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[Phil Torres] Check it out.
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There are no native species
here that do that.
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[Josh Gates] On this episode
of Expedition X...
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[Phil] Look at this,
it's a skull.
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[Josh] ...my team
travels to Britain...
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[Josh] ...to investigate
reports of a monster cat
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prowling the English
countryside.
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[Phil] Be careful because
there could be a monster
out there.
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[Josh] Locals are on edge
after a string of frightening
close encounters.
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Just... just sitting,
staring at me.
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It was stalking me.
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[Josh] And during their hunt,
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as Phil and Jess
close in on the beast,
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they capture shocking
video evidence...
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[Phil] Where did you go?
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[Josh] ... that is
truly astounding.
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[Jessica] Oh, right there!
Holy [bleep]
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[Phil] When we were
in England investigating
the Hell-Fire Club,
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I came across a headline
in the newspaper
that really stuck with me.
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Look at this.
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[Josh] All righty.
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Supposedly monstrous beast
stalking England.
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-That'll stick with you.
-Right?
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I did some digging,
and this isn't a one-off.
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All across England,
there are reports of people
seeing monstrous beasts.
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But, so, when you're saying
"Monstrous beast,"
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what exactly
are we talking about here?
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Like, something supernatural
or something that's just,
like, a gigantic animal.
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Honestly, Jess, it depends
on who you ask.
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But there's a lot of reports,
including some particularly
interesting ones
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from just the last
couple of months.
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So, I think this is something
we need to take a look at.
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So, you have
definitely fallen down
a serious black hole here...
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-Yes.
-...because there are,
to Phil's point,
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there are centuries of reports
all across the UK
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of these weird,
larger than life,
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and some would even say,
demonic, animals.
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From Sherlock Holmes'
Hound of the Baskervilles
in Devon
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to Somerset's Gurt Dog,
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to the sheep-slaying beast
of Exmoor,
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there are hundreds of stories
about ominous encounters
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with supernatural animals
throughout British legend.
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None is more famous
than the rampage of the devil
in the form of a dog,
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Black Shuck.
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During a thunderstorm in 1577,
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a gigantic black canine beast
reportedly burst into
two English churches,
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killing parishioners
and causing a steeple
to collapse.
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Locals say you can still see
his scorched claw marks
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on the door of the church
in Blythburgh.
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For superstitious Brits,
the appearance
of a menacing dog
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is thought to be an omen
that you or someone close
to you
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will die within the year.
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In the 1970s and '80s,
sightings of black dog-like
creatures begin to wane.
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But, curiously, reports
of a large black
cat-like creature
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stalking the British
countryside begin to rise.
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What makes this so disturbing
is that no large
feline predator
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has been native
to the British Isles
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since the Eurasian lynx
died out 1,300 years ago.
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Then, in the late '90s
and early 2000s,
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several hikers
in southern Scotland
claimed to see a monstrous cat
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that the press dubs
the Galloway Puma.
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Are these monstrous cats
a continuation of
the black beast legend,
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something supernatural
that portends ill fortune
and death?
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Or could there be a surprising
scientific explanation?
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Are there literal
jaguars and pumas
secretly stalking Britain?
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There's some recent evidence
I just got.
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Take a look at this photo.
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-Oh, whoa!
-Wow!
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[Phil] This was taken
a week ago
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by a farmer who lives
right on the border
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of northwest England
and Wales,
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which is a known hotspot
of a lot of recent sightings.
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He's actually seen a large
black cat-like creature
in the area,
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and he got this photo
of what he thinks
are its tracks.
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-That's about
four inches wide.
-That's big.
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Oh, yeah. Especially
for a feline.
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That's, essentially, the size
of a mountain lion track,
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and there should not be
any mountain lions in the UK.
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That being said,
as tracks in the snow melt,
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they can appear wider
than they originally were.
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So, possibly,
that happened here.
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But, regardless,
It's interesting.
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I think the other thing
that's fascinating here
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is that whatever this is
seems to be out
prowling in the snow.
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So, maybe, it has a den
of some sort around here.
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Maybe we could even catch it
before it moves on.
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And that's exactly why I think
we need to get there soon.
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Just the sheer variety
of stories
throughout the country,
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says to me, there's definitely
something unsettling
out there.
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It's just
one of those situations
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where I don't know
if we really want to find
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what we're out there
to look for,
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because I do not want
to be eaten.
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Yeah, I didn't think
about that part.
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Ah, you'll probably be fine.
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The mission is,
go to Great Britain,
investigate this story,
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see if you can capture
on camera whatever this is.
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And, hey, maybe you can prove
to everybody in the UK
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that there's been
a mystery beast
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living under their noses
all along.
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While you do that,
I'll continue to gather
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any other eyewitness reports
here, and we'll stay in touch.
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-Perfect.
-Sounds good.
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All right. Good luck and,
uh... don't get eaten.
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Fingers crossed.
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[Josh] From New York,
Phil and Jess fly to Liverpool
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and, then, travel by car
over the border into Wales.
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Then, they cut across
a patchwork of forest
and farmland
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in the county of Flintshire,
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where they'll meet the witness
who found the paw prints.
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[Jessica] Ooh, this is
a beautiful landscape.
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Really beautiful.
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Why not live here as a...
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-As a demon beast?
-As a demon beast. [chuckling]
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I mean, if you gotta
demon beast anywhere,
demon beast here.
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What do you think
this thing actually is, then?
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Do you think it's a monster?
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Do you think it's somebody's
lost exotic pet?
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I feel like we only have
two options.
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-Okay.
-One is exotic pet
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that's either
released recently,
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or maybe there's a population
of them that have been living
out here for years.
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-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
-And then, two,
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it's all in people's heads.
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But these tales
have been happening
for hundreds of years.
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[Jessica] So, you know,
where there's smoke,
there's fire.
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[Phil] Hey, Chris.
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-Hi! I'm getting caught
in the brambles.
-[chuckling]
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-[Phil] How are you?
-I'm all right. Thank you.
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-Hi. Jessica.
-[Chris] Hi.
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-Nice to see ya.
-[Chris] Yeah.
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[Phil exhales] So, we have
the photo that you sent.
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It's interesting.
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Where did you find that?
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I dropped this tree here
on 16th of January.
