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On this episode of Destination Truth, Josh journeys to West Africa following reports that a monster is making waves in the swamps of Gambia.

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There's something right here that's bound.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa.

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Next, the team treks out of the swamps and into the rainforests where villagers say a dangerous creature preys upon them from overhead.

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Right there, right there, right there. Just flew. You see it?

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Will Josh dig up evidence of these Gambian beasts? Or will his African adventure cost him more than he bargained for?

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Your boat is sinking.

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I'm Josh Gates. In my travels, I've seen some unexplainable things and I've done some things I can't quite explain.

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Now I've pulled together a team armed with the latest technology in the search for answers to the world's strangest mysteries.

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I'm not sure what's out there waiting for me, but I know what I'm looking for. The truth.

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At some point, dragons went from being one of the cornerstone icons in world mythology to the official symbol of fantasy nerds everywhere.

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They went soft.

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And somewhere between Puff the Magic Dragon and Sean Connery's Dragonheart, these legendary monsters lost their bite and joined the sad ranks of unicorns and fairies.

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But locals in the tiny West African nation of the Gambia claim that a dragon-like monster lurking in their river is anything but warm and fuzzy.

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The Niki Nanka is so feared, in fact, that many locals believe that those who even catch a glimpse of the beast usually die soon after.

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And recently, a spate of reports have been flooding out of a small town deep in Gambia's interior.

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Based on this eyewitness testimony, we've cobbled together this computer-generated profile of our Scaly suspect.

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The Niki Nanka is believed to be amphibious, but is rumored to live primarily in the murky swamps of Gambia.

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It is believed to be reptilian and more than 15 feet long from head to tail with dark greenish-brown Scaly skin.

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His head is said to resemble a dragon with horns framing its piercing red eyes.

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And witnesses say when it opens its mouth, it reveals a long forked tongue and razor sharp teeth.

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So what in the name of Dungeons & Dragons is going on in the Gambia? I decided to roll the dice and find out.

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We flew 15 hours to Africa, landing in the city of Banjul on the west coast of the Gambia.

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Landing under cover of darkness, we waited on our luggage at a slightly worn-out baggage belt.

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It's not a promising sign.

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Despite assurances that our filming visa had been approved, our local contact appeared and mysteriously informed me that government officials were still reviewing our application.

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This was a major headache.

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So we're just supposed to leave all of our hundreds of thousands of cells in the equipment at this place?

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Yes, in the very secure Gambia Airport arrival slant, which we just leave in here and it'll be fine.

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With only the clothes on our back and two cameras to film with, we left the airport hoping things would look better in the morning.

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Things did not look better in the morning.

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Is our stuff released from the airport or not?

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I thought so this morning, but probably not.

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They didn't approve the short-quested permit due to our equipment list and they think that we're possibly American spies.

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They think that we're spies?

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Our liaison went on to explain that the government had no intention of permitting us access to our most essential investigation tools.

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The FLIR thermal imager and military-grade night vision scopes allow my team and I to see in the dark.

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Without them, this investigation was going to be uniquely challenging.

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I mean, every piece of gear on that list is essential for me to conduct my spying operations here in Gambia.

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How did they catch on?

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Feeling both annoyed and honored to be accused of espionage, we pressed on to speak to an expert at the local reptile park.

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Little did I know, we'd be joined by some very dangerous visitors.

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One right there.

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There's one right in front of me.

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Oh my God!

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You must have just walked right on top of it.

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I almost stepped on a crocodile.

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You gotta get my sh** together.

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I would like to introduce all of you back home to the world's least-saved zoo.

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I mean, this is insane.

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I almost stepped on one of these things.

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The caretaker tried to convince me that my new fans here were actually pretty harmless.

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They're very friendly.

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Very friendly?

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Yeah, very friendly.

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Do you know Peter Pan?

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Yeah, I know Peter Pan.

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Remember the guy?

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Yeah, so...

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But I'm not so friendly.

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Finally, we sat down with the facility's senior zoologist who filled me in on the local lore.

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And does it live in the water?

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Yeah, it's living in water or even on land.

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People say it's like a dragon.

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They set it as horn and when it is moving, it breath out fire.

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Why do we not have evidence that it's a real animal?

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They said that it has a scale just like a fish, alright?

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Sometimes when it is moving, some of these scales is dropping and they pick it up.

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There was a man who had the scales.

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They tell you that this is from Niki Nanka.

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Where in the Gambia do you think is the best place to look for the Niki Nanka?

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Alright, I trust you.

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Yeah, and I also...

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Sitting next to a crocodile, I trust you implicitly.

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The professor told us the location of the village where Niki Nanka scales supposedly exist.

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This was the same area where recent sightings had been reported.

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We now needed to get upriver.

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It would take several days to reach the village and we therefore needed a vessel big enough to accommodate my crew and our gear.

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What we got was a sort of sea-worthy looking homemade sailboat.

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This is like something out of water world.

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Finally underway, we set sail into the African interior.

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Gambia is a narrow sliver of a country that is entirely enveloped by Senegal.

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Dividing the entire nation is the 700-mile long Gambia River.

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Our projected course would take us upstream towards Janjibora, a crumbling colonial island also known as Georgetown.

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The journey took us past spectacular views and it also took us away from civilization and deeper into the unknown.

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Since we weren't exactly traveling by cruise ship, our onboard meal options weren't what you would call fine dining.

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Lunch is ready.

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Yes, one is here.

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One order one is coming.

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This is bush pig?

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Don't say piglet though, because then it gets cute and then I can't eat it.

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But I have salad also.

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Salad, perfect.

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Here's an extreme travel tip.

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Don't eat salad in Africa.

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They're washed in the local water.

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You know what happens?

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F*** your pants.

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It's true.

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I've done it.

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I just did.

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Why did we stop moving?

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Well, it was fun.

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What's the problem with the fuel?

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It's finished.

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The fuel is finished?

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Our captain took the smaller boat ahead to the next village to acquire fuel.

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And in order to stay on course and not fall behind schedule, we decided to employ the boat's other propulsion system.

