- What's going on Coyote Pack? We're on location in
Arizona visiting one of my favorite places
in the southwest, The Arizona Sonora
Desert Museum. And today we're getting
up close with stingrays. Now, I know what
you're all thinking. This is going to be awesome. Oh, it's suctioning my arm! - [Woman] He's taking the food. - [Coyote] Today, the crew and I are at the Arizona
Sonora Desert Museum. In the past, we have
filmed some great episodes of Breaking Trail
at this location that have featured their
incredible exhibits, like the hummingbirds
and the mountain lion. However, today is different
because we are being given the opportunity to be
the first animal series to film at their newest
exhibit, Stingray Touch. I will be working
alongside Kat Rumbley, and together, we are going
to feed the stingrays. (laughing) Camera crew in. I'll get you though that
Jurassic Park gate there, cool. - Hey guys.
- Hey, you must be Kat. - I am, nice to meet you. - I'm Coyote, nice to meet you. Thanks for having us today. - Of course, welcome
to Stingray Touch. - She's got breakfast
ready for, whoa. Not me, right? - Uh, yeah. - For really, I can
eat one of these? - Let's just hold out. - Okay, see I get
so excited as soon as I see something I
can potentially eat. - Yeah.
- Wow, this is it! This is the exhibit. - [Kat] This is the exhibit. - [Coyote] This is
really, really cool. - Yep.
- Holy cow. - [Kat] We're pretty
excited about it. - [Coyote] Before I came
here I did a little research, and I read that this is all from the same litter
of rays, correct? - [Kat] Correct. - [Coyote] These are
brothers and sisters in here. - [Kat] Yep. - [Coyote] And a baby
ray is called a pup? - [Kat] Yeah. - [Coyote] That's pretty cool. So just like sharks, baby
sharks are called pups, and as we know, sharks and
rays are very closely related. - [Kat] Right. - And you can almost see that. It looks like modified shark
without the dorsal fin, and if you were to take
a shark and just have it with pectoral fins and
a very long, skinny tail you can almost see the
shark in their eyes. The skin is very smooth
if you run your hand in one direction, and
that helps their movement through the water, but
if you go backwards, it feels just like
sandpaper, just like a shark. - [Kat] Yeah, exactly. - Kat, show us, what is the
proper method for feeding these? You don't just throw
the fish in, right? - No, so you're gonna hold it kinda like an ice cream cone. Hold on to it.
- Yeah. - [Kat] But you hold
onto it as well. - [Coyote] Okay. - [Kat] And they're
just gonna take it. - [Coyote] So give a
little bit of resistance? - [Kat] Yeah. - [Coyote] Okay. Oh, look at that, they're
giving high fives. - [Camera Man] I think
they're demanding their food. - They're giving high fives. - [Camera Man] They're
pounding the table now. - [Coyote] Look at that. Look at your little face.
- They are super hungry. - [Coyote] Look at
your little face. Awww, I wanna get this camera. Look at your little face. - [Kat] Hi. - [Coyote] They are cute. They do, they look
like little puppy dogs. - They do. Are you ready for this? Are you ready for this moment? - I do, I feel a little bit
nervous, I'm not going to lie. - I feel like your heart
is racing right now. - My heart is. I can feel, I get nervous any
time I do one of these things. Like, I know that they're mouths
are modified without teeth and they just have these flat
plates that suction their food in, but even still, this
is going to be interesting. - What is gonna happen? - Oh look at that, coming
up and high fiving me. - Are you ready? - I'm ready. Okay, so we just slowly put
our hand down into the water? - [Kat] Yeah. - [Coyote] And, oh, the
water's nice and warm. - [Kat] It is super
warm, and it's saltwater. Oh God. - [Coyote] Oh boy, oh boy. - [Kat] I'm actually
kind of nervous. - You're nervous, you've done
this before, haven't you? - [Kat] Uh, yeah. - [Coyote] I would assume
you wouldn't be nervous. - [Kat] Right - Oh, here comes one!
- Oh God. - [Coyote] Oh, it
suctioned my arm! - [Kat] He's taking the food. - [Coyote] Whoa! - Did he take it?
- Did you see that? Yes, he definitely took. Oh, I just got a
mouthful of ray water. - [Kat] Oh God, oh God. - [Coyote] Here
we go, here we go. Mark, you see that? - [Mark] Oh yeah. - [Coyote] Oh wow,
this little glutton. . He's trying to get
two at the same time. - [Kat] Hey, oh it's a big one. - Oh, that's a big one.
- That's a big boy. It's a big one. Whoa, they're so fast. It's amazing how they
can turn so quickly. - [Kat] It's perfect. - [Coyote] Whoa. - [Kat] Take it. (laughing)
- Oh, slapped in the face. - [Kat] Well, there's that. - Literally, a mouthful
of salty, ray water. - How's it feel?
- Right in my eye. - Is it good?
- I got soaked on that one. - Yeah, you did. - That was awesome! - It was pretty cool. - [Coyote] Wow, Kat,
this exhibit is so cool. Anyone that visits the desert
museum can come in here and get the chance to get
up close with these rays. - [Kat] Yep. - [Coyote] That is so
awesome, and this is the newest exhibit
you guys have here. - [Kat] This is, yeah, we just
opened a couple weeks ago. - Well, thank you so much
for having me and the crew out here today on
location to get up close with these amazing animals. - Thanks for coming. - Oh, you bet, high fives! - Woo! - I'm Coyote Peterson. Be brave, stay wild. We'll see you on
the next location. Mark, you gotta
take a shot at this. If you enjoyed this
on location episode, make sure to go back and watch as the crew and I kissed
a moose in Alaska. And don't forget, subscribe
to the Brave Wilderness channel so you can
join me and the crew on our next big adventure. Mark, you've got your smelt? - Ooh yeah, that's ripe. - [Coyote] Ripe, Chance? - Yeah. - [Coyote] Alright,
you guys are officially about to feed the rays. Here we go, you ready? - Yeah, let's do it. - [Coyote] Oh, almost Mark. What's that feel like? - It feels like rubber
that's with choppers. (laughing) That's awesome. (laughing)
