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'Welcome to my Deadly Top Ten.' | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
TIGER ROARS | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
'A chance to choose the top ten fiercest, fastest, most tactical, | 0:00:14 | 0:00:19 | |
'toxic and well-armed animals on the planet. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
'All deadly in their own world and sometimes deadly to me.' | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
HE SCREAMS | 0:00:27 | 0:00:28 | |
'Who do you think will be number one in my Deadly Top Ten? | 0:00:28 | 0:00:32 | |
'In this countdown, I'm choosing my top ten killer tactics.' | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
Whoa. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
'These are the cleverest tricks that animals use to catch their dinner. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:48 | |
'It's all about surprise, | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
'stealth and even a bit of magic. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
'Time to kick off my top ten killer tactic countdown. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:01 | |
'I'll begin with a pack-hunting bird of prey. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
'Number ten, the Harris Hawk. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
'Its killer tactic is teamwork.' | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
Look at that! Isn't that magnificent? | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
Now, obviously, this isn't a wild Harris Hawk. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
You'd never get one of those to fly onto your fist. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:27 | |
This is a falconry bird and this is the absolute classic hawk shape. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
In fact, as she came in to land on my fist, | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
what you would've seen is pretty much exactly | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
the last thing a small mammal would see before meeting its end. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
The way she stopped, throwing her wings back, spreading her tail, | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
stops her almost instantly from flight at 30, 40 miles an hour. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
But the most remarkable thing about this bird of prey | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
is that while most birds of prey tend to be solitary, | 0:01:51 | 0:01:55 | |
Harris Hawks are very social animals. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
In fact, they hunt with their friends. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
'They hunt together in the deserts of America. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
'For prey like this rabbit. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
'A four-bird team can attack from all angles. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
'They watch from on high and swoop low to scare prey into the open, | 0:02:15 | 0:02:20 | |
'taking turns to dash in for the strike. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
'And...he's missed it! The prey's got away. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
'Or has it?' | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
'This wily mob has another tactic - ground attack. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:39 | |
'One bird flushes out the quarry for another member of the team. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
'And got it! | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
'There's no escape from this teamworking gang. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
'Hawks may hunt in groups of four or five, | 0:02:57 | 0:03:00 | |
'but check out this animal | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
'who hunts is packs of 20 or more. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:05 | |
'The African hunting dog. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:07 | |
'They have to hunt as a coordinated pack | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
'as they face a major challenge. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
'Catching smart and super-fast prey. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
'Like impala. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
'Impala are intelligent and hyper-alert. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
'The only way to catch one is to hunt together in a big team. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:30 | |
'Creeping up close, camouflage coats keep the pack disguised. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
'Impala only see in black and white, but they do hear very well, | 0:03:37 | 0:03:43 | |
'so the dog team have to be stealthy, too. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:45 | |
'Some dogs run to the side of the herd, | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
'while others start the chase from behind. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
'The impala herd's first line of defence is to stick close together. | 0:03:55 | 0:04:00 | |
'But these dogs have the killer tactic of teamwork. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
'And they separate one from the herd. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
'The lead dog picks up the final chase on its own. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
'Now it's all to play for. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
'The impala has speed, but the dog has another killer capability. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
'Stamina. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
'A team like this kills once a day and tonight, no-one will go hungry. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:32 | |
'Their killer tactic of working together has paid off. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:37 | |
'Coming up next is the ultimate master of disguise. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
'Number eight, the Madagascan leaf tailed gecko. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
'Its killer tactic is invisibility. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
'Uber-cool killer camouflage keeps it safe from predators | 0:04:51 | 0:04:55 | |
'and means it can lie in wait for insect prey, too. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
'It's even got camouflaged eyeballs. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
'Not surprisingly, it's very hard for me to find.' | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
OK, right, Johnny, what I need you to do, | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
I need you to frame up | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
on that portion of tree there. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
-OK. -Can you see it? -No. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
OK. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:24 | |
