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Gates: On this episode
of "expedition x"...
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Oh, yeah!
All right!
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Gates: ...Phil and jess
investigate the legend
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Of a demonic creature in the
pine barrens of new jersey.
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Man: That lure, the story,
everything behind it.
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It's something out
of a nightmare.
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Gates:
Said to have been terrorizing
the region for 300 years,
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All of a sudden this god-awful
screech, and I just froze.
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I was scared to death.
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Gates: Could it be a predator
unknown to modern science?
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That was terrifying.
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-What was it?
-I have no idea.
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Gates: The mere product
of tall tales
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And paralyzing fear?
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Can all these people
be wrong?
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There's
something out there.
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Or is it something demonic?
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It's over here
in the trees.
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You should get back here.
I'm a little scared.
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Heading your way.
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Aaaah! [bleep] [bleep]
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"devil in the forest."
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My name is josh gates.
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In my travels,
I've experienced strange things
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That defy logic and made me
question everything.
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Oh, my god.
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Now, I've put together a team
to investigate
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The stranger side
of the unknown.
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Let's go!
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Gates: Phil torres
is a scientist
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Who hunts
for rational explanations.
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Jessica chobot's
paranormal research
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Has made her a true believer.
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Phil, do you see that?
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I just saw something
run across.
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Gates: Together,
we're searching for answers...
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Torres: What is that?
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Gates: ...To the world's
most extraordinary mysteries.
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This is "expedition x."
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-- Captions by vitac --
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Captions paid for by
discovery communications
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Ok, so as we kick off
a new case here,
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I want to start
by showing you a photo.
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-What do you think?
-Chobot: Eww!
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Torres: That is weird.
-Yeah.
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-And very dead.
-And very gross.
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Correct on all counts.
Weird, dead and gross.
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This is referred
to as the montauk monster.
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It's something that
washed ashore
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In montauk, long island,
in 2008.
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And it's what people
refer to as a cryptid,
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An unidentified,
unknown animal.
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In this case, biologists
were able to determine
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That this particular
cryptid is, in fact,
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The bloated, decomposing
carcass of a raccoon.
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See? Science for the win!
Now we're talking.
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"science for the win."
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Well, today's case might be
a little harder
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For science to figure out,
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And it's actually not far
from long island.
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It is, in fact, a cryptid
that we're talking about,
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One of the most hotly
contested cryptid stories
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In american history,
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Something that people are still
having terrifying experiences
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With in the wilds
of new jersey.
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The cast
of the "jersey shore"?
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Even scarier, jess.
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No!
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The jersey devil.
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Gates:
The legend goes that in 1735,
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In a heavily forested area
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Known today as the pine barrens
of new jersey,
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A woman named jane leeds learns
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That she is pregnant
with her 13th child
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And becomes incensed
that her husband is never around
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To help raise their kids.
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In some versions,
mother leeds is a witch.
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In others,
simply a stressed-out mom.
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Regardless, in her anger,
it is said
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That she raises her fists
to the heavens
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And proclaims,
"let this one be a devil."
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[ baby cries, jane screams ]
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According to the story,
mother leeds gets her wish,
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Although born looking human,
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The child soon develops
ghastly demonic features,
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A large horse-like head,
cloven hooves,
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And huge leathery wings.
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After savagely attacking
its siblings,
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The devil disappears
into the expansive forest,
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And some claim it takes refuge
in an abandoned inn
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Deep in the woods.
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As crazy as the legend sounds,
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What is undeniable is the number
of eyewitness sightings,
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People who swear
they've encountered the monster.
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The most infamous reports occur
in January 1909,
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When south jersey residents find
cloven hoofprints in the snow
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That cross fields,
fences, rooftops,
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And end in a bloody mess
of dead livestock.
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Panic begins to spread
as others profess
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To witness
the devil face to face,
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Inciting mass hysteria
in the region.
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Over a century later,
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There are still
frequent reports
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Of a grotesque flying creature
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Prowling the pines
of south jersey.
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Just a few weeks ago,
a local woodsman reports
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A new shocking encounter.
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Then a local farmer
finds cloven hoofprints
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And blood trails
crisscrossing his property.
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Another eyewitness describes
an animal
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Resembling
a kind of winged llama
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Running through the trees
and taking flight.
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Skeptics believe the creature
may be a large predatory bird
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Or a deer afflicted with mange.
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There's even some who believe
it's a mutant bat.
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But true believers insist
a monster inhabits the barrens.
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So is the jersey devil truly
an unholy abomination
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Or simply a series
of misidentified animals
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That spawned a legend
that won't die?
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Ok, so phil, thoughts?
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Come on! I mean, you lost me
at flying llama.
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I can't even begin to tell you
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How biologically impossible
this thing is.
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For something
the size of a horse
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To be flying through the trees,
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It would need wings bigger than
this room.
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Just can't see it
happening.
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Not a totally unexpected
response from phil.
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-Mm-hmm.
-And let's be honest,
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The origin story of this cryptid
is really fantastical. Right?
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But we do have
all these sightings.
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So, jess, jersey devil,
yes or no?
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Llama jersey devil, no.
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Jersey devil something,
yes.
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I mean, you've got so many
compelling reports
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From people that
span centuries.
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People are taking
this seriously.
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My instinct here says
that this
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Is just a case of
misidentification.
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There is this thing
called insular gigantism,
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Which is when an isolated
population of animals,
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Say, on an island,
can become giant,
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Like giant tortoises --
we see galapagos --
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Or there used
to be this giant eagle
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That's now extinct.
It can happen.
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But we're talking about
new jersey here, not an island.
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So I don't know, maybe it could
be some weird bigger population
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Of owls or bats.
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Always with
the bats and owls.
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Well, they fly at nights
and they scare people.
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All I'm saying is that people's
descriptions of this thing
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Are so unique
that there's something there.
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And people
have been seeing something
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For more than 300 years.
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So I think instead of sitting
around talking about it,
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Let's get out there
and investigate it.
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Let's start
by talking to people
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That are having
these current encounters.
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Are they
misidentifying something
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Or could there be a real
cryptid here? Sound good?
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-Agreed.
-I'm in.
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Gates: My team drives 100 miles
south of new york city
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To one of the most remote
and unpopulated areas
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On the eastern seaboard,
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Or exit 52
off the garden state parkway
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For you jerseyites.
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Torres: I'm seeing
some pine trees, jess,
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Which means we've made it
to the pine barren forest.
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Yeah.
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The new jersey pine barrens,
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Also known as the pines,
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Is over a million acres
of thick forest
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That stretch over seven counties
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And make up nearly a quarter
of the state's entire landmass.
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The name "pine barrens" refers
to the area's sandy,
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Acidic, nutrient-starved soil,
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But it still manages to support
an impressive
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900 different plants
and hundreds of unique animals,
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From bald eagles and bears to
flying squirrels and tree frogs.
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This place is amazing.
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Yeah, maybe
an ecosystem
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That can support
the jersey devil?
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I mean, there's plenty of stuff
thriving out here,
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But home to jersey devil,
I'm not so sure.
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How is there no actual
physical evidence of this thing
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That people claim is real?
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This is acres and acres
and acres of woods
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That have not
been touched.
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If you're going to live anywhere
where you can hide,
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And people would have a tough
time to find you,
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This is it right here.
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Are there things we don't know
about this area?
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Yes, but I just can't see
a giant jersey devil
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Being able to hide out here
without being seen.
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Jess and phil arrive
at a local watering hole
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To meet with the most recent
eyewitness
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Who claims to have had
a chilling encounter with,
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Well, him.
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-Oh, wow.
-Yeah.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
the jersey devil.
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Who knew that the jersey devil
loves the gym?
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Oh, that guy works out.
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He is swoll.
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Well, we found him.
Let's go home.
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Yeah, we got it.
Cool.
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Anyway, the team are meeting
bruce powell...
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Hi, it's bruce?
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Yes. How you doing?
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...A local woodsman
who's been hunting
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In the pine barrens for decades.
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Bruce claims to have had
a terrifying encounter
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With what he believes
was the jersey devil.
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I had an experience
that I can't really explain.
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About three weeks ago,
I was up a deer stand
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And I was sitting there
most of the day,
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And got towards dark,
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And all of a sudden
this god-awful screech.
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[ creature shrieking ]
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I just froze.
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I heard two steps and then one
faint step, and that was it.
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There's only two times
in my life I've been scared,
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And that was
one time right there.
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And it didn't sound like a deer
or anything like that?
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Oh, no, no,
no, no, no, no.
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Deer make blowing noises.
They'll snort.
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They make all signals
like that.
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What about like cats
in the area,
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Like bobcats or anything?
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I felt this.
That's how big it was.
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You see any footprints
or anything?
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I didn't even bother.
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You just got out
of there.
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I got out of there
and I never went back.
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So there's something unknown
in these woods.
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Always has been.
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Torres: If there really is a
large and mysterious animal
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Living in the pines,
we have to track it down.
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And that starts with its last
known location.
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And to get there, we're heading
down the mullica river,
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A former trade route
that once funneled
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Millions of dollars of cargo
into new jersey.
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To look at it,
you'd never know,
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But there was a lot of money
made here since the 1700s.
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Schooners came all the way up
here from jamaica with rum.
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This is where they dropped
everything off duty-free.
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Rum was that important to
the people here,
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That they went all the way down
to jamaica
249
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To pick it up
before coming?
250
00:10:43,644 --> 00:10:45,276
Absolutely.
As a matter of fact,
251
00:10:45,278 --> 00:10:47,779
I'm going to take you
to one where it was served.
252
00:10:47,781 --> 00:10:50,548
It's also very close
to where I had my experience
253
00:10:50,550 --> 00:10:52,984
With the animal that
made the noise that night.
254
00:10:55,022 --> 00:10:57,656
This is a spot right here,
and I grew up...
255
00:10:57,658 --> 00:10:59,324
And I'll walk you back in.
