How Jaguars Are Saving Sea Turtles
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On Costa Rica’s coast, jaguars are doing more than hunting. They’re helping sea turtles survive.
On Costa Rica’s coast, jaguars are doing more than hunting. They’re helping sea turtles survive. As researcher Carolina Perez tracks nests with makeshift tools, she uncovers an unlikely balance between predator and prey.
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How Jaguars Are Saving Sea Turtles
Clip: Season 44 Episode 4 | 2m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
On Costa Rica’s coast, jaguars are doing more than hunting. They’re helping sea turtles survive. As researcher Carolina Perez tracks nests with makeshift tools, she uncovers an unlikely balance between predator and prey.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThese 45 days mark a dangerous period for the baby turtles.
(bird squawks) As they incubate in the sand, relentless predators stalk them from above.
(birds squawking) (birds chirping) (ocean waves crashing) (birds chirping) On most nesting beaches, wild dogs, foxes and coyotes, so-called meso predators, plunder nests for the protein-packed eggs.
(birds chirping) (birds squawking) Using the tools of shoestring science, Carolina is trying to track how many of these nests will be raided.
[Narrator] The bottles make it easy to see if a nest has been disturbed.
(ocean waves crashing) During recent arribadas, the bottles have helped them document an encouraging trend that they believe is tied to the return of the jaguars.
(ocean waves crashing) - It seems the Jaguars are keeping smaller predators off the beach, inadvertently protecting the turtle's eggs.
As Carolina works, she's constantly aware of the jaguars presence in the dark.
(ocean waves crashing) (bird squawks) (footsteps tapping)
How a Jaguar's Hunt Feeds a Forest
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Clip: S44 Ep4 | 3m 12s | A jaguar’s midnight hunt becomes a feast that feeds the forest. (3m 12s)
A Jaguar Love Triangle Caught on Camera
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Clip: S44 Ep4 | 3m 11s | Meet Alonzo, Amanda, and Jorge: three big cats whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways. (3m 11s)
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Preview: S44 Ep4 | 30s | On Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, turtles and jaguars collide in unexpected ways. (30s)
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