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SEA HUNTERS

6 episodes 97%4KCC

Drones and ocean science reveal the hidden tactics of brilliant marine hunters.

Explore how scientists use film and new technology to uncover rarely seen behaviors across the ocean. From coordinated humpback hunts to shifting alliances between marine predators, each story reveals how animals adapt, communicate, and outthink the challenges of survival. Sign up to watch a series that turns cutting-edge observation into astonishing insight.

Episode guide

6 episodes
1
1Humpback Gang
Every spring in Norway, whales use a clever hunting technique called bubble feeding to catch quantities of herring. When they spot a shoal of herring, they begin to encircle the herring, periodically releasing streams of bubbles that form a curtain of air, surrounding the fish.
20 min
2
2Orcas vs. Humpback
Marine biologists Eve Jourdain and Richard Kaoliussen have spent two years studying the orcas in Norway, where they have adapted the carrousel technique to their habitat.
20 min
3
3Sea Lions vs. Orcas
In the depths of the ocean, swift and agile sea lions perform incredible underwater maneuvers to outwit their enemies. Here, on the beaches of Patagonia, as a sea lion pup learns to swim, predators are preparing an attack on him, one that will be fatal.
20 min
4
4Dolphins and Gannets
Cape Gannets are tough hunters flying over the coasts for their favorite prey: shoals of sardines, waiting for a surprising ally: dolphins.
20 min
5
5Seals vs. Hyenas
Under the burning sun of Cape Cross, large colonies of seals gather on Namibia's Skeleton Coast...The males, who can weigh up to 360 kg, patrol the territory to protect their females and young. But new predators are coming from the land, forcing them to learn new defense behaviors.
20 min
6
6Whales vs. Gulls
In the heart of the Valdees Peninsula, in Patagonia, whales are regularly hunted by a predator whose diminutive size hides its gruesome intentions: the seagull, forcing whales to dive deep into the depths, away from essential oxygen and light.
20 min
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