2/26/2024 0 Comments The blue planet seas of life watch![]() We witness super-pods of up to five thousand spinner dolphins racing to herd vast shoals of lanternfish, briefly caught at the surface where it is thought they spawn. ![]() Sometimes there is a brief explosion of food in this marine desert, but ocean hunters must be fast to make the best of this bonanza. The big blue is the world's greatest wilderness - it's a vast marine desert where there is little to eat and nowhere to hide. Predatory starfish turn a magical garden into the stuff of nightmares. But these temporary worlds are a battleground. The ever-changing tides create rock pools. Where sea meets land, coasts are the most dynamic and challenging habitats in the ocean. To outwit her nemesis, the pyjama shark, she uses ingenious tactics, never filmed before. In the undersea forests of southern Africa, one resident - the common octopus- has become the ultimate escape artist. The seasonal seas are home to bountiful kelp forests. At night, in a previously unseen event, tiny organisms that light up when disturbed react to their wingbeats, creating an enchanting bioluminescent firework display. In spring thousands of mobula rays gather in Mexico's Sea of Cortez. In the tropics sun heats the sea, creating rain, winds and huge storms that drive up towards higher latitudes. Fledglings must eventually take to the wing, but danger lurks beneath the waves: metre-long giant trevally fish leap clear out of the water to snatch birds on the wing. In the Seychelles, half a million terns nest on an island. Starting in the tropical coral reefs - the most diverse ocean habitat - a tusk fish demonstrates a surprising level of ingenuity - tool use - as it uses corals as an anvil to break open clams. From the intense heat of the tropics to our planet's frozen poles, through to its unexplored depths, we reveal new worlds and extraordinary never-seen-before animal behaviours. ![]() Using cutting-edge technology in this extended special we celebrate the highlights from the series. In recent years, our knowledge of life beneath the waves has been transformed. ![]()
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