1 00:00:01,467 --> 00:00:03,500 [narrator] Previously on Expedition Bigfoot... 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:05,667 -[intense music playing] -[Bryce] We've come to Washington, 3 00:00:05,667 --> 00:00:07,767 the epicenter of sightings. 4 00:00:07,767 --> 00:00:11,000 500 reported sightings a year. 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,000 [Russell] They're moving in a group. 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,467 Two separate types of tracks here. 7 00:00:17,567 --> 00:00:19,367 [creature calls in distance] 8 00:00:20,967 --> 00:00:22,567 [Mireya] What the [bleep] is that? 9 00:00:22,567 --> 00:00:23,600 [music intensifies] 10 00:00:25,166 --> 00:00:26,266 [Russell] Whoa. 11 00:00:26,967 --> 00:00:28,500 Can you see that? 12 00:00:28,500 --> 00:00:29,700 [whispers] Something's coming? 13 00:00:29,700 --> 00:00:32,567 [Mireya] There is something definitely moving out there. 14 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:36,266 [softly] We have blood and a lot of it. 15 00:00:36,266 --> 00:00:38,200 [Bryce] Dude, the handprint 16 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,467 is 13 inches long. 17 00:00:39,467 --> 00:00:41,467 [Russell] Listen. Up there. 18 00:00:41,467 --> 00:00:43,967 Dude. Holy [bleep]. Go, go, go. 19 00:00:43,967 --> 00:00:46,166 Move. 20 00:00:46,166 --> 00:00:49,166 [Biko] I wanna get down there and try to find some tracks, 21 00:00:49,166 --> 00:00:50,567 and pick up this thing's trail 22 00:00:50,567 --> 00:00:53,166 because this is closer than we've ever been. 23 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:56,100 [Russell] Holy [bleep]. 24 00:01:03,867 --> 00:01:05,367 [intriguing music playing] 25 00:01:08,867 --> 00:01:10,600 [Biko] Holy smokes. 26 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,266 -[Bryce] Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Look at that. -[Mireya] What? 27 00:01:12,266 --> 00:01:13,967 Look at that. 28 00:01:13,967 --> 00:01:17,467 That is bipedal, upright, walking. 29 00:01:17,467 --> 00:01:19,967 That creature is going west. 30 00:01:19,967 --> 00:01:21,900 [narrator] On Day 19 of the expedition, 31 00:01:21,900 --> 00:01:24,867 the team has identified a hotspot based on activity 32 00:01:24,867 --> 00:01:27,066 Russell captured seven hours ago. 33 00:01:27,066 --> 00:01:31,200 The focus of their efforts is just two miles south of the seismic tripwire 34 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,767 in the northeastern quadrant of the target zone. 35 00:01:34,767 --> 00:01:37,467 This is obviously the turning point in our investigation, 36 00:01:37,467 --> 00:01:39,300 but we need to move fast. 37 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:40,767 Biko and I will go get our gear, 38 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:43,066 -and then we'll meet you in that area. -[Bryce] Yeah, perfect. 39 00:01:43,567 --> 00:01:45,500 Let's do it. 40 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:47,767 [narrator] As the rest of the team gathers their gear 41 00:01:47,767 --> 00:01:49,600 to set up a base of operations, 42 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,266 at the command center, 43 00:01:51,266 --> 00:01:54,066 Bryce has contacted a molecular biologist 44 00:01:54,066 --> 00:01:56,567 to do an expedited forensic analysis 45 00:01:56,567 --> 00:01:59,166 in hopes of determining what kind of animal 46 00:01:59,166 --> 00:02:02,900 left the blood Russell collected just 36 hours ago. 47 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:05,667 Here we go. 48 00:02:05,667 --> 00:02:07,066 Hey, Christina, how are ya? 49 00:02:07,567 --> 00:02:08,667 Hey, how are you? 50 00:02:08,667 --> 00:02:11,000 Good, good. Thank you so much for hopping on. 51 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,100 Let me ask you, were you able 52 00:02:12,100 --> 00:02:15,166 to pull anything from that, uh, sample? 53 00:02:15,166 --> 00:02:19,767 Yeah. What you guys gave me were two, uh, 15 mil tubes, 54 00:02:19,767 --> 00:02:21,300 so it was a decent amount of blood. 55 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:23,600 What... what tests were you able to run on this? 56 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,000 [Christina] What I've loved to do actually, 57 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,467 is get the out of there and then sequence it, 58 00:02:27,467 --> 00:02:30,800 so that I could get, you know, a really comprehensive view of what was there, 59 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,066 but because of the time constraints, 60 00:02:32,066 --> 00:02:35,467 we decided let's run it against known DNA markers. 61 00:02:35,467 --> 00:02:37,367 The way that we ran tests, 62 00:02:37,367 --> 00:02:39,800 it ends up being kind of a presence-absence thing, right? 63 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,667 If I get a hit, let's just say 64 00:02:41,667 --> 00:02:43,467 for the bear family, then I know that I've got 65 00:02:43,467 --> 00:02:45,266 some species in that family. 66 00:02:45,266 --> 00:02:47,667 I can't tell you exactly what species, 67 00:02:47,667 --> 00:02:49,800 -that's what sequencing would have told us. Right? -[Bryce] Mmm-hmm. 68 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,100 Exactly what species. 69 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:53,266 The fragment analysis, what we did, 70 00:02:53,266 --> 00:02:55,700 tells us at least a species 71 00:02:55,700 --> 00:02:57,467 of that family is there. 72 00:02:57,467 --> 00:03:01,266 So, we screened for all of the known animal families 73 00:03:01,266 --> 00:03:02,800 in the Washington region, 74 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,767 and we didn't find anything at all. 75 00:03:04,767 --> 00:03:07,567 Wa... wait. So, you're saying that there was no detection 76 00:03:07,567 --> 00:03:09,900 of large mammals from that sample? 77 00:03:09,900 --> 00:03:13,066 Surprisingly, nothing. We got no hits on that at all. 78 00:03:13,066 --> 00:03:14,433 So, let me ask you this. 79 00:03:14,433 --> 00:03:17,800 Were you able to pull sort of any information from the DNA sample? 80 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,500 I thought, "Let me just run some of the other stuff 81 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:22,867 that I run kind of on a regular basis for other reasons anyway." 82 00:03:22,867 --> 00:03:26,367 So, yeah, I ran it against the human markers that we have, 83 00:03:26,367 --> 00:03:29,767 and, uh, sure enough, I got a hit for human. 84 00:03:29,767 --> 00:03:32,000 -Really? -[Christina] Now, that doesn't mean 85 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,266 that this is human blood, let's just start right there. 86 00:03:34,266 --> 00:03:37,300 It just means there's human DNA in... in this blood. 87 00:03:37,300 --> 00:03:39,867 So, just to see if I understand you correctly, 88 00:03:39,867 --> 00:03:42,467 you are getting traces of human DNA. 89 00:03:42,467 --> 00:03:45,900 Although that doesn't mean that it came from a human. 90 00:03:45,900 --> 00:03:50,567 Right. I mean, the reality is that these markers that I used for human, 91 00:03:50,567 --> 00:03:52,200 we haven't tested against every 92 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:53,867 -known primate, you know. -Wow. 93 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:56,166 We're primates, right? Humans are primates. 94 00:03:56,166 --> 00:03:59,900 And we share 99% of the same DNA 95 00:03:59,900 --> 00:04:02,100 as the rest of the primate family, 96 00:04:02,100 --> 00:04:04,567 so I can't exclude other primates. 97 00:04:04,567 --> 00:04:07,767 You know, so many researchers think that these creatures 98 00:04:07,767 --> 00:04:09,700 could possibly be some sort of, 99 00:04:09,700 --> 00:04:12,100 uh, maybe a relict hominid. 100 00:04:12,100 --> 00:04:14,567 [narrator] Known as the relict hominoid theory, 101 00:04:14,567 --> 00:04:16,900 some researchers believe that Bigfoot represents 102 00:04:16,900 --> 00:04:19,800 a lost branch of the human evolutionary tree, 103 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,800 similar to Neanderthals or Denisovans. 104 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,767 Some of these missing links, such as the Neanderthal, 105 00:04:25,767 --> 00:04:28,667 share 99% of their DNA with humans. 106 00:04:28,667 --> 00:04:30,300 If this theory is correct, 107 00:04:30,300 --> 00:04:31,900 Bigfoot could possibly share 108 00:04:31,900 --> 00:04:35,066 similar genetic markings to other known primates. 109 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,100 Perhaps this is a signal to that. 110 00:04:38,100 --> 00:04:41,367 -When we're talking about what distinguishes us... -[Bryce] Yep. 111 00:04:41,367 --> 00:04:45,367 ...um, as species, and even in an evolutionary sense, 112 00:04:45,367 --> 00:04:47,266 we're talking about a relatively small 113 00:04:47,266 --> 00:04:49,600 proportion of our DNA that's different. 