256
00:10:59,326 --> 00:11:02,794
Torres: Bruce's hunting stand is
located miles into the forest.
257
00:11:02,796 --> 00:11:04,129
These woods provide habitat
258
00:11:04,131 --> 00:11:06,264
For the highly venomous
timber rattlesnake,
259
00:11:06,266 --> 00:11:08,800
Which is considered one
of the most dangerous snakes
260
00:11:08,802 --> 00:11:12,270
In the northeastern u.S.,
so we need to watch our step.
261
00:11:12,272 --> 00:11:13,872
Follow me up here.
262
00:11:13,874 --> 00:11:15,674
Chobot: As we venture deeper
into the woods,
263
00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:17,676
Bruce points out
an important landmark
264
00:11:17,678 --> 00:11:20,078
With historic ties
to the jersey devil.
265
00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,348
I'm going to show you what's
left of the bodine tavern.
266
00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:25,884
The last remnants
of the foundation
267
00:11:25,886 --> 00:11:28,453
Are underneath that tree.
Grew right over top.
268
00:11:28,455 --> 00:11:30,755
See the stone sticking out?
-Oh, I do see it. Yeah.
269
00:11:30,757 --> 00:11:31,890
That's the corner.
270
00:11:31,892 --> 00:11:33,925
A lot of people
congregated around here
271
00:11:33,927 --> 00:11:38,530
And there was a lot of
jersey devil sightings here.
272
00:11:38,532 --> 00:11:42,167
Gates: The bodine tavern opened
its doors in 1769.
273
00:11:42,169 --> 00:11:45,537
Not long after, sightings of
the creature perched on its roof
274
00:11:45,539 --> 00:11:48,540
Became so common that
in the early 1800s
275
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They began printing images of
the devil on their cider jugs.
276
00:11:52,379 --> 00:11:54,813
And these sightings weren't
just the results of locals
277
00:11:54,815 --> 00:11:56,715
Pickling themselves in rum.
278
00:11:56,717 --> 00:11:59,084
Even after the tavern closed,
279
00:11:59,086 --> 00:12:01,519
The abandoned structure
remained a hot spot
280
00:12:01,521 --> 00:12:02,821
For many years.
281
00:12:02,823 --> 00:12:04,389
Chobot:
From where we're standing,
282
00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:06,591
Where did you have your
experience?
283
00:12:06,593 --> 00:12:08,827
Right down that path
through here,
284
00:12:08,829 --> 00:12:11,730
Very near an old fire tower
that's out there pretty far.
285
00:12:11,732 --> 00:12:13,932
Awesome. All right.
So that's where we got to go.
286
00:12:13,934 --> 00:12:15,100
That's where
you're going.
287
00:12:15,102 --> 00:12:16,167
Where we're going.
288
00:12:16,169 --> 00:12:18,169
I'm staying here.
Ok.
289
00:12:18,171 --> 00:12:20,972
All right. All right, be careful
walking down there now.
290
00:12:20,974 --> 00:12:22,140
All righty.
291
00:12:22,142 --> 00:12:23,975
Torres: Bruce has agreed
to pick us up in his boat
292
00:12:23,977 --> 00:12:25,510
At first light tomorrow morning.
293
00:12:25,512 --> 00:12:28,113
Our plan is to spend the night
in these woods
294
00:12:28,115 --> 00:12:31,850
Looking for any sign
of whatever he encountered.
295
00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:34,486
I believe the jersey devil
is not a devil at all,
296
00:12:34,488 --> 00:12:36,588
But a misidentified animal.
297
00:12:36,590 --> 00:12:38,523
And like every flesh
and blood creature,
298
00:12:38,525 --> 00:12:41,426
It will require specific
environmental features
299
00:12:41,428 --> 00:12:42,794
To sustain itself.
300
00:12:42,796 --> 00:12:44,829
If we can find and gain access
301
00:12:44,831 --> 00:12:46,531
To the fire tower
bruce mentioned,
302
00:12:46,533 --> 00:12:47,966
I might be able to figure out
303
00:12:47,968 --> 00:12:51,336
Where an animal like this
is most likely to call home.
304
00:12:51,338 --> 00:12:52,971
Look at that?
Are you seeing that?
305
00:12:52,973 --> 00:12:56,074
Oh, yeah!
There's the fire tower.
306
00:12:56,076 --> 00:12:59,210
♪♪
307
00:12:59,212 --> 00:13:00,211
Wow.
308
00:13:00,213 --> 00:13:01,546
Yeah.
309
00:13:01,548 --> 00:13:03,314
Well, should we get up there?
310
00:13:03,316 --> 00:13:04,849
Yeah, I mean,
it says no trespassing,
311
00:13:04,851 --> 00:13:07,185
But I think we're going to have
to trespass on this one,
312
00:13:07,187 --> 00:13:08,486
We'll just trespass
a little.
313
00:13:08,488 --> 00:13:09,988
A little bit. Make it fast.
314
00:13:11,591 --> 00:13:13,825
The door's open, so...
315
00:13:13,827 --> 00:13:17,462
Kind of an open invitation
right there.
316
00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:19,497
Oh, it's tall!
317
00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:22,133
Torres: This 10-story
fire tower was built
318
00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:24,335
By the new jersey forest
fire service
319
00:13:24,337 --> 00:13:27,605
To help with the early detection
of brush fires.
320
00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:29,774
Wildfires have helped shape
the pine barrens
321
00:13:29,776 --> 00:13:31,576
For thousands of years.
322
00:13:31,578 --> 00:13:33,645
These fires can create
large clearings
323
00:13:33,647 --> 00:13:35,413
Which give rise
to edible plants,
324
00:13:35,415 --> 00:13:37,315
Which attract herbivores,
325
00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:39,284
Making the edge
of those clearings ideal
326
00:13:39,286 --> 00:13:42,720
For predators to hunt for prey.
327
00:13:42,722 --> 00:13:45,123
Ooh, we are high.
328
00:13:45,125 --> 00:13:47,525
I wish these heights
didn't make me throw up,
329
00:13:47,527 --> 00:13:49,360
Or else this
would be fantastic.
330
00:13:49,362 --> 00:13:51,830
That's why I'm above you,
so you don't puke on me.
331
00:13:51,832 --> 00:13:55,266
Based on folklore,
the jersey devil is a carnivore,
332
00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:57,168
Which makes this vantage
point perfect
333
00:13:57,170 --> 00:13:59,571
For scouting this neck
of the woods.
334
00:13:59,573 --> 00:14:01,172
-Hey, jess.
-What?
335
00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:02,907
You could stop
by the base of these stairs.
336
00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:05,944
The floor feels a little
unstable for two up here.
337
00:14:05,946 --> 00:14:08,513
Yeah, that's fine.
338
00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:12,784
All right. Wow.
It is an amazing view.
339
00:14:12,786 --> 00:14:14,052
Oh, yeah?
340
00:14:14,054 --> 00:14:16,721
I mean, it is just green
pine trees all the way
341
00:14:16,723 --> 00:14:18,823
In every direction
to the horizon.
342
00:14:18,825 --> 00:14:21,125
We got our work
cut out for us, jess.
343
00:14:21,127 --> 00:14:23,061
Based on reports,
there's a good chance
344
00:14:23,063 --> 00:14:24,696
That the so-called jersey devil
345
00:14:24,698 --> 00:14:28,433
Lives somewhere between the
bodine tavern and this tower,
346
00:14:28,435 --> 00:14:31,669
But finding him in this --
that's a needle in a haystack.
347
00:14:31,671 --> 00:14:35,240
You see anything
worthwhile?
348
00:14:35,242 --> 00:14:37,008
No jersey devil yet.
349
00:14:37,010 --> 00:14:41,646
♪♪
350
00:14:41,648 --> 00:14:44,849
Hang on, I think
I'm seeing something over here.
351
00:14:44,851 --> 00:14:45,950
Yeah, what?
352
00:14:45,952 --> 00:14:49,320
It looks like
there's some sort of clearing
353
00:14:49,322 --> 00:14:51,256
Or a sinkhole
or maybe even a cave.
354
00:14:51,258 --> 00:14:53,091
Where should I be
looking?
355
00:14:53,093 --> 00:14:55,059
If the sun is 12:00...
Yeah.
356
00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:58,296
...Look at around 10:30.
357
00:14:58,298 --> 00:15:00,965
Ok, no, I think I see it.
358
00:15:00,967 --> 00:15:03,434
From your perspective,
does it look like a place
359
00:15:03,436 --> 00:15:05,370
Where a creature
would live?
360
00:15:05,372 --> 00:15:08,139
Yeah, I mean, in an area that is
completely uniform
361
00:15:08,141 --> 00:15:10,041
With pine trees,
anything that --
362
00:15:10,043 --> 00:15:11,943
[ creature shrieks ]
363
00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:17,015
What the [bleep] was that?
364
00:15:21,354 --> 00:15:24,222
Gates: Jess and phil are
investigating recent sightings
365
00:15:24,224 --> 00:15:27,091
Of the jersey devil,
the legendary monster
366
00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:30,461
Whose story has been synonymous
with new jersey's pine barrens
367
00:15:30,463 --> 00:15:33,498
For 285 years.
368
00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:36,000
Chobot: Where did you have
your experience?
369
00:15:36,002 --> 00:15:38,937
Powell: Right down that path.
Very near an old fire tower.
370
00:15:38,939 --> 00:15:40,471
So that's
where we got to go.
371
00:15:40,473 --> 00:15:41,906
That's where
you're going.
372
00:15:41,908 --> 00:15:44,542
It looks like there's some sort
of clearing
373
00:15:44,544 --> 00:15:47,078
Or sinkhole
or maybe even a cave.
374
00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,714
Does it look like a place
where a creature would live?
375
00:15:49,716 --> 00:15:51,249
Yeah. I mean,
anything that --
376
00:15:51,251 --> 00:15:52,750
[ creature shrieks ]
377
00:15:54,888 --> 00:15:56,421
What the [bleep]
was that?
