Sailfish Are Master Hunters | Planet Earth | BBC Earth
Stunning footage of Sailfish three metres long closing in on Prey. Ever the resourceful hunter, they will only use just enough energy to make their kill, never wasting a fin stoke. What is more remarkable is how they can change colour to warn its companions or confuse its prey. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
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Sailfish: Okay, guys. Look alive. We've got Sir David with us today, so we want to put on a good show.
Show some to sail in sea sir.
School teachers to students when officials from the government visit the school:
The narration is quite clear and vibrant considering he's underwater.
Nice
Stop being a smart ass
@Laughing Out Loud grow up chump
xd
Razor ramon El jefe u stfu
When your name is baitfish, that's when you know you're doomed from the start.
Or gator bait
That sailfish is white-male privileged and should be arrested for assaulting those female fish.
MOMO stop being a troll
@@nefhelimwhat609 Nah.
@@momo1461 Those poor bait fishes were just peacefully protesting under the ocean
The way the fish move as one single being amazes me every time. The natural world is fascinating!
its fascinating and perfect
Not exactly perfect, when fish turn into bait balls, it never ends well for the fish. If they all seperated and ran off at full speed, some of them would live. It's similar to the human mentallity when there is a gunman. We all cower, but if we all rushed him at once, we could take him out. Nature is far far far from perfect.
Sandy Hooker I think he was saying to watch as opposed to a defensive strategy.
Sandy Hooker god i like your name
Tam Ère Maime XD
How bad is life when your species is referred to as "bait" fish?!
True
Actually it's not as that bad, if you think about it properly.
@@frenne_dilley I mean it is kinda awful, sure. But I think those fish don't really mind our names.
@@padolveres9441 This was a very comprehensible joke friend try and give it another go.
@@padolveres9441 yikes the joke went right past you 😂
I can't be the only one who kinda wanted to see a sailfish jump out of the water and spear a seagull. R-right?
EinSophistry I feel ya, I love your kinda thinkin bro
EinSophistry I hoped that happened to lol😂😂
like tiger sharks eat sea gulls who come too close to the water or sit on it
I did too lol
They're not gulls. Frigatebirds I think.
who else thought they were gonna use their noses to hunt?
They do. Their bill is to knock their prey off balance long enough to scarf them down, not actually impale them, though.
niiiiiice
so like a whip or somethng lol
It under water, not land, but I guess a night stick would be an appropriate approximation.
that and it adds mass plus better streamline body shape
Nothing quite beats beautiful nature docs to overcome the stress of everyday life. And very few do it to the standard of the BBC, and Sir David. Truly thankful for their wonderful and consistent quality with nature documentaries. Unpoliticised, inoffensive insights to the world around us.
Deep Look is another good nature doc to watch with very good narrators.
Wilder Liddle Let me correct you, _nobody_ does it as good as the BBC and Sir David Attenborough
You are so right. It gets me out of depression.
@@nielsnielsen9013 Also wondering
I agree, although sometimes, I really don't think they know as much as they think they do. Like when they're narrating what an animal is thinking.
What gets me is how did the cameraman film this without spooking the sailfish?
CommissarKane possibly some kind of remote device
Alexander Düring Yeah most likely
CommissarKane He was dressed as a Sardine 😂
joejitsu034 The sailfish would have eaten him lol 😂 😂 😂
Simone M. Maybe be was dressed as a sailfish instead.
i’m 17 turning 18 soon but i remember watching this when i was like 5. this show is what fascinated me with the ocean. thank you BBC
It’s quite amazing how they captured such instances of nature and how they make it cinematically magnificent. Very breathtaking and marvelous creatures the sailfish are
You started to sound like Yoda at the end 💀
@@captainiron0220 😂
What a coincidence.. I _also_ use as little energy as possible too! Everyday, all day.
Same
I am 66 years old. I have four rules for my life: 1. Never run when you can walk. 2. Never walk when you can stand. 3. Never stand when you can sit. 4. Never sit when you can lie down.
@@andrewheffel3565 😂😂 Love that! Wise words to live by!!
But are you also the world's best sprinter? The fish are both lazy and fit.
never wasting a fin stroke.
The fastest fish in the ocean is the Indo-Pacific Sailfish, (Istiophorus platypterus) capable of 110 km/h (68 mph) over short periods. It also has a masterful maneuverability, note how it uses those extended ventral & pectoral fins & how it increases in body depth by raising its dorsal fin (sail). Evolution is amazing!
I caught an Atlantic Sailfish once. I hadn’t realized before that they have grooves in their back and chest that the dorsal and pectoral fins fold into. Like a plane with retractable landing gear. Absolutely incredible design.
@@brentbryson215 Yes, this adaptation you remark on Brent, is a way of reducing frictional drag. For the work done in oscilating the tail their is less energy expendature in overcoming drag & more energy input into increasing kinetic energy.
evolution is a hoax
Can't imagine what it would be like to be those bait fish...swimming away from the predators, knowing that your friends are being taken 1 by 1...and you could be next...