114 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,400 [Bryce] Hearing Christina explain that those 115 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,166 human DNA markers that showed up in the lab results 116 00:04:54,166 --> 00:04:56,867 could've been triggered by a primate species 117 00:04:56,867 --> 00:05:00,467 whose blood is so close to our own is incredible. 118 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:03,500 To me, this opens up a possibility that that blood sample 119 00:05:03,500 --> 00:05:05,400 that we got from Russ 120 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,367 could've come from an injured Bigfoot, 121 00:05:07,367 --> 00:05:09,100 maybe fighting with another one. 122 00:05:09,100 --> 00:05:11,300 And it makes me think that maybe what Russell was tracking 123 00:05:11,300 --> 00:05:13,000 was one of those rogue Bigfoots 124 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,500 that we've been hearing about. 125 00:05:14,500 --> 00:05:18,066 And if so, was this creature competing over territory, 126 00:05:18,066 --> 00:05:19,700 or perhaps a new mate? 127 00:05:19,700 --> 00:05:22,667 [Christina] The bottom line here is that what we found 128 00:05:22,667 --> 00:05:26,000 is human DNA or evidence of human DNA. 129 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,500 We don't know wh... what else is in there. 130 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:31,367 Um, and that's really what the sequencing will tell us. 131 00:05:31,367 --> 00:05:34,300 [Bryce] Well, listen, uh, Christina, I really appreciate your time. 132 00:05:34,300 --> 00:05:35,900 I... I have to go out and meet the team, 133 00:05:35,900 --> 00:05:38,500 but, uh, in the meantime, would you go ahead 134 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:40,266 and start sequencing this sample? 135 00:05:40,266 --> 00:05:41,467 That would be incredible. 136 00:05:42,100 --> 00:05:43,367 No problem. 137 00:05:43,367 --> 00:05:45,266 [dramatic music playing] 138 00:05:47,367 --> 00:05:49,867 [narrator] After speaking with Dr. Christina Burns, 139 00:05:49,867 --> 00:05:51,767 Bryce races back to the area 140 00:05:51,767 --> 00:05:53,400 where Russell recorded the video 141 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:54,800 of an upright creature. 142 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,867 There, Mireya, Russell, and Biko 143 00:05:56,867 --> 00:05:59,867 have established a temporary base of operations. 144 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,600 So fortunately, before I came to Washington, 145 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,266 I was in talks with a good friend of mine 146 00:06:06,266 --> 00:06:08,867 who's an aerospace engineer and hardware developer, 147 00:06:08,867 --> 00:06:11,367 in the hopes that he could help develop something, 148 00:06:11,367 --> 00:06:16,667 some type of unique technology that would fit this expedition and this mission perfectly. 149 00:06:16,667 --> 00:06:21,367 I would love some type of tech that can scan and observe 150 00:06:21,367 --> 00:06:23,266 a large area, 151 00:06:23,266 --> 00:06:25,767 uh, over a... over... over a long period of time. 152 00:06:25,767 --> 00:06:29,700 Something that can be able to record at daytime as well as night. 153 00:06:29,700 --> 00:06:31,467 Uh, thermal would be incredible. 154 00:06:31,467 --> 00:06:33,367 I need something that's not gonna be 155 00:06:33,367 --> 00:06:35,767 too intrusive or make a lot of noise. 156 00:06:35,767 --> 00:06:37,467 Uh, so, I know that's a big ask. 157 00:06:38,767 --> 00:06:40,367 [Jares] I think I got just the thing. 158 00:06:40,367 --> 00:06:43,100 Really small, really, really lightweight 159 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:44,567 thermal cameras that I'm able 160 00:06:44,567 --> 00:06:46,900 to put on pretty much any kind of platform, 161 00:06:46,900 --> 00:06:49,400 that is kind of really quiet and silent, 162 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,100 and can kind of be like an overwatch. 163 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:54,300 -Perfect. -I'll go ahead and start working on it, 164 00:06:54,300 --> 00:06:55,400 so that way it's ready for you 165 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,166 the next time you go out into the field. 166 00:06:57,166 --> 00:06:59,367 I told him I needed it ASAP. 167 00:06:59,367 --> 00:07:02,000 He was able to put the finishing touches on it 168 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,266 and meet us out here with it in the field. 169 00:07:09,900 --> 00:07:11,166 -[Mireya] Hey, Russ. -[Bryce and Russell] Hey, guys. 170 00:07:11,166 --> 00:07:12,467 -[Biko] How's it going, Bryce? -[Mireya] Hey, Bryce. 171 00:07:12,467 --> 00:07:13,900 -[Bryce] Guys, this is Jares. -[Mireya] Hey. 172 00:07:13,900 --> 00:07:15,567 -Nice to meet you, I Mireya. -[Bryce] Jares, this is the team. 173 00:07:15,567 --> 00:07:17,100 [Mireya] What do we got here? 174 00:07:17,100 --> 00:07:19,066 [Bryce] Jares has built us this custom, 175 00:07:19,066 --> 00:07:21,266 lighter-than-air surveillance system. 176 00:07:21,266 --> 00:07:22,834 -[birds cawing] -[Mireya] Oh, wow. 177 00:07:22,834 --> 00:07:26,400 [narrator] As the team makes final preparations for tonight's investigation, 178 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,300 Bryce and Jares launch this state-of-the-art tech that the team believes 179 00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:34,166 will be able to determine the location of the two possible Sasquatches 180 00:07:34,166 --> 00:07:35,600 that Russell encountered. 181 00:07:37,567 --> 00:07:39,000 I knew that we needed something silent. 182 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,467 We don't want to spook them off. 183 00:07:41,467 --> 00:07:45,667 So, the balloon is really the ideal application here. 184 00:07:45,667 --> 00:07:49,066 [Mireya] I love that this is silent so that it's not going to disturb 185 00:07:49,066 --> 00:07:50,700 any of the wildlife that is running around. 186 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:53,166 Basically, it's just gonna keep the natural rhythm. 187 00:07:53,166 --> 00:07:54,634 [Jares] Absolutely. 188 00:07:54,634 --> 00:07:57,200 Jares, do you wanna tell us just what this balloon is equipped with here? 189 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,166 [Jares] We have four different cameras here. 190 00:07:59,166 --> 00:08:02,467 We are currently looking at our infrared, night-vision camera. 191 00:08:02,467 --> 00:08:05,567 We also have a thermal camera as well as two visual cameras. 192 00:08:05,567 --> 00:08:09,000 -One that's a wide field and one that is a zoom camera. -[Bryce] Yeah. 193 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:10,767 And not only that, we also have the controller here 194 00:08:10,767 --> 00:08:12,567 to be able to pan, tilt, and zoom 195 00:08:12,567 --> 00:08:14,000 into different areas that we think 196 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,200 -that are significantly important. -Wow. 197 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,767 [narrator] This array of specialty cameras is suspended three feet below 198 00:08:19,767 --> 00:08:22,000 the tethered balloon in a fixed position. 199 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,600 Once an area of interest is identified, 200 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,867 the controller is able to zoom the cameras into any sector. 201 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:31,900 [Jares] The other thing is that balloon platform, 202 00:08:31,900 --> 00:08:34,000 it's hooked up to a thermal drone 203 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:35,967 so that if it detects motion somewhere, 204 00:08:35,967 --> 00:08:37,567 it's able to deploy that drone 205 00:08:37,567 --> 00:08:39,266 and... and get that sent out immediately 206 00:08:39,266 --> 00:08:42,100 -to go out and track whatever it saw. -[beeps] 207 00:08:42,100 --> 00:08:44,367 [narrator] Stationed at the center of the search area, 208 00:08:44,367 --> 00:08:47,066 the interceptor drone boasts an eight-mile range 209 00:08:47,066 --> 00:08:49,667 and a top speed of 50 miles per hour. 210 00:08:49,667 --> 00:08:52,700 As soon as activity is detected within this range, 211 00:08:52,700 --> 00:08:56,700 the drone will be able to make contact in under five minutes. 212 00:08:56,700 --> 00:08:58,367 [Russell] So, right now we're completely silent 213 00:08:58,367 --> 00:09:00,967 until we get something that we wanna see with the drone. 214 00:09:00,967 --> 00:09:02,667 It'll deploy the drone and lock in on it. 215 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:03,867 That's exactly right. 216 00:09:05,066 --> 00:09:07,000 To cover as much ground as possible, 217 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,166 all three of you should split up. 218 00:09:09,166 --> 00:09:11,700 I'll stay back on this monitoring station. 