Let's try zooming in right where my finger is. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:29 | |
Can you see those eyes? | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
-All I can see is leaves. -Just there. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
Just in front of my finger. Can you see that? | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
OK, and zoom back out. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
-Have you got it? -Yeah. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
This is a leaf tailed gecko. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
Let's see if I can make him move a little bit and then you'll see him. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:51 | |
That's the tail there. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
This time of day, they're kind of... Ooh! | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
The leaping leaf tailed gecko. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
It takes a lot to surprise me, particularly with reptiles. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
I actually think that's the most beautiful lizard I've ever seen. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:14 | |
The most incredibly camouflaged. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:17 | |
Look down the bottom lip where it's touching my watch strap. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | |
It's got kind of tassels hanging off it | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
that look just like moss, and all down the body and the legs | 0:06:24 | 0:06:28 | |
and those incredible digits | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
are just covered with little tassels that make it blend in perfectly | 0:06:31 | 0:06:36 | |
with the tree bark. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
You are wondrous! | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
'And he has a killer spring in his step.' | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
I think I might be spoiling his camouflage a little bit. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
'So, we've seen lethal teamwork, | 0:06:51 | 0:06:55 | |
'we've had uber-cool camouflage... | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
'..but there are plenty more killer tactics. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
'Some snakes use lethal lures to tempt their prey. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
'Fighting for slot number seven, it's the death adder | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
'and the garter snake. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
'Let's see these masters of mimicry in action. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
'The death adder hides and uses its tail tip to mimic an insect or worm. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:25 | |
'A perfect snake for this Australian skink... | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
'..who can't resist what seems to be an easy meal. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
'Closer and closer he comes in to inspect. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
'The death adder even wriggles the lure right by its head. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
'Bringing in the skink to point-blank range. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
'This time, the skink got lucky. | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
'But the snake is patient. Sooner or later, it's bound to succeed. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
'Young garter snakes use the other end of their body. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
'They've developed an amazing trick of the tongue. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
'They've learnt how to fish with it. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
'Like a human angler, the snake tests out different fishing spots | 0:08:23 | 0:08:26 | |
'until it finds the right conditions. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
'It dances its tongue on the surface to mimic an insect on the water. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
'Irresistible to baby trout. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
'Sooner or later, the fancy fishing trick pays off. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
'Catch of the day to the reptile with its tactical twitchy tongue. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
'So, is it the death adder tail or the garter snake tongue | 0:09:00 | 0:09:04 | |
'that you think should win? | 0:09:04 | 0:09:06 | |
'Well, I think the fishy fooling tongue is just genius, | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
'so garter snake gets slot number seven. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
'So what other smart hunting strategies are there? | 0:09:13 | 0:09:17 | |
'Better beware or you might get caught in the trap | 0:09:17 | 0:09:19 | |
'set by cunning number six, the chimpanzee. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
'It might seem surprising, but chimpanzees have a taste for meat. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
'And it's teams of males who do the hunting. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
'They set a big trap in the treetops. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
'A satellite's-eye view reveals what's going on. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
'This is what they're after. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
'Colobus monkeys feeding in the canopy 30 metres up. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
'Stealthily, the chimps take up position under their quarry. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
'Colobus are small and agile. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
'They can move in the lightest of branches | 0:09:57 | 0:10:00 | |
'A heavy chimp hasn't a hope alone. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
'But by chasing and surrounding them, the chimps will have a chance. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
'A chimp at the back makes the first move. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
'His job is to climb up under the monkeys and flush them out. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:22 | |
'The rest watch from below, poised for action. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
'The hunt is on. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
'Chimps on the ground immediately run ahead of the colobus. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
'Some of them guess where the colobus are heading | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
'and climb trees on either side. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
'Their job is to scare the monkeys into running between them. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
'Meanwhile, on the ground, the smartest chimp, | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
'the chief monkey-catcher, has a plan. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
'He runs even further ahead. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
