The lost land of the Jaguar (Part 2/3) – [Updated]

Posted on August 6th, 2008. Written by Arron.

PART THREE – NOW AVAILABLE

Please note: All imagery used in this article is copyright and remains the property of the BBC.

Also note: Because I am unfamiliar with some of these new species, I may spell some of their names incorrectly.
I apologize for this.

As you probably know by now, the BBC tonight broadcast a one-hour, fascinating, documentary of an untouched landscape in Guyana, South America. This landscape, untouched and preserved until present day, is thought to be full of undocumented, never-seen-before wildlife.

This is part 2 of 3 – If you missed Part 1, you can find my article with photos, here.

Unfortunately, the recording of part 1, is no longer available from the BBC
- although still available on YouTube!. –

Thanks Jonny (Comment)

I watched the entire documentary, and thought I’d share some of the more interesting finds …

So the team have setup camp in the depths of an un-disturbed jungle, in the inner-most regions of Guyana. The wildlife that has been surrounding them has been getting closer and closer to camp, everyday.

Brown Capuchins

Squirrel Monkeys
Although not a new species the team snapped a few shots as they were interacting with the Capuchins.

In camp, a team of international scientists are hard at work documenting and naming new species of animal found in these regions, but it’s not only animals, plants have to be documented too. There are thought to be 6000 species of plant in this one region of Guyana.

River Survey

Two members of the team set-off to analyse just what lives in the river near camp. One of the bigger catches of the day, is this fella;

and on it, were these parasitic fish;

The Vampire Cat Fish
It’s a little known fact that these critters can lodge in humans when urinating – Tip – If your in Guyana, and near a river, don’t take a leak anytime soon, unless you want to surgically remove one of these from you.

The Sabre Tooth Characin

The Spider Hunt
After this, the team then went to search for large spiders (scroll no further if you have Arachnophobia, as you’ll probably never sleep again, after this.) They were not searching for any ‘big’ spider, they were searching for the biggest.

The Goliath Bird-Eating Spider

An Entirely NEW Species of Fish
This amphibian doesn’t have a name, it’s that new!

The Team say goodbye to Guyana
The team now say farewell to this untouched region of Guyana, and it’s spectacular views;

The Climb
… and swap it for the border of Venezuela. There, they will attempt to climb Mt. Upuigma.

6 hours into the climb and not even a quarter the way up the mountain, the team bed down for the night, in light of a storm brewing over-head. Suspended by pulleys and wires the team are in for a restless night.

The documentary is in three parts, and I’ll be following it until it ends. It truly was a fascinating watch.
If you want to watch this episode again, and your in the UK, it’s now available on the BBC iPlayer, here.

The recording is available until 8:59pm GMT, Wednesday 13th August.

Part 3 – Wednesday 13th August.

R-Fly

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