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Shallow Seas (9/11)

This is also part of this series: Planet Earth - Series II (6)

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Subjects: Animal Behaviour, Animals, Geography, Natural History, Nature, Ocean, Science, Volcanoes, Water

Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned: No

Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No

Copyright Date: 2006
Available in French: Yes

The newly discovered coral reefs in tropical Indonesia reveal that they are one of the richest in the world. They are home to fantasy-like creatures - such as the head-butting pygmy seahorse, the flashing ‘electric' clam and bands of 30-strong sea snakes which have never been filmed before as they the hunt in packs, using cunning strategy.

This episode uncovers mysterious giant colonies of seabirds nesting in the baking Arabian Desert and ingenious surfing dolphins, that have learnt to hydroplane right up onto the beach to catch their fish. Diving with balletic sea lions among vast swirling bait balls of anchovy, the greatest gathering of seabirds and whales in the ocean are filmed for the first time as they gorge on krill.

Awards: Banff World Television Awards 2006 - Nomination: Popular Science & Natural History Programs

Links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/planetearth/

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