219 00:09:11,700 --> 00:09:14,100 So, nothing's getting out of here without us knowing about it. 220 00:09:14,567 --> 00:09:16,266 [Russell] Excellent. 221 00:09:16,266 --> 00:09:19,000 [narrator] Russell will return to the area to the south, 222 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,767 where the possible Bigfoot fight took place. 223 00:09:21,767 --> 00:09:25,000 Biko will position himself in the northeastern quadrant, 224 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,266 and Mireya will head to the west. 225 00:09:27,266 --> 00:09:30,567 The northern zone is hemmed in by the seismic tripwire, 226 00:09:30,567 --> 00:09:33,000 adding an extra layer of detection. 227 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,600 From the observation post, 228 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,767 Bryce will be able to monitor both the surveillance drone 229 00:09:37,767 --> 00:09:40,367 and the alerts from the seismic tripwire. 230 00:09:42,166 --> 00:09:44,967 Stay on comms. Jares and I here will monitor the station. 231 00:09:44,967 --> 00:09:45,900 Let's get to work. 232 00:09:45,900 --> 00:09:47,166 [Mireya] All right, sounds good. 233 00:09:47,166 --> 00:09:48,567 -[claps] Let's catch this thing. -[intriguing music playing] 234 00:09:48,567 --> 00:09:50,767 [Biko] Some of the tech that Bryce has brought us, 235 00:09:50,767 --> 00:09:52,567 it's absolutely incredible. 236 00:09:52,567 --> 00:09:56,900 We've got this crazy interceptor drone that's autonomous. 237 00:09:56,900 --> 00:09:59,166 It's all just awe-inspiring. 238 00:09:59,166 --> 00:10:00,300 I wanna get out there in the field 239 00:10:00,300 --> 00:10:02,600 and be ready to ambush this thing. 240 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,000 [Mireya] Even besides how vast 241 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,800 and dense this area is, it's steep. 242 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,367 It almost feels impossible for us 243 00:10:10,367 --> 00:10:12,600 to actually cover this entire area. 244 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,567 Technology could literally save us months of research out here. 245 00:10:16,567 --> 00:10:18,400 [music intensifies] 246 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,800 [Russell] We have a seismic perimeter set up, 247 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,000 so if anything crosses that line, we'll know it. 248 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:24,967 We have eyes in the sky. 249 00:10:24,967 --> 00:10:27,867 We have every advantage possible. 250 00:10:27,867 --> 00:10:30,266 I can't wait to see this stuff in play. 251 00:10:30,266 --> 00:10:31,767 [Bryce] You know, we came to this area 252 00:10:31,767 --> 00:10:33,400 because I believe this may be 253 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,367 the perfect natural choke point 254 00:10:35,367 --> 00:10:38,100 where these Bigfoots are gathering in groups. 255 00:10:38,100 --> 00:10:39,767 Now, with what Russ experienced 256 00:10:39,767 --> 00:10:41,900 just 36 hours ago, 257 00:10:41,900 --> 00:10:43,567 along with the forensic blood analysis, 258 00:10:43,567 --> 00:10:45,600 we've been able to narrow in on a spot 259 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,266 where possible rogue Bigfoots 260 00:10:47,266 --> 00:10:49,467 are either trying to claim new territory 261 00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:51,867 or find a potential mate. 262 00:10:51,867 --> 00:10:54,500 With this tech and our whole team here, 263 00:10:54,500 --> 00:10:55,867 we're finally gonna get those answers 264 00:10:55,867 --> 00:10:57,467 that we've been looking for. 265 00:10:58,166 --> 00:11:00,467 [music crescendos and stops] 266 00:11:02,667 --> 00:11:04,700 [ominous music playing] 267 00:11:04,700 --> 00:11:06,200 [Bryce] Looking good, man. 268 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,266 That thermal works nice, too, right there. 269 00:11:08,266 --> 00:11:12,567 [narrator] At the observation post at the center of the recent Bigfoot hotspot, 270 00:11:12,567 --> 00:11:16,000 Bryce and Jares Doverspike monitor the custom-built, 271 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,100 lighter-than-air surveillance system equipped with multiple cameras 272 00:11:19,100 --> 00:11:21,400 and a high-speed, automated drone 273 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:25,100 that quickly deploys when the system identifies a target. 274 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:28,800 Hey, guys, this is, uh, this is Bryce at base. 275 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:30,500 Do you guys copy? 276 00:11:30,500 --> 00:11:31,900 [Biko on radio] Biko for Bryce. 277 00:11:31,900 --> 00:11:33,700 -I copy you. -[Russell on radio] Hey, Bryce. 278 00:11:33,700 --> 00:11:36,500 I'm in a position. I'll keep you posted on my end. 279 00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:38,166 [Mireya] I just got into position. 280 00:11:38,166 --> 00:11:40,266 [Bryce on radio] Yeah, copy. 281 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:43,266 [narrator] The rest of the team has taken their positions nearby. 282 00:11:43,266 --> 00:11:44,567 Mireya to the west, 283 00:11:44,567 --> 00:11:47,467 Biko to the northeast, and Russell to the south, 284 00:11:47,467 --> 00:11:49,400 the area where he first identified 285 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,600 possible signs of a Bigfoot territorial dispute. 286 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,767 The seismic tripwire seals off the northernmost sector, 287 00:11:55,767 --> 00:12:00,200 ensuring that nothing leaves the area without triggering the sensors. 288 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,967 I can see the target zone really clear. 289 00:12:02,967 --> 00:12:05,000 [video jitters] 290 00:12:11,900 --> 00:12:14,567 [softly] We're just gonna lay low and be quiet. 291 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:16,967 Try and see if the forest wakes up again, 292 00:12:16,967 --> 00:12:18,266 now that we're not moving. 293 00:12:22,300 --> 00:12:24,767 The forest is really quiet tonight. 294 00:12:29,467 --> 00:12:31,667 Close your eyes for a minute, 295 00:12:31,667 --> 00:12:33,767 and just let those other senses kick in. 296 00:12:38,500 --> 00:12:39,667 [rustling in distance] 297 00:12:44,867 --> 00:12:46,100 Don't move. Don't move. 298 00:12:49,967 --> 00:12:51,000 There's something... 299 00:12:52,266 --> 00:12:53,367 moving through. 300 00:12:55,266 --> 00:12:57,367 -Sounds like a larger animal. -[rustling] 301 00:12:59,266 --> 00:13:01,166 [in normal voice] After spending a lifetime in the woods, 302 00:13:01,166 --> 00:13:02,600 you start to learn the difference 303 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,467 between a large animal and a smaller animal moving. 304 00:13:05,467 --> 00:13:08,400 Smaller animals, you're gonna hear, you know, the pattering of leaves. 305 00:13:09,266 --> 00:13:11,400 Versus what I'm hearing right now 306 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:12,900 is branches cracking, 307 00:13:12,900 --> 00:13:15,767 which tells me something with weight is moving through. 308 00:13:15,767 --> 00:13:17,767 So, to me, what that means 309 00:13:17,767 --> 00:13:20,166 is we're most likely dealing with a larger animal. 310 00:13:27,066 --> 00:13:28,367 [softly] Biko for Bryce. 311 00:13:30,367 --> 00:13:31,700 Yeah. Bryce here. 312 00:13:32,767 --> 00:13:34,867 I'm definitely getting some activity out here. 313 00:13:34,867 --> 00:13:35,767 There's some animals 314 00:13:35,767 --> 00:13:37,367 moving through this area. 315 00:13:37,767 --> 00:13:38,800 Yeah, copy. 316 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,800 Jares, pull up Biko's section in the northeast. 317 00:13:42,667 --> 00:13:43,867 Where are you? 318 00:13:48,567 --> 00:13:50,800 [on radio] Yeah, that's a negative on the signature, Biko. 319 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:52,800 We're gonna keep looking. 320 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,967 I say we go in the direction of that sound and go and see. 321 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:05,867 [in normal voice] Whoa. 322 00:14:06,567 --> 00:14:08,500 That's some pretty monkey stuff. 323 00:14:10,967 --> 00:14:13,967 We got a lot of thick salmonberry in here. 324 00:14:13,967 --> 00:14:16,100 It's obviously pretty muddy in here, 325 00:14:16,100 --> 00:14:19,400 so we might pick up on some tracks. 326 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:29,767 There's a lot of trails moving through here. 327 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,166 [indistinct howl in distance] 328 00:14:34,166 --> 00:14:35,200 [softly] Did you hear that? 329 00:14:36,700 --> 00:14:38,467 [Biko] That was a weird call. 330 00:14:45,166 --> 00:14:48,233 There's definitely been some weird sounds out here. 331 00:14:50,700 --> 00:14:52,867 It's best if we lay low for a minute 332 00:14:52,867 --> 00:14:54,567 and just hide in these ferns. 