12 Incredible Hunting Scenes | 4K UHD | BBC Earth
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00:00 Flying Fish Picked Off From Above and Below
03:12 Hungry Polar Bear Ambushes Seal
06:42 Wolf Pack Hunts A Hare
10:42 Extraordinary Octopus Takes To Land
14:23 Lions Attempt To Take Down A Bull
18:14 Sardine Feeding Frenzy With Sharks, Penguins And More
22:10 Impala Miraculously Escapes Jaws Of Leopard
26:08 Spider With Three Super Powers
29:55 Antlion Cone Death Trap
33:20 Army Ants Rampage Through The Forest
37:01 Smart Dolphins Beach Their Prey
40:33 Real-Life Spider Shoots Web 25 Metres Long
The sardine feeding frenzy is one of the great gatherings of marine life captured on film with such epic drama. The soundtrack for that scene is absolutely perfect!
Amazing isn’t it… So many different species of predators working together, feeding on a shoal slowly decreasing in size. Seals, Tuna, Shearwaters, Sharks…. then bang ! An enormous whale swoops in to finish it off.
@@michaelcalland801 the godfather -- whale
i feel like it was vfx
@@fuzailkhan2063I would love to know it it was or not cause that whale scene just seemed to perfect to be real
@@apfelbaum4777 especially that seal moving in the sea looked like VFX
We humans always complain about our daily problems but seeing flying fish problems , what we face is nothing 😅
Literally i am thinking this watching flying fish scene 😂
you don't need to invalidate YOURSELF AND OTHERS just because you see a fish fighting for it's life. everyone has their own struggle and you don't know how heavy it is unless you are in their shoes
😂@@drbuv
Children of the most high, do not forget. Christ is king!👑
Honestly I think I'd rather take my chances as the fish at this point
It's amazing that people get this footage. And we get to watch this from the comfort of our beds. Something we otherwise would not have got to have the seen
Watching it I got to think some of the parts are cgi. Like in the first scene with the fly fish. There is no way they are tracking the fish in the air then are able to get the shot under water with the bigger fish attacking. It just doesn't seem possible. I think get get parts of the scene forsure but not always all of it
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I'm sure there were many cut scenes edited to appear as one solid event, but I doubt if any of it was cgi. I would note, however, the scale is hard to determine in the finished video. I have seen tons of flying fish, and they were all in the 4 to 6 inches in length range. And with myself aboard a ship, I saw none of the underwater hunters. The flying fish were fleeing from the ship. @@ericpeticca55
i came to the comments to find one like this i totally agree and idk how it makes me feel cuz other ones are probably cgi too@@ericpeticca55
I don't think is real all the time. At times looks like CGI, but they make it like look real as well, so you can get a better idea how things happens in to the wild.
That sardine shoal being devoured is by far the most amazing nature footage ever captured . You could film for a thousand years and not see anything like it again !
The shoal of sardines have an uncanny resemblance to a murmuration of starlings.
I have seen numerous videos of shoals of sardines being plundered, and I am sure they were not this shoal we just watched. Most times the hunters tried to separate a wing off the entire group and isolate the smaller "sub-shoal" to concentrate their attacks.
classic bbc hoax.. obviously
the birds underwater were so elegant and so beautiful. Amazing how the predators joined forces.
@@edmartin875 i was wondering the same. seems unlikely they'd be able to fully control the whole school
And 12:40 the startled fish spitting out the rocks GOT ME 🤣🤣
Funny!
hahaha he was like 😮
@@charlesbonilla7483 😦😝
😅😅😅😅😅
Bro was flabbergasted
27:28 the best thing I’ve heard all week. PORSHA IS A GENIUS
shes literally girlbossing her way into a meal. MOTHER
@@shark4330 she's such a cutie / psychopath
that flying fish scene had no right being as epic as it was
I feel that beautiful animal documentaries like this are not given enough recognition and appreciation! So here‘s a big THANK YOU to everyone being involved shooting this footage!❤
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The BBC has admitted that much of its wildlife imagery is a creation of editing in the cutting room and organised environmental settings. I'd be very surprised if the octopus makes that slurpy, slithering noise with its tentacles. How do we know the impala escaped and wasn't just one that jumped out of the ditch?
