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hunters from across the country go in pursuit of high-priced and exotic kills. they say a portion of their money helps fund conservation efforts, but others nearby argue there is a better way. here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: it is a breathtaking scene seemingly straight out of africa. majestic, exotic animals, some even endangered, appearing to be at peace. but this is isn't africa, it's texas. >> i drove in, the first thing i saw was this amazingly beautiful giraffe. >> a lot of people just enjoy coming out and seeing the animals. they're pretty tame. >> reporter: jason malitar runs the ox ranch, a sprawling 18,000-acre preserve home to about 60 different species of animals. most of which are exotics. animals that are not native to the united states. >> the cimitorn, arabian, attox -- >> reporter: while some come to admire the thousands of animals,

others come to hunt them. how does it work here? >> if you want to hunt, each animal has a price. and the price is kind of determined by supply and demand. >> reporter: that price tag can be extravagant, an e muchlt, one of the least expensive, will cost $1,000 to hunt. a grants gazelle goes for $10,000. a reasoan twice that price. >> $35,000? for a single animal? >> yes. >> how do you feel about paying for that buck? >> i feel -- i'm totally fine with it. i love what they're doing here. >> reporter: 22-year-old hunter pelham has come for his birthday in search of a black buck, an animal that has eluded him for years. >> the first time i hunted it and didn't get it, it was probably about six years ago. >> reporter: the professional bmx racer no stranger to speed and adrenaline says it's also about the thrill of the chase. >> i could be out there every day and not shoot anything and i'd be happy.

it's not about the kill, it's about the hunt. >> reporter: he says he eats everything he hunts. >> i don't want to be a trophy hunter. i'm not a trophy hunter, i like to hunt for meat. >> reporter: we meet hunter before dawn ready to track that buck. are you excited? >> so stoked. >> so stoked, yeah. >> really excited. >> look at that smile, yeah. >> i don't want to get up this early for no reason. >> reporter: today he's hunting with a sophisticated bow and arrow. >> this is a pretty incredible piece. >> reporter: hunter's looking for a mature male buck, one that his guide says is ready to be culled from the herd. >> another day in paradise. yeah it's going to be tight. >> reporter: they set off in this small blind. their silent waiting game begins. >> there's a black buck right at the back. see this opening right here? no, that's not the black buck, never mind. the black buck's gone. >> reporter: the midday heat sends the buck to seek shade. hunter will have to wait until

duflk. some hunting advocates argue the money paid to kill selected animals goes towards saving the species as a whole, helping to keep their overall populations thriving. >> i know a lot of people are critical because we do hunt and harvest the excess males. but in my opinion, we are doing something good for the animals. we feed them, we take care of them -- >> reporter: the dallas safari club's corey mason says those hunters' dollars go toward land management and conservation projects. >> there's many thoughts that conservation is funded through general tax dollars and that's really not the case at all. so it begs the question of, how do the biologists that go out and work with private landowners, how are they funded? hunters' dollars. >> i've heard people say, you're bringing endangered animals from africa so some fat cat hunter don't know shoot them and have them on his wall. nothing's further from the truth. it doesn't come from africa. we would never hunt an animal to extinction.

>> reporter: the ox ranch has a robust breeding program. the young animals raised in these pens until they're ready to be released onto the ranch. >> whoa! i've never seen a kangaroo this close. >> reporter: fireball, who's fathered many of the ranch's kangaroos, lives here too. >> critics will say, they have a breeding program, they're breeding these animals so they can hunt more of them. what do you say would be irresponsible? >> irresponsible is getting something that's rare or endangered animals and then just turning them loose and not taking care of them. >> reporter: the black buck is not endangered, but many others here are, and require a federal permit to hunt. >> cimatar, red ledgeway, arabian warks, barrasinga, all endangered, have to have a permit from u.s. fish and wildlife. >> even though they're endangered, they still need culling? >> yes. without a monetary value on these animals, they would seals to exist. >> what is the ranch's argument

