Arenada: It's cold today. 503 00:28:56,121 --> 00:28:57,879 Anderson: Suddenly, out of nowhere, 504 00:28:57,954 --> 00:29:00,679 A family of four pumas appears on the move. 505 00:29:00,754 --> 00:29:03,072 Arenada: If we're lucky, they might be moving 506 00:29:03,081 --> 00:29:05,239 From the kill or to the kill, we don't know. 507 00:29:05,314 --> 00:29:07,399 Anderson: Rene recognizes them. 508 00:29:07,474 --> 00:29:09,799 Arenada: I've known these guys since they were born almost. 509 00:29:09,874 --> 00:29:11,159 This is mother. 510 00:29:11,234 --> 00:29:14,279 We call her mother because she is sister's mother. 511 00:29:14,354 --> 00:29:16,272 It's cool to see her again. 512 00:29:16,281 --> 00:29:17,472 Anderson: That's sister's mom? 513 00:29:17,481 --> 00:29:18,999 Arenada: Oh yeah, so you know a family now. 514 00:29:21,074 --> 00:29:24,759 So these guys are the next litter after sister. 515 00:29:24,834 --> 00:29:26,759 They're very close to independence now. 516 00:29:30,121 --> 00:29:31,319 Now they need to find a place to rest 517 00:29:31,394 --> 00:29:32,559 For the rest of the day. 518 00:29:33,474 --> 00:29:35,719 Anderson: Looks like they're gonna lay down right there. 519 00:29:37,634 --> 00:29:39,879 As the family beds down for the day, 520 00:29:39,954 --> 00:29:42,039 Another puma appears above them. 521 00:29:42,994 --> 00:29:44,199 Arenada: There's a fifth puma, 522 00:29:44,274 --> 00:29:46,672 Which we don't really know which puma is, yet. 523 00:29:46,681 --> 00:29:48,199 We need to have a closer look. 524 00:29:50,121 --> 00:29:51,872 Anderson: That's definitely a female. 525 00:29:51,881 --> 00:29:53,079 Arenada: Yeah. Anderson: Adult female. 526 00:29:53,154 --> 00:29:56,759 Arenada: Yeah, you know what, that's sister. 527 00:29:58,034 --> 00:29:59,279 That's definitely sister. 528 00:30:01,401 --> 00:30:02,519 Anderson: So she's watching her mom? 529 00:30:02,594 --> 00:30:03,879 Arenada: She never left home. 530 00:30:04,994 --> 00:30:07,959 She's telling us something about the social behavior 531 00:30:08,034 --> 00:30:09,712 That we don't fully understand. 532 00:30:09,721 --> 00:30:12,959 It's rare, it's really rare. 533 00:30:13,801 --> 00:30:16,432 Anderson: Yeah, I know, you don't see this back home. 534 00:30:16,441 --> 00:30:19,152 Obviously, I've been filming a mother with three kittens, 535 00:30:19,161 --> 00:30:23,399 About the same age, but never, ever saw her 536 00:30:23,474 --> 00:30:24,519 With another cat. 537 00:30:26,354 --> 00:30:28,999 These are supposed to be solitary animals. 538 00:30:30,201 --> 00:30:32,272 Why is sister, an adult puma, 539 00:30:32,281 --> 00:30:33,879 Still hanging around her mother? 540 00:30:35,234 --> 00:30:38,679 Does she still depend on her for occasional meals? 541 00:30:38,754 --> 00:30:41,119 Or does she just like being close to her family? 542 00:30:43,881 --> 00:30:46,359 Arenada: Knowing sister and her mother for years, 543 00:30:46,434 --> 00:30:49,919 It's not hard to understand why these bonds remain strong. 544 00:30:51,081 --> 00:30:53,552 Sister, and these three younger cubs are lucky 545 00:30:53,561 --> 00:30:56,599 To have one of the best moms I've seen in nature. 546 00:30:59,554 --> 00:31:01,712 (gentle music) 547 00:31:01,721 --> 00:31:05,039 I first filmed these cubs when they were three months old. 548 00:31:11,481 --> 00:31:15,559 The kittens have spent every minute of their lives together, 549 00:31:15,634 --> 00:31:18,399 Safe under the tireless protection of their mother. 550 00:31:22,841 --> 00:31:26,039 Day after day this mother teaches the cubs 551 00:31:26,114 --> 00:31:29,679 To stalk, and pounce. 552 00:31:33,954 --> 00:31:36,352 It's how they learn everything they need 553 00:31:36,361 --> 00:31:38,879 To one day survive on their own. 554 00:31:45,321 --> 00:31:47,999 She brings them to her kills to feast. 