this is "nightline." >> tonight, stranded at sea with no phones, no connection to the rest of the world, and seemingly no hope is bad enough. but what if you had your kids with you? >> that's when we realized we entered a very sad spot. >> tonight, we get on board with another family willing to ditch the comfort and safety of land for the high seas. these 500 pound lions and tigers may have been used as man eaters by drug kingpins. >> drug dealers were feeding them humans? >> yes. >> with their owners behind bars, this woman takes over the lion's den, literally. and ryan's got ava, but hey girl, these two are among

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good evening. thanks for joining us. living on the sea. sounds like a life of adventure

and fun. but for one family who found themselves stranded in the middle of the pacific ocean with a sick child, their family adventure turned into a national flashpoint, and they aren't alone. there are others living their lives away from the safety of the shores. abc's reena ninen hops on board with one set of aquatic parents and kids. >> reporter: on deck, this might look like a fun family vacation. but below deck, severely cramped quarters for this family of five. but it's home for this family, who ten months ago sold everything they have to live at sea with their three young children. >> we all sat down and said, this is not really the way we want to raise our kids. so this plan was not pretty much for us, it's kind of more for

them. >> reporter: they've stocked the boat with everything, food, tools, even duct tape. >> we've seen a lot of movies. >> reporter: they say they're prepared for whatever mother nature sends their way. at arm's reach, jugs of sun tan lotion, a trauma style medical kit. and a state of the art communications system. you don't happen to have cruise control, do you? >> yes, we do. that's where we're going today. all right, you're sailing. >> mother nature can do fierce, fierce things. yeah, we live on the water. but who is to say we're any worse than people who live in new orleans for the hurricanes? >> reporter: many question why families choose to live at sea with their young kids? especially after another family's harrowing ordeal ignited a fierce national debate

over parenting at sea. >> so many questions this morning, george. this rescue was as harrowing as they come. >> high seas, howling winds and a sick baby girl. >> reporter: eric and charlotte decided to cross the pacific ocean with their two young daughter. but 900 miles off the coast, their youngestç got sick. >> my youngest got sick at day ten. when the symptoms compile and your baby no longer acts normally, that's when you need to do something. >> reporter: it got worse, they say, when their satellite phone stopped working. >> at that point, we had no ability any longer to talk to our physician or to the coast guard physician. our daughter wasn't getting any better with what was prescribed for her. and that's when we realized that we had entered a very bad spot.

>> reporter: the kaufman's made it aboard a navy warship. they were forced to sink and abandon their boat. the rescue operation cost $600,000. the word that kept coming up about your trip was the word reckless. what do you say to that? >> irresponsible, too. we disagree. i think you said it earlier that people -- i think they were reading the news and making this ten-second snap judgment and assumed we grabbed a six pack and hopped in a sailboat and went to the south pacific. we're both experienced sailors, we raised our daughters on a sailboat. we were very prepared. >> reporter: still, many accused them of being selfish and irresponsible parts. >> my heart went out to them. they lost everything. they lost their home. it's like your house burning down. >> they did everything right.

>> are they irresponsible? i don't think they are. they can do whatever they want to. >> reporter: they say living at sea is anything but a life of danger. family budgets range from $2,000 to $5,000 a month. as for safety in >> i wouldn't do this if it wasn't safe. >> we have netting all the way around. it's pretty much a big playpen. to me, it is. i feel safe on this boat and i think the kids feel safe. >> come up here and put your life jacket on. >> reporter: the kids reluctantly wear life jackets and are tethered to the boat with a harness when the family hits the high seas. >> you know how it is when we go sailing. >> i don't want to. >> i don't care if you want to put it on. > reporter: and below deck, the living space might seem cramped but it's well designed.

the dining room doubles as a living room. they have storage underneath, and there's a master suite and each of the girls do have their own room, albeit a small one, and all over the boat is engineered with an eye towards safety. i like how much of your house is already baby proof. these are locks here. >> everything has great latches. you don't want your cups and plates flying out. >> reporter: every bunk has netting, including the crib for their newborn. when it comes to bath time, the kids bathe in a little bucket in the shower stall. are there any confidents of home that you really miss? >> a bathtub. especially when i was pregnant. i would just die for a bath. >> you know your abcs? >> a, b, c, d -- >> reporter: life at sea means they're responsible for teaching their children. >> it's no different

homeschooling on land than it is on the boat. >> reporter: and while there have been many adjustments, some routines never change. >> i'm not tired. >> this is as chaotic as any home trying to get them bathed, vitamins, and bed. >> the greatest thing is i get to spend all day with them. and it's the hardest thing that i get to spend all day with them. >> reporter: despite the challenges, they have no regrets. >> i don't want to be that person that looks back and just says that i've worked and become a slave to the system and not lived. i want to live. >> we know we'll be judged. bull that's okay, because we know in our heart we're doing what we think is right. these big cats were taken from