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It snowed that night.
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Come back the following day,
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I seen footprints.
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And there wasn't
a normal sized footprints.
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[Jessica] Has anybody reported
seeing anything that large
in the area?
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[Chris] Yeah, there's been
several sightings around here.
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Twice beyond the houses
over there on the field.
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It's been seen
on top of the mountain.
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Up the road here, at night,
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a guy walking his dog.
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So, have you ever
laid eyes on this thing
that's out there?
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Yes. Not by myself.
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Both times, I've had witnesses
with me.
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I was with me two sons.
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[dog barking]
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A guy who's farming
up there...
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[sheep bleating]
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...he was losing lambs.
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So, we asked to go over there
with a rifle and see
if we could help him out.
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We heard a strange,
very deep howl.
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And I thought,
"Why is the dog down there?"
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[barking]
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It wasn't... The two dogs
were sat alongside us.
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This thing come along
the hedge,
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he just stood there
looking at us.
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[Phil] That's really weird.
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So, how big are we talking?
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Just about the size
of a Labrador.
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And, then, how long across
from tip to tail,
would you say?
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[Chris] Four feet?
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[Phil] I mean, I guess
the big predators here
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have been extinct
for centuries now.
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So, if it's not them,
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then, what is this creature
people are seeing around here?
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I think it's inconclusive.
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[Jessica] After leaving Chris,
Phil and I hike into the woods
towards Black Brook,
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where he believes
the creature may be living.
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-I do find Chris
very believable.
-[Phil] Very believable.
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And the fact that he has
so many other eyewitnesses
that he can point us.
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[Phil] And he's spent
so much time in this area
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that, if anybody's gonna know,
it's gonna be a guy like him.
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We know whatever people
are seeing out here,
it is close.
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[Jessica] What about this?
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Is that something?
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That could be something
rooting around.
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-That looks like
a deer print, actually.
-Yeah.
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Anything in the mud.
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Well, clearly,
a lot of animals
come down to this water
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to get a drink.
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And I'm guessing
whatever it is we're after--
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Look at the scratches
on that log.
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[Phil] Look at the scratches
on that log.
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-That's a good find.
-[Jessica] Is it really?
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[Phil] Yeah.
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Oh, wow.
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And they look really fresh.
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There are no native species
here that do that.
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In America, it could be bears.
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[Jessica] All right,
I'm looking for prints.
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Ooh, look at this.
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We got a set of feathers here.
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It tells me something
probably ate a bird
right here.
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Finding obliterated feathers
means this area
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is some creature's
feeding ground.
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Another feather right there.
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But any number
of small animals
consume birds.
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For me to check my skepticism
at the door,
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I'm going to need to see
proof of bigger prey.
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If it ate around here,
we should look at the mud
very carefully.
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If Chris's reports
are accurate,
it should be out here.
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Look at this, it's a skull.
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[Jessica] Ooh,
that's a big one!
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What is that, sheep skull?
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-[Phil] Yeah,
look at those teeth.
-[Jessica] Yeah.
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[Phil] Wow.
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That's amazing.
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-We have the scratch marks
on the log you found.
-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
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A pile of feathers,
fresh kill. And this.
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[Jessica] Just a few hours
in the woods,
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and we've already come across
really good hits.
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[Phil] There's no way
to tell how long ago
this sheep
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met its presumably
violent end.
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With enough evidence to know
there are predators
in the area,
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Jess and I decide
it's time to lure one in.
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We set up a perimeter
of cameras.
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At the center of the circle,
we place a game caller,
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which should entice
any large creatures nearby,
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and an 18-foot tree blind
will give us full vantage
of the forest.
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One, two, three...
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One more push. Ready?
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As many carnivores
hunt their prey nocturnally...
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[Jessica] Straightening up.
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[Phil] Our best bet
is to investigate
under the cover of darkness.
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That is...
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That is all you, Phil.
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[Phil grunting]
What do you mean?
This looks totally stable.
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So, these headlamps...
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-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
-[Phil] ...click
three times, red light.
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-Okay.
-I think we should ditch
the flashlights tonight,
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use these.
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And that'll make us
a little bit less visible
to any animals around here.
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All right, that works for me.
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All right,
I'll head out there.
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[Phil] Be careful.
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[tense instrumental music]
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[Jessica] Okay, Let's see.
Let's set up...
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by this tree.
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Got the night vision
goggles out.
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Power that up right away.
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So, that way,
if Phil sees anything
or notices anything,
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I can use the night vision
goggles and see if I can
pick it off as well,
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down here at ground level.
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All right.
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[Phil] Going up.
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[creaking]
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[tense instrumental music]
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[on radio] All right,
I've got the flare rolling
and calibrated.
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So, any animal
that comes through here,
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I will be able to light it up
with this thing and get it
on tape.
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[Jessica on radio] Copy.
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I have a question
about rabbits.
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What type of rabbit
would live in this area?
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Probably bigger
than we're used to, rabbits.
Like hares.
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[Jessica]
There's a devil hare,
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an eastern cottontail...
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Try the devil hare.
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Will do.
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Also, it's got a pretty
dope name for being a rabbit.
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Devil hare in three,
two, one...
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[hare squeaking on speaker]
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Oh, sounds awful.
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[squeaking sounds continue]
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We just got a hit
on the camera trap.
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It is camera trap two.
Just wait till you see
this photo.
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[Jessica] Why? What is it?
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We got a badger.
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And it looks pretty fluffy
and cute,
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even though they are
fairly ferocious predators.
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[Jessica] Well,
that is adorable,
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but that's not necessarily
what we're looking for.
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No, it is not,
but it's a good start
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that our cameras
are in the right spot
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to pick up anything
going through here.
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And maybe it was
that rabbit distress call
that flushed it out.
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[Jessica] Well, if it is
some sort of new,
monstrous puma in the area,
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I don't feel too great
sitting here on the bottom
of the forest floor
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sending out
bunny distress signals.
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Well, if it's any comfort,
if it is a cat, it can climb,
and climb well.
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You know what,
that is a comfort.
Thank you. [chuckles]
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You're also upwind of me,
so it wouldn't have drifted
down to you.
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So, you know, we'll see
who survives tonight.
