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A clash of true oceanic titans fought in the remote battlefields of Ascension Island. Tuna are often faster, fitter and bigger than the sharks.
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[@hybridchild8393]

Love it when the narrator says “the sharks know the terrain like the back of their hands.”😂😂

[@CarlYoungII]

😂😂😂 Right I'm like um don't you mean the back of their fins?

[@cryptoclyps5049]

The writing is abysmal. Garbage

[@Jojnhemty]

​@@CarlYoungII44:24

[@jaybanks2709]

same lol

[@curtiswheeler2212]

Hands?LOL!

[@lightningmcqueen181]

Gotta hand it to the Camera crew for NatGeo.. Some of the best footage I've ever seen

[@Radrook353]

Very informative. I never suspected that the Tuna that we buy and eat from cans was such a feisty fish.

[@scaffoldingguy5717]

One of the best underwater challenge of spearman vs shark I have ever seen!

[@tykat7327]

That's exactly what I thought as well, awesome footage.

[@LikelyABot]

It’s edited. They left out the part where the spearman stabs two do the sharks with his knife. You can find the raw video on KZbin

[@BrianBandoy]

Nice editing.. cgi and real action are good..

[@allpetfoodssupercentrehami7533]

when sharks have hands and tuna runs a BOSTON marathon lmao

[@touchofgrey5372]

Tiger shark 24 ft length??? It's more like 15 - 18 feet! (that's a world record!) This episode is so full is misinformation I'm surprised it is done by Nat.Geo!

[@carlitoforte259]

Lemme guess, you're a Couch Biologist

[@touchofgrey5372]

@@carlitoforte259 Not et all! Just not falling for misinformation, no matter who writes it.

[@damianbest6566]

Those tuna weren’t 250lbs either. I agree with you. Lots of bad info

[@literallyalwaysthejews5397]

Listen to this guy narrating, it's like they made it for special needs teenagers trying desperately to keep their attention. They took really interesting video and information and made it annoying to watch.

[@marcopugliese5946]

@@carlitoforte259 yellowfin tuna have never been bigger than 400 pounds, the ones in this video are 80-100 pounds

[@cecilias_shorts]

I'm so amazed at how people know all this about fish and sharks...it's so great to watch 🇦🇺🐨

[@MaalinCusubTV]

Hats off to these wonderful cameramen 🔥🔥🔥

[@ariessweety8883]

I thought they were in a boat and had the camera on some sort of pole in the water? Idk I just can't imagine ppl getting in the water to film with all the feeding going on.

[@bobbertonsmivelton7019]

@@ariessweety8883 They definitely don't get in the water with that

[@TheAbhimanyuSP]

These are high end aquatic cameras controlled just like a drone, so no need for humans to swim along with the cameras

[@wolfofrhodeislandx7462]

Yellowfin tuna rarely exceed 350lbs.i think the biggest rod and reel taken yellow is 400lbs plus.bluefin are the giants of the tunoids reaching the 1000lb class

[@staytight6340]

6ft 800lb yellowfin Lmfao

[@garyharris4008]

I'm wondering why yellowfin tuna can replace bluefin for a time period. Need to watch rest of video.

[@ricomunroe3684]

Comment I was looking for.

[@ariessweety8883]

The Galapagos Shark 'knows this area like the back of his hand' 🤣 Did he have to say that? Couldn't he have at least said 'like the back of his fin' or just left it out all together lmao

[@talentgalore4563]

Orca Walks in Boss music playing.

[@shrabanichatterjee5818]

It is awesome

[@cristhianezanella8700]

Amo o Nat Geo wild. ainda bem que posso ver no KZbin! lamentável que tiraram a programação da TV brasileira.

[@aves4081]

You have to really appreciate yellowfin after watching this episode!

[@keithyostin4482]

It's just too bad that people have to hunt everything to extinction.

[@zeebest1004]

And I’m watching it all while enjoying a tuna fish sammich and a bowl of shark fin soup!

[@mondraymondo]

I absolutely LOVE this documentary! Not only do I respect tunas more but also the predators

[@antoniocartas]

😊

[@pokerman9108]

and Tuna taste so good, I don't blame those sharks for wanting them... :)

[@kymwilling403]

Absolutely brilliant narratives and footage! Thanks guys!

