Pantanal
10 episodes · Apr 16, 2016
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S1E1Monkey Garden
Apr 16, 201648mVenture 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.
S1E2Bird Paradise
Apr 23, 201648mIn 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.
S1E3Peccary Party
Apr 30, 201648mAt 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.
S1E4Jaguar Den
May 7, 201648mA 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.
S1E5Cat Country
May 14, 201648mTwo 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.
S1E6Amazon Monkey
May 21, 201648mThe white-whiskered spider monkey on the southern edge of Brazil's Amazon Rainforest.
S1E8Rheas-Cerrado
Jun 4, 201648mThe grasslands of the Pantanal are home to many species, including the rhea.