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Hey Jared, why don't you make yourself useful with just that sail?

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It's removing.

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With the wind only inching us along, darkness fell.

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The captain had yet to return with fuel and I was beginning to feel like we might end up being a ninky-nanka midnight snack.

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Finally though, in the dead of night, we got our precious delivery.

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Careful with the gas, boys.

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All over the deck.

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All gasped up, we drifted off to sleep on the decks and journeyed on to Georgetown.

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In the morning, we finally arrived at the island town and headed ashore to talk to the locals.

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First, we met a man who claimed to have had a run in with the ninky-nanka and claimed to know another man who possessed an intriguing trophy from the creature.

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This ninky-nanka, what does it look like?

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Just like drowning.

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Does the ninky-nanka kill people?

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People, yeah.

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Eats them?

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What is the noise it makes?

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Yeah, I see the scale.

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You've seen the scales?

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What did the scale look like?

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The man agreed to come and take a look at the scale.

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That's a huge scale.

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The man agreed to contact this eyewitness to see if he would show the scales to us.

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If we could obtain even part of the scale, it could prove to be crucial evidence in the investigation of this creature.

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While we waited for news on the scale, we headed into the village with some new fans in tow.

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Watch.

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Destination.

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Destination.

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Truth.

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Truth.

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Watch destination truth.

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Truth.

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Okay, so clearly I wasn't going to get a bonus from the sci-fi promo department.

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Finally though, we gained an audience with the keeper of the scales.

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This is the scale of a Niki Naka.

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And this was taken from a Niki Naka.

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Can we take half of the scale?

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Is that possible?

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That way you still have some here and we can take some to study.

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Once back in the states, we'd have the scale analyzed by a specialist, but for now, we had a Niki Naka to find.

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We were now in the epicenter of where the recent sightings had occurred.

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Since our sailboat was too big to navigate the shallow waters surrounding the village, we hired a small local boat to thoroughly sweep the area.

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Right there, in the center of the trees, right there.

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Little calmus monkeys.

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Suddenly, we saw something breach the surface of the water.

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Our suspect turned out to be a full-grown hippo, and though they look harmless, hippos kill more people each year than any other animal in Africa.

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We steered clear to avoid joining the statistics.

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Looking for an isolated shore to set up for the evening, we had to choose wisely, since several of the islands surrounding Georgetown are inhabited by large chimpanzees.

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It can be a deadly mistake to even bring a boat too close to shore here, since the chimps can jump great distances and have enough strength to seriously injure or even kill humans.

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Based on recent eyewitness testimony, we centered in on an investigation zone and finally found a remote beach where we could set up for the night.

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We were now in the hotspot of the recent sightings, and since our eyewitnesses didn't have the benefit of high-tech gear, we were confident that we could look for the Niki Naka the old-fashioned way.

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We were also traveling with one underwater camera to aid in the search.

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The Niki Naka is described as an animal that primarily lives in the water.

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We do sometimes hear these amphibious reports that it's sometimes seen on land, so definitely we want to check the banks here.

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We've heard stories that sometimes part of it's on land, part of it's in the water.

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They describe it, alternately, as a snake or as a dragon of some sort.

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So we've heard a lot of different things about what this animal looks like.

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What is sort of universal throughout that is that it is dangerous, it is large, and it has reptilian features.

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And it has these eyes that sometimes come above the waterline that you can see in the dark.

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So keep an eye out for all those things. We'll see you in a bit.

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Base camp was established along the shore where Casey, Ryder and Jared would monitor for any movement along the surface.

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A local boat driver named Mustapha would ferry Gabe, Rich and I in a small boat across the river to the swamps on the opposite shore,

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where we would make every effort to canvas as much area as possible throughout the night.

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Mustapha, you ready to go?

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Got fuel?

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Okay, that's what I like to hear. Let's do it.

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First try. That's unprecedented, but there is a boat hitting us.

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Which was hard to...

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What's going on?

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Mustapha, you got a line under you here.

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Just another day at the office.

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What we're trying to do is get over to these mangrove swamps.

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The thing we need to be careful of though is there are crocs and hippos here.

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What are you getting me into?

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Don't worry about it. Just, it's going to be fine.

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I've never been attacked by a hippo yet on this show.

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So customs took most of our gear, so we're left with this.

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One of our underwater cameras, which we attached a rock to,

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because they have all of our weights and everything.

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And to power the camera, we connected to a car battery.

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We cut some USB cables and wired it into the battery.

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Gabe, you're like MacGyver.

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You get a lot of snakes and crocs and stuff that hang out right in here,

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so it's going to be very slow and deliberate.

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Just listen for anything moving around in the water.

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Is it possible like a cluster of crocodiles or something could be the head of this thing?

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It just tricks in your mind.

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Ooh, you hear that?

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What was that?

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Right there, right there.

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I just heard something right there.

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This is a flash.

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Please don't be a hippo. Please don't be a hippo.

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Every time you talk about something, it shows up, so stop that.

240
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There's something right near this boat.

241
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What the f***?

242
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Right there, right there.

243
00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,000
There's something right near this boat.

244
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What the f***?

245
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Shosh, do base camp come in base camp?

246
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Go for base?

247
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We've heard a bunch of strange noises.

248
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It just sounds like something really big is underneath the boat.

249
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Okay, copy guys.

250
00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:09,000
Keep in mind you have the underwater cammy would be as well.

251
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Might not be a bad idea to drop that in the water.

252
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I'm gonna give you some eyes underneath there.

253
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Copy that.

254
00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,000
Looks like something is moving.

255
00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,000
Oh, something's tugging on it.

256
00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:24,000
Can you see it on the camera?

257
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I can't really tell exactly what it is,

258
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because it's so dirty and so murky.

259
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You hear that?

260
00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,000
I can't hear it.

261
00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,000
I can't hear it.

262
00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,000
I can't hear it.

263
00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,000
I can't hear it.

264
00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,000
I can't hear it.

265
00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,000
I can't hear it.

266
00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,000
I can't hear it.