555 00:31:50,201 --> 00:31:53,199 It's the first step in weaning them off her milk. 556 00:31:57,314 --> 00:31:59,232 And patiently nudges them 557 00:31:59,241 --> 00:32:01,039 Towards more and more independence. 558 00:32:06,681 --> 00:32:10,599 Do they just forget these close bonds when they grow up? 559 00:32:10,674 --> 00:32:11,799 I don't think so. 560 00:32:12,834 --> 00:32:16,599 Perhaps the bonding even continues into adulthood. 561 00:32:24,041 --> 00:32:25,399 Anderson: As we're watching the family, 562 00:32:25,474 --> 00:32:27,119 Something interesting happens. 563 00:32:28,034 --> 00:32:31,039 All the cubs get up with a clear sense of purpose. 564 00:32:32,441 --> 00:32:33,639 They just start going somewhere 565 00:32:33,714 --> 00:32:36,672 And it's really evident they're going somewhere. 566 00:32:36,681 --> 00:32:38,032 Arenada: So we need to follow them. 567 00:32:38,041 --> 00:32:39,559 Obviously something's going on, 568 00:32:39,634 --> 00:32:41,552 They're maybe moving to a kill. 569 00:32:41,561 --> 00:32:44,359 (dramatic music) 570 00:32:44,434 --> 00:32:46,679 Anderson: They're straight-lining to this spot. 571 00:32:46,754 --> 00:32:49,879 Mom knows where they're going, she's not too concerned. 572 00:32:49,954 --> 00:32:50,839 Let them go. 573 00:32:50,914 --> 00:32:52,079 She'll follow up behind. 574 00:32:59,394 --> 00:33:00,439 Arenada: Sister's coming down. 575 00:33:00,514 --> 00:33:01,639 She's following them. 576 00:33:01,714 --> 00:33:03,359 Anderson: She's totally gonna follow them. 577 00:33:04,194 --> 00:33:06,512 This is getting even better. 578 00:33:06,521 --> 00:33:09,319 Do you think the mom will let sister come near the cubs? 579 00:33:09,394 --> 00:33:10,992 Arenada: I don't know. 580 00:33:11,001 --> 00:33:12,912 Anderson: Sister's keeping a safe distance 581 00:33:12,921 --> 00:33:15,599 But clearly she wants to stay close to her mother. 582 00:33:16,841 --> 00:33:18,432 But why? 583 00:33:18,441 --> 00:33:20,119 Does she know where they're going? 584 00:33:21,234 --> 00:33:23,959 Arenada: Maybe she's gonna try to get food. 585 00:33:24,034 --> 00:33:26,559 Maybe she's just gonna try to be around her mom. 586 00:33:28,914 --> 00:33:31,792 Anderson: What we discover next changes everything 587 00:33:31,801 --> 00:33:33,719 We thought we knew about pumas. 588 00:33:34,834 --> 00:33:37,479 Arenada: Right here, there's one, two. 589 00:33:44,354 --> 00:33:46,559 Anderson: There's literally eight pumas 590 00:33:47,401 --> 00:33:49,399 All starting to come together, 591 00:33:52,194 --> 00:33:53,639 (imitates explosion booming) 592 00:33:53,714 --> 00:33:57,919 Like mind-blowing visual that I can't even comprehend. 593 00:33:59,074 --> 00:34:00,199 The mother with those kittens. 594 00:34:00,274 --> 00:34:01,872 The kittens left, they were going somewhere, 595 00:34:01,881 --> 00:34:04,352 And it's like they were going over to their cousin's house. 596 00:34:04,361 --> 00:34:05,472 Arenada: We're just trying to understand 597 00:34:05,481 --> 00:34:07,079 What's going on here. 598 00:34:07,154 --> 00:34:08,519 Anderson: Yeah, there's something definitely 599 00:34:08,594 --> 00:34:09,472 Happening here. 600 00:34:09,481 --> 00:34:12,199 And that's, they know each other. 601 00:34:12,274 --> 00:34:14,592 (bright music) 602 00:34:14,601 --> 00:34:17,359 (birds chirping) 603 00:34:18,674 --> 00:34:20,352 There's nothing in the wild world 604 00:34:20,361 --> 00:34:22,039 That's cooler than this right now. 605 00:34:26,434 --> 00:34:30,039 Four cats walking out in the wide open, 606 00:34:30,114 --> 00:34:32,359 And three cats going down 607 00:34:32,434 --> 00:34:34,799 And meeting with them right in front of us. 608 00:34:35,874 --> 00:34:37,679 And there's another cat on the ridge. 