378
00:15:56,423 --> 00:15:58,189
Jess, you heard that,
yeah?
379
00:15:58,191 --> 00:15:59,524
Yeah, I did.
What was it?
380
00:15:59,526 --> 00:16:02,427
I have no idea.
381
00:16:02,429 --> 00:16:05,363
As it's getting sundown,
a lot of birds start to call
382
00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,865
When they go to roost
for the night, so.
383
00:16:07,867 --> 00:16:09,334
So that didn't sound
like a bird.
384
00:16:09,336 --> 00:16:11,536
[ sighs ] there's
about 300 species
385
00:16:11,538 --> 00:16:13,438
That can be found here,
jess.
386
00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,975
Do any of those
300 species of bird growl?
387
00:16:16,977 --> 00:16:19,177
I actually have no clue.
388
00:16:19,179 --> 00:16:21,913
It sounded like it came
from near that area.
389
00:16:21,915 --> 00:16:23,815
Am I crazy?
390
00:16:23,817 --> 00:16:25,984
Torres: If a large flesh
and blood creature
391
00:16:25,986 --> 00:16:28,720
Made that sound,
there has to be evidence of it.
392
00:16:28,722 --> 00:16:32,323
Tracks, hair, feathers,
scat -- something.
393
00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:34,425
And based on
our eyewitness's sighting,
394
00:16:34,427 --> 00:16:36,627
The clearing we saw
from the fire tower
395
00:16:36,629 --> 00:16:38,696
Could be prime habitat.
396
00:16:38,698 --> 00:16:44,602
♪♪
397
00:16:44,604 --> 00:16:46,137
Chobot: You see anything down
that way?
398
00:16:46,139 --> 00:16:47,872
Torres:
I don't see anything.
399
00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:53,711
♪♪
400
00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:54,746
Wait, wait, wait.
401
00:16:54,748 --> 00:16:56,714
Hmm? What?
402
00:16:58,585 --> 00:16:59,584
Wow!
403
00:16:59,586 --> 00:17:01,119
Oh, check this out.
404
00:17:03,123 --> 00:17:05,256
Torres:
Are you kidding me?
405
00:17:05,258 --> 00:17:07,392
Look at the size
of this thing.
406
00:17:07,394 --> 00:17:10,461
♪♪
407
00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:11,896
It's some sort of building.
408
00:17:11,898 --> 00:17:12,930
Yeah.
409
00:17:12,932 --> 00:17:14,032
I mean,
it just keeps going.
410
00:17:14,034 --> 00:17:15,633
Look, there's another wall.
411
00:17:17,771 --> 00:17:20,304
You know what?
This is probably
412
00:17:20,306 --> 00:17:21,973
The best structure
for shelter around,
413
00:17:21,975 --> 00:17:23,808
And it's been around
for hundreds of years.
414
00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:25,410
Yeah.
So I could definitely see
415
00:17:25,412 --> 00:17:27,145
The wildlife around here
using this
416
00:17:27,147 --> 00:17:29,981
As essentially a sanctuary
or a home base.
417
00:17:33,253 --> 00:17:35,553
I think
we should set up here.
418
00:17:35,555 --> 00:17:38,022
We got great visibility
of the sky,
419
00:17:38,024 --> 00:17:39,857
And it's perfect
for the low light camera,
420
00:17:39,859 --> 00:17:42,760
So if the jersey devil flies
over, we'll catch it.
421
00:17:42,762 --> 00:17:45,229
And we've got the ruins.
That's a pretty high point.
422
00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:47,065
-Yeah.
-Maybe he'll perch over there.
423
00:17:47,067 --> 00:17:49,333
Good visibility
of the treeline.
424
00:17:49,335 --> 00:17:52,170
I think I'm gonna
go all around the periphery.
425
00:17:52,172 --> 00:17:53,938
I have the thermal-imaging
camera.
426
00:17:53,940 --> 00:17:55,373
I'll shine it up in trees.
427
00:17:55,375 --> 00:17:57,375
If I get a heat signature
of an animal
428
00:17:57,377 --> 00:17:59,844
Running around out there,
flying around up there,
429
00:17:59,846 --> 00:18:01,045
Maybe it'll give us a clue
430
00:18:01,047 --> 00:18:02,880
As to what it is that people
are seeing,
431
00:18:02,882 --> 00:18:04,782
What they think is
the jersey devil.
432
00:18:04,784 --> 00:18:06,150
I also have the foxpro
433
00:18:06,152 --> 00:18:08,219
I can send out some calls and
see if we can draw something.
434
00:18:08,221 --> 00:18:10,588
That's a good idea.
We just got to remember, though,
435
00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:12,390
Whatever people are
seeing out here,
436
00:18:12,392 --> 00:18:15,493
It scared the heck out of them.
We got to be extra careful.
437
00:18:15,495 --> 00:18:17,528
Well, yeah, we're calling
the jersey devil.
438
00:18:17,530 --> 00:18:18,963
Of course I'm going
to be careful.
439
00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:20,698
I want to get
my head ripped off.
440
00:18:20,700 --> 00:18:22,533
All right.
Good luck here.
441
00:18:22,535 --> 00:18:23,701
-Okay.
-I'm heading out.
442
00:18:23,703 --> 00:18:25,369
-You're walking?
-Yeah.
443
00:18:29,509 --> 00:18:34,345
♪♪
444
00:18:34,347 --> 00:18:36,747
Chobot: I'm using a specialized
low-light camera
445
00:18:36,749 --> 00:18:40,118
Capable of magnifying low levels
of ambient light.
446
00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:42,487
Anything that streaks
across the sky
447
00:18:42,489 --> 00:18:44,555
Or lands near this structure,
448
00:18:44,557 --> 00:18:46,991
Even if I can't see it
with my own eyes,
449
00:18:46,993 --> 00:18:48,693
This camera will image it.
450
00:18:50,063 --> 00:18:51,963
Right.
451
00:18:51,965 --> 00:18:54,465
I'm gonna take out
the thermal imager.
452
00:18:56,736 --> 00:18:59,537
This thermal imager
can identify heat sources
453
00:18:59,539 --> 00:19:00,805
In complete darkness
454
00:19:00,807 --> 00:19:03,674
By measuring the heat
radiating off an object
455
00:19:03,676 --> 00:19:05,109
Or living thing.
456
00:19:05,111 --> 00:19:07,078
Where you at, devil?
457
00:19:12,218 --> 00:19:15,686
[ creature screeches ]
458
00:19:15,688 --> 00:19:16,888
Did you hear that?
459
00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:18,823
There's something up here.
460
00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:21,626
Come on, what was it?
461
00:19:22,829 --> 00:19:25,630
Oh! Look at that.
462
00:19:25,632 --> 00:19:27,798
♪♪
463
00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,934
I just saw some bats flying by.
464
00:19:33,173 --> 00:19:36,240
To see it fly across the night
sky with the thermal was amazing
465
00:19:36,242 --> 00:19:39,410
Because they're really hard to
see with just a flashlight,
466
00:19:39,412 --> 00:19:41,879
But this thing,
they are lighting up.
467
00:19:41,881 --> 00:19:43,381
Amazing!
468
00:19:46,352 --> 00:19:47,919
Ok, I've got the night
vision camera set up,
469
00:19:47,921 --> 00:19:51,355
And I'm ready to send out call
for the foxpro.
470
00:19:51,357 --> 00:19:53,724
All right. What are you
going to send out first?
471
00:19:53,726 --> 00:19:55,226
I'm going to try and see
472
00:19:55,228 --> 00:19:57,595
If doing the rodent call
brings anything in.
473
00:19:57,597 --> 00:19:59,597
All right.
Go for it. I'm ready.
474
00:19:59,599 --> 00:20:01,966
I'll let you know
if I hear it from here.
475
00:20:01,968 --> 00:20:04,368
Chobot: The foxpro is
an incredibly loud
476
00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:05,736
High-definition speaker
477
00:20:05,738 --> 00:20:09,740
Capable of reproducing a
thousand different animal calls.
478
00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:11,676
With a range of about 10 miles,
479
00:20:11,678 --> 00:20:14,045
This thing is like
ringing the dinner bell.
480
00:20:15,415 --> 00:20:19,417
[ rodent squeaking ]
481
00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:25,022
Come on.
482
00:20:27,327 --> 00:20:29,660
[ squeaking continues ]
483
00:20:35,835 --> 00:20:37,234
You seeing anything?
484
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:41,072
No, nothing yet.
I'm thinking we do
485
00:20:41,074 --> 00:20:43,307
A whitetail deer
distress call.
486
00:20:43,309 --> 00:20:45,943
Let's see if that
brings anything in.
487
00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:49,580
All right. I got my eyes
on the sky here.
488
00:20:49,582 --> 00:20:52,950
[ deer squalling ]
489
00:20:56,556 --> 00:21:00,157
That's a terrifying noise
she's calling out.
490
00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,661
Torres: We can only guess
how to curate a menu
491
00:21:03,663 --> 00:21:05,663
For the so-called jersey devil.
492
00:21:05,665 --> 00:21:08,532
While a rodent call might draw
on predatory birds,
493
00:21:08,534 --> 00:21:11,369
This wounded deer call could
attract something bigger
494
00:21:11,371 --> 00:21:13,871
That you don't want
to tangle with in the dark,
495
00:21:13,873 --> 00:21:15,906
Like a 400-pound black bear.
496
00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:18,876
[ squalling continues ]
497
00:21:24,217 --> 00:21:28,786
Jess...The woods just got
super quiet around here.
498
00:21:28,788 --> 00:21:30,988
Yeah, I noticed.
It's quiet over here, too.
499
00:21:32,725 --> 00:21:34,825
That tells me
500
00:21:34,827 --> 00:21:36,227
Something is either here
501
00:21:36,229 --> 00:21:38,529
Or something could be
headed this way.