267
00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:45,000
I can't hear it.

268
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What would be great is to see something.

269
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Mustafa, can we go a little bit closer?

270
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Is it possible?

271
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I'm gonna take this thing right up to the mangroves.

272
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Shosh, I swear to God if you get me kept and hooked.

273
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I won't, I won't, I won't.

274
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You hear that?

275
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Right here, right here.

276
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Right there, right there.

277
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There's something's rustling around in there.

278
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What the f*** is that?

279
00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,000
That's like twice that it's passed.

280
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It just keeps passing right by.

281
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Dude, I'm totally freaked out.

282
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This is f***ing done.

283
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Oh, f*** it.

284
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Okay, okay.

285
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Okay.

286
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Dude, Josh, be careful, please.

287
00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,000
What's that?

288
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Dude, dude.

289
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Okay, okay, that was a big f***ing sh**.

290
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It just went right on there.

291
00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,000
But it's back under the boat, man.

292
00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,000
Let's get that camera in the water as fast as we can.

293
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Come on.

294
00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,000
Dude, watch your hands over the side of this boat, please.

295
00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,000
Gabe, you got that monitor up.

296
00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,000
I f***ed Gabe.

297
00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:09,000
I f***ed him here whenever it is.

298
00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,000
I know you're up.

299
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What the f***?

300
00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:14,000
My signal's out.

301
00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,000
Did you feel it, Doug?

302
00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,000
I just saw it flash by the monitor.

303
00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,000
There it is. It's back up.

304
00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,000
Whatever it is, I don't see it now.

305
00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,000
It's like we're drifting along and there's...

306
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

307
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Here.

308
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Show me the monitor.

309
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Let me see it.

310
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It's not f***ing caught up something.

311
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Holy f***.

312
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Okay.

313
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It still happened?

314
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No, it let it go.

315
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Whatever it is...

316
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It's got it. Whatever it is, it's got it.

317
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It's not caught up on something.

318
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I am f***ing fighting something right.

319
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Can you see the monitor?

320
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It's just f***ing black.

321
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I lost the signal, whatever.

322
00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,000
It's... and it's loose.

323
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The whole weight has gone off it.

324
00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,000
Gosh.

325
00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,000
Look at this.

326
00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,000
Look at this here.

327
00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,000
They ripped this thing right out.

328
00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,000
That's carbon, bro.

329
00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,000
Can you see that?

330
00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,000
That's carbon.

331
00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,000
It ripped the weight clean out of it.

332
00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,000
Okay, all right.

333
00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:19,000
That is crazy.

334
00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,000
That's all f***ing marked up.

335
00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,000
And this thing is all...

336
00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,000
I don't know if you can see that.

337
00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,000
It's all marked up.

338
00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,000
That looks like teeth.

339
00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,000
And the f***ing...

340
00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:28,000
The signal's gone on it.

341
00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,000
I have no signal anymore of this thing.

342
00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,000
Josh, do you base camp? Come in.

343
00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:36,000
Yeah, I'll go for base.

344
00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,000
Guys, I just want to let you know...

345
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We do not have a visual at this point.

346
00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:40,000
We think we might have something on the tape,

347
00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,000
but something came after the underwater camera

348
00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:46,000
and actually bit through a piece of the housing.

349
00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,000
But as of right now, we don't have a visual,

350
00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,000
but we think it's near the boat.

351
00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,000
All right, you guys be careful out there.

352
00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,000
Back out if you need to.

353
00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,000
Copy that.

354
00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,000
We're just going to keep looking.

355
00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:56,000
We're going to stick in this area

356
00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,000
because there's definitely something here.

357
00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,000
Look for anything disturbing the water surface.

358
00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:07,000
I don't see any. It's so dark in there.

359
00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,000
I don't know what crocs do, so it could be a croc.

360
00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,000
I mean, that would be...

361
00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,000
The thing is, is about that underwater light,

362
00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,000
is that it's got...

363
00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,000
It's so bright that it can attract things to it.

364
00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,000
I have no idea what that was.

365
00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,000
Whatever it is, it's a predator.

366
00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,000
For sure, you know what I mean?

367
00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,000
I mean, it grabbed onto that thing.

368
00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,000
We need a bigger boat.

369
00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,000
We do need a bigger boat.

370
00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,000
The Niki Nanka is believed to be extremely aggressive,

371
00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,000
and with our underwater camera out of commission,

372
00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,000
we continue to investigate the swamps

373
00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,000
with the knowledge that something could be lurking beneath our boat.

374
00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,000
Base to Josh.

375
00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,000
Josh, do you read us?

376
00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:48,000
How far did they say they were ahead now?

377
00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,000
It didn't.

378
00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,000
So tide is going which way right now?

379
00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,000
The tide is going on.

380
00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,000
And then what happens if we're in the creek and the tide goes out?

381
00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,000
Here, you see, it's a big sandbank here.

382
00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,000
Uh-huh.

383
00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,000
It's a difficult first corner.

384
00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,000
So we have to go alongside the creek.

385
00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,000
So we need to make an exit from this creek right now?

386
00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,000
Yeah.

387
00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,000
Okay.

388
00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,000
And there's no sandbank here?

389
00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,000
No, I know the way out.

390
00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,000
You know the way out?

391
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,000
Yeah.

392
00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,000
You sure?

393
00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,000
I believe you.

394
00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,000
You knew the way in?

395
00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,000
Yes.

396
00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,000
I've heard of you and I can bring you out.

397
00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,000
Great.

398
00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,000
As we headed back to base camp to address our battered camera,

399
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,000
the weather suddenly took a turn.

400
00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,000
Josh, the base camp, come in.

401
00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,000
The weather's starting to turn a little bit.

402
00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,000
It's getting rough out here in the middle of the river.

403
00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,000
We are headed back toward the camp.

404
00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,000
This boat's taking out a lot of water.

405
00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,000
When stuff like your boat is sinking...

406
00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,000
When stuff like your boat is sinking...

407
00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,000
We've got a lot of water coming in.