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[Jessica] Whoever survives
tonight has to buy
the other one a G&T,
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except that
it can't actually happen,
'cause they'll be dead.
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[laughs]
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I'll pour it
on your grave, Jess.
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I'll pour it on your grave.
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Okay. I might switch it up
a little bit.
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Stick with rabbits,
just a different type.
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[rabbit squeaking on speaker]
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[Phil] Jess, I got
a heat signature.
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[Jessica on radio] Where is it
coming from?
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[Phil] It is behind me.
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I can't quite make out
what it is.
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It seems to be behind
a lot of brush
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'cause this thing's
having trouble focusing.
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What the heck is that?
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[Jessica] Is there a way
you can direct me?
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Maybe I can see it
with my night vision goggles.
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[Phil] I think
it's northeast
of where you are.
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As far as I can tell,
it's not moving right now.
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[Jessica] Okay, I'm just gonna
move slowly in that direction
and see what I can see.
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[Phil] Whatever it is,
it looks big,
320
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and it almost looks like
it's going up a tree.
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It almost looks like
just warm tracks left over
from something climbing.
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[Jessica] Oh, [bleep]
Okay. Checking the tops
of the trees.
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And so far,
I am not seeing anything.
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[Phil] Really having
a hard time getting
a good shot of it on the flare
325
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because it's just behind
so much debris, it's losing
focus constantly.
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So, I'd say,
keep your eyes that way.
327
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Maybe play it one more time
and see if it moves.
328
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[rabbit squeaking on speaker]
329
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Whatever it was,
I think I moved.
330
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I lost it.
I can't find it anymore.
331
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[Jessica] Okay.
Well, at least we know
that something's out there.
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That's two hits so far.
333
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[Phil] It was weird
that it didn't move at first.
334
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It almost looked like
just the thermal leftovers
335
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of some animal moving
on the tree.
336
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So, what?
Like, it was sitting there
hunching there for a while,
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and, then, left?
338
00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:40,700
[Phil] Basically, yeah.
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And, now that
I can't find it anymore,
I wonder if that just faded.
340
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[Jessica] Maybe it was
watching you
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when you were getting up
into the tree blind.
342
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Or maybe, you know,
the sound called it in,
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and it was just
checking things out.
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All right, next one up.
345
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What do you want?
346
00:16:57,867 --> 00:16:59,767
[Phil] Does it have
any sheep options?
347
00:16:59,767 --> 00:17:01,166
[Jessica on radio]
Under domestic,
348
00:17:01,166 --> 00:17:04,634
distressed calf
and lost sheep.
349
00:17:06,266 --> 00:17:11,066
That sounds about, like,
the perfect thing to put out
into the air right now.
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Let her rip
351
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Lost sheep, it is.
352
00:17:17,100 --> 00:17:19,233
[sheep bleating on speaker]
353
00:17:34,467 --> 00:17:36,367
[bleating continues]
354
00:17:37,667 --> 00:17:39,767
[tense instrumental music]
355
00:17:41,967 --> 00:17:44,233
So, I think I might have
eye shine.
356
00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,667
[Phil] You got eye shine?
What direction?
357
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[Jessica] Straight in front
of me.
358
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It looks like it's bobbing
back and forth
between the trees.
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Like, it's... Yeah, that it's
checking us out
and, then, hiding.
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-[Phil] I'm hearing
branches snapping. Sounds big.
-[wood snapping]
361
00:18:00,166 --> 00:18:02,233
[Jessica] Yeah, I just heard
that one, too.
362
00:18:05,367 --> 00:18:07,667
It might be two.
It might be two of 'em.
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One seems to be
coming in and out of focus,
like it's turning its head,
364
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and one's staring
directly at me.
365
00:18:13,967 --> 00:18:16,667
[Phil] You're seeing
two things out here?
366
00:18:16,667 --> 00:18:18,233
[dramatic instrumental music]
367
00:18:18,867 --> 00:18:20,433
That's creepy.
368
00:18:25,266 --> 00:18:28,000
-[Phil] Oh, my God.
-[Jessica] There might be
two of 'em.
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I think we need to get
over there to try to get
a closer look.
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[on radio] I'm gonna
head down.
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Isolated in the forest
and provoking
a reputed monster,
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Jess and I
face the stark realization
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that the beast we seek
might be closer
than we realize.
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[whispering] Jess.
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[Jessica] Hey. Yeah,
so I saw the eye shine
right around this area.
376
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There was one
that was steadily looking
at me.
377
00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:54,500
And, then,
there was another one
378
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that seemed to be,
like, turning its head
and walking away,
379
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-or going into a tree.
-[Phil] Okay.
380
00:19:02,567 --> 00:19:04,567
[tense instrumental music]
381
00:19:06,867 --> 00:19:09,000
[Jessica breathing heavily]
382
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,467
[Jessica] I'm not getting
anything on my side.
383
00:19:11,467 --> 00:19:13,333
-[Phil] I'm not seeing
anything either.
-[Jessica sighs]
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00:19:14,567 --> 00:19:16,567
Where did that go?
385
00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:18,667
It seems like we lost
its trail.
386
00:19:18,667 --> 00:19:20,066
Going through my time
in the Amazon, though,
387
00:19:20,066 --> 00:19:23,200
I would find that jaguars
388
00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:27,300
would like to observe you
from afar and, then,
they would move on.
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00:19:27,300 --> 00:19:29,166
-[Jessica] Hmm.
-So...
390
00:19:29,166 --> 00:19:32,166
-Honestly, that's kind of
what just happened to us.
-That's what I was gonna say.
391
00:19:32,166 --> 00:19:34,266
That's exactly
what just happened.
392
00:19:34,266 --> 00:19:38,767
-I think you
scared it off, though.
-I think we scared it off.
393
00:19:38,767 --> 00:19:41,900
[Jessica] I bet you anything
that thing is watching us
right now.
394
00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:45,467
[Phil] After losing
the visual, we hunkered down
for a few more hours.
395
00:19:45,467 --> 00:19:49,266
But whatever this animal is,
it does not re-emerge.
396
00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,934
[somber instrumental music]
397
00:19:53,967 --> 00:19:56,567
I feel like we were close
last night, Jess.
398
00:19:56,567 --> 00:19:57,867
I think so, too.