502
00:21:42,869 --> 00:21:44,735
Oh!
503
00:21:44,737 --> 00:21:46,337
[bleep]
504
00:21:48,641 --> 00:21:51,142
Jess, I just had
something flying overhead.
505
00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:53,611
Ok, I'm looking.
I thought I heard something.
506
00:21:57,950 --> 00:22:00,051
What was that?
507
00:22:06,526 --> 00:22:07,758
[ branches rustling ]
508
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,794
[ screams ] [bleep]
509
00:22:18,371 --> 00:22:19,603
[ branches rustling ]
510
00:22:19,605 --> 00:22:21,405
[ screams ] [bleep]
511
00:22:21,407 --> 00:22:23,841
[bleep] [bleep]
512
00:22:23,843 --> 00:22:24,875
[bleep]
513
00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:27,244
What's up with jess?
Come on!
514
00:22:31,217 --> 00:22:32,583
So what happened?
515
00:22:32,585 --> 00:22:34,719
Something [bleep] flew
right over me.
516
00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:36,253
What the heck?
517
00:22:36,255 --> 00:22:38,089
I'm going to check
the thermal camera.
518
00:22:38,091 --> 00:22:39,523
Maybe it's still here.
519
00:22:39,525 --> 00:22:44,795
♪♪
520
00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:48,933
♪♪
521
00:22:48,935 --> 00:22:50,801
Nothing.
522
00:22:50,803 --> 00:22:53,037
Torres:
Whatever flew above jess's head
523
00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:54,271
Seems to be gone now.
524
00:22:54,273 --> 00:22:56,273
Kind of sounded
like it went back here.
525
00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:58,008
Is this where you had
the low-light camera?
526
00:22:58,010 --> 00:22:59,377
I put it over here.
527
00:23:00,446 --> 00:23:03,180
[ speaking indistinctly ]
528
00:23:03,182 --> 00:23:05,683
Maybe let's try to cut...
This area.
529
00:23:05,685 --> 00:23:08,619
Yeah. See? Right there.
Check that out.
530
00:23:10,156 --> 00:23:11,789
There. You see it?
Wow.
531
00:23:11,791 --> 00:23:14,392
Right there.
That was like a wing.
532
00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:16,160
Go back with the time.
533
00:23:18,931 --> 00:23:20,064
That's a wing.
534
00:23:20,066 --> 00:23:22,366
It does look like a wing.
535
00:23:22,368 --> 00:23:24,368
If there are mosquitoes
flying around you,
536
00:23:24,370 --> 00:23:27,805
Bats are known to fly right by
you to pick those up.
537
00:23:27,807 --> 00:23:30,674
It was definitely large,
larger than a bat.
538
00:23:30,676 --> 00:23:33,544
Whatever just scared you,
that could be the thing
539
00:23:33,546 --> 00:23:36,247
That people are calling
the jersey devil.
540
00:23:36,249 --> 00:23:39,016
And we have something
on tape.
541
00:23:39,018 --> 00:23:41,118
So I think we should just
keep this thing rolling,
542
00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:44,688
Do a few more calls,
just see what happens.
543
00:23:44,690 --> 00:23:46,457
[ animal growls ]
-chobot: For the next hour,
544
00:23:46,459 --> 00:23:49,627
We continue sending out
more virtual calls,
545
00:23:49,629 --> 00:23:51,328
But things stay quiet.
546
00:23:51,330 --> 00:23:54,732
The footage we manage to capture
is a frustrating near-miss
547
00:23:54,734 --> 00:23:57,234
Of whatever the hell
flew over my head,
548
00:23:57,236 --> 00:24:01,005
And whatever it was,
I'm certain it was no bat
549
00:24:01,007 --> 00:24:02,673
Because,
while I couldn't see it,
550
00:24:02,675 --> 00:24:06,243
I could definitely tell it
was something extremely large.
551
00:24:06,245 --> 00:24:08,279
I'm just so pissed
that it didn't just land
552
00:24:08,281 --> 00:24:09,914
On the top of that ledge
553
00:24:09,916 --> 00:24:11,615
So that we could get
a picture of it.
554
00:24:11,617 --> 00:24:15,085
I don't think it's going
to be that easy, jess.
555
00:24:15,087 --> 00:24:18,088
Torres:
At the end of a long night,
I'm certain of two things.
556
00:24:18,090 --> 00:24:20,558
One, something scared the crap
out of jess,
557
00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:24,528
And two, there are bats
all over these woods.
558
00:24:24,530 --> 00:24:26,931
I recorded some of them
on my thermal camera.
559
00:24:26,933 --> 00:24:30,401
I have to believe that is
what jess encountered out here,
560
00:24:30,403 --> 00:24:32,636
Though she's convinced
it was much larger
561
00:24:32,638 --> 00:24:34,939
Than any bat native
to this area.
562
00:24:34,941 --> 00:24:40,177
♪♪
563
00:24:40,179 --> 00:24:42,780
So as a new day dawns,
we meet up with bruce,
564
00:24:42,782 --> 00:24:44,415
Who takes us back
to civilization
565
00:24:44,417 --> 00:24:46,917
So we can each scare up
some new leads.
566
00:24:46,919 --> 00:24:50,087
Powell: All right, back to
the marina we go. Hold on.
567
00:24:50,089 --> 00:24:52,857
Gates: Bruce claimed to have
heard a monstrous call
568
00:24:52,859 --> 00:24:55,025
In the woods,
and based on last night,
569
00:24:55,027 --> 00:24:58,195
Jess believes there could be
a large winged cryptid
570
00:24:58,197 --> 00:24:59,830
That inhabits the pines.
571
00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:01,866
After hitting the phones
all day,
572
00:25:01,868 --> 00:25:04,735
Jess has managed to track down
another eyewitness
573
00:25:04,737 --> 00:25:07,438
That believes she actually saw
the jersey devil
574
00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,306
With her own two eyes.
575
00:25:12,311 --> 00:25:15,746
Meanwhile, phil heads to the
new jersey wildlife conservation
576
00:25:15,748 --> 00:25:19,016
And education center
to follow up on his theory
577
00:25:19,018 --> 00:25:20,885
That the legendary jersey devil
578
00:25:20,887 --> 00:25:24,555
Is nothing more than some
kind of misidentified bat.
579
00:25:27,860 --> 00:25:29,460
Hey, you must be phil.
580
00:25:29,462 --> 00:25:32,997
Yes. Judging by
all the bats I'm seeing here,
581
00:25:32,999 --> 00:25:34,465
I'm guessing
I'm in the right place.
582
00:25:34,467 --> 00:25:36,300
You're in the right place,
you're in the bat cave.
583
00:25:36,302 --> 00:25:39,503
Joe d'angeli, the director
and curator of the center,
584
00:25:39,505 --> 00:25:42,139
Has been studying bats
for over 25 years
585
00:25:42,141 --> 00:25:45,242
And is one of the foremost
experts on native bat species
586
00:25:45,244 --> 00:25:46,677
In the pine barrens.
587
00:25:46,679 --> 00:25:51,148
I am sure new jersey is actually
looking into the jersey devil.
588
00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:54,485
Anybody in new jersey has to be
familiar with the jersey devil,
589
00:25:54,487 --> 00:25:55,986
Especially if you work
with bats.
590
00:25:55,988 --> 00:25:58,155
Yeah, and when people say that
there's like
591
00:25:58,157 --> 00:26:01,725
A 10 foot horse-headed
jersey devil flying around?
592
00:26:01,727 --> 00:26:04,295
No, there's no bats there
that big, obviously.
593
00:26:04,297 --> 00:26:06,030
But, you know,
everything and anything
594
00:26:06,032 --> 00:26:07,264
Could be overexaggerated,
595
00:26:07,266 --> 00:26:08,732
Especially with bats,
because they're
596
00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:11,869
One of the animals that you love
or you're afraid of.
597
00:26:11,871 --> 00:26:16,073
So the jersey devil,
that lure, the story,
598
00:26:16,075 --> 00:26:18,475
Everything behind it,
it's mysterious enough,
599
00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:20,010
And then add in
the bat factor --
600
00:26:20,012 --> 00:26:23,714
Of course, it's almost
something out of a nightmare.
601
00:26:23,716 --> 00:26:26,483
Torres: The legend of the devil
that inhabits these pine barrens
602
00:26:26,485 --> 00:26:29,920
Has inspired fear
in this region for centuries,
603
00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:32,089
And scientists have found
that fear itself
604
00:26:32,091 --> 00:26:33,924
Can distort our perceptions
605
00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:36,760
In 2016,
researchers discovered
606
00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:39,129
That people with a fear
of spiders,
607
00:26:39,131 --> 00:26:40,764
In this case tarantulas,
608
00:26:40,766 --> 00:26:43,834
Actually estimated that they
were three times larger
609
00:26:43,836 --> 00:26:46,103
Than they really were.
610
00:26:46,105 --> 00:26:47,705
So if a person sees a large bat
611
00:26:47,707 --> 00:26:49,506
Flying overhead
in the pine barrens,
612
00:26:49,508 --> 00:26:52,042
It's possible that a fearful
response could actually
613
00:26:52,044 --> 00:26:57,314
Transform that same bat
into a giant winged monster.
614
00:26:57,316 --> 00:26:59,116
Now, speaking of bats,
do you have anything
615
00:26:59,118 --> 00:27:00,317
That's large enough
616
00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:02,219
That could be mistaken
for the jersey devil?
617
00:27:02,221 --> 00:27:04,321
I think we might have something
you'd like to see.
618
00:27:04,323 --> 00:27:05,990
Ok.
619
00:27:05,992 --> 00:27:08,859
Chobot: While phil hangs
with the batman,
620
00:27:08,861 --> 00:27:11,562
I'm speaking with eyewitness
megan zalinka,
621
00:27:11,564 --> 00:27:13,964
Who just days ago
had what she says was
622
00:27:13,966 --> 00:27:16,834
A face-to-face encounter
with the jersey devil,
623
00:27:16,836 --> 00:27:17,968
And whatever she saw,
624
00:27:17,970 --> 00:27:20,037
It could be
the same large creature
625
00:27:20,039 --> 00:27:22,740
That swooped past me
in the woods the other night.