609 00:34:38,601 --> 00:34:39,799 What's gonna happen? 610 00:34:39,874 --> 00:34:41,639 Is there a fight, is there a kill there? 611 00:34:41,714 --> 00:34:42,679 What's gonna happen? 612 00:34:48,754 --> 00:34:49,879 There's no aggression, 613 00:34:49,954 --> 00:34:51,072 There's actually the opposite of that. 614 00:34:51,081 --> 00:34:53,719 It's like you're seeing the same greeting 615 00:34:53,794 --> 00:34:55,792 That you would see between a mother and its kittens, 616 00:34:55,801 --> 00:34:58,999 Except for this is two mothers and their kittens. 617 00:34:59,074 --> 00:35:00,279 Arenada: It could be either sisters 618 00:35:00,354 --> 00:35:03,639 From different generations or mother and daughter. 619 00:35:06,041 --> 00:35:08,512 Anderson: Whether it's direct, mother/sister. 620 00:35:08,521 --> 00:35:11,159 Or if it's just like two groups 621 00:35:11,234 --> 00:35:12,672 That have decided to get along. 622 00:35:12,681 --> 00:35:15,072 And what we're seeing here is the ultimate tolerance. 623 00:35:15,081 --> 00:35:18,912 We have seven pumas laying out in the wide open, 624 00:35:18,921 --> 00:35:20,279 Just like african lions. 625 00:35:21,474 --> 00:35:23,312 If someone told me this was happening, 626 00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:24,639 I would never believe them. 627 00:35:28,921 --> 00:35:31,072 Arenada: And then you have this other female, the sister, 628 00:35:31,081 --> 00:35:34,119 Our sister, and she's waiting for a chance to go in. 629 00:35:38,841 --> 00:35:40,599 Anderson: I used to think a cat's a cat's a cat. 630 00:35:40,674 --> 00:35:43,159 Until today this is not the cat I thought 631 00:35:43,234 --> 00:35:44,679 I would come here to see. 632 00:35:44,754 --> 00:35:47,279 They're doing things that I would never even imagine. 633 00:35:48,521 --> 00:35:49,792 Here's the big question. 634 00:35:49,801 --> 00:35:51,792 Is this what pumas have been doing all along? 635 00:35:51,801 --> 00:35:53,072 Or is this new behavior, 636 00:35:53,081 --> 00:35:55,399 Evolution happening right before our eyes? 637 00:35:56,361 --> 00:35:59,239 Arenada: What if we are able to watch for the first time 638 00:36:00,121 --> 00:36:03,232 A pride like this hunting a guanaco altogether? 639 00:36:03,241 --> 00:36:05,639 Cooperating and doing a strategy. 640 00:36:05,714 --> 00:36:07,632 Anderson: If they decided to start to do that. 641 00:36:07,641 --> 00:36:09,472 If that started to evolve, that behavior-- 642 00:36:09,481 --> 00:36:10,759 Arenada: It's a learning process. 643 00:36:10,834 --> 00:36:12,279 Anderson: Definitely. 644 00:36:12,354 --> 00:36:13,239 Arenada: It's just a matter of one trying to kill a guanaco, 645 00:36:13,314 --> 00:36:14,119 And the other one's getting close, 646 00:36:14,194 --> 00:36:16,159 And eventually trying to help. 647 00:36:16,201 --> 00:36:17,072 Anderson: Yeah, there's no reason 648 00:36:17,081 --> 00:36:18,119 Why that couldn't happen here. 649 00:36:21,634 --> 00:36:23,712 Then this group of pumas together 650 00:36:23,721 --> 00:36:26,039 Just starts to move as one. 651 00:36:26,114 --> 00:36:27,079 Look at that. 652 00:36:27,154 --> 00:36:28,352 Look at that! 653 00:36:28,361 --> 00:36:29,479 You should shoot that. 654 00:36:33,641 --> 00:36:35,719 It looks like we're in the african savanna 655 00:36:35,794 --> 00:36:37,232 Watching african lions walk. 656 00:36:37,241 --> 00:36:41,072 But we're here in patagonia, watching pumas walk together. 657 00:36:41,081 --> 00:36:43,279 And it just takes my breath away. 658 00:36:45,001 --> 00:36:46,752 Have you ever read this in a book before? 659 00:36:46,761 --> 00:36:47,952 Arenada: No, never. Anderson: Exactly. 