The Hunt — S01E04 — Hunger at Sea (Oceans)

00:00:37 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: The open ocean.

00:02:21 Their food is so scarce and widely spread

00:04:56 Frigatebirds, the pirates of the high seas.

00:06:26 Their cover blown,

00:09:47 With the help of the dorado

00:11:11 He will spend his entire life marooned on this weedy raft.

00:13:39 Surely this time.

00:15:35 Spinners are the most vocal of all the dolphins.

00:16:51 It's only when they come up to the surface to feed

00:18:48 Waiting patiently, a viperfish.

00:20:44 luring their prey to come to them.

00:23:05 A busy oasis in the emptiness of the big blue.

00:24:56 to hide slow and deliberate tail movements,

00:26:45 A school of resident silversides cloaks the seamount.

00:28:51 creating isolated patches of richness.

00:30:16 They often spend weeks at sea

00:31:57 Nearly half a million come back here each year to raise their young.

00:33:32 It's these currents, more than any other force,

00:35:08 These hunters patrol the boundaries between ocean currents,

00:37:08 Even when more sea lions arrive

00:38:57 the advantage starts to shift away from the sardines.

00:41:22 going their separate ways once more.

00:43:12 targeting the densest part of the shoal.

00:46:13 the greatest hunter in all the world's oceans.