THRESHER SHARKS KILL PREY WITH TAIL

Thresher Sharks Kill Prey with Tail. The thresher shark has one of the most dangerous tails in the ocean. It has evolved a deadly hunting tactic to kill its prey with its tail. Watch these thresher sharks in action.
Thresher Shark Footage © Bronze goo.gl/tzWty
Thresher Sharks Tail Smacking © Jan Acosta & Simon P. Oliver
Article: Oliver SP, Turner JR, Gann K, Silvosa M, D'Urban Jackson T (2013) Thresher Sharks Use Tail-Slaps as a Hunting Strategy. PLoS ONE 8(7): e67380. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067380
Music:
Intro: Brett Donnelly - Action Sting goo.gl/v7gaV
Soundtrack: Kevin MacLeod - Brittle Rill (incompetech.com)

[@hpwolf123]

It's so badass and yet its face is so cute...look at that lil' derp.

[@michealdesanta9219]

Porbeagles are more cute

[@Raven28Pisces]

*slap*

[@ggmasterguiltygear6315]

Its so cute

[@phoenixd.314]

Wouldnt be so cute if you and it were alone in the ocean with no bottom in sight and it tries to eat you

[@YABOIJOE21]

Jonathan marvel saptrasto saptrasto gt

[@Browaski]

"they break a part of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen" well that's enough internet for today...

[@philip2213zz]

seems legit.....lol

[@Nemosaur]

Sounds like something right out of a Pokedex

[@kmarty]

best YT reply in history.

[@traininggrounds9450]

It's just cavitation. It's certainly not breaking up the water molecules but it's breaking the polar bonds that water has making water vapor which is a well known phenomenon called cavitation bubbles which form on fast moving propellers under water.

[@user-mc3ik5rp7v]

Training Grounds good explanation.

[@dmitrilenkevitch9844]

They are likely cavitation bubbles... a 90mph tail slap is not capable of severing atomic bonds. If only separating water into elements was that easy...

[@HTacianas]

Indeed, the shark is thought to diffuse gas from the water and propel it towards prey.

[@kesailey]

Rob Webb Indeed, the sharks use their tails to propel hydrogen peroxide and chlora-phil into their invertebrate tails con trusted of flesh and fish which was passed down from the molecular bone structure. Truly fascinating indeed!

[@quantumaquatic1767]

if it targets certain species of fish, like shad, its not hard to kill the fish cause shad are very sensitive fish anything touching them etc cam kill them

[@officialmasqq_594]

If it was possible to break atomic bonds at 90mph speeds can you imagine the carnage that driving a car at full throttle could do

[@kroakie4]

Kesaily, did you mean chlorophyll? Pretty cool. 🙂

[@AnimalWire]

Thank you for pointing this out. This was just speculated by the researching biologist, but not proven. He thinks it might occur from a localized explosion or shockwave. There is always a possibility of a miscommunication too. It is really cool to get input from everyone and always appreciated!

[@Saiku]

like when a mantis shrimp punches, its so fast it creates a tiny air pocket in the water that then sends a shockwave out through the water as the air pocket collapses.

[@tigertiger1519]

I've caught a Thresher shark before and released it unharmed. One of the most amazing and beaut looking sharks in the ocean !

[@ivo4040]

Are u still fishing? I want to know

[@Struggler3831]

Thank you for letting it go 💙

[@SalveRegina8]

I’m almost 42 years old, and I’ve never even known this shark exists until this very moment.

[@sealthedeal4272]

sawfish are cool too

[@Mardiiin]

I'm 36 and this is the first i hear of it 🤣

[@tonyzarif6124]

Me too

[@Jalleballe]

I'm also almost 42 and I also just found out about this. And it is the second time I've had my mind blown this year as I found out about tree kangaroos a couple of months ago🤯 It's amazing how much this planet and its wildlife has to offer. There's still so much more to explore and discover.

