Whale Shark - BBC Planet Earth

Want more natural history and wildlife videos? Visit the official BBC Earth channel: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW BBC Earth The BBC Earth YouTube channel is home to over 50 years-worth of the best animal videos from the BBC archive. With three new videos released every week there’s something for all nature loves from astounding animal behaviour to beautiful imagery. Click here to find our more: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW Off the coast of Venezuela, we encounter the whale shark - the biggest of all the fish in the ocean. In this clip, a shoal of bait fish are using the whale shark as a protective shield. However, unexpected developments are about to take place when we encounter some yellow-finned tuna...

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Want more natural history and wildlife videos? Visit the official BBC Earth channel: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW BBC Earth The BBC Earth YouTube channel is home to over 50 years-worth of the best animal videos from the BBC archive. With three new videos released every week there’s something for all nature loves from astounding animal behaviour to beautiful imagery. Click here to find our more: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW Off the coast of Venezuela, we encounter the whale shark - the biggest of all the fish in the ocean. In this clip, a shoal of bait fish are using the whale shark as a protective shield. However, unexpected developments are about to take place when we encounter some yellow-finned tuna...

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Most popular comments
for Whale Shark - BBC Planet Earth

sasayaki
sasayaki - 6 years ago
Bait Fish: Thought we had an agreement!
Whale Shark: You thought wrong
Karim Ali
Karim Ali - 7 years ago
Woow wonderful .. thank GOD the CREATOR who master every thing HE creates .
Tommy Pyne
Tommy Pyne - 8 years ago
Nice documentary. It helped me a bit
Skylander Boy Gewduftdsvsrtijj
Skylander Boy Gewduftdsvsrtijj - 9 years ago
As some
The Truth
The Truth - 9 years ago
what episode is this
SuperDuperBoy/SDB
SuperDuperBoy/SDB - 8 years ago
nooooooooooo rip Fish
aesaphyr
aesaphyr - 10 years ago
... How does it get enough calories?! D:
Mr. Spiff
Mr. Spiff - 10 years ago
That swarm of fish almost looked CG, amazing footage
GripTightThin
GripTightThin - 11 years ago
Imagine being the cameraman who got to film. This basically makes your career.
remliqa
remliqa - 11 years ago
Whale sharks DO eat tiny fishes(up to one or two inches).Medium and bigger fishes are safe them.

10. comment for Whale Shark - BBC Planet Earth

Jack Nguyen
Jack Nguyen - 11 years ago
There would be way more deaths out at sea then.
Nelson Wakoli
Nelson Wakoli - 11 years ago
David Attenborough is a delight to listen to. In fact, I would watch any mediocre documentary as long as it is him narrating
Mr Derp
Mr Derp - 11 years ago
they're talking bout my cousins!!!!
Albert Sung
Albert Sung - 11 years ago
Uhh I'd never want to swim or even get on a small boat in the sea if megalodons are still around lol....thank god whale sharks are gentle giants
Paulo Jethro Arellano
Paulo Jethro Arellano - 8 years ago
So megalodons is my favorite and whale sharks so megalodon has been long ago megalodon is not exist for 203 fishes
Paulo Jethro Arellano
Paulo Jethro Arellano - 8 years ago
Yeah me too whale sharks is my favorite shark but sometime this baby whale shark is fast
charlesskf
charlesskf - 12 years ago
Is there a DVD set I can get that has the Sigourney Weaver audio AND the David Attenborough audio??????
MaZaKeRaL
MaZaKeRaL - 12 years ago
Whale shark biggest of all fish pshht, try megalodon. I wish whale sharks were extinct rather than the Megalodon, they're so boring lol
Ze taco bear
Ze taco bear - 6 years ago
Cough cough leedsicthys cough cough
Paulo Jethro Arellano
Paulo Jethro Arellano - 8 years ago
Whale shark still exist but is some where uh tuna fish try help whale sharks eat bait fish for foods
Mathew West
Mathew West - 12 years ago
whale sharks look like aliens when you're high.
Paulo Jethro Arellano
Paulo Jethro Arellano - 8 years ago
Yeah bro
Heba Abdullah
Heba Abdullah - 12 years ago
Whale Shark is the world's largest fish
Paulo Jethro Arellano
Paulo Jethro Arellano - 8 years ago
Yes is just big like megalodon or basking sharks basking sharks i little bigger but whale sharks i not small is biggest larggest rare sharks ever now megalodon is still some where to sea ocean
RealWorld Myth
RealWorld Myth - 12 years ago
I just saw these in the Philippines! Amazing!!!
mcrfan343
mcrfan343 - 7 years ago
Now I want to go to the Philippines.
nemie vacunawa
nemie vacunawa - 7 years ago
RealWorld Myth yes we do have that in the philippines
ZOo00OOm
ZOo00OOm - 12 years ago
If you mute this video and play the "Dire, Dire Docks" song from Super Mario 64, it fits ^^