399
00:19:57,867 --> 00:20:00,767
And whatever
we caught on camera,
and the night vision goggles,
400
00:20:00,767 --> 00:20:05,200
it was at least as tall,
if not taller, than what Chris
was describing.
401
00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,100
We need more evidence
to figure out
what this thing is.
402
00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:10,467
So, I arranged for us
to meet with this guy, Leo,
403
00:20:10,467 --> 00:20:13,100
-who's a conservation
biologist in the area.
-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
404
00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:16,667
And he's collected
a lot of data on the reports,
405
00:20:16,667 --> 00:20:18,567
and I think he has some
good information for us.
406
00:20:19,467 --> 00:20:21,433
[tense instrumental music]
407
00:20:22,367 --> 00:20:23,867
-Hey, Leo.
-[Leo] Good
to see you, man.
408
00:20:23,867 --> 00:20:25,300
[Phil] Good to see you.
409
00:20:25,300 --> 00:20:28,600
So, listen, when I first heard
about these stories
410
00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,500
of a black panther
on the loose in the UK,
411
00:20:31,500 --> 00:20:33,900
I mean, I guess
it's kind of hard to believe
412
00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:37,567
that either it could be true,
or maybe it's just
an elaborate hoax.
413
00:20:37,567 --> 00:20:41,066
What makes you think
it actually is true?
414
00:20:41,066 --> 00:20:44,667
Yeah, I think stories
on a case-by-case basis
415
00:20:44,667 --> 00:20:46,500
really need to be questioned
quite thoroughly.
416
00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:49,300
So, what I'm trying to do
is collect empirical data,
417
00:20:49,300 --> 00:20:51,700
but my research is into
toothpick analysis.
418
00:20:51,700 --> 00:20:53,567
So, looking at bite marks
on bones.
419
00:20:53,567 --> 00:20:57,500
And, so, how are you
able to figure that out
with bite marks on bones?
420
00:20:57,500 --> 00:20:59,567
So, the particular tooth
that we're looking for
421
00:20:59,567 --> 00:21:01,000
is called
the upper carnassial.
422
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,567
The carnassials are like
flesh shears.
423
00:21:03,567 --> 00:21:05,367
So, they shear off the flesh
from the bone.
424
00:21:05,367 --> 00:21:07,367
Then, if one of these teeth
catches on the bone,
425
00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:09,767
it leaves a distinct
three cusp pattern.
426
00:21:09,767 --> 00:21:12,266
By measuring
these three cusp patterns,
427
00:21:12,266 --> 00:21:15,266
comparing them
with control samples
from museum specimens,
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00:21:15,266 --> 00:21:18,000
we're able to say,
with quite a lot
of confidence,
429
00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,567
whether the bone was eaten
by a cat or a dog
of a certain size.
430
00:21:21,567 --> 00:21:23,367
-That's pretty cool.
-That's kind of fascinating.
431
00:21:23,367 --> 00:21:26,667
So, you're basically unlocking
a huge amount of information
432
00:21:26,667 --> 00:21:28,567
-that's kind of been
hidden out there until now.
-[Leo] Mmm-hmm.
433
00:21:28,567 --> 00:21:31,400
So, then, are you convinced
that there's cats in the area?
434
00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:32,800
[Leo] Yeah,
I'm pretty convinced. Yeah.
435
00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,900
I can tell you,
one of these examples
is from a jawbone,
436
00:21:35,900 --> 00:21:37,767
a mandible of a wild boar.
437
00:21:37,767 --> 00:21:40,400
And, obviously, wild boar,
they're quite
fearsome animals.
438
00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,467
You know,
not to be messed with.
439
00:21:42,467 --> 00:21:44,367
But this one's got
a huge crunch mark
440
00:21:44,367 --> 00:21:46,967
with this distinct
three cusp patterning.
441
00:21:46,967 --> 00:21:49,467
This sounds
incredibly thorough,
I gotta say.
442
00:21:49,467 --> 00:21:50,600
[Leo] Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
443
00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,900
Our samples
from our toothpick analysis
444
00:21:52,900 --> 00:21:54,767
has been taken
from the south of England
445
00:21:54,767 --> 00:21:56,300
up to the very tip
of Scotland.
446
00:21:56,300 --> 00:21:58,066
All across the nation.
447
00:21:58,066 --> 00:21:59,567
I actually sent you guys
a video earlier.
448
00:21:59,567 --> 00:22:01,367
I thought you could have
a look at it. See what
you think of that.
449
00:22:01,367 --> 00:22:03,800
Yeah. So, I wanted to ask
about this.
450
00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:07,266
[Phil] First glance,
I would say that looks like
a black leopard with its...
451
00:22:07,266 --> 00:22:08,900
-long tail.
-Yeah. It's kind of
crouching down.
452
00:22:08,900 --> 00:22:10,800
Maybe it's chewing
on something.
His head's moving.
453
00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,500
You can see, it kind of
looks like we got a tail...
long tail,
454
00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:15,400
which is key in sightings
popping off here.
455
00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,667
So, this story was widely
reported in newspapers.
456
00:22:18,667 --> 00:22:21,300
And they all said what?
That this was a black panther?
457
00:22:21,300 --> 00:22:23,467
The witnesses said
they watched it
for about five minutes.
458
00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:25,467
So, they got
a pretty good look at it.
459
00:22:25,467 --> 00:22:27,567
[Jessica] Ooh, what is that?
460
00:22:27,567 --> 00:22:30,066
-[Phil] Where
was this taken?
-This is in the Peak District.
461
00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,500
[Phil] So you think
the Peak District
is a good target for us,
462
00:22:33,500 --> 00:22:35,567
that something
could be hiding out there?
463
00:22:35,567 --> 00:22:38,867
Peak District is a perfectly
viable place for a big cat
to be hiding out.
464
00:22:38,867 --> 00:22:42,100
You know,
there's not many people,
lots of places to hide.
465
00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:43,400
Lots of potential prey,
as well.
466
00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,567
Well, if we find anything,
we'll definitely send it
your way.
467
00:22:46,567 --> 00:22:48,800
-[Leo] Fantastic.
-[Jessica] Awesome. Cheers!