'He's seen the side-scarers | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
'and has worked out where the colobus are being driven. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
'He picks a tree ahead of them and hides and waits. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
'The trap is now set. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
'The chaser chimp at the back drives them from behind | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
'and the side-scarers move in. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:19 | |
'The colobus leap straight into the monkey-catcher's tree. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:24 | |
'And...it's over! | 0:11:38 | 0:11:42 | |
'The chimps outsmarted the monkeys and caught their family supper. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:46 | |
'Their trap-setting skills and expert timing | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
'is the key to their success. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
'So we've had a gang of hawks, | 0:11:58 | 0:12:01 | |
'pack-hunting dogs, | 0:12:01 | 0:12:03 | |
'a master of disguise, | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
'a tongue-fishing snake | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
'and trap-making chimps. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
'Can you guess what's coming up next as we count down to number one? | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
'This is truly bizarre. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
'Number five - the stoat. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:25 | |
'Its lethal tactics are killer dance moves. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:32 | |
'Yes, really. They are killer. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
'Which it uses to hunt rabbits. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:38 | |
'Sometimes stoats put on a crazy-looking show | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
'in fields where rabbits live. But don't be fooled. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
'There is method in their madness. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:46 | |
'Believe it or not, these moves are deadly. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
'The stoat's jumps and jives seem to put the rabbits under a spell. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
'It seems mesmerised and doesn't run away. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:04 | |
'The nimble stoat then chooses its moment. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:10 | |
'This dance of death allows it to tackle prey, like adult rabbits, | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
'eight times its own weight. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
'Battling it out for slot number four are two itsy-tricksy spiders. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
'The Corolla spider and the Gladiator spider. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
'Their killer tactics have to be seen to be believed. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:36 | |
'The Corolla spider lives in the harsh environment | 0:13:37 | 0:13:41 | |
'of the Namibian Desert, where there are strange patterns on the sand. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:46 | |
'These circles are an amazing solution to an engineering problem. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:51 | |
'Unable to spin webs, since the silk would be destroyed | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
'by the desert winds, this special agent spider | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
'harnesses technology to catch its prey.' | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
MUSIC: "James Bond Theme" | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
'A foraging ant is walking through a minefield. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
'It hasn't got a clue about the danger. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
'If it touches the wrong stone, | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
'it means certain death. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:21 | |
'Because inside each perfect circle | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
'is a deadly Corolla spider, waiting to ensnare the next victim. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:29 | |
'A trap this sophisticated takes a lot of hard work to get right | 0:14:29 | 0:14:34 | |
'and every special agent needs a few gadgets. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:38 | |
'Seven or eight round pebbles are ideal. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
'But some just aren't up to the job. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
'Each carefully-selected pebble is made of quartz. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:50 | |
'This is essential, as quartz has a special property. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
'It can transmit vibrations. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
'Within the burrow, silk lines are attached to the edge of each pebble | 0:14:57 | 0:15:01 | |
'and then to the spider. The trap is set. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:05 | |
'If the ant touches any of the quartz pebbles, | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
'they transmit the tiny vibrations along the silk and to the spider. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:14 | |
'This vital intelligence tells the spider | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
'exactly where and when to strike. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
'Mission accomplished. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:29 | |
'Well, that was just unbelievable. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
'But if you think that was impressive, | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
'just wait until you meet our next crafty contender, | 0:15:34 | 0:15:38 | |
'the Gladiator spider. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
'This little warrior spins a very special type of silk. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
'She backcombs it to make it particularly fuzzy. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:48 | |
'It's also extremely elastic, which is very important. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
'She checks to see how far she is from the ground, | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
'carefully measuring the distance with her legs. | 0:15:57 | 0:15:59 | |
'Then she snips free the ends of the fuzzy rectangle. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:03 | |
'It might look like a small handkerchief, | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
'but it's actually a really lethal bit of kit. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:09 | |
'She's ready and just in time. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
'A cricket is foraging below. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:18 | |