20. comment for Whale Shark - BBC Planet Earth

nullresponse
nullresponse - 12 years ago
30 ton shark eats whatever it darn well pleases
Hunter Mirr
Hunter Mirr - 7 years ago
Meh, not really. Their throat is only a little larger than a quarter. Anything they eat has to fight through that
QQANDY520
QQANDY520 - 12 years ago
ㄚ哈哈~好多鮪魚ㄛ~好棒棒~>__<~
QWERTYwouldbeproud
QWERTYwouldbeproud - 12 years ago
The best narrator that has ever, and will ever, live.
Kristina Chin
Kristina Chin - 12 years ago
Damn Nature! You're scary!
Blazeun
Blazeun - 12 years ago
@Anteops yeah and it can also feed only 1 mom
Druvi Neuleshya
Druvi Neuleshya - 12 years ago
it sad even thes whale sharks kiling by humens
Paulo Jethro Arellano
Paulo Jethro Arellano - 8 years ago
Yeah is lol human kill whale sharks whale sharks is good shark than megalodon cause they eat humans even sharks so humans kill shark humans is evil if your parents or you kill sharks
But if you protect sharks by this evil humans then let shark let in sea faster
onsakunosonic
onsakunosonic - 12 years ago
lol, the fish are like haha we are safe, then the whale shark comes back and he's like om nom nom nom om nom and the fish are like wtf!!!
Christopher Thomas
Christopher Thomas - 12 years ago
much better than cartoons im sure.
BasketBall Kid
BasketBall Kid - 13 years ago
@theEbonyshadow nice
BasketBall Kid
BasketBall Kid - 13 years ago
saaarahify ok

30. comment for Whale Shark - BBC Planet Earth

TheHayounny
TheHayounny - 13 years ago
이게 그 고래상어?
pwnedbyfishies
pwnedbyfishies - 13 years ago
@FlyingBodyParts nice name bro
F
F - 13 years ago
Why is it, the biggest things are always living off the smallest things? Huge whale shark eats tiny plankton. Movie stars and singers are all rich because of us, buying $1 dollar songs. Strange.
wietepiet
wietepiet - 13 years ago
@WoWhelperful Sir David Attenborough :)
chunson
chunson - 13 years ago
i think the only way to know for sure... is to conduct an interview with the whale shark in question.
mcatbs9
mcatbs9 - 13 years ago
سبحان الله
Context81
Context81 - 13 years ago
@Candiicea It's David Attenborough
mfalgier
mfalgier - 13 years ago
I want to adopt a whale shark :)
im2hot4thou
im2hot4thou - 13 years ago
@hameed424 who asked you something
Sadiq Shariff
Sadiq Shariff - 13 years ago
@USAForLife2057 lol
zarathane
zarathane - 13 years ago
it's like an underwater tornado of fish @ 1:45
Woo Jimmiel
Woo Jimmiel - 13 years ago
i wish i could go swimming with a gentle giant whale shark
Choon Hock
Choon Hock - 13 years ago
@superuglowable Heh? Maybe go try diving with a great white shark?
Dan Gorry
Dan Gorry - 13 years ago
Watching this on Blue-Ray with a giant 60inch plasma and some bud is Mind blowing
superuglowable
superuglowable - 13 years ago
I've dived with many sharks but would love to dive with whale sharks
S0XF0X
S0XF0X - 13 years ago
@Supertails94 Accept that the bait fish were in flight mode, they weren't trying to feed. They had their focus on balling up and swarming about to try and evade the tuna.
Chocachoc
Chocachoc - 13 years ago
I feel very, very lucky to have seen a WhaleShark. Best experience of my life.
LatinoHeatMexico
LatinoHeatMexico - 13 years ago
I wish I could see this amazing animal in its natural habitat, seeing them in a cage (the Aquarium in Atlanta) is just saddening.
Samuel Kuo
Samuel Kuo - 13 years ago
So a whale shark is a shark whale?
Miraculous Johnson
Miraculous Johnson - 13 years ago
Ugh...Attenborough is the WORST