626
00:27:22,742 --> 00:27:24,408
So tell me what happened.
627
00:27:24,410 --> 00:27:26,910
My mom was driving and I was
in the passenger seat.
628
00:27:26,912 --> 00:27:30,280
We were going home,
and I kind of like glanced up
629
00:27:30,282 --> 00:27:32,416
And crouching
on the eaves of the house
630
00:27:32,418 --> 00:27:37,054
Was like something huge
looking directly at me.
631
00:27:37,056 --> 00:27:38,822
And then we passed it.
632
00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:42,192
I glanced behind and yelled
at my mom to turn around.
633
00:27:42,194 --> 00:27:43,927
But by then it
was already gone.
634
00:27:43,929 --> 00:27:46,664
What gave you the idea
that this thing was so big?
635
00:27:46,666 --> 00:27:48,265
They had a chimney
on the roof.
636
00:27:48,267 --> 00:27:52,069
It was probably twice
the size of the chimney.
637
00:27:52,071 --> 00:27:53,570
Torres:
Back at the bat cave,
638
00:27:53,572 --> 00:27:56,106
I'm having a close encounter
of my own,
639
00:27:56,108 --> 00:27:58,075
So, these, phil...
640
00:27:58,077 --> 00:27:59,143
Whoa!
641
00:27:59,145 --> 00:28:02,012
...Are our big, big bats.
642
00:28:02,014 --> 00:28:04,615
Yeah, that is huge!
643
00:28:04,617 --> 00:28:06,383
These are the flying foxes.
644
00:28:06,385 --> 00:28:08,719
These are some of
the biggest bats in the world.
645
00:28:10,623 --> 00:28:11,889
Wow!
646
00:28:11,891 --> 00:28:14,058
You can really see
when they extend their front arm
647
00:28:14,060 --> 00:28:16,126
How giant they would be
when they're in flight.
648
00:28:16,128 --> 00:28:18,429
This is definitely mega
of the mega bat family.
649
00:28:18,431 --> 00:28:20,831
Yeah. Ok,
now we're talking.
650
00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:25,369
Ok, you're ok.
You're ok.
651
00:28:25,371 --> 00:28:28,305
Wow! Beautiful.
652
00:28:28,307 --> 00:28:31,508
Huge animal.
Yeah, I said you're beautiful.
653
00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:34,144
And that face, that's not
what you expect from a bat.
654
00:28:34,146 --> 00:28:38,248
No, most people would not think
of a bat as cute or cuddly.
655
00:28:38,250 --> 00:28:40,117
Yeah. And you can imagine
if people
656
00:28:40,119 --> 00:28:41,852
In the 1700s
here in new jersey,
657
00:28:41,854 --> 00:28:43,654
Like, if they saw
this flying around,
658
00:28:43,656 --> 00:28:45,355
They would
just think it's a devil.
659
00:28:45,357 --> 00:28:48,292
Yeah. I mean their latin
name monstrosus
660
00:28:48,294 --> 00:28:52,096
Basically signifies that this
is something monstrous.
661
00:28:52,098 --> 00:28:53,330
Wow.
662
00:28:53,332 --> 00:28:55,065
Torres: While the flying fox
is living proof
663
00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:58,135
That bats definitely come
in size extra large,
664
00:28:58,137 --> 00:28:59,703
There's just one problem.
665
00:28:59,705 --> 00:29:02,239
This is a warm climate species
666
00:29:02,241 --> 00:29:05,375
And simply not able to survive
the harsh winters here.
667
00:29:05,377 --> 00:29:08,011
So this sanctuary is
the only place in new jersey
668
00:29:08,013 --> 00:29:09,680
Where you'll find them.
669
00:29:09,682 --> 00:29:11,882
Sorry, flying fox,
but you are not
670
00:29:11,884 --> 00:29:14,918
The jersey devil.
671
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,987
Is there any possibility
that we could still
672
00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:19,490
Be looking
at some unusual bat?
673
00:29:19,492 --> 00:29:21,825
It's a little bit bigger
than people are used to here.
674
00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:24,228
That could explain
the sightings today.
675
00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:33,871
Gates: My team is investigating
the jersey devil,
676
00:29:33,873 --> 00:29:37,641
And phil is going batty
over a new winged suspect,
677
00:29:37,643 --> 00:29:39,143
Torres: If they saw this
flying around,
678
00:29:39,145 --> 00:29:40,677
They would just think
it's a devil.
679
00:29:40,679 --> 00:29:41,979
Is there any possibility
680
00:29:41,981 --> 00:29:45,015
That we could still be
looking at some unusual bat?
681
00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:47,351
It's a little bit bigger
than people are used to here.
682
00:29:47,353 --> 00:29:49,553
That could explain
the sightings today.
683
00:29:49,555 --> 00:29:51,822
Sure. I mean, anything
is possible.
684
00:29:51,824 --> 00:29:53,557
They're very
resilient animals.
685
00:29:53,559 --> 00:29:56,260
They can find ways of finding
different types of food.
686
00:29:56,262 --> 00:30:00,030
They are excellent
at adapting.
687
00:30:00,032 --> 00:30:03,200
Is it possible that some kind
of large unidentified
688
00:30:03,202 --> 00:30:06,370
Or mutant bat species
has managed to adapt
689
00:30:06,372 --> 00:30:10,340
And has yet to be discovered
in the vast pine barrens?
690
00:30:10,342 --> 00:30:12,342
The eyewitness that jess
has been interviewing
691
00:30:12,344 --> 00:30:15,979
Is convinced what she saw
was more like a bat out of hell.
692
00:30:18,083 --> 00:30:19,783
Chobot: So that winged monster
you saw,
693
00:30:19,785 --> 00:30:21,752
Were you able to glean
any details from it
694
00:30:21,754 --> 00:30:23,053
At all of what
it looked like?
695
00:30:23,055 --> 00:30:27,357
Its eyes were red and glowing.
You could see the wings.
696
00:30:27,359 --> 00:30:29,693
They were like a bat because
I didn't see any feathers
697
00:30:29,695 --> 00:30:31,261
Or anything like that.
698
00:30:31,263 --> 00:30:34,064
And then the wings
were pointed at the top.
699
00:30:34,066 --> 00:30:36,466
You know like a gargoyle
sits like with its arms
700
00:30:36,468 --> 00:30:38,302
In front of its like legs
701
00:30:38,304 --> 00:30:40,871
When it sits on top of
like the cathedral.
702
00:30:40,873 --> 00:30:43,607
It kind of
reminded me of that.
703
00:30:43,609 --> 00:30:44,775
Were you freaking out?
704
00:30:44,777 --> 00:30:47,611
I was. I feel like it could
really tear you apart.
705
00:30:47,613 --> 00:30:49,446
And this area that you were
driving through,
706
00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:52,449
Is it a suburban area?
Is it nearby any woods?
707
00:30:52,451 --> 00:30:55,519
It's right. Like in the middle
of the pinelands.
708
00:30:55,521 --> 00:30:58,021
Ok, so we could have taken off
and gone anywhere
709
00:30:58,023 --> 00:30:59,823
And be hidden right away.
710
00:30:59,825 --> 00:31:00,891
Yeah.
711
00:31:00,893 --> 00:31:02,059
Interesting,
712
00:31:02,061 --> 00:31:03,694
Chobot:
According to megan,
713
00:31:03,696 --> 00:31:06,363
The large creature she saw
had the wings of a bat,
714
00:31:06,365 --> 00:31:08,332
So I can see
why people like phil
715
00:31:08,334 --> 00:31:10,100
Might jump on the batwagon.
716
00:31:10,102 --> 00:31:13,070
But the fact is, bats don't have
glowing red eyes.
717
00:31:13,072 --> 00:31:15,572
And as far as we know,
in this state,
718
00:31:15,574 --> 00:31:16,874
They don't even come close
719
00:31:16,876 --> 00:31:19,276
To the size of the creature
she witnessed.
720
00:31:19,278 --> 00:31:22,579
So phil and I meet back up,
and we're at a crossroads.
721
00:31:22,581 --> 00:31:25,115
We're hoping josh can point us
in the right direction.
722
00:31:25,117 --> 00:31:26,583
Jess and phil, how are ya?
723
00:31:26,585 --> 00:31:28,185
Good. How are you?
724
00:31:28,187 --> 00:31:30,387
I'm great.
How's the investigation?
725
00:31:30,389 --> 00:31:31,688
It's been pretty crazy.
726
00:31:31,690 --> 00:31:35,559
I actually had a possible
encounter with the jersey devil.
727
00:31:35,561 --> 00:31:36,593
Wait, what?
728
00:31:36,595 --> 00:31:38,328
Yeah, we were out
by these ruins.
729
00:31:38,330 --> 00:31:40,564
I was sending out these deer
distress calls,
730
00:31:40,566 --> 00:31:43,867
And right then something
swooped down past my face.
731
00:31:43,869 --> 00:31:45,969
[ screams ]
[bleep] [bleep]
732
00:31:45,971 --> 00:31:47,471
Did you get
a good look at it?
733
00:31:47,473 --> 00:31:49,706
No, but I do think we got
something
734
00:31:49,708 --> 00:31:51,408
Worth checking out on camera.
735
00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:52,743
Phil, what do you
make of this?
736
00:31:52,745 --> 00:31:55,512
Just absolutely
encountered something.
737
00:31:55,514 --> 00:31:58,415
I just don't know
quite what it was.
738
00:31:58,417 --> 00:32:01,685
Now, my theory, based on what
we've seen out here,
739
00:32:01,687 --> 00:32:04,688
Is that the jersey devil
could be a bat.
