1 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:10,400 ♪ 2 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,880 [Dramatic music plays] 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:23,800 ♪ 4 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:33,720 ♪ 5 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:43,640 ♪ 6 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:53,760 ♪ 7 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:58,320 Attenborough: Much of our planet still remains unexplored... 8 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,960 ♪ 9 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,520 ...for most of it is covered by water. 10 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,080 ♪ 11 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,360 Every journey below the surface 12 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,560 can reveal something extraordinary. 13 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,520 ♪ 14 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:20,840 More than 1,000 new species are discovered here every year. 15 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:27,960 ♪ 16 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:35,080 ♪ 17 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:41,040 The ocean is home to 80% of all animal life 18 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,080 on planet Earth. 19 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:50,960 ♪ 20 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:56,280 But today, thriving in this varied world 21 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,920 sometimes demands the most surprising behavior. 22 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:07,840 ♪ 23 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:14,720 ♪ 24 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:21,720 ♪ 25 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,120 The shallow seas of the tropics. 26 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,000 [Water rushing] 27 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,840 This may look like a paradise. 28 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,640 But beneath the surface, it is an arena 29 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,440 for constant life and death struggles, 30 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,880 where not everything is quite as it seems. 31 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,160 [Dramatic music plays] 32 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:55,000 ♪ 33 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,520 A predatory lionfish... 34 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,800 ♪ 35 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:05,960 ...on the hunt for shrimp and small fish. 36 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:13,840 ♪ 37 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,240 With so many places for its prey to hide, 38 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,600 the lionfish has to be patient. 39 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:27,800 ♪ 40 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:31,360 This shrimp appears tempting. 41 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:32,760 ♪ 42 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,440 As the lionfish closes in, 43 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:40,920 it fans out its fins to disorientate its prey. 44 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:46,920 ♪ 45 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:53,000 ♪ 46 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,200 The hunter becomes the hunted. 47 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:02,240 ♪ 48 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,760 Tricked by one of the shallow seas' 49 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,560 most extraordinary predators... 50 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,160 ♪ 51 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,120 ...a clown frogfish. 52 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,760 ♪ 53 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,320 On its head, it carries a fishing rod, 54 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,720 a modified dorsal fin baited with a lure 55 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,440 easily mistaken for a shrimp. 56 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:32,640 ♪ 57 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:37,880 ♪ 58 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,760 But when the fish stop biting, 59 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:44,880 it's time to pack the rod away and move on. 60 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,560 ♪ 61 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:54,000 And for a frogfish, that takes time. 62 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:59,240 ♪ 63 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:04,760 ♪ 64 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:09,360 Rather than swim, frogfish walk. 65 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,480 ♪ 66 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,080 Its fins have, in effect, become feet. 67 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:24,400 ♪ 68 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,040 It may not look pretty, but what appears to be coral 69 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:33,240 living on its skin is actually camouflage. 70 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:40,000 ♪ 71 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:46,640 ♪ 72 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,760 As every good angler knows, 73 00:05:49,840 --> 00:05:53,040 picking the right spot is important. 74 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:58,040 ♪ 75 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,600 Jigging the rod sends out pressure waves 76 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,040 to attract the attention of possible prey. 77 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,640 These dragonets are certainly interested. 78 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,560 Almost there. 79 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:32,840 [Dramatic music plays] 80 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:38,760 ♪ 81 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:44,760 ♪ 82 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:47,920 Hook, line and sinker. 83 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:55,120 ♪ 84 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,680 -Do you know this place? -It's the old Mayfair house. 85 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:03,120 -What do you know about it? -It's famous for its witches. 