'Her aim must be on target as she only has one shot. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:27 | |
'Oh, that is mind-blowing! | 0:16:35 | 0:16:38 | |
'The net works perfectly. Now the prey must be parcelled up for later. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
'The fuzzy silk makes an excellent napkin. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
'So, who gets the hot seat at four? | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
'Glorious Gladiator or the stone-spinning Corolla? | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
'For her fuzzy-fibre-net-throwing skills, it's the Gladiator who wins. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:05 | |
'Only three places left. Time to bring in the big guns. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:10 | |
'It's the alligator snapping turtle. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
'Armed with a monstrous weapon of devious trickery. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
'Dwelling in the dark, murky swamps of south-eastern USA, | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
'they have some of the most powerful jaws on the planet. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
'And they use their super-strong mouths | 0:17:25 | 0:17:29 | |
'to chomp through anything and everything. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:32 | |
'Flesh, gristle and even bone. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:35 | |
'But that's not all. This weapon is double trouble. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:42 | |
'For inside these gigantic jaws is the really clever bit. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:46 | |
'By wriggling this fleshy growth on its tongue, | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
'the snapping turtle imitates a worm. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:54 | |
'Now, watch closely. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
'This fish thinks it's just about to have its lunch, | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
'when in fact, it's about to be lunch. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
'This is one crafty predator who I just have to meet.' | 0:18:09 | 0:18:14 | |
Oh, wow! | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
Yes! | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
Oh, my goodness! Look at the size of it! | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
There's two! There's two in there! | 0:18:28 | 0:18:30 | |
Er, we actually have three. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:33 | |
I don't believe it! | 0:18:33 | 0:18:35 | |
I cannot tell you how heavy this is. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:39 | |
Wow! Absolutely unreal. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
Three giant alligator snapping turtles. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:51 | |
I'm just going to be real careful, real gentle. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
Try to ease them out. Just make sure your right hand | 0:18:54 | 0:18:58 | |
-doesn't stray from that spot. -OK. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:02 | |
-Right. -Good job, man. Good job. You got him. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:07 | |
Whoo! That is a big turtle. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
Probably the largest freshwater turtle in the world. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
But that isn't really what's so impressive about him. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
Look at the size of that head. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
It's totally out of proportion to the rest of the body. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:25 | |
And most of that is just pure muscle power driving that jaw. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:31 | |
At the edge of it is, well, it's incredibly sharp. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
It doesn't have teeth cos it doesn't need to have, really. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
It's almost like a great big, curved kitchen knife. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
You can see the hooked snout at the end. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
Actually, I'm not going to be able to hold him like this for long, | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
because he's just too heavy. Looking at the shape of the head and body, | 0:19:47 | 0:19:51 | |
it's very irregular. The colour is quite dark. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
And he blends in really, really well | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
with all the vegetation at the bottom of the water here. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
And then, as soon as a fish gets too close, the head snaps out like that, | 0:20:00 | 0:20:06 | |
the jaws clamp shut incredibly quickly, and the fish is history. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
'And now it's the animal who's the sultan of stealth. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:16 | |
'Number two, the leopard. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
'Its killer tactic is surprise attack. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
'Don't be deceived by this lazy leopard dozing in the daytime. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
'Behind those sleepy eyes lurks the mind | 0:20:29 | 0:20:32 | |
'of the most skilful stalker in the animal kingdom. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:36 | |
'Darkness helps her execute her cunning plan. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:40 | |
'Infrared cameras now give us the chance to see | 0:20:46 | 0:20:49 | |
'into the secretive nocturnal world of this stealthy cat. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:52 | |
'Antelope have a well-developed sense of smell | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
'and very good hearing. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
'But at night, when the moon sinks behind a cloud, | 0:21:00 | 0:21:02 | |
'they're almost blind. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:04 | |
'It's just about pitch black. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:08 | |
'And for the antelope, there's deadly danger | 0:21:08 | 0:21:11 | |
'creeping up on them in the dark. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
'Remember, you can see what's going on, thanks to the infrared camera, | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
'but the antelope can't see a thing. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
'This is when the leopard sneaks right up to them, | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
'like a thief in the night. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:29 | |
'Each footfall is considered and silent. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
'A tiny noise could give the game away. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
'She even controls her breathing. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