They have pretty much a hive-mind. Not individualistic at all.
Falcon Wing there are no known hive-minds in nature. Fish use lateral lines to sense the movement and presence of other fish. They are pressure sensors. That's how they react like a group. Humans similarly use hands to communicate dance moves in salsa. Touch is easy to react to.
It's not an exact hive-mind, you're right. I was just simplifying it. Each individual has a set of rules they're supposed to follow, and do not break it because it will endanger their existence and the swarm's. If an individual dies, the swarm doesn't care, the individuals care more about the swarm than themselves, because without it, they will die, they will have a better chance of surviving being picked off one-by-one in a swarm than being stranded from a swarm. Since they all do this, though not without telepathic communication as in a hive-mind, it is pretty similar, though instead done with basic rules "programmed" into each individual. Pretty much a natural hive-mind. Like ant colonies, locust swarms. The pressure sensors allow this to happen, but how do the fish "know" to keep in group at all times, and not break and look only for themselves? Why do they maintain formation instead of all trying to go to the centre for safety? Because the swarm matters more. Hence why I said, "pretty much" a hive mind.
Thats how i feel everyday on the streets lololol jk
When the teacher asks a question and you have to avoid eye contact.
So they basically use turn signals?
🤣
Well,they are not BMWs..
They are ahead of us
😂
Nice design
nature amazes me everytime I see these videos. Its insane how animals "automatically" know what to hunt and survive off of. Its the circle of life in its basic instinct form
stunning footage! incredible nature!
So iv been watching David Attenborough since I was 5 and love everything about his documentary’s. I’m now 31 and iv moved from Newcastle uk to Australia to start my own adventure and see in person some amazing wildlife that David brought to my attention as a child!
He lost all credibility when they drove the Walrus herd off the cliff with their drones then used the footage in an episode blaming it on climate change.
What’s even more astonishing is how you were able to get the footage.
Wow I never saw underwater footage of Sailfish before, thats awesome BBC Earth
This is some stunning and amazing footage.
It's amazing how these scene is captured on film! excellent job to the people behind the camera👌
It's astonishing how land animals and aquatic animals independently learned how to herd their prey. It's exactly the same effect in the end, just different strategies. This is truly fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
Hunger is a hell of a motivator
Probably the Pacific Ocean, just gorgeous!! What an amazing world we live in, thanks BBC 💟
I love sailfish 😍😍😍
The Earth really is amazing. So many different species. All with it's own survival skills. Just fantastic and mind boggling.
So many indications that indicates that there must be a Creator. Impossible that all of this occured because of randomness. There is order and design everywhere.
Splendid narration by Sr David Attenborough as always
Gosh... these sailfish are so beautiful. Like... just look at 'em. Wow!
jolly bean
That School of fish moved like magic... What a structure 😍
I love to watching Sail Fish. Sunray's falling on the sailfish in blue water looks so beautiful like a moving SHIP
Animal Fact: The sailfish swims up to 68 mph. That makes it the fastest fish in the world.
Not true, it's more like 20mph. It is still one of the fastest swimmers though.
@@nintenjabennie7917 not true, it is the fastest fish...simple Google would answer that
@@rohit-xr4fc But it can't swim at 68 mph
aren't dolphins the fastest?
@@asianpersuasion4901 Dolphins aren’t fish, they are marine mammals.
It's all fun in games then the sail fish comes swimming towards your eye... **Dramatic music begins**
The world is so cruel yet so beautiful :D
You either eat or you're eaten
Me trying to sleep at 3am KZhead: Hey but did you know sword fish are good hunters!?! Me:ugh fine now time to watch fish videos for 3 more hours
It always amazes me that we share this planet with these wonderful creatures!
Amazing footage!!
beautiful
amazing
I’m gonna Cry this is so Beautiful 🥲I’m Peruvian such BEAUTY I can’t explain it it gives me Nostalgia it speaks to my Soul like Déjà vu Like I been here Before
I love anything sir David Attenborough narrates...
i'd be that one fish moving left when the whole squad moving right
There is a Sailfish/Selfish joke somewhere out there, in the depths of the internet.
why do the greediest people always smell like fish? Because they're sailfish I'll...sea... myself out.
Oh that is terrible. I love it.
Don’t eat all the fish, that is very shellfish of you... Sorry
@@banzai2759 SAILFISH*
When Bobby down south eats all the grits his momma lets him know he’s being sailfish.... bless his heart.
for the divers to have got the chance to see this live and be there with these magnifecent fish is just Beautiful Beauty at its finest.
It’s really magnificent to see them free & feeding & not on the end of a fishing line. Ty.
Yea sailfish are like the one thing I never wanna see a fisherman get. Their the most elegant one
Rip little fishes
You want little fishes to be ripped apart? That's awfully brutal.
haha
RoMain Lerch you have a kind heart, I can tell
Rest in pieces
Are the fish they're hunting really called "Bait Fish?" If so, you've got pretty limited life choices if you're born as one of them.
rather be a goldfish and go belly up on a bowl then being eaten alive as a snack
No those are sardines of some delineation. Bait fish is a general term for soft defenseless schooling fish that are fed upon.