86 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:04,960 What? 87 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,800 I don't understand anything that's happening. 88 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,320 Ciprien: I'm assigned to observe the unexplained. 89 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,960 Your gift is thestrongest thing I've ever felt. 90 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,760 Woman: The devil forms. 91 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,200 Man: You know you're special, don't you? 92 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,240 Can you feel it? 93 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,040 ♪♪ 94 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,280 Like all shallow seas, 95 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:37,080 the cold waters off the coast of North America benefit 96 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,240 from the intensity of the sunshine. 97 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:47,280 ♪ 98 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:51,160 Here, that fuels one of the fastest-growing organisms 99 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,480 on the planet... 100 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,240 giant kelp. 101 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,280 ♪ 102 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,440 Towering forests can eventually reach the height 103 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,680 of a 12-story building. 104 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:11,960 ♪ 105 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:18,320 ♪ 106 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:23,920 These forests are nurseries for young horn sharks. 107 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:32,480 As the sun begins to set, they leave their daytime shelter 108 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:36,360 and set off into the heart of the kelp forest 109 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,120 to find food. 110 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:48,120 ♪ 111 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,000 Barely half a meter long, 112 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,160 this little shark is extremely vulnerable. 113 00:08:54,320 --> 00:09:00,520 ♪ 114 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,760 There are monsters here -- 115 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:09,600 a giant sea bass weighing over 200 kilograms. 116 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,520 ♪ 117 00:09:12,680 --> 00:09:16,120 And wolf eels with big teeth 118 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:20,080 that can crush little red sea urchins. 119 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,080 ♪ 120 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,160 But the biggest danger comes from other sharks... 121 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,440 ♪ 122 00:09:29,560 --> 00:09:32,160 ...hound sharks. 123 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:36,320 ♪ 124 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:40,560 And huge broadnose sevengills. 125 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:46,120 ♪ 126 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:52,200 ♪ 127 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:57,040 In this forest, it pays to keep a low profile. 128 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:05,080 ♪ 129 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:13,280 ♪ 130 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:21,480 ♪ 131 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:29,760 ♪ 132 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,600 An angel shark... 133 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,520 ♪ 134 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:39,960 ...one of the most deadly sharks in the kelp forest, 135 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,040 and certainly the best camouflaged. 136 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:53,720 ♪ 137 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:58,440 An angel shark will lie in wait for days. 138 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:08,160 ♪ 139 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,440 Now, this one 140 00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:12,600 has already attracted 141 00:11:12,680 --> 00:11:15,000 too much attention. 142 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:20,600 ♪ 143 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:23,080 It's not welcome here. 144 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:30,000 ♪ 145 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,640 Now the coast is clear. 146 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,400 But angel sharks hunt around the clock. 147 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:54,400 ♪ 148 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:58,160 Openings for breathing called spiracles 149 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,680 blow out sand that helps cover its body. 150 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:08,920 ♪ 151 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,480 The trap is set. 152 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:17,200 ♪ 153 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:23,240 ♪ 154 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,600 Staying close to the seabed 155 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,440 is a good way to avoid most predators. 156 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:39,160 ♪ 157 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:49,120 ♪ 158 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:58,880 ♪ 159 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:08,600 ♪ 160 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:18,640 ♪ 161 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,960 Faster than the blink of an eye. 162 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,840 But it's not over yet. 163 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:33,720 ♪ 164 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:39,920 ♪ 165 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,160 Horn sharks have a secret weapon... 166 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:48,840 ♪ 167 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:53,720 ...sharp spikes keep them very much off the menu for most. 168 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:59,360 ♪ 169 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:07,240 So this young horn shark can hunt in safety... 