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00:00 There is no information about the fish of this region.
00:02 They have never been studied.
00:04 We don't walk anywhere, we don't touch anything.
00:07 The team will collaborate with a biologist from the region
00:11 to take DNA samples from two of the country's largest fish.
00:14 The Piraiba will attract the team to the isolated rivers of the jungle in unknown territory.
00:22 And the Piraruku, a prehistoric fish.
00:29 Piraruku can weigh up to 200 kg.
00:32 It breathes in the open air and its scales are so robust that they resist piranhas.
00:38 Over the last centuries, overfishing and poaching have led the species to the brink of extinction.
00:49 Yesterday, the crew met Lorenzo Barocco, a scientist who studies the Piraruku.
00:57 He will help them protect them.
00:59 Try to come back with DNA samples.
01:03 You have samples from other regions of the Amazon, but not the one we are going to.
01:09 Is that right?
01:11 Yes, we have not been able to collect samples in this region.
01:14 Lorenzo would like the DNA of a Piraruku, which lives at the bottom of a jungle
01:19 made up of swamps, lakes and rivers.
01:23 As there are very few wild Piraruku left, he hopes that the team will help him to locate the remaining populations.
01:28 They must be protected.
01:32 Imagine, there is no information about the fish of this region.
01:35 They have never been studied.
01:37 Maybe it's a totally different population.
01:40 We don't know.
01:41 It's crazy.
01:43 The size criterion will play.
01:45 We would absolutely need a huge specimen.
01:49 Indeed, the DNA of a Piraruku that has reached its maximum size in such an environment
01:53 will contain precious information.
01:55 Scientists will be able to exploit them to perpetuate the species.
01:59 It's harmless for him.
02:01 He will take a small piece of the pectoral fin and we will have his DNA.
02:05 They will have to do it in the jungle, on living specimens.
02:09 But before going on a mission, the team must pass through one of the sensitive neighborhoods of the city.
02:17 The police has assigned them a bodyguard.
02:19 The men want to see with their own eyes one of the worst dangers that threaten the fish.
02:26 To do this, they will participate in a raid led by the Brazilian military police.
02:31 The Amazon covers a huge area.
02:35 Unfortunately, a lot of it is still intact.
02:37 But every giant fish that lives there is under threat for multiple reasons.
02:41 And one of the main ones is poaching and illegal fishing.
02:47 Today, Cyril will accompany us.
02:49 Could you come closer, please?
02:51 Hello.
02:53 Cyril and the team will join his elite forces who fight against poachers.
02:56 He will spend the day with us.
02:59 Give him a bulletproof vest.
03:02 Thank you.
03:04 To stay safe, he will wear this vest.
03:08 Alpha team, get on the boat.
03:13 The poaching has become such a flourishing industry that the police must fight it by military operations.
03:17 Wait!
03:19 It's serious.
03:21 They told me to cover my face and they did the same thing.
03:24 They removed their badge to remain as anonymous as possible.
03:28 This police department manages everything.
03:32 Poaching, but also all illegal activities.
03:36 Explosives, drugs, weapons.
03:40 Today, their most important mission is to protect the weakened ecosystem of Brazil.
03:44 Today, their most important mission is to protect the weakened ecosystem of Brazil.
03:50 Stay.
03:52 To be continued.
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