Indian Island Hides Something You're Not Supposed to See

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In 2020, there are Islands on our planet that have not been touched by the hand of modern man. Nature in these places has remained unchanged for thousands of years. What if people lived on one of these Islands? They wouldn't know about civilization's progressive benefits or have seen a modern person. This island actually exists, and traveling to it is unlawful and involves many dangers.  North Sentinel island is located in India, in the Bay of Bengal. If you want to get there, you won't succeed because any travel to this place is prohibited by law since the middle of the 20 century. The Indian coast guard prevents any attempts to get there. But the law is not the only thing that will stop you on the way. Sentinelese guards their island in a really aggressive way. Even when a helicopter flew to North Sentinel, the tribe threw spears and arrows at it.  #brightside  TIMESTAMPS: Dangerous paradise 0:01 Snake Island 3:23 The Island of the Dolls 4:49 The most isolated place in the world 5:49 Pig Beach 7:26

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00:00In 2020, there are islands on our planet that have not been touched by the hand of modern man, not even his fingers.

00:08Nature in these places has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

00:12What if people lived on one of these islands?

00:15They wouldn't know about civilization's progressive benefits or have seen a modern person.

00:20This island actually exists, and traveling to it is unlawful and involves many dangers.

00:27North Sentinel Island is located in India, in the Bay of Bengal.

00:31If you want to get there, you won't succeed, because any travel to this place is prohibited by law since the middle of the 20th century.

00:38The Indian Coast Guard prevents any attempts to get there, but the law is not the only thing that will stop you on the way.

00:46Imagine sailing a small boat towards this island.

00:49The waters are crystal clear. You spot passing fish and beautiful coral reefs.

00:54Ahead, you can see the island's shape. It looks like paradise.

00:59You're so impressed by the beautiful view of this place that you don't notice a few dots appearing on the shore.

01:05As you sail closer, something whizzes past you and falls into the water.

01:10It's an arrow. The next arrow hits the hull of the boat.

01:14The dots on the shore are people, the local tribes sent in the leaves.

01:17They stand with spears and bows and shout something at you in a strange language.

01:22They make it clear with gestures that you should get out of this place.

01:27They throw spears at you and fire arrows.

01:29Well, that's another clue, huh?

01:31Fortunately, you manage to get away.

01:34Sentinelese guards their island in such an aggressive way.

01:38They don't invite anyone to the island and voluntarily isolate themselves from the rest of the world.

01:43Even when a helicopter flew to North Sentinel, the tribe threw spears and arrows at them.

01:49The authorities forbid approaching this island because it's unsafe for tourists, you think?

01:54And to protect the islanders from the dangers of modern man.

01:58People can easily bring disease to the island and infect the inhabitants.

02:02The locals may not have immunity to even the flu or a simple cold.

02:06Despite all the prohibitions and threats to life, many people have tried to get there.

02:11They wanted to make friends with the tribe, and sometimes they did.

02:16In 1880, Officer Maurice Vidal Portman went to the island's shore and found that it was surrounded by a coral reef and limestone.

02:24On the island, there was a noble soil, which is ideal for growing coconut palms.

02:30Portman found several villages on the island, but didn't visit the locals and left this green paradise.

02:35Often, researchers gave the islanders gifts in the form of caught fish.

02:41The locals accepted it, asked for more, but still did not allow anyone to approach their home.

02:47Making friends with the natives was also tricky because they communicate in a complicated language.

02:52But over several decades, modern people managed to establish contact.

02:57In 1991, one of the locals approached a boat that sailed to the island and took the gift.

03:02In the same year, the islanders boarded a boat and accepted bags of coconuts from the anthropology team.

03:09This was one of the last positive interactions with the tribe.

03:13For centuries, sentinels have lived on their own, far from civilization, and India's government wants this to continue.

03:21So there!

03:22Another island is also beautiful, but much more unsafe.

03:26One mysterious, small, green island is found 25 miles off the coast of Brazil.

03:32It also represents paradise.

03:35Traces of modern man are present here in the form of a lighthouse.