660 00:36:47,961 --> 00:36:49,152 Arenada: None of us. 661 00:36:49,161 --> 00:36:51,079 Anderson: So I think the lesson learned here is, 662 00:36:52,194 --> 00:36:55,279 It's time to rip the books up and start writing them again. 663 00:36:58,834 --> 00:37:00,319 Arenada: As we were watching those, 664 00:37:01,321 --> 00:37:03,239 We just got a puma walking behind us. 665 00:37:04,994 --> 00:37:06,512 Anderson: Yeah, that's the eighth puma. 666 00:37:06,521 --> 00:37:08,999 Arenada: That's sister, she's following her mom. 667 00:37:11,154 --> 00:37:13,639 (dramatic music) 668 00:37:13,714 --> 00:37:15,839 Arenada: I keep expecting like five more to go by. 669 00:37:21,554 --> 00:37:22,839 Look how this one's going around, 670 00:37:22,914 --> 00:37:24,992 It's almost like they're, it's got like a tactic. 671 00:37:25,001 --> 00:37:27,312 If there was a guanaco on the other side, 672 00:37:27,321 --> 00:37:29,879 That would be exactly the hunting strategy 673 00:37:29,954 --> 00:37:31,792 That an african lion would have. 674 00:37:31,801 --> 00:37:33,792 You guys push them around the mountain. 675 00:37:33,801 --> 00:37:34,992 Arenada: I'll be waiting. 676 00:37:35,001 --> 00:37:36,112 Anderson: Wabam! 677 00:37:36,161 --> 00:37:36,832 Arenada: There's something going on, dudes. 678 00:37:36,841 --> 00:37:38,359 We need to follow. 679 00:37:38,434 --> 00:37:39,239 Anderson: Let's go. 680 00:37:41,954 --> 00:37:44,279 We have eight pumas all heading off together 681 00:37:44,354 --> 00:37:45,399 In the same direction. 682 00:37:45,474 --> 00:37:47,159 We have to see where they're going. 683 00:37:49,401 --> 00:37:51,639 The pride's on the move and for half an hour 684 00:37:51,714 --> 00:37:53,599 It's all we can do to keep up. 685 00:38:04,194 --> 00:38:06,912 Arenada: There's definitely communication between them, 686 00:38:06,921 --> 00:38:09,552 They're hanging out together, they're walking together, 687 00:38:09,561 --> 00:38:11,152 They're following each other. 688 00:38:11,161 --> 00:38:12,319 They're vocalizing now. 689 00:38:14,354 --> 00:38:17,319 Anderson: And then we see what's brought them together. 690 00:38:17,394 --> 00:38:18,199 Look at them. 691 00:38:19,634 --> 00:38:22,359 (pumas snarling) 692 00:38:26,841 --> 00:38:30,599 Rene and I have followed these cats to the ultimate feast. 693 00:38:30,674 --> 00:38:35,072 Arenada: It took us a while to follow, and they have a kill. 694 00:38:35,081 --> 00:38:40,079 So the pumas we saw moving together, interacting, 695 00:38:40,441 --> 00:38:45,152 Communicating, they're also feeding together. 696 00:38:45,161 --> 00:38:46,839 (gentle music) 697 00:38:46,914 --> 00:38:48,079 Is your brain exploding now? 698 00:38:48,121 --> 00:38:49,952 Anderson: Yeah, it's exploding. 699 00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:52,999 So they've all came down to share this kill, looks like. 700 00:38:53,074 --> 00:38:54,599 Arenada: That's why they were all moving together. 701 00:38:54,674 --> 00:38:56,519 That's why sister is following them. 702 00:38:57,634 --> 00:38:59,519 So the question is who killed that guy? 703 00:39:01,801 --> 00:39:04,359 (puma hissing) 704 00:39:05,641 --> 00:39:07,479 (pumas growling) 705 00:39:07,554 --> 00:39:09,799 Arenada: A little eruption of a fight here and there. 706 00:39:09,874 --> 00:39:12,439 Sharing when you're a predator, 707 00:39:12,514 --> 00:39:14,759 Might mean eating off the same carcass, 708 00:39:14,834 --> 00:39:17,599 But every once in a while you'll give them one of these. 709 00:39:25,881 --> 00:39:28,599 You've got this intermixed relationship of different pumas 710 00:39:28,674 --> 00:39:31,399 That have decided to come together as one. 711 00:39:33,401 --> 00:39:36,639 Arenada: That's not tolerance anymore, that is sharing. 712 00:39:39,474 --> 00:39:43,239 If this is not a pride of pumas, tell me what this is. 713 00:39:44,361 --> 00:39:47,039 Anderson: It's a pride of pumas. 