740
00:32:04,690 --> 00:32:06,423
Maybe there's some kind
of non-native species
741
00:32:06,425 --> 00:32:07,891
Or migrant species
that shows up
742
00:32:07,893 --> 00:32:09,226
In new jersey
every once in a while
743
00:32:09,228 --> 00:32:12,162
And kind of those people off
and swoops jess's head.
744
00:32:12,164 --> 00:32:14,331
I would like to disagree.
745
00:32:14,333 --> 00:32:17,801
This thing
that flew over me felt huge.
746
00:32:17,803 --> 00:32:21,371
Not like just one tiny
little bat swinging on by.
747
00:32:21,373 --> 00:32:23,407
It was significant.
748
00:32:23,409 --> 00:32:26,443
Phil, last time I checked,
there are no huge,
749
00:32:26,445 --> 00:32:29,313
Monster-sized bats
in new jersey. Right?
750
00:32:29,315 --> 00:32:31,581
I got to say,
that is correct.
751
00:32:31,583 --> 00:32:34,584
But nature has a way of
surprising us all the time.
752
00:32:34,586 --> 00:32:36,186
I mean, sure,
could be anything.
753
00:32:36,188 --> 00:32:38,088
Could be a mutant bat
for all we know.
754
00:32:38,090 --> 00:32:40,357
But let's say you are right.
Let me see if I can wrangle
755
00:32:40,359 --> 00:32:42,225
Some tech for you guys
to send out there
756
00:32:42,227 --> 00:32:45,062
To help you in identifying
the species that are out there.
757
00:32:45,064 --> 00:32:46,196
-Great.
-Sounds good.
758
00:32:46,198 --> 00:32:47,698
Good luck out there.
759
00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:49,533
And remember, if something
swoops down to attack,
760
00:32:49,535 --> 00:32:51,101
You just keep filming.
761
00:32:51,103 --> 00:32:54,438
-Will do.
-We're on it.
762
00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,940
Torres: As a biologist, I know
that every big animal
763
00:32:56,942 --> 00:33:01,178
Needs three things to survive --
shelter, food and water.
764
00:33:01,180 --> 00:33:03,613
Shelter and food
are everywhere you look.
765
00:33:03,615 --> 00:33:05,115
But a water source that reaches
766
00:33:05,117 --> 00:33:07,684
The deep interior
of the pine barrens,
767
00:33:07,686 --> 00:33:10,187
That can only be
the mullica river.
768
00:33:10,189 --> 00:33:13,123
Our plan is to navigate
to its most remote area
769
00:33:13,125 --> 00:33:17,027
Where we'll deploy some very
cool new tech we got from josh.
770
00:33:17,029 --> 00:33:20,530
And in jersey, there's only
one way to travel on the water.
771
00:33:20,532 --> 00:33:22,132
Cue the drum and bass.
772
00:33:22,134 --> 00:33:25,869
♪♪
773
00:33:25,871 --> 00:33:27,871
All right!
774
00:33:27,873 --> 00:33:29,606
These babies came with a coupon
775
00:33:29,608 --> 00:33:32,042
For a free spray tan
and a slice of pizza.
776
00:33:32,044 --> 00:33:34,411
Now this is how you get around
the pine barrens.
777
00:33:34,413 --> 00:33:37,748
♪♪
778
00:33:37,750 --> 00:33:42,786
♪♪
779
00:33:42,788 --> 00:33:44,254
Let's go here!
780
00:33:44,256 --> 00:33:45,555
Through that
little wood thing?
781
00:33:45,557 --> 00:33:47,090
-Yeah.
-Sun's going down.
782
00:33:47,092 --> 00:33:49,159
I don't know
if we can make it through this.
783
00:33:49,161 --> 00:33:50,861
-We're so close.
-All right.
784
00:33:50,863 --> 00:33:54,564
Chobot:
These jet-skis aren't just for
the gym tan laundry crowd,
785
00:33:54,566 --> 00:33:57,501
Their flat bottom hulls
make them the only viable way
786
00:33:57,503 --> 00:33:59,703
To travel
deep into the shallow inlets
787
00:33:59,705 --> 00:34:02,139
That we need to get through.
788
00:34:02,141 --> 00:34:04,141
Hey, here's a good spot.
789
00:34:04,143 --> 00:34:05,742
I like it.
790
00:34:05,744 --> 00:34:08,912
After an hour of navigating
a maze of small tributaries,
791
00:34:08,914 --> 00:34:11,748
We find the ideal spot
to set up camp.
792
00:34:13,419 --> 00:34:16,053
[ insects chirping ]
793
00:34:18,791 --> 00:34:21,658
Ok, well,
794
00:34:21,660 --> 00:34:24,061
If my hypothesis is correct
795
00:34:24,063 --> 00:34:26,897
And the jersey devil is
actually some sort of bat,
796
00:34:26,899 --> 00:34:30,534
I'm trying to do everything
I can to attract it to us.
797
00:34:30,536 --> 00:34:33,904
-Ok.
-So here's the plan.
798
00:34:33,906 --> 00:34:36,373
Large bats essentially
eat one of two things,
799
00:34:36,375 --> 00:34:38,208
One of them being insects.
800
00:34:38,210 --> 00:34:41,978
So we got this really bright
light shining over the stream.
801
00:34:41,980 --> 00:34:43,847
It's already bringing
in tons of bugs.
802
00:34:43,849 --> 00:34:47,050
My hope is that the bats
will see their food source
803
00:34:47,052 --> 00:34:49,786
And come in, get a meal
and we'll be able to spot them.
804
00:34:49,788 --> 00:34:51,688
-Ok.
-Other thing
805
00:34:51,690 --> 00:34:55,358
That large bats like to eat
is fruit.
806
00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:56,793
When I lived in the amazon,
807
00:34:56,795 --> 00:34:59,563
We would have big bushels
of bananas hanging by our base
808
00:34:59,565 --> 00:35:00,797
And every single morning,
809
00:35:00,799 --> 00:35:04,067
There'd be big chunks
taken out of it by bats.
810
00:35:04,069 --> 00:35:06,503
So I'm going to hang this up
in a tree
811
00:35:06,505 --> 00:35:09,339
And, you know, who knows,
maybe it'll bring in something.
812
00:35:09,341 --> 00:35:10,440
Ok.
813
00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:13,243
And this is where
josh's tech comes in.
814
00:35:13,245 --> 00:35:17,647
This is a echolocation
high frequency sound sensor.
815
00:35:17,649 --> 00:35:19,816
I can plug this thing
directly into my phone.
816
00:35:19,818 --> 00:35:23,320
And when it listens,
it can not only detect bats,
817
00:35:23,322 --> 00:35:26,756
But it can also tell me
what species is flying overhead.
818
00:35:26,758 --> 00:35:29,025
Ok. That actually
is really cool.
819
00:35:29,027 --> 00:35:30,794
Right? This is like
my favorite toy ever.
820
00:35:30,796 --> 00:35:31,828
That's a good one.
821
00:35:31,830 --> 00:35:33,930
And I'll be listening
tonight, too,
822
00:35:33,932 --> 00:35:35,232
With the parabolic mic.
823
00:35:35,234 --> 00:35:38,702
Because I've used this in
the jungle to record bird calls,
824
00:35:38,704 --> 00:35:40,203
Frog calls,
that sort of thing.
825
00:35:40,205 --> 00:35:41,571
Those things are
powerful.
826
00:35:41,573 --> 00:35:43,039
Have you used
one of these before?
827
00:35:43,041 --> 00:35:45,275
-Yeah.
-For what?
828
00:35:45,277 --> 00:35:46,643
Bigfoot.
829
00:35:46,645 --> 00:35:48,078
Of course you have.
830
00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:49,212
I heard him, too.
831
00:35:49,214 --> 00:35:51,114
Of course you did.
I'll tell you what.
832
00:35:51,116 --> 00:35:54,951
Between the high tech
and the low tech,
833
00:35:54,953 --> 00:35:56,253
We got to get
something tonight.
834
00:35:56,255 --> 00:35:57,654
Yeah. All right.
835
00:35:57,656 --> 00:35:59,723
If anything happens,
walkie me.
836
00:36:05,631 --> 00:36:07,797
All right, let's
listen to some bats.
837
00:36:07,799 --> 00:36:14,070
♪♪
838
00:36:14,072 --> 00:36:20,343
♪♪
839
00:36:20,345 --> 00:36:21,344
[ beep ]
840
00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:23,480
Look at that.
Check that out.
841
00:36:23,482 --> 00:36:25,582
Even though I'm not seeing
any bats flying by,
842
00:36:25,584 --> 00:36:27,083
This thing is detecting them.
843
00:36:27,085 --> 00:36:30,554
There, just happened again.
This says little brown bat.
844
00:36:30,556 --> 00:36:32,789
So there's some bat
flying around.
845
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,761
Ok, this looks like
a good place to start.
846
00:36:37,763 --> 00:36:39,196
This parabolic microphone
847
00:36:39,198 --> 00:36:44,668
Can detect even the faintest
of sounds up to 500 feet away.
848
00:36:44,670 --> 00:36:48,238
I am hearing so much stuff
on this thing.
849
00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:53,176
♪♪
850
00:36:53,178 --> 00:36:56,746
♪♪
851
00:36:56,748 --> 00:36:58,848
[ beep ]
852
00:36:58,850 --> 00:37:01,318
Huh, it's detecting a bat,
853
00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:03,887
But it's saying
"no matches found."
854
00:37:05,090 --> 00:37:07,424
[ beep ]
see? Look at that.
855
00:37:07,426 --> 00:37:10,427
That means they can't I.D.
What it just heard.
856
00:37:10,429 --> 00:37:12,295
Could just be an anomaly
857
00:37:12,297 --> 00:37:16,066
Or it could be something
weird flying around here.
858
00:37:16,068 --> 00:37:17,467
Oh, just happened again.
859
00:37:17,469 --> 00:37:19,769
I better get a camera set up
on this treeline.