BBC earth seems to always get the rarest of shots/videos,very impressive.
This is the natural world. Amazing.
The cameraman was almost stabbed like 15 times
"oh look, ive been impaled"
Loved the sound effect of windburst after an UFO... Swooosh, swooosh brilliant.
Nobody does nature shows better than Sir David.
Driver's can't even merge lanes properly and look at that school of fish maneuver!
Sailfish were my first favorite animal when I was 5, I used to draw them over the years as an indicator of my artistic abilities; amazing considering I just started drawing again for the first time in over a year a few minutes ago...
Amazing film coverage!
Hearing Sir Attenborough's voice on one of these nature clips, is always a bonus.
I met my first sailfish in the taiwan strait a couple of years ago, I'll never forget that amazing experience.
What was its name? What dialect did it speak? Taiwanese or Mandarin? Don’t just leave us hanging. Tell us more.
@@Torrque 🤣🤣🤣
@@HebrewHakaishin NO JOKE TELL US MORE LOL
@@kix_501st We are married now. The end
But can they do it on a cold and rainy night in stoke?
Vanitas Desmond I feel like this is a reference to something.... maybe BTILC?
Tune into Catch of the Day to find out...
@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ it’s a reference to football, stoke city fc
The things nature comes up with to eat each other is amazing
How they capture this stuff on film amazes me.
I'm so sorri
so are the cameramen not scared of a herd of swordfish hunt-swimming right towards them?
The narrator is a legend 🙌 and never runs out of words 🙌 👏 ❤
Magnificent teamwork!
im hungry now.....
rip sardines
AmeerZx LoLMC that's what the sailfish did to them... ripped!
Amazing! I did not know they change colors!
Such magnificent fish!
P. Sherman 42 Wallaby way Sydney
It's crazy that the fastest water animal is quicker than the fastest land animal.
Morru Qu'aan And the fastest animal in the world is an avian
Harold, The Talking Tree Cheetah is faster than a sailfish
Incredible photography!
This is my planet 😢 so beautiful!
How closely related are sailfish and marlins?
? Barracudas are NOT related to sailfish or marlin.
"it's rare to see so many in one place" not likely, with overfishing a serious problem-its going to be more and more common.
nope, Here in NC you often release them if you choose to kill one they have to be over 63 inches from the lower jaw to tail ;)
Absolutely Magnificent These Sailfish Are Along With The Swordfish And The Marlin The Top 3 Billfishes!😀🐟🐟🐟🌅
Wow so beautiful footage my friend.great capture.big thum.
Love that these guys have the biological equivalent of turn signals. Letting each other know what their intentions are before their desired action. Would be great if people could do the same while driving.
Their dorsal fin is the coolest thing. Reminds me of a Chinese junk.
Huh
@@Politickticktickin it's a traditional Chinese ship.
So cool.
Wat een prachtige beelden
Silly fish staying together.
Plantje Its worse to swim alone past 20 sailfish. Stupid really
*Facepalm*
It's their only hope of survival. If they were to split up, the sailfish would just hunt each of them down one by one because they can't outswim the sailfish (they're the fastest marine fish in the world). Their only chance is to stick together and hope that they're one of the lucky ones who don't get picked off by the time the sailfish are full and swim off. (And near the end of the video, you can see the school of baitfish is down to about 1/2 or a 1/3 of its original size. That's still a 50% or 33% chance you'll make it, as opposed to nearly zero if you make a run for it alone.)
I didn't see them eat one bait fish👀
Go into your settings and change your eye lids option to open
I saw at least one get eaten lol
Es la belleza de la naturaleza 🇨🇴
the music is so serene
when i was a kid i thought sailfish were sharks
Like this before this video gets old
sailfish: we need air support! birds: approaching to the target, sir!
HOLY SHIRT THEY'RE SO COOOOOL
The small fishes are like taxpayers. The sailfish, birds..etc eating it are banksters, govt workers, all others trying to suck money out of the system.
Government workers are sucking money out of the system? As a former government worker I wish I would’ve known that I could just take money whenever I felt like it, that would’ve made my job a lot more interesting...
this is fake as hell
kevin cody trolls...
kevin cody how would a nature documentary would be fake!?
edgy numetal kid They have been trolling people since Medieval times.......
Paid actors
Your beard is fake
It's neat how they were taking turns instead of being greedy and sailfish.. Didn't know they could changed colors
The best camera crew in history 👌🏻
Deadly, but beautiful.
That music LOL
I love the sailfish family
Big respect to the camera guy that didnt stop chasing those sailfishes for better angles 😅
Can we for a moment stand still at the incredible camerawork here?
This voice, one day, will be missed a lot!
"To survive they must find food daily so there entire existence is on the move" sounds like every other animal
BBC Earth always reminds me that nature is so metal