[@spenyspen18]

CGI footage is brilliant?

[@Sofia-qn6fs]

Mother nature is simply amazing ☺️

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

So is God's creation... lol.

[@tanyalake9152]

@@majoroldladyakamom6948 - Grow up. There's no god. It is crazy that MOTHER earth/nature still does not get credit.

[@tanyalake9152]

I agree.

[@chesterdagoc5915]

@@tanyalake9152 I liked your comment because of that

[@tanyalake9152]

@@chesterdagoc5915 - Thank you, and this is coming from a spiritual person when it comes to nature/universe.

[@Rangelandsafaris]

These underground moments are so incredible

[@traversniemi5342]

Underwater in fact

[@ANIG1987]

THIS is like vampire vs humans lol !!

[@mokshnaidu]

The spearman vs shark shot is worthy of being in a big budget movie!

[@najmushshamstushar1940]

The plot was dramatic enough.. So the commentary could be a bit smoother. Overall a nice one.

[@eecsbeanie]

i'm not eating tuna anymore they got enuf to deal with

[@TunaFreeDolphinMeat]

Thank you, Jesus! Ramen

[@nataliec5033]

When its already dead, you throw it so the animal will die needlessly

[@williammcfaul2040]

Fish don't have feelings

[@jomoland]

😂

[@jonsquirrel3661]

😂😂

[@theitineranthistorian2024]

unbelievable footage, I'm rooting for the Galapagos, fisherman wasting their time at Ascension.

[@bellarminerobert9520]

Yeah you right they really waste time

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

As a person who has fished tuna. I can tell you sharks love us. They follow boats everywhere and anything you catch and I mean anything 80% of the time it’s ripped into shreds by the time you were reel it in because of those sharks lol we never get mad at them. We are fishing in their territory. Nothing you can do

[@theitineranthistorian2024]

@@youtubeconnollyfamily excellent

[@chefallanvlogs1707]

good job po napakagandang content deserve more likes and views thank you for shareng

[@thhomasmarks]

Thank you for posting, thumbs up, , Tuna are wow incredible fish

[@fishing8503]

800 pound yellowfin tuna?!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@snakeinthegrass7630]

To much Hype in narration , underwater shots are first class

[@RA-mg3ue]

Nice Visual - 800lb Yellow Fin - No such thing - National Geographic dropped the ball.

[@johndyer9232]

Also not sure about 8 foot wahoo, or 24foot tiger shark.

[@taruhamalik3946]

Amazing discovery and more amazing is this free documentary , which any one can hear watch and enjoy .

[@666Jasen]

8 - 4 foot wahoo lol

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

This is one very epic episode on Shark vs Tuna,also this narrator remains of the one from Alien Sharks. Also I hope y'all have a great day.

[@Slotgacorpola]

I'm really amazed by taking pictures

[@pepotsasori317]

Narrator: but you can't hide from the tiger shark A fish under it literally: whutt?

[@amnajaved6894]

I think those were her babies

[@abdurrazzakabdurrazzak2925]

Or Remora

[@sandrad.8205]

This documentary is amazing, i learned so much and the visuals are wow. 🇨🇦

[@DamoHyland]

Always loved Sharks and have high respect for all species of them!! I never knew how fast and strong and cool the Yellow Fin Tuna's are. What a machine

[@latonyamayes7636]

I love National geographic

[@bendover6994]

What a watch!!! Thanks!!!

[@onenessisthekeyJISL]

that place is a Challenge for any Diver there is so many Sharks that it gets scarry. but if you make it alive the experience is priceless.

[@01Mrwagner]

Excellent Content, thank you

[@johnvigil9762]

8ft wahoo...800lb yellowfin tuna...check the IGFA records. Somebody's lying.

[@eaglesfight]

A thrilling spectacle of predator-prey dynamics in action

[@gonzalojgiannotti]

Excelent video, thank you.

[@user-uu2fd5ju8w]

awesome!!! video !!! Battle of the two most dominant predators in the Ocean!!!!

[@user-uu2fd5ju8w]

TUNA i Love sushi

[@rodolfobaliga7577]

Thanks for a very thrilling videos of Nat Geo.

