Whitetip Reef Sharks: Deadly Nocturnal Predators | Free Documentary Nature

Whitetip Reef Sharks: Deadly Nocturnal Predators | Wildlife Documentary
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With the aid of modern technology, we reveal the unknown behaviour of some unusual species of shark: lemon sharks and their white-tip reef counterparts.
Our film trip begins in the Bahamas. To be more precise: in the turquoise-blue waters of the Grand Bahama Bank, in an exactly fixed location. In the spring, 70 - 80 pregnant lemon sharks arrive here. This huge shark population was first discovered just a few years ago by shark researcher, Professor Sam Gruber.
Many of the females are tired and rest on the seabed. Pregnant tiger sharks swim in the midst of this group. Without any protection whatsoever, our cameramen shoot their footage, surrounded by sharks and succeed in capturing images hitherto unseen.
We continue our journey to Gainesville, Florida, to meet Gordon Hubbell, the leading shark denture expert with the world’s largest shark denture collection. He knows everything about the evolutionary history of the lemon sharks, in addition to those of the white-tip reef variety off Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Here, we encounter large schools of fish, unprecedented numbers of stingrays, as well as hammerhead sharks. However, it is the white-tip reef sharks that make the biggest impression. Their performance begins late at night. Marauding, they patrol in large groups through the reefs and hunt everything that moves. Scales and dead prey fish float above the reef - a welcoming change of diet for the ubiquitous barracudas.
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[@stanzihattermann1024]

I wish all the docs with this narrator were in one list. He's awesome.

[@evangelostzonis6383]

Magnificent 🦈 ANIMALS...and great narrator!!!!!!

[@kennithlambert2563]

One could lose an arm, leg or in some cases their head in this line of work. However thanks for the video it was definitely enjoyable.

[@hydro.pl.27]

I’d love to do this just for the thrill and excitement factors. I love sharks but some of the these shots took nerve’s and balls to do. One mistake with a shark is bad let alone a battalion of them; great job to everyone involved in these dives.

[@FEARNOTBlue3778]

white tip reef sharks are not dangerous at all. in fact they're pretty tame

[@xoantwist]

the remora segment is funny haha

[@talktalk2412]

That cage attack with The Great White was terrifying :0

[@christophersermeno8631]

28:24 & 32:57...when the thirsty tiger shark starts rolling up on your bae.....😂😂😂

[@albertzhang359]

Great video! I just don’t like it when people say “shark infested waters”

[@relaxingblog]

It was charming and pleasant. Also, thank you for the great song

[@taiyannabrown4487]

r la 5I Ll aaal

[@catman8670]

Sharks relate food to boats because they are chummed or fed from boats

[@andybartholamew2104]

Very true

[@NaNa-j7b2q]

Yup!another reason y alit of ppl swimming get bit or attacked like at the red sea beach few yrs back found out 1 shark responble for ppls buttocks getting bitten or arms from a huge female tiger shark with noticeable scars from ppl chummin or hand feedin n other very old messed up jawed short fin mako!crazy!

[@stevo3938]

Dogs bark sometimes

[@cassiusdio6048]

And beaches, they are learning that people are easy prey, they are attracted by the noise and activity, the same thing that attracts them to seals.

[@RippieFarmer]

Reallu should have titled this one Bimini Sharks since it took almost an hour to get to the 5 minutes of White Tip footage and info.

[@skykn1ght78]

White Tip Reef sharks aren’t dangerous. Oceanic White Tips however very much are. And the video is showing a Tiger. Hard to take this seriously with those kinds of mistakes.

[@scottbuscavage7361]

Another brilliant & beautiful film by Tesche & Bendelow!!!....and of course, th whole crew..absolutely mindblowing photography! It really is another fkn planet dwn there!! 🐙🐚🐠🐟🐬🐳🐋🌌🌙 ♨🔱 Thnx for all you do!!

