0:00:03 > 0:00:05My name's Steve Backshall.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07And this is my search
0:00:07 > 0:00:10for the Deadly 60.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Not just animals deadly to me,
0:00:12 > 0:00:17but animals that are deadly in their own world.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19My crew and I are travelling the planet.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21And you're coming with me,
0:00:21 > 0:00:23every step of the way.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34This time on Deadly 60, we're in South Africa,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37which has some of the grandest, most impressive,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40most epic landscapes imaginable.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41Which is fitting,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43because we'll be dealing with one
0:00:43 > 0:00:46of the grandest, most impressive,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48most epic animals on earth.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51We've met it before on Deadly 60,
0:00:51 > 0:00:55but we've got unfinished business with this king of the ocean.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57We'll also be heading inland,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00where there's no shortage of epic animals.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06But first, we're heading for the water.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11The seas of Africa's southern coast are daunting.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13The conditions can be horrendous,
0:01:13 > 0:01:18and if any seas can said to be truly shark infested, then these can.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Their dangers to humans are massively exaggerated,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25but that doesn't mean these animals aren't the perfect predators,
0:01:25 > 0:01:30and one shark, the largest purely predatory fish on the planet,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33and perhaps the most impressive animal on earth,
0:01:33 > 0:01:34the great white shark.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Last time we filmed great whites, the weather was really against us.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Great white shark!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45We saw them, but I didn't get a chance
0:01:45 > 0:01:49to show you what makes them worthy of a place on the deadly list.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53This time, we want to film them hunting from the surface,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55then, for a close-up
0:01:55 > 0:01:59of their deadly attributes, I want to get in the water with them.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02It's pretty early in the morning.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05The colours in the sky are just glorious.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07It looks like we're heading to open ocean,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09but in the distance,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13two small, rocky islands are home to seals,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16the great white shark's favourite food.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20This whole set-up makes this place the best spot in the world
0:02:20 > 0:02:22to come and see this incredible animal.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25And we barely had time to drop anchor
0:02:25 > 0:02:27before they made an appearance.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Johnny, Johnny, Johnny!
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Real predation going on.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Oh, it's a biggie. It's a biggie!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Holy moly!
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Let's get up to the front of the boat. Front of the boat.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Directly off... Oh, this is huge.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Absolutely huge.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51This is unbelievable.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The shark is coming fully out of the water!
0:02:57 > 0:03:00This is one of the most extraordinary things.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05I never thought that we'd see a shark genuinely hunting a seal.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Oh! The tail of the shark is just lashing around.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12You can see the dorsal fin and the tail breaking the surface.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15You can just see the seal, leaping out of the water,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18purposely, trying to get away from the shark.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21The water is just churning.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28The force of it just lashing side to side, trying to find the seal.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31This tiny little seal is just battling for survival.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Leaping clear out of the water, trying to evade the shark.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42No way!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48And then it all goes silent again.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52It's all about that one moment, hitting them hard, first time,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55and if it doesn't work, they pretty much give up.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59But if they get it right, then it is all over in a second.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02And it's this first moment of impact we're here to film.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05To do this, we need to be a bit resourceful.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08This is a fake seal.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12It's got polystyrene with wetsuit rubber over the top.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14We'll drag it behind the boat.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Hopefully a great white will sense it,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and come racing up from the depths and try and hit it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22That's the plan, anyway.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30So, the decoy's in. Let's hope that it attracts some action.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34As the decoy's moving across the surface of the water,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38it's creating the same vibrations as a real seal swimming.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40And the shark can detect those.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43It has a special organ down the length of its body,
0:04:43 > 0:04:44called the lateral line,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47and can pick up tiny vibrations in the water.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51But once it gets close, it'll switch to using its eyesight.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54And in the last few metres, it'll focus in on its target
0:04:54 > 0:04:58and then hit it with incredible, explosive power, well,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01that and 300 razor-sharp teeth.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Oh, my! No way! No way! I don't believe it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14We've only been towing for a few minutes and, already,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16the great white just hit it!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Just one big smack.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22And that's a huge shark.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27It just shows how precarious life is for a seal
0:05:27 > 0:05:29in this tiny channel of water.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Every single time they go out into the sea,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34they're in danger of being hit
0:05:34 > 0:05:36by the biggest set of jaws on the planet.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Let's see what damage has been done.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Oh, my goodness! Look at that!
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Well, you can see
0:05:49 > 0:05:54where the great white's teeth have just sliced clean through
0:05:54 > 0:05:57that neoprene, and that is
0:05:57 > 0:06:01exactly what it would do to the skin of the seal.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Otherwise, our decoy seems to have got off fairly unscathed.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And the whole thing, really, was over in the blink of an eye.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11What we really need is some deadly technology,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14just to slow things down a little bit.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16And we've got just the thing.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Johnny's going to point this slow motion camera at the decoy,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22When the shark breaches,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I'll hit a button to record it to our laptop.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Getting it right is going to be a tall order,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30so, fingers crossed.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Well, that was it.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46That was almost a complete breach.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49The tail was sprung out of the water. It hit it.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Now we've just got to see what happened.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Outstanding!
