Last of the Giants: Wild Fish

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Last of the Giants: Wild Fish

Synopsis

Cyril and his team of adventure filmmakers embark on punishing and dangerous missions to find, study, and protect the last giant fish on the planet. This season follows the team through the Amazon and the Great North of Canada in pursuit of the prehistoric Pirarucu, the massive armor-plated White Sturgeon, and one of the most endangered freshwater goliaths on the planet, the Piraiba.

Episodes

  • Barracuda Brawl

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    Cyril and his team get stranded ashore until a village chief comes to the rescue. Cyrils quest for a giant barracuda is quickly answered by a fish so brutally explosive, it knocks him off his feet.

  • Shark's Shadow

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    A territorial bull shark interrupts Cyril’s search for a giant barracuda, herding the team into dangerously shallow waters crowded with crocodiles and hippos.

  • Breaking Point

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    Cyril lands a formidable barracuda and shifts his sights to the next target: the African cubera, the biggest snapper on the planet.

  • End of the Line

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    A rogue current and powerful waves force Cyril and his team into the path of foreign poachers, illegally hunting in the Bijagos waters.

  • Unknown Waters

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    The trek to the edge of the Amazon is rife with danger. Fishing from the shore, Cyril hooks a motoro stingray and desperately tries to keep clear of its venomous barbed tail.

  • Jungle Brute

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    Raging storms upriver have flooded the river banks as a ramshackle tugboat hauls Cyril and his crew further into the Amazon forest in their search for a massive muturo.

  • Facing the Beast

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    Armed with Amazon-worthy fishing boats, Cyril and team hit the waters in search of the elusive, giant muturo.

  • Lost Lake Dinosaur

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    Cyrils next mission is the invasive paiche, a giant, air-breathing monster fish that can grow to twice the length of an adult human.