Why Are These Fish Beaching Themselves? | BBC Earth

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[iqbalchishti]

Took their life on risk to give birth a new life..

[justaguy]

Mom fish walks in : "WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING??"
Teen fish: *Closes tab* nothing...

[HimalayanFishing]

Mother Nature is so complex yet amazing, the birds are intelligent enough to let the fish lay eggs before eating them, ensuring themselves more meals in the future.❤

[alloounou]

Imagine being the first person to see fish get vertically stuck in sand as others wrap around them.

[omgitsfelixia]

babe i'm coming!
*gets snatched by bird before coming.

[alejandroaragontan]

Imagine going to the beach and seeing this

[Wolfgodmak]

Looking at this reminds me of two fish, swimming thousands of miles to Australia and chased by an army of birds saying, “Mine”

[khievmaryka]

Hey give the fish their privacy this is sexual

[MrMoOomoOo]

Nature is the only movie that you can watch for free.

[illuminutty]

For those who don't understand how this confuses predators, just see it like picking one movie to watch in netflix in that brief moment in time you are in the mood to watch anything.

[rezarishehri]

Oh come on, i can't understand why BBC nature documentaries are all insanely good

[boosiel]

Fisherman: allow me to introduce myself

[RandomAntonio]

2:07
"the mass of flickering bodies confuses predators"
seagull: well this one looks tasty i'll take it, what about you eugene?

[deltaloraine]

Damn I love nature. Just because animals don't communicate like us or do things like we do doesn't mean they aren't intelligent. They just have a different life with different priorities.

[TaahWaiiSonam]

Birds be like:- " we don't like easy food, we like to struggle for food"

[wijdanalkhashab]

ياعظيم… سبحان من خلق كل شيء ثم هدى ليرينا اياته في الارض
﴿وَجَعَلنا لَكُم فيها مَعايِشَ وَمَن لَستُم لَهُ بِرازِقينَ﴾ [الحجر: ٢٠]
(20) And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.[672]
[672]- Allāh has put at your service other men and animals for which He provides. An additional meaning is that Allāh provides means for your living and for all other creatures as well.
Its so good to show us how they hatching!

[jdoe]

this is why you should never mate in public

[zacharycat]

The birds are intelligent enough to let the fish lay eggs before eating them, ensuring themselves more meals in the future.

[OddlyBoBo]

Wow. I finally was able to see my first grunion run. Great short, thanks.

[chidubem]

*fish wriggling back to sea*
Pelicans: "Showtime 😎"