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you're about to meet a woman who takes care of big, potentially dangerous animals,

abandoned by or taken from drug kingpins. what they may have been used for is nothing short of shocking. here's abc's bob woodruff for our series "off the map." >> reporter: it's feeding time for two of colombia's most feared animals. >> this one on the left is the man eater. >> reporter: bengal tigers, once owned by a paramilitary commander who allegedly used them to devour his enemies. drug dealers were feeding them humans? >> yes. >> reporter: can i feed him? now, just steel bars separate me from the deadly 500 pound cats still adjusting to their new diet. is it beef? throw it over the top? animals so dangerous, so unpredictable, even this is apparently too close.

and that's what makes what you're about to see even more unbelievable. one of the most unusual zookeepers you'll ever meet. getting right up close and very personal with some of the deadliest pets of colombia's drug lords. our journey into a strange, exotic world begins in the slums outside of kali, colombia, through winding dirt roads, finally to this giant steel gate. our driver rings the doorbell. revealing a world few people, let alone tv cameras, are ever allowed to see. a place teaming with more than 800 exotic animals.

welcome to the wild kingdom of anna julia torrez, school principal turned animal rights crusader. >> the animals love her. it's the way they express their gratefulness to her. >> reporter: that is something. many have been rescued from the harsh world of circuses and animal trafficking. they take the flamingos into the airports and put them in there and smuggle them out of the country? but the most dangerous here are the forgotten victims of colombia's never-ending drug wars. one-time status symbols left behind by the country's drug lords, after they were arrested or killed. if you did not do this, what would be happening to these animals?

>> translator: they would have to be killed. >> reporter: she stops us to listen. those are the cries of jupiter. >> she is very, very in love with jupiter. >> reporter: a giant 500 pound lion who hasn't seen his new master in more than a week. as we move in closer to film the bizarre reunion, a warning from her cousin, die yego. >> i wouldn't dare go past there. >> reporter: don't you get afraid at all? >> no. >> reporter: not at all? how does it make you feel as a cousin putting her face right there in front of a dangerous animal the >> at the beginning i was worried. she's been taking care of them

for so long, and i guess they feel the love, you know? >> reporter: but even her love can't undo some of the damage that's been done. >> we're going to see a lion that used to belong to drug dealers. th every time he will used to hear music, he would go wild, because he knew he was going to a party. he's unpredictable. >> reporter: so you can't hug this one, can you? >> no. lock look at his eyes, like he's gone on trip. >> reporter: the drug dealers who kid this have yet to face charges. but if she could get her hands on them -- >> she would strangle them. >> reporter: the police are here. >> probably the environmental police. >> reporter: but there's little

time to think revenge around here. >> we'll see what they brought. what is it? >> reporter: inside, a large python found slithering through a neighborhood. illegal pets. >> they have taken away many of these from photographers that use them to profit from taking pictures with people. >> reporter: has anybody gone to prison for this kind of torture of animals? >> there are laws, but they are not enforced. >> reporter: while no animal has ever been shunned, she does refuse government financing. everything is paid for with private donations. and food donated from local grocery stores. but there's something else here, far more valuable. when you give them love like

that, do you think that their health, their condition gets better? while i'm not quite ready to test her theory on two hungry tigers at feeding time, it does seem a little love can go a long way. he loves me, too. for "nightline," i'm bob woodruff in kali, colombia. next, ryan gosling taking the internet by storm. and this time it's not just because of his good looks. ♪ yeah, girl ♪ you know, i've been thinking about us ♪ ♪ and, uh, i just can't fight it anymore ♪ ♪ it's bundle time ♪ bundle ♪ mm, feel those savings, baby and that's how a home and auto bundle is made.

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"nightline" continues. >> she's pregnant, has long been the headline of choice for celebrity magazines. but these days it seems it's happening more than ever. there was mill and-so

against true love. >> i thought the way that they were behaving they appeared pathetic. >> while they're not discussing their relationship publicly, ellen joked about it on her show. >> is it a boy or girl? >> no, no, no. >> the rumors have twitters abuzz with tweets like this. ryan gosling, you can't do this to me. say it ain't so. and this one, ryan gosling is going to be a father? my middle school self just died inside by the fact that i nor rachel mcadams is the mother. if they are pregnant, the beautiful baby will be a few months away. not so for jimmy kimmel, who revealed his baby was born earlier today, tweeting

congratulations to my beautiful and very tough wife, molly, on delivering our baby girl this morning. condprats, jimmy. maybe he'll end up using his own daughter in some of his skits now. thanks for watching abc news. tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow. as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night.

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