for why what you guys do here is a good thing? >> we are expanding the population of these animals. if you have too many males of a particular species, they'll start to fight, kill each other anyway. >> reporter: in order to hunt these endangered species, the u.s. fish and wildlife service tells "nightline" that they issue hunting permits on the condition that a percentage of the income derived from the hunting must then be donated for conservation of the species and/or its habitat. but over the years, hunters have experienced backlash for killing exotic species both in the u.s. and overseas. during a 2015 trip to zimbabwe, minnesota dentist walter palmer sparked international outrage after shooting a beloved lion named cecil. just recently social media lit up with foets toes from last year of tess tally shooting a giraffe in south africa. in a statement to abc news she said in part, this is called conservation through game management. >> shooting an animal to save other animals doesn't sound

logical. because it isn't. >> reporter: kitty block of the humane society of the united states says hunting is never a form of conservation. >> if you want to help conservation, there are so many ways to do that. you can give to so many different good organizations. it's never a way to protect animals by bringing them into your ranch and having them shot for funding. >> reporter: hunting is one part of the $2 billion a year exotic industry in texas. according to the exotic wildlife association. in all there are 5,000 ranches in texas with exotics. most of them are not hunting ranches. >> i don't derive any revenue at the end of a gun. >> reporter: ryan gilroy, founder of wildlife partners, isn't against hunting but he has a very different approach. >> all the revenue we generate is generated as a result of selling live animals. and we're not selling them for the purpose of hunting. we're selling them for the purpose of breeding. this area that we're in is broken into several smaller pastures -- >> reporter: brian has around 1,000 animals at this ranch.

>> we raise roan antelope, cape buffalo, white bearded wildebeest, bongo. i could go on. >> reporter: they says they've made $30 million in revenue over the last two years breeding and selling animals to hundreds of clients. which include landowners and private investors. >> we sell them wildlife for the benefit of enjoyment. and it's theirs. they can do what they want with it. >> reporter: when those animals reproduce, brian's company buys back some of their young, selling them to other customers. . >> we've got some young offspring that we're going to be moving to another ranch -- >> reporter: on this day they get a request for a >> in the helicopter we've got a gunner, he's got a tranquilizer gun. so the helicopter will fly over the herd, they'll identify because of the yearlings, shoot a dart with the medication in it, allow the animal to go to sleep. >> reporter: when it wakes up, it will be taken to the client. for some of these customers, owning a rare exotic species is

a status symbol. no different than buying a luxury car. >> why does someone buy a ferrari? they like pulling into the gas station and someone says, hey, nice car. it's no different when you own a ranch in texas and you pull in the gate, got a herd of zebras, your friends ooh and aah and they think it's great. >> reporter: that wow factor also comes with a tax deduction for anyone who owns an exotic. brian argues that's incentive, the byproduct, conservation. >> when you create an environment where people can claim ownership of wildlife, and they can benefit financially from owning them, they go to great lengths to protect them. >> reporter: back at the ox ranch -- >> let's go get 'em. >> reporter: hunter is not giving up. >> all right, that's another nice one. >> reporter: this time hoping he'll have luck in another blind. >> got some black buck coming in. got to get quiet. >> reporter: armed with just one arrow, he finally sees his

opportunity. >> is that good? yes. shoulder. shoulder. perfect. whoo. perfect shot. he's beautiful, man. i think we did it. >> patience, patience, patience. >> how's it feel? >> feels awesome. amazing. absolutely amazing. well done. >> reporter: driving back to the lodge, hunter is eager to find his dad so he can tell him all about it. >> good looking, huh? >> when people here say that what happens here is good for animals, it's good for the population, do you believe in that? is this conservation for you too? >> i think so. i think that how much money is poured into something like this, it's a heck of a lot better than

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the comedian randy rainbow has gone from an unknown cat dad to a viral comedy star all from a diy studio in a spare room in his apartment. here's abc's zachary kiesch in our series "social stars." >> do we know why the president is in attack mode?