333 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,967 See if we can hear anything else. 334 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,667 [suspenseful music playing] 335 00:15:11,767 --> 00:15:12,867 [Jares] I don't know what that was. 336 00:15:12,867 --> 00:15:14,667 Yeah, it was a little something, wasn't it? 337 00:15:23,367 --> 00:15:26,300 [softly] If it was something small, they wouldn't make it through here. 338 00:15:31,867 --> 00:15:33,266 [Russell] Kind of be on the lookout here, 339 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:35,467 right back in that area where that fight was. 340 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:37,367 I don't wanna 341 00:15:38,567 --> 00:15:40,567 walk in here without paying attention. 342 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:47,567 [Bryce] We've been out here for hours. 343 00:15:47,567 --> 00:15:50,667 So far we've only been seeing small movements, 344 00:15:50,667 --> 00:15:54,100 so the surveillance system hasn't picked up on anything large enough 345 00:15:54,100 --> 00:15:55,867 to trigger that interceptor drone. 346 00:15:55,867 --> 00:15:58,100 But fortunately with all these cameras, 347 00:15:58,100 --> 00:16:00,867 it'll only take a second for that surveillance system 348 00:16:00,867 --> 00:16:02,567 to pick up on a body profile 349 00:16:02,567 --> 00:16:05,266 and trigger that interceptor drone. 350 00:16:05,266 --> 00:16:07,467 So, hopefully the ground team's presence 351 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:09,667 pushes one of these creatures out into the open, 352 00:16:09,667 --> 00:16:12,634 and then we can lock onto its position. 353 00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:17,767 [Russell] It is so quiet I can actually feel my own heartbeat. 354 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,467 You feel like that there's something out here. 355 00:16:26,467 --> 00:16:28,100 -[leaves rustling] -[branch snaps] 356 00:16:28,867 --> 00:16:29,867 [shushes] 357 00:16:34,700 --> 00:16:36,266 There's something moving out there. 358 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,867 [hooting] 359 00:16:38,867 --> 00:16:40,700 [tense music playing] 360 00:16:49,567 --> 00:16:51,100 I see something right here. 361 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,800 You see that? 362 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,367 -Right there? -[Jares] A little bit of a hot spot. 363 00:16:57,367 --> 00:16:58,600 Yeah, I thought I... 364 00:16:59,266 --> 00:17:00,967 Did that thing just move? 365 00:17:02,867 --> 00:17:04,367 [Jares] That is very weird. 366 00:17:04,367 --> 00:17:05,767 Where'd it go? 367 00:17:06,900 --> 00:17:09,166 -[Jares] I just lost it in the trees. -[Bryce] Yeah, I did too. 368 00:17:09,900 --> 00:17:11,600 What direction is that? 369 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:12,667 [Jares] That's in the west. 370 00:17:13,567 --> 00:17:15,767 Mireya, we see something moving, 371 00:17:15,767 --> 00:17:18,367 uh, in and around you. Are you seeing anything? 372 00:17:18,367 --> 00:17:19,967 I'm not seeing anything so far, 373 00:17:19,967 --> 00:17:21,400 but I'm about to take the thermal out. 374 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:22,900 I'll let you know. 375 00:17:22,900 --> 00:17:24,100 [Bryce on radio] Yeah. Copy. 376 00:17:31,567 --> 00:17:32,800 [Jares] What is that? 377 00:17:35,266 --> 00:17:37,000 [Bryce] Oh, that thing took a step. 378 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,300 Hey, Mireya and Russell, this is Bryce. 379 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:43,600 We got something right between you guys. 380 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,200 Is there any way you guys can link up? 381 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:47,200 [Mireya] Copy that, Bryce. 382 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:48,266 [Russell] I'm moving out now. 383 00:17:52,266 --> 00:17:53,900 [Bryce] It's right there. Take a look at this thing. 384 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,767 [Mireya on radio] Do you have a visual? 385 00:17:57,767 --> 00:17:59,600 Yes. Yes, it is moving. 386 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,400 [softly] All right, let's try to move faster. 387 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,100 Oh, I see it right there. 388 00:18:06,100 --> 00:18:07,000 You see that? 389 00:18:07,767 --> 00:18:09,133 -[beeping] -Oh, [bleep] 390 00:18:09,133 --> 00:18:10,767 -[intense music playing] -That just triggered the interceptor drone. 391 00:18:10,767 --> 00:18:11,667 [drone whirring] 392 00:18:13,266 --> 00:18:14,567 [on radio] Guys, target acquired. 393 00:18:14,567 --> 00:18:15,500 Target acquired. 394 00:18:20,700 --> 00:18:23,567 The interceptor drone is programmed to launch 395 00:18:23,567 --> 00:18:25,100 only when the surveillance system 396 00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:28,200 identifies an upright walking creature. 397 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,767 Mireya and Russ are converging on the heat signature 398 00:18:30,767 --> 00:18:32,100 as we speak. 399 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:33,367 So, within a few seconds, 400 00:18:33,367 --> 00:18:35,166 we're gonna get a detailed visual 401 00:18:35,166 --> 00:18:37,000 of just whatever it is that's out there. 402 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,667 Now, we should see it coming up on this screen here. 403 00:18:39,667 --> 00:18:40,767 [Bryce] Oh, perfect. 404 00:18:40,767 --> 00:18:42,266 [drone whirring] 405 00:18:44,700 --> 00:18:46,767 Oh, that thing is moving. 406 00:18:46,767 --> 00:18:48,500 [Jares] They should be approaching it right about now. 407 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,300 That's definitely it right there. Yeah. 408 00:18:57,300 --> 00:18:59,066 -[music intensifies] -Guys, we have a walking target. 409 00:19:09,100 --> 00:19:10,567 [tense music playing] 410 00:19:13,567 --> 00:19:14,600 [Jares] Holy bleep]. 411 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,567 Guys, we have a walking target. 412 00:19:18,500 --> 00:19:20,667 [narrator] After spotting a bipedal heat signature 413 00:19:20,667 --> 00:19:22,967 in the southwestern section of a hot zone, 414 00:19:22,967 --> 00:19:25,100 the interceptor drone was activated, 415 00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:25,900 tracking the creature 416 00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:27,600 as it moved through the forest. 417 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,200 From the observation post, 418 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:33,000 Bryce and Jares receive a live feed of the target 419 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,767 as Mireya and Russell converge on its position. 420 00:19:36,867 --> 00:19:38,767 [Mireya] Mireya for Bryce. 421 00:19:38,767 --> 00:19:40,000 [Bryce on radio] Yeah, Bryce here. 422 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,667 [Mireya] I've got Russ here with me now. 423 00:19:41,667 --> 00:19:43,000 You still have a visual? 424 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,266 We got you on monitor. I see you. 425 00:19:45,266 --> 00:19:47,667 [Russell on radio] Did we pass that thermal, or is it behind us? 426 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:50,367 Uh... 427 00:19:53,867 --> 00:19:54,767 Where'd it go? 428 00:19:55,567 --> 00:19:57,467 Must have disappeared into the woods, 429 00:19:57,467 --> 00:19:59,000 into the tree line that I can't see, 430 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,166 'cause it used to be, I believe, right there. 431 00:20:01,166 --> 00:20:02,266 Yeah, for sure. 432 00:20:02,266 --> 00:20:04,166 [Jares] I don't... I don't have it either on balloon 433 00:20:04,166 --> 00:20:05,867 or drone right now. 434 00:20:06,467 --> 00:20:07,767 [Bryce] Damn. 435 00:20:07,767 --> 00:20:10,166 We lost that thermal, man. 436 00:20:10,166 --> 00:20:11,467 [Russell on radio] That's not good news. 437 00:20:11,467 --> 00:20:12,567 [Bryce on radio] I... I don't know what to say. 438 00:20:12,567 --> 00:20:14,567 It was there, and now it's gone. 439 00:20:15,867 --> 00:20:18,166 [Mireya] All right, we're gonna keep heading in that direction. 440 00:20:18,166 --> 00:20:19,767 -[suspenseful music playing] -[Bryce on radio] Copy that. 441 00:20:19,767 --> 00:20:20,967 [Russell] Bryce comes over the radio. 442 00:20:20,967 --> 00:20:22,200 That heat signature... 443 00:20:22,767 --> 00:20:24,266 it vanished. 