Piranha Feeding Frenzy | Planet Earth | BBC Earth

[@andrewmaksimovich2432]

"Pirhanas can strip a fish to the bone in minutes" *happy outro music*

[@PhongTran-ps2fc]

Andrew Maksimovich lol

[@Teeeth]

Andrew Maksimovich i do it in seconds

[@vford1000]

Andrew, probably strip a human too in minutes!

[@lightskinn_dee4408]

Andrew Maksimovich 9 Sj chi jshcln vCard mcm .

[@mikecimerian6913]

"Pirhanas can strip a fish to the bone in minutes" but a banker will also eat the bones.

[@jsucisiqixidjd]

Let’s all take a second and appreciate the brave fish that’s recording this video

[@JunaidWolf3]

Let’s hope he was paid well

[@davidclaudy4822]

The camera man never dies. Or at least that’s how the saying goes. 😂

[@medb8882]

It’s a fellow piranha recording his brothers 😂

[@stripesb4914]

Seeing movies and cartoon have piranha feeding frenzies is always fun, but to see this in real life and know now that those media weren’t exaggerating is astonishing. Watching it is amazing.

[@slitor]

Yes but they only go after small, damaged fish, opportunistic feeders. So a henchman from James Bond would be totally safe :)

[@bmeg3329]

Actually the movies sorta kinda did exaggerate💯... but hey it's movies

[@lassenker07]

The movies do exaggerate, they're not going to attack something bigger than them unless it's bleeding or dying or smth. And it takes them longer to strip meat to the bone than shown in media

[@NazriBuang-w9v]

Lies again? Police Academy Blood Of Malay

[@mercenarygundam1487]

This is your average all you can eat buffet.

[@1farin]

Armored mecha haha nice one

[@m4x927]

Yea, if ur feeding a bunch of mainland Chinese tourists.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Hey this vid opens the door to a new "Yo Mama" joke. Yo Mama's so big, David Attenborough says Piranha will strip her down to bone in mere months. 😅😅😅

[@joesuckswwwwwwwmmmwmmmmwmw9274]

Good one

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

Its a free for all buffet too.

[@nyg1984]

Black Friday Sales at the local Walmart

[@thetwogardens6048]

hahahahahahahahah

[@Dan-nt2yb]

😄👍🏾

[@yettimusik2068]

Omg 😆

[@bobsmith-wu2go]

nyg1984 the fish are better behaved.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

When weave is "Buy One Get One FREE!!"

[@Dockboy90]

Six cameramen bravely gave their lives to bring us this footage...

[@tupzc24]

Nah took like 30 people to film it..R.i.p

[@netuzer5895]

Red Bellied Piranha's don't attack people. They only attack wounded animals

[@rayzuke1232]

piranha swarm's are potentially lethal to many bigger fish and human's but actually they are quit shy and think mostly singleminded instead as a swarm. They swim in swarm's for protection but they do not dare to attack something larger then themselves were they could be picked of. EDIT: 30.8.2020 To clear up some false believes. Piranha's will not attack humans or any other large fish no matter how large the swarm of Piranha's is. The Size of the Swarm has almost no impact on their behavior with the only exception being very small swarms were they get more skittish and more nervous. If you are bleeding it will attract Piranha's but they will not necessary attack and most likely only do a test bite. As long as you show strong reactions like you know... being able to move around in the water and kick the swarm will not bother to attack and will consider you to dangerous and not wounded enough to safely consume. The wound you would need to have in order for the swarm to attack would need to be a already life threatening one like slicing your entire leg open on a sharp rock. There is only one scenario where a swarm of Piranhas will violently attack just like in the movies. This Scenario is Starvation. Only then will Piranhas attack larger healthy creatures. A group of fishers knew this knowledge and starved a swarm of Piranhas on purpose for demonstration of their ability. They threw a living cow into the water and the Piranhas stripped it down to the bones in a matter of horrifying moments. This behavior was the first worldwide record made about Piranhas hence from where they got their reputation. So yes a swarm of Piranha's can strip you down to the bone within a Minute but in 99,998% of all cases the swarm in Question will leave you alone unless you have a life threatening wound.