@@indricotherium4802 I think thats pretty common knowledge now. You expect them to be able to get mics up close to animals in these environments without interference? Sounds are always added in after, and a lot of things are done to manipulate the environment to get footage like this. Doesn't make it any less special though, and an incredible amount of work goes into these documentaries, so just be grateful we can enjoy them.
@@XDflamingdragonDX : I disagree. Once you know it's not natural you are aware while watching that it's product. One starts to think, e.g., bet that's in a nicely arranged tank. Good quality amateur and independent wildlife filmmakers on e.g. KZhead give you genuine footage and, incidentally, don't cut out the graphic stuff like the BBC does (because it upsets their middle England audience). This sector has its frauds and manipulators too but the product is generally so transparently dodgy or awful that you know within a few seconds you're being taken for a mug. I suppose KZhead don't ban them because where would they draw the line?
@@indricotherium4802 To each their own I guess. I used to have a similar thought process when I was around 12 years old and heard for the first time that a lot of the footage is in manipulated environments and audio is added in post. However, it stopped bothering me as I got older, especially after I watched a behind the scenes of the planet earth documentaries. As for the gore sensoring, that’s due to monetization, and money is what it’s all about so they won’t be taking any chances with including footage that could affect their ability to get ad revenue.
The bull woke up like it remembered it hadnt deleted its search history.
For Decades I’ve been listening to David. Isn’t a nature documentary without him.
I love how the ant at 33:15 looks back at the predator after escaping. It's just like "damn that was close" hahah
There should be a Nobel price for filming nature. And I think the person filming the sardines might win. I found the footage incredible.
It looks so cgi coded wtf is u on 😂
@@user-my2xy8om6oit is not.
@@user-my2xy8om6o Its a shame you think this, just disrespectful to the photographers
Still one of the best BBC nature series. And Steven Price nailed the soundtrack.
I feel that beautiful animal documentaries like this are not given enough recognition and appreciation! So here‘s a big THANK YOU to everyone being involved shooting this footage!
Where would the world be without the BBC Natural History Department? These miraculous films and the calm voice of Sir David Attenborough - the worlds finest human being.
Can't stand hearing this guy's voice since he got caught lying like a weasel
thank you for telling the name of this narrator i love his voice too his vocie so mesmerizing
@@YayaRosse Shame he's such a liar though
@@bigglyguy8429 No, he didn't. The supposed lie is referring to a recent Netflix documentary called Our Planet, which examines the plight of animals affected by climate change. It is written and narrated by Sir David Attenborough. One scene involves the deaths of a number of walruses that fell from cliff tops while trying to return to their beaches below. The claim of the film is that habitat loss caused by climate change resulted in walruses seeking resting spots in high places from which they could not return. Climate change deniers claimed that the walruses were forced off the cliffs by polar bears, but the producer of the film denies this. I don't think many in the planet have the moral stature and done some much for people understanding nature as Sir David Attenborough, much less an anonymous KZheadr, nice try… not.
He's dead now so you can call him any kind of name without fear of being sued for slander. @@bigglyguy8429
18:18 Sardines feeding frenzy is absolutely wild, in awe of sheer collaboration.
The wolves chasing the hare was intense … love this kind of content
Sir David Attenborough could be reading a horror story and I'd still be so relaxed.
So true...his voice is soo pleasing and clear 😊
He just did..... from the perspective of the sardines.
BBC has the most amazing coverage in both Earth and beyond documentaries. I keep falling in love with our universe again and again. Brilliant camera work to narration, editing, and many more background stuff I can't even list. Seriously amazing work
I feel like I didn't take a single breath watching this with my mouth wide open on an emotion roller coaster 😂 Mother Nature is unbelievable and so fascinating.
The beginning predatory fish is absolutely breathtaking..and I love how the music changes per hunt and is equally suspenseful and full of some type of emotion. Thank you for this BBC 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Yes, these are world-class and top Standard documentaries..!! Follow David Attenborough for some mesmerizing wildlife videos!!