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Imagine the power it must take to launch a tonne of shark
0:07:08 > 0:07:09right out of the water.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12And the spectacle had barely begun.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Breach after phenomenal breach.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Bursting through the surface, through waves and spray.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09A predatory performance that had us all spellbound.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23If that was a real seal, it doesn't bear thinking about.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28And I don't think we'll be getting that decoy back.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Well, we've seen great white's hunting, now, the only thing
0:08:32 > 0:08:37that could make this better would be to see one up really, really close.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41And the best way to do that is to get in the water with them.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46With the sun setting on a satisfying day, it's time to go ashore.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47But we'll be back.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54We're heading inland to see an unusual contender.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Not a carnivore, but don't let that put you off.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Cape buffalo are one of Africa's biggest mammals.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Although grazers, they're known as the Black Death,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08because they're deadly defenders.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Every day, they have to face off truly mighty predators,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15but the buffalo's bulk and lethal horns make them
0:09:15 > 0:09:18some of the most formidable animals in Africa.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23When they charge, it's best to get out of the way, quick.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Huge herds give them strength in numbers,
0:09:26 > 0:09:31tonnes and tonnes of grumpy buffalo, as intimidating as wildlife gets.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Buffalo are here in large numbers, but it's a big reserve.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40The best way to find them is to get an eagle's eye view.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42If we're going to get close to them,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46we need an aircraft that's small, manoeuvrable and discreet.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Something like this.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Here we go!
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Wooh!
0:10:01 > 0:10:03OK, so, now we're airborne.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07This wonderful little plane
0:10:07 > 0:10:09offers us so many opportunities.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14We can cover a much broader range, and because we're so much higher,
0:10:14 > 0:10:19if there is a large herd of buffalo down there, we will see it.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21There's plenty of other wildlife here.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Elephants!
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Elephants! Ooh! Wow! That's a big herd of elephants.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37And a group of rhino.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43This is a great way to see Africa's giants.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46And our target was just below us.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50What do you see?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I see them! I see the buffalo!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Wow! It is a massive herd.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Oh, I cannot believe how many there are.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07I reckon this herd of buffalo must be 200 animals strong.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Oh, look at that!
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Well done! Good job! Good job!
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Well, this plane is the perfect spotting platform,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25but it's not much of a filming platform.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29So we know where the animals are, now we need to take the car
0:11:29 > 0:11:32and get in as close as we can on the ground,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34without the turbulence.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Now we've located the herd, we want to approach them on foot,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42but it's not going to be easy.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45If the buffalo are still in the same position
0:11:45 > 0:11:47as when I saw them from the air,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50they are probably about 300 metres in that direction.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55Now, buffalo are animals that are always alert to possible predators.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59They've got several hundred pairs of eyes, looking out for danger,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and a very keen sense of smell and hearing.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07So it's important that we approach them from downwind of the animals,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10so our scents and our sounds are being carried away from them.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13From here on in, it's stealth mode.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19We do need to be very careful, here. Always be on the lookout.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23After all, it's not just Cape buffalo that are in this area.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26There are elephant, rhino and lion.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29So it's very wise just to be always stopping
0:12:29 > 0:12:31and checking what's going on.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37It wasn't long before we got proof we were on the right track.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42These are buffalo tracks.