444 00:20:24,266 --> 00:20:27,667 Now, how does a heat signature vanish right in front of us? 445 00:20:27,667 --> 00:20:29,166 He's got it on thermal, 446 00:20:29,166 --> 00:20:30,967 he's got a drone right over top of it, 447 00:20:30,967 --> 00:20:32,767 and this thing has disappeared 448 00:20:32,767 --> 00:20:34,266 right out from underneath our feet. 449 00:20:35,166 --> 00:20:36,200 That's not adding up. 450 00:20:37,467 --> 00:20:39,266 Where the [bleep] did that target go? 451 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:41,867 That is still a... 452 00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:45,467 [beeping] 453 00:20:45,467 --> 00:20:46,533 Oh, [bleep]. 454 00:20:47,567 --> 00:20:49,867 I just got an alert from the seismic tripwire, 455 00:20:49,867 --> 00:20:51,467 northern quadrant. 456 00:20:51,467 --> 00:20:53,367 Oh, dude, that's where Biko is. 457 00:20:53,367 --> 00:20:54,800 -Can we go there? -Let me see. 458 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,967 Yeah, let me see if I can see anything over there. 459 00:20:58,066 --> 00:20:59,867 Yeah, I can't. It... it's out of range. 460 00:20:59,867 --> 00:21:01,667 [Bryce] [bleep] 461 00:21:01,667 --> 00:21:05,467 [narrator] The team deployed an 18-mile-wide seismic tripwire spanning 462 00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:07,967 east to west, just south of the fort, 463 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:09,467 and it was programmed to alert Bryce 464 00:21:09,467 --> 00:21:11,266 when one of the sensors gets activity 465 00:21:11,266 --> 00:21:14,166 of a bipedal creature walking over it. 466 00:21:14,166 --> 00:21:17,667 [Bryce] If this tripwire works like I think it should, 467 00:21:17,667 --> 00:21:20,400 nothing, and I mean nothing, will be able to get through 468 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,166 without us knowing about it. 469 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:25,667 [narrator] And after three and a half weeks, 470 00:21:25,667 --> 00:21:27,467 a sensor in the northern quadrant 471 00:21:27,467 --> 00:21:29,200 has detected a bipedal target 472 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,166 moving quickly through its radius. 473 00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:34,467 [Bryce on radio] Hey, Biko. This is Bryce, do you copy? 474 00:21:34,467 --> 00:21:36,867 Hey, Bryce. I... I copy. Go ahead. 475 00:21:36,867 --> 00:21:38,667 Hey, Biko, just make your way north, 476 00:21:38,667 --> 00:21:41,400 see if you hear anything, see anything. 477 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:45,500 Uh, that seismic tripwire went off, which means something just left that area, 478 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:49,166 and it's nearby you. Have you heard or seen anything? 479 00:21:49,166 --> 00:21:51,767 [softly] I'm definitely getting some activity out here. 480 00:21:51,767 --> 00:21:55,567 I'm hearing some stuff, but I haven't seen anything yet. 481 00:21:55,567 --> 00:21:57,000 [Bryce on radio] I think whatever you're tracking 482 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,233 is what triggered the seismic tripwire. 483 00:22:01,767 --> 00:22:03,400 -I just got another alert... -[beeping] 484 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,000 ...from the seismic wire. 485 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:07,500 Oh, [bleep]. 486 00:22:07,500 --> 00:22:09,867 -[beeping] -That's a third target now. 487 00:22:09,867 --> 00:22:12,467 Biko, I just got two more alerts from the tripwire. 488 00:22:12,467 --> 00:22:16,000 That means three creatures have moved past one of the sensors near you. 489 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,100 I think these things are trying to leave the area. 490 00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:20,467 Look, I've lost all the targets up here. 491 00:22:20,467 --> 00:22:22,467 I'm making my way towards you. 492 00:22:22,467 --> 00:22:23,767 [in normal voice] Copy that. 493 00:22:23,767 --> 00:22:25,400 Hey, Mireya and Russell, this is Bryce. 494 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:26,967 [Mireya] Go for Mireya. 495 00:22:26,967 --> 00:22:29,266 We just got three hits on the tripwire. 496 00:22:29,266 --> 00:22:31,867 I think these things are trying to leave the area and are headed north. 497 00:22:31,867 --> 00:22:33,300 I'm gonna go meet up with Biko. 498 00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:35,300 Keep going. Stay alert. 499 00:22:35,300 --> 00:22:36,567 Copy that, Bryce. 500 00:22:36,567 --> 00:22:39,767 If you get any more targets, just radio me, okay? 501 00:22:39,767 --> 00:22:42,000 While the interceptor drone continues to search 502 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,300 for that target near Mireya and Russ, 503 00:22:44,300 --> 00:22:46,667 I'm gonna meet Biko at the coordinates that the tripwire 504 00:22:46,667 --> 00:22:49,767 detected those three creatures moving through. 505 00:22:49,767 --> 00:22:52,200 [Russell] Look at this. Ground's all chewed-up right through here. 506 00:22:54,467 --> 00:22:56,166 All this is matted. 507 00:22:56,166 --> 00:22:57,867 [Russell] Whatever the drone detected before 508 00:22:57,867 --> 00:22:58,867 might be hiding, 509 00:22:58,867 --> 00:23:00,867 but it didn't just disappear. 510 00:23:00,867 --> 00:23:02,467 It's somewhere in this forest. 511 00:23:02,467 --> 00:23:04,667 It's out here... with us. 512 00:23:06,367 --> 00:23:07,200 Mireya... 513 00:23:07,967 --> 00:23:08,867 come here. 514 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,266 -You see that? -[Mireya] Yeah. 515 00:23:12,266 --> 00:23:14,700 [Russell] That looks like a circle, like a handmade circle. 516 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,266 Mireya and I are working side by side, 517 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:20,600 and we come up on something that... 518 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,567 It... It defies all logic. 519 00:23:23,066 --> 00:23:24,266 Oh, look at that. 520 00:23:25,467 --> 00:23:28,066 There's a circle of undergrowth 521 00:23:28,066 --> 00:23:30,367 that had been twisted and braided 522 00:23:30,367 --> 00:23:33,300 in such a fashion that there's a circle 523 00:23:33,300 --> 00:23:35,266 that's still on a growing tree. 524 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:37,367 [Mireya] What in the world? 525 00:23:38,867 --> 00:23:40,166 That looks like a wreath. 526 00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:43,567 [Russell] Mireya, I found something just like this, 527 00:23:43,567 --> 00:23:45,266 but they were laying on the ground. 528 00:23:46,166 --> 00:23:47,266 What the hell is that? 529 00:23:47,900 --> 00:23:49,300 That isn't right. 530 00:23:49,300 --> 00:23:51,767 It took opposing thumbs to make these rings. 531 00:23:55,367 --> 00:23:56,266 Definitely... 532 00:23:57,100 --> 00:23:58,667 handmade. Look at that. 533 00:23:59,967 --> 00:24:01,700 [Mireya] All right, let's come back to this. 534 00:24:01,700 --> 00:24:03,166 I just want to keep moving 535 00:24:03,166 --> 00:24:06,567 because what we're looking for is moving, 536 00:24:06,567 --> 00:24:09,400 and it feels like we're really hot on the trail of something. 537 00:24:11,266 --> 00:24:13,133 [ominous music playing] 538 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:16,500 [Bryce softly] Biko? 539 00:24:20,266 --> 00:24:23,467 [softly] I've been hearing some [bleep] down there, creeping around. 540 00:24:24,266 --> 00:24:26,700 And we gotta stay quiet. 541 00:24:26,700 --> 00:24:27,600 [Bryce] Yeah. 542 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:35,567 [Biko] Look at this. 543 00:24:36,700 --> 00:24:37,900 [Bryce] Oh, yeah. 544 00:24:37,900 --> 00:24:40,266 -[Biko] Something stepped on this. -[Bryce] Oh, for sure. 545 00:24:41,900 --> 00:24:45,066 This branch is freshly broken off. 546 00:24:45,066 --> 00:24:47,367 [Bryce] Yeah, something's definitely moving through here. 547 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:48,767 [Biko] This way. 548 00:24:57,066 --> 00:24:59,100 [narrator] As Bryce and Biko continue north 549 00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:01,266 past the boundary of the seismic tripwire, 550 00:25:01,266 --> 00:25:03,767 pursuing the possible three bipedal creatures 551 00:25:03,767 --> 00:25:08,100 that set off the northwest sensor, 2.5 miles southeast, 552 00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:10,166 Mireya and Russell continue tracking 553 00:25:10,166 --> 00:25:12,700 whatever activated the interceptor drone. 554 00:25:15,166 --> 00:25:17,100 [shushes, softly] Listen, listen. Stop. 555 00:25:18,667 --> 00:25:20,767 Russ, stop for a sec. 556 00:25:27,266 --> 00:25:29,100 I'm hearing something right over there. 557 00:25:29,567 --> 00:25:31,100 [leaves rustling] 558 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:34,900 [branch snaps] 559 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,667 -Did you hear that? -[creature growls] 560 00:25:45,367 --> 00:25:46,767 It sounded like a growl. 