Getting up close and personal with Patagonia's pumas

[Judi Lynn]

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Updated 11:06 AM ET, Sat August 13, 2022

(CNN)When things feel overwhelming, an escape into nature is just the ticket.

That's what happened for the film crew and scientists who worked on the CNN docuseries "Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World" after the pandemic began.

"I think it kept us dreaming that we could go and actually do it," Chilean director and producer René Araneda said.

For some members of the team, stepping into the wilds of Chile and Argentina was the first time they had left their homes in months. But nothing had changed for the diverse species that call the ice fields, mountains and forests home.

Mindful of their role as visitors, small film crews kept a respectful distance -- and that's when they captured cinematic magic.

Fantastic creatures



A puma cub lies in the grass of Chile's Torres del Paine National Park.

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https://us.cnn.com/2022/08/13/world/patagonia-bts-science-newsletter-wt-scn/index.html

[MuseRider]

1. I have not seen this one yet.

Such a very well done series. I loved the underwater parts, well all of it so far.

Isn't it amazing how people being respectful of the territory of other living things almost always end up with good video, photographs and stories?

[Judi Lynn]

3. Pumas are such beautiful creatures. Hope they will survive.

I'll never understand how it is some people always feel repulsion and disrespect for the other living creatures on this planet.
They die as ignorant as they were at birth, too.

Did you ever see photographs of wildlife photographers staked out in an area who were visited by, maybe even walked upon, or sniffed by wild animals who weren't afraid of them? Enchanting! Animals can tell the difference.

[MuseRider]

5. Those photos are amazing.

Working at the zoo we had to be really careful that we were safe. There were animals you could approach and actually have a relationship with but you still had to be very careful. That is how I know that the softest thing I have ever felt is a gorillas nose, like velvet. It tickles when a female baboon looks for nits in your hair. I have had a charmed life in some ways. They are not stupid as so many people think and they have the same sensibilities as we do as to what is safe and what is not.

[Jade Fox]

2. +++++++

[Judi Lynn]

4. 👋