The Lakeside Puma Nursery
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- The shore of Lago Sarmiento (Sarmiento Lake) in Chilean Patagonia is dotted with huge, white rock-like formations.These photogenic structures are Thrombolites, calcium carbonate deposits formed in shallow water by the buildup of sedimentary grains by microorganisms. Grass has a tough time growing on these shores, so there are few prey animals here. As a result, big male Pumas are rare in this area. That's good news for Puma mothers raising cubs, who use the thrombolite beach as a "nursery."
This short film highlights Amarga and Paine, the latest litter born to Petaca - the "queen" of this area. The cubs are almost fully grown, but they depend on Petaca for food and safety. Petaca became separated from her cubs, and they have been feverishly searching for her. The nursery, a familiar place for Petaca's cubs, is a natural and safe location to continue their search. Petaca herself was raised here by her mother Sarmiento.
Special thanks to our wonderful guide Javiera Vargas and our super tracker Junior Mendes. Thanks to Jeff Parker of Explore in Focus for organizing the second half of this trip. Thank you also to Eduardo Blanco and Diego Olivares Picasso of SouthWild Chile for their support and positive vibes every day. We highly recommend Hotel el Ovejero Patagonico in Cerro Castillo - the owner Juan Carlos and the staff there are super.
Music licensing by Triple Scoop Music and Epidemic Sound
"Rescue Me (Instrumental)" by Rosedale
"Surge" by Francis Wells
Shot on RED Digital Cinema V-Raptor S35 and Canon EOS C70
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Awesome footage and of course great content! Well done Sheila and Dave
Hi Carol, it's Shiela. Thanks so much for watching our video. It's always a ton of work trying to keep up with these pumas. They're going up and down steep hills with ease, and then there's David and myself trying not to roll downhill with our heavy cinema gear, LOL. If anyone ever films us, they'd have the funniest outtakes. Please say hi to Allan for us. And thank you again for visiting our channel!
Fantastic footage of pumas in an extraordinary location. Great production. We’re you there with Will?
Hi John, it's Shiela. I hope you're well. Yes, David and I were in Torres del Paine with Will for two weeks last month. We wanted to show Will one of our favorite places. I just hope it wasn't too far for him, LOL.
Such a beautiful story! Great video. Love it! Video, footage, narration, sound, all perfect.
Hi TinMan, it's Shiela. Thank you so much, you're too kind. The pumas, the towers, the landscapes, and the wonderful people involved made filming this beautiful place rather easy. It was our pleasure to tell the world their story. Thanks so much for watching our video!!!
Le montagne nell'introduzione, per forma e colore, ricordano le Dolomiti (dove però manca il "gattone").
Le Dolomiti suanano magnifiche! Anche se nessun gattone. Grazie Vincenzo!
Bravo! My favorite piece to date. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much Aaron! It is such a special place!