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Mysterious towering tepuis in South America have been the inspiration for movies such as Avatar and Up, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Lost World. In this short film adventure from Pongo Media, a team of explorers repels down the mystical mountains of this legendary lost world to uncover evolutionary secrets of some of the most unique ecosystems in the world.
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@fallinginthed33p 6 лет назад

He's 71, flies up to tepuis, rappels down 200 feet and climbs back up, all in the search for little chirping frogs. Awesome guy.

@marychristie4815 6 лет назад

raboox9 he has swag. He's a badass zoologist.

@amy7189 6 лет назад

Yep, dude's a low-key hero =)

@NamaSayaAkmal 6 лет назад

this should be on top!

@samiamm5764 6 лет назад

In those rubber waders too 😳👏👏

@johnpayne2557 5 лет назад

Indeed. It’s the passion of individuals like this that drives us forward. Who are the people that come on here and dislike these sorts of videos. Just can’t wrap my head around it.

@avariceseven9443 7 лет назад

This is the kind of stuff that made me love natgeo when I was little. Animals, plants, places, people, we need more of those. Some of the new shows are decent but it lacks the wow factor and grandness of the old ones. With the planet changing and all, more people need to see contents like this. "This is what we'll be losing."

@rayrendis2114 5 лет назад

Yeah i agree

@RafaelCruz-tu7mj 5 лет назад

Facts i feel you i felt the same way about those shiws as u was growing up

@jupitercyclops6521 5 лет назад

Same here. (I bet those frogs would make nice bait)

@insouciant9281 4 года назад

True

@aein2811 4 года назад

Me tooo and my fav subj was SCIENCE I love watching this channel since I'm 6yrs old

@bmd5713 11 месяцев назад

Scientist like Bruce contribute so so much to our understanding of our world. I'm so very thankful people like him exist.

@skyehawthorne7114 3 года назад

"I'd like to think I'm a scientist" dude is a badass and still manages to have such infectious humility, respect

@celfhelp 2 года назад

infectious humility is a foundational trait of being a true badass

@PantsB4Squares 6 лет назад

National geographic would be ALOT more popular if they did more videos and expeditions like this. Make it a story. Make it longer. Than acouple minutes. Your interest to others has always been exploring and unveiling the unknown. I hope nat geo takes this in consideration.

@jbrobertson6052 5 лет назад

PantsB4Squares That's why I don't bother watching the little 3 or 5 minute video because you just start to get interested and wham its over.

@aux6671 4 года назад

Like an hour long video, would def watch

@drawyrral 4 года назад

Nat Geo was bought by Rupert Murdoch, so you can kiss this kind of stuff goodbye.

@Sk1tz092 4 года назад

NatGeo today on television is just like any other tv show, pure garbage. It's a shame these hour long documentaries about nature and animals are hardly left on TV.

@AGDinCA 5 лет назад

Sir, you have earned the title. You are, most definitely, a scientist. And thank you for that!

@rxonmymind8362 5 лет назад

Agreed. Thank you Dr for your passion.

@sBabysKid-nk8eh 3 года назад

Coolio🙌🏼🇺🇸

@mattslev 4 года назад

I climbed the nearby tepui Mount Roraima almost 30 years ago. That area is magical. One of the most spectacular landscapes on the planet.

@tara8597 3 года назад

That is incredible. Such a awesome story to tell.💙

@kjeezy2990 2 года назад

If you enjoy getting rained on 99.8% of the time. Sure

@Wutzmename Год назад

Absolutely! They've been cut off from when the continents were all one landmass and that part was attached to Africa. The biology is closer to Africa that what's in the forest below. God I love science!!💯

@crespoopserc 3 года назад

The fact that the average American simpleton looks up to Hollywood celebrities, and not people like this, just baffles me. Thank you to these brave men as well.

@ArchieStiglitz 3 года назад

Really? I believe you are holding "the average american simpleton" in a much to high regard then.

@lillyrose6635 3 года назад

Hollywood junk is advertised by the tons! Such information is found in rare & educative videos, which an average simpleton never gets exposed too

@xanderchanning 3 года назад

@@ArchieStiglitz Why? You think this journey is a bad thing?

@ArchieStiglitz 3 года назад

@@xanderchanning huh? are you missing my point on purpose? I'm talking about the ignorance of the american simpleton and how that guy was baffled by it. you are talking about something else. Didn't you read his comment?

@michaelhall8445 3 года назад

The fact that you are an idiot is quite apparent too.