[@CC86CA]

@@Jalleballelook up the goblin shark

[@maryudomah4387]

Thresher sharks were my favorite animal when I was growing up. Back then, though, they didn't know how they hunted. God, I feel old.

[@RizzyKhaos]

Thresher shark used Iron Tail.

[@Pirispanen]

It's super effective! I just had to...

[@theelitemedic3400]

Pirispanen Pika-Pika!

[@arizonabassin4367]

Pirispanen You have defeated Trainer Joey.

[@finmac6715]

Pikachu became confused...

[@eliot_playzzz9340]

Thresher shark used EXTREME SPEED

[@servals2384]

These are my favorite kinds of sharks! I remember I had a book of sharks when I was little and I always loved threshers. They're very beautiful.

[@taylorbaxter]

Thresher used Tail Smack!

[@907AlphaKilo]

Mackerel fainted

[@khrystoferambriz5897]

Braden Williams lmao

[@null8169]

it was very effective all fish have fainted

[@ashtern5675]

I was just about to make this joke

[@Xoxojeana22]

Taylor Baxter mk

[@maxwellgeldard8446]

Thresher sharks are so cute

[@schnitts7683]

POV: you’re here from daily dose of internet and wanted to see it hunting

[@sammyandshadow4380]

This man is a furtone teller

[@Clammychow]

yes

[@qHAHAHAHAHA]

How u know...

[@pcitydreads]

Yes!

[@mewyorkcityf46607]

Yes

[@brittboss4922]

#SaveTheThreshers!!!

[@snipsnip9442]

#savethesharks

[@_zarp_3963]

#savesharks

[@mkjysncsy3428]

Buff thresh

[@DanleyNuksGoneFishn]

Saw a thresher shark while diving in New Zealand, beautiful creatures

[@MicrowavedCarrot]

I couldn't stop thinking about Kerbal Space Program.

[@swaysta24]

Lol me too. I can't believe some one asked if this was music from Minecraft... 😕

[@brilensmit]

I really love sharks, and the thresher is just so amazingly beautiful.

[@sealthedeal4272]

ive seen one beached died of old age and it was a beast,,, 9ft easy,, and the tail felt sharper then a sword

[@kaiholdaway479]

While kayaking off La Jolla California I saw a thresher shark roll out of the water and its long tail slapped down under its body like it was trying to hit something, but not overhead like Simon Oliver’s science article indicates. I do not think a thresher can strike overhead because that would be spine-breaking. I believe a correct interpretation of the article’s video is that as the shark brakes with its pectoral fins, which throws its rear body and tail vertically forward, it quickly twists sideways and delivers a fast sideways slap followed by a return slap and twist back again to face forward. This slap from the tail mimics the movement of a whip. The thresher only appears to be slapping overhead; really the thresher quickly twists to slap. Oliver states that threshers sometimes slap sideways. I think their long flexible tails must always slap prey in a sideways motion. Kai Holdaway San Diego

[@KrillLiberator]

You are quite correct! Slowing the video down to 25% and watching closely, it is apparent that there is indeed a slight 'twist' of the rear body and that the tail is slapping sideways. There does still seem to be a slight upward curving of the spine, but it's clearly not directly upwards (axially) but at a more oblique angle - upwards and outwards at the same time, so it's definitely using the spine's lateral flexibility to achieve this swift motion. Good spot and great assessment!

[@joecampbell8257]

They don't have a bone spine. Cartridge is must more felexible

[@CherylMotherofSeven]

This was the best video on Thresher sharks hunting! Thank you Animal Wire!!!