714 00:39:54,601 --> 00:39:55,952 Arenada: Four pumas down here and three pumas 715 00:39:55,961 --> 00:39:57,239 That they already ate. 716 00:39:57,314 --> 00:40:01,079 And this other cat coming down, which makes eight. 717 00:40:01,154 --> 00:40:04,199 Anderson: Eight pumas, this is crazy. 718 00:40:04,274 --> 00:40:05,879 Arenada: It's a big barbecue. 719 00:40:05,954 --> 00:40:08,039 Anderson: It is a barbecue, puma barbecue. 720 00:40:12,841 --> 00:40:15,152 Anderson: We have this other cat, sister, 721 00:40:15,161 --> 00:40:18,119 Just waiting there for her turn to go and eat, 722 00:40:18,194 --> 00:40:21,599 Like a very well -behaved older sister. 723 00:40:28,841 --> 00:40:29,712 Anderson: There she goes. 724 00:40:29,721 --> 00:40:30,559 There she goes. 725 00:40:33,561 --> 00:40:37,159 Arenada: She's always pushing these social boundaries. 726 00:40:39,394 --> 00:40:43,679 And potentially could be dangerous and she's on her own. 727 00:40:45,241 --> 00:40:46,919 But she's taking that risk. 728 00:40:46,994 --> 00:40:48,752 Will they let sister come in and feed? 729 00:40:48,761 --> 00:40:49,759 That's the question. 730 00:40:51,394 --> 00:40:56,359 (pumas growling) (dramatic music) 731 00:41:14,761 --> 00:41:17,072 Anderson: Looks like everybody, 732 00:41:17,081 --> 00:41:20,039 Everybody's kind of stopped eating and stepped away. 733 00:41:55,634 --> 00:41:58,032 Sister's patience pays off. 734 00:41:58,041 --> 00:42:01,552 The other pumas finally allow her to share the kill. 735 00:42:01,561 --> 00:42:04,159 (gentle music) 736 00:42:14,834 --> 00:42:18,352 Arenada: This is probably the most amazing social dynamic 737 00:42:18,361 --> 00:42:20,519 That we will ever witness. 738 00:42:20,594 --> 00:42:23,079 A group of two different families, 739 00:42:23,154 --> 00:42:25,152 Vocalizing between each other. 740 00:42:25,161 --> 00:42:28,279 Obviously they know each other and they gather together 741 00:42:28,354 --> 00:42:29,872 And they walk to a kill. 742 00:42:29,881 --> 00:42:32,599 That, who knows who killed it, that's the other question 743 00:42:32,674 --> 00:42:36,119 That get our brains exploding, what happened here? 744 00:42:36,194 --> 00:42:40,752 And then having this extra puma which is the sister. 745 00:42:40,761 --> 00:42:43,479 And she's being allowed to be around them 746 00:42:43,554 --> 00:42:46,599 And going and feeding, with their food. 747 00:42:47,881 --> 00:42:52,879 This is really not a solitary cat as the book says. 748 00:42:53,154 --> 00:42:57,072 It's a social animal, that interacts with others. 749 00:42:57,081 --> 00:42:58,599 And they know their neighborhood 750 00:42:58,674 --> 00:43:00,239 And the cats that live around. 751 00:43:01,154 --> 00:43:02,479 And they help each other. 752 00:43:03,794 --> 00:43:06,679 (triumphant music) 753 00:43:11,801 --> 00:43:14,439 Anderson: In this vast patagonia landscape, 754 00:43:14,514 --> 00:43:18,119 I see a vision of the wild I thought had long disappeared. 755 00:43:19,154 --> 00:43:20,679 Just five days ago, 756 00:43:20,754 --> 00:43:23,239 I couldn't even imagine what we've witnessed here. 757 00:43:25,881 --> 00:43:29,792 A place where large predators have the space to roam free, 758 00:43:29,801 --> 00:43:32,519 Where they're protected and have no fear of humans, 759 00:43:34,434 --> 00:43:37,319 And there's enough food that they can cooperate 760 00:43:37,394 --> 00:43:38,399 Instead of compete. 761 00:43:40,921 --> 00:43:43,119 But so many questions still remain. 762 00:43:44,034 --> 00:43:46,119 Will the pumas learn to hunt together? 763 00:43:47,954 --> 00:43:49,159 Could this be a step 764 00:43:49,234 --> 00:43:50,919 In the evolution of their social behavior? 765 00:43:54,114 --> 00:43:55,959 And, when can I come back?