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In every female kobudai... is a male in waiting.
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Imagine just going to mate and then she suddenly becomes a male and challenges you for territory
Welcome to California.
@@N3m3sls lol
😅
Sounds like a win win 😂
@@N3m3sls what happened in california? i m not us citizen
Grandpa's stories to the grandkids: When I was a little girl, oh how the boys would chase me...
😂😂😂😂
So glad humans can't be other sex, and only certain creatures are able too. Humans got enough issues as is we don't need my girl turning man over night, and me turning female.
this is the future liberals want
@@killerv135 humans can’t what? Idk what world you living in
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His friend: Dont worry about it bro, worst she can say is no Her: *changes gender*
Proceeds to Steal his girls and territory
Underrated comment
Even better
😂😂😂
Bro...
I love the betrayal aspect of this. The male wants to have many females in his territory, but eventually they could become threats and take the territory. And this just keeps happening over and over.
just like in real life
@@leftifornian2066 "just like in real life" Found an incel here, folks. Please mind the orange cones and rope, he's best left alone.
@@leftifornian2066 this is real life
@@leftifornian2066 you think the fish are fake?
like "dude once you tyred of nailing me ima transform and nail YOU"
Me: Sees one of the ugliest fish I've ever seen... Narrator: And in female terms he's particulary handsome
If only those terms applied to me
and in the potato category you are particularly handsome too
😂 Nice channel btw!
It's definitely that award winning smile
@@focusezz6947 Naw stahp it you
Imagine your wife eats so much she becomes a dude and then just starts whooping you until you run away
😂
say Mary... your head is looking quite bulbous lately, are we going to have problems?
Wym “imagine?”
It happens
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I love how the editors added sound effects at the right times and utilised appropriate background music that one might think it was some suspenseful epic war movie instead of just 2 male fish opening their big mouths and staring each other down.
When I first watched this part with my parents, I just jokingly said, "What? Is the fish going to change gender?" And then the fish changed gender.
changed sex
@@sofypi7493 Same thing
@@WWMorian Sex is biological. Gender is sociological. So, not the same thing.
@@museblock I'm sure you'll be able to convince Ben Shapiro with that logic
@@WWMorian …why do I need to convince Ben Shapiro of anything? He understands, though they are interconnected, they are different values; one corresponding with “genital development in the womb” and the other corresponding with “different qualities in a variety of functions, attitudes, desires and capabilities” i.e., behavior.
So basically she became a gigachad herself.
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whats a gigached ?
@@aneeshprasobhan It’s a Great Chad. It’s a meme.
@@withlessAsbestos whats a chad ?
@@aneeshprasobhan Chad is a name people ran with for a meme. Like Karen. Chad in meme culture is a buff guy who can do whatever he wants
This is probably the most backwoods looking fish.
Yep it transforms from female to Rosie O'Donnell. {0.o}
I think Jar Jar Binks, Qui-Gon and Obiwan were almost eaten by a "Goober Fish".
I half expected it to spit some dip
Uh have you been to NYC? There's a homeless dude on west 78th and Broadway that looks like this. Ain't in the backwoods 😂
Gotta love the teeth. What a beautiful smile.
Japanese diver Hiroyuki Arakawa has had a 30-year relationship with a kobudai in Japan's Tateyama Bay, where he is the caretaker for an underwater Shinto shrine. He calls the fish, named "Yoriko", by hitting a bell on the underwater shrine.
Wow. How did you know about this
@@neellohitbanerjee6004 Because he's that guy. He's talking about himself lol
@@Meonium wow. Should've just said that straight, instead of speaking in third person 😂 but nevertheless if you are really that guy then sugoiiii Hiroyuki san. Honto suge!
@@neellohitbanerjee6004
Yoriko is a female name. He probably knew the fish since it was female.
A complete new meaning to "running into the ex"
Can you describe please "running into the ex"
Man!! Talk about being handsome.
😬
😂😂😂
Handsome son of a gun!
@@ESL-O.G. lol
My man getting the ladies
There are a LOT of fish species able to change their sex during their lifetime, according to their surroundings.
For example?
A Liberal human in the water
@@bossnian5615 a starfish
@@bossnian5615 Clown fish
@@bossnian5615 hermaphrodites, or just genderfluid animals Frogs, males change to female if there’s not enough females lol Slugs, they have BOTH reproductive organs so they can reproduce with any other slug or no other slug at all Snakes, some females ALONE can fertilize and lay their eggs. That’s just some examples
I've always been fascinated with nature especially those that live in the ocean. They never cease to amaze me.
Same here. Nature is so amazing.