[@paulredinger5830]

That great white didn’t attack that cage. I’ve seen the FULL VIDEO. It was a paid cage dive to see and film Great Whites. The boat hand were dragging bait towards the cage to get the sharks close for the thrill effect. They drug the bait over the cage kinda to slow and the shark gave a boost to get the bait. He got STUCK in the large viewing/filming window. Great whites need to SWIM TO BREATHE! That’s why it freaked out and was thrashing. It wanted to BREATHE! Have someone hold your head underwater and see if you begin to thrash or not!

[@alexlevesque9687]

This documentary is too sensationalist, and blows shark attacks up to be more of a problem than they actually are. It's really too bad that even when we watch educational documentaries on sharks, not hollywood movies, we still get this "big bad maneater" narrative

[@clayziedavis6758]

Oceanic white tips are the dangerous ones the reef white tips are pretty tame and mild mannered sharks I think they have like one bite with a human and people swim with them all the time. Thumbs down

[@mrkipling2201]

They dragged the bait over the cage?? What were they thinking?? I wonder about the mentality of those type of people. They do things like that, yet they’re always surprised when it goes wrong!! They can’t fathom out why!!

[@abc314pi]

​@@alexlevesque9687you should watch "playing with sharks", it's much less sensationalist and very well done imo!

[@noahkuczynski926]

Future marine biologist 1k like

[@mrkipling2201]

It’s crazy how many people aren’t aware that Oceanic white tipped sharks, Hammerhead sharks, Mako sharks, blue sharks and a few other species of shark are responsible for attacking and killing people. It’s not just Great White, Bull and Tiger sharks.

[@burlingmill]

Oceanic white tip have killed more people than any other species of sharks

[@tongtongchannel9984]

amazing👍

[@alexlevesque9687]

40:31 Otodus megalodon was NOT the great-grandfather of all shark species. The earliest true sharks are dated to around 420 million years ago, but megalodon only appeared in the fossil record 23 million years ago. In fact, it left behind no descendants at all. We hype up megalodon a lot because it was probably the largest shark species to exist, but it was definitely NOT ancestral to all shark species like the narrator states.

[@1scrapper15]

Seems that hammerheads never cause any trouble like the sharks do

[@mrkipling2201]

A Hammerhead is a shark. They’ve been responsible for a few attacks on people in the past.

[@lizycole8999]

I think the tiger shark that kept on trying to eat the female camera woman was Emma 0_0

[@HebrewHakaishin]

Back in my navy days whitetips were my best friends

[@garyrunnalls7714]

The Lionfish got there because people put them there, Florida is famous for irresponsible pet owners.

[@oceanzennfamxo833]

43:15 Fish looking at shark _uhhhhhh hey bud what you doing 🤣 It's real life NEMO

[@cassiusdio6048]

Lol, narrator seems surprised that the baby shark seems out of it after having 2 foot long tongs stuffed down its throat pulling its lunch out of its stomach.

[@Javier-pm3fs]

Lemon sharks, tiger sharks even reef sharks

[@stub1256]

Surely Tarpon is both a singular and a plural word? Like Sheep. The narrator also uses the word Fishes in the wrong context. Would be more interesting to hear more from the scientists rather than the robotic Narrator.

[@bunnyviperaquatics2108]

You are correct!

[@retard_activated]

I think this is about every shark BUT Whire-Tipped Reef Sharks...

[@swearenginlawanda]

I always question why those people filming invasive species, comment on the destruction they are causing, allow them to continue. Why not spear them and remove the danger. Same with pythons in Florida.

[@mrkipling2201]

And cane toads in Australia. I would be filming and killing those things at the same time!! They’re that bad and that destructive, the Australian authorities don’t have any restrictions, or say you need a permit, to hunt and kill the horrible things. They don’t do anything good for the environment and the ecosystem they’re in and they have no natural predators. They’re responsible for the near extinction of a few native species over there. So they need to go.