[@justarandomguy6743]

the last part looks like they purposively fed the sharks with thier catch, lol

[@citizennoble9231]

the fisherman ran out of energy to reel it in anymore.

[@aestheticshryl8896]

I'm wondering how they film this documentation. salute for them!

[@expectacionwest7007]

Wish we can see some FISHERWOMEN! They’re witty and fast!

[@francescononefrancese617]

Sharks aren't that aggressive against humans contrary to popular belief, so it wasn't that hard probably

[@kemosabe6693]

Fishing off the coast of Kona I lost several Ahi Tunas to porpoises. They have excellent communication skills and took all our catches leaving only the head of the fish for us. Truly intelligent mammals .

[@mochiebellina8190]

See my previous comment.

[@Jimbo0341usmc]

@@mochiebellina8190no

[@IntravenouslyDruggedSloth]

Fish aren’t freaking mammals

[@zschow9259]

@@IntravenouslyDruggedSloth they are freaking tho

[@gdjaybee742]

Galapagos Shark: SSSssMELL YOU LATER!

[@gouthamimattapati4725]

I wonder how they film that close... 🤔 at times i get to see cameras or tracking systems attached to few in some documentaries.. but deep down, its an unbelievable experience down there with these many "live" friends....

[@YouTubehndl]

It’s absolutely horrible and obvious computer animation I don’t know how you don’t see that.

[@diesel_dawg]

Diving cages and some free-swimming cameramen.

[@YouTubehndl]

@@innes7953 2:24 tell me that looks like a real tuna. That’s such cgi it’s not even funny

[@ezzards3882]

@@KZbinhndl I like those

[@partickthompson1164]

ROV a remote operated vehicles with state of the art under water camera with zoom capabilities.

[@MrTunaChaser]

As good as this program was, it is short on correct facts. For starters there has never been a Yellowfin in the 800 pound class, ever. Not even close. The largest one ever landed was 480 pounder in 2018 I believe and that was by a spear fisherman. For me, this took a great deal away from the overall program as I expected National Geographic to have their facts correct when putting a quality program like this together.

[@bobh1208]

I've seen a picture of a 600 something pounder posted on a forum by some northeastern commercial bluefin fisherman, who obviously weren't Wicked Tuna type goofballs, and they pointed out that it was obviously a yellowfin... not just due to the yellow swimlets, which you couldn't readily see, but because of the extremely long sickle fins, and the body shape. And it was a good photo, of it tailroped right above the boat deck, with people on board, and it was quite obviously as big as they claimed it weighed in at. (Including in comparison to that Dominican 480 pounder, which I saw pictures of.) The weird thing is, why are the freakishly big specimens from the Western Atlantic, when there are so few Yellowfin over 200 pounds there, compared to Mexico and Hawaii (where there aren't any giant Bluefin to confuse giant Yellowfin with, so it would seem to be telling that no 'ultra-cow' Yellowfin have been reported from)? (Though to be honest, I also once noticed a photo in the back of a local used appliance and repair store, did a double take because something seemed very improbable, and skeptically asked the woman, whose husband wasn't in, are those BLUEFIN? And she said, nope, they are Yellowfin... which is what they had looked like, except for the size... and I asked her "How BIG were those?", and she said both weighed right around 450... and I wish I had gone back in to talk to her husband, who caught both of them, on a Mexican long range boat, to confirm that they really were as big as they did indeed look. Unlikely that they were IGFA legal, and maybe Californians thought they were nothing to be proud of since a Floridian caught them, and thus nobody ever bothered to make a fuss about them. Still, I nonetheless doubt that there's ever been one in the Pacific as big as that northeastern one I mentioned... but ya never know.)

[@user-ln1up9xi4k]

This show ruined amazing Ascension footage with bogus narration.

[@bobh1208]

@@user-ln1up9xi4k Can't dispute THAT... though I have to admit that I couldn't keep watching after the 800 pound gorillas exaggeration, so, footage wasn't ruined for me. Maybe I'll turn the sound off and check it out.

