ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Jaguars have always fascinated me: I’ve tried to track them through the cloud forests of Central America, the jungles of Colombia, the Amazon... but they are such shy creatures that many biologists who study great cats only see a couple in their lifetime. But last week, in the Brazilian Pantanal, I not only found jaguars, but also a new way to do science and ecology.
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