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now. >> you need to stand your grown. you stay still. you dont run. >> at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes. home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together they face new challenges in our rapidly changing world. >> you are at the mercy of the elements. this is the story of what it takes to survive on the edge of the world. for 12 months, our film crews journeyed from the southern tip of ...

>> this is where you need to stand your ground. stay still. you dont run. >> at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes. home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together they face new challenges in our rapidly changing world. >> you are at the mercy of the elements. >> this is the story of what it takes to survive. on the edge of the world. for 12 months our film crews journeyed from the souther...

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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s third presentation of its 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Episode 1: Arrivals,” is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. It will feature Mauricio Handler of Durham, a natural history and underwater cinematographer. Speaker series presentations, again being held via Zoom, are accessible via hyperlink at the top of the organization’s […]

Become a sea otter and see if we can get them used to my presence. you have to kind of gain the trust of the animal, let them know that its all right for you to get close. they let you in, they let you in. >> mauricio soon finds the chungungo underwater. but unsure if hes friend or foe, they dont hang around. >> its very exciting to see them in the water. theyre here, mom and her two babies. but theres all sorts of places to hide. >> over the next couple of days mauricio perseveres, hoping the f...

Summer in patagonia, and filming is in full swing. one crew is heading to bahia mansa, a quiet fishing village on the west coast of chile. theyve been told its home to the marine otter, known in patagonia as the chungungo. this enclosed bay may look like an easy place for filming, but its a tough assignment. >> anybody see them? >> no, not yet. >> the crew only has five days to learn the otters movements and capture them on camera. >> you heard them? they just cried out. >> having filmed chungun...

>> oh! >> where? >> this location also brings its own challenges. >> yep. yeah. i got him. i got him. [ speaking non-english ] >> see, that happens all the time. you get a great shot, and then you have a boat that comes in the way. lets get some high ground. oh, yeah. yep, yep. its a tough angle. i lost him. so, this goes on all day long. you have to be here from sunrise to sunset, and you cant miss a beat. >> despite the difficulties, this is a dream shoot for mauricio. he has a special connect...

>> mauricio immerses his camera in their underwater world. its the moment of truth. time for carla to review the footage.

Summer in patagonia, and filming is in full swing. one crew is heading to ba bajia mansa, a quiet fishing village on the west coast of chile. theyve been told its home to the marine otter. known in patagonia as the chungungo. this enclosed bay may look like an easy place for filming, but its a tough assignment. >> anybody see them? >> no. not yet. >> the crew only has five days to learn the otters movements and capture them on camera. >> you heard them? they just cried out. >> having filmed chun...

Cinematographer mauricio handler knows it wont be easy. >> they are sneaky. they are very sneaky, and they are very fast. for such a small animal, one minute they are there, the next minute they are gone. where? >> this location also brings its own challenges. >> yeah, yeah, i got him. i got hip. thats what happens all the time. you get a great shot and then a boat comes in the way. lets get to high ground. >> oh, yeah, yeah. its a toughage. i lost him. so this goes on all day long. you have to ...