@My_Big_Dragon 5 лет назад

The waterfalls reminds me one of my favourite cartoon *UP.* I really appreciate his courage and strength to explore.

@mikethespike056 3 года назад

Read the description.

@atulanand7815 3 года назад

I think Up's waterfall was inspired by Angel Falls, wasn't it?

@joatanpereira4272 3 года назад

@@atulanand7815 Yes, it was

@tantanabellano5182 3 года назад

Adventure is out there

@anxious_potato8585 Год назад

Paradise falls a land lost in time

@ricdwe 5 лет назад

This is why scientist like this dude are much appreciated. He will do whatever it takes in the name of science, to educate the rest of us. Cause other than a scientist or biologist, ain't nobody gonna do what he did, to find a tinny-tiny frog. We are content to read about it or watch NatGeo.

@annakhalawan1 4 года назад

He is so brave ...I love him...good luck on his endeavours

@mylxiong08 3 года назад

Scientists/biologists/conservationists have their own little fetish about the plants and animals. I still remembered a conservationist advocating for a small species of bats that require a large land of bananas to breed and survive or the geicko habitant that was destroyed by Ikea. Soo...to all the plants and animals that do not an advocate, I feel for you.

@jabmd2nd 3 года назад

Tough job...!

@BugattianVeyronian 3 года назад

Real scientists would confess that all things that were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through and for Christ.

@ricdwe 3 года назад

@@BugattianVeyronian OOOOK ... I get it. For those who are believers in the sipiritual realm ... the supernatural creation of all that exists ... all that is ... based on "a priori" evidence ... then so shall it be, as it was written at the beginning of time ... and so shall it be, until the end of time.

@binodyumnam2562 4 года назад

Whenever there is will, there is way. He just proved it. Love the crew. Everything for an amazing chirping frog.

@IamwhoIam333 3 года назад

Such a polite species's. I loved it when the small one just crawled over the other larger one and they went their merry way. No conflict, nothing. 😻

@bokeflo 9 лет назад

An amazing little frog and a passionate scientist.

@christianotter0528 7 лет назад

He looks like the professor from Jurassic Park

@MrOuchiez 6 лет назад

Interestingly (and coincidentally) enough, the professor you mentioned from Jurassic Park (the actor, at least) just happened to be the brother of (in my opinion) the absolute BEST teachers of nature in the modern world, Richard Attenborough (RIP, Richard)... His brother David is an amazing educator, and has been for decades upon decades, undoubtedly a treasure to this world!!!

@kylejnicholson 6 лет назад

omg!!!!

@venpeddapalli7189 5 лет назад

It is Richard Attenborough who directed the movie "Gandhi."

@maharismahmood 4 года назад

Hahaha

@keithrodriguez8109 4 года назад

He did have a cane earlier too. Maybe he unscrewed the amber ball at the end so that he wouldn't damage it or lose it lol.

@arialdenit4135 4 года назад

I LOVED THIS!!!! Plus his voice is easy to listen to and learn from. 71 and happy dude. Just real and genuine. I want to see more.

@vishnuprasad2312 4 года назад

First of all, Bruce, your a gem. You really are. And the professor, he’s so pure and I just love his enthusiasm and love for what he does

@burcuibis9793 7 лет назад

This mountain and forest remind me the "up" movie. Is that mountain which is the old man was planning to fly there?

@marlonxx 7 лет назад

Yup! it is.. Adventure Out there!

@GianfrancoGiglioli 7 лет назад

No! the mountain of UP's film is Auyan Tepuy

@shortfuse875 6 лет назад

ITA-VEN-97 Coincidently, Auyan Tepuy was discovered after Up's release

@PantsB4Squares 6 лет назад

shortfuse87 YT wrooooong pusay

@jimmorgan8688 6 лет назад

Burcu İbis Yes and The Lost World by Sir Arther Conan Doyle.

@saaros 6 лет назад

this guy is so adorable! i'd watch a dozen of videos with him featured.

@misadventureswiththemartys312 6 лет назад

Me too.

@pikachulove5468 6 лет назад

saaros I would too! ^_^ he is the grandpa of science in new zoology in my book!! He deserves his own adventure series hehe!

@jnesrh420 2 года назад

His genuine joy when he found them was inspiring.

@0xtimothylie Год назад

This guy got a team to help him find a frog. Love the crew, love the vibe, love everything about this! :D

@vkeykanesan9309 5 лет назад

Looking at him, makes me wonder if what im doing for living even worth mentioning.