860
00:37:19,771 --> 00:37:22,672
These anomalous readings
only strengthen my theory
861
00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:24,941
That a large
unidentified bat species
862
00:37:24,943 --> 00:37:27,811
Could be responsible
for jersey devil sightings.
863
00:37:27,813 --> 00:37:30,413
So I'm deploying the same
special low light camera
864
00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:32,082
That we used the other night.
865
00:37:32,084 --> 00:37:35,051
Hopefully this time we'll get a
complete picture of the creature
866
00:37:35,053 --> 00:37:38,788
That has been terrorizing
this land for over 300 years
867
00:37:38,790 --> 00:37:42,025
And put this legend to rest
once and for all.
868
00:37:42,027 --> 00:37:43,393
And recording.
869
00:37:43,395 --> 00:37:44,761
See if we get anything.
870
00:37:51,336 --> 00:37:53,503
What was that?
871
00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:55,505
I heard some rustling
through the trees,
872
00:37:55,507 --> 00:37:57,407
Something that sounded
like flapping,
873
00:37:57,409 --> 00:37:59,209
Like something taking off.
874
00:37:59,211 --> 00:38:04,681
♪♪
875
00:38:04,683 --> 00:38:07,784
Let me see if I can get a closer
look at what made that sound.
876
00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:11,221
♪♪
877
00:38:11,223 --> 00:38:12,522
[ beep ]
878
00:38:12,524 --> 00:38:13,623
Whoa!
879
00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:18,228
[ creature screeching ]
880
00:38:18,230 --> 00:38:22,599
♪♪
881
00:38:22,601 --> 00:38:26,970
♪♪
882
00:38:31,543 --> 00:38:35,111
Cryptozoological creatures have
always captured our imaginations
883
00:38:35,113 --> 00:38:36,913
And we'll pay hard-earned money
884
00:38:36,915 --> 00:38:38,448
For the chance
to get a look at them.
885
00:38:38,450 --> 00:38:41,051
And throughout history,
hucksters and showmen
886
00:38:41,053 --> 00:38:43,353
Have taken note,
such as p.T. Barnum,
887
00:38:43,355 --> 00:38:45,288
The legendary promoter
and founder
888
00:38:45,290 --> 00:38:48,658
Of the barnum & bailey circus,
the world famous spectacle
889
00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:50,994
Dubbed "the greatest show
on earth."
890
00:38:50,996 --> 00:38:54,097
In the 1840s, barnum drew crowds
with the promise
891
00:38:54,099 --> 00:38:57,300
Of catching a glimpse
of a real-life mermaid,
892
00:38:57,302 --> 00:38:59,602
One of his most
elaborate hoaxes.
893
00:38:59,604 --> 00:39:02,405
Sure, it was really just
the upper body of a monkey,
894
00:39:02,407 --> 00:39:04,007
Sewed to the tail of a fish.
895
00:39:04,009 --> 00:39:07,777
But hey, the fiji mermaid helped
put barnum on the map.
896
00:39:07,779 --> 00:39:10,847
Then in 1911,
another group in philadelphia
897
00:39:10,849 --> 00:39:13,149
Wanted to cash in
on a famous creature
898
00:39:13,151 --> 00:39:15,418
That was causing local hysteria,
899
00:39:15,420 --> 00:39:17,487
The jersey devil.
Maybe you've heard of it.
900
00:39:17,489 --> 00:39:20,156
They painted green stripes
on a kangaroo
901
00:39:20,158 --> 00:39:22,759
And slapped some fake wings
on its back.
902
00:39:22,761 --> 00:39:24,361
Quite the cooked-up curiosity.
903
00:39:24,363 --> 00:39:26,396
As to the creature
that inspired it,
904
00:39:26,398 --> 00:39:28,264
Well, that's the real mystery.
905
00:39:35,941 --> 00:39:39,542
Phil, I got it.
It's over here in the trees.
906
00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:44,881
Ok, I'm gonna head your way.
907
00:39:49,888 --> 00:39:51,788
Turn off your light.
Turn off your light.
908
00:39:51,790 --> 00:39:53,390
-What?
-Turn off your light.
909
00:39:55,694 --> 00:39:57,060
I don't want to scare it off.
910
00:39:57,062 --> 00:39:58,261
What did you hear?
911
00:39:58,263 --> 00:40:01,131
Something swoop in,
land in these branches,
912
00:40:01,133 --> 00:40:03,266
And just kind of
rustle around a little bit.
913
00:40:03,268 --> 00:40:04,834
How close do you think?
914
00:40:04,836 --> 00:40:06,970
Pretty close.
I'm gonna sneak up.
915
00:40:06,972 --> 00:40:12,709
♪♪
916
00:40:12,711 --> 00:40:14,944
Oh! [bleep]
917
00:40:17,449 --> 00:40:18,948
Ok, we were close.
918
00:40:18,950 --> 00:40:20,750
Ok.
919
00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:23,987
♪♪
920
00:40:23,989 --> 00:40:25,488
Holy...
921
00:40:30,262 --> 00:40:34,264
What...Was that?
922
00:40:34,266 --> 00:40:36,366
That there was something
right here.
923
00:40:46,178 --> 00:40:48,311
Do you see anything?
924
00:40:48,313 --> 00:40:49,646
I'm not seeing anything.
925
00:40:49,648 --> 00:40:51,681
Yeah, I'm not hearing
anything either.
926
00:40:51,683 --> 00:40:53,650
This is the one time
I'm not going to tell you
927
00:40:53,652 --> 00:40:57,687
That it could have been an owl
because owls fly silently.
928
00:40:57,689 --> 00:40:59,789
So you really wouldn't have
picked it up.
929
00:40:59,791 --> 00:41:02,659
So mad we didn't
get visual on it.
930
00:41:02,661 --> 00:41:04,027
Because if you see eyeshine,
931
00:41:04,029 --> 00:41:05,829
That can tell you
so much about it.
932
00:41:05,831 --> 00:41:08,498
Whether it's a mammal,
it's a bird, it's a bat,
933
00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:09,666
Any of those things.
934
00:41:09,668 --> 00:41:11,668
So what do we do?
935
00:41:11,670 --> 00:41:13,736
Now that there's rain,
936
00:41:13,738 --> 00:41:15,872
I feel like that's going
to make it really hard
937
00:41:15,874 --> 00:41:17,774
To pick out
a singular sound.
938
00:41:17,776 --> 00:41:20,109
Yeah, it's kind of all just like
white noise at this point,
939
00:41:20,111 --> 00:41:21,744
Just hitting
all the raindrops.
940
00:41:21,746 --> 00:41:26,483
So whatever it was here,
we've probably spooked enough
941
00:41:26,485 --> 00:41:28,117
That it's not going
to come back.
942
00:41:28,119 --> 00:41:29,953
I don't think we're going
to get a second chance
943
00:41:29,955 --> 00:41:33,556
To get close to it,
but [bleep] were close.
944
00:41:33,558 --> 00:41:35,158
So close.
945
00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:39,462
I feel like we just almost
snuck up on this thing.
946
00:41:39,464 --> 00:41:40,530
Yeah.
947
00:41:40,532 --> 00:41:43,333
Damn.
948
00:41:43,335 --> 00:41:46,469
Torres: I can't say for certain
what jess heard in the trees,
949
00:41:46,471 --> 00:41:48,771
But what I do know
is that my sensor detected
950
00:41:48,773 --> 00:41:50,507
Some kind of bat flying around,
951
00:41:50,509 --> 00:41:52,609
But it wasn't able
to identify it.
952
00:41:52,611 --> 00:41:55,912
Huh. It could be something
weird flying around here.
953
00:41:57,916 --> 00:41:59,849
So does that add weight
to my theory
954
00:41:59,851 --> 00:42:02,218
That the jersey devil
is some kind of mysterious
955
00:42:02,220 --> 00:42:04,954
Bat species that's come
to inhabit these woods?
956
00:42:08,193 --> 00:42:12,228
And if so, what is it
and how did it get here?
957
00:42:12,230 --> 00:42:15,632
We found historian and jersey
devil expert tom hanson.
958
00:42:15,634 --> 00:42:17,767
-Hi.
-Hi. Welcome.
959
00:42:17,769 --> 00:42:20,470
...Who has not only studied
the legend for over a decade,
960
00:42:20,472 --> 00:42:25,208
But also believes he knows
what the jersey devil really is.
961
00:42:25,210 --> 00:42:27,443
And it might help explain
the strange readings
962
00:42:27,445 --> 00:42:29,312
I was getting on
the bat detector.
963
00:42:29,314 --> 00:42:32,682
History books actually show
that there was a mother leeds
964
00:42:32,684 --> 00:42:36,853
Who had 13 children, and
her husband was daniel leeds,
965
00:42:36,855 --> 00:42:38,555
Who this is all
focused around.
966
00:42:38,557 --> 00:42:41,257
He was a quaker, but he didn't
get along with the quakers
967
00:42:41,259 --> 00:42:43,393
Because he published
the "american almanack,"
968
00:42:43,395 --> 00:42:46,062
Which had some risque
things in there
969
00:42:46,064 --> 00:42:49,132
That the quakers didn't like.
So they told him to stop.
970
00:42:49,134 --> 00:42:52,669
Gates:
Turns out daniel leeds refused.
971
00:42:52,671 --> 00:42:56,573
Then in 1728, the leeds changed
the cover of the almanac
972
00:42:56,575 --> 00:42:59,108
To include
the leeds family crest
973
00:42:59,110 --> 00:43:02,612
That incorporates a strange
creature with bat wings
974
00:43:02,614 --> 00:43:04,781
That are eerily similar
to descriptions
975
00:43:04,783 --> 00:43:06,215
Of the jersey devil.
976
00:43:06,217 --> 00:43:08,818
So he puts these bats
that look like devils,
977
00:43:08,820 --> 00:43:10,587
And that was a shot
at the quakers.