170 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:08,800 for now. 171 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,960 ♪ 172 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:27,200 ♪ 173 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:36,160 ♪ 174 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:41,240 Violent winter storms batter these kelp forests. 175 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:48,280 ♪ 176 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,880 The plants can be ripped from the sea floor... 177 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,040 ♪ 178 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,640 ...and carried away far out to sea. 179 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,120 ♪ 180 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:15,160 The open ocean is a vast, featureless desert. 181 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:19,360 ♪ 182 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:23,840 Even a small piece of drifting kelp can become valuable. 183 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:28,880 ♪ 184 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:34,120 ♪ 185 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,440 It's just what these fish have been searching for. 186 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,720 ♪ 187 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:47,640 Here, shelter where eggs can be laid unobtrusively is rare, 188 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,800 so they make the most of it. 189 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,440 ♪ 190 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:56,840 Each female produces up to 1,000 eggs, 191 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,280 and the males rush in to fertilize them. 192 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:05,320 ♪ 193 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:10,640 ♪ 194 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:16,080 All this activity attracts the attention of blue sharks. 195 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,800 ♪ 196 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,160 They can travel thousands of miles through the ocean 197 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:24,000 in search of food... 198 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:28,440 ♪ 199 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,320 ...and they may not have eaten for weeks. 200 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:33,160 ♪ 201 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,800 It seems that they're in luck. 202 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:43,880 ♪ 203 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,920 But these fish are no easy meal. 204 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:54,120 ♪ 205 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,120 They are flying fish. 206 00:16:56,280 --> 00:17:06,200 ♪ 207 00:17:06,360 --> 00:17:16,040 ♪ 208 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:25,880 ♪ 209 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:35,720 ♪ 210 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:45,520 ♪ 211 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:55,640 ♪ 212 00:17:55,760 --> 00:18:00,320 The blue shark, however, are not here for the fish. 213 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,440 They have come for the caviar. 214 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,920 But flying fish lay so many eggs 215 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:28,560 that the sharks' feasts hardly make an impact. 216 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:36,600 ♪ 217 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,040 And in a few months time, 218 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,440 a new generation will take to the skies. 219 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:48,880 ♪ 220 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:55,360 ♪ 221 00:18:55,480 --> 00:19:00,360 Floating islands of weed are always attractive to creatures 222 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:05,280 looking for shelter out in the big blue. 223 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,080 But in today's ocean, 224 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,480 they're being replaced by something else... 225 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,040 plastic. 226 00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:24,000 12 million tons of it end up in the ocean every year. 227 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:32,640 The deadliest kind are discarded fishing lines and nets. 228 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:40,040 Each year, it's likely over half a million animals 229 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:45,040 are ensnared and killed by these ghost nets. 230 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,360 But some animals are learning 231 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:00,640 how to take advantage of the plastic rafts... 232 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:07,360 and use them for shelter or even as a home. 233 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,160 ♪ 234 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,680 This male Columbus crab, 235 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:17,280 barely bigger than your thumbnail, is a castaway. 236 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,560 ♪ 237 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,320 Clinging to his net, 238 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:26,280 he may have been drifting on ocean currents for months. 239 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,080 ♪ 240 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:35,400 Now fully grown, he needs to find a partner. 241 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,640 But where? 242 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,560 [Dolphins calling] 243 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:45,400 ♪ 244 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:50,280 Certainly not here, alone on the net. 245 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:59,560 ♪ 246 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,240 Columbus crabs are not good swimmers. 247 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:04,840 So this male is marooned. 248 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:14,520 ♪ 249 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,960 Perhaps a passing loggerhead turtle 250 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,520 could be the chance to hitch a lift. 251 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:28,200 ♪ 252 00:21:28,360 --> 00:21:36,680 ♪ 253 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:45,120 ♪ 254 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:53,840 ♪ 255 00:21:54,000 --> 00:22:02,320 ♪ 256 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:10,760 ♪ 257 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,920 Made it. 258 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,000 ♪ 259 00:22:15,120 --> 00:22:19,320 But there is more than one passenger here -- 260 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,680 a female Columbus Crab. 261 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:30,000 ♪ 262 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:34,000 They waste no time in getting acquainted. 