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00:04Onde são gigantes e oceanic manta rays?
00:07Em 2026, nós setemos em duas expérias com os mares de México
00:10para o Arquipelago de Revillagigedo,
00:12a maior área protegida da área da América do Sul,
00:15determinada para se aproximar mais perto da resposta.
00:19O que nós assistimos mudou tudo.
00:21Usando as técnicas de não-invasiva,
00:23nós pudimos identificar as mulheres mortais em campo,
00:26um método refazido por Dr. Magdalena Cabral,
00:29whose sensibilidade e approach allow her
00:31to get incredibly close to these gentle giants,
00:34long enough to capture a sonogram.
00:36A glimpse inside a free-swimming giant in the wild.
00:39Watching this happen is hard to describe.
00:41The mantas don't flee.
00:42They stay.
00:43There is a quiet trust.
00:46For the first time, we witnessed life before birth.
00:49A baby manta inside the mother's womb.
00:52Alive in a world we have never seen before.
00:55After confirming pregnancy,
00:56we deployed three satellite attacks on these females.
00:59A global milestone.
01:01Now, we can begin to follow their journey
01:03to uncover where they go to give birth.
01:05But that's not all.
01:06We also learned that pregnancy hides in plain sight.
01:09Only in its final stages does it reveal itself.
01:12A gentle curve along the body,
01:14easy to miss unless you know where to look.
01:16We gathered evidence, suggesting that Revilla Gijero
01:20may be a key habitat for reproductive females.
01:23We documented every step of the scientific process.
01:26How many are pregnant?
01:28And where do they give birth?
01:29Inside this protected sanctuary?
01:31Or somewhere beyond its borders?
01:34The answers could change how we protect these species forever.
01:37And this is just the beginning.
01:46of time on.
01:53Obrigado.
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