[@slipperybeastaviationfishingsh]

Awesome video. We caught and released a thresher shark yesterday. It will be in out video next week. Greeting from Miami USA 🎣👨‍👩‍👧🚤⚓🫂🎏.New subscriber 🌝

[@joshuasmith2486]

Man, they have such amazing tails

[@Kamelg]

This shark should be called The Scorpion Shark :D

[@applesas942]

It was actually named after foxes because of how they hunt. Tail up in the sky and nose to the ground 🥺 I love these babs

[@HeyzhoBean]

what a beautiful creation! it really looks so fashionable when it whips with its tail. it's cute ! D: but not to feel the lash. Jesus love you.

[@sn0wchyld]

can split a water molecule? I'm calling bullshit right there. probably got confused and meant cavitation - the pressure behind the tail gets low enough to boil the water, same as what happens with boat props when spun fast enough.

[@Sakura13kohime]

It's not so difficult to imagine. The mantis shrimp shoots star-wars plasma lasers from its claw. :-)

[@kroakie4]

😂. If a pistol shrimp can shoot a speeding air bubble using it’s claw, why can’t a thresher shark separate water molecules by thrashing it’s tail around at accelerated speeds?

[@ehhh2547]

@@kroakie4 because that would be like a nuclear bomb

[@kroakie4]

Bees can fly even though it’s not dynamically possible, bombardier beetles shoot caustic chemicals out of their abdomens at scalding temperatures, parrots can feel rhythm, and many other amazing phenomena have occurred in this world. I still believe this is entirely possible.

[@ehhh2547]

@@kroakie4 askabiologist.asu.edu/how-do-bees-fly

[@aliciajames3510]

Wow! What a cool video. Love Sharks. Love them all.

[@justinlawrence7651]

I wish they could make a wild Kratts episode about threshers🦈 the episode could be called whipper snapper probably in the summertime☀️

[@birbcall5778]

Quick question, is this a normal tresher shark or big eye, big eye right?

[@joshdudeguy2830]

One of the most beautiful shark species in my opinion.

[@l337sponge]

Kerbal Space Program music!

[@green7449]

Thank you for answering the question my brain was struggling to figure out.

[@Irma_Inahd]

"Thresher use Tail Whip" "Threee- sher!!!"

[@bromicorn]

This is just awesome

[@armanatakunteratmaca7684]

i think you meant it cavitated the water form the pressure around the tail it happens with boats as well those bubbles you see are exactly that

[@ericalexander6383]

So interesting. From behind, it looks like some cool killer badass with sick design, but from the front they have the derpiest squished face I've ever seen. I love them.

[@JacobBecomesIsrael]

God marvelously created this creature, perfect and complete.

[@jaewonlee18]

Amazing.... I always read from books that Thresher sharks kills its prey by whipping action of tail, but I never knew how actually it's done. Now I seen it... what a beautiful shark with amazing action.

[@jennyzhao9271]

sharks are the most majestic creatures

[@Hanibaltherogue]

i also saw once a docu about sharks, there was one case where a thresher shark decapitated a diver. that is some serious power in the tail

[@river9960]

I whip my tail back and forth, I whip my tail back and forth. - Thresher 2017

[@ermeyastulu386]

Really😡🤦🏾‍♂️.

[@ZeroTheHeroGOAT]

Beautiful creature.

[@samkohsravi]

the miracle of evolution-fastastic vid thanks for posting

[@allentapanes6242]

You guys are Amazing,,,

[@2LucasKane3]

Has the background music been taken from the game Kerbal Space Program? Or is it just free Music?

[@JaydonLandworth]

Kerbal Space Program song 👌

[@hellz23456]

i thought i am the only one realize that

[@TheMaxilegs]

Minecraft music...

[@chrisjamesdubey]

What a beautiful animal.

[@stevey3491]

wow beautiful creature

[@MrWrecktim]

Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen? That's sort of a ridiculous thing to say. I would believe hydronium and hydroxide, but to break apart the molecules?? I severely doubt it. Beautiful shark though.

[@dqniel1755]

threshers may cause cavitation, which can result in extremely high temperatures and even sonoluminescence if the pressures and temperatures get crazy enough. i don't know if it's been proven or not yet, but there have been plenty of scientists that theorize the complete dissociation of oxygen and hydrogen during the phenomenon. so, it might not be that ridiculous.