@@krishnakumargopal thank you sweetheart 💚
David Attenborough is the best at this, when it's him you can expect nothing but the best...👍
Your mom said that last part to me last night :)
@@Lord_Tubi she definitely mentioned slender man 🤣🤣
The Sardine feeding frenzy looks like a freaking space battle! It's so cool seeing different types of predators all join forces to annihilate some sardines.
That spider is just an adorable genius.
I know, right ? AnimaIs are endIessIy fascinating to me, their inteIIigence is next IeveI smart. Who knew the spoods were so brainy ? I've kept many types of reptiIes too, they're aIso smarter than most peopIe think. 😊
The flying fish was pure terror.
When i feel stressed, i remember hundreds of little creatures that are fighting for their lives and i feel a little better. Beautiful shots as always!
More than hundreds, thousands!
@@parthenocarpySAthey estimate that there are more than 20 quintillion animals alive (that's 20 billion billion). So, perhaps even more than thousands 😄
@@BladluizGaming wow what a world we live in! That's whole alot more than a thousand I believe.
That octopus is just an adorable genius.
21:52 That right there is the money shot. Absolutely amazing footage!!
I have been completly amazed during the whole video. Nature is so sophisticate and intelligent. Beautiful.
Nature in all its beauty. Simply incredible footage. BBC Earth never disappoints.
The wolfs babys are adorable, that much I was almost crying in cuteness ❤❤❤❤😢😢
I hate it when people say I liked my own coment
Incredible footage WOW and what a lonely cold life for the polar bears. Thank u sir David for your service
The sardine feeding frenzy is one of the great gatherings of marine life captured on film with such epic drama. The soundtrack for that scene is absolutely perfect! I liked
Straight up Copy and Paste from @hjackbull 🤣
I'm definitely gIad I'm not a sardine. 😮😅
The moment the Polar Bear launched her surprise attack on the Seal until she resurfaced with her prey literally had me holding my breath. I really need to do more cardio. Clearly.
Especially since you would think, once in the water the seal would have the advantage.
Bro!! Who so ever has edited this video is amazing!!! Every scene, sound design, bgm is on point, Mr Editor if you’re reading this, I want to tell you that you’re a LEGEND. Much love & peace from India 🇮🇳❤
Fr esopoooooooo underrated
Thank you 🙏
Oh my god....the sardine feeding frenzy was an epic footage....the whole scene is like once in a lifetime sort of thing....we are very lucky to get to see this gathering..thank u bbc team, the background music is soo perfect....your team has done commendable job in this. Thanks again 😊
i was watching the sardine feeding frenzy sequence with my jaw on the floor, but the ending where you can SEE the silhouette of the whale approaching, and all the other fish clear out of the way just in time for it to swallow the last of the sardines is so CINEMATIC it’s unbelievable
This thing os crazy. Thanks to people who captured these moments, who has edited the video and who made it way better with proper audio recording.
How can you watch these and still think everything in the universe happened just by chance. The more I watch some of these clips the more I realized there's indeed an intelligent creator out there
I feel the complete opposite. If life is presious why would you create so much death and suffering. 13 Billion years on almost an infinite universe, it feels almost inevitable that something this would arise. Charles Darwin has shown that evolution molded life as we know it now. A creator would have made a specfic being that would not transform over time to adapt to its environment. Also my question has always been: If a 'intelligent creator' created us.. then who created the the creator
This didn’t happen by chance, this is the result of millions years of evolution and adaptation.
@@dihana417negative why is there medicine to harvest, not just for humans but for all life, there definitely is a creator, hopefully one day who ever the creator is, will open your eyes to this beautiful universe the creator has made
@@user-fm2kv3sf3n No one is doubting the beauty and wonder of the universe. I'm merely pointing out it was never designed or created by a higher being. Literary Zero evidence. We are here by chance and we are incredibly lucky to experience it
@user-fm2kv3sf3n I like how you move the argument away from what he first pointed out: the suffering and pain. If you want to give god credit for the existence of all these wonderful things, you also have to givr him credit for all the horrible things. Plagues. Famine. Suffering. Don't be a hypocrite.