408
00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:58,000
We've got bad weather.

409
00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,000
It's very hard to see land.

410
00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,000
If you could get a light out to the end of the jetty,

411
00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,000
that would really help us.

412
00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,000
Don't you see anything out there?

413
00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,000
No, I can't see it.

414
00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,000
It's short.

415
00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,000
Josh, we lost copy.

416
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,000
We lost copy.

417
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,000
How much longer?

418
00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,000
Very soon.

419
00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:21,000
Very soon.

420
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,000
Our boat has taken in a lot of water.

421
00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,000
We need a light.

422
00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000
If you can get a light out to the end of the jetty,

423
00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:27,000
we cannot see land.

424
00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,000
Did I read correctly?

425
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,000
You guys are taking on water.

426
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,000
Copy that.

427
00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,000
We need a light.

428
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,000
We need you to send a light out to the jetty

429
00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,000
so that we can see the pier.

430
00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,000
We cannot see the...

431
00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,000
It's your lights up.

432
00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,000
Yeah.

433
00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,000
Yeah.

434
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,000
We see your lights.

435
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,000
We're coming in right now.

436
00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,000
Copy, I got you coming in.

437
00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,000
We're about 300 yards offshore.

438
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,000
Hey, guys.

439
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:02,000
How are you?

440
00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,000
Do you want to do that rope?

441
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,000
With the weather forecasted to get worse,

442
00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,000
and our research vessel not fit for service,

443
00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,000
we decided to stop down for the night.

444
00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,000
What exactly attacked our underwater camera,

445
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,000
and did the scale that we traveled so far to acquire

446
00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:24,980
the

447
00:21:24,980 --> 00:21:27,000
water and into the trees?

448
00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,000
Before leaving Los Angeles, we had read reports of an animal

449
00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,000
called the Kikiyan, which is a Gambian term for owl.

450
00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,000
But the Kikiyan that locals speak of in hushed tones

451
00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,000
and warn their children about is definitely not the

452
00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,000
wise old bird who perches in a tree and worries about pollution.

453
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,000
No, this is a whole other species of owl,

454
00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,000
of the gigantic variety.

455
00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,000
Residents claim that this threatening creature attacks

456
00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,000
from above and sends even the toughest of locals running

457
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,000
for cover.

458
00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,000
With dozens of eyewitness accounts,

459
00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,000
we were able to come up with this digital profile

460
00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,000
of the beastly bird.

461
00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,000
The creature is reported to live in the remote interior

462
00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,000
of Gambia's forests.

463
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,000
Witnesses claim this flying monster resembles a giant owl

464
00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,000
on steroids, but with a humanoid quality that is truly frightening.

465
00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,000
Standing at nearly five feet tall and brown in color,

466
00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,000
the Kikiyan flies with the use of its huge feathered wings

467
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,000
and defends itself with sharp raking talons found at the end

468
00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,000
of its muscular legs.

469
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,000
This intriguing creature was right in our neck of the woods,

470
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,000
so we steered for shore to begin the search.

471
00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,000
We ditched our boat on Georgetown Island and entered

472
00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,000
the decaying outpost to acquire vehicles that would take us

473
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,000
back towards Banjul.

474
00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,000
Finding an appropriate ride was going to be a challenge.

475
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:40,000
Seeking the truth by any vehicle available.

476
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000
On a tiny bike.

477
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,000
Finally, we struck a deal on a jeep and got rolling.

478
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,000
The interstate system in the Gambia is pretty simple.

479
00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,000
It's just two roads.

480
00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,000
Hey, at least we wouldn't get lost.

481
00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,000
These two red-ed highways run parallel with the course

482
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,000
of the river on the north and south banks.

483
00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,000
We opted for the northern route, which,

484
00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,000
once we figured out how to get off of this island,

485
00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,000
would take us to a remote village situated along the river bank,

486
00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,000
where the creature was recently spotted.

487
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,000
What if I want this one?

488
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,000
No, I'm just kidding.

489
00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,000
I want this one.

490
00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,000
After looking in vain for a bridge,

491
00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,000
we departed the island of Georgetown by local ferry

492
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,000
to get over to the mainland of the north bank.

493
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,000
Finally, on Terraferma, we were on our way

494
00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,000
and looking to speak with folks who claim they've also seen

495
00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,000
the Kikiyan and could help us formulate an investigation plan.

496
00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,000
Our first stop was the local market.

497
00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:31,000
What are you in the mood for?

498
00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,000
I don't know. Let's see what they got.

499
00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,000
I'm going to be the new member of the Destination Truth Team.

500
00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,000
Listen, Angelina Jolie, I'm going to need you to step away from the baby.

501
00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,000
I'm keeping this baby.

502
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,000
Hello.

503
00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:44,000
Hi.

504
00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,000
What is this?

505
00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,000
Ice cream.

506
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,000
Ice cream?

507
00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,000
Yes.

508
00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,000
It is? It's ice cream?

509
00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,000
Yes.

510
00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,000
It's frozen.

511
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,000
Nice.

512
00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,000
Can I put my face in it?

513
00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,000
No.

514
00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,000
It's very hot.

515
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,000
It's very hot.

516
00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:57,000
Yes.

517
00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,000
Go to the fridge.

518
00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,000
Go to the fridge.

519
00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,000
That's right. I'm ahead of it. Where's your refrigerator?

520
00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:02,000
Thank you.

521
00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,000
Thank you.

522
00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,000
Ok.

523
00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:08,000
The next stop was to visit with a respected government ornithologist in the area, who

524
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,000
is extremely familiar with reports of the Kikiyan.

525
00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,000
What was the story that you heard?

526
00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:17,000
People say it's a big, big thing that you can't even imagine how big it is.

527
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,000
Sort of a monster or some like that.

528
00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,000
People have been talking about this everywhere in Africa itself.

529
00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,000
Not even in the Gambia, but in Africa itself.

530
00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,000
What's the best way to find one?

531
00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:30,000
Well, what I had was you have to go to where you have very big tall trees.

532
00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:31,080
and mess away.