[@xtiansx7403]

y

[@AceHafiz_AceDaniel]

@@netuzer5895 are you sure about that?

[@jawesome548]

this narrator is the best

[@Therese_Dreaming]

Anonymous fyi, I think it's sir David Attenborough

[@Chris_A_UK]

a living legend

[@jordysugoto1542]

not anymore FeelsBadMan

[@lovehagglund3234]

He is Very much alive and 91 years of age. Don't try to spread lies Skadoosh.

[@KhalidKhan-uo1of]

skadoosh lord his brother is dead

[@freddyfazbear1334]

My friend, who kayaks for sport, sometimes in different countries, once told me that he had to paddle through piranha-infested waters, and was instructed to curl up in a defensive position face down if he capsized. What a terrifying thought…

[@Rob-Benny-Hill]

Curling up in a defensive position 😂as if there is one in the water with those bad boys circling.

[@Rizu-kc3ze]

probabaly so they couldn't get to his eyes, tongues and ear lobes

[@Rob-Benny-Hill]

@@Rizu-kc3ze 🙈

[@slammysammy9555]

Defensive position won’t do you much good if they’ll just continue to rip the flesh off of your body as long as you still have any left

[@en6278]

they dont just attack humans thats a movie myth. maybe if you had an open wound in shallow waters & they were desperate. there has never been a human death caused by piranahs. @@slammysammy9555

[@deeliciousplum]

The sound effect(s) engineers, the ones who work on creating an impression of what piranhas nibbling on things sounds like, must have a lot of fun. 🐟

[@ragnarok6799]

i did not realize it was not the actual sound they made before this comment lol

[@Ikajo]

​@@ragnarok6799 Look up foley artists 😊 I think you would find it interesting

[@thehellyousay]

the snarling puma effect?

[@chgaming5059]

Me and the boys when there's pizza on the table

[@xxx_g3tr3kt_xxx11]

Me and the boys when your sister gets home

[@eugenekrabs9154]

xxx _ g3tr3kt _ xxx me and the boys checking who asked

[@Jamal-zn8sc]

Your boys sound strange dude

[@iskambillordu]

@@xxx_g3tr3kt_xxx11 after that,you and boys getting arrested

[@datadan410]

@@xxx_g3tr3kt_xxx11 lol dude sometimes I’m disappointed in myself as a grown man for fucking still bursting out in laughter at what you wrote. I’d be incredibly embarrassed with my kid had seen me laughing like a fool at that funny shit.

[@whatshouldido.3027]

Such a fierce meal they are having. David Attenborough,s voice is always glad to hear.

[@ToMu29]

That fish hit the ground meatless ... jeezus

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Sometimes they eat everything but the head, and the fish is still alive for a moment as a skeleton, it's messed up.

[@hps362]

@@genericalfishtycoon3853 Good thing they feel no pain, just self-loathing and disappointment.

[@Altraiid]

@@genericalfishtycoon3853 holy shit, that's cool and sad...

[@bobby3269]

Technically they are not meat.

[@apexone5502]

@@bobby3269 they have blood and guts. They are meat.

[@rainthunder7547]

Lesson to be learned: NEVER skinnydip in the Amazon river!

[@sousa928]

this is not in the amazon ...

[@zillarex6063]

Why would you skinny dip in any river?

[@sonoftheway3528]

don't go in any water in the tropics ever at all

[@bowilliam3865]

They Only attack if the smell blood

[@rubenoliveira5305]

Dude, let me tell you about a brazilian fish called Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa): It is a fish that, if someone is peeing on the water, it enters up the uretra and gets stuck there... However, it's said that native brazilians indigenous have good hygiene habits... so if you know what river to swim, I guess it's cool

[@kevindunlap5525]

When I was 11 I actually swam with piranhas in South America. Also caught them. Over the years I had 4 different aquariums with a school of them, the largest being a 120 gallon, with some real beauties. Few things fight together, and as completely, as these stunning marvels of nature. The Red Bellies are incomparable. It's incredible to think that people have flushed these or thrown them into rivers or streams. You don't really want to feed them goldfish, for a variety of reasons, the least of which is not what they do to goldfish. It's likely that every picture you've seen of their teeth has been accurate enough. They look like sharks teeth but mesh like scissors.