0:12:45 > 0:12:51Distinctive, quite rounded profile to the print and the cloven hoof.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Heading in that direction.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56And they're very fresh.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02The closer we get to the herd,
0:13:02 > 0:13:07the more and more important it is to move slowly and quietly,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11but that's really hard when the ground is so dry.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14It's a bit like walking on dry cornflakes.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20The closer we got, the more careful and quiet we had to be.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Spooking them could be genuinely dangerous.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Those five or six bulls have all come to stand up very proud,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34looking towards us, slight shakes of the head,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36and advancing in our direction.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40These are all quite menacing movements.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Some are starting to get closer in those bushes, over there.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51You can see this large bull standing
0:13:51 > 0:13:53with his head up high,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55sniffing the air.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Sniffing to try and get a scent of us and what we are.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00They are very, very alert.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Watching out for the members of their herd and their family.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12They've got a very, very close eye on us.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18Now, this is really, as close as I want to get to a Cape buffalo.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21But for their role as a deadly defender,
0:14:21 > 0:14:26you've got to say they have to be on the Deadly 60.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Their head adorned
0:14:29 > 0:14:31with giant heavy horns,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34a grumpy unpredictable nature
0:14:34 > 0:14:37can make them incredibly dangerous,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39and the instinct to group together
0:14:39 > 0:14:42into huge defensive herds.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Cape buffalo rampage onto the list.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51South Africa is positively bursting with venomous snakes
0:14:51 > 0:14:54that you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of,
0:14:54 > 0:15:00but the next two animals make easy meals of the most dangerous snakes.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03And, remarkably, they're both birds.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08To show their strategies, I want to do an experiment.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13To meet our first bird, I've come to an endangered species centre.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16And this is the first of our subjects.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17It's the ground hornbill.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21It's an incredibly impressive looking bird.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23With a rather wonderful call,
0:15:23 > 0:15:28and its favourite food in the whole world is a snake.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33They're instantly very inquisitive.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Obviously quite intelligent birds,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39and you definitely need to watch out for that beak.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Right.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51We're using a rubber snake to try and entice them
0:15:51 > 0:15:54to behave as they would in the wild.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59Straight for the head. Straight for the head. Real precision, there.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Now, that has very real purpose.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Imagine if this was something like a puff adder,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06if it was to snap towards the tail,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09that would give the puff adder the perfect chance
0:16:09 > 0:16:12to snap around and land a venomous bite,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14but if you take out the head, instantly,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17then you've got rid of every bit of threat.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20That beak is strong enough, and sharp enough,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23that this snake would already be dead.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26This is the male bird.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Slightly larger.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35And the beak, well, that is a superb precision tool.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39But the other thing you can't miss is the eyelashes.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Those eyelashes are perfect
0:16:41 > 0:16:44for keeping dust and seeds out of the eyes.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50I think it's realised, though, that my plastic snake is not edible.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Now it's trying to figure out what else round here
0:16:54 > 0:16:56might be worth a munch.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05So ground hornbills don't just hunt snakes.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08They'll also take furry things like mammals.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12And right now, Nick's boom pole is taking just that part.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17I think this really shows the intelligence of the ground hornbill.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20It's sussing out everything that's in its world,
0:17:20 > 0:17:24and figuring out if it's going to be good to eat.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28So the ground hornbill is a true professional
0:17:28 > 0:17:30at taking out snakes on the ground.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33But there's one more bird, round here,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36that'll also hunt the most venomous snakes in Africa.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39And it has a rather different way of doing it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Aaah! Aha-ha-hoo-hoo!
0:17:41 > 0:17:42That was my toe!
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Daaaa!
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I think it might be time to leave.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Where's the exit?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04So we've met our first ground hunting bird.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08We now have a second contender, and it's really very different.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11You can probably hear it warming up in the wings.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15So, this is my snake, and this...
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Come and say hello. This is our leggy bird.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23It's a secretary bird,
0:18:23 > 0:18:27and look at those great, long, stilt-like legs.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31They may look a little bit comical, but they have deadly potential.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35And that's what I'm hoping to show you in this experiment.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40OK, so I've got my snake in position.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44My secretary bird looking interested.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Let's give it a go. Look!
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Did you see? Then again, look at that!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02That is incredibly impressive.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I really wasn't expecting it
0:19:04 > 0:19:06to be that decisive.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Come on, give us one more. Give us one more.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Wow!
0:19:14 > 0:19:18My goodness! I think he's dead.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22He wasn't taking any chances.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Just when you think you can't be surprised by animals any more,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31something like that happens.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34This bird's been raised in captivity.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36It's never seen its parents.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38It hasn't been taught this behaviour.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41This is completely innate.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44This is something that it's been born with.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48The ability to head straight for the head of a venomous snake
0:19:48 > 0:19:50and take it out.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55It's like some kind of deadly, avian boxer.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57So impressive!
0:19:57 > 0:20:00As long as I keep the snake moving,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03he'll keep stamping.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05And the second I stop...
0:20:06 > 0:20:09..he'll just keep on stamping.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Of course, this is, actually,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18sensible, because there are a lot of snakes
0:20:18 > 0:20:20that once attacked, will play dead,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24but will still be capable of delivering a bite,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28so the secretary bird is just making really sure
0:20:28 > 0:20:30that its prey is finished off.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I'm pretty sure it's dead, now.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Honestly, he's had it.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44And just watching, actually, as the bird's stamping,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46it's the rear half of the foot
0:20:46 > 0:20:50that's hitting, and a thick, curved back talon,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54so it truly is, not just delivering a hammer blow
0:20:54 > 0:20:57downwards with extreme force,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01but also a stabbing killer blow with that back talon, as well.
0:21:01 > 0:21:07Even the most venomous snakes in Africa wouldn't stand a chance.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Despite the ground hornbill's precision, and big black beak,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15the secretary bird has won me over. He's brilliant.