263 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,440 ♪ 264 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,600 And start to mate. 265 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:47,400 ♪ 266 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:52,480 This pair may well stay together for the rest of their lives. 267 00:22:52,640 --> 00:23:02,160 ♪ 268 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:06,840 The turtle, after all, makes an excellent home. 269 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:15,040 ♪ 270 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:20,120 In return, the crabs provide an onboard grooming service. 271 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:27,840 ♪ 272 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:35,440 ♪ 273 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:43,160 ♪ 274 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:47,160 ♪ 275 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:57,200 Finding a partner in the vast ocean is not easy. 276 00:23:57,360 --> 00:24:03,480 ♪ 277 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,160 Dawn in the Sea of Cortez. 278 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:15,120 ♪ 279 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:23,240 ♪ 280 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:30,920 ♪ 281 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,280 Mobula rays. 282 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:43,160 ♪ 283 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:53,320 ♪ 284 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,240 They're gathering here most likely to breed. 285 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,920 ♪ 286 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:05,000 No one is sure why they leap, 287 00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:09,960 but the loud splashes certainly seem to attract more rays. 288 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:14,120 ♪ 289 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:18,680 Other creatures, however, are also listening. 290 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:28,560 ♪ 291 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:32,440 Orca have heard the splashes. 292 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:39,240 ♪ 293 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:46,080 ♪ 294 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:53,160 ♪ 295 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:58,120 This female specializes in hunting rays. 296 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:04,960 ♪ 297 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:08,560 But today, she is teaching two youngsters 298 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:12,880 the finer points of mobula ray hunting. 299 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:18,640 ♪ 300 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:24,360 ♪ 301 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:28,360 The rays are fast and can outmaneuver an orca. 302 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:29,960 [Orca calling] 303 00:26:30,120 --> 00:26:37,320 ♪ 304 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:42,120 She knows she needs to herd the prey into a tight group. 305 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:46,920 ♪ 306 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,360 But she can't do that on her own. 307 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:54,400 It'll take teamwork. 308 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,920 And that is today's lesson. 309 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:04,960 ♪ 310 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:08,320 The young orca are quick to catch on. 311 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:12,960 ♪ 312 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,080 The rays are surrounded. 313 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:19,960 ♪ 314 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:21,560 They dive... 315 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:25,160 ♪ 316 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,120 ...only to be forced back up again 317 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,640 by the experienced female. 318 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:34,160 ♪ 319 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:36,520 And now, with the exhausted rays 320 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:41,240 trapped against the surface, she attacks. 321 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:47,760 ♪ 322 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:54,600 ♪ 323 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:58,880 And the young ones follow her lead. 324 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:08,000 ♪ 325 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:14,240 This family are the only orca known to hunt whales like this, 326 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:16,880 and they are lethally efficient. 327 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:22,280 ♪ 328 00:28:22,360 --> 00:28:26,720 But it appears that school is over for today. 329 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,480 ♪ 330 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,040 For a few battle-scarred survivors, 331 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,480 it's a lucky reprieve. 332 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:36,920 ♪ 333 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,320 ♪ 334 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:44,080 ♪ 335 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:49,080 With the orca gone, the rays can resume their courtship. 336 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:57,040 ♪ 337 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:01,200 And they do so in astounding numbers. 338 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:10,000 ♪ 339 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:15,120 Tens of thousands of rays in a single show. 340 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:22,200 ♪ 341 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,480 ♪ 342 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:36,240 Vast areas of our ocean are yet to be explored. 