[@roberthuot7887]

I'd rather swim with mermaids.

[@robbyosborne9708]

How did you not get attacked by the piranhas?!

[@thunderee6780]

@robbyosborne9708 it’s a misconception that piranhas go after humans, for the most part they just hunt other fish. And some piranhas even eat fruits and seeds from what I’ve heard.

[@robbyosborne9708]

@@thunderee6780 Oh. I see.

[@jiyuhong5853]

@@thunderee6780 hunting in packs is also misconception. they do for safety in numbers

[@incompetentghost1639]

5% of the video carnage 5% this guys voice 90% piranha ASMR

[@Genadi.Quickvinia]

Ok

[@aderbalsoares1988]

Piranha feeding frenzy sounds like orchestral playing. How can piranhas do it?

[@chhotu_pardesi5565]

Other fish : exist. Piranha : its free real estate.

[@ChesterRGC]

Narrator: "The commotion attracts DORADO, known locally as the river tiger" DORADO, the river tiger: 👁️👄👁️

[@luxuryben9867]

Shout out to the orchestra that had to play underwater for this scene.

[@datadan410]

Lol

[@roxyshow123]

You're all wet!

[@Lex02615]

The camera man did a good job for those close ups. I could clearly see the atoms of each piranha.

[@CyberEditing]

The thumbnail photo is of a Golden Dorado (Salminus Maxillosus), NOT a piranha. Strange choice of thumbnail....and yes, I have watched the vid & know the story starts with Dorado & ends with piranha

[@nickirmen6671]

Yeah but all fish with teeth look the same anyway

[@rodrigobuarque]

É mesmo, tudo errado!

[@aneethasalim5814]

@@nickirmen6671 fish racist

[@nihil4305]

Dourado* not "dorado" And calling it "Golden Dourado" is redundant because Dourado literally means golden.

[@dollyandsandy]

I came to the comments to post exactly that. The title says one fish, the thumbnail shows a different type of fish.

[@migs3988]

Camera-man: invisible

[@ussopfanclub1111]

All hail to the camera man who captured this footage without being eating alive!

[@annjulee500]

It’s fascinating how piranhas can go on a feeding frenzy (with speed and many competitors, all with jaws capable of crushing whatever fits between those jaws)…and strip a creature to the bone in a matter of minutes…but not the bone itself.

[@theclockworkknight1273]

Not much of a reason to I suppose. Bones aren’t very nutritious.

[@dr.avesalbuscrow2431]

@@theclockworkknight1273 yes they are, they’re the highest form of calcium on the planet, it’s also packed full of almost every micronutrient known, there are species of birds who live ONLY on bones,this is also partially why snakes and crocodile can go so long without eating again, they eat the bones

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

​@@theclockworkknight1273 the marrow is very nutritious, but pirhanas don't have the jaw strenght or the adequate teeth to process bone

[@dave131]

Reminds of my boys and some pork chops. Remain a safe distance.

[@SlushyyHyuga]

That’s pretty cool how quickly they can devour something. Sucks for anyone that comes in contact with them though, because they’re usually swimming in groups. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a solo swimmer.

[@jb6725]

that fish went from alive to a lifeless skeleton in minutes

[@marcojeffries8375]

Those fish are none thing to mess with they will eat you a brand new a hole

[@cantho11]

Lady and gentlemen, let me introduce you to the 2019 diet plan none other than piranhas. I guarantee you leave the gym with nothing but bone.

[@jixuscrixus1967]

If you’re leaving the gym with ‘bone’ stop lookin’ at those gals in Lycra...

[@jordanfriederichs8698]

@@jixuscrixus1967 Your serious response to an obvious joke makes you look extremely lame. And no that corny shit you said at the end wasn’t a joke.