533
00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:32,340
And what does the call sound like?

534
00:24:32,340 --> 00:24:34,680
Just, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm.

535
00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:40,320
We pressed on into the afternoon and, as usual,

536
00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,560
we stopped to kill an hour or so in the scorching heat

537
00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,560
to repair our junky car.

538
00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,400
As usual, how we doing?

539
00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:47,900
Fuel pump.

540
00:24:47,900 --> 00:24:48,900
Fuel pump?

541
00:24:48,900 --> 00:24:54,740
Can't get a decent car on the show.

542
00:24:54,740 --> 00:24:56,760
There's quite a lot of fuel shooting out of there

543
00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,720
for you to be smoking.

544
00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,160
I don't believe in both of them.

545
00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:07,160
Gates, we are slowly outnumbered.

546
00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:11,240
Ryder, did you give these children sugar?

547
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,740
We're trying to fix the engine Ryder has started

548
00:25:12,740 --> 00:25:14,440
her own athletics program.

549
00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:15,920
Destination truth boot camp.

550
00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,400
Coming in there with you, ready?

551
00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,160
Here we go, coming in.

552
00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,480
Falling in to day's work.

553
00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,800
We finally got our motor running and peeled out,

554
00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,120
having trained the next generation of eager truth

555
00:25:32,120 --> 00:25:33,960
seekers.

556
00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:35,840
Locals not only perceive the Kikiyan

557
00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:37,600
as a dangerous real life creature,

558
00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,720
but also as an almost spiritual menace

559
00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,080
who brings tragedy and misfortune to all those

560
00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:43,760
who come into contact with it.

561
00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,640
We located a spiritual medium, or what the Gambian people

562
00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:49,840
call a Marabu, to see what he could tell us about the creature.

563
00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,120
When you saw the Kikiyan, what did it look like?

564
00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:54,000
I'm going to smoke, I'm going to smoke.

565
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,560
It appears in a bird form, but the head is very big

566
00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:00,680
with very massive eyes, like a human eye.

567
00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,520
And what does the call sound like?

568
00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,360
It doesn't have a voice to make the call.

569
00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:06,040
He's bad at impressions.

570
00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,120
Will he come into the forest late at night with us

571
00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:09,920
and look for the Kikiyan or not?

572
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,800
Would not go out to trouble the Kikiyan, he says.

573
00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,600
Can also be very angry and trouble you about.

574
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,240
Trouble you back?

575
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,440
He pointed us on to the village where the Kikiyan was

576
00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:21,320
recently seen, and before leaving,

577
00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,400
I dazzled the local kids with a rendition

578
00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:24,920
of the Destination True theme song.

579
00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:31,200
Big jazz finish.

580
00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,960
Finally at the village, we spoke to the man in charge

581
00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:38,520
about the recent happenings here.

582
00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:42,920
This is the chief, the big man, the man you got to talk to.

583
00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,000
I'm the chief's financial advisor.

584
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,320
I don't know that other guys.

585
00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,440
Have you ever seen a Kikiyan personally?

586
00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,760
The Kikiyan came to our Bantabad as a gathering place

587
00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:57,720
and was calling.

588
00:26:57,720 --> 00:26:59,880
I come out from my house and shoot him.

589
00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,440
After shooting the Kikiyan, it flies out of the village

590
00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:03,440
and fall down.

591
00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,000
That's where it dies.

592
00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,960
Have other people in the village seen the Kikiyan here?

593
00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,160
We'll see it again.

594
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,280
He said yes, many people saw it.

595
00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:12,360
Many people see it.

596
00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:14,800
The villagers were so apprehensive about the Kikiyan

597
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,080
that they organized a rich ceremonial dance

598
00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,160
depicting the creature on the attack.

599
00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,680
An extremely rare event for Westerners to witness,

600
00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,240
we settled in for the performance.

601
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,760
Our interpreter explained that the people of this community

602
00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,600
have been so troubled by the Kikiyan's recent appearance

603
00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,160
that they began this ritual as a way

604
00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,000
to protect themselves against the creature

605
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,360
and ward off its presence.

606
00:27:39,360 --> 00:27:41,320
As I watched the ceremony, I wondered

607
00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,360
what could spook these people so terribly

608
00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:46,440
that they felt compelled to perform a ritual for our safety.

609
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,560
What on earth was I getting myself into?

610
00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:53,260
What are we looking for in this place?

611
00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:58,480
See where I'm going?

612
00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,080
With the entire village compound terrified,

613
00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,000
we set up in the tall trees of the forest on the edge of town

614
00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:08,800
to get to work on identifying the village's

615
00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,360
unwelcome new neighbor.

616
00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:13,640
Armed with only a few cameras, we were once again

617
00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,520
going to have to use our eyes and ears

618
00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:17,040
to detect our flying bow.

619
00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,760
We were ready for what was sure to be an interesting night.

620
00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,160
using our eyes and ears to try to validate this story.

621
00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:23,880
That's okay because that's the experience

622
00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,080
that these people are having.

623
00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:26,000
While we still have some light,

624
00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,840
we're gonna go try to at least get a sense

625
00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:29,200
of how large this area of forest is

626
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,000
and try to walk as much of the perimeter as we can.

627
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:32,160
Okay.

628
00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,400
We will keep in touch via these tiny walkie-talkies

629
00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,000
that we managed to buy in Banjul.

630
00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,680
Ryder and I searched the edge of the expansive forest,

631
00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:42,480
looking for potential roosting areas

632
00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,240
and establishing an investigation perimeter for our team.

633
00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:46,880
Real Jurassic Park vibe out here.

634
00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:51,080
It was my idea or your idea to climb up this rise

635
00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:52,520
in African heat.

636
00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:53,360
Yours.

637
00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:54,200
Okay.

638
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,040
Let's go.

639
00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:02,080
Just a little bit of rain coming our way.

640
00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,560
Hey Josh, I have an update for you.

641
00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:07,920
Hit me.

642
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,800
Local villagers came over and just gave us a warning.

