I love that he doesn't even need a translator. Idk if he just happened to speak the language or learned it to be able to do this job, but it just adds a level of respect and makes the conversations more impactful.
He actually did learn portugués for this episode himself I know that. Not sure if he ended up getting a translator later on when the show took off and received better funding
@@thealmightysnipper6083 the good ol' days. As nice at it is to be able to see anything at the press of a fingertip now, I think we were lucky that we grew up without it.
I love how when he's feeding the dolphins a bunch of em excitedly jump up to grab the fish out of his hand but there's a few that just wait and politely take it from his hand and I just think that's a lil funny lmao
Probably because dolphins are highly intelligent animals and are quick learners. I think those dolphins that gently took the fish from his hands knew that he was helping them out and cooperated, just like dogs.
Jeremy wade is such an inspiration for me and he helped inspire me to study marine biology like I am now . It’s my goal to have my own tv show like him one day:) I watched every episode of his growing up
This is what I love about River Monsters, seeking the truth. Jeremy tracks down these fish out of curiosity, intrigue and in response to almost outlandish tales. I wouldn't know much about freshwater fish if it wasn't for this show and this man.
Thank you so much for uploading a full episode! I watched Animal Planet all the time as a kid, especially River Monsters! I'd drive my mom crazy because I'd be glued to the TV for hours watching Jeremy! I love this show so so much and I'm excited to watch through it again many years later! My favorite episode was the one with the giant stingray that had babies! Jeremy Wade is so inspiring and such an amazing person! ❤️🐟
@@rslwannabe9475 No the native family that lives on the water, the grandpa spoke to him about his 3 year old grandson who ran and fell into the water and almost instantly was being devoured by piranhas, they tried to get him out as fast as possible with nets but within such a short period of time they had already eaten down to the bones.
My father kept Parana as pets. They never bite people. They loved being petted and rubbed themselves against my hands and they knew what food was and not. I was able to hold the food and they only touched the food stripping it to the bone and my hand was fine.
River Monsters used to be the show I would watch when I get home from school or just don't have to go at all. It would be Me and my great uncle watching it with fascination
I distinctly remember watching a clip on Animal Planet back in the 2000s of someone who was using piranha jaws (the bone, not a whole fish) as hair clippers, they were _that sharp._ Not sure if it was River Monsters or not.
I can testify that, when bitten by a Piranha, you don't feel pain at first. I have owned many piranha as pets and back in 1984 I got bit on my left hand pinky finger by the first one I ever had. Luckily it was a small juvenile, about 2.5" and it only snipped out a small chunk but it was painless... until I realized it bit me and I pulled my hand from the tank, then it started stinging. I was a young teen, 14 years old, and I was being a dumbass chasing it around in the aquarium and cornered it.
What the fish? I didn't even know this was a thing. I'm just gonna casually save this entire playlist to I can listen to these when I go to bed, I love river monsters.
I'm sure it's happened at least once. People have lived alongside the amazon for a very, very long time. It had to have happened at least once, where there were witnesses that said "Oooooh shit! Don't do what that person just did!" Ok yeah. That had to have been a horrible experience for anyone involved.
I like how they show the monkey intently watching while he stepping into the pool full of fish probably thinking wtf are doing human I see y'all do stupid things before but this one one of craziest
As somebody who's been into the aquarium hobby for the majority of my life, who has had family members that owned tanks with red belly piranha, I can tell you those fish are some of the biggest pansies in the fish world there are. Very very rarely will they choose to go after another fish that's alive and healthy so them going after a living person is not going to happen. They will absolutely eat humans, like any other carnivore would, but not alive. The individual bites are the result of either "abnormal" behavior in the fish or defensive in nature when it comes to spawning. One overly curious and bold piranha out of the literal thousands at minimum that were there could have been testing what was there. Every species of fish (especially Characins) I've kept has exhibited something like this, where you never have a problem with the majority but every now and then you just get a 'problem child'.
Jeremy is my idol !!! He’s the king of angling! I don’t care who has won which fishing tourney etc, nobody is as universal as Jeremy. He could catch a Megaladon if he wanted to!! ✊🏻🤜🏻☝🏻💪🏻
When I was in 3rd grade, I did my science project on Red-Belly Piranhas. Here is an interesting fact about Piranhas, Piranhas can keep biting / attacking even after they are dead.
We use to have two red bellied pacu's, an Oscar and albino catfish in our fishtank when I was a kid. The paccu's look just like piranhas but aren't nearly as aggressive. Still pretty cool though
@@cloroxlavenderscent4307 What do you mean half right? That's exactly what he was saying, pretty much. The only real attacks I know of are one or two where a young (read: small) kid fell into the water or the piranhas were literally starving. He did say he didn't know of other attacks, not that there have never been any. And yes, OP, people often study things they love, and then proceed to defend what they love. Your point? Are *you* a piranha expert or just someone who doesn't want to reevaluate the myths they were raised to believe about these fish?
About 45 years ago on an episode of wild kingdom with marlyn perkins they showed one of the huge rodents the name of which I can't remember cross a river and it was totally torn to pieces by piranhas. I'm 99 percent sure it wasn't staged. The animal is the size of a dog. When I first saw river monsters I thought here we go another big foot fairytale. I was completely wrong. This guy delivers on every episode. Magnificent show.
From what I read piranhas are attracted to splashing . I also read u want to stay sill like he did when he was in the pool with them. This gives me a reason to not be in the areas that these fish live.