Same
Sameee ✨❤️
2:00 The Discord predator fish in his natural habitat.
This was absolutely fascinating,how incrediable is nature.
People now think they’re a fish
SubhanAllah
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@@allaahthedivinetruthallaah19 There is a God but I can tell you for sure it’s not allaah
@@xhongxina286 what do you mean? You don’t think that there is a creator? Call it what you want but Allah is another word for God but is better because the arabic language is much more precise and deeper than english
Billy got 2 dads now
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😂😂😂😂
These fish are woke.
😂
@@IrishAnnie fish don't sleep
5:18 That shot + David Attenboroughs narration + the sound design = Chilling Perfection.
The way it transforms like venom
The way this was filmed is both scary and magnificent at the same time. There is something about the cuts and transitions that make it look like something ominous but magnificent is happening. Something like a japanese film.
I see that, too. And the male fish's faces are strangely reminiscent of Japanese No masks. And the colors in the seaweed of that opening shot are so Japanese too. This is nature photography informed by art, for sure.
I love this man's voice. It's like getting a nice warm hug ❤
It's David Attenborough
@@asifpkmohammed9451 More like daddy
He’s an English narrator
Sir David attenborough
@Hunter Flowerson naahh, that’s just absolutely not appropriate with David Attenborough He’s like everyone’s fav grandpa
The shot at the end of the female opening her mouth with that dark music in the background was cool ngl
It looked like the teaser of the potential sequel.
These fish fighting "My Head is Bigger!" "No, My Head is Bigger!" "I'm The Male Now"
At 3:31 that small fish's expression is priceless......❤️
Next time someone says "there is plenty of fish in the sea" I will show them this.
🤣🤣🤣
Stealing this 🤣🤣🤣
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LMAO
??
"Fact is stranger than fiction"
Unlike humans, fish can do this.
@@thebarkingmouse this fish should be an icon for people worshipping June
Animal pride month, support LGBT, now you know why there's a lion pride. lol
This is wild thought of the day 👍🏻
@@christinalaw3375 hahahaha you have a corrupted mind.
This has got to be one of my favorite videos. Sir David's narration. The creature. The science fiction like change...The Kabudai😮
Nature is incredibly mind boggling. We humans know very little about marine life and their behaviour yet to be discovered. I always love ❤ this channel.
3:33 the fish’s expression is perfect
🤣🤣🤣
“oh…my..god”
“And in female terms he’s particularly handsome”. 😂
I love this narrator, heard him in a couple of videos this is pure gold
When these two roar at each other, it's terrifying. Poor dude, gets a scar from the love he used to chase. He slowly backs away, bears the deafeated look on his face
This is actually a really sophisticated strategy. Only Kobudai who live a long time and are able to gain the weight (meaning they hunted well and used the food efficiently) get to be male. But all the fish that survive to breeding age get to breed, unlike many species where 50% of the species are males and 50% of more of them don't get to breed.
I was just thinking about that. They took natural selection to the next level.
Actually human is quite the strange case when it comes to sex ratio, most animal have far more female than male
@@konigstiger3252 Actually it's mostly 1:1 male:female, you're probably confused because 1 male has several females in many species. But for every male with a harem there are many males who die without breeding. Mathematically an individual of whichever gender a species has more of at birth is disadvantaged because they can't find enough mates. So genomes that produce 50/50 male female are at an advantage.
Michael Price: Are you saying that no kobudai are born/hatched male? That they all arrive in the World formale? If so, I've got quite a lot to get my head around, as it would seems.
@Jackson Elliot 60% according to data. then again thats not going to matter for 80% of the male population.
Bro, that ending though at 5:12. It looks like it could be in a movie trailer or a movie ending, hinting at a sequel. Love it.
5:25 the way she opens her mouth exposing her teeth and the scales expanding like that... So cool and badass
Soon it will be He
It went from looking like a harmless creature to something very dangerous
The whole cinematography, background music and narrative just makes this into a discovery horror 👀💜
So if a male time travels to the past, he can have babies with himself.
The fuck this here is illegal
I AM YOUR FATHER - - AND MOTHER
Yes that is an interesting example of the bootstrap paradox. The object would be self created.
Basically Predestination’s plot
@@nunyabiznes33 and brother and sister all in one 😂
The editing and the story telling is on the next level 👏🏻
Ur name dude!
Oscar worthy, isnt it? The best documentary series ever made, no question.
@@signoguns8501 absolutely
@@signoguns8501 I don't think so. They are adding effects that are not natural. Making things more creepy than they are.
@@samjohnson4846 right, well, thanks for letting me know!