643
00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,080
I guess in this area, there's a pack of behind us

644
00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:14,760
running around chasing the goats.

645
00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:19,240
They're kind of a danger to everybody in this area.

646
00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,600
I'm sorry, did you say a pack of hyenas?

647
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:24,440
That's affirmative.

648
00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:28,400
We've got updates on a pack of hyenas in this area here.

649
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:31,040
I think a single hyena is not gonna go after a person.

650
00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,680
Person versus single hyena, person wins.

651
00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,080
I could beat a single hyena.

652
00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:36,800
I could beat maybe two of them.

653
00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:37,640
Stay tuned.

654
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:43,760
Hi.

655
00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:44,600
Hello.

656
00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:48,800
It's a tent.

657
00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,760
Not much of a tent.

658
00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:51,880
Yeah.

659
00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:52,800
What'd you guys see out there?

660
00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:54,800
No evidence of the Kiki-on.

661
00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:56,000
From where we were up there,

662
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,120
it does look like the forest gets denser

663
00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,320
a little bit closer to the river here, to the south.

664
00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:01,760
I think at some point later on,

665
00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:04,360
we should try to head in to a denser part of the forest.

666
00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,160
Could be more animal life in there hiding.

667
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,040
With only a few more minutes before sundown,

668
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:09,800
I made one more sweep with Jared.

669
00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:12,880
I had no problem throwing him to the hyenas.

670
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:14,920
Maybe it's the last of a breed, a dying breed,

671
00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:18,320
just of a large, large carnivorous owl.

672
00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:19,160
What is that?

673
00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:23,280
What's some sort of call?

674
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,280
Josh, do base camp come in?

675
00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:37,320
Hey, Josh, go for base camp.

676
00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,240
We're hearing some sort of strange calls in the trees.

677
00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,040
We are losing the light.

678
00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:42,080
We're hearing it again right now.

679
00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:43,280
It sounds like an owl of some sort.

680
00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:45,240
We're going to try to find out what it is.

681
00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:46,080
Yeah.

682
00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:49,120
It sounds like it's past the two front trees there.

683
00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:50,880
So we maybe head back.

684
00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,840
We tried to track down whatever that call was to no avail.

685
00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:03,280
We did not get a visual.

686
00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:04,920
Whatever was calling fell silent.

687
00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:06,440
And since sunlight was fading,

688
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:09,360
we returned to base camp to begin our night investigation.

689
00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:12,000
That is, if we could survive the uninvited guests.

690
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,120
What was that?

691
00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:15,000
That was huge.

692
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:18,480
It's called a bear thirties.

693
00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,240
Where I was just a giant bog that landed in my hand

694
00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,720
that felt as big as a kid's hand.

695
00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:24,800
That was huge.

696
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:26,520
We have things on it.

697
00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:28,960
Be safe around camp, gang.

698
00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,360
Now we know what's out there.

699
00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,960
With darkness upon us, I dispatched Ryder and Casey

700
00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,640
to investigate the tall trees around camp.

701
00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:39,520
What was that?

702
00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:40,520
That was big.

703
00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:42,520
I don't know that one.

704
00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:43,520
Wait, you saw something.

705
00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:44,520
Yeah.

706
00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:50,520
It sounds like it's right up there.

707
00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:51,520
Right there, right there, right there.

708
00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:52,520
Right there, right there.

709
00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:53,520
I'll fear the wings.

710
00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:54,520
Yes.

711
00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,520
It's a big and chill here, guys.

712
00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:02,520
What?

713
00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:06,520
Something really big, right up in there.

714
00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:08,520
What do you see?

715
00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,520
Big and flappy.

716
00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,520
I hate that I can't see anything up there.

717
00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:14,520
I know.

718
00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:17,520
The trees are too tall.

719
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:21,520
Right there, right there.

720
00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,520
There was just something on that branch right there.

721
00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:24,520
Where?

722
00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:25,520
I don't know.

723
00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:26,520
It looked like it.

724
00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:28,520
Just eyes.

725
00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:30,520
There's another thing flying overhead.

726
00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:33,520
They're not making the noises of bats, though.

727
00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,520
What was that?

728
00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:42,520
What was that?

729
00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:45,520
It was like a screech.

730
00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:46,520
I don't know what that was.

731
00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:48,520
Something screeching.

732
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,520
So for that way, for sure.

733
00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:55,520
So it's going to be the deck.

734
00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:58,520
Oh my gosh.

735
00:32:58,520 --> 00:32:59,520
Forward.

736
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:06,520
I do not know what that was.

737
00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:10,520
But it doesn't sound like something we want to meet.

738
00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:17,520
I mean, that sounds horrifying.

739
00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:20,520
I don't know what that was.

740
00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:29,520
I mean, that sounds horrifying.

741
00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:32,520
It sounds like a really mean animal or an animal being eaten.

742
00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:34,520
One of the two.

743
00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:40,520
Whoa!

744
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:41,520
What was that?

745
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:42,520
What was that?

746
00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:43,520
What was that?

747
00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:44,520
What was that?

748
00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:49,520
That whole branch was moving.

749
00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,520
Did you hear that?

750
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:53,520
Yes.

751
00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:55,520
That was huge.

752
00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,520
I didn't see anything.

753
00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,520
But I dropped on that branch and took off.

754
00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,520
Can you see the base camp?

755
00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,520
This is Josh coming.

756
00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,520
Yeah, I'm just going to get an update.

757
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:11,520
Probably in the last 10 seconds we had something extremely large fly over our heads here.

758
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:12,520
Really freaked everybody out.

759
00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:14,520
I don't want to stay in the area anymore.

760
00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:15,520
Let's keep going.

761
00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:16,520
Did you get a visual?

762
00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:17,520
What was the word for you?

763
00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:18,520
No visual.

764
00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,520
Definitely picked up some audio though.

765
00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:22,520
This kind of squealing noise that we heard.

766
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:24,520
It sounds like something is being attacked.

767
00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:25,520
Copy that.

768
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,520
Well, it is starting to rain a little bit.

