Explorer Forrest Galante Reveals His Greatest Fear Lies in Invisible Parasites

Forrest Galante describes harrowing encounters with a great-white shark, a towering black bear and a hippo that capsized his canoe, but insists that unseen parasites pose his greatest danger, having suffered severe infections from contaminated water and food. Raised in Zimbabwe where his family operated safari businesses, he began working with animals at age six and later tracked mountain lions and coordinated large-scale captures using helicopters, trucks and tranquilizer darts.

He boasts discoveries of presumed-extinct creatures such as the Zanzibar leopard, Fernandina Island tortoise and blind cave fish, and mentions a forthcoming YouTube segment on breeding rare geckos under New York City streets. The conversation also includes practical advice for pet owners and anecdotes about eating rat meat in Myanmar. Throughout, Galante emphasizes the hidden risks of parasites over the more visible threats of large predators.