[@Yoda-et8tb]

he got his facts wrong because bluefin tuna can weigh more then 800 but the narrator said that yellowfin can weigh that much which is just hugely untrue, if you look up the biggest yellowfin tuna it says 450..... good footage though

[@donablijdenimports3142]

1 mistake doesn't change the fact that we learn a lot bro

[@chrissnape9537]

Very cool love to catch a yellow fin tuna. I live on Vancouver Island and have caught many salmon so that's not bad either

[@CheebiCeg9]

So you see how smart sharks are? They made human get the tuna for them...

[@muslimchildrenplayhouse6105]

Right

[@TF2Scout..]

right

[@drei9]

😂 at this moment. Humans are dumber than sharks

[@CheebiCeg9]

@@drei9 not just this moment. Sharks always smarter.

[@yvonnegonzalez5616]

This iz SPECTACULAR FOOTAGE!THANX SOMUCH!

[@abdulaziztela4459]

Are you familiar with Bitcoin mining?

[@junior-hk2jt]

shots of the Mako swimming at the camera are amazing

[@prototropo]

"Under siege," "battle lines," "terrifying numbers," "arms race?" National Geographic these days sounds like a mercenary ad campaign, seemingly addicted to describing Nature like its little more than a battleground. Isn't it enough that we're stuck on thinking of humans that way?

[@maureensurdez7841]

Fantastic footage brave cameramen, dramatic sequences fantastic film well done.

[@marinawahl6727]

i would love to see the making of... crazy how close they were😳😍

[@marcog6056]

Wow animals are so lovely, cute, sweet and such an adorable😍. Do you have a pet?

[@mondraymondo]

Same... do they have long range camera or something..

[@petetling]

GREAT SHOW!!!

[@TheTalemaster]

14:50 "but you can't hide from the tiger shark..." The sneaky fish just below didn't get that memo.

[@Reciprocity_Soils]

Over the top narration. hahaha Although footage is collaged, it's still pretty incredible.

[@ariessweety8883]

Ya lol he said the Galapagos Shark "knows this area like the back of his hand" 🤣

[@somali2500]

It amazes me how that fisherman dives into the water after seeing how those sharks obliterated the Tuna to replenish their reserves 😳

[@thhomasmarks]

fisherman had reserves to replenish, 🤔- oh, I get it 😆

[@toddsmith182]

⁷ilyich y_

[@jenmb2679]

I like Wicked Tuna

[@drei9]

I call it the humans are both smartest and stupidest of all mammals

[@zschow9259]

@@drei9 stupidest to belive they are above and can control everything in nature/

[@taarvishdyal7830]

The guy nearly got killed !

[@christopherchen1485]

Sharks vs Tuna savage?! Try people vs tuna.. no competition.

[@curtisbrown6508]

I love the way diver dives in and shoot the yellow fin tuna and grab it out from water before he become hunted by the hungry sharks🦈🦈

[@yasserbanse]

Love the tuna's hunting skills

[@promathews]

Finally the winner is Galapagos shark..😎💪

[@jrstrange123]

Some days you are the shark, and some days you are the tuna hooked on a string.

[@stefanhernold345]

Sharks have exactly the same mentality as a Mississippi lynch mob of the Jim Crowe era.

[@carbon_no6]

Who wrote the script? Sharks have crushing teeth? Not precisely… while not inaccurate, sharks don’t rely on crushing, more accurate statement would be that sharks have very sharp teeth which cut. This makes more sense for teeth like theirs than crushing.

[@joelg.5670]

Sharks be like: "What you lookin at? Got any tuna on you?"

[@kyleedooley7970]

That was awesome

[@pachycephalos]

Why does the whole narration need to be so tense and aggressive? I like David Attenborough, friendlier - what our world needs.

[@Richard-Vlk]

I am trying to watch this video muted, only with subtitles, because of this.

[@JamesMr90]

That's the American style. It helps keep the average viewer's attention I guess.

[@rubend9391]

When you bring up Sr David Attenboruogh you're setting the bar way too high, he's the best by far.

[@Richard-Vlk]

@@rubend9391 It is not about being David Attenborough, it is about not being a blood thirsty maniac.

[@IanPatrickOfficial]

Because it's literally documentation of animals eating other animals. It makes sense that the narration could match the tense tone of what is actually going on...but on the other hand, I also understand your sentiment.