978
00:43:10,589 --> 00:43:12,722
And then ben franklin
comes along.
979
00:43:12,724 --> 00:43:15,825
Wait, benjamin franklin?
980
00:43:15,827 --> 00:43:17,727
The benjamin franklin,
the founding father
981
00:43:17,729 --> 00:43:21,264
From philadelphia,
and he was a quaker.
982
00:43:21,266 --> 00:43:24,801
And he begins to say that
the leeds family is...
983
00:43:24,803 --> 00:43:26,436
Because they're in league
with the devil.
984
00:43:26,438 --> 00:43:29,205
So it seemed like there were
just rumors around this town
985
00:43:29,207 --> 00:43:32,942
That the leeds family
was devil worshiping
986
00:43:32,944 --> 00:43:35,345
With a bat on the family crest.
987
00:43:35,347 --> 00:43:37,347
You combine those things.
988
00:43:37,349 --> 00:43:39,482
Is that the formula
to make a jersey devil?
989
00:43:39,484 --> 00:43:41,551
Absolutely.
990
00:43:41,553 --> 00:43:43,252
However, can all
these people be wrong?
991
00:43:43,254 --> 00:43:46,956
Wherever there's
a little smoke, there's fire.
992
00:43:46,958 --> 00:43:48,925
There's something out there.
-What is it?
993
00:43:48,927 --> 00:43:51,694
I think the jersey devil
was what we call
994
00:43:51,696 --> 00:43:52,996
The hammerhead bat.
995
00:43:53,999 --> 00:43:56,866
-I'm not familiar with the bat.
-I got to see this.
996
00:43:56,868 --> 00:43:59,302
Torres: When we pull up pictures
of the hammerheaded bat...
997
00:43:59,304 --> 00:44:02,705
Look at that face.
It is so bizarre looking.
998
00:44:02,707 --> 00:44:04,307
Oh, my god.
999
00:44:04,309 --> 00:44:07,176
The similarities are striking
to the descriptions
1000
00:44:07,178 --> 00:44:08,978
Of the jersey devil.
1001
00:44:08,980 --> 00:44:12,181
Huge wings,
huge bulbous head.
1002
00:44:12,183 --> 00:44:15,018
Looks kind of
like a horse's head.
1003
00:44:15,020 --> 00:44:16,185
It's about this high
1004
00:44:16,187 --> 00:44:18,788
Gah! No!
1005
00:44:18,790 --> 00:44:20,189
Absolutely not.
1006
00:44:20,191 --> 00:44:24,527
If I saw that in a tree,
I'd be like, what the [bleep]
1007
00:44:24,529 --> 00:44:25,695
Torres:
The hammerheaded bat
1008
00:44:25,697 --> 00:44:28,164
Is one of the largest bats
in the world,
1009
00:44:28,166 --> 00:44:30,933
With a wingspan
of over three feet,
1010
00:44:30,935 --> 00:44:33,636
Males have elongated
horse-like heads
1011
00:44:33,638 --> 00:44:37,540
That some have described as
the spitting image of a devil.
1012
00:44:37,542 --> 00:44:40,376
They're nocturnal feeders
and produce extremely loud
1013
00:44:40,378 --> 00:44:41,944
And terrifying calls.
1014
00:44:41,946 --> 00:44:44,280
But like other large
mega bat species,
1015
00:44:44,282 --> 00:44:46,883
They are not native
to the united states.
1016
00:44:46,885 --> 00:44:49,952
Problem is, these are bats
from africa.
1017
00:44:49,954 --> 00:44:52,622
-Right?
-So how do they get here?
1018
00:44:52,624 --> 00:44:56,125
So what they did was when all
the sailing vessels
1019
00:44:56,127 --> 00:45:00,263
From the 1600s, 1700s, 1800s
were bringing things over,
1020
00:45:00,265 --> 00:45:02,365
They were coming up
from mullica river.
1021
00:45:02,367 --> 00:45:04,233
They would
unload their goods,
1022
00:45:04,235 --> 00:45:06,569
And the bats
would be inside the ships.
1023
00:45:06,571 --> 00:45:08,504
The bats would stow away.
1024
00:45:08,506 --> 00:45:09,739
Wow!
1025
00:45:09,741 --> 00:45:12,875
And then the bats
would get loose in our area
1026
00:45:12,877 --> 00:45:14,777
And they would fly up
and down looking for food.
1027
00:45:14,779 --> 00:45:17,747
Now, can you imagine a bat
with three foot wings
1028
00:45:17,749 --> 00:45:20,083
Flying overhead,
with a moon behind it?
1029
00:45:20,085 --> 00:45:21,617
In new jersey.
1030
00:45:21,619 --> 00:45:23,920
That would probably
look like a devil to you.
1031
00:45:23,922 --> 00:45:24,987
Absolutely.
1032
00:45:24,989 --> 00:45:26,989
-Geez.
-Wow.
1033
00:45:26,991 --> 00:45:28,925
Torres: We've used the historic
mullica river
1034
00:45:28,927 --> 00:45:32,528
Ourselves to gain access to the
remote part of the pine barrens,
1035
00:45:32,530 --> 00:45:35,031
Where both jess
and a recent eyewitness
1036
00:45:35,033 --> 00:45:39,302
Had a strange encounter with
a large, unidentified creature.
1037
00:45:39,304 --> 00:45:41,971
That waterway was a bustling
trade route
1038
00:45:41,973 --> 00:45:45,374
With ships packed with cargo
from all over the world.
1039
00:45:45,376 --> 00:45:48,277
And it's possible that may have
included a strange
1040
00:45:48,279 --> 00:45:49,912
Winged creature from africa
1041
00:45:49,914 --> 00:45:52,315
That just so happens
to look strikingly similar
1042
00:45:52,317 --> 00:45:57,353
To eyewitness descriptions
of the jersey devil.
1043
00:45:57,355 --> 00:46:00,389
What do you think
about the evidence we got?
1044
00:46:00,391 --> 00:46:01,858
New jersey surprised me.
1045
00:46:01,860 --> 00:46:04,327
I mean, you got a weird reading
on the bat detector.
1046
00:46:04,329 --> 00:46:05,695
You heard weird noises.
1047
00:46:05,697 --> 00:46:08,131
We've seen stuff
kind of flying by camera.
1048
00:46:08,133 --> 00:46:13,136
All that points to something
unusual flying around here.
1049
00:46:13,138 --> 00:46:16,038
And I think
it is entirely plausible
1050
00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:18,741
That the hammerheaded bat
can be the jersey devil.
1051
00:46:18,743 --> 00:46:21,210
It holds up to science,
it holds up to history,
1052
00:46:21,212 --> 00:46:24,013
And it matches the description
so well.
1053
00:46:24,015 --> 00:46:26,783
I agree with you.
I really like that theory.
1054
00:46:26,785 --> 00:46:29,986
Something's out here
scaring people.
1055
00:46:29,988 --> 00:46:32,555
Yeah.
I mean, scared us, too.
1056
00:46:33,892 --> 00:46:36,359
Gates: The monsters that lurk
in the darkest corners
1057
00:46:36,361 --> 00:46:40,763
Of our minds often manifest
themselves in the real world,
1058
00:46:40,765 --> 00:46:42,265
300 years ago,
1059
00:46:42,267 --> 00:46:46,135
A rumor was spread to demonize
an entire family tree.
1060
00:46:46,137 --> 00:46:48,070
Combine that
with the possibility
1061
00:46:48,072 --> 00:46:51,741
Of an undeniably strange
winged creature hitching a ride
1062
00:46:51,743 --> 00:46:53,976
From an exotic corner
of the world...
1063
00:46:53,978 --> 00:46:55,211
Well, perhaps
1064
00:46:55,213 --> 00:46:57,580
The team's suspicions
are correct.
1065
00:46:57,582 --> 00:46:59,415
See? Right there.
Check that out.
1066
00:46:59,417 --> 00:47:02,718
Did the mysterious
wing they captured on camera
1067
00:47:02,720 --> 00:47:07,256
In the heart of the forest truly
belong to a giant african bat?
1068
00:47:07,258 --> 00:47:09,425
It does look like a wing.
1069
00:47:09,427 --> 00:47:11,661
And was it the same
unidentified creature
1070
00:47:11,663 --> 00:47:14,230
That phil's tech detected
in the dead of night?
1071
00:47:14,232 --> 00:47:17,266
Could be something weird
flying around here.
1072
00:47:17,268 --> 00:47:19,468
This bold new theory lines up
1073
00:47:19,470 --> 00:47:21,204
With descriptions
of the monster.
1074
00:47:21,206 --> 00:47:24,740
And it is entirely possible that
these bats may have provided
1075
00:47:24,742 --> 00:47:27,877
A powerful basis
for the story of the devil.
1076
00:47:27,879 --> 00:47:29,912
But when it comes
to the modern sightings,
1077
00:47:29,914 --> 00:47:32,415
It isn't entirely case closed.
1078
00:47:32,417 --> 00:47:34,951
Just like the flying fox,
the hammerheaded bat
1079
00:47:34,953 --> 00:47:37,787
Would be unable
to survive the winter here.
1080
00:47:37,789 --> 00:47:39,956
As dr. Ian malcolm
from jurassic park
1081
00:47:39,958 --> 00:47:43,025
Once noted, though,
"life finds a way."
1082
00:47:43,027 --> 00:47:46,395
Could these bats have
somehow adapted to the climate,
1083
00:47:46,397 --> 00:47:48,998
Or is there something else here?
1084
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:51,567
As long as people report
terrifying encounters
1085
00:47:51,569 --> 00:47:53,035
In the pine barrens,
1086
00:47:53,037 --> 00:47:58,241
The legend of the jersey devil
will continue to take flight.
1087
00:47:58,243 --> 00:48:00,476
For more information
on "expedition x,"
1088
00:48:00,478 --> 00:48:03,846
Head to
discovery.Com/expeditionx.