343 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:41,560 The least known parts of it are its great depths. 344 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:45,240 [Radio chatter] 345 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:51,520 Only highly specialized vessels can take you there. 346 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:01,280 As you descend, the sunlight rapidly fades. 347 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:07,480 ♪ 348 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:12,640 200 meters down, you enter the twilight zone.. 349 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:19,440 ♪ 350 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:26,120 ...an alien world inhabited by creatures beyond imagination. 351 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:33,080 ♪ 352 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:40,080 ♪ 353 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:47,280 ♪ 354 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,800 The Siphonophore. 355 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:53,840 With a cloak of lethal stinging tentacles... 356 00:30:54,000 --> 00:31:00,120 ♪ 357 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:06,440 ♪ 358 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:11,360 ...Siphonophores repeatedly clone themselves and so grow 359 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,560 to immense lengths. 360 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:17,840 ♪ 361 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,040 This one measures 45 meters 362 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:24,160 and is the longest animal ever recorded. 363 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:28,600 ♪ 364 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,000 With such deadly predators around, 365 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:35,160 creatures here go to great lengths to hide. 366 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:45,160 ♪ 367 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:49,200 A glass squid, 368 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:54,640 completely transparent except for its eyes... 369 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,840 ♪ 370 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:01,400 ...and stomach. 371 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:06,080 So it is extremely difficult to find in the gloom. 372 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:12,840 ♪ 373 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:19,640 ♪ 374 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:26,640 ♪ 375 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,280 Below 1,000 meters, 376 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:33,080 all traces of sunlight have disappeared. 377 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,360 ♪ 378 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:39,160 This is the midnight zone. 379 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:44,200 ♪ 380 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:49,440 Catching food in the perpetual darkness is not easy. 381 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:56,240 ♪ 382 00:32:56,400 --> 00:33:02,800 ♪ 383 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:09,440 ♪ 384 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:11,720 A gulper eel. 385 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:19,760 ♪ 386 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,400 Its giant, extendable mouth 387 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:26,200 can engulf prey larger than its own body. 388 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:33,840 ♪ 389 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:41,440 ♪ 390 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:49,320 ♪ 391 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,120 Two miles down, 392 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:55,120 you finally reach the ocean floor. 393 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:59,920 ♪ 394 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:04,200 We know more about the surface of Mars. 395 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:08,880 ♪ 396 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,520 The pressure of the water is 300 times greater 397 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:19,600 than at the surface, and it's freezing cold. 398 00:34:19,720 --> 00:34:24,680 Yet, amazingly, there are animals living here. 399 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:30,000 ♪ 400 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:36,880 Muusoctopus robustus, nicknamed the Pearl octopus. 401 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,080 ♪ 402 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:42,200 Breeding in these extreme conditions 403 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,800 poses a particular problem for these animals. 404 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:49,000 ♪ 405 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:51,400 At these low temperatures, 406 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:56,840 this female's eggs could take over ten years to develop. 407 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:05,040 ♪ 408 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:09,920 So she travels to a very special place. 409 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:16,600 ♪ 410 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:23,600 ♪ 411 00:35:23,720 --> 00:35:27,440 This is the largest known gathering of octopus 412 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:29,440 in the world. 413 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:38,720 ♪ 414 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:44,720 She joins 20,000 other females, 415 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:48,200 all here to lay their eggs. 416 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:53,880 ♪ 417 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,960 Water heated deep in the Earth's crust 418 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:02,760 rises through cracks in the seabed, 419 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:09,400 raising the temperature to as much as 10 degrees Celsius -- 420 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:12,920 a deep sea thermal spa. 421 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:17,680 ♪ 422 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,280 This warmth significantly speeds up 423 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,640 the development of their eggs. 424 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:28,280 Even so, they will still take nearly two years to hatch. 