Search Captions & Ask AI

THIS STORY OF UNCONTACTED TRIBES WILL SHOCK YOU

February 02, 2026 / 02:14

This episode discusses communication methods of uncontacted tribes, animal mimicry, and a tragic personal story involving a fatal encounter.

Key topics include the use of animal calls by uncontacted tribes to communicate stealthily. The guests share anecdotes about how these tribes mimic the sounds of various animals, such as capuchin monkeys and tinamous, to coordinate their actions.

One guest recounts a harrowing experience where his friend's father was killed by an uncontacted tribe while they were in the forest. The story highlights the dangers of these encounters and the mysterious nature of the tribes.

The episode emphasizes the local knowledge of these tribes and their ability to communicate in ways that outsiders may not understand. It raises questions about the interactions between these tribes and the outside world.

Overall, the conversation sheds light on the complexities of human-animal communication and the realities faced by those who encounter uncontacted tribes.

TL;DR

Uncontacted tribes use animal calls for stealthy communication, leading to tragic encounters, including a personal story of loss.

Episode

2:14
00:00:00
He said, "If you're ever in the forest
00:00:02
and you hear the animals sound a little
00:00:05
off, feel like something's not right
00:00:07
about the way the animals." He said,
00:00:09
"They've surrounded you and they're all
00:00:10
watching with their bows and arrows."
00:00:12
>> You said that they also speak the same
00:00:14
language, some of these unconted tribes,
00:00:16
as the monkeys.
00:00:17
>> Yes. So, what they do is they will
00:00:20
emulate capacin calls, bird calls, the
00:00:23
unrelated tinn tinugos.
00:00:26
[whistles] the capins. I can't do their
00:00:28
call, but they these [music] guys have
00:00:29
it down perfectly.
00:00:30
>> Capagans being
00:00:31
>> capagin monkeys and they'll use those
00:00:33
sounds. And JJ's father, Don Santiago,
00:00:35
had told us years and years ago, we
00:00:37
thought he was just trying to scare us.
00:00:38
He said, "If you're ever in the forest
00:00:41
and you hear the animals sound a little
00:00:44
off, if you ever just feel like
00:00:46
something's not right about the way the
00:00:49
He said, they've surrounded you and
00:00:50
they're all watching with their bows and
00:00:52
arrows."
00:00:52
>> The tribes have.
00:00:53
>> Yeah. And so they'll go
00:00:55
and you'll go and he'll go and you go,
00:01:00
"Wait, wait a sec. You don't hear three
00:01:01
tinamus in a row. That's not how it
00:01:03
works. That one tinu talks to the other
00:01:05
tinu and all of a sudden I got five
00:01:07
tinamus around me. Uh-uh." And then you
00:01:09
know you got the tribe [music] around
00:01:10
you. So this is where the local people
00:01:12
know how this stuff works. And to anyone
00:01:14
from the outside, they go, "There's no
00:01:15
such thing as [music] unconted tribes
00:01:17
and they don't communicate with you.
00:01:18
They do." [snorts] And one of my friends
00:01:20
was in that exact situation where they
00:01:22
were communicating with animal calls in
00:01:24
a circle while he was in a stream with
00:01:26
his father. And unfortunately they shot
00:01:28
his [music] father in the stomach and
00:01:30
his father died. And then he ran for it
00:01:32
and he lived to tell the tale. [music]
00:01:35
And the next day the his community, our
00:01:38
friends came back and they found this
00:01:40
guy who had just bled out through his
00:01:42
stomach. And why they killed him, we do
00:01:44
not know.
00:01:45
>> They use animal sounds to communicate
00:01:47
with each other. Yes.
00:01:50
>> Because then the prey, which in this
00:01:51
case might be a human,
00:01:54
>> won't know that it's
00:01:55
>> exactly.
00:01:56
>> Okay.
00:01:56
>> We're unconted tribes now. And we go,
00:01:58
"Okay, there's loggers over there. Let's
00:02:00
split up, surround them. We'll see how
00:02:02
many of them there are
00:02:03
>> and use the monkeys language." So,
00:02:04
>> use the monkey language. They don't
00:02:06
think anything of it. They'll just keep
00:02:07
doing what they're [music] doing. And
00:02:08
then when we give the go-ahad,
00:02:10
everybody, we just slice them with seven
00:02:11
foot arrows and they're all going down.

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 80
    Most shocking
  • 75
    Most heartbreaking
  • 70
    Most dramatic
  • 65
    Most intense

Episode Highlights

  • Tribal Tactics
    Uncontended tribes use animal sounds to coordinate and ambush, showcasing their survival skills.
    “We’ll see how many of them there are and use the monkey language.”
    @ 01m 56s
    February 02, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • They've surrounded you and they're all watching with their bows and arrows.
    THIS STORY OF UNCONTACTED TRIBES WILL SHOCK YOU
  • There’s no such thing as uncontended tribes and they don’t communicate with you. They do.
    THIS STORY OF UNCONTACTED TRIBES WILL SHOCK YOU
  • They use animal sounds to communicate with each other.
    THIS STORY OF UNCONTACTED TRIBES WILL SHOCK YOU
  • We’re uncontended tribes now. And we go, "Okay, there’s loggers over there.".
    THIS STORY OF UNCONTACTED TRIBES WILL SHOCK YOU

Key Moments

  • Animal Signals00:09
  • Tribal Communication01:47
  • Ambush Strategy01:56

Words per Minute Over Time

Vibes Breakdown

Related Episodes

Your Bones Break First: The Man Who Survived Being Eaten Alive!
February 02, 2026
Captions not detected. You can watch the video, but not search it. If you think this is an error, contact support.
02:46:14
Your Bones Break First: The Man Who Survived Being Eaten Alive!
THE TRUTH ABOUT UNCONTACTED TRIBES REVEALED...
February 02, 2026
Captions not detected. You can watch the video, but not search it. If you think this is an error, contact support.
01:31
THE TRUTH ABOUT UNCONTACTED TRIBES REVEALED...