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Patagonia’s most elusive animals

Updated 8:15 AM EDT, Wed July 6, 2022
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The Valdivian temperate rainforest in southern Chile is home to this peculiar predator: the kodkod. Now threatened with extinction, the wild cat is so elusive, some call it the ghost of the forest.
Patagonia's most elusive animals
The Valdivian temperate rainforest in southern Chile is home to this peculiar predator: the kodkod. Now threatened with extinction, the wild cat is so elusive, some call it the ghost of the forest.
Christiaan Muñoz Salas

Updated 1215 GMT (2015 HKT) July 06, 2022

Patagonia is a land of extremes, home to spectacular and reclusive wildlife that has what it takes to survive in one of the world's last great wildernesses.

The new Original Series "Patagonia: Life on the Edge of World," which premieres at 9 p.m. ET on July 10, captures the compelling stories of the animals and plants that live on the pristine southern tip of South America.

Rare cold-water corals in the fjord lands, pocket-size predators in the region's magical ancient forests, dancing birds on the volcanic plateaus of the wild highlands and resourceful orca on the desert coast -- these are a few of the elusive creatures featured in the nature series, some of which haven't been filmed before.

Fjords and mountains in Chile's Corcovado Gulf.
Fjords and mountains in Chile's Corcovado Gulf.
Enrique Haag Rodriguez
The monito del monte, seen here at Chile's Bosque San Martín Experimental Station, is a tiny marsupial, raising its young in pouches like koalas and kangaroos. It's the only creature in South America to hibernate, and when it enters this state, it breathes once every 3 minutes. Its amazing ability to survive the winter could help scientists better understand the metabolism of humans.
The monito del monte, seen here at Chile's Bosque San Martín Experimental Station, is a tiny marsupial, raising its young in pouches like koalas and kangaroos. It's the only creature in South America to hibernate, and when it enters this state, it breathes once every 3 minutes. Its amazing ability to survive the winter could help scientists better understand the metabolism of humans.
Christiaan Muñoz Salas
This pod of orcas off the coast of Estancia el Pedral in Argentina targets unsuspecting seals and sea lion pups. The orcas have developed a remarkable technique. They beach themselves, snap up their meal and then expertly maneuver back into the sea. They are one of only two orca families in the world to catch prey in this way.
This pod of orcas off the coast of Estancia el Pedral in Argentina targets unsuspecting seals and sea lion pups. The orcas have developed a remarkable technique. They beach themselves, snap up their meal and then expertly maneuver back into the sea. They are one of only two orca families in the world to catch prey in this way.
Santiago Sainz-Trápaga/Kevin Zao
In Patagonia, marine otters known as chungungo live along the rocky coastline. Until a few decades ago, the chungungo were seen as pests and almost hunted to extinction. Their fur was a valuable prize. However, their numbers are recovering as the local fishing community has a change of heart.
In Patagonia, marine otters known as chungungo live along the rocky coastline. Until a few decades ago, the chungungo were seen as pests and almost hunted to extinction. Their fur was a valuable prize. However, their numbers are recovering as the local fishing community has a change of heart.
Elijah Harris
Found only along Chile's Corcovado Gulf, the Chilean dolphin is one of the smallest species in the world. Little is known about these dolphins, but their distinctive round fins and white bellies make them easy to recognize.
Found only along Chile's Corcovado Gulf, the Chilean dolphin is one of the smallest species in the world. Little is known about these dolphins, but their distinctive round fins and white bellies make them easy to recognize.
Mauricio Handler
Pumas are protected across Patagonia's national parks, such as Torres del Paine in Chile, but in the past, ranchers have hunted the animals to protect their sheep and cattle from predators.
Pumas are protected across Patagonia's national parks, such as Torres del Paine in Chile, but in the past, ranchers have hunted the animals to protect their sheep and cattle from predators.
Elijah Harris
The ice dragon is one of only a few creatures that can withstand living inside a glacier. Its blood contains a natural antifreeze. The insect eats tiny algae that live in the ice and even other ice dragons in hard times. Its habitat is melting away.
The ice dragon is one of only a few creatures that can withstand living inside a glacier. Its blood contains a natural antifreeze. The insect eats tiny algae that live in the ice and even other ice dragons in hard times. Its habitat is melting away.
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The huemul is an incredibly rare South Andean deer. An estimated fewer than 1,500 remain -- just 1% of their former population -- making them one of the rarest <a href="https://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/scientists-lament-humpty-dumpty-effect-on-worlds-rare-wildlife/" target="_blank" target="_blank">mammals on the planet</a>. Conservationists in Chile's Parque Nacional Patagonia follow their movements using radio-tracking collars.
The huemul is an incredibly rare South Andean deer. An estimated fewer than 1,500 remain -- just 1% of their former population -- making them one of the rarest mammals on the planet. Conservationists in Chile's Parque Nacional Patagonia follow their movements using radio-tracking collars.
Cristobal Santamaria Concha
Scientist Verena Häussermann has discovered cold-water corals living in a remote fjord in Chile's Corcovado Gulf. It's one of the only places on Earth where these corals can be found in shallow waters. Unlike tropical corals that need sunlight, these depend solely on plankton for survival. The conditions in these waters are naturally acidic and may help scientists figure out how to protect marine life in other parts of the rapidly changing world.
Scientist Verena Häussermann has discovered cold-water corals living in a remote fjord in Chile's Corcovado Gulf. It's one of the only places on Earth where these corals can be found in shallow waters. Unlike tropical corals that need sunlight, these depend solely on plankton for survival. The conditions in these waters are naturally acidic and may help scientists figure out how to protect marine life in other parts of the rapidly changing world.
Elijah Harris
Two hooded grebes perform a mating dance in Bajo Caracoles, Argentina. The birds come to breed on lakes on a volcanic plateau 5,000 feet above sea level in the Andes. Found nowhere else on Earth, they're one of South America's rare species -- there's only <a href="https://www.birdlife.org/news/2022/01/06/dancing-on-the-edge-hooded-grebes-recovery-journey/" target="_blank" target="_blank">750 grebes left in the world.</a>
Two hooded grebes perform a mating dance in Bajo Caracoles, Argentina. The birds come to breed on lakes on a volcanic plateau 5,000 feet above sea level in the Andes. Found nowhere else on Earth, they're one of South America's rare species -- there's only 750 grebes left in the world.
Richard Szkiler
Edelmiro Pellao harvests seeds from the top of an Araucaria, or a monkey puzzle tree, in Comunidad Mapuche Ruca Choroi in Argentina. The trees grow up to 160 feet (48.8 meters) high. Giant survivors from the Jurassic era more than 145 million years ago, they have outlasted the dinosaurs. Humans -- and parrots -- collect the plant's seeds.
Edelmiro Pellao harvests seeds from the top of an Araucaria, or a monkey puzzle tree, in Comunidad Mapuche Ruca Choroi in Argentina. The trees grow up to 160 feet (48.8 meters) high. Giant survivors from the Jurassic era more than 145 million years ago, they have outlasted the dinosaurs. Humans -- and parrots -- collect the plant's seeds.
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