425 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,360 ♪ 426 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:36,480 Once a female is settled, she won't move from her spot, 427 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,800 not even to feed. 428 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:44,360 ♪ 429 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:50,280 ♪ 430 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:57,240 She will constantly tend to her brood, keeping them clean 431 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:01,280 and oxygenating them with jets of water. 432 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:05,680 ♪ 433 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,320 Pearl octopus mothers 434 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:11,320 must surely be amongst the most devoted. 435 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:19,600 ♪ 436 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:28,080 ♪ 437 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:34,200 After almost two years, the ordeal takes its toll. 438 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:40,640 ♪ 439 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:43,440 But the vigil is almost over. 440 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:53,080 ♪ 441 00:37:53,240 --> 00:38:03,000 ♪ 442 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:12,640 ♪ 443 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:22,320 ♪ 444 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:32,200 ♪ 445 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:42,160 ♪ 446 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:46,560 The last of the brood are gently encouraged to leave. 447 00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:54,320 ♪ 448 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:58,840 But this will be a final act. 449 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,720 Like all the mothers here, 450 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:05,960 this octopus is starved and exhausted. 451 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:08,400 ♪ 452 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:11,400 Her life will soon be over. 453 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:20,200 ♪ 454 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:29,560 ♪ 455 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:33,920 But this devotion means that her offspring are among the largest 456 00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:38,200 and most developed of any octopus 457 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,840 and have the best chance of survival 458 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:43,560 in the demanding world of the deep. 459 00:39:43,720 --> 00:39:51,640 ♪ 460 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:54,040 ♪ 461 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:04,920 We are finding more of these strange hot springs every year. 462 00:40:05,080 --> 00:40:10,200 ♪ 463 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:15,520 ♪ 464 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:21,960 In some places, they can be astonishingly violent. 465 00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:25,480 Superheated water hot enough to melt lead 466 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:29,800 spouts from the sea floor. 467 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:33,000 Dissolved minerals condense around them to form 468 00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:37,400 towering chimneys known as hydrothermal vents. 469 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:41,640 ♪ 470 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:45,200 They are home to unique communities of animals 471 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:49,720 that all rely on the nutrients in the scalding water. 472 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:59,320 ♪ 473 00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:03,080 Some suggest that vents like these could be the places 474 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:07,720 where life on Earth first began 4 billion years ago. 475 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:15,120 ♪ 476 00:41:15,240 --> 00:41:18,440 And there is now evidence of hydrothermal vents 477 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:23,240 on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. 478 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:26,720 Could they too be supporting life? 479 00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:30,920 ♪ 480 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:35,040 Here on Earth, the influence of these vents 481 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:39,720 extends far beyond their chimneys. 482 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:43,160 The essential nutrients carried in these plumes 483 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:47,680 can rise all the way to the surface two miles above. 484 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:53,320 ♪ 485 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:58,320 Here, they stimulate the rapid growth of tiny marine plants 486 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:01,680 on an astronomic scale. 487 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:07,800 ♪ 488 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:11,280 This phytoplankton is so abundant 489 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:15,680 that it produces half of all the oxygen on Earth. 490 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:21,640 ♪ 491 00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:27,520 ♪ 492 00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:33,720 ♪ 493 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:39,480 It's also food for a host of minute animals -- 494 00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:41,520 zooplankton. 495 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:43,760 ♪ 496 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:47,200 Together, they are the basis of the food chains 497 00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:51,120 that sustain nearly all life in the ocean. 498 00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:55,920 ♪ 499 00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:59,600 In the Pacific waters off South America, 500 00:42:59,720 --> 00:43:04,800 they feed anchovy that gather here in billions. 501 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:11,120 ♪ 502 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:17,920 ♪ 503 00:43:18,080 --> 00:43:22,240 This is one of the world's most productive ecosystems. 504 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:27,800 ♪ 505 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:33,600 ♪ 506 00:43:33,720 --> 00:43:38,080 These South American sea lions are on the hunt. 507 00:43:38,240 --> 00:43:48,000 ♪ 508 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:57,880 ♪ 509 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:01,640 But the anchovy shoal has already been located... 