561 00:25:47,367 --> 00:25:49,166 [ominous music playing] 562 00:25:54,567 --> 00:25:56,200 Mireya. 563 00:25:58,667 --> 00:25:59,700 [Mireya in normal voice] Look at this. 564 00:26:03,667 --> 00:26:05,867 There's no, uh, obvious machinery 565 00:26:05,867 --> 00:26:07,567 -cut marks on these. -Nope. 566 00:26:09,467 --> 00:26:11,800 [Mireya] And this looks like what Biko and I found. 567 00:26:13,166 --> 00:26:14,867 [softly] Look at this. 568 00:26:14,867 --> 00:26:16,300 [Biko softly] What the [bleep] is this? 569 00:26:16,300 --> 00:26:17,567 [Mireya] Take a look at this. 570 00:26:17,567 --> 00:26:20,200 [Biko] I don't see any cut marks from tools. 571 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:22,533 This took some time. 572 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,567 I think we're in the territory. 573 00:26:26,567 --> 00:26:27,867 [foreboding music playing] 574 00:26:27,867 --> 00:26:32,100 So now, we are hearing something through the forest. 575 00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:36,066 These markings of these vines that have been tied together. 576 00:26:36,066 --> 00:26:39,166 And now we have this structure that has 577 00:26:39,166 --> 00:26:42,467 very orderly, teepee-type shape to it. 578 00:26:42,467 --> 00:26:46,300 If that doesn't tell you we're in the right spot, nothing will. 579 00:26:46,300 --> 00:26:48,467 -[Mireya] I think we should keep moving. -[Russell] Yeah. 580 00:26:56,066 --> 00:26:57,400 -[Biko] Bryce. -[Bryce] Yeah. 581 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:59,800 Something big definitely came through here. 582 00:27:00,266 --> 00:27:01,166 [Bryce] Yeah? 583 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,300 You see that deep track right there? 584 00:27:05,967 --> 00:27:07,700 [Bryce in normal voice] That's definitely a footprint. 585 00:27:08,367 --> 00:27:09,367 That's heavy. 586 00:27:11,667 --> 00:27:13,200 Do you see anything else? 587 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:17,000 I'm looking for some more tracks in this soft mud. 588 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,367 -Bryce, I don't see anything over here. -[Bryce] No? 589 00:27:20,367 --> 00:27:22,767 -Oh, [bleep]. -[Biko] You'd think there'd be one right here. 590 00:27:22,767 --> 00:27:24,467 It's like it just disappeared, you know? 591 00:27:24,467 --> 00:27:26,600 -I don't know, man. -[Bryce] It doesn't make sense. 592 00:27:27,700 --> 00:27:29,800 I try to look for an explanation 593 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:30,867 in everything, 594 00:27:31,667 --> 00:27:34,367 But sometimes there is none. And this thing 595 00:27:34,367 --> 00:27:37,200 is a master of its environment, 596 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,600 if it's what we think we're dealing with. 597 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:41,867 Let's keep heading this way. 598 00:27:52,367 --> 00:27:53,600 [Mireya] Oh, my God. 599 00:27:54,266 --> 00:27:55,200 Look at this. 600 00:27:57,500 --> 00:27:58,867 [Russell] Holy smokes. 601 00:27:58,867 --> 00:27:59,767 Wow. 602 00:28:00,767 --> 00:28:02,100 Look at that thing. 603 00:28:02,100 --> 00:28:03,367 [Mireya] Jeez [bleep]. 604 00:28:05,467 --> 00:28:07,567 That's a pretty elaborate build, isn't it? 605 00:28:12,967 --> 00:28:14,066 [Mireya softly] Russ. 606 00:28:16,367 --> 00:28:18,000 [eerie music playing] 607 00:28:19,567 --> 00:28:20,567 Oh, my God. 608 00:28:24,567 --> 00:28:26,367 -[music intensifies] -[Russell] This is crazy. 609 00:28:31,700 --> 00:28:33,100 [eerie music playing] 610 00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:34,500 [Russell] This is crazy. 611 00:28:35,467 --> 00:28:38,467 [Mireya] Something's definitely been spending a lot of time here. 612 00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:40,166 [Russell] A lot of kills here. 613 00:28:40,166 --> 00:28:41,867 You can tell by the color of the bones 614 00:28:41,867 --> 00:28:44,400 that there's been multiple times 615 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,300 that a kill has been 616 00:28:46,300 --> 00:28:50,567 either eaten, or the bones haven't been disposed of yet. 617 00:28:50,567 --> 00:28:52,867 [Russell] And look how tore up the ground is all the way through here. 618 00:28:53,367 --> 00:28:54,767 This is all fresh. 619 00:28:54,767 --> 00:28:57,100 Do you remember the kill site in Washington? 620 00:28:57,100 --> 00:28:59,567 -Do you remember all the bones? -[Mireya] Yeah. 621 00:28:59,567 --> 00:29:01,367 [Russell softly] There's old bones, and then there's 622 00:29:01,367 --> 00:29:03,667 fairly fresh bones. 623 00:29:03,667 --> 00:29:07,166 Something's bringing its kills to this space here 624 00:29:07,166 --> 00:29:08,700 to feed on it and eat it. 625 00:29:09,166 --> 00:29:10,867 [Mireya] So bizarre. 626 00:29:11,500 --> 00:29:12,900 [Russell] It is. 627 00:29:12,900 --> 00:29:15,500 It's like year after year, something's been feeding here. 628 00:29:16,066 --> 00:29:17,500 Different layers, 629 00:29:17,500 --> 00:29:19,166 different ages of bones here. 630 00:29:19,166 --> 00:29:22,667 -[Mireya] And definitely different animals. -Yep. 631 00:29:22,667 --> 00:29:25,166 I mean, this just seems like a really strange find. 632 00:29:25,166 --> 00:29:26,967 [Russell] We might have lost track of that thermal, 633 00:29:26,967 --> 00:29:31,266 but between those rings and this tree structure, this is a major find. 634 00:29:31,266 --> 00:29:32,800 Just a couple of days ago, 635 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,867 I found signs of a battle between two creatures. 636 00:29:35,867 --> 00:29:38,100 If they were having a territorial dispute, 637 00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:41,100 it could have been over this particular secluded area. 638 00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:44,967 Mireya, you want to see if we missed something on the way here? 639 00:29:44,967 --> 00:29:46,667 Yeah. All right, let's go. 640 00:29:52,467 --> 00:29:54,367 [intriguing music playing] 641 00:29:56,467 --> 00:30:00,567 [narrator] Hours later, as a new day dawns in the forests of Washington, 642 00:30:00,567 --> 00:30:03,800 the two teams rendezvous after searching all night. 643 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,200 [Mireya] Hey, Bryce, Biko. 644 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:06,166 [Russell] Hey. 645 00:30:06,166 --> 00:30:07,166 -Up here. -[Bryce] Hey, guys. 646 00:30:07,166 --> 00:30:09,000 [Bryce exhales] It's good to see you guys. 647 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:09,967 [Mireya] How'd it go? 648 00:30:09,967 --> 00:30:11,166 -Long night. -[Bryce] Oh, man. 649 00:30:11,166 --> 00:30:12,066 -[Russell] Yeah. -[Mireya] What happened? 650 00:30:12,066 --> 00:30:13,400 [Bryce] Well... 651 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,066 something tripped the, uh, seismic wire. 652 00:30:16,867 --> 00:30:18,900 And, uh, Biko was tracking something. 653 00:30:18,900 --> 00:30:21,767 [Biko] We were on the trail of something, but eventually lost it. 654 00:30:23,967 --> 00:30:25,533 [narrator] With the help of daylight, 655 00:30:25,533 --> 00:30:28,767 the team will begin investigating the area surrounding the tree structure 656 00:30:28,767 --> 00:30:31,900 Mireya and Russell discovered six hours ago. 657 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,300 [Mireya] Wait till you see what we found. 658 00:30:34,300 --> 00:30:35,600 -[Russell] Yeah, you won't believe this. -[Bryce] Yeah? 659 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:36,500 [Mireya] Oh, yeah. 660 00:30:42,567 --> 00:30:45,166 Hey, Mireya. Check it out. 661 00:30:45,166 --> 00:30:47,367 -Remember the one we saw? It's right there. -[Bryce] Oh, [bleep]. 662 00:30:47,367 --> 00:30:49,400 [Mireya] Did you guys see this last night? 663 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,166 [Bryce] I've never seen anything like that. 664 00:30:52,667 --> 00:30:55,266 [Mireya] So, as we made our way down here, 665 00:30:55,266 --> 00:30:56,900 we started noticing there were 666 00:30:56,900 --> 00:30:59,967 a lot of, uh, bent down vegetation. 667 00:30:59,967 --> 00:31:02,166 -[Bryce] That looks like a wreath or something. -[Biko] Yeah. 668 00:31:02,166 --> 00:31:05,000 [Mireya] It's definitely... I mean, clearly, it's out of place, 669 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,000 but you can actually see how it was 670 00:31:07,467 --> 00:31:09,000 attached here. 671 00:31:09,767 --> 00:31:11,400 [Biko] What is that, vine maple? 672 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:14,300 And vine maple is pretty... pretty sturdy stuff, you know. 673 00:31:14,300 --> 00:31:16,667 It actually makes good bow-making material. 