Fish Sounds: Do fish talk to each other? | Earth Unplugged

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[@earthunplugged]

Who's your favourite chatty fish from the video?

[@julianaselser3115]

BBC Earth Unplugged clownfish or damselfish!

[@bonnieaprillollipoptrigger6516]

BBC Earth Unplugged Hey Sewaii sensei

[@ThePereiras]

BBC Earth Unplugged the chirper! Ambon damselfish 😍

[@krazeekimo]

My fave is the Chatty Carp! Gosh they're funny, absolutely hilarious at parties. Just a big cheeky ole Carp.

[@Scientificmethods]

All of them. More individual fish recordings now! :)

[@sambrooke2517]

Hydrophones in 1900s : * listening for missiles and submarines * Hydrophones in 2000s : **eavesdropping on fish conversations**

[@Vincent98987]

Missiles, and submarines did not exist in the 1900s

[@christianpyatt7543]

@@Vincent98987 from the year 1900, to 1999, missiles and submarines were never a thing? The 1900s includes the cold war too, there were definitely missiles involved,

[@Vincent98987]

@@christianpyatt7543 i meant the year 1900.

[@iug5672]

​@@Vincent98987​ well, you are not wrong, but neither is the first commenter since he said "1900s"

[@Lifeletnothingholdudown]

As a fish keeper I would think it would be really cool if they can make a hydrophone for aquariums so that I could hear my fish. That would be really awesome.

[@Vampiregirl42596]

I’m taping a zoom microphone to my fish tank now to record my fish while I’m gone, thanks. Lol

[@Lifeletnothingholdudown]

@@Vampiregirl42596 put it on KZbin i would be interested.

[@DA-js7xz]

It would be even cooler if you didn't keep fish in captivity, because they hate it.

[@VisceralFossa]

@@DA-js7xz I would agree, but I doubt the fish they have are wild-caught, or belong in the wild, for that matter. Most fish that people adopt are captive-bred and know nothing about survival in the wild, and also aren't native to where they are being sold, meaning that if this person released their fish into the wild, they could become invasive. Not to mention, that since the fish probably have their own little social groups in the aquariums, they could get separated from the other fish. So then not only would the fish be thrown in an environment where they don't fully know how to survive and they could be easily killed in, but they would be lonely too because they just got separated from their little fish group and there are no other members of their species in that area. Doesn't sound that ethical the more you think about it. Also, I hate to break it to ya bud, but you can't exactly say for 100% certain that all fish hate being in captivity. Have you ever spoken to a fish? Can you communicate with them on some level that other humans can't? No? Then you cannot say for certain what they feel, only they could, and they sadly do not have the capability to speak to us, therefore shutting down any and all possibilities of complex communication between us and them. Plus, I think logically they would rather live in a (albeit rather cheap, usually) recreation of what their ideal environment should look like that has members of their species, food, and plenty of shelter, than live in a dangerous environment where they don't know how to find members of their species, food is rather scarce, they have to find shelter, and they could get killed at any moment.

[@emielvanlin9000]

My corydoras make clicking sounds. Kinda loud too😂

[@marksimons8861]

I remember being struck by how noisy coral reefs are.

[@NobleWolf33]

You can hear it ?

[@parmaxolotl]

Can you hear it when you're swimming?

[@laurentvegetale5923]

@@parmaxolotl Yeah when scuba diving anywhere near fish/invertebrates (doesn't have to be a coral reef) it is rarely quiet, and its like the sea is chattering. Source: I'm a marine biologist student

[@OssieWhite]

I'm an Aspiring zoologist and have been telling people this for years. TIS NOW THAT THY HATH GIVEN ME PROOF!

[@rajamk3256]

👍🏻

[@ScientistCat]

0:15 _creepy knocks on your walls at night_ Sergeant major: _Enderman voice_ Batfish: _Transformers noises_ Soldierfish: _intermittend farting_

[@jagajagad1392]

"æugh" -Pufferfish

[@bellahjk3395]

The sounds like sounds of bird.. but this is my first time I heard fish talk.. amazing

[@patrickcanto3904]

aeugh

[@NitroIndigo]

They sound more like frogs to me.