510 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:07,280 ♪ 511 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:11,160 ...by the planet's most efficient hunters. 512 00:44:11,320 --> 00:44:14,240 ♪ 513 00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:18,720 A net over half a mile long encircles the shoal. 514 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:21,760 ♪ 515 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:25,200 It can trap over a million fish. 516 00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:30,640 [Seagulls calling] 517 00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:39,920 But the sea lions aren't about to go hungry. 518 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:45,800 They have learned to look for holes in the net. 519 00:44:56,000 --> 00:45:02,400 Why waste energy when food comes to you as easily as this? 520 00:45:09,640 --> 00:45:12,760 As more and more sea lions arrive, 521 00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:16,080 some change their tactics. 522 00:45:16,240 --> 00:45:23,280 ♪ 523 00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:27,640 They line up on both sides of the net 524 00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:30,080 and wait. 525 00:45:30,240 --> 00:45:37,160 ♪ 526 00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:44,520 ♪ 527 00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:49,560 As the net tightens, the anchovy panic and rush for the surface. 528 00:45:49,720 --> 00:45:52,280 ♪ 529 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:55,960 [Sea lions barking] 530 00:45:56,080 --> 00:45:59,440 This is the moment the sea lions have been waiting for. 531 00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:06,600 ♪ 532 00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:14,040 ♪ 533 00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:16,240 It's such an effective way of hunting 534 00:46:16,360 --> 00:46:18,440 that the sea lions here are changing 535 00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:20,480 their natural behavior... 536 00:46:20,640 --> 00:46:23,800 ♪ 537 00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:27,600 ...and are raiding the fishing nets 538 00:46:27,720 --> 00:46:29,560 in their thousands. 539 00:46:29,720 --> 00:46:37,640 ♪ 540 00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:40,040 With the net almost drawn in, 541 00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:43,280 the fishermen beat out a warning signal. 542 00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:46,520 [Banging] 543 00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:48,680 Time is up. 544 00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:58,600 ♪ 545 00:46:58,720 --> 00:47:02,080 [Banging, men shouting] 546 00:47:02,240 --> 00:47:04,480 ♪ 547 00:47:04,600 --> 00:47:08,160 [Sea lions barking] 548 00:47:08,320 --> 00:47:18,160 ♪ 549 00:47:18,280 --> 00:47:22,560 In the confusion, not everyone manages to escape. 550 00:47:22,720 --> 00:47:30,600 ♪ 551 00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:35,200 The trapped sea lions are in danger of being drowned. 552 00:47:35,360 --> 00:47:42,280 ♪ 553 00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:49,520 ♪ 554 00:47:49,680 --> 00:47:57,040 ♪ 555 00:47:57,160 --> 00:48:00,080 Pups are separated from their mothers. 556 00:48:00,240 --> 00:48:09,400 ♪ 557 00:48:09,560 --> 00:48:18,960 ♪ 558 00:48:19,080 --> 00:48:22,160 [Sea lions calling] 559 00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:30,480 ♪ 560 00:48:30,640 --> 00:48:39,000 ♪ 561 00:48:39,160 --> 00:48:47,240 ♪ 562 00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:55,760 ♪ 563 00:48:55,920 --> 00:49:04,320 ♪ 564 00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:06,280 Then, at the last minute, 565 00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:09,080 the fisherman briefly drop their net. 566 00:49:09,240 --> 00:49:16,240 ♪ 567 00:49:16,360 --> 00:49:19,520 And the trapped sea lions can escape. 568 00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:27,800 ♪ 569 00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:30,840 But many are not so lucky. 570 00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:32,520 ♪ 571 00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:35,080 Around the world, 572 00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:39,040 millions of animals are accidentally caught and die 573 00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:42,280 in fishing nets every day. 574 00:49:42,440 --> 00:49:44,560 ♪ 575 00:49:44,680 --> 00:49:48,080 And this bycatch, as it's known, 576 00:49:48,200 --> 00:49:52,160 is pushing many species toward extinction. 577 00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:56,600 ♪ 578 00:49:56,720 --> 00:49:59,640 Animals have evolved in remarkable ways 579 00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:03,120 to the demands of life in the ocean. 580 00:50:03,280 --> 00:50:07,080 ♪ 581 00:50:07,200 --> 00:50:11,440 But can they now adapt to the new challenge -- 582 00:50:11,560 --> 00:50:14,120 living alongside us? 583 00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:21,400 ♪ 584 00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:31,240 ♪ 585 00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:33,360 Attenborough: The open ocean is home 586 00:50:33,440 --> 00:50:36,360 to some of the largest and most extraordinary animals 587 00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:39,560 on Earth. 588 00:50:39,680 --> 00:50:42,040 But here, off the Canary Islands, 589 00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:44,160 the "Planet Earth" team are searching for one 590 00:50:44,280 --> 00:50:48,200 of its smaller and less familiar residents. 591 00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:50,360 We're looking for a tiny creature called a Columbus Crab, 592 00:50:50,480 --> 00:50:52,960 which is only about the size of your thumbnail, 593 00:50:53,120 --> 00:50:56,440 which live on floating objects in the open ocean. 594 00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:58,400 Columbus crabs were once 595 00:50:58,480 --> 00:51:01,800 only found on natural debris like driftwood or seaweed. 596 00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:03,840 But the oceans are changing, 597 00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:06,000 and they've been forced to adapt. 598 00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:21,000 ♪ 599 00:51:21,120 --> 00:51:22,840 One of the most common items they find 600 00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:27,520 is discarded fishing gear. 601 00:51:27,640 --> 00:51:34,120 Over a million tons is left adrift in the ocean each year, 602 00:51:34,240 --> 00:51:36,920 and Columbus crabs are now making their homes 603 00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:40,080 on these unnatural materials. 