468
00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,567
[Phil] If Leo's research
is as solid as it sounds,
469
00:22:51,567 --> 00:22:55,400
a huge cat may be roaming
the British countryside.
470
00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,000
If we can prove it,
471
00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:01,100
it would upend so much
of what we know about
the natural world in the UK.
472
00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:04,567
I need some help in the search
for a suitable habitat
for this creature,
473
00:23:04,567 --> 00:23:07,166
which means it's time
to check in with Josh.
474
00:23:07,767 --> 00:23:09,000
-Hey, Josh.
-Hi, Josh.
475
00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,400
Hey, what's good
in the Welsh woods?
476
00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,567
Well, I'll tell you what,
477
00:23:14,567 --> 00:23:16,667
we've got some
really interesting
heat signatures.
478
00:23:16,667 --> 00:23:18,567
And, then, I actually caught
some excellent eye shine
479
00:23:18,567 --> 00:23:21,700
that matches the height
of eyewitness reports.
480
00:23:21,700 --> 00:23:24,300
Okay. So, what are we
saying here?
481
00:23:24,300 --> 00:23:27,100
There might actually be
some kind of monstrous beast
out there?
482
00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:29,166
Well, Josh, we talked
to this biologist named Leo,
483
00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:31,567
who's pretty convinced
that there is
a big cat out here,
484
00:23:31,567 --> 00:23:33,000
and he thinks
where this thing could live
485
00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,300
is in this area
called the Peak District.
486
00:23:35,300 --> 00:23:36,467
But it's pretty remote.
487
00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:38,266
I've definitely heard
of the Peak District.
488
00:23:38,266 --> 00:23:41,000
That's actually England's
oldest national park, I think.
489
00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,500
Yeah. So, listen, Josh.
490
00:23:43,500 --> 00:23:46,500
The Peak District
is a big area.
491
00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:49,000
Yes, go on.
492
00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,166
And I think the best way
to really nail down
493
00:23:52,166 --> 00:23:53,867
-what habitat
we should investigate...
-[Josh] Mmm-hmm.
494
00:23:53,867 --> 00:23:57,000
...is probably to see it
from the air.
495
00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,500
Phil, are you asking me
for a helicopter?
496
00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:00,800
Uh, yeah.
497
00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,000
I will make a few calls.
498
00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,200
-It's definitely coming out
of your paycheck.
-Ooh.
499
00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:06,800
But if you do get up there,
hopefully you can identify
500
00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,667
a potential habitat
from above. All right?
501
00:24:09,667 --> 00:24:11,100
[clicks tongue]
Sounds like a plan.
502
00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:12,800
Awesome. Thanks, Josh.
503
00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:14,867
[mimicking
Arnold Schwarzenegger]
Get to the chopper!
504
00:24:14,867 --> 00:24:17,300
-[groans] Okay.
-Good one. [chuckles]
505
00:24:17,300 --> 00:24:18,166
Solid joke.
506
00:24:18,166 --> 00:24:19,667
What? It's a classic.
507
00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:21,100
All right. See ya.
508
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:24,233
[pensive instrumental music]
509
00:24:25,767 --> 00:24:27,000
[Jessica] While Phil
takes to the sky,
510
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,567
there's another lead
I'm hunting down.
511
00:24:29,567 --> 00:24:33,467
A local railway worker
says he had a terrifying
run-in with a monster cat
512
00:24:33,467 --> 00:24:35,533
in the nearby village
of Edale.
513
00:24:37,567 --> 00:24:38,634
Hey!
514
00:24:39,300 --> 00:24:40,634
[Jessica] Hey,
nice to meet you.
515
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,567
[Jessica] Jess.
516
00:24:42,567 --> 00:24:45,900
All right. So I heard you have
quite the story to share.
517
00:24:45,900 --> 00:24:48,166
So where did all this
take place?
518
00:24:51,567 --> 00:24:53,734
-Yeah, yeah. I'll follow you.
-[Brown] Yeah, should we
have a look, yeah.
519
00:24:54,867 --> 00:24:56,967
[upbeat music playing]
520
00:25:04,467 --> 00:25:06,367
-[Phil on radio] All right,
let's go. - [pilot on
radio] Let's
do it.
521
00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,266
[exclaims]
522
00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:51,200
[Jessica] It's gorgeous.
523
00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,967
[Brown speaking]
524
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,033
[Jessica] Yeah,
this is really pretty.
525
00:25:58,600 --> 00:25:59,834
So, in this direction?
526
00:26:21,900 --> 00:26:22,934
Uh-huh.
527
00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:47,467
-Jeez!
-Yup.
528
00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,133
How tall was this thing?
529
00:26:52,266 --> 00:26:55,033
I mean, that's big.
That's huge.
530
00:27:04,266 --> 00:27:06,266
-How are you
not utterly terrified?
-[Brown chuckles]
531
00:27:22,367 --> 00:27:23,667
[Jessica]
And it just sat there
the whole time?
532
00:27:39,367 --> 00:27:40,433
[Jessica] Yeah.
533
00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:52,166
Oh!
534
00:27:53,567 --> 00:27:54,734
So, you were getting stalked?
535
00:27:56,867 --> 00:27:58,433
[tense instrumental music]
536
00:28:03,367 --> 00:28:05,533
[Phil speaking]
537
00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:26,367
[Phil speaking]
538
00:29:02,367 --> 00:29:04,767
[Phil] Once back
on the ground,
I rendezvous with Jess...
539
00:29:04,767 --> 00:29:06,200
[Jessica] All right,
get ready.
540
00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,000
[Phil] Get ready.
541
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,100
...and we swap our SUV
for some all-terrain vehicles
542
00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:14,367
more suited to reach
the remote forest
I geotagged.
543
00:29:14,367 --> 00:29:16,233
[engines revving]
544
00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:28,934
[Jessica] Oh [bleep]
545
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:30,567
You good, Jess?
546
00:29:30,567 --> 00:29:31,600
[engine revving]
547
00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:33,200
Go into one!
548
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,266
-[Jessica] Put it in one?
-[Phil] You got this!
549
00:29:35,266 --> 00:29:37,266
[Jessica] It's not budging.
550
00:29:37,266 --> 00:29:38,767
Just getting myself in deeper.
551
00:29:38,767 --> 00:29:40,867
[Phil] All right,
I'm coming in.