769
00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:28,520
It looks like the rain is picking up.

770
00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:30,520
So why don't you guys head back to the camp?

771
00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,520
Sounds good to see you there.

772
00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:33,520
Copy that.

773
00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:37,520
So whatever you saw, you didn't get on camera?

774
00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:38,520
No.

775
00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:42,520
One of the times I actually caught it, it was quite large.

776
00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:43,520
Dark in color.

777
00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:48,520
I couldn't tell if it was a bird or a bat, but definitely scary.

778
00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,520
Very quiet here at base camp.

779
00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,520
It looks like it is starting to rain a little bit though.

780
00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:56,520
So why don't we lash this stuff down, make sure we get everything dry before the weather really moves in?

781
00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:57,520
Yeah.

782
00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:07,520
With the rain coming down in torrents, we covered our gear and made for the nearby village to ride out the storm.

783
00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,520
We saw something flying tonight.

784
00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:12,520
Something very big flying in the trees.

785
00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:15,520
Do any of these people here know about the Kikiyan?

786
00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:22,520
They often hear the noise at night, but they cannot see it.

787
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,520
Does he believe the Kikiyan is dangerous?

788
00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:26,520
Some of them are dangerous.

789
00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:27,520
Some of them are dangerous?

790
00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:28,520
Does he think that it is near here?

791
00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:31,520
They often go and come.

792
00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:35,520
Time for dinner.

793
00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:36,520
Let's eat.

794
00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,520
Max, tell me what you mixed up over there.

795
00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:45,520
So you mixed couscous, water, sugar, evaporated milk.

796
00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:47,520
It's called what?

797
00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:48,520
Plato.

798
00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:49,520
Plato?

799
00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,520
The whole thing with evaporated milk, isn't it?

800
00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:53,520
Are the bugs like the food on?

801
00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:55,520
Yeah, what are you picking out of it?

802
00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:56,520
It's just a fly.

803
00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:57,520
It's just a fly.

804
00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,520
Yeah, I'd love to try it.

805
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:01,520
This stuff is going to go right through it.

806
00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,520
I got some bit rocks or something in my mouth.

807
00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:13,520
After a hot meal, we made our way back to our investigation site to continue our efforts.

808
00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:14,520
I'll go out with Jared.

809
00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:15,520
Okay.

810
00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:16,520
We'll radio back.

811
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,520
We'll start in the area where you guys saw whatever you saw.

812
00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:20,520
Yep.

813
00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:21,520
And we'll see if we can pick up on the trail.

814
00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:22,520
Okay.

815
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:30,520
Now the clouds are broken.

816
00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:31,520
We've got that nice full moon.

817
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:32,520
It's true.

818
00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:34,520
It's a little bit easier to see now.

819
00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,520
Did you hear that?

820
00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,520
It sounded muffled.

821
00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:48,520
It sounds like something's up in that tree.

822
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:54,520
Hear that?

823
00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:59,520
It's in the upper branches.

824
00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:01,520
I don't know.

825
00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:04,520
I feel like I heard something right in that.

826
00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:05,520
You hear that?

827
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:08,520
Whoa, there you go.

828
00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:09,520
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

829
00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:10,520
Right there, right there.

830
00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:13,520
I just saw something black move right in there.

831
00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:22,520
There it is, there it is, there it is.

832
00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:25,520
It's going up higher.

833
00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,520
Whatever it is, it's like tearing up branches up there.

834
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,520
Josh, do base camp come in?

835
00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:35,520
Hey Josh, go for base camp.

836
00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:38,520
We're about 20 minutes from you.

837
00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,520
Next to a very, very large tree.

838
00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:41,520
And there's something up.

839
00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:42,520
I can hear it right now.

840
00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:44,520
There's something up in the tree.

841
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:45,520
I saw it move a minute ago.

842
00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:46,520
It looks black.

843
00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:48,520
But I can hear it right now.

844
00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:49,520
Stand by.

845
00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:55,520
You know, whatever it is, I don't have a visual on it.

846
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:57,520
It's up in the upper branches of the tree.

847
00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:00,520
I think it might just be agitated because we're down here.

848
00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,520
Because it just seems like it's moving around.

849
00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:06,520
And just ripping up branches up there.

850
00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:08,520
Copy, well let me know if you get a better visual

851
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:12,520
and definitely be careful when you're standing on me passing.

852
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:14,520
There you go.

853
00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:17,520
I think it's way above us.

854
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:19,520
I just wanted to show it to you.

855
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:21,520
Whoa, what's that right there?

856
00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:22,520
Right there, right there.

857
00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:23,520
You see that, you see that right there?

858
00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,520
How tall is this tree, first of all?

859
00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:30,520
It is gigantic.

860
00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,520
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, right there, right there, right there.

861
00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:36,520
You see it?

862
00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:37,520
Yep.

863
00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:40,520
It just took off that way.

864
00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:41,520
It just took off?

865
00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:42,520
Yep.

866
00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:43,520
Right over there.

867
00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:44,520
Let's go.

868
00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:45,520
I'm going to jump up here.

869
00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:47,520
There you go, there, there.

870
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:49,520
We're going to jump up here and see what we see.

871
00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:51,520
I'm going to jump up here.

872
00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:52,520
Right over there.

873
00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:53,520
Let's go.

874
00:38:53,520 --> 00:39:03,520
Shosh, do base camp, come in.

875
00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:06,960
We just saw it fly out of the tree.

876
00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:10,840
Whatever it was, really, really strange behavior, really agitated up in the tree.

877
00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:14,320
We just spun around as it took off, but whatever it was, it looked like it had a three-four

878
00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:15,320
foot wingspan.

879
00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,280
It was huge, and it flew towards the village.

880
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:20,280
We'll start hiking up that way, and we'll see if we can come across it again.

881
00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:21,280
I'll be back.

882
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:23,280
Let me know if you guys come across.

883
00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:25,280
Okay, we'll do.

884
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:29,280
Look at this.

885
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:33,280
Donner, party of four.

886
00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:38,280
I don't see anything going on up here to you.