@jenniferpiper4293 5 лет назад

I'm sure your job has value and importance. That's why they pay you! That, and to keep coming back.

@resilient5557 5 лет назад

@ Vkey kanesan me too !

@BubblewrapHighway 4 года назад

Always strive for a better life!

@CharlieRootsMusic 4 года назад

Your job has relevance to people but 9/10 times they can shut your business down and it won't affect nobody but the workers.

@TheLogicalLowdown 4 года назад

Just remember we're all part of a greater system. Think of all the things that goes into research like this. Everything from clothes, ropes, lights, batteries, a helicopter, fuel, the list is extremely long and complicated if you really think about it. Those are just the obvious things. Finances, electricity, plumbing, satellites for GPS and weather, and so much more on the back end make this a reality. 9/10 times, the back end nobodies like us are the most vital parts of it all.

@danter1126 4 года назад

He's 71 but his spirit remains so young and strong. Amazing!

@syncmaster915n 4 года назад

7:15 that's how frogs negotiate one way traffic. Road rage is not their thing, apparently. Hats off to the professor. At 71, still doing science at the remotest of the remotest place in the world while me, at little more than half his age, sit on a comfy couch watching him do it. Thank-you Nat Geo for sharing this marvelous video.

@birdman1843 4 года назад

I love ❤️ National Geographic’s , no politics just pure knowledge of our planet earth 🌍

@GalleonBrinton 2 года назад

I have to say that this is one of the coolest videos I have seen in a very long time. Kudos to the team and the inspiration of knowing there are still people out there that care for the true Science.

@nathanprince7965 6 лет назад

I live in Guyana and I'm also a passionate, aspiring wildlife biologist.

@johnpiggott4101 5 лет назад

I hope you achieve your dream.

@johnjosephaldecoa6282 5 лет назад

Go for it!!! 😍😁😊

@deinysequeradiaz4020 3 года назад

No es guayana es VENEZUELA no sé xq dijeron q es guayana

@warpspeed9877 4 года назад

There is an excellent novel "The lost world" by Sir Arthour Conan Doyle (yes the one that created Sherlock Holmes!) that describes exactly these rock formations and the zoological possibilities (that far exceed frogs!) that could ocure on them...

@williamdrijver4141 4 года назад

I'm amazed (and almost shocked) that such pristine beautiful nature heavens still exist and haven't been destroyed by mankind.....thanks for the unbelievable footage!

@stonew1927 6 лет назад

I was born not too far from there in a small mining town south of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to visit La Gran Savana where all these tepuis are located and witness the magnificence of the landscape with those magical waterfalls streaming down everywhere. I still remember the call of those frogs.

@evesyiem6160 5 лет назад

Wow! I so envy you 😩😩😩😩

@DOUBLE0SEVUN 11 месяцев назад

That’s amazing! Do you still live in Venezuela?

@stonew1927 11 месяцев назад

@@DOUBLE0SEVUN No. I moved to the States when I was 10 yrs. old....

@moi6torres953 5 лет назад

He’s the type of person to have as a science teacher

@sapphicsx 4 года назад

IT’S REALLY NICE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO REALLY LOVE WHAT THEY’RE DOING

@Gaumukh 4 года назад

Thank you so much for an informative video. I could feel the wind and the rain.. Those frogs and that sound...no words

@darrenkrivit6854 6 лет назад

That must've been an awesome experience fulfilling a near lifelong quest. Glad he made it out🤓

@romysdejesus2854 4 года назад

AT AN ADVANCED AGE OF 71 HE HAVE NOT LOST THAT CHILD-LIKE ENTHUSIASM FOR HIS VOCATION , FOR SOME THIS WOULD SIMPLY DIE-OUT AND WITHER SLOWLY AWAY . SALUTE !

@Scoin0 3 года назад

I love his enthusiasm . I'd definitely watch a lecture by him

@sangitaekka 4 года назад

I turned 30 this year and just yesterday I was thinking maybe it's time to calm the restlessness, lead life the way society has shown me and then this video pops up and a 71 year has more enthusiasm than me! This is why I love Nat Geo! Inspiring. Has lost its shine for sometime, but I come from the time when people like Steve Irwin and Steve McCurry shared their passion with the world! This is what the generation needs to go on, a sheer love and curiosity for all that is natural and around us! Thank you so much for making my day and rekindling what I lost I had lost! :)

@relesse13 4 года назад

Love that closing "...science is important...and I like to think that I am a scientist..."