Portia will always be a favorite of mine. She’s smart and the narration and filming are funny and on point.❤😂
That hare needs a NFL contract god damn
Bro I never thought I would see swimming birds and flying fish in the same documentary
These are some awesome footage, and Sr David is always a pleasure to hear
A perfect example of evolution happening in real time..amazing.
what do you mean by that?
The beginning predatory fish is absolutely breathtaking..and I love how the music changes per hunt and is equally suspenseful and full of some type of emotion. Thank you for this BBC
Stressful being a small fish
if there is anyone here who has never befriended a jumping spider, I suggest getting to know one. They are amazingly animated and have personalities, forethought and even seem to be playful at times. Amazing little creatures
some of these clips left me sitting here with my mouth wide open, i love people who search for things like these, thank you
the spider attack is one of the smooth and well coordinated planned attack I've ever seen in any of arachnids species🕷
That has got to be the most intelligent jumping spider species
Those flying fish are amazing! 🤩
That little arctic hare was a bad ass lol. He evaded two wolves. I love them.
The vibrant feeding of sardines is one of the great encounters of marine life.
Them flying fish 🐟 got a raw deal 👌
In this case. I have seen them many times when there were no birds around. In fact, they were trying to escape my ship so there may not have been any fish after them either.
Flying fish: "na na na boo boo, you can not catch me. Oh sh|t!".The end.
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Imagine the hours of work this would of taken to put this amazing documentary together ❤️ awsome work people thankyou 😊watching from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Yes it’s beautiful, from my farm in Northland 😊
@@user-wickedflower kia-ora ☺️ I'm in Auckland 😶 id love to be in the beautiful rural northland 💕
I love the sound effects they add in it😂 like the spider fight when he was sliding down above the other spider sounded like a fishing pole bringing in a catch lmao 😂
"Caught between the devil & the deep blue sea" Got Damn!! I feel it for those flying fish
Nature documentaries never fails to surprise me. I mean, just how do they capture such real time footage? Like I'm kind of aware of the process but it's just truly amazing how they do it
Many thanks to the entire crew member behind this video and all those ppl who liked my comment. I wish us great success, health, love, and happiness! It's great to have you here. 💗💗💗
Astonishing - peerless - cinematography! BBC Studios are the masters!
Great choices in music...it never overshadowed the action!
It's the original soundtrack of this series - The Hunt - so it was scored specifically for these scenes.
@@PaleoEdits It definitely suited each scene!
I know KZhead forces shorts but I prefer the longer videos 👍
Shorts are the absolute f-ing *worst!* 😠
Extraordinary video from the always marvelous David Attenborough ❤
Some of the best camera work on the planet . Unreal
Incredible footage!!!!!! My admiration for the camera work makes my jaw drop in astonishment....!!!!!!!!
Nature is brutal 🖤
the surprise on that seals face was hilarious, i could watch that all day.
BBC are the best when it comes to showing these incredible documentaries.
The fish really said ✨️WeEeEe✨️
Absolutely stunning masterpiece
Absolutely amazing footage. And we get to watch this from the comfort of our beds
The flying fish literally have no escape 😭😭
I have always enjoyed watching BBC shows so educational
Beautiful Cinematography always BBC!
The bull is a straight up G!
A 10 out of 10 for this documentary!...................... Amazing work !
This is brilliant- unbelievably fascinating- and very well edited. It grabs you at the start and never lets go- watch it, trust me. Even if you didn't know you wanted to see it- you do. I was even captivated watching the spyders- which generally speaking just make my skin crawl.
"Portia is a genius" is surely one of the best Iines ever from Sir David. 😂👏👍 I've aIways said, animaIs are so much smarter than peopIe think. If you have kept pets, you know this. Even reptiles are surprisingly inteIIigent.
The music is absolutely amazing. Wow !!!