887
00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:42,280
Oh, look.

888
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:43,280
There's an owl right there.

889
00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:44,280
Right there.

890
00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:45,280
You see it?

891
00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:46,280
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

892
00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:47,280
Little guy.

893
00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:49,280
Yeah, he's the wee one.

894
00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:51,280
It's a wee one.

895
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:55,680
We witnessed wee owls and more creepy crawlies, but the impending threat of another storm

896
00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:57,780
drove us back to base camp.

897
00:39:57,780 --> 00:40:01,160
These villagers say that they hear this creature in the woods near their village.

898
00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:03,780
We've heard strange noises in the trees.

899
00:40:03,780 --> 00:40:07,640
I think we take back the audio recordings of what we've heard, and bring them back and

900
00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:09,280
see if we can get an idea.

901
00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:12,280
I think we should pack it in for the rains to come back again.

902
00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,280
Take what we've got, head home and see what it is.

903
00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:15,780
Can I just say something to you?

904
00:40:15,780 --> 00:40:19,780
Ten minutes ago, you had no facial hair, and now you have a full beard.

905
00:40:19,780 --> 00:40:20,780
A full moon.

906
00:40:20,780 --> 00:40:23,780
You're like a werewolf, dude.

907
00:40:23,780 --> 00:40:28,280
As the rays of the morning sun broke over the Gambia, we loaded up our jeep and made

908
00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:30,400
the long drive back to Banjul.

909
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:34,380
After recouping our gear from customs, we flew back to Los Angeles to review our findings

910
00:40:34,380 --> 00:40:35,780
from both investigations.

911
00:40:35,780 --> 00:40:39,980
First, we needed to close the books on our amphibious friend, the Niki Nanka.

912
00:40:39,980 --> 00:40:44,180
We took our physical evidence to Ian Riccio, reptile expert at the Los Angeles Zoo to get

913
00:40:44,180 --> 00:40:46,180
back to the bottom of this mystery.

914
00:40:46,180 --> 00:40:51,040
First of all, I should say, have you missed the rattlesnakes?

915
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:52,040
We miss the rattlesnakes daily.

916
00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:53,040
I see that on your door.

917
00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:54,040
I want to make sure it's been done.

918
00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:55,440
I don't want them to be upset.

919
00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,380
You got the samples that we sent to you.

920
00:40:57,380 --> 00:40:58,380
What do you make of them?

921
00:40:58,380 --> 00:41:02,180
When snakes shed their skin, they would be connected in some way.

922
00:41:02,180 --> 00:41:03,860
Overall, they look like fish scales.

923
00:41:03,860 --> 00:41:08,020
A lot of folks have gone fishing and gotten the fish scales on their hands, and their

924
00:41:08,020 --> 00:41:10,500
individual scales usually that's left behind.

925
00:41:10,500 --> 00:41:12,480
And so that's what I think we're looking at here.

926
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:17,680
Are you able to kind of make a determination of the size of the animal this comes from?

927
00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:21,400
Some of the largest pythons on the planet Earth have tiny little scales.

928
00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:24,720
And of course, the scales vary on, depending on what part of the body you get your sample

929
00:41:24,720 --> 00:41:25,720
from as well.

930
00:41:25,720 --> 00:41:28,840
Probably not the scales of a dragon though, you think?

931
00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:29,840
Probably not.

932
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:30,840
But who knows?

933
00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:32,360
There's a lot of things out there that haven't been discovered.

934
00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:33,360
Sure.

935
00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:34,360
Yeah.

936
00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:38,060
A subsequent DNA test revealed that, as our experts suspected, these were scales from

937
00:41:38,060 --> 00:41:39,400
a local fish.

938
00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,840
So much for airtight evidence of a living dragon.

939
00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:46,880
Next we sat down with Mike Dee, retired curator and current docent of the Los Angeles Zoo,

940
00:41:46,880 --> 00:41:50,640
to see if he would confirm our suspicions as to the Kiki-on's true identity.

941
00:41:50,640 --> 00:42:00,320
Definitely, it's an owl.

942
00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:04,960
They can get about two and a half to three feet tall, and they are very, very powerful.

943
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:06,960
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, right there, right there, right there.

944
00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:07,960
Just flew.

945
00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:08,960
You see it?

946
00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:09,960
It did, it did.

947
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:10,960
You see it?

948
00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:17,280
It is based on fact, or a real thing, that's been distorted.

949
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:21,560
Somebody sees an egret, or a great blue heron, and all of a sudden from a four and a half

950
00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:24,480
foot bird, it's suddenly nine feet tall.

951
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:27,360
That's the kind of stuff I think is potentially happening.

952
00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:30,360
The Kiki-on is an animal which is evidenced only by sound.

953
00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:36,440
A sound that we now know belongs to the majestic, elusive, but very real owl.

954
00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:40,880
And though no plausible material remains have ever been recovered of the Niki-Nanka, locals

955
00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:44,400
continue to hold fast to a belief in both of these creatures.

956
00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:45,400
Why?

957
00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:50,240
These animals are both prime examples of the sheer unbridled power of folklore.

958
00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:53,800
Generations of storytellers have kept alive the myth of these two monsters in the face

959
00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:55,720
of reason and a lack of evidence.

960
00:42:55,720 --> 00:43:00,600
A fact which speaks volumes about the influence that mythology and superstition can still have

961
00:43:00,600 --> 00:43:03,040
over our lives.

962
00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:07,200
After searching the wilds of Africa for the truth behind these strange mysteries, I left

963
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,880
the Gambia with a renewed sense of anticipation.

964
00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:14,040
The world is, after all, a pretty large place, brimming with danger and rich with stories

965
00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:16,640
of hidden creatures and unexplained phenomena.

966
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:20,480
And most importantly, it is full of people like those in the Gambia who are eager to

967
00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:25,680
tell these stories and whisper their experiences to those who make the effort to come and listen.

968
00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:30,520
Eager to hear them, I look ahead to as yet uncharted adventures and to amazing destinations

969
00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:30,960
to come.