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In late summer the plankton bloom is at its height. Vast shoals of herring gather to feed on it, diving birds round the fish up into a bait ball and then a humpback whale roars in to scoop up the entire ball of herring in one huge mouthful.

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  • chukuchukz

    chukuchukz 1 year ago

    1. Great narrator

    2. Great music

    3. Great story

    4. Great film

    5. Great video!

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  • Phreedom Phighter

    Phreedom Phighter 1 year ago

    This is precisely how I eat french fries when no one is looking....

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  • jojopuppyfish

    jojopuppyfish 3 weeks ago

    I've been watching all of these BBC nature videos. This segment is by far my favorite

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  • mxgirl918

    mxgirl918 1 month ago

    totally wasn't expecting that whale! man he must've been starving

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  • remliqa

    remliqa 2 months ago

    Nope,humpback.

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    in reply to vegitossj51 (Show the comment)
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    remliqa 2 months ago

    Those are herrings ,not tuna.

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    in reply to sc0rpi0n0 (Show the comment)
  • akmediascope

    akmediascope 2 months ago

    but where is this and which species of herring is this! so cool!

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  • sexyloser

    sexyloser 2 months ago

    I wonder what was going though the cameraman's mind when he suddenly saw that whale come up into this shot.

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  • Mubble

    Mubble 3 months ago

    Breathtaking!

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  • MrDeadInMyPocket

    MrDeadInMyPocket 5 months ago

    "If we all stick together in this bait ball we can better survive this. Stay together!"

    *Stealth whale comes

    "Fuck this, every fish for themselves!"

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  • Antonio Scotti

    Antonio Scotti 5 months ago

    that fucker is h.u.n.g.r.y that's for sure!

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  • creativedoodleguy

    creativedoodleguy 5 months ago

    Stealth whale

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