674 00:31:16,667 --> 00:31:18,900 -[Mireya] So, you'd have to be pretty strong... -[Biko] Yeah. 675 00:31:18,900 --> 00:31:21,567 -...in order to do that. -Yeah, it'll bend rather than snap, you know? 676 00:31:21,567 --> 00:31:23,500 [Mireya] But this is why we wanted to come back during the day. 677 00:31:23,500 --> 00:31:24,867 -We missed this last night. -[Russell] Yeah. 678 00:31:24,867 --> 00:31:28,400 Just to be clear again, this is not what you're here to show us. 679 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:29,667 -[Russell] No. -Oh, no, there's more. 680 00:31:29,667 --> 00:31:32,266 No, this is... this is just the beginning. 681 00:31:33,166 --> 00:31:34,500 [Mireya] One of the reasons that we always 682 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:37,066 come back the following morning is that we 683 00:31:37,066 --> 00:31:38,867 very well may have missed things 684 00:31:38,867 --> 00:31:39,967 in the dark. 685 00:31:39,967 --> 00:31:43,367 And already, we are spotting things that we had 686 00:31:43,367 --> 00:31:45,200 not seen last night. 687 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,100 I don't know what these circular structures mean, 688 00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:50,166 but they are certainly of interest. 689 00:31:50,967 --> 00:31:52,266 But, guys, check it out. 690 00:31:52,266 --> 00:31:53,867 -Right over there. Do you see it, Bryce? -[Russell] Yep. 691 00:31:53,867 --> 00:31:54,900 [Bryce] See what? 692 00:31:55,967 --> 00:31:57,467 [Biko] That structure down there? 693 00:31:57,467 --> 00:31:59,066 [Bryce] What the hell? 694 00:32:06,266 --> 00:32:08,567 [Biko] Wow. Now, that's pretty intricate, isn't it? 695 00:32:09,467 --> 00:32:11,767 [Mireya] Even before you got too close to it. 696 00:32:11,767 --> 00:32:12,667 Look at this, Bryce... 697 00:32:12,667 --> 00:32:13,700 -[Bryce] Yeah. -...right here? 698 00:32:14,567 --> 00:32:16,634 And then all the way around. 699 00:32:19,100 --> 00:32:20,867 There's a bit of a bone pit. 700 00:32:20,867 --> 00:32:24,900 Even around, we were finding other bones over there and even hair. 701 00:32:24,900 --> 00:32:26,667 like something kept coming back. 702 00:32:27,467 --> 00:32:28,734 [Bryce] This is wild. 703 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,800 Oh, my God. What the hell is that? 704 00:32:35,867 --> 00:32:38,467 Dude, look at the spinal column. 705 00:32:38,467 --> 00:32:40,767 We came to Washington trying to understand 706 00:32:40,767 --> 00:32:43,100 why this place was so special for Bigfoot. 707 00:32:43,100 --> 00:32:46,300 And now, looking at this structure, I'm totally blown away. 708 00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:47,467 I have never, 709 00:32:47,467 --> 00:32:50,000 in five years of doing this, seen anything so elaborate. 710 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,867 And I'm wondering if this object holds significance. 711 00:32:52,867 --> 00:32:55,567 Perhaps this is a... a place where these creatures gather. 712 00:32:56,567 --> 00:32:57,800 [Russell] Check this out. 713 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:00,667 -[Bryce] Russ, you got something? -This... 714 00:33:00,667 --> 00:33:03,066 -[Bryce] Yeah? -It looks like the perfect track. 715 00:33:03,066 --> 00:33:05,800 [Bryce] Oh, I see it, I see it. Yeah. 716 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:07,100 [Biko] I'm seeing another one over there. 717 00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:08,467 -[Bryce] Really? Biko, where? -On that side? 718 00:33:08,467 --> 00:33:09,867 -Right there. Yeah. -[Mireya] Here. 719 00:33:09,867 --> 00:33:11,400 [Russell] Oh, [bleep]. 720 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,200 There's a third one right here, and in front of it looks like just the heel. 721 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,200 We got a track. That's more than two. 722 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:20,166 That's a really solid, weighty impression right there. 723 00:33:20,166 --> 00:33:21,100 [Mireya] Let's measure them. 724 00:33:21,567 --> 00:33:22,900 [Biko] Okay. 725 00:33:24,900 --> 00:33:28,000 [Bryce] I'm looking at about 13 inches from heel to big toe, 726 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:29,367 possibly 14. 727 00:33:29,367 --> 00:33:31,867 -Side to side difference. -[Biko] That's a lot wider. 728 00:33:31,867 --> 00:33:34,700 -That's wider. That's about six inches across. -Yeah. 729 00:33:34,700 --> 00:33:37,100 [Mireya] This falls very well within the range 730 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:38,867 -of what it is that we're looking for. -[Biko] Right. 731 00:33:38,867 --> 00:33:41,066 [Russell] This feels an awful lot like a combination 732 00:33:41,066 --> 00:33:42,400 of everything we've found so far, 733 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:46,567 like, from kill zone to bones, to tree structures, to the vines. 734 00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:49,567 It's just... everything kind of 735 00:33:49,567 --> 00:33:51,266 collected together in one spot. 736 00:33:51,867 --> 00:33:53,967 Well, it's actually amazing 737 00:33:53,967 --> 00:33:56,567 because we're noticing that all of these things 738 00:33:56,567 --> 00:33:58,166 are rather recent, fresh. 739 00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:01,100 It means that this is really the first time 740 00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:03,100 that we're kind of on top of an area 741 00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:06,967 that something that we may be looking for has just been in. 742 00:34:06,967 --> 00:34:09,700 Let's get out there and just collect as much evidence as we can. 743 00:34:09,700 --> 00:34:11,133 While you're collecting this evidence here, 744 00:34:11,133 --> 00:34:14,500 I'd be interested to see if those markings led to anything back there. 745 00:34:15,266 --> 00:34:16,800 -[Mireya] Sounds good. -All right. 746 00:34:18,467 --> 00:34:21,266 [Mireya] We've had similar finds on other expeditions, 747 00:34:21,266 --> 00:34:25,000 but we have never had anything like this. 748 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,166 -All right. I've got the scanner. -Okay. 749 00:34:27,166 --> 00:34:30,667 -[beeps] -[intense music playing] 750 00:34:30,667 --> 00:34:32,667 [Mireya] Check it out. You can really see the heel now. 751 00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:33,567 Yeah, you can. 752 00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:35,000 Wow. 753 00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:38,000 I think I got the details. 754 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:40,000 We have footprints, 755 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,867 castable footprints. 756 00:34:42,867 --> 00:34:46,367 Heel, all the way through to the ball of the foot, to the five toes. 757 00:34:46,367 --> 00:34:48,000 Perfect prints. 758 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,367 Everything that we've found 759 00:34:49,367 --> 00:34:51,066 has brought us, as a team, 760 00:34:51,967 --> 00:34:53,000 into this spot. 761 00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:01,767 [Mireya] So, I always say that the investigation 762 00:35:01,767 --> 00:35:03,600 really begins with all the materials 763 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,700 you've collected once you've left. 764 00:35:05,700 --> 00:35:09,467 During one of my expeditions in Madagascar, I was observing 765 00:35:09,467 --> 00:35:13,166 a very small primate that we thought was a known species. 766 00:35:13,166 --> 00:35:16,767 But when I collected DNA and went back to a lab to analyze it, 767 00:35:16,767 --> 00:35:20,500 we realized that, in fact, it was a brand-new species to science. 768 00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:21,867 And that, to me, really showed 769 00:35:21,867 --> 00:35:25,200 the necessity of this two-part process. 770 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,166 So, while it's incredibly exciting to be in the field 771 00:35:28,166 --> 00:35:29,667 collecting all these things, 772 00:35:29,667 --> 00:35:31,867 it's really not until you've left the field 773 00:35:31,867 --> 00:35:34,667 that you can actually start to draw conclusions 774 00:35:34,667 --> 00:35:36,800 and possibly make the discovery you're looking for. 775 00:35:41,467 --> 00:35:43,967 Boy, that doesn't miss any of that detail, does it? 776 00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:46,166 It doesn't. It picks up on everything, 777 00:35:46,166 --> 00:35:48,900 -a lot of which we may not even be seeing here. -[Russell] Right. 778 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,467 [narrator] While Russell and Mireya capture 3D scans, 779 00:35:53,467 --> 00:35:56,467 collect eDNA, and make plaster casts 780 00:35:56,467 --> 00:35:58,967 of the footprints near the tree structure, 781 00:35:58,967 --> 00:36:01,066 Bryce and Biko scour the area 782 00:36:01,066 --> 00:36:03,467 for any clues the team may have missed. 783 00:36:07,867 --> 00:36:08,867 [Bryce] I see something. 