I love how they made it out the last fish has a hidden vengeance she waiting to unleash for part two 😂
1:06 A true discord mod 😂
Old male: u look like this chick I know, her name is Angela. New male: I am Angela, I'm going by Andrew these days Old male: 🤔🤔
i think what u mean is angelo
@@diogenes6909 no, I meant Andrew, I would've said Angelo if that's what I wanted the fish in my fictious story to b named.
@@stevebennett9839 don't you just love when people try and tell you what you meant to say? Lol
@@RESHON09 Especially in your fictional story lol
That was…interesting.
Absolutely fascinating to me, disgusting only maybe if your world view is inside basement of your house
@Jackson Elliot disgusting because your brain is blocked
I love the scenario you show at starting everytime, it's so beautiful
The fish at 0:35 went all out on his Mating Hairdo Must have been a punk rock fish XD
Baby fish Lucy: hey, dad, where is mom? Dad fish: I am your mom, but dad of your sister Lily, and your real dad was a loser. Baby fish: ...
@人形サイバー people can talk.
I am liking this because it's Little bit difficult to understand
Underrated comment
@人形サイバー they can communicate with each other, you doofus
Male fish: i thought we're in a relationship!?
Female: before yes but now transformed in male for some reason I don't feel gay so....Let's figth !!!!! XD
@@allotiranog6074 😂😂😂
Just male fish was female, too.
lmao just to funny hehehe sounds like a jerry springer show to me hehehe
they share their last kiss in 4:30
Incredible footage NatGeo - thanks!
OMG, this is fascinating nature at its best as always. Though I have seen the episode of the blue planet still every time it fascinates me.
The way this man's voice has never changed is unbelievable. Love it much
Ppls voices don’t just change especially aster puberty
Yes. Sir David Frederick Attenborough is a planetary treasure. He has contributed so much. And by modulating his voice, he allows us to feel our feelings, rather than overpowering them with histrionics as so many other less adept nature documentary narrators do. Our emotions are often more evident to us when we are not being told what to feel.
No fish is ugly, they're just fascinating to look at.
I’m assuming that’s what your mom told you when you got called ugly.
1:38 toof
Very strange, very strange!!!! I hadn’t heard of this fish I don’t think?! Thank you very much to David Attenborough and the photographer or more than one photographer and everyone else!
David Attenborough's voice is so relaxing to listen to
How do they get all of this footage in amazing quality without scaring away the animals?
Amazing cameras
rebreather diving creates no bubbles, so they don't get as easily scared off. + very good cameras
The fish are paid actors
@@Sh-hg8kf 😁
@@Sh-hg8kf that makes the most sense
This reminds me of when my wife said "just wait.. in 10 years you'll find out"
I swam with one of these in a bay of the Whitsundays Islands off the east coast of Australia. We were on a boat & snorkling trip when we anchored in the bay and the Napoleon Fish immideately came up to the boat. Everyone was scared to get into the water with this enormous fish around, I estimate he was more then 1m long and pretty tall aswell. But our tour guide explained that he is harmless and is just curious like a little dog. When I got into the water he would follow me around a little bit. He was a scary and beautiful sight, the huge mouth with crooked teeth looked a little scary and kind of dumb but his body was of beautiful colors, blues, greens and yellows. I will never forget this little adventure, wonderful nature. Our tour guide said, that there is only ever 1 male in the bay and when it dies the largest female will change sex.
These have to be the best divers AND cinematographers on earth
Both fascinating and scary! "Inside every female there's a male fish waiting to happen." 🤐
Transman
Lol
Also in humans you never know
Why is that scary
@@thisworldiswonka That you don't know if it will be male or female? ☻
I love nature and I’m in awe of it. ❤️☺️
That's the first I've ever heard of any animal species that can naturally change. Learn something new every day.
Applause to the camera man😎
Amazing.. And I love David Attenborough's voice ❤️
Hi...
Same.
Hello dear
We all do
@@afridi0182 - U creepin', bro?
this is the most incredible thing I've ever seen
No arguing - straight out equality 😂
Everybody: talk about how ugly the fish is While me: LOL, THOSE JIGGLY CHINS
The jiggly chins *make* them ugly
@@ithurtswhenipee4526 yes, but they are very unique looking creature
Underwater coral areas is truly beautiful.
Yah man
I just love how the other fish are enjoying the show.
The one and only David Attenborough God bless you David, keep it going strong
The variety and beauty of life in our oceans is awesome
well. Im going to bed knowing this creature exists...