0:21:15 > 0:21:22The snake stomping secretary bird just has to go on the Deadly 60.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25They show no fear
0:21:25 > 0:21:26when taking on some
0:21:26 > 0:21:28of Africa's most venomous snakes.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30With the longest legs
0:21:30 > 0:21:31of any bird of prey,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33and large strong toes,
0:21:33 > 0:21:34they stamp prey to death
0:21:34 > 0:21:36with killer accuracy.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40The secretary bird strides
0:21:40 > 0:21:41onto our list.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46We're back to the seas off the south coast,
0:21:46 > 0:21:51to try get a close counter with one of our great whites.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53This time we're getting in the water,
0:21:53 > 0:21:58and were hoping to entice the sharks in so we can film them close-up.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01The guys are creating what's called a chum slick -
0:22:01 > 0:22:05it's fish blood and oil, and it's going to travel out behind the boat,
0:22:05 > 0:22:10in a big broad area, and sharks have such keen olfactory senses, that is,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14their sense of smell is so keen, they'll pick this up and travel
0:22:14 > 0:22:16back to find the source, which is going to be us.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Hopefully this should be all we need to tempt the sharks in.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26Coupled with our bait line and decoy, it certainly does the trick.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Now, the best way to get shots of these animals is for me
0:22:29 > 0:22:33to get in the water with them and use this underwater camera.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36We've got sharks. We've got visibility.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39This is going to be out of this world.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Fingers crossed for some action.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51The water's really clear, but are the sharks still around?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00The answer is a definite yes.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Our first shark cruises by...
0:23:13 > 0:23:17..closely followed by more and more.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Soon, we're surrounded.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29This is unreal! The water's like crystal.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Amazing visibility,
0:23:31 > 0:23:35and there's two huge sharks circling around and around and around,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37making passes at the bait.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38It's phenomenal.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41The size of them. The elegance of them.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45But they are very, very sinister looking animals.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I'm staring down the throat of, perhaps,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51the world's most frightening beast.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56And they're starting to build up some momentum.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Ah! You see that burst of speed there?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02This is nothing compared to the amount of velocity
0:24:02 > 0:24:06they'd have to build up to come crashing out of the water,
0:24:06 > 0:24:07but even so...
0:24:07 > 0:24:11When they propel themselves with that broad, flattened tail,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14they can really move at speed.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Just cannot imagine how fast they must have to be travelling
0:24:18 > 0:24:22to breach their bodies completely out of the water.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25This is better than we could ever have hoped for.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28The great whites are truly displaying
0:24:28 > 0:24:30everything that makes them deadly.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39That's the difference!
0:24:39 > 0:24:42That's when they come up almost vertically.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45The shark went right down, very, very low in the seabed,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47but keeping its eyes on the bait,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50and then came straight up, vertically.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52The speed was phenomenal,
0:24:52 > 0:24:57but still not enough to drive it out of the water completely.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Wow! I've got to stop saying wow.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Oh! That is just extraordinary!
0:25:09 > 0:25:13You can see as the shark comes in.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Its eye rolls back in its socket to protect it,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20just in case there's the teeth of a seal waiting to go for that eye,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22that's really vulnerable.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30The great white is one of the largest predators on earth.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33And these are only about three metres long.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36The biggest have been over six metres long.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40I can't even conceive of a great white that big.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55Some animals that just seem to totally rule their environment.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58They just have this aura of invincibility about them.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Oh! That was extraordinary!
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Almost completely left the water.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Oh, and bashed the cage on the way through, as well.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13That's not just one of the most ferocious animals on the planet,
0:26:13 > 0:26:18it's one of the most ferocious animals that's ever lived.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Oh!
0:26:22 > 0:26:26We've had perfect sea conditions, terrific visibility,
0:26:26 > 0:26:30and the closest, clearest views of this iconic beast I've ever seen.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32We're all totally blown away.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Here in shark alley,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37you see this incredibly, highly, honed hunting strategy
0:26:37 > 0:26:42from one of the most impressive predators on earth.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48We've seen a bit of everything from the great white shark today.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52A highly honed hunting strategy.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Speed, elegance, grace.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Oh, my goodness.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03What we haven't seen is a mindless killing machine.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06This animal is far more intelligent than that.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11And for that reason alone, it has to go on the Deadly 60.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14They can breach their huge bodies
0:27:14 > 0:27:16completely clear of the water.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18With the exceptional ability
0:27:18 > 0:27:21to detect prey from up to 5km away,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and mouths that are lined with up to
0:27:24 > 0:27:26300 razor sharp teeth.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28No-one can question
0:27:28 > 0:27:31great whites on the deadly list.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36Join me next time as I continue my search for the Deadly 60.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38I don't believe it!
0:27:38 > 0:27:41It's the creepiest thing I've seen today.
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