[@markplotkin1166]

This is why I don't go to the beach ⛱️ anymore but i have respect for these great animals

[@michpratt1]

Those shots of the tuna feeding and then slow mo were fantastic. Those videographers and editors earn their check. Edit to add: Short-Fin Mako is my new favorite shark. Idk if those shots were CGI or an actual Mako but holy cow. Great shots and info.

[@JayJay-1985]

They know this terrain like the backs of their hands... ermmm.. Mr, its a shark 🦈 🤣

[@bigdaddydaddy3203]

Like watching lions of the sea amazing

[@stutterrampski2777]

Spectacular video, my second time watching it🤌🏼

[@hesedjackd.alvarez2452]

Intentionally done to document sharks eating tuna and competing with fishermen

[@countspankulots4024]

"The Rock is Under Siege" Nice! 2 old school action flick references in one line! That makes up for that "here everyone is either hunter or hunted" line.

[@hownowbrowntrouttasmania7389]

THAT DIVER WAS CRAZY. UNREAL SHOW.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😂

[@MountainloverSaalbach]

90% of the underwater scenes are "AI" lol

[@marvinheberger7916]

Question: did the filmteam use a dead turtle with a gopro attached to it to film the tiger shark shot?

[@alexanderreyes157]

I know right, I think the turtles was purposely put there for the tiger shark 🦈 😳

[@marvinheberger7916]

@@alexanderreyes157 maybe it was a cadaver? Would be interesting to learn about this things, environmental documentaries do have to be creative on getting various shots, but it is also not told to the viewer.

[@smarthungyo]

Yup I’m amazed at how they film some documentaries. Check queen of trees or something like that about a fig tree. They film the inside of a fig and the camera was already there when the small flies are trying to get inside the fig through the hole a little larger than a needle size🤓.

[@Absurdeityx]

Definitely a Cadaver I think, it didn't try to fight back or get away at all. If you pause at the shots of it, looks super discoloured and pale.

[@renataorr7280]

What are the little fish that stay around sharks??

[@LegalReference]

These cameramen are wonderful

[@cheasly6]

AMAZING

[@mitco2frischindentag384]

Great doku!!! so good....

[@mikepotter5718]

Nat. Geo. emulating the Discovery Channel.

[@ManteIIo]

9:24 yellowfin world record is 427 pounds, so many horrific errors in this video.

[@trevortuttle8832]

yeah I noticed that too. Blue fin tuna are largest

[@paperwormscat9760]

This was so well made! I loved it! 🐟🖤

[@parsons585]

Evolved for speed 🤣! Just like a fast jet who needed a designer! God made it silly human!!

[@DISCOCUNT]

How far Nat geo has fallen. Yellowfin don't reach the crazy hyped up figures they state in the beginning of the video. This is literal clickbait trash, but my respect goes out to the photographers and people that made these shots possible.

[@patrickhender6242]

I agree

[@guideoflife87]

Team Shark Team Tuna 👇 👇

[@derekgrovesldr7917]

Great forecast , we haven’t had any major flooding near me in Suragao del Sur so far . Lots of rain and the worst sustained winds I’ve seen so far .

[@bretwells704]

Yellowfin tuna are not 800 lb - giant bluefin are. Yellowfin IGFA world record is 424 & over 300 are huge.

[@toniburton7905]

Yep

[@user-vd3kw1fo9y]

28:17 “A predator that doesn’t play by the rules” that perfectly described Humans

[@sprintgamer9568]

Very awesome

[@JohnSmith-is4pt]

That Tuna he speared was not 200lbs. More like 30lb. See how easily he tosses it into the boat.

[@vitall7871]

That’s all depends on fishing gear and experience.

[@bluemarlin8138]

I might give it 50, but yeah, nowhere near 200.

[@joegeorge3889]

Small one for sure

[@patrickhender6242]

They also say yellowfin get 800lbs lol

[@user-vd3kw1fo9y]

28:10 I just got the chills

[@bernaduskailemakurfishing]

Greetings coming from Indonesia, Maluku Province, Aru Islands, healthy greetings to continue the strike