[@jixuscrixus1967]

@@jordanfriederichs8698 ‘irony’ look it up.

[@jordanfriederichs8698]

@@jixuscrixus1967 You’re attempting to make the suggestion that I responded to a joke in a serious manner as well, therefore making that ironic without me knowing. That would be nonsensical though considering that I viewed your comment as clearly serious, but for it to be ironic here what you said would have had to have been a joke. How could your comment be both serious and a joke at the same time when I never claimed you made a joke, in fact I made it clear that what you said was a serious response with no joke. So due to the those obvious differences between my initial reply and yours this would not fall under the term irony. The only way it COULD be irony would be via some clear misinterpretation on your part.

[@jixuscrixus1967]

@@jordanfriederichs8698: Keep digging, you’re doing a great job there.

[@someone-nf3ui]

lets give an applause to the camera man that had to hold his breath and stand his ground all while crazy piranhas tore apart a fish

[@thegamergirl6164]

ya lol

[@Blueface69420]

Enough with this dead joke

[@cheryleewilcox3903]

I've swum with the piranha more times than I can count. I've swum in the Amazon Basin near Manaus at least 40x to 60x. The fresh water dolphins always bite me but the piranha only end up on my dinner plate.

[@joshwekony8861]

Amazing the dolphins aren’t extinct yet

[@CAVALIERETEMPLAR]

Cameraman always survives.

[@cclel4]

Props to the camera man for not being eaten alive

[@Alan-megan]

David’s voice is so soothing 👍👍

[@g.m.arifulislam5476]

Wow ! What a sharp teeth it has !!!

[@mustaqimmatghani9424]

I can clearly hear the sound effects: *FEEDING FRENZY!*

[@user-hx1nr9ru1p]

Amazing as always from the BBC.

[@haavard123er123]

As expected from David, he´s the best.

[@ob1kenobjunior208]

Injured fish: *"Ouch"* Piranha: *"say less"* 🍽🐟

[@tedbundy5372]

Dave Attenborough and Planet Earth... Best documentaries ever.

[@TheMerciless187]

That is a crazy kind of hunger for fish to still stick around an area with fish that will eat them. LoL In the words of the great Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jin "There's always a bigger fish." :D

[@sinatraforeign]

But piranha the smaller fish doe ...

[@CH-zp2rh]

I got 6 piranhas in a big aquarium and they used to go crazy over meat when they were young, now as older they get, they melow down a bit

[@dancepiglover]

I’m guessing they calmed down because they are well fed and there’s no reason to go into a frenzy.

[@loumeimegueye8267]

hat off for you BBC. I always enjoy your videos. thanks

[@gregoryanderson2306]

That was so cool....I liked the golden dorado in the first segment they eat piranha whole and are one of the nastiest most aggressive freshwater fish I ever saw

[@SonKunSama]

"Frenzy" as actually kind of a misplaced term to describe the feeding habits of piranhas, as they work in a very structural group behaviour which enables every individual piranha to get its share.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

Yes they take a bite and move away for the next one, it's like a line. And they alternate. If a piranha gets bitten by another pirana they'll all gang up on her and eat her alive

[@TheRealFFS]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Gang up one the one who is bitten or the one who bites?

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

@@TheRealFFS The one that's bitten, if a piranha is wounded they will swarm on her instinctively, that's why they take a bite and move away to the end of the line

[@TheRealFFS]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Thanks for the quick response.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

@@TheRealFFS You're welcome :)

[@TravelersParadise]

Oh look at that I didn't know the Buenos Aires tetras swim along side these beasts. I have these fish in my tank.

[@inusara9306]

Noone: Mainland Chinese Tourists during a buffet:

[@leetraviusmckay314]

😂

[@ronwesilen4536]

I mean, the racism (or whatever you want to call that) was unnecesary

[@ashergs1237]

@@ronwesilen4536I mean have you seen the videos 😂 it’s a pretty accurate stereotype

[@heruapocalypse2021]

Damn! These Guy's are Deadly and very Strong with Explosive moves.

