The Blue Planet - Open Ocean
Added June 24, 2008Video Info
| By: | speedy_duck |
| Category: | Educational |
| Length: | 48:08 |
| Resolution: | 720 x 416 |
| Filesize: | 276 MB |
| Language: | English |
| Viewed: | 11386 times |
Focuses on life in the "marine deserts": seas that are furthest from land. Such waters contain the ...Focuses on life in the "marine deserts": seas that are furthest from land. Such waters contain the swiftest and most powerful of ocean hunters. A feeding frenzy is shown, as striped marlin, tuna and a Sei whale pick off a shoal of sardines until all within it have been consumed. Manta rays also gather to eat the eggs of spawning surgeonfish. Accumulations of plankton correspond to ocean 'boundaries' and consequently, schools of fish seek them out. This in turn attracts predators, and a sailfish is filmed on the attack. The only escape for smaller fish is to put as much distance between them and their pursuers as possible. Bluefin tuna are able to heat their bodies and so can hunt in colder conditions than the others of their species. Off the coast of New Zealand, an undersea volcano has formed an island and the nearby currents sweep many kinds of creatures to it, again creating huge feeding grounds. Another Pacific seamount is surrounded by hammerhead sharks, but not to seek food: they are there to allow other fish to clean them of parasites. However, others that are on the lookout for prey arrive in vast numbers. A large pod of common dolphins is too big to feed all at once and so splits up into smaller expeditions. One of these ends up near the Azores with a shoal of mackerel in its sights, but they have to compete for their quarry with an attendant flock of shearwaters and a group of adult yellowfin tuna.
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onlyjahh wrote at 9:06 am, November 16, 2009
thanks so much for this video.Report
jaketups wrote at 10:03 am, October 11, 2009
Absolutely cracking selection of videos Speedy, thanks very much for the uploads. Breathtaking stuff, if u have anymore please upload.Report
REDman wrote at 7:33 pm, September 22, 2009
Real Thank YOUReport
NoDhimmiJimmi wrote at 7:21 pm, July 10, 2009
Great series & thanks very much.Report
ss wrote at 3:16 pm, May 17, 2009
Wonderful video! Thanks speedy_duck.More such journeys would be appreciated...
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terrycfc wrote at 1:06 pm, March 31, 2009
great video,, my kids loved it.Report
banana_bonanza wrote at 9:24 pm, January 25, 2009
SPEEDY YOU"RE THE BEST!!! Where have you been my entire life?!? Keep up the good work! You're friend, PatReport
speedy_duck wrote at 7:57 pm, November 9, 2008
If anybody find this video to be enjoyable and educational..i only ask of you that you'd say thanks or leave any comment that you want on this video. This would really help and encourage me to upload more of this video(s) to watch.Report