'She must be as quiet as she can. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:50 | |
'With the right posture, in the right place, at the right time, | 0:21:50 | 0:21:54 | |
'she's ready for the perfect pounce. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:58 | |
'After she's made a kill, this cool cat has the strength and agility | 0:22:09 | 0:22:14 | |
'to haul the carcass high up into the treetops, | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
'where no other predator can reach it. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
'A crafty manoeuvre which allows her | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
'to enjoy her meal in peace and at leisure. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:27 | |
'The leopard is at the top of its game | 0:22:31 | 0:22:33 | |
'with its winning combination of killer tactics. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:37 | |
'They're usually very hard to see, | 0:22:38 | 0:22:40 | |
'but I was lucky to find one on a dark and stormy African evening.' | 0:22:40 | 0:22:44 | |
That is proper lightning. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
THUNDER BOOMS | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
Mark, she's right down here and looking straight at me. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:57 | |
And coming out into the open. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
I do not believe this. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:02 | |
This is Africa's most elusive, most secretive cat, | 0:23:02 | 0:23:07 | |
just wandering around, | 0:23:07 | 0:23:09 | |
trying to figure out what her next move is going to be. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
I've never seen anything like this in my life. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
If she gets any closer, guys, don't move a muscle. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:22 | |
'A leopard is so unpredictable, | 0:23:24 | 0:23:27 | |
'it's arguably the most dangerous big cat in Africa.' | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
'Literally metres away from us.' | 0:23:33 | 0:23:36 | |
THUNDER BOOMS | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
Well, we've just seen one of the most elusive, | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
cunning, shy, secretive cats in the world, | 0:23:50 | 0:23:54 | |
stalking around us, out in the open, in a full-on electrical storm. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
It's something none of us are going to forget in a hurry. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
'So, if the super-skilled leopard isn't number one, who is? | 0:24:03 | 0:24:08 | |
'Time for the top ten killer tactics countdown. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
'Team-working ten, the Harris Hawk. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:13 | |
'Nifty nine, the African hunting dog. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
'Exquisite eight, the leaf tailed geckos. Great! | 0:24:16 | 0:24:20 | |
'Super-tongued seven, the garter snake. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:24 | |
'Stealthy six, the chimpanzee. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:28 | |
'Fancy-footed five, the stoat's jive. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:32 | |
'Fantastic four, the Gladiator spider. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
'Throttling three, the alligator snapping turtle. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:39 | |
'Tip-toed two, the super-skilled leopard. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:42 | |
'So, who's at the top? Any ideas? | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
'Well, my totally-tactical number one is ... | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
'..the humpback whale. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:53 | |
'For me, this is the ultimate strategic predator. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
'For the sheer scale of its fishing technique, | 0:25:01 | 0:25:03 | |
'and its killer combination of teamwork and intelligence, | 0:25:03 | 0:25:07 | |
'no other animal comes close. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:09 | |
'Just wait till you see this! | 0:25:11 | 0:25:13 | |
'Each summer, humpbacks come to hunt vast shoals of herring | 0:25:17 | 0:25:21 | |
'off the Pacific North-West coast of America. | 0:25:21 | 0:25:24 | |
'Millions and millions of fish, | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
'an incredible bonanza of food if you know how to catch them. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:31 | |
'And a very few smart whales know how to catch an entire shoal. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:37 | |
'Like giant jet fighters on a mission, | 0:25:41 | 0:25:44 | |
'the squadron swim in tight formation behind a lead whale. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:48 | |
'She has the knowledge of how to drive the hunt. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
'It's her job to find the herring. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
'She dives down deep and creates a shimmering trap. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
'The sea suddenly fills with bubbles. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:04 | |
'The lead whale is circling below a shoal of herring, | 0:26:04 | 0:26:08 | |
'and blowing bubbles as she turns. | 0:26:08 | 0:26:11 | |
'This makes a net of bubbles which surround the terrified fish. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:15 | |
'Then an eerie call fills the water. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:18 | |
WHALE CALLS | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
'It's a battle cry. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
'The other whales assume their attack positions. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:30 | |
'Together they charge to the surface, inside the ring of bubbles. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:40 | |
'The herring rocket into the air trying to escape, | 0:26:45 | 0:26:48 | |
'but the whales' huge mouths gape, | 0:26:48 | 0:26:51 | |
'and between them, the entire shoal is engulfed. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:53 | |
'Each whale weighs as much as six T-rexs. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
'They're powering up through the water faster than you can run. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:10 | |
'What chance do these herring have? | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
'Uniquely smart, utterly vast, | 0:27:15 | 0:27:18 | |
'with possibly the most intelligent hunting technique in the world, | 0:27:18 | 0:27:22 | |
'the bubble-blowing, shoal-swallowing, | 0:27:22 | 0:27:24 | |
'squadron-swimming humpback has the ultimate killer tactic combination.' | 0:27:24 | 0:27:29 | |
'Don't forget to join me next time for more Deadly Top Tens. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:40 | |
'Who's going to be the deadly number one?' | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
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