[@adnitesean5005]

"FEEDING FRENZY!!" anyone remember that game??

[@earms2949]

Edie the angler was my fav fish

[@maltahighjacker9842]

Dude, *2009 flashbacks*

[@Mrnumber]

Started playing as a demo that came with my Xbox, then I just had to buy it, so much fun!

[@Asmrani1974]

The entrance music of the Piranhas is Super Royal

[@jjjohnson1389]

Anybody Remembers The Game *"Feeding Frenzy"* ?

[@marquisstephenson424]

This is like walking in a bad part of town & not expecting people not to kill you.

[@camc9812]

imagine if you dropped a hook with bait on there lol

[@darkprince9064]

This narrator is the reason why I watch this cool stuff.

[@featheringitbrutha2696]

Piranhas are the "Black Friday, I'ma get this $80 flat screen no matter what" version of the fish family.

[@frederickhargro5153]

Kudos to the camera man that stayed under water to video this for us.

[@27IsOurSaviour]

Is this the new season of Planet Earth? I look forward to watching the full season in Australia in the year 2026.

[@Isaiahduplaix88]

The addition of the chewing sounds was perfect lol

[@OutdoorsWonder]

it looks like they shot this scene in a aquarium

[@danielballon1517]

the best narrator for me

[@umarjawaid10]

lethal fish

[@Danielscholer2011]

Fish: Get injured Piranhas be like: So you have chosen death

[@WormholeJim]

"Piranhas can strip a fish to the bone in minutes" ..they got seriously nerfed since I was a kid. Back then we had Piranhas that could strip a *cow* in *seconds* or a human just as fast. I guess some Karen must have thrown a heart attack at the nearest wildlife center or something.

[@johnpogany2444]

These are the millennial piranhas can’t eat a cow to hard lol

[@jefftheschauer1]

It's like Denny's after the bar on daylight savings time when you have the extra hour to drink.

[@overloard605]

can you make 1-2 hour Videos that was realy nice

[@NT-eq8wm]

xXMarkusXx yeah it's called cable tv

[@brycxio]

You never know. It could be widely successful like Brave Wilderness which is owned by Discovery.

[@zorenlegaspi2597]

t.c.a.w Exposed be brave be wild see you at the next adventure 😂😂

[@arnelnopal7970]

This shows that cameraman never dies!!!!

[@hyperishere99]

Amazing job! Wish this could have been longer

[@boulderbash19700209]

The fish didn't even have chance to scream.

[@reMARKably_me]

oh dear, pity them for not having enough food. here, come take my ex.

[@mamasrescue1212]

john thonig lol I think it’s time to hire a lawyer my friend

[@lass-inangeles7564]

Buy your ex a ticket for free diving in the Amazon rivers. If the Piranhas don't get your ex, the anacondas and crocs will. Or the flesh eatiing bacteria in Georgia lakes during summer.

[@amtie97]

Take my fat

[@Kehwanna]

1:09 "Nyeah see. I'm the big boss fish around here. Nyeah. This is River Tiger gang waters."

[@angelvelez5997]

1:23 when people at school find out you have gum.

[@paulfedorowicz5842]

Interesting that the thumbnail isn’t even a piranha. That’s a golden dorado lol

[@TVJUNK85]

It's crazy that despite the feeding frenzy, a piranha never bites another of its kind. They're careful enough to just eat the meat of the dead fish.

[@drunkbyu7515]

TVJUNK85 ur kidding right?! tell me ur kidding

[@firevenox862]

Trip Sting its true

[@danehales2021]

TVJUNK85 lol the fish they where eating in the videos was a piranha

[@HandsomeVetOng]

TVJUNK85 They eat each other happily :v

[@mirrorman8728]

They actually eat each other if they get hungry enough

[@karenajagan7398]

dead thought the first big fishes were the piranhas😂😂 I was like "how big are those things!?"

[@Talkinsports91]

😂😂😂

[@carlomaster1o596]

Imagine accidentally dropping your cooked food into the river and coming back with bone Man

[@bellakatherman1477]

These videos need to be about an hour longer!