[@kendrox0994]

I know this comment is old, but like what do you suppose that would accomplish? Hypothetically in that case the dive team spears maybe 3-5 lionfish out of how many (insert very very large number here), what would that accomplish? Secondly, im not an expert on sharks, however it doesn’t seem unreasonable to make an assumption of slicing fresh fish around sharks could get them a little more “active”

[@johnhammond9962]

check your thumbnail. Wrong shark

[@frankpalacio4403]

Why didn't he just try to make the smell that the great white gives off when their killed in the ocean the sharks leave the beach or area where it happens

[@paulredinger5830]

I wonder how “natural” the sharks will act with, a boat, chum, divers, and electronic gear with them????

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

I thought that Dennis Hopper passed away years ago.

[@JayNubi]

At least 3 of them would be half a billion £ players....

[@migaragamage7148]

professor with balls !

[@florenciacuello7972]

Where they dead when they were taken on board? I hope they put them back in the water

[@andrewbarten7347]

Sharks are even scary when they're f___ing!

[@alvinjoseph8724]

U should try eating lionfish if u have not yet , it will be your new favorite fish to eat .

[@trevormcshane4986]

No Body an I Mean No Body Has The Right To Interfer With WILD ANIMAL,s WORLD WIDE,,,,, HOW WOULD YOUSE LIKE IT,,,,,

[@TOMGATES100]

He's not concern with the possibility of young Bull sharks ?

[@mrkipling2201]

I know!! I would be, they’re probably the nastiest of all sharks.

[@panchoverde5078]

Aren't these supposed to Not have ads?

[@brianlacapra5916]

Too many ads

[@sleepax4792]

@Patience Rush get adblocker ur welcome

[@mrkipling2201]

Or KZbin premium.

[@dianevcic6210]

Brianlacapra5916 Yes way too many

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

If you’re going to go in the water with sharks why not wear a chain mail suit, seems pretty foolish to me.

[@x_soki]

Its not foolish at all. 1. These are juveniles if they were dealing with proper adult sharks it would be different but even then maybe not chain. 2. The sharks are paying no attention at all because sharks dont attack unless they're afraid. If they were to scare the sharks being juveniles they would just swim away. Seriously why does everyone say this. SHARKS ARE NOT KILLING MACHINES

[@lotharsoran3604]

A bizzare comment. For a start an actual chainmail suit rather than shark mail would sink like a stone, the diver would barely be able to move. Secondly, depends on the sharks you are working with: age, temperament, species. Thirdly, shiny things often attract the attention of predators who eat and chase glittering fish.... some divers do choose to wear shark mail suits, it really just depends on the situation. For the majority of people, just getting into the water with sharks seems foolish, however it definitely does need to be done for scientific purposes. Hit up Google, have a quick read around, you'll see the pros and cons of mail suits in various situations.

[@dianevcic6210]

​@derpyslime5757 Yes they're

[@michaelthompson6791]

👷Im going to start doing involuntary research on so called scientist 👷 Stop touching the damn animals

[@rainandthangz]

leave the sharks alone instead of putting chemicals in the water . I hate scientist.

[@jamisonhughes4593]

🥟

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

Baby Shark : these weird beings took me out of the water, stuck a metal instrument down my throat and stole my lunch, then let me go. Scientist who examined baby shark : these weird beings took me out of bed, stuck a metal instrument up my nose, then the next thing I remember was waking up in my bed. These things do happen, it’s called pecking order, or coming full circle. 👽

[@syfyholic6889]

The other three with Gruber seem useless

[@lotharsoran3604]

Ok, now I'm pretty sure you're just being obtuse. If you don't know what the word means, look it up. Whilst you're at it, try to give some time to learning about research assistants in field operations.

[@syfyholic6889]

@@lotharsoran3604 So Sensitive!

[@Dr.Phelix]

Psshh 12ft nurse sharks...yea 👌🏻 buddy 😂