you’ve met National Geographic Zeb Hogan before um wild chronicles he combs the
before um wild chronicles he combs the
before um wild chronicles he combs the world’s waterways looking for the
world’s waterways looking for the
world’s waterways looking for the biggest fish out there his theory is a
biggest fish out there his theory is a
biggest fish out there his theory is a simple one the health of the world’s
simple one the health of the world’s
simple one the health of the world’s waterways can be gauged by the health of
waterways can be gauged by the health of
waterways can be gauged by the health of its mega fish population if you still
its mega fish population if you still
its mega fish population if you still have these giant fish species in the
have these giant fish species in the
have these giant fish species in the river it’s a good indication that the
river it’s a good indication that the
river it’s a good indication that the river is healthy but most of these kinds
river is healthy but most of these kinds
river is healthy but most of these kinds of big fish are endangered their numbers
of big fish are endangered their numbers
of big fish are endangered their numbers have dropped dramatically in recent
have dropped dramatically in recent
have dropped dramatically in recent years and that’s bad news for the people
years and that’s bad news for the people
years and that’s bad news for the people who count on the river for their
who count on the river for their
who count on the river for their livelihoods and their dinner he’s back
livelihoods and their dinner he’s back
livelihoods and their dinner he’s back in Cambodia looking for the giant
in Cambodia looking for the giant
in Cambodia looking for the giant stingray his first stop is the local
stingray his first stop is the local
stingray his first stop is the local fish market
fish market
fish market hey interesting right finding them here
hey interesting right finding them here
hey interesting right finding them here means there’s a decent chance
means there’s a decent chance
means there’s a decent chance Zeb can find them out on the water so
Zeb can find them out on the water so
Zeb can find them out on the water so this is a good sign we have a found a
this is a good sign we have a found a
this is a good sign we have a found a small stingray the waters low it’s clear
small stingray the waters low it’s clear
small stingray the waters low it’s clear so we need to get out on the river
their first stop is the Coon Falls a
their first stop is the Coon Falls a major fish migratory route and according
major fish migratory route and according
major fish migratory route and according to local war home to one giant stingray
to local war home to one giant stingray
to local war home to one giant stingray the largest stingray I’ve ever heard
the largest stingray I’ve ever heard
the largest stingray I’ve ever heard about four hundred kilos almost a
about four hundred kilos almost a
about four hundred kilos almost a thousand pounds with with Scott right in
thousand pounds with with Scott right in
thousand pounds with with Scott right in this location just below the falls they
this location just below the falls they
this location just below the falls they don’t have any luck at the falls but
don’t have any luck at the falls but
don’t have any luck at the falls but over the next few days working with
over the next few days working with
over the next few days working with local fisherman zeb begins to get some
local fisherman zeb begins to get some
local fisherman zeb begins to get some results so this is our first giant
results so this is our first giant
results so this is our first giant freshwater stingray of the trip this
freshwater stingray of the trip this
freshwater stingray of the trip this one’s about four feet across 1.2 meters
one’s about four feet across 1.2 meters
one’s about four feet across 1.2 meters and probably 70 or 80 pounds Zeb makes a
and probably 70 or 80 pounds Zeb makes a
and probably 70 or 80 pounds Zeb makes a couple of quick captures but the rays
couple of quick captures but the rays
couple of quick captures but the rays aren’t the Giants he’s heard about but
aren’t the Giants he’s heard about but
aren’t the Giants he’s heard about but then we got a call about a big gray but
then we got a call about a big gray but
then we got a call about a big gray but I don’t buy it I don’t believe it so
I don’t buy it I don’t believe it so
I don’t buy it I don’t believe it so many folks start so many Ray’s lost when
many folks start so many Ray’s lost when
many folks start so many Ray’s lost when he goes to check out the spot he finds
he goes to check out the spot he finds
he goes to check out the spot he finds more than he bargained for stingray this
more than he bargained for stingray this
more than he bargained for stingray this sides giving birth before our eyes and
sides giving birth before our eyes and
sides giving birth before our eyes and just a really cute little baby
just a really cute little baby
just a really cute little baby the fisherman and Zeb gather around like
the fisherman and Zeb gather around like
the fisherman and Zeb gather around like proud parents and it’s big this is an
proud parents and it’s big this is an
proud parents and it’s big this is an impressive rate of this raised probably
more than six feet long and then the
more than six feet long and then the tail seven or eight feet long so the
tail seven or eight feet long so the
tail seven or eight feet long so the total length of this fish certainly over
total length of this fish certainly over
total length of this fish certainly over 10 feet probably 12 or 13 feet long the
10 feet probably 12 or 13 feet long the
10 feet probably 12 or 13 feet long the team gets their information and then
team gets their information and then
team gets their information and then releases mom and baby
releases mom and baby
releases mom and baby it’s a hopeful sign one new member of
it’s a hopeful sign one new member of
it’s a hopeful sign one new member of the declining class of fish not a giant
the declining class of fish not a giant
the declining class of fish not a giant yet but hopefully this baby will have
yet but hopefully this baby will have
yet but hopefully this baby will have time to grow
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