[@ngastakvakis4425]

The sound effects become irritating in a few seconds

[@ngastakvakis4425]

It's not just that, the fake flesh tearing sounds, fake water sounds, the ominous music etc. all add up... I do understand the need for them, I juut felt they were overdone this time that's all.

[@ReinhardvonHolst]

I agree. And why did they add a roaring sound at 1:07 !

[@Whydoineedahandlepissoff]

ReinhardvonHolst it wasn't a roaring sound

[@kennethsatria6607]

Roar of Water

[@zaidhabib5383]

Totally agree with N'gasta

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Simps when weave is "BOGO FREE!!" 😅😅😅

[@SomeoneCommenting]

I always find amazing ho in that chaos the piranhas don't turn on each other and just try to bite whatever is close, no matter if it is another piranha.

[@kevindunlap5525]

They understand the power that we have in numbers, unlike humans.

[@senthamizhanseemanpolitics70]

Piranhas are water tigers

[@thilinagamage2569]

more like water wolves or hyenas...

[@kaikaiar10]

Fish bone hits the ground and piranhas are like who's next

[@Khalid81751]

are you guys always the best good job BBC 😘

[@tec5412]

urgh that hasn't quenched my thirst for piranha related videos. why did they cut this off so soon. Is there more?!

[@REALmknj]

No you've watch it all sorry bud

[@DogeRider985]

*someone fall to this pond* African coffin dance: "it's free real estate"

[@texaspete33]

Those fish are aggressive

[@jedimaster2cool]

Why are your videos so short??

[@kimmyawesomeness4184]

Because it's a tv show, this is just a sample.

[@MRTN13]

because they finish the fish in minutes

[@sugardollzs]

the sound effects oh lord

[@oddish2253]

When you can't wait to eat the sushi.

[@rawknowledge5096]

They definitely added those sound effects of splashing and chomping

[@chandrakantsharda3525]

1:27 that doesn't help my fear

[@hakimmalek8317]

injured fish : my salary piranhas : my commitment

[@jimpotcuteboi6207]

Human can eat a fish just seconds 😄

[@drunkbyu7515]

Sir D.A. is da best!!!

[@michaelleemeredith5917]

His brother, Sir Richard, was not to shabby.

[@DJWolfie_MegaMixer]

Que happy music after the remains of a dead fish is nothing more then bone

[@adamyang5740]

BBC Earth is the best

[@shehzad2519]

I would choose to sit next to a great white than those hooligans anyday

[@johnt7630]

@Mohammad Usman, better still - go for a swim in the local swimming pool !

[@thephantom9227]

If you're healthy, great white is far more dangerous. Piranha normally only attack heavily injured or dying animal.

[@careful7951]

You have a slim chance with a great white. But with those 🐟 you have no chance.

[@thephantom9227]

@@careful7951 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnqqp4uij5qtiZI nope

[@careful7951]

@@thephantom9227 I'm not talking about these kind of piranhas in someone's backyard. I'm talking about the Piranhas in the deep jungle. The real aggressive one's.

[@michaeldean7220]

Nah! Honey badger would sort them out" 😂

[@senthamizhanseemanpolitics70]

The narrator voice is awesome and unique. Who's voice is this

[@froll1999]

David Attenborough

[@yanglee8814]

I was about to say David Attenborough! He is marvelous!

[@FallsNight]

Only way I'm swimming with piranhas as if I'm wearing chainmail armor like they use with sharks.

[@svenmischel3771]

Who the hell is taking these shots!?!

[@patrickwhiting4831]

SvenMischel One very brave man

[@itamarcaetanodejesus]

Stationary cameras

[@MRTN13]

Camera fish. Special breed

[@jessejohn7406]

Weak fish: *exists* Piranha: *its free real estate*

[@trentramsey177]

How do they get the footage of everything

[@michaelleemeredith5917]

Carefully...very carefully... Video taken by : 'Two Fingers Willy'

[@ronron208]

Waiting game