50. comment for Whale Shark - BBC Planet Earth

Mustaq Ahmed
Mustaq Ahmed - 13 years ago
this is shit.. Clip is computer made..
Zoey Z
Zoey Z - 13 years ago
This is absolutely fascinating
grkmalaka12
grkmalaka12 - 14 years ago
did he say 12m long
Stray Medicine
Stray Medicine - 14 years ago
@Saaarahify hahahahah you're awesome
Daniel Omiyi
Daniel Omiyi - 14 years ago
someone please tell me, where are whale sharks located?
Ellie Lellie
Ellie Lellie - 14 years ago
Dear Santa, for christmas I would like 1 whale shark, or maybe 2 so it had a friend, I can keep them in my bath and one would be called Mary and the other would be called Rico Love Sarah
zunedog31
zunedog31 - 14 years ago
Dear Santa...
rhcp4565
rhcp4565 - 14 years ago
Earth is amazing.....imagine being the guy videotaping that lol that would be insane
dewinmoonl
dewinmoonl - 14 years ago
kinda sucks when your shield eats you lawl
Arjun Ashok
Arjun Ashok - 14 years ago
I can't believe how beautiful our Planet is and how we are destroying it... Please don't let it go away.
bttrflykiss7701
bttrflykiss7701 - 14 years ago
That was crazy! Didn't look real!
Darth Bismarck
Darth Bismarck - 14 years ago
There are only two creatures that, if I was willing to even get beyond knee-deep in water, could convince me to go swimming: manta rays, and this big beauty.
TriPalms
TriPalms - 14 years ago
Pause at 2:00 and the school of fish makes a dick.
luncheonroll
luncheonroll - 14 years ago
come on you wiredo im 10 i no all this thanks David Attenborough and im the only one to say a word about him he inspireing like a egg or a spirle and all you can say is mean stuff David is birll and things he say are allway right never ever wrong
turtle Smith
turtle Smith - 14 years ago
i eat whale sharks for lunch
Adam lancaster
Adam lancaster - 14 years ago
Doesn't it feel great to be at the top of the food chain ? XD gota love that fish tornado, probably tickled the gentle giant.
meroko15701
meroko15701 - 14 years ago
I feel like saying 'PWND' to the little fish, but then I would feel a little bad...
TheEbonyShadow1
TheEbonyShadow1 - 14 years ago
its so calming to know there are peaceful creatures like these out there. I bought this documentary (all 5 discs) and watch this one OVER AND OVER AND OVER again
100383208
100383208 - 14 years ago
hmmm...... that's not very senseble. how would you create life?
Felipe Bauche
Felipe Bauche - 14 years ago
whale sharks are like gigantic vacums. stop writing stupid shit, it will instantlly show how stupid you are and its nothing to be proud of.
Caetano Julio
Caetano Julio - 15 years ago
moron + idiot = BellyKelly104
da007player
da007player - 15 years ago
if the shark is hungry, u dont need to judge what it is eating
jgkdhj
jgkdhj - 15 years ago
I think they use the whale shark as a shield since its bigger and easier to evade than the tuna because of its large size.
Philip Atkins
Philip Atkins - 15 years ago
Fantastic animals :)
Νίκος Μηλιόπουλος
Νίκος Μηλιόπουλος - 15 years ago
amazing
fiendin281
fiendin281 - 16 years ago
i dont understand this behavior of the baitfish...it seems suicidal.

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