604 00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:48,800 Surprisingly, Columbus crabs 605 00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:51,920 are thriving on this new habitat. 606 00:51:55,440 --> 00:52:00,480 But for larger ocean creatures, these nets can be lethal. 607 00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:06,600 Loggerhead sea turtles are especially vulnerable. 608 00:52:09,960 --> 00:52:14,120 Many times, they are very injured, and many times, 609 00:52:14,240 --> 00:52:16,840 they don't even survive. 610 00:52:16,920 --> 00:52:20,960 It's a sad situation. 611 00:52:21,040 --> 00:52:23,160 As a rule, wildlife filmmakers 612 00:52:23,280 --> 00:52:27,000 observe natural behavior and do not interfere. 613 00:52:30,680 --> 00:52:33,920 But this is far from natural. 614 00:52:34,040 --> 00:52:36,800 The team feel they must take action. 615 00:52:46,920 --> 00:52:49,800 [Man shushing] 616 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:52,000 It seems that the turtle is quite okay. 617 00:52:52,120 --> 00:52:54,520 We'll just finish to cut the plastic, 618 00:52:54,600 --> 00:52:57,080 and then we release it. 619 00:52:59,320 --> 00:53:01,880 ♪ 620 00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:04,280 [Conversing in native language] 621 00:53:04,440 --> 00:53:13,040 ♪ 622 00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:17,000 It's a bittersweet moment, as this is one of eight turtles 623 00:53:17,080 --> 00:53:20,680 they rescued whilst filming here. 624 00:53:20,800 --> 00:53:25,160 This situation is not natural. It's something that is being 625 00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:26,840 caused by human beings. 626 00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:29,280 ♪ 627 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:32,560 Sadly, the crew now face dilemmas like this 628 00:53:32,720 --> 00:53:35,640 on many of their filming expeditions. 629 00:53:38,200 --> 00:53:42,120 Including when they traveled to the Pacific coast of Chile 630 00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:45,160 to show how sea lions are competing for food 631 00:53:45,280 --> 00:53:47,920 with one of the biggest fisheries on Earth. 632 00:53:48,080 --> 00:53:52,760 ♪ 633 00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:55,640 Expedition leader Fernando Olivares 634 00:53:55,720 --> 00:53:58,080 takes the team to the fleet. 635 00:53:58,240 --> 00:54:04,920 ♪ 636 00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:08,280 Diving near fishing nets is extremely dangerous, 637 00:54:08,400 --> 00:54:10,160 so the crew must ensure 638 00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:14,040 they have the full cooperation of the fisherman. 639 00:54:29,320 --> 00:54:38,040 ♪ 640 00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:41,160 Pretty hazardous place to dive. 641 00:54:41,280 --> 00:54:43,000 Just a case of trying to keep an eye on the divers. 642 00:54:43,120 --> 00:54:46,120 But the sea lions also like to go down and blow bubbles. 643 00:54:46,240 --> 00:54:47,640 So you'll think you're following the divers, 644 00:54:47,760 --> 00:54:49,840 and then a sea lion will pop up. 645 00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:55,840 ♪ 646 00:54:55,920 --> 00:54:59,800 Taking the utmost care, the divers get a close up view 647 00:54:59,920 --> 00:55:03,200 of the sheer scale of the operation. 648 00:55:03,360 --> 00:55:08,720 ♪ 649 00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:12,040 This one there must have about 15 tons of fish in it, 650 00:55:12,160 --> 00:55:15,160 and there's 8 or 9 boats in this one little bay. 651 00:55:15,280 --> 00:55:17,040 And these are just the small boats out there. 652 00:55:17,160 --> 00:55:18,360 There are huge factory ships 653 00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:22,200 that are taking even bigger catches. 654 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:24,640 How much fish a year from -- just from here? 655 00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:28,840 From a million tons a year, more or less. 656 00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:36,480 ♪ 657 00:55:36,600 --> 00:55:39,320 The catches are so vast, 658 00:55:39,440 --> 00:55:42,280 that sea lions have changed their natural behavior 659 00:55:42,360 --> 00:55:46,240 to collect anchovies directly from the nets. 660 00:55:46,400 --> 00:55:49,560 ♪ 661 00:55:49,680 --> 00:55:53,160 It's a risky strategy. 662 00:55:53,280 --> 00:55:58,160 The crew witnessed sea lions caught in nets multiple times. 663 00:55:58,280 --> 00:56:01,800 Whoa. It's intense, mate. There's so many in there. 664 00:56:01,920 --> 00:56:04,080 [Fishermen shouting] 665 00:56:04,200 --> 00:56:07,800 [Sea lions calling] 666 00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:10,040 There's a pup stuck in the net, calling to its mother, 667 00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:12,000 and its mother is just on the outside of the net, 668 00:56:12,120 --> 00:56:13,960 calling back. 669 00:56:14,120 --> 00:56:20,360 ♪ 670 00:56:20,520 --> 00:56:22,560 That's really hard to watch. 671 00:56:22,680 --> 00:56:24,280 [Men shouting indistinctly] 672 00:56:24,440 --> 00:56:27,800 ♪ 673 00:56:27,920 --> 00:56:30,120 The pup's really panicking now. 674 00:56:30,280 --> 00:56:32,480 ♪ 675 00:56:32,600 --> 00:56:38,440 Sometimes, fishermen are able to release trapped sea lions. 676 00:56:38,520 --> 00:56:40,400 But not this time. 677 00:56:40,560 --> 00:56:42,600 ♪ 678 00:56:42,720 --> 00:56:47,280 The pup is in serious danger. 679 00:56:47,400 --> 00:56:52,320 Once again, the crew decide to step in. 680 00:56:57,320 --> 00:57:00,400 [Sea lions calling] 681 00:57:00,560 --> 00:57:09,840 ♪ 682 00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:19,160 ♪ 683 00:57:19,280 --> 00:57:21,240 Wow. 684 00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:23,040 [Laughs] 685 00:57:23,200 --> 00:57:25,640 ♪ 686 00:57:25,760 --> 00:57:27,560 Nice. Really nice. 687 00:57:27,720 --> 00:57:29,920 ♪ 688 00:57:30,040 --> 00:57:32,080 It's a relief this time. 689 00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:34,400 ♪ 690 00:57:34,520 --> 00:57:39,920 But it highlights the new realities of filming wildlife 691 00:57:40,040 --> 00:57:42,400 in today's changing ocean. 692 00:57:42,560 --> 00:57:48,920 ♪ 693 00:57:50,800 --> 00:57:58,600 ♪ 694 00:57:58,760 --> 00:58:07,160 ♪ 695 00:58:07,320 --> 00:58:15,880 ♪ 696 00:58:16,040 --> 00:58:19,040 ♪ 697 00:58:19,640 --> 00:58:25,160 ♪♪ 698 00:58:25,160 --> 00:58:30,840 Attenborough: Here, life is forced to do things differently 699 00:58:30,840 --> 00:58:34,280 and nature is at its most spectacular. 700 00:58:34,280 --> 00:58:37,960 ♪♪ 701 00:58:37,960 --> 00:58:43,360 ♪ Close your eyes [Elephant trumpets] 702 00:58:43,360 --> 00:58:44,440 This is...