Majestic wildlife!!! Thanks Sir Attenborough ❤
9:46 seeing how the hare managed to run away from the 2 wolves trying to hunt it down, I couldn’t help but think that it sure is stressful to live a life of a prey😓
Yes--I'm always haunted by the same thought. Every day of their lives they exist as potential targets, a meal for another animal, which, as Orca lovers are way too fond of reminding me, also has a hungry family to feed. That's very shallow logic for those of us who care about the rabbit and the dolphin, not just the wolves and orcas!
@@prototropo you feel empathy for both sides..... You hope that the prey that fights for it's life escapes,but on the other hand you hope that the starving predator gets to eat. At least nature gives animals a chance when they are still in their prime unlike the animals that we process in slaughter houses.
@@johnkooy5327 Right on all counts, John! Thanks.
That's why most prey animals are most prolific in the procreation department. Rabits, for example can have their first litter at age 7 months and have 3-4 litters per year each containing 6-10 kits. @@prototropo
Unless you have been nothing but an honest vegan your entire life rather than the omnivore you are, those hated slaughter houses have fed you. I have eaten a lot of fish and wild game, much of it I have killed, cut up, cooked, and loved eating. But sometimes I have to go to the market for my meat, which mostly came via a slaughter house. The wild game has always tasted better to me. Wild game cannot support our entire population these days. Their habitat is being lost daily as our population has increased by over 1/3 in just my lifetime. I remember when the population of the USA was 180 million now it is over 300 million. I used to hunt in areas that are now full of homes and fish in pristine lakes that have shrunken to muddy and/or polluted rivers. There are millions of people in our country that have never hunted or fished in their lives. Guess the source of their meat. Empathy is fine, until you are chewing on meat, at that point it become hypocrisy. @@johnkooy5327
Such a huge predator like the Polar Bear is extremely good at going down wind and sneaking right up behind the seal and then grabbed it under water, awesome. We can't lose these animals ❤
And no problem with climbing back up with its strength and claws, unlike how dangerous it would be for humans.
@@ameyring they swim for many miles too when they need to, fantastic beasts
We lost them 10 years or so ago according to the climate folks that were caught red handed altering the raw climate data to support their narrative. The actual data supports what they are saying but that wasn't good enough for them.
What an absolutely mesmerizing video! This world is truly remarkable, brimming with an array of wonders and splendor. Observing these captivating creatures and their daily routines serves as a poignant reminder of the significance of preserving their habitat, our precious Earth. Truly awe-inspiring!
I remember these fish when I was in the navy, they would fly on the deck of the ship
Watching from Thailand 🇹🇭
What an incredible hunting footages..❤😮
Each scene feels like a window into a different world
BBC is the leaders of educational moves
INCREDIBLE.!!!!! How they ever filmed this is INCREDIBLE. SURVIVAL is the key word for me!
Which animal hunt is your favourite?
They all have incredible uniqueness 🥰 can't single one out
Portia's hands down. it never fails me to put me in awe :)
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Viewing the web shooting spider was a first for me and I thought it was absolutely amazing
18:18 Sardines feeding frenzy is absolutely wild, in awe of sheer collaboration.
How the bear showed up was funny. The look on the seal priceless 😂😂😂😂
I've to say and admit that this was worthy to start the year with.
Thanks BBC .....keep it up ,we're glad we can watch live on your channel..
🤣🤣🤣🤣.... thanks ❣️I'm not a Hunter☝️.... But BBC is the Number 1🤗 Thanks
Nobody can narrate like David.
12:40 That fish always makes me smile.
They are not flying they are gliding with style. Lol
Have you ever been in a glider ? Believe me, you don't need an engine or flapping wings to fly thru the air.
I don’t think I’ve ever rooted for an animal to succeed in catching its prey more than I have that polar bear. We live on an incredible planet with a mind boggling array of different species & everyone of them seems to be driven by the same two factors.. Food & procreation. Eat to survive, survive to reproduce & the species will survive.
the flying fish is really incredible fish they survive hard from down below and up above hunter.
David is the GOAT narrator , anytime i hear his voice, im interested
Man, that whale coming out from nowhere and swallowing those sardines in one big swipe was freakishly scary. Imagine if you are a diver and you carelessly were near the sardines as the whale moved in. 😅
Happened quite few times, write in KZhead search a man swallowed by whale