Let me help you out.
552
00:29:42,667 --> 00:29:44,433
[engine revving]
553
00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:52,967
-[Jessica] Nice!
-[Phil whoops]
554
00:29:52,967 --> 00:29:55,233
-All right, you know
what you owe me, Jess.
-[Jessica] Huh.
555
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,667
-A dry sock.
-Oh, no!
556
00:29:58,667 --> 00:30:01,367
-You need taller boots, man.
-[sighs]
557
00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:02,600
That's disgusting.
558
00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:04,266
[exhilarating
instrumental music]
559
00:30:13,367 --> 00:30:16,467
We finally reached
the location Phil spotted
from the air.
560
00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:20,800
With water, tree cover,
and ample food supply,
561
00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:23,467
this parkland
could conceivably be a place
562
00:30:23,467 --> 00:30:25,867
that a large cat
might call home.
563
00:30:25,867 --> 00:30:28,233
-[Phil] You hear
that stream?
-[Jessica] I do.
564
00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,767
This stream
going through this forest
565
00:30:31,767 --> 00:30:33,066
is gonna be
the great connector
566
00:30:33,066 --> 00:30:34,600
for all the wildlife
around here.
567
00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:35,967
Look, look, look.
568
00:30:35,967 --> 00:30:37,467
-[bleating]
-Why's that sheep running?
569
00:30:37,467 --> 00:30:38,767
[Jessica] Just hauling ass.
570
00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:40,266
There's another one
right down there.
571
00:30:40,266 --> 00:30:42,467
[Phil] Whatever
they're running from,
I wanna know.
572
00:30:46,467 --> 00:30:47,667
[Jessica] Seeing anything yet?
573
00:30:47,667 --> 00:30:49,133
[Phil] Nothing right now.
574
00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,266
If there are large cats
in the area,
575
00:30:54,266 --> 00:30:57,533
the nearby grazing livestock
would make for easy prey.
576
00:30:57,967 --> 00:30:59,634
We need to be ready.
577
00:31:00,266 --> 00:31:02,667
So, we have game camps.
578
00:31:02,667 --> 00:31:05,567
-[Jessica] Yeah.
-I also have hare traps.
579
00:31:05,567 --> 00:31:08,066
-What are hare traps?
-So, this when we were looking
for the Ozark Howler,
580
00:31:08,066 --> 00:31:10,066
we used to tape
facing out on a tree.
581
00:31:10,066 --> 00:31:11,000
[Jessica] Oh, yeah.
582
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,667
What I'm gonna do
is put the sticky side out.
583
00:31:12,667 --> 00:31:15,266
-[Jessica] Uh-huh.
-Gonna wrap it
around this tree.
584
00:31:15,266 --> 00:31:19,100
Instead, what I have
is the sticky side of Velcro
585
00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:20,567
that we can wrap
around a tree,
586
00:31:20,567 --> 00:31:23,467
-and that'll really latch on
to any hairs that go around.
-Okay.
587
00:31:23,467 --> 00:31:26,767
[Phil] And if we get
a hair sample, we can get
a DNA sample,
588
00:31:26,767 --> 00:31:29,767
which could prove
once and for all
what this thing is.
589
00:31:29,767 --> 00:31:30,967
And to draw it in,
590
00:31:30,967 --> 00:31:35,000
a scent which is known
to attract females
and felines...
591
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,533
Calvin Klein Obsession
for men.
592
00:31:38,166 --> 00:31:39,867
-This has civetone in it...
-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
593
00:31:39,867 --> 00:31:44,600
...which is a synthetic
version of what civets
give out to attract a mate.
594
00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:48,000
-And civets
aren't exactly wild cats.
-Mmm-hmm.
595
00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:52,266
But it's been shown
that this kind of gets
the curiosity of wild cats.
596
00:31:52,266 --> 00:31:54,100
They work 60% of the time?
597
00:31:54,100 --> 00:31:56,367
-[Phil] Every time.
-Every time. [laughs]
598
00:31:56,367 --> 00:31:57,700
Fantastic.
599
00:31:57,700 --> 00:32:01,533
So, we're gonna
let this thing rip
and see what we bring in.
600
00:32:02,867 --> 00:32:05,667
We're setting a line
of game cameras
from the edge of the forest
601
00:32:05,667 --> 00:32:07,567
back into the denser woods.
602
00:32:07,567 --> 00:32:10,266
In front of each camera,
we're spraying the civet scent
603
00:32:10,266 --> 00:32:13,266
in hopes of drawing
the creature within view.
604
00:32:13,266 --> 00:32:16,266
[insects trilling]
605
00:32:16,266 --> 00:32:18,433
-It's getting dark.
-[Jessica] Yeah.
606
00:32:22,100 --> 00:32:23,333
[Phil] Look at this.
607
00:32:25,367 --> 00:32:27,166
[Jessica] Oh, yeah,
that's another print!
608
00:32:34,567 --> 00:32:36,000
[Phil] So,
we have this here.
609
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:37,700
[Jessica] Oh, there's a bunch.
610
00:32:37,700 --> 00:32:39,567
And look right here,
a little bit of still water.
611
00:32:39,567 --> 00:32:41,367
-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
-[Phil] Might have been
easy access
612
00:32:41,367 --> 00:32:43,500
for a drink, rather than going
all the way
down to the street.
613
00:32:43,500 --> 00:32:47,133
This is wild, Jess.
Look at the size
of this track.
614
00:32:47,500 --> 00:32:48,667
[Jessica] That's big.
615
00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:52,166
The roundness
looks more feline,
but I cannot be sure
616
00:32:52,166 --> 00:32:55,266
what it is we're dealing with,
other than to say
this thing's huge.
617
00:32:55,266 --> 00:32:56,800
You know what
I was just realizing, too?
618
00:32:56,800 --> 00:33:00,767
-[Jessica] Huh?
-[Phil] These marks
are fresh.
619
00:33:00,767 --> 00:33:03,300
I think this
is the best evidence yet.
620
00:33:03,300 --> 00:33:05,033
[Jessica] Ooh,
careful with your feet.
621
00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:07,333
Soft around here.
622
00:33:13,667 --> 00:33:16,600
Ooh, and this is freshwater
that's running through
here, too. Nice.
