The Inuit echo to the sound
of a mysterious song. A curtain of bubbles and a haunting call hold the secret
to an ingenious way of fishing. This is bubble net feeding. A dozen whales work together
to harvest the herring bonanza. Such fishing requires an extraordinary
level of intelligence and cooperation. The lead whale dives first. She is the bubble blower. It's her job to find the fish. The rest follow in formation. Each takes exactly the same position
in every lunge. Once she's located the fis
h, the leader blows a net of bubbles
and completely encircles the shoal. Another whale calls to synchronize
the group. Panicked by the eerie sound
and the blinding bubbles, the fish won't cross this fizzing curtain. As few as a hundred humpbacks have
learnt how to feed as a team like this. And this is the only place on the planet
where whales fish in this way.
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These Giants are awesome... Always melts my heart.
What a capture! Sir David Attenborough. Love.
3:43 one fish gets to live another day...
And as of 2 days ago, Australia is now amongst the very fortunate to have been witness to watching humpbacks feeding in bubble nets,and naturally we are thrilled!
3:43 A small fish : I survive 🤣.
Our group got to watch a group of 11 humpback whales bubble net feeding on a whale watching tour in Juneau, Alaska, in August 2016. It was awesome! If the video says "This is the only place where they feed this way," then this must have been shot there. Our tour guide said that this is a learned behavior, and only 400 of the 10,000 living humpback whales have learned it so far. They did this about every 10 minutes for the hour we were there.
This is BEAUTY. Nothing can surpass this. Humans need to realize how lucky we are to be part of this planet.
They are the 3G's of the ocean.. Gentle, giant and genius !!!
The voice of this man , quite unique makes one to listen more
This is why I love whales so much, that's because they're so cute💕
I know that I am quite a bit more than two years late, but having gone to Alaska myself recently and being able to to witness and record this magnificent display of teamwork that these whales display is absolutely breathtaking. The amount of skill that these whales need to have in order to work cohesively in this team is simply astonishing. Consider yourself lucky if you ever get to see this happen in person.
Just shows how intelligent cetaceans truly are. Smarter than we think for sure
2:55 R.I.P Headphone users xD
I witnessed this firsthand just last week while on a whale watching excursion near Juneau Alaska. Our tour operator couldn’t believe what she was seeing-it was amazing and quite rare to witness
Definitely one of the most interesting creatures on your planet.
This video just gave a whole new level to my fear of the ocean XD
Words cannot describe how amazing this is...
Heck to the yeah David Attenborough narrating!
سبحان الله الخالق البارئ المصور البديع
3:43 One fish escaped! xD