784 00:36:12,467 --> 00:36:13,867 You can see them through the trees there. 785 00:36:15,767 --> 00:36:17,467 They might be leading to something. 786 00:36:18,667 --> 00:36:20,166 [Bryce] Let's go look. 787 00:36:20,166 --> 00:36:22,467 [Biko] I don't see any tracks or anything. 788 00:36:22,467 --> 00:36:23,500 [Bryce] I don't either. 789 00:36:26,467 --> 00:36:27,634 [Biko] There's another 790 00:36:27,634 --> 00:36:30,467 -kind of manipulated, bigger one there. -[Bryce] Yeah? 791 00:36:31,100 --> 00:36:32,300 [Bryce] Oh, definitely. 792 00:36:33,667 --> 00:36:35,300 Man. 793 00:36:35,300 --> 00:36:38,166 You know, my first impression was territorial, but... 794 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,066 I'm just, sort of, 795 00:36:40,066 --> 00:36:42,800 not really feeling that that's what these are for. 796 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:44,367 And it feels more like a... 797 00:36:44,367 --> 00:36:45,767 more welcoming, you know. 798 00:36:47,667 --> 00:36:49,100 Pretty intricate, isn't it? 799 00:36:49,667 --> 00:36:50,667 [Bryce] Yeah. 800 00:36:50,667 --> 00:36:52,800 [Biko] Seeing how these rings are constructed, 801 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,800 it reminds me of the details 802 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,567 Mireya and I found on that tree structure last week. 803 00:37:00,100 --> 00:37:01,467 [softly] Animal fur. 804 00:37:01,467 --> 00:37:04,300 [softly] There's pieces all attached together. 805 00:37:05,767 --> 00:37:08,300 That is woven, tied off 806 00:37:08,300 --> 00:37:10,467 like you would a shoelace or a ribbon. 807 00:37:10,467 --> 00:37:13,066 [Biko] That's definitely hard to explain there. 808 00:37:14,467 --> 00:37:16,100 It doesn't seem like these 809 00:37:16,667 --> 00:37:18,266 serve a real purpose. 810 00:37:18,266 --> 00:37:20,967 Is it like a ornamentation? 811 00:37:20,967 --> 00:37:24,166 Is it some way to signify territory 812 00:37:24,166 --> 00:37:26,166 or a directional marker? 813 00:37:26,166 --> 00:37:27,867 It's really hard to say. 814 00:37:27,867 --> 00:37:30,200 There's no obvious answer for me, 815 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:33,066 but something took the time to make this, 816 00:37:33,066 --> 00:37:34,500 so it must be significant. 817 00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:37,767 [Bryce] I'm curious, also, if there's any more down there, or... 818 00:37:37,767 --> 00:37:40,266 what the perspective is from that way. 819 00:37:40,266 --> 00:37:42,467 [Biko] If you're something moving through this area, 820 00:37:43,100 --> 00:37:44,367 coming up this way. 821 00:37:44,367 --> 00:37:46,767 I mean, it immediately grabs your eye. 822 00:37:46,767 --> 00:37:49,967 -[Bryce] Yeah. -[Biko] I mean, it stands out among all these trees, 823 00:37:49,967 --> 00:37:52,367 Really does get your attention in, you know. 824 00:37:52,367 --> 00:37:56,367 Now they are starting to line up again, right to that big structure. 825 00:37:56,367 --> 00:37:59,600 [Biko] It feels like they are almost like, um, street signs 826 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,467 -to go that way. -[Bryce] Exactly. 827 00:38:02,266 --> 00:38:04,767 On our previous expeditions, 828 00:38:04,767 --> 00:38:07,767 we've discovered tree structures, prints, 829 00:38:07,767 --> 00:38:10,467 and other types of evidence. 830 00:38:10,467 --> 00:38:13,567 But these rings, and that tree structure, 831 00:38:13,567 --> 00:38:16,467 and the culmination of everything in this one area 832 00:38:16,467 --> 00:38:18,600 must mean something bigger. 833 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:21,166 This, to me, just screams 834 00:38:21,166 --> 00:38:23,767 this is a space that is special. 835 00:38:23,767 --> 00:38:25,700 I've never seen anything like this. 836 00:38:26,700 --> 00:38:28,567 [Russell] And neither have I. 837 00:38:28,567 --> 00:38:32,400 Predators will sometimes go back to the same site to eat their prey, 838 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:33,867 so it could be one individual 839 00:38:33,867 --> 00:38:36,400 -coming back to the same site to eat... -[Biko] Right. 840 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:39,000 ...or it could be multiple individuals. 841 00:38:39,567 --> 00:38:40,900 Think of it as a potluck. 842 00:38:40,900 --> 00:38:43,100 They go out, make kills, and they come back together. 843 00:38:43,100 --> 00:38:44,900 And this is sort of the feeding ground. 844 00:38:44,900 --> 00:38:48,700 [Bryce] In my mind, the tree structures have always been demarcations, 845 00:38:48,700 --> 00:38:50,767 uh, of passageways, 846 00:38:50,767 --> 00:38:52,367 hunting grounds, 847 00:38:52,367 --> 00:38:54,567 uh, but to me, this just screams 848 00:38:54,567 --> 00:38:56,567 sacred space, territory. 849 00:38:56,567 --> 00:38:58,000 "This is our home." 850 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,667 That totally makes sense to me. 851 00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:02,166 [Bryce] Yeah, and think about what Tom Suet told us. 852 00:39:02,166 --> 00:39:04,800 You know, tribes would often get together 853 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:07,166 and commune to exchange information 854 00:39:07,166 --> 00:39:09,467 about hunting grounds, passageways. 855 00:39:09,467 --> 00:39:12,000 He said the Bigfoot do the same thing. 856 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,467 Many Indian tribes invite people to a potlatch. 857 00:39:15,467 --> 00:39:16,967 The Sasquatch is no different. 858 00:39:16,967 --> 00:39:18,600 They have culture, they have song. 859 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:22,166 One person reported seeing over 40 Sasquatches. 860 00:39:22,166 --> 00:39:25,166 "Oh, It's a rendezvous. It's a powwow, a potlatch." 861 00:39:25,166 --> 00:39:27,767 [Bryce] It would make sense to have a feast here. 862 00:39:27,767 --> 00:39:29,967 Uh, all these elaborate, uh, 863 00:39:29,967 --> 00:39:33,066 welcoming signs or whatever the hell these things are. 864 00:39:33,066 --> 00:39:35,300 I think this is a communal point. I really do. 865 00:39:35,300 --> 00:39:37,100 This could be the most significant find 866 00:39:37,100 --> 00:39:40,600 that we've ever had on any of our expeditions. 867 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:44,266 There are so many leads that came from just this one site. 868 00:39:44,266 --> 00:39:46,867 We're gonna gather all the evidence that we can 869 00:39:47,767 --> 00:39:49,800 because a story starts to emerge 870 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:51,700 about how these creatures live, 871 00:39:51,700 --> 00:39:54,100 and that's what we're really interested in. Right? 872 00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:58,000 It's not just evidence, but who are these creatures? 873 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,166 These are the questions that we're interested in. 874 00:40:02,166 --> 00:40:05,100 [Biko] Why does it seem so many of these creatures... 875 00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:07,667 -[Mireya] It's massive. -...are drawn to this place? 876 00:40:07,667 --> 00:40:09,567 Boom, boom, boom. 877 00:40:09,567 --> 00:40:12,300 [Russell] Does Washington serve a purpose for these creatures? 878 00:40:12,300 --> 00:40:13,767 [Mireya] There's a bone pit. 879 00:40:13,767 --> 00:40:15,367 And throughout this journey, 880 00:40:15,367 --> 00:40:19,467 it seems like we've come closer and closer to uncovering the truth. 881 00:40:19,467 --> 00:40:22,367 There is something definitely moving out there. 882 00:40:22,367 --> 00:40:26,567 [Bryce] We've documented possible behaviors here we've never seen before... 883 00:40:26,567 --> 00:40:27,900 What the hell? 884 00:40:27,900 --> 00:40:31,300 ...and found evidence suggesting new forms of communication. 885 00:40:31,300 --> 00:40:33,100 [softly] What the [bleep] is that? 886 00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:35,066 These expeditions always 887 00:40:35,066 --> 00:40:37,867 leave me with more questions than answers, 888 00:40:37,867 --> 00:40:39,767 and then sometimes by chance, 889 00:40:39,767 --> 00:40:42,900 you're holding the answer in your hand and you don't even know it. 890 00:40:42,900 --> 00:40:45,567 [Bryce] But now, seeing all that we've uncovered, 891 00:40:45,567 --> 00:40:48,500 what if Washington is the place they travel to? 892 00:40:48,500 --> 00:40:51,500 The place where families and pods gather together, 893 00:40:51,500 --> 00:40:55,166 where new mates are found and new families begin. 894 00:40:55,166 --> 00:40:57,667 [dramatic music playing] 895 00:40:57,667 --> 00:40:59,867 [Mireya] It is said that legends are nonsense, 896 00:40:59,867 --> 00:41:02,934 but that the study of legend is scholarship. 897 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:06,767 That's why we won't stop, 898 00:41:06,767 --> 00:41:09,467 because we have so much more to discover.