Fish vs Bird | 4KUHD | Blue Planet II | BBC Earth

Usually, Giant trevally are solitary hunters but they have come in numbers to try their luck at catching potential prey.

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This bold cinematic experience takes viewers on a magical adventure across the greatest, yet least known, parts of our planet – our oceans. Since Blue Planet aired in 2001, our understanding of life beneath the waves has completely changed. Travelling from the icy polar seas to the vibrant blues of the coral atolls, this series shares these astonishing new discoveries. Meet the strange octopuses lurking in the depths of the Antarctic Ocean. Watch giant trevally fish leap to catch birds in mid-air. And ride on the back of a hammerhead shark as it attacks. Inspiring awe and wonder, Blue Planet II reveals surprising new places, charismatic new characters and extraordinary new behaviours.

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[skullhelmet]

The shot of the little bird barely getting away
was incredible

[philosophusbellator]

David's unequalled narration, the pulse-pounding music, the mesmerizing slow-motion sequences and storyline. This is one of the best nature videos I've ever seen!

[adpirtle]

I love how the adults are shouting at the fledgeling as if to say "Get out of the water!!!"

[huaiwei]

2:46 is an insane shot! Catching both fish and bird in the same scene like this must haven taken countless of takes!

[harissahab]

Absolutely stunning, the camerawork and editing is insane but that fish is truly incredible. Seeing it hunt down that bird while it was flying was a piece of art, dark yet jaw-dropping.

[nobody]

Never knew fish could do that too. Always through birds were the ones who prey on fish. The cycle of nature is astonishing!

[PorkChopJones]

I cannot even imagine the amount of time and patience it must of took to get all those amazing shots. David has an amazing gift of story telling along with insightful narration. That is unequaled and keep me captivated. As well as this amazing fish that follows flying birds while underwater!
Who would have thought that at least along this portion of ocean the role of predator and prey is reversed.

[jurassicsushi]

I remember when this first aired i loved every minute of it. The amount of work and time that has gone into capturing all of this magnificent footage and then piecing it all together is just next level commitment.

[terramater]

The fish's ability is insane, but you should never underestimate birds! Our crew got on camera another "super fish" that may not look that special, but it's a super-intelligent fish. The footage we got proved to us that the archerfish is a genius in math and physics. They make complex calculations about light refracting in water before shooting down prey with fast water jets. Even at 2 meters away, it's quite exciting to see it!

[jametalboy]

The beautiful & dark side of Nature... That last scene where that young bird saved himself after parents push is epic... Emotional music with a lot of suspense and no competition to narration of sir David Attenborough...also superb work by the camera man

[amoghverma]

5:01
I love the way the other birds are just telling that birdie something like (don't cross the road when the driving signal is green)
They are as social as us

[bhuvandocz]

That Last moment where the amateur bird trying to get out of the danger zone and escaped by a secs is truly amazing and indeed myself too happy after holding a breath 🫁😇😇

[Idowu_Balogun]

The fish is terrifying!

The last jump almost like a trick

[johnnyonthespot]

My compliments to the editor of this piece.
Very well done ~

[Shadows_]

Most of us do not know how fortunate we been with david attenborough as commentator over the decades.... i hope he live a long time still :)

[et]

This video is a masterpiece. Phenomenal art.

[SHWW]

Excellent footage, but the closed captioning for the entire video flashed for a fraction of a second near the beginning of the clip, instead of being spread out over the length of the video and actually describing/corresponding to what was going on.

[siriusgd]

The drama captured in these videos is incredible. The part where the mother bird seems to scream at her baby bird, "GET OUT OF THE WATER!"

[cloutdemon]

Man you know that fish was salty of that bird getting away like that. lol

[tulasikrishna]

The way the baby could escape with a minutest of moments is cinematic.