[@democrazy69]

They're like birds.

[@livus3787]

Human noise causes stress in me as well...

[@Master_Therion]

"Fish talk to each other?" Water they saying? Someone please let minnow.

[@Pumpkintiti]

Master Therion All animals communicate w/each other. All animal lovers knows this

[@DeusExHomeboy]

I was looking for someone with 3 vaginas, but then, I found one with an octopuss..

[@DeusExHomeboy]

Pumpkin0330 titi Some people would say the chicken and cows tell them they wanna be enslaved and murdered lol

[@awesomeeliam7882]

Master Therion hahahahaha

[@stephencook2971]

I think crustaceans are just talking crab to each other; perhaps salmon knows better

[@papab5381]

Batfish: *speaks in static* Soilderfish: *speaks in Atari 2600*

[@PantsB4Squares]

I can relate to the human noises they listed. Those noises on ground is enough to make me one to break someone. There is construction going on next to my house. Even just a hammer strike is terribly disruptive. Messes me up in many ways i can only imagine what it is doing to the sensitive marine lifes ears. Along with blocking how they hear eachother, like whales who communicatw longer distances

[@Catnipfumar]

Since a kid I always thought of fish as birds of the sea.

[@Rake3577]

Bats are chicken of the cave

[@Hippyboo]

They pretty much are lol like shrimp are supposed to be like bugs of the sea

[@Catnipfumar]

@@Hippyboo well shrimps and lobsters are related to cockroaches that's why I don't eat it I look at my friends I'm like why are you guys eating cockroaches?

[@Hippyboo]

@@Catnipfumar 😂😂😂 tbh Im terrified of bugs and insects but I actually enjoy shrimp, I kinda grew up on it. Dont really care much for lobster though lol

[@Catnipfumar]

@@Hippyboo why do you love eating shrimp? Do you not know shrimp and lobsters are related to cockroaches?

[@JonasGoodwin]

Are these recordings saved somewhere accessible? I'd love to learn more about the sounds different fish make.

[@DeepBlueSpirit2]

me too

[@DLeighWifey]

Look up the Smithsonian article on Marie Fish. It's available online.

[@anupchandupatla3434]

hats off to the camera man 👏👏👏

[@bonnieaprillollipoptrigger6516]

Anup Chandupatla Yes Sensei!Sewaii :3

[@injrg]

Ah yes my favorite fish... *STEVE SIMPSON*

[@user-ec4fm6uq8d]

Lol

[@amberpasta9379]

i play music for my fish... they love coming up to their tank and listen to me playing the piano or flute

[@liangt7228]

Thank you for this wonderful video. Tbh, I even teared up at the end thinking about how noisy it must be for the fishes to hear such mechanical and sharp noises cause even I, a human, get agitated easily by such noises.

[@smolbren6001]

I just wanted to know if fishes can actually make any sound after that pufferfish moaning *eugh*

[@nemi9217]

Gay for Twice Straight for BTS same

[@devanathanmurugan9382]

L

[@curlymoo]

When I went diving in Croatia I heard this crackling which is more amplified here in the video, but I was told it was just the sound of water on the rocks. Now I might be able to convince others it's the sea life. Or maybe it was just the water on the rocks..... something to investigate.

[@YoushaAhmad]

This is fascinating. As a side note I thought that the BBC didn't accept sponsors/ advertising and that is what our TV licenses are for.

[@earthunplugged]

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[@sergiobarajas7131]

That’s what happens in a socialist country

[@adh921ify]

This video got me thinking that Nemo was deformed from human sounds

[@bonnieaprillollipoptrigger6516]

Austin Hartley wow!Should I laff or cry?

[@RoguePlutonia]

Noooo it was clearly from the shark attack that broke the egg prematurely

[@Ridashippu]

@@RoguePlutonia That was a barracuda, but I can see why it'd be confusing.

[@Amy-zb6ph]

I wonder how the fish would react to someone farting underwater. lol

[@italieuh9983]

I always thought they opened their mouth to breathe me and my stupid self forgot fish have gills.... so my fish talk to each other.. awaawaaww

[@DCice13]

Ive had fish in a fishtank and they make audible clicking noises.