>> yeah, hey, anderson. pam took the night off, sweetie, i'll take from it here. ♪ you can't stop the arrogance >> reporter: he's a social media sensation. ♪ he's playing cat and mouse but he's the mouse among these men ♪ >> reporter: cashing in on liberal rage in the trump era. ♪ never has there been a stable genius as smart as he ♪ >> reporter: randy rainbow has struck viral gold with quirky, newsroom-style takedowns of the current administration. >> what exactly does an education secretary do? >> i don't know. >> reporter: and the talking heads of the 24-hour news cycle. >> the problem with the president of the united states and the commander of cheese expressing that opinion is exactly what -- >> i'm sorry, i'm going to stop you. the commander of what? >> the commander of cheese. >> reporter: the style has become his trademark. campy for sure. it melds musical theater and political humor. no one, and i mean no one, is safe from the rainbow treatment. from "beauty and the beast" --

♪ leave your kids in the car it received a pg rating ♪ ♪ but in this case pg stands for "pretty gay ♪ >> to babs. >> let's do dinner again -- >> we never ate dinner. >> reporter: he whips out those pink glasses. >> they caught on. you in my live shows people show up in the audience wearing them. they've kind of taken on a life of their own. >> reporter: whatever he's doing, he's shining among scores of internet stars. this remix has been seen over 1.4 million times. ♪ desperate cheeto ♪ upsetting everyone you meet-o ♪ >> reporter: a self-taught theater kid making movies out of a spare bedroom in his apartment in astoria, queens. >> that's me acting with that wall right there. sometimes i'll put up tape to be the eyes. >> reporter: a one-man band. aside from mushy, his cat. >> mushy, are you okay? i know this is a lot of attention. >> reporter: he does it all. writing, shooting, producing his

videos. sometimes in a matter of hours. >> it's my executive producer. >> reporter: it all starts with dialing in on the news of the day. >> i'll basically go through the interview and kind of time stamp every crazy thing that i kind of want to remark on. which is why i have carpal tunnel. this is the prop and costume closet. this is where i keep my ruby slippers and my make america great again hat. as most people do. >> reporter: modest digs for someone with his reach and level of fame. >> this is where all the magic happens. >> reporter: a journey that comes with a chair of surprising moments. >> i got an e-mail from a woman claiming she was hillary clinton's interior decorator. and i was, what can i do for you should she said, please make a happy birthday video for hillary. i sent her the video thinking it would just live on this crazy woman's phone. then a week later this came in the mail. this big, fancy envelope. it was from hillary clinton.

the rumors are true, i'm a fan of your work and i'm grateful to you for lending your talent and creativity. pretty crazy. all from my living room. ♪ we got trouble >> reporter: despite his liberal slant, rainbow insists he has fans across the political spectrum. >> i hear from people all the time, from all sides of the aisle. and i hear from people, strangely enough, who say, i don't agree with you politically, but i love your videos, they made me laugh. >> you've had a rough week, for about a year now -- >> reporter: making comedy out of controversy has been a winning formula for rainbow since his first viral hit back in 2010. >> hey, baby. >> how dare you act like such a [ bleep ] -- >> hang on a sec, okay? i'd have romantic conversations with horrible racist, misogynist, anti-semitic rants and that became a series. >> you want to come here first? >> they're too big and look stupid. >> they're just pillows.

i keep hearing a bleeping sound every time you say the "n" word. >> people responding to something so negative and horrific, when i put that funny spin on it -- >> i don't love you! >> sweet dreams, [ bleep ]. >> do you feel like there's an attack in the moment that we're in right now on free speech? >> comedy i think is kind of an endangered art form right now. people i think are more interested in being offended. to go after comedians to me is so counterproductive. >> i see in the press a lot, almost like celebrities or people, they think they're celebrities -- >> why did you look at me when you said that? >> i'm from the school that really nothing is off limits as far as comedy goes. ♪ and he fires his whole staff on social media ♪ >> reporter: despite a tough climate for comedy these days, randy has an optimistic message for youngsters. >> it's an amazing time when everyone has a platform and everyone has the ability to get where they're going without the

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