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shoreline he gets a nasty surprise. >> i go the slammed into a being row. it just came out of nowhere. i wasn't expecting it. >> freezesing and now bruised. he has to get out. >> the wind is not helping so i'm starting to shiver. when you start shiver you get crams in the water, too, so you have to be real careful. >> the conditions force mauricio to give up every day. >> as everybody who does natural history knows that this is a waiting game. you need to have tremendous patience, stay focused and stay on the ubt and on the -- with time running out mauricio sticks to the plan.
glimpses of their daily lives. >> i hope it's not too cold today. >> to really get to know them mauricio needs to go where they go. >> so i think today is just going to be check out where they live. you need to gain the trust of the animal and let them know it's all right for you to get close. if they let you in, they will let you in. >> mauricio soon finds the otters underwater. but unsure if he's friend or foe, they don't hang around. >> it's very exciting to see them in the water. they are rear. over the next couple of cases mauricio percent veers hoping the family will learn that he isn't a threat. but as he follows them to the
>> to really get to know them mauricio needs to go where they go. >> so i think today's just going to be try and check everything out, where they live, 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 it's all right for you to get close. they let you in, they let you in. >> mauricio soon finds the chungungo underwater. but unsure if he's friend or foe, they don't hang around. >> it's very fun to see them in the water. they're here. the mom and their two babies. but there's all sorts of places to hide. >> over the next couple of days mauricio perseveres. hoping the family will learn that he isn't a threat. but as he follows them to the shoreline he gets a nasty
surprise. >> i got slammed into a rock. it just came out of nowhere. i wasn't expecting it. >> freezing and now bruised, he has to get out. >> the wind is not helping because i'm starting to shiver. when you start shivering, you start getting cramps in the water too. so you've got to be real careful. >> the conditions force mauricio to give up for the day. >> as everybody that does natural history knows, this is a waiting game. so you have to have a tremendous patience. you have to stay focused and stay on the subject and on the storyline. >> with time running out, mauricio sticks to the plan. and it pays off.
mauricio. he has a special connection not only with this creature but also the country itself. >> i was born in chelle but i left very young, 6 years old and returned only about search years ago as a cinematographer. there they are. all three, all three are there. >> i was introduced to the chungungo but some colleagues of mine. >> way too close for me. >> and since then i've really been obsessed by this chungungo is inquiztive and intelligent and cute. it has personality and they are beautiful. >> the crew now realizes it's a family of chungungo who live on this coastline, mohamed and her two pups but filming from the dock only allows the team to get
handler knows it won't be easy. >> they're sneaky. they're very sneaky. and they're very fast. for such a small animal, one minute they're there, the next minute they're gone. >> oh! >> where? >> this location also brings its own challenges. >> yep. i got him. i got him. secrecy that's what happens all the time. you get a great shot and then you have a boat that comes in the way. let's get some high ground. yep. yep. it's a tough angle. i lost him. so this goes on all day long. you have to be here from sunrise to sunset, and you can't miss a beat. >> despite the difficulties, this is a dream shoot for mauricio. he has a special connection not only with this creature but also
our mom waits for her moment. one parrot doesn't make it. but our mom gets home safely . above mauricio, the skies are full of parrots. and future generations of these iconic birds will continue to return here to nest.
america. the burrowing parrot. after wintering up north, pairs return to the same nest every spring. it makes sense given how hard they've worked to dig out these homes. some stretch back ten feet into the cliff. ♪ >> mauricio is leading the charge to understand and conserve the parrots' last stronghold . [ speaking foreign language ]
>> mauricio first encountered these parrots while traveling around patagonia 20 years ago. he was smitten, and he has been here ever since. mauricio routinely encounters and counts the nests. [ speaking foreign language ] >> inside most of these nests are hungry chicks. today it's this mom's turn to head out on the food run.
our mom waits for her moment. one parrot doesn't make it. but our mom gets home safely . above mauricio, the skies are full of parrots. and future generations of these iconic birds will continue to return here to nest.