00:00We wanted to film tigers at night. India forbids all filming at night of tigers, but Bardia,
00:07which is just down the road from Chitwan and Nepal, they said they would let us try and
00:11film tigers at night.
00:13Despite the fact that most tigers are nocturnal, they've never been filmed at night before,
00:18so this is a bit of an experiment.
00:22By 7pm, the waxing moon is now the only illumination over the grasslands.
00:30This is where the new technology comes in.
00:34We have a super-sensitive starlight camera, which can see in moonlight, perhaps as well
00:40as a tiger.
00:43We also have a thermal camera which detects the heat from animal bodies.
00:50A group of deer have gathered where the grass is short, and where they can see what's going on.
00:57It's sister two again.
01:06The deer can see her perfectly well.
01:14To my knowledge, this is the first time a tiger has ever been filmed in moonlight.
01:38She makes her way towards the sound on a small deer track.
01:50At her eye level, she can barely see the deer, but of course she can hear them.
01:57The deer can just see her, their heads are higher.
02:05We also have amazing high-resolution camera traps placed on various trails around the tower.
02:14The deer seem surprisingly relaxed.
02:20Now the tiger turns onto a rhino trail in a gully out of sight.
02:27She ups her pace to cover some ground quickly.
02:35When she emerges at the other end, it's as if the deer were expecting her.
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