Hi 🤭
hello.
ah the legendary screenshot
@@user-ze8fr9wq1t lol
What great channel it always brings out so wonderful videos
This is crazy stuff....just see how they are evolving
My mind is reeling with questions! Kudos to filmmakers for this beautiful under-the-sea video! Admit a rather odd "Through the Looking Glass"--or, 'through the fish bowl'--trippy sensation. Fantastic to still be blown away by nature at my age. Thanks!
Thanks BBC for showing me animals ill probably never see in person! I can never get enough of these animal videos.
This is beautiful
Nobody: The fish battling for dominance: *:O O:*
I love this man voice.
Everyone loves sir David Attenborough’s voice
He sounds like Winnie the Pooh
He's like 50% of the experience
Yes, it's called "kobu-dai" in Japanese. Well-known for its unique head shape, but sexual transformation might be a surprising, if not shocking, news!
هذة معلومات مزيفة بهدف التسويغ لعمليات القرف الجنسي التي يقومون بها
*Do you guys eat it?*
@@khaleefax9553 I don't think so. Not seen in the market commonly. Not found in the list of commercial fish. I do remember saw it in the local aquarium when I was a kid.
@@footfault1941 I wonder if a human female eating it, turns into a male in a year or two? Her husband will run for his life.
@@abomhalib it's a freaking fish.
I don't know why I found this vid so funny, especially with the sound effects when they were doing the "face-off"
The Ocean And Their Amazing Creatures!
Seen many of these when working on the Greatbarrier reef for 12 years. They are pretty amazing to see.
Are you thinking of Humphead Maori Wrasse or Bumphead Parrotfish? Kobudai are not found on the Great Barrier Reef, they are only found in Japan, Korea and China. Bumphead Parrotfish and Humphead Maori Wrasse are similar-looking fish that are indeed found on the Great Barrier Reef.
Gender fluidity now has a whole new meaning
Notice it is either Male or Female. No panning for different BS sexual "identities".
@@exploreitall8928 nobody cares
@Cat Rat Except every single Kobudai is born hermaphroditic: it has both male and female sex organs. Humans and other primates are not hermaphroditic. A human individual cannot produce both gametes.
@@jewbacha1137 Actually, there are human individual with both gametes. And btw. there is in general a difference between gender and sex. therefore this comment aint as smart as it wants to sound like.
@@RK-ru8ej Yeah but those people are incredibly rare. Its like people who are born with 4 arms. They are genetic abnormalities. You can hardly make biological generalizations to all humans based on such an incredibly small minority. Humans are not hermaphrodites, the same way humans do not have four arms. Sure there are exceptions, but they are exceptions, not the rule.
I don't know what's more terrifying, the fish or the background sounds
Very interesting! A great documentary!
Nature always surprises us with it's miracles. 👍
Tiktok always surprises me with its crazies trying to imitate nature. Both are entertaining tbh.
@@kevangelos817 What does TikTok have to do with this?
@@floepy9701 why are you stalking me marxist?
@@kevangelos817 I'm not 'stalking' you. Also why are you assuming I'm a Marxist? Can conservatives not have common human decency according to you?
@@floepy9701 You are stalking me on multiple comments, and you can call yourself whatever political label that is the "bee's knees" whenever you want but that doesn't mean anything. If you are a "conservative", you are the kind that is intrinsically anti-white and facilitating the fall of the Western world and an unknowing participant and supporter of marxism. Unknowingly that is if you are honest (but I am sure you are a liar and 100% karlist) Congratulations.
"Blimey, love just became a bloke, quite schewpid innit?"
This is very random and out of the *blue* the best type of internet humour to me.
60 degree Celsius 😂well done bbc
One of my favourite shows in tv and youtube bbc earth always amazes us with new things
Narrator: "A She Has Changed Into A He" a little fish: :-0
I seen that 😄😄😅
Wow!!! Nature is so amazing!!
Magnifique , terrific and horrifying fish
When the fish itself tries to look like the beluga whale
This why I love nature,it's so unique
Hell yeah! This is dope. Nature is awesome
0:57 Bro how did u figure out im a smoker
Interesting Sr. David Attenborough.
Such amazing cinematography. What a great channel.
Nuchal humps occur on most American cichlid species as well on the most dominant males (flowerhorns are bred to have artificially large ones as well) but my Carpintis has a nuchal hump about this same proportion and its a beast.
Diving in the seycheles,you often see very large parrot fish with the large bulbous forehead. The sound of that smacking into a rock then the crunch as it tears off a mussel or part of one can be heard quite some distance away.
The nature is amazing 😉 and full of surprises !
Meanwhile Newton in London: let's find out more about fallen apple!!
Amazingly shot and directed!