623
00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:18,834
-[Phil] Check it out.
-[Jessica] Whoa.
624
00:33:19,767 --> 00:33:21,867
[Phil] That is a huge one.
625
00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:25,066
[Jessica] Scratch marks,
just like we saw
at the other location.
626
00:33:25,066 --> 00:33:27,000
While setting
our final game cameras,
627
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:31,166
we find even more evidence
of a possible large cat
in the area.
628
00:33:31,166 --> 00:33:35,166
If this is what we think
it is, we'll set up a fur trap
on here.
629
00:33:35,166 --> 00:33:37,100
I'll give you one.
You can set up
on another tree,
630
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:39,166
in case this is a, you know,
631
00:33:39,166 --> 00:33:40,900
big animal superhighway
right here.
632
00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:43,300
Then, we'll top it off
with a few sprays of cologne.
633
00:33:43,300 --> 00:33:44,600
-[Jessica] Yeah.
-See what comes.
634
00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:46,066
Sounds good.
635
00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:48,767
-So, this one's fairly simple.
-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
636
00:33:48,767 --> 00:33:51,100
-It's got an adhesive
on this backside.
-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
637
00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:54,000
So you put the adhesive
to the tree
and wrap it around.
638
00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:57,266
-You want the sticky part
of the Velcro out.
-Okay. Got it.
639
00:33:57,266 --> 00:33:58,567
Thank you.
640
00:34:02,467 --> 00:34:03,934
[indistinct]
641
00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,166
[Phil] Look, that's already
picking up
642
00:34:07,166 --> 00:34:09,400
little bits of the plants
from around here,
643
00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,934
-[insects trilling]
-[cologne spritzing]
644
00:34:13,767 --> 00:34:15,166
[Jessica sighs]
645
00:34:15,166 --> 00:34:16,734
[thunder rumbling]
646
00:34:17,900 --> 00:34:20,200
[Phil] It's raining steadily
as we climb out of the ravine
647
00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:22,667
and set up a hunting blind
on higher,
648
00:34:22,667 --> 00:34:25,166
but, sadly, not drier ground.
649
00:34:29,367 --> 00:34:30,700
[Jessica] All right.
That looks pretty good.
650
00:34:30,700 --> 00:34:32,066
[Phil] It does look
pretty good.
651
00:34:44,667 --> 00:34:46,433
-You ready?
-[Jessica] Yeah.
652
00:34:47,867 --> 00:34:50,700
[ominous instrumental music]
653
00:34:50,700 --> 00:34:55,066
[whispering] Okay. So I think,
at this point, we need to be
as quiet as possible.
654
00:34:55,066 --> 00:34:56,567
[Jessica whispering] I agree.
655
00:35:00,967 --> 00:35:03,066
-[rain pattering]
-[insects trilling]
656
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,533
Hi, what,
are you getting anything?
657
00:35:11,867 --> 00:35:12,700
[Phil speaking]
658
00:35:12,700 --> 00:35:14,667
-[Jessica] Me neither.
-[Phil speaking]
659
00:35:19,266 --> 00:35:20,567
Oh, great.
660
00:35:20,967 --> 00:35:22,533
[thunder rumbling]
661
00:35:24,867 --> 00:35:26,700
[Phil] Jess, just got a hit
on the camera trap.
662
00:35:26,700 --> 00:35:28,834
Oh, let me see.
Let me see what you got.
663
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:32,533
Holy [bleep]
664
00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:35,266
Oh, right there! You see it?
665
00:35:35,266 --> 00:35:36,800
Yeah, look! Holy [bleep]
666
00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:38,567
[Phil] Long black tail
and eye shine!
667
00:35:38,567 --> 00:35:39,967
[Jessica] That's it!
That's it! That's it!
668
00:35:39,967 --> 00:35:41,567
[Phil] That has to be a cat.
669
00:35:45,266 --> 00:35:47,867
The Peak District
is not the only part
of the UK
670
00:35:47,867 --> 00:35:50,567
plagued by reports
of a monstrous cat.
671
00:35:50,567 --> 00:35:54,266
Allegedly, prowling Cornwall
is the Beast of Bodmin Moor,
672
00:35:54,266 --> 00:35:56,200
a huge panther-like creature
673
00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,367
that supposedly left a trail
of slain livestock
674
00:35:59,367 --> 00:36:01,800
mutilated by large claws.
675
00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:05,667
Meanwhile, in Dartmoor,
a huge, violent,
feline-like creature
676
00:36:05,667 --> 00:36:07,600
has also been sighted.
677
00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,600
Residents there
point to a tale from the 1600s
678
00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:16,100
that says a local lord
was cursed to be pursued
by a pack of hell beasts.
679
00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:18,066
But it's actually the region
of Exmoor
680
00:36:18,066 --> 00:36:21,800
that could boast
the most bloodthirsty beast
of all.
681
00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:26,166
In the 1980s, a farmer
reported 100 of his sheep
682
00:36:26,166 --> 00:36:28,900
all had their throats
violently ripped out.
683
00:36:28,900 --> 00:36:32,367
Residents were so alarmed
that the British
military intervened.
684
00:36:32,367 --> 00:36:34,834
But the soldiers' search
came up empty...
685
00:36:35,567 --> 00:36:37,266
meaning this monster cat,
686
00:36:37,266 --> 00:36:38,767
just like all those others,
687
00:36:38,767 --> 00:36:41,233
could still be
out there today.
688
00:36:46,166 --> 00:36:48,867
[Jessica] That was definitely
a cat.
689
00:36:48,867 --> 00:36:50,433
So, what direction was it?
690
00:36:54,767 --> 00:36:56,934
-[Phil] Okay.
-[Jessica] Like, right there?
691
00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:06,634
[Phil] Okay.
692
00:37:07,667 --> 00:37:09,066
Here's the trap.
693
00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:15,200
[Jessica exhales] All right.
Shh, just gonna do
a quick scan.
694
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:19,367
[Phil] So, it was heading
that way, just towards
this trail I'm in.
695
00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:20,467
[Jessica] Okay.
696
00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:26,533
Don't see anything.
697
00:37:31,967 --> 00:37:33,567
[Phil] It's not there.
