Ο κινηματογραφιστής άγριας ζωής Bertie Gregory κατέγραψε εντυπωσιακά πλάνα μιας φάλαινας του Eden, και πιο συγκεκριμένα τον ξεχωριστό τρόπο με τον οποίο παγιδεύει την τροφή της, στον κόλπο της Ταϊλάνδης.
Το συγκεκριμένο υλικό προβάλλεται στο επεισόδιο Oceans της σειράς ντοκιμαντέρ του BBC «A Perfect Planet» με τον Sir David Attenborough.
An Eden’s whale trap feeding in the Gulf of Thailand. This extraordinary behaviour (where the whale treads water!) is thought to have developed because pollution has made the Gulf of Thailand a hypoxic environment. Sewage outflows from the land have caused all the oxygen in the water to be used up, except at the surface. This means the whale’s fish prey can only live in this surface layer. By treading water and keeping the corners of their mouth below the surface, a flow is created pulling the fish into the whale's mouth. In the panic, some of the fish also seem to jump out the water and into the whale’s mouth! To see these whales in action, check out the Oceans episode of ‘A Perfect Planet’ in the UK on BBC iPlayer – other territories soon! #PerfectPlanet #APerfectPlanet #naturalhistory #earthlovers #earthonlocation #trailer #animals #nature #naturelovers #earthscience #wildlife
Posted by Bertie Gregory on Wednesday, January 13, 2021