@kadeksatriadi7845 7 лет назад

this place is like heaven....

@TyreeWells 6 лет назад

Kadek Ananta nah I doubt it

@haidene3106 4 года назад

A place where one day it would be destroyed

@thesouthamerican.2282 4 года назад

I live there.... Heres another beauty... Check kaieteur falls... Do visit

@SassyMommy12 4 года назад

stunning, the landscape, the experience and getting up close with nature. Yay for science!

@JustinLHopkins 3 года назад

I’m thankful for scientists and curious people who always want to know what’s beyond the horizon.

@chimkinNuggz 9 лет назад

07:12 i could learn a few things from this frog on how to treat haters in your way.

@hanah3401 5 лет назад

Lol 😂😂😂😂

@BubblewrapHighway 4 года назад

blip

@amavinolia378 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@azuazura4786 7 лет назад

I watched the complete documentary of this one in Nat Geo Channel years ago, long before the "Up" movie came out. it was an amazing documentary. I still remember bits and pieces of the scenes until now.

@darrinnoble 4 года назад

Bruce is incredible! And that rope, halfway shredded.

@jenniferbrown7659 3 года назад

I feel your success. Science, biology, Sol, Terra, Luna should be taught accurately. This video should be at the top of all educational curriculums world wide. This video could be viewed by young people to stir their imagination. Allow young people to save the Universe. Starting in their immediate backyards (literally)

@jon1805 5 лет назад

I know music can be polarizing, especially amongst young, or rudimentary listeners... but how can you possibly dislike something like this?

@oshkoshbjosh 5 лет назад

I hope I'm tough like that dude when I'm in my 70s.

@bridge4 4 года назад

This dude loves his frogs :)) xoxox

@lossantoscity3249 3 года назад

Frog that shounds like a Bird. LOL

@cyl742 3 года назад

The dude loves life.

@DEEPMUCH 3 года назад

Good for that older fella still learning and adventuring. LIVIN.

@clareuk71 5 лет назад

Now that’s passion for nature , a kindred spirit 😀🙏

@crespoopserc 3 года назад

Clare Morgan sure is :)

@Love-jf7rs 3 года назад

Relief he is safe :)

@jdrobin1 5 лет назад

Guyana has one the last pristine rain forests in the world. I hope the Indigenous, Indo Guyanese and AfroGuyanese people continue to protect there land.

@paulllu9069 5 лет назад

jdrobin1 Their*

@ilove2929 5 лет назад

Amen

@anthonyfrancisco7407 5 лет назад

Yes my country is very rustic ecological extremely healthy we the natives live on the coast facing Atlantic ocean

@sliperysid 5 лет назад

Basing my presumption on previous human history... They probably won't.

@christinemott2878 4 года назад

Dontbtell anyone shut up

@techguyph 4 года назад

I don’t get why videos like this get dislikes. 🤔 For science sake.

@saxifrage2053 4 года назад

Its called we all are different!!! Pay attention to the video!

@GrapheneOxideIsInCVVax 4 года назад

Eureka! Found the salty miserable disliker! Tell us, how are you so different that you felt the need to dislike and then attempt to justify that?

@CoinsAndCapsaicin 3 года назад

Religious people dont like stories of evolution.

@ABCVideoproducciones 3 года назад

I think the same, weird!

@mikethespike056 3 года назад

I liked the video, but some people may be against exploration of these ancient places. Probably because traffic will only get higher and the ecosystem might be disrupted.

@kiwi_kirsch 4 года назад

i love the narration. no dramatic voice acting trying to sell me something. just people talking with all their own real excitement and fun and everything. awesome. thank your for this video.

@Param.G.C 6 лет назад

What a awesome people's you guys are. Really very passionate and very curious to explore and discover something not ordinary. Hats off to your energy at that age sir. 😊😍

@Zack_Belmonte 5 лет назад

Bruce is awesome! I love his enthusiasm about the little frogs. It makes learning fun

@otakutaste3793 5 лет назад

Needed this today on my birthday.

@janice8523 4 года назад

They make such a big difference and great contribution in this world! Kudos to them, and thank you for all you do for humanity👍

@donalfredisaac 5 лет назад

Funny how that little frog walks on the branch, like a "monorail"

@keyshey 9 лет назад

more of these kinds of videos please!