[@kikianimates6579]

Darkking Ice same! My parrot fish has been making those noises

[@RealComp5]

there's something in my tank making a chirping sound. It's super annoying, I don't know what fish is doing it. It does it a lot more at night. I unplugged everything and still hear the sounds so I know its not the filter or anything.

[@PuRpLeButt3RfLy1]

RealComp5 why would you find it annoying? It’s nature! If the sounds of nature and animals bother you.... you shouldn’t have any.

[@shieldde6209]

I thought my arowana playing with the stone in the buttom....

[@theholybuttfungus5911]

Yeah I’ve had yoyo loaches make clicking noises just before and during feeding time. Not to mention my sailfin pleco makes a very audible croaking when he’s pissed off.

[@l.r.4155]

Ah yes my favorite fish: *Steve Simpson*

[@tracym9763]

This is just fascinating!!! I hope there will be more on this topic over the next few years. It would be wonderful to listen and understand what fish is making what noise.

[@alejandroaragontan4397]

When I clean my aquarium my trigger fish makes grunting noises

[@komodo9452]

This is awesome! Is there a way to get these sounds without the background noise and the voice? I would love to use this for creature sound design.

[@rinzmusic]

This is amazing, and a bit sad... But mostly amazing to hear the sounds of fish! :)

[@Sonderasf]

This is one of my favorite videos ever. When I first saw it my mind was blown. Still is.

[@MSpencer1998]

Look back at the people that look at you crazy when you say fish have ears. Even if they don't communicate, hearing helps alot in survival. Why wouldn't fish have ears?

[@underwatermarvels3206]

Diving in coral reef and listen all the sounds is a wonderful experience! The first time that i heard a sound was from a clown fish while i was approaching... was surprising! :)

[@georgesalles582]

Awesome! I had never thought that fishes emited sounds.

[@krazeekimo]

I'm sorry. at 3:35 it doesn't sound like their talking, it sounds like they're frying in a Cajun crispy coating!

[@StrawberryOverlord]

would love just a 10 hr asmr of ocean soundscapes. so beautiful, I didn't think I could love fish more!

[@lozzalew86]

They are so cute!

[@japanlego]

Love this! Thank you BBC for helping us understand the natural world and learn about it!

[@ryaquaza3offical]

In other words fish speak and we need to stop being the underwater equivalent of an annoying neighbor

[@alpana7682]

Why does my fish seem so excited after hearing these sounds..

[@toniodivichi5749]

What a great vid. For the longest time I just assumed most fish didn't make any noise.

[@kikianimates6579]

Can you please make a fish ambience video?

[@Tarix13]

May I have the permission to make a copy version which included subtitle of my native language? I use it for educational purpose, not commercial.

[@moomoocachoo9025]

It's through technology that we get to hear what fish are saying, but it's also through technology that we're really messing up the planet. :(

[@expdelphi1486]

Ze Moch Wooooow that’s deep

[@KittyAwesomnessgirl1]

"We live in a society"

[@demoncastledracula]

No it's not. It's the carelessness of large companies (and laziness of SOME people) thats been polluting the oceans.

[@Lifeletnothingholdudown]

@@demoncastledracula You do have a good point it's people that use the technology. We just have to learn to use technology that benefits nature and not use what just benefit humans and hurts animals. Education on how technology can help animals and what technology can harm is the key But I'm afraid that humanity has to evolve some more before there is big change.

[@dongsondoantran2233]

I mean, it is also through the use of technology that we found out we're messing up the planet and with technology we're trying to fix the things we messed up sooooo

[@f8ofk8]

Lovely. Pure wonder.

[@GregJonson]

How does this only have 128,000 views? It's so much more fascinating than pop music.

[@msmx9088]

everyone gansta till the fish makes slappin bass sounds

[@aidangm7419]

“Clown fish can communicate in a colony to defend each other and their home” You call that a colony, it must number thousands to be that way

[@elle3821]

Very cool!!