698
00:37:41,567 --> 00:37:43,266
Where did you go?
699
00:37:45,266 --> 00:37:47,900
I'm wondering,
if the direction it came from
700
00:37:47,900 --> 00:37:49,800
could be right where
our hair traps are.
701
00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:52,767
-So, check the fur traps?
-[Phil] I think
we should check the fur traps.
702
00:37:57,767 --> 00:37:59,033
Do you wanna check yours?
703
00:37:59,033 --> 00:38:00,433
-[Jessica] Yeah.
-[Phil] I'll run down there
and check this one.
704
00:38:06,266 --> 00:38:08,367
[insects trilling]
705
00:38:09,300 --> 00:38:10,767
[Jessica] Okay.
706
00:38:13,266 --> 00:38:14,233
[Phil] Jess,
you got anything?
707
00:38:14,233 --> 00:38:16,867
[Jessica] No.
Nothing on my end.
How about you?
708
00:38:16,867 --> 00:38:19,000
-[Phil] Well...
-[Jessica] You got something?
709
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,634
I think I got hair.
710
00:38:21,567 --> 00:38:22,667
Jess, look at this.
711
00:38:22,667 --> 00:38:24,533
Nice. Okay, hold on.
I'm coming down.
712
00:38:27,100 --> 00:38:28,867
Where? Oh, yeah, I see it.
713
00:38:28,867 --> 00:38:30,367
That's a good one.
714
00:38:36,567 --> 00:38:38,667
I mean, here's the thing,
it could be anything, right?
715
00:38:38,667 --> 00:38:40,400
I mean, there's sheep
in the area.
716
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:43,200
-This seems too short
for sheep.
-It's too short for sheep?
717
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:46,100
Yeah. I mean, you used to have
a cat. Does this look
like cat hair to you?
718
00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:48,066
I mean, it kind of looks
like cat hair, yeah.
719
00:38:48,567 --> 00:38:50,667
[Phil] Okay.
720
00:38:50,667 --> 00:38:53,266
[Jessica] All right.
Well, there you go.
Something walked through here.
721
00:38:53,266 --> 00:38:56,867
And, presumably, this is
the same something that we got
on the camera trap.
722
00:38:56,867 --> 00:38:59,467
Yeah. No, I think
you're right. It's gotta be.
723
00:38:59,467 --> 00:39:01,700
And, obviously,
it was curious enough
to come here
724
00:39:01,700 --> 00:39:03,634
and check it out
in the first place.
725
00:39:05,166 --> 00:39:06,300
Exactly.
726
00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:10,367
So, do you wanna spritz down
really hard, this whole area?
727
00:39:10,367 --> 00:39:12,867
[Phil] You think I should
just spray everything down?
728
00:39:12,867 --> 00:39:13,967
Just douse it.
729
00:39:13,967 --> 00:39:15,967
-I'm gonna go
check the game cam.
-[Phil] Okay.
730
00:39:16,667 --> 00:39:17,834
[exhales]
731
00:39:27,367 --> 00:39:28,934
All right. We're good
on game cam.
732
00:39:31,166 --> 00:39:32,233
[retches]
733
00:39:33,367 --> 00:39:35,967
-Yeah.
-[Jessica] My mouth was open.
734
00:39:35,967 --> 00:39:37,300
[grunts]
735
00:39:37,300 --> 00:39:39,367
All right. We're good to go
on game cam.
736
00:39:39,367 --> 00:39:41,400
They're up. We still have
the hair traps out.
737
00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:44,166
This whole area of England
smells like cologne.
738
00:39:44,166 --> 00:39:48,700
-[Jessica] It certainly does.
-I think we're gonna draw
whatever that was in, again.
739
00:39:48,700 --> 00:39:51,800
[pensive instrumental music]
740
00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:55,100
[Josh] We left
our trail cameras running
for three more days,
741
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,600
discovering plenty
of animal activity.
742
00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:00,900
Foxes, badgers,
bunnies, squirrels,
743
00:40:00,900 --> 00:40:03,533
even a few hikers
who'd lost their way.
744
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,600
But, unfortunately,
we weren't able to capture
another clear image
745
00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:12,667
of whatever large creature
it was that Jess and Phil
saw that night.
746
00:40:12,667 --> 00:40:14,166
[Jessica] Oh, right there!
Do you see it?
747
00:40:14,166 --> 00:40:16,066
[Josh] We had
our video enhanced.
748
00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:21,400
And under
detailed analysis,
it does have a feline form,
749
00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:26,000
but also appears
significantly larger
than any house cat.
750
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,166
And after testing
the hair sample
my team collected,
751
00:40:29,166 --> 00:40:33,567
DNA results identified it
as a positive match as feline,
752
00:40:33,567 --> 00:40:39,900
but it did not conclusively
line up with any known species
of wild cat.
753
00:40:39,900 --> 00:40:42,800
In a new development
regarding the eyewitness video
754
00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:45,166
of the purported
large black cat,
755
00:40:45,166 --> 00:40:49,467
further analysis has led us
to officially debunk
the footage.
756
00:40:49,467 --> 00:40:53,667
The culprit, a cow
bent in an unusual position.
757
00:40:53,667 --> 00:40:55,867
Still, considering
all of the evidence,
758
00:40:55,867 --> 00:40:59,100
including the original
footprint we set out
to examine,
759
00:40:59,100 --> 00:41:01,767
the prints and tree scratches
we found...
760
00:41:01,767 --> 00:41:03,133
[Jessica] Holy [bleep]
761
00:41:03,133 --> 00:41:07,000
[Josh] ...our unexplained
video evidence,
and the mutilated bones...
762
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,467
[Jessica] What is that,
sheep skull.
763
00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:12,266
[Josh] ...we do believe
that the footage
my team captured
764
00:41:12,266 --> 00:41:15,300
does indeed seem to prove
there is some kind of
765
00:41:15,300 --> 00:41:17,300
unidentified cat-like creature
766
00:41:17,300 --> 00:41:19,567
stalking the British
wilderness.
767
00:41:21,700 --> 00:41:24,500
So, the next time
you go for a hike
in the Peak District,
768
00:41:24,500 --> 00:41:25,767
stay on your toes.
769
00:41:25,767 --> 00:41:27,567
It could still be out there.