@TheJttv 4 года назад

The dude keeps a historical journal in cursive. You know he is legit. 2:15

@inscrutAmaverick 4 года назад

Biologists are weird nerds, they're outdoorsy nerds😂😂😂

@christinemott2878 4 года назад

I love out door nerds iused to be one

@jjenko6366 4 года назад

Thank them for many of the medicines available to you. They’re as important as physicists exploring outer space.

@johnison9520 4 года назад

They're responsible for your medicines

@AbhishekKumar-ry9ls 4 года назад

Believe me we Geologists are also nuts😂

@mattnorris7124 3 года назад

I think I have finally found my niche. Geologists might be even more nerdy outdoorsy nerds 😅😅

@blacklotus5451 5 лет назад

Beautiful sounds, thanks for sharing.

@TsukuneASMG 8 лет назад

Nice Work Dr Bruce Means ! :)

@orangebpumpkin5676 4 года назад

Part two please. More info about the frogs. What did their biology, dna say?

@mikehagen1484 2 года назад

I love how the frog just grabs frogs face and climbs over him.

@ericheydenreich2846 9 лет назад

Thanks for sharing, this magical land of great diversity!

@susmitasett1683 5 лет назад

What a dedication sir... Speechless

@Eowyn3Pride 3 года назад

The traffic jam frogs never get old for me! 🤣🤣❤

@jivettefhaye6796 5 лет назад

Loved his passion for science. Respect!🙂

@kubenakubena1480 9 лет назад

This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing it.

@flyboy008 5 лет назад

Truly inspirational, thank you!

@yss1944 3 года назад

Awee... bless his heart, he is so passionate, it’s exciting to to watch. I love his spirit!

@wendylynne5010 4 года назад

Those waterfalls!! Drop me off, I could live there forever. Awesome species. Unique.

@Log_Among_Trees 2 года назад

Bruce! You are an incredible scientist! Thank you for being brave enough to explore!

@lucid_sound_design 3 года назад

He's seventy and still out doing stuff like this... seriously a hero.

@veronicaroach3667 3 года назад

A very cute little frog with a lovely song !

@ohbuddyiliketowatch 4 года назад

His passion is infectious.

@wasimjaan3300 6 лет назад

Those waterfalls loook like some thing from Avatar movie..

@gustavobakit9857 6 лет назад

Avatar movie was based on this waterfalls and those geological structures called Tepuys. Up, the Disney movie, was based as well on this beautiful Venezuelan place.

@MANDINGO74 6 лет назад

Gustavo Bakit it’s in Guyana not Venezuela

@gustavobakit9857 6 лет назад

Markanthony Cromwell Guyana is a Venezuelan place. And Guayana is a Venezuela territory also. Look out.

@primodernious 6 лет назад

it is because it is in a sense. its all manmade. its not natural. there is retangular imprints in the wall that looks like an entrance. this whole mountain was once submerged under water. the whole wold was one compleatly flooded. evidence for this is everywhere in the world. there is nothing that lives now that is any older than up to 5000 years old as its all new. this planet have been recolonized and terraformed long after the mass extinciton flooding of the earth.

@MANDINGO74 6 лет назад

Gustavo Bakit too different countries, different language and culture. It’s never gonna happen. You need to focus on feeding your people. Your Country is a fail state.

@juststardust8103 5 лет назад

Enthusiasm! It makes a big difference in our lives.

@primogaming69 3 года назад

i love his enthusiasm and love for science.

@hikingwithmarty 3 года назад

always had and will have deep respect for these people! bravo!!

@cesteves6882 4 года назад

Bruce is the embodiment of scientific thought. Would love a chance to follow him and gather information on one of his expeditions

@glimpseofcambodia 3 года назад

7:15 “Bro, stand aside!” “I don’t think so,” “I’m coming over you then” “Go ahead “

@peyuzumaki 3 года назад

Now that is what I call a fellow good oldman. This made me happy.

@starrmoreno138 4 года назад

Inspiring !! That is AWESOME !!!

@anushatadamari3185 6 лет назад

Hats off to All 3. 😍😘amazing.. 😎

@jaycal1920 6 лет назад

Chemistry is the building blocks of life, Physics are its dynamics. Science.

@christinemott2878 4 года назад

AndMath lies the answers

@oddie8523 2 года назад

Thank you for the all the wonders in your film

@deborahallen3318 4 года назад

Thank you for bringing us this beautiful footage of a place that I will never be able to visit! After watching you, YES! you are a scientist, a very passionate one at that! 😊