[@nitinchakravarthy9400]

Beautiful creatures.love to see them

[@Welcome_to_earff]

they can talk but if you feed them with carrots ;)

[@karwinchau4684]

Always learning something new everyday

[@pvdm4107]

Beautiful

[@sarahredwood537]

I wish I had ear's like the mighty fish 😃

[@Chloe-ur5hi]

So cute omg.

[@jxmorgan2009]

My fish can talk. Well I am speechless, and mystified.

[@medyotanga8732]

That batfish sound sounds awesome

[@Makairl]

Now show the sounds of cool fish like sharks and eels

[@coeurlregina128]

They remind me of the frogs and night birds I hear in the evenings.

[@birdwatching_moscow]

Such an amazing video! Thank you very much!

[@kyra1315]

This is cute

[@RATSKETCHES]

There should be a 1.13 Minecraft mod that adds chirps, whoops, and grunts to coral reef ambiance

[@bonnieaprillollipoptrigger6516]

Hey My Petty fishes!♥♥🔥

[@lang1234]

Please release without background music, so we can hear the fish!

[@StudioAREshorts]

I want to know more about fish sounds. And by that I want to hear more fish sounds

[@insanity_mage]

Wait...so all the noise we hear when people record underwater sounds isn't of the water?? It's the different creatures making those noises?? 😳

[@creepster1087]

It sounds so beautiful and then you just hear the horrendous screeching of machines that blankets it and drowns it out

[@alceratops6853]

Dang! And here I am thinking thinking that fish say "Blub"

[@pastelsux]

My favorite fish species... Steve Simpson.

[@Targide_TheDargoba]

When fish noise 0:25 : i can smell it

[@user-eg5dd3mk3e]

🐡🥕 Eugh.

[@iPodFayne]

Is there isolated audio of this anywhere on KZbin? Like JUST the ambient background noise?

[@peytontorain3751]

These people have a really cool job!

[@2pistoltaj623]

Life is so Complex

[@xeio1122]

So the ocean sounds like someone constantly frying chicken. No wonder everything is so hungry

[@Nobynoby2763]

wow fish

[@DGFishRfine1]

Songbirds! Fabulous

[@junojang8715]

4:44 here is the banging noises from titanic submarine!! :D

[@akam9919]

0:21 sounds like someone's about to die in a scifi

[@drmahendradamor1177]

Superb 💕🎉💐👌🏼🙏🏼

[@nancy234ful]

I have goldfish only.., used to do clown fish , all sorts.. yet i forgot all the remedies... , clown fish 🐠 was fun... , .. they know there owners.. , theyre smart.. .. music they listen to it...sounds.. & how you know when they sleeep. When there sitting still..

[@aring.6307]

Batfish are my favorite!

[@YoutubesaysimCyberbully]

im not supposed to eat fish now too ? lmao

[@sirgoblinman3321]

Ooooo this is some nice asmr

[@raviprakash345]

awesome

[@mikeyd946]

Very cool 😎

[@OttomanZC]

How do they filter out their own noices? Like the cameraman swimming and breathing? Isn't that really difficult because the sounds are never 100% same? And while filtering it, aren't they filtering some fish' sounds too?

[@chopin65]

Fascinating.

[@TheMrJRM1990]

Love y’all

[@oskarlins5166]

whats the song called in the begingning

[@knoodelhed]

Wouldn't it be better for a diver doing acoustical studies to use a rebreather?

[@levetbyck]

a rebreather? - gotta search up on that /nvm, thinking that drones solve the problem in the long run

[@wonderslast4796]

The longer I watch, the more I tell myself that maybe humans really don't deserve thid beautiful planet.

[@kikianimates6579]

I heard my parrot fish, kyda making noises like those...

[@KudaHitam]

Secret of deep blue sea👍

[@KallusGarnet]

noise pollution will be the death of us all.

[@roshwyinstaicoon2593]

"/\ € U G H" - Pufferfish

[@tropicaldino]

Didn't know Nemo could talk

[@vileguile4]

That's sad ... 5:00 .. however, 5:45

[@josejuliangonzalez9216]

This is seaspeak from beastars!