Steven Rinella talks with Paul Rosolie about the Amazon, crazy jungle critters, arguing with indigenous people, dolphin intercourse, Chinese in the Amazon, and more! Find Paul Rosolie’s book, Junglekeepers, here: https://www.junglekeepers.org/store Check out the gear the MeatEater Crew uses in the field here: https://store.themeateater.com Follow us: Web: https://www.themeateater.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/meateater Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater Chapters: 0:00 – Guest intro and the bullet ant initiation 9:07 – Amazon's worst stings: wasps, ants, and a killer caterpillar 17:03 – Amazon folklore and an 11-foot bushmaster standoff 22:09 – The candiru fish myth and Amazon mermaid legends 27:58 – Freshwater dolphins and what "the Amazon" really means 38:35 – Mapping the Amazon across 8 countries 44:02 – 20% of the Amazon is already gone 53:37 – How illegal logging in the Amazon actually works 1:08:11 – How land ownership works in the Amazon 1:13:35 – Turning loggers into rangers 1:19:22 – Uncontacted tribes of the Amazon, explained 1:26:32 – A rare meeting with an uncontacted tribe 1:33:03 – An uncontacted tribe put an arrow through his friend 1:38:17 – What happens when first contact goes wrong 1:43:26 – Jungle Keepers' dollars-to-acres funding model 1:49:50 – Narco traffickers put a price on his head 1:55:40 – From a kid in New Jersey to protecting the Amazon 2:00:43 – Closing thoughts and how to help