03:39But there are no people inside.

03:41Sometimes the coast guard comes to the lighthouse to check whether everything is okay and whether there are no strangers on the island.

03:48People are not allowed on this island for their own good.

03:51The only inhabitants of this place are snakes.

03:56The island is home to about 4,000 species of these reptiles.

04:00They hang on trees and slither on the ground.

04:03Oh boy.

04:04They have no enemies and feed on birds that visit the island for recreation during a long flight.

04:11Oops.

04:11But the worst thing is that these snakes are among the most venomous in the world.

04:16The golden lancehead snake is a unique species that lives only in this place.

04:21Snake Island was once part of Brazil's mainland.

04:24But 10,000 years ago, the sea level rose and separated this place, turning it into an island.

04:31Animals were completely isolated here.

04:33And for thousands of years, snakes became the top of the food chain.

04:38Because there was no other prey on the island except birds,

04:41evolution gave these snakes a potent venom to catch prey with a single bite.

04:46Well, moving on.

04:48Next is a terrifying island located in the Xachimilco Canal, 11 miles from Mexico City.

04:55There are no venomous animals or a hostile local tribe, and the island is not forbidden to visit.

05:01But most likely, you'll want to leave as soon as you arrive.

05:05Creepy dolls of various sizes are suspended in trees and old buildings all over the island.

05:11In the 50s, one of the residents of Mexico City moved alone to this island and began to hang it with dolls.

05:18For decades, he decorated this place, although it's difficult to call it decoration.

05:24He found dolls and dumps and canals around the island.

05:27The hanging dolls looked rather strange and attracted many tourists.

05:32But over time, the dolls got older.

05:35They were covered with moss, turned green, and rotted.

05:38The dolls' faces have deformed and taken eerie shapes.

05:42But the worst thing is that the locals say they've seen these dolls come to life at night.

05:47Eww!

05:49Now for Bovet Island, one of the most mysterious islands in the world.

05:54This island is the most isolated place in the world.

05:57It's located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,600 miles away from South Africa and 1,100 miles from Antarctica.

06:04A perfect location for an introvert.

06:07It's challenging to reach the island, and typically, you can only do so from some large ships passing by.

06:14Almost the entire island is covered by a glacier, and in its center lies a volcanic crater.

06:20The only permanent residents of the island are penguins and seals.

06:24The island was discovered by a French explorer in 1739.

06:28However, the coordinates of this place were not recorded.

06:32For the next 69 years, the island was hidden.

06:35In the early 19th century, it was finally rediscovered.

06:39But a human foot came ashore only in 1927.

06:43Hopefully, it was still attached to some explorer.

06:46In the mid-20th century, people decided to build a weather station there.

06:51As soon as the researchers sailed to the island, they discovered something strange.

06:56They found a lifeboat in a small lagoon among the seals.

07:00It was in good condition and could still sail.

07:03The researchers found oars and an empty copper buoyancy tank not far from the boat.

07:09There were no markings or emblems on the boat.

07:11It seemed that a ship was wrecked, and the sailors escaped by this boat.

07:15However, no human tracks were found on the island.

07:19Who owned this boat, and what happened to those who sailed on it, remains a mystery.

07:25Now, let's end our trip with an island that is completely safe and even pleasant.

07:30What a surprise!

07:31Pig Beach is an island located in the Bahamas.

07:34This is not the official name of this place, but it's called that because of the local swimming pigs.

07:40The island is inhabited by these animals.

07:42They sunbathe on the beach, walk through the jungle, and beg for food from tourists.

07:48But the cool thing is, they can all swim really well.

07:51Cute pink and brown piglets splash in the water and grunt, begging for food.

07:56Thanks to feeding by tourists and caring locals, these animals manage to survive on the island.

08:02You can stay at a hotel on a nearby island and visit the pigs by boat.

08:07Nobody knows precisely where the pigs came from.

08:10According to one legend, the pigs survived a shipwreck and swam to this island.

08:15You can find several cats and goats there as well.

08:18Hmm, animal farm, anyone?

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