[@griffendesai2039]

I'm not quite sure what the specifics are but I know there is a shrimp that can do something similar

[@elrey4137]

Griffen Desai Yes, the pistol shrimp.

[@codejunki567]

Hydronium is H3O

[@MrWrecktim]

By use of kinetic energy h2o can react with itself becoming h3o+oh

[@omgitsradon]

I love sharks and these are some of the most extraordinary creatures in the sea. So beautiful!

[@bromicorn]

These guys are the coolest sharks around definitely my favorite shark

[@manifesto-sf7ud]

I agree - AnimalWire has brought stuff to my attention that I have never seen from other sources - very interesting delivery also.

[@sirfredrin6302]

big question, how many found this video after the new depth release?

[@IgnarXela]

***** I did

[@kangarooshorts7275]

Small question, small answer.

[@BlazeCard]

***** Are you suggesting this shark wasn't known until recently after discovering the ocean is deeper than we thought?

[@IgnarXela]

#Man Of God No. He's talking about a video game in which you take on the role of treasure divers diving into the watery abyss for treasure or a shark in which your main goal is to stop said treasure seekers. With the latest update the Thresher shark is now a playable shark. The title of said game is "Depth"

[@BlazeCard]

IgnarXela Oh Okay is it fun?

[@orangebottle9657]

I thought I left Kerbal Space Program running in the background lol

[@destinyfaithcollins1215]

cutest shark, and my fav

[@hang99]

Beautiful Shark. Just beautiful.

[@MarqueseScottNonStop]

Nelly taught you well girl...shake that tailfeather...girk you be killin em!!

[@orawal]

lmao! good one!

[@MoodyMooMoo1]

Wow that's amazing I love sharks ❤

[@wilsonblauheuer6544]

so, if you are a pilot fish, do you find another species of shark to tag along after?

[@bunniesxd8016]

Is that melody from KSP?

[@pheargoth]

This is the same music as Kerbal Space Program! interesting vid, though :)

[@glazethebunny7768]

Thresher sharks moves: iron tail tail whip and aqua tail they're super effective

[@pilotfish3338]

The new Pokemon called Wishiwashi stands no chance!

[@ScionStorm1]

lol If only sharpedo had any kind of backside, let alone a tail.

[@cookaburagumdrop]

This song is in KSP lol

[@theothertonydutch]

That music... It's in KSP :O

[@dawn125]

Is that... Is that the ksp background music?

[@kyuen6873]

How can I help protect these sharks?

[@daisyjalando-on9439]

Thresher shark love to live in the Philippines

[@KrigareGames]

KSP music, awesome.

[@krisk20]

Great vid.

[@KozaTrevopasna]

Kerbal space program music in background was awesome ! :D

[@elisabethfirmin1715]

at 0:23 I knew before that it was going to whip, but not that second! It scared me so much

[@n0cturn2l]

Daily Dose Of Internet brought me here

[@eliudesantos3237]

Fucking same. The video of the cat with the small eyes, right?

[@meremsolomon4744]

Too bad it doesn't show the way of Thresher shark hunting its prey.

[@n0cturn2l]

@@eliudesantos3237 Yea

[@n0cturn2l]

@@meremsolomon4744 True, that's why I searched on YT

[@thomasmunditharayil1907]

OMG same!! .. i cam from that video where the cat had smol eyes lol... wow and hello to the rest of you guys to!

[@razer0072073]

Natural selection?

[@hossambekheet5465]

I guess Iam the olny one that love that badass and cute smacking shark that is called Thrasher with that beautiful tail

[@Scale48]

I must be in the VAB right now.

[@shannonhill6943]

I live in Hawai'i and once (so far) saw a thresher shark come on shore to grab a fish. I saw it's tail coming toward the beach, it was poking up out of the water, moving fast, and was flexible (I honestly didn't know what it was right away!), it was swimming around, I think herding a fish closer to shore, when all of a sudden it struck, and in what I can only describe as a blur of motion I saw it in a split second whack a fish almost on shore, grab it, and quickly swim back out to sea. Mahalo & Aloha...

[@ebizmarketguzman5023]

I know this fish. Awesome footage!

[@erikramaekers63]

Amazing animal.

[@joelmartinez8326]

He sounds like he's gonna list the top 5 things about the shark

[@nol0ngerused]

Wow,new fav for me

[@tonybevilacqua93]

Pardon me, but did he say this thing swings its tail so hard it splits molecules?

[@beefytaquitos]

Look up Cavitation. Pistol shrimps use it as a primary hunting tactic. Yes they create a miniature explosion underwater. Fucking science is amazing.

[@DrBreezeAir]

Highly endangered. Here's hoping they make it through the exploitation of the ocean.

[@CenturyofTerror]

why would you suggest that its tail can break down water molecules?

[@waluiiiigiiiii6249]

It’s skin looks so shiny and cool

[@sq_uids]

Talk about i whipe my hair back and fourth

[@brazwen]

It whips like a scorpion.

[@DiegoDCvids]

very interesting shark

[@DarthSparhawk]

threshers are lovely

[@HeliusSlayer]

Tail whip was super effective!

[@monicaswavel6074]

Pretty amazing!

[@benji7662]

Well that was weird. I literally just came off KSP. Ended up on this video. Started checking if the game was somehow still running xD Are you even allowed to use that track? Pretty sure it'd be copyrighted. Unless it's open source, but i'd be surprised if KSP uses open source music.

[@Birdsqueezer]

Kerbal space program music and I wanted to be a marine biologist but aviation sent me down a higher altitude path

[@pilotfish3338]

+alexander smith\strumer Personally, higher altitude is my path. Also like the F-117 profile pic

[@lucaslucas191202]

There'd be tons of cavitation long before it is able to break water into hydrogen and oxygen. The covalent bonds between hydrogen and oxygen is way stronger than the hydrogen bonds between different water molecules.

[@logdoggybrown]

Haha evolved, ya right. Yet another obvious example of a creator. Thank you God for your creativity!

[@aspencat2239]

that's called cavitation,is the formation of vapour cavities in a liquid, and yes i think it's possible that the fin does it. But i doubt it brakes water into oxygen and hydrogen.

[@realeques]

break apart water molecules? i highly doubt that

[@CyclopsRat]

Can someone help me understand how they break so sharply that they can sling their tail like a whip? Isn't stopping on a dime underwater exponentially harder that it is above the surface? Also, sharks bodies have evolved over hundreds of millions of years to be streamlined underwater, which I would assume would only make it harder to stop so quickly. Watching these sharks just hurts my head man, how do they do it?

[@ryanhampson673]

Water is far denser than air so its opposite of what you said...It's easier for them to stop, they can move their fins like we move our arms and can twist them just like a planes controls do in the air.

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

fucking awesome. i've always wanted to dive with a thresher shark.

[@veryanleaper4288]

Chris Hansen ... What... what happens if you do that? You sound like you know what happens...

[@veryanleaper4288]

This may seem an odd question, but why desex a shark? Is this an obligatory career thing or?

[@veryanleaper4288]

Chris Hansen ... Good talk...

[@edgarblade342]

Such a nice animal

[@fgfg633]

Beautiful animal.

[@underwatermarvels3206]

Stunning animal!!!

[@goldenqueen7973]

I want to be Thresher in my next life.

[@jeffzahnd]

um...seriously? learn something every day..but with youtube..seems more like 5 or 6 :P

[@FalcnPWNCH]